—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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