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Livestock market and auction news
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 178. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Choice slaughter steers
67.00- one at 72.85, Good
64.00- Standard
61.00- Utility
55.00- Good .slaughter
heifers 62.00-64.00, Standard
58.50- Utility
54.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
52.50- few to 57.85, Cut
ters 52.00-55.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 47.00-52.00, Shells
down to 45.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks
68 00-73.75, Good 64.00-68.00,
Standard 62.00-65.00, Utility
OO-58.00. Yield Grade #1
lbs. slaughter bulls
64 00-69.00; yield grade #2
900-1600 lbs. 58.00-64.00.
CALVES 245. Choice
vealers 108.00-121.00, Good
95.00-105.00, Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 78.00-90.00,
70-90 lbs. 65.00-80.00, few
Utility 55-100 lbs. at 55.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
90-120 lbs. 122.00-155.00; few
holstem heifers 85-130 lbs.'at
248.00.
HOGS 283. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
37 50-38.50, one lot at 40.50,
No 1-3 195-250 lbs.
36 50-38.00, No. 2-3 260-270
lbs 35.00-37.50, No. 1-3
130-185 lbs. 28.50-36.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
34 00-38.00, No. 1-3 300-600
lbs 30.00-34.00
■*2B 00-34.00.
f FEEDER PIGS 78. US No
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14 00-20.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 17.00-28.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on of
fer.
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 72. Steers - High
Choice and Prime
68 00-72.00; Good Choice
65 00-67.85; Good 63.00-65.50;
Holstems Good 62.00-65.85;
Standard to Good 60.00-62.00.
Heifers - High Choice and
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
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 Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd., 2nd
rarm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill
Rd. to Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale
arrows.
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
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZf US
last sale
average
-—-1177
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - APRIL 18;
** ** - ' *
Prime 62.00-64.50; Good to
Choice 60.00-62.85; Holstems
Good 56.00-58.50; Standard
Good 53.00-56.00. Feeder
Steers - Good and Choice
75.00- Standard Good
68.00- Utility
58.0068.00. Bulls - Good and
Choice Commercial
65.0068.00; Standard to Good
63.0065.00; Utility to Stan
dard 60.0062 85. Cows - High
Yearling Commercial
53.50- Cutters
51.50- Canners Low
Cutters 48.00-51.85; Shells
40.00-
CALVES 83. Calves Choice
and Prime 120.00-135.00;
Good and Choice
110.00- Standard and
Good 95.00-110.00; Back to
Farm Bulls Good 100-120 lbs.
110.00- Hfrs. 80-140
lbs. 100.00-205.00; Culls
50.00-
HOGS 299. Sows 250-375
lbs. 38.00-42.50; 400-500 lbs.
35.00- Boars 300500 lbs.
27.00-
SHEEP 3. Lambs Good to
Choice 55.0063.00; Medium
and Good 50.0055.00. Ewes -
18.00-
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 37.50-38.00.
Private Treaty,Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs*
37.00-37.25.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3, 190-220 lbs.
36.00-37.50.
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, February 26
Boars
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 263. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers unevenly
stfedy. Slaughter cows weak
to ,$4 lower. One Prime
slaughter steer at 69.10,
Choice No. 24 1000-1565 lbs.
65.85-69.10, few No. 2-3 70.60-
71.75, Good 62.85-67.00,
Standard 58.00-61 00. Choice
slaughter heifers 63.00-68.60,
one No. 5 1640 lbs. at 53.00,
few Good 59.00-62.50. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 48.00-58.85, few to 54.50,
Cutters 46.0048.60, few to
19.85, one at 53.00, few
Canner & Low putter 40.75-
46.60. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 63.35-67.50, few
Standard 60.60-63.35. Yield
50 to 60 Head
more or less
I i
Grade §1 1350-2275 lbs.
slaughter bulls 60.6062.85,
two 64.75 and 65.25; one yield
grade #2 1415 lbs. at 62.25.
Large Frame §2 515695 lbs.
feeder steers 52.0066.00, one
lot 500 lbs. at 67.5062.50
steers & bulls; Medium &
Large Frame #1 and #2 480-
650 lbs. 60.25-72.00.
CALVES 151. Vealers
grading Standard & Good
steady. Choice vealers
103.00- Good 90.00-
100.00, Standard & Good 90-
120 lbs. 77.0065.00, 60-90 lbs.
70.00- few Utility 5060
lbs. 50.0068.00. Farm calves
active, holstein bulls 75-125
lbs. 100.00-127.00, few down
to 90.00; holstein heifers 90-
130 lbs. 132.00-237.50, few
down to 80.00, mostly 176.00-
220.00.
HOGS 69. One lot US 1-2 204
lbs. barrows St gilts 38.10,
few No. 1-3 200-220 lbs. 37.25-
37.85, few No. 2-3 215-265 lbs.
34.75-37.10, No. 1-3 105-170
lbs. 24.50-27.50, few to 32.50.
US No. 1-3 290-580 lbs. sows
32.00- few to 37.25, No.
2-3 255-570 lbs. 27.00-32.25.
Few Boars 28.50-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 350. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
6.00- per head, No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. 15.00-19.00, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 21.00-23.00. Utility
30-60 lbs. 10.50-16.50 per
head.
SHEEP 9. Two Choice 110
and 120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 67.00 and 71.50, one
Good 75 lbs. at 66.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 20.00-29.00.
East Coast
Carlot
Wednesday, February 27
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: supplies and demand
light for prime special fed
veal, no sales reported.
Limited sales Good and
Choice boning veal. Nor
theastems generally steady;
inshipped no sales reported.
No comparison on limited
sales, 60 lbs. down on bnls.
beef.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed): 180-
240 lbs. No sales reported.
BONING VEAL
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales I?)
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COVYS COWS COlV$
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
t - i
65-75 lbs. 116.00, few 117.00,
all generally steady; 5564
lbs. 114.00, few 115.00; 4564
lbs. 112.00, few 113.00; 35-44
lbs. 110.00, few 111.00; 34 lbs.
down 108.00.
Inshipped: no sales
reported.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice Sc Prime 3-4
Vz Load
60 lbs. down 135.00, part
loads.
BONELESS BEEF
2% Loads
90 pet chem lean, fresh
139.00; 85 pet chem lean,
fresh 128,00 part load; 75 pet
chem lean, fresh 105.80.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
8 Loads
Skinned Hams; 16-19 lbs.
78.00.
Semi Boneless Hams: 14-
17 lbs. 97.00.
Boneless Hams: 13-17 lbs.
119.00.
No. 1 Shced Bacon Vac
Pack 79.00.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
Lb. Pack 83.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, February 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 220. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice $2 lower, Standard St
Good steady to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows steady to
$1.25 lower. Choice No. 24
1050-1300 lbs. slaughter
steers 64.75-67.75, Good 63.75-
66.00, Standard 60.5d64.00.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 62.75-66.25, few Good
Utility Sc Com
mercial slaughter cows
49.75-53.00, Cutters 50.50-
53.50, couple 55.00, Canner Sc
Low Cutter 47.00-51.00, Shells
down to 41.25. Yield Grade #1
1200-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls
61.00- few 1050-1200 lbs.
56.25-58.00.
CALVES 210. Choice
vealers 106.00-124.00, Good
88.00- Standard St
Good 70-95 lbs. 74.00-84.00,
few Utility 50-80 lbs. 50.00-
70.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 100.00-135.00,
couple 139.00; holstein
heifers 85-140 lbs. 105.00-
242.50, mostly 190.00-220.00.
HOGS 455. Barrows Sc gilts
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 1,1910—A7
12.25 to $3 lower. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
35.35-37.00, few to 37.50, No.
1-3 200-240 lbs. 34.0066.00,
No. 26 210-270 lbs. 30.25-
33.25. US No. 16 350600 lbs.
sows 33.0067.00, No. 26 400-
700 lbs. 26.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25. One lot
US No. 1-3 26 lbs. feeder pigs
40.00 cwt.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Martinsburg
Apples
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Thursday, February 21
Report supplied by VDA
Apples: Demand
moderate, market steady.
CA Storage Cartons 12-3 lb.
film bags. US Fancy or
Better 2-14” minimum. Red
Delicious $7.50-few $7.75-
8.00. US Extra Fancy One
Brand $8.25. Red Stayman
offerings light $7.00-7.50,
mostly $7.25. Red Rome
offerings light $7.00-7.50.
Cartons traypack. US
combination. Extra Fancy &
Fartcy or Better Red
Delicious 88-113’s $lO.OO
- few $9.50, occasionally
$11.00; 125’s $lO.OO. One
Brand US Extra Fancy 88-
113’s $11.50; 125’s $ll.OO. Red
Stayman 88-113’s offerings
light $10.50-11.00, regular
storage cartons 12-3 lbs. film
bags. US Fancy or Better 2-
V<” minimum. Red Rome
$6.00, few low as $5.00. Red
York $5.00-5.50, few high as
$6.00. Wmesap $5,506.00,
mostly $6.00. Cartons
traypack US combination.
Extra Fancy & Fancy Fed
Rome 100-113’s $7.00-7.50,
mostly $7.00; few 8088’s
$B.OO. Winesape 88-113’s
$8,008.50, mostly $8.00; 125’s
$7.50-8.00.
Lamb
Tel-O-Auction
Dublin, Va.
Friday, February 22
Report supplied by VDA
There were 391 head sold.
All lambs were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
CHOICE & PRIME: 95-125
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
12 Miles Eut of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start at 1:30
We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All plg» inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pig* at home to save 25 cent* tagging charge.
Tag« delivered if yon call 717-354-C4l
our office In advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held
Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-553 S 717-39544 M
lbs. Shorn lambs with No. 1-2
pelts sold for $66.50.
Similar weight and grade
on Wooled offerings $65.00.
CHOICE & PRIME: 80-90
lbs. Shorn lambs with No. 1-2
pelts $63.50.
Same weight and grade on
wooled lambs $62.00.
Take up points are Dublin
and Churchville, Va.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa. ,
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 157. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
few Choice No. 2-4 950-1400
lbs. slaughter steers
63.10-68.10, Good 62.00-64.75,
fews Standard 59.75-60.75.
56.85-59.10. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
50.00-54.00, couple to 56.00,
Cutters 52.50-54.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 48.0052.25, Shells
down to 45.00. one Good
slaughter bullock at 67.50,
One Standard at 63.00. Few
Yield Grade H 1 1230-1580 lbs.
slaughter bulls 59.10-65.75.
CALVES 186. Few Prime
vealers 130.00-135.00, few
Choice 115.00-125.00, few
Good 105.00-110.00, 70-90 lbs.
Standard & Good 70.00-90.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 90.00-135.00{ few
holstein heifers 100-240 lbs.
121.50-192.50.
HOGS 658. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
38.10-39.10, few lots 39.50, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 37.20-38.20,
No. 2-3 220-280 lbs.
35.75-37.00. Few US No. 1-3
350-450 lbs. sows 35.00-39.25.
Few Boars 26.00-30.75.
FEEDER PIGS 144. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.00-20.00 per head, No. 1-3
50-75 lbs. 24.50-31.50 per
head.
SHEEP 6. Few Choice
90-100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 80.00-91.50.
High Protein
One three-ounce serving
of cooked pork provides
20 grams of protein one
third of the daily amount
recommended for a 20-
year-old man Expect one
to two, three-ounce serv
ings per pound of pork.