AH—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 29,1980
livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, March 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 321. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market: Slaughter steers
grading Choice 50-75 cents
lower; SI. cows 50 cents-2.50
lower; SI, steers Choice No.
2-4 950-1200 lbs. 64.00-67.25;
Good 60.75-63.50; Standard
58.50-63.00; few Utility 52.00
55.00; SI. heifers one Choice
67.00: few Good 55.0060.00;
SI. cows Utility & Com
mercial 46.00-51.00, few
51.75. Cutters 47.00-50.50;
Canner & L. Cutter 44.00
48.00; Shells down to 39.50.
SI. bullocks few Good 63.50
65.50; SI. bulls Yield Grade
No. 1, 1100-2000 lbs. 57.25-
62.25.
FEEDER CATTLE
Steers few Large Frame No.
1 400-600 lbs. 70.00-79.00;
few Large Frame No. 2 575-
750 !bs. 57.0062.50.
CALVES: 441. Vealers
grading Good & Choice $4-10
lower, Standard & low Good
about steady; few Prime
112.00- Choice 109.00
125.00; Good 82.00105.00;
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs.
70.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
55.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 78.00-104.00;
Hoi. Heifers 85-140 lbs. 85.00
185.00, mostly 90.00-140.00.
HOGS; 79. Barrows and
gilts $1.50-2.50 lower. No. 1-3
210-250 lbs. 30.35-31.00. US
No. 1-3 270600 lbs. 25.00
29.75; few No. 2-3 500-650 lbs.
22.00-29.00. Boars 23.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 41. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 10.00-17.00
per head; 1 lot No. 1-3 50 lbs.
20.50.
SHEEP: 302. Spring
Choice 20-45 lbs. 125.00-
143.00; 50-70 lbs. 98.00-116.00;
70-105 lbs. 72 50-82.00; Good
45-70 lbs. 84.00-100.00.
Wooled si. lambs few Good
60-70 lbs. 50.0005.00; si. ewes
24.0048.00.
GOATS: 96 Goat kids
25.0005.00 head.
Western Maryland
Market
Tuesday, March 25
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat
Steers no Choice offered;
Good 58.0060.00; Standard
55.00-58.00; Heifers Standard
to 53.00; Cows large run,
$l.OO lower; Good Cows few
to 51.00; Standard St Utility
46.50-49.00; Canners 45.00
47.00; Shelly 45.00 Down;
Bulls good run; Top 2035 lbs.
at 64.00; Bulk 12001600 lbs.
57.0060.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; $4.00
under last week. Top Hogs,
one lot to 33.00; Bulk 200225
lbs. 30.0031.60; 230260 lbs.
29.0031.75; 170190 lbs. 25.00
27.00; Heavy Weights 300350
lbs. 25.0027.00; Sows 300400
lbs. 25.0028.75.
VEAL CALVES: Big
Calves $5.00 lower. Tops, to
110.00; Good-Choice 90.00
110.00; Standard 75.0090.00;
Light Calves 70.0078.00;
Weak & Rough 70.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Bulls 95-115
lbs. 85.00-109.00.
LAMBS: very active!
Good & Choice Spring
Lambs 85-100 lbs. 74.00-79.00.
STOCK CATTLE: good
run, $4,006.00 lower. Stock
Steers 60.00-90.00; Stock
Heifers 55.00-71.00; Holstems
to 102.00; Stock Bulls 50.00
76.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: large
run, $l.OO higher. By the
Head 15-30 lbs. 8.0017.00; 30
50 lbs. 15.0027.50; By the Lb.
5060 lbs. 41.00-43.00 ; 7075
lbs. 43.0045.00; Stock Boars
200300 lbs. 22.0026.00.
Indiana
Auction
Thursday, March 3
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 109. Compared
with last Thursday market.
SI. cows mostly 50 cents
lower instances $1 lower,
(few) Good 57.00-57.25;
(few) Standard 53.00-54.00;
(few) Utility 48.5050.00 SI.
heifers: (few) Choice 59.00
60.00; (few) Good 55.50
58.00; (few) Utility 40.00
48.00. SI. cows: (few) Utility
St Commercial 47.75-50.00;
Cutters 45.00-48.00; Canner &
L. Cutter 42.0046.50. SI.
bulls; (few) Yield Grade No.
1, 9501550 lbs. 56.75-60.50;
Medium Frame No. 2, 300
700 lbs. 55.0062.50; (few)
Medium Frane No. 2 400-650
lbs. 48.0060.00; Bulls, few
Medium Frame No. 2 500-800
lbs. 48.75-58.00.
CALVES: 105. Good 90.00
112.00; Standard St Good 90
120 lbs. 80.0090.00; 7090 lbs.
60.0080.00; (few) Utility 55-
125 lbs. 50.0068.00."
FARM CALVES; Hoi.
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 75.00106.00;
Hoi. Heifers 85-125 lbs. 95.00
150.00.
HOGS: 138. Barrows and
gdts $2.50-3.00 lower. U.S.
No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 31.25-32.00
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 29.25-
30.75; few No. 2-3195-275 lbs.
26.75-29.00; few No. 1-3 140-
160 lbs. 23.00-26.00; US No. 1-
3 300-500 lbs. 28.50-33.50.
Boars 19.00-22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 6.1 lot US
No. 1-3 40 lbs. 15.00 per head.
SHEEP 160. Spring si.
lambs Choice 2040 lbs.
132.00- ; 40-55 lbs.
106.00- ; 60-70 lbs. 70.00-
108.00. Few Choice wooled si.
lambs 65-75 lbs. 68.00-80.00;
few good wooled si. lambs 50-
70 lbs. 58.00-70.00; 65-100 lbs.
50.00- SI. ewes 8.00-
31.50.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, March 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6707. Compared
with 5996 head last week, and
6689 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market: Slaughter steers $l
- lower; SI. cows & heifers
$l-2 lower; SI. bulls steady to
$1 lower. SI. steers High
Choice & Prime 65.00-67.0 Ct
SI. heifers: Choice 61.00-
64.00; Good 56.00-62.00;
(few) Standard 52.0058.00.
SI. cows Utility St Com
mercial 46.00-53.00; Cutters
44.75-50.00; Canner & Cutter
41.00- Shells down to
39.50. SI. bullocks: Good St
Choice 60.0066.00; (few)
Standard 56.0061.00; SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
12002100 lbs. 57.0065.00;
Yield Grade No. 2, 9001300
lbs. 55.0059.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Large Frame No. 1,
375-600 lbs. 70.00-81.00;
Large Frame No. 2, 300700
lbs. 63.0076.00; Medium
Frame No. 1 300650 lbs,
65.00- Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-550 lbs.
60.0072.00. Bulls, Medium St
Large Frame No. 1 400-600
lbs. 60.00-78.00; Large
Frame No. 2 500-850 lbs.
52.0063.00.
CALVES: 3510. Compared
with 3878 head last week and
3680 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $5 lower,
(few) Prune 120.00-132.00;
Choice 100.00-125.00; Good
85.00- Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-75.00;
70-90 lbs. 55.00-70.00; Utility
50-110 lbs. 45.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 80.00-120.00;
Hoi. Heifers 90-140 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS: 9424. Compared
with 8419 head last week and
9767 head a year ago.
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Barrows and gilts $3 to $4.50
declining market throughout
week. US No. 1-2 200240 lbs.
31.0034.00, few down to
30.00; No. 1-3 190250 lbs.
29.25-33.00; No. 2-3 190270
lbs. 27.0031.00; No. 1-3 140
185 lbs. 24.0030.00; Sows $2-3
lower. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs.
26.0031, few to 35.00; few No.
2-3 400700 lbs. 22.0026.00.
Boars 18.0028.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1198.
Compared with 1461 head
last week and 1150 a year ago
steady to weak. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. 11.0019.00 per
head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 15.00
27.00; No. 1-3 5075 lbs. 20.00
31.00.
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS: 3827. Compared with
2025 head last week, and 2381
head a year ago. All sales
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SHEEP: 4294. Compared
with 661 head last week and
803 head a year ago. Spring
si. lambs most lambs 20-60
lbs. for Easter trade, (few)
Choice 2545 lbs. 120.00-
165.00; 45-60 lbs. 100.00-
140.00; 60-75 lbs. 85.00-105.00;
few 75-100 lbs. 70.00-80.00;
Good 20-50 lbs. 90.00-130.00;
Choice wooled si. lambs 70-
110 lbs. 55.00-75.00; Good
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