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Sechrist
Auction
Monday, March 31
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 102. Steers High
Choice and Prune 62.50-
65.00; Good Choice 61.00-
62.50; Standard Good 58.00-
60.85; Holstems Good 54.00-
56.00; Standard to Good
52.00- Heifers High
Choice and Prune 58.00-
62.50; Good to Choice 56.00-
58 00; Holstems Good 48.00-
52.10. Feeder Steers Good
and Choice 65.00-75.00;
Standard Good 60 00-65.00.
Bulls Good and Choice
Commercial 57.00-60.00;
Standard to Good 55.00-57.85.
Cows High Yearling Com
mercial 47 00-49.85; Cutters
45.50-47.00; Canners Low
Cutters 42.50-45.50; Shells
38.00-
CALVES 79. Calves Choice
and Prime 90.00-115.00; Good
and Choice 85.00-90.00;
Standard and Good 70.00-
85.00; Bulls Good 100-120 lbs.
75.00- Hfrs. 90-140 lbs.
85.00- Culls 40.00-
65.00.
FEEDER PIGS 249. Hogs
U.S. No. 1 and 2, 30-45 lbs.
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FARMERS!!
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2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph; 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
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TOPIC: “Beef industry and Its Future”
FREE: Food for Thought & Food to Eat
22.00- per head; U.S.
No. 1 and 3, 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
28.00 per head; U.S. No. 2
and 3, 20-60 lbs. 12.00-25.00
per head. Sows 250-375 lbs.
24.00- 400-500 lbs 22.00-
23.85. Boars 300-500 lbs.
20.00-
SPRING LAMBS 166.
Lambs 40-60 lbs. Good to
Choice 115.00-130.00;
Medium and Good 25-55 lbs’
100.00-115.00; 60-90 lbs.
95.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 30 25-30 50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 30.00-
30.25.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 29.00-
29.75.
Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, March 26
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
$l.OO lower. Choice 61.00-
62.75; Good 56.00-60.00;
Medium 55.00 Down. Heifers
Good 50.00-53.00; Medium
49.00 Down. Cows $1.50
lower. High Yield 49.00-
★ Market Operators
51.50; Average 45.0048.00;
Big Middle 41.00-44.00;
Shelly 42.00 Down. Fat Bulls
$3.00 under last week. Good
55.00- Medium 49.00-
54.00. Veal Calves steady
prices. Choice 110.00-120.00;
Good 100.00-109.00; Medium
80.00- Farm Hfrs. to
155.00; Farm Bulls to 99.00;
Light & Weak 70.00 Down.
Lambs few offered. Good to
62.50.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs steady to $2.00 higher.
Choice 90.00-97 00; Good
80.0089.00; Medium 71.00-
79.00; Culls 70.00 Down.'
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
70.00- 00; Good 62.0089.00;
Medium 61.00 Down. Heifers
(AH Weights) Choice 68.00-
74.50; Good 60.00-67.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 70.00-80.00; Good
60.0089.00; Medium 59.00
Dcwn. Dairy Cows to 990.00.
Springing Heifers to 1160.00
Pigs, Hd. very active, steady
prices. 20-30 lbs. 8.00-19.00;
4080 lbs. 20.00-27.00. Shoats
by Lb. to 28.50. Slaughter
Hogs $l.OO lower, but in Ime
with drop m market. 200-230
lbs. 29.25-29.75; 240-260 lbs.
28.50-29.75; 180-205 lbs. 25.25-
28.25. Sows 300-525 lbs. 23.50-
27.75.
Martinsburg
Auction
Monday, March 31
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 142. Choice
slaughter steers 62.50-66.75,
Good 60.00-64.50, Standard
58.00- Utility 55.00-
58.00. Good slaughter heifers
60.00- Standard 57.00-
60 00, Utility 48.00-53.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 47.00-51.00,
Cutters 44.50-47.00, Canner
& Low Cutter 41.5045.00,
Shells down to 35 00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 64.50-
68 50, Good 61 00-65.00,
Standard 58 00-62 00, Utility
54.00- Yield Grade #1
1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
62.00- yield grade #2
900-1600 lbs. 56.00-60.00.
CALVES 227. Choice
vealers 112.00-120.00, Good
95.00- Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 58.00-75.00,
70-90 lbs. 48.00-58.00, Utility
55-100 lbs 38.00-60.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 95-120
lbs. 110.00-130.00; few
holstem heifers 85-130 lbs.
202.50.
HOGS 290. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 31.20-
32.00, few 32.50, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 28.50-31.00, No. 2-3
250-260 lbs. 28.00-30.00, No. 1-
3 130-185 lbs. 21.50-27.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
24.00-28.00, No. 2-3 300800
lbs. 23.00-25.00. Boars 18.00-
22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 46. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 8.00-
16.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 12.00-18.00 per head.
SHEEP 38. Choice spring
slaughter lambs 110.00-
180.00, few to 245.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1980—A7
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Saturday, March 29
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE Good Light Steer
Calves 90 00-95.00; Medium
85'00-90 00; Plain 80 00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
68 00-73 00; Medium 63.00-
68.00; Plain 58 00 and down;
Holstein Steers 54 25-56 75;
Good Light Heifer Calves
70.00-74 00; Medium 65 00-
70.00, Plain 60.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 55.00-
59.00; Medium 50.00-55 00;
Plain 45 00 and down,
Slaughter Cows 42.0046.75;
Utilities 38.0042.00; Canners
& Cutters 35.00 and down;
Milk & Stock Cows 800.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 65.00 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 60.25
and down
CALVES - Veal Calves
97.00 and down; Baby Calves
155.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 70.25; Good Red O
70.00; Slaughter Ewes 22.00
and down; Stock Ewes 85.00
and down.
HOGS. Top 29.00; Medium
24.00; Light 22.00; Sows 27.25
and down; Boars 19.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, March 31
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 50.00-52 00;
Other 44.0047.00.
COWS: High Choice and
Prime 50.50-51.75; Good to
Standard 48.7549.50; Utility
46.7548.25; Cutters 43.50-
46.00; Canners 40.7544.00.
CALVES: High to Choice
140-180 lbs. 89.00-112.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lbs.
87.00-98.00; Standard to Good
90-115 lbs. 80.00-91.00; Utility
75-85 lbs. 55.00-82.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lbs. 48.00-57.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 20-25 lbs.
$5 to $l2 by hd.; 30-35 lbs. $9
to $l4 by hd.
SOWS: 22.00-25.50.
BOARS: 25.00-26.00,
GOATS: $lB to $29 by hd.;
Nannies $25 to $54 by hd.;
Billies $25 to $44 by hd.
SHEEP:
153.00.
Lambs 147.00-
Green Dragon .
Livestock Sales
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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
ll:OOA.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
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call; Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, March 31
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 418
calves, 88 cows, 10 heifers, 9
bulls, 2 steers, 155 hogs, 299
lambs, 23 sheep. Cattle
market reported easier for
Easter, calf market reported
easier.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
220,00; Veal Calves to 111.00;
Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 75.00-90.00;
Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 60.00
& down; Grassers & Feeders
40.00- Lambs Easter to
197.50 good reg. to 100.00;
Sheep to 36.00; Hogs, 200-250
lbs. 30.00-35.00; Sows 23.00-
28.00; Boars 20.00-24.00; Pigs
5.00- Heifers 45.00-
58.00; Steers 48.00-53.75;
Steers, feeder 52.00-68.00;
Bulls 50.00-58.50; Cows,
utility 46.00-48.50; Cows, fat
44.00- Cows, medium
42.00- Cows, poor or
small 32.00-40.00; Horses to
620.00; Ponies to 30.00; Goats
183.00-
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 28
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Cattle
'482
863
493
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Friday feeder steers 2.00-
3.00 lower; feeder heifers
3.00-3.00 lower. Supply in
cluded few lots feeder steers,
about 100 head feeder
heifers, with balance sold in
lots of three or less.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: One lot 650 lbs. 65.50.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1: One lot 585 lbs. 66.25.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1 AND 2: Couple lots
740-900 lbs. 58.00-61.50.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 2 HOLSTEINS: One lot
435 lbs. 66.00; one lot 525 lbs.
56.25; 800-925 lbs. 54.5055.00;
one lot 1000 lbs. 52.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
LARGE FRAME NUMBER
1:525-730 lbs. 55.00-57.10.