Al2—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, October 25,1980
Livestock market
Indiana
Auction
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, October 23
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 80 Compared
with last Thurs. market; SI.
steers: few Good 62.00-67.00;
(one) Standard at 60.00;
(one) Utility at 52.00. SI.
heifers: (couple) Choice
63.00- few Good 55.00-
57.00; (one) Utility at 49.00.
SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 45.00-48.00, few
49.2549.50; Cutters 42.00-
46.50; Canner & L. Cutter
38.5044.00; Shells down to
31.50. SI. bullocks: few
Standard 52.00-54.75; few
Utility 40.7549.75. SI. bulls:
few Yield Grade No. 1, 1200-
1550 lbs. 58.25-59.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, few Medium Frame
No. 2,300850 lbs. 53.0083.00,
one at 76.00. Heifers Medium
Frame No. 2, 280490 lbs.
51.00- Feeder Bulls,
Medium Frame No. 2, 450
750 lbs. 49.0055.50.
CALVES: 80. One Choice
at 97.00; few Heavy Weights
Good & Choice 190-280 lbs.
65.0075.00; few Good 80.00
92.00; Standard & Good 90
120 lbs. 68.0076.00; 7090 lbs.
63.0070.00; Utility 55-140 lbs.
54.0083.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 70.00-88.00;
Hoi. Heifers 85-125 lbs. 80.00-
113.00. Beef Cross Bulls &
Heifers. 75-115 lbs. 75.00-
90.00.
HOGS: 100. Barrows and
gilts steady. Few lots US No.
1-2 200-230 lbs. 50.00-50.50;
No. 1-3 200-260 lbs. 47.00-
48.75; No. 2-3 200-285 lbs.
45.00-47.00; No. 1-3 140-175
lbs. 41.00-44.50; Sows US No.
1-3 300-500 lbs. 43.00-47.00.
Boars 34.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 46. US No.
1-3 26-30 lbs. 5.50-13.00 per
head; No. 1-3 40-55 lbs. 21.00-
22.00.
SHEEP: 41. Wooled si.
lambs Choice 75-85 lbs. 62.50-
63.50; Good 6085 lbs. 51.00-
58.00. SI. ewes: 18.50.
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Summary
Friday, October 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 5681.'Compared
with 4304 head last week, and
6221 head a year ago.
Compared with last Fri.
market: Slaughter steers &
heifer steady - .50 higher; SI.
cows steady - .75 lower, spots
1.00 lower; SI. bullocks
steady - 1.00 higher. SI.
steers: High Choice & Prime
No. 34, 72,50-75.60; Choice
No. 24 68.50-75.00; Good
62.0088.00; Standard 56.00-
63.00. SI. heifers: Choice
63.0088.00; Good 59.0083.00;
(few) Standard 49.00- 59.00.
SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 46.0049.75; Cutters
43.0048.50; Canner & L.
Cutter 39.0044.00; Shells
down to 30.00. SI. bullocks:
(few) Choice 64.00-70.50;
Good 58.00-64.00; (few)
Standard 52.0088.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. I,
1000-2400 lbs. 57.0083.50;
Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1600
lbs. 52.7588.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Large Frame No. 1,
300800 IbS. 62.00-78.00;
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-
750 lbs. 65.00-79.00; Medium
Frame No. 2 500-900 lbs.
53.0089.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300800 lbs.
52.0083.50; Medium Frame
No. 2 500-750 lbs. 50.0089.00.
CALVES: 4138. Compared
with 3138 head last week and
4096 head year ago. Vealers
Graded Good' & Choice,
mostly steady - 5.00 higher,
Standard & Good graded
5.00- lower, (few) Prime
118.00- Choice 95.00-
110.00; Good 75.00-95.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
68.00- 70-90 lbs. 60.00-
72.00; Utility 50-110 lbs. 50.00-
65.00.
FARM CALVES: Active.
Hoi. Bulls 80-125 lbs. 75.00-
115.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-145
lbs. 80.00-201.00, mostly
120.00- Beef Cross
Bulls & Heifers 75-100 lbs.
75.00-
eimjAui
HOGS: 6512. Compared
with 5467 head last week and
8274 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts mostly
1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 49.00-50.50, few to 51.50,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 48.00-
49.75; No. 2-3 200-275 lbs.
46.00- No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 42.00-46.00; Sows 2.00-
3.00 higher. US No. 1-3 300-
575 lbs. 42.0048.00; No. 2-3
300-650 lbs. 37.0044.00. Boars
32.00- few 43.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1980.
Compared with 1033 head
last week and 2109 a year
ago. Steady - 2.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 8.00-18.00
per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
18.00- No. 1-3 50-75 lbs.
29.00-
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
: 3896. Compared with 2419
head last week, and 4867
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder Pigs uneven,
extremes 10.00 higher to 5.00
lower. US No. 1-2 2030 lbs.
65.00-86.00, 3040 lbs. 72.00
86.00, 40-50 lbs. 62.00-79.00,
few to 87.00, 50-60 lbs. 61.00
78.00, 60-90 lbs. 50.0066.50;
15-30 lbs. 54.0083.00, 3040
lbs. 50.0077.00, 4060 lbs.
50.0067.00,
SHEEP: 933. Compared
with 349 head last week and
553 head a year ago. Wooled
si. lambs mostly steady.
Choice 60115 lbs. 57.0066.00;
Good 50100 lbs. 50.0060.00.
SI. ewes: 15.0027.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
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cows, 7 per cent bulls, 4 per
cent heifers with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prune 3-4
1150-1425 lbs. 72.25-75.00, few
sales early in week 75.00-
75.60; Choice Grade 2 1050-
1350 lbs. 73.75-75.50, around
15 head Choice 2 and Prune 3
early part of week 75.50-
77.25; Choice 2-4 950-1425 lbs.
69.50-72.50, few 72.50-73.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
and auction news
1000-1350 lbs. 66.50-69.75,
Good 2-3 62.00-67.00; Good
and Choice 1100-1300 lb.
holstems 59.50-63.75, few
Standard 1-2 56.25-59.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 63.00-
68.00; Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs.
58.25-63.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 45.5049.50,
few 49.50-52.00, Commercial
34 41.0046.00, cutter 1-2
43.0048.25, few 48.2549.50,
Canner and low Cutter 39.00-
44.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1100-
1350 lbs. 61.50-67.00, few
67.00- Good 1000-1300
lbs. 54.00-61.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1400-1900 lbs. 58.50-61.50, few
62.0066.00; Yield Grade 2
1000-1800 lbs. 54.0060.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers mostly
steady, high Good and low
Choice weak to 4.00 lower,
slaughter calves 2.004.00
lower. Demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 250-360
lbs. 118.00-124.00, couple
125.00- Choice 130-300
lbs. 95.00-110.00, few 110.00-
118.00; high Good and low
Choice 125-275 lbs. 75.00-
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RETURNED TO FARM:
Penn National
This makes the thirty
ninth ribbon that’s been
pinned on the mare since
Lipensky took her on the
show road this season.
Seventeen-year-old Lipens
ky is a veteran to the show
ring, too this is her fourth
year of showing at Penn
National.
Melanie is joined at the big
show by her 14-year-old
sister Marta Lipensky who
rides her Morgan gelding,
Shieling’s Ginger. And
keeping a watchful eye on
both the girls is their
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She, herself, has been riding
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Penn National when she was
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The ribbon here for A
Lovely Decision adds to her
already prestigious show
career. This year alone she
was tagged Champion Under
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