Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 04, 1978, Image 6

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—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 4,1978
Livestock market an
Martinsburg
Auction
Marthisbarg,Pa.
October 30,1971
CATTLE 235. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Choice slaughter steers
53.5056.00, Good 51.0053.50,
Standard 48.5051.00, Utility
42.0047.00, Choice slaughter
heifers 51.00-54.00, Good
48.5051.00, Standard 46.00
50.00, Utility 40.0045.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 42.5044.50,
one at 46.50, Cutters 38.50
42.00, Canner and Low
Cutters 36.0040.00, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 52.00
53.50, few Good 48.5051.50,
Standard 45.0049.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 14001800 lbs.
slaughter bulls 49.5052.50,
Yield Grade No. 2, 9001400
lbs. 44.0048.00.
CALVES 274. Choice
vealers 85.0096.00, Good
80.0090.00, Standard and
Good 90110 lbs. 70.0076.00,
7090 lbs. 66.0074.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90120
lbs. 90.00101.00; Holstein
heifers 80130 lbs. 87.00
135.00,
HOGS 295. US No. 1-2 200
230 lbs. barrows and gilts
51.50-52.00, one lot at 53.00,
No. 13 190-250 lbs. 49.50
51.30, No. 2-3 200-240 lbs.
49.5050.50, 240-260 lbs. 48.50-
50.00, No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
44.00-49.00. US No. 1-3 300500
lbs. sows 43.50-46.50, No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 41.50-43.00. Few
Boars 32.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 62. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
22.0042.00 per head, No. 1-5
3550 lbs. 40.00-50.00 per
head.
SHEEP 32. Good and
Choice wooled slaughter
lambs 55.00-60.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
October 30,1978
CATTLE 224. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows uneven, 50
cents lower to 50 cents
higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 53.50-55.10,
Good 49.00-52.00, Standard
46.5050.25, few Utility 42.85-
Green Dragon jggiL
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO** “WS COlVs
SUKERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M.-Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
44.50. One Standard
slaughter heifer at 45.00, few
Utility 38.1042.25. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
38.5042.60, couple to 43.60,
Cutters 37.8540.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 34.00-38.00, Shells
down to 32.00. Few Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks
52.5054.00. Few Yield Grade
#1 1195-2050 lbs. slaughter
bulls 43.1051.75. Few Choice
300500 lbs. feeder steers
55.0065.00; Choice 300600
lbs. feeder heifers 55.00
62.25; few Choice 490650 lbs.
feeder bulls 55.75-57.75.
CALVES 177. Vealers
about steady. One Prime
vealer at 90.00, Choice 80.00
87.00. few Good 75.0082.00,
90110 lbs. 75.0079.00, 7085
lbs. 74.0077.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs.
79.0096.00.
HOGS 304. Barrows & gilts
$2.25 to $2.75 lower. US No. 1-
2195-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
52.35-52.60, No. 1-3 190-250
lbs. 51.1052.25. US No. 1-3
'300600 lbs. sows 42.2046.50,
couple to 47.50. Few Boars
33.5038.00.
FEEDER PIGS 225. US
No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
27.0038.50 per head. No. 13
35-55 lbs. 33.50-49.50, one lot
No. 13 60 lbs. 56.00 per head.
SHEEP 18. Choice 80-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
50.5060.00, couple to 63.50.
Baltimore
USDA
October3o,l97B
CATTLE 400: Supply
mostly cows 501.00 higher,
some sales $1.50 higher,
bullssol.oohigher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Lot high Choice & Prime 3-4
1100 lbs. 55.8566.00.
COWS: Utility 23 and
WEWHiHAUL
HAY, STRAW &
GRAIN
To Local Auctions 1
From Anywhere \
To Anywhere ' (
or Buy Outright
MEADOW GREEN FARMS :
Call or write '
Rt. #1
Richland, Pa. 17087 1
Cali 717-933-4080 :
or 717-9334377
Commercial 3-4 38.50-43.50; Qprhrict
few 43.75-45.75. Cutter 1-2 OCClUldt
34.50-39.00; several 39.85- AUCtIOII -
40.00.
Stewart* town, Pa.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1095-2155 October 30,1978
lbs. 45.50-50.85.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steers 600-700 lbs. 2mS
55.2059.50; 700-980 lbs. 54.00-
57.00; Choice steer bull SSSS
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Choice 48.00-50.00; Good
HOGS: 800. Barrows and 45.00-47.75; Holsteins Good
Gilts 75-1.00 lower. US 1-2 44.0046.50; Standard Good
200-240 lbs. 51.50-51.75, 75 38.0043.50; Feeder Steers -
head 52.00-52.25, US 2-3 230- <Good and Choice 50.00-62.50;
260 lbs. 50.5051.50. SOWS 50- Standard Good 45.0050.00;
1.00 higher. US 1-3 300500 Bulls - Standard to Good
lbs. 43.0044.50, few 44.75- 44.00-48.50; Utility to
45.00. Standard 40.0044.00; Cows -
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
100: Choice 140-240 lb. S’^rfn
vealers7l.ooss.oo; Good and
Choice 140-200 lbs. 59.50- 37-00-39.85, Shells 33.00-38.00.
JB CALVES 92. Calves -
Choice and Prime 85.00-
lndlvldual 96.50; Good and Choice 75.00-
Choice 64.00. 85.00; Standard and Good
chpttp ATTPTTnN. 70.0580.00; Bulls Good 110-
SHEEP AUol iu M. 14& lbs 70.00-90.00; Heifers
Choice wooled slaughter lbs 75 00 .99 -00 .
lambs 81-87 lbs. 56.00-56.50, . 38 00*65 00
FARMERS
ATTENTION!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
INSECTICIDES
IM-PRUV-ALL
CONKLIN PRODUCTS
Check Our Prices Before You Buy.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
[* * WANTED * /s,!
Vj) ■ 200,000/wk. (
I Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens I
| DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing p
TOP PRICES PAID I
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
( Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
| Phone 215-488-1188
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write;
auction news
HOGS 306. U.S. No. 1 and Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
2, 190-220 lbs. 52.00. lbs. 51.00-51.75.
52.75; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190- _. 4 _
230 lbs. 51.5052.00; U.S. No. 1 Pnvata Treaty Fat Hogs,
and 3,180-250 lbs. 50.0051.25; No - 1811(12 > i 9O-220 lbs. 50.50-
Sows - 250375 lbs. 43.00- 50,75
«.s°; 400-5001bs. 39.8544.00; Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
?oars - 300500 lbs. 38.00- N0.1and3,190-2201b5.50.00-
42,0 - 50.50.
SHEEP 34. Lambs-Good
to Choice 55.0052.00;
Medium to Good 35.0055.00;
Ewes 12.00-22.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs;-
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