Livestock market and auction news
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, March 18
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime special fed veal steady.
Good and Choice boning veal
steady to 2.00 lower. Lamb market
lightly tested, however firm un
dertone indicated.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
190 Head
180-240 lbs. 165.00-170.00 steady.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers. All
steady to 2.00 lower. 65-75 lbs.
76.00-82.00, bulk 78.00-80.00 ; 5584
lbs 74.00-80.00, bulk 76.00-78.00 ; 45-
54 lbs. 72 00-78.00, bulk 74.00-76,00;
35-44 lbs 70.00-76.00, bulk 72.00-
74.00; 34 lbs. down 68.00-74.00, bulk
70 00-72.00.
H? SECHLER'S POULTRY, INC.
STARTING EARLY MARCH - CAGE CART LEGHORN
Covering Eastern U.S. & Canada
Call Collect 215-488-7617 for price quotes
Ins hipped: Late yesterday. 71-80
lbs. 82.00-84.00, all steady with
Friday; 61-70 lbs. 80.00-82.00; 51-60
lbs. 78 00-30.00; 41-50 lbs. 76.00-
78.00; 30-40 lbs. 74.00-76.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
5 Loads
55 lbs. down 128.00; 55-65 lbs.
118.00; 65-75 lbs. 108.00.
BONELESS BEEP
3V2 Loads
(U.S. and Canadian Origin)
85 pet chem lean, fresh 116.00,
part load.
75 pet chem lean, fresh 89.00-
90.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
10 Loads
Semi-Boneless Hams; 14-17 lbs.
98.00 steady.
Boneless Hams: 13-17 lbs 118.00
weak.
Buyers & Sellers of Live
Leghorn, Medium, Heavy Fowl, Broilers & Roosters
WE USE OUR OWN LIVE HAUL RIGS
AND MEDIUM FOUL PICKUPS
Box G, Strausstown, PA 19559
Scott Sechler
Picnics: 5-7 lbs. 63.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon Vacuum Pack
1 lb. pkg. 87.00-91.00 generally
steady.
Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb.
pkg. 85.00-89.00, steady to weak.
New Wilmington
Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 273. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows about steady. Few Good &
Choice slaughter steers 53.50-57.75,
Standard 49.00-53.00. Few Good &
Choice slaughter heifers 52.00-
: SATURDAY, APRIL 18
t ON THE FARM MONTHLY
♦ Our April Sale will be held April 18,1:00,
X instead of Good Friday April 17
♦
BRED GILT SALE
X Sale to start promptly at 1:00 £
X • Every 4 weeks ♦
J Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 ♦
♦ miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little X
♦ Bntian, turn north, follow Little Bntian Rd. to ♦
♦ Jackson Rd. 2nd farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of *
X Quarryville to Cedar Hill Rd. to Little Bntian ♦
♦ Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale arrows. X
x 50 to 60 Head X
X ♦
- more or less *
♦ 2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts t
I 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 *
j lice.
: CHRIST A. BEILER X
♦ RD 2, Quarryville, PA X
X JOHN B. STOLTZFUS j
♦ Abe Diffenbach J
X Auctioneer ♦
t NEXT SALE DATE - FRIDAY, MAY 15 ♦
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56.75, one 61.75, few Standard 45,00-
49.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.0047.50, Com
mercial No. 4-5 38.00-44.00, Cutters
41.0045.00, Canner & Low Cutter
35.0041.00, Shells down to 30.00.
Yield Grade #1 1030-2130 lbs.
slaughter bulls 50.00-58.00, one
59.75; few yield grade #2 850-1240
lbs. 45.00-50.50. Medium & Large
Frame #1 305-650 lbs. feeder steers
60.00-70.00, few 650-720 lbs. 55.00-
57.00; Medium & Large Frame #1
300-550 lbs. feeder heifers 58.50-
65.00. 550-700 lbs. 47.25-60.50.
CALVES 315. Vealers grading
Good & Choice about steady.
Standard mostly $5 higher. Choice
vealers 95.00-105.00, Good 70.00-
90 00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
Local trucker available.
No hogs sold on commission.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21, IStl—A7
54.00-62.00, 65-85 lbs. 49.00-55.50,
Utility 50-70 lbs. 30.00-45.50. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90-135 lbs.
73.50-85.00; holstem heifers 75-125
lbs. 85.00-115.00.
HOGS 744. Barrows & gilts $2
lower. US No 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 40.00-40.80, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 39.00-40.30, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. 37.60-39.10, one lot 280 lbs.
at 35.00, No. 1-3 175-195 lbs. 32.00-
35.50. Sows $2 to $5 lower. US No. 1-
3 275-680 lbs. sows 30.00-38.00, few
No. 2-3 330-530 lbs. 24.75-30.00.
Boars 27.00-31.90.
FEEDER PIGS 34. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-26.00 per
head, few Utility 5080 lbs. 22 00-
26.00 per head.
SHEEP 45. One Lot Choice 65
lbs. new crop lambs 80.50, few 70-90
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 61.00-
66.00, few Good 55-85 lbs. 49.00-
55.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00-31.00.
CATTLE 138. Choice slaughter
steers 57.00-63, Good 52.50-57.25,
Standard 44.75-51.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 57.75-61.50, Good
50.50-56.75, Standard 42.2549.75.
Cutter slaughter cows 44.2547.75,
Canner and Low Cutter 38.7543.50,
Shells down to 22.00. Yield Grade
#l, slaughter bulls 53.00-58.75, #2,
46.00- Good 3-500 lbs. feeder
steers 60.00-71.50. Good 250500 lbs.
feeder heifers 53.00-63.50. Good 5-
750 lbs. feeder bulls 46.0059.75.
CALVES 259. Choice vealers
90.00- Good 75.00-92.50, Stan
dard and Good 70-90 lbs. 55.00-79.
Holstein Bulls 70.00-93; Hoi.
Heifers 75.00-115; Beef Cross bulls
and heifers 60.00-85.00.
HOGS 115. US No. 1-3 barrows
and gilts 38.0041.60, No. 2-3 250-280
lbs. 36.00-38.00. US No. 1-3 sows
33.00- Boars 25.00-30.25.
FEEDER PIGS 17. US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-20 per
head. No. 1-3 50-90 lbs. 25.00-38,
Utility 5.00-13.00 per head.
SHEEP 51. Couple Good 80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at 78.00;
Good 60-80 lbs. wooled lambs 58.00-
68 50. Slaughter ewes 20.00-33.75.
Eighty-Four Auction
Monday, March 16
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
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