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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14,1978
Livestoc
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
October 10,1978
CATTLE 290. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers Good &
Choice $1 to $2 lower.
Slaughter cows $1.25 to $3
lower. Few High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 54.50
56.00, Choice No. 2-4 975-1350
lbs. 53.00-54.85, Good 49.00
53.00, few Standard 46.60
49.60. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 50.10-53.85, 50.10
53.85, few Good 47.7549.00.-
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 37.00-39.50,
few to 41.50, Cutters 37.25-
39.00, Canner & Low Cutter
34.75-37.00, Shells down to
31.50. Couple Good slaughter
bullocks 50.35 and 52.50. Few
Yield Grade #21050-1575 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44.00-50.50.
Choice 250-500 lbs. feeder
steers 65.0069.00, Good 50.00
60.00; Choice 350600 lbs.
feeder heifers 50.0 C-56.00;
Good 400-700 lbs. feeder bulls
45.0055.00,
CALVES 143. One Prime
vealer at 88.00, Choice 75.00
85.00, few Good 65.0060.00,
Standard & Good 90110 lbs.
65.0068.00, Standard 70-85
lbs. 50.0062.00, few Utility
6090 lbs. 40.00-52.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90125
lbs. 70.0097.50; holstein
heifers 85-150 lbs. 88.00
145.00,
HOGS 526 (Monday, Oc
tober 9, 1978). Barrows &
gilts $1 to $1.50 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 54.00-55.35, No. 1-3 190-
250 lbs. 53.00-54.10, No. 2-3
200-270 lbs. 51.00-52.85. US
k market and
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
42.7546.00. (Hog 118. Oc
tober 10, 1978.)
FEEDER PIGS 275. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
32.0045.00 per head, No. 1-3
4060 lbs. 43.00-56.00 per
head.
SHEEP 19 Choice 50105.
wooled slaughter lambs
58.5061.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
October 11,1978
Cattle 149. Steers: Stan
dard 49.0049.75. Cows:
Utility & Commercial 39.50
43.75; Cutter 37.0040.00;
Canner & Low Cutter 32.00
36.00. Bulls; Yield Grade No.
147.0050.75.
Calves: 177. Choice 86.00
89.50; Standard & Good HO
130 lbs. 76.0085.00; 90110
lbs. 62.0075.00; 65-90 lbs.
44.0065.00; Holstein bulls
95-110 lbs. 85.0092.00;
Holstein heifer calves 92.00
106.00.
Hogs: 229. US No. 1-2 53.30
55.00; US No. 1-3 52.2053.90.
Feeder Pigs: 359, US No. 1-
3 2035 lbs. 28.5035.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 36.00
52.50.
Sheep: 21. Choice 57.00
62.00; Ewes 20.0022.50.
Pa. Auction
Summary
October 13,1978.
CATTLE 4643. Compared
to 6943 last week and 5929 a
year ago. Compared with
last week’s market,
slaughter steers 73 cents to
$1.25 higher. Slaughter
heifers 25-75 cents higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to
1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
uneven. Feeder cattle
unevenly High
choice & prime YG 34,
slaughter steers 56.75-58.75,
choice YG 24 54.50-58.75,
good 50.00-54.75, standard
46.0050.50. Choice slaughter
heifers 50.0054.25, good
46.50-50.25, few standard
40.00- few utility
37.5040.75. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
39.00- cutters
37.5041.50, canner & 1. cutter
34.5039.00, shells down to
30.00, a few choice slaughter
bullocks 52.75-55.50, few good
48.00- few standard
44.0048.75. Yield Grade #l,
10002300 lbs. 48.0053.75, few
yield grade #2,10001600 lbs.
46.5050.00,
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auction news
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice 300-700 lbs. steers
62.00- Good 300-800 lbs.
50.00- Med. 300-750 lbs.
40.00- Good & choice
300-700 lbs. heifers
49.50-57.50. Good & choice
300-750 lbs. bulls 45.00-55.00.
CALVES 2849. Compared
to 4015 last week and 3412 a
year ago. Vealers steady to
5.00 higher. Few prime
vealers 89.00-108.00, choice
75.00- good 68.00-80.00,
standard & good 90-120 lbs.
65.00- 70-90 lbs.
58.00- utility 50-110 lbs.
42.00-
FARM CALVES: Active.
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
70.00- few 97.50. Hols
tein heifers 85-140 lbs.
75.00- few 147.00.
HOGS 4504. Compared to
6701 last week and 3201 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
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strong to higher. US
No. 1-2 200240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 54.00-55.50, few to 56.00,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
52.50-54.00, No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 50.00-52.50, No. 1-3
140-190 lbs. 45.50-51.00. SOWS
steady to 75 cents higher, US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
42.00-46.75, few 48.50, No. 2-3
300-650 lbs. 36.00-42.00.
BOARS 30.00-37.25, few to
42.00.
FEEDERPIGS 749. Com
pared to 1405 last week and
1224 a year ago, unevenly
steady. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 20.50-34.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
35.0044.00, few to 56.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
3603. All Sales cwt. Com
pared with 1465 head last
week, and 2918 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs mostly
$lO.OO-15.00 lower, spots
$25.00 lower. US No. 1-2 2540
lbs. 109.00-137.00, 40-50 lbs.
102.00- 50-70 lbs.
73.00- US No. 2-3
3040 lbs. 84.00-114.00, 40-60
lbs. 65.00-100.00. Utility 30-75
lbs. 70.00-101.00.
SHEEP 281. Compared to
751 last week and 324 a year
ago. Wooled slaughter lambs
steady to 2.00 lower. Choice
60-110 lbs. 58.00-62.00, few to
67.08, Good 50-110 lbs.
48.00-58.00. Slaughter
ewes 16.50-31.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
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