livestock market an Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. June 12,1978 CATTLE 228. Compared Hth last Monday’s market, laughter steers: Choice 50.00. Good 54.00-58.00, gdari M 00 ; wg* 7 00-50.00. Choice slaughter i,fers 54.00-58.00, Good 2 00-54 50, Standard 49.00- ‘5O Utility 42.00-45.00. Jtility and laughter COWS 41.50-43.50, idividual at 45.00, Cutters 7 50-40.50, Canner and Low ’utter 36.50-38.50, Shells (own to 34.00. Choice laughter bullocks , 54.00- 17 00 Good 50.00-54.00, Standard 48.51W2.00, Utility 2 0047.00. Yield Grade No. ’ 1500-2000 lbs. slaughter mils 52.50-55.00; Yield irade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 9.50-52.00 Few Medium 400- 00 lbs. feeder steers 48.00- 4.00. Few Medium 400-700 js. feeder heifers 40.00- 5.00. 1 CALVES 225. Choice ; ealers 72.00-78.00, Good 5 00-75.00, Standard and lood 110-130 lbs. 58.00-70.00, NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY Sale to Start Promp< We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning SPECIAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Selling 25 Bred Gilts Consigned by Jonathan Lapp. State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tags avaiiable at our office for you to tag pigs at Home to save 25 cents tagging charge. Tags delivered if you call 717-3544341 our office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 717-3954464 Green Dragon livestock Sales 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA cO >HS COWS COjv 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 ‘arm or at our barn or other market information call' Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor 90-110 lbs, 62.00-75.00, 70-90 lbs. 40.00-65.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 70.00-88.00; Holstein heifers 85-130 lbs. 75.00-98.00. HOGS 340. US No. 1-2 200- 245 lbs. barrows and gilts 51.50-52.50, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs. 50.75-52.00, No. 2-3 190- 260 lbs. 49.50-50.50, No. 1-3 150-190 lbs. 42.0048.00. US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs, sows 42.0045.00, No. 2-3 300-625 lbs, 40.0042.00. Boars 32.00- 35.00. FEEDER PIGS 39. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.0040.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 35.00-50.00 per head. SHEEP 14. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Baltimore USDA June 12,1978 CATTLE 300: Slaughter steers and heifers 50-1.00 lower, cows weak to 1.00 lower, bulls steady to 50 cents lower. Supply 30 per cent slaughter steers and heifers, 55 per cent cows, balance bulls and few feeder cattle. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 24 1000-1200 lbs. 57.75-59.00; package Good & Choice 2-3 1247 ibs. 57.25; Good 2-3 10004235 lbs. 51.00- 55.00; Standard and Good Holstexns 2-3 1060-1430 lbs. 48.00-50.50; package-Choice 53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Several Choice 34 925-1075 lbs. 54.00-54.10; few Good 2-3 850-1200 lbs. 47.00-50.00; Standard and low Good 665- 1020 Ibs. 42.7545.50. COWS: Utility 2-3 & Commercial 34 37.8542.00; Cutter 35.50-39.85; BULLS: YG 1-2 1195-1890 lbs. -44.60-50.60; Individual 1 53.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few high Good & Choice steers 560-865 lbs. 55.75-58.00; few Good heifers 310-535 lbs. 44.0046.50. HOGS 1000: Barrows & Gilts steady to 25 instances 50 cents higher. US 1-2 200- 240 lbs. 50.00-50.25; few lots 50.50. US2-3 230-260 lbs. 49.00- 50.00. SOWS; Uneven mostly 25-50 cents lower. US 1-3 300- 600 lbs. 40.5042.00, few 42.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 50: few high Choice & Prime Vealers 75.00-78.50; Choice 115-305 lbs. 64.00-70.50; Good 150-265 lbs. 56.00-64.00; 90-105 lbs. 51.00-59.00. SHEEP AUCTION: In dividual high Choice spring lamb 904bs. 72.00 few Good & Choice 80-97 lbs. 60.00-64.00. SPECIAL NOTICE VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC. Box 100, Rt. 30 Paradise, Pa. 12:30 P.M. Needs more hay and straw, ear corn and fodder for each Thursday Auction. Our prices are as good as any sale in the East. Commission rate - $1.50 per ton. For information, contact: L. ROBERT FRAME * NOTICE | 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 NEW HAY & STRAW AT BOTH SALES HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALI 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 Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270 We also buy hay and straw privately Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. June 12,1978 CATTLE 193. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good and Choice about steady. Slaughter cows $l - lower. Low to Average Choice 2-4, 1000-1250 lbs. slaughter steers 55.25-58.50, Good 51.00-55.00, few Standard 47.60-49.60. Few Choice slaughter heifers 48.75-53.75, few Good 46.85- 48.85. Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows 38.00- couple 45.25, Cutters 37.00-41.25, Cutters 37.00- Canner and Low Cutter 33.50-36.75, Shells down to 28.00. Individual Good slaughter bullock at 49.75. Yield Grade No. 1,950- 2050 lbs. slaughter bulls 44.00- Medium and Good 400-550 lbs. feeder steers and bulls 50.00-60.50. Few Good 350-650 lbs. feeder heifers 45.50-50.00. CALVES 119. Vealers steady to $2 higher. Couple Prime vealers at 95.00, Choice 70.00-82.00, Good 66.00- Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 61.00-65.00, 70-85 lbs. 50.00-62.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 62.00-85.00; Holstein heifers 90-125 lbs. 65.00-82.00, individual at 88.00. HOGS 238. Barrows and Auctioneer 717-442-4181 auction news gilts $1.25-2.25 higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 53.10-53.60, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 51.25-52.85, few lots No. 2-3 220-255 lbs. 49.25- 50.50. US No. 1-3 325-575 lbs. sows 42.5045.75, individual at 47.00. Few Boars 34.25- 35.50. FEEDER PIGS 158. US No. 1-3 3045 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-50.00 per head, few lots Utility 10-15 lbs. 17.00-19.00 per head. SHEEP 18. Few Choice 70- 85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 60.00-66.00, few Good 50-80 lbs. 49.50-55.00. Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-19.50. G&M Livestock Market Duncanville, Pa. June 12,1978 Market lower than last week’s market. Steers: Good to choice 52.00- standard to good 48.00- others 42.00- 48.00. Heifers: Good to choice 45.00- others 38.00- 45.00. Feeder steers: Good to choice, 300 to 500 lbs. 58.00- 63.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 52.00- 61.00; standard to good 300 to 700 lbs. 45.00-58.00. Bulls: 1000 to 1498 lbs. 50.00- 900 to 1200 lbs. 46.00- Cows: High choice to prime 42.00-45.00, individual 47.00; good to standard 38.00- 40.00; utility 36.00-38.00; cutters 34.00-36.00; canners, down to 30.00. Calves: High choice 80.00- 87.00; good to choice 60.00- 80.00; standard to good 40.00- 60.00; farm calves, bulls, 90 to 120 lbs. 65.00-87.00; farm calves, heifers 90 to 120 lbs. 65.00-85.00. Hogs: 200 to 240 lbs. 50.00- 52.60; 190 to 270 lbs. 47.00- 49.75. Sows: 40.00-44.75. Boars: 32.00-35.00. Feeder pigs: 25 to 35 lbs. 22.00-35.00, 40 to 50 lbs. 40.00- 50.00. Sheep: Lambs, medium 50.00-60.00. s •.% *, 4 V *"s S CATTLE 70 Steers - Good and Choice 59.00-61.10; Good 56.50-59.00: Holsteins Good Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17,1978—7 Dairy cows: 475.00-890.00. Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. June 12,1978 WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREEN FARMS Call or write Rt. #1 Richland, Pa 17087 Cali 717-933-4080 or 717-933-4377 48.00- Heifers - High Choice and Prime 48.00 53.10; Good to Choice 45.00 47.85; Feeder Steers - Good and Choice Holsteins 47.00 51.50; Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 48.00 50.25; Standard to Good 46.00- Cows - High yearling Commercial 41.00 44.50; Cutters 39.0041.50; Canners Low Cutters 35.00 38.85; Shells3o.oo-35.50. CALVES 93 Calves - Choice and Prime 75.00 84.50; Good and Choice 70.00 73.00; Standard and Good 60.00-70.00; Heifers, 110140 lbs. 75.00-100.00; Bulls, 90120 lbs. 58.0069.50; Culls 30.00 55.00. HOGS 90 Hogs - U.S. No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 51.50-52.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs. 51.00-51.25; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 180-250 lbs. 50.75-51.00; Sows - 250-375 lbs. 40.0042.50; 400- 500 lbs. 42.50-44.50; Boars - 300-500 lbs. 37.00-39.75. SHEEP 2 Ewes - 15.00- 22.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 50.50-51.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 50.00- 50.25. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 49.50- 50.00. Special Slaughter Cattle Sale Dublin, Va. June 9,1978 There were 58 head sold. All cattle are sold on carcass grade and weight basis. Choice 1075-1250 lbs. 93.00; Good 1075-1250 lbs. 90.00. 3 loads of slaughter cows were sold 151 head. Utility and boning and canner and cutters 700-1050 lbs. 72.00- 74.80. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, June 12 Reported receipts of 335 calves, 136 cows, 40 hogs, 65 heifers, 10 sheep, 4 lambs, 35 bulls, and 18 steers. Cattle market easier and calf market steady. Veals 50.00-79.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 58.50-71.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 45.00-57.50; grassers and feeders 35.00- 56.00; lambs 56.70-70.00; sheep 15.00-27.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 45.50-50.00; sows 38.00; boars 37.00-38.00; pigs, each 24.00-40.00; heifers 36.00- steers, feeder 48.00- steers, common 40.00- bulls 33.0048.00; cows, good 38.5042.50; cows, medium 35.00-38.00; cows, poor or small 30.50-38.00; horses 360.00; ponies 29.00; goats 7.00-25.00.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers