16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, ianuzry 6,1979 Berks County ByLAUREL SCHAEFF Staff Correspondent READING - Among other 4-ITers showing steers from Bote County at the 1979 Farm Show, are a brother and sister, and thirteen year old girl who has only shown for two years. Mike and Carol Strause, Hamburg Rl, have both shown at the Farm Show before and are looking anxiously toward their return. These avid 4-ITers have seen the improvments made in the facilities last year and are eager to see what this year will hold. Both agree that the new schedule will make showing at this large event an even greater pleasure than previous years. Sixteen year old Mike will be making his third ap Livestock market and auction news Pa. Aucton Summary January 5,1979 CATTLE 3901. Compared to 3842 last week and 4792 a year ago. Compared with last week’s markets,—si steers steady to 1.25 higher, slaughter heifers highly uneven, si. cows strong to 3.00 higher, si. bullocks 1.00- 2.00 higher, si. bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. High Choice & Prime YG 3-4 lbs. si. steers 59.35- 63.50, Choice YG U 57.00- 61.00. Good' 53.00-58.00 standard 52.00-56.00, Choice si. heifers 52.00-59.50, Good 48.00- Standard 45.00- 50.00, Utility & Commercial «: cows 48.00-54.60, cutters 45.00- canner & si. cutter 40.50-48.50, shells down, shells down to 38.75. Choice sL bullocks 58.75- 63.00, Good 55.0060.00. Yield Grade #l,lOOO-2200 lbs. 55.00- 62.00, Yield Grade #2 900-1500 lbs. 52.00-58.00. CALVES 2626. Compared to 2686 last week and 3520 a year ago. Vealers 1.00-6.00 higher. Prime vealers 104.00- 129.00, Choice 90.00-118.00, Good 78.00-95.00. Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 71.0060.00, 70-90 lbs. 65.00-75.00, Utility 50-110 lbs. 50.0065,00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-120 lbs. 78.00-110.00, Hoi. Heifers 85-140 lbs. 75.00- 125.00. HOGS 3679. Compared47s7 last week and 4191 a year ago. Barrows and gilts 50 to 75 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.75-55.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 52,50-54.75, No. 2-3 190- 265 lbs. 50.0052.50, few No. 1- 3 140-190 lbs. 45.0050.00. Sows steady to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-3 300550 lbs. sows 42.00-46.50, No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 38.0042.50. Boars 32.0040.00. pearance in the show ring with a steer while bis 14 year old sister will be showing for the secornTtime. Carol is a little sceptical however, about her animal. “Last year I had a very tame steer,” she remarked with a smile, “but this year my steer is much more jumpy and higher strung.” Carol and Mike are both showing Chianina-Angus crosses which were pur chased from the Wiightsville Sale and have reasonably high hopes for them. They have shown their animals at several fairs throughout the County this Summer and feel the extra time between those fairs and the Farm Show has given the steers the extra time they needed to fQI out. Mike is an 11th grade student at Hamburg Area FEEDER PIGS 929. Compared to 534 last week and 1183 a year ago. 3.00-6.00 lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-28.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00- 41.00, No. 1-3 5060 lbs. 40.00- GRADED FEEDED PIGS 2755. All sales cwt. Com pared with 2850 head last week, and 1759 head a year ago. Feeder pigs strong to mostly 8.00 higher. US No. 1- 230-40 lbs. 116.00-136.00,40-50 lbs. 106.00-133.00, 5060 lbs. 93.00-126, US 6065 lbs. 79.00- 100.00, US 26 3040 lbs. 92.00- 122.00, 4060 lbs. 82.00-111.00, 50-75 lb. ■ 79.00-99.00, Utility 3060 lbs. 68.0065.00. SHEEP 152. Compared to 198 last week and 213 a year ago. Wooled si. lambs steady to 1.50 higher, Choice 70-110 lbs. 65.00-75.00, Good 70-110 lbs. 60.0066.00. Slaughter ewes 23.0067.00, few down to 12.00. Markey courtesy of PDA. Hunter’s - Auction January 1,1979 Rising Sun, Md. BULLS: 500650 lbs. 61.00- 63.00; 680-750 lbs. 42.0049.75. COWS: High Choice and Prime 51.7552.75; Good to Standard 50.7552.00; Utility 46.7550.50; Cutters 45.50- 48.00; Canners 39.7544.50. CALVES: Prune 180-240 lbs. 89.00-97.00; High to Choice 140-18 C lbs. 82.00- 94.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 81.00-88.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lbs. 67.0068.00; Utility 70-65 lbs. 52.0064.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 42.00- 57.00. FEEDER PIGS; 25-30 lbs. 24 to 28 by hd.; 30-35 lbs. 33 to 37 by hd. SOWS: 37.0040.00. BOARS: 37.0042.00. H’ef e High School and is a member of the Ff**A Chapter there. He enjoys the out of doors and especially ' likes to hunt and trap. When indoors, however, his favorite past time is collecting beer cans. Carol is in the nineth grade at the same school and en joys such sports as swim ming and hiking. 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