Livestock mar Shenandoah Valley Livestock Shenandoah Valley Livestock Sales, Inc. Harrisonburg, Va. March 3,1979 STOCKER, FEEDER & SLAUGHTER CATTLE: ' Good Light Steer Calves 90.00 to 109.00; Medium 85.00 to 90.00; Plain 80.00 and down; Good Heavy Steer' Calves- 75.00 to 80.00; Medium 70.00 to 75.00; Medium 70.00 to 75.00; Plain 65.00 ’ and down; Holstein Steers 59.50 to 60.10; Slaughter Steers.64.7s; Good light Heifer Calves 78.00 to 82.50; Medium 74.00 to 78.00; Plain 70.00 and down; Good .Heavy Heifers 66.00 to 70.50; Medium 63.00 to 66.00; Plain 60.00 and down; Good Slaughter Heifers 60.73 and down; Slaughter Cows 50.00 to 55.75; Utilities 45.00 to 50.00; Canners and Cutters 45.75 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 752.00 and down; Stock Bulls Not enough to quote; Slaughter Bulls 55.25t064.00. CALVES: Veal Calves 106.00 and down; Baby Calves 144.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS; Choice Blue 0 70.50; Good Red 0 66.75; Feeder Lambs 65.23 to 65.50; Slaughter Ewes 15.00 t 035.50. HOGS: Top 49.50; Sows 41.75 to 47.50; Boars 38.50. FARMERS ATTENTION!! SPRAY MATERIALS INSECTICIDES IM-PfiUV-ALL CONKLIN PRODUCTS Check Our Prices Before You Buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 G&M Livestock Duncaasvole,Pa. March 5,1979 JMarket reported steady.. Dairy Cows 710.00-980.00. STEERS; Good to Choice 66.00- Standard to Good 62.00- HEIFERS: Good to Choice 58.0064.00. FEEDER STEERS; Good to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 75.00 85.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 65.00 75.00. BULLS: 60.0066.10. COWS: High Choice to Prime 54.00-58.35; Good 52.0054.00; Cutters 50.00- 52.00; Canners Down to 44.00. CALVES: High Choice 115.00- Good to Choice 100.00- Standard to GoodBo.oo-100.00. Farm Calves HoL Bulls 100 to 120 lbs. 110.00-136.00; Farm Calves HoL Heifers 100 to 120 lbs. 160.00-213.00. HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 53.00 54.35; 170 to 280 lbs. 50.00- 52 50 SOWS: 48.0051.00. BOARS: 35.0040.00. Feeder Pigs 15 to 25 lbs. 31.0032.50; Feeder Pigs 35 to 50 lbs. 35.0055.00. LAMBS: 68.0074.00. SHEEP: 32.0034.00. ket and Central U.S. Carlot March 7,1979 Compared to Tuesday’s 4:30 report; Choice steer beef steady-1.00 higher, including packer to packer sales, Good steady. Choice heifer beef steady. Cow beef steady-1.00 higher with advance on breaking utility into West Coast Choice Primal Heifer Hinds 1.00 higher; aim chucks 2.50; higher. Beef trimmings, 56 pet lean, .50 higher. Trade moderate; demand moderate buyers continue to - purchase only for minimum needs. Sales reported on 86 loads of carcass beef, • ; STEER BEEF 57% Loads Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 106.00 including stdy-1.00 higher packer/packer; Choice 3700- 800 lbs. 105.25 (West Coast);; Choice 2 550050 lbs. 108.00- 109.50 slctd & trmd; Choice 3 550-650 lbs. 107.00-108.50 slctd&trmd.; Choice 4 700- , 900 lbs. 101.75 (West Coast); Choice 4 600-700 lbs. 102.25 selected; Choice 3 500-900 lbs. 102.00-103.50 (Hols Type); Good 2-3 500-900 lbs. 102.50 steady; Good 2-3 500- 900 lbs. 100.50 (Hols type). HEIFER BEEF 12% Loads - Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 103.75 steady; Choice 3 409-500 lbs. 101.50 steady; Good 2-3 500- 700 lbs. 101.50; COW BEEF JS Loads Utility 450 & up lbs. 94.25- 95.25 stdy-1.00 higher; (brkg) 34 (West Coast); Utility 400 & up ,lbs. 97.00 (Midwest) (Bng) 34; Utility 400 & up lbs. 97.25-98.00 (Texas) (Bng) 2-3; Utility'** 400 & up lbs. 97.25-98.25 steady (Bng) 2-3 (West" Coast); Canner & Cutter 350 & up 105.50 (Texas) 1-2; Canner & Cutter 350 & up 104.50-105.00 steady 1-2 (Midwest), CHOICES PRIMAL BEEF CUTS HINDS: 120-170 lbs. 110.50 (Heifer) 1.00 higher than Monday. FORES: 130-210 lbs. 97.00- 98.00 slctd. L&M FUR & WOOLEN ENTERPRISE jrqf Quality Electrified Sheepskins & Furs f ' T Tannery Direct Oist-Wholesales Retail \ J Check Our Quality, Pnce& Services! i Mail S Phone Orders Accepted w J* ■* • Woolen Hosp. Pads - Natural S All Colors /OpaU— i • Pa. Largest Selection of Woolen Products lu, crs I • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices I • SeeUsAtMeadowbrcokMarketinLeola ' -* 117 W. Summit St, Mohnton, PA 215-777-2465 Hours: Mon. - Fri, 9-8:30; Sat. 9-5 Wed. 9-4:30; Sat. 9-5 ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs, 101.002.50 higher. ROUNDS: 65-95 lbs. 118.50- 121.00 (steer). BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS 50 pet cbem lean fresh 59.50-60.50,50 higher; mostly 60.00; 50 pet. chem lean fresh - 59.50 late Tues; 50 pet. chem lean frozen 60.00 T. 1.5.; 50 pet. chem lean frozen 60.00. Compared to Tuesday’s 2:15 report: Fresh pork loins for late week shipment 1.75- 2.oo—higher, immediate shipment steady-4.50 lower, spareribs 1.50 higher than Monday. Boston Butts 3.50 lower than Monday. Load 20- 26 lbs. skinned hams 1.00 lower. Bellies .50-1.50 lower. Boneless picnic meat. .75- 1.25 lower than Monday; frozen 3.00 lower than Friday. Trading slow to moderate; demand light to moderate. Sales reported .on 96 loads, including 9 loads of trimmings. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 102.75- 103.00 late Tues., 1.75-2.00 higher late week shipment; 14-17 lbs. 101.75-102.00 late Tues., 1.75-2.00 higher late week shipment.; 14-17 lbs. 95.50102.00, mostly steady -4.50 Iwr.; 100.00102.00 imm. ship.; 14-17 lbs. 106.00 clear channel; 17-20 lbs. 92.50 3.50 lower. PICNICS: B&up lbs. 62.00. BOSTON BUTTS: 4-0 lbs. 86.50 2.00 lower than Mon day. SPARERIBS: 3/dn lbs. 114.00 frzn next week ship; 2- 3 lbs. 116.50 frozen 1.50 hghr than Monday: SKINNED HAMS: 14-17 lbs. 91.00-92.00; 20-26 lbs. 87.001.00 lower. BELLIES, SDLS; 8-10 lbs. 53.50; 10-12 lbs. 55.50 1.00 lower; 12-14 lb£ 57.00-58.00, Mostly 1.00-1.50 lower; 57.50- 58.00; 14-16 )bs. 57.50-58.00; 16-18 lbs. 56.00-56.50 .50 lower; 18-20 lbs. 55.00. BNUS CT BUTT: 34 Vi lbs. 130.00 frozen. PICNICS:^ smoker/trinuned. JOWLS: Frozen 39.50 skinned; Fresh 38.50 skin ned;. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 10,1979 auction news CHEEK MEAT: 110.00 steady PORK TRIMMINGS BONELESS PROCESSING PORK: (chemical lean). 72 pet trmgs 91.50-92.50 fresh/bags; 72 pet bids picnics 95.25 fresh/combos 75-1.75 lower than Monday; 72 pet bids picnics 94.00 frozen 3.00 Iwr than Friday. < Lebanon Valley Fredericksburg, Pa. March 6,1979 CATTLE 226. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice 50 cents to $3 higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2 higher. Choice. No. 24 1050-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 68.00-72.00, couple to 73.00, Good 65.0067.50, few Standard 63.6065.25. Few choice slaughter heifers 66.1068.00, few Good 63.25- 67.60, few Standard 61.35- 63.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cflws 52.5056.75, couple to 57.75, Cutters 52.25- 54.85, Canner & Low Cutter 49.0052.00, Couple Good slaughter bullocks 67.75 and 69.10. Few Yield Grade #1 11001880 lbs. slaughter bulls 64.0068.85. CALVES 200. Vealers grading Standard & Low Good 70110 lbs. $2 to $5 lower. One Prime vealer at 119.00, Choice 100.00115.00, few Good 92.00100.00. Standard & Good 90110 lbs. 89.0095.00, 7085 lbs. 80.00 90.00, Farm calves, holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 94.00138.00; holstein heifers 90150 lbs. 129.00206.00, HOGS 420. Barrows & gilts $1.25 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1- 2 200-240 lbs. barrows St gilts 52.75-53.35, one lot 53.50, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 52.00-53.00, one lot No. 2-3 245 lbs. 51.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 47.0049.00. Few Boars 38.25- 40.00. ' FEEDER PIGS 25. Few' lots US No. 1-3 2545 lbs. feeder pigs 80.00-109.00 cwt. 68.25 SHEEP 14. One Choice 85 lbs. wooled slaughter lamb at 71.00, few Utility 65 lbs. 50.00-50.50. Few Slaughter ewes 33.0041.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Oklahoma Cattle March 8,1979 Estimated receipts 8300, same day last week 8069. Fairly active, feeder cattle and calves unevenly steady to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher, most advance noted on feeder steers over7oo lb.; majority receipts Choice 350- 800 lbs. feeder steers and 300- 650 lbs, feeder heifers; fairly large attendance of buyers. sssss OUR GRADED AND VET INSPECTED FEEDER PIGS CAN HELP YOUR DOLLARS GROW! OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE BUYERS WILL SELECT QUALITY FEEDER PIGS FOR YOUR APPROVAL CALL COLLECT 808 TINDALL SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 513-462-8797 OR RAYMOND BOYCE LIVESTOCK CO. UNIONVILLE, TENNESSEE 615-294-5102 FEEDER STEERS: Choice few Prime 300-400 lbs. 105.00-115.00; 400-5001bs k 96.50- small lot 408 lbs. 112.00, few fleshy offerings down to 95.00; 500-600 lbs. 90.50- few 99.00-100.00; 600-700 lbs. 83.75-94.50, mostly 86.00-92.25, near one load 601 lbs. at 98.00; 700800 lbs. 85.00-89.00, near one load 716 lbs. 90.70; 800850 lbs. 79.75-87.50; few 850-950 lbs. 77.25-79.50; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lbs. 94.00 95.50, small lot 348 lbs. 98.50; 500-600 lbs. 83.75-89.50; 600 700, lbs. 80.5084.25; 700800 lbs. 75.25-79,75; few Good 500600 lbs. 81.5083.25; 700 865 lbs. 72.25-75.00; few Good Holstein steers 450625 lbs. 87.7589.75; package 631 lbs. at 82.00; small lot 849 lbs. 73.80. FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 300-500 lbs. 87.0095.00; 500600 lbs. 80.0087.50; 600700 lbs. 76.50 80.25; part load 702 lbs. 76.50; mixed Good and Choice 300500 lbs. 83.25- 91.25; 500600 lbs. 75.7580.25; 600700 lbs. 73.75-75.50; few 700750 lbs. 68.4073.50; few Good 300500 lbs. 77.25-79.00; 500600 lbs. 72.75-75.75. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week feeder cattle and calves firm to 2.00 higher, most advance on feeder steers over 600 lbs. and feeder heifers over 450 lbs.; slaughter cows closed firm to 1.00 higher, late sales Utility and Commercial 28 54.0058.75, cutter 18 50.00 53.50; bulls closed steady, week sales consisted of YGI - 10001800 lbs. 59.5068.00, high dressing at 70.00; salable receipts near 20,800 compared to 18,737 head last week and 17,770 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 6 percent of cattle receipts, feeders near 94 percent of the total. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, March 7 Reported receipts of 10S cows,s4 heifers,and 13 bulls. Market stronger with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 880-10*5,1 load of Pa. fresh 860-1090; load of N.Y., fresh 950-1650, springers 1250-1550; load of Pa. fresh 950-1300; load of N.Y. fresh 1025-1310, springers 885-1330; local springing heifers, grades 775-1075; purebreds 950-1250; local cows 750-1300; bulls 490-680; herd dispersal of 14 head in all stages of lactation 490-1070. 7
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