6 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22,1979 Livestock mar Baltimore USDA September 17,1979 CATTLE 300: Slaughter steers and few heifers, 3.00- 3.50 higher than two weeks ago. Cows firm to 50 cents higher. Bulls 1.00-2.50 higher. Supply 25% slaughter steers and heifers, 50% 15% feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Part load High Choice and Prime 34 1235 lbs. 70.85; Choice 24 1040-1235 lbs. 67.60-69.85; pkg. 3’s 1040 lbs. 70.25; lot Good and Choice 2- 41080 lbs. 67.25; few Good 2-3 1030-1215 lbs. 65.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few High Good and Choice 2- 41050-1235 lbs. 62.00-64.85. COWS: Utility 2-3 and Commercial 3-4 47.00-53.00; few 53.10-53.85. Cutter 1-2 44.50-50.35. BULLS: YG 1 1115-1630 lbs. 58.75-68.00. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness several 395-535 lbs. 90.00-97.00; couple 550-625 lbs. 80.50-81.00; few 795-965 lbs. 68.50-71.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness pkg. 317 lbs. 87.00. Medium and Large Frame #l4OO-490 lbs. 71.00-77.00. HOGS '800: Barrows & Gilts 50 cents lower. US 1-2 205-240 lbs. 39.50, few lots 39.75-40.00; US 1-2 190-205 lbs. 38.75-39.50; US 2-3 230- 260 lbs. 38.50-39.50. SOWS: 50 cents instances 1.00 higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 29.00-30.00, few 30.50. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION: 50: Several Choice 105-245 lbs. vealers 98.00-103.50; Good & Choice 65-95 lbs. 66.00-80.00; Choice calves 265-345 lbs. 89.00- 93.00; Good 79.00-53.00. SHEEP AUCTION: 50: Lot Choice & Prune spring slaughter lambs 92 lbs. 64.00. Martinsburg Auction Martins burg, Pa. September 17,1179 CATTLE 196. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 66.00- Good 63.00-66.00, Standard 62.00-64.00, Utility 55.00- Choice slaughter heifers 63.00-67.00, Good 57.50-62.00, Standard 55.50- 60.00, Utility 52.00-55.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 49.00-54.00, few to 55.00, Cutters 46.50- 50.00, Canner & Low Cutter 44.0047.00, Shells down to 42.00, Choice slaughter bullocks 64.00-69.00, Good 62.00- Standard 60.00- 62.00, Utility 57.00-60.00. Yield Grade #1 slaughter bulls 62.00-67.50; yield grade #2 59.00-62.00. Few Medium 300-600 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 68.00-103.00 CALVES 310. Choice vealers 112.00-124.00, Good 98.00- Standard & Good 70-90 lbs. 65.00-95.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 105.00-130.00, 70-90 lbs. 80.00-110.00; holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 90.00- 200.00, HOGS 333. US No. 1-2 barrows & gilts 40.0041.20, few to 42.00, No. 1-3 38.00- 40.00, No. 2r3 38.00-39.50, No. 1- 130-185 lbs. 32.50-36.00. US No. 1-3 sows 31.50-34.50, No. 2- 28.00-32.00. Boars 25.00- 32.00. FEEDER PIGS 97. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-28.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-35.00 per head. SHEEP 9. Few Choice spring slaughter lambs 60.0065.00. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. September 18,1979 CATTLE 279. Compared with last Tuesday’s market: High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 67.00-69.85, Choice 65.00-68.75, Good 62.00- Standad 60.00- 62.00, Utility 53.00-60.00. Choice slaughter heifers 62.00- Good 58.0062.00, Standard 55.00-58.00, Utility 50.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 48.00- Cutters 46.00- 49.75, Canner & Low Cutter 42.0046.00, Shells down to 40.00, Choice slaughter bullocks 70.00-78.25, Good 65.00- Yield Grade #1 1200-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 60.0066.50; yield grade #2 800-1200 lbs. 56.0060.00. CALVES 149. Prime vealers 110.00-118.00, Choice 100.00- Good 95.00- 100.00, Standard & Good 90- 110 ’bs. 80.00-95.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00- Farm calves, holstem bulls 95-115 lbs. 90.00- holstem heifers 80-150 lbs. 110.00-217.50. HOGS 703. (Monday, September 17, 1979). US No. ket and 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.50-40.50, few to 41.10, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 38.50- 39.50, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 38.00- US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 30.00-33.00. FEEDER PIGS 272. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00- per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 18.00-30.00, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 30.00-38.00 per head. SHEEP 18. Choice 90-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 60.00- Good 50-80 lbs. 45.00- Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. September 15,1979 STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CAT TLE: Good Light Steer Calves 100.00 to 114.00; Medium 95.00 to 100.00; Plain 90.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 80.00 to 86.00; Medium 75.00 to 80.00; Plain 70.00 and down; Holstein Steers 53.00 to 67.00; Good Slaughter Steers 65.00 to 68.50; Medium 60.00 to 65.00; Plam 55.00 and down; Good Light Heifers Calves 80.00 to 86.00; Medium 75.00 to 80.00; Plam 70.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 64.00 to 68.00; Medium 59.00 to 64.00; Plam 54.00 and down; Slaughter Cows 46.75 to 53.50; Utilities 40.00 to 46.75; Canners & Cutters 39.00 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 1110.00 and down; Stock Bulls 53.00 to 80.50; Slaughter Bulls 55.00 to 62.75. CALVES: Veal Calves 109.00 and down; Baby Calves 105.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue O 64.25; Good Red O 59.00; Feeder Lambs 66.75 to 69.20; Slaughter Ewes 22.50 and down; Stock Ewes 69.00 and down. HOGS: Top 38.90; Heavy 35.25; Light 35.00; Sows 30.00 to 34.50; Boars 26.75. Western Maryland Market Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. September 11,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat Steers few offered. Good 980 lbs. at 58.25; Standard 1155 lbs. at 56.50; Heifers, mostly Green Dragon * Livestock Sales W?\ 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA c ovys cows 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 Good to Choice 58.00-60.85, Cows, active! 50 cents higher! Good Cows, several 49.50-51.75, one at 52.75; Standard & Utility 47.00- 49.50; Canners 46.0048.00; Shelly 46 00 Down; Bulls, few offered; Top 1440 lbs. at 63.75 BUTCHER HOGS. No top hogs offered. Bulk 230-260 lbs. 38.50-39.00; 170-190 lbs. one lot at 34.25; Boars 400-600 lbs. 29.00-29.50; Sows, Bulk 400-600 lbs. 27.50-28.50; Few 300-500 lbs. 24.00-26 50 VEAL CALVES Heavy calves $5.00 higher! Light calves steady. Tops, to 118.00; Good-Choice 100.00- 118.00; Standard 90 00- 100.00; Light calves 78.00- 86.00; Weak & Rough 75.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Heifers 100- 125 lbs. 120.00-175.00; 75-85 lbs. 88.00-110.00; Holstein Bulls 95-115 lbs. 90.00-103.00. LAMBS: Few offered. Good 60 lbs. at 53.00. STOCK CATTLE: Good Run! Bidding active! Stock Steers Choice 400-500 lbs. 80.00- Good 400-600 lbs. 68.00- 900-1000 lbs 60.00- 00. Stock Heifers Good 500-750 lbs 63 00-68 00 Stock Bulls Choice 360-500 lbs 85 00-92 00; Good 400-600 lbs. 75.00-82.00. PIGS & SHOATS $3 00- 5.00 lower. By the Head 15-30 lbs. 8.00-13.00; 30-45 lbs 14.00-21.00; 45-60 lbs. 20.00- 29.00. Special Market September 13,1979 Special Yearling and Heifer Sale Lynchburg, Va. There were 1,201 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 500-600 lbs. 87.50-91.50; 605-700 lbs. 84.50- 705-800 lbs. 83.00- 85.50; 805-900 lbs. 73.00-80.00; 905-1000 lbs. 68.50-72.50. Good 400-500 lbs. 90.00-92.50; 505- 600 lbs. 85.00-92.00; 605-700 lbs. 90.50-91.75 ; 705-800 lbs 81.50- 25 ; 805-900 lbs. 76.25- auction news 79.00; 905-1000 lbs. 73.00- 73.25. Short 500-600 lbs. 86.00- Medium 400-500 lbs. 86.25-87.00; 505-600 lbs. 82.00- 605-700 lbs. 82.25- 84.25; 705-800 lbs. 80.00-80.25; 805-900 lbs. 72.75-74.00; 905- 1000 lbs. 62.50-68.00. Common 600-700 lbs 70 00-71.50. HEIFERS: Choice 400-500 lbs 80.00-82.00; 505800 lbs. 75.00- mostly 81.00- 86.00; 605-700 lbs. 78.00-83.00; 705-800 lbs. 72.00-76.0; 805-900 lbs. 54.0085.50, mostly 60.00- 65.50. Good 400-500 lbs. 79.50- 80.50; 505800 lbs. 79.0085.25; 605-700 lbs. 77.50-79.50; 705- 800 lbs. 65.00-71.00. Medium 400-500 lbs. 73.50-78.00 ; 505- 600 lbs. 70.25-73.00 ; 605-700 lbs. 65.0087.00. Common 500- 600 lbs. 61.0088.75 Four States Auction Four States Livestock Sales, Inc. Wed., September 12,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers - Very active, 3.00 higher. Choice 66.00-69.25; Good 61.00- Medium 60.00 Down. Heifers - None of fered. Cows - Good run, steady with last week. High Yield 51.00-53.50; Average 47.00- Big Middle 43.00- 46.00; Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat Bulls - Steady to 1.00 lower. Good 59.00-61.60; Medium 54.00- Veal Calves - 2.00 lower. Choice 102.00-105 00; Good 95.00-101.00; Medium 85.00- Farm Hfrs. to 225.00; Farm bulls to 101.00; Light & Weak 75.00 Down. Lambs - 3.00 higher. Choice 62.00- Good 57.00-61.00; Medium 56.00 Down. Sows - 300-650 lbs. 25.00-33.25. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.- Mostly steady. Choice ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558 NEW CORN! Our Va. corn is excellent & being harvested now. Call us for daily dry com prices. We have high moisture corn PIEDMONT FERTILIZER Fredericksburg, VA 50 Mi. S. of Wash., DC 703-371-1800 SPECIAL NOTICE NAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE AT DAVID H. GOOD’S FARM MACHINERY SALE EVERV VKD. AT f 2 HOM Home Phone 717-656-8911 86.00- Good 81.00-85.00; Medium 75.00-80.00; Culls 74.00 Down. Steers 600-850 lbs. - Choice 75.00-80.00; Good 70.00-74.00; Medium 69.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) - Choice 75.00- 79.50; Good 70.00-74.00; Medium 69.00 Down. Bulls Choice 76.00-81.50; Good 70.00- Medium 69.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 1070.00. Springing Hfrs. to 880.00. Pigs, Hd. 2.00 lower. 20-30 lbs. 9.00-19.00; 40-60 lbs. 20.00- Shoats by Lb. to 36.00. Slaughter Hogs - Steady prices. One lot at 41.25. 200-230 lbs. 38.75-40.35; 240-260 lbs. 38.50-40.00. Special Market Special Yearling Steer Sale September 13,1979 Roanoke, Va. There were 1,535 head sold. All steers were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 500-600 lbs. 88.00-93.00; 605-700 lbs. 85.50- 00; 705-800 lbs. 82.25- 86.75 ; 805-900 lbs. 76 00-83.00; 905-1000 lbs. 72.00-74 50; 1005- 1100 lbs. 67.00-69.50. Good 500-600 lbs. 93.50-95.00; 605- 700 lbs. 86.50-93 25 ; 705-800 lbs. 82.00-88.00; 805-900 lbs. 78 50-82.00; 905-1000 lbs. 73.50- Short: 500-600 lbs. 81.00; 605-700 lbs. 82.00- 83.00 Medium 500-600 lbs. 83.00-90.00; 605-700 lbs. 82.50- 85.00; 705-800 lbs. 78 00-80.50; 805-900 lbs. 76.75-78.00 Common 500-600 lbs. 78 00- 79.50.
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