Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot
Wednesday, January 9
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prime special fed veal
steady to firm in limited
sales. Good and Choice
boning veal mostly steady to
4.00 higher. Boneless beef
trade light, not enough sales
reported to establish trends;
however weak undertone
indicated.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed) 180-
240 lbs. 185.00 LTD, steady to
firm.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers
-65-75 lbs. 109.00-118.00, all
mostly steady to 4.00, mostly
112.00- higher; 55-64
lbs. 107.00-116.00, mostly
110.00- 45-54 lbs.
105.00- mostly 108.00-
112.00; 35-44 lbs. 103.00-
112.00, mostly 106.00-110.00;
34 lbs. down 101.00-110.00,
mostly 104.00-108.00.
Inslupped: 7080 lbs. 113.00
115.00, all generally steady;
6070 lbs. 110.00113.00; 5060
lbs. 109.00112.00; 4050 lbs.
107.00- 30-40 lbs.
105.00107.00,
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
ILoad
60 lbs. down 135.00, part
load 136.00 late yesterday.
BONELESS BEEF
6Vz Loads
90 pet chem lean, fresh
138.00, part load; 90 pet
chem lean, fresh 138.00, fob
east coast; 85 pet chem lean,
fresh 128.00; 75 pet chem
lean, fresh 109.00 late
yesterday; 75 pet chem lean,
fresh 108.00.
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Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
co^ s cows COJVs
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
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 pet chem lean, fresh
58.00-60.00; 50 pet chem lean,
frozen 56.00 boxed, fob east.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
7v 2 Loads
Skinned Hams: 16-19 lbs
72.00.
Semi Boneless Hams: 14-
17 lbs. 88.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon
Vacuum Pack 92.00.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
Lb. Pack 83.00.
Western Maryland
Market
Tuesday, January 1
BUTCHER CATTLE- Fat
Steers, few offered Good &
Low Choice 65.00-69.25;
Standard 62.00-65.00; Heifers
Choice to 65.75. Cows good
run, bidding active! Good
Cows 53.00-54.60; Standard &
Utility 49.00-53.00; Canners
47.00-50.00; Shelly 47.00
Down; Bulls few offered,
Bulk 1050-1650 lbs. 57.00-
62.75.
BUTCHER HOGS- $2.00
lower. Top Hogs 39.60; Bulk
200-225 lbs. 37.00-38.10 ; 230-
260 lbs. 36.00-39.60; 170-190
lbs. 30.00-35.50.
SOWS 400-600 lbs. 29.50-
34.00.
VEAL CALVES: large
run, prices steady. Tops to
115.00; Good - Choice 105.00-
115.00; Standard 95 00-
105.00; Light Calves 70.00-
80.00; Weak & Rough 70.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers 90-
110 lbs. 100.00-130.00;
Holstein Bulls 95-120 lbs.
100.00- Few 85-105 lbs.
81.00-
LAMBS: Choice to 69.50.
STOCK CATTLE: Stock
Steers Choice 350-800 lbs.
70.00-80.00, Stock Heifers
Choice 400-750 lbs. 60.00-
70.00.
PIGS & SHOATS: $2 00
lower. By the Head 15-30 lbs
10.00-20.00; 30-50 lbs. 18.00-
26.00; By the Lb. 60-100 lbs.
28.06-32.00.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
Monday,January 7
Market reported higher.
DAIRY COWS: 700.00-
1250.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 68.00-70.10; Good to
Choice 64.00-68.00; Standard
to Good 60.00-64.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prune 66.00-68.25; Good
to Choice 62.00-66 00;
Standard 58.00-62.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 75.00-
90.00; 500-700 lbs. 60.00-74.00
BULLS: 1100-1412 lbs
60.00- 900-1100 lbs
58.00-
COWS- High Choice to
Prune 52.00-56.00, Individual
60.00; Good 50.00-52.00;
Utility 48.00-50.00; Cutters
44.00-48.00; Canners Down to
40.00.
CALVES: High Choice
100.00- Good to Choice
80.00- Standard to
Good 60.00-80.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 100.00-128.00; Hoi.
Heifers 120.00-187.50.
FEEDER PIGS 15-30 lbs.
12.00- 30-50 lbs. 20.00-
26.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 39.00-
41.85; 170-300 lbs. 39.00-41.85;
170-300 lbs. 36.00-39.00.
SOWS: 24.00-35.50.
BOARS: 24.00-32.50.
LAMBS: 60.00-68.00.
SHEEP: 25.00-35.00.
GOATS: 28.00-35.00.
Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, January 2
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
good run, mostly steady
prices. Choice 67.00-70.25;
Good 63.00-66.00; Medium
62.00 Down. Heifers Choice
63.00-65.00; Good 59.00-62.00;
Medium 58.00 Down. Cows
large run, $l.OO-2.00 Under
last wk. Few 54.00-58.75;
High Yield 52.00-53.50;
Average 48.00-51.00; Big
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
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 Bntian, turn
north, follow Little Bntian Rd. to Jackson Rd., 2nd
farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill
Rd. to Little Bntian Rd to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale
arrows.
50 to 60 Head
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
Last bale R D 2. Quarryville, PA
Average-$230 JOHN 6. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE-FEB 22
auction news
Middle 44.00-47.00; Shelly
46.00 Down. Fat Bulls steady
prices. Good 63.00-65.75;
Medium 57.50-62.00. Veal
Calves mostly steady prices.
Choice 108.00-118.00; Good
95.00- Medium 85.00-
94.00; Farm Hfrs. to 175.00;
Farm Bulls to 112.00; Light
& Weak 70.00 Down. Sows
325-500 lbs. 28.00-33.50.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. very active-steady
prices. Choice 86.00-88.00;
Good 80.00-85.00; Medium
72.00- Culls 71.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
70.00- Good 65.00-69.00;
Medium 64.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Dairy Type to
98.00; Choice 65.00-69.00;
Good 59.00-64.00; Mediuim
58.00 Down. Bulls Choice
90.00- Good 80.00-89.00;
Medium 79.00 Down. Dairy
Cows to 1085.00. Springing
Heifers to 1140.00. Pigs Hd.
good run, higher prices. 20-30
lbs. 10.00-19.00; 40-60 lbs.
20.00- Shoats by Lb. to
32.00. Slaughter Hogs $2.50
under last week. 210-230 lbs.
38.25-38.75; 240-260 lbs. 37.75-
38.50; 180-205 lbs. 34.00-37.50.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Tuesday, January 8
CATTLE 283. Choice 2-4
975-1275 lbs. slaughter steers
67.35-70.35, Good 64.50-67.00,
Standard 62.00-64.50, few
Utility 59.00-60.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 64.50-67.00,
couple to 67.75, Good 59.25-
63.25, couple to 65.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 49.50-54.75, few to 55.25,
Cutters 50.25-54.25, Canner
and Low Cutters 47.00-51.00.
Shells down to 41.50. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
63.25-67.75. Yield Grade No.
1, 1050-2150 lbs. slaughter
bulls 59.25-66.75, individual
at 68.00.
CALVES 210. Few Prime
vealers 119.00-123.00, Choice
101.00-119.00, Good 83.00-
100.00, Standard and Good
90-110 lbs. 72.00-82.00, 70-85
lbs. 67.00-74.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 40.00-65.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 85-125
lbs. 75.00-107.00, couple to
115.00; Holstein heifers 90-
150 lbs. 98.00-172.50, few
210.00.
HOGS 490. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1980—A7
40.00- lot 41.00, No. 1-3
190-255 lbs. 38.8540.10. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
29.00- few to 32.75, No.
2-3 300-600 lbs. 26.00-28.50.
Boars 24.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 80. US No.
1-3 20-25 lbs. feeder pigs
35.00- per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 3. Couple Choice
wooled slaughter lambs 52.50
& 66.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Monday, January 7
CATTLE 350: Supply
mostly cows early sales
$2.50-3.00 lower. Few bulls
$l.OO-2.00 off. Not enough
sales other classes for a
market test.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 2-4 1050-1260 lbs.
69.10-70.10; Good & Choice 2-
4 1040-1400 lbs. 63.50-66.85;
Standard and Good Holstein
2-31085-1600 lbs. 58.00-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Several Choice 2-4 900-1000
lbs. 64.00-68.00; Good &
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 60.50-
64.00; Good 2-3 725-1100 lbs.
55.00-60.50.
COWS: Utility 2-3 and few
Commercial 3-4 46.50-52.00;
few early 52.00-53.00. Cutter
43.50- few Canner &
Low Cutter 40.50-43.50.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1075-1760
lbs. 55.00-65.50. Individual 1
1530 lbs. 67.75.
HOGS 600: Barrows &
Gilts 75 cents higher. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 39.25-39.50, few
lots 40.00; US 2-3 230-260 lbs.
38.50-
SOWS: 50 cents to $l.OO
higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs.
29.00-31.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 35: Few Choice
calves 260-285 lbs. 91.00-
99.00. Choice & Good 105-175
lbs. 71.00-82.00; 60-100 lbs.
67.00-76.00.
SHEEP AUCTION: Pkg.
Good wooled slaughter
lambs 115 lbs. 46.50.
Morrison
Cove
Monday, January 7
CATTLE 175. Choice
slaughter steers 68.00-70.50,
Good 65.00-68.00, Standard
63.00-66.00, Utility 58.00-
62.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 64.00-68.00, Good
62.00-65.00, Standard 58.00-
63.00, Utility 52.00-58.00.
Utility and Commercial
FARMERS
ATTENTION!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
INSECTICIDES
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slaughter cows 31.50-55.50,
few to 56.00, Cutters 50.00-
54.00. Canner and Low
Cutters 45.00-50.00, shells
down to 40.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 61.00-
65.50, Standard 60.0083.00.
Yield Grade No. 1, slaughter
bulls 65.00-70.00, #2, 62.00-
65.00.
CALVES 277. Choice
vealers 105.00-117.00, Good
80.00-100.00, Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-80.00,
70-90 lbs. 55.0080.00, few
Utility at 50.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 100.00-
128.00; Holstien heifers at
190.00.
HOGS 244. US No. 1-2
barrows and gilts 40.50-41.85,
No. 1-3 38.0040.50, No. 2-3
34.50-38.50, No. 1-3 34.00-
37.00. US No. 1-3 sows 31.50-
34.50, No. 2-3 25.00-31.00.
Boars 23.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 81. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-15.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 15.00-21.50 head.
SHEEP 0. NO SALE ON
OFFER.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, January 4
Feeder Cattle
159
Today
Last Friday
Last Year 168
TREND; Insufficient
volume for a market test.
FEEDER STEERS: Part
load Medium frame number
1875 lbs. 72.75, few small lots
Medium frame number 1
860-1045 lbs. 68.75-70.75; one
let large frame number 2
Holstems 58.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Couple lots Medium frame
number 1 750-790 lbs. 64.75-
65.50.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, January 7
New Holland
Sales Stables
Reported receipts of 279
head of horses, mules, and
pomes. Market stronger
than last week.
Load of local driving
horses 250.00-800.00; load of
local riding horses 275.00-
450.00; better horses 500.00-
800.00; lightweight killers
250.00- heavyweight
killers 450.00-640.00; mares
25.00- colts 20.00-30.00;
geldings 25.00-60.00; larger
pomes 125.00-200.00.
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