12—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, December 16,1976 Livestock moiket and auction news Pa. Auction Summary of 14 Livestock Auction Market Reports December 15,1978 CATTLE 4731. Compared to 5322 last week and 8026 a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers steady to $l.OO higher. Slaughter heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. High Choice & Prime YG 34. Slaughter steers 57.004)9.25. Choice YG 24 55.00- Good 51,00-55.00, Standard 49.00-52.00, few Utility 45.00-50.00. Choice slaughter heifers 51.00-55.00, few 56.50, good 48.00-53.75, Standard 44.00-50.00, few Utility 40.0048.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 41.0046.50, commercial cut ters 39.0044.00. Canner & L. Cutter 35.0040.50, Shells down to 30.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 58.25-59.85, Good 50.00-57.50, few Standard 44.00-50.00. Yield Grade #l,lOOO-2200 lbs. 48,75-57.50, few Yield Grade *2,900-1600 lbs. 44.0049.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice 300-750 lbs. steers 60.00- Good & choice 300-800 lbs. 55.00-65.00. Good & choice 300-750 lbs. heifers 48.00- Good & choice 300-900 lbs. bulls 50.0058.00. CALVES 3648. Compared to 3887 last week and 5161 a year ago. Vealers steady to $3.00 higher. Prime vealers 95.00- Choice 80.00- Good 72.0085.00, Standard & Good 90120 lbs. 65.00- 70-90 lbs. 55.0065.00. Utility 50110 lbs. 40.0060.00. FARM CALVES: Veiy ac tive. Holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 68.00100.00. Holstein heifers 85-140 lbs. 68.00130.00. HOGS 6411. Compared to 7806 last week and 7702 a year ago. Barrows and gilts strong to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200240 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.0053.50, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 50.5052.50, No. 2-3 190270 lbs. 48.0050.50. No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 40.0049.00. SOWS weak to $2.00 lower. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs. sows 38.0044.50, No. 2-3 300-700 lbs. 35.00- BOARS 32.0038.00. FEEDER PIGS 1626. Com pared to 1873 last week and 2167 a year ago. Steady to $3.00 lower. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 19.00-37.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 32.0050.00, No. 1-3 5075 lbs. 40.00- GRADED FEEDER PIGS 2381. ALL SALES CWT. Compared with33B6 head last week, and 1345 head a year ago. Feeder pigs grading 1-2, $2,006.00 lower, 2-3 15.0021.00 lower. US No. 1-2 2540 lbs. 98.00122.00, , 40-5 C lbs. 94.00122.00, 50-65 lbs. 82.00100.00; US No. 2-3 2540 lbs. 76.0097.00, 4060 lbs. 61.0085.00. SHEEP 399. Compared to 374 last Week and 696 a year ago. Wooled slaughter lambs mostly steady to $l.OO higher. Choice 60120 lbs. 58.00-69.00, few 79.00, Good 50-110 lbs. 45.0062.00. Slaughter ewes 12.0030.00. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. December 12,1978 CATTLE 195. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 50 cents lower. Few Good to Low Choice slaughter steers 51.0055.00, Standard 49.00 52.25, couple to 54.00, few Utility 45.50-48.00. Few Standard slaughter heifers 47.0049.50, few Utility 40.25- 45.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 41.0045.60, couple to 46.60, Cutters 40.00 43.00, Canner & Low Cutter 36.5040.85, Shells down to 32.00. Couple Good slaughter bullocks 54.75 and 55.00, few Utility 46.75-52.50. Yield Grade §1 1150-1850 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.85-55.60. Few Good 350-600 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 56.00-68.00; few Good & Choice 400-700 lbs. feeder heifers 53.00- 60.00. CALVES 161. Vealers $2 to $3 higher. Couple Prime vealers 98.00, Choice 86.00- 95.00, Good 75.00-85,00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 66.00- 7085 lbs. 51.00- 66.00, Utility 50-110 lbs. 40.00- 50.00, Farm calves, holstein bulls 85-120 lbs. 60.0-96.00; holstein heifers 80-150 lbs. 66.00- HOGS 623. Barrows & gilts $1.75 to $2.25 higher. (TUESDAY HOGS 76). US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.00-53.85, No. 1-3 190- 250 lbs. 51.00-52.00, No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 49.00-51.00. US No. 1-3 300800 lbs. sows 38.50-42.50. Few Boars 35.00- 38.50. FEEDER PIGS 520. US No. 1-312-15 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-19.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 23.00-37.00, No. 1-3 3580 lbs. 34.0081.00, No. 18 5085 lbs. 47.0081.00, Utility 2580 lbs. 20.00-43.00 per head. SHEEP 4. Few Choice 80- 90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 55.50-68.00. THS SYSTEMS k "yjSSSSST PEOPLE r CONVEYING AND STORAGE '.' . •- /Sal . r '%;"• < " -',*€<■ ?:? > ' i&r- f ; #>l - ■ . ;/ J, r3ax WE i STOCKr EA« Wayne Moree, left, general manager of Hy-Cross, and Frank M. Loew, Jr., sales manager, presented 57 awards to Lancaster County poultry producers last week. (See Story Page 36) __ □ Please send me color catalog on the Cherokee horse stock trailers and GN flatbeds. Adi ! Phi illis • GRAIN BINS • FEED BINS - • PORTABLE AUGERS * • MOISTURE TESTER • VERTICAL AUGERS I SSSISaTtSs * BELTS S • TRANSPORT AUGERS . CHANNEL LOCK PULLEYS • U TROUGH AUGERS FLOOR • GRAIN CLEANERS -'j • FLEX AUGERS • BIN SWEEPS • AUGER FEEDERS . PIPE SPOUTING isa State A GSI ON-FARM STORAGE SYSTEM. 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