—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,1979
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Weekly
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78.00; yield grade 21000-1350
lbs. 63.0047.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven; Choice and Prime
closed the week 10.00-15.00
lower; high Good and low
Choice 80-120Jbs. 5,00-10.00
higher, instances 20.00
higher. Demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Few Prime
220-330 lbs. 105.00-115.00;
Choice 160-300 lbs. 96.00-
105.00, 120-160 lbs. 90.00-
105.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-240 lbs. 88.00-
100.00. 90-115 lbs. 78.00-94.00,
few 7040 lbs. 70.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 100-120 lbs. Holstein
bulls 100.00-120.00; bulk 90-
105 lbs. 89.00-105.00. 60 head
95-115 lbs. Holstein heifers
145.00-152.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Jane 28,1979
Thursday feeder cattle
auction. Estimated receipts
10,000; same day last week
16,445.
Feeder steers steady to
1.00 higher, mostly steady.
Feeder heifers steady to 1.00
lower after opening steady,
instances 1.00 up. Feeder
steers demand Good; heifer
demand moderate. Bulk
supply Choice and mixed
Good and Choice 600-850 lbs.
feeder steers and 450-700 lbs.
feeder heifers.
FEE' ’R c '"
Choice, few lots 400-500 lbs.
91.25-100.75, 500-600 lbs.
85.75-88.50, lot 620 lbs. 86.00,
600-700 lbs. 77.0042.00, 700-
800 lbs. 74.50-T/.75, 800400
lbs. 70.75-74.50, lots 975490
lbs. 69.90-70.90, lot 1040 lbs.
68.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 450-475 lbs. 87.50-
91.00, 500400 lbs. 77.50-85.00,
600-700 lbs. 72.50-77.50, 700- :
800 lbs. 71.50-74.75, lot 835
lbs. 70.00. Standard and
Good Holsteins 310 lbs. 81.00,
730 lbs. 62.75,905 lbs. 61.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, lot 415 lbs. 93.50, lots
475-485 lbs. 78.7541.50, 500-
600 lbs. 74.00-78.50, 600475
lbs. 72.50-77.50, 675-730 lbs.
70.75-77.00, mixed Good and
Choice 400400 lbs. 78.75-
82.25, 500400 lbs. 70.00-78.25,
several 71.50-77.00, 600475
lbs. 69.00-72.50. Good 400400
lbs. 68.50-75.25, 500400 lbs.
68.50-73.00, 600-700 lbs. 68.50-
69.50,700-750 lbs. 63.2546.50.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to last week,
feeder steers and heifers
largely steady. Slaughter
cows l.OOhigher. Wednesday
sales Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 few 4, 50.00-
54.75, Cutter 1-3 50.00-54.00,
low dressing 47.00-50,00;
Canner 45.00-47.00. Bulls
closed Wednesday 1.00-1.50
higher. YG 1, 1300-1600 lbs.
65.00- 1000-1300 lbs.
62.00- Salable receipts
this week near 20,000 head
compared to 20,273 head last
week and 16,495 head the
same week a year ago. Cows
and bulls near 6 percent of
receipts; feeders near 94
percent.
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Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
June 27,1979
CATTLE 193. Supply in
cluded 25% feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers uneven, mostly steady
to $1 lower. Slaughter cows
grading Cutter to Com
mercial SO cents-$1.25 lower.
Choice 1000-1250 lbs.
slaughter steers 67.0049.25,
one at 70.00, Good 63.7547.75,
Standard 62.7545.00. Few
Choice 850-1000 lbs.
slaughter heifers 60.3544.85,
few Good 57.2541.10. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 57.0041.50, Cutters
55.6048.60, Few Canner and
Low Cutter 51.5043.60, Shells
down to 45.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 73.50-
75.00, Good 67.00-70.60, few to
74.85, few Standard 64.10-
67.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1150-1655 lbs. slaughter bulls
68.05-72.25, couple #2, 1025-
1100 lbs. at 63.75. Few Choice
450495 lbs. feeder steers
90.00-
CALVES 90. Few Good
vealers 90.00-92.00, few
Standard and Good 90-110
lbs. 75.00-88.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs. 93.00-110.00; Holstein
Heifers 90-140 lbs. 105.00-
130.00, one at 140.00.
HOGS 356. Barrows and
gilts |1.25-$2 higher. US No.
1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows and
gilts 48.60-49.10, one lot to
49.50, No. 1-3 200-270 lbs.
47.00- one lot 49.35, few
No. 1-3 160-185 lbs. 44.25-
45.50. Sows $l-$1.50 higher.
US No. 1-3 315435 lbs. sows
34.75-37.00, one at 37.75.
Boars 27.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 226. Few
US No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs
94.00- per hun
dredweight, No. 1-3 30-35 lbs.
66.0041.00, No. 1-3 4045 lbs.
64.00- one lot No. 1-3 85
lbs. at 54.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 23. Few Choice 70-
75 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 68.00-71.00, Good and
Choice 70-110 lbs. 52.0040.00.
Slaughter ewes 28.00-39.50.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Par.
June 25,1979
CATTLE 163. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice .50-$l higher.
Slaughter cows .25-$l lower.
Choice 1000-1300 lbs. (2-4)
slaughter steers 68.00-72.75,
individual Prime at 73.60,
few Good 69.00-70.00, few
Standard 64.50-67.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
67.00-70.50, few Good 67.50-
69.00, few Standard 64.50-
66.75. Utility and Com
merical slaughter cows
56.50-60.50, couple to 62.00,
Cutters 35.50-59.00, Canner
and Low Cutters 50.00-56.00.
Couple Choice slaughter
bullocks 73.50 and 73.75, few
Good 70.85-72.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-1700 lbs.
slaughter bulls 64.25-70.85.
Choice 475-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 68.50-73.00.
CALVES 142. Few Choice
vealers 97.00-115.00, few
Good 90.00-100.00, Standard
and Good 80-100 lbs. 75.00-
91.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs.
95.00- Holstein heifers
85-125 lbs. 145.00-175.00.
HOGS 489. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents-1.25 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
and gilts 47.00-48.00, No. 1-3
190-240 lbs. 45.25-46.85, No. 2-
3 235-270 lbs. 40.00-44.00. US
No. 1-3 300400 lbs. sows
34.00- Few Boars 29.00-
33.75.
FEEDER PIGS 228. US
No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00-26.00 per head, No. 1-3
4545 lbs. 27.00-34.50 per
head.
SHEEP 9. Few Choice 70-
125 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 67.00-74.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 24.00-25.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Thomasville
Market
Thomasville, Pa.
Wednesday, June 25
Cattle, 119 head. Steers,
prime 69.50-70.85; choice
67.00-69.00; good 65.00-67.00;
standard 65.00-67.75;
Heifers, prime 67.00-68.00;
choice 65.00-66.50; good
62.0064.00; standard 59.35-
62.00; Cows: utility and high
cutter slaughter cows 58.00-
59.25, cutters 53.00-56.00;
canners 47.00-50.00; Bulls,
Yield grade 1, 69.25-73.00;
standard 65.85-68.00; Calves,
53 head, vealers good 90.00-
110.00; standard 80.00-90.00;
utility 60.00-70.00; Holstein
bull calves, 90 to 110 lbs.
90.00- Holstein heifers
100 to 130 lbs,. 100.00-122.00;
Hogs 192 head; US 1 to 3,
private treaty, 200 to 230
pounds 44.50; sows U.S. 1-3
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