Livestock nwiket an Sechrist Auction Stewart* town, Pa. October 23,1978 CATTLE 112: Steers High Choice and Prime 53.00 55.50; Good Choice' 51.00 53.25; Good 49.75-51.00; Standard Good 47.0049.50; Holsteins Good 46,0049.85; Standard to Good 44.0045.50. Heifers - High Choice and Prime 48.0049.85; Good to Choice 46.0048.00; Holsteins Good 46.0048.10; Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 60.00- Standard Good 55.00- Utility 45.00 55.00; Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 52.00 53.85; Standard to Good 50.00- Utility to Standard 44.0049.75; Cows - High Yearling Commercial - 38.0040.50; Cutters 37.00 39.10; Canners Low Cutters 35.0037.50; Shells 32.00-35.10. CALVES 150: Calves - Choice and Prune 80.00- 96.00; Good and Choice 75.00- BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BRED BEEFALO FOR SALE - Rapid gams on grass and roughage -55-65 lb Births - up to 1100 lb yearling - Visit our farm and see our animals In stock SEMEN *l2 an ampule ] / 2 & 3 /< Blood Bulls & Heifers BEEFALO N A J 4270 Quakerbridge Rd. Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association “It Gets So Busy” “It gets so busy around here that sometimes I could use a pair of roller skates!”, says Jean Mohr of Manheim, who is October’s employee of the month at Plain and Fancy Egg Ranch. Jean is a packer operator of 6 auto matic packing lines at Plain and Fancy’s Elizabethtown processing plant, and making sure that 6 lines loading a total of 50,000 eggs an hour runs smoothly can really keep you rolling! Jean will receive a $25.00 savings bond and an appreciation plaque for her outstanding work. 85.00; Standard and Good 70.0080.00; Bulls Good 110 140 lbs. 80.0095.00; Heifers 90110 lbs. 80.00105.00; Culls 40.0070.00. HOGS 227: Hogs-U.S. No. 1 and 2, 190220 lbs. 54.00 55.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190 230 lbs. 53.5054.00; U.S. No. 1 and 3,180250 lbs. 52.0053.25; Sows - 250375 lbs. 42.00 48.00; 400500 lbs. 38.0042.00; Boars - 300-500 lbs. 38.00 40.50. SHEEP 5: Lambs - Good to Choice 58.00-62.00; Medium and Good 55.00 60.00; Ewes-15.0022.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190215 lbs. 53.5054.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,200240 lbs. 53.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,230250 lbs. 52.00 52.50. Carroll’s Market Felton, Delaware October 20,1978 COWS: Utility 40.0042.25. Cutter 37.0040.00. STEERS: Choice No test. Good 50.00-53.25. Standard 45.0050.00. BULLS: 47.0052.25. VEAL CALVES: Prime 70.00-80.00. Choice 60.00 70.00. Good 50.00-60.00. Standard 45.00-50.00. Monkeys returning to farm 45.0096.00. LAMBS: 40.0050.00. HOGS 52.0052.75. SOWS; 43.0044.50. BOARS: 39.0040.25. Pigs sold between 20.00 70.00. Baltimore USDA October 23,1978 CATTLE 400: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.25-2.00 lower, cows weak to 50 cents, instances 75 cents lower, than Fridays decline, bulls 50 cents-2.00 lower, Supply 25% slaughter steers and heifers, 50Vr cows, 20% Feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 24 1020-1395 lbs. 52.00- high Good & Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 51.00- 52.00; Good 24 1100-1400 lbs. 48.00- Standard & Good Holsteins 2-3 1045-1400 lbs 44.0048.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Chi loice 2-4 795-1075 lbs. 49.00- 51.25; few Good 2-3 770-1020 lbs. 44.0048.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 & LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Route 22 PHONE: JONESTOWN 865-2881 Sale every Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. starting with feeder cattle and pigs. Also Hay Sale every Tuesday at 12:30. auction news Commercial 3-4 36.00-41.75; few 42.2542.35; Cutter 32.00- 37.10. BULLS: Y G 1-2 1070-2385 lbs. 43.85-50.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 980-1025 lbs. 50.00-52.75; package 820 lbs. 55.50; small lot high Choice & Prime 700 lbs. 60.75. HOGS 800: Barrows & Gilts weak to 50 cents lower; US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 53.50- 53.75; 85 head 54.00; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 52.50-53.50. SOWS; 50 cents to $1.25 higher; US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 42.0044.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 75: Choice 120-325 lbs. Vealers 74.0(W3.00; Good & Choice 120-250 lbs. 60.00- 70.00; 80-110 lbs. 69.01W1.50. SHEEP AUCTION 25: Choice wooled slaughter lambs 87-90 lbs. 55.50-70.00. G&M Livestock Market October 23,1978 Market reported steady with last week’s market. Dairy cows 530.00 to 950.00. STEERS: Good to Choice 52.00- Standard to Good 48.01W2.00. HEIFERS: Choice 49.50- 51.50; Good to Choice 47.00- 49.50; Standard 43.0047.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Sta ndard to Good 300 to 700 lbs. 50.00- BULLS: 1200 to 1654 lbs. 49.00- 900-1200 lbs. 46.5049.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 42.0044.00; Good to Standard 40.0042.00; Utility 38.0040.00; Cutters 36.00- 38.00; Canners Down to 34.00. CALVES: High to Choice 92.00-96.00; Good to Choice 80.00-92.00; Standard to Good 60.00-80.00; Utility 40.00-60.00. Farm Calves Bulls 90 to 120 lbs. 85.00-96.00; Farm Calves Heifers 90 to 120 lbs. 90.00-140.00. HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 53.00- 54.90; 190 to 270 lbs. 48.00- 53.00. Feeder Pigs 20 to 30 lbs. 20.00-37.00; 30 to 45 lbs. 40.00- 54.00. SOWS: 42.00-46.50. BOARS: 32.00-40.50. Lambs 52.00-62.00. SHEEP: Sheep 15.0083.25, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 28,1978 Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Friday, October 20,1978 Feeder Cattle “ 791 764 Today Last Friday 1336 TREND: Feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower; feeder heifers fully steady; feeder bulls steady to firm. Supply included few lots mixed Good and Choice feeder steers, although bulk of supply sold in lots of three or less. Last Year FEEDER STEERS: One lot Choice 425 lb. 70.00; load and couple lots mixed Good and Choice 650-720 lb. 63.00- 63.60, 700-950 lbs. 56.50-59.75, few lots 950-1085 lb. 50.50- 54.00; couple lots Good 500- 550 lb. 59.00-61.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Couple lots Choice 380440 lb. 54.00-55.75; couple lots mixed Good and Choice 600- 610 lb. 50.10-50.75. FEEDER BULLS: Good and Choice 600-700 lbs. 50.00- 54.00,725-985 lb. 48.5049.00. Market courtesy of USDA. Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. October 24,1978 Steers reported lower. Cows reported lower. STEERS: Choice 52.60- 54.50; Good 47.25-53.00; Standard 41.2547.00. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 40.00-42.50; Cutter 96.75-40.50; Conner & Low Cutter 28.25-37.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 46.75-47.50. Good & Vealers reported steady. Choice 72.50-89.50; Good 62.50-75.00; Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 58.50-71.00; 90-110 lbs. 50.00-61.00. Barrows & gilts reported steady. US No. 1-2 54.00- 55.35; US No. 1-3 51.50-53.75. SOWS: US No. 1-3 44.00- 48.50. FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1- 3 20-35 lbs. 27.00-33.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 44.00- 50.50. Slaughter lambs reported steady. Good 52.00-57.00. WE WILL HAIR. HAY, STRAW S GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW CREEK FARMS Call or write Rt. »1 Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717904080 or 717-9334377 Special Market Special Feeder Steer Sale October 23,1978 Abingdon, Va. There were 1145 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 500-700 lbs. 59.00-65.25; 700-800 lbs. 59.75- 800-1000 lbs. 49.75- Good 400500 lbs. 68.25-69.25; 500-700 lbs. 59.75- 66.60; 700-800 lbs. 59.0061.00; 800-1000 lbs. 51.00-57.25; Medium 400500 lbs. 63.00 72.00; 500700 lbs. 59.5068.25; 700800 lbs. 56.0060.00; 800 1000 lbs. 49.0053.00; Com mon 500700 lbs. 55.0061.00; 700800 lbs. 56.5059.00; 800 1000 lbs. 50.0052.00. Special Market Special Feeder Yearling Sale October 24,1978 Harrisonburg, Va. There were 1464 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS; Choice & Fancy "500-700 lbs. 62.50-64.75; 705- 800 lbs. 59.00-60.00; 805-1000 lbs. 51.50-60.00; Good 500-700 lbs. 62.00-67.25; 705-800 lbs. 59.00- 805-1000 lbs. 53.75-57.75; Medium 500-700 lbs. 53.5063.50; 700600 lbs. 55.00- 805-1000 lbs. 45.50-53.00. Special Market Special Feeder Calf Sale October 19,1978 Marshall, Va. There were 920 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS’s standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & Fancy 300-400 lbs. 73.00-78.00; 400 500 lbs. 74.00-77.50; 500-600 lbs. 68.50-74.00. Good 300400 lbs. 75.50-77.00; 400-500 lbs. 70.00- 500600 lbs. 68.50 75.00. Medium 300-400 lbs. 67.00- 400600 lbs. 64.00 71.00; 500600 lbs. 59.0068.00. Short All weights 58.5062.50. HEIFERS: Choice & Fancy 300400 lbs. 54.00 60.00; 400500 lbs. 60.5066.00; 500600 lbs. 58.5063.00. Good 300400 lbs. 56.0065.50; 400 500 lbs. 57.5066.00; 500600 lbs. 52.0060.75. Medium 300 400 lbs. 46.0053.50; 400500 lbs. 46.0053.50; 400500 lbs. 48.0054.00; 500600 lbs. 43.50 47.00. Short All weights 51.50 54.00. 7
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