6 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 18,1978 Livestock market an Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. November 13,1978 CATTLE 311. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 53.50- Good 52.1XW3.50, Standard 48.50-50.00, Utility 44.00- Choice slaughter heifers 52.00-55.50, Good 48.50- Standard 47.00 49.00. Utility 44.00-46.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 43.5046.50, two at 47.00, Cutters 40.50 43.00. Canner & Low Cutter 38.50- Shells down to 32.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks at 53.00, few Good 47.50- Standard 46.50 48.50. Yield Grade #1 1400 2400 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00- yield grade A-2 900-1400 lbs. 43.0048.00. CALVES 283. Choice vealers 85.00-92.00, Good 75.0085.00. Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 82.00-92.50; holstem heifers 80-130 lbs. 80.00130.00. HOGS 248. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.75-50.50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 48.5049.50, No. 2-3 200- 240 lbs. 48.00-49.00, 240-260 lbs. 47.00-48.50, No. 1-3 140- 190 lbs. 40.0048.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 42.00-46.50, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 40.00- 42.00. Boars (few) 32.00- 36.00. FEEDER PIGS 32. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-42.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 40.00-50.00 per head. SHEEP 8. Good & Choice woo Jed slaughter lambs 55.00-60.00. Market Courtesy of PDA, Baltimore USDA November 13,1978 CATTLE 375; Limited sales slaughter steers $l.OO - lower, few heifers weak to 50 cents lower, cows which made up bulk of supply steady, few bulls steady to $l.OO lower. Supply 15% slaughter steers and heifers, 60% cows, 20% feeder cattle, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Choice 3-4 985-1385 lbs. 51.50-53.75; several Good 2-4 FARMERS ATTENTION!! SPRAY MATERIALS INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL Uj CONKLIN PRODUCTS Check Our Prices Before You Buy, MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road. Lancaster. PA 17601 Ph; 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 9101225 lbs. 47.35-50.25; few low Good HoLstems 2’s 1225- 1385 lbs. 44.6045.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: few Choice 3-4 9201025 lbs. 51.00-52.75 package Good & Choice 2-3 905 lbs. 50.25; several good 2-3 810970 lbs. 47.0047.75. BULLS: Y G 1-2 1115-1885 lbs. 45.60-51.60; couple high Good Y G 2 bullocks 1190 1255 lbs. 52.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 39.00 44.00; Cutter 35.0040.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers 650-850 lbs. 54.0056.75; few 8501000 lbs. 49.00-52.00; Choice heifers 350-500 lbs. 50.75-54.00 ; 535- 650 lbs. 46.0048.50. HOGS 700: Compared to Wednesday Barrows & Gilts $1,001.25 higher; US 1-2 200 240 lbs. 49.75-50.00; 75 head 50.25; US 2-3 230260 lbs. 48.75-49.75. SOWS: Steady to weak; US 1-3 300600 lbs. 41.00- 42.50; few 43.00. VEAL & CALF AUC TION: Choice 130-230 lbs. vealers 79.00-92.50; in dividual Prune 230 lbs. 97.00; Good and Choice 140-200 lbs. 70.0060.00; 75-125 lbs. 65.00- 75.00; Choice calves 270430 lbs. 59.5064.00; Good 55.00- 59.00; few calves tetumed to farm 59.00-72.00. SHEEP AUCTION 50: Choice wooled slaughter lambs near 97 lbs. 52.20- 52.50. Sechrist Auction November 13,1978 Stewarts town, Pa. CATTLE 78. Steers - High Choice and Prime 53.00- 55.50; Good Choice 52.00- 53.50; Good 50.00-52.00; Standard Good 48.00-50.25; Holsteins Good 48.00-51.00; Standard to Good 45.0047.85; Heifers - High Choice and Prime 48.00-51.85; Good to Choice 46.00-48.50; Good 44.0046.00. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 55.00-62.00; Standard Good 50.00-55.00; Utility 45.00-50.00; Bulls - Good and Choice Com mercial 49.00-52.50; Stan dard to Good 47.0049.50; Utility to Standard 45.00- 47.85; Cows - High Yearling Commercial 42.50-44 50; Cutters 40.0042.00; Canners Low Cutters 37.5040.00; Shells 35.0038.00. CALVES 98. Calves - Choice and Prime 85.00 96.00; Good and Choice 80.00 85.00; Standard and Good 75.00- Bulls Good HO 140 lbs. 75.0035.00; Heifer 90 110 lbs. 80.0095.00; Culls 40.00- HOGS 263. Hogs - U.S. No. 1 and 2, 190220 lbs. 49.50 50.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190 230 lbs. 49.0049.25; U.S. No. 1 and 3,180250 lbs. 48.00-49.00. Sows - 250375 lbs. 39.00 45.00; 400500 lbs. 36.0038.00; Boars - 300-500 lbs. 35.00 38.00. SHEEP 6 Lambs - Good to Choice 58.0070.00; Medium and Good 48.0058.00; Ewes - 15.0022.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190215 lbs. 49.25-49.75. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 49.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190220 lbs. 48.00 48.75. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. November 14,1978 CATTLE 283. Compared with the market 2 weeks ago, slaughter cows steady to $1.50 higher. Low to Average Choice 975-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 53.00-55.25, Good 49.00-52.50, few Standard 38.85-51.00. Choice slaughter heifers 50.00-52.25, few Good 49.50-49.75, few Standard 48.50-48.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 42.0045.85, couple to 46.85, Cutters 40.5043.50, Canners & Low Cutter 37.50- 41.00, Shells down to 36.00. Couple Choice slaughter bullocks 54.00 and 55.60, one Good at 53.00. Yield Grade #1 1200-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.75-55.00. Few Choice 425- 625 lbs. feeder steers 61.50- 66.00; Choice 400-850 lbs. feeder hiefers 46.50-56.00. CALVES 130. Choice vealers 84.00-93.00, Good 72.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 70.00-75.00, 70-85 lbs. 64.00-70.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 45.00-60.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 75.00- few holstein BALANCE THE SCALES IN YOUR FARM OPERATION CONSIDER A HATCHING EGG { HATCHING / 4. EGGS JS / LONGENECKER'S HATCHERY INC. auction news heifers 90-125 lbs. 91.50- 124.00. HOGS 563. (Monday, November 13, 1978) HOGS 88. (Tuesday, November 14, 1978) Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.50- No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 50.00-51.50, No. 2-3 200- 270 lbs. 49.75-50.20. US No. 1-3 400-600 lbs. sows 46.0048.00, No. 2-3 450-650 lbs. 42.00- 44.75. Boars 30.50-35.75. FEEDER PIGS 466. US No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 16.50- per head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 27.50-38.50, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 36.00-51.50, one lot No. 1-3 75 lbs. 56.00 per head. SHEEP 3. Few Slaughter ewes 19.00-36.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. November 14,1978 CATTLE 250. Compared with the market 2 weeks ago; few Choice No. 24 slaughter steers 1105-1270 lbs. 53.75-54.85, Good 51.25- 53.85, Standard 46.6049.10, one at 50.00. Few High Choice No. 3-5 slaughter heifers 53.00-53.25, Choice 50.00-53.35, Good 46.50-50.00, Standard 42.2546.50, few Utility 35.0041.85. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 41.0044.75, few to 46.10, Commercial No. 3-5 37.10- 35.85, Cutters 38.1041.75, LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. HAY SALE 1 mile East of Fredericksburg on Rt. 22 Starting 12:30 Every Tuesday Phone 717-865-2881 ELIZABETHTOWN. PA. Canner & Low Cutter 35.00- 38.75, few Shells down to 29.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks 49.50-52.50, few Standard 47.75-51.50, two Utility 43 85 and 46.75. Few Yield Grade #1 1330-1505 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.00-52.00; one yield grade #2 1245 lbs. 5175. CALVES 185. Few Choice vealers 82.00-91.00, Good 75.00-78.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 70.50-78.50, 70-90 lbs 65.00-72.00, Utility 50-85 lbs. 50.00-65.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 74.00-90.00; holstem heifers 85-115 lbs. 75.00- 117.00. HOGS 451. US No 1-2 200- 250 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.75- 50.75, few to 51.00, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs 48.8549.85, No. 2- 3 200-265 lbs. 48.0048.75, few 260-375 lbs. 45.0048.00, No. 1- 3 150-200 lbs. 42.9048.00. US No. 1-3 265-615 lbs. sows 43.0045.25, few to 47.00. Boars 32.00-36.50. FEEDER PIGS 103. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs Green Dragon Livestock Sales * m ) 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA - i • CQ'HS COWS COlVj BUYERS 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 BROILER BREEDER UNIT FOR 92.00-109.00 cwt., No. 1-3 40-55 lbs. 73.00-79.00, No. 1-3 70-00 lbs. 64.50-65.00 cwt. SHEEP 5. Few Choice 80- 115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 52.00-56.00. Market courtesy of PDS New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, November 15 Reported receipts of 116 cows, 144 heifers, and 2 bulls. Market stronger than last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 925-1100; load of Pa. fresh 880-1175; load of N.Y. purebreds and grades, fresh 950-1650, springers 1025-2050; local cows 650-1275; springing heifers, grades 650-975; purebreds 850-1075; open heifers 235-500; bulls 230-390; herd dispersal of 33 head in all stages of lactation 425- 1275. PRESENT FARM OPERATIONS I #
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