—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, July 15,1978 6 Livestock mar Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. July 13,1978 CATTLE 249. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading good and choice weak to 1.25 lower. Slaughter cows grading utility and commercial steady to strong, canner and cutter $1 to $2 higher. Slaughter steers Choice YG 2-4 950-1400 lbs. Choice YG 53.00-55,75, couple to 56.00, good 47.50-52.85, a few standard 45.25-48.50. A few choice slaughter heifers 49.50- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 40.00- few to 47.10, Com mercial Cutters 39.0042.50. Canner & L. Cutter 37.50- Shells down to 33.75. Choice slaughter bullocks, one good 51.00, a few standard 47.0047.25. Yield Grade (HI, 1200-1600 lbs. 47.35-51.50. CALVES 529. Vealers grading choice sl-$4 lower, standard and good 70-110 lbs. $7-$lO lower. A few Prime vealers 80.00-86.00, choice 68.0080.00, good 60.0087.00, standard and good 90-110 lbs. 56.00- 70-85 lbs. 48.00- utility 5080 lbs. 30 0045 00 FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 60.0080.00, few to 83.50, Holstein heifers 90-150 lbs. 60.00-75.00. HOGS 65. Barrows and gilts, 1 lot No. 1-3 220 lbs. 47.00, few lots No. 2-3 230-240 lbs. 45.2546.75, a few US No. 1-3 350-500 lbs. sows 35.00- BOARS 31.00- FEEDER PIGS 19. 1 lot US No. 1-3 30 lbs. feeder pigs $35 per head. SHEEP 40. Spring or Wool ed slaughter lambs choice 80-100 lbs. 48.00-51.50, few Good 75-95 lbs. 46.5048.50. G & M Livestock Market Duncannsville, Pa. July 10,1978 Market higher than last week* DAIRY COWS; 450.00- 1625.00. STEERS; Good to Choice 52.00- 00; Standard to Good 46.00- Other 42.00-46.00. HEIFERS: Good to Choice 50.00- Other 40 GO -46 00.. FEEDERSTEERS Good to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 56.00 to 60 00 ; 500 to 700 lbs. 52.00 ' ■ ° V .. : 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. NEXTFEEDERPICSALE JULY 18, 1978 at 1:00 P.M. Feeder pig tags delivered to your farm on request. For information call: Main Office Hog Division Ed Prosser, Home 717-397-1411 717-291-8912 717-259-0988 to 58.00. Standard to Good 48.00 to 52.00. BULLS: 1200 to 16.50 lbs. 47.0049.00; 10.00 to 1200 lbs. 42.0046.75. COWS: High Choice to Prime 44.00-46.10. Good 42.0044.00. Cutters 38.00- 42.00. Canners Down to 32.00. CALVES: High Choice 75.0085.00. Ind. 97.00. Good to Choice 60.00-75.00. Standard to Good 40.0080.00. Farm Calves Bulls 60.00- 80.00. Farm Calves, Heifers 70.00-90.00. HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. - 48.00 to 48.85; 170 to 280 lb. 43.0048.00. SOWS: 35.0043.00. BOARS: 30.00-35.50, FEEDER PIGS: 25 to 40 lbs. 33.0040.00; 40 to 55 lbs. 40.00-50.50. SHEEP: Lambs, Med. 48.00-55.00 Sheep 20.00-30.00. Joliet Cattle Joliet, Illinois July 13,1978 CATTLE: Fnday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 6,400 4 days last week 5,499, same period last year 8,626. Trading slow for the week. Slaughter steers steady to 75 lower than Wednesday of last week. Heifers 50 to 75 lower. Cows 2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 341100-1400 lbs. 56.00- 56.75, to 57.00 on Monday. Choice 24 1050-1250 lbs 54.50-56.25. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 975-1200 lbs. 51.50- 54.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4 950-1100 lbs. 53.25-53.75, load and package 54.00 Monday. Choice 2A 875-1050 lbs. 52.25- 53.50 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 50.00- 52.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 39.00-42.00. ket and Oklahoma Cattle July 13,1978 Thursday Feeder Cattle auction and weekly sum mary estimated receipts 13,000, same day last week 5517. Fairly active; feeder steers under 600 lb. .50-1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 lb. steady to firm; feeder heifers under 500 lb. 1.00-2.00 higher, feeder heifers over 500 lb. steady to firm; majority receipts Choice 400- 800 lb. feeder steers and 400- 700 lb. feeder heifers; moderate attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Few shipments Choice and Prime reputation 375-475 lb. 75.00- 76.50; Choice 300-500 lb. 66.25- 500-600 lb. 53.00- 67.00, two part loads 519-521 lb. 68.30-68.40; 600-700 lb. 59.50-63.00, small lot 694 lb. 65.50; 700-800 lb. 58.25-61.75, part load 727 lb. at 62.70; 800- 900 lb. 56.50-59.00; few 940- 1006 lb. 53.25-56.25; Mixed Good and Choice 300-600 lb. '60.00-62.00; 600-775 lb. 56.00- 58.00; Good 300-600 lb. 55.00- 56.25; *6OO-830 lb. 52.00-54.50; few Good 500-800 lb. Holstein steers 47.25-48.75. FEEDER HEIFERS; Few shipments Choice and Prime reputation 350-485 lb. 62.00- 64.00; Choice 300-500 lb. 56.00- 500-600 lb. 55.75- 58.50 ; 600-750 lb. 54.75-57.75; Mixed Good and Choice 300- 600 lb. 52.25-55.25; 600-750 lb. 52.25- Good 300-600 lb. 47.00- 600-750 lb. 47.00- 50.75. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week Feeder Steers under 600 pounds .50-1.00 higher, in stances 2.00 higher, feeder steers over 600 pounds steady to firm; feeder heifers under 500 pounds 1.00-2.00 higher, feeder heifers over 500 pounds steady to weak; slaughter auction news cows closed steady to 1.00 higher, late sales utility and commercial 2-3 35.00-41.50, cutter 1-3 32.00-36.50; bulls closed near steady, late sales yield grade 1-2 1000- 1700 lb. 42.0049.00; salable receipts near 30,200 head, compared to 7728 head the holiday shortened week last week and 35,515 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 11 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders near 89 per cent of the total Hunter’s Auction July 10,1978 Rising Sun, Md. FEEDER HEIFERS. High Choice and Prune 48.50- Good to Choice 44.50- Other 37.5040.00. BULLS: 755 lb. 50.00 ; 810 lb. 49.00. COWS; High Choice to Prime 40.25-43.75; Good to Standard 38 25-39.75; Utility 35.75-38.00; Cutters 33.75- 34.75; Canners 29.50-33.25. CALVES: Prune 180-240 lb. 66.00-73.00; High to Choice 140-180 lb. 67.00-72.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lb. 47.00-63.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 58.00-70.00; Utility 70-85 lb. 40.0047.00; Low Utility 65-75 lb. 32.00- 37.00. FEEDER PIGS- 3040 lb. $37 to $42 by hd. LAMBS: 70-85 lb. .64-.67 cents. GOATS- Kids $29 to $3O by hd.; Nannies $32 to $4l by hd.; Billies $2B to $32 by hd. Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, July 10 Reported receipts of 337 calves, 155 cows, 44 hogs, 30 heifers, 17 sheep, 6 lambs, 27 bulls, and 7 steers. Cattle market strong and calf market steady. Veals 60.00-81.50; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 65.00-72.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 50.00-64.50; grassers and feeders 33.00- NORTHAMPTON FARM BUREAU COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION FEED, SEED CHEMICALS LIME AND FERTILIZER CUSTOM APPLICATION TEXACO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SIMPLICITY LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT EASTON 215-258-2871 Valley Livestock 49.00; lambs 39.00-47.00; sheep 14.00-24.50; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 40.00-49.50; sows 33.00- boars 33.00-42.50; pigs 18,00-33.00; heifers 40.00- steers, good 52.00- steers, common 42.00- bulls 43.00-52.00; cows, good 40.00-44.50; cows, medium 35.00-39,75; cows, poor or small 24.50-35.25; ponies 12.00-45.00; goats 17.00- TATAMY, PA i
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