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Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, June 21
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 78.00-83.50; Medium
72.00- 00; Plam 67.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
64.00- Medium 59.00-
64.00; Plam 54.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 57 50 and
down, Good Light Heifer
Calves 68 00-72.00; Medium
63 00-68 00; Plam 58.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
53.00- Medium 48.00-
53.00; Plam 43.00 and down;
Slaughter cows 48.00-52.50;
Utilities 43.00-48.00; Canners
& Cutters 44.00 and down;
Milk & Stock Cows 600.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 76.00 and
< %lown, Slaughter Bulls 58.50
and down
CALVES Veal Calves
89.00 and down; Baby Calves
180.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS. Choice
Blue O 65.50; Good Red O
62.00; Feeder Lambs 56.50;
Slaughter Ewes 22.50 and
down; Stock Ewes 87.50 and
down.
HOGS: Top 39.20; Heavey
33.00-37 25; Sows 31.25 and
down; Boars 21.25 and down.
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, June 26
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week
Slaughter Steer and Heifer
prices advanced from day to
day closing the week mostly
5O higher, instances 1 75
on heifers Cows
recovered part of early
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A Program 1
(arnalion Company
FRIDAY, JULY 11
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 Quanyville 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 & Duroc
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 - AUGUST 8
weeks downturns and
finished the week 1 00-2 00
lower Bulls remained
steady Receipts this week
3450, compared to 3046 last
week and 4139 a year ago
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice, few Prime 2-4 1000-
1300 lbs 67 00-69 25 closmg
68 00-69 25 with a load 1185
lbs at 69.50 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs
65 00-68 00 largely 66 00-68.00
Wednesday Good 63 CO
-66 00 Few 1100-1400 lbs
Holstems 59 50-60 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice, few Prime 2-4 900-
1100 lbs 64 50-67 50 closmg
mostly 66 00-67 50 Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1050
lbs 64 00-66.00 on Wed
nesday Good 60 50-64 00
COWS Utility and
Commercial 2-3 43.0047 00
Cutter 43 00-46.00 Package
Holstems at 47 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
1000-2250 lbs 50 00-58 00
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
Monday, June 23
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 60. Steers Good
Standard 62.00-64.50; Hols.
Good 54 00-57.50; Heifers
Good slaughter 58 00-61.85;
Standard 55.00-57.86; Utility
52.00- Steers Good
Feeder Strs 68 00-76.00;
Standard Strs. & Hfrs. 60 00-
66.85; Utility Strs. & Hfrs.
55 00-60.00; Bulls Good
Commercial 62.00-67.85;
Standard 58.00-61.85; Utility
55.00- 00; Cows Good
Commercial 48.00-51.50;
Canners 46.00-47.85, Cutters
44 00-46.50; Shells Down
30 00-43.50.
CALVES 120. Choice
Vealers 90.00-98.50; Good
80 00-90 00; Standard 70.00-
80.00; Bulls Bk. to Farm
90.00-115.00; Hfrs Bk to
Farm 80 00-125.00
HOGS- 243. US. No 1&2,
190 to 230 lbs. 40 0041 50;
U.S. No 1 & 3,190 to 245 lbs
39.00-39.85; U.S. No 1 & 3,
180 to 260 lbs 37.00-38.85;
Sows 250 to 350 lbs. 28 50-
32.10; Sows 350 to 575 lbs.
25.50-28.75. Boars 350 lbs. to
800 lbs. 24.00-26.75 Feeder
Pigs 40 to 50 lbs 22.00-28.50
per head, Feeder Pigs 25 to
35 lbs. 15 00-21.75 per head.
SHEEP 5. Lambs 70-120
lbs. 55.00-61.50; ewes 15.00-
24.00
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, June 26
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 5,600
Week Ago 5,100
Year Ago 2,500
As compared to the
previous week’s close,
slaughter steers mostly 1.50
higher, except Holstein
steers 1.50-2.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers 1.00
higher. Cows steady to 1.00
higher. Bulls weak to 1.00
lower. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4
slaughter steers, around 35%
heifers and 15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
1050-1300 lbs. 66 50-67.50.
Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs 65.00
67.00, closing sales 65.50
67 00; Load 2-3 1075 at 68.00
late. Mixed Good and Choice
2-4 900-1200 lbs. 64 00-65.50.
Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 62.00
64 50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
62 00-64.50. Standard to Good
2-3 10500-1375 lbs Holstems
54 00-59 50, closing 55.00
59 50; few Standard 1100-1250
lbs 53 25-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs 64.50-65 00, load
early 65 25, closing sales
64 50. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs.
63 00-64 50, several 63 00
64 00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 62.00
63 00. Good 2-3 700-975 lbs.
60 50-62 00
COWS Closing week sales
Utility and Commercial 2-4
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales n'l
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows COWS
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
1100 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
43 00-46 00 Boning utihty 1-2
46 0048 00 Cutter 1-2 42 00-
45.00 Canner and low Cutter
1-238 0042.00.
BULLS- Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs 51 00-57.50
Few Yield Grade 1 1500-1800
lbs 58.00 Couple out
standing Yield Grade 1 1700
lbs Charolais 59 00.
FEEDERS (including
around 1,200 at the regular
Thursdy auction ) Feeder
steers and heifers 1 00-3.00
higher, bulk 2 00-3 00 higher
with steers under 500 lbs.
and heifers under 400 lbs.
rather scarce and prices not
fully tested Demand good
for bulk of represented
grades and weights. Supply
mainly Medium Frame 1-2
500-800 lbs. steers and 400-700
lbs. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS.
Medium Frame 1: Limited
volume 375-475 lbs. 8175-
82.50; 500-600 lbs. 74.25-79.00;
600-700 lbs. 71.50-75 50; 700-
800 lbs 70.50-73.75; couple
lots fleshy 915 lbs. 66.50-
67.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 and
some Small Frame 1 • 350-500
lbs 73.00-77 50 ; 550-650 lbs.
68.00-72.25 ; 700-800 lbs. 65 25-
68.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1. 335-525
lbs 71.00-75 00 ; 600-700 lbs.
64 00-67 25, few lots fleshy
725-850 lbs 61.75-63 50
Medium Frame 1-2 and
few lots Small Frame 1. 500-
600 lbs. 65.50-68.75.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, June 26
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 3,500; 5 days last
week 3,431, same period a
year ago 6,095. Slaughter
steers ended the week
mostly 2 00, instances 2.50
higher than Wednesday of
last week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week 1.00-150
higher. Cows closed the
week 2.00-3.00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
Mixed high Choice and
Prime mostly YG 3 1150-1300
lbs. 66.50-67 00 Monday;
68.00-68 50 Wednesday;
mostly YG 4, few 5,1250-1350
lbs 64 50-66.50 Monday, load
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 28,1980—A7
1470 lbs 66.00 Wednesday.
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
67.5068.00 Monday; 68.50-
69.00 Wednesday Choice 24
1100-1300 lbs. 66.0067.50
Monday, 67.5068 50 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
65.0066 00 Monday; 66.50-
67.50 Wednesday. Load
Choice holstems 1520 lbs.
62.40 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime
mostly YG 3 950-1100 lbs
67.00 Wednesday. Choice 24
900-1125 lbs 64.5066.00, 1
load 66.25 Monday; 65.00-
66.25 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 63.0064.25 Monday;
63.5065.00 Wednesday.
COWS Utihty & Com
mercial 1-3 44.0047.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, June 26
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle and Calves 7000
Cattle Auction: Feeder
Steers and Heifers steady.
Demand Good, increased
initial offering of new crop
calves Bulk of the supply
medium Frame 1 and
Medium Frame 1-2 400-850
lb Feeder Steers and 400-750
lb Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1 400-500 lb.
78 0083.00, 500600 lb. 75.00
82 20, 600-650 lb 73.5076 "0,
650700 lb. 70 0073.75, 700800
lb 68.5072.10, several 70.00
72.00, 800900 lb 67 25-69.50.
Medium & Large frame 1-2-
5006001 b 70 25-77 25,600700
lb 69 0 071 25, load thin 625
lb 75.00, 700800 lb 67.00
71 00, 800900 lb 65.5067 25
Large frame 2 Holstems
400450 lb 63.25-69.00, 765 lb.
65.50, 830 lb 63 75, 930 lb
60.60
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium frame 1 365 lb.
74 50, 400-500 lb 68 5073.00,
500-600 lb 65.50-68.25, lot 515
lb 69.50, 600700 lb 64.50
67 50, several 66 0067 00, 700
730 lb 64.7585 75 Medium
Frame 1-2 400450 lb thin
66 5 072 00, 500-600 lb 63.50
66 50,600750 lb 62 0064.50.
HOG AUCTION. 600
Barrows and Gilts 1.00-1.25
higher; fairly active. Major
packer out of market due to
malfunction at plant. US 1
215-230 lb 42 30-42 40; 1-2 200-
250 lb 41 5042 10, 1-3 195-245
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
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
lb. 40.23-41.25;2-3 255-290 lb.
38.00-39.00 ; 2-3 290-330 lb.
34.50-
SOWS: 50-1.50 lower US 1-3
300-525 lb 29 50-30.10.
BOARS: few 475-625 lb.
25.50-
FEEDER PIGS: Poorly
tested; near steady. (73
head) all prices on a per cwt
basis. US 1-2 80-160 lb. 28.50-
29.75; 1-3 90-150 lb 24.15-
28.50.
FOR THE WEEK:
Barrows and Gilts 2.25-3.00
higher. Sows 2.50-3.00
higher. Feeder Pigs 1.00-2.00
higher. This week’s salable
receipts near 3700 head
compared with 3371 head
last week. Feeder Pigs
numbered 800 head and
comprised 22% of total
supply. The week’s top price
of 42.40 was paid on Thurs.
for 6 head US 1 217 lb.
Barrows and Gilts.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, June 25
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 148
cows, 118 heifers, and 4 bulls.
Market lower.
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
875.00- Load of Pa.
fresh cows, 810.00-1240.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
925.00- 2 Loads of
N.Y. purebred & grade fresh
cows, 975.00-2000.00,
springers 1300.00-1900.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1325.00- springers
1200.00- Load of Pa.
fresh cows, 1200.00-1275.00,
springers 1225.00-1410.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
960.00- Load of
Susquehanna Co. fresh cows,
1025.00- Load of
Butler Co. fresh cows, 880.00-
1200.00, springers 770.00-
1140.00. Locally consigned
cows, 410.00-1375.00;
Springing heifers grade
750.00- Bulls 380.00-
610 00; Bulls 360.00-860 00
The U.S. dairy industry
involves more than 10
million people in producing,
processing, marketing and
selling dairy products with
an estimated retail value of
$2B billion to 220 million
Americans.