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Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
September 20,1978
CATTLE 136. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents to mostly $1.25 to $1.75
higher. Couple Good
slaughter steers 51.50 and
52.00. Few Standard
slaughter heifers 42.00-45.75.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.00-44.35,
couple to 46.25, Cutters 38.25-
41.50, Canner & Low Cutter
34.85-38.85, Few Yield Grade
n 1200-2300 lbs. slaughter
bulls 45.85-53.75.
CALVES 145. Vealers $2 to
$6 higher. Choice vealers
74.00-86.50, Good 63.00-64.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
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59.00-65.00, 70-85 lbs. 48.00
58.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 60.00-90.00;
few holstein heifers 90-240
lbs. 70.00-107.00.
HOGS 195. Barrows & gilts
strong, mostly $1 to $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235
lbs. barrows & gilts 52.50-
53.40, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
50.85-52.50. US No. 1-3 300575
lbs. sows 42.5045.00. Few
Boars 33.75-38.25.
FEEDER PIGS 485. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
22.50-37.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 32.0049.50, few lots
No. 1-3 65-90 lbs. 51.0057.00
per head.
SHEEP 28. Good & Choice
55-100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 55.0059.00, one at
62.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00-
36.00.
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Leesportli
Auction Ij
Leesport, Pa. ,
September 20,1978
CATTLE 241. Supply in
cluded 39 head feeder Rattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to strong.
Slaughter cows mostly
steady. Choice 900-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 54.25-56.00,
one at 56.75, Good 50.00-54.00,
Standard 48.10-50.35, one
Utility 42.85. Few Choice 800-
1130 lbs. slaughter heifers
51.50-54.00, few Good 45.75-,
50.00, few Utility & Standard\
42.0045.10. Utility & Com- \
mercial slaughter cows
41.0042.35, Cutters 37.00
41.10, Canner & Low Cutter
36.00-38.75. Few Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks
52.25-53.50, few Standard
46.0049.00. Few Yield Grade
#1 1100-1900 lbs. slaughter
bulls 47.5049.00. Good &
Choice 400700 lbs. feeder
steers 55.5063.50, one small
lot at 70.00. Few Good &
Choice 5001000 lbs. feeder
bulls 47.00-55.50,
CALVES 159. Few Prime
vealers 86.0091.00, Choice
78.0085.00, Good 70.0077.50,
Standard & Good 110130 lbs.
68.0072.00, 90110 lbs. 65.00
68.00, 7085 lbs. 58.0066.50,
Utility 65-90 lbs. 49.5059.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
100-115 lbs. 68.00-70.00;
holstein heifers 90120 lbs.
70.0090.00, few to 115.00; few
beef cross bulls & heifers 80
100 lbs. 69.0082.00.
HOGS 301. (including 45
head 4H hogs). US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs barrows & gilts
52.75-53.25, No. 1-3 195-260
lbs. 50.50-52.85, No. 2-3 190-
290 lbs. 47.00-51.00. US No. 1-3
300-600 lbs. sows 44.0045.00,
one at 46.00, few No. 2-3 400-
500 lbs. 40.75-42.50. Boars
38.0040.50.
FEEDER PIGS 167. All
Prices Cwt. Few US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 131.00-
137.00, No. 1-3 3545 lbs.
101.00- No. 1-3 110-130
lbs. 69.00-72.00, Utility 35-65
lbs. 61.00-83.00.
SHEEP 41. Choice 70-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
57.00- few 50 lbs. 68.50-
73.00, Utility & Good 45-95
lbs. 45.00-61.00. Slaughter
ewes 22.00-27.50.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Baltimore
USDA
September 18,1978
CATTLE 400: Slaughter
steers firm to 50 cents
higher, heifers scarce, cows
25-1.00 lower, bulls steady to
$l.OO higher. Supply 30%
slaughter steers & heifers,
50% cows, 15% feeders,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 965-1450 lbs. 53.00-
54.50; Good 2-3 1100-1225 lbs.
48.50-51.75; Good Holsteins
48.10-50.60; Standard & low-
Good 2-3 1000-1500 lbs. 45.00-
47.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Package Choice 3’s 945 lbs.
50.50; couple Good & Choice
2-3 770-lbs. 48.75.
COWS: Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 3-4 38.35-42.75;
few 43.25-43.60; Cutter 36.00-
39.75; Canner & low Cutter
32.00-36.00.
BULLS; Y G 1-2 1065-2060
lbs. 45.60-50.85; Individual
high Dressing 1 1600 lbs.
55.60.
HOGS 600: Barrows and
Gilts firm\to mostly 25 cents
higher. US 1-2 200240 lbs.
49.75 to mostly 50.00,50 head
50.25; U.S. 2-3 230260 lbs.
49.00-50.00.
SOWS: Steady to 50 cents
higher. U.S. 1-3 300600 lbs.
40.5042.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steers 950960 lbs.
53.50-54.00; Good & Choice
8201000 lbs. 49.5051.00; few
Choice steer calves 230395
lbs. ->64.0065.50; several
Choice heifers 580-600 lbs.
52.75-58.50; package Good
and Choice 400 lbs. 50.50.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
75: Choice 175-250 lbs.
Vealers 70.00-80.00; Good &
Choice 150230 lbs. 60.00
70.00; 75-115 lbs. 59.5066.50.
Western Maryland
Market
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Westminster, Md.
September 19,1978
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Good run, mostly cows. Fat
Steers Good demand prices
higher. Top 55.50. Good-
Choice 48.00-55.50, Standard
45.0048.00, Heifer, Top 54.75,
Cows large run, active, 1.50
higher. Good Cows, to 44.75,
Standard & Utility 38.00-
41.00. Canners 36.00-38.50,
Shelly 37.00 down, Bulls good
demand, Top 47.60, bulk
,45.0047.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Light
run, mostly steady; Top
Hogs 49.50. Bulk 200225 lbs.
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49.0049.50, 230260 lbs. 48.00
49.00,170190 lbs. 47.0048.50,
Heavy Weights to 43.10, Sows
to 42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Large
run, prices 5.00 higher on
light calves. Tops, to 82.00;
Good-Choice 70.0082.00,
Standard 65.0070.00, Light
Calves 55.0070.00, Weak &
Rough 55.00 down. Farm
heifers to 99.00, Farm bulls
to 83.00.
LAMBS: Few offered.
Good & Choice to 59.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Good
run, very active. Stock
Steers 45.00-64.25, Stock
heifers 42.00-60.50, Stock
bulls 40.00-68.25.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
run, prices lower. By the
head 18.00-40.00, Shoats to
48.50. By the lb. to 51.00,
lightweights to 86.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
September 21,1978
CATTLE 260, Compared
with last Thursday’s
market. SI. cows $1,002.50
higher, few Choice 10001150
lbs. si. steers 54.75-56.10, few
Good 47.50-51.10, few
Standard 47.0048.25, few
Choice si. heifers 48.00-52.10,
few Good 47.1050.00, few
Standard 45.0047.60. Utility
& Commercial si. cows 39.00-
45.50, couple to 46.00, Cutters
40.2543.75, Canner & L.
Cutter 36.5040.50, Shells
down to 33.00. SI. bullocks
couple standard 47.00, 48.00,
Few Yield Grade #lllOOlB5O
lbs. 45.0052.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 450-550 lbs. steers
59.00- few Choice 400
800 lbs. heifers 45.5051.50.
CALVES 523. Vealers
$9.0014.00 higher. Couple
Prime vealers 95.00, 98.50,
Choice 78.00-89.00, Good
66.00- Standard & Good
90115 lbs. 69.0075.00, 7085
lbs. 65.0071.00, Utility 50100
lbs. 50.0064.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 71.0094.00,
couple to 96.50, few Holstein
heifers 85-150 lbs. 72.00
116.00.
HOGS 60. Barrows and
gilts $l.OO higher. US No. 1-2
200-225 lbs. barrows & gilts
50.60-51.00, 1 lot No. 1-3 230
lbs. at 49.35. US No. 1-3 300-
550 lbs. sows 40.0043.25. 1
Boar at 35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 33. Few
US No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder
pigs 19.00-22.00 per head, 1
lot No. 1-3 40 lbs. at 39.00.
SHEEP 72. Spring or
wooled si. lambs high Good
& Choice 75-100 lbs
63.50, 1 lot Slaughter
25.25.
Market courtesy of I
Peoria
Livestock
Peoria/illjnois
September 21,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 5200 last week: 5700
year ago: 5000.
Compared with last week’s
close, , slaughter steers
steady. Slaughter heifers 50-
LOO higher. Cows firm to 50
higher. Bulls steady.
Receipts about 60 per cent
slaughter steers, 35 per cent
slaughter heifers, balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 34 1140-
1285 lbs. 55.00-56.00; part
load 56.50; Choice 2-4 1050-
1200 lbs. 54.25-55.50; 900-1050
lbs. 53.50-54.25; mixed Good
and Choice 2-4 900-1250 lbs.
52.50-54.25; Good 2-3 49.00-
52.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 3-4 900-
1030 lbs. 53.00-53.50; load
53.75; Choice 24 850-1000 lbs.
51.50-53.00; 800-900 lbs. 50.50-
51.50; mixed Good and
Choice 24 800-1000 lbs. 49.00-
51.50; Good 2-3 46.0049.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 38.5040.50;
high-Dressing Utility 41.00-
42.00; Cutter 1-2 35.00-38.50;
Canner 32.00-35.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1500 lbs. 41.0045.00; few
Yield Grade 1 1600-1850 lbs.
46.0048.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Carroll’s
Market
Felton, Del.
September 15,1978
Cows: Utility 38.50-42.50,
Cutter 35.00-38.00.
Steers: Choice 54.00-55.00,
Good 47.00-54.00, Standard
42.00-
Bulls: 43.0048.50.
Veal Calves: Prime 70.00-
78.00, Choice 60.00-70.00,
Good 50.00-00.00, Standard
42.00- Monkeys
returning to Farm - 45.00-
73.00.
Lambs: 50.00-54.00.
Hogs; 49.0049.50.
Sows; 42.0044.25.
Boars: 300 lbs. & up 39.00-
41.25.
Pigs sold between 20.00-
66.00.
Hunter’s
Sale Bam
September 18,1978
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 44.00-46.00;
Other 38.0042.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS:
300450 lbs. 330 by hd.; 250-
295 lbs. 250-270 by hd.
BULLS: 945 lbs. 44.00,
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 40.7544.00; Good to
Standard 38.7540.00; Utility
35.50-38.50; Cutters 34.25-
35.00; Canners 25.00-30.75.
CALVES: High to Choice
140-180 lbs. 67.00-77.00; Good
to Choice 120-140 lbs. 66.00-
76.00; Standard to Good 90-
110 lbs. 55.00-69.00; Utility 70-
85 lbs. 57.00-62.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lbs. 38.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 3540 lbs.
29-36 by hd.; 25-30 lbs. 22-27
by hd.; 7585 lbs. 44-52 by hd.
SOWS: 37.0044.00.
BOARS: 38.0041.00.
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