—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1979
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Livestock market and auction news
■D U steers 63.50-95 50, one at
jseumap 101.00; Good & Choice 350-650
Allrfinn lbs. feeder heifers 65.00-
xiuuuuu 73.00, few Medium 300-450
Dayton, Pa. Ibs. 55.00-60.00; Medium &
March 14,1979 Good 500-875 lbs. feeder bulls
CATTLE 130. Compared 53.00-68.50.
with last Wednesday’s CALVES 99. Vealers
market, slaughter cows grading Standard & Good $1
mostly 50 cents to $1 higher, to $5 higher. Few Choice
One Choice slaughter steer vealers 100.00-119.00, few
at 66.75, few Good 62.00-64.50, Good 90.00-105.00, Standard
one Standard at 61.25. Few & Good 90-120 lbs. 85.00-99.00,
Choice slaughter heifers 70-90 lbs. 70.00-87.00, few
62.5065.00, few Good 59.00- Utility 55-110 lbs. 44.0069.00.
59.50, few Standard 62.25- Farm calves, holstein bulls
56.25. Utility & Commercial 80-120 lbs. 88.00-115.00.
slaughter cows 51.75-55.00, HOGS 320. Barrows & gilts
Cutters 49.00-52.50, Canner & $1 to $2 lower. US No: 1-3 200-
Low Cutter 45.00-50.50. Few 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.20-
Choice slaughter bullocks 50.80, No. 2-3 2QO-280 lbs.
68.00-68.50, few Good 58.25- *7.00-49.50, No. 1-3 160-170
60.00, one Standard at 57.25. lbs. 38.0040.00. US No. 1-3
Yield Grade #1 1200-1810 lbs. 300-575 lbs. sows 43.00-48.75.
slaughter bulls 61.50-66.00; Boars 34.5042.00.
few yield grade §2 900-1400 FEEDER PIGS 147. US
lbs. 58.00-60.00. Good & No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs
Choice 350-750 lbs. feeder 29.00-44.00 ner head. No. 1-3
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Chambersburg, PA
717-263-8424
ARNETTS GARAGE
Rt. 9 Box 125
Hagerstown, MD
301-733-0515
NEVIN N. MYEB & SONS. INC.
Chester Springs, PA
215-827-7414
UMBERGER’S MILL
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Honey Brook, PA
BINKLEY t HURST BROS.
133 Rothsviile Station Road
Lititz, PA
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Oakland Mills, PA
717-463-2735
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Chapman Equip. Center
Chapman PA
215-398-2553
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Rt 213 South
Chestertown, MD
301-778-1640
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Hickory Hill, PA
215-932-2615
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Lmeboro, MD
301-374-2672
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Richland, PA
717-866-7518
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Thomasville, PA
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45-55 lbs 48.00-56 00 per
head, No. 1-3 100-116 lbs.
54.50-68.00 cwt
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer
' Special
Market
March 10,1979
Special Slaughter Cattle Sale
Madison, Va.
There were 327 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice steers 997-1050 > lbs.
67.50-69.25; choice steers
1050-1265 lbs. 68.25-70.50;
choice single steers 68.00-
70.00; good steers 925-1250
lbs. 65.25-69.00; back to feed
lot good steers $69.00-70.25;
good single steers 65.00-
68.50; good holstem steers
1160-1432 lbs. 59.50-63.50;
choice heifers; 840-1129 lbs.
64.00-66.75 choice single
heifers 64.00-66.75; good
heifers 60.50-64.50.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, March 12
Reported receipts of 314
horses, mules and ponies.
Market steady than last
week.
Local driving horses 350-
800; riding horses 365-400;
better horses 425-900;
lightweight killers 350450;
heavyweight 475-800; mare
ponies 20-60; colts 5-20;
geldings 20-55; larger ponies
100-285.
Special
Market
Work Horse, Driving Horse,
and Mule Sale
at New Holland
March 9,1979
Total 315 head.
Work horses, load out of
Michigan, pairs 1725-2700,
singles 775-1050; load of work
horses and mules out of
Tennessee, work horses,
pairs 2375-3400; mules, pairs
1550-1700, singles 800-1225;
load of work horses out of
Milk production up ,
HARRISBURG - Milk sylvania, Crop- Reporting
production in Pennsylvania e £y ice- . , -
during February 1979 totaled The number of mdk cows
604 million pounds, up two m the Commonwealth during y
per cent from a year earlier February was 702,000 head,
according to the Penn- -down 1,000 head from a year
earlier. Milk production per
cow averaged 860 pounds in
Virginia, pairs 1425-1925, FebruaYy, up two per cent
singles 860-1750; load of work from a year ago. x ,
horses out of Canada, pairs United States milk
2750-3000, singles" 1050-1950, production during February
load of work horses out of 1979 totaled 9.38 billion
Tennessee, pairs 1600-2725, pounds, up one per cent from
singles 975-1650; local work February 1978. Production
horses, pairs 1175-2900. per cow averaged 867
singles 600-2100; mules, pounds,-15 pounds above a
pairs 1775-2075, singles 775- year earlier and 23 pounds
1300; driving horses 500-1400. above February 1977.
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