Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 17, 1979, Image 9

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    “No bird soars too high if ha soars with his own wings."
William Blake
SPECIAL
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
DAVID H. GOOD’S
FARM MACHINERY
SALE
EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA.
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558
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Livestock morket and auction news
Oklahoma
Cattle
February 15,1979
Thursday feeder cattle
auction and weekly sum
mary estimated receipts:
6800; same day last week
3670.
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves mostly
steady, some sales weak to
1.00 lower on Good and
mixed Good , and Choice
offerings under 500 lbs;
majority. Receipts Choic
and mixed Good and Choic
300-800 lbs. feeder steers an
300-700 lbs. feeder heifei
including some earl
arrivals from whe«*
pastures; large attendant
of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime, 300400
lbs. 97.50-106.00; 400-500 lbs.
87.25-103.25, largely 90.00-
100.00 ; 500-600 lbs. 80.75-
93.50; 600-700 lbs. 78.00-83.00,
two small lots 605 and 648
lbs. at 87.50-88.00; 700-800
lbs. 74.75-80.00; 800-975 lbs.
70.75-75.80, package 871 lbs.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
at 77.00; mixed Good and
Choice '3OO-500 lbs. 85.25-
96.75; 500-700 lbs. 75.75-81.00;
few 781-787 lbs. 74.50-75.75;
few Good 300-500 lbs. 81.25-
87.00; part load Good 668 lbs.
75.25; Good 300-500 lbs.
holstein steers 77.50-81.00;
Good 500-825 lbs. holstein
steers 70.00-78.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prune, 300400
lbs. 84.00-90.00, small lot 212
lbs. at 90.55; 400-500 lbs.
80.00-86.00; 500600 lbs. 72.00-
78.75; 600-700 lbs. 72.75-74.75;
few 700-730 lbs. 70.75-73.00
and package 833 lbs. at 68.50;
mixed Good and Choice 300-
500 lbs. 74.25-79.00; 500-700
lbs. 68.75-69.25.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared'to late last week,
feeder cattle and calves
mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a
very good demand;
slaughter' cows 1.00-2.00
higher late sales Utility and
Commercial 2-3 50.70-54.75
with high dressing holstein
cows from 56.00-57.25; cutter
cows 1-3 largely 46.75-49.00;
slaughter bulls steady to 1.00
higher. YG 1-2 1000-2000 lbs.
62.75-69.00. Salable receipts
near 14,700 head compared
to 7160 last week and 14,563
the comparable period a
year ago. Cows and bulls
comprised 9 percent of the
salable receipts with feeder
cattle and calves making up
91 percent of the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Danville
Market
Danville, Pa.
February 12,1979
STEERS: Good to Choice
59.25-64.50.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
57.00-61.50.
BULLS: 61.75-65.60/
COWS; High Choice to
Prime 57.10-60.60; Good to
Standard 52.00-53.35; Utility
49.00-52.35; Cutters 45.60-
48.85.
HEIFER CALVES: 100.00-
130.00; High to Choice 100.00-
120.00; Good to Choice 85.00-
98.00.
HOGS: 55.30-57.50.
SOWS: 44.00-49.00.
BOARS: 35.0040.00.
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