Livestock market an
Lebanon Valley
Auction
. Tuesday, February 5
CATTLE 216. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good & Choice $1 to $1.50
higher. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 lower. Choice
No. 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 66.75-68.50,
Good 63.75-66.60, few
Standard 59.00-63.25. Few
Good slaughter heifers 62.35-
64.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 50.50-56.00,
couple to 59.00, Cutters 50.50-
55.50, couple to 57.25, Canner
& Low Cutter 46.25-50.00,
Shells down to 43.75. Couple
Choice slaughter bullocks
67.25 and 68.00, few Good
65.0067.75. Yield Grade #1
1150-1500 lbs. slaughter bulls
61.25-68.00.
CALVES 190. Vealers
grading Standard & Low
good $5 to $8 higher. Couple
Prime vealers 126.00 and
127.00, few Choice 110.00-
120.00, few Good 95.00-105.00,
Standard & Good 70-100 lbs.
83.00- few Utility 60-100
lbs. 50.00-78.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-125 lbs.
97.00- mostly 130.00-
160.00; holstein heifers 90-175
lbs. 158.00-235.00, mostly
175.00-
HOGS 270. Barrows & gilts
strong to 50 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 39.5tM0.00, No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 38.35-39.50, few No.
2-3 270-280 lbs. 37.25-37.75. US
No. 1-3 250-550 lbs. sows
31.00- No. 2-3 300-500
lbs. 23.00-28.00. Few Boars
22.00- FEEDER PIGS
23. Few US No. 1-3 95 lbs.
feeder pigs 39.00 cwt.
SHEEP 6. Few Slaughter
ewes 25.00-31.50.
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Sale to start promptly at 1:00
Every 4 weeks
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south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Bntian, turn
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more or less
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•ACT S RD 2. Quarryville. PA
55 JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - MAR. 21
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, February 5
CATTLE 195. (THIS
REPORT SUPPLIES BY
THE AUCTION). Choice
slaughter steers 67.0069.85,
Good 65.0068.75, Standard
62.00-65.00, Utility 60.00-
62.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 66.00-69.35, Good
62.0066.00, Standard 58.00
62.00, Utility 55.0058.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 53.00-55.75,
Cutters 50.0054.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 48.0052.50, Shells
down to 45.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 63.00
67.00. Yield Grade #1 1200
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
65.0071.85; yield grade #2
9001800 lbs. 60.00-65.00.
Medium 400950 lbs. feeder
steers 65.0099.00.
CALVES 145. Prime
vealers 118.00124,00, Choice
110.00118.00, Good 100.00
110.00, Standard & Good 90
100 lbs. 90.00100.00,7090 lbs.
80.0090.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90115 lbs.
100.00-155.00; holstein
heifers 75-150 lbs. 110.00
250.00.
HOGS 630. US No. 1-2 210
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.50
40.50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
38.50-39.50, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 37.50-38.50. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 30.00-33.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 26.00
28.75. Boars 250-550 lbs.
27.00-28.25.
FEEDER PIGS 253. US
No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00-20.00 per head, No. 1-3
3050 lbs. 20.0032.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
G&M
Livestock
Duncans ville, Pa.
Monday, February 4
Market report: Steers
steady; Cows & Bulls
higher; Hogs stronger.
DAIRY COWS: 620.00
690.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 69.0071.00; Good to
Choice 63.0069.00; Standard
to Good 60.0063.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice
and Prune 64.0067.75; Good
to Choice 58.00-64.00;
Standard 53.00-58.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 75.00-
90 00
BULLS: 1200-1716 lbs.
63.0068.40 ; 900-1200 lbs.
58.0063.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 55.00-57.50; few to
59.50; Good 53.00-55.00;
Utility 50.00-53.00; Cutters
47.00-50.00; Canners Down to
42.00.
CALVES: High Choice
115.00- Good to Choice
100.00- Standard to
Good 80.00-100.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls, 130.00-159.00; Hoi.
Heifers 200.00-267.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 38.00-
39.75; few to 40.60; 170-190
lbs. 34.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-30 lbs.
10.00- 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
24.00.
SOWS; 28.00-37.50.
BOARS: 24.00-28.00.
LAMBS: 64.00-68.00.
SHEEP: 20.00-30.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Monday, February 4
CATTLE 375: Few sales
slaughter steers weak to
$l.OO lower. Cows firm to
instances $l.OO higher. Bulls
$l.OO lower. Supply 20%
slaughter steers and heifers,
FARMS FOR SALE
Kent County,
Maryland
Low Taxes-Write
COOPER-BARROIL
REALTY, INC.
Galena, MD 21635
Or Call “Jim Davis”
301-646^5593
auction news
55% cows, 20% feeders,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 3-4 1050-1100 lbs.
66.00-67.00; Good & Choice 2-
4 1000-1250 lbs. 64.75-65.10;
few Good 2-3 970-1300 lbs.
60.25-63.25; Standard and
Good Holstems 2-3 1285-1600
lbs. 55.85-59.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Good 2-3 785-1150 lbs. 57.85-
62.75.
COWS; Utility 2-3 and
Commercial 3-4 49.50-57.00;
few High Dressing 57.25-
57.75; Cutter 47.00-53.00;
couple to 53.75.
BULLS: YG-1 1100-1800
lbs. 59.85-67.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers - Medium Frame #1
750-925 lbs. 63.00-68.00; few
Large Frame #1 and #2 925-
1050 lbs. 60.75-64.85. Medium
Frame #1 600-700 lbs. 68.00-
75,00. Steer and bull calves
Medium Frame #1 350-535
lbs. 81.00-86.00. Heifers -
Medium Frame §1 325-450
lbs. 67.00-76.00; few 525-575
lbs. 65.50-73.00.
HOGS 600: Barrows &
Gilts weak to 25 cents lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.75-39.00,
30 head 39.25-39.50; US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 38.00-38.75.
SOWS: 50 cenls to $1
higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs.
29.50-31.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50: Choice 115-265
lbs. vealers 99.00-107.50;
Individual Prune 190 lbs.
119.50; Good and Choice 135-
200 lbs. 86.00-95.00 ; 65-115
lbs. 77.00-87.00. Calves
returned to farm 79.00-
100.00; couple 115.00-122.00.
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
Monday, February 4
CATTLE 85. Steers Good
Choice 66.00-68.50; Good
63.00- Standard Good
60.00- Hols terns Good
60.00- Standard to Good
58.00- Heifers Good to
Choice 60.00-63.00; Good
57.50-60.00; Holstems Good
56.00- Standard Good
53.00- Bulls Good and
Choice Commercial 60.00-
63.50; Standard to Good
58.00- Cows High
Yearling Commercial 55.00-
58.50; Cutters 53.00-55.00;
Canners Low Cutters 50.00-
53.00; Shells 46.00-50.00.
CALVES 98. Calves Choice
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980—A7
and Prime 120.00-135.00;
Good and Choice 110.00-
120.00; Standard and Good
100.00- Bulls Good 90-
120 lbs. 110.00-139.00; Hfrs.
80-140 lbs. 90.00-195.00; Culls
50.00-
HOGS 217. Sows 250-375
lbs. 32.00-38.50; 400-500 lbs.
27.00- Boars 300-500 lbs.
27.00-
SHEEP 2. Ewes - 15.00-
22.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 200-225
lbs. 38.25-38.50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-230 lbs. 37.75-
38.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-250 lbs. 37.00-
37.50.
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, February 7
Receipts this week 4,500:
week ago 3,800; year ago
6,200.
Compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter
steers mostly .50, instances
1.00 higher. Slaughter
heifers .50-1.00 higher. Cows
weak to 1.00 lower. Bulls
firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 slaughter
steers, around 30 percent
heifers and 15 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 66.50-67.00, part
load around 1050 lbs. 67.50;
part load s’s 1700 lbs. 55.00.
Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 65.00-
65.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 64.00-
65.00. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
62.5064.00. Standard to Good
2-3 1075-1425 lbs. Holstems
58.0061.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 65.50-66.00,
closing mostly 66.00. Choice
24 800-1050 lbs. 64.0066.00.
mostly 64.0065.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 700-1000
lbs. 6C.0064.00. Good 2-3 700-
975 lbs. 61.0063.00.
COWS: Closing sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4
47.00- Boning Utility 1-2
51.00- Cutter 1-2 46.00-
50.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-2150 lbs. 59.00-64.00.
Yield grade 1 1650-2100 lbs.
64.00-65.00. Few outstanding
yield grade 1 1900-2200 lbs.
66.00.
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FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,200 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers 3.00-6.00
higher, instances 7.00-10.00
higher on steers under 450
ibs. Demand very good with
large attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1: few lots
375-425 lbs. 105.50-119.00; 425-
500 lbs. 89.75-98.00; 500-600
lbs. 84.00-94.75; 600-750 lbs.
79.50-86.00; few lots fleshy
810-910 lbs. 73.25-75.25. Small
Frame 1; few lots 550-600 lbs.
75.00- Large Frame 1-
2: lot 600 lbs. Holstems 72.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1: few lots
300-375 lbs. 83.5fr85.50; 400-
500 lbs. 76.50-84.25; 500-600
lbs. 74.50-78.00; 600-700 lbs.
68.00- fleshy 700-800
lbs. 64.0087.25.
STOCK COWS: Load
Medium Frame 816 lbs. in
second and third stage of
pregnancy 75.00; few lots
young and middle aged 885-
890 lbs. 58.0080.75.
Hunter’s
Auction
HUNTERS SALE BARN,
INC. held their weekly sale
February 4 at Rising Sun,
Maryland.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 51.7554.00; Good to
Standard 50.25-52.00; Utility
41.75-48.25; Cutters 46.75-
47.50; Canners 40.00-46.00.
CALVES: Prime 200-275
lb. 110.00-134.00; High to
choice 140-180 lb. 110.00-
131.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lb. 97.00-131.00; Standard
to Good 90-110 lb. 95.00-
126.00; Utility 75-85 lb. 72.00-
85.00, few 95.00-100.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lb. 68.00-82.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lb.
$8 to |I2 by hd.; 30-35 lb. |l2
to $l6 by hd.
HOGS: 140-180 lb. 30.00-
34.00; 180-210 lb. 36.00-38.50.
SOWS: 28.50-37.00.
BOARS: 28.50-30.00.
Sale Mgr. and Auctioneer,
Norman E. Hunter, Pres.
Chambersburg
No report available.
Indiana
No report available.