—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978 6 Livestock market an Des Moines Carlot May 24,1978 Compared to Tuesday’s dose: Fresh pork cut trade slow, demand light, and not well established except for bellies 12-16 lbs. which were 1.50 higher. Sales on 24 loads. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14-17 lbs. 99.50 trimmed; 94.00, trimmed frozen. PICNIC: 4-8 lbs. 53.00. SPARERIBS: 3-5 lbs. 104.00-105.00, selected. SKINNED HAMS: 26 & Up lbs. 76.00 load. BELLIES, SDLS: 12-14 lbs. 68.00-70.00, 1.50 higher; 14-16 lbs. 68.00, 1.50 higher; 20-25 lbs. 56.00. BONELESS PICNICS: 83.75; frozen 84.50. OFFAL jk VARIETY: Jowls 51.00 frozen. Livers 30’s export 18.00. Cheek Meat 99.00. Compared to Tuesday’s close: Beef trade moderate with limited offerings; demand moderate to good. Steer Beef 75-2.00 higher mostly 1.50-2.00 higher. Heifer beef 75-2.00 higher, mostly 1.00-2.00 higher with advance on 400-500 lbs. Boneless utility cow beef steady; choice primal heifer beef unevenly staedy. Sales reported on 37 loads of carcass beef. STEERFEEF 14 Loads Choice 3: 550-700 lbs. 89.75- 90.75, mostly .75 instances 1.75; 90.75; load 91.75, higher. ’ Choice 3: 700-900 lbs. 91.50- 93.00, mostly 93.00, 1.50 higher. Choice 4; 600-900 lbs. 86.50- 88.75 late Tuesday. Good 2-3: 600-900 lbs. 86.25, 2.00 higher. Andcrsons STEER BEEF 5 Loads '' Choices: 600-700 lbs. 91.75, 1.75 higher. Choice 3: 700-800 lbs. 93.75, 2.25 higher. HEIFER BEEF 19 Loads Choice 3; 500-700 lbs. 90.00 90.25, mostly 90.25, 1.00-1.50 higher. Choice 3: 400500 lbs. 84.75, 2.00 higher. Choice 4: 500700 lbs. 83.50 part load. Good 2-3: 500700 lbs. 83.50 83.75,75-.100 higher. HEIFER BEEF 14'Loads Choice 3: 550-700 lbs. 91.25, 2.00 higher. COW BEEF 4 Loads UTILITY (BNG) 2-3: 74.50, steady. CANNER 7 CUTTER (N -THRN): 76.00. BONELESS PROCESSI NG BEEF; 85 chemical lean 97.00 fresh. PRIMAL BEEF CUTS Choices 8 Loads HINDS: (Heifer) 120-170 lbs. 105.75-106.75, 12 loads late Tuesday unevenly steady. ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs. 69.50 late Tuesday. RIBS: 30 & Up lbs. 129.00. ROUNDS: (Steer) 35-70 lbs. 97.50. ROUNDS: (Heifer) 60-85 lbs. 97.00 part load. SHORT PLATES: Beef Trimmings - 50 per cent lean (Fresh) 61.00-62.00. G&M Livestock Market Duncanville, Pa. May 22,1978 Market reported higher than last week’s market. DAIRY COWS: 400.00- 965.00. STEERS: High choice and prime 54.00-57.85; good to choice 51.0054.00; standard to good 47.00-51.00. HEIFERS: High choice and prime 52.00-54.85; good to choice 50.00-52.00; others 40.0050.00. FEEDER STEERS: Good to choice 300 to 500 lbs. 52.00 59.00. 500 to 700 lbs. 50.00 55.00; standard to good 300 to 500 lbs. 48.0052.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 46.00-52.00. BULLS: 1100 to 1968 lbs. 54.00-57.35, 9001200 lbs. 48.0054.00. COWS; High Choice to prime 42.0045.85; good 40.00- 42.00; utility 38.0040.00; cutters 36.00-38.00; canners down to 32.00. CALVES: High choice 84.00- good to choice 65.00- standard to good 50.00- utility 30.00- 50.00; farm bull calves 65.00- 80.00; farm heifer calves 70 nnju no HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 51.50- 52.90; 190 to 270 lbs. 48.00- 50.50. SOWS: 40.00-46.75. . BOARS 30.00-34.50. SHEEP: 40 to 60 lbs. 60.00- 80 to 100 lbs. 60.00- ewes 20.00-24.00. FEEDER PIGS: 25 to 40 lbs. 30.0045.00; 40 to 50 lbs 45.00-54.00. Sechrist Auction Stewartstown,Pa. May 22,1978 CATTLE 87 Steers - Good Choice 55.00-58.75; good 53.00- standard good 50.00- holsteins good 48.00- standard to good 44.0047.85. Heifers - Good to choice 53.50-56.10; good 50.00- standard good 46.0048.85; holsteins good 45.0047.50; standard good auction news 43.0045.00. Feeder Steers - Standard good 49.00-58.50; Utility 45.0049.00. Bulls - good and choice commercial 48.00- standard to good 45.0048.50; utility to stan dard 40.0045.50. Cows High yearling commercial 42.50- 45.10; -cutters 40.7542.85; canners low cutters 38.00- 41.50; shells 34.00-39.85. CALVES 91 Calves - Choice and prime 75.00- 87.50; Good and choice 70.00- 75.00; standard and good 65.00- utility to good 110-140 lbs. 65.00-77.00; bulls and heifers, Utility 90-120 lbs. 70.00-96.00; culls 30.00- 49.50. HOGS 185 Hogs - US No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 51.50-52.50; US No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs. 50.75-51.25; US No. 1 and 3, 180-250 lbs. 49.00-50.50. Sows 250-375 lbs. 39.0045.50; 409- 500 lbs. 40.5042.50. Boars - 300-500 lbs, 37.0042.00. SHEEP 4 Lambs Medium and good 50.00-68.50. Ewes 14.00-25.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 50.25-50.75. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 49.75- 50.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,200-250 lbs. 49.00- 49.50. Peoria Livestock Peoria, Illinois May 25,1978 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 3800; Lasts Week: 4800; Year Ago: 5100. MR. FEEDER PI6 We have Graded Feeder Pigs delivered subject to buyers approval. Vet inspected. Reasonable Prices. Call Collect 808 HNDAU. So. Charleston, Ohio 513-462-8797 or RAYMOND BOYCE LIVESTOCK CO. Unionville, Tenn. 615-294-5102 McCOY CATTLE COMPANY Profit-minded Livestock Feeders Market With Mert McCoy Commission agents for fat cattle, feeder cattle, market hogs and feeder pigs. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS. NEXT FEEDER RIG SALS JUNE 6, 1978 at 1:00 P.M NOTICE MARKET HOG SHOW AND SALE JUNE 14, 1978 JUDGING 10:00 SALE 1:00 P.M. Feeder pig tags delivered to your farm on request. For information call: Main Office Hog Division 717-397-1411 717-291-8912 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter steers and heifers presently selling at record levels locally. Cows uneven 50-1.50 lower. Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Receipts about 60per cent slaughter steers, 35 per cent slaughter heifers. Blance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Three loads choice and prime 341250-1270 lbs. 61.00- 61.25; Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 59.00-60.50; Mixed good and choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 57.00- 59.00; good 2-3 53.00-57.00; load Holsteins Monday 52.50. Green Dragon jggt Livestock Sales 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA CO** com co»s BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local consigners. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 11:00 A. M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M, - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and prime 3-4 900-1085 lbs. 58.00-58.50; load and part-load 59.00; choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 56.00-58.00; mixed good and choice 2-4 750-1050 lbs. 54.00-56.00; good 2-3 50.00-54.00; standard and good 2-3 46.00-50.00. COWS: Utility and com mercial 2-4 37.00-39.00; high dressing utility 40.0041.00; few 41.50-42.00; cutter 1-2 35.00-37.00; canner 33.00- 35.00; few light-weight 32.00- 33.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1900 lbs. 41.0049.00; few yield grade 151.0052.00. ‘ Ed Prosser, Home 717-259-0988