—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978 12 Livestock market an Oklahoma Cattle Novembers, 1978 Thursday cattle auction and weekly summary esti mated receipts 7,000. Same day last week 7,437, Active, feeder cattle and calves steady to firm compared to the weeks advance to 1.00-2.00 on all weights and grades and offerings suitable for grazing were at the full advance; majority receipts Choice and Mixed Good and Choice 300-750 lb. feeder steers and 300-650 lb. feeder heifers; fairly large atten dance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few prime 300-400 lb. 75.50-84.50; 400500 lb. 70.00- 79.00; 500600 lb. 65.0071.50, small lot 534 lb. at 72.90; 600 700 lb. 60.25-65.75, largely 61.0064.50; 700800 lb. 60.75- 64.00; few 800-865 lb. 59.00 61.25; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 66.25-73.75; 500-600 lb. 60.0066.00; 600800 lb. 59.00-59.50; few 800-865 lb. 57.25-58.00; Good 600775 lb. 57.75-59.50; Good 325-500 lb. Holstein Steers 57.00 60.00; 700996 lb. 48.75-54.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prune 300-400 lb. 61.50-67.00; 400-500 lb. 59.75- 66.00; 500-600 lb. 55.75-60.75, largely 57.00-60.00; 600-700 lb. 55.25-56.60; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 55.25- 60.50; 500-615 lb. 53.50-55.25; Good 370-600 lb. 50.00-55.00. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, LEON B. HERSHEY Box 265 Paradise, PA 717-442 4807 . B RUSSELL SAUDER R 5, Box 322 A Manheim, PA 717-665-4153 JASON E MILLER 169 Strasburg Pike Lancaster, PA 717-393-7244 WM J YODER 23 N Bridge St Christiana, PA 215-593 2101 MARLIN J GEESAMAN Rt 2 Box 286 A Newport PA 717 582 4598 feeder cattle and calves 1.00 2.00 higher in Good demand. Cows lost part of the early advances to close mostly 25- 75 cents higher; utility and commercial 2-3 38.5043.50 late; cutter 1-3 35.25-39.50; Bulls generally steady, YG 1-2 10001800 lb. 42.5052.50. Salable receipts totaled near 17,900 head compared to 20,963 last week and 22,281 the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls comprised 18 per cent of the salable supply and near 40 per cent of the cows were tested to go back to the country; feeder cattle and calves made up 82 per cent of the total. Market courtesy of USDA, Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. Novembers, 1978 CATTLE 247. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers & cows about steady. Low to average choice 975-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 53.75-55.25, good 49.85-53.75, few stan dard 47.75-49.60. Few choice slaughter heifers 51.75-56.00, few good 48.75-51.00, few standard 46.0047.00, few utility 41.00-44.50. Utility & commercial slaughter cows 40.5044.10, couple to 45.85, cutters 40.0042.85, canner & low cutter 36.50-39.50, shells down to 33.50. Couple choice slaughter bullocks 56.00 and 56.75, couple good 52.50 and 55.00. Yield Grade #1 1100-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED BELOW 47.75-54.00. Choice 375550 lbs. feeder steers 58.50-65.00, few to 70.50. Few Good 400- 500 lbs. feeder heifers 48.00- Choice 350-600 lbs. feeder bulls 58.00-60.50. CALVES 149. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. about steady. Choice vealers 79.00-88.00, one at 90.00, good 76.00-80.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs 73.50-79.50, 70-85 lbs. 70.00- 74.50, Utility 50-85 lbs. 40.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 77.00- holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 78.00-131.00. HOGS 332. Barrows & gilts 3.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.50-50.85, one lot 51.00, No. 1-3 210-255 lbs. 49.75-50.75, No. 2-3 215-265 lbs. 48.75-50.25. US No. 1-3 275-600 lbs. sows 45.00-47.50, few to 48.50, few No. 2-3 400-600 lbs. 43.00-44.75. Boars 36.00-40.00, couple to 42.50. FEEDER PIGS 246. ALL PRICES CWT. US No 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 111.00-126.00, No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 101.00-108.00, No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. 71.00-92.00, one lot No. 1-3 85 lbs. 66.00 cwt. SHEEP 13. Few choice 75-115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 60.50-66.00. Few Yearlings 30.00-45.00. CATTLE 132. Steers Standard 49.50-51.25. Cows Utility & Commencal 43.50- RAYE HILLARD, JR Rl, Box 220 A Milroy, PA 717-667-2421 ALVIN ESH Box 72 Intercourse, PA 717 758-3128 PAUL BITTNER Germansville, PA 215 767 7140 H MELVIN CHARLES Rl Washington Boro, PA 717 684-5783 PETE CALDWELL Rl Windsor PA 7172461046 Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. Novembers, 1978 Figure it for yourself. You get top feed conversion & better daily gains with Bovotone 12-D. Relying on homegrown grain and roughage this year‘ ? Make your cattle more feed-efficient by forti fying their rations with Bovotone 12-D Gram and grain silage, while high in energy, are low in minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients that promote top performance Bovotone 12-D corrects these deficiencies and encourages maximum feed intake when high levels of silage are fed Keep your out-of-pocket costs low throughout growing and finishing periods by using the most economical source of additional protein available. Bovotone 12-D makes a difference you can take to the bank. Your figures will prove it VIGORTONE PRE-MIXES It’s Time To Compare! 50 branch offlcu 5000 dcaltr* RALPHE BRUNGART Loganton, PA 717-725-2355 WERTZ BROTHERS R 5 Danville, PA 717 275-4407 CHESTER SOLTYS, JR Spring City, PA 215-948-3647 JAMES STUTZMAN SONS R 3 Kutztown, PA 215 683-7198 215 682 2624 SHERWOOD A WITMER Box 138 Berrysburg PA 717 362 8523 auction news 45.75, a couple to 46.75. Cutter 41.5044.00. Canner & Low Cutter 38.5042.00. Bulls Yield Grade No. 144.5049.60. CALVES 165. Vealers Choice 85.50-89.00. Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 82.00- 87.00; 90-110 lbs. 73.00-85.00; 65-90 lbs. 65.00-75.00 HOGS 193: US No. 1-2 50.00-51.35; US No. 1-3 49.60- 50.25; Sows US No 1-3 44.00- 46.75. FEEDER PIGS 588. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 26.50-38.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 38.0047.50. SHEEP 11 Choice 54.50- 59.50 Western Maryland Stockyards Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Westminster, Md. November 7,1978 BUTCHER CATTLE Medium run mostly cows Fat Steers few offered; Top 54.75; Good-Choice 48.00- 54.75; Standard 44.00-48.00; Heifers Standard to 46.50; Cows active bidding steady prices. Good Cows 44.85 bulk 42.50- Standard & Utility 39.00-42.00; Canners 37.50- Shelly 37.50 down; Bulls prices steady; Top 53.50 bulk 48.00-50.00. BUTCHER HOGS Medium run mostly steady Top Hogs 48.75; Bulk 200-225 - 3 manufacturing plant* THOMAS R. WORTHINGTON R 3 Muncy, PA 717-546-2313 lbs. 48.5048.75; 230-260 lbs. 48.0048.50; 170-190 lbs. 46.00; Heavy Weights to 48.00; Sows to 47.50 bulk 43.0046.00. VEAL CALVES: Large run. No top calves offered. Good-Choice 85.00-90.00; Standard 75.00-85.00; Light calves 65.00-75.00; Weak & Rough 65.00 down; Farm Heifers to 125.00 bulls to 80.00. Use 10% less feed with Bovotone No. 76 If your feed supply is low, or you simply want better feed efficiency, fortify with Bovotone No 76 This highly potent pre-mix contains Rumensm* plus all the vitamins and minerals needed to properly for tify feedlot rations You can save over 10 percent on your feed supply, and that means more profit for you. Now is the time to compare. See your Vigortone dealer soon. He’s ready to com pare the performance of Vigortone’s low-cost cattle feeding programs with any other you name. * Rumensm is Elanco s trademark for monensm sodium PAULL KREIDER R 2 Palmyra, PA 717 964-3791 WILMERJ WEAVER Rl Fredericksburg, PA 717 865-6710 J. CLYDE BRUBAKER 2418 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster, PA 717-898-8984 C GEORGE BOOK R 2, BoxBo Mifflmtown, PA 717-527-2228 LAMBS: Few offered Feeders to 41.00. STOCK CATTLE: run mostly steady, Steers 45.00-67.00; Heifers 42.00-61.00; Bulls 43.00-61.00 EXCAVATING SPECIALISTS All Types of Excavating Call Ernie At FREY BROS. RD2, Quarryville, PA 17566 (717) 786-2146 gj DAVID RADWANSKI Box 51, R 2 Mehoopany, PA 717-833-2752 ELAMG HOOVER R 2, Box 531 Reading, PA 215-926 2908 CHRISTIAN L STOLTZFUS R 2, Box 409 Elverson, PA 215-286 5995 ELWIN H. REAM Hughesville, PA 717-584 4085 PIGS AND SHOATS: Large run active bidding slightly higher. By the head 18.00-45.00. Shoats to 51.50. By the lb. 48.00-55.50. Good Stock Stock Stock
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