Livestock market and auction news
Dewart
Auction
Monday, May 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 199. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice about steady
Slaughter cows 25 cents-$1.50
lower. Choice 2-4, 950-1250
lbs. slaughter steers 59.50-
64.10, couple to 66.00, Good
56.75- few Standard
53.75- Few Choice
slaughter heifers 59.25-63.25,
few Good 53.50-56.50. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 45.50-49.25, couple to
50.75, Cutters 45.00-48.50,
Canner and Low Cutters
39.00-44.75, Shells down to
37.25. Individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 60.00,
, fc few Good 54.25-58.30. Yield
? Grade No. 1, 1175-2125 lbs.
slaughter bulls 55.00-57.85,
one at 67.25. Large Frame
#l&2, 350-650 lbs. feeder
steers 70.00-76.00. Medium
Frame §2, 300-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 63.00-69.50.
CALVES 95. Few Choice
vealers 94.00-110.00, few
Good 80.00-100.00, Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs. 61.00-
68.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 85-125 lbs. 80.00-120.00,
mostly 90.00-105.00; rfw
Hoi. Heifers 90-150 lbs.
110.00-178.50.
HOGS 65. Barrows and
gilts $1.75 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
32.50-33.35, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 30.60-32.70, No. 2-3 240-
280 lbs. 28.00-29.50. US No. 1-3
350-550 lbs. sows 24.80-27.80.
Few Boars 23.00-27.50.
* FEEDER PIGS 205. US
COMPME BEFORE TDU MfY
AATREX
palaquat p/siiCIDES
EPTAM FOR SPRING
FURADAN
DYFONATE HOW
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DAVID K. WEAVER
Rt 6, 80x272
Wellsboro Pa 16901
Call 717 724 5369
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FRIDAY, MAY 16
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to start promptly at 1:00
Every 4 weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles
south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britian, turn
north, follow Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. 2nd
farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill
Rd. to Little Bntian Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale
arrows
50 to 60 Head
more or less
2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts
York & Hampshire & Ouroc
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date Now
everything vaccinated for both Lepto St Erysipelas,
wormed and sprayed for lice.
Local trucker available.
No hogs sold on commission.
CHRIST A. BEILER
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - JUNE 13
No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
11.50-16.00 per head, No 1-3
50-60 lbs 19.00-24.50 per
head
SHEEP 24. Choice 75-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
72 00-74.00
Martinsburg
Auction
Monday, May 5
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 182 Choice
slaughter steers 60.50-63.00,
Good 57.00-60.00, Standard
54.00- Utility 51.50-
54.00. Good slaughter heifers
55.00- Standard 53.00-
55.00. Utility 45.00-51.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 46.00-52.00,
few 53.00, Cutters 43.0047.50,
Canner and Low Cutters
37.00- Shells down to
34.00. Choice slaughter
bullocks 58.00-62.00, Good
57.00- Standard 54.00-
59.00. Utility 51.00-55.00.
Yield Grade No. 1, slaughter
bulls 58.00-64.00, § 2, 56.00-
58.00.
CALVES 209. Choice
vealers 98.00-118.00, Good
90.00- Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 62.00-75.00,
70-90 lbs. 48.00-59.00, Uihty
55-100 lbs. 38.00-60.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 85.00-125.00; few
Holstein heifers 85-130 lbs. at
215.00.
HOGS 320. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
31.00- No. 1-3 200-250
lbs 28.50-31.00, No. 2-3 250-
260 lbs. 26.50-29.50, No. 1-3
130-180 lbs. 25.00-28.00. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
24.00- No. 2-3 300-650
lbs. 22.00-25.00. Boars 21.00-
24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 61. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00- per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 14.00-28.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. NO SALES ON
OFFER.
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, May 6*
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 257. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 53.85-58.75,
Choice 60.00-63 10, Good
55.00- Standard 53.00-
55.00, Utility 50.00-53.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
54.00- Good 50.00-54.00,
Standard 48.00-50.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 46.00-51.75, Cutters
45.0048.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 42.0045.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 57.00-
62.10, Good 55.00-57.00. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls
56.00- yield grade #2
50.00U56.00.
CALVES 117. Prime
vealers 110.00-115.00, Choice
100.00- Good 90.00-
100.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 70.00-80.00, 70-90 lbs.
60.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 95-120 lbs.
95.00- holstem heifers
30-175 lbs. 110.00-215.00.
HOGS 876. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. barrows & gdts 32.00-
33.10, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
31.00- No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 28.50-31.00. US No. 1-3
300475 lbs. sows 25.00-26.75,
No. 2-3 305-500 lbs. 20.00-
24.25. Boars 23.75-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 412. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
7.00- per head, No. 1-3
20-50 lbs. 14.00-26.00 per
head.
SHEEP 7. Slaughter ewes
18.00-31.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, May 2
Report supplied by USDA
Today 802
Last Friday 364
Last Year 924
TREND: Compared to last
Friday feeder steers fully
steady. Supply included 515
in graded sale, sold in lots of
10 or more. Balance sold
mainly in lots of three or
less.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: One
lot 410 lbs. 80.00; 600880 lbs.
66.25-71.75; 740-790 lbs. 64.50-
67.75, couple lots 800-890 lbs.
63.0064.10.
LARGE FRAME 1: One
lot 47 lbs. 80.85.
MEDIUM AND LARGE 1:
795-835 lbs. 64.0065.75; one
lot 955 lbs. 59.60.
SMALL AND MEDIUM 1:
One lot 575 lbs. 72.25.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2:
One lot 470 lbs. 66.75.
LARGE FRAME 1-2:
Couple lots 610-785 lbs. 62.25-
62.50; one lot 980 lbs 58.50.
MEDIUM AND LARGE 2:
One lot 395 lbs. 67.75.
SMALL AND MEDIUM 2:
One lot 395 lbs. 62.50.
LARGE FRAME 2-3
(HOLSTEINS); One lot 690
lbs. 53.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2: One
lot 430 lbs. 57.35.
MEDIUM FRAME 2: One
lot 395 lbs. 54.25.
SMALL AND MEDIUM 2:
One lot 350 lbs. 56.75.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Saturday, May 3
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE : Good Light Steer
Calves 85.00-09.00; Medium
80.00- Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
70.00- Medium 65.00-
70.00; Plain 60.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 46.50-64.50;
Good Slaughter Steers 57.00-
57.85; Medium 55.00-57.00;
Plain 53.00 and down; Good
Light Heifer Calves 65.00-
68.00; Medium 60.0065.00;
Plain 55.00 and down; Good
Heavy Heifers 60.00-63.50;
Medium 55.00-60.00; Plain
50.00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 45.00-49.75; Utilities
40.00- Canners &
Cutters 28.00 and down; Milk
& Stock Cows 695.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 74.00 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 52.75-
55.25.
CALVES; Veal Calves
103.00 and down; Baby
Calves 157.50 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS; Choice
Blue O 66.50; Slaughter
Ewes 25.00 and down; Stock
Ewes 70.00 and down.
HOGS: Top 30.10; Heavy
24.75-28.50; Medium 29.50;
Light 24.25; Sows 26.00 and
down; Boars 19.00.
Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
$l.OO lower. Choice 59.00-
61.00; Good 54.00-58.00;
Medium 53.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 54.50-55.50; Good
51.00-54.00; Medium 50.00
Down. Cows $1.50 under last
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10,1980—A7
week. High Yield 49.00-50.00;
Average 45.0048.00; Big
Middle 41.0044.00; Shelly
42.00 Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO
higher. Good 56.00-59.10;
Medium 51.00-55.00. Veal
Calves Good run. $2.00 to
$4.00 higher. Choice 110.00-
119.00; Good 98.00-109.00;
Medium 85.00-97.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 167.50. Farm Bulls
117.00; Light & Weak 68.00
Down. Sows 300-700 lbs.
22.00- Thin Sows 18.00-
21.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. Very active, $5.00
higher. Choice 90.00-95.00;
Good 80.00-89.00; Medium
70.00- Culls 69.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
72.00- Good 64.00-71.00;
Medium 63.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Dairy Type to
110.00; Choice 62.00-68.00;
Good 56.00-61.00; Medium
55.00 Down. Bulls Choice
71.00- Good 65.00-70.00;
Medium 64.00 Down.
Springing Heifers 980.00.
Pigs, Hd. Mostly steady
prices. 20-30 lbs. 8.00-14.00;
4080 lbs. 15.00-22.50. Shoats
by Lb. to 32.00. Slaughter
Hogs 75 cents lower. 210-230
lbs. 28.25-29.60; 240-260 lbs.
28.00- 190-205 lbs. 27.00-
27.50; 265-285 lbs. 25.00-27.60.
G&M
Livestock
Monday, May 5
Report supplied by auction
Market report hogs
higher, steers-lower, cows
lower.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 58.00-61.50; Good to
Choice 54.00-58.00; Standard
52.00-54.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice
and Prime 58.00-60.00; Good
to Choice 54.00-58.00;
Standard 50.00-54.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 55.00-
68.50, few to 74.50.
BULLS: 1200-1768 lbs
53.00- ; 900-1200 lbs
50.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 46.00-49.25; Good
43.00- Utility 40.00-
43.00; Cutters 38.0040.00.
CALVES: High Choice
90.00- Good to Choice
80.00- Standard to Good
70.00- Utility 50.00-
70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90.00-116.00; Hoi.
Heifers 140.00-197.50.
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
SNYDER TANKS
IM-PRUV-ALL
Check Our Prices Before You Buy.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph. 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs.
10.00-16.00; 25-50 lbs. 16.00-
23.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 30.00-
32.50, few to 33.00; 180-260
lbs. 28.00-30.50.
SOWS: 22.00-32.00.
BOARS: 18.00-25.00.
SHEEP: 20.00-28.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, May 5
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 65.00-70.00.
FEEDER STEERS;
Standard to Good 70.00-85.00.
BULLS: 450-575 lbs. 44.00-
52.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 47.00-48.75; Good to
Standard 45.75-46.75; Utility
44.5046.00; Cutters 43.75-
45.00; Canners 42.00-46.00.
CALVES: Prune 240-330
lbs. 90.00-105.00; High to
Choice 140-220 lbs. 90.00-
110.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 90.00-100.00; Stan
dard to Good 90-115 lbs. 80.00-
100.00; Utility 70-85 lbs. 70.00-
90.00; Low Utiity 65-75 lbs.
65.00-72.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 20-30 lbs.
$l2 to $lB by hd.; 35-45 lbs.
$l6 to $l9 by hd.
HOGS: 180-250 lbs. 33.00-
40.00.
SOWS: 25.00-28.00.
BOARS; 23.00-27.00.
GOATS: Nannies $3O to $46
by hd.; Kids $25 to $3B by
hd.; Billies $25 to $35 by hd.
Martinsburg
Apples
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by auction
Appalachian District MD
PA-VA-WV Prices fob
shipping point basis. Apples;
Demand good for fairly light
supplies market steady CA
Storage cartons 12-3 lb. film
bags. US Fancy or Better 2-
minimum. Red Delicious
$9.00-9.50. Red Stayman
$7.00-7.50, mostly $7.25-7.50.
Red Rome $7.50-8.00, mostly
$7.75-8.00. US Extra Fancy
$8.25-8.50. Winesap $7.00-
7.50, mostly $7.25-7.50.
Cartons traypack US
Combination Extra Fancy &
Fancy or Better Red
Delicious 88-113’s $12.50-
13.00, 125’s few $12.00-12.50.
Red Rome 64-113’s $9.00-9.50.
US Extra Fancy 64-80’s
$lO.OO-10.50.