6 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 20,1979 Livestock market an Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. October 16,1979 CATTLE 259. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice 50 cents to $2.50 lower. Slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Choice No. 2-4 950-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 63.85-66.00, couple 66.75, one at 75.00, Good 62.50-64.00, few Standard 61.50-62.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 63.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 47.00- couple to 51.50, Commercial No. 4-5 42.00- 45.00, Cutters 46.25-50.25, Conner & Low Cutter 43.50- 47.50, Shells down to 42.00. Yield Grade #llOOO-1725 lbs. slaughter bulls 58.00-66.75. Medium Frame H 2 300-450 lbs. feeder steers 73.00-88.00, 500650 lbs. 64.0067.00; few Medium frame §2 400600 lbs. feeder heifers 60.0069.50. CALVES 141. Vealers $2 to $7 higher. One Prime vealer at 116.00, few Choice 98.00- 114.00, Good 94.00-104.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 89.00- 7065 lbs. 85.00- 90.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 70.00- 80.00, Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 90.00-105.00, couple to 118.50; holstein heifers 90-140 lbs. 140.00- 197.00, couple to 225.00. HOGS 531. (Monday, October 15, 1979) 78 head. (Tuesday, October 16,1979.) Barrows & gilts $1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.50-37.00, few to 37.50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 36.00-36.50, No. 2-3 240- 270 lbs. 33.50-35.50. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs. sows 29.00-31.00, No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 23.00- 27.50. FEEDER PIGS 247. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 5.00- per head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 8.50-18.00, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 17.00-27.00 per head. SHEEP 22. Few Good to Low Choice 50-85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 54.00-59.50. Few Slaughter ewes 22.00- 26.50. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. October 15, 1979 CATTLE 202. Compared with last Monday’s market: Choice slaughter steers 64.00- Good 62.00-64.00, Standard 61.5063.00, Utility 57.00- Choice slaughter heifers 62.50-66.50, Good 56.5062.00, Standard 56.00- 60.00, Utility 54.00-58.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 49.0062.50, few 54.50, Cutters 46.5049.50, Canner & Low Cutter 44.50- 48.00, Shells down to 38.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 62.5068.00, few to 69.00, Good 60.0062.50, Standard 58.50- 61.00, Utility 55.00-58.50. Yield Grade §1 slaughter bulls 61.5067.00; yield grade §2 58.0061.00. Few Medium feeder steers 60.0060.00. CALVES 223. Choice vealers 110.00-120.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Good 70-90 lbs. 65.00-95.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 70-90 lbs. 90.00-115.00; holstein heifers 90.00-210.00. HOGS 314. US No. 1-2 barrows & gilts 36.5067.50, few to 38.20, No. 16 35.00- 36.75, No. 26 33.0066.00, No. 16 28.0062.00. US 16 sows 26.5062.50, No. 26 26.00- 28.50, Boars 23.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 71. US No. 16 2065 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00- per head, No. 16 3560 lbs. 15.00-28.00 per head. SHEEP 19. Few Choice wooled slaughter lambs 57.0063.50. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. October 15,1979 CATTLE 156. Compared with the market two week’s ago: Few Choice 24, 1100- 1225 lbs. slaughter steers 64.00-68.10, few Good 63.00- 64.60, few Standard 58.00- 61.50. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 62.25 and 63.50, few Good 53.85-57.85. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 47.75-51.85, Commercial 4-5, 43.0045.50, couple to 52.85, Cutters 47.50- 51.50, Canner and Low Cutter 45.0047.85. Yield Grade No. 1, 1150-1500 lbs. slaughter bulls 58.00-66.50. Few Medium Frame #2, 400- 650 lbs. feeder steers 67.50- 85.50. CALVES 138. Few Prime vealers 116.00-121.00, Choice 105.00-115.00, Good 97.00- 105.00, Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 95.00-102.00, 70-85 lbs. 85.00-95.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 100.00-110.00; Holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 100.00- 150.00, couple to 200.00. HOGS 460. US No. 1-2 195- 235 lbs. barrows and gilts 37.00-37.80, couple to 38.60, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 34.75- 36.75, No. 2-3 230-250 lbs. 34.00- US No. 16 275650 lbs. sows 28.0061.75, couple to 33.75, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 26.00- Few Boars 26.00- 27.25. FEEDER PIGS 404. US No. 16 2065 lbs. feeder pigs 7.50-14.00 per head, No. 16 3560 lbs. 12.00-18.00, couple lots to 21.00, Utility 20-30 lbs. 5.006.00 per head. SHEEP 37. Good and Choice 70-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 55.0061.50. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. October 16,1979 CATTLE 230. Compared with last Tuesday’s market slaughter steers mostly $2 lower. Slaughter cows $2.50- $5 lower. Choice 24,920-1385 lbs. slaughter steers 65.00- 66.85, one at 67.25, Good 62.0065.00, few to 65.85, few Standard 55.0061.00. Two Choice slaughter heifers 62.75 & 64.25, one Yield Grade #5 at 53.00, few Good 57.5061.00, few Standard 50.00-54.25. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 48.5061.50, few to 53.85, Cutters 45.7549.60, few to 50.25, Canner and Low Cutters 39.7545.75, few Shells down to 35.00. Stan dard slaughter bullocks 56.2562.00, Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1295-2010 lbs. slaughter bulls 59.2565.00. CALVES 170. Vealers mostly $2-$5 lower. One Prune vealers at 113.50, few Choice 93.00-107.00, few Good 82.00-94.00, Standard and Good 85-120 lbs. 93.00-98.50, 6065 lbs. 81.00-96.00, few ;”" harveyY HUimN ” ■ HAY AND STRAW SALE J WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNnL FUBTHER NOTICE. ■ HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY Z & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. J For More Information Phone: 215-445-5303 I SPECIAL I I NOTICE I HAY,STRAWS I EAR CORN SALE i • ® I DAVID II GOOD’S I I FARM MACHINERY i • e SALE I: EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON j |: ON NORTH MAPLE AVE..LEOU, PA. ; II Home Phone 717-656-8911 ; I • Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558 * auction news Utility 50-80 lbs. 50.00-78.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90-120 lbs. 99.00-125.00; Holstein Heifers 80-205 lbs. 125.00-192.50, few down to 100.00; few Beef cross bulls and heifers 65-100 lbs. 87.00 112.00. HOGS 420. Barrows and gilts 50 cents-$l lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows and gUts 36.25-37.00, lot 37.10, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs. 35.35- 36.50, No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 32.50-35.75, few No. 1-3 125- 170 lbs. 29.25-29.50. Sows weak to $1 lower. US No. 1-3 270-575 lbs. sows 26.00-31.25, No. 2-3 230-585 lbs. 19.00 27.25. Boars 23.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 48. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 37.00-43.50 per hun dredweight, few No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 30.00-35.00 per hun dredweight. SHEEP 15. Good and Choice 50-108 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 54.00-60.50. Few Slaughter ewes 25.00 26.50. Western Maryland Market October 9,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat Steers mostly steady; Good 1100-1400 lbs. 60.50-62.75; Heifers Choice 900-1000 lbs. to 65.00; Cows active! $l.OO higher! Good Cows several 52.00-53.00; One at 54.75; Standard & Utility 48.00- 51.50; Canners 47.0050.00; Shelly 40.0047.00; Bulls few offered; Good 11001350 lbs. 62.0062.50. BUTCHER HOGS; 75 cents lower. Bulk 200225 lbs. 35.5036.25; 230260 lbs. 34.00 35.50; 300330 lbs. 29.75-31.50; Heavy Weight Boars 26.50 26.85; Sows 330-450 lbs. 27.60 31.75; 450640 lbs. 27.0027.50. VEAL CALVES: Bidding active! Tops to 115.00; Good- Choice 100.00-115.00; Standard 90.0099.00; Light Calves 80.0095.00; Weak & Rough 50.00-79.00. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Heifers 80 115 lbs. 130.00175.00; 125-135 lbs. 125.00135.00; 75-80 lbs. 110.00135.00; Holstein Bulls 95-115 lbs. 96.00113.00. LAMBS: Few offered; Good-Choice 7095 lbs. 51.00 57.00. STOCK CATTLE: Large run, prices mostly steady. Stock Steers Good & Choice 400-600 lbs. 70,0083.00; 600 800 lbs. 65.0077.00; Stock Bulls Good & Choice 300-600 lbs. 66.00-81.00; Stock Heifers Good & Choice 400 600 lbs. 55.0070.00; Stock Heifers Holstein 750-850 lbs. 69.0073.50. PIGS AND SHOATS: Large run, steady to $2.00 higher. By the Head 15-30 lbs. 10.0017.00; 3050 lbs. 15.0022.00; 5075 lbs. 22.00 28.00. Baltimore USDA October 15,1979 CATTLE 325: Not enough sales steers or heifers for a market test. Cows which made up the bulk of supply 75 cents - 1.25 lower. Bulls 1.00-1.50 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice 3 885-1100 lbs. 66.00-68.50; pkg. Good and Choice 3 1050 lbs. 64.50; few Good 1050-1400 lbs. 59.00- 63.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Good 2-3 750-1100 lbs. 55.50-60.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 45.50- 51.00; several 51.25-52.00; Cutter 1-2 42.75-47.50; Canner and low Cutter 39.25- 42.75. BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1400 lbs. 56.85-62.85; 1400-1770 lbs. 60.00-66.85. FEEDER CATTLE: - Steers Medium Frame §l% muscle thickness 775-1000 lbs. 63.00-65.50; few 500-550 lbs. 73.00-75.50; 300-450 lbs. including some bulls 73.50- 80.00; couple 240-300 lbs. 87.00-100.00. Heifers Medium Frame #l-2 muscle thickness 525-695 lbs. 51.50-60.00; few 310-495 lbs. 64.00-67.50. HOGS 800: Barrows & Gilts 75 cents -1.00 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 35.75-36.00; few lots 36.25; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 34.75-35.75. SOWS; Under 350 lbs. Steady, over 350 lbs. 1.00. US 1-3 300-350 lbs. 29.00-29.50; 350-600 lbs. 28.00-28.50.
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