Livestock market an Des Moines Carlot September 27, 1978 Compared to Tuesday’s close: Beef trade closing slow; demand moderate to light. Choice steer beef steady-1.00 higher; Choice heifer beef 1.00 higher; Good 1.75 higher. Cow beef steady, instances 1.00 lower on Utility breaking, Choice primal fores steady-1.00 lower. Heifer rounds steady -1.00 lower than Monday. Sales reported on 38 loads of - carcass beef. STEER BEEF 9 Loads 3 600-900 lbs. 81.00- *fe.oo, steady-1.00 hgr. in cluding packer/packer at 82.00. HEIFER BEEF 24 Loads Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 78.75- 79.75, 1.00 higher mostly 79.75; Choice 3 400-500 lbs, 77.25; Choice 2 550-700 lbs. 79.75; Good 2-3 500-700 lbs, 73.251.75 higher. COW BEEF S Loads Utility (BRKG) (NRTHN) 3-4 450 & up lbs. 69.50 1.00 lower utility (BNG) 2-3 400 & up lbs. 76.00 steady. PRIMAL BEEF CUTS Choices 15% Loads Fores 130-210 lbs. 70.50- 72.00 steady-1.00 lower; Arm chucks 75-120 lbs. 68.50; Rounds (steer) 65-95 lbs. 93.50; rounds (Heifer) 60-85 BB.OO-89.00 steady-1.00 USE ORTHO UNIPEL 10-20-20 OR ORTHO UNIPEL 10-10-30 You can’t save your way to high yields and profits You have to invest your way to them Ortho Umpels are uniquely suited for your fertility investment because they give you a complete, balanced fertilizer to precisely establish or restore soil fertility in one broad cast application a dense, uniformly sized pellet for fast, even spreading providing more evenly-spaced nutrient sites for field fertility balance and more complete feeding sites for hungry plants quick and slow-acting Nitrogen and Phosphorus, plus Potash, to provide a quick growth “kick” and then continued crop nutrition over a growing season With Umpel fertilizers, you get nutrient & fertility “balance”— a key to crop profits—and our experienced Ortho dealer service- P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. n Smoketown, PA lower than Monday.; Arm backs 100-150 lbs. 80.00. BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS 23 Loads 85 pet. chem. lean frozen 101.50; 75 pet. chem. lean frozen 86.00-87.00 steady; 75 pet. chem lean fresh 85.50; 50 pet. chem lean frozen 56.00; 50 pet chem. lean fresh 48.00- 52.001.00-2.00 lower. Compared to Tuesday’s close: fresh pork cut trade slow; demand light. Limited product offerings reported. Fresh pork loins steady-1.50 higher. Boston Butts steady firm. bellies 16-25 lbs. steady-1.00 higher thaj* Monday. Other items not well established. Sales reported on 57 loads of Pork items. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS; 14-17 lbs. 104.00- 104.50 steady-50 higher; 17-20 lbs. 100.00 1.50 higher; 20& up lbs. 81.50 steady; 20 & up lbs. 83.00 trimmed. BOSTON BUTTS; 4-8 Ibs.- 79.00-79,25 steady-firm; 8 & up lbs. 77.00-77.50 pt. loads. SPARERIBS; 2-3 lbs. 89.75 frozen; 3-5 lbs. 74.00 frozen; 5 & up lbs. 44.25 frozen. SKINNED HAMS: 17-20 lbs. 94.00 frozen. BELLIES, SDLS: 10-12 lbs. 54.50, pt. load 55.00; 12-14 lbs. 62.00; 14-16 lbs. 62.00; 16- 18 lbs. 61.00; 18-20 lbs. 56.00- 57.00 50 higher 75-1.00 hgr. than Monday stdy with Mon.; 20-25 lbs. 56.50. PORK TRIM: 50 pet. lean 51.50 fresh; 80- pet. lean 88.00; 72. pet. lean 92.00 FERTILIZER NUTRIENT "BALANCE" FOR TOP YIELDS OF WHEAT AND SMALL GRAIN Ph: 717-299-2571 frozen & certified. Cheek meat 95.00; sknd jowls 51.00 frozen. OFFAL & VARIETY: Stomachs 19.50 frozen; Front feet 25.00 frozen kidneys; 22.50-23.00 frozen; tails 18.00-19.50 frozen; livers 24.00-25.00 frozen (I|. bx); ears 28.00; neck bones 26.50; snouts 27.00 frozen. Market courtesy of USDA, East Coast Carlot September 27,1978 Commitments light on carcass beef, Choice 3 steers generally steady. Prime special fed veal generally steady. Good and Choice boning veal steady to 1.00 lower. Fresh pork loins generally steady in limited test spring lamb mostly steady with early last week. STEER BEEF 12 Loads Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 8450- 8475; Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 8450-8-525 It. ystdy generally steady; Choice 4 600-900 lbs. few 7625 It. ystdy.; Good 3 600-900 lbs. few 7950 It. ystdy. HEIFER BEEF ' 2 Loads Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 8225 It. ystdy. CHOICE 3 BEEF CUTS 10 Loads Steer hinds 145-190 lbs. 9700-9800; Fores 130-210 lbs. 7400-7500; Arm chucks 90-130 lbs. 7200; Arm'backs 100-150 lbs. 8300; Rounds, steer 60-85 lbs. 9700. VEAL CARCASS- Hide On Prime (Special Fed) 180-240 lbs. ltd. 16000 generally steady. GOOD & CHOICE BONING TYPE Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75 lbs. ltd. 10800 all steady; 55-64 lbs. ltd. 10600; 45-54 lbs. ltd. 10400; 35-44 lbs. ltd. 10200; 34 lbs. down ltd. 10000. Midwest and West Coast suppliers: 70-60 lbs. 10800 10900 all steady to 1.00 lower; UNIPEL Chevron s Ortho FERTILIZERS Helping the World Grow Better 60-70 lbs. 10600-10700; 5060 lbs. 10400-10500; 40-50 lbs. 10200-10300; 30-40 lbs. 10000- 10100. SPRING LAMB CARCASS, Choice & Prime 3-4 sLoads Comp, to last week 55 lbs. down 12300-12400 pt. Ids. mostly steady. 60 lbs. down 11850-12100. FRESH PORK CUTS 3 Loads Loins 14-17 lbs. 10750 generally steady; Butts 4-8 lbs. 8350 load. BEEF TRIMMINGS 5 Loads 50 Pet. chem. lean, fresh 5000. Market Courtesy of USDA. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. September 25,1978 CATTLE 244. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 55.00-57.00, Good 53.50-55.00, Standard 50.00-52.00, Utility 46.5049.00, Choice slaughter heifers 51.00-53.50, Good 48.50-51.00, Standard 47.00- 49.00, Utility 44.00-46.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 43.5046.50, one at 48.00, Cutters 39.00- 42.00, Canner & Low Cutter 38.0042.00, Shells down to 34.00, Choice slaughter bullocks 53.00-54.50, few Good 49.00, Standard 45.00- 49.00. Yield Grade #1 1400- j, 1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.50-52.50; yield grade #2 900-1400 lbs. 46.00-49.00. CALVES 308. Choice vealers 75.00-90.00, Good 73.00-85.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 69.00-74.00, 70-90 lbs. 64.00-69.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 70.09-86.00; holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 68.00-116.00. HOGS 224. US No. 1200-230 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 717-933-4080 or 717-9334377 incaster Farming, Saturday, September 30,1978 auction news lbs. barrows & gilts 52.75- 53.50, No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 50.50-51.00, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs. 48.50-50.00, No. 2-3 240 260 lbs. 47.00-50.00, No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 40.00-45.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 42.0045.00, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 38.50-42.00. Boars 30.00 36.00. FEEDER PIGS 45. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-38.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 32.0050.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Choice 80100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 54.0058.00. Market coi Ttesy of PDA. Dewart Auction CATTLE 140. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good 75 cents to $1.50 higher. Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2.50 higher. Few Choice 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 53.00- 54.25, Good 50.0053.00, few Standard 48.5049.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 46.60-51.00, few Good 47.50- 48.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.5044.50, Cutters 39.0043.00, Canner & Low Cutter 35.0040.10, shells down to 32.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 54.10, few Good 49.50-51.00. Few Yield Grade #ll3OO-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00-55.10 Few Good & Choice 600-850 lbs. feeder steers 49.25-58.00. CALVES 139. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. $4 to $9 higher. Choice vealers 75.00-87.00, few Good 70.00-75.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 67.00- 70-85 lbs. 65.00- 68.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 71.00-91.00; holstein heifers 85-150 lbs. 78.00- HOGS 295. Barrows & gilts $1.50 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 200-215 lbs. barrows & gilts -52.90-53.60, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 52.30-53.30, few lots No. 2-3 260-275 lbs. 52.30-52.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 42.75-45.50, No. 2-3 400-725 lbs. 40.0042.25. FEEDER PIGS 207. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-38.50 per head, No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. 41.0052.00, Utility 3050 lbs. 24.0033.00 per head. SHEEP 52. Choice 75-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 54.0060.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Baltimore USDA September 25 CATTLE 350: Limited sales steers and heifers, $l.OO higher, cows 50-1.00 higher, bulls firm to 50 cents higher, feeders steady. Supply 20% slaughter steers and heifers, 30% feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Choie 34 1000-1090 lbs. 54.00-55.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: several Choice 2-3 950-1095 lbs. 52.75-53.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 39.10- 44.10; few 44.3545.00; Cutter 37.00- Canner & low Cutter33.2s-37.00. BULLS: Y G 1-2 1020-1330 lbs. 44.50-50.00; few I’s 1405- 1595 lbs. 48.85-51.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 375445 lbs. 63.75-67.50; package 595 lbs. 62.50; couple 800-900 lbs. 55.00- few Choice bulls 310-530 lbs. 57,00-64.50. HOGS 600: Compared with Wednesday Barrows & Gilts 75-1.00 higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 51.00- 51.25; 30 head 51.50. US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 50.00-51.00. SOWS: 25-50 cents higher. US 1-3 3004100 lbs. 41.0042.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 100: Choice 130-245 lb. vealers ’73.00-80.00; In dividual 85.50; few Good & low Choice 150-210 lbs. 61.00- 70.00; Good & Choice 70-110 lbs. 60.50-69.50; Choice calves 265400 lbs. 61.50- 67.50; Good 53.50-59.50. SHEEP AUCTION 65: Choice spring lamb 78-114 lbs. 59.00-63.00. Special Market Septembers!, 1978 Special Yearling Steer Sale Tazewell, Va There were 367 head sold. All steers were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s DTvision of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 600-700 lbs. 66.00 66.25; 700-600 lbs. 61.0061.25; 800-1000 lbs. 50.00-56.75; 1000 & up 46.5048.25; Good 400 500 lbs. 60.7064,75; 500-700 lbs. 61.7065.50; 700800 lbs. 54.00- 800-1000 lbs. 50.00- ; Medium 400500 lbs. 62.0063.75; 500700 lbs. 54.25-60.25; 700800 lbs. 54.50; 8001000 lbs. 50.00-52.00; Common 400500 lbs. 52.75- 55.50; 500700 lbs. 51.5055.75; 700800 lbs. 50.0053.00; 800 900 lbs. 50.00. MR. FEEDER PIS We have Graded Feeder Pigs delivered subject to buyers approval. Vet inspected. Reasonable prices. Also available Rhinitis FREE. % Cad Collect 808 TINDALL So. Charleston, Ohio 513-462-8797 or HAYMOW) BOYCE LIVESTOCK GO. Unionville, Tenn. 615-294-5102 7
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