Al4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, March 11
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
steady. Choice 58 00-59.00; Good
54.00- Medium 53.00 Down
Heifers Good 44.00-48.00; Medium
43.00 Down. Cows Godd run, $l.OO
higher. High Yield 44.50-46 75;
Average 41.00-44.00; Big Middle
38.00- Fatty Herf 36.00-39.00;
Shelly 40.00 Down. Fat Bulls
Mostly steady. Good 53.00-54 50,
Medium 48.00-52 00. Veal Calves
Steady prices Choice 95.00-101 00;
Good 88.00-94.00; Medium 75 00
87.00; Farm Hfrs to 157.50, Farm
Hulls to 82 00, Light & Weak 55 00
Down. Lambs Good 55.00-60.00;
Medium 54.00 Down
STOCKER. Steers 300-550 lbs.
$2 00 higher Choice 76.00-81.00;
Good 70.00-75 00, Medium 84.00-
69.00, Culls 63.00 Down. Steers 600-
850 lbs. Choice 68 00-74.00; Good
60.00-67.00; Medium 59.00 Down
Heilers (All Weights) Choice 61.00-
65.50, Good 54.00-60.00; Medium
53.00 Down. Bulls Choice 69.00-
74.00; Good 60 0068.00; Medium
59.00 Down Dairy Cows to 800.00.
Springing Heifers to 1100.00. Pigs,
Hd. Good run, $2 00 higher. 20-30
lbs. 10.00-27.00 ; 40-70 lbs 28.00-
46.00. Shoats by Lb to 38.00
Slaughter Hogs $1 00 lower. 210-230
lbs 39 5040.50; 240-260 lbs 39 50-
40.25; 190-205 lbs. 37 25-39.60. Sows
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Joliet Cattle
Thursday, March 19
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s saleable receipts
4,100; 5 days last week 3786; same
period a year ago 3,351 Trading
very slow on Monday; active on
Wednesday. Slaughter steers
ended the week mostly 1.00-2.00
lower compared with Wednesday,
of last week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week mostly 1.00-1.50
lower Cows ended the week 4.00
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed
high Choice and Prime 3, few 4,
1150-1275 lb. 60 5061.00, 2 loads
6125 Monday, 34 1150-1300 lb.
59.0060.00 Monday; 59.5060.50
Wednesday; 34, few 5,1200-1350 lb.
57 00-58.50 Monday, Load mostly 4
to 5 1450 lb. 56.50 Wednesday.
Choice 24 1050-1300 lb 59.00-60.50
Monday, 59.25- 60.50; part load
61.00-Wednesday. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lb. 58.00-
59 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Mixed
Choice and Prime 34 950-1100 lb.
59.0060.00; 1/2 load Choice mostly
3 1150 lb. 60.25 Monday. Choice 24
900-1100 lb. 57 5069.00 Monday,
59.00-59.50, load 60.00 Wednesday
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lb 55 5067.50 Monday.
COWS: Cutter & Utility 1-3 41.00-
44 00, few 45.00 Monday; 38 0041.50
Wednesday, 37.0041.00 Thursday.
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Belknap Auction
Wednesday, March 18
Report supplied by the Auction
CATTLE 98: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows about steady. Few Good Sc
Choice slaughter steers 53 00-58.00
Few Good slaughter heifers 52.00
53.50, few Standard 48.00-51 50
Utility Sc Commercial slaughter
cows 43.00-47.00, few to 49.50,
Cutters 4100-45.25, Canner Sc Low
Cutter 35.0041.00, Shells down to
30 00 Yield Grade #1 950-1970 lbs.
slaughter bulls 52.00-58.50.
CALVES 85: Few Choice vealers
90.00- few Good 75.00-86 00,
Standard Sc Good 90-120 lbs 50 00-
61.00, 65-85 lbs 40.00-51.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90-135 lbs
64.00- 00.
HOGS 350 Barrows & gilts SO
LDO higher. US No 1-2 210-240 lbs
barrows & gilts 41 50-42.50, No 1-3
200-250 lbs. 40.50-4L75, No 2-3 200
260 lbs 38 00-40 50. Sows J 2 lower
US No 1-3 290-590 lbs sows 30 00-
37.50 Boars 22.00-24.00
FEEDER PIGS 100 US No 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-20.00 per
head. No 1-3 35-45 lbs 20.00-25 00
perhead
SHEEP 1 • Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, March 18
Report supplied by Auction.
CATTLE 309 Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $1
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XI CA.
higher on Choice 1000-1200 lbs.
High Choice Sc Prime 975-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 62.00-65.50, Choice
1200-1400 lbs. 58.50-62.00, Good
57.00-60.00. Standard 52.00-57.50.
few Utility 49.00-52.00. Choice 850
1050 lbs. slaughter heifers 57.50
6100, Good 53.00-57.09, Standard
49 00-52.00, few Utility 45.0049.00.
Utility Sc Commercial slaughter
cows 44.0047.00, Cutters 40.00
43.50, Canner Sc Low Cutter 40.00
42.00, Shells down to 33.50. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks 55.00
59.00, few 60.0064.50, Good 52.00
55.00, Standard 50.00-53.00, utility
48 00-50 00. Choice 400500 lbs
feeder steers 74.00-80.00, Good 400
600 lbs. 65.0072.00, Medium 400700
lbs. 60.0070.00; Good 400700 lbs.
feeder heifers 50.00-62.00, Medium
300-500 lbs. 48 0052 00; Good 300
450 lbs. feeder bulls 48.00-60.00,
Medium 500750 lbs 48.5060.00.
CALVES 141- Supply included
25% farm calves Few Prune
vealers 95 00-105 00, few Choice
80.00-90 00, Good 65 00-80 00, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs 75.00
85.00, 93-110 lbs. 65 00-80 00, 70-90
lbs 40.00-65 00, Utility 20.00-55.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-100
lbs 85 00-105.00, holstem heifers
100-120 lbs 95 00-115.00.
HOGS 424 Barrows & gilts 50
lower US No 1-2 200-230 lbs
barrows & gilts 41.50-42.50, No. 1-3
190-220 lbs. 40 5041.50, No. 2-3 240
280 lbs. 40.5042.00, No 1-3 180200
lbs 39 0041 00. US No. 1-3 300400
lbs sows 36.0039.00, No 2-3 400-650
lbs J 4.0037.00. Boars 25 0032 50,
Light weights 25 0030.00.
FEEDER PIGS 112; US No 1-3
2035 lbs. feeder pigs 48.00-60 00
cwt, No 1-3 3040 lbs. 50.0070 00,
No 1-3 40-60 lbs. 40 00-55 00, No 1-3
70100 lbs. 38 00-45.00 CWT
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SHEEP 115: Choice 20-40 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 125.00-
153.00; Choice 80-100 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 60.00-68.00, Good
60-90 lbs. 45.00-60.00. Slaughter
ewes 16.00-32.00
GOATS 24.
ThomasviUe Auction
Wednesday, March 18
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: 156 head.
STEERS; Choice 61.75-63.10;
Medium Good 55.50-60.00;
Holstems 50.00-58.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 61.00-63.50;
Medium Good 55.00-60.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: 60.00-66.00;
Holstems 53.00-60.00; Heifers 50.00-
64.00.
BULLS: Individual Choice 59 25;
Good 54 00-55.75.
COWS. Utility & Commercial
42 0044.50; Low Canners & Cutters
40.00-42.00; Shells 36 00-38.00.
CALVES: Prime vealers .98-
1 07; Good 80.00-90.00; Utility 50 00-
70.00.
HOGS; Pvt treaty 235 head
40.00-40.25.
SOWS: 34.00-37.50.
BOARS; 28.50-30.60
FEEDER PIGS: 30-45 lbs. 25.00-
42.00 ; 20-30 lbs. 15 00-23.00.