—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
14
Livestock market an
Pa. Auction
Summary
of 17 Livestock
Auction Market Reports
June 9,1978
CATTLE 9499. Compared
to 6188 last week and 10,280 a
year ago. Compared with
last week’s market,
slaughter steers and
slaughter heifers mostly
$2.00-3.50 lower. Slaughter
cows mostly 50 cents - $l.OO
lower. Slaughter bullocks
$2.00-2.50 lower. Slaughter
bulls highly uneven. Feeder
cattle mostly steady, high
choice & prime YG 3-4
slaughter steers 58.00-60.50.
Choice YG 2-4, 56.00-SO.OO,
Good 5 1 .50-56.00, standard
48.00- few Utility 43.00
48.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 51.50-56.25, good
47.00- Standard 41.00
48.00. few Utility 38.75-45.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.50-44.00,
Cutters & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.50-44.00,
Cutters 37.0041.50, Canner &
L. Cutter 34.00-39.00, Shells
down to 30. Choice slaughter
bullocks 49.50-54.00, Good
46.50-52.00, few Standard
42.0047.00. few Utility 41.00
44.00. Yield Grade § l, bulls
1000-2200 lbs. 47.00-52.00,
Yield Grade #2, 950-1650 lbs.
41.5049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-700 lbs. steers
50.0057.00. few to 62.75, Med.
and good 300750 lbs. 45.00
53.00. Good and choice 300
700 lbs, heifers 42.0052.00,
Med. and good 300750 lbs.
37.0049.00. Good and choice
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AOAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC.
Mohnton, RD2, PA 19540 (near Adamstown)
Phone (215) 484-4391
A. B. C. GROFF, INC.
New Holland, PA Lancaster, PA
Phone (717) 354-4191 Phone (717) 393-3906
300800 lbs. bulls 48.5058.50,
Med. and good 300750 lbs.
46.0051.00.
CALVES 3826. Compared
to 2373 last week and 4535 a
year ago. Vealers unevenly
steady. Prime vealers 75.00
91.00, Choice 68.00-82.00,
Good 60.0070.00, Standard &
Good 110130 lbs. 58.00-68.00,
90110 lbs. 55.0064.00, 7090
lbs. 45.0058.00, Utility 50110
lbs. 35.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90120 lbs 60.0074.00,
few 83.50, Holstein heifers 85-
130 lbs. 58.0085.00, few to
lOO.uo.
HOGS 9302. Compared to
5656 last week and 7944 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
steady to $l.OO lower. US No.
1- 200240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 51.0053.00, No. 1-3 190
250 lbs. 50.0051,75, No. 2-3
190260 lbs. 48.0051.00, few
No. 24 270325 lbs. 44.50
49.50, few No. 1-3140190 lbs.
40.0048.00. SOWS weak to
$l.OO lower. US No. 1-3 300
575 lbs. sows 41.0046.75, No.
2- 300650 lbs. 36.0042.00.
BOARS 30.0037.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1831.
Compared to 1112 last week
aid 1967 a year ago. $2.00
5.00 lower. US No. 1-3 2035
lbs. feeder pigs 20.0040.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
35.0051.00, No. 1-3 50100 lbs.
48.0061.50.
. Graded Feeder Pigs 3364.
Compared to 3127 last week
and 1782 a year ago. All
prices per hundredweight.
Mostly $l.OO-10.00 higher.
1-2 25-40 lb. 135.00-155.00,
few to 170.00; 40-50 lb. 128.00-
150.00; 50-6015.111.00-130.00;
60-85 lb. 84.00-110.00.
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
June 8,1978
CATTLE 375. Compared
with last week’s market,
2-3 3050 lb. 105.00140.00,
few to 153.00; 5065 lb. 100.00
125.00.
SHEEP 899. Compared to
412 last week and 1022 a year
ago. Spring or Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
$5.00 lower. Choice 60105
lbs. 58.0072.00, few to 75.00,
good 5095 lbs. 55.0070.00.
Slaughter ewes 13.0026.00,
few to 32.00.
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No feedoff in Beef Cattle
Does not harm beneficial insects
Manure from treated animals can be used
immediately on crops grown for
human consumption
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Face Fly
slaughter steers grading
good $1.50 lower. Slaughter
cows mostly $1.25-2.25 lower.
Slaughter steers few low to
average choice 55.60-57.50,
few Good 51.75-55.60, few
standard 48.25-51.75. Good
and choice slaughter heifers
48.00-51.00. Few Utility 40.50-
45.25. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.6043.25,
few 44.00. Cutters 38.7541.75.
Canner 35.00-38.75, Shells
down to 32.00. Slaughter
bullocks 1 good at 55.50, few
standard 44.7549.60. Yield
Grade #1 bulls 1150-2000 lbs.
45.25-51.60,1 at 54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
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good and choice 350-650 lbs.
steers 55.7560.00.
CALVES 400. Vealers
grading good & choice
steady to $2.00 higher,
standard & good 70-110 lb.
$l.OO-2.00 lower. -Prime
vealers 82.50-83.50, choice
70.00- good 60.00-71.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
58.00- 90-110 lbs. 56.00-
62.50,70-85 lbs, 50.00-58.50.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 61.00-81.50,
couple to 87.00. Holstein
Heifers 85-130 lbs. 59.00-
71.00, couple to 75.00.
HOGS 103. Barrows and
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Farm Store Division
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 532-2191
gilts $l.OO lower. Barrows &
gilts few lots No. 1-3 210-230
lbs. 49.5049.75. No. 2-3 215-
250 lbs. 48.8549.50,1 lot, No
24 320 lbs. at 43.00. SOWS US
No. 1-3 350-550 lbs. sows
43.2544.00, couple BOARS
39.25.
FEEDER PIGS 27. US No
1-3 40.00-65.00 lbs. feeder pigs
39.50-55.00 per head.
SHEEP 31. Spring
slaughter lambs choice 90-
130 lbs. 57.00-63.50, Slaughter
ewes 8.00-22.00.
mAc oom
Housefly
Stable Fly