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—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 3,1979
Livestock market an
Baltimore
USDA
October 29,1979
CATTLE 350: Slaughter
steers and heifers firm
compared to last week’s
limited trade. Cows steady
to weak, bulls 2.00-3.00
lower. Supply 20% slaughter
steers and heifers, 55%
cows, 20% feeders, balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1075-1325 lbs.
66.00- few Good and
Choice 3’s 980-1120 lbs. 64.25-
64.75; Good 2-3 1025-1235 lbs.
58.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2A 960-1050 lbs. 65.25-
66.50; few Good 2-3 780-1100
lbs. 57.5061.25.
COWS: Utility 2-3 and
Commercial 3-4 45.25-52.00;
several 52.2552.75; Cutter 1-
2 44.00-48.25, Canner & Low
Cutter 40.75-44.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 950-2285
lbs. 54.50-61.85.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers: Medium Frame #1
muscle thickness 775-1000
lbs. 61.00-65.50; pkg. 650 lbs.
68.00; individual 475 lbs.
91.00. Bulls: Medium Frame
#1 muscle thickness 275-385
lbs. 77.50-85.50; few 385-475
lbs. 68.00-70.00. Heifers:
Medium Frame #1 muscle
thickness 320550 lbs. 60.50
63.75.
HOGS 600: Barrows &
Gilts 25 cents higher than
Wednesday’s limited trade.
US 1-2 200-240 ibs. 34.50
34.75; 40 head 35.00-35.25; US
2-3 230-260 lbs. 33.5034.50.
SOWS: Steady. US 1-3 300
600 lbs. 27.00-28.00.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
75: Choice 175-220 lbs.
vealers 85.0096.00. Good &
Choice 100175 lbs. 80.00
89.00; 65-100 lbs. 70.5083.50.
Choice bull calves 250-365
lbs. 70.5076.50; heifer calves
225-440 lbs. 57.5564.50.
SHEEP AUCTION: Lot
Choice wooled slaughter
lambs 96 lbs. 60.25. Utility &
Good slaughter ewes 100130
lbs. 21.0028.00.
Special
Market
Special Feeder
Calf Sale
Abingdon, Va.
0ct0ber29,1979
There were 1966 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 and
Good 200-300 lbs. 89.00-93.00;
300-400 lbs. 76.00-95.00; 400-
500 lbs. 77.50-91.50; 500600
lbs. 71.0083.00; 600-700 lbs.
65.00- 700600 lbs. 65.00
73.00. Medium 200600 lbs.
89.00- 300400 lbs. 78.00
97.00; 400-500 lbs. 72.00-91.00;
500600 lbs. 65.00-73.50; 600
700 lbs. 64.00-71.00.
SHORT: 200300 lbs. 66.00;
300400 lbs. 74.5084.00; 400
500 lbs. 72.0081.00; 500600
lbs. 67.00. Common 200300
lbs. 77.0078.00; 300400 lbs.
55.0079.00, mostly 68.00
79.00; 400500 lbs. 62.0080.00.
HEIFERS: Choice and
Good 200300 lbs. 60.0070.00;
300400 lbs. 64.0074.25, 400
500 lbs. 59.5074.00; 500600
lbs. 62.0072.50; 600700 lbs.
58.0062.50. Medium 200300
lbs. 60.0068.00; 300400 lbs.
57.0070.00; 400500 lbs. 58.00
68.00; 500600 lbs. 55.0059.00;
600700 lbs. 55.0057.00. Short
200300 lbs. 58.0060.00; 300
400 lbs. 57.0064.00; 400500
lbs. 57.0060.00; 500600 lbs.
55.0059.00. Common 200300
lbs. 61.00; 300400 lbs. 55.00
71.00; 400500 lbs. 66.00; 500
600 lbs. 55.00.
Four States
Auction
Wed., October 24,1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
few offered, higher prices.
Choice 64.00-67.50; Good
60.0063.00; Medium 59.00
Down. Heifers Choice 57.00
58.75; Good 53.0056.00;
Medium 52.00 Down/ Cows
good run, $1,002.00 higher.
High Yield 51.00-53.25;
Average 47.00-50.00; Big
Middle 43.0046.00; Shelly
45.00 Down. Fat Bulls $2.00
lower. Good 55.0057.10;
Medium 50.00-54.00. Veal
Calves steady to higher.
Choice 105.00112.00; Good
96.00104.00; Medium 85.00
95.00; Farm Hfrs. to 160.00;
Farm Bulls to 120.00; Light
& Weak 85.00 Down. Lambs
steady. Choice 57.0059.00;
Good 54.00-56.00; Medium
53.00 Down. Sows 300600 lbs.
26.0032.75.
STOCKER: Steers 300550
lbs. mostly steady. Few light
wts. to 97.00. Choice 78.00
84.00; Good 74.0077.00;
Medium 69.0073.00; Culls
68.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 70.0073.00; Good
‘64.0069.00; Medium 63.00
Down. Heifers (All Weights)
Dairy Type to 122.50; Choice
63.0068.00; Good 57.0062.00;
Medium 56.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 74.0080.50; Good
65.0073.00; Medium 64.00
Down. Dairy Cows to 1000.00.
Springing Hrfs. to 1150.00.
Pigs, Kd. $3.00 higher. 20-30
lbs. 8.0015.00; 4060 lbs.
16.0026.00. Shoats by Lb. to
30.00. Slaughter Hogs $2.00
lower. Few Lots 34.0035.00;
200230 lbs. 33.0033.50; 240
260 lbs. 32.0033.25; 180195
lbs. 29.0031.00.
East Coast
Carlot
October 31,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prime special fed veal
generally steady. Good and
Choice boning veal uneven;
northeasterns steady to 2.00
lower, inshipped limited
sales steady to firm. Lamb
55 lbs. down steady.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
180240 lbs. LTD JL73.00,
generally steady.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 128.00130.00, all
steady to 2.00 lower; 55-64
lbs. 126.00128.00; 4554 lbs.
124.00126.00 ; 35-44 lbs.
122.00124.00; 34 lbs. down
120.00122.00.
Inshippped: Including
sales late yesterday; 70-80
lbs. 128.00-130.00, all steady
to firm; 60-70 lbs. 126.00-
138.00; 5060 lbs. 124.00-
132.00; 4060 lbs. 122.00-
132.00; 3040 lbs. 120.00-
128.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 34
Vh Loads
55 lbs. down 125.00-126.00,
steady.
BONELESS BEEF
85 pet chem lean, fresh
120.00 part load.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
2 Loads
50 pet chem lean, fresh
49.0049.50, boxed pt loads.
50 pet chem lean, frozen
52.35, boxed It yesterday.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
Skinned Hams: 16>19 lbs.
77.00 part load.
Picnics: 5-7 lbs. few 62.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon
Vacuum Pack few 78.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
October 29,1979
CATTLE 225. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Choice slaughter steers
63.00- Good 60.00-65.00,
Standard 55.00-60.00, Utility
48.00- Choice slaughter
heifers 60.00-64.00, Good
57.50-62.00, Standard 55.50
60.00, Utility 48.00-55.00.
Utility & Commercial cows
49.00- Cutters 46.00
50.00, Canner & Low Cutter
42.0047.00, Shells down to
40.00, Choice slaughter
bullocks 64.0068.00, Good
62.0064.00, Standard 60.00-
62.00, Utility 57.0060.00.
Yield Grade §1 slaughter
bulls 63.0067.50; yield grade
#2 60.0064.00. Medium 300
600 lbs. feeder steers 52.00
75.00,
CALVES 287. Choice
auction news
d
vealers 103.00-114.00, Good
98.00- Standard &
Good 70-90 lbs. 70.00-88.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 125.00-141.00;
holstein heifers 80-130 lbs.
90.00-
HOGS 299. US No. 1-2
barrows & gilts 35.75-37.90,
No. 2-3 34.50-36.00, No. 1-3
130-185 lbs. 30.00-34.50. US
No. 1-3 sows 28.50-31.50, No.
2-3 26.00-28.50. Boars 22.00-
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 106. US
No. 1-3 -20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-23.00 per head.
SHEEP 5. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Fit, October 26,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Feeder Cattle
626
716
1286
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Bulk of supply
sold in lots of three or less.
Few lots of feeder steers
firm to 1.00 higher; feeder
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: One lot 680 lbs. 80.00,
couple lots 785675 lbs. 68.25-
74.75; one lot 640 lbs. 66.75;
one lot 985 lbs. 60.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: One lot
545 lbs. 74.50; one lot 740 lbs.
62.25; couple lots mixed bulls
and steers 355420 lbs. 68.00-
70.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 2: One lot 570 lbs.
60.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1 AND 2: Couple lots
455640 lbs. 61.25.
FEEDER BULLS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: 420535 lbs. 72.25-
77.00; 595630 lbs. 64.5069.50;
820835 lbs. 54.7567.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2; One lot
495 lbs. 57.25.
Special
Market
Thors., October 25,1979
GRADED FEEDER SALE
529
TREND: Compared to last
graded sale two weeks ago,
steers 2.00-3.00 higher.
Couple lots feeder heifers
1.002.00 higher. All cattle
graded and sold in lots of 10
or more. 36 lots offered, six
lots of 100 head unsold.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: Couple lots 434-545
lbs. 84.00-85.75; 645-765 lbs.
73.10-78.25; 790-800 lbs. 72.85-
77.75.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1: One lot 965 lbs. 65.50.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME NUMBER 1: 655-
760 lbs. 72.75-75.00; couple
lots 815-855 lbs. 70.75-72.85;
one lot 870 lbs. 68.60.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: 515-580
lbs. 75.10-76.50; one Jot 635
lbs. 69.75; and one lot 925 lbs.
69.50.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 2: One lot 440 lbs.
73.75.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 2 HOLSTEINS: One lot
885 lbs. 62.75 and one lot 1170
lbs. 55.50.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 2 AND 3: One lot
685 lbs. 60.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: Couple lots 405410
lbs. 65.7567.00.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: One lot
395 lbs. 63.75.
SPECIAL
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
DAVID H. GOOD’S
FARM MACHINERY
SALE
EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA.
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558
Hunter’s
Auction,
October 29,1979
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 58.00-63.00;
Other 49.00-51,00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Standard to Good 61.0059.00.
BULLS: 450-600 lbs. 50.00-
62.00.
COWS: High 'Choice’' to
Prime 48.75-49.25; Good to
Standard 47.75-48.00; Utility
46.75-47.75; Cutters 42.25-
44.50; Canners 38.50-41.00.
CALVES: Prime 200-275
lbs. 100.00-117.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. Ofr.OO
-107.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 96.00-106.00; Stan
dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 90.00-
102.00; Utility 75-85 lbs. 82.00-
91.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs.
68.00-78.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-30 lbs.
$l2 to $l4 by hd.; 30-35 lbs.
$l6 to $l9 by hd.
SOWS: 30.00-33.00.
BOARS: 27.50-31,50.
GOATS: Nannies $2B to $36
by hd.; Billies $32 to $4l by
hd.; Kids $22 to $27 by hd.
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