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Special
Market
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Narrows, Va.
April 10,1979
There were 1121 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC’s
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
STEERS: Choice 300400
lbs. 110.00-124.00; 405-500 lbs.
108.00- 505-600 lbs.
95.25- 605-700 lbs.
85.50- 805-900 lbs. 69.00-
74.75. Good 300400 lbs.
106.50- 405-500 lbs.
107.25- 505-600 lbs.
94.50- 605-700 lbs.
86.00- 705-800 lbs. 72.75-
79.25; 805-900 lbs. 70.00-71.50.
Medium 300400 lbs. 103.00-
118.50; 405-500 lbs. 105.00-
113.00; 505-600 lbs. 95.00-
100.75; 605-700 lbs. 96.00-
103.00; 705-800 lbs. 75.00-
79.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 300-400
lbs. 83.00-88.00; 405-500 lbs.
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NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
DAVID H. DODD’S
FARM MACHINERY
SALE
EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA.
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558
miiiniHHHimiHumum
84.50-88.75; 505-600 lbs. 80.50-
85.00; 605-700 lbs. 76.25-77.50;
705-800 lbs. 63.50-76.00. Good
300400 lbs. 81.00-89.50; 405-
500 lbs. 84.75-89.50; 505-600
lbs. 71.5085.00; 605-700 lbs.
75.0081.00. Medium 300400
lbs. 86.5088.00; 405-500 lbs.
84.0086.25; 505600 lbs. 80.50-
85.00; 605-700 lbs. 73.50-76.50.
Shenandoah
Valley Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonbnrg, Va.
April 14,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER &
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
Good light Steer Calves
100.00-113.50; Medium 95.00
to 100.00; Plain 90.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
90.00 to 96.00; Medium 85.00
to 90.00; Plain 80.00 and
down; Holstein Steers 54.75
to 78.00; Slaughter Steers
70.50 and down; Good Light
Heifer Calves 85.00 to 89.00;
Medium 80.00 to 85.00; Plain
75.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 74.00 to 78.50;
Medium 70.00 to 74.00; Plain
AT
65.00 and down; Slaughter
Heifers Not enough to quote;
Slaughter Cows 55.00 to
63.00; Utilities 50.00 to 55.00;
Canners and Cutters 45.00
and down; Milk & Stock
Cows 740.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 57.50 to 65.25;
Slaughter Bulls 61.75 to 66.25.
CALVES: Veal Calves
107.00 and down; Baby
Calves 122.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue 0 71.00; Good Red 0
70.00; Feeder Lambs 58.50 to
59.00; Slaughter Ewes 26.00
to 29.00; Stock Ewes 132.50
and down.
HOGS: Top 45.70; Heavy
40.75 to 44.60; Medium 43.00;
Sows 39.50 to 42.00; Boars
34.25.
Special
Market
Special Spring
Yearling Sale
South Boston, Va.
April 12,1979
There were 850 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDACS
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
STEERS; Choice 400-500
lbs. 100.50-104.00; 505-000 lbs.
94.00- 605-700 lbs. 83.00-
89.00; 705-800 lbs. 77.00-80.25;
805-900 lbs. 73.50-77.00; 905-
1000 lbs. 69.00-72.75. Good
300400 lbs. 97.00-105.50; 405-
500 lbs. 103.00-113.00; 505-600.*
lbs. 93.00-95.50; 605-700 lbs.
87.00- 705-800 lbs. 76.00-
77.00. Medium 300-400 lbs.
97.00- 405-500 lbs.
92.75-98.00; 505-600 lbs. 88.00;
605-700 lbs. 70.00-85.00; 705-
800 lbs. 74.00-76.50. Short 400-
500 lbs. 83.00; 505600 lbs.
83.00; 605-700 lbs. 80.00.
HEIFERS:'Choice 400-500
lbs. 83.00-86.50; 505-600 lbs.
80.00- 605-700 lbs. 68.00-
75.50; 705-800 lbs. 69.50-71.00.
Good 300-400 lbs. 85.0065.25;
405-500 lbs. 78.5065.25; 505-
600 lbs. 80.5064.50; 605-700
lbs. 71.00-75.25; 705-800 lbs.
69.50-70.50; 805-900 lbs. 61.00-
64.50. Medium 300400 lbs.
75.00- 405-500 lbs. 77.50-
80.00. Short 450-550 lbs. 60.00-
75.50; 650-750 lbs. 65.5067.00.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales Ipy
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO'HS COWS CO»s
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers* Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows „ r
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale f
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm 6r at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
Special
Market
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Lynchburg, Va.
April 12,1979
There were 1517 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS: Choice 300400
lbs. 111.00-115.50; 405800 lbs.
107.50-115.00; 505800 lbs.
97.00- 605-700 lbs.
87.00- 705800 lbs. 76.00-
85.25; 805-900 lbs. 74,25-77.00.
Good 300400 lbs. 111.00-
112.00; 405800 lbs. 102.00-
110.50; 505800 lbs. 95.00-
101.50; 605-700 lbs. 85.75-
87.50; 705800 lbs. 83.25; 805-
900 lbs. 77.5080.00. Short 400-
500 lbs. 87.00; 505800 lbs.
84.0085.50; 605-700 lbs. 78.25.
Medium 300400 lbs. 104.00-
110.00; 405800 lbs. 102.50-
111.00; 505800 lbs. 94.50-
99.50; 605-700 lbs. 80.0086.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 300400
lbs. 84.25-87.75; 405-500 lbs.
78.00- 505-600 lbs. 78.00-
85.00; 605-700 lbs. 76.00-79.00;
705-800 lbs. 65.00-76.50. Good
300400 lbs. 81.75-86.50; 405-
500 lbs. 81.75-83.00; 505600
lbs. 72.00-80.50; 605-700 lbs.
72.00- Short 400-500 lbs.
67.50-70.00; 505600 lbs. 62.00.
Medium 300400 lbs. 80.00-
84.00; 405-500 lbs. 78.0585.00.
* Special
Market
Special Feeder
Steer Sale
Roanoke, Va.
April 12,1979
There were 1693 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
-Livestock Section on VDACS
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
STEERS: Choice 300-400
lbs. 107.00-113.00; 405-500 lbs.
107.00- 505600 lbs.
100.00- 605-700 lbs.
89.50-93.00; 705600 lbs. 81.00-
83.50; 805-900 lbs. 75.00-78.50;
905-1000 lbs. 72.50-77.75; 1005-
1100 lbs. 68.00-73.50. Good
300400 lbs. 111.00-119.50; 405-
incaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1979
500 lbs. 112.00-115.50; 505800
lbs. 99.00-105.00; 605-700 lbs.
86.5089.50; 705800 lbs. 76.50-
83.00; 805-900 lbs. 74.00-77.00;
905-1000 lbs. 72.75-73.75.
Short 500800 lbs. 90.50-91.00;
605-700 lbs. 76.00; 705800 lbs.
70.00- Medium 300400
lbs. 113.00-117.00; 405800 lbs.
111.00- 505800 lbs.
95.00- 605-700 lbs.
84.50-87.50; 705800 lbs. 79.00-
80.00; 805-900 lbs. 70.50-74.00;
905-1000 lbs. 69.75-70.00.
Common 500800 lbs. 86.00.
Central U.S.
Carlot
April 18,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
4:30 report: Early sales
choice 3 steer beef steady
with other steer beef and all
heifer beef 1.00 higher. Late
trade very poorly tested.
Demand light for all grades
steer & heifer beef. Cow beef
demand good, no sales
reported, offerings limited.
Beef trmgs. firm - 2.50
higher. Sales reported on 19
loads of carcass beef.
STEER BEEF
12 Loads
Choices: 700-900 lbs. 111.50
early, steady.
Choice 4: 600-900 lbs.
106.50,1.00 higher.
Choice 3: 500-700 lbs. 113.00
trimmed & selected.
Choice 2: 500-700 lbs. 114.00
trimmed & selected.
Good 2-3: 550-900 lbs.
110.50.
HEIFER BEEF
7 Loads
Choice 3: 500-700 lbs.
110.50,1.00 higher.
Good 2-3 : 500-700 lbs.
107.00, 1.00 higher than
Monday.
COW BEEF
No sales reported.
Primal Beef Cuts
Choices
4 Loads
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs.
95.50.
CROSS CUT CHUCKS 24-
43 lbs. 93.50.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choice 2-3
2 Loads
FORES 130-210 lbs. 101.25
selected.
BONELESS
PROCESSING BEEF
BEEF TRIMMINGS
49 Loads
75 Chem Lean Fresh
117.00-118.00; 50 Chem Lean
FARMERS
ATTENTION!!
Check Our Prices Before
MELVIN R. WEAVER
Freshs 64.5M7.00, 1.25-2.50
Higher; 50 Chem Lean
Frozen 66.00, Finn.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report: Freshporkloins
steady - 2.00 higher for late
week and next week ship
ment; 14-17 lbs. for im
mediate shipment 2.00
lower. Skinned hams 17-26
lbs. steady - 1.00 higher.
Bellies 1.50-3.00 higher.
Trimmings steady - firm.
Trading moderate; demand
moderate to good, best in
terest for hams and bellies.
Sales reported on 86 loads,
including 7 loads of trim
mings.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14-17 lbs. 96.50 late
week & next week shipment,
2.00 higher; 14-17 lbs. 92.50
immediate shipment, 2.00
lower; 14-17 lbs. 93.50-94.5
frozen; 14-17 lbs. 99.00-99.50
clear channel; 17-20 lbs.
88.50- stdy. - 1.50
higher.
SPARERIBS: 3/DN lbs.
110.50- frozen; 2-3 lbs.
115.00; 3-5 lbs. 96.00 frozen.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 71.00-72.00, 1.00 higher;
17-20 lbs. 72.75; 20-26 lbs.
67.50- mostly 67,50,
steady; 26-30 lbs. 64.00; 26 &
Up lbs. 64.00.
BELLIES, SDLS.: 12-14
lbs. 52.50-53.50, late 53.50,
2.503.00 higher; 14-16 lbs.
52.50- late 53.50, 2.50-
3.00 higher; 16-18 lbs. 51.50-
52.00; 18-20 lbs. 51.00-52.00,
1.50- higher; 20-25 lbs.
47.75-49.50.
BNLS. CT. BUTT: 1%-3
lbs. 120.50 frozen (May
delivery).
CHEEK MEAT: Frozen
09 no
PORK TRIM
MINGS/BONELESS PRO
CESSING PORK (Chemical
Lean): 72 trmgs. (bags)
90.00 fresh; 72 trmgs. (bxd.)
90.00 frozen, steady-firm; 72
bids. pics. 93.50-94.50 frozen,
steady; 92 head meat 119.75
frozen/trim’s.
Market courtesy of USDA.
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