—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23,1979 12 Livestock morket and auction news Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. June IS, 1979 CATTLE 170. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers 25 cents to 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows $1 to $2.75 higher, spots $6 higher. Choice No. 2-4 1025-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 67.75-69.85, Good 65.00- 68.10, few Standard 61.60- 65.00, Good & Choice holsteins 63.75-67.75. Choice slaughter heifers 65.50-69.10, Good 63.25-67.75, few Standard 60.75-63.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 58.00-62.75, Cutters 54.00- Canner & Low Cutter 50.25-54.00. Few Shells down to 46.50. Two Choice slaughter bullocks 68.25 and 70.50, one Good at 67.35, few Standard 63.75- 66.10. Yield Grade #1 1220- 1635 lbs. slaughter bulls 65.00- one at 73.50. CALVES 181. Vealers unevenly steady. Few Good & Choice vealers 97.00- 110.00, Standard & Good 90- 120 lbs. 89.00-103.00,70-90 lbs. 80.00- few Utility 50-100 lbs. 52.00-75.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 93.00- holstein heifers 85-140 lbs. 177.50-230 00, few down to 127.00. HOGS 440. Barrows & gilts strong to 25 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 43.10-44.00, lot 44.85, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 42.50-43.10, No. 2-3 210-260 lbs. 41.75- 42.85. US No. 1-3 290-570 lbs. sows 34.00-37.25, few No. 2-3 255-655 lbs. 30.50-35 00 Few Boars 28 00-28.75. FEEDER PIGS 20. US No 1-3 30-40 lbs feeder pigs 70.00- cwt SHEEP 16 Choice 55-110 lbs spring slaughter lambs 59.00- Slaughter ewes 30.00- Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. June 20,1979 CATTLE 48. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows strong to $1 higher. Few Choice slaughter steers 70.75- few Good 64.50- 70.00, few Standard 61.75- 65.25. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 55.00 and 65.25. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 56.00-60.50, Cutters 53.00-57.00, few Canner & Low Cutter 48.00- 53.00. Few Yield Grade #l-2 1020-1895 lbs. slaughter bulls 61.75- one at 80.25. CALVES 93. Vealers grading Good & Choice $lO lower; Standard $3 to $5 lower. Choice vealers 82.50- 90.00, Good 75.00-85.00, Standard 61.00-71 00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 72.00- 65-85 lbs. 60.00- 72.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 40.00- 58.00; holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 78.00-92.00; few holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 71.00- 100.00; beef cross bulls & heifers 70-150 lbs. 68.00-91.50. HOGS 321. Early Sales Barrows & gilts $1.50 higher; late sales steady. US No 1-2 210-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.00- No. 1-3 195-250 lbs 44 50-47 00, Mu 2 i 2uo - lbs 41 4044 oO Sows $3 lower US No 1-J 315-560 lbs sows 28 00-35 00 Boars 21 00- 28 00 FEEDER PIGS 124 US No 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs 18.00-26 00 per head, No 1-3 3545 lbs 24 00-33 50, one lot No 1-3 65 lbs 38 00 per head SHEEP 12 Slaughter ewe. c 15 0042 00 Western Md. Stockyards Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. June 18,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE- Medium run, few steers or heifers. Fat Steers $3.00 over last week; Top 70.50; Good- Choice 66.00-70.50; Standard 62.00-65.00; Heifers-Standa rd 57.00; Cows Medium run, $3.00 over last week; Good Cows to 58.00; Standard & Utility 53.50-56.00; Canners 51.50-53.50; Shelly 51.50 Down; Bulls No heavy bulls offered, 800 lbs. Stockers to $69.00. BUTCHER HOGS: Light run, $2.00 higher! Top Hogs 43.10; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 42.75- 43.10; 230-260 lbs. 42.00-42.75; 170-190 lbs. 39.00-42.00; Heavy Weights to 35.50; Sows to 31.50. VEAL CALVES: Urge run, prices steady. Tops to 109.00; Good-Choice 95.00- 109.00; Standard 85.00-95.00; Light Calves 68.00-90.00; Weak & Rough 68.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein heifers 90- 105 lbs. 165.00-212.50; 115-190 lbs. 100.00-170.00 : 65-85 lbs l )0 00 11)1/ lit lloblLin bulls 105-115 lbs 110 00-137 00, 90- 100 lbs 90 00-115 00 LAMBS Medium run, slightly lower' Choice 75-103 lbs $64 00-67 50, Good 58 00- 63 00, 60-70 lbs 60 00-64 00, Feeders 40-50 lbs $59 00 STOCK CATTLE Medium run, mostly steady Stock Steers Medium & Good 70 00- 78.00, Stock Heifers Medium & Good 60.00-78 50, Stock Bulls Choice to 93 00, Good to 80.00, Stock Cows by Lb 650- 800 lbs 53 00-59.00 PIGS & SHOATS Good run, mostly steady with last week. By the Head 15-25 lbs 10.00-20 00; 24-45 lbs 18.00- 30.00; 45-60 lbs. 32 00-40 00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, June 20 Reported receipts of 64 cows, 130 heifers, and 7 bulls Market lower than last week’s market. Load of Pa fresh 990-1310; load of Pa. fresh 1000-1200; load of N.Y. fresh 1025-1575, springers 1210-1575; local cows 750-1150; springing heifers 850-1300; open heifers 280-650; bulls 585-670 THE BOBCAT comes as BUY OR RENT a variety of narrow as 35 is built buckets and other low to work in tight areas attachments Bob-Tach turns full circle in its locks them on fast and own tracks so|ld LET US DEMONSTRATE what the Melroe Bobcat loader can do for you Drop in or call Bobcat—for the new breed of farmer and contractor GRUMELLI’S STAUFFER FARM SERVICE DIESEL, INC. QU *r"" C 4L A I 7S66 312 W Mam St. Ph. 717-786-7318 New Holland, PA 17557 ' Ph 717-354-4181 717-665-7174
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