Livestoc
Belknap
Auction
November 14,1979
CATTLE 126. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market; One Choice
slaughter steer at 67.25, few
Good 61.25-64.25, few
Standard 55.00-60.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
60.0061.75, few Good 55.00
57.50, few Standard 51.00
53.00, one Utility at 48.00.
Few Utility St Commercial
slaughter cows 47.00-51.00,
one at 55.00, Cutters 45.00
48.00, Canner Sc Low Cutter
40.50-45.00, Shells down to
38.00. One Choice slaughter
bullock at 66.25, few Good
59.00- Few Yield Grade
#1 1100-1600 lbs. slaughter
bulls 60.00-65.00; few yield
grade §2 900-1500 lbs. 53.75-
57.00. Medium St Large
Frame §1 350-500 lbs. feeder
steers 61.50-75.50; Medium St
Large Frame #1 300-550 lbs.
feeder heifers 59.50-70.00.
CALVES 150. Veters
steady. Few Good vealers
95.00- Standard St
Good 90-120 lbs. 85.00-95.00,
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70-90 lbs. 73.0085.00, Utility
55-125 lbs. 54.0073.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90125
lbs. 85.00120.00, holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs. 100.00
155.00; beef cross bulls &
heifers 85-120 lbs. 89.0090.00;
slaughter calves grading
Good St Choice 200290 lbs.
70.00-84.00.
HOGS 317. US No. 1-2 200
230 lbs. barrows St gilts 41.00
43.00, No. 1-3 200260 lbs.
39.0041.50, No. 2-3 190290
lbs. 38.0040.00, few No. 2-3
250320 lbs. 36.5037.00, No. 1-
3 140170 lbs. 30.0036.70. US
No. 1-3 300475 lbs. sows
30.75-35.75, few No. 2-3 300
650 lbs. 25.0030.00. Boars
22.5033.00.
FEEDER PIGS 183. US
No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigs
8.0012.00 per head, No. 1-3
3035 lbs. 13.5016.50, No. 1-3
40-55 lbs. 18.0022.50, one lot
Utility 25 lbs. 5.00 per head.
SHEEP 46. Choice 9096
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
60.0060.25, Good 55-85 lbs.
53.00-58.00.
Leesport
Auction
November 14,1979
CATTLE 247. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers &
heifers |3 to $5 higher.
Slaughter cows |2 higher.
Slaughter bullocks St bulls |2
to |4 higher. High Choice St
Prime 1100-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 68.5072.50,
Choice 9501100 lbs. 65.00
69.00, Good 63.00-66.50,
Standard 58.00-64.00, Utility
52.10-58.00. Choice 8001000
lbs. slaughter heifers 63.50
68.50, Good 58.00-63.00,
Standard 55.0060.00, Utility
50.0055.00, Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
50.00- Commercial
48.00- Cutters 45.00
49.00, Canner & Low Cutter
43.00- Shells down to
35.00, Choice slaughter
bullocks 65.0070.00, Good
60.00- Standard 56.00
61.00, Utility 52.0056.00.
Choice 500-600 lbs. feeder
steers 80.0088.00, Good 500
700 lbs. 60.0080.00, Medium
600700 lbs. 60.0070.00; Good
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auction news
300-400 lbs. feeder heifers
70.00-78.00, Medium 400600
lbs. 55.0065.00; Good 400-600
lbs. feeder bulls 65.0075.00,
Medium 50O 7 ? A Ihs 55 00
70.00.
CALVES 126. Supply in
cluded 30% farm calves.
Choice vealers 95.00112.00,
Good 85.00100.00, Standard
& Good 90120 lbs. 85.0095.00,
7090 lbs. 65.0085.00, Utility
55-90 lbs. 50.0075.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90110
lbs. 100.00130.00; holstein
heifers 95-120 lbs. 110.00
145.00.
HOGS 390. US No. 1-2 200
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.00
40.35, NO. 1-3 240-270 lbs.
37.00-39.00, No. 2-3 185-200
lbs. 37.00-38.50, No. 2-3 200
250 lbs. 36.0038.00. US No. 1-3
250400 lbs. sows 30.0036.50,
No. 2-3 300450 lbs. 26.50
30.00. Boars 25.0028.50, light
weights 28.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 288. US
No. 1-3 2030 lbs. 42.0055.00
cwt., No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. 48.00
55.00, Utility 2060 lbs. 32.00
45.00 cwt.
SHEEP 45. Choice 90 lbs.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17,1979
wooled slaughter lambs
60.0065.00, Good 90120 lbs.
55.0060.00, Utility & Good 40
60 lbs. feeder lambs 50.00
65.00, Slaughter ewes 20.00
32.50.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Of 12 Livestock
Auction Market Reports
November 16,1979
CATTLE 4490. Compared
to 4957 head last week and
5926 head a year ago.
Compared with last week
market, slaughter steers
uneven mostly steady to 1.00
higher. SI. heifers mostly
2.003.00 higher. SI. cows,
bullocks and SI. bulls
unevenly steady. High
Choice & Prime YG 3-4 si.
steers 68.0069.75; Choice YG
2.4 65.0069.00 few to 70.00;
Good 61.0065.50; Standard
58.0062.00; Utility 52.00
58.00. Choice si. heifers 63.00
67.00; Good 60.0065.00;
Standard 55.0060.00; Utility
50.00-55.00. Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 48.50-53.50,
Cutters 46.00-50.50, Canner &
L. Cutter 42.0046.50, Shells
down to 35.00. Choice si.
bullocks 64.0070.00, Good
61.0065.00; Standard 56.00
62.00. Bulls Yield Grade #l,
10001800 lbs. 58.0067.50,
Yield Grade #2, 9001600 lbs.
53.85-64.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Large Frame #1 300550 lbs.
steers 81.00-86.00, Medium §1
300550 lbs. 52.0075.00. Large
& Med. #1300550 lbs. heifers
51.0070.00.
CALVES 3169. Compared
to 3553 head last week and
4013 head a year ago.
Vealers unevenly steady.
Few Prime vealers 112.00
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122.00, Choice 98.00-115.00;
Good 90.00-100.00, Standard
& good 90-120 lbs. 85.00-92.00,
70-90 lbs. 70.00-85.00, Utility
50-110 lbs. 50.00-75.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 100.00-141.00
few down to 80.00; Hoi.
Heifers 90-150 lbs. 100.00-
200.00.
HOGS 5504. Compared to
7146 head last week and 7428
head a year ago. Barrows
and gilts strong to $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 37.50-
41.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
36.00- No. 28 200-270
lbs. 35.0087.50, No. 18 140-
190 lbs. 30.0086.50. SOWS US
No. 1-2 300-575 lbs. sows
28.00- No. 2-3 300800
lbs. 25.00-29.00. BOARS 22.00-
26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1832.
Compared to 1722 head last
week and 2424 head a year
ago. 1.004.00 higher. US No.
1-3 2085 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00- rew to 5.00 per
head, No. 18 3580 lbs. 16.00-
26.00. GRADED FEEDER
PIGS 2578. All Sales Cwt.
Compared with 4043 head
last week, and 1973 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly 4.00-10.00 higher. US
No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 50.00-72.00,
4080 lbs. 51.0087.50, 5080
lbs. 46.0088.50, 60-75 lbs.
43.0087.00, 75-95 lbs. 35.00-
99.00; US No. 28 2080 lbs.
40.0081.00, 3040 lbs. 35.00-
59.00. 4085 lbs. 32.0044.00.
SHEEP 346. Compared to
354 head last week and 601
head a year ago. Wooled si.
lambs steady to 3.00 higher.
Choice 60-100 lbs. 60.0085.00
few 69.50, Good 60-95 lbs.
53.0080.00, Utility 45-70 lbs.
40.0080.00. Slaughter ewes
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