—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1979 12 Livestock moricet dm) auction news Oklahoma Cattle March 15,1979 Estimated receipts 9500, same day last week 8406. Moderately active at best, feeder cattle under 500 lbs. steady to .50 lower, instances 1.00 lower; feeder cattle over 500 lbs. mostly .50 to LOO lower with some sales 2.00 lower on fleshy offerings; best interest centering on thin fleshed cattle suitable for grazing and wheat past ure cattle due for a short term in the feediot; majority receipts Choice and mixed Good and Choice 400-800 lbs. feeder steers and 350-650 lbs. feeder heifers including a fairly large percentage of cattle arriving from wheat pastures; fairly large buyer attendance. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-400 lbs. 115.00- 124.00; 400-500 lbs. 96.50- 108.00; 500-600 lbs. 90.75- 98.00;’ 600-700 lbs. 86.50-90.75, load 663 lbs, at 91.50 early; 700-800 lbs. 83.75-88.75; 800- 890 lbs. 78:75-83.75; mixed Good and Choice 300-400 lbs. 98.00- 400-500 lbs. 90.00- 600-700 lbs. 85.50- 87.00; few 700-938 lbs. 76.00- 84.00; Good 375-500 lbs. 86.50- 91.50; 500-600 lbs. 80.00-83.50; Good 532 lbs. holstein steers 90.10; Good 600-700 lbs. holstein steers 78.25-81.50; 700-978 lbs. 66.75-71.50.. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300-400 lbs. 90.00- 95.50; package 268 lbs. at 108.00; 400-500 lbs. 85.00- 89.50; 500600 lbs. 78.0065.00; 600-700 lbs. 73.50-78.00; few 700-715 lbs. 73.25-76.00; mixed Good and Choice 300- 500 lbs. 80.0064.50; 500-700 lbs. 71.25-77.00, part load 503 lbs. thin at 78.75; Good 400- 500 lbs. 70.50-79.00; 500650 lbs. 69.00-71.75. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder cattle under 500 lbs. steady to .50 lower instances 1.00 off; feeder cattle over 500 lbs. .50 to 1.00 lower with some fleshy offerings 2.00 lower; slaughter cows steady to firm instances 1.00 higher; late sales Utility and Commercial 26 53.7569.25; cutter 1-3 52.75-54.50; bulls generally steady, late sales YG 1-2 1000-1800 lbs. 64.75- 68.50, two head YG 1 near 2000 lbs. at 70.00. Salable receipts near 24,200 head compared to 21,200 last week and 28,560 HTE same week a year ago. Cows and bulls six percent of cattle receipts, feeders 94 percents of the total. Market courtesy of USDA. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, P*. March 13,1979 CATTLE 288. Compared to last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to weak, spots 75* cents lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 50 cents lower. Few High Choice & Prime 36, 1070-1525 lbs. slaughter -steers 69.35-72.50, Choice 2-4, 980-1340 lbs. 67.85-71.35, Good 65.8568.35, Good & Choice holsteins 63.50-65.75, Stan dard 60.2564.85. Few High Choice & Prime slaughter heifers 66.5069.00, Choice 64.1067.25, Good 63.1065.60, few Standard 58.0063.50. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 53.0065.60, few to 57.00, Cutters 52.00- 54.75, few to 55.35, Canner & Low Cutters 49.0062.25, few Shells down to- 46.00. Two Choice slaughter bullocks 66.10 and 69.00, few Good 62.5065.00, few Standard 59.0061.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1370-2220 lbs. slaughter bulls 64.1069.60. CALVES 200. Vealers grading Standard and Good $2-$3 higher. Few Choice vealers 110.00-117.00, few Good 89.00-108.00, Standard and Good 90-125 lbs. 91.00- 105.50, 70-90 lbs. 83.00-93.00, few Utility 65-85 lbs. 77.00- 81.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 95.00-130.00, few to 145.00; Holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 97.00- 150.00, few to 165.00. HOGS 520, Barrows and - gilts $2.75-$3 lower. US No. 1- 2 200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 50.00-50.60, lot at 51.00,7 lots down to 49.00, No. 1-3190- 245 lbs. 48.50-50.00, No. 2-3. 200-265 lbs. 47.0049.10, few 270-310 lbs. 46.7549.00. Sows $5 lower. US No. 1-3 32Q-700 lbs. sows 41.7544.25, one at 45.00, No.' 2-3 240-730 lbs. 40.0042.25. Few Boars 38.00- 38.75, few light weights 39.60- 40.85. FEEDER-PIGS 11. Few US No. 1-335 lbs. feeder pigs ' at 101.00 per hundredweight. SHEEP 4. Two Choice 65' and 85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 71.00 and 75,00. Qioice 140 and 145 lbs. wooled lambs 55.00 and 56.00. * Market courtesy of PDA. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. . March 13,1979 CATTLE 278. Compared with last Tuesday's market,' slaughter steers 50 cents to $1.50 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, about steady. Few High Choice & Prime No. 2-4 slaughter steers 70,35-72.10, Choice No. 24 1000-1350 lbs. 67.85-70.85, few No. 5 down to 66.85, Good 64.50-67.85, Standard 62.75-65.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 65.0068.25, few Good 63.00- 65.25, few Standard 61.00- 62.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 53.00-57.00, couple to 58.25, Cutters 52.75- 54.75, Canner & Low Cutter 47.25-52.50, Shells down- to 45.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 69.00, few Good 66.2568.75. Few Yield Grade #1 1100-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 61.50-68.85. Few Good 350-650 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 63.00-80.00, couple to -88.00; few Good 375-575 lbs. feeder heifers 68.00-82.00. CALVES 143. Vealers mostly $4 to $8 higher. Choice vealers 108.00-116.00, Good 95.00-105.00, Standard & God 90-110 lbs. 89.00-95.00, 7065 lbs. 80.0068.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 95.00-123.00; holstein heifers 90-130 lbs.- 100.00- 200.00. > HOGS 771. (Monday, March 12, 1979) (Tuesday, March 13, 1979), 119 HOGS. Barrows & gilts $3 lower. US No. 1-2200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00-51.00, few to 51.75, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 49.00- 50.25, No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 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I am using • . the same tow amoußt of cteteigebt that I dlO wllb the water sof tener, but our dotbe«*re cleaner and the soap rinsing out ' w 1 \. ‘ v KSi \ ~„ . '' m the dishwasher no spate have appeared on nw silverware and glasses. BONAQUA really does more than claimed at least Jt has in our household. YOU TOO CAN HELP ELIMINATE WATER PROBLEMS IN YOUR HOME WITH: BON AQUA SAAOS 90 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE EASY TO INSTALL - JUST SNAP IT ON • Reiifred Ecologically Sound • No Chemicals ... • No Servidng HIESTAND DISTRIBUTORS INC. HOURS; Mon. thru Fri. 10 to 5 Saturday 10 to 2 48.25-49.00. US No. 1-3 320-600 lambs Fe lbs. sows 41.7547.00. Boars: Slaughter ewes 36.0045.00. - 34.0040.00. . ‘ . .'Marketcourtesy of PDA. - FEEDER PIGS 232. US ' No. 1-3 30-50 ibs. feeder pigs 40.00-56.00, few to 60.00 per head, No. 1-3 70-90 lbs. 63.00- 65.00, Utility 50-65 lbs. 34.00- 45.00 per head. SHEEP 14. 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