—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1978
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Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
of 17 Livestock
Auction Market Reports
July 28,1978
CATTLE 6636. Compared to
7040 last week and 9326 a
year ago. Compared with
last week’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50
cents higher. Slaughter
heifers and slaughter cows
$l.OO-2,00 higher, most ad
vance latter part of week.
Slaughter bullocks steady to
$l.OO higher and slaughter
bulls steady to strong. High
Choice & Prime slaughter
steers 55.00-57.00, Choice YG
53.00- Good 48.00-54.00,
Standard 45.00-50.00, few
Utility 38.50-45.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 48.00-54.50,
few Utility 38.50-45.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
48.00- Good 45.00-50.00,
few Standard 38.00-44.00, few
Utility 36.0042.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
38.00- Cutters
36.0040.50. Canner & L. Cut
ter 33.00-37.50, Shells down to
27 00. Choice slaughter
bullocks 50.00-54.50, Good
46.00- few Standard
45.0048.00. Yield Grade #l,
1100-2000 lbs. 47.00-52.00,
Yield Grade #2, 800-1500 lbs
42.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-900 lbs. steers
50.0082.00. few Good &
Choice 300-550 lbs. heifers
45.00-
CALVES 4418. Compared
to 4272 last week and 5333 a
year ago. Vealers $1,004.00
lower. Few Prime vealers
80.00- Choice
64.00- Good 55.00-69.00,
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 52.00-60.00, 90-110 lbs.
46.00- 70-90 lbs.
38.00- Utility 55-110 lbs
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FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 50.00-75.00
Holstein Heifers 90-140 lbs
60.00-
HOGS 6197. Compared to
6485 last week and 6288 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
25-50 cents lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.5049.25, No. 1-3 195-250
lbs. 46.0048.25, No. 2-3
195-260 lbs. 42.0047.50. Few
No. 1-3 150-180 lbs.
40.5045.00. SOWS US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 36.0042.00,
few No. 2-3 400-650 lbs.
33.00- BOARS
24.00-
FEEDER PIGS 1384. Com
pared to 1102 last week and
1875 a year ago. Steady to
weak. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 17.00-35.00 per
head. No. 1-3 3580 lbs.
26.0048.00, few No. 1-3 50-770
lbs. 40.00-55.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
1185. Compared to 2145 last
week and 2192 a year ago. All
prices per hundredweight.
Mostly $4.00 to $6.00 higher.
1-2 2540 lbs. 104.00-120.00;
40-55 lbs. 95.00-110.00; 55-85
lbs. 76.00-99.00. 2-3 2540 lbs.
94.00- 65 head
120.00- 40-65 lbs.
83.00-
SHEEP 714. Compared to 760
and 656 a year ago. Spring or
Wooled slaughter lambs
steady to strong. Choice
60-110 lbs. 50.00-64.00, Good
55-105 lbs. 44.50-53.00
Slaughter ewes 10.00-26.00
Market courtesy of PDA
Hunter's
Sale Barn
July 24,1978
Rising Sun, Md.
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 38.25-39.75; Good to
Standard 36.75-38.00; Utility
34.50-36.50; Cutters 28.75-
33.50; Canners 22.00-28.25.
CALVES; Prune 180-240
lb. 58.00-63.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 57.00-62.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lb.
52.00-58.00; Standard to Good
90-110 lb. 47.0060.00; Utility
7065 lb. 32.00-38.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lb. 30.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lb.
$2B to $32 by hd.; 40-45 lb. $32
to $39 by hd.
GOATS: Kids $lB to $24 by
hd.; Nannies $22 to $2B by
hd.; Billies $2O to $22 by hd.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, July 24,1978
Reported receipts of 297
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Local driving and riding
horses, mostly 350-606; 1
outstanding draft horse 1200.