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-LMCtstar Farming, Saturday, Nevmafcer 3,197» 12 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. \