Uvestoc
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
July 11,1978
CATTLE 350: Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 54 00-55.85,
couple to 56.50, Choice No. 2-
4 1000-1300 lbs. 53.00-55.50,
Good 49.25-52.50, Standard
47.00-49.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 49.60-55.25,
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY A1 f , v V
FEEDER PIG ‘'tdf
SALE
EVERY iW/%\ t /I)/
WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start Promptly at 1 P.M. ‘
Special Sat., July 22-1 P.M. Registered and
Grade Boars, Open Gilts, Bred Gilts. Franklin
Feeser, Owner.
Special Tues., Aug. 1-7:00 P.M. Bred gilt sale -
Ron Harrison.
We Will Receive Your Pii
From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornim
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
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 717-393-4464
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Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens
DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
x Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559 5
I Phone 215-488-1188 I
few Good 47.5049.75. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 39.0044.75, couple to
46-35, Cutters 40.0042.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 36.00-
39.75, Shells down to 30.00.
One Choice slaughter
bullock at 54.60, few Good
51.25-52.60. Yielde Grade #1
1150-1800 lbs. slaughter hulls
46.50-51.85, one at 54.75. Few
Good 300-550 lbs. feeder
steers 51.50-58.25.
CALVES 207: One Prime
TOP PRICES PAID
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
k market and
Anytime
200,000/wk.
vealer at 85.00, Choice 72.00-
82.00, Good 63.00-70.00,
Standard & Good 90-130 lbs.
60.00-65.00, 70-85 lbs. 53.00-
60.00. Farm calves, Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 61.00-79.00,
couple to 83.00; Holstein
heifers 85-140 lbs. 70.00-84.00.
HOGS 658: (Monday, July
10, 1978) US No. 1-2 190-230
lbs barrows & gilts 47.85-
48.60, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
47.00-47.85, No. 2-3 250-270
lbs. 46.25-47.00. US No. 1-3
350-500 lbs. sows 39.00-40.50.
Boars 30.50-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 337- US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
32.00-40.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 30.0045.00, No. 1-3
55-70 lbs. 47.00-50 50, few lots
Utility 75-150 lbs. 43.50-69.00
per head.
' SHEEP 6 Few Choice 90-
105 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 51.00-54.50.
Green Dragon /ly
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA i
COWS
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 FREDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
ll:OOA.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
auction news
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
July 10,1978
CATTLE 69: Steers - High
Choice and Prime 57.50-
59.85, Good Choice 54.00-
57.00, Good 51.00-54.00;
Holstems Good 48.00-52.50,
Standard to Good 45.00-48.50.
Heifers - High Choice and
Prune 50.00-54.25, Good to
Choice 48.00-51.00, Holstems
Good 42.50-45.75, Standard
Good 40.00-42.35. Feeder
Steers - Good and Choice
48.00- Standard Good
45.00- Utility 40.00-
44.50, Bulls - Good and
Choice Commercial 48.00-
51.50, Standard to Good
46.0048.00, Utility to Stan
dard 38.0045.00. Cows-High
Yearling Commercial 42.50-
45.50, Cutters 40.0042.85,
Canners Low Cutters 38.50-
41.10, Shells 35.00-39.85.
CALVES 113: Calves
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 15,1978
Choice and Prune 70.00-
78.00, Good and Choice 68.00-
72.00, Standard and Good
59.50-67.50. Bulls - Good 100-
120 lbs. 60.00-75.00. Heifers -
Good 90-120 lbs. 60.00-72.50.
Culls 35.00-55.00.
HOGS 371; Hogs - U.S. No.
1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 49.00-
50.25, U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190-
230 lbs. 48.5049.00, U.S. No. 1
and 3, 180-250 lbs. 48.00-48.50.
Sows - 250-375 lbs. 38.5041.50,
400-500 lbs. 35.00-37.85,
Bears - 300-500 lbs. 33.00-
36.25.
SHEEP 12: Lambs - Good
to Choice 50.00-62.50,
Medium and Good 35.00-
49.50. Ewes-12.00-18.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs 49.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No 1 and 2,190-220 lbs 48.50-
48.75.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 47.75-
48.25.
Baltimore
USDA
CATTLE 300; few sales
slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, heifers $1.50-3.00
higher, cows firm to 50 cents
higher, bulls $l.OO-2.00
higher. Supply 25 per cent
slaughter steers and heifers,
55 per cent cows, 15 per cent
feeders, balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 24 1000-1110 lbs.
54.50-56.00; Individual Good
Holstein 2 1450 lbs. 47.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 895-1045 lbs. 52.00-
54.25; several Good 2-3 930-
1245 lbs. 47.0049.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 3-4 40.00-46.00;
several high dressing 46.00-
46.50; Cutter 39.0044.00;
Canner & low Cutter 35.75-
39.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1110-1790
lbs. 45.75-52.25; couple 810-
850 lbs. 45.8548.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice steers 630-750 lbs.
55.00-57.10; several Choice
heifers 330450 lbs. 48.85-
49.00.
HOGS 700: Barrows &
Gilts steady - 25 cents in
stance 50 cents higher US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 48.00-48.25 few
48.50. US 2-3 230-260 lbs.
47.00-48.00.
SOWS; 50 cents-1.25
higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs.
07 05
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice 130-270 lb.
t NOTICE t
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
HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE
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.
♦ ♦
Vealers 64.00-74.50; Good
130-240 lbs. 45.00-60.00; 80-120
lbs. 54.50-66.00; calves
returned to farm 50.00-65.00;
couple Choice calves 280-325
lbs. 61.00-62.00.
SHEEP AUCTION 25: Lot
Choice & Prime spring
lambs 94 lbs. 53.00; Choice
85-110 lbs. 46.5049.50.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
July 10,1978
CATTLE 161. Choice 2-4,
975-1275 lbs. slaughter steers
54.25-57.50, few Good 50.00-
52.50, few Standard 47.85-
49.75, Utility 44.00-46.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
50.00-54.75, few Good 48.00-
51.00. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
42.75-46.75. couple to 48.75,
Cutters 40.50-44.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 35.50-39.50.
Shells down to 31.50. Few
Good and Choice slaughter
bullocks 50.25-54 00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 900-1450 lbs.
slaughter bulls 49.10-53.00.-
Few Good 600-850 lbs. feeder
steers 48.00-50.25.
CALVES 197. Couple
Prime vealers 80.00 and
81.00, Choice 71.00-80.50,
Good 65.00-72.00, Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs. 62.00-
67.00. 70-85 lbs. 55.00-60.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 64.00-75.00.
HOGS 361. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. barrows and gilts
48.00- one lot at 49.00,
No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 47.00-
48110, No. 2-3 230-255 lbs.
46.7047.50. US No. 1-3 300-500
lbs. sows 36.00-38.75, No. 2-3
400-725 lbs. 35.00-37.00. Boars
29.50-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 111. US
No. 1-3 15-18 lbs. feeder pigs
25.00- per head. No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 31.0040.00 per
head.
SHEEP 42. Choice 70-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
53.00- Good 70-90 lbs.
40.0047.00. Slaughter ewes
15.00-
Fore 1
Mr Bell and his wife were
on the links His first shot
sliced across the creek and
hit another woman Her
husband was incensed
“You hit my wife with your
ball,” he shouted “Sorry,"
said Bell, handing him a golf
ball “Here, have a shot at
•mine ”
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