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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.