Livestock market an Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, April 24 Reported receipts of 382 calves, 225 cows, 30 hogs, 53 heifers, 20 sheep, 122 lambs, 35 bulls, and 18 steers. Cattle market and calf market both higher. Veals 70.00-80.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 60.00-77.50; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 35 00-50.00; grassers and feeders 40.00 55.00; Spring lambs 75.00 94.00; sheep 18.00-25.00; hogs 200 to 250 lbs. 42.00-44.50: sows 35.00-37.50; boars 25.00 26.00; pigs 22.00-30.00; heifers 42.00-46.00; steers, good 50.00-52.25; steers, common 42.00-44.00; hulls 42.0047.25; cows, good 40.00 42.75; cows, medium 36.00 37.50; cows, poor or small 28.00- small horses 60.00- ponies 20.00 30.00; goats 18.00-32.00. Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. April 24,1978 CATTLE 98 Steers - Good Choice 53.00-54.00; Good 48.00- Holstems Good 45.00- Standard to Good 43.00- Heifers - High Choice and Prime 50.00- 52.50; Good to Choice 47.00- FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR SOIL! Use Medina on your corn, beans, vegetables, or any fruit and produce. IF IT'S WORTH GROWING! IT'S WORTH MEDINA! MA.IUH&SOHS,INC. 823 Fritztown Rd. Sinking Springs, PA 215-678-5009 JOHN Z. MARTIN RD 1, New Holland, PA 717-354-5848 SHUEY’S SALES & SERVICE Ono, PA 717-865-4915 GEORGE V.SIEPEL& SON RFD #2,Vanßurenßd Easton, PA 215-258-7146 DAVID WEAVER Rt *5 Wellstoro, PA WARREN R. GOOD Bowmansville, PA 215-445-5374 50.00; Good 44.00-46.85; Holsteins Good 43.0044.85; Standard Good 40.0042.50. Feeder Steers - Standard Good 55.00-61.00; Utility 45.00- Bulls - Standard to Good 44.0048.25; Utility to Standard 42.0044.50 Cows - High yearling Commercial 41.0045.50; Cutters 38.00 41.50; Canners Low Cutters 36.00- Shells 30.00-37.00 CALVES 89 Calves - Choice and Prime 77.00 84.00; Good and Choice 65.00 75 00; Standard and Good 58.00-66.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 55.0068.00; bulls and heifers, utility 90110 lbs. 50.0068.50; Cu 11530.0048.50. HOGS 183 Hogs - US No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 47.0047.85; US No. 1 and 3, 190230 lbs. 46.5047.00; US No. 1 and 3, 180250 lbs. 45.7546.35. Sows - 250375 lbs. 34.5039.75; 400 500 lbs. 36.0038.85. Boars 300500 lbs. 34.5037.00. SHEEP 39 Lambs - Good to Choice 2045 lbs. 85.00- 120.00; Medium and Good 45- 80 lbs. 65.00-90.00. Ewes - 8.00-14.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2,190-215 lbs. 46.5047.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 46.25- 46.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,240-260 lbs. 44.00- 46.00. MEDINA - —■ CONTACT: St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards April 27,1978 Receipts this week 8,200: Week ago 8,000: Year ago 8,600 compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers steady to .50 lower, except Holstem steers firm to .50 higher. Slaughter heifers steady to .50 lower. Cows 50-1.00 higher. Bulls fully steady. Supply mainly choice 2-4 1000-1200 lb. steers, around 25 percent heifers and 10 percent cows. The supply of mixed choice and prune steers declined, while the supply of choice and prune heifers increased. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed choice and prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 52.50-53.00, part load 53.50, few lots 53.75-54.00 on Monday. Choice 2-4 975- 1250 lbs. 50.50-53.00, several 51.00-53.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1100-1300 lb. holstems 46.0047.50, part load 48.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 45.5049.00. Standard to good 2-3 1050-1300 lb. holstems 41.0046.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed choice and prune 24 875-1025 lbs. 51.50-52.00, few packages 52.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 49.50-51.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 47.5049.50. Good 2-3 700-975 lbs. 43.0047.50. COWS: Utility and com mercial 2-4 35.50-40.00. Boning utility 1-2 39.0040.50, closing sales 40.00, few 40.50 and 41.00. Cutter 34.00-39.00. Canner and low cutter 30.00- 35.00. Low dressing canner 1- 228.00-31.00. BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1000-1800 lbs. 40.00-46.00. Yield grade 1 1350-1900 lbs. 47.00. FEEDERS: Including around 2,200 at Thursday’s MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Rd. Lancaster, PA 717-898-8354 VAN MAR FEED Mill Shoemakersville, PA 215-926-2121 RAYMOND G. MAST RD HI Oley, Rt. 562 Yellow House, PA 215-987-6313 BORTZ LAWN & GARDEN Rt 562, Boyertown Pike Jacksonwald, PA 779-1190 KASMIR UREVICH Wyalusmg, PA 717-265-8909 BOYD’S SEED CENTER RD #l, Lebanon, PA 717-272-6198 auction news auction. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Supply mostly choice and mixed good and choice 400-800 lb. steers and heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 350-500 lbs. 59.00- 62.00, couple lots high choice thin 350425 lbs. 64.75-65.25. Choice 500-600 lbs. 56.50- 58.50; 600-700 lbs. 52.00-56.50; 700-850 lbs. 50.00-53.25. Mixed good and choice 300-500 lbs. 56.00- Few lots stan dard and good 650-900 lb. holstems 44.7548.25. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 350400 lbs. 50.50- 54.00; 400-500 lbs. 49.25-52.75; 500-600 lbs. 46.75-50.00 ; 600- 800 lbs. 45.2549.00. Mixed good and choice 325-500 lbs. 46.00- Small Lot 5-7 year old cows with calves at side 348.00 per pair. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. April 26,1978 CATTLE 325. Supply in cluded 35% feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednes day’s market, slaughter steers $1 lower, Slaughters cows weak to $1.25 lower. Choice 950-1250 lbs. slaughter steers 51.00-53.00, few 54.60, Good 48.00-51.75, Standard 45.0047.75, few Utility 42.0045.35. Choice 900-1100 lbs. slaughter heifers 47.50-50.25, one at 51.10, few Good 43.7547.75, few Utility and Standard 40.5042.50. Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows 39.6042.25, few 42.85, Cutters 37.6040.10, Canner and low Cutter 36.50-37.75, Shells down to 33.00. Good slaughter bullocks 46.60-48.35, Standard 42.8547.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1100-1600 lbs. slaughter SPRING SPECIAL PRICES ON /?7 FARROWING ABSTAR CRATES nrm ■nrirti Ell lIEBB equipment •ffVi* tIBBCK INC. RD 3, SPRECHER ROAD, WILLOW STREET, PA LANCASTER COUNTY 717-464-3321 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29,1978 bulls 45.0047.75, few 48.75, few Yield Grade No. 2, 1125-1400 lbs. 41.1045.00. Few Good and Choice 325-550 lbs. feeder steers 50.50-58.50, lot Medium 385 lbs. at 49 50. Few Good and Choice 375-520 lbs. feeder heifers 44.00-53.50. CALVES 166. Vealers sl-$5 higher. Few Prune vealers 80.00- Choice 75.00- Good 65.00-72.00, few Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 62.00-68.00, 90-110 lbs. 55.00-62.50, 7085 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves were active. Holstem bulls 95-125 lbs. 60.00-71.00; Hols tein heifers 90-130 lbs. 62.00- one at 86.00. HOGS 491. Barrows and gilts 250-50 C higher. Few US No. 1-2 200-215 lbs. barrows and gilts 47 6047.85, one lot at 48.25, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 46.5047.75, No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 44.0046.00, No. 1-3 145-190 lbs. 40.0042.50. Sows steady to weak. US No. 1-3 300800 lbs. sows 38.7540.25, few 44.75, No. 2-3 425820 lbs. 34.75- Few boars 27.75- few light weights 35.00- Producers of trojan * SEED CORN AND SORGHUM SUDAN GRASS PLANT A WINNER Jb. PLANT TROIAN BRAND SEEDS For your supply of Trojan Seeds See your local Trojan Dealer or call Eugene Hoover, RD 3, Lititz, PA 717-569-0756 Farrowing Stalls Our new space-saving, FS-610 Farrowing stall feeder extends into the aisle only 2 inches This allows installation of 2 rows of farrowing stalls in a 22-ft wide building instead of a 24 ft wide building being required With our stalls measuring 5 feet on centers, the space saved for each two facing stalls (with pens) is 2ft by 5 ft, or 10 square ft At $lO per square foot building construction cost this could amount to $5O saving per sow in the cost of the building We Sell, Service & Install FEEDER PIGS 195. ALL PRICES PER HUN DREDWEIGHT. US No. 1-3 25-55 lbs. feeder pigs 113-147.00, few No. 1-3 70 lbs. at 83.00 cwt. SHEEP 72. Choice 35-50 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 110-130.00, few to 148.00,55-85 lbs. 95.00-115.00, Good 60-90 lbs. wooled lambs 50.00- lot Choice 95 lbs. at 74.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00- Oklahoma Cattle April 27,1978 Thursday feeder cattle auction and weekly sum mary. Estimated Receipts 11,000 Same Day Last Week 5,357 Moderately active, feeder calves under 500 lb. 50 cents to $l.OO lower, 50 cents to $l.OO higher, feeder heifers over 500 lb. near steady; majority receipts choice 450- 850 lb. feeder steers and 400- 650 lb. feeder heifers with moderate amount of receipts arriving from wheat (Turn to Page 16) 15 'll
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