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Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot
Novembers, 1978
Choice 3 steers steady to
2.00 lower, full decline late.
Prime special fed veal not
established. Good and
Choice boning veal steady to
firm. Fresh pork loins 1.00
lower than Monday’s limited
test.
STEERBEEF
10 Loads
" Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 81.00-
82.00, mostly 81.00, 1.50-2.00
lower. Choice 4 650-800 lbs.
76.50-77.00.
STEER BEEF
5 Loads
Formula sales late
iyesterdaybase.
9 Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 83.00-
83J50, steady.
HEIFER BEEF
2 Loads
Formula sales late
yesterday base; Choice 3
500-700 lbs. 80.25.
BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
6 Loads
Steer hinds 145-190 lbs. pt.
Ids. 93.00, firm; fores 130-
210 lbs. 74.00; arm chucks 90-
130 lbs. pt. Id. 71.00; rounds,
steer 60-85 lbs. 94.00, part
load 92.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
2 Loads
55 lbs. down part loads
125.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
11 Loads
Compared to Monday, 14
lbs. down 95.00; 14-17 lbs.
93.50-94.00, .50-1.00 Iwr.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
9 Loads
Semi-bnls. hams 14-17 lbs.
125.00, firm; boneless hams
13-17 lbs. 155.00, firm; No. 1
sliced bacon vacuum pack
111.00, steady; Franks 70
beef, 30 pork 1 lb. pack 81.00,
steady.
BONELESS BEEF
' 4V2 Loads
90 pet. chem. lean, fresh,
116.00 part load; 90 pet
chem. lean, frozen 117.00.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed); 180-
240 lbs. no sales reported.
BONING TYPE
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 106.00-109.00, all
steady to firm; 55-64 lbs. 104-
107.00; 45-54 lbs. 102.00-
105.00; 3544 lbs. 100.00-
103.00; 34 lbs. down 98.00-
101.00.
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Suppliers: 70-80 lbs. 108.00,
all steady; 60-70 lbs. 106.00;
50-60 lbs. 104.00; 40-50 lbs.
102.00; 3040 lbs. 100.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Thursday, November 9,1978
CATTLE 3481. Compared
to 5419 last week and 6713 a
year ago. Compared with
last week’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $2
lower. SI. heifers steady to
weak. SI. cows steady to
$2.00 higher. SI. bullocks
steady to $l.OO lower. SI.
bulls strong to $2.00 higher. A
few High Choice & Prime yg
3-5 si. steers 55.35-56.50;
Choice YG 24 53.25-55.75;
Good 49.00-53.50; Standard
46.00-50.00, few Utility 42.00
47.00; si. heifers 53.00-53.75;
Good 46.00-50.00; Standard
40.0046.00; Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 40.5045.00;
Cutters 39.5042.75; Canner&
L. Cutter 36.0040.00, Shells
Uncaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978-
down to 30.00; few Choice si.
bullocks 52.0056.75, Good
48.0051.75; Standard 43.00
49.00; Utility Yield Grade #1
10002200 lbs. 47.25-54.00,
Yield Grade #2 9001650 lbs.
44.5050.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: few
Choice 300600 lbs. steers
58.00-69.00, Good 300750 lbs.
49.0058.00; few Good 300700
lbs. heifers 37.5053.50.
CALVES 1936. Compared
to 3715 last week and 4379 a
year ago. Vealers steady to
$2.00 lower. Few Prime
vealers 90.0095.00, Choice
78.0090.00; Good 70.0080.00;
Standard & Good 90110 lbs.
70.0080.00; 7090 lbs. 60.00
74.00. few Utility 50100 lbs.
40.0065.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90120 lbs. 75.0091.00;
Hoi. Heifers 80130 lbs. 75.00
135.00.
HOGS 6087. Compared to
6440 last year and 6754 a year
ago. Barrows and gilts $l.OO
to 1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.50
51.50, few 52.50; No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 50.00-51.25; No. 2-3
190-260 lbs. 48.00-50.00. SOWS
75 cents to $l.OO lower. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
43.0048.75, No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 38.0044.00. BOARS 32.00
40.00.
P’EEDER PIGS 1407.
Compared to 1559 last week
and 1856 a year ago, market
steady to strong. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00
45.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-60
lbs. 35.00-52.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
3317. All sales cwt. Com
pared with 4347 head last
week and 2758 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs mostly
$2.00-9.00 lower per. US No.
1-2 3040 lbs. 105.00-136.00,40
50 lbs. 100.00-128.00,5085 lbs.
76.00110.00; US No. 2-3 3040
lbs. 92.00118.00, 4065 lbs.
75.00104.00; 65-80 lbs. 75.00
80.00; US No. 3 3050 lbs.
84.00105.00. Utility 30-60 lbs.
55.0087.00.
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SHEEP 285. Compared to
563 last week and 563 a year
ago. Wooled si. lambs steady
to $l.OO higher. Choice 75-115
lbs. 58.00-62.00, few 66.00;
Good 60-95 lbs. 50.00-59.00;
Slaughter ewes 10.00-29.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
November 7,1978
CATTLE 219. Choice
slaughter steers 52.75-55.75,
Good 48.50-53.50, Standard
46.0048.50. Choice slaughter
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heifers 50.00-53.75, Good
46.00- Standard 42.00-
46.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.00-44.85,
few to 46.00, Cutters 40.00-
43.75, Canner & Low Cutter
36.00- Shells down to
33.00. Choice slaughter
bullocks 50.25-54.50, Good
47.00- Yield Grade #1
1200-1640 lbs. slaughter bulls
48.00- yield grade #2
800-1200 lbs. 45.00-48.00. Good
300-700 lbs. feeder steers
60.00-
CALVES 123. Prime
vealers 90.00-93.50, Choice
85.00- Good 80.00-85.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
75.00- 70-90 lbs. 60.00-
75.00. Farm Calves, holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 75.00-83.50;
holstein heifers 80-150 lbs.
85.00-
HOGS 693. (Monday,
November 6,1978). US No. 1-
2 210-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
50.50-51.60, No. 1-3 230-260
lbs. 50.00-50.50, No. 2-3 190-
280 lbs. 48.00-50.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 45.00-48.75,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 38.00-
45.00. Boars 200-680 lbs.
35.00-
FEEDER PIGS 427. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
17.00- per head, No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 25.0042.00, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs 42.00-52.00 per
head.
SHEEP 31. Choice 90-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
54.00-58.50, Good 50.00-54.00.
Slaughter etfes 15.00-22.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, November 6
Reported receipts of 420
calves, 164 cows, 50 heifers, 3
sheep, 13 lambs, 98 hogs, 32
bulls, and 19 steers. Cattle
market higher and calf
market steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
109.00; veals 70.01W7.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 85.00
90.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down
65.00-75.00; grassers and
feeders 45.0089.00; lambs
55.0058.00; sheep 20.00-
30.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs.
47.50-52.50; sows 38.0045.00;
boars 38.0042.00; pigs 15.00
45.00; heifers 42.0045.00;
steers, feeder 60.0070.00;
steers, common 45.0050.00;
bulls 45.00-53.00; cows, good
42.0045.00; cows, medium
39.0041.00; cows, poor or
small 33.0036.00; small
horses to 110.00; ponies 35.00
60.00; goats 15.0040.00.
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