Livestock market and auction news
Hunter’s
vl Auction
Rising Sun, Md.
December 17,1979
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 52.7W4.50; Good to
Standard 51.75-52.50; Utility
50.50-51.25; Cutters 48.75-
49.25, Canners 44.50-48.50
CALVES- Prune 200-275
lb 95.00-109 00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 89 00-
105 00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lb. 85 00-102.00, Standard
to Good 90-110 lb 83 00-97 00,
Utility 70-85 lb. 75 00-91 00,
Low Utility 65-75 lb 55 00-
80 00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lb.
$22 to $l4 by hd.; 30-35 lb. $l6
to $22 by hd.; 60-85 lb. $lB to
$24 by hd.
HOGS; 180-240 lb. 36.00-
39.50.
SOWS: 28.50-30.50.
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GOOD’S POULTRY, INC.
I RD #3, Columbia, PA 17512
717-285-3628
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Penn Packing Buying Station
BOARS: 28.50-29.00.
GOATS: Nannies $l5 tos2B
by hd.; Billies $25 to $4O by
hd.
Sale Mgr. and Auctioneer,
Norman E. Hunter, pres.
Joliet
Cattle
December 20, 1979
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
6,100, 5 days last week 6,338,
same period a year ago
6,173 Trading slow to
moderate for the week.
Slaughter steers closed the
week steady to .50 higher
except for some late sales
Wednesday which were .50 to
1.00 lower than Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter
heifers ended the week
steady to .50 higher. Cows
HOLIDAY HOURS:
Closed Tues. Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Open Mon. and Wed. Dec. 24 and 26
Closed Tuesday, Jan. 1 - New Year’s Day
Open Mon. and Wed. Dec. 31 and Jan. 2
At Green Dragon Market
1 Mile North of Ephrata on North State Street
ended the week steady to 1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Mixed high choice and prune
3-4 1150-1300 68.00-68.50
Monday; 68.50-68.75 Wed
nesday; YG 451450 lbs. Load
60.00 Monday; 1 Load 59.00
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1000-
1300 67.00-68 00 Monday;
67 25-68.25 Wednesday
Mixed good and choice 2-3
1000-1250 66 00-67 00 Load
Choice Holstems 1500 lbs
62 00 Wednesday
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed choice and prune 34
950-1100 66.50-66.75. Choice 2-
4 900-1050 65.25-66.25. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 800-1000
64.50-65.50.
COWS: Cutter & Utility,
few commercial, 1-3 46.50-
48.00, few 49.00 Monday;
46.50-49.00 Tuesday; 47.00-
49.00, few 49.25 Wednesday.
j"T& R CATTLE CO.
I RDI, Marietta, PA 2
| 17547 I
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VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
HAY, STRAW &
GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
Located 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30.
We Need Consignors & Buyers
Phone-717-442-4181
Home Phone - 215-458-5060
L Robert Frame - Mgr.
We appreciate your patronage
in the past and look forward to
serving you in the future.
Lancaster
County Weekly
(Continued from Page 2)
2-3 62.00-67.00, couple loads
Choice 1460-1635 lb. Holsteins
59 00-61.25, load Good few
Choice 1260-1350 lb. Holsteins
61 50-64 50; Standard 1-2
58 00-61 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 875-1059 lb 65 00-
68 00, few head mainly
Choice 2 68 00-70 50, Good 2-3
850-975 lb 62 50-65 00
COWS Utility and
Commercial 1-3 50.00-55.00
with sales early part of week
53.50- Cutter 1-2 48.00-
53.00 with mainly sales early
53.00-57.00; Canner and low
Cutter 47.00-50.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 65.00-66.25, couple
70.50- Good 1000-1250
lb. 60.75-65.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1900 lb. 65.06-69 00, few
late 70.00-72.50; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 60.00-65.00.
VEAL CALVES: 1440, last
week 1309 and last year 1159.
Vealers mostly steady, with
good demand for small
supply Choice and Prune
vealers. Demands fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 205-320
lb. 114.00-125.00, few 125.00-
129.00; Choice 140-300 lb.
105.00- 00, 120-150 lb.
100.00- high Good and
low Choice 120-250 lb. 85.00-
,- J '
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
95.00, 90-115 lb. 65.00-80.0 C,
70-90 lb. 55.00-65.00, few 50-70
lb. 50.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 110.00-150.00, several
150.00-180.00; bulk 90-125 lb.
Holstein bulls 90.00-110.00,
few 110.00-125.00.
Note
No sales next week due to
holiday
St. Louis
Cattle
December 20,1879
Receipts This Week 5,800
Week Ago
Year Ago 5600
Compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers 1.00,
instances 1.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50
higher. Cows fully 1.00
higher. Bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4
Slaughter steers with
several lots 3-5 slaughter
steers and heifers; around 35
percent heifers and 15
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1300 lbs. 66.50-68.50,
closing 67.50-68.50; 3-4 1125-
1325 lb. 66.00-66.50; 3-5 1100-
1300 lb. 65.00-66.00. Choice 2-4
950-1300 lbs. 66.00-68.00, some
closing sales 66.50-68.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
900-1200 lbs. 64.00-66.00. Good
2-3 900-1175 lbs. 62.00-65.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 1075-
1350 lb. Holstems 58.50^2.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs. 65.50-66.50,
closing 66.00-66.50; Yield
Grade 3, Few 4’s 975-1075 lbs.
65.00; 3-5 1000-1100 lbs. 63.00-
64.50; Load 4-51200 lbs. 60.00.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 64.00-
66.00, closmg 64.50-66.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRL, DEC. 28
1:30 P.M.
AT
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Westminster, Md
Phone (301) 848-9820
700-1000 1b5.62.50-64.50. Good
2-3 700-950 lbs. 61.00-63.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 46.0049.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-51.00.
Cutter 1-2 44.00-48.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 38.00-
44.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 55.00-60.00.
Individual 11875 lbs. 61.00.
FEEDERS; (Including
around 1,400 at the regular
Thursday Auction.) Feeder
Steers and heifers uneven,
weights under 500 lbs. steady
to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs.
steady to 1 00 higher Supply
mainly medium frame 1-2
400-900 lbs. steers and 300-700
lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1: Few Lots
270-290 lbs. 90.00-95.00; 300-
400 lbs. 85.00-92.00; 400-500
lbs. 80.00-85.00; 500-600 lbs.
77.00-86 00; few Lots 675-725
lbs. 72.50-79.00 ; 835-875 lbs.
69.50-71.00. Medium Frame
1-2 and some Small Frame 1:
325-500 lbs. 75.00-81.00. Large
Frame: Lot 715 lb. Holstems
61.00, load 720 lb. hormed
mixed breeds 59.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1: Couple
Lots 245-280 lbs. 72.50-75.00;
300400 lbs. 70.00-74.25; 500-
600 lbs. 67.50-72.50; 600-700
lbs. 65.00-73.50; few lots 750-
765 lbs. 63.00-64.75. Medium
Frame 1-2: 300450 lbs. 70.00-
71.50; 550-650 lbs. 60.50-65.00.
STOCK COWS; Couple lots
Small Frame 1-2 725-775 lbs.
45.2546.75.
PAIRS. Small lot Medium
Frame 1 cows with calves at
sides 717.50 per pair.
5000
Indiana
Auction
No report available.
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