Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 27, 1979, Image 6

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    -Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,1979
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Livestock market and auction hews
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
October 22,1979
CATTLE 226. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 75 cents to
$1.75 lower. Choice No. 2-4
950-1250 lbs. slaughter steers
64.00- couple to 70.00,
Good 62.5064.00, Standard
58.00- Few Choice
slaughter heifers 61.25-64.00,
few Good 58.0061.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 46.00-50.00, Cutters
46.50-50.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 43.7547.00, Shells
down to 40.00. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks at 65.00,
few Good 60.5063.00. Yield
Grade #1 1200-1775 lbs.
slaughter bulls 58.0062.00,
one at 66.25. Lot Large
Frame #1 400450 lbs. feeder
steers at 95.00, lot Frame #1
(Medium) 325-350 lbs. 92.50.
CALVES 195. Vealers
about steady. Few Prime
vealers 118.00-122.00, Choice
102.00- Good 100.00
105.00, Standard & Good 80
100 lbs. 95.00-103.00, Utility
50-100 lbs. 80.00-90.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 100.00-115.00; few
holstein heifers 90-135 lbs.
95.00-
HOGS 528. Barrows & gilts
steady to 75 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 195-240 barrows &
gilts 36.50-37.00, No. 1-3 200
240 lbs. 35.35-36.75, No. 2-3
250-275 lbs 331034.85. Few
US No. 1-3 300-525 lbs. sows
28.00-28.50. Few Boars 26.00
29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 256. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
8.50-13.50 per head, No. 13
35-50 lbs. 12.00-17.00 per
head.
SHEEP 11. One Choice 105
lbs. wooled slaughter lamb
at 60.00, few Utility & Good
40-70 lbs. feeder lambs 44.00-
52.00.
Baltimore
USDA
October 22,1979
CATTLE 275: Not enough
sales steers or heifers for a
market test. Cows 75 cents to
$l.OO higher, bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Pkg. Choice 3’s 995 lbs. 68.75;
few Good and Choice 1300-
1475 lbs. 64.8065.25; Stan
dard and low Good 2-3 1100-
1360 lbs. 57.00-59.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Pkg. Good and Choice 3’s 890
lbs. 62.00. Good 2-3 770-1060
lbs. 56.50-60.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 45.85-
52.00; several 52.25-52.75;
few Commercial 34 45.60-
47.60; Cutter 1-2 44.0048.35,
couple to 49.10.
BULLS: YG 1-2 12001900
lbs. 59.8566.75; few YG 2
1065-1575 lbs. 53.75-55.60.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers Medium Frame #1
muscle thickness few 425480
lbs. 74.00-78.50; 585-725 lbs.
66.2569.25; 875-925 lbs. 62.75-
65.10. Bulls Medium' Frame
#1 several 300-350 lbs. 74.00-
74.50; 425-550 lbs. 58.00-65.50;
800-650 lbs. 57.75-61.25.
Heifers Medium Frame HI
package 250 lbs.~ 74.50; 325
500 lbs. 58.00-65.00; 500-760
lbs. 56.2560.50.
HOGS 600: Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents to 1.00 lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 35.25, few
lots 35.50-35.75; US 2-3 230-
260 lbs, 34.2535.25.
SOWS: Steady to 50 cents
lower. US 1-3 300300 lbs.
27.00-23.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION: Few Choice 165-
235 lbs. vealers 86.00-96.00;
Good and Choice 150-230 lbs.
71.0031.00; 90-120 lbs. 80.50
91.50; 70-90 lbs. 65.5031.00;
Choice bulls calves 170385
lbs. 71.00-83.00; Heifer
calves 235-330 lbs. 60.00
65.00.
SHEEP AUCTION: Pkg.
Good & Choice wooled
slaughter lambs 70 lbs. 55.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martiniburg, Pa.
October 22,1979
CATTLE 224. Choice
slaughter steers 63.0037.00,
few to 70.00, Good 63.0035.00,
Standard 62.0034.00, Utility
58.0030.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 60.0034.00, Good
57.5032.00, Standard 55.50
60.00, Utility 54.0030.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.0032.50,
Cutters 46.00-50.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 42.0047.00, Shells
down to 40.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks '64.00
68.00, Good 62.00-64.00,
Standard 60.0032.00, Utility
57.0030.00. Yield Grade #1
slaughter bulls 63.0037.50;
yield grade' §2 60.0034.00.
Medium Frame 300300 lbs.
feeder steers 52.0035.00.
CALVES 290. Choice
vealers 103.00-120.00, Good
98.00- Standard 70-90
lbs. 65.00-95.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
115.00- 7090 lbs. 80.00
110.00; holstein heifers 80130
lbs. 90.00200.00.
HOGS 226. US No. 1-2
barrows & gilts 35.7537.75,
No. 23 34.5036.00, No. 13
130185 lbs. 30.0031.50. US
No. 13 sows 28.5031.50, No.
23 26.0028.50. Boars 20.00
24.00.
FEEDER PIGS 70. US No.
13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
10.0023.00 per head.
SHEEP 1. Not enough for
any one grade to establish a
market.
G&M
Auction
October 22,197$
Dtmcansville, Pa.
Market report steady.
DAIRY COWS: 900.00 to
1460.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 64.00 to 66.50; Good to
Choice 62.00 to 64.00;
Standard to Good 58.00 to
62.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prime 62.00 to 64.00;
Good to Choice 58.00 to 62.00;
Other Standard 50.00 to 54.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 75.00
to 95.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 60.00
to 82.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 1698 lbs.
60.00 to 66.25; 900 to 1200 lbs.
58.00 to 62.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 50.00 to 52.50,"''' In
dividual 54.75; Good 48.00 to
50.00; Utility 44.00 to 46.00;
Cutters 42.00 to 44.00;
Canner Down to 38.00.
CALVES: High Choice
100.00 to 114.00; Good to
Choice 80.00 to 100.00;
Standard to Good 60.00 to
80.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi
Heifers 150.00 to 202.50.
FARM CALVES:
Bulls 115.00 to 129.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 35.50
to 37.10; 190 to 280 lbs. 34.00
to 36.35.
FEEDER PIGS: 15 to 30
lbs. 10.00 to 16.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30 to ■5O
lbs. 16.00 to 24.00.
SOWS; 26.00 to 30.50.
BOARS: 18.00 to 24.50.
LAMBS: 55.00 to 64.00.
SHEEP: 25.00 to 44.00.
Sechrist
Auction
Stewarts town, Pa.
October 22,1979
CATTLE 80. Steers - Good
Choice 63.50 to 65.85; Good
62.00 to 64.00; Holsteins Good
57.00 to 61.85; Standard to
Good 55.00 to 56.75. Heifers -
Good 55.00 to 60.00; Holsteins
Good 52.00 to 53.85. Feeder
Steers - Good and Choice
65.00 to 75.00; Standard Good
55.00 to 64.00; Utility 45.00 to
55.00. Bulls - Good and
Choice Commercial 58.00 to
61.50; Standard to Good 56.00
to 58.00; Utility to Standard
55.00 to 57.00. Cows - High
Yearling Commercial 48.00
to 52.00; Cutters 45.00 to
48.00; Canners Low Cutters
40.00 to 45.00.
CALVES 101. Calves -
Choice and Prime 110.00 to
121.00; Good and Choice
98.00 to 110.00; Standard and
Good 90.00 to 100.00. Bulls
Good 100-120 lbs. 100.000 to
115.00. Hfrs. 90-150 lbs. 100.00
to 175.00. Culls 50.00 to 95.00.
HOGS 386. Sows - 250-375
lbs. 28.00 to 30.00; 400-500 lbs.
25.00 to 28.00. Boars - 300500
lbs. 25.00 to 29.00.
SHEEP 2. Lambs - Good to
Choice 55.00 to 60.00;
Medium and Good 50.00 to
55.00. Ewes 12.00 to 24.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 35.50 to 36.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 35.25.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-250 Ibs.s 34.00
to 35.00.
Four States
Auction
October 17,1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
mostly steady. Choice 64.00-
66.00; Good 58.00-63.00;
Medium 57.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 6t.00-62.25; Good
56.00- Medium 55.00
Down. Cows good run, $2.00
under last week. High Yield
50.00- Average 46.00-
49.00; Big Middle 41.0045.00;
Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat Bulls
$2.00 lower. G00d58.00-62.00;
Medium 52.00-57.00. Veal
Calve? light calves higher,
heavy calves steady. Choice
to 105.50; Good 98.00-104.00;
Medium 97.00; FarmHfrs. to
167.50; Farm Bulls to 126.00;
Light & Weak 85.00 Down.
Lambs Choice 58.00-60.50;
Good 53.00-57.00; Medium
52.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers'3oosso
lbs. good run $2.00 lower.
Choice 85.00-93.00; Good
75.00- Medium 65.00-
74.00; Culls 64.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
65.00- Good 60.0064.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Choice 70.00-
77.00; Good 60.00-69.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Bulls
Few 85.00-99.00; Choice
70.00- Good 65.0049.00;
Medium 64.00 Down. Dairy
Cows to 1245.00. Springing
Hfrs. to 1310. Pigs, hd.
mostly steady. 20-30 lbs. 5.00-
11.00; 40-60 lbs. 12.00-22.00.
Shoats by Lb. to 30.50.
Slaughter Hogs steady
prices. 200-230 lbs. 35.00-
36.10; 240-260 lbs. 35.50-36.35.
Sows 300550 lbs. 25.00-30.75.
Hoi.
Special
Market
Special Feeder
Call Sale
Dublin, Ya.
October 17,1979
There were 1757 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 300-400
lbs. 94.50-99.00; 405-500 lbs.
86.50-90.00; 505600 lbs. 86.75-
1 .
CALL OR WRITE: wfhb CORPORATION ,
9,60 E GREEN ST . PASADENA, CA 91106 • (213) 449-1667
5360 MERLE HAY RD DES MOINES. IA 50323 • (515) 282-5415
141 FIELDCRESJ AVE EDISON. N J 08817 * (201) 387-2082
89.25; 605-700 lbs. 74.0050.50.
Good 3004001b5. 91.50-100.00,
mostly 93.00-96.00; 405-500
lbs. 82.00-91.50; 505-600 lbs.
79.50- 605-700 lbs. 75.00-
78.50. Short 400-500 lbs. 68.00-
72,00; 505-600 lbs. 72.25-74.75.
Medium 300400 lbs. 89.05
-95.00; 405-500 lbs. 75.00-83.00;
505-600 lbs. 78.00-79.00; 605
700 lbs. 74.50-77.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 300400
lbs. 68.50-72.50; 405-500 lbs.
73.50- 505600 lbs. 69.05
73.25; 605-700 lbs. 60.0061.50.
Good 300400 lbs. 66.50-71.50;
405-500 lbs. 68.00-75.75; 505
600 lbs. 60.0066.00; 605-700
lbs. 58.0063.00. Short 400600
lbs. 62.0063.00; 505600 lbs.
59.00. Medium 300400 lbs.
64.5068.00; 405600 lbs. 60.05
65.75; 505600 lbs. 61.0063.00;
605700 lbs. 59.0062.00.
East Coast
Carlot
October 24,1979
Comparedto Tuesday’s
close: trading slow with
demand moderate at best for
most meat items. Prime
special fed limited sales
steady. Good and Choice
boning veal uneven, nor
theasterns mostly 2.004.00
lower; limited sales in
shipped firm. Lamb 55 lbs.
down generally steady
limited test. Cured and
processed skinned hams
steady* to limited com
parison.
. Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ipj
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
co>ns cows coivs
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
y
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.MI - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our bam or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER r Proprietor
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed): 180-
240 lbs. LTD 170.00-173.00
steady.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 134.00-138.00, few
132.00, all 2.004.00 lower; 55-
64 lbs. 132.00-136.00, few
130.00; 45-54 lbs. 130.00-
134.00, few 128.00; 3544 lbs.
128.00-132.00, few 126.00; 34
lbs. down 126.00-130.00, few
124.00,
- Inshipped: 70-80 lbs. LTD
139.00, all firm; 60-70 lbs.
LTD 137.00; 50-60 lbs. LTD
135.00; 40-50 lbs. LTD 133.00;
3040 lbs. LTD 131.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 34
ILoad
55 lbs. down 125.00 part
loads.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
6 Loads
50 pet chem lean, frozen
48.00 boxed; 88 pet chem
lean, fresh 81.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
14Vz Loads
Skinned Hams: 16-19 lbs.
81.00. steady; 19-23 lbs. 78.00-
79.00.
Semi Bids Hams: 17-20 lbs.
99.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon
Vacuum Pack 84.00, steady.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
lb. Pack 79.00.