livestock market an
Peoria
Cattle
February 15,1979
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 3800, last week 5400,
year ago 5000. Compared
with last week’s close,'
slaughter steers 2.50*3.50
higher. Slaughter heifers
2.50-3.oohigher. Cows firm to
1.00 higher. Bulls firm.
Slaughter steers and heifers
reached an all time high for
Peoria during this session.
Receipts about 65 percent
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215-777-2465
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9-8:30; Sat 9- 1
Wed. 9-4:30: Sat. 9-5
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LEGHORN HENS
Pullet Hauling Service
Pullet Truck Capacities:
620 coups 11,160 birds
508 coups 9,144 birds
252 coups 4,536 birds
216 coups 3,888 birds
180 coups 3,240 birds
128 coups 2,304 birds
40 coups 720 birds
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BOX 55, STRAUSSTOWN. PA. 19559 I
PHONE: 215-488-1188 COVERING THE U.S. & CANADA I
slaughter steers, 30 percent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Four loads Choice and
Prime34lloo-1200 lbs. 57.25-
68.00; Choice 24 1000-1250
lbs. 65.50-66.50; 900-1050 lbs.
65.00-66.00; mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 64.00-
65.50; Good 2-3 2-3 62.00-
64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1075
lbs. 65.00-66.25; Choice 24
850-1050 lbs. 64.00-65.00;
mixed Good and Choice 24
WANTED 200,000 FOWL PER WEEK
SECHLER'S POULTRY
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF POULTRY -A*
Ed Wertz
CALL EARLY FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SCHEDULING
SECHUER'S POULTRY
800-1050 lbs. 62.00-64.00;
Good 2-3 60.00-62.00; Stan
dard and Good 2-3 56.00-
60.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 49.00-52.00;
high-dressing Utility 53.00-
54.00; few 55.00; Cutter 1-2
46.0049.00; Canner 41.00-
46.00,
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 55.00-65.00;
individual6B.oo.
Market courtesy of USDA.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
February 12,1979
Market reported higher
than last week.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 66.00-68.00; Good to
Choice 64,00-66.00; Standard
to Good 58.00-62.00.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
62.00-65.00; Standard 58.00-
62.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300 to 300 lbs. 75.00-
80.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 1830 lbs.
62.00- 900 to 1200 lbs.
58.00-
COWS: High Choice-
Prime 58.00-60.50; Good
56.00-58.00; Utility 52.00-
56.00; Cutters 50.00-52.00;
Canners Down to 46.00.
CALVES: High-Choice
120.00- Good to Choice
100.00- Standard to
Good 80.00-100.00; Utility
60.00-
Farm Calves Bulls 90 to
120 lbs. 100.00-129.00; Farm
Calves Heifers 100.00-120.00.
WE USE OUR OWN SANITIZED
LIVE HAUL RIGS
PARTIAL SECHLER FLEET
Let us professionals handle both your
Scott Sechler - Owner
fowl and pullet service and
get a real good deal on both.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 54.00-
56.90; 190 to 270 lbs. 51.00-
54.80.
SOWS: 51.00-54.25.
BOARS: 34.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15 to 35
lbs. 30.00-38.00; Feeder Pigs
35 to 50 lbs. 38.0052.00,
Lambs Medium 72.00-
74.00.
SHEEP: Plain7o.oo-72.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 10,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER &
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
Good Light Steer Calves
90.00 to 98.00; Medium 83.00
to 89.50; Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
75.00 to 80.00; Medium 70.00
to 75.00; Plain 65.00 and
down; Holstein Steers Not
enough to quote; Good
Slaughter Steers Not enough
to quote; Good Light Heifer
Calves 65.00 to 67.75;
Medium 60.00 to 65.00; Plain
55.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 60.00 to 62.50;
Medium 57.00 to 60.00; Plain
54.00 and down; Good
Slaughter Heifers Not
enough to quote; Slaughter
Cows 48.00 to 54.75; Utilities
44.00 to 48.00; Canners and
Cutters 52.50 and down;
Stock and Milk Cows 630.00
and down; Stock Bulls 50.50
to 57.50; Slaughter Bulls Not
enough to quote.
CALVES: Veal Calves
116.00 and down; Baby
Calves 150.00 and down.
Owner
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979-
auction news
LAMBS: Not enough to
quote.
HOGS: Not enough to
quote.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stockyards
February 15,1979
Receipts this week 5,800:
Week ago 6,200: Year ago
6,000.
Compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers 1.00 to
mostly 1.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers mostly
1.50, instances 2.00 higher.
Cows firm to mostly .50
higher. Bulls fully 1.00
higher. Slaughter supply
mainly choice and mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1025-
1200 lb. steers, around 35
heifers and 15 per cent cows.
Advances during the past
week boosted prices for all
represented slaughter
classes to all time record
highs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 64.50-65.50, part
load 65.75, closing sales
65.0(465.50. Choice 24 950-
1275 lbs. 63.0(465.00, several
late 63.5(465.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs.
62.50-63.50. Good 2-3 900-1175
lbs. 60.00-62.50. Standard and
Good 2-3 1050-1350 lb.
holsteins 57.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs. 63.00-64.00,
closing sales mostly 63.50.
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Paul Levan
Choice 24 61.50-63.50, closing
mostly 62.00-63.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 700-JTS
lbs. 60.00-61.50. Good 2-3 700-
9301b5. 58.00-60.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 56.00-62.00.
Yield grade 1 1350-2550 lbs.
63.00-64.00.
FEEDERS: (including
around 1,500 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers 3.00-5.00
higher. Demand good for
bulk of represented classes.
Supply mainly Choice and
mixed good and Choice 400-
800 lb. steers and 400-700 lb.
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 400-500 lbs. 84.00-
94.25; 500-600 lbs. 80.00-84.50;
600-700 lbs. 71.75-80.00; 700-
800 lbs. 68.00-76.00: 800-1000
lbs. 64.00-71.50. Mixed good
and choice and few lots
choice compact 350-500 lbs.
80.00-84.50; 500-600 lbs. 76.00-
80.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 325-500 lbs. 73.00-
80.50; 500-600 lbs. 70.00-75.00;
600-700 lbs. 63.50-71.25. Mixed
good and choice 300-500 lbs.
72.00-73.50.
HEAVY HENS
Fowl S Broiler
Handling Equipment
50,000 Per Day
We have our own catching
crew and loader if needed.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 47.00-51.00.
Boning utility 1-2 50.50-52.50,
Closing 51.00-52.50; few
53.00. Cutter 1-2 45.00-50.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2
42.0045.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Donald Berger
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