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Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
Auction
Thtmday, May 8
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE- 318. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market: Slaughter steers $l
- lower. SI. cows grading
Utility Si Commercial $1.25
2.00 higher; Canner & Cutter
50-75 cents higher. SI. bull
1.50- lower; SI. steers few
High Choice & Prune 60.05
63.00; Choice No. 2-4 975-1250
lbs. 58.00-61.00; Good 56.05
58.00; few Standard 54.05
55.50; SI. heifers few Choice
57.50- SI. cows Utility &
Commercial 46.00-50.10, few
51.35,1 at 56.75. Cutter 45,85
48.50; Canner & L. Cutter
43.5047.25; Shells down to
40.75; SI. bullocks few Good
& Choice 59.25-60.00; SI. bulls
Yield Grade No. 1 1150-1970
lbs. 50.00-58.00, couple 63.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers few Large Frame No.
1 300-675 lbs. 64.00-71.00;
Heifers Large Frame No. 2
550-750 lbs. 49.00-55.00; Bulls
Medium #2 42M00 lbs. 50.00-
55.00.
CALVES: 320. Vealers
about steady. Few Prime
102.00- Choice 99.00-
108.00, 1 at 110.00; Good
79.00- Standard & Good
70-95 lbs. 68.00-75.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 75.00-120.00,
mostly 85.00-105.00; Hoi.
Heifers 75-130 lbs. 75.00-
182.50, mostly 100.00-160.00.
HOGS 123. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents-|l.OO higher.
No. 1-3 220-245 lbs. 30.0-31.00,
1 lot 31.35. Sows US No. 1-8
300-550 lbs. 23.50-26.50. 1
large lot of Boars 23.85.
FEEDER PIGS 100. No. 1-
3 2540 lbs. 11.0514 oO per
head; 1 lot No. 1-3 55 lbs.
17.00.
SHEEP; 8 Spring si
lambs 1 lot Choice 105 lbs
64.50.
Indiana
Auction
Thursday, May 8
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 79. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market: Slaughter cows
grading Utility & /Com
mercial $2-3 lower; Canner
& Cattle about steady; SI.
steers few Good & Choice
1340-1570 lbs. 55.50-67.00; few
Good 55.75-56.00; SI. heifers 1
Choice 58.00; 1 Good 55.50; 1
Standard 53.50; SI. cows few
Utility & Commercial 42.50-
45.00; few Commercial 4-5
38.75-42.00; few Cutters
42.5045.00; Canner & L
Cutter 37.50-42.75; SI.
bullocks couple Good 55.50-
57.50; few Standard 49.05
53.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers few Medium Frame
No. 1,435-635 lbs. 57.0566.00;
Heifers, Medium Frame No.
1455675 lbs. 54.0559.00.
CALVES: 58. Vealers few
Choice 95.00-106.00; few
Good 85.0593.00; Standard &
Good 95120 lbs. 60.0577.00;
6585 lbs. 58.0564.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 95120 lbs. 75.0592.00;
few Hoi. Heifers 85-105 lbs.
90.05120.00.
HOGS: 94. Barrows and
gilts $l-2 higher. 1 lot US No.
1- 212 lbs. 33.75; No. 1-3 215
240 lbs. 30.5532.00; 1 lot No.
2- 250 lbs. 30:25; few No. 1-3
185190 lbs. 29.25-30.75. Sows
about steady. US No. 1-3 315
530 lbs. 22.25-27.25,1 at 29.00.
Boars 18.5524.00.
FEEDER PIGS 33. US No.
1-3 3550 lbs. 12.0524.00 per
head; No. 1-3 115165 lbs.
23.75-26.00 per hun
dredweight.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, May 9
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6642. Compared
with 7583 head last week, and
5605 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market: Slaughter steers
weak - $2 lower; SL heifers
mostly $1 lower; SI. cows
mostly $1 lower spots $2
lower; SI. bullocks and; SI.
bulls mostly $l-2 lower. Few
66.50 SI. steers: High Choice
& Prune No. 3-4, 62.50-65.60;
Choice No. 24, 59.00-63.00;
Good 55.004W.00; Standard
52.00- SI. heifers:
Choice 57.00-60.50; Good
53.00- Standard 50.00-
54.00. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 44.0048.75; few
51.75. Cutters 43.0047.50;
Canner & L. Cutter 38.00-
44.50; Shells down to 34.00.
SI. bullocks: Choice 56.00-
62.00; Good 54.0060.00; few
Standard 51.00-57.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1
1000-2400 lbs. 54.00-59.50 few
61.25; Grade No. 2 900-1600
lbs. 50.00-57.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Large Frame No. 1
300-675 lbs. 64.00-76.00;
Large Frame No. 2, 400685
lbs. 55.0066.00, Medium
Frame 1 300600 lbs. 58.00-
80.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 300650 lbs. 55.00-
67.00; bulls #1 & 2 Medium
frame 305700 lbs. 50.0559.00.
CALVES 2761. Compared
with 2883 head last week and
2568 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady to $5
lower. Few Prune 110.05
128.00; Choice 95.05118.00;
Good 80.05100.00; Standard
& Good 95120 lbs 70.05
82.00; 55-90 lbs. 58.0575.00;
Utility 55110 lbs. 50.0560.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 95125 lbs. 75.05125.00
mostly 80.05110.00; Hoi.
Heifers 85145 lbs. 90.05
178.00 mostly 100.05135.00.
HOGS: 7962. Compared
with 8990 head last week and
7060 head year ago. Barrows
and gilts strong to 1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 205240
lbs. 31.5533.25 few 34.00; No.
1-3 205250 lbs. 29.0532.50;
No. 2-3 195265 lbs. 28.05
30.00; No. 1-3 145190 lbs.
26.0528.50; Sows steady to $1
higher. US No. 1-3 305575
lbs. 24.0528.00 lbs.; No. 2-3
305650 lbs. 20.0525.00. Boars
18.0524.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1475.
Compared with 1947 head
last week and 1298 a year
ago. $l-2 lower. US No. 1-3 25
35 lbs. 11.0516.00 per head;
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 14.0524.00;
No. 1-3 5585 lbs. 19:0531.00.
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS; 3088. Compared with
2075 head last week, and 4181
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly
SMUCKER S SALES & SERVICE
• Good used diesel
engines
Install a blower fan
for better diesel &
refrigeration cooling.
Longer life on diesel.
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CALL 717-354-4374.
steady to $4 higher. No. 1-2
3040 lbs. 39.0554.00, 4550
lbs. 41.0550.00 few to 62.00,
50-60 lbs. 34.0550.00, few
59.00 ; 6580 lbs. 37.0048.00;
No 2-3 2540 lbs. 40.0546.00
few 52.00 ; 4555 lbs. 31.05
43.00 few to 50.00; 6580 lbs.
34.0045.00.
SHEEP; 576. Compared
with 597 head last week and
545 head a year ago. Spring
si. lambs weak to $5 lower,
Few Choice 3560 lbs. 77.05
105.00; Choice 55105 lbs.
68.0580.00; God 35100 lbs.
62.0570.00; SI. ewes 15.05
35.00.
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