Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 03, 1979, Image 12

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Livestod
Lancaster
Weekly
(Continued from Page 2)
fully steady; bullocks not
fully tested; bulls steady.
Supply included 30 per cent
slaughter steers, 16 per cent
cows, 5 per cent bulls, 4 per
cent heifers. Balance of
supply feeder steers with
approximately 1200 for
Friday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice mainly Grade 21050-
1290 lbs. 68.50-70.25 with 15
head 70.50-72.50; Choice 24
1000-1450 lbs. 66.00-68.50, few
65.5006.00, high Good and
low Choice 20 63.7506.25,
Good 20 60.5005.00, Stan
dard 1-2 mainly hoisteins
56.0001.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 62.50
86.50, few 06.50-67.85; Good 2-
3 825-1025 lbs. 59.00-82.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 48.50-52.00,
few late 52.25-54.35, Cotter 1-
2 47.25-50.50 with many sales
during the week at 45.00
47.00, Canner and low Cotter
41.50-46.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lbs. 62.75-86.00, few
.early part of week 67.00
68.75; Good 1000-1250 lbs.
50.0061.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
11001800 lbs. 62.5066.00, few
66.0068.50; Yield Grade 2
10001350 lbs. 57.0062.00, few
909-1050 lbs. 55.0057.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prive vealers fully
steady, instances 3.00
k market and
higher; high Good and low
Choice 70-120 lbs. 10.00-15.00
lower. Demand good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS; Prime 230050
lbs. 111.00-122.00, few 124.00-
130.00; Choice 420000 lbs.
98.00- few 114.00-
124.00; high Good and low
Choice 170075 lbs. 85.00-
102.00, 90-115 lbs. 70.0086.00,
7000 lbs. 60.0080.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-125 lbs. holstein
heifers 125.00-165.00, several
175.00- bulk 90-120 lbs.
holstein bulls 96.00-118.00,
several 100-110 lbs. 120.00-
130.00.
Belknap
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
r October 31,1979
CATTLE 112. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter nows
about steady. One Standard
slaughter steer at 58.50. Few
Standard slaughter heifers
47.50- Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
46.50- Commercial 4-5,
40.00-46.25, Cutters 44.00
47.75, Canner and Low
Cutters 38.00-40.00, Shells
down to 25.00. Standard
slaughter bullocks 48.0-56.25.
Few Yield Grade No. 1-2,
10001590 lbs. slaughter bulls
57.0061.00. Few Medium
Frame HI, 320-515 lbs. feeder
steers 65.0072.00. Medium
Frame HI, 400625 lbs. feeder
heifers 51.0058J0.
CALVES 103. Vealers
mostly $5 lower. Few Choice
vealers 90.0099.00, few Good
88.00-92.00, Standard and
Good (few) 90-120 lbs. 80.00-
88.00. 65-85 lbs. 70.0080.00,
few Utility 50-80 lbs. 62.00-
69.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 95-13&1b3.90.00-119.00.
HOGS 300. Barrows and
gilts mostly $2 higher. One
lot US No. 1-2 230 lbs.
barrows and gilts at 36.60,
No. 1-3 200-260 lbs. 35.00-
36.30, No. 28 195-270 lbs.
33.60-35.20. Sows steady to
weak. US No. 1-3 285-610 lbs.
sews 28.0081.75, few No. 28
300-695 lbs. 26.25-27.50. Boars
25.0080.00.
FEEDER PIGS 140. US
No. 1-8 2085 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00-15.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 14.00-24.00 per
bead.
SHEEP 36. Few Choice 95-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
bulls 61.0W1.25, Good 70-75
lbs. 58.00-60.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 5.0030.00.
Joliet
Cattle
{
November 1,1979
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,900; 5 days last
week 5,350; same period a
year ago 5,905. Tracing slow
to moderate for the week.
Slaughter steers closed the
week mostly steady to weak
than Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers
closed the week mostly 25 to
50 lowerthan Wednesday of
last week. Cows ended the
week 2.00-3.00 lower than
Wednesday of last week.
SLAUGHTER - STEERS:
auction news
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 3-4 1025-1300 lbs. 66.00-
66.50. Choice 2-4 975-1300 lbs.
64.50-66.00 Monday;' 65.00.
66.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1250
lbs. 63.50-64.50 Monday;
64.00-64.75 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
900-1100 lbs. 65.50-65.75,66.00
Monday; 65.0065i50 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 900-1125
lbs. 63.5065.75; 64.0065.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 62.00-
63.50 Monday; 62.5064.00
Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter & Utility,
few Commercial, 1-4 44.00-
47.00 Monday; 43.50 Wed
nesday.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
October 27,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 94.00 to 98.00;
Medium 89.00 to 94.00; Plain
84.00 and down; Good Heavy
Steers 75.00t0 82.00; Medium
70.00t0 75.00; Plain 65.00 and
down; Holstein Steers 40.00
to 60.00; Good Light Heifer
Calves 68.00 to 72.50;
Medium 63.00 to 68.00; Plain
58.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 61.00 to 65.00;
Medium 56.00 to 61.00; Plain
51.00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 45.00 to 52.25; Utilities
40.00 to 45.00; banners
Cutters 42.00 and down; Hulk
£ Stock Cows 685.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 52.00 to
71.00; Slaughter Bulls 60.75
and down.
CALVES: Veal Calves
94.00 and down; Baby Calves
97.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS; Choice
Blue O 60.75; Good Red O,
55.00; Feeder Lambs 64.90 to
69.00; Slaughter Ewes 22.50
and down.
- HOGS:' Top' 33.00; Sows
22.50 to Boars 20.00.
Martlnsburg
Apples
Tuesday, October 30,1979
Demand fairly light except
for export _ fairly good.
Market about steady. Wide
range in prices cartons tray
pack combination US extra
fancy-US, t fancy Red
Delicious 58.50-9,00,
mostly $8.50, US extra fancy
$9.50, 125’s $7.50-8.00, few
$9.00; Golden Delicious 72-
113’s $8.50-9.00, mostly $8.50;
Red Romes 64-100; s few
113’s $8.50-9.00, mostly $8.50,
few $7.50-8.00, few best $9150;
Red Staymen 72-113’s $B.OO
- meetly $9.00, few best
$9.50, few $8.00; Red York 72-
113’s $B.OO-8.50, one brand
$9.00. Cartons 12-3 lb. film'
bagsUS fancy hr better 21/4
inch minimum. Red
Delicious $5,50-6.00, some
best including US extra
fancy $6.50-7.00, few lower;
Golden Delicious $6.50, few
$6.75-7.00, few lower; Red
Staymen $6.50-7.00, few
6.00; Red Rome $6.50-7.00,
mostly $6.50, few $5.75-6.00;
Jonathan $5.50-6.00, mostly
$5.50, few lower; Red York
$6,50-7.00, mostly $6.50.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athen»,Pa.
Monday, October 29 ~
- Reported receipts- of 437
calves, 156 cr»ws,2o heifers,„
29 bulls, 21 sieers, 160 hogs, 8
sheep, and 35 lambs. Cattle
market reported' some
easier and calf market
steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
185.00; veals 80.00-106.00;
bobs, 90-110 lbs, 85.00-133.00;
bobs, HO Ib&anddown, 65-00-
88.00; grassers'and. feeders, •
45.00- lambs, 50-00-
65.00; sheep, ’ 18.00-20.00;
hogs, 200-250 lbs, 33.00-38.50;
sows, v 23.00-28.00; boars,
20.00- pigSj each 8.00-'
25.00; heifers, 46.00-54.00; .
steers, feeder 48.00-54,00;
steers, common 56.00-62.00;?
bulls, 50.00-57.75; cows, good.
46.0048.00, top 50.50; cows,
medium 44.0046.00; cows,
poor or small 36.0042.00;
ponies to 65.00; goats to
47.00.
NewHoliand
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday,October 31
See Holland Dairy Show and
Sale story on page one.
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