—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 17,1979 14 Uyestoc Thomasville Market Thomasville,Pa. Wednesday, March 14 Cattle, 164 head. Steers, high choice and prime 72.00- 73.00; choice 67.00-79.00; good 64.0056.00; Holstein steers 63.00-65.50; high choice and prime heifers 69.00-70.35; choice 65.00- 67.50; good 60.00-64.00; cows, utility and commercial slaughter cows 54.00-55.50; cutters 49.00-52.00; earners and low cutters 46.0048.00; yield grade 2 bulls 64.25; calves, 33 head; vealers, choice 120.00-129.00; good 100.00-110.00; standard and good 90 to 110 lbs. 90.00- 105.00; 85 to 90 lbs. 85.00- H 0.00; Holstein bull calves, 95 to 110 lbs. 98.00-115.00; hogs, 277 head; US Ito 3,200 to 239 lbs., by private treaty 48.50; sows U.S. 1-3 43.0045.00, few 50.00-53.00; feeder pigs US 1- Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, March 12 Reported receipts of 597 calves, 135 cows, 73 bogs, 13 heifers, 13 sheep, 3 lambs, 14 bulls, and 3 steers. Cattle market strong and calf market high. Holstein heifer calves to 170.C0; veals 84.00-120.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 96.00- 120.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 65.00-82.00; grassers k market and and feeders 71.00-84.00; lambs, 49.00-70.00; sheep 30.0048.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 55.50-58.50; sows 44.50- 46.00; boars 32.00-35.00; pigs 27.00-65.00; heifers 59.00- 79.00; steers, good 63.00- 77,00; bulls 57.0058.50; cows, good 52.00-56.25, cows, medium 48.0052.00; cows, poor or small 33.0040.50; horses, ponies none; goats 9.0045.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, March 14 Reported receipts of 81 cows,B4 heifers,and 4 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 490-980, load of Pa. fresh 875-1485; load of N.Y., fresh 1125-1500 load of Butler Co., fresh 690- 1375, springers 850-1470; Local Springing heifers. grades 750-1000 purebred? 900-1200; local cows 750-1625; bulls 485-530; Open Heifers 380-590; Small herd dispersal in all stages of lactation 470- 1090. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Fri, March 9,1979 Feeder Cattle 297 160 241 Today Last Friday Last Year TREND: Trend not fully tested, few lots mixed Good and Choice feeder steers fully steady. Bulk of supply sold in lots of three or less in a clean-up trade. FEEDER STEERS: Couple small lots Choice 440- 580 lbs. 90.00-9i8.00; few lots mixed Good and Choice 840- 950 lbs. 70.00-72.50; one lot' Good 950 lbs. Holsteins 67.50. Market courtesy of USDA. Indiana livestock Auction Homer City, Pa. March 15,1979 CATTLE 90. Compared with last week’s market, SI. cows 50 cents-1.00 higher. SL steers few Good 63.0066.50. Choice si. heifers 1 at 64.25, few Good 60.25-61.50, 1 Standards!s7.2s,l Utility at 54.25. Utility Sc Commercial si. cows 51.50-55.00, Cutters 49.50-52.50. Ganner Sc L. Cutter 45.50-50.00. SI. bullocks Good 1 at 63.50. Yield Grade #l,l at 1600 lbs. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Good & Choice 350-525 lbs. steers 88.00-98.00, Good & Choice 350-610 lbs. heifers 65.00- few Med. 450-650 lbs. 54.00-60.00. Good & Choice 500-725 lbs. bulls 63.00- CALVES 135. Vealers grading Good & Choice steady. Standard 1.00-2.00 higher. Vealers Choice 100.00- Good 90.00- 105.00; Standard & Good 90- 120 lbs. 88.00-103.00,70-90 lbs. 70.00- few Utility 55-110 lbs. 55.00-67.50. FARM CALVES: Hoi. - - Bulls 90-120 lbs. 91.00-116.00; HoL Heifers 85-115 lbs. 92.00- 130.00, few 160.00-170.00. HOGS 83. Barrows and gilts mostly $l.OO lower. US No. 1-2 barrows & gilts No. 1- 3 200-245 lbs. 49.50-50.75; No. 2-3 200-265 lbs. 47.0049.30, 1 lot No. 1-3 30 lbs. 49.00. SOWS US 1-3 350550 lbs. sows 41.25- 47.75. BOARS 34.75-40.00. FEEDER PIGS 9. US No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. feeder pigs 35.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 9. Wooled si. lambs Choice 55-65 lbs. 65.00 69.00, 1 Good 58 lbs. 55.00; Slaughter ewes a couple 36.00 & 38.00. Western- Maryland Market Westem Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Westminster, Md. March 13,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Good run, mostly cows of- demand, mostly steady; Good-Choice 63.00-68.75; Standard 59.00-63.00; Heifers, Top good to $65.25; Cows, good run, prices higher; Good Cows, to 57.75; Standard & Utility 53.00- 54.50; Canners 51.00-53.00; Shelly 51.00 Down; Bulls strong demand; Top $65.85. BUTCHER HOGS; Medium run, $2.00-3.00 lower! Top Hogs 47.85; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 47.00-47.85; 230- 260 lbs. 46.00-47.25; 170-190 lbs. 43.00-46.00; Sows, to 44.25, bulk 40.00-43.00. VEAL CALVES: Medium auction news run, mostly steady. Tops, to 111.00; Good-Choice 100.00 111.00; Standard 90.00- 100.00; Light calves 75.00 95.00; Weak Sc Rough 75.00 Down; Farm Heifers to $125.00; Bulls to 100.00. LAMBS: Few offered; Good Sc Choice to 60.00. STOCK CATTLE; Good run, very active bidding. Stock Steers 70.00-97.00; Stock Heifers 50.0065.00; lightweight holsteins to $135.00; Stock Bulls 60.00- 99.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: Good run, $3.00-5.00 higher! by the head 20.00-45.00; Shoats to Please come to our OPEN HOUSE UAnnil in Oi 8:00-5:00 Mon.-Fri. Adeutz farm EQUIPMENT PWJLM. "SSdis *. nu 1700 Edgar Ave. SELECT MACHINES! 50.50; By the lb. 100-150 lbs. 45.0066.50. Results of Farm Bureau’s Quality Meat Cow Sale for March 13.66 Cpws - Utility & Commercial 52.00-55.50; High Yielding 55.60-56.85; Pew Heifer? 58.00-62.00; Cutters 51.00-14.00; .Cahners & Low Cutters 47.0061.00. and see our
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