Livestock market an
St. Louis «
Cattle
Thursday, January 3
Receipts this week 3,800
Week Ago 2,100
Year Ago 3,400
Compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter
steers .50 to mostly 1.00
lower. Slaughter heifers 1.00
to mostly 1.50 lower. Cows
mostly 1.00 lower. Bulls firm
to 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
slaughter steers, around 35
percent heifers and 15
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1050-1275 lbs. 68.00-69.00,
closing sales 68.00-68.50; 34
1100-1325 lbs. 67.00-68.00,
dosing mostly 67.00-67.50.
Choice 24 950-1200 lb.s 67.00-
68.50, closing 67.0068.00.
Mixeid Good and Choice 24
900-1200 lbs. 66.0067.00. Good
2-3 900-1150 lbs. 63.5066.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 1050-
1400 lb. holsteins 59.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 65.5066.50, part
load early 67.00, closing
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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.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales API
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COYiS COWS COWS
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
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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 Calved.
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 apd Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
, call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
week sales 65.50-66.00.
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 64.00-
66.00, closing 64.00-65.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-975 lbs. 63.00-64.50. Good
2-3 700-950 lbs. 61.50-63.50.
- COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 46.00-50.00.
Boning utility 1-2 49.00-52.00.
Cutter 1-2 45.00-49.00. Canner
and low cutter 1-2 40.00-45.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 55.00-61.00,
closing 56.00-61.00. In
dividual outstanding yield
grade 1 1800 lb. Charolais at
65.00.
FEEDERS: (including
around 1,300 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers firm to
3.00 higher, most advance on
steers weighing under 600
lbs. and heifers under 500
lbs. Overall quality much
improved over most recent
weeks. Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1 400-800 lb.
steers and 300-600 lbs.
heifers, with only scattered
lots of medium frame mixed
1-2 included.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1: lot 258 lbs.
106.00; 300-400 lbs. 87.50-
99.00; 400-475 lbs. 83.50-89.00;
500-600 lbs. 80.00-84.75;
scattered lots 725-775 lbs.
73.50-78.25; 800-1025 lbs.
67.00-75.00.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2: 360
400 lbs. 83.00-85.75 ; 500-625
lbs. 75.00-79.75.
LARGE FRAME 2: few
lots 425-550 lb holstems 70.50-
75.00; couple lots 675-850 lbs.
65.5068.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
medium frame 1: couple lots
250-290 lbs. 89.0069.50; 300-
500 lbs. 75.00-81.00; 500-600
lbs. 67.50-76.00.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2 and
couple lots Small Frame 1
500-525 lbs. 62.75-65.00.
STOCK COWS: Lot
medium frame 1 Young 860
lb. 58.00; few lots medium
aged 850-875 lbs. 52.00-54.00.
Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, January 2
CATTLE 186. Supply in
cluded 39 feeder cattle.
Compared with last week’s
market, Few Choice 1000-
1300 lbs. slaughter steers
67.10-70.00, Good and Choice
Holstems 1300-1500 lbs. 62.00-
63.85, few Good 64.10-67.75,
few Standard 61.2562.75.
One Good slaughter heifer at
60.75, few Standard 56.75-
59.75. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
51.0063.60, few 55.00, low
dressing 48.5060.00, Com
mercial 46.50-48.50, Cutters
49.8562.10, few to 53.50,
Canner and Low Cutters
47.00-49.85. Few Choice,
slaughter bullocks 64.50-
70.00, few Good 60.5064.75,
few Standard 59.75-60.25.
Few Yield Grade #l, 11-2000
lbs. si. bulls 63.35-65.25, one
73.00, few #2, 1100-1200 lbs.
60.00-63.35. Medium frame
#l, 320-500 lbs. steers 66.50-
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
OK THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GUT 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.
SOtoGOHead
more or less
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.
CHRIST A. BEILER
RD2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach 1
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - FEB. 29
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77.00, few large Frame. #2,
370-615 lbs. 65.00-67.00. Few
Medium #l, 340-545 lbs.
feeder heifers 54.50-62.50.
Few Large Frame #2,670-925
lbs. feeder bulls 58.0063.50.
CAtVES 166. Few Prime
vealers 118.00-119.50, Choice
106.00- Good 98.00-110,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 80.00-120, 90-110 lbs.
70.00- 70-85 lbs. 60.00-70,
Utility 45-90 lbs. 45.0060.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 100-125 lbs. 90.00-111,90
100 lbs. 80.00-90; Holstein
heifers 95-140 lbs. 100.00-
137.50, one at 145.00.
HOGS 515. US No. 1-2 200
245 lbs. barrows and gilts
39.3540.00, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 38.00-39.50, lot to 41.00,
No. 2-3 190-265 lbs. 36.35-
38.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
sows 26.25-29.25, few to 30.50,
No. 2-3 450-600 lbs. 25.00
27.50. Boars 24.00-27.25.
FEEDER PIGS 277. US
No. 1-3 25-65 lbs. feeder pigs
41.00- per hun
dredweight, lot No. 1-3 125
lbs. at 47.00, Utility 30-60 lbs.
29.00- pier hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 25. Few Choice 60
70 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 68.00-71.50, few 110-115
lbs. 64.00-65.00, few Good 55-
65 lbs. 58.00-61.50, few Utility
50-60 lbs. 50.00-60.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 26.50-34.00.
Belleville
Auction
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Wednesday, January 2
CATTLE 125. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows sl-$2 lower.
Individual Good slaughter
steer at 62.50. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
49.50-54.00, few to 55.00,
Cutters 51.50-54.50, Canner
and Low Cutters 47.50-51.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1980—A7
Few Yield Grade No. 1, 980
1900 lbs. slaughter bulls
56.2562.50.
CALVES 210. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
$3-85 higher. Few Choice
vealers 106.00-114.50, few
Good 92.0098.00, Standard
and good 70105 lbs. 70.00
79.00, Utility 5090 lbs. 50.00
68.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90125 lbs. 80.00131.00;
few Holstein heifers 85-120
lbs. 75.00128.00.
HOGS 304. Barrows and
gilts $1.50-$3.50 lower. US
No. 1-3 200240 lbs. barrows
and gilts 39.50-40.10, couple
lots 40.60, No. 1-3 190250 lbs.
38.85-39.35. US No. 1-3 300550
lbs. sows 30.50-35.00, couple
38.50, No. 2-3 300600 lbs.
28.00-31.00. Boars 18.0025.50.
Indiana
Auction
Friday,January 4
CATTLE 80. SI. cows $2.00
$4.00 lower. Few Choice 1200
1450 lbs. si. steers 63.0066.75.
1 Choice si. heifer 66.00.
Utility & Commercial 50.00
56.00; Cutters 47.0051.00;
Canners & L. Cutter 42.00
47.50. Yield Grade No. 11465
lbs. si. bulls 64.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice Medium Frame No. 1
400650 lbs. steers 73.00-82.00.
Good Medium Frame No. 1
Good 420620 lbs. heifers
62.0074.00.
CALVES 136. Vealers
about steady, few Choice
104.00110.00; Good 87.00
103.00; Standard & Good 90
129 lbs. 65.00-85.00; Standard
6565 lbs. 65.0066.00, Utility
4565 lbs. 40.0056.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi.
bulls 100120 lbs. 77.00107.00;
Hoi. heifers 85-125 lbs. 75.00
110.00.
HOGS 91. Barrows and
gilts $3.00-$4OO lower.
Barrows and gilts No. 1-3
200-260 lbs. 37.5040.00, few
No. 1-3 170-190 lbs. 32.50-
35.00. SOWS steady. JJS No.
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Belknap
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, January 2
CATTLE 120. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
mostly $2 lower. Good
slaughter steers 61.00-65.00,
few Standard 58.50-61.50.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 52.50-58.25,
individual at 60.00, Com
mercial 4-5 46.50-52.75,
Cutters 48.00-53.25, Canner
and Low Cutters 42.0048.25,
Shells down to 37.00. Few
Yield Grade No. 1, 1345-2155
lbs. slaughter bulls 61.00
71.00, few #2, 1060-1625 lbs.
52.00- Medium Frame
#l, 650-925 lbs. feeder steers
60.00- Few Medium
Frame #1,420-630 lbs. feeder
heifers 55.0062.50.
CALVES 94. Few Choice
vealers 106.00-113.00, few
Good 92.00100.00, Standard
and Good 90120 lbs. 64.00
84.00; 7085'lbs. 53.0055.00,
few Utility 50-85 lbs. 40.00
55.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90120 lbs. 78.00104.00.
HOGS 248. Barrows and
gilts mostly $2 lower. US No.
1-2 205-235 lbs. barrows and
gilts 41.4042.20, No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 40.0041.40, few No. 2-
3 210255 lbs. 40.0040.25, No.
1-3 155-180 lbs. 31.0035.50.
Sows fully $2 lower. US No. 1-
3 290705 lbs. sows 27.25-34.00.
Boars 26.0028.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
CATTLE 400. SI. cows $1 to
$3.50 lower, couple Choice
YG 1100-1200 66.85-68.00, few
Good 63.75-64.00,few Stan
dard 60.25-62.00, few Utility
57.00- Few Choice YG
965-1035 lbs. si. heifers 62.50-
67.00, (1) Standard 55.60.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 49.00-53.85, Cutters
48.00- Canner & L.
Cutter 44.85-47.74. Few
Choice si. bullocks 63.50-
66.50, few Good 62.2553.50,
few Standard 55.00-57.00.
Few Yield Grade #l, 1400-
1900 lbs. ,61.25-67.25, few
Yield Grade § 2,1140-1340 lbs.
55.5058.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Medium Frame No. 1 Choice
320-600 lbs. steers 68.00-77.00.
Medium Frame No. 1 Good
38.50-65.00 lbs. heifers 60.50-
68.00.