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—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, Decembers, 1979
Lancaster
Weekly
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1100 lbs. 66.50-
69.50, few head mainly
Grade 2 69.75-74.25; Good 2-3
850-1000 lbs. 61.50-65.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 46.50-79.50,
few 49.50-50.85, Commercial
34 42.5046.00, Cutter 1-2
44.5048.00, few 48.0049.50,
Canner and low Cutter 41.50-
45.50, few 38.7541.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1250 lbs. 62.00-67.00, few
Choice 1000-1250 lbs. 67.25-
70.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1100-1850 lbs. 63.00-68.00, few
68.00-70.00; Yield Grade 2
1000-1300 lbs. 60.00-64.00, few
900-1000 lbs. 56.75-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers weak to
5.00 lower, high Good and
low Choice 60-120 lbs. 10.00-
15.00 lower, demand only
fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 140-300
lbs. 108.00-122.00, couple
123.00-128.90; Choice 120-300
lbs. 95.00-110.00, few 110.00-
117.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-280 lbs. 85.00-
95.00, 90-115 lbs. 65.00-80.00,
55-85 lbs. 45.0fr68.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 80-115 lbs. holstein
heifers 75.00-120.00, around
65 head 100-125 lbs. 135.00-
172.00; bulk 90-115 lbs.
holstein bulls 95.00-120.00,
with around 125 bead 120.00-
130.00, a few head 80-105 lbs.
75.0000.
Livestock market an
Chambersburg
Auction
Decembers, 1979
CATTLE 307. Compared
with last Thursday market,
slaughter steers $1.50-2.25
lower. SI. steers 65.6067.50
few Good 66.25-69.50,
Standard 57.80-63.60. SI.
heifers 64.00-66.50, few Good
59,00-61.50. Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 46.50-51.50
few to 56.00, Cutters 47.00-
51.75, Canner & L. Cutter
44.2546.85, Shells down to
41.00. (1) Choice si. bullock
63.50, few Good 57.00-62.50.
Yeild Grade #1,1400-1800 lbs.
56.P5-63.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
large frame No. 1450-700 lbs.
steers & bulls 59.50-65.00.
CALVES 384. Vealers
grading standard & low good
6.00- lower. Choice
107.00- Good 95.00-
105.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 65.00-76.00, 70-85 lbs.
60.00-
FARM CALVES; Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 70.00-122.00,
Hoi. Heifers 80-140 lbs. 75.00-
177.50, mostly 120.00-150.00.
HOGS 110. Barrows and
gilts 75« higher. 1 lot US No.
1-2 225 lbs. barrows & gilts
41.10, No. 1-3 230-250 lbs.
39.7540.85, 1 lot No. 1-3 150
lbs. 30.50. SOWS US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 28.00-32.50,
one at 35.00. Couple Boars
24.50 and 24.75.
FEEDER PIGS 104. US
No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00- per head, 1 lot
No. 1-3 40 lbs. 21.00.
SHEEP 15.1 lot Choice 105
lbs. 63.50, few slaughter
ewes 15.00-20.00.
Western Maryland
Market
December 4,1979
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
steers Few offered, Top
$68.75, Good Choice 63. CZ
68.75, Standard 57.0062.00,
Heifers Standard to 54.25,
Cows Fully 3.00 under last
week! Good cows $48.50-50.10
individuals at 54.75 and 57.00,
Standard & Utility 46.00-
48.50, Canners 43.0047.00,
Shelly 43.00 Down, Bulls
Good Run, Top 2185 lb. at
71.00 Bulk 1000-1600 lb. 56.00-
61.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Good
Run! |l.OO higher! Top Hogs
$39.60, Bulk 200-225 lb. 39.25-
39.50, 230-260 lb. 39.25-39.60,
170-190 lb. 36.00-38.00, Heavy
Weights 300-350 lb. to $36.00,
Sows Few 250400 lb. $32.05
35.50, Bulk 400-600 lb. 26.05
29.00, Boars 400-600 lb.
$23.75-26.00.
VEAL CALVES: Light
Calves 110.00 higher! Heavy
Calves 5.00 higher ! Tops, to
$116.00, Good-Choice 100.00-
116.00, Standard 80.00-100.00,
Light Calves 70.00-80.00,
Weak & Rough 69.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Bulls 90-110
lb. $BO.OO-100.00, Few 100-115
lb. 100.00-115.00
LAMBS: Few offered,
Good-Choice 75-105 lb. $54.00-
61.75.
STOCK CATTLE: Bidding
active prices $3.00 higher,
Stock Steers Good & Choice
350-550 lb. $70.00-85.00, Good
& Choice 550-800 lb. 62.00-
75.00, Stock Heifers Good &
Choice 300-550 lb. 57.00-70.00.
Good & Choice 550-750 lb.
52 00-65.00, Stock Bulls Good
700-800 lb. 52.00-59 00.
PIGS & SHOATS Steady to
$2.00 higher on Light Pigs By
the Head 15-30 lb. $10.05
20.00, 3550 lb. 18.00-25.00, 55
85 lb. 25.0532.00, By the lb 10
Hd. 149 lb. at 32.00.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Of 16 Livestock
Auction Market Reports
December 7,1979
CATTLE 5383. Compared
to 4157 head last week and
5323 head a year ago.
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers &
heifers unevenly steady. SI.
cows 1.554.00 lower. SI bulls
1.00- lower. High Choice
& Prime si. steers 69.55
72.00, Choice 66.0572.00,
Good 61.50-67.50, Standard
54.00- Choice si. heifers
60.0570.00, Good 55.0563.00,
Standard 49.00-58.00. Utility
& Commercial si. cows 46.55
51.50, Cutters 43.00-50.00,
Camer & L. Cutter 37.05
46.00, Shells down to 32.00.
Few Choice si. bullocks
63.0567.00, few Good 60.05
65.00 Bulls: Yield Grade §1
10051900 lbs. 58.00-68.00,
Yield Grade §2, 8051700 lbs.
50.0560.00,
FEEDER CATTLE: Med.
Frame No. 1 325-550 lbs.
steers 60.0572.00,455800 lbs.
60.0572.00, Med. frame No. 1
355-500 lbs. heifers 60.05
75.00,
CALVES 3960. Compared
to 3052 head last week and
3887 a year ago. Vealers
grading Good & Choice 1.00-
auction news
2.00 lower, standard and low
good 5.0510.00 lower, few
Prune vealers 112.05122.00,
Choice 98.05115.00, Good
83.05105.00, Standard 95110
lbs. 65.0585.00, 7590 lbs
60.0575.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 95125 lbs. 75.05125.00,
Hoi. Heifers 95140 lbs. 90.05
172.00.
HOGS 8260. Compared to
5994 head last week and 7806
head a year ago. Barrows
and gilts 1.052.00 higher. US
No. 1-2 205240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 41.5543.60, No. 1-3 195-
250 lbs. 39.75-42.75, No 2-3
195260 lbs. 38.0540.50, few
No. 1-3 145185 lbs. 32.45
40.00. Sows 1.052.00 lower,
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
27.0533.00. No. 2-3 405700
lbs. 23.0528.00. Boars 22.05
30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3010.
Compared to 709 head last
week and 1873 head a year
ago. Steady to strong. US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 8.05
18.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 15.0527.00, Few No. 1-3
5570 lbs. 28.0535.00. Graded
Feeder Pigs 3013. All sales
CWT. Compared with 2843
head last week, and 3386
head a year ago. Feeder pigs
highly uneven, spots 4.00
higher to 6.00 lower. US No.
1-2 25-40 lbs. 61.0571.00 few
78.00; 4550 lbs. 54.00-68.00,
5560 lbs. 45.0561.00; 6585
37.0552.00. US No. 2-3 3040
lbs. 55.0568.00, 40-60 lbs.
41.00-55.00, 6585 lbs. 34.55
45.00.
SHEEP 631. Compared tc
249 head last week and 374
head a year ago. Wooled si
lambs 1.00-3.00 higher
Choice 70-110 lbs. 60.00-70.00
Good 50-100 lbs. 55.00-65.00
Slaughter ewes 14.00-37.00.
Indiana
Livestock
December 6,1979
CATTLE 131. Compared
with last 2 weeks ago
market, slaughter steers
Good, few standard 52.00-
56.25. 1 Choice YG si. heifer
63.25, few Good 54.00-58.50,
Standard 46.50-55.00. Utility
& Commercial si. cows 46.50-
54.00, Cutters 44.00-48.00.
Canner & L. Cutter 36.50-
44.00, Shells down to 26.00.
Bulls Yield Grade #lB7O-1970
lbs. 53.00-60.25.
FEEDER CATTLE Few
med Frame No. 1 Choice 450-
600 lbs. steers 66.00-77.00,
Good 360-850 lbs. heifers
med. & large frame No. 2
45.00-56.00.
CALVES 126. Choice 95.00-
108.50 Good 85.00-100.00,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
75.00- 65-85 lbs. 70.00-
76.00, few Utility 50-90 lbs.
45.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 78.00-112.00,
few Hoi. Heifers 75-95 lbs.
75.00- few 100-125 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 56. Barrows and
gilts Few US No. 1-2 205-225
lbs. barrows & gilts 42.50-
43.00, few No. 1-3 195-250 lbs.
40.00- Few No. 1-3 ISO
-185 lbs. 36.50-40.00. Sows US
No. 1-3 240-550 lbs. sows
28.00- few Boars 20.00-
22.25.