Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 25,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, April 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6709 Compared with
6216 head last week, and 6857 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market; Slaughter steers
uneven, mostly steady to 1.00
higher; SI. heifers mostly 1.00
higher; SI. cows steady to 1.00
higher, spots 2.00 higher; SI.
bullocks & bulls 1.00-2.00 higher SI.
steers: High Choice & Prune No 3-
4, 64.00-67 10; Choice No. 2-4 62.50-
66.75, few down to 60.00; Good
56.00- Standard 51.50-57 00
SI. heifers: 59.00-63.00; Good 55 00-
60.00; few Standard 49.00-55.00 SI.
cows; Utility & Commercial 45 00-
49.00; Cutters 41.00-45.50; Canner
& L Cutter 39 50-44.50; Shells down
to 30.00 SI. bullocks; few choice
57 00-60 25; Good 54.00-58.00; few
Standard 50 00-55.00 SI bulls
Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2200 lbs
52.00- Yield Grade No. 2,950-
1600 lbs 50 00-56 50.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers
Large Frame No. 1 350-800 lbs.
57.00- 00; Large Frame No 2,
300-800 lbs 51 00-59.50; Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 300-650 lbs.
56.00- 00. Heifers Medium Frame
No. 1 300-650 lbs. 52.00-65.00 Bulls,
Medium Frame No. 1, 400-700 lbs
56 00-61 00
CALVES 3137 Compared with
3238 head last week and 2676 head a
year ago Vealers steady to 500
higher, spots 10.00 higher. Few
Prime 100 00-117 00; Choice 95 00-
105 00; Good 80 00-95.00 Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 65.00-78 00 ; 65-90
lbs. 50.00-68 00; Utility 50-110 lbs.
40.00-
FARM CALVES- Hoi. Bulls 80-
125 lbs. 65.00-105 00, mostly 78.00-
93 00; Hoi Heifers 80-160 lbs. 75.00-
195.00, mostly 95.00-172 00 Beef
Cross Bulls & Heifers 70-100 lbs
70.00- 00.
HOGS; 6655. Compared with 7451
head last week and 8217 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts steady
to 1 00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 41.00-42.50, few to 43 00 No 1-3
200-250 lbs. 40.00-41.25; No. 2-3 190-
275 lbs. 38.00-40.50. No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 34.00-39.00; Sows mostly 1.00
higher. US No. 1-3 300-585 lbs 33.00-
38.50; No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 30 00-
34.50. Boars 27.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 827. Compared
with 1184 head last week and 1497 a
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year ago. Unevenly steady to
weak. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 15.00-
25.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-60 lbs.
22.00-33.50.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 2629.
Compared with 1618 head last week
and 2939 head a year ago. All sales
by CWT. Feeder Pigs 2.00-10.00
lower. US No. 1-2 25-40 lbs. 83.00-
100.00, 40-50 lbs. 68.00-87.00, 50-60
lbs. 57.00-82.00, 60-70 lbs. 50.00-
68.00, US No. 2-3 25-40 lbs. 80.00-
99.00, 40-50 lbs. 61.00-76.00, 50-60
lbs. 54.00-66.00.
SHEEP; 1419. Compared with
5540 head last week and 461 head a
year ago.
Bulk of supply of Spring SI.
Lambs sold to the Orthodox Easter
trade Choice 20-40 lb. Spring
Lambs 100.00-145.00, 40-60 lbs.
85.00-105.00, few 60-100 lbs. 66 00-
85.00 SI ewes 14 00-31.00
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, April 21
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: STEERS; Good 57.75-
65.00; Standard 54.00-58.50; Utility
50.00- HEIFERS; Good 56.75-
57.25; Standard 50.00-54.00. COWS:
Utility & Commercial 45.1047.50;
Cutter 42.5045 00; Canner & Low
Cutter 39.0043.00; SHELLS down
to 36.00. BULLOCKS: Good 51.85-
57.00. FEEDER STEERS; 55.00-
75.00; CATTLE HEIFERS: 54.00-
59.00. BULLS 62.00-64.00,
CALVES: VEALERS: Choice
80.00- Good 70.00-85.00;
Standard & Good 55.00-75.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
70 00-96.00; Hoi. Heifers 155.00-
200.00. HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US
No. 1-2 41.1042.60; US No. 1-3 39.00-
41.00; US No. 2-3 35.00-38.00.
SOWS. US No. 1-3 33.00-38.50; No.
2-3 29.00-35 00. Boars 32.00.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1-3
17.00- No. 1-324.00-36.00.
SHEEP: LAMBS: Good 57.00-
73.00.
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, April 18
Report supplied by auction
524 head.
U.S. 1&2 210-230 lbs. 43.0045.85;
U.S. 2&3 200-245 lbs. 41.5043.00;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 34.00-36.00; Boars
300-500 lbs. 31.00-33.00.
Wednesday, April 22
307 head,
U.S. 1&2 210-230 lbs. 41.0042.50;
U.S. 2&3 200-245 lbs. 40.0041.00;
Sows 300500 lbs. 35.00-37.00; Boars
300-500 lbs. 32.00-33.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Market
31 loads.
Timothy 74-89; Mixed 79-121;
Alfalfa 117-150; 3 loads Straw 58-
64; 3 loads Ear Corn 118-127.
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