Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 27, 1978, Image 6

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    —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