Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 14, 1979, Image 12

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    —ljarntw FirMim, Saturday, April 14,1973
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Livestock mo
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
April 11,1979
CATTLE 178. Supply in
cluded 40 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady, fully 50 cents
higher. Slaughter cows
grading Cutter & Utility
$2.25 to $3 higher. Few
Choice 1100-1150 lbs.
slaughter steers 72.50-75.00,
few Good 69.00-73.25,
Standard 64.35-69.00. Few
Choice 850-1050 lbs.
slaughter heifers 68.00-74.00,
few Good 62.35-66.50. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 57.25-61.10, one at 61.85,
Cutters 55.60-58.75, Canner &
Low Cutter 53.50-57.00, Shells
down to 50.00. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 75.25,
Good 69.10-72.00, one at 75.10,
few Standard 66.0fr67.60.
Couple Yield Grade #1 1700
and 1775 lbs. slaughter bulls
68.00 and 68.60; couple yield
grade #2 1100 and 1365 lbs.
63.25 and 63.75. Few Good
365-535 lbs. feeder steers
81.00- few 600-910 lbs.
70.00- few Good 450-750
lbs. feeder heifers 65.00
69.00, few holsteins 650800
lbs. 70,00-91.00.
CALVES 138. Choice
vealers 100.00111.00, few
Good 90.00-100.00, few •
Standard & Good 90100 lbs.
83.0088.00, few 7085 lbs.
75.0081.00, Utility 5090 lbs.
30.0080.00, Farm calves
active, holstein bulls 90135
lbs. 100.00125.00 «5-inn lbs.
90.00105.00; holstein heifers
90115 lbs. 100.00140.00,
couple to 197.00.
HOGS 211. Barrows & gilts
75 cents to $1.25 higher. US
No. 1-2 200235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 47.85-48.50, No. 1-3 190
250 lbs. 47.25-48.00, few No. 2-
3 195-265 lbs. 45.0047.00, one
lot No. 1-3 170 lbs. 42.00. US
No. 1-3 300535 lbs. sows
39.0041.50, few to 43.75, No.
2-3 410-550 lbs. 35.0038.75.
Few Boars 36.0039.00, few
light weights 38.00-44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 215. One
lot US No. 1-3 20 lbs. 129.00
cwt., US No. 1-3 3045 lbs.
100.00126.00, few No. 1-3 70
115 lbs. 43.0060.00, few
Utility 15-40 lbs. 75.0093.00
cwt.
SHEEP 167. Bulk of the
supply sold to the Easter
trade. Choice 25-45 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs
rket and
100.00- few 50-60 lbs.
96.00- 65-105 lbs. 75.00-
83.00- few Good & Choice 15-
25 lbs. 90.00-105.00; few
Choice 70-95 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 56.00-62.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-33.50.
GOATS 50. Large kids
17.00- per head, small
kids 5.00-17.00, large Goats
25.00- perhead.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Western Maryland
Market
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Westminster, Md.
April 10,1979
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Good run, active. Fat Steers
good demand; Good-Choice
65.00-69.25; Standard 60.00-
65.00; Heifers good to 67.50;
Cows very active 50 cents
auction news
higher; Good Cows, to 59.60;
Standard & Utility 54.00-
57.00; Canners 52.50-55.00;
Shelly 53.50 Down; Bulls
Good demand, prices
higher; $69.00. Good to
$69.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 50
cents-$l.OO higher! Top
Hogs 44.85; Bulk 200-225 lbs.
44.25-44.85; 230-260 lbs. 43.75-
44.25; 170-190 lbs, 42.0047.25;
Heavy Weights to 38.75;
Sows to 37.85. Bulk 35.00-
37.00,
VEAL CALVES: Medium
run, very active. Tops, to
114.00; Good-Choice 100.00-
114.00; Standard 90.00-
100.00; Light calves 80.00-
100.00; Weak & Rough 80.00
Down; Farm Heifers to
180.00 Bulls to 123.00.
LAMBS: Strong demand.
Good & Choice to 75.00;
Medium to 65.00; Feeder
Spring Lambs to 112.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Medium
run, mostly steady. Stock
Steers 67.00-97.00; Stock
Heifers 65,00-86.00; Stock
Bulls 60.00-97.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS:
Medium run, active bidding.
By the head 15.00-48.00;
Shoats to 55.00; By the lb. 60
lb. at $90.00.
Farm Bureau Meat Cow
Sale-49 Cows.
Utility and Commercial
$54.00-58.50; few High
Yielding 59.00-59.75; Cutters
53.00-57.00; Canners and Low
Cutters 53.00 Down.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, April 9
Reported receipts of 334
■> k
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week.
Local driving horses 250-
975; riding horses 275.50-450;
better horses 475-1250, few
registered horses -HOO
- lightweight killers
250-400; heavyweight killers
425-675; mare ponies 15-50;
colts 5-20; geldings 15-45;
and larger ponies 85-225.
CarolTs
Market
Felton, Delaware
April 2,1979
Graded Feeder
Pig Sale
30-40 lbs. 100.00-120.00; 41-
50 lbs. 97.00-121.00; 51-60 lbs.
93.00-100.00; 61-70 lbs. 74.00-
82.40; 71-80 lbs. 75.00-88.00;
81-90 lbs. 69.00-79.00; 91-100
lbs. 67.00-77.00.