Livestock market and auction news
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, June 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 217. Compared
with the market 2 weeks
ago: Choice No. 2-4 1025-1450
lbs. slaughter steers 59.25-
63.35, couple to 64.60, Good
56.75- Standard 53.25-
56.00. Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 54.50-59.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43 5048.00,
couple to 50.60, Cutters 44.25-
47.00. Canner & Low Cutter
41.00- Shells down to
34.25. Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 52.00-
56.85. Yield Grade #1 1050-
1950 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.75- one 2100 lbs. at
64.00. Few Large Frame #1
475-660 lbs. feeder steers
65.00- one lot Large
Frame #1 320-400 lbs. feeder
heifers at 68.00.
CALVES 143. Supply in
cluded 95% farm calves.
Choice vealers 95.00-109.00,
few Good 75.00-85.00,
Standard & Good (few) 70-90
lbs. 72.00-85.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-125 lbs.
78.00-122.00, mostly 90.00-
110.00.
HOGS 760. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 32.10-
33.40, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
30.00-32.00, No. 2-3 240-290
lbs. 24.50-29.00, No. 1-3 150-
180 lbs. 25.25-27.00. US No. 1-3
300-600 lbs. sows 23.50-27.00,
No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 21.00-
24.00. Boars 22.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 299. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
7.50-9.50 per head, No. 1-3 SO
SO lbs. 12.00-21.00, No. 1-3 50-
65 lbs. 17.50-22.50 per head.
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BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
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
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call; Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
SHEEP 20. Few Choice 80
100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 68.00-71.50. Few
Slaughter ewes 22.50-29.50.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, May 28
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
$l.OO lower. Choice 57.00-
58.75; Good 54.00-56.00;
Medium 53.00 Down Heifers
Choice 53.00-55.00; Good
49.00- Medium 48.00
Down. Cows $l.OO under last
wk. High Yield 47.50-48.25;
Average 44.00-47.00; Big
Middle 38.0043.00; Shelly
41.00 Down. Fat Bulls Few
offered. Good Light Wts.
55.00; Medium to 51.75. Veal
Calves $2.00 higher. Choice
94.00- Good 88.00-93.00;
Medium 75.00-87.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 150.00; Farm Bulls
to 126.00; Light & Weak 67.00
Down. Lambs steady prices.
Choice 65.00-67.75; Good
61.00-
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. steady to $l.OO lower.
Light Wts. to 98.00; Choice
84.00- Good 78.00-8J.00;
Medium 71.00-77.00; Culls
70.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 71.00-78.00; Good
62.00- Medium 61.00
Down. Heifers (AH Weights)
Dairy Type to 100.00; Choice
80.0083.00; Good 70.00-79.00;
Medium 69.00 Down. Bulls
Good 60.00-61.50; Medium
59.00 Down. Dairy Cows to
1180.00. Springing Heifers to
1135.00. Pigs, Hd. Large run,
steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 5.50-
15.00; 4080 lbs. 16.00-25.00.
Shoats by Lb. to 26.00.
Slaughter Hogs 50 cents
higher. 210-230 lbs. 30.75-
32.35; 240-260 lbs. 30.85-31.75;
190-205 lbs. 29.50-30.50; 265-
290 lbs. 29.00-30.00. Sows 350
780 lbs. 22.0024.75; Thin
Sows 19.0021.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Monday, June 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 275; Limited
sales slaughter steers and
heifers steady to 50 cents
higher. Cows 50 cents lower.
Bulls 25-75 cents lower.
Supply 25% slaughter steers
and heifers, 50% cows, 10%
feeders, balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1065-1300 lbs.
60.5082.85; individual Prime
1150 lbs. 64.00; Good 241000
1500 lbs. 56.35-59.00; few
Standard and Good Holstems
2-311001500 lbs. 51.6055 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 825-1025 lbs. 58 80
60.60. Good 2-3 7501000 lbs.
53 0058.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 42.60
48.85; Cutter 1-2 39.5045.10.
BULLS: Few 1-2 10101925
lbs. 51.1057.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Steer
and bulls - Medium Frame
#l-2 335450 lbs. 74.0085.00;
few Heifers - Medium Frame
#1420500 lbs. 60.2585.00.
HOGS 600: Barrows and
Gilts weak to mostly 50 cents
lower. US 1-2 200240 lbs.
31.75-32.00; several lots
32.2032.50; US 2-3 230260
lbs. 30.0031.75.
SOWS: Firm instances 25
cents higher. US 1-3 300-600
lbs. 23.0024.00, few 24.25.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 35: Choice 150260
lbs. vealers 90.00-96.50;
calves returned to farm
73.0096.00.
SHEEP AUCTION 50:
Choice and Prune spring
slaughter lambs 9095 lbs.
69.00 pkg. Choice 83 lbs.
66.50.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Wednesday, June 4
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
4:30 report: Choice 3 steer
beef steady to mostly 1.00
higher. Choice 4 & Good 1.00-
2.00 higher. Heifer beef
steady-2.00 higher in light
test. Demand light to
moderate with most
processors resisting bullish
packer ideas. Supplies
moderate on steer beef, light
on heifer beef. Sales
reported on 77 loads of steer
& heifer beef.
STEER BEEF
70 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 : 600-900 lbs
101.00, mostly 1.00 higher,
packer to packer
ChoiceS: 550-800 lbs. 100.00
early, steady.
Choice 2-3. 500-700 lbs
YG. 3 103.00; Y.G. 2104.00.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
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 Bntian, turn
north, follow Little Bntian 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 & 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 -JULY 11
Uioicc4 600900 lbs 91.00
92.00, 1.00-2 00 higher,
mostly 92 00.
Good 2-3. 600900 lbs. 96.00
97.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 2-3: 500700 lbs.
Y.G. 3 103.00104.00; Y.G. 2
104.00105.00.
Choice 4: 600850 lbs. 93.00.
Good 2-3: 600900 lbs. 97.50
(Holstein Type).
HEIFER BEEF
7 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 500700 lbs. 98.00
100.00, early steady-2.00
hghr.
Choice 3: 500700 lbs,
100.00, late.
COW BEEF
6 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Utility 400&up lbs. 78.50
East (BNG) 2-3.
Canner & Cutter: 350&up
lbs. 81.50 West. 1-2.
Canner & Cutter: 350&up
lbs. 83.50 West. 1-2.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Utility: 450&up lbs. 73.50
West. (BRKG) 34.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
9% Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS (H); 120170 lbs.
123.00.
FORES: 130210 lbs. 79.50.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs.
75.50.
RIBS: 24431b5. 132.00.
LOINS (T): 4070 lbs.
183.00.
ROUNDS (H). 6085 lbs.
114.00.
BRISKETS: 43.00.
SHORT PLATES: 37.00.
FULL PLATES: 40.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
54 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90 pet chem lean frzn
116.50.
50 pet chem lean fresh
39.0040.00, 1.00 lower. Bulk
40.00.
50 pet chem lean frzn 41.00,
steady.
FOB Amarillo Basis
50 pet chem lean frzn 41.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report; Fresh pork loins
steady-2.50 higher. Picnics
not established. Boston butts
1.00-3.00 lower. Fresh hams
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 7,1980—A7
steady-1.50 higher except
26&up lbs. 3.50 lower. StUs
bellies steady-1.00 Iwr.
Trading light to moderate;
Demand moderate. Sales
reported on 89 loads and 13
loads of trimmings and
variety meats.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS; 14/dn lbs. 71.00;
14-17 lbs. 70.00; 1.50-2.50
higher;-14-17 lbs 75.50 clear
channel; 17-20 lbs. 64.00-
66.00, steady-2.00 higher; 17-
20 lbs. 70.00-71.00 clear
channel; 17-20 lbs. 73.00
frozen; 20&up lbs. 53.50,1.50
higher.
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs.
50.50-51.00, 1.00 lower; B&up
lbs. 46.00,3.00 lower.
SPARERIBS: 3-5 lbs.
78.50.
SKINNED HAMS: 14/dn
lbs. 61.50; 14-17 lbs. 54.00-
56.00, steady-1.50 hghr.; 17-
20 lbs. 51.50-52.00, 1.00-1.50
higher; 20-26 lbs. 50.50,
steady; 26-30 lbs. 48.00;
26&up lbs. 46.50,3.50 lower.
BELLIES, SDLS; 10-12
lbs. 20.00, 1.00 lower; 12-14
lbs. 26.00-26.50, steady-. 50
lower; 14-16 lbs. 26.50 .50
lower; 18-20 lbs. 23.00.
VARIETY MEATS
FEET, TOES ON: 12.50-
13.00.
SALIVARY GLANDS:
11.50.
STOMACHS, SCLD &
SCRPD: Irg. box 15.00.
HEAD MEAT; 44.00.
CHITTERLINGS; 10 lb,
box 30.00.
PORK TRIMMINGS
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK
(Chemical Lean)
42% lean trimmings frozen
24.25; 72% lean trimmings
frozen 51.00; 72% bnls pic
nics fresh 59.00.
Electronic
Slaughter Lamb
Sale
Daleville, Va.
Friday, May 30
Report supplied by VDA
There were 842 head sold.
All lambs were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice & Prune 95-125 lbs
70.75-
Choice & Prune 85-125 lbs.
67.75-
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
lIVI-PRUV-ALL
Check Our Prices Before You Buy.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Saturday, May 31
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 81.00-86.50; Medium
76.00- Plain 71.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
75.00- Medium 70.00-
75.00; Plam 65.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 50.50-55.00;
Good Slaughter Steers 60.00-
63.00; Medium 58.00450.00;
Plain 55.00-58.00; Good Light
Heifer Calves 65.00-69.50;
Medium 60.00-65.00; Plain
55.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 55.00-60.50; Medium
50.00- Plam 45.00 and
down; Slaughter Cows 40.00-
44.75; Utilities 35.0040.00;
Canners & Cutters 30.50 and
down; Milk & Stock Cows
652.00 and down; Stock Bulls
65.00 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 53.50-56.50.
CALVES: Veal Calves
89.00 and down; Baby Calves
120.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 70.85; Good Red O
64.00; Feeder Lambs 58.50;
Slaughter Ewes 23.30 and
down; Stock Ewes 72.50 and
down.
HOGS; Top 30.25; Heavy
29.85; Medium 28.50; Light
24.00 and down; Sows 26.50
and down; Boars 19.50 and
down.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday,June 4
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 81
cows, 70 heifers, and 6 bulls.
Market stronger.
Load of Ist calf heifers
fresh Pa. cows, 1025.00-
1500.00; 2 Loads of NY fresh
cows, 1325.00-1675.00,
springers 1125.00-1750.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1040.00- Load of
Susquehanna fresh cows,
935.00- Locally
consigned cows, 840.00-
1375.00; Springing heifers
grade 850.00-1250.00; Bulls
280.00-