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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17,1979
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by the dealers at
the farm and per ton.)
Hay & straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa 50.00-65.00, few to
70.00; Mixed hay 35.00-60.00;
Timothy hay 35.00-50.00;
Straw 35.00-50.00; Mulch
15.00-25.00.
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
Novembers, 1979
Prices per ton: 29 loads
hay and 13 loads straw.
Alfalfa, couple loads 60.00
and 68.00, one at 116.00;
Mixed hay 48.00-88.00, one at
95.00; Timothy hay, couple
57.00 and 67.00; Straw 62.00-
86.00; Old Ear Com, 8 loads
101.00-111.00, one at 90.00;
New Ear Cora, 8 loads 66.00-
70.00.
Four States
Auction
Four States
livestock
November 7,1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
$ l.OO higher. Choice €S.DO
-67.00; Good 60.00-64.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 62.00-65.10; Good
55.0061.00; Medium 54.00
Down. Cows large run, $2.00
higher. High Yield 51.50-
53.35; Average 47.0051.00;
Big Middle 42.00-46.00;
Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat Bulls
$2.00 higher. Good 58.061.75;
Medium 52.00-57.00. Veal
Calves very active, $3.00
higher. Choice 104.00-110.00;
Good 95.00-103.00; Medium
85.00- Farm Hfrs. to
157.50; Farm Bulls to 129.00;
Light & Weak 70.00 Down.
Lambs no Choice offered.
Good to 55.75; Medium to
53.00. Sows 350-650 lbs. 27.00-
35.00; thin sows 23.00-26.00.
STOCKER; Steers 300-550
lbs. mostly steady prices.
Choice to 83.00; Good 75.00-
80.00; Good 75.00-80.00;
Medium 69.00-74.00; Culls
68.00 Down. Steers 600650
lbs. Choice 68.00-72.00; Good
63.0067.00; Medium 62.00
Down. Heifers (All Weights)
Dairy Type to 92.00; Choice
64.0067.50; Good 58.0063.00;
Medium 57.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 70.00-78.00; Good
60.0069.00; Medium 59.00
Down. Daily Cows to 925.00.
Sponging Heifers to 1000.00.
Pigs, Hd. $3.00 higher. 20-30
lbs. 8.00-16.00; 4060 lbs.
17.00- Shoats by Lbs. to
32.00. Slaughter Hogs steady
paces. 210-230 lbs. 33.75-
34.25; 240-260 lbs. 33.50-34.75;
180-195 lbs 30.00-32 00; 300-
400 lbs. 32.00-34.00.
PICS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRL, NOV. 23
1:30 P.M.
AT
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Westminster, Md
Phone (301) 848-9820
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, November 14
Total 61 loads. All prices
per ton, unless otherwise
noted
Alfalfa 60-117.50; mixed
hay 63-90, one at 106; straw
72-84, com, old 110-113, new
com 69-74, clover 92, timothy
50-72.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, November 12
Total 76 loads. All prices
per ton unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 40-117; mixed hay
51-90; timothy 52-88; straw
69-92; com 70-73.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
November 12,1979
CATTLE 235. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Choice slaughter steers
65.0069.85, Good 60.0066.00,
Standard 55.0d62.00, Utility
48.00- Choice slaughter
heifers 64.0069.00, Good
57.5062.00, Standard 52.00-
60.00, Utility 48.00-55.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.00-52.50,
Cutters 46.00-50.00, Canner &
Low Cutters 42.00-47.00,
Shells down to 40.00. Choice,
slaughter bullocks 64.00-
68.00, Good 62.00-64.00,
Standard 60.0062.00, Utility
57.0d60.00. Yield Grade HI
slaughter bulls 63.0d67.50;
yield grade #2 60.0064.00.
Medium 300600 lbs. feeder
steers 52.00-75,00.
CALVES 270. Choice
vealers 103.00-114.00, Good
98.00- Standard &
Good 70-90 lbs. 70.0d88.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
90-120 lbs. 125.00-1 41.00;
holstem heifers Bdl3o lbs.
90.00-
HOGS 292. US No. 1-2
barrows & gilts 37.5d39.50,
No. 1-3 34.5d36.00, No. 1-3
130-185 lbs. 30.00-34.50. US
No. 1-3 sows 28.50-31.50, No.
2-3 26.0d28.50. Boars 22.00-
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 109. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-23.00 per head.
SHEEP 17. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES INC.
LIVESTOCK
TRANSPORTATION
New equipment to serve you
2 Possum belly trailers
Local & Long distance
Contact
L. Robert Frame, manager
Call day or evenings:
717-442-4181 Office or
215-458-5060 Home
Livestock market and auction news
Baltimore
USDA
November 12,1979
CATTLE 300; Slaughter
steers and heifers firm to
$l.OO higher. Cows firm to 50
cents higher, few bulls firm
to $l.OO higher. Supply 20%
slaughter steers and heifers,
60% cows, balance few
feeders and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 24 1125-1235 lbs.
67.75-68.50. Standard and
Low Good 2-3 mostly
Holstems 1175-1700 lbs. 55.50
61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Several Choice 34 900-1100
lbs. 62.25-64.00. Good 875-1100
lbs. 55.50-61.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 and
Commercial 34 46.50-52.00;
few 52.60-53.60. Cutter 1-2
43.50-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-2020
lbs. 54.50-60.60.
FEEDER CATTLE;
Steers - Medium Frame #1
muscle thickness 375-575 lbs.
75.50- 775-900 lbs. 65.00-
68.75; Heifers - Medium
Frame #1 muscle thickness
pkg. 255 lbs. 75.00; 325-500
lbs. 63.00-66.25; 600-800 lbs.
55.00-59.00.
HOGS 700: Barrows &
Gilts $2.00 instances. $2.25
higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
37.25-37.50, near 40 head
37.75; US 2-3 230-260 lbs.
36.50-
SOWS; 75 cents to $l.OO
instances $1.25 higher. US 1-3
300-600 lbs. 27.50-28.75; few
29.00-
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50: Choice 150-265
lbs. vealers 95.00-102.50;
Good and Choice 100-120 lbs.
88.50- 80-100 lbs. 77.50-
97.50; Calves returned to
farm 79.00-103.00. Couple
Holstein heifers 100-115 lbs.
172.50-
SHEEP AUCTION:
Choice & Prune wooled
slaughter lambs 95-105 lbs.
59.00-
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
November 12,1979
CATTLE 74. Steers High
Choice and Prime 63.50-
66.00; Standard to Good
55.00- 00. Heifers High
Choice and Prime 60.00-
63.00; Good to Choice 58.00-
60.00; Holstein Goods 55.00-
58.00. Feeder Steers Good
and Choice 75.00-85.00;
Standard & Good Hfrs. 60.00-
70.00; Utility 50,00-60.00.
Bulls Good and Choice
Commercial 58.00-62,50;
Standard to Good 55.00-58.00.
Cows High Yearling Com
mercial 51.00-53.00; Cutters
47.00- Canners Low
Cutters 43.00-47.00; Shells
35.0042.00.
CALVES 129. Calves
Choice and Prune 100.00-
118.00; Good and Choice
90.00- Standard and
Good 80.00-90.00; Bulls Good
100-120 lbs 100.00-120.00;
Hfrs 30-50 lbs. 120.00-200.00;
Culls 40.00-60.00.
HOGS 507. Sows 250-375
lbs. 28.00-32.50; 400-500 lbs.
24.00- Boars 300-500 lbs
27.00-
SHEEP 9. Lambs Good to
Choice 55.00-63.50; Medium
and Good 40.00-55.00. Ewes
15.00-
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 36.50-37.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 36.00
35.25.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-260 lbs. 34.00
35.75.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
November 12,1979
Market report hogs
higher, steers higher, bulls
higher, cows steady.
DAIRY COWS: 1000.00
1775.00.
STEERS; High Choice
Prime 67.0069.10; Good to
Choice 64.0067.00; Good
58.0064.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prune 62.0065.60; Good
to Choice 58.0062.00;
Standard 54.00-58.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 250 to 400 lbs. 75.00-
100.00; 400 to 700 lbs. 60.00-
80.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 1650 lbs.
62.00-67.50; 900 to 1200 lbs.
58.0062.00.
COWS: High Choice Prime
52.00-54.00; Good 50.00-52.00;
Utility 48.00-50.00; Cutters
42.0048.00; Canners down to
40.00.
CALVES; High Choice
105.00- Good to Choice
95.00- Good 85.00-
95.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi.
Bulls 115.00-137.00; Hoi.
Heifers 150.00-215.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 36.50-
39.10; 170 to 300 lbs. 32.00-
36.10.
FEEDER PIGS: 15 to 30
lbs. 8.00-15.00; 30 to 50 lbs.
15.00-24.00.
SOWS: 29.50-35.50.
BOARS; 22.00-28.50.
LAMBS; 55.5064.50.
SHEEP: 23.00-44.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Fri., November 9,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Feeder Cattle
1363
1368
1163
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Friday feeder steers firm to
2.00 higher. Supply included
824 in graded sale, sold in
lots of 10 or more.
FEEDER STEERS:
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: 455-545 lbs. 76.50-
CALL OR WRITE: wftib CORPORATION |
960 E. GREEN ST., PASADENA. CA. 91106 • (213) 449-1667
5360 MERLE HAY RD., DES MOINES. lA. 50323 • (515) 282-5415
141 FIELOCREST AVE., EDISON, N.J. 08817 • (201) 387-2082
83.50; 565-760 lbs. couple lots
810-870 lbs. 70.1070.25.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1: Couple lots 495-515
lbs. 86.0087 75; one lot 700
lbs 76.00; couple lots 920
1005 lbs. 69.25-70.25.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME NUMBER 1: 640
775 lbs. 71.6078.00; one lot
860 lbs. 70.25.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: 560-645
lbs. 71.0075.10; 715-810 lbs.
70.25-72.10; one lot 935 lbs.
66.00; one lot HO5 lbs. 64.60.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1 AND 2. Couple lots
475-695 lbs. 73 5 076 50; one
lot 750 lbs. 70.85; one lot 790
lbs. 64.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 2: Couple lots 540
545 lbs. 71.25-72.85.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 2: One lot 800 lbs. 60.50;
one lot 975 lbs. 62.75; one lot
995 lbs. Holstems 66.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
MEDIUM AND FRAME
NUMBER 1 Couple lots 725-
820 lbs. 62.5562.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2; One lot
61058.00.
Special
Market
Yearling Steer and
Heifer Sale
Dublin, Va.
November?, 1979
There were 859 head sold.
All cattle were graded by the
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
smuti
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW & I
EAR CORN SAU
s AT S
I DAVID R DODD'S
FARM MACHINERY
SALE
: EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON ;
• ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA. 2
I Home Phone 717-656-8911 2
• Bus. phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558 I
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Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS; Choice 400-500
lbs. 91.00-93.50; 505-600 lbs
81.00- 605-700 lbs. 76 00-
80.00; 705-800 lbs. 80.25-81.00,
805-900 lbs. 72.00-73.00; SOS
-1000 lbs. 64.50-66.00; 1005-
1100 lbs. 62.75-64.25. Good
400-500 lbs. 88.00-96.50; 505-
800 lbs. 77.00-82.75 ; 605-700
lbs. 76.00-79.25; 705-800 lbs
74.00- 805-900 lbs. 68.50-
70.25; 905-1000 lbs. 64.75-
65.50. Medium 400-500 lbs
82.50-95.00; 505-600 lbs. 75.50-
79.25 ; 605-700 lbs. 75.00-78.50,
705-800 lbs 66.25-75.25; 805-
900 lbs. 61.00-65.75. Plain 400-
500 lbs. 67.00-69.50; 505-600
lbs. 67.50-72.00; 605-700 lbs
69.00- 705-800 lbs. 67.00-
68.50. Short 500-600 lbs. 72.00;
600-700 lbs. 69.50; 700-800 lbs.
68.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 500-600
lbs. 65.00-70.75; 605-700 lbs
65.00-66.50; 705-800 lbs. 58.00-
63.25. Good 400-500 lbs. 68.00-
68.50; 505-600 lbs. 66.25-68.00;
605-700 lbs. 65.25-66.25.
Medium 400-500 lbs. 65.00-
65.75; 505-600 lbs. 62.25-68.00;
605-700 lbs. 52.50-59.50. Plam
400-500 lbs. 55.00-56.00; 505-
600 lbs. 53.00-53.50. Short 500-
600 lbs. 61.25-63.50,