12 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1979 Livestock mar Western Maryland Market Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Westminster, Md. May 22,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Medium run, mostly cows. Fat Steers few offered, good demand; Good 70.00-74.00; Standard 65.00-69.50; Heifers Standard to 67.75; Cows mostly steady to 50 cents lower; Good Cows 60.00- 62.25; Standard & Utility 57.00- Canners 55.00- 57.00; Shelly 55.00 Down; Bulls $l.OO lower; Top 1405 lbs. at 71.85; 1000-1250 lbs. $64.00-69.85. BUTCHER &OGS: Good run, mostly steady. Top Hogs 45.50; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 44.75-45.25; 230-260 lbs. 44.00- 44.75; 170-190 lbs. 43.0044.00; Heavy Weights to 41.00; Sows to 38.00. VEAL CALVES: Medium run, very active. Tops to $127.00; Good-Choice 110.00- 127.00; Standard 100.00- 110.00; Light calves 85.00- 110.00; Weak & Rough 85.00 Down. Farm Heifers to $235.00, Bulls to 137.00. LAMBS: Strong demand, few offered. Good & Choice 79.00- Medium to 70.00; Sheep 120-210 lbs. $28.50- 34.00. STOCK CATTLE: Medium run, mostly steady. Stock Steers 75.00-102.50; Stock Heifers 65.00-80.00; Stock Bulls 70.00-94.00. PIGS AND SHOATS; Good run, mostly steady. By the head 20.00-44.50; By the lb. 50-60 lbs. to 85.00, 90 lbs. to 52.00. Results of Farm Bureau Cow Sale-31 cows: Utility and Commercial 58.00- Few High Yielding 62.50-64.35; Cutters 59.00- Canners & Low Cutters 52.00-58.00. Joliet Cattle May 24,1979 Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts 4,400 : 5 days last week 4,433: same period last year 5,715. Trading moderate for the week. High Choice and Prime slaughter steers closed the week 50 to 1.00 higher than early Wed nesday of last week. Good to average Choice steers ended the week 1.00-1.50 higher. Slaughter heifers closed the week 50 to 1.50 higher. Cows closed the week 50 io 1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 34, few 5, 1125-1350 73.50; 2 loads 74.00 Monday; 74.50, 2 loads 75.00 Wed nesday. Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs. 72.00-73.50 Monday; 73.50-74.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 71.00-72.00 Monday; 72.50-73.50 Wed nesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 950-1100 72.50, 1 load 73.00 Monday; 73.50, 1 load 73.75; package 74.00 Wednesday. ket and Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 71.00- 72.50 Monday; 72.00-73.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 69.50- 71.00 Monday; 70.50-72.00 Wednesday. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 1-3 55.00-56.00 Monday; 55.00-57.50 Wed nesday. Indiana Auction Homer City, Pa. May 24,1979 Livestock Auction Market Report CATTLE 112. Compared with last Thursday market. SI. cows steady to strong; si. steers 1 Choice at 72.00; few Good 68.00-70.50; few Standard 64.00-66.25. Couple Choice si. heifers 68.25,71.00. Utility & Commercial si. cows 57.00-62.50, couple fa. 75, 66.00; Cutters 54.50- 58.00; Canner & L. Cutter 49.50- Shells down to 42.00. Yield Grade #l-2 800- 1740 lbs. 68.00-76.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium & Good 450-750 lbs. 76.00- Good & Choice 400-660 lbs. heifers 66.00- 77.00. Few Medium & Good 375-665 lbs. bulls 63.50-79.00. CALVES 106. Vealers grading good & choice 5.00 lower, standard & good 10.00 higher. Vealers Choice 108.50- few Good 101.00- 90-110 lbs. 95.00- 65-85 lbs. 75.00- 100.00. few Utility 50-130 lbs. 52.00- auction news FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls 90-130 lbs 104.00- 125.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-120 lbs. 115.0-180.00. Beef cross bulls & heifers 75-120 lb. 100.00- HOGS 94. Barrows and gilts 2.00-3.00 lower Barrows & gilts No. 1-3 20-45 lbs. 44.00- 45.25; No. 2-3 200-260 lbs. 42.00- SOWS: 1 sow US No. 1-3 at 41.50. Few BOARS 32.0040.50. FEEDER PIGS 7. Not enough of. SHEEP 12. Spring si. lambs 1 lot Good 72 lbs. 70.00. Few slaughter ewes 25.00- 29.00. Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. May 24,1979 CATTLE 290. Compared with last Thursday market. SI. cows uneven, 50 cents lower to mostly 50 cents to 1.00 higher. Choice 1050-1200 lb. -70.50-73.85, couple to 75.00; few Good 68.00-72.00; few Standard 66.8567.85. SI. heifers 68.00-70.50, couple 74.25. Utility & Commercial si. cows 58.50-64.00, Cutters 57.50-62.75, Canner & L. Cutter 54.00-58.00, Shells down to 51.60. Yield Grade #1 1100-1600 lbs. 68.85-74.85. FEEDER CaTTLE; Choice 400-800 lbs. steers 70.00-81.50, few Choice 300- 650 lbs. heifers 70.00-78.50, few Good 300-600 lb. Holstems 91.00-114.00. CALVES 400. Vealers grading choice 3.00-4.00 lower, standard & low good uneven 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Few Prime vealers 131.00- Choice 121.00- 131.00, Good 107.00-115.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 100.00- 70-85 lbs. 93.00- 100.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 115.00-165.00, mostly 135.00-150.D0. Hoi. Heifers 85-150 lbs. 140.00- 240.00. HOGS 77. Barrows and gilts about steady. US No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.75-46.35. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 33.50-38.25. Few BOARS 28.00-36.75. FEEDER PIGS 120. US No. 1-3 30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 33.00-48.00 per head, No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. 40.00-50.00. SHEEP 9. Spring si. lambs 1 lot Good 25 lbs. at 2.70 per lb. Hunter’s Auction May 21,1979 Rising Sun, Md. FEEDER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prune 93.00- Good to Choice 88.00- BULLS: 600-750 lb. 60.00- 67.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 59.50-60.25; Good to Standard 57.50-58.75; Utility 55.25-56.00; Cutters 47.25- 50.75; Canners 45.25-48.00. CALVES: Prune 240-280 lb. 135.00-140.00; High to Choice 140-180 lb. 120.00- 130.00; Good to Choice 120- MO lb. 110.00-118.00; Stan dard to Good 90-110 lb. 92.00- 132.00; Utility 70-85 lb. 92.00- 124.00; Low Utility 65-75 lb. 80.00-110.00. FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lb. $36 to $3B; 35-45 lb. $35 to $42. SOWS: 39.50. BOARS: 39.50. SHEEP: 28.00-32.00. GOATS: Kids $2B to $36; Nannies $2B to $42; Billies $32 to $4O. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, May 21 Reported receipts of 319 calves, 76 cows, 57 hogs, heifers, 22 sheep, 22 lambs,™ 29 bulls, and 14 steers. Cattle market strong and calf market very active. Holstein heifer calves to 215.00; veals 90.00-121.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 90.00- 205.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 85.00-90.00; grassers and feeders 55.00-87.00; lambs 68.00-93.00; sheep 15.00- hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 41.00-43.50; sows 38.00- 40.00; boars 30.00-33.00; pigs, 25.00- heifers 58.50-64.25; steers, good 62.00- steers, feeders 79.00- bulls 63.25-72.00; cows, good 60.00-63.25, cows, medium 56.00-58.00; cows, poor or small 48.00-55.00; horses, none; ponies to 70.00; goats to 37.00.
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