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Livestock market
and auction news
Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, 1978
CATTLE 360. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to strong; grading
utility & commercial strong
to 50 cents higher, canner &
cutter steady to $l.OO lower.
Few Choice YG 1000-
1200 lbs. 53.90-55.50; Good
51.75-55.25, 1 at 55.75;
Standard 46.90-51.50; few
Choice YG 800-1000 lbs. si.
heifers 50.0052.75; Utility &
Commercial si. cows 40.00-
44.50. few to 46.00,1 at 47.75;
Cutters 38.3541.25; Canner &
L. Cutter 35.00-38.60, Shells
down to 32.00; few Standard
45.7548.75; few Yield Grade
#ll3OO-1900 lbs. 48.7050.75,1
at 52.40; Yield Grade §2,
1175-1500 lbs. 43.5048.90.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-500 lbs. steers
59.00- 1 at 71.00; Good
300500 lbs. 52.0058.00; few
Choice heifers 51.5054.50;
Good 315-600 lbs. 45.0049.50;
Good 400-700 lbs. bulls 47.00-
55.00.
CALVES 575; Vealers
about steady, Choice 84.50-
95.00. I.at 96.00; Good 75.00-
91.00; Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 80.0083.00; 90-110
lbs. 77.0080.00; 70-90 lbs.
73.00- Utility 55-110 lbs.
55.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 78.0089.00;
Hoi. Heifers 90-130 lbs. 90.00-
120.00. si. calves grading
Good & Choice 200-300 lbs.
50.0089.50; Standard & Good
130-200 lbs. 61.00-75.00.
HOGS; 2 lots, US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. sows 43.5046.75,
few No. 2-3 500550 lbs. 41.75-
43.25; few BOARS 36.50-
37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 55. US No.
1-3 3550 lbs. feeder pigs
30.00- per head, few No.
1-3 5080 lbs. 48.0051.00.
SHEEP 22. Choice 105 lbs.
at 58.00,1 lot Utility 60 lbs. at
60.00. Slaughter ewes 17.00-
21.50.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
October 25,1978
CATTLE 168. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows strong to 1.50
higher. Couple Low Choice
slaughter steers 52.60 and
52.75, few Standard 45.35-
47.75, few Utility 42.1044.10.
Few Utility slaughter heifers
43.7544.50. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
39.5044.10, few to 45.00,
Cutters 38.6042.25, Canner
and Low Cutter 35.00-39.35.
i Few Yield Grade No. 1,930-
1580 lbs. slaughter bulls
45.1048.25.
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CALVES 182. Vealers
about steady. Individual
Prime vealer at 91.50, Choice
31.50-86.50, few Good 65.00-
80.00, Standard and Good 90-
110 lbs. 74.00-78.00, 70-85 lbs.
70.00- Farm Calves;
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
75.00- few Holstein
heifers 35-120 lbs. 82.00-
115.00.
HOGS 153. Barrows and
gilts $1.25 lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
52.60-53.60, one lot at 54.10,
No. 1-3 210-250 1b5.51.30-52.60,
one lot No. 2-3 375 lbs. at
43.75. Few US No. 1-3 350-600
lbs. sows 43.0044.25. Few
Board 31.00-35.75.
FEEDER PIGS 454. US
No. 1-3 2085 lbs. feeder pigs
23.0042.00 per bead, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 40.00-51.00, No. 1-3
55-90 lbs. 50.00-55.00 per
head.
SHEEP 19. One lot Good 50
lbs. feeder lambs at 62.001
Slaughter ewes 18.00-27.50.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Joliet
Cattle
October, 26,1978
Friday through Wednes
day’s salable receipts 6,100,
5 days last week 6,426, same
period last year 8,510.
Trading slow for the week.
Mixed high Choice and
Prune steers closed the
week 50 to 75 lower than
Wednesday of last week.
Good to average Choice
steers mostly 1.00 lower.
Heifers 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows
1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 341150-1350 lbs. 55.00-
55.75 Monday, 54.75-55.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-
1250 lbs. 54.25-55.00 Monday,
53.50-54.75 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1200 lbs. 53.00-54,25
Monday, 52.00-53.50 Wed
nesday. Choice Holsteins
1250-1450 lbs. 49.50-50.25
Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 34
950-1100 lbs. 54.00-54.251 load
54.50, load 54.75 Monday,
53.25-53.75, 2 loads 54.00
Wednesday. Choice 24 900-
1050 lbs. 53.25-54.00 Monday,
52.00-53.25 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 52.00-53.25
Monday, 50.50-52.00 Wed
nesday.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 39.5042.00.
Market courtesy of USD A.
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