—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16,1978
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Livestoc
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Western Maryland
Market
Westminster, Md.
September 12, 1978
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Medium run, mostly cows.
Fat Steers few offered, good
demand, Top 53.85. Good-
Choice 48.00-53.85. Standard
45.00-48.00. Heifers, medium
to 43.25. Cows good run, 1.00
higher! Good Cows, 40.50-
42.85. Standard & Utility
37.50-42.85. Canners 36.00-
38.00. Shelly 36.00 down.
Bulls few offered, no heavy
bulls, lightweights 43.00-
47.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 1.00
higher. Top Hogs 49.85. Bulk
200-225 lbs. 49.5049.85, 230-
260 lbs. 49.0049.60, 170-190
lbs. 47.0049.00. Sows to 41.50.
VEAL CALVES: Large
run, mostly steady. Tops, to
81.00. Good-Chohice 70.00-
81.00. Standard 60.00-70.00.
Light calves 50.00-65.00.
& Rough 45.00. Farm
heifers to 78.50. Farm bulls
to 70.00.
LAMBS: Few offered,
good demand. Good & Choice
to 58.50.
STOCK CATTLE: Very
active, prices higher! Stocks
Steers 50.00-60.00, light
weights to 70.00. Stock
Heifers to 58.00. Stock Bulls
to 63.50.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
run, mostly steady. By the
head 20.0045.00. Shoats to
54.00.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED BELOW
LEONB HERSHEY
Box 265 Paradise, PA
717 442-4807
B RUSSELLSAUDER
R 5, Box 322 A Manheim, PA
717 665-4153
JASON E. MILLER
169 Strasborg Pike
Lancaster, PA
■717 393-7244
WM. J. YODER
23 N Bridge St
Christiana, PA
215-593-2101
MARLIN J.GEESAMAN
Rt 2 Box 286 A
Newport, PA
717 582 4598
k market and
Pa. Auction
Summary
of 13 Livestock
Auction Market
Report
September 15,1978
CATTLE 6313. Compared
to 4374 last week and 7721 a
year ago. Compared with
last week’s market,
slaughter steers $l.OO-1.50
higher. SI. heifers, SI. cows,
and SI. bullocks steady to
JI.OO higher. SI. bulls
unevenly steady. High
Choice and Prime YG 3-4 si.
steers 55.00-58.60, Choice YG
24 53.00-57.25, Good 49.00-
53.50, Standard 44.00-50.00.
SI. heifers 50.00-53.75, Good
44.00- Standard 40.00-
45.00. few Utility 35.00-40.00.
Utility And Commercial si.
cows 38.50-43.00. Cutters
37.5041.50. Canners and low
Cutters 33.00-38.00. Shells
down to 50.00. Choice si.
bullocks 50.50-54.00. Good
46.50-51.00. Few Standard
43.0046.85. Yield Grade No. 1
1000-2200 lbs. si. bulls 46.00-
52.00. Yield Grade No. 2 900-
1700 lbs. 44.0049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-750 lbs. steers
50.00- Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. heifers 43.00-
55.00.
CALVES 3897. Compared
to 2820 last week and 5233 a
year ago. Vealers grading
Good and Choice $2.00 to
$4.00 lower. Standard and
Good 70-120 lbs. steady to
$2.00 higher. Prime vealers
77.00-85.00, few to 98.00.
Choice 70.00-82.00, few to
RAY E HILLARD, JR
Rl, Box 220 A Milroy, PA
717 667 2421
ALVIN ESH
Box 72 intercourse, PA
717 768 3128
PAUL BITTNER
German&ville, PA
215 767 7140
H MELVIN CHARLES
Rl Washington Boro, PA
717-684-5783
PETE CALDWELL
Rl Windsor, PA
717 246-1046
90.00. Good 65.00-72.00, few to
82.00. Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 58.00-68.00. Standard
70-90 lbs. 50.00-60.00, Utility
40-100 lbs. 40.00-52.00.
FARM CALVES: Active.
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
60.00-86.00. Holstein heifers
85-150 lbs. 60.00-110.00.
HOGS 5958. Compared to
3439 last week and 7198 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
and gUts 50.50-52.00, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 48.50-51.50, No. 2-
3 190-265 lbs. 47.0049.00, No.
1-3 140-190 lbs. 42.5047.00.
SOWS $l.OO-2.00 higher. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
40.0046.00. No. 2-3 300-650
lbs. 38.5042.00. Boars 30.00-
38.00, few to 43.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1010.
Compared to 557 last week
and 2172 a year ago. Mostly
steady to $3.00 higher, US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head. No. 1-3
35-55 lbs. 36.00-54.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
2604. Compared to 1248 last
week and 2400 a year ago. All
prices per hundredweight.
Feeder pigs $2.00-$14.00
higher. 1-2 2545 lbs, 117.00-
137.00, few 140.00, 40-50 lbs.
103.00- 50-60 lbs. 95.00-
113.00, 60-95 lbs. 65.00-99.50.
2-3 2545 lbs. 87.00-127.00, few
136.00, 40-g0 lbs. 82.00-102.00.
Utility 2540 lbs. 84.00-106.00.
SHEEP 718. Compared to
320 last week and 803 a year
ago. Spring or Wooled si.
lambs weak to $3.00 lower.
Choice 65-110 lbs. 54.00-67.00.
Good 45-100 lbs. 46.0055.00.
Slaughter ewes 16.00-33.00.
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Loganton, PA
717 725 2355
WERTZ BROTHERS
R 5 Danville, PA
717-275 4407
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Spring City, PA
215 948-3647
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R 3 Kutztown, PA
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New Holland
Dairy
Wednesday, September 13
New Holland Sides Stables
Reported receipts of 152
cows, 126 heifers, and 3 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Wisconsin, fresh
926-1335; load of Pa. fresh
850-900, springers 880-970;
load of N.Y. purebreds and
grades, fresh 750-1825,
springers 785-1150; local
cows 525-925; springing
heifers 650-1000; open heifers
195-460; bulls 435-540; herd
dispersal of 41 head in all
stages of lactation,
purebreds 450-1135; herd
dispersal of 25 head in all
stages of lactation 480-1625.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, September 11
Reported receipts of 389
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger
than last week f s market.
Local work horses 700-850;
Capital Project
Washington, DC is now
the home of many beautiful
Japanese cherry trees But
the area along the Potomac
where these flowering
beauties dominate was once
a dreary swamp filled with
weeds and surrounded by
mosquitoes
THOMAS R WORTHINGTON
R 3 Muncy, PA
717-546-2313
C. GEORGE BOOK
R 2, Box 80 Mitflintown, FA
driving horses 200-720; killers 350-660; mare
riding horses 200-350; better 26-60; colts 10-25;- f
horses 375-650; lightweight 20-55; larger ponies 71
killers 175-325; heavyweight _
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R 2 Palmyra, PA
717-964-3791
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Rl Fredericksburg, PA
717 865 6710
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2418 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
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717-527-2228
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R 2, Box 409 Elverson, PA
215-286-5995
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