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Uvestod
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
December 11,1978
CATTLE 180. Compared
with last week’s market;
slaughter cows steady to 75
cents lower. Choice 2-4,1050-
1275 lbs. slaughter steers
53.00- few Good 50.75-
53.50, few Standard 48.00-
52.25. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 52.50-55.35, few Good
48.00- few Standard
47.75- Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
39.75- few to 45.60,
Cutters 39.00-44.00, Canner
and Low Cutters 36.0041.00,
Shells down to 34.00. Few
» Yield Grade No. 1,1100-1950
lbs. slaughter bulls 50.75-
57.10. Few Choice 550-575 lbs.
feeder steers 60.00-69.00.
Few Choice 450-750 lbs.
feeder heifers 49,50-58.50.
CALVES 192. Vealers
mostly $2-$4 lower. - Few
Prime vealers 85.00-91 00,
Choice 80.00-86.00, Good
71.00-80.00, Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 66.00-70.00,
70-85 lbs. 63.00-67.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 68.00-75.00, couple to
80.00; few Holstein heifers
85-135 lbs. 68.00-105.00.
HOGS 303. Barrows and
gilts $1.50-2.50 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows
and gilts 52.90-53,10, No. 1-3
210-255 lbs. 51.50-52.70, few
lots No. 2-3 300-315 lbs. 45.75-
47.25. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
sows 40.2544.50, couple to
46.75, few No. 2-3 500-750 lbs.
-38.0040.25. Few Boars 33.00-
34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 367. Few
lot? US No. 1-3 10-12 lbs.
feeder pigs 13.50-15.00 per
head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 19.00-
40.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start Pron*
We Will Rece
From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornini
State Graded UntQ 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if yon call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion
Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538
lbs. 37.00-50.50 per head, few
lots No. 1-3 50-60 lbs. 47.00-
54,0 per head.
SHEEP 24. Few Choice 85-
110 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 52.00-56.50, few Good
70-140 lbs. 41.00-48.50.
Slaughter ewes 23.00-30.00.
Market Courtesy of PDA.
G&M
Market
December 11,1978
Duncanville, Pa.
Market report steady.
STEERS: Good to Choice
53.00-57.00; Standard to Good
50.0053.50.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
50.0052.35; Standard 44.00-
50.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300 t(TSOO lbs. 68.00-
71.00; 500 lbs, to 800 lbs.
55.00-68.00; Standard to Good
45.0055.00.
BULLS: 1000-1456 lbs.
50.0053.75.
COWS: High Choice 43.00-
45.75; Good to Standard
41.0043,00; Cutters 39.00-
41.00; Canners Down to
35.00.
CALVES: High Choice 140
lbs. to 200 lbs. 95.00-97.50;
Good tp Choice 80.00-95.00;
Standard to Good 60.00-80.00;
Utility 25.0040.00; Farm
Calves Bulls 90 to 120 lbs.
75.00-98.00; 1 Heifer 91.00-
128.00.
HOGS: 200 lbs. to 240 lbs.
51.0052.75; 170 lbs. to 280 lbs.
49.0051.25.
SOWS: 43.0047.25.
BOARS: 33.00-38.75;
FEEDER PIGS: 15 to 25
lbs. 12.00-28.00; 25-35 lbs.
30.0043.00.
SHEEP: Lambs 80 lbs. to
100 lbs. 58.0050.00.
717-393-4484
k market and
Four States'
Auction
Four States’
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Wed., December 6,1978
Slaughter: Fed Steers and
Heifers - Steady to sl’.oo
higher; Choice 54.00-57.50;
Good 50.00-53.00; Medium
49.00 down. Heifers - Good
46.00- Medium 45.00
down. Cows - Large run;
$l.OO-2.00 lower; High Yield
42.50-46.10; Average 39.50-
42.00; Big Middle 36.00-39.00;
Shelly 36.00 down. Fat Bulls,
mostly steady; Good 49.00-
51.35; Medium 45.0048.00;
Veal Calves - $l.OO-3.00
lower; Good 82.00-87.50;
Medium 72.00-81.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 99.00; Farm Bulls to
90.00; Light & Weak 60.00
down. Lambs - Steady
prices; Choice 56.00-59.75;
Good 52.00-55.00; Medium
51.00 down. Slaughter Sows -
325-680 lbs. 38.0042.00,
Stocker: Steers - 300-550
lbs. very active $l.OO higher,
Light Wts. to 75.00; Choice
68.00- Good 64.00-67.00;
Medium 58.00-63.00; Culls
57.00 down; Steers - 600-850
lbs. Choice 59.0082.00; Good
55.00- Medium 54.00
down. Heifers (all weights; -
Dairy Type to 67.00; Choice
59.0083.00; Good 53.0088.00;
Medium 52.00-down. Bulls -
Choice 67.00-72.50; Good
61.0086.00; Medium 60.00
down. Dairy Cows - to 527.50;
Pigs, Hd. Large Run; Prices
higher; 20-30 lbs. 22.0087.00;
4080 lbs. 38.0045.00; 6580
lbs. 46.0083.00; Shoats by lb.
to 60.00. Slaughter Hogs -
Steady with lak week; one
lot at 49.50; 200-230 lbs. 48.00-
48.60; 240-260 1b5:47.3548.50;
180-195 lbs. 45.0047.00; 270-
325 lbs. 42.5046.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
December 11,1978
CATTLE 243. Choice
slaughter steers 55.00-57.50,
Good 53.00-55.00, Standard
49,00-51.00, Utility 46.00-
50.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
52.00-55.00, Good 48.50-52.00,
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Standard 47.00-50.00, Utility
44.0048.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
42.5046.50, one at 49.90, and
one at 49.00, Cutters 40.00-
44.00. Canner and Low
Cutters 38.0042.00, Shells
down to 32.50. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks at 58.50,
Good 50.0082.50, Standard
48.0080.00. Yield Grade No.
1, 1400-2400 lbs. slaughter
bulls 50.0084.00, Yield Grade
No. 2, 900-1400 lbs. 44.00-
49.00.
CALVES 256. Choice
dealers 88.00-95.00, Good
80.0087.00. Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-70.00,
70-90 lbs. 55.0085.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 70.00-92.00; Holstein
heifers 80-130 lbs. 80.00-
130.00.
HOGS 204. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows and gilts
51.5082.00 No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
50.5081.50, No. 2-3 190-250
lbs. 49.5081.00. US No. 1-3
300800 lbs. sows 40.0045.00,
No. 2-3 300800 lbs. 38.50-
42.00. Boars 32.0088.00.
FEEDER PIGS 59. US No.
18 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
22.0042.00 per head, No. 1-3
3580 lbs. 38.0040.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Lancaster
Feeder
Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, December 8,1978
FEEDER CATTLE
Today 757
Last Friday 500
Last Year 682
TREND: Insufficient
volume sold in lots of four or
more to fully test trend.
Supply mainly dean up
trade.
FEEDER STEERS; One
lot Choice 500 lb. 67.00, few
lots 930-1020 lb. 56.0057.00;
couple lots mixed Good and
Choice 765-790 lb. 60.5062.50,
with couple lots Standard
and Good Holsteins 50.00-
53.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Part
load choice 500 lb. 66.75; one
lot good 935 lb. 49.85.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 16,1978
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
December 14,1978
CATTLE 293. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers.
Slaughter cows $1.25 to 2.00
higher. Slaughter steers few
Choice YG 55.0087.10, good
5.50-55.00, standard
48.5082.00, utility. Slaughter
heifers 1 good at 49.50, few
utility 43.8548.00. Utility &
commercial slaughter cows
41.7546.60, couple 47.60,
commercial cutters
42.0044.85. Canner & L. Cut
ter 38.0042.50, shells down to
33.25. Choice slaughter
bullocks few good 53.8585.85.
Yield Grade #l,llOO-1800 lbs.
48.7586.75.
FEEDER CATTLE;
Steers few good & choice
450-850 lbs. heifers
48.0080.00.
CALVES 490. Vealers $3.00
but mostly $7.00-10.00 higher.
Prime vealers 108.00-117.00,
choice 97.00-109.00, good
83.00-97.00, standard & good
90-110 lbs. 73.00-77.00. 70-85
lbs. 64.00-75.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 50.00-65.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein '
bulls 90-120 lbs. 75.00-101.50.
Few holstein heifers 80-140
lbs. 80.00-127.50.
HOGS 87. 1 lot US No. 1-2
220 lbs. barrows & gilts at
51.50, No. 1-3 220-245 lbs.
50.85-51.35, 1 lot 2-3 250 lbs.
cut 46.00. SOWS US No. 1-3
300-625 lbs. sows 38.50-40.75.
BOARS 34.0035.001 at 39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 71. US No.
1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
24.5036.50 per head, 1 lot No.
1-3 40 lbs. 41.00, 1 lot No. 1-3
76 lbs. at 72.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 25. Spring or wool
ed slaughter lambs. Choice
60100 lbs. 55.0060.00. Few
slaughter ewes 18.0028.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Indiana
Livestock
Indiana, Pa.
December 14,1978
CATTLE 135. Few Choice
YG 55.00-57.50; 1 Standard at
49.25; 1 Choice si. heifers at
52.00; few Good 46.00-48.75;
few Standard 40.0045.50.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 41.0045.25, few 45.75-
46.50, Commercial 39.00-
42.00. Canner & L. Cutter
35.00-39.50, 1 Choice si.
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bullocks 56.25, few Good
48.0049.00; few Yield Grade
m 900-1300 lbs. 43.7547.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 350-510 lbs. steers
57.50-65.00, Good & Choice
300-650 lbs. 48.75-63.00.
CALVES 184. Vealers, few
Choice 80.00-89.50, Good
72.00-82.00 Standard & Good
90-120 lbs. 67.00-75.00; 70-90
lbs. 56.00-67.00, few Utility
55-110 lbs. 43.00-57.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 68.00-100.00;
Hoi. Heifers 80-110 lbs. 70.00-
84.00.
HOGS 75. Barrows and
gilts US No. 1-3 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 51.00-52.50,
few No. 2-3 200-260 lbs. 48.75-
50.00, 1 lot No. 1-3 120 lbs. at
50.00. SOWS US No. 1-3 350-
575 lbs. sows 40.5044.50,
BOARS 32.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 12. 1 lot
US No. 1-3 50 lbs. feeder pigs
36.00 per head.
SHEEP
Spring/or/Wooled si. lambs
Good 70-90 lbs. 56.50-61.50.
Slaughter ewes 20.0 C-30.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Valley
Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 11,1978
Reported receipts of 429
calves, 123 cows,. 94 hogs, 22
heifers, 13 lambs, 3 sheep, 33
bulls, and 8 steers. Cattle
market higher and calf
market steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
116.00; veals 80.00-89.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 72.00-
83.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down
60.00- grassers and
feeders 40.00-62.50; lambs
55.00- sheep 20.00-
26.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs.
46.50- sows 38.00-40.00;
boars 32.00-35.00; pigs 20.00-
36.00; heifers 42.00-50.50;
steers, good 52.00-55.25;
steers, common 49.00-50.50;
bulls 49.00-55.00; cows, good
42.50- cows, medium
39.0041.00; cows; poor or
small 36.00-38.00; horses,
small 152.50-200.00; ponies
30.00- goats 15.00-40.00.
minted
7
48.