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Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 162. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
Choice slaughter steers
67.00- Good 64.0fr68.00,
Standard 62.0fr64.00, Utility
58.00- Good slaughter
heifers 63.0fr65.00, Standard
60.00- Utility 55.00-
57.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 48.50-54.50,
few to 55.50, Cutters 47.00-
52.00. Canner & Low Cutter
45.00- Shells down to
44.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 64.00-68.00, Stan
dard 59.0062.50, Utility 55.00-
58.00. Yield Grade »1 1000-
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
62.5067.00; yield grade #2
*OO-1600 lbs. 56.0061.00.
“ CALVES 245. Choice
vealers Good
105.00- Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 65.0065.00,
70-90 lbs. 60.00-75.00. Utility
55-100 lbs. 50.0065.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90-120
lbs. 110.00-130.00; few
holstem heifers 85-130 lbs. at
260.00.
HOGS 293. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.00-
36.80, few to 37.00, No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 34.50-36.00, No. 2-
3 260-270 lbs. 33.00-35.00, No.
1-3130-185 lbs. 26.00-32.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
32.00-35.00, No. 2-3 300-600
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FEEDER PIGS 33. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.00-22.00 per head, No. 1-3
3560 lbs. 17.00-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
East Coast
Carlot
Wednesday, March 19
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prune special fed veal
weak in limited test. Good
and Choice boning veal
steady to weak. Lamb trade
slow to develop no adequate
comparison established.
VEAL CARCESS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed): 180-
240 lbs. 200.00-205.00 LTD
weak.
BONING TYPE
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 110.00-112.00, aU
steady to weak; bulk 110.00;
55-64 lbs. 108.00-110.00, bulk
108.00; 45-54 lbs. 106.00-
108.00, bulk 106.00; 35-44 lbs.
104.00-106.00, bulk 104.00; 34
lbs. down 102.00-104.00, bulk
102.00.
Inshipped: No sales
reported.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
2% Loads
55 lbs. down 145.00 part
load; 60 lbs. down 141.00 part
CALL EARLY FOR YOUR CHOICE OF SCHEDULING
loads; 5565 lbs. 136.00 part
load.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 pet chem lean fresh
47.00-48.00 part loads.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
17 Loads
- Skinned Hams: 16-19 lbs.
78.00 firm.
Semi Boneless Hams: 14-
17 lbs. 89.00 steady.
No. 1 Shced Bacon Vac.
Pack 81.00, generally steady.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
Lb. Pack 83.00 fin n.
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 128. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents-$3
lower. Few Choice 2-4, 1050-
1390 lbs. slaughter steers
67.75-69.85, few Good 65.26-
68.75, few Standard 59.50-
62.75. Few Good and Choice
slaughter heifers 62.00-68.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 47.00-52.00,
couple 52.75, Cutters 50.00-
51.50, Canner and Low
Cutters 44.50-50.50, Shells
down to 40.00. Yield Grade
No. 1-2 1100-1995 lbs.
slaughter bulls 55.00-62.60.
CALVES 197. Vealers
grading Standard and Low
Good $5-$lO lower. In
dividual Prime vealer at
130.00, few Choice 112.00-
120.00, few Good 90.00-101.00,
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Auction
Monday, March 17
auction news
Standard and Good 70-95 lbs.
60.00- FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
85.00- few Holstein
heifers 70-120 lbs. 80.00-
180.00.
HOGS 635. Barrows and
gilts weak to 50 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows and gilts 36.50-37.10,
couple lots 37.50, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 34.85-36.60, No. 2-3
240-250 lbs. 33.25-35.50, No. 1-
3 150-190 lbs. 30.00-33.25. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
28.25-33.00. Boars 26.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 287. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00-19.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 18.00-26.50 per
head.
SHEEP 15. Choice 90-110
lbs. FaU lambs 74.00-75.00.
Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, March 12
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
good run, SI.HO lower. Choice
65.00- Good 60.00-64.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 60.00-62.00; Good
55.00- Medium 54.00
Down. Cows good run, $1.50
lower. High Yield 52.00-
54.50; Average 48.00-51.00;
Big Middle 44.00-47.00;
Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat Bulls
$l.OO lower. Good 60.00-63.25;
Medium 55.00-59.00. Veal
Calves steady to $l.OO
higher. Choice 116.00-123.00;
Good 105.00-115.00; Medium
90.00- Farm Hfrs. to
182.50; Farm Bulls to 120.00;
Light & Weak 72.00 Down.
Steers 300-550 lbs. mostly
steady prices, Choice 98.00-
109.00; Good 88.00-97.00;
Medium 78.00-87.00; Culls
77.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 76.00-84.00; Good
70.00- Medium 69.00
Down. Heifers (AH Weights)
Dairy Type to 117.50; Choice
73.00- Good 63.00-72.00;
Medium 63.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 87.00-92.00; Good
80.00- Medium 79.00
Down. Dairy Cows to 950.00.
Springing Heifers to 1240.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980—A7
Pigs, Hd. $2.00 lower. 20-30
lbs. 7.00-19.00; 40-60 lbs.
20.00-31.00. Shoats by Lb. to
34.00. Slaughter Hogs $2.00
under last week. 210-230 lbs.
34.25-35.00; 240-260 ibs. 33.75-
34.50; 190-205 lbs. 33.00-34.10;
270-300 lbs. 30.50-33.00. Sows
300-550 lbs. 25.00-34.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE 325: Limited
sales slaughter steers and
heifers $l.OO lower. Cows
$1.75-2.50 lower, bulls weak
to $2.00 lower. Supply 25%
slaughter steers and heifers,
55% cows, 15% feeders,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Couple Choice 3-4 1325 lbs.
66.35-66.75; Good 2-4 1050-
1450 lbs. 59.25-63.75. Stan
dard and Good Holsteins 2-3
1100-1800 lbs. 55.25-59.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good & Low Choice 2-3 850-
1045 lbs. 61.75-63.00; Good 2-3
800-1200 lbs. 56.50-60.10.
COWS: Utility 2-3 46.25-
52.00, several 52.50-52.85.
Cutters 42.1048.75.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1000-1735
lbs. 55.75-64.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers - Medium Frame #1
muscle thickness few 225-
525 lbs. 85.00-95.00; 720-975
lbs. 63.00-67.10. Heifers -
Medium Frame #1 few 250-
450 lbs. 73.00-81.00; several
500-700 lbs. 50.5067.75.
HOGS 900; Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents higher. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 36.25-36.50; US 2-
3 230-260 lbs. 35.50-36.25. 40
head 36.60-36.75.
SOWS: 50 cents to mostly
$l.OO lower. US 1-3 300600
lbs. 31.00-32.00; few over 500
lbs. 32.50.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50: Choice 160-260
lbs. vealers 102.00-115.00;
Good and Choice 65-105 lbs.
62.00-73.50; few calves
returned to farm 75.00-
101.00. Individual Holstein
heifer 139.00.
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Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 14
Dublin, Va.
Report supplied by VD A
There were 84 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
under USDA Carcass Grade
and Weight Basis by the
hundredweight.
1 Load Steers Choice: 950-
1050 lbs. 107.75; Choice: 950-
1050 lbs. 105.75; Heifers
Choice: 900-950 lbs. 105.75;
Good 900-950 lbs. 103.75.
1 Load sold on Live Weight
basis. Heifers Choice: 950-
1100 lbs. 67.00.
Martinsburg
Apples
Friday, March 14
Report supplied by VDA
Apples: Demand very
good, market higher. CA
Storage Cartons 12-3 lb. film
bags. US Fancy or Better 2-
V*” minimum. Red
Delicious $B.OO-8.50, few
higher. Red Stayman $7.25-
7.50. Red Rome offerings
light $7.25-7.50. US Extra
Fancy $B.OO. Golden
Delicious supplies light
$7.50-8.00. Cartons traypack
US combination Extra
Fancy & Fancy. Red
Delicious 88-113’s $10.50-
11.00, mostly $ll.OO, some
best including US Extra
Fancy $12.00; 125’s $ll.OO
- Red Stayman 88-113’s
supplies light $10.50-11.00.
Red Rome 72rl00’s $8.50-9.00,
mostly $9.00, few $9.50.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 17
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 282
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady.
Better horses 500.00-
825.00; Driving horses 350.00
1100.00; Riding horses 350.00
450.00; Lightweight killers
350.00- Heavyweight
killers 500.00-870.00; Mares
30.00- Colts 10.00-25.00;
Geldings 30.0060.00; Larger
ponies 100.00250.00.
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“SPRING”
LAMB
AND GOAT
SALE
FrL, Mar. 28
2:00 P.M.
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the sale YOU have made
the best attended Spring
Lamb Sale in the east'
Lambs sold in order
received
Rabbits & Poultry
12 Noon (no eggs)
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