Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 30, 1980, Image 9

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    Livestock market an
Indiana
Auction
Thursday, August 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 87 Compared
with last Thursday market:
SI. cows mostly .50 higher. SI
steers few Choice 67.25-08.50,
1 Good 58.00; 1 Standard
52.00. SI. heifers few Choice
61.50-66.00; 1 Good 58.00; 1
Standard 54.00. SI. cows
Utility & Commercial 46.50-
50.00 one at 58; Cutters 53.75-
47.50; few Canner & L.
Cutter 39.25-45.50; SI. bulls;
few Yield Grade No. 1&2 900-
1300 lbs. 54.75-61.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers few Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 350-790 lbs.
(£9.0041.00, one 68.50.
Heifers, Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 350-650 lbs.
54.00-
CALVES: 108. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
2.00- lower; 1 Choice
96.00; few Good 79.00-89.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
70.00- 70-90 lbs. 62.00-
70.00; Utility 55-120 lbs. 51.00-
62.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 80.00-106.00;
Hoi. Heifers 80-110 lbs. 85.00
107.50. Beef cross bulls &
heifers 75-100 lbs. 72.00-85.00.
HOGS: 45 No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 49.50-50.25, few No. 2-3
200-270 lbs. 46.00-47.00; 1 lot
No. 1-2 159 lbs. 40.00; Sows
US No. 1-3 300-535 lbs. 38.00
43.75; Boars 29.0038.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 31, US
No. 1-3 3040 lbs. 9.5013.00
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per head; No. 1-3 75-100 lbs.
18.00-25.50; 1 lot Utility 60
lbs. 8.00.
SHEEP; 25. Spring si.
lambs Good 75-85 lbs. 55.00-
59.00; 1 lot Utility 55 lbs.
45.00. SI. ewes 12.00-16.00.
Western Maryland
Market
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, August 26
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Good
run, pnces steady. Standard
& Utility 46.00-50.00; Can
ners 43.0046.00; Shelly 43.00
Down. Bulls Good 1000-1800
lbs. 58.00-59.25; Medium
52.00- Bullocks 985-1055
lbs. 62.5044.35. Heifers Good
57.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: Good
demand on all classes. US #1
& 3 215-240 lbs. 48.5049,35;
240-260 lbs. 49.25-49.75; 195-
210 lbs. 48.00-49.50; 170-195
lbs. 45.0047.50.
SOWS: 400400 lbs. 40.00-
44.10; 200-350 (Thin) 33.00-
38.00.
BOARS: 400450 lbs. 36.85-
37.35; 250-300 lbs. to 36.00.
VEAL CALVES: Large
run! Good & Choice 80.90-
90.00; Standard 70.0040.00;
Stocky & Thin 60.00-70.00;
Killers 80-100 lbs. 65.00-73.00;
Weak & Rough 65.00 down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Strong demand,
prices higher! Holstein
Heifers 90125 lbs. 135.00
185.00; Holstein Bulls 95-115
lbs. bulk 100.00118.00, few to
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123.00; Some 90-100 lbs. 85.00-
100.00.
LAMBS: Few Good 70-100
lbs. 50.0054.50.
STOCK CATTLE: Light
run. Steers few Choice 500-
600 lbs. to 78.00; Heifers
Holstems 400-500 lbs. 83.00-
86.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS:
Steady with last week. By
the Head 15-30 lbs. 10.00-
20.00; 3040 lbs. 18.00-28.00;
Bred Sows 150.00-180.00.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, August 28
Market Courtesy of USDA
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
3,000; 5 days last week 3,334;
same period a year ago
5,515. Trading slow on
Monday; moderately active
on Wednesday. Slaughter
steers ended the week 50 to
1.00 higher than Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter
heifers closed the week 1.00
higher. Cows weak to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high choice and prime
3-4 1100-1300# 72.00-72.50
Monday; 73.50-74.00 Wed
nesday. Choice 241000-1250#
70.00-72.00, Load 72.50
Monday; 71.50-73.50 Wed
nesday. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 950-1250# 68.50-
70.00 Monday; 70.00-71.50
Wednesday. Load choice
holsteins 1500# 63.75 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 34
900-1050# 67.75 Monday;
69.00-69.50 Wednesday.
Choice 24 900-1050# 66.50-
67.50 Monday; 68.00-69.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000# 65.00-
66.50 Monday; 66.50-68.00
Wednesday.
COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 44.00-46.00, Few
47.00.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wed. August 27
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 110. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows mostly
steady to $1 lower. Few Good
slaughter steers 62.50-64.50,
few Standard 53.85-56.60.
Individual Good slaughter
heifer at 61.85. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
45.50-50.50, couple to 52.50,
Cutters 45.00-47.50, Canner
and Low cutters 40.8544.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 1, 860-
2060 lbs. slaughter bulls
49.75-58.10.
CALVES 174. Bulk of
supply returned to farm.
Few Good and Low Choice
vealers 75.00-77.00, Standard
and Good 70-95 lbs. 60.00-
69.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 85.00-125.00,
mostly 95.00-110.00; Holstein
Heifers 85-130 lbs. 63.00-
135.00.
HOGS 351. Barrows and
gilts steady to 50 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.00-51.85,
lot 52.10, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
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49.25-51.25, few lots No. 2-3
230-275 lbs. 45.7548.35, No. 1-
3 180-190 lbs. 43.0046.00. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
38.0044.00, few No. 3-3 300-
550 lbs. 36.00-39.00. Boars
31.50-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 436. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14.00-23.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 20.00-27.00, No. 1-3
5065 lbs. 26.00-33.00 per
head, Utility 50-85 lbs. 23.00-
26.00 per head.
SHEEP 27. Few Choice 80-
90 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 54.0066.50, few Good
5060 lbs. 50.0064.00. Few
slaughter ewes 15.00-28.00.
Computer Slaugh
ter Lamb Sale
Daleville, Va.
Friday, August 22
Report supplied by VDA
There were 676 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 & Prime 95-125 lbs.
68.25-70.00.
Choice & Prime 85-125 lbs.
65.2567.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, August 25
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 294
head of horses, mules, and
Li
ponies. Market stronger.
Better horses 525.00-
940.00; Driving Horses
375.00- Riding horses
350.00- Lightweight
killers 375.00-475.00;
Heavyweight killers 550.00-
700.00; Mares 45.00-75.00;
Colts 15.00-50.00; Geldings
45.00- Larger ponies
125.00-
Lancaster
Weekly
(Continued from Page A 2)
weak; cows 2.00-4.00 lower;
bullocks weak to 2.00 lower;
bulls 2.004.00 lower. Supply
included 51 per cent
slaughter steers, 14 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls, 5 per
cent heifers with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1125-1400 lbs. 73.25-76.25,
several 76.50-77.50 with
couple lots 78.10; Choice
Grade 2 1050-1325 lbs. 74.50-
76.50, few 76.50-77.85; Choice
24 1050-1350 lbs. 71.50-74.00,
few 74.00-75.25; Choice 2-3
950-1050 lbs. 70.00-72.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 950-
1300 lbs. 66.50-71.00, Good 2-3
64.00-68.00, Standard 1-2
53.75-57.00; Good and Choice
1100-1425 lbs. holsteins 60.00-
64.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 845-1100 lbs. 64.75-
68.75; few Choice Grade 2
950-1150 lbs. 68.75-72.25;
Good 2-3 800-1050 lbs. 62.00-
65.50.
COWS; Utility *nd
Commercial 1-3 closed the
week 45.00-48.25, several
sales early part of week
52.00- Commercial 34
closed at 43.0045.50, Cutter
1-2 44.0046.00 few to 48.00,
Canner and low Cutter 40.00-
44.00,
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-
1325 lbs. 59.0063.00, few
63.5066.60; Good 1000-1250
lbs. 54.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1300-1800 lbs. 57.0062.00,
several early part of week
63.0066.00; Yield Grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 53.00-59.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
fully steady although bulk of
high Good and low Choice SO
US lbs. sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 250-320
lbs. 112.00-117.00, few 118.00-
121.00; Choice 130-280 lbs.
94.00- few 104.00-
108.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-260 lbs. 80.00-
92.00, 90-115 lbs. 65.00-76.00,
70-90 lbs. 60.00-70.00; few
Standard and Good 60-100
lbs. 50.0065.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 260-350 lbs. 72.00-
80.00, few 80.0067.00, 380450
lbs. 62.00-72.00; Good 260350
Lbs. 60.00-74.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lbs. holstein
heifers 140.00-185.00, several
190.00- few 80-110 lbs.
120.00- bulk 90-115 lbs.
holstein bulls 100.00-120.00,
few 80-95 lbs. 75.00-100.00.
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