—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 12,1979
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Weekly
(Continued from Page 2)
Good and low Choice 80-120
lbs. mostly steady; bulk of
the 90-120 lb. weights sold to
return to farm as
replacements.
.VEALERS: Prime 280-360
lbs. 139.00-153.00; Choice 160-
320 lbs. 124.00-140.60, 120-160
lbs. 115.00-130.00; high Good
and low Choice 160-300 lbs.
95.00- 120-160 lbs.
100.00- 90-115 lbs.
90.00- 80-90 lbs. 80.00-
94.00, few 60-75 lbs. 65.00-
80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 80-110 lbs. holstein
heifers 165.00-155.00, few
190.00-205.00; bulk 80-125 lbs.
holstein bulls 116.00-145.00,
few 145.00-152.00, a few head
80-95 lbs. 105.00-120.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg livestock
Auction Market Report
Chambersburg, Pa.
May 10,1979
CATTLE 228. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers. SI.
cows 1.004.00 higher. Choice
1000-1200 lb. 72.25-74.75;
r aod 69.50-72.50, few
Standard 67.85-69.75; few
Ounce sL heifers 70.25-73.10,
few Good 66.85-71.50,' few
Standard & Utility 64.10-
66.75. Utility & Commercial
si. cows 59.00-66.75, couple to
67.60, Cutters 60.2565.00,
Canner & L. Cutter 54.00-
60.00, Shells down to 50./a.
Couple Choice si. bullocks
74.00, 76.75. Yield Grade #1
1200-1800 lbs. 69.50-75.60. '
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
good Choice 450-800 lbs. bulls
A steers 72.50-87.50.
CALVES 319. Vealers
grading Choice 6.00-9.00
lower. Standard & low Good
about steady. Few Prime
vealers 130.00-136.00, Choice
119.00- Good 105.00-
123.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 97.00-102.00,7085 lbs.
90.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 110.00-155.00
(mostly 140.00-155.00). Hoi.
Heifers 85-150 lbs. 150.00-
235.00.
HOGS 41. Barrows and
gilts couple lots US No. 1-2
230, 235 lbs. barrows & gilts
47.50, 47.85, US No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. sows 37.50-40.50, few
Boars 35.25-36.75.
FEEDER PIGS 19. Few
US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs
45.00.
SHEEP 8. Lambs 1 lot
feeder lambs Good 460 lbs. at
84.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
May 10,1979
Estimated receipts 10,000,
same day last week 10,713.
Feeder cattle over 550 lb.
2.00-3.00 lower; demand fair.
Good demand for those
under 550 lb.; price levels
steady to strong on steers
with heifers about steady.
Bulk receipts 500-850 lb.
steers and 425-700 lb. heifers
X. •>
giading choice and mixed
good and choice. -
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 450-550 Ib/'Woo
-105.50; 550-600 lb. S<* Oik/o.dO;
600-700 lb. 83.20-89.80; 700-800
lb. 81.2084.50; lot 712 lb.
85.80; 800-900 lb. 77.6080.90,
lot uiO lb 74.90: mixed good
and choice 360 id. ibM.5O; 425-
500 lb. 94.a0-96.00; 500800 lb.
86.0089.75; 600-700 lb. 82.00-
85.80; .700800 lb. 77.7082.00;
800-875 lb. 77.00-78.60; good
750800 lb. 75.80-76.05; lot 571
lb. holstein 85.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice lot 373 lb. 101.00: 400
500 lb. 88.40-93.60; 500-600 lb.
78.80-83.80; 700-725 lb. 70.20
73.75; lot fleshy7os lb. 67.50;
mixed good and choice 400
500 lb. 84.75-87.50 thin of
ferings to-92.80; 500-600 lb.
75.0061.00; lot 515 lb. 88.10;
600-700 lb. 71.50-75.50; 700600
lb. 64.00-69.80; good 375-450
lb. 86.5069.00; 650-750 lb.
66.0067.00.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to last week
feeder steers and heifers
over 558 lb. 2.084.00 lower;
under 550 lb. weights 1.00
lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-
2.00 lower, breaking cows
showing the most decline.
Late sales utility and
commercial 2-3 53.25-58.70.
Bulls closed 1.00 off, YG 1-2
1000-2100 lb. 71.75-76.30.
Salable receipts near 23,300
compared to 26,523 last week
and 23,605 the same week a
year ago. Cows and bulla
near 7 per cent of cattle
receipts, feeders near 93
percent of the total.
Thomasville
Market
Thomasville, Pa.
Wednesday, May 9
Cattle, 101 head. Steers,
prime 74.0075.00; -choice
72.0074.00; good 70.0072.00;
Holstein steers, good 67.00
.-69.50; standard
Heifers: prune 74.85-76.35;
choice 72.0074.00g00d
68.0071.00; standard 65.00
68.00; Cows: utility and high
cutter slaughter cows 60.35-
62.85; few at 65.00; cutters
57.00-59.00; canners l 52.00
54:00; Bulls; - yield
grade 175.0077.75; standard
68.0071.85; Calves, 51 head,
choice 115.00139.00; good
10.00115.00; standard,-. 85 to
90 lbs. 90.00100.00; Holstein
bull calves, 95 to 125 lbs.
115.00136.00; Holstein heifer
calves 95 to 135 pounds
176.00205.00; Hogs: 287
head; US No. 16, private
treaty, 200 to 230 pounds
"46.25; sows U.S. 1-3 37.75-
41.00.
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New Holland
Horses
Monday, May 7
New Holland
Sales Stables
v Reported receipts of 361,
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
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Local driving horses 325-
970; riding horses 300-500;
better horses 525-975;
lightweight killer's 300475;
-heavyweight killers 525-750;
mare ponies 25-60; colts 10-
20; geldings 25-55; larger
ponies 125-265.
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