—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29,1978
14
Livestock market an
Des Moines
Carlot
April 26,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
and demand moderate to
good. Fresh loins steady;
picnics 75 lower; Boston
butts steady; spareribs no
comparison available;
skinned hams steady to 1.75
higher; bellies steady to 2.00
higher. Loads 94.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14/dn lbs. 91.50;
94.00- trimmed steady;
14-17 lbs. 90.50, steady; 17-20
lbs. 86.00 trimmed; 20 & up
lbs. 82.00 steady. Picnic 4-8
lbs. 52.00 ; 54.00 trimmed, 75
lower. Boston butt 4-B'lbs.
68.25- steady. Spareribs
3/dn lbs. 111.00; selected
113.00- Skinned hams
14-17 lbs. 73.00-73.75; 17-20
lbs. 72.00-73.00, 50-1.50
higher; 20-26 lbs. 71.50-72.25,
1.00- higher; 26 &up lbs.
69.00, steady.Belhes, sdls 12-
14 lbs. 66.50-68.00, mostly
66.50, 75-2.00 higher; 14-16
lbs. 66.00, 1.00-1.50 higher;
16-18 lbs. 64.00, steady to 1.75
higher; 18-20 lbs. 61.50^3.00,
1.25- higher. Pork Trim
50 per cent lean 55.00; 80 per
cent lean 78.75 ; 79.00 frozen.
Neck Bones 15.50-16.00. Offal
& Variety: Livers 13.50,
stomachs 3 lbs. 17.00; Feet
17.50-19.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
dose beef trade moderate,
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WHITE HORSE
GRAIN COMPANY
Elevator
RD2, Cochranville, PA
215-869-8201 (Bob)
demand moderate to light.
Choice steer beef steady to
1.00 higher; Choice heifer
beef mostly steady; in
stances 1.00 lower on few
early sales. Canner and
cutter cow beef steady;
primal beef cuts not
established. Sales reported
on 42 loads of carcass beef.
Steer Beef
21 Loads
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 81.00-
82.00 (Including packer
packer trade) steady to 1.00
higher; Choice 3 800-900 lbs.
82.00-82.50; Choice 2 600-800
lbs. 83.00; Choice 3 550-700
lbs. 82.00 trimmed and
selected-late Tuesday.
Heifer Beef
18 Loads
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 79.25-
80.25, mostly 80.25; mostly
steady, inst 1.00 lower on few
early sales.
Cow Beef
3 Loads
Canner & Cutter (nthm)
76.00, load 77.00 steady.
Boneless processing beef 75
pet chem lean 86.00 frozen;
85 pet chem lean 96.00
frozen; 90 pet chem lean
105.00 fresh.
Choice 3
Primal Beef Cuts
ILoad
Rounds (steer) 35-70 lbs.
84.25. Beef trimmings 50 pot
lean frozen 56.00-57.00.
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Russellville, PA
215-932-3307 (Dick)
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
April 25,1978
CATTLE 205. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Good slaughter steers 46.25-
50.25, Standard 43.0046.85,
Utility 36.50-42.00. Good
slaughter heifers 44.2547.00,
Standard 37.00-43.00, Utility
29.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
39.0042.75, Cutters 37.00-
40.25, Canner & Low Cutter
30.00- Shells down to
28.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 42.60-48.00, Stan
dard 37.504.175.
CALVES 129. Choice
vealers 60.00-77.50, Standard
& Good 110-130 lbs. 45.00-
65.00, Standard & Good 70-90
lbs. 35.00-50.00, Utility 28.00-
38.50.
HOGS 312. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.10-
47.50, No. 1-3 44.5046.00, No.
2-3 185-230 lbs. 39.0044.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
38.5041.00, No. 2-3 300-600
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lbs. 32.00-37.50. Few Boars
31.00
FEEDER PIGS 161. US
No. 1-3 3045 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00-29.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 37.00-51.00 per
head.
SHEEP 48. Choice spring
slaughter lambs 80.00-101.00,
Good 55.00-85.00.
Special
Market
Special Feeder Calf
And Yearling Sale
Orange, Va.
April 20,1978
There were 401 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACs Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
STEERS
Choice: 300-500 lbs. 64.00-
65.50; 501-700 lbs. 57.25-62.00;
701-800 lbs. 53.50-54.50; 801-
1000 lbs. 51.50-52.75.
Good: 300-500 lbs. 62.50-
68.25; 501-700 lbs. 53.75-59.00;
701-800 lbs. 52.75-54.75;
Medium: 300-500 lbs. 58.50-
62.00; 501-700 lbs. 50.00-56,50.
Short: All Weights - 47.75.
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Every Pennsylvania Cage
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1975 Hisex Ist
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OF LANCASTER, INC. HATCHERY
RD 4, BOX 181 C BROOKS ROAD
MANHEIM, PA FERNDALE, NY
17545 12734
(717) 665-7014
(717)626-8257 (914)292-6850
HEIFERS
Choice: 300-500 lbs. 47.50-
51.00; 501-600 lbs. 46.7548.00;
601-700 lbs, 46.25-47.00.
Good: 300600 lbs. 48.50-
50.00; 500600 lbs. 47.5047.75;
600-700 lbs. 46.0046.50.
Medium: 300-500 lbs. 47.00-
49.00; 500600 lbs. 44.2546.00.
Short: All weights 47.00-
47,25.
1278 Loop Rd.
Lancaster, Pa. 17604
717-397-3721