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Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
December 1,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 94.00-99.00; Medium
89.00- Plain 85.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
75.00- 00; Medium 70 00-
75.00; Plain 65.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 50.00-66.50;
Good Slaughter Steers 67 00-
69.00; Medium 65.00-67.00;
Plain 63 00 and down; Good
Light Heifer Calves 68 00-
73.75; Medium 63.00-68 00;
Plam 58.00 and down; Good
Heavy Heifers 68.00-73 75;
Medium 63.00-68 00, Plain
58 00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 45 00-53.50; Utilities
40.00- Canners &
Cutters 46 75 and down; Milk
& Stock Cows 955 00 and
down; Stock Bulls 60.00 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 55 75-
62 00.
CALVES: Veal Calves
98.00 and down; Baby Calves
75.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue 0 66.55; Good Red 0
60.00; Feeder Lambs 60.00-
62.10; Slaughter Ewes 21.25
and down.
HOGS: Sows 32.25 and
down; Boars 25.75 and down;
Butcher Hogs 36.50 and
down.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to start promptly at 1:00
Every 4 weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles
south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britian, turn
north, follow Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd., 2nd
farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill
Rd. to Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale
arrows.
2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts
York & Hampshire & Duroc
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date. Now
everything vaccinated for both Lepto & Erysipelas,
wormed and sprayed for lice.
Local trucker available.
No hogs sold on commission.
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE-JAN. 25
Maryland Market
November 27,1979
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
Cattle Few offered; Good
64.00-67.00; Standard 60.00-
64.00; Heifers Standard to
53.75; Cows Active bidding!
Steady to $l.OO Higher; Good
Cows 52 00-54.00; Standard &
Utility 49.00-52.00; Canners
46.00-48.50; Shelly 46.00
Down; Bulls Few Offered;
Top 1760 lbs. at 64 00; Bulk
1000-1200 lbs. 54.00-57.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: $l.OO
higher! Top Hogs 38 85; Bulk
200-225 lbs. 38.00-38.85 ; 230-
260 lbs. 37.00-38.00; 170-130
lbs. 35.00-37 00; 300-400 lbs.
33.00- Sows 350-450 lbs.
27.00- 450-600 lbs.
26.00-
VEAL CALVES- Steady
with last week. Choice
100.00-110.00; Standard 80.00-
92.00; Light Calves 60.00-
78.00; Weak & Rough 60.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers 90
100 lbs., few to 110.00;
Holstein Bulls 95-115 lbs.
80.00-110.00.
LAMBS: Few Offered.
Good 80-95 lbs. 55.00-59.00.
STOCK CATTLE; Good
Run, Prices Steady. Stock
Steers Good & Choice 350-600
lbs. 63.00-80.00; Good &
Choice 600-850 lbs. 65.00
72.00; Stock Heifers
Holstems 350-600 lbs. 74.00
95.00; Beef Type 400-700 lbs.
55.00-65.00; Stock Bulls Good
& Choice 350600 lbs. 60.00
72.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS;
Prices Steady. By the head
15-30 lbs. 8.0014.00; 3060 lbs.
14.0025.00; Stock Boars 190
260 lbs. 23.026 00.
50 to 60 Head
more or less
CHRIST A. SEILER
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
k market and
Western
SHEEP 18. Choice 85-100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
58.00- 00. Slaughter ewes
15.00-
CATTLE 275: Limited
sales slaughter steers and
heifers firm to 50 cents in
stances $l.OO higher. Cows
$l.OO to mostly |2.00 lower.
Bulls weak to $l.OO lower.
Supply 20% slaughter steers
and heifers, 55% cows, 20%
feeders, balance bulls.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA.
December 4,1979
CATTLE 278. Compared
with last week’s market.
Choice slaughter steers
65 00-69.75, Good 63.00-68 00,
Standard 60.00-63.00, Utility
57 00-60.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 63.00-70.35, Good
58.00- Standard 55.05
58.00, Utility 52.00-55.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 48.00-53.50,
few to 55.00, Cutters 46.05
50.00, Canner and Low
Cutters 42.00-46.00, Shells
down to 35 00. Yield Grade
No. 1, 1200-1985 lbs.
slaughter bulls 60.00-71.35,
§2, 800-1200 lbs. 55.00-60.00.
Few Good 300-750 lbs. feeder
steers 65.00-96 00.
CALVES 179. Prime
vealers 115.00-118.00, Choice
105.00- Good 90.05
105.00, Standard and Good
90-110 lbs. 70.00-90.00, 70-90
lbs. 40.00-70.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 80.00-100.00; Holstein
heifers 80-150 lbs 75.05
150.00,
HOGS 691. (Mon. 12-3-79)
US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 43.00-44.10,
No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 42.35-
43.00, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs.
40.00- US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 28.50-32.50, No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 22.50-27.00 One
lot Boars 210 lbs. at 32.00,
400-550 lbs. 24.00-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 723. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
6.00- per head, No. 1-3
20-40 lbs. 18.00-30.00, Utility
40-60 lbs. 30.00-40.50 per
head.
Baltimore
USDA
Decembers, 1979
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cO VYS COWS COWS
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
auction news
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 3-4 1050-1125 lbs
68.25-69.00; Good and Choice
2-4 1100-1300 lbs. 64.5566.10;
Standard and Good Holstems
1175-1400 lbs. 56.50-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 2-3 915-1175 lbs. 56.05
60.50.
COWS: Utility 2-3 46.05
51.50, few 51.7552.60. Cutter
1-242.00-48.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1625
lbs. 53.00-63.50; Individual 1
1350 lbs. 66.50. Good Bullock
1205 lbs. 63.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers - Medium Frame #1
muscle thickness 8751025
lbs. 65.7570.25; 325575 lbs.
75.00-87.00. Pkg 460 lbs. 90.50.
Couple 210-250 lbs. 98.05
101.00; few 600-775 lbs. 66.55
68.50. Heifers - Medium
Frame #1 muscle thickness
275550 lbs. 62.5570.75.
HOGS: 600: Barrows &
Gilts 25 cents higher. US 1-2
205240 lbs. 39.7540.00 few
40.25; US 2-3 235260 lbs.
39.0539.75.
SOWS: Steady to $l.OO
instances $1.50 higher: US 1-
3 300-600 lbs. 27.00-29.00
several 29.25-29.50.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50; Choice 175-245
lbs. vealers 96.00-107.50; 100-
150 lbs. 84.00-97.00. Good and
Choice 75-100 lbs. 68.00-84.00;
calves returned to farm
76.00-90.00; individual 111.00.
SHEEP AUCTION 25:
Utility and Good slaughter
ewes 18.50-25.00; few Good
and Choice feeder lambs 57-
75 lbs. 46.00-50.00.
Dewart
Auction
December 3,1979
CATTLE 191. Compared
with the market two week’s
ago: Choice 1000-1150 lbs,
slaughter steers 67.75-72.00,
Good 64.00-67.00, few
Standard 60.25-63.25. Few
Good and Choice slaughter
heifers 60.25-63.75. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 47.00-51.00, Cutters
47.50-51.75, Canner and Low
Cutters 43.75-47.50, Shells
down to 40.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 2, 1100-1690 lbs.
slaughter bulls 57.50-61.50.
Few Large Frame No. 1,600-
800 lbs. feeder steers 66.00-
70.25.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8,1979
CALVES 206. Few Prime
vealers 116.05120.00, Choice
107.05115.00, Good 92.05
102.00, Standard and Good
95100 lbs. 79.0583.00, 7585
lbs. 65.00-79.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 95120
lbs. 85.05122.50; Holstein
Heifers 95140 lbs. 115.05
172.50.
HOGS 510. US No. 1-2 205
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
42.7543.30, No. 1-3 205250
lbs. 41.5542.80, No. 2-3 235
260 lbs. 38.1540.30. US No. 1-3
305550 lbs. sows 28.5533.00,
No. 2-3 405550 lbs. 25.05
28.00. Boars 24.0530.00.
FEEDER PIGS 321. US
No. 1-3 1515 lbs. feeder pigs
5.00-8.00 per head. No. 1-3 25
35 lbs. 9.5518.00 v No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 16.0531.00, No. 1-3 5565
lbs. 28.0535.00 per head.
SHEEP 14. Few Choice
115120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 69.5571.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
December 6,1979
Thursday feeder cattle
auction and weekly sum
mary.
Estimated receipts 7800,
Same day last week 7836.
Feeder steers and heifers
under 500 lb. steady to 1.00
lower; weights over 500 lb.
steady. Demand moderate.
Bulk supply medium and
large frame 1 and 1-2 400-800
lb. feeder steers and
medium frame 1 and 1-2
300-650 lb. feeder heifers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Medium frame 1 lot very
thin 260 lb. 110.00; Lot 275 lb.
103.25; 300-400 lb.
93.75- 400-500 lb.
89.25-96.50, lot 405 lb. 98.75;
5 00-600 lb. 80.00-87.50, lot
very thin 515 lb 90.00; 600-700
lb. 78.25-82.50, lot thin 615 lb.
83.60; 700-800 lb. 76.00-81.50;
lots 800-805 lb. 75.00-79.00.
Large frame 1 590 lb. 82.50;
750-800 lb. 75.00-76.00. Small
frame 1 400-500 lb.
80.75- Medium frame
1-2 300-400 lb. 90.50-96.50; lot
425 lb. 93.25 ; 400-500 lb.
85.50- 500-600 lb.
75.50- 600-650 lb.
77.75- lot 760 lb. 75.00.
Large frame 1-2 600 lb. 80.30;
795 lb. 74.00. Medium frame 2
550 lb. 78.50; 725 lb. 73.00; 830
lb. 68.80. Large frame 2 540
lb. 70.00; 725-775 lb.
65.50- Large frame 2
holstems 340-420 lb. bulls
75.50- lot 690 lb. 66.00;
lot 888 lb. 62.25; lot 1100 lb.
56.20.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Medium frame 1 300-400 lb.
78,50-84.00, lot thin 305 lb.
85.20; 400-500 lb. 74.00-79.25;
500-600 lb. 71.75-75.50; part
load thin 500 lb. 77.20; lots
600-675 lb. 71.50-71.75; lot 808
lb. 62.70. Small frame 1
350-450 lb. 72.00-75.00; fleshy
510 lb. 68.00. Medium frame
1-2 300-400 lb. 72.75-78.50;
400-500 lb. 71.00-75.00; few
500-575 lb. 68.75-73.50; lot 605
lb. 70.00. Medium frame 2
340-355 lb. 68.25-70.00.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steers and heifers steady to
1.00 lower. Late demand
moderate. Slaughter cows
2.00- lower, declines dai
ly. Late sales utility and
commercial 2-3 44.5047.00;
YG-34 and low dressing 2-3
43.00- Cutter 1-3
43.75-46.00. Canner and low
cutter 37.50-42.75, mostly
39.50 up. Slaughter bulls
steady. YG 1-2 1300-1800 lb.
60.00- few high dressing
1800-2200 lb. 65.00-66.50, low
dressing 900-1500 lb.
56.00- Salable receipts
this week 23,400 head
compared to 25,679 head last
week and 17,278 the com
parable period last year.
Feeder steers and heifers
made up 91 per cent of this
weeks receipts; cows and
bulls 9 per cent of total.
Several cows were bought by
country accounts.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, November 26
Reported receipts of 425
calves, 168 cows, 40 heifers,
54 bulls, 23 steers, 93 hogs, 5
sheep, and 37 lambs. Cattle
market reported steady to
strong, and calf market
steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
135.00; veal calves 80.00-
113.00; bobs, 90-110 lbs. 95.00-
136.00; bobs, 80 and down
lbs. 65.00-80.00; Grassers &
Feeders 50.00-82.00; Lambs
55.00- Sheep 18.00-
29.00; Hogs, 200-250 lbs.
44.0047.00, top 49.00; Sows
26.00- Boars 20.00-
24.00; Pigs 8.00-27.50;
Heifers 50.00-55.00; Steers,
52.00- Steers, feeders
60.00- Bulls 53.0082.75;
Cows, good 49.00-53.50;
Cows, medium 46.0047.50;
Cows, poor or small 36.00-
42.50; Horses none; Pomes
30.00- Goats 24.00-36.00.
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