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—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-$5 lower. One
Prune vealers at 113.50, few
Choice 93.00-107.00, few Good
82.00-94.00, Standard and
Good 85-120 lbs. 93.00-98.50,
6065 lbs. 81.00-96.00, few
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Utility 50-80 lbs. 50.00-78.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 99.00-125.00;
Holstein Heifers 80-205 lbs.
125.00-192.50, few down to
100.00; few Beef cross bulls
and heifers 65-100 lbs. 87.00
112.00.
HOGS 420. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents-$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.