6—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 9,1978 Livestock market and auction news Sechrist Auction December 4,1978 CATTLE 76. Steers - High Choice and Prime - 53.50- 56.75; Good Choice 52.00- 54.00; Good 50.00-52.50; Holsteins Good 48.00-50.75; Standard to Good 46.0048.00. HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 50.00-52.75; Good to Choice 48.00-50.00; Good 45.00- Holsteins Good 47.00- Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 55.00-62.50; Standard Good 50.00-55.00; Utility 45.00-50.00. Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 52.00-53.50; Standard to Good 50.00-52.00; Utility to Standard 48.50- 46.85. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 44.00-46.85; Cutters 42.0044.50; Canners Low Cutter 39.7543.00; Shells 35.00-39.75. CALVES 131. Calves - Choice and Prime 80.00- 93.50; Good and Choice 75.00- 85.00; Standard and Good 65.00-75.00. Bulls - Good 110-125 lbs. 75.00-90.00; Hefiers 70.00- 110.00. Culls-35.00-60.00. HOGS 347. Hogs US No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 49.85-50.75; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190-230 lbs. 49.2549.75; US No. 1-and 3, 180-250 lbs. 48.0049.00. Sows - 250-375 lbs. 42.50- 45.85; 400-500 lbs. 37.0041.75. Boars - 300-500 lbs. 35.00- 39.86. SHEEP 9. Lambs - Good to Choice 55.00-63.00; Medium and Good 50.00-55.00. Ewes-28.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 49.50-50.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 49.00- 49.25. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,220-250 lbs. 48.00- 49.00. Baltimore USDA December 4,1978 CATTLE 475: Slaughter steers and heifers at Farm Bureau Sale $l.OO-2.00 higher, cows 50-1.00 higher, bulls $l.OO-2.00 higher, feeder firm, Supply 40% slaughter steers and heifers, 45% cows, 10% feeders, balance bulls. FARMERS ATTENTION!! INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL Check Our Prices Before You Buy.- MELVM R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 SLAUGHTER STEERS: high Choice & Prime 3-41085- 1150 lbs. 57.85-58.85; Choice 2-4 1045-1350 lbs. 54.35-57.00; Good & Choice 2-4 1050-1285 lbs. 53.00-54.25; package Good & Choice Holsteins 2-3 1510 lbs. 52.50; Good 2-41100- 1200 lbs. 49.00-53.00; package Standard 2’s 1190 lbs. 48.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: package high Choice 2-3 987 lbs. 55.60; Choice 24 845-1060 lbs. 53.35-54.75; few Good & Choice 2-3 near 950 lbs. 52.00- 52.85; Good 2-3 800-1100 lbs. 46.75-51.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 40.00- 45.35; few high Dressing 45.8546.35; Cutter 37.50- 41.85. BULLS: Y G 1-2 1025-1300 lbs. 49.75-53.35; 1450-1670 lbs. 51.25-55.75. FEEDER CATTLE; Choice steers 575-765 lbs. 58.00- 825-1010 lbs. 54.00- lot high Choice 840 lbs. 60.85. HOGS: 600: Compared with last Wednesday Barrows & Gilts mostly 25 cents with few sales 50-75 cents higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 49.25- 49.50 few 49.75-50.00. US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 48.25- 49.25. SOWS: weak to $l.OO lower US 1-3 300600 lbs. 38.5040.00 few 41.0041.50. VEAL & CALF AUCTION: few Choice 150-285 lbs. Vealers 75.00-80.00; Good & Choice 85-120 lbs. 55.5066.50; few 7060 lbs. 50.00-55.00; few calves returned to farm 60.0068.00. SHEEP AUCTION; Choice wooled slaughter lambs 95-110 lbs. 61.5062.00 package 72 lbs. 58.50. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. December 4,1978 CATTLE 219. Compared with the market 2 weeks ago; Good with a few Low Choice slaughter steers 50.50-55.00, few Standard 46.75-49.00. One Choice slaughter heifer at 58.00, few Good 53.25-54.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.5045.85, few to 46.85, Cut ters 39.0044.00, Canner & Low Cutter 36.5040.50, few Shells down to 34.00. Few Yield Grade #1 1150-1500 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.85-55.25. Good & Choice 325-800 lbs. feeder heifers 47.00-56.50, one lot 500-600 lbs holsteins at 67.00; Medium & Good 225-700 lbs. feeder bulls 54.50- CALVES 224. Few Prune vealers 88.50-92.00, Choice 82.00- Good 74.00-80.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 69.00- 70-85 lbs. 66.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 69.50- holstein heifers 85-125 lbs. 79.00-85.00, one at 100.00. HOGS 348. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.60-51.35, one small lot 51.50, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 49.00-50.35. US No. 1-3 lbs. sows 39.50-44.25, couple to 46.50. Boars 33.00-38.00. FEEDER PIGS 283. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50-36.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 34.00-48.50, one lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 51.50, few lots Utility 20-30 lbs. 22.00-25.00 per head. SHEEP 15. Few Choice 80-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-65.00. Few Slaughter ewes 23.00-33.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. December 4, 1978 CATTLE 272. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 54.50- Good 53.00-55.00, Standard 49.00-51.00, Utility 46.00- Choice slaughter heifers 52.00-55.00, Good 48.50- Standard 47.00- Utility 44.0048.00. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 42.50- couple to 47.50, Cutters 39.5043.00, Canner & Low Cutter 38.0042.00, Shells down to 32.50. Few Choice slaughter bullocks at 56.60, Good 52.00-54.00, Standard 50.00- Yield Grade #1 1400-2400 lbs. slaughter bulls 54.00- yield grade #2 900-1400 lbs. 48.50-52.00. CALVES 298. Choice vealers 88.00-97.00, Good 75.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 58.00-67.00, 70-90 lbs. 45.00-58.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 70.00- holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 80.00-130.00. HOGS 293. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.50- No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 48.50-50.00, No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 48.00-50.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 40.0045.00, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 38.50-42.00. Boars 32.00- FEEDER PIGS 38. US No 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.0042.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 38.0048.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on of fer. Market courtesy of PDA, Carlisle Auction Decembers, 1978 Carlisle, Pa. CATTLE 178. steady. Cows higher. STEERS: Choice 53.50- 54.50; Good 49.00-52.25; Standard 45.75-49.50. COWS Utility & Com mercial 43.85-46.75; Cutter 39.5044.00; Canner & Low Cutter 33.35-40.00 BULLOCKS: Choice 50 25-53.25 BULLS. Yield Grade No. 1 47 25-50.00. CALVES 135. Vealers steady. Choice 70.00-87.50; Good & Good 57.00-75 00; Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 49.00-60.00; Holstein Heifers 125.00- 142.00. HOGS 293. Barrows & gilts steady. US No. 1-2 50.85- 52.10; US No. 1-347.10-50.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3 37.00- 42.00. FEEDER PIGS 197. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 28.00-35.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 37.00-52.00. SHEEP 9. Slaughter lambs Good 57.00-59.50. Westminster Livestock November 24,1978 1148 Pigs Prices mostly steady with a few instances of higher prices on hght No. 1 pigs. No. 2 pigs $4.00 to 10.00 higher. US No. 1 26-29 lbs. 133.00- 149.00 ; 32-33 lbs. 133.00- 135.00 ; 4449 lbs. 104.00- 124.00; 47 lbs 133.00; 52-55 lbs. 100.00-117.00; 61-64 lbs 90.00-95.00; 64 lbs. 102.00; 71- 92 lbs. 77.00-84.00; 102 lbs. 71.00. US No. 2, 23-28 lbs. 120.00- 131.00; 33-39 lbs. 101.00- 122.00; 4047 lbs. 96.00-126.00; 51-59 lbs. 97.00-108.00; 64-68 lbs. 90.00-100.00; 72-77 lbs. 84.00-87.00. Seventy Four US No. 3 24- 26 lbs. 97.00-120.00. Meat Cow Sale Total: 112 cows. High yielding & com mercial 44.0047.00; Utility and Commercial 42.5045.50; Cutters 40.0042.50; Canners and low cutters 38.0040.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. December 2,1978 STOCKER, FEEDER & SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good light Steer Calves 70.00 to 75.75; Medium 65.00 to 70.00; Plain 60.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 63.00 to 67.50; Medium 59.00 to 63.00; Plain 55.00 and down; Holstein Steers Not enough to quote; Good Slaughter Steers Not enough to quote; Good Light Heifer Calves 61.00 to 66.00; Medium 57.00 to 61.00; Plain 53.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers -60.00 to 64.00; Medium 58.00 to 60.00; Plam 54.00 and down; Good Slaughter Steers Heifers Not enough to quote; Slaughter Cows 40.00 to 46.50; Utilities 35.00 to 40.00; Canners and cutters 40.50 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 495.00 and down; Stock Bulls 47.50 to 61.00; Slaughter Bulls 42.00 to 52.75. CALVES: Veal Calves cows Mount Joy, PA 17552 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION, Ist calf, bred 10/23/78 to Rippchen Boot-Nick. Dam 84 pt. Paclamar Black Eagle, over 20,000 of milk. KLEVER ORMSBY SENATOR DOLLAR, GP 80, 2-1, 298,15,537, 587, 3.8 ; 3-0, 328,19,802, 728, 3.7; 4-1 not on test. Due early Jan. to great Holstein bull. DUMBELLE BURKE SELECT, Ist calf due Dec. or Jan. to a (Registered bull) Dumbelle Elevation Cor relation. Dam VG 85. Mayers Duke Majesty Fobes 5-3, 363,19,202,767, 4-0. Next VG 89 Osborndale Ivanhoe, 5 record over 20,000,3.6 test, 160,000 lifetime. All Pa. Jr. Yearling. DAN-VER CAROL SENATOR GP 83, 3rd calf due 2/7/79 to Registered Fond Matt grandson. DOWNALANE REFLECTION EMPEROR, 4th calf due Jan. 3rd to Almerson Rockman Lester. WHITTIER-FARMS APOLLO ROCKET, Ist calf due Dec. or Jan. to Hallstme Riley Jot. Dam Ivanhoe Star Granddtr, 2-5,302,16,012,502. GRADE COWS Several due in Dec. and Jan. REGISTERED OPEN HEIFERS ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION born 4/3/78, Dam VG 86. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION born 6/2/78, Dam EX 90 Penn State Ivanhoe Star. 6-3, 305, 20,582, 729,3-5. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION born 3/23/78. Dam GP 83 Colindin Arab Bugler 8-0, 321, 18,684, 748, 4.0. Granddam Rayside Ormsby Aristocrat, 7-9, 367, 18,534,793,4.2. HILMARE PERFORMER SHIAWANA born 3/31/78, Dam VG 85,5-4,330,15,633,707,4.5. ARLINDA COMMANDOR bom 7/30/77, Dam Eden Select 3-11,305,12,676,482,3.8. GLENDELL ARLINDA CHIEF born 7/13/77. Dam Penstate Ivanhoe Star, 1-9, 304,13,579, 503, 3.7. (Proj) 2-8,300,17,853,538. WILLOW-FARM ROCKMAN IVANHOE born 6/4/78, Dam GP 80,13,000 milk with twins as a 3 year old. HILL HAVEN STANDOUT JOB bom 7/16/78. Dam Ivanhoe Jack VG 86 6-8,365,18,558,830,4.5. Graddam Free Baer Reflection Sovereign. GP 82,6-3,305, 18,150, 827,4.6. Transportation and financing available. STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER 717-653-2284 717-426-1075 Office: 717-653-4851 84.00 and down; Baby Calves 78.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS; Choice Blue 0 61.55; Good Red 01 61.00; Feeder Lambs 65.50; Slaughter Ewes 20.00 and down. enough HOGS: Not quote. 4
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