12 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1979 Livestock market and auction news G&M Livestock Duncans ville, Pa. July 9,1979 Market reports Steers, lower; Cows, steady; and Hogs, higher. Dairy Cows: 690.00- 1750.00. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 67.35-69.35; Good to Choice 65.00-67.00; Standard to Good 62.00-65.00. HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 64.00-67.00; Good to Choice 64.00-66.00, Standard 62.00-64.00. FEEDERSTEERS. Good to Choice 300 to 500 lbs 85.00- 97.00 ; 500 to 700 lbs. 75.00- 85.00. BULLS: 1200 to 1835 lbs, 68.00-72.25; 900 to 1200 lbs 65 00-68.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 59.75-61 75, Individual 63.25; Good 57.00-59.00, Utility 55.00-57.00; Cutters 52.00-55.00; Canners Down to 48.00. CALVES High Choice 110 00-116 00; Good to Choice 100 00-110.00; Standard to Good 80 00-100 00 Farm Calves Hoi Bulls 90.00-124 00 Farm Calves Hoi Heifers 130.00-197.50 HOGS 200 to 240 lbs 42 GO -43 85, 170 to 280 lbs 40.00- 42 00 SOWS 28 00-38.00 BOARS 25 00-32 00 LEON B HERSHEY Box 265 Paradise PA 717 442 4807 B RUSSELLSAUDER R 5 Box 322 A Manheim PA 717 665 4153 JASON E MILLER 169 Strasburg Pike Lancaster PA 717 393 7244 ALVIN ESH Box 72 Intercourse PA 717 768 3128 Feeder Pigs: 15 to 30 lbs. 19.00-25.00. Feeder Pigs: 30 to 50 lbs, 25.00-39.00. Lambs: 55.00-66.00. SHEEP; 26.00-34.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Shenandoah Valley Livestock Sales, Inc. Harrisonburg, Va. July 7,1979 STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CAT TLE - Good Light Steer Calves 95.00-102.50; Medium 90.00- Plain 85.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 80.00- Medium 75.00- 80.00; Plain 70.00 and down; Holstein Steers 64.00-80.00; Good Slaughter Steers 65.00- 67.i0; Medium 63.00-65 00; Plain 60.00 and down; Good Light Heifer Calves 82.00- 86.50, Medium 77.00-82.00; Plain 76.50 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 65.00-70.00, Medium 60.75-64.75; Plain 60.50 and down; Slaughter Cows 55.00-60 25; Utilities 50.75-54.75; Canners & Cutters 45 50 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 760 00 and down, Stock Bulls 62 00- 76 00; Slaughter Bulls 65 00- 7125 CALVES Veal Calves 99 00 and down; Baby Calves 120 00 and down SHEEP & LAMBS Choice Blue O 68.10; Good Red O 63 00, Feeder Lambs 62 50- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED BELOW 64.00; Slaughter Ewes 17.00- 27.75; Stock Ewes 59.00 and down. All Buck Lambs Discounted $l.OO. HOGS: Top 42.60; Heavy 33.7542.00; Medium 37.75; Light 35.00; Sows 26.50-32.75, Boars 26.00. BULLS: 14551bs 70 00 COWS. High Choice to Prune 58.75-60 75, Good to Standard 56 75-59.00; Utility 53.75-55.25; Cutters 52.50- 55.00; Canners 49.75-54.00 CALVES. Prune 240-350 lbs. 95.00-102 00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs 90.00- 106.00; Good to Choice 120- 140 lbs. 93.00-136 00; Stan dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 95.00- 130.00; Utility 75-85 lbs. 62.00- 80.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 70 00-82 00. FEEDER PIGS. 30-35 lbs $25 to $29 by hd , 3540 lbs $2B to $32 by hd SOWS - 30 00-36 50 BOARS 34.0048 00 LAMBS 45-75 lbs 62.00- 69 00; 90-105 lbs 55.00-59 00 GOATS Nannies $36 to $52 by hd.; Kids $2l to $2B by hd Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts WM J YODER 23 N Bridge St Christiana, PA 215 593 2101 PAUL BITTNER Germansville, PA 215 767 7140 H MELVIN CHARLES R 1 Washington Boro PA 717 684 5783 AMOSHURSH I ititz RD#4 PA 17543 717 733 5776 Hunter’s Auction July 9,1979 Rising Sun, Md. Joliet Cattle July 12,1979 Figure it for yourself. You get better feed conversion lower cost of gain with corn-soy Vigortone. If you’re feeding hogs from birth-to-market, corn soy and Vigortone will make you more money Your figures will prove it Start out with more uniform litters at less cost with Vigortone’s Sow Prep No 4A When feeding less than four lbs of /feed, use Sow Prep No 54 You’ll have big savings over self-feeding programs Then, save 50% on your pre-starter rations with Vigortone’s Creep Wean No 3 This highly potent pre-mix contains vitamins, .minerals and ammo acids that assure fast growth right through weaning Your baby pigs will really go for this highly palatable pre-starter because you grind and mix it yourself fresh Add your choice of antibiotic to your pre-starter, or use Creep Wean No 3C with Mecadox * It con trols swme dysentery and bacterial swine enteritis. VIGORIONE PRE-MIXES It's Time To Compare! 50 brmch offlcaa 5000 daalara - RALPH E.BRUNGART Loganton, PA 717 725-2355 WERTZ BROTHERS R 5 Danville, PA 717 275 4407 CHESTER SOLTYS, JR Spring City, PA 215 948 3647 JAMES STUTZMAN SONS R 3 Kutztown PA 215 683 7198 215 682 2624 5,900; 4 days last week 4,669, same period last year 6,544. Trading moderate on Monday; turning slow Wednesday. YG 2-3 steers and steers under 1200 closed the week steady to 50 lower than Thursday of last week YG 4-5 steers and steers over 1200 closed the week 2.004.00 lower, instances 5.00 lower than Thursday of last week Slaughter heifers closed the week 1 00-2 00 lower. Cows closed the week 3.00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS Mixed high Choice and Prune 34 1150-1250 67 00- 67.50 Monday, 66.00-66 50 Wednesday; YG 4-5 1250-1450 63.75-66.00 Monday, 60 00- 65.00 Wednesday Choice 2-3 1000-1200 67.75-68.00, 1 Load 68.25 Monday; 66.50-67 00, 1 Load 67.25 Wednesday. Choice 2-3, few 4, 975-1250 66.00-67.50 Monday; 66.00- 66.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1300 65 00-66 00 Wednesday. Load Choice Holstems 1600 64.50 Monday Mixed Good with a few Choice Holstems 1250- 135062 0063 50 Monday SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1100 66 75-67 25 Monday, 65 50 Wednesday Choice 2-4 900-1050 65 00-66 75 Monday, 63 50-65 00 Wednesday Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 62 00-63 50 Wed nesday COWS Utility & Com mercial 1-3 54 00-56.00 Monday, 50 00-52 00, few 53.00-53 50 Wednesday Canner and Cutter 1-2 47 00- 50.00 Wednesday 3 manufacturing planta THOMAS R WORTHINGTON R 3 Muncy, PA 717 545 2313 Peoria Cattle July 12,1979 Estimated receipts this week 5200. Actual receipts last week 3600. Actual receipts last year 6000. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers steady to 50 higher. Slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Cows 2.004.00 lower. Bulls steady Receipts about 70 slaughter steers, 25 slaughter heifers and the balance mainly cows. Slaughter steers under 1150 lbs. in most demand. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 24, 950-1200 lbs 66.00- 67.75, several loads 68 00, part load 68.50; 34,1200-1275 lbs. 65.00-66.00; 3-5, 1200-1380 lbs. 62.00 - 64.25. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1300 lbs 64.00-65.50. Good 2-3, 61.00- 64.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice & Prune 34, 900-1100 lbs. 64.00-65.50, late 64.00- 65.00; Three loads Monday 66.00-66.50 Choice 24, 850- 1075 lbs. 63.00-65.00; Wed- WATCH FOR POULTRY HOUSE OPENING IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE KEYSTONE MILLS At 45 pounds, put your pigs on Vigortone 16% starter ration Your cost of gam will be lower, because you again prepare it yourself using homegrown feedstuffs and Vigortone Keep your pigs on com-soy and Vigortone right on through growing and finishing Your hogs are assured the essential balance and levels of ammo acids, major minerals, trace minerals, and vitamins. Make more money this year by lowermg your feed costs from birth-to-market Feed Vigortone fortified corn-soy rations Now is the time to compare See your Vigortone dealer soon He’s ready to compare the performance of Vigortone’s low-cost swine feeding programs with any other you name. • Mecadox is the Pfizer trademark for Us brand of Carbadox SHERWOOD A WITMER Box 138 Berrysburg, PA 717 362 8823 WILMERJ WEAVER R 1 Fredericksburg PA 717 865 6710 J CLYDE BRUBAKER 2418 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster, PA 717 898 8984 nesday 63.00-84.00; Few 3-5, 950-1125 lbs. 61.00-62.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4, 800-1100 lbs. 60.00-63.00. Good 2-3,57.00-60.00. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 1-3, 47.00-51.00, Few 52.00; Early 55.00-57.50. Cutter 1-2, 44.00-49.50. Canner 41.00-44.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2, 1100-1700 lbs. 58.00-65.00, individual 70.00. New Holland Horse Monday, July 9 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 334 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Local mules 575-875, driving horses 275-1175; riding horses 275-450, better horses 500-1000; lightweight killers 275-400, heavyweight killers 450-625; mare pomes 25-65, colts 10-25; geldings 20450, larger ponies 100-250 WALTERL HAY RD 3 Gettysburg, PA 717 334 1592 ELAMG HOOVER R 2, Box 531 Reading, PA 215 926 2908 ELWIN H REAM Hughesville, PA 717-584 4085 RON HERSHEY RD#2 Gap PA 17527 717-442 8573 and and
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