—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, (Way 6,1978
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Livestock market an
G&M Livestock
Market
Duncanville, Pa.
May 1,1978
Market reporting cows
lower, hogs higher, and
steers steady.
Dairy Cows: 350.00-775.00.
Steers: Standard to good
44.50-47.85; others 40.00-
44.50.
Feeder Steers: Good to
Choice, 300-500 lbs. 50.00-
56.00,500-700 lbs. 45.00-50.00;
standard to good 38.00-45.00.
Bulls: 1000-1786 lbs. 42.00-
48.60.
Cows: High choice to
prime 38.00-42.60; good 36.00-
38.00; utility 34.00-36.00;
cutters down to 30.00.
Calves: High choice 78.00-
81.00; good to choice 60.00-
78.00; standard to good 40.00-
60.00; farm calves, bulls
65.00-78.00; farm calves,
heifers6s.oo-79.50.
Hogs: 200-240 lbs. 47.00-
48.60; 190-270 lbs. 42.0047.00.
Sows: 38.0041.25.
Boars: 25.0035.00.
Pigs: 4050 lbs. 42.0054.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales
Stables
Monday, May 1,1378
Reported receipts of 387
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Local driving horses 175-
675; riding horses 200375;
better horses 400-825;
lightweight killers 29-35;
heavyweight killers 4044;
mares 1065; colts 5-20;
geldings 10-55; larger ponies
75-210.
Omaha
Cattle
May 4,1978
CATTLE - Compared with
the previous weeks close -
through midweek, prices on
slaughter steers were mostly
SO cents higher and heifers
25-50 cents higher. Cows
turned 50-1.00 lower, bulls
firm.
Four day receipts 16,800 as
compared 16,400 previous
week and 20,900 a year ago.
Prices on slaughter steers
and heifers advanced
moderately on the opening
I NOTICE t
Extra HAY AUCTION
Every MONDAY
at 12 Noon
Located 1 mile South of Gap
on East side of Rt. 41.
Commission rates & so forth
same as Wednesday Sale.
Phone 717-442-9221 Mondays.
Plenty of Parking
HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon
At David Good’s Farm Equipment Sale
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
Home Phone 215-445-5303 - We Buy On Orders
Bos. Phone Wed. Only 717-456-7270
We also buy hay and straw privately.
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session and held most of the
. upturn on an expanded
Tuesday run even in the face
of a slow-moving carcass
trade. Demand was
, generally good as most in
terests came into the week
with modest live inventories
on hand and were in need of
cattle for immediate
requirements; best'inquiry
' still centered on choice and
prime 1100-1300 lb. relatively
clean steers and same grade
950-1100 lb. steers. Slaughter
steers made 'up ap
proximately 45 percent and
heifers 37 percent; there was
a fair percentage of choice
included and a modest
showing choice and prime.
Cows comprised 8 percent
and feeders 7 percent
STEERS; Four loads
choice and prime 3-4 1104-
1279 lbs. 55.25-55.50 on
Monday. Later several loads
choice and prime 3-4115-1325
lbs. 54.75-55.10. Choice 24
975-1325 lbs. closed 53.00-
54.50, few loads and part load
54.75. Mixed good and choice
2-3 950-1250 lbs. 51.5033.25.
Good 2-3 473031.50. Stan
dard and good 2-3 453047.00.
Good and choice 2-31200-1350
lbs. Hdlsteins 48.5049.00.
Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
choice 900-1100 lbs. steers
this week 53.40; choice 1100-
1300 lbs. 53.92. Average
weight steers first three
days 1134 lbs. as compared
1134 lbs. previous week.
Average weight heifers first
three days 970 lbs. as
compared 975 lbs. previous
week.
HEIFERS: Early, four
loads choice and prime 34
915-1157 lbs. 53.50, several
loads same grade 943-1166
lbs. 53.25 during week.
Choice 24 875-1050 lbs. 51.50-
53.00. Mixed good and choice
2-3 850-1000 lbs. 49.0031.50.
Good 2-3 44.0048.50. Small
lots standard and good 2-3
42.0044.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 36.50-38.00, few
38.50-39.00. Cutter 34.50-
36.50. Canner and low cutter
32.00-34.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-2000 lbs.
41.0046.00, individual 147.00-
48.00.
FEEDERS: Few loads
choice 950-1065 lbs. steers
51.50-52.00.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 3,1978
CATTLE 275. Supply in
cluded 31 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wednes
day’s market, slaughter
steers strong to $2 higher.
Slaughter cows $1 to $1.50
lower. Choice 950-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 52.00-55.25,
Good 49.00-53.00, Standard
45.00- Few Choice
780-1300 lb. slaughter heifers
50.00- few Good
43.35-45.75. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
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HATCHING EGG UNIT
LONGENECKER’S HATCHERY, INC.
LONGENECXER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALIY
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auction news
38.25- few 42.25, Cutters
36.50-39.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 34.00-37.00, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks
46.25- few Standard
44.00-46.50. Few Yield Grade
#1 1185-1895 lbs. slaughter
bulls 46.60-48.50.
CALVES 151. Vealers
grading Good & Choice
uneven, Standard & Low
Good $3 to $6 higher. Couple
Prime vealers 83.00 and
86.00,, Choice 72.50-79.00,
Good 65.00-75.50, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 65.0068.00,
90110 lbs. 60.0065.00, 7085
lbs. 55.00-61.00. Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 100115 lbs.
CONSIDER A
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
ESTABLISHED SINCE 1920
CONTACT
FOR MORE INFORMATION
63.0067.00; Holstein heifers
82-120 lbs. 64.0073.00, one at
82.00.
HOGS 327. Barrows & gilts
$2.50 to $3.50 higher. US No.
1- 200240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 50.75-51.25, No. 1-3
200240 lbs. 50.005085, No.
2- 205-260 lbs. 46.8549.75,
few No. 24 250295 lbs.
45.0047.00. Sows $1.25* to
$1,50 higher. US No. 1-3
325600 lbs. sows 40.0042.00,
one at 44.50. Few boars
31.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS 83. ALL
PRICES CWT. Couple lots
US No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder
pigs 165.00168.00, few No. 1-3
4045' lbs. 79.00135.00, few
FDR
Utility 35-65 lb
cwt.
SHEEP 22.
lbs. spring Slav
86,00-94.00. Fei
ewes 12.00-23.00.
lift a f i