—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,1979 6 Livestock market an Four States Auction Four States Livestock Sales, Inc. Wed., June 20,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers & Heifers Low Choice to $67.00; Good $64.00-66.00; Medium 63.00 Down. Heifers Choice $65.00-66.50; Good (61.00-64.00; Medium 60 Down. Cows $2.00 higher. High Yield $59.00-61.00; Average 54.00-58.00; Big Middle 50.00-53.00; Shelly 52.00 Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO higher. Good $64.00-67.35; Medium 58.00-63.00. Veal Calves - Heavy Calves steady-light cfs. lower. Choice $106.00-116.00; Good 95.00- Medium 80.00- 94.00; Farm Hfrs. to $125.00; Farm Bulls to $116.00; Light & Weak $70.00 Down. Lambs mostly steady. Choice $65.00- 66.75; Good 61.00-64.00; Medium 60.00 Down. STOCKER; Steers 300-550 lbs. none offered. There is a demand for light wts. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice $75.00- 77.50; Good 70.00-74.00; Medium 69.00 down. Heifers (All Weights) light wts. dairy type to $147.50; Choice $75.00-78.00; Good 66.00- 73.00; Medium 65.00 Down. Bulls Good $70.00-75.00; Medium 69.00 Down. Springing Hfrs. to $1400.00. Pigs, Hd. $2.00 higher; 20-30 lbs. $20.00-27.00; 40-60 lbs. 28.00- Shoats by lb. to $41.00. Slaughter Hogs steady to 50 cents higher. 200-230 lbs. $42.85-43.85; 240- 260 lbs. 42.0043.00; 180-195 Remodeled Layer House Expanded Poultry Capacity In Same Size House New SLURRYSTORE* For Poultry Litter. Stores and Processes All Poultry Waste. lbs. 39.0041.00. Sows 350-550 lbs. $31.50-34.00. Baltimore USDA Jane 25,1979 CATTLE 250: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to weak in a very limited test of the market. Cows 1.00-1.50 higher. Bulls and feeder cattle scarce. Supply 20% slaughter steers and heifers, 60% cows, balance scattered odd lots feeder and several bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple Choice 3-4 980-1120 lbs. 69.00-70.50. Good 24 880- 1300 lbs. 64.00-68.00; few Standard and Good Holsteins 2-31100-1200 lbs. 61.75-64.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Individual Choice 2 1175 lbs. 72.00; Good 2-3 860-1135 lbs. 62.75-67.5'' COWS. Utility 2-3 and Commercial 3-4 55.50-61.00; few 61.75-62.25. Cutter 49.50- 55.85. BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1325- 2105 Its. 61.75-70.35. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Choice steers 825-985 lbs. 67.00-71.00; several Choice heifers 450-560 lbs. 77.00- 79.00; couple Choice bulls 510-585 lbs. 79.25-80.50. HOGS 800: Barrows & Gilts 1.75 higher. US 1-2 200- 240 lbs. 45.25 to mostly 45.50, few lots 45.75; 10 head 46.00; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 44.5045.50. SOWS: Steady to instances 50 cents higher. US 1-3 300- 600 lbs. 30.00-31.00, few 31.50. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION: 50 Choice 175-280 PENN-JERSEY HARVESTORE SYSTEMS, INC. P.O. BOX 7 NEW HOLLAND, lbs. vealers 99.00-112.00; few Good and Choice 105-150 lbs. 94.00- 75-100 lbs. 70.00- 85.90; few calves returned to farm 75.00-84.00; several Holstein heifers 230-275 lbs. 100.00- G&M Livestock Duncans ville, Pa. June 25,1979 Market reported that steers & cows higher; Hogs steady. Dairy Cows; 690.00- 1930.00. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 70.00-72.40; Good to Choice 68.00-70.00; Standard 'tc Good 65.00-68.00. HEIFERS: Good to Choice 65.00-68.00; Standard 62.00- 65.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Good to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 85.00- 94.00; Standard to Good 75.00- BULLS: 1200 to 1466 lbs. 69.00- 900 to 1200 lbs. 65.00- COWS: High Choice to Prime 60.00-63.75, individual 67.50; Good 58.00-60.00; Utility 56.00-58.00; Cutters 54.00-56.00; Canners down to 50.00. CALVES: High-Choice 110.00- Good to Choice 100.00- Standard to Good 80.00-100.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90 to 120 lbs. 100.00-129.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Heifers 150.00- HOGS; 200 to 240 lbs. 45.00- 47.50; 190 to 290 lbs. 42.50- 44.50. PHONE; SOWS: 35.00-38.50. BOARS: 28.00-32.00. Feeder Pigs: 15 to 30 lbs, 15.00-28.00. Feeder Pigs: 30 to 45 lbs. 28.00-38.00. SHEEP: 25.00-35 00. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, June 25 Reported receipts of 323 calves, 75 cows, 19 hogs, 10 heifers, no sheep, 8 lambs, 6 bulls, and 4 steers. Cattle market higher and calf market steady with last week. Holstein heifer calves to 150.00; veals 80.00-110.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 85.00- 113.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 50.00-80.00; jrassers VERNON BEILER TUESDAY, JULY 10,1979 10:00 to 3:00 P.M. ★ RAIN OR SHINE 717-354-4051 auction news Rt. 23 & Turnpike Bridge Morgantown, PA PA 17557 and feeders 45.00-66.00; lambs, 60.00-67.50; sheep, none; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 42.00- sows 38.00-41.00; boars 22.00-25.00; pigs, each 20.00- heifers 57.50- 61.00; steers, good 60.00- 62.75; steers, common 57.50- 60.00; bulls 62.00-67.75; cows, good 59.00-61.75; cows, medium 57.50-60.00; cows, poor or small 38.00-52.00; horses, to 315.00; ponies, none; goats 16.00-31.00. Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. June 27,1979 CATTLE 87. Compared with last Wednesday’s market: Few Choice slaughter steers 68.50-70.00, Standard (Holstein) 63.50- 66.86. Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows REFRESHMENTS UAT DOGS and jgm COKE Si 59.50- one at 64.85, Cutters 58.50-61.25, Canner and Low Cutters 51.00-58.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1000-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 62.25- 70.00. CALVES 167. Choice vealers 98.50-106.00, Good 94.50- Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 87.00-95.00, 90-110 lbs. 75.00-88.50, 70-90 lbs. 50.00-76.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 103.00-114.50; Holstein heifers 90-150 lbs. 105.00- 134.00. HOGS 179. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows and gilts 45.5047.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 42.5045.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 23.25-30.50. FEEDER PIGS 339. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-31.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 32.0046.50 per head.
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