—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, March 24,1979
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Livestock market an
Belleville
Auction
(Continued from Page 13)
HOGS 227. Barrows and
gilts 75 cents to $1.50 lower.
US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. bar
rows and gilts 49.50-51.00,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
48.50- US No. 1-3 300-590
lbs. sows 41.50-43.25.
FEEDER PIGS 223. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
44.50- per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 52.50-60.50 per
head.
SHEEP 30. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady.
Choice 75-110 lbs. wooled
Jambs 69.70-71.00, Good 60-95
lbs. 56.50-69.00. Slaughter
ewes 35.50-43.00.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Weekly Summary of 16
livestock Auction Markets
for
March 23,1979
CATTLE 7229. Compared
with 6495 last week, 8321 a
year ago. Compared with
last Friday’s market
summary, slaughter steers
1-2% higher. SI. cows steady
to fully 1 higher. SI. bullocks
1-3 higher. High Choice &
Prime VG si. steers 72.50-
77.00. Choice YG 68.00-75.00,
Good 64.00-71.00, Standard
61.00- a few Utility
53.75-64.00. Choice si. heifers
66.00- Good 60.0047.00,
Standard 52.00-63.00. Utility
& Commercial sL cows 52.00-
58.00, Cutters 51.00-55.00.
Canner & low Cuttfer 48.50-
53.00, Shells down to 45.00; a
few Choice si. bullocks 68.00-
74.00, Good 64.00-70.00,
Standard, few 60.00-65.00,
Utility, few, 52.00-62.00.
Yield Grade § l,llOO-2209 lbs.
63.00- Yield Grade #2,
900-1600 lbs. 57.00-65.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
& Choice 300-750 lbs. steers
75.00- few to 112.00.
Choice & Good 300-600 lbs.
heifers 70.00-90.00. Good &
Choice 300-700 lbs. bulls
70.00- Medium & Good
400-800 lbs. 60.00-79.00.
CALVES 3737. Compared
with 3669 a week ago, 4495 a
year ago. Vealers 2-6 higher.
Prime vealers a few 120.00-
135.00, Choice 105.00-127.00,
Good 105.00-112.00. Standard
& Good 90-110 lbs. 90.00-
105.00, 70-90 lbs. 78.00-95.00,
Utility 60-90 lbs. 45.00-75.00.
FARM CALVES: Active,
Hoi. Bulls 90-105 lbs. 95.00-
130.00, Hoi. Heifers 90-140
lbs. 120.00-208.00.
HOGS 8136. Compared
with 8699 last week, and 7791
a year ago. Barrows and
gilts uneven, mostly steady
to 1.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.00
51.75, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
48.00-50.75. No. 2-3 190-260
lbs. 45.0049.00, No. 1-3 140
185 lbs. 42.0049.00. SOWS 75
cents - |1 lower. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 41.0047.00,
No. 2-3 400-&0 lbs. 35.00
41.00. BOARS 30.00-41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 948.
Compared to 1193 last week,
1226 a year ago. Trend
strong to 5 higher. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-
48.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 38.00-58.00. GRADED
FEEDER PIGS 2997. ALL
SALES CWT. Compared
with 2323 head last week, and
1305 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs mostly 3-10 higher. US
No. 1-2 20-40 lbs. 133.00-
147.00, few to 157.00, 4050
lbs. 126.00-139.00, 50-60 lbs.
111.00- 60-75 lbs. 94.00-
119.00; US No. 2-3 25-40 lbs.
110.00- 50-75 lbs. 85.00-
109.00.
SHEEP 521. Compared
with 286 last week and 3655 a
year ago. Spring or Wooled
si. lambs mostly steady.
Choice 70-110 1b5r65.00-75.00,
Good 65-100 lbs. 60.00-70.00.
Spring lambs, Choice 30-70
lbs. 89.00-125.00, Choice 70-
105 lbs. 76.00-84.00. Slaughter
ewes 15.00-44.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
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30 head late 127.00-136.00;
Choice 160-260 lb. 111.00-
122.00, 120-160 lb. 103.00-
120.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-240 lb. 100.00-
112.00, 80-115 lb. 88.00-101.00,
few 60-80 lb. 77.50-84.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-120 lb. Holstein bulls
and heifers 105.00-128.00; few
Holstein heifers 90-120 lb.
130.00-158.00, 25 head 158.00-
161.00,
Market courtesy of USDA.
auction news
Oklahoma
Cattle
March 22,1979
Estimated receipts 5,900.
Same day last week 10,778.
Moderately active, feeder
steers under 550 lb. near
steady; 550-800 lb. feeder
steers 1.00-3.00 lower, feeder
steers over 800 lb. 2.00-3.00
lower, most decline noted on
fleshy offerings; feeder
heifers steady to firm;
majority receipts choice 309
800 lb. feeder steers and 309
650 lb, feeder heifers.
Liberal amount of offerings
continue to arrive from
wheat pastures; moderate
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime 300-400 lb.
104.00-118.50, small lot 284 lb.
at 121.00, 400-500 lb. 95.59
108.50, two small lots 409-437
lb. 111.00-112.25, 500-600 lb.
89.50- part load 532 lb.
at 101.00, fleshy offerings
down to 86.75, 609-700 lb.
84.0990.75, 709800 lb. 82.25-
87.75, 800-900 lb. 78.75-80.50,
part load fleshy 928 lb. at
72.75; Mixed Good and
Choice 309400 lb. 93.50-96.50,
409500 lb. 91.00-92.50,500-700
lb. 80.50-86.25, 709800 lb.
79.0981.75, few Good 300-500
lb. 90.00-93.50, part load 519
lb. 81.00, few 609900 lb. 76.09
79.00, 132 500-700 lb. Holstein
steers 80.50-90.00, part load
463 lb. at 99.75; 709860 lb.
75.50-
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 300400 lb.
95.00-100.00, 400-500 lb. 85.50-
94.00, 509600 lb. 80.5987.50,
600-700 lb. 75.00-81.00,
package 713 lb. 78.25; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lb.
81.5986.00, 509600 lb. 70.25-
77.25, 600-700 lb. 73.59-75.50,
small lot 756 lb. at 72.90, few
Good 509600 lb. 66.5971.50,
6097501 b. 68.0970.00.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
feeder steers under 550 lb.
near steady, 559800~ lb.
feeder steers 1.092.00 lower,
feeder steers over 800 lb.
2.093.00 lower, feeder
heifers 1.00-2.00 higher,
AdamsjCounty Farmers
Assn, plans meeting
ARENDTSVILLE - The
Adams County Farmer’s
Association will be having
their annual Spring meeting
on March 29, 7 p.m. at the
Arendtsville Fire Hall.
Following the dinner,
Mark Wilson will show slides
and tell about his ex
periences in Africa. A report
Lancaster Co. Guernsey club
Sue Ann Rohrer; Song
Leader Mary Witmer; and
Game Leader Janice Garber
and Jesse Moyer.
Glenn Shirk, dairy Exten
sion leader, showed the
members how to fill out their
record books.
The next meeting will be
an auction held at Jesse
Balmer’s farm on April 10th
at 7:30 p.m.
The first meeting of the
Lancaster County Golden
Guernsey 4-H Club was held
March 13 at the Raymond
Witmerxesidence.
The club voted for new of
ficers. The results were as
follows: President Carol
Balmer; Vice President
Gerald Garber; Secretary
Connie Balmer; Treasurer
Jay Garber; News Reporter
instances 3.00 higher;
slaughter cows closed near
steady, late sales Utility and
Commercial were 54.50-
58.00, Cutter 1-3 51.50-54.00;
bulls closed steady, week
sales consisted of YG 1-2
1000-1900 lb. 59.00-70.00.
Salable receipts, near 17,400
head, compared to 25,022
head last week and .27,436
head the same week a year
ago. Cows and bulls near 7
percent of cattle receipts,
feeders near 93 percent of
the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
from the National
Legislative Committee
Chairman Myles Stamer
will be given. New members
are incouraged to attend.
For more information
contact Mabel 6. Bream,
Adams County Information
Director, 717-642-8471.