Livestock market and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 10
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 254. Few Choice 2-4,
slaughter steers 965-1350 lbs. 59.75-
65, Good 56.00-58.35, Standard
51.00-55, few Utility 46 60-50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 56.50-
62.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.75-46.85, couple
47.50, Cutters 41.50-44.75, Canner
and Low Cutters 37.75-41, Shells
down to 31.50. Few Yield Grade #l,
990-1660 lbs. slaughter bulls 52.25-
57.50.
CALVES 270. Individual Prune
vealer at 117.00, few Choice 79.-00-
103, few Good 69.00-92, Standard
and Good 70-95 lbs. 53.00-62, few
Utility 40-80 lbs. 35.00-55.00. Farm
Calves. Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 66.00-
91; few Hoi. Heifers 65-85 lbs. 63.00-
86, 90-130 lbs. 102.00-178. Few Beef
cross bulls & heifers 78.00-120.00.
HOGS 230. US No. 1-2 2-225 lbs.
barrows and gilts 41.25-41.75, No. 1-
3 210-230 lbs. 40.10-41.25, few No. 2-3
270 lbs. at 37.60, No. 1-3170-195 lbs.
32.75-40.50. US No. 1-3 3-550 lbs.
sows 34.00-38.50. Few Boars 25.00-
26.50.
FEEDER PIGS 28. Few US No.
2-3 30-55 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50-26.00
per hundredweight.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 12
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week,
slaughter steers and heifers were
.50 to 1.00 higher. Cows active, 2.00
to 3.50 higher. Bulls scarce and
steady. Trade opened the week
RUMOR IS. . .
TRUTH IS . . .
NORTHEAST AG DIVISIONS, INC.
moderate, turned slow at mid
week. Overall quality of slaughter
steers more attractive Monday
with increase showing of 1000-1150
lbs. steers capable of producing
YG 2-3 carcasses. Yield Grade
remains major price determining
factor; however consignments
with large percentage of YG 4 not
as numerous as past weeks
Receipts this week 2900 as com
pared to 3246 a week ago and 2788
same week a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1000-1200 lbs. 61.00-62.50, bulk
61.00-61 50 Wednesday. Load 1200
lbs. at 63.00 on Monday. Choice,
few Prime 34 1150-1350 lbs. 60.50-
61.50. Package 4-5 1125 lbs. 58.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1300 lbs. 59.00-61.00. 1150-1575 lbs.
holstems 56.00-58.00. Good 57.00-
60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice, Few Prune, 950-1125 lbs.
59.50-61.00. Few packages and 4
loads mostly YG 3 950-1000 lbs
61.25-61.50. 3-5 1100-1250 lbs. 54.00-
57.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 57.50-59.50. Good 55.00-
58.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 41.0046.00;
small lot 47.50. Commercial 2-3
38.0042.00. Cutter 40.00-45.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 39.0042.00.
BULLS; YG 1-3 1100-2000 lbs.
50.00-54.50.
Eighty-Four Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, March 9
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 643. 441 head of feeder
cattle. Choice slaughter steers
57.00- Good 52,00-56.50, Standard
45.00- Choice slaughter heifers
55.00- Good 50.00-54.50,
Standard 42.00-49.50. Cutters
Northeast AG Division has sold out
to another equipment dealer.
Northeast Ag Division still sell, install and service
Diamond Equipment with the same honesty and
integrity you hove come to expect.
Your Area's Most Dependable Diamond Distributor
208 E. Main St. Mt. Joy, PA 17522
For Sales - Service or Parts Call 717-653-8001
slaughter cows 41.0045, Canner
and Low Cutters 37.0041.50, Shells
down to 25.00 Choice slaughter
bullocks 55.00-59.25. Yield Grade
#l, slaughter bulls 53.50-58.25, #2,
47 00-53.00. Good 300-500 lbs. feeder
steers 60.00-75, few 79.00, Yearlings
500-750 lbs. 58 00-69.50. Good 250-500
lbs. feeder heifers 53.00-67 Good
500-800 lbs. feeder bulls 50.00-63.50
CALVES 264 Choice vealers
100 00-115, Good 76.00-99, Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs 65 00-80, Utility
75 00-106 00. Farm Calves Hoi.
Bulls 75.00-106.00; Hoi. Heifers
75.00- Beef cross bulls and
heifers 60.00-115.00.
HOGS 114. US No. 1-2 barrows
and gilts 40.3545, No. 1-3 38.75-
39.85, No. 2-3 35.00-37.00, No. 1-3
32.00- US No. 1-3 sows 32.00-
39.00, No. 2-3 27.00-34.50. Boars
25.00-
FEEDER PIGS 28. US No. 1-3 30-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-17.50 per
head. No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 18.00-26.00
per head, Utility 5.00-10.00 per
head.
SHEEP 66. Choice wooled
slaughter lambs 60.00-67, Good
54.50-60, Utility 48.00-55.50.
Slaughter ewes 20.00-29.50.
Thomasville Livestock
Wednesday, March 11
Cattle: 173 head. Steers: good
61.75-62.50; Med. 58-60. Holstems;
Good 50-55; Heifers Choice 61.25-
64.75; Med. Good 56.25-60.
Cows: Good 4447; Utilities 41.50-
43.75; Cutters 3440; Bulls, Choice
60.50-63.50; Med. G00d53-58.
Stock Steers: 55-71; Stock
Heifers 47-70.
Calves. 46 head. 150-220 lbs. $l
- Choice; 100-125 lbs. 78-95
Good; 60-85 lbs. 55-70.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14,1981—A9
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, March 4
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $1 OO
$2.00 lower. Choice to 59.75; Goo«
53.00- Medium 52.00 & Down
Heifers Choice 54.00-56 75; Good
49.00- 00; Medium 48 00 & Down.
Cows $2.00 lower. High Yield to
46.35; Average 40 00-42.00; Big
Middle 36.00-40.00; Shelly 40.00 &
Down. Fat Bulls Scarce & steady,
one outstanding Bull $60.00. Good
to 55.00; Medium 49.00-53.00. Veal
Calves Steady to lower. Big
demand for better quality. Choice
to 105.00; Good 85.00-95.00;
Medium 80.00-90.00; Farm Hfrs. to
147.50; Farm Bulls to 100.00; Light
& Weak 30.0060.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
Very active bidding. Choice to
79.00; Good 65.00-70.00; Medium
55.00- Culls 55.00 & Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 65.00
70.00; Good 60.00-64.00; Medium
59.00 & Down. Heifers (All
Weights) Good 55.00-60.00;
Medium 57.00 & Down. Dairy Cows
to 610.00. Springing Heifers to
1120.00. Pigs, Hd. Big run, prices
strong. 20-30 lbs. 12.00-22.00; 3060
lbs. 25.00-36.00. Slaughter Hogs
$l.OO lower. 200-230 lbs. 40.00-42.00;
240-260 lbs. 40.5041.60; 180-195 lbs.
37.00- Sows 300-375 lbs. 33.00
39.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, March 11
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 119 cows,
107 hellers, and 4 bulls. Market
steady.
Load of NY fresh cows, 720.00
1150.00, springers 680.00-1250.00;
Load of Butler Co. springers,
735.00- Load of Pa. fresh
cows, 1150.00-1450.00, springers
1010.00- Load of NY fresh
cows, 875.00-1320.00, springers
<780.00-1150 00; Herd of 18 head, all
stages 510.00-1175 00; Purebred
1100.00-
Locally consigned cows 385.00-
1120.00; Sprmgmg heifers 660.00-
1000.00; Open heifers 240.00650.00;
Bulls 280.00630.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 6
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Insufficient volume for
a market test. Supply included
about 60 head of “No Sales”.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: One lot 575 lbs. 71.60 and
one lot 610 lbs. 70.00.
Small and Medium Frame 1:
One lot 580 lbs. 70.25 and one lot 680
lbs. 67.75.
Medium Frame 1-2. One lot 545
lbs. 65.50.
Large Frame 2 Holstems One
lot 515 lbs. 56.00 and one lot 970 lbs.
51.75.
FEEDER BULLS; Large Frame
2 Holstems: One lot 375 lbs. 62.25;
few 500-570 lbs. 53.50-55.75.
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