Livestoc
Des Moines
Carlot
May 3,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close beef trade slow,
demand light. No com
parable steer beef sales.
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I Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens |
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I TOP PRICES PAID |
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
Choice 3 400-600 lb. Heifer
beef steady to 1.00 lower. No
comparable cow beef or
primal beef cut sales. Sales
reported on 46 loads of
carcass beef.
STEER BEEF
29 Loads
Choice 3 600-750 lb. 81.75;
WE BUY. LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
Phone 215-488-1188
k market and
Choice 3 550-650 lbs. 84.50
trimmed; Choice 2 550-650
lbs. 85.50 trimmed; Choice 4
650-900 lbs. 76.75-77.25,
mostly 77.25; Good 2-3 600-
800 lbs. 79.25.
HEIFER BEEF
15 Loads
Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 80.25-
81.50, late 80.25; Choice 3 500-
600 lbs, 78.75-79.25 Steady - 50
lower; Choice 3 400-500 lbs.
75.25-76.25 steady - 1.00
lower.
Utility (BNG) 2-3 71.00.-
Canner & Cutter
(NTHRN) 74.00.
Boneless processing beef
75 PCT Chem. lean fresh
82.00:84.00 T.I.S.
CHOICE 3 PRIMAL
BEEFCUTS
4 Loads
FORES 130-210 lbs. 68.50.
ARM CHUCKS 75-120 lbs.
63.25-64.00 couple loads.
RIBS 24-30 lbs. 107.75; 30-
40 lbs. 113.75.
BEEF TRIMMINGS 50
PCT lean fresh 56.00-56.50.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
moderate, demand
moderate. Fresh loins
steady; Boston Butts 75
higher; skinned hams 1.00-
1.50 higher; Bellies 1.00-1.75,
higher; picnics no com
parison available; other cuts
not established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
56 Loads
LOINS 14/DN lbs. 95.50
export; 14-17 lbs. 92.00-94.00
steady.
PICNIC 4-6 lbs. 53.00.
BOSTON BUTT 4-8 lbs.
68.75-70.00, mostly 69.50 75'
higher.
SPARERIBS no. sales
.reported.
COW BEEF
2 Loads
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auction news
SKINNED HAMS 14-17 lbs.
74.75; 17-20 lbs. 73.00-75.00
mainly 74.00. 1.00-1.25
higher; 20-26 lbs. 72.00-72.50
1.00-1.50 higher.
BELLIES, SDLS 8-10 lbs.
couple loads 65.00 frozen. 12-
14 lbs. 70.00 1.00-1.50 higher;
14-16 lbs. 70.50 1.50 higher;
18-20 lbs. 66.75 1.25-1.75
higher; 20-25 lbs. 58.00,
BNLS CT BUTT 1 %-3 lbs.
97.00; 34 % lbs. 95.00-95.25.
PORK TRIM 50 CT lean
55.50 fresh.
JOWLS 47.00 frozen.
OFFAL & VARIETY:
Cheek Meat 89.75; Hearts
42.00; Kidney 19.00-20.00.
Chambersburg ‘
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
May 4,1978
CATTLE: 400. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to $l.OO higher.
Slaughter heifers steady.
Slaughter cows unevenly
steady. Few Choice YG 930-
1130 lb. 51.60-53.85. Good
48.00- Standard 44.50-
48.35, few Utility 42.0042.85.
Choice YG 770-1060 lbs.
slaughter heifers 47.85-50.50,
1 at 51.60, Good 45.2548.25,
few Standard 40.8544.50.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.6042.35,
few to 43.00, Cutters 37.60-
40.35, Canner & L. Cutter
33.00- Shells down to
30.00. 1 Choice slaughter
bullock at 49.75, few Good
47.0048.35, few Standard
43.6044.85, few Utility 36.25-
40.35, Few Yield Grade #l,
1250-1650 l|)s. 46.7549.00, few
Yield Grade #2,1120-1365 lbs.
39.8544.85.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Good 360-800 lbs.
56.00- Few good 400-540
lbs. heifers 45.5049.00.
CALVES 450. Vealers
grading choice unevenly
steady to $2 lower, standard
and good $6 to $lO higher.
Few Prime vealers 79.50-
83.50,1 at 86.00, Choice 65.00-
82.50, Good 70.00-79.50,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
69.00- 90-110 lbs. 65.00-
69.50, 70-85 lbs. 58.0066.50,
few Utility 50-90 lbs. 40.00-
55.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 67.50-70.50,
few 73.50.
HOGS 58. Barrows and
gdts $2.00-3.00 higher. 1 lot
US No. 1-2, at 220 lbs.
barrows & gUts 49.00, No. 1-3
205-245 lbs. 48.0049.00, US
No. 1-3 400-550 lbs. sows
38.0044.25,1 BOAR at 33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 47. US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
21.00-30.50 per head, few No.
1-3 45-50 lbs. 37.5044.00,1 lot
Utility 15 lbs. 17.00 per head.
SHEEP 18, Spring
slaughter lambs few Choice
45-80 lbs. 65.25-77.00.
Slaughter ewes 16.00-24.00.
Indiana
Livestock Auction
Indiana, Pa.
May 4,1978
CATTLE 199. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, si. cows 25 to 50
cents lower, instances $l.OO
lower. Few Good 47.0049.75
-few standard 42.0046.25;
couple Utility 37.75-38.75. few
Choice si. heifers 46.7548.50.
1 Good at 41.00,1 Standard at
39.75. Utility & Commercial
Cutter si. cows 36.7540.50,
few to 41.00 Cutters 34.00-
37.00. Canners and low
cutters 31.75-35.25, few Shells
down to 30.00, Few Choice si.
bullocks 48.0049.00. Few
Good 44.0045.50. Few Utility
41.0041.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
and Choice 350-820 lbs. steers
45.75-54.75, Good and Choice
300-675 lbs. heifers 40.00-
51.00. Good and Choice 400-
750 lbs. bulls 42.5048,50.
CALVES 149. Vealers
Grading Choice unevenly
steady. Standard and Good
$2.50-5.00 higher. Choice
71.50-77.00. Good 61.50-70.00.
Few Standard & Gd. 110-130
lbs. 60.00-65.00, 90-110 lbs.
52.00-60.00. Few Standard 70-
90 lbs. 44.0CW6.00, few Utility
55-110 lbs. 33.00-42.50.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
. bulls 90-120 lbs. 61.00-73.00.
HOGS 60. Barrows and
gilts No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. 47.00-
48.25. No. 2-3 200-250 lbs.
44.00-46.25, Few No. 24 280-
325 lbs. 42.0044.00. US No. 1-3
300-600 lbs. sows 42.0043.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0
SHEEP 22. Choice 70-90
lbs. 74.00-88.00 11 at Good 52
lbs. at 63.00. Good wooled
lambs, 100 lbs. 50.00-60.00.
Peoria
Livestock
Peoria, Illinois
May 4,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 3500; Last week: 4400;
Year ago: 5100. Compared
with last week’s close,
slaughter steers steady to SO
higher. Slaughter heifers 50-
1.00 higher. Cows 50-1.00
lower. Bulls steady.
Receipts about 65 per cent
slaughter steers, 30 per cent
slaughter heifers. Balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 34 1170-
1325 lbs. 55.00-55.30, load and
part-load 1225-1300 lbs. 56.00;
Choice 24 1050-1250 ' lbs.
53.50-55.00, mostly 53.50-
54.50, late; 900-1075 lbs. 53.00-
54.00; mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 50.00-
53.50; Holstens 50.50; Good 2-
3 47.50-50.00; Holsteins 48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 34 900-
1075 lbs. 53.00, load 53.25-
53.50; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs.
51.00-53.00; 800-900 lbs. 50.00-
51.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 750-1075 lbs. 48.50-
51.00; Good 2-3 44.5048.00;
Standard and Good 2-3 41.00-
44.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.00-39.00;
high-dressing Utility 39.00-
40.00, early up to 40.50;
Cutter 1-2 33.00-36.50;
Canner 31.50-33.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 39.0045.00;
Individual yield grade 1
46.50.
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