# Livestoc Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. November 15,1978 CATTLE 266. Supply in cluded 33 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers steady. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 higher Couple High Choice & Prime 1350 and 1450 lbs. slaughter steers 56.00 and 56.10, Choice 950-1225 lbs. 53.75-55.50, good NEED A FARM- / URBAN-COMMERCIAL . BUILDING? 3; t Can Your HUSKEE-BiLT MAN! Huskee Gives You More 1 • Full 6" x 6" Poles • American made steel | • Spacious Doors S • Factory Assembled Trusses • Top grade lumber throughout • Eave heights to 19' Also as* about our CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT BUILDING A Thrive Corner controlled environment building means heavier IUL " 1 healthier animals reduced labor and feed costs and almost no manure handling or odor They pay for thamsalves in no time* snn» •» ausm «M Name Address Town Dsend more information DHave representative cal! OMy phone number is D Student D Farmer D Businessman ALSO ask about jBW /=n Thrive Center Animal Confine BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT HSTEiGERSiiis.r 52.00-54.00, standard 46.50- 52.35. Choice 900-1000 lbs. slaughter heifers 50.75-53.10, few good 49.35-52.00, few standard 43.0046.00. Utility & commercial slaughter cows 42.0045.35, one at 46.60, cutters 40.0043.25, canner & low cutter 38.0040.00. Few good & choice slaughter bullucks 52.75-55.85, few standard 47.7549.75 Few yield grade HI 1100-1730 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.75-50.00: few yield grade u 2 940-1100 State MERVIN MILLER 7 KEENER RD LITITZ, PA 17543 PHONE (717)626-5204 ALL 4WD TRACTORS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL k market and lbs. 44.5047.75. Few good 750-875 lbs. feeder steers 48.50-59.00; few good & choice 335-650 lbs. feeder heifers 50.00-53.25; few good & choice 700-750 lbs. feeder bulls 47.50-50.50, few medium 480-980 lbs. 44.50- 47.50. CALVES 100. Vealers $3 to $7 lower. One Prime vealer at 91.50, few choice 82.00- 89.00, few good 78.00-82.00, standard & good 110-130 lbs. 72.00-80.00, 90-110 lbs. 70.00- 72.00, 7085 lbs. 65.00-70.50. Farm calves, holstem bulls 100-115 lbs. 77.00-86.00; few holstem heifers 90-135 lbs. 70.00-140.00. HOGS 282. Barrows & gilts 25 cents to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2 218-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00-50.70, No. 1-3 200- 260 lbs. 49.00-50.25, few No. 2- 3 260-290 lbs. 47.10-48.75, one lot No. 1-3175 lbs. 44.50. Sows $1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-3 300-520 lbs. sows 44.0046.75, No. 2-3 400-600 lbs. 39.00- 43.00. Boars 34.00-36.00, bght weights 36.0041.50. FEEDER PIGS 189. US No. 1-3 15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 106.00- cwt., 2 lots 138.00- few No. 1-3 35- 45 lbs. 97.00-107.00, few Utility 2545 lbs. 80.00f18.00 cwt. SHEEP 42. Choice 90-120 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 55.00- one small lot 69.00, few good 65-80 lbs. 50.00- few utility 75-85 lbs. 40.00-45.00. Few slaughter ewes 20.00-23.00. Sto time end line u Oklahoma Cattle November 16,1978 Thursday feeder cattle auction and weekly sum mary. Estimated receipts 4500 Same day last week 7056 Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves generally steady with the weeks advance of 1.00-2.00; majority receipts choice and mixed good and choice 300-750 lb. feeder steers and 300-650 lb. feeder heifers; demand very good for all weights and grades; moderate attendance buyers; salable supplies curtailed compared to recent weeks due to in clement weather and general rams and snow in the marketing area. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few prime, 300400 lb. 76.00-84.00; 400-500 lb 70.00-80.50, largely 71.00- 79.00; 500-600 lb. 67.50-75.25; 600-700 lb. 63.25-67.00; 700-800 lb. 61.50-63.75; few 800-908 lb. moderate to very fleshy steers 57.50-62.00; mixed good and choice 300-500 lb. 60.25- mostly 65.00- 72.00; 500-600 lb. 64.5066.00; 600-750 lb. 60.0064.00; few good 380460 lb. 58.5062.75; small lot good 436 lb. holstein steers at 57.90 and few good 675-825 lb. holstein steers 51.50-54.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice, few prime, 300400 lb. 62.75-67.00; 400-500 lb. 61.25- part load 430 lb. at 69.10; 500600 lb. 57.00- STEIGER DELIVERS MORE OF THE HORSEPOWER YOU PAY FOR. Steiger's 4WD tractors consistently transfer more engine horsepower to the drawbar where you need it. In recent independent tests, Steiger 4WD tractors delivered the highest percentage of engine horsepower to the drawbar pin. By comparing each model’s ad vertised gross engine horsepower to the highest drawbar horsepower attained in the tests, Steiger tractors placed above all others. Steigers delivered an average 84.08% of the engine’s power to the drawbar pin. The competition averaged only 75.81 %. Check the horsepower where it counts . drawbar. Steigers work harder. e demonstration. incaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1978 auction news 63.00; 600-700 lb. 55.50-59.00; few 700-735 lb. 54.0056.50; mixed good and choice 300- 500 lb. 55.25-61.50; 500-705 lb. 51.00- FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week. Feeder cattle and calves 1.00- higher, full advance on thin offerings suitable to go on wheat pasture; slaughter cows closed steady to weak with some sales .25- .50 cents lower on canner and cutter offerings; late sales utility and commercial 2-3 38.2543.90; cutter 1-3 37 5040.00 and few canner and low cutter 31.25-35.75; bulls generally steady, YGI - 1000-1700 lb. 44.00-50.50, one at 52.00; salable receipts near 15,600 head compared! to 18,078 last week and 34,040) the comparable week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 20 per cent of the supplies and 50 per cent of the cows were tested to go back to the country; feeders 80 per cent of the total. Novemberl6,l97B Friday through Wed nesday salable receipts 6400; 5 days last week 7808; same period last year 7314. Trading moderately active for the week. Slaughter steers closed the week 50 to 1.00 higher than Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers 25 to 75 higher. Cows were steady to 50 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Joliet Cattle Mixed High Choice and, Prime 3-41150-1350 lbs. 54.00- 54.75 Monday, 54.25-55.00 Wednesday. Choice 241050- 1250 lbs. 53.00-54.25. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000- 1200 lbs. 51.50-53.00 Monday, 52.00-53.00 Wednesday. Load of Choice holstems 1350 lbs. 50.25. Few mixed Standard and Good Holsteins 1200-1300 lbs. 47.5048.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 34 900-1100 lbs. 52.00-52.50 Monday, 52.25-52.75 Wed nesday. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 51.00-52.00 Monday, 51.25-52.25 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 49.50-51.00 Monday, 50.00-51.25 Wed nesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 40.0042.50. Market courtesy of USDA. New Holland Horse New Holland Sales Stables Monday, November 13,1978 Reported receipts of 440 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of driving out of lowa 460-770; load of driving out of Illinois 430-710; local driving horses 200-725; riding horses 225-350; better horses 375- 750; lightweight killers 225- 325; heavyweight killers 350- 550; mare ponies 15-55; colts 10-20; geldings 15-50; larger pomes 75-200. . at the 13
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