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Livestock market an
Baltimore
USDA
July 24,1978
CATTLE 300 Not enough
steers on offer for a market
test, heifers $l5O lower,
cows $l.OO-1.50 lower, few
bulls steady to $l.OO lower,
feeder steers steady Supply
20% slaughter steers and
heifers, 50% cows, 20%
feeders, balance bulls.
A contract is being offered for a
Leghorn breeder flock 10,000 -
12,000 birds. New construction
preferred. Financing available.
Qualified parties please submit
name and address to:
P.O. BOX 366 H
do Lancaster Farming Newspaper
Lititz, PA 17543
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA “
Ctf» s covvs COtv 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
farm or at our barn or other market information
call; Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
f WANTED
A/
y
DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
| Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559 *
I Phone 215-488-1188 I
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Good 2-4 940-1375 lbs. 50.75-
53 25; few Good Holstems 2-3
1325-1425 lbs. 48 50-49 10
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good & Choice 2-3 850-1145
lbs 48 50-50.00; Good 650-950
lbs 45 50-48 00
COWS Utility 2-3 35.00-
38 85, Cutter 33.50-37 25.
BULLS Y G 1-2 1010-1630
lbs 44.00-50 75. Individual
1865 lbs. 52.85.
FEEDER CATTLE:
orn
eg
TOP PRICES PAID
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
Choice steers with high Good
Slaughter finish 710-950 lbs.
52 00-55.60
HOGS 800: Compared to
last Thursday Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents instances 75
cents higher. US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 48.0048.25, few 48 50; US
2-3 230-260 lbs. 47.0048.00.
SOWS: 50 cents higher. US
1-3 300-600 lbs 37.50-38.50,
few 38.75.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
125: few Choice Vealers 165-
250 lbs. 63.00-70.00; Good 120-
250 lbs. 53.00-63.00; 70-110
lbs. 43.50-54.50; few calves
returned to farm 40.0049.00;
Good calves 265425 lbs.
50.50-54.50; couple Choice
57.00-58.50.
SHEEP AUCTION: 75: lot
Choice & Prune Spring
lambs 90 lbs. 51.25; Choice
75-81 lbs. 47.0047.75; Utility
& Good Ewes 15.00-18.00.
Peoria, Illinois
July 27,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
200,000/wk.
H
- Heav
ens
Peoria
Livestock
Hens
auction news
week - 5200; Last week 5400;
Year ago - 5600.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 higher
Slaughter heifers 50-1.00
higher. Cows 2 00-3.00
higher Bulls 1.00 higher.
Receipts about 65 per cent
slaughter steers, 30 per cent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Choice and Prime S- 4 1180-
1225 lb. 55.50-56.00; late few
loads 54.25-55.00; Choice 2-4
1050-1230 lb. 54.50-55.25, five
loads 55.50; Wendesday,
53.50- couple loads 1030-
1375 lb. 53.00-54.00 ; 900-1050
lb. 53.00-54.50; Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lb.
52.50- Good 2-3 48.50-
53.00; Few Standard and
Good 2-3 Holsteins 46.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1050 lb. 52.00-52.75, load
53.00; at Mid-week 52.00-
52.25; Choice 2-4 850-1025 lb.
50.00-52.00; 800-900 lb. 49.00-
51.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 750-1000 lb. 48.00-
If
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1978
50 50; Good 2-3 44.0048 00.
COWS Utility and
Commercial 1-3 38.00-39.50;
High-dressing Utility 40.00-
41.00, Individual 41.50;
Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00;
Canner 31.00-34.00
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 40.0047.00;
Individual 48 00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
July 25,1978
CATTLE 104. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Good slaughter steers 48.25-
54 35, Standard 44.50-48.50,
Utility 39 85-45.00. Good
slaughter heifers 49.25-52.85,
Standard 44.5049.00, Utility
40.8545.00. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
36.5040.00, Cutters 33.00-
36.85, Canner & Low Cutter
30.00- Shells down to
27.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 46.00-52.85.
CALVES 174. Choice
vealers 70.00-79.50, Good
55.00- Standard & Good
70-90 lbs. 33.00-53.00, Utility
55-95 lbs. 27.00-38.00. Farm
calves, holstein heifers 85-
130 lbs. 91.00-109.50.
HOGS 210. US No. 1-2 190-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.10-
48.50, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
45.5047.00, No. 2-3 195-240
lbs. 42.0045.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 34.50-38.25.
Boars 33.00-33.25.
FEEDER PIGS 164. US
No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-60 lbs. 36.0047.00.
SHEEP 17. Good spring
slaughter lambs 48.00-53.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
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
Call
or 717-933-4377
SPECIAL
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
AT
DAVID H. GOOD’S
FARM MACHINERY
SALE
EVERY WO. AT 12 MM
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA.
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
July 24,1978
CATTLE 170. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard & Good $1.50 to $2
lower. Slaughter cows 50
cents to $2 50 lower. Few
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 54.60-55.00,
Choice 53.00-54.75, Good
47.50-51.50, Standard 44.00-
47.85. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 47.75-48.75, few Good
45.75-48.00. Utility and
Commercial slaugher cows
36.00- couple to 42.00,
Cutters 37.00-39.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 32.85-36.85,. Shells
down to 30.00. Few Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks
46.00- Yield Grade #1
1000-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls
49 9‘wili 9.5
CALVES 158. Vealers
grading Choice $3 to $6
higher, Standard & Good 70-
110 lb. $1 to $4 lower. Choice
vealers 70.00-74.50, one at
77.00, Good 60.00-69.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
54.00- 70-85 lbs. 48.00-
55.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lb. 54.00-70.00;
few holstein heifers 90-120 lb.
60.00-
HOGS 227. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.50- one lot 48.50, No.
1-3 210-245 lbs. 47.0047.50. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
36.00-39.50. Boars 30.50-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 151. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
21.50- per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 34.0041.00, few lots
No. 1-3 60-70 lbs. 42.0043.50
per head.
SHEEP 32. Good & Choice
65-100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 47.50-53.50, few Utility
50-75 lbs. 30.00-45.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 17.00-19.00.
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