—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, March 24,1979 12 Livestock market and auction news Joliet Cattle March 22,1979 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 3,000; 5 days last week 4,415; same period last year 5,640. Slaughter steers 4.00-5.00 higher, instances 5.50 higher. Slaughter heifers 3.504.50. Instances 5.00 higher. Cows 1.50 to 2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed 'high Choice and Prime 34, few 5, 1150-1350 Ibs. 6 loads 73.00 Monday; 75.50-76.00, 3 loads 76.00 Wednesday. Choice 24,1050- 1300 lbs. 71-72.50 Monday; 74- 75.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4,950-1250 lbs. 72.50-74.00 Wednesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:. Mixed Choice and Prime 34* 1000-1200 lbs. 2 loads 71.50, ll load 71.75 Monday; 3 loads 73.50 Wednesday. Choice 24, 830-1050 lbs. 69.50-71.00 Monday; 72-73.00 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3,800-1000 lbs. 68.50- 69.50 Monday; 70-72.00 Wednesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3, 52-55.00, few 56.00 Monday; 53-56.00, few 57.00 Wednesday. Market courtesy of USDA. St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards March 22,1979 Receipts this week 6,200: week age 7,600: year ago 8,700. Compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers 3.504.50 higher. Slaughter heifers 2.50-3.00 higher. Cows closing 50-1.00 higher. Bulls fully steady. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and mixed Choice ■Uotfflifl*** —Y _ /,; /38,1?1 farm market I ' 1755 WEST MAIN 51 I ” I Q vau r uiuiu h j ■ f, ne'/ '/ l p’-'i'a ' r i- 1 ' and Prime 24 1025-1200 lbs. steers around 35 percent heifers and 15 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-1250 lbs. 71.50*73.50, most closing bales 72.50- 73.50, few 74.00. Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 69.50-73.00, closing 71.00-73.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 68.00-71.50. Good 2-3 900- 1175 lbs. Stan dard to Good, few Choice 2-3 1075-1325 Ibs. holsteins 63.00- 66.00. ' SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs. 68.50-70.50, mostly closing sales 69.50- 70.50, few 71.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 67.00-70.00, closing 68.00-70.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 65.50-68.00. Good 2-3 700- 9501b5. 62.50-66.50. COWS: ' Utility and Commercial 24 50.00-55.50. Boning Utility 1-2 54.0056.50. Late 55.50-56.50. Cutter 1-2 48.00-54.00. Conner and Low- Cutter 1-2 43.5049.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 61.0067.00, closing 62.00-67,00. Yield Grade 11600-2100 lbs. 68.00. FEEDER CATTLE: In cluding about 2500 at regular Thursday auction. Feeder Steers and Keifers unevenly 2.004.00 lower, instances 5.008.00 lower on Choice kinds weighing under 400 lbs. Supply mainly Choice and mixed Good, and Choice 400 700 lbs. steers and 350600 lbs. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 95.00 102.50, 400500 lbs. 92.50 97.50, 500600 lbs. 83.25-94.00, 600700 lbs. 78.00-85.00, scattered lots 700775 lbs. 75.0077.50, few lots 875-950 lbs. 71.25-73.00. Mixed Good and Choice and some Choice compact 400500 lbs. 84.75- 93.00, 600675 lbs. 75.75-78.50. « Few lots Good and Choice 375450 lbs. holsteins 88.00- 92.50, lot 850 lbs. 71.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 82.50- 89.00, 400-500 lbs. 76.50-87.00, 500-600 lbs. 73,50-77,00, few lots 600-700 lbs. 67.50-75.00. Mixed Good and Choice 350- 500 Ibs. 70.00-78.00. Market courtesy of USDA. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. March 21,1979 CATTLE 297. Supply in cluded 66 bead feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednes day’s market, slaughter steers $3.50-$5 higher. Slaughter heifers $1 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 75 cents higher. Choice 1050-1400 lbs. slaughter steers 71.00-73.25, few to 73,85, Good 69.00-71.25, few Standard 64.1048.25, few Utility 60.0045,50. Choice 875-1100 lbs. slaughter heifers 65.1047.25 few to 69.00, few Good 60.0045.00. Utility and Commercial Get all-crop versatility, plus electrically rolled feeding and discharge IH HAY PICKUP ATTACH. HEW, FOR 720 FORAGE HARVESTER *99s°° 0 INTERNATIONAL' AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT slaughter cows 54.00-57.75, few 'to 59.00, Cutters 51.00-55.00, few Canner and Low Cutters 49.00-52.25. Few Good and Choice slaughter bullocks 69.75-73.50, few Standard 63.00-66.00, few Utility 60.00-63.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1300-2224 lbs. slaughter bulls 65.00-65.50, §2, 1170-1450 lbs. 57.00-64.25. Few Choice 430-500 lbs. feeder steers 97.00-100.00, Good 350-700 lbs. 68.00-66.00. Few Choice 350-600 lbs. feeder heifers 79.00-92.00. Few Choice 350-400 lbs. feeder bulls 110.00-113.00, few Medium and Good 600-850 lbs. 58.00-68.00. CALVES 155. Few Choice vealers 103.50-123.00, > Good 101.00- few Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 99.00- 90-110 lbs. 90.00- 70-85 lbs. 79.00- Utility 65-90 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90140 lbs. 98.00118.00; Holstein heifers 90175 lbs. 100.00175.00, few 200.00. HOGS 320. Barrows and gilts $2-$2.25 lower. US No. 2 NEW 720 FORAGE HARVESTERS (1540 S 1 1000 RPM PTO) W/CYLINDERS, HOSES, COUPLERS *4995°° 1- 200-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.75-49.25, No. 1-3 185-245 lbs. 48.0049.00, No. 2- 215-275 lbs. 45.0048.00, few No. 1-3 155-185 lbs. 45.0047.50. Sows steady. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 40.7543.25, individual 44.50. Boars 36.0040:00, few light weights 41.0042.75. High capacity. Fine-cut performance Simple, easy control. All help make your harvest more productive, more profit able. Interchangeable quick-attach drive-in'crop units for row crops or hay pickup Row crop, 2-row adjustable for wide or narrow rows fits 720 and 830,3-row narrow for 830 only. Same 6-ft. hay pickup fits both. High speed, high helix 12-knife cutterh§ads cut 3/16-in lengths without recutter screen Fingertip electric control' - feeding and discharge • 720 for tractors up to 130 PTO hp., 830 for tractors up to 175 PTO hp. • Dual electric clutches, remote controlled for start, stop, reverse of feed system. • Large diameter feed rolls automatically adjust to crop volume • Remote electrical control of discharge deflector and spout direction. • Hydra-Sharp knife sharpener bevels as it sharpens for maximum cutting efficiency IH 2 ROW CROP ATTACIMEKT FOR 720 FORAGE HARVESTER s ls9s°° WM. HOBENSACK’S SONS 1060 Greeley Ave. Ivyland, PA 18974 215-675-1610 215-343-2101 FEEDER PIGS 119. US No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. feeder pigs 117.00- per hun dreweight, few No. 1-3 6545 lbs. 82.00-97.00 per hun dredweight. SHEEP 54. Choice 50-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 98.00- one at 119.00. Slaughter ewes 26.0041.50. Waiver of Finance Until 8-1-79 IHCC Financing at Least 12 Months. IH 6 FT. COTIER BAR ATTACH- REH, FOR 350 FORAGE HARVESTER s 4so°°
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