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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
Livestock market an
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
December 19,1978
CATTLE 151. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents to
mostly $1.75 to $2.50 higher.
Couple Good slaughter
steers 53.60 and 54.75, few
Standard 49.35-52.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
54.00- few Standard &
Good 49.50-52.35, few Utility
45.3547.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
43.5047.75, few to 49.85,
cutters 43.5047.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 39.7542.75, few
Shells down to 33.00. Choice
slaughter bullock (one) at
58.25. Few Yield Grade #1
1300-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls
56.0056.75.
CALVES 208. Vealers
mostly $1 to $3 higher. Few
Prime vealers 88.50-97.00,
Choice 83.00-88.50, Good
75.00- Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 69.00-75.00, 7055
lbs. 65.00-71.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 50.00-63.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
75.00- holstein heifers
75-225 lbs. 75.00-100.00,
couple to 111.00.
HOGS 330. Barrows & gilts
mostly $1.75 to $2 higher. US
No. 1-2 210-265 lbs. barrows &
gilts 52.75-53.85, No. 1-3 190-
250 lbs. 51.00-52.85, No. 2-3
250-330 lbs. 46.2550.50. US '
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
41.0042.50, couple to 44.50,
few No. 2-3 350-550 lbs. 38.00-
40.00. Few Boars 39.0043.75.
FEEDER PIGS 55. Lot US
No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs
107.00 per head, No. 1-3 3550
lbs. 80.00-100.00 per head.
SHEEP 2. One Choice 100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
at 59.50.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
December 18,1978
CATTLE 120 Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 75 cents to $2
higher. Few Choice No. 2-4
1000-1275 lbs. slaughter
steers 55.75-58.00, few
Standard 50.00-51.50. One
Good slaughter heifer at
50.00, few Utility 42.5046 50.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 41.5047.00,
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couple to 48.00, Cutters 41.00-
45.00, Canner & Low Cutter
36.85-42.35. One Good
slaughter bullock at 55.35.
Few Yield Grade #1 900-1550
lbs. slaughter bulls 45.75-
54.50. Few Choice 250450 lbs.
feeder heifers 49.00-56.00;
few Choice 275450 lbs,
feeder bulls 64.50-68.50.
CALVES 182. Vealers
grading Standard & Low
Good 70-110 lbs. $1 to $2
higher. Few Choice vealers
77.00- Good 70.00-75.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs,
68.00- 70-85 lbs. 64.00-
68.00, few Utility 50-100 lbs.
55.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
68.00-
HOGS 476. Barrows & gilts
$1 higher. US No. 1-2 190-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 53.80-
54.10, one lot 54.30, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 52.50-53.90, one
lot No. 2-3 275 lbs. 45.00, No.
1-3 140-180 lbs. 42.0048.00. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
38.0043.50. Couple Boars
34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 247. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
16.50-30.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 35.50-39.50, one lot-
No. 1-3 75 lbs. 46.50 per head.
SHEEP 23. Few Choice 80-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 60.00-63.00, Good &
Low Choice 80-100 lbs. 42.00-
51.50. Few Slaughter ewes
16.00-31.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Baltimore
USDA
December 18,1978
CATTLE 400: Not enough
sales steers and heifers for a
market test, cows 50 cents
higher, few bulls and feeder
cattle steady. Supply 15%
slaughter steers and heifers,
60% cows, 20% feeders,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
lot high Choice & Prime 3-5
1087 lbs. 58.85; Individual
Choice 1385 lbs. 56.50; few
Standard & low Good 2-3
1015-1245 lbs. 49.00-51.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
few Good 2-3 925-1105 lbs.
50.25-52.00.
COWS Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 34 40.6045.85;
several to 46.85; Cutter 37.75-
42.50.
BULLS: Y G 1-2 1115-1505
lbs. 48.75-52.85; Individual 1
1905 lbs. 56.25
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steer calves 360460
lbs. 73.00-76.00; Choice
steers 540-625 lbs. 65.50-
67.00; 650-895 lbs. 57.75-62.75;
Choice heifers 215415 lbs.
60.00-65.00; 550-775 lbs. 50.10-
55.00; package 810 lbs. 48.25.
HOGS 600: Compared to
last Wednesday Barrows &
Gilts $1.50-2.00 higher. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 52.00-52.50; US 2-
3 230-260 lbs. 51.00-52.00.
SOWS: 50-1.00, instances
$1.50 higher, US 1-3 300-600
lbs. 39.5041.00, few 41.50.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
50: Choice 130-245 lbs.
Vealers 83.00-90.50; couple
high Choice 7 Prime 165-235
lbs. 95.50; Good & Choice 75-
115 lbs. 64.50-75.50; Choice
calves 270410 lbs. 72.50-
78.50; Good 350-500 lbs. 61.00-
67.50.
, SHEEP AUCTION: In
dividual Choice wooled
slaughter lambs 105 lbs.
64.50; Utility & Good
slaughter ewes 20.00-22.00.
Sechrist
Auction
Stewarts town, Pa.
December 18,1978
CATTLE 65. Steers - High
Choice and Prime 55.00-
59.85; Good Choice 53.00-
55.00; Good 50.00-53.50;
Holsteins Good 50.00-53.50;
Standard to Good 47.00-49.85.
Heifers - Good to Choice
50.00- Good 47.50-50.00;
Holsteins Good 45.0048.50;
Standard Good 42.5045.85.
Feeder Steers - Good and
Choice 65.00-70.75; Standard
Good 60.00-67.50. Bulls -
Standard to Good 50.00-52.85;
Utility to Standard 48.50-
51.85. Cows - High Yearling
Commercial 44.00-46.75;
Cutters 41.00-43.85; Canners
Low Cutters 39.5 C-41.50;
Shells 35.0040.00.
CALVES 141. Calves -
Choice and Prime 85.00-
94.00; Good and Choice 80.00-
88.00; Standard and Good
70.00- Bulls Good 110-
140 lbs. 70.00-85.00; Heifers
90-110 lbs. 60.00-75.00; Culls
40.00-
HOGS 217. Hogs - U.S. No.
1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 52.00-
52.85; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190-
230 lbs. 51.50-51.75; U.S. No.l
and 3,180-250 lbs. 51.00-51.25.
Sows - 250-375 lbs. 40.00-
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales (S?^
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS CO|ys
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockersi
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
53.00 ; 400-500 lbs. 37.00-41.50.
Boars - 300-500 lbs. 36.00-
39.50.
SHEEP 10. Lambs - Good
to Choice 55.00-60.00;
Medium and Good 50.00-
55.00. Ewes-14.00-26.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 51.50-52.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 51.00-
51.25.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 50.00-
51.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Fri., December 15,1978
Feeder Cattle
843
Today'
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Trend not fully
comparable to last Friday’s
clean-up trade, few lots
feeder steers in graded sale
steady to 2.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS: One
lot Choice and Prime 545 lbs.
78.25, couple lots 860-900 lbs,
58.35-59.85; couple lots
Choice 430490 lbs. 73.00-
74.50, one lot 600 lbs. 69.00,
Choice 715-850 lbs. 61.50-
64.25, 850-950 lbs. 56.00-57.75,
one lot 1070 lbs. 54.75; mixed
Good and Choice 830-880 lbs.
57.10- 965-1040 lbs.
54.10- one lot Good 945
lbs. 54.00; one lot Standard
and Good Holsteins 820 lbs.
55.75, couple lots 1050-1055
lbs. 49.60-50.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Couple lots Choice 680-775
lbs. 54.00-54.25.
' FEEDER BULLS: Couple
lots Choice 395410 lbs. 6125-
62.50, one lot 710 lbs. 57.50.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
December 18,1978
CATTLE 207. Choice
slaughter steers 54.50-57.85,
Good 53.00-55.00, Standard
50.00-54.00, Utility 46.00-
50.00. Good slaughter heifers
48.50-52.00, Standard 47.00-
52.00, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 44.00-48.50,
auction news
Cutters 42.5045.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 38.0042.00, Shells
down to 32.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks at 56.50,
Good 52.00-54.00, Standard
50.00- Yield Grade #1
1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
55.00- yield grade 900-
1400 lbs. 48.50-54.00.
CALVES 260. Choice
vealers 90.00-99.00, Good
80.00- Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 75.00-85.00, 70-90
lbs. 60.00-75.00. Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
85.00- holstein heifers
85-130 lbs 30.00-120 00. -
HOGS 382. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.50-
53.50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
50.00- No. 2-3 200-270
lbs. 50.50-53.50, No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. sows 40.0045.00, No.
2-3 300-600 lbs. 39.0042.00.
Boars 31.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 71. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
22.0042.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 38.0048.00 per
head.
757
669
SHEEP 3. No sales on
offer.
Market courtesy of PDA,
G&M
Market
Dun cans ville, Pa.
December 18,1978
Market report higher than
last week’s market.
STEERS: Dairy Cows
450.00 to 1110.00. Good to
Choice 53.00-56.25; Standard
to Good 50.00-53.00.
HIEFERS: Good to Choice
52.00-54.60; Other 46.00-52.00.
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FARM MACHINERY
SALE
FEEDERS TEfSRS: Good
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 60.00-
68.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 54.00-
60.00; Standard to Good
50.00-55.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 1815 lbs,
55.00- 1000 to 1200 lbs
50.00-
COWS; Choice 44.00-46.60;
Utility 42.00-44.00; Cutters
40.00-42.00; Canners Down to
37.00.
CALVES: High Choice
90.00- Good to Choice
80.00- Standard to Good
60.00- down to 40.00.
Farm Calves Bulls 100 to
120 lbs. 90.00-98.00.
Farm Calves Heifers 100 to
120 lbs. 90.00-100.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 52 A
53.60, few to 54.50, 170 to *
lbs. 45.00-51.00.
SOWS: 40.0047.00.
BOARS: 33.50-40.00;
Lambs 55.00-64.00. Feeder
Pigs 15 lbs. to 25 lbs. 15.00 to
30.00; 25 lbs. to 45 lbs. 30.00 to
46.00.
SHEEP: 25.00-37.00.
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