—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 20,1979
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Champion steer sells for record price of $6.50
HARRISBURG - Prices steer, “Mooose”, an Angus- Danny George, owner of
soared last Friday at the Chianina crossbred George’s Foodliner Market
Farm Show as the auctions weighing 1,210 pounds, sold in Bethlehem. George has
of champions got underway, for a new record of $6.50 per been attenduig the Farm
Steve Long’s champion pound and was bought by Show auctions for 17 years,
and Mrs. Joseph Groff, Elizabethtown, stand with Janice Kaylor, and her
lightweight champion steer which they purchased at the Pa. Farm Show sale last
Friday. Groff, owner of Groffs Meats, Inc., is the third generation in his family to
be involved in the butchering business.
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CAM SALES INC.
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A. E. ENGEL, INC
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Marlton, N J. 08053
Phone 609-983-4404
Acme Markets, Inc., represented by Trainer Wilson, Jr., vice president of meat
procurement and merchandising, purchased the reserve champion steer at the
Farm Show last Friday.
buying over $500,000 worth of at $6.40 in 1976. Steve finds owned by Robert Livingston
top animals. himself $7,865 richer as a of Davidsburg Road, Dover,
At $6.50, “Moose” sold for result. York County, was sold to
35 cents more than last The reserve grand Acme Markets of
year’s grand champion and champion steer, a 1,160 Philadelphia for $3.25 per
ten cents per pound higher pound Red Limousin pound, or a total of $3,770.
than the old record price set crossbred named “Fire,” (Turn to Page 21)
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