Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot
December 12,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prune special fed veal
weak to 8.00 lower than
Monday’s last adequate test.
Good and Choice boning veal
generally steady with
yesterday’s limited sales.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed):
Including late yesterday,
180-240 lbs. 190.00-195.00, few
198.00, weak to 8.00 lower
than Monday.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 106.00-108.00, few
104.00, all generally steady;
55-64 lbs. 104.00-106.00, few
102.00; 45-54 lbs. 102.00-
104.00, few 100.00; 35-44 lbs.
100.00-102.00, few 98.00; 34
lbs. down 98.00-100.00, few
96.00,
No sales
Inshipped:
reported.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
3 Loads
Including late yesterday,
55 lbs. down 130.00-131.00,
part loads; 60 lbs. down few
127.00; 55-65 lbs. few 126.00;
65-75 lbs. few 124.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
8 Loads
Semi Bids Hams: 14-17 lbs.
119.00, steady.
Boneless Hams: 13-17 lbs.
149.00, steady.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon
Vacuum Pack92.oo, steady.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
Lb. Pack 83.00.
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Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
December 10,1979
CATTLE 75. Steers High
Choice and Prune 65.00-
68.50; Good 63.00-65.50;
Holsteins Good 58.00-61.85;
Standard to Good 55.00-58.00.
Heifers High Choice and
Prune 61.00-63.85; Good to
Choice 60.00-61.50; Good
56.00-60.00. Feeder Steers
Good and Choice 65.00-80.00;
Standard Good 55.00-65.00.
Bulls Good and Choice
Commercial 65.00-69.75;
Standard to Good 57.00-63.00;
Utility to Standard 55.00-
58.00. Cows High Yearling
Commercial 48.00-50.85;
Cutters 45.50-48.00; Canners
Low Cutters 43.00-45.85;
Shells 38.00-42.85.
CALVES 106. Calves
Choice and Prime 105.00-
117.00; Good and Choice
95.00-105.00; Standard and
Good 85.00-95.00; Bulls Good
100-120 lbs. 100.00-125.00;
Hfrs. 90-150 lbs. 85.00-115.00;
Culls 40.00-75.00.
HOGS 196. Sows 250-375
lbs. 33.00-36.50; 400-500 lbs.
29.00- Boars 300-500 lbs.
27.00-
SHEEP 12. Lambs Good to
Choice 58.00-68.00; Medium
and Good 50.00-58.00. Ewes
10.00-
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 41.2541.75.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 40.50-
41.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,180-260 lbs. 39.00-
40.25.
AT
Four States
Livestock
Decembers, 1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
steady prices. Choice 65.00-
67.00; Good 61.00-64.00;
Medium 60.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 60.00-62.00; Good
55.00- Medium 54.00
Down. Cows $l.OO to 2.00
Lower. Individual at 54.50;
High Yield 49.50-51.00;
Average 46.00-49.00; Big
Middle 41.00-45.00; Shelly
43.00 Down. Fat Bulls steady
prices. Good 57.00-59.75;
Medium 52.00-56.00. Veal
Calves steady to $3.00 higher
on Light Wts. Choice 105.00-
109.00; Good 98.00-104.00;
Medium 85.00-97.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 157.00; Farm Bulls
to 90.00; Light & Weak 72.00
Down. Lambs $l.OO higher.
Choice 59.00-61.00; Good
56.00- Medium 55.00
Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. very active, $2.00 higher.
Choice 85.00-91.00; Good
75.00- Medium 70.00-
74.00; Culls 69.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
71.00- Good 65.00-70.00;
Medium 64.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Dairy Type to
97.00; Choice 69.00-72.00;
Good 62.00-68.00; Medium
61.00 Down. Bulls Choice
75.00- Good 70.00-74.00;
Medium 69.00 Down. Dairy
Cows to 900.00. Springing
Heifers to 1000.00. Pigs, Hd.
large run, steady prices. 20-
30 lbs. 8.00-17.00; 4060 lbs.
18.00- Shoats by Lb. to
32.00. Slaughter Hogs $l.OO
Lower. 215-230 lbs. 38.75-
40.00; 240-260 lbs. 38.00-39.50;
180-210 lbs. 31.00-36.00; 275-
350 lbs. 33.00-39.00. Sows 300-
600 lbs. 27.00-36.00; Thin
Sows 20.00-26.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
December 11,1979
CATTLE 214. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows sl-$2 lower.
Choice 2-4, 1000-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 66.75-69.50,
individual 69.85, Good 64.00-
65.85, few Standard 61.00-
64.85. Few Choice slaughter
heifers G 2.00-64.60. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COVJS 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
cows 47.00-51.00, couple to
52.50, Cutters 47.50-51.75,
Canner and Low Cutters
43.50-46.85. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 73.50.
Yield Grade No. 1, 900-1500
lbs. slaughter bulls 57.75-
64.75. Few Medium Frame
#l, 300-525 lbs. steers and
bulls 61.00-76.00.
CALVES 150. Few Prime
vealers 119.50-122.00, Choice
107.00- Good 85.00-
95.00, Standard and Good 90-
105 lbs. 79.00-85.00, 7065 lbs.
70.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
48.0069.00. Farm Calves;
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
90.00- Holstein Heifers
85-130 lbs. 80.00-141.00.
HOGS 266. Barrows and
gilts about steady. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
43.0044.10, No. 1-3 190-250
lbs. 42.2543.00, No. 2-3 220-
270 lbs. 40.0042.25. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 25.25-30.00,
couple to 35.75.
FEEDER PIGS 371. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
11.00-25.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 23.00-37.50 per
head, few lots No. 1-3 78-131
lbs. 38.0045.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 10. Few Good and
Low Choice 85-115 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
56.0083.50, one at 68.00.
Joliet
Cattle
December 13,1979
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
6,300; 5 days last week 5,179;
same period last year 8,007.
Trading slow on Monday;
turned moderate on Wed
nesday. Slaughter steers
ended the week mostly
steady to 50 lower. Heifers
ended the week 50 to 75 lower
than Wednesday of last
week. Cows ended the week
2.00-3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 341100-1300 lbs. 68.00,
1 load 68.25 Monday; 67.50-
68.00; 1 load 68.25 Wed
nesday; YG mostly 4, few 5,
1300-1400 lbs. 63.00-66.50
Monday; YG mostly 4 to 5
1350-1450 lbs. 61.75-63.00
Monday; 1 load 1450 lbs.
60.00 Wednesday. Choice 24
1050-1300 lbs. 67.00-68.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15,1979
1000-1250 lbs. 66.0067.00.
Load Choice Holstems 1500
lbs. 62.25 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 34
900-1100 lbs. 66.2566.50; 1
load 66.75 Monday; 66.25; 1
load 66.50 Wednesday.
Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 65.26-
66.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 64.00-
65.00.
COWS: Cutter & Utility,
few Commercial, 1-3 40.(K>-
44.00 Monday; 43.00, few
46.50 Tuesday; 44.0047.00,
few 48.00 Wednesday.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
December 10,1979
Market reported steady.
DAIRY COWS; 660.00-
2450.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 67.5069.90; Good to
Choice 64.0087.50; Standard
to Good 58.0062.00.
HEIFERS: Good to Choice
58.0062.00; Standard 54.00-
58.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300500 lbs. 75.00-
90.00.
BULLS: 1200-1556 lbs.
62.0066.25 ; 900-1200 lbs.
52.0062.00.
COWS: High Choice -
Prime 52.00-54.00; Good
48.00- Utility 44.00-
48.00; Cutters 40.0044.00;
Canners Down to 38.00.
CALVES: High Choice
110.00- Good to Choice
90.00- Standard to
Good 70.00-90.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 100.00-131.00; Hoi.
Heifers 140.00-187.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 42.50-
44.60; 170-300 lbs. 38.5042.50.
SOWS: 32.50-38.50.
BOARS: 23.00-28.50.
LAMBS: 60.0064.50,
SHEEP: 25.00-37.00,
St. Louis
Cattle
December 13,1979
Receipts This Week 5,100:
Week Ago, 6,400: Year Ago
6,800.
Compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers .50 to
mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter
heifers .50-1.00 lower. Cows
mostly 5.00 higher. Bull
steady to firm. Supply
mainly choice and mixed
choice and prime slaughter
steers, around 35 percent
heifers and 15 percent cows.
Weekly trend on slaughter
steers and heifers applies to
yield 24 offerings. Too few
marketings on yield grade 3-
5 lots in recent weeks to
afford an accurate test of
prices.
NOTE: Marketings of
yield grade 24 slaughter
steers and heifers increased
substantially this week.
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wMe the percentage of
slaughter cows declined.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
1050-1300 lbs. 66.50-68.00,
closing 66.50-67.50; 84 1100-
1250 lbs. 66.0066.50; 3-5 1150
1300 lbs. 65.0066,00, in
cluding load high choice and
prime 3-5 ISOOlbs. at 65.00.
Choice 24 9501300 lbs. 65.00
68.00, closing mostly 65.0
66.50; 3411001225 lbs. 64.50
65.00; 46 11501325 lbs. 60.00
63.00. Mixed good and choice
24 9001200 lbs. 64.0066.00.
Good 2-3 9001175 lbs. 62.00
65.00. Standard to Good 2-3
10501350 Holstems 58.50
62.00, closing week sales
58.5061.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 65.00-66.50,
closing sales 65.00; 34 975-
1100 lbs. 63.0063.50; 4-5 1025-
1125 lbs. 56.0058.00; yield
grade 4 to mostly 5 10001150
lbs. 54.0056.00. Choice 24
8001050 lbs. 63.0065.50;,
closing week sales 63.00
64.00, mostly 63.0064.50,
mixed good and choice 26
7001000 lbs. 62.0064.00. Good
2-3 700950 lbs. 60.5063.00.
COWS; Utility and com
mercial 2-4 42.00-48.00,
closing 45.0048.00. Boning
Utility 1-2 45.00-50.00, closing
week sales 48.00-50.00. Cutter
1-2 40.0047.00, closing 43.00
47.00. Canner and low cutter
1-2 36.0043.00, closing 38.00
43.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-1700 lbs. 53.0058.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,500 at die regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers steady to
firm, instances 1.002.00
higher on heifers. Supply
mainly medium frame 1-2
400700 lb. steers and heifers.
Feeder Steers:
Medium Frame 1: Lot 289
lbs. 97.00; 400-500 lbs. 82.00-
88.00; 500-600 lbs. 75.00-81.50;
few lots 600650 lbs. 76.00-
78.25; couple lots 790-815 lbs.
71.75-72.00.
Medium Frame 2: 375-525
lbs. 77.75-83.50.
Large Frame 2: Couple
lots 450-500 lb. Holsteins
72.25-72.75; few lots 750-1000
lbs. 59.00-64.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS :
Medium Frame 1: Lot 290
lbs. 86.50; 400-500 lbs. 72.75-
75.50; 500600 lbs. 68.00-75.25;
600-700 lbs. 64.2569.00.
Medium Frame 1-2: 300-
500 lbs. 68.50-73.50.
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