Livestock market an
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
July 16,1979
CATTLE 154. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows weak to $7,
spots $ll lower. Few Choice
slaughter steers 64.50-69.00,
Good 61.00-64 75, few
Standard 59.00-61.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
63 00-65.00, few Standard &
Good 58.25-60.50, few Utility
48.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
48.00- few to 54.85,
Cutters 44.60-47.75, few to
50 50. Canner & Low Cutter
42.00- few Shells down
to 33.00. Two Choice
slaughter bullocks 69.50 and
70.75, one Good at 69.50, few
Standard 57.10-58.75 Few
Yield Grade #1 1265-1510 lbs.
slaughter bulls 60 00-67.75
CALVES 183. Vealers
uneven. One Prune vealer at
121.00, Choice 100.00-117 00,
Good 87.00-106.00, Standard
& Good 90-120 lbs. 87.00-
105 00, 70-90 lbs. 80.00-88 00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
85-130 lbs. 96.00-124.00,
mostly 100.00-116.00; holstein
heifers 85-230 lbs. 98.50-
140.00.
HOGS 460. Barrows & gilts
mostly 25 cents to 50 cents
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
co>ns cows
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
- 200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
lower US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs
barrows & gilts 43.004 3 80,
No. 1-3 195-240 lbs 42.70-
43.30, No. 2-3 195-260 lbs.
40 8042.20, few lots down to
38 50. Sows $2 lower. US No
1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 31.05
35 00, No. 2-3 285-540 lbs.
27 00-31.50. Boars 23 25-27.50,
few stock boars 28.2540.00.
FEEDER PIGS 255. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
11 00-16.00 per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 17.50-23.00, No. 1-3
3550 lbs. 23.00-26.50, No. 1-3
50-60 lbs 25.00-29.00 per
head.
SHEEP 3. Two Choice 50
and 80 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 56.00 and 60 00. One
Slaughter ewe at 20.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
July 16,1979
CATTLE 202. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
62.50- Good 61.00-64.00,
Standard 58.50-63.00, Utility
58.00-60.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 62.00-66.00, Good
60.0063.00, Standard 58.50-
63.00, Utility 52.00-57.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 48.00-54.00,
few to 56.00, Cutters 46.50-
50.00, Canner & Low Cutter
42.50- Shells down to
38 00 Choice slaughter
bullocks 64.00-70 00, Good
63.00- 00, Standard 59.55
64.00, Utility 52 00-58.00.
Yield Grade #1 10052100 lbs.
slaughter bulls 64.00-67.50;
yield grade H 2 9051600 lbs.
59.00- 00. Few Medium &
Good 305500 lbs feeder
steers 71.0590.00.
CALVES 276. Choice
vealers 102.05115.00, Good
85.00- 00, Standard &
Good 7590 lbs. 70.0590.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
95120 lbs. 105.05135.00, 7590
lbs. 80.05110.00; holstem
heifers 85-130 lbs. 110.05
200.00.
HOGS 326. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.00-
43.50, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs.
41.00- No. 2-3 200-260
lbs. 38.00-40.00, No. 1-3 ISO
-165 lbs. 32.00-38.00. US No 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 30.00-35.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 28.50-
30.00. Boars 23.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 83. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head, few No
1-3 35-50 lbs. 38.00 per head.
SHEEP 4 Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
East Coast
Carlot
July 18,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prune special fed veal
2.00-5.00 lower. Good and
Choice boning veal nor
theastern mostly steady to
6.00 lower, limited sales
mshipped steady to weak.
Light test spring lamb 55 lbs.
down steady, instances 2.00
lower.
VEAL CARCASS -
HIDE ON
Prune (Special Fed): 180-
240 lbs. 143.00-145.00, few
148.00,2.00-5 00 lower.
BONING TYPE -
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers
-65-75 lbs. 123.00, few 124 00-
126.00, all mostly steady to
6.00 lower; 55-64 lbs. 121.00,
few 122.00-124.00 ; 45-54 lbs.
119.00, few 120.00-122.00 ; 35-
44 lbs. 117.00, few 118.00-
120.00; 34 lbs. down 115.00,
few 116.00-118.00.
Inshipped: 70-80 lbs. LTD
123.00, all steady to weak; 60-
70 lbs. LTD 121.00; 50-60 lbs.
LTD 119.00; 40-50 lbs. LTD
117.00; 3040 lbs. LTD 115.00.
SPRING LAMB
CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
3V2 Loads
55 lbs. down 123.00-126.00,
auction news
mostly 126.00, instances 2 00
lower.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
6 Loads
SEMI BNLS HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 84.00, steady.
BONELESS HAMS: 18-17
lbs. 110.00, steady.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
lb. pack 87.00, weak.
Bologna 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
lb. pack 92.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Omaha
Cattle
July 19,1979
Through midweek,
slaughter steers were
largely steady although
considerable pressure on
1200-1350 lbs. carrying large
percentage Yield Grade 4,
weak to 1.00 lower. Heifers
were 1.00-1.50 lower to a
more narrow outlet. Cows
closed 5.00 to 6.00 lower,
instances 7.00 off, the best
demand for cutter. Bulls
4.00-6.00 lower.
Four day receipts 14,500
compared 16,450 last week
and 14,900 a year ago.
Despite a bearish dressed
trade, demand for Choice 3
steers was good and
received some additional*
support from demand for
1050-1150 lbs. steers to return
to the country. Also, some
steers were purchased to
slaughter m other states.
Steers over 1200 lbs. with
large percentage 4 contmued
under pressure. The heifer
outlet narrowed as two local
plants are closed for couple
of weeks. The steer supply
contained a liberal per
centage Choice and several
consignments 1200-1350 lbs.
predominantly Yield Grade
4. Steers made up ap
proximately 57 pet, heifers
32 pet; cows 9 pet. Feeders in
small supply.
STEERS: At midweek,
three loads and part load
Choice 3 and Choice with end
Prune 3, few 4, 1150-1200 lbs.
68.25-68.50, load 3 1085 lbs.
Monday 69.00. Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lbs. at midweek
66.50-68.00, mainly Yield
Grade 3 67.00-68.00, some
with end Prune and few 4
also 68.00. Choice and Prune
with large percentage 41250-
1350 lbs. 63.00-66.00, mostly
64.00-65.00. Several loads
Choice 3 1050-1150 lbs.
returned to country 67.00-
68.25, midweek mainly 67.00-
67.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21,1979
66 00-67.00 Good 2-3 60.00-
65.50, few holstems 57.00-
60.00, one lot Good and
Choice 1600 lbs. holstems
60.00
HEIFERS: At midweek,
tew loads and lots Choice 3
and Choice and Prune 3-4
975-1050 lbs. 65.00-65.50.
Choice 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 63.75-
64.75; Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 62.00-63.50. Good
2-3 59.00-62.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 2-3 41.00-43.00,
Cutter 41.00-43.50, few high
dressmg cutter 45.50. Canner
and low-Cutter 38.0041.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1300-1800 lbs.
58.00-60.00, individual 160.00-
62.00, 1-2 1100-1300 lbs. 56.00-
58.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
July 18,1979
Estimated Receipts 12,500
Same Day Last Week 14,328
Moderately active, feeder
calves poorly tested,
generally steady; offerings
over 500 lbs. near steady
with the weeks sharp
decline; majority receipts
consist of numerous loads
and lots of moderate to
fleshy 550-850 lbs. feeder
steers and 500-650 lbs. feeder
heifers with Choice and
mixed Good and Choice
grades prevailing; thin
fleshed offerings m good
demand and at the least
decline for the week; fairly
large attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Choice, few Prune, 380-500
lbs. 90.50-101.00, small lot 401
lb*, at 106.50 ; 500-600 lbs.
80.75- package 515 lbs.
thin at 94.75 and load fleshy
597 lbs. with weighing
condition favoring the
selling side at 71.55; 600-700
lbs. 75.75-80.50, part load thin
608 lbs. at 84.00; 700600 lbs.
70.75- load 724 lbs. at
79.80; 800-900 lbs. 69.00-73.50;
mixed Good and Choice 465-
588 lbs. 77.75-85.25; 600-800
lbs. 70.75-74.75, package 615
lbs. at 77.75; 800-930 lbs.
68.00- Good 590-937 lbs.
66.00- package Good
594 lbs. holstem steers at
70.10; few 700-888 lbs.
holstem steers 63.25-63.80.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prune, 350-500
lbs. 78.00-87.00; 500-600 lbs.
71.75- small lot 542 lbs.
78.75 early; 600-700 lbs. 70.50-
75.00; mixed Good and
Choice 500-740 lbs. 65.25-
71.00; Good 500-740 lbs. 61.25-
67.75.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lbs.
4.00-7.00 lower; feeder cattle
over 500 lbs. 2.004.00 lower,
thin fleshed offerings
holding up best; slaughter
ssss $ $
OUR GRADED AND VET INSPECTED
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808 TINDALL
SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO
513-462-8797
OR
RAYMOND BOYCE LIVESTOCK CO.
UNIONVILLE, TENNESSEE
615-294-5102
cows under extreme
pressure, Utility and
Commercial offerings 5.00-
6.00 lower; Canner and
Cutter 2.00-4.00 off; bulls
followed the lower trend on
cows and closed 5.00-6.00
lower. Salable receipts
totaled near 26,000 head for
the week compared to 28,103
head last week and 33,250
head the comparable period
a year ago. Feeder cattle
comprised the majority of
fully 95 per cent of the
supphes with cows and bulls
making up 5 percent of the
total.
Peoria
Cattle
July 19,1979
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 5700 Last Week: 5200
Year Ago; 5400.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 50
lower, few Holsteins 2.00
lower. Slaughter heifers
steady to 50 lower. Cows 2.00
lower. Bulls 5.00-0.00 lower.
Receipts about 65 percent
slaughter steers, 30 percent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and prune 3-4 1150-
1200 lbs. 66.50-67.00; Choice
2-4 950-1250 lbs. 65.50-67.50;
Mostly 66.00-67.00; five loads
67.75-68.00; load 3-5 1300 lbs.
63.00; mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 63.50-
66.00; Good 2-3 60.00-63.50;
Good 2-3 Holsteins 57.00-
60.00, late 57.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prune 34 900-
1100 lbs. 64.00-65.00, closing
64.0084.50; Choice 24 850-
1080 lbs. 62.5084.00; mixed
Good and Choice 24 800-1100
lbs. 60.0082.50; Good 2-3
57.0080.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 44.0046.00;
few 47.0048.50; Cutter 1-2
41.0044.00; Canner 38.00-
41.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 52.00-58.00.
Special
Market
July 14,1979
Special Slaughter
Cattle Sale
Madison, Va.
There were 84 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of VDACS’s
Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on USDA
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Choice Steers 1000-1250 lbs.
63.00-65.50; Good Steers 900-
1100 lbs. 62.00-64.50; Choice
Heifers 900-1050 lbs. 62.00-
64.00.
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