6 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10,1979 Livestock market an Four States Livestock October 31,1979 SLAUGHTER; Fed Steers - steady prices, choice $64.00- 65.50, good 60.00-63.00, medium 59.00 down. Heifers - choice to $58.00, good 53.00- 56.00, medium 52.00 down. Cows - $2.00 to 3.00 lower, high yield $48.50-49.50, average 45.00-48.00, big middle 40.00-44.00, shelly 42.00 down. Fat Bulls - steady, good $56.00-59.50, medium 52.00-55.00. Veal Calves - $4.00 Under last week, choice $102.00-106.00, good 95.00-101.00, medium 80.00-94.00, farm fafrs. to $165.00, farm bulls to 119.50, light & weak $70.00 down. Lambs - steady to $l.OO higher, choice 59.00-61.50, good 54.00-58.00, medium 53.00 down. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs. Good Run - mostly steady prices, choice $83.00 88.00, good 75.00-82.00, medium 66.00-74.00, culls 65.00 down. Steers 600-850 lbs. - choice, $65.00-72.00, good 59.00-64.00, medium 58.00 down. Heifers (all weights) - dairy type to $120.00, choice $62.0068.00, good 52.0061.00, medium 51.00 down. Bulls - choice $68.00-7360, good 61.0067.00, medium 60.00 down. Dairy Cows to $725.00. Springing Heifers - to $lOOO.OO. Pigs, HD. $2.00 lower - 20-30 lbs. $5.00-11.00, 4060 lbs. 12.00 18.00. Slaughter Hogs - $l.OO higher 200-230 lbs. $34.10 34.85, 240-280 lbs. 33.00-35.25, 180-195 lbs. 28.0030.00, 300 375 lbs. 27.0031.00. Sows - 300600 lbs. $27.0035.00, Thin Sows 22.0026.00. Baltimore USDA Novembers, 1979 CATTLE 350: Slaughter steers and heifers 50 cents sl.oo lower. Cows steady, few bulls weak to $l.OO lower. Supply 20% slaughter steers and heifers, 55% cows, 20% feeders, balance hulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice 2-4 1065-1400 lbs. 65.35-66.85; Good & Choice 2- 4 1075-1385 lbs. 63.5044.85; few Good 2-3 including few Holstems 1150-1250 lbs. 57.50- 63.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple Choice 3’s 1000-1075 lbs. 63.5043.75; few Good 2-3 775-1150 lbs. 57.75-59.50. COWS: Utility 2-3 45,75- 51.75; several 52.75-53.00; Cutters 44.00-48.35. Canner and Low Cutter 40.7544.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-2270 lbs. 53.60-59.60. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers - Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness few 295-400 lbs. 80.00-89,00; 650-775 lbs. 69.00- 935-1000 lbs. 60.50-64.25. Bulls - Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness few 435-500 lbs. 70.00-79.00. Heifers - Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness 300-375 lbs. 64.00- Medium Frame #1 & 2 500-700 lbs. 55.5058.00. HOGS 800: Barrows & Gilts compared to last Thursday, $l.OO lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.25-34.50; several lots 35.00; US 2-3 230- 260 lbs. 33.50-34.50. SOWS: Weak to mostly 50 cents lower. US 16 300600 lbs. 26.50-27.50, few 28.00. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION 75: Choice 120240 lbs. vealers 89.0096.50; Good & Choice 100125 lbs. 79.50 92.50; 75-100 lbs. 74.5082.50; few Good 55-75 lbs. 55.00 67.50; Choice bull calves 250 315 lbs. 75.0084.00; several heifers calves 300-315 lbs. 64.5065.00. SHEEP AUCTION: Pkg. Good & Choice wooled slaughter lambs 88 lbs. 52.00. Peoria Cattle Novembers, 1979 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 3500 Last week: 3300 Year ago: 5600 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers .50.75 higher. Slaughter heifers .50 higher. Cows 1.00-1.50 higher. Bulls firm. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter steers, 25 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. Slaughter steers and heifers recovered from early week losses to close higher due to reduced receipts and a higher dressed beef trade. SLAUGHTER STEERS: at mid week: Choice & Prime 3-41100-1200 lbs. 65.00- 65.50; Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. 65.0046.00; couple loads 66.25; part load 66.50; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1250 lbs. 63.5045.00; Good 2-3 58.5043.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice & Prime 3-4 900-1100 lbs. 64.5045.50; Choice 2-4 •SO-1100 lbs. 63.5044.50; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 800-1100 lbs. 61.5043.50; Good 2-3 54.0041.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 45.0048.50; several 49.0050.00; Cutter 1- 2 41.0047.00; Canner 39.00- 41.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 53.00-59.00, Individual 60.00. Special Market Feeder Calf Sale Galax, Va. November 1,1979 There were 933 head sold. All cattle were graded by the Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice: 300400 lbs. 83.50-97.50; 400-500 lbs. 80.00- 500800 lbs. 70.00- 83.75; 800-700 lbs. 72.00-75.00; 700-800 lbs. 71.50-73.50. Good: 300400 lbs. 86.50-93.50; 400- 500 lbs. 69.50-95.00; 500800 lbs. 65.00-76.75; 600-700 lbs. 67.50- 700800 lbs. 71.50, Medium: 300400 lbs. 74.50- 95.00, mostly 92.25-95.50; 400- 500 lbs. 71.50-77.00; 500800 lbs. 63.00-70.75; 600-700 lbs. 67.50- 800-900 lbs. 62.50. Short 300400 lbs. 74.50; 400- 500 lbs. 61.5088.50; 600-700 lbs. 55.50. HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 64.00; 400800 lbs. 62.50- 75.00; 500800 lbs. 69.00-71.50; 600-700 lbs. 56.7588.00; 700- 800 lbs. 54.50. Good: 300400 lbs. 67.00-78.00; 400800 lbs. 60.00- 500800 lbs. 59.00- 62.50; 600-700 lbs. 63.2584.00. Medium: 300400 lbs. 59.00- 71.00; 400800 lbs. 60.00-73.00; 500800 lbs. 58.0089.50; 600- 700 lbs. 59.50. G&M Livestock Duncans ville, Pa. Novembers, 1979 Market report: Steers higher. Cows higher. Hogs steady. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 67.00-69.10; Good to Choice 64.00-67.00; Standard to Good 54.00-60.00. HEIFERS: High Choice ,and Prime 63.00-65.00; Good to Choice 58.00-63.00; Standard 53.00-58.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Sta ndard to Good 65.00-71.50. BULLS: 1200-1678 lbs. 60.00- 900-1200 lbs. 57.00- COWS: High Choice to Prime 52.00-54.25; Good 50.00-52.00; Utility 48.00- 50.00; Cutters 44.00-48.00; Canners Down to 40.00. auction news CALVES: High Choice 105.00- Good to Choice 90.00- Standard to Good 70.00-90.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Heifers 150.00-207.50; Hoi. Bulls 120.00-141.00. HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 35.50- 37.10; 170-260 lbs. 32.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS: 15-35 lbs. 8.00- 35-50 lbs. 15.00- 24.00. SOWS: 28.00-35.50. BOARS: 18.00-22.00. LAMBS: 55.00-64.50. SHEEP: 25.00-35.00. St. Louis Cattle Novembers, 1979 Receipts this week 5,500: Week ago 5,000: Year ago 6,500 Compared to the previous week close, Slaughter Steers mostly .50 lower. Slaughter Heifers .50 to mostly 1.00 lower. Cows fully steady, instance 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050- 1225 lb. steers, around 40 percent heifers and 15 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 24 1050-1300 lbs. 65.00-65.75, closing 65.00-65.50. Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 63.5085.50, dosing 63.5085.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 62.5084.00. Good 28 900- 1150 lbs. 60.5083.00. Stan dard to Good 281050-1300 lb. hblsteins 59.0081.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 63.00-64.50. Closing week sales 63.00- 63.50. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 61.5064.00, closmg 61.50- 63.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 60.50- 62.50. Good 2-3 700-590 lbs. 59.0061.50. I "i CALL OR WRITE; v/mb CORPORATION 960 E. GREEN ST. PASADENA, CA. 91106 • (2,13) 449-1667 5360 MERLE HAY RD , DES MOINES. lA. 50323 • (515) 282-5415 £ - 141 FIELDCREST AVE , EDISON, N.J 08817 • (201) 387-2082 COWS. Utility and Commercial 2-4 42.00-46.00. Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-48.00, few 49.00. Cutter 1-2 41.00- 45.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 38.0041.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 53.00-58.00. FEEDERS: (including aroung 2,100 at the regular, Thursday auction.) Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good for bulk of moderate supply. Receipts mainly Medium frame 1-2 400-750 lb. steers and 350-700 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS; Medium Frame 1 few lots 300-370 lbs. 93.75-99.00; 400- 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 500 lbs. 85.00-92.25 ; 500-600 lbs. 82.00-85.00; 650-750 lbs. 76.75-83.50; 925-1050 lbs 65.50-70.25. Medium Fr'ame 1-2 and some Small Frame 1 350-500 lbs. 79.00-82.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1350-500 lbs. 74.00- 500600 lbs. 70.00- 75.75; 600-650 lbs. 69.00-71.75; scattered lots 700-775 lbs. 62.00- Medium Frame 1-2 425-475 lbs. 70.00-72.50. STOCK COWS: lot young and middle aged 795 lb. Small Frame 58.00. GJ 89.00-99.00 GK 85.00- 92.25 GL 82.00-90.00 GM 78.00-83.50. AT
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