i—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, December 2,197> Livestock market an Western Md. Market Westminster, Md. November 21,1978 BUTCHER CATTLE: Medium run, very active. Fat Steers Good demand, Top 56.50; Good-Choice 48.00- Standard 44.00- 48.00; Heifers, Top 52.00; Cows, very active $2.00 higher. Good Cows, 44.00- 46.50; Standard & Utility 40.00- Canners 38.00- 41.00; Shelly 40.00 Down; Bulls Good demand. Top 50.25. BUTCHER HOGS: Good ran, prices lower. Top Hogs, few at 50.00; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 47.00-48.50; 230-260 lbs. 47.00- 48.50; 170-190 lbs. 48.00-50.00; Heavy Weights to 48.00; Sows to 40.00, Bulk 37.00- 39.00. VEAL CALVES: Good ran, light calves $5.00 lower. Tops, to 88.00; Good-Choice 75.0086.50; Standard 60.00- 75.00; Light calves 50.00- 60.00; Weak & Rough 50.00 Down; Farm Heifers to 129.00; Bulls to 75.00. STOCK CATTLE: Medium run, prices steady to higher; Stock Steers 45.00-68.50; Stock Heifers 42.0066.00, lightweights to 74.00; Stock Bulls 43.0058.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: Large run, prices steady; By the head 15.0045.00; Shoats to 54.00. Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. November 29,1978 CATTLE 127. Compared with last Wednesday’s market; one Good slaughter steers at 49.50. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 51.75 and 52.85, few Utility 44.1047.10. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 39.5044.35, couple to 45.75, Cutters 39.00-42.50, few Canner & Low Cutter 37.85- 38.60, Shells down to 32.75. Few Yield Grade #1 14002400 lbs. slaughter bulls 47.75- 5310. CALVES 161. Choice vealers 84.0085.00, Good 69.0080.00, Standard & Good 90110 lbs. 60.0067.00, 7085 lbs. 53.0060.00. Farm calves, bolstein bulls 90120 lbs. 65.0076.00; few holstein heifers 90120 lbs. 80.00 117.00. HOGS 217. US No. 1-2 210- 235 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.75- 51.00, No. 1-3 215-240 lbs. 49.00-50.50, No. 2-3 240-260 lbs. 46.3547.25, US No. 1-3 300-650 lbs. sows 39.2542.50. Few Boars 33.25-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 377. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50-38.00 per head, No. 1-3 3560 lbs. 33.0044.50, No. 1-3 60-75 lbs. 42.5049.00 per head. SHEEP 23. Good & Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 52.00-63.00, Few Slaughter ewes 14.00-30.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. November 25,1978 Stocker, Feeder & Slaughter Cattle; Good light Steer Calves 68.00 to 72.50; Medium 65.00 to 68.00; Plain 60.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 65.00 to 69.00; Medium 60.00 to 65.00; Plain 55.00 and down; Holstein Steers 48.00 to 53.50; Good Slaughter Steers Not enough to quote; Good Light Heifer Calves 55.00 to 59.00; Medium 50.00 to 55.00; Plain 47.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 50.00 to 54.25; Medium 47.00 to 50.00; Plain 45.00 and down; Good Slaughter Heifers Not enough to quote; Slaughter Cows 40.00 to 44.75; Utilities 35.00 to 40.00; Canners and Cutters 33.25 and down; Milk & 'Stock Cows 400.00 am down; Stock Bulls 37.50 to 55.50; Slaughter Bulls 35.00 to 50.75.- Calves: Veal Calves 86.00 and down; Baby Calves 82.50 and down. Sheep and Lambs: Choice Blue 0 60.25; Good Red 0 55.25; Feeder Lambs 64.00 to 67.50; Slaughter Ewes 20.00 to 22.00. Hogs: Top Not enough to quote; >Sows 35.00 to 46.00; Butcher Hogs 49.00 and down. St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards November 30,1978 Receipts this week 7,300: week age 3,500: year ago 8,400 compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers 1.00, in stances 1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.00 higher. Cows unevenly 1.00- 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly 1.00 higher. Slaughter supply mainly Choice 24 1025-1200 lbs. steers, around 13 per cent heifers and 15 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1025-1200 lbs. 54.50-55.00. Choice 24 975-1250 lbs. 52.50- 55.00. closing sales 52.50- 54.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 51.50- 53.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 49.5062.00. Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1325 lbs. holsteins 48.0060.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs. 52.5063.50, part load early at 54.00; dosing week sales 52.50-53.00, couple part loads 53.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 51.00- 53.00. mostly closing sales 51.0062.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 49.00- 51.00. Good 26 700-950 lbs. 46.0049.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 37.0042.00. Few Commercial s’s 36.00- 40.00. Boning utility 1-2 41.00- 43.00, closing 42.0043.00. Cutter 1-2 36.0041.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 33.00- 36.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 45.00-50.00. Few Yield Grade 1 at 51.00. FEEDERS: (including around 2,800 at the regular Thursday auction). Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Fedder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand continued very good. Supply mainly Choice and Mixed Good and Choice 400-700 lbs. steers and 300-600 lbs. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-400 lbs. 75.00- 80.00; 400-500 lbs. 72.70-78.25; 500-600 lbs. 70.00-74.00; 600- 760 lbs. 60.50-67.50. Mixed Good and Choice 350-500 lbs. 68.00-74.00; 525-625 lbs. 61.75- 69.00. Couple lots Standard and Good 650-865 lbs. holsteins 53.50-56.00. Lot Choice and Prime 310 lbs. feeder steers 86.00 and load 410 lbs. A 3 75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 325-500 lbs. 61.00- 66.25, lot 230 lbs. 66.50; lot 195 lbs. 75.00; 500-600 lbs. 58.25- 64.75. Mixed Good and Choice and few lots Choice compact 300-500 lbs. 55.50- 62.75; 600-675 lbs. 52.50-54.75. Joliet Cattle November 30,1978 CATILE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 6,500, 4 days last week 5,696, same period last year 9,124. Trading was slow to moderate for the week. Slaughter steers and heifers closed the week 75 to 1.00 higher than Wednesday of last week. Cows closed the week 50 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 3-41150-1400 lbs. 55.75- 56.25 Monday, 56.00-56.50 Wednesday. Choice 24 1050 1250 lbs. 54.50-55.75 Monday, 55.00-56.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 53.50-54.50 Monday; 54.0fr55.00 Wed nesday. Load mixed Good and Choice holsteins 1300 lbs. 49.75 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 34 950-1100 lbs. 53.75-54.25 Monday; 54.25-54.50 Wed nesday. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 53.00-53.75 Monday; 53.50-54.25 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 52.00-53.00 Monday; 52.50-53.50 Wed nesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 39.5041.00 Monday; 40.5042.00 Wed nesday. Canner and Cutter 1- 3 38.0040.50 Wednesday. Market courtesy of USDA. Oklahoma Cattle November3o,l97B Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction & Weekly Summary Estimated Receipts: 8000 Same Day Last Week: Fairly Active; feeder cat tle and calves steady, in stances 1.00-2.00 higher on offerings over 600 lbs.; ma jority receipts choice 300-750 lb. feeder steers and 300-600 lb. feeder heifers; moderate attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few prime 300-400 lb. 83.50- mostly 85.00- ; 400-500 lb. 82.00- 500-600 lb. 72.50- two part loads 519-537 lb. 80.50-80.80; few fleshy offerings 70.00; 600-700 lb. 68.25-74.75, few 600640 lbs. 75.5077.20; few fleshy offerings down to 64.50; 700-8001bs. 63.2568.50; few 800930 lbs. 61.2564.00; mixed Good and Choice 300 400 lbs. 75.0082.75; 400500 lbs. 72.75-78.75; 500600 lbs. 66.0070.25; 600700 lbs. 60.00 64.25; 700800 lbs. 59.5062.00; 700600 lbs. 55.0060.25; few Good 600700 lbs. holstein steers 59,002.00; 700875 lbs. 53.0055.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice, few prime 300400 lb. 73.00- 400-500 lb. 70,0076.50; 500-600 lb. 62.5069.25, two small lots 507666 lb. 73.75-76.25; 600700 lb. 61.0063.25; mixed good and choice 300-500 lb. 63.50- 500600 lb. 60.7563.75; small lot 729 lb. 55.25; few good 300500 lb. 61.00- 500-600 lb. 55.2560.75. FOR THE WEEK: Com pared to late last week feeder calves under 500 lbs. 5.0010.00 higher, offerings over 500 lbs. 2.004.00 higher, instances 5.00 higher; slaughter cows closed 1.002.00 higher, late sales utility and commercial 2-3 40.50- cutter 1-3 38.5040.25; bulls closed 1.002.00 higher, week sales consited YG 1-210001700 lb. 45.7563.00; salable receipts compared to 6530 head the holiday shortened period last week and 21103 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 9 per cent of cattle receipts, feeders near 91 per cent of the total. Market courtesy of USDA. Carroll’s Market Felton, Delaware November 24,1978 COWS: Utility 42.7545.25; Cutter 41.0042.75. STEERS: Choice 54.00 56.25; Good 50.0054.00; Standard 45.0060.00. BULLS: 44.0048.50. VEAL CALVES: Prime 80.0089.00; Choice 70.00- 80.00; Good 60.00-70.00; Standard 53.00-60.00; Monkeys returning to farm 57.00-76.00. LAMBS: 39.00-71.00. HOGS: 48.75-49*75. SOWS: 39.5043.00. BOARS: 36.25-39.75. Pigs sold between 16.00 65.00. Holiday Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. FrL, November24,l97B Feeder Cattle Today 506 Last Friday 944 Last Year 461 TREND: Hardly enough of auction news any one class for a market test with bulk of the supply sold ki lots of three or less in a clean up trade; few sales feeder steers steady. FEEDER STEERS: One lot Choice 660. lbs. 68.50, couple lots Choice 810900, lbs. 57.3568.85; mixed Good and Choice 500650 lbs. 65.25-' 67.25, 625-775 lbs. 59.0061.50, 780635 lbs. 55.5068.50, 900 1010 lbs. 53.0065.85; one lot Good 1040 lbs. 52.85. - Market courtesy of USDA. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wed., November 29,1978 Reported receipts of 147 cows, 82 heifers, and 2 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Canada, fresh : 13001350, springers 7801240; load of Pa,, fresh 975-1175; load of N.Y., fresh, purebred and grade 1050-1725, springers 975-1475; load of Pa., fresh 12501375; local cows 6501360'; springing heifers 725675, purebreds 9001100; bulls 430650; herd dispersal of 100 head in all stages of lactation 275-920. Are your Christmas cards ready for mailing’ Linda Bird Johnson-Robb While House wedding Dec 9, 1967 First quarter of the moon Dec 6 - Average length of days for the week. 9 hours, 10 ir-nutes Albatross nesting now Pioneer 10 sent back photos of Jupiter Dec 4, 1973 Whoever would he cured of ig norance must first confess it Not sure, but we recall a ears ago a friend told us about the tra dition of a "friendship jar " I was A only half listening and have aki. forgotten Could you tell me fw about it 7 WN , Waycross, V Georgia \i. i\ RimiauJ 'ruikit Ini Dublin \H iH-U-l) Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. then n