Livestock market an Martinsburg Apples Martinsburg, W. Va. Wednesday, February 27 Report supplied by VDA Appalachian District MD PA-VA-WV Prices FOB shipping point Apples De mand fairly light, market about steady CA Storage cartons 12-3 lb film bags US Fancy or Better 2-V’ minimum Red Delicious $7.50, few $7 75-8 00 US Ex tra Fancy One Brand $8 25 Red Stayman offerings light, $7 00-7 50, mostly $7 25 Red Rome $7 00-7 50 Cartons traypack US combination Extra Fancy & Fancy or Better Red Delicious 88-113’s $lO 00-10 50, occasionally $ll 00-11 50, 125’s $9 50-10 00 One Brand 88-113’s US Extra Fancy $11.50 Red Stayman 88-113’s offerings light $lO 50- 11 00, mostly $lO 50, regular storage Cartons 12-3 lb film bags US Fancy or Better 2- V minimum Red Rome supplies light $6 00, occa sionally $6,25 Red York sup plies light $5 00-5 50, mostly $5.00 Winesap 88-113’s $8 00- 8 50, mostly $8 00, 125’s $7 50-8 00. Apples for Processing Ap palachian District MD-PA VA-WV Movement ex pected about the same Green Dragon Livestock Sales m 1 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA C COWS COWS 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 On Monday. March 31st, which is the Monday before Easter, as well as the Monday before the Greek Easter, all lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon. All these iambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival and we recommend that this be the day, Monday, March 31st, to have your lambs on the market, and your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information contact Horace Plank. Tel: Area 717-397-5136 (office) or Area 717-392-2304 (residence). Trading slow for canners but improved for juice stock Most processors using previously purchased sup plies which are mostly from regular storage Some juice apples moving outside district Prices paid to growers week ending Feb 23, delivered to plant, per cwt Straight loads of juice $5 00, few $5 50, some fair quality lower canners vanous varieties few pur chases 2-4-i” up $6 25, 2-42” $5 00 Under 2-42” $4 00 Culls O Utilization week en ding Feb 23,8,221 tons Total to date this season, 344,170 tons Dewart Auction Monday, March 3 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 136 Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows uneven, about steady. Choice No. 24 1050-1450 lbs slaughter steers 66.50-70 10, Good 62 75- 65.00, Standard 58 00-62 00 One Choice slaughter heifer at 64 00, few Standard & Good 56 25-58.25 Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51 50-54.25, couple to 56 00, Cutters 51.00-54.00, Canner & Low Cutter 48 00-51.85, Shells down to 44 85. One Choice AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO All CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS Lancaster Stockyards slaughter bullock at 69.50 Yield Grade #l-2 1120-2170 lbs. slaughter bulls 57 75- 65.60. CALVES 168 Couple Prime vealers 124 00 and 125 00, few Choice 99 00- 116.00, few Good 97.00-110 00, Standard & Good 70-95 lbs. 75.00- Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-125 lbs. 90.00- mostly 100 00- 120.00; few holstem heifers 100-175 lbs 130.00-185 00. HOGS 408. Barrows & gilts 25 cents to 50 cents higher US No 1-2 200-240 lbs bar rows & gilts 38.60-39.35, cou ple lots 39.85, No 1-3 200-250 lbs. 37 00-38 60, few lots 250- 270 lbs. 35 00-37 00. US No 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 32 00-36 50, few No.'2-3 300-550 lbs 28 00- 30 00. Boars 25.00-28 00 FEEDER PIGS 290 US No. 1-3 2040 lbs feeder pigs 13 50-26 50 per head, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs 23 00-33 50, per head, one lot No 1-3 160 lbs 32 50 cwt., Utility 15-30 lbs 8 50-14 00 per head SHEEP 0 No sales on of fer Lebanon Valley Auction Tuesday, March 4 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 200. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice $1 to $2 higher, Stan dard & Good steady to strong Slaughter cows 75 cents to $2 higher Few Lot to Average Choice 1075-1400 lbs. No. 2-4 slaughter steers 67.00- Good 63.75-66.25, Standard 57.75-63.00, couple to 64.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 64.25-67 35, few Good 59.25-61.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51.00-55 00, few to 56.50, Cutters 51.50-54 50, couple to 55.75, Canner & Low Cutter 48 00-51.75, Shells down to 45 50. Few Standard slaughter bullocks 58.25- 59 50. Few Yield Grade #1 1200-1800 lbs slaughter bulls 64.25-64 75. Few Large Frame #2 400-500 lbs feeder heifers 66.50-68.25. CALVES 185 One Prime vealer at 124.00, few Choice 100.00- few Good 88.50- 96.00, Standard & Good 70-95 lbs. 76.00-85.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-125 lbs. 88.00- holstem heifers 100-140 lbs. 130 00-200.00. HOGS 220 Barrows & gilts $1 to $2 higher US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 37.50-38.10, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 35.50-37.50, No. 1-3 110- auction news 150 lbs 30 00-34.00. US No 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 32 50-37 50. Boars 29.75-30 75 FEEDER PIGS 20. One lot US No. 1-3 42 lbs. feeder pigs 46.00 cwt, one lot No. 1-3 70 lbs 50.00 cwt. SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Sechrist Auction Monday, March 3 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 70. Steers High Choice and Prune 69.00- 71.85; Good Choice 66 00- 68.85; G00d64 00-66 50; Hols teins Good 58 50-61.85; Stan dard to Good Holstems 56 00- 58.50. Heifers High Choice and Prune 63 00-66.85, Good to Chioce 61 00-63 10, Hols tems Good 55 00-58.00; Stan dard Good 52 50-55 00 Feeder Steers 78 00-92 00, Standard Good 66 00-78 00; Utility 55 00-65 00 Bulls Good and Choice Commer cial 65.00-68 75; Standard to Good 62 00-64.85, Utility to Standard 59.00-61 85 Cows High Yearling Commercial 52.00- Cutters 49.85- 52.00; Canners Low Cutters 47.00- Shells 45.00-48 00 CALVES 64. Calves Choice and Prune 115 00-125 00, Good and Choice 105 00- 115.00; Standard and Good 90.00- Back to Farm Bulls Good 100-120 lbs. 100.00- Hfrs 80-140 lbs. 90.00-195.00. HOGS 238 Sows 250-375 lbs. 38.00-40.25; 400-500 lbs 34.00- Boars 27 50-31.50. SHEEP 6. Lambs Good to Choice 50.00-61.50; Medium and Good 40.00-50.00 Ewes 15.00- Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 37 25-37 50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 37 00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs 36 50- 36.75. Four States Livestock Wednesday, February 27 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER Fed Steers $1 00 lower Choice 65 00- 67.75, Good 61.00-64.00; Medium 60 00 Down Heifers Good 56 00-59.25; Medium 55.00 Down Cows good run, steady to $1 00 lower Few to 57.75, High Yield 52.00-54 50; Average 48 50-51 00; Big Middle 45 0048 00; Shelly 45.00 Down. Fat Bulls $3 00 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1980—A7 under last week Good 61 CO -62 25; Medium 55 00-60 00. Veal Calves mostly steady Choice 115.00-125 00, Good 105 00-114 00, Medium 95 00- 104 00. Farm Hfrs to 157 50; Farm Bulls to 130 00, Light & Weak 72.00 Down. Lambs no Choice offered Good 60.00- Medium 59 00 Down. STOCKER Steers 300-550 lbs. very active and higher prices. Choice 100 00-115 00; Good 86 00-99 00; Medium 77 00-85.00; Culls 76.00 Down Steers 600-850 lbs Choice 73.00- 00, Good 67.00-72.00, Medium 66.00 Down Heifers (All Weights) Dairy Type to 135 00, Choice 75.00-82 00, Good 68 00-74 00, Medium 67 00 Down Bulls Choice 90 00-100 00, Good- 80 00- 89 00, Medium 79 00 Down Dairy Cows to 1090 00 Spr inging Heifers to 1360 00 Pigs, Hd very active, $3 00 higher 20-30 lbs 10 00-22 00, 40-60 lbs 23 00-31 00 Shoats by Lb. to 34 50 Slaughter Hogs $1.50 lower 200-230 lbs. 36 25-37 25, 240-260 lbs 35 75- 36 85, 180-195 lbs 35.00-36 00 Sows 250-300 lbs 28 75-36 00 Baltimore USDA Monday, March 3 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE 300: Few sales slaughter steers 50 cents to 75 cents lower. Heifers scarce. Cows weak to 50 cents, instances $l.OO lower on Cutters. Bulls weak to $2.00 lower. Supply 25% slaughter steers and heifers, 55% cows, 15% heifers, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice 2-4 950-1200 lbs. 66.25- 68.75; Good & Choice 2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 65.00-66.00; Good 2-3 1100-1400 lbs. 59.00- 63.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Individual Choice 3 985 lbs 63.10. COWS Utility 2-3 49 00- 55.00, few 55.75-56.00. Few Cutters 46 00-50.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1745 lbs. 56 00-64.00; Couples I’s 1285-1635 lbs. 66.85-69.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium and Large Frame #1 850-1050 lbs. 64.00-69.25; lot Large Frame #2 Holstems 455 lbs. 8110. HOGS 700- Barrows & Gilts 50 cents higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 38.00 to mostly 38.25; few lots highly sorted 38.50-39.00; US 2-3 230-270 lbs. 37.25-38.25. SOWS; Steady. US 1-3 300- 600 lbs. 32 00-33.00. VEAL AND CALF AUC TION 50: Choice 145-300 lbs. vealers 99.50-106.00; Good and Choice 180-105 lbs. 70.50- 78 00; individual 100 lbs. 84 00. 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. Western Maryland Market Westminster, Md. Tuesday, February 26 Report supplied by auction BUTCHER CATTLE; Good-Choice Low 62.CG -66.50; Standard 58 00-62.00; Heifers Choice to 66.00; Cows large run, mostly $2.00 lower. Good Cows, to 53.00- 54.25; Standard & Utility 50.00-52.50; Canners 47.00- 50.00; Shelly 47.00 Down, Bulls few offered, $2.00 lower; Top 1180 lbs. at 63.85; Bulk 1000-1600 lbs. 54.00- 60.00. $2.50 under last week BUTCHER HOGS Top Hogs 37 50; Bulk 200-225 lbs 36.10-36.50; 230-260 lbs 36.60- 37 50; 170-190 lbs 29.00-30.25; Boars 400-700 lbs. 29 75-30 50; Sows 400-600 lbs 28 50-35 00, several to 39 00. VEAL CALVES. $B.OO - 00 lower. Tops to 114 00, Good-Choice 95 00-114.00; Standard 85.00-95 00; Light calves 70.00-80 00; Weak & Rough 70.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Heifers 90- 120 lbs. 125.00-190.00; Hols tein Bulls 95-120 lbs 90.00- 125.00 STOCK CATTLE prices steady. Stock steers 350-600 lbs. 70.00-99 00; Stock Heifers 350-700 lbs. 55.00- 82.00; Stock Bulls 350-700 lbs 55.00- PIGS AND SHOATS. Ac tive bidding! Prices $3.00 higher! By the head 15-30 lbs 12.00-20.00 ; 30-50 lbs. 20.00- 50-80 lbs 25.00- 31 00. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday, March 3 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 533 calves, 123 cows, 5 heifers, 6 bulls, 3 steers, 112 hogs. Cat tle market reported real good, calf market reported steady. Holstein Heifer Calves to 160.00; Veal Calves lo 117.50; Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 75.00-118.00; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 55.00- 65.00; Grassers & Feeders 45.00- Lambs not enough to establish a market; Sheep 20.00-32.50; Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 36.00-39.50; Sows 26.00-34.00; Boars 20.00- Pigs 5.00-17.50; Heifers to 55.00; Steers, no good steers; Steers, common 50.00- Bulls 52.50- 61.00; Cows, utility 51.50- 53 75; Cows, fat 45.50-50.00; Cows, medium 42.00-45.00; Cows, poor or small 37.00- 41.00; Horses small to 460.00; Ponies to 50.00; Goats to 45.50.