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Livestock market an
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
November 28,1978
CATTLE 174. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows grading
Utility & Commercial 75
cents to $1 lower; Canner &
Cutter mostly $1 higher. One
High Choice 1160 lbs.
slaughter steer at 57.50,
Choice No. 24 955-1325 lbs.
54.60-55.85, one at 56,75, few
Good 53.00-54.85, few
Standard & Good 50.00-51.10.
Two Choice slaughter
heifers at 53.00, Standard & •
%)od 44.0050.10. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
few . to 46.00,
Cutters 39,7542.85, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.0040.50, few
Shells down to 32.75. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
50.2552.25, few Standard
j46.0Q49.60. Two Yield Grade
n 1615 and 1660 lbs.
slaughter bulls 52.85 and
’ ,i. 60; one Yield Grade #2
"220 lbs. at 48.75.
CALVES 234. Vealers
grading Standard & Good
mostly $3 to $4 higher. Two
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Prime vealers 90.00 and
92.00, few Choice 82.50-89.00,
few Good 72.00-78.00,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
69.50-78.00, -70-90 lbs. 61.00-
69.50, Utility 45-100 lbs. 25.00-
60.50, Farm calves, Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 69.5058.00;
hdlstein heifers 90-130 lbs.
103.00-128.00.
HOGS 368. Barrows & gilts
mostly 25 cents to 75 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200-250
lbs. barrows & gilts 51.00 -
51.25, lot 51.85, lot 50.35, No'.
15 200-255 lbs. 50.25-51.00,
No. 2-3 195-270 lbs. 49.25-
50.10, few 280-390 lbs. 44.00-
47.00, few No. 1-3 130-180 lbs.
42.8549.00. Sows 25 cents to
75 cents lower. US No. 1-3
320-540 lbs. sows 41.5043.75.
Two Boars at 36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 24. US No.
1-3 2555 lbs. feeder pigs
84.00-110.00 cwt., Lot No. 1-3
70 lbs. 45.00 cwt.'
SHEEP 13. Few Choice 65-
105 lbs. wcoled slaughter
lambs 55.00-58.50, two Good
85 and 155 lbs. 40.00 and
54.50. Slaughter ewes 22.00-
23.50.
Market courtesy of PDA.
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Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
November 27,1978
CATTLE. 144. Choice
slaughter steers 54.5057.00,
Good 53.0055.00, Standard
49.0051.00, Utility 46.00-
50.00, Good slaughter heifers
48.5052.00, Standard 47.00-
50.00; Utility 46.0048.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.5046.50,
couple to 47.00, Cutters 39.50-
43.00, Canner & low Cutter
38.0042.00, Shells down to
32.50. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 56.60, Good 52.00-
54.00, Standard 50.0052.00.
Yield Grade HI 1400-2400 lbs.
slaughter bulls 53.0056.00;
yield Grade #2 900-1400 lbs.
48.5052.00,
CALVES 225. Choice
vealers 84.00*92.00, Good 75-
85.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 60.00-72.00, 70-90 lbs.
50.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
78.00- holstein heifers
80-130 lbs. 80.00-130.00.
HOGS 203. US No. 1-3 200-
230 lbs. barrows 8s gilts 51.50-
52.00, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
48.50-51.50, No. 2-3 200-240
lbs. 48.00-51.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 40.00-45.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 38.50-
42.00, Boars 32.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 35. US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs, feeder pigs
22.0d-42.00 per head, No, 1-3
35-50 lbs. 38.0048.00 per
head.
SHEEP 5. Few Choice
wooled slaughter lambs
55.00-60.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
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Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
November 22,1978
CATTLE 182. Supply in
cluded 48 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers & cows about steady.
Low Choice 1000-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 54.25-55.75,
Good 52.00-54.50, few
Standard 49.25-51.10. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers
51.35 and 54.10, few Good
50.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
42.00- couple to 45.85,
Cutters 40.0042.85, few
Canner & Low Cutter 37.25-
39.00. Few Yield Grade #1
975-1700 lbs. slaughter 48.60-
54.00. Few Choice 375450 lbs.
feeder steers 60.00-67.50, lot
Good 825 lbs. 55.00.
CALVES 141. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. $5 to $lO lower.
Choice vealers 76.00-87.00,
Good 66.00-75.00, Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 63.00-67.00,
70-85 lbs. 50.00-62.00, few
Utility 50-100 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 70.00-87.00;
holstein heifers 100-160 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 166. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to $1.50 higher. Few
lots US No. 1-2 200-220 lbs.
barrows & gilts 51.60-52.60,
No. 1-3 195-260 lbs. 49.35-
50.85, No. 2-3 250-270 lbs.
48.50-50.10. U.S. No. 1-3 350-
600 lbs. sows 40.0043.75,
couple to 45.00, few No. 2-3
500-700 lbs. 38.0040.00, few
Boars 29.00-34.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1978
FEEDER PIGS 53. Few
lots US No. 1-3 21-38 lbs.
feeder pigs 105.00-130.00 cwt.
SHEEP 11. One Choice 90
and 130 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 52.00 and 62.00, few
Good 60-70 lbs. 51.50-55.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 10.00-
22.50.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Peoria
Livestock
November 30,1978
CATTLE THIS WEEK:
6200 LAST WEEK: 4800
YEARAGOWC: 7700
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers and
heifers 50-1.00 higher. Cows
50-1.00 higher. Bulls firm to
1.00 higher. Receipts about
60 per cent slaughter steers,
35 per cent slaughter heifers,
balance mainly cows. Steer
supply mostly choice 1050-
1150 lbs., with choice and
prime offerings scarce.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Load choice and prime 34
1270 lbs. 56.00; choice 24
1050-1250 lbs. 54.50-56.00,
' including couple loads 1400
lbs. 56.00; late 54.50-55.50;
three loads 56.25-56.50; 900-
1050 lbs. 54.00-55.00; mixed
good and choice 24 950-1300
lbs. 52.5054.50; good 2-3
50.50-52.50; load good and
choice 2-3 holsteins 1400 lbs.
50.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
choice and prime 34 900-1050
lbs. 53.00-53.75; four loads
54.00- choice 24 850-
1025 lbs. 52.00-53.00; 800-900
lbs. 51.00-52.00; mixed good
and choice 24 800-1000 lbs.
50.00- good 23 46.50-
50.00.
COWS: utility and com
mercial 1-3 40.0042.00; high
dressing utility 43.0044.00;
cutter 1-2 35.5040.00; canner
34.50-35.50.
BULLS: yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 43.0048.00; few
yield grade 1 49.0049.50,
individual 51.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Baltimore
USDA
November 27,1978
CATTLE 250: Not enough
sales steers for a market
test, few sales heifers firm,
cows 75-1.50 higher than last
Monday or firm to 50 cents
higher than Friday market,
few bulls steady. Supply 15%
slaughter steers and heifers
60% cows, 20% feeders,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 3 1060-1100 lbs. 53.00-
54.85; package high Good &
Choice 2-3 1045 lbs. 52.50;
several Good Holsteins 2
1495-1575 lbs. 48.2549.00.
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several Choice 34 935-1035
lbs. 52.35-52.75; few Good &
Choice 2-3 940-990 lbs. 49.85-
50.75; Good 2-3 770-930 lbs.
A* OR
COWS: Utility 2-3 40.00-
45.50; Cutter 38.0041.75;
Canner & low Cutter 34.00-
38.00.
BULLS: Y G 1-2 1030-2060
lbs. 48.00-51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steers 295-600 lbs.
61.00-64.50; package 288 lbs.
68.50; few 725-870 lbs. 55.00-
57.50.
HOGS 700: Compared with
last Tuesday Barrows &
Gilts mostly $1.50 higher; US
1-2 200-240 lbs. 50.25-50.50; 21
head US 151.00-51.50; US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 49.25-50.25.
SOWS: 50-1.00 higher; US
1-3 300-600 lbs. 39.5041.00;
few 41.50.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
35,: Choice 130-265 lbs.
Vealers 70.00-83.00; In
dividual 90.00; Good &
Choice 80-120 lbs. 65.00-73.00;
couple Choice calves 266-280
lbs. 68.50-71.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
November3o,l97B
CATTLE 363. Compared
with 2 weeks ago market,
slaughter steers Choice YG
975-1350 lbs? 54.85-56.35;
Good 51.10-55.10, Standard
48.25- Utility 43.85-
47.00; few Good & Choice YG
si. heifers 48.00-54.50; few
Standard 46.75-48.50; Utility
& Commercial si. cows 41.25-
46.00, few 47.25; Cutters
40.25- Canner & L.
Cutter 37.0041.50, Shells
down to 34.00; few Utility
45.0050.25; Yield Grade §1
975-1900 lbs. 47.0053.10.
CALVES 502. Prime
vealers 93.00-99.00, Choice
81.00- Good 71.00-82.00;
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
70.00- 70-85 lbs. 64.00-
69.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 40.00-
60.00,
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 72.00-90.00,
few 94.50. Hoi. Heifers 90-130
lbs. 85.00-117.50.
HOGS 73. Barrows and
gilts No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 48.00-
49.50, 1 lot No. 2-3160 lbs. at
43.75; US No. 1-3 400-550 lbs.
sows 41.50-43.00, couple
46.50, few Boars 33.50-35.25.
FEEDER PIGS 78. US No.
1-3 , 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
21.50-30.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 36.0047.50.
SHEEP 18. Wooled si.
lambs Good & Choice 70-110
lbs. 57.50-59.50.
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