Livestock market an Baltimore USDA Monday, March 10 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE 300: Slaughter steers and few heifers firm to $l.OO higher. Cows 50 cents to mostly $l.OO lower, some sales $2.00 lower. Few bulls weak to $l.OO lower. Supply 25% slaughter steers and heifers, 55% cows, 15% feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1140-1275 lbs. 66.50-69.00; Good and Choice 2-4 1075-1400 lbs. 64.85-66.00. Good 2-3 1200-1500 lbs. 60.00- 64.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 3-4 925-1100 lbs. 65.75- 67.25; Good & Choice 2-4 800- 1075 lbs. 62.50-63.50; Good 2-3 .800-1200 lbs. 57.75-61.75. f COWS: Utility 2-3 48.00- 54.50. Couple 55.35; Cutter 44.0049.75; several 50.00- 50.50. BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1000- 2400 lbs. 55.00-63.60; few Good 1-2 Bullocks 1100-1400 lbs. 60.85-63.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers and Bulls Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness couple 320-400 lbs. 92.00- 102.00; 400-500 lbs. 85.50- 95.50; few 800-1000 lbs. steers 63.75-68.00. Heifers Medium Frame #1 350-525 lbs. 73.00- 80.50. HOGS 800: Barrows & GUts $1.25 lower. US 1-2 200- FARMERS ATTENTION!! SPRAY MATERIALS Check Our Prices Before You Buy, MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS 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 lambs 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). 240 lbs. 36.25-36.50; 35 head US I’s 37.00-37.50; US 2-3 230- 270 lbs. 35.50-36.50. SOWS: Steady to instances $l.OO higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs. 32.00-33.00; few 33.50- 34.00. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION 25: Choice 185-285 lbs. vealers 99.00-114.00; individual 215 lbs. Prime 119.00. Calves returned to farm 89.00-114.00; individual 121.00. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, March 10 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 178. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 25 cents to $1 lower. Choice No. 2-3 1000- 1250 lbs. slaughter steers 67.00- one at 70.85, Good 62.50-66.50. Few Good & Choice slaughter heifers 61.0065 50. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 50.75-54.00, couple 55.50, Cutters 50.50-53.50, Canner & Low Cutter 47.00-51.00, Shells down to 45.75. One Good slaughter bullock at 65.00. Yield Grade #l-2 1150-1900 lbs. slaughter bulls 61.25- 69.25. Few Large Frame #1 400-625 lbs. feeder heifers 65.00- CALVES 182. Vealers grading Standard & Low Good $5 lower. Few Prune WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS Lancaster Stockyards vealers 128.00-131.50, Choice 113,00-125.00, Good 100.00- 110.00, Standard & Good 7C -95 lbs. 70.00-85.00, few Utility 60-90 lbs. 50.00-70.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 90.00-123.00, couple to 130.00; few holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 100.00-185.00, few 75-90 lbs. 80.00-100.00. HOGS 568. Barrows & gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 37.00- few to 38.10, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 35.00-36.80, few lots No. 2-3 260-360 lbs. 33.00- US No. 1-3 275-550 lbs. sows 31.00-35.50. Boars 25.00- FEEDER PIGS 260. US No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-18.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 18.00-26.50, No. 1-3 35-60 lbs. 24.00-35.00 per head, No. 1-3 75-130 lbs. 29.25- 33.50 cwt. SHEEP 14. Choice 80-105 lbs. fall lambs 75.00-81.00. Four States Livestock Wednesday, March 5 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers steady prices. Choice 66.00 67.25; Good 62.00-65.C0; Medium 61.00 Down. Heifers none offered. Cows good run, $l.OO higher. High Yield 53.50-55.50; Average 50.00 53.00; Big Middle 46.00-49.00; Shelly 46.00 Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO higher. Good 61.00 64.00; Medium 56.0060.00. Veal Calves no Choice of fered, mostly steady prices. Good 105.00-115.50; Medium 90.00- Farm Hfrs. to 217.50; p arm Bulls to 106.00; Light & Weak 73.00 Down. Lambs few offered. Good to 63.50; Medium to 60.00. Sows 300-500 lbs. 28.00-38.00. STOCKER; Steers 300-550 lbs. $3.00 lower than last week, but active bidding. Choice 92.00-99.00; Good 82.00- Medium 75.00 81.00; Culls 74.00 Down. | FARMERS I I SPRAY MATERIALS | I INSECTICIDES I | “SCHAEFFER" LUBRICANTS z 1 Check Our Prices I f Before You Buy « I DAVID K. WEAVER I I Box 272, Rt. #6 * } Wellsboro, Pa. 16901 | | Ph: 717-724-5369 | auction news Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 76.00- 00; Good 70.00-75.00; Medium 69.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Dairy Type to 107.50; Choice 70.00-72.50; Good 65.00-69.00; Medium 64.00 Down. Bulls Choice 91.00- Good 81.00-90.00; Medium 80.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 920.00. Springing Heifers to 1190.00. Pigs, Hd. strong demand, $2.00 higher. 20-30 lbs. 10.00-24.00; 40-60 lbs. 25.00-32.00. Shoats by Lb. to 33.75. Slaughter hogs 50 cents higher. 210-230 lbs. 36.60-37.10; 240-260 lbs. 36.75- 37.50; 180-200 lbs. 33.50-36.60. Chambersburg Auction Thursday, March 6 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 334. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Choice No. 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter steers 66.60-68.85, few Good 63.00-64.75, few Standard 57.0063.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 61.25-66.75, couple yield grade #170.0071.25. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51.50-56.50, few 57.35, Cutters 52.0055.85, Canner & Low Cutter 48.75-52.00, Shells down to 45.00. One Choice slaughter bullocks at 67.00, few Good 63.85-67.00. Few Yield Grade #l-2 11002100 lbs. slaughter bulls 60.35- 66.25. Few Large Frame #2 600850 lbs. feeder steers 68.0070.00. CALVES 445. Vealers $5 to $lO higher. Prime vealers 129.00140.00, Choice 119.00 133.00, Good 99.00116.00, Standard & Good 7095 lbs. 76.00-82.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90125 lbs. 100.00137.00, mostly 115.00 130.00; holstein heifers 70-85 lbs. 87.00160.00, 90120 lbs. 160.00260.00, mostly 180.00 215.00, HOGS 102. Barrows & gilts 50 cents higher. US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.60-37.50, one lot 38.50, one lot No. 2-3 320 lbs. 32.25. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 33.00- Few Boars 23.00- 25.00. FEEDER PIGS 40. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00- per head. SHEEP 17. One lot Choice 80 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 68.50. Few Slaughter ewes 29.00-31.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1950—A7 Martinsburg Auction Monday, March 10 Martinsbarg, Pa. Report supplied by auction CATTLE 182. Compared with last Monday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 67.00- Good 64.00-68.00, Standard 62.00-64.00, Utility 58.00- Choice slaughter heifers 64.00-67.00, Good 63.00- Standard 61.50 63.00, Utility 56.00-58.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51.50-55.50, few 56.75, Cutters 48.50-54.00, Canner & Low Cutter 47.00 52.00, Shells down to 46.00. Good slaughter bullocks 64.0068.00, Standard 62.00 65.00, Utility 57.00-59.50. Yield Grade #llOOO-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 64.00-69.00; yield grade #2 900-1600 lbs. 57.0063.00, CALVES 275. Choice vealers 115.00138.00, Good 105.00110.00, Standard & Good 90110 lbs. 75.9095.00, 7090 lbs. 65.0080.00, Utility 55-100 lbs. 55.0070.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 115.00-150.00; few holstein heifers 85-130 lbs. at 228.00, HOGS 336. US No. 1-2 200 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.30 37.00, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 34.5036.00, No. 2-3 230260 lbs. 33.5035.50, No. 1-3 130 180 lbs. 26.0032.00. US No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows 32.00-34.00, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 28.50 32.00, Boars 25.00-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 41. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.0022.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 17.00-30.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. East Coast Carlot Wednesday, March 12 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close; prime special fed veal not enough sales reported to establish quotes. Good and Choice boning veal nor theastern suppliers mostly steady to firm. Lamb trade slow to develop, not enough settled to establish pnce trends on mixed weight loads. Bids beef demand light, no comparison of limited test 90 chem lean. VEAL CARCASS HIDE ON Good & Choice Booing Type Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75 lbs. 108.00-112.00, all mostly steady to firm, bulk 112.00; 5544 lbs. 106.00- 110.00, bulk 110.00; 45-54 lbs. 104.00-108.00, bulk 108.00; 35- 44 lbs. 102.00-106.00, bulk 106.00; 34 lbs. down 100.00- 104.00, bulk 104.00 Inshipped established LAMB CARCASS Choice & Prime 3-4 ILoad 60 lbs. down 142.00. BONLESS BEEF 3 Loads 90 pet chem lean, fresh 140.00, boxed; 90 pet chem lean, frozen 139.00; 85 pet chem lean, fresh 125.00. CURED AND PROCESSED MEATS 14 Loads Sknd Hams: 16-19 lbs. 78.00-60.00. Semi Boneless Hams: 14- 17 lbs. 90.00, weak. Semi Boneless Hams: 17- 20 lbs. 86.00. Boneless Hams: 13-17 lbs. 119.00, firm. Np. 1 Sliced Bacon Vacuum Pack 79.00, weak. Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 Lb. Pack 81.00, weak. Hunter’s Auction Monday, March 10 Rising Son, Md. Report supplied by auction HEIFERS: Good to Choice 68.00- BULLS: 1000-1200 lbs. 58.00- COWS: High Choice to Prime 52.75-54.50; Good to Standard 51.75-52.50; Utility 50.75-51.50; Cutters 48.50- 49.25; Canner 546.2547.25. CALVES: High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 95.00-125.00. Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 93.00- 115.00; Standard to Good 90- 115 lbs. 85.00-97.00; Utility 75- 85 lbs. 68.00-79.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 55.00-72.00. FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs, $l4 to $2l by hd.; 30-35 lbs. $22 to $2B by hd. SOWS: 30.00-35.00. BOARS; 30.00-34.50, Not
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