Livestock market and auction news
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, April 20
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 323. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to strong. Good
slaughter steers 56.50-60.50,
Standard 51.25-57.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 54.50-57.00, few
Standard 49.00-51.75. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 45.00-
50.00, Cutters 43.0 Q-57.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.00-43.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 55.50-58.25, few
Standard 50.0054.00. Yield grade
#l-2 1090-1895 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.00- Medium & Large
Frame #1330-650 lbs. feeder steers
58.00- Large Frame #2
holstems 275605 lbs. 54.5058.50;
Medium & Large Frame #1320600
lbs. feeder heifers 54.0065.00,
Medium #2 400580 lbs. 49.50-55.50;
Medium & Large #1 430-700 lbs.
feeder bulls 53.5059.00.
CALVES 278. Vealers grading
Good & Choice $2 to $5 lower.
Standard $5 to $lO higher. One
Prune vealer at 115.00, Choice
85.00- Good 70.00-85.00,
Standard 60.00-67.50, Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 58.00-77.00, 65-85
lbs. 50.00-59.00, Utility 50-90 lbs.
30.00- Farm calves, holstem
bulls 95-135 lbs. 75.00-86.00;
holstem heifers, 70-125 lbs. 110.00-
145.00.
HOGS 719. Barrows & gilts $1 to
$1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
barrows & gills 41.3041.90, No. 1-3
200-230 lbs. 40.4041.40, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. 38.5040.50, No. 2-3 240-295
lbs. 33.00-36.50, No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
37.00-39.00. Sows fully steady. US
No. 1-3 320-705 lbs. sows 30.00-
36.25. Boars 25.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 54. US No. 1-3 30
40 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-23.00 per
head, few No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 27.00
35.00, Utility 35-50 lbs. 12.00-21.00.
SHEEP 135. Choice 4055 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 90.00
105.00, one lot 117.50, Good &
Choice 30-40 lbs. 60.00-77.50.
Slaughter ewes 14.0026.00.
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Eighty-Four Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, April 20
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CATTLE 285. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents-$l higher. One
Choice slaughter steer at 59.75, few
Standard 52.50-55.50, few Utility
46.50-51.50. Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 58.20 & 62, few
Standard 54.00-56, few Utility 44.76-
48.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 44.0047.75, two at
48.00 & 50, Cutters 41.00-45. Canner
& Low Cutters 38.5043, Shells down
to 25.00. Few Standard slaughter
bullocks 50.0053, few Utility 38.00-
49.50. Yield Grade #1,1200-2260 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.0056.50, one
66.50. few #2, 900-1450 lbs. 50.00-
53.50. Medium & Large Frame #l,
3500 lbs. feeder steers 56.00-70, few
73.00-79, Medium & Large #2, 5-750
lbs. 43.75-55. Medium & Large #l,
290500 lbs. feeder heifers 52.00-
69.00. Medium & Large #2, 450650
lbs. 43.0051.50. Medium & Large
«, 450500 lbs. feeder bulls 56.0060,
one 63, Medium & Large #2, 5-750
lbs. 45.0052.00.
CALVES 205. Vealers grading
Standard $1 lower. Few Choice
vealers 95.00-101, Good 79.00-96,
Standard and Good 90-120 lbs.
69.00- 70-90 lbs. 57.5069, Utility
55-130 lbs. 45.00-58. Farm Calves:
Hoi. Bulls 85-125 lbs. 74.00-100; Hoi.
Heifers 85-125 lbs. 95.00-139; Beef
cross bulls & heifers 75-125 lbs.
65.00- one 200.00.
HOGS 120. Barrows and gilts
steady. One Lot US No. 1-2 208 lbs.
barrows and gilts at 42.50, No. 1-3 2-
250 lbs. 39.0040.60, few No. 2-3 230-
280 lbs. 36.00-37.60, few No. 1-3 130-
180 lbs. 34.00-36.25. US No. 1-3 3-500
lbs. sows 33.50-37.50. Boars 29.00-
30.25.
FEEDER PIGS 15. One Lot US
No. 1-3 55 lbs. feeder pigs at 15.00
per head.
SHEEP 58. Few Choice 3545 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 94.00108,
lot Choice 60 lbs. at 86.00; Lot Good
75 lbs. clipped lambs at 45.00, lot
Good 75 lbs. wooled lambs at 50.00.
Slaughter ewes 12.0035.00.
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Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 21
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CATTLE 165. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows uneven, mostly steady to 50
cents lower. One Choice slaughter
steer at 61.75, Good & Choice
holsteins 55.0061.25, few Good
57.0062.60, few Standard 51.25-
54.25. Few Good slaughter heifers
55.0060.10, few Standard 50.00-
53.00, few Utility 43.6049.50. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
44.0046.75, few to 49.85, Cutters
41.0043.50, few to 46.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 39.8541.25, few Shells
down to 33.75. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 53.0055.60, few standard
52.0053.85, few Utility & Low
Standard 47.0050.85. Yield Grade
#1 1285-1885 lbs. slaughter bulls
51.8556.25, one at 59.75.
CALVES 149. Vealers grading
Standard & Good uneven. Couple
Prune vealers 99.00 and 105.00,
Choice 94.00-107.00, few Good 77.00-
84.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
64.00-68.00, 65-90 lbs. 60.00-66.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls 80-125
lbs. 78.00-98.00; holstein heifers 80-
140 lbs. 102.00-182.00, mostly 126.00-
165.00; few beef cross bulls &
heifers 95-120 lbs. 70.00-101.00.
HOGS 213. Barrows & gilts 25
cents to 75 cents higher. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.85-
41.35, few to 41.60, one lot 42 00, No.
1- 195-260 lbs. 40.5041.10, few No.
2- 190-230 lbs. 36.7540.35, few No.
2-3 300-355 lbs. at 37.25. US No. 1-3
315-540 lbs. sows 33.00-35.25, few
No. 2-3 435-560 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Few
Boars 27.00-31.75.
FEEDER PIGS 14. Lot US No. 1-
3 95 lbs. feeder pigs 43.00 cwt., lot
No. 1-3 25 lbs. 13.50 per head, lot
Utility 30 lbs. 16.00 cwt.
SHEEP 9. One Choice 30 lbs.
spring slaughter lamb at 78.00; one
Choice 120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lamb at 56.00. Few Slaughter sheep
20.0029.00.
Middleburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 21
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CATTLE 253. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows about steady. Few Choice 2-4,
1000-1390 lbs. slaughter steers
62.85-66.10, Good 58.50-61, few
Standard 53.25-56.50. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers at 62.75,
few Good 55.25-58.25. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 42.75-
46.75, couple 47.10, Cutters 41.50-45,
Canner and Low Cutters 37.60
41.60, Shells down to 35.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 57.00-62.50.
Yield Grade #l, 900-1800 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.00-60.25, in
dividual 63.50, Large Frame #2,
5004100 lbs. feeder steers and bulls
50.00- Medium & Large
Frame #l&2, 400650 lbs. feeder
heifers 48.00-58, couple 60.00.
CALVES 151. Vealers uneven,
about steady. Few Prime valers
103.00107, Choice 87.0099, Good
68.00- Standard and Good 75-100
lbs. 59.0067, few Utility 5060 lbs.
30.00- Farm Calves $5-J2O
higher. Hoi. Bulls 85-120 lbs. 64.00
91, couple 100.00; Hoi. Heifers 80
130 lbs. 110.00158.50, one 173.00.
HOGS 535. Barrows and gilts
about steady. US No. 1-2 210235
lbs. barrows and gilts 41.0042, No.
1-3190250 lbs. 40.2541, No. 26190
270 lbs. 38.0040.25. US No. 16 275-
475 lbs. sows 33.0036, No. 2-3 3-500
lbs. 31.0064.50. TUBS. 4-2161.
HOGS 90. US No. 16 2-250 lbs.
40.0041, couple to 42.00. Boars
31.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS 135. US No. 16
2035 lbs. feeder pigs 19.0027.50 per
head. No. 16 3565 lbs. 25.0037.50
per head.
SHEEP 8. Few Choice 85-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 66.0074.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 24.0027.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, April 15
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
Steady. Choice 59.0060.50; Good
55.00-58.00; Medium 54.00 Down.
Heifers Choice 54.5055.50; Good
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 25,1981—A7
50.00- Medium 49.00 Down.
Cows Steady to $l.OO higher. High
Yield 45.40-47.00; Average 42.00-
45.00; Big Middle 38.0041.00; Fatty
Herf. 37.00-40.00; Shelly 39.00
Down. Fat Bulls Good 52.00-54.50;
Medium 46.00-51.00. Veal Calves
$l.OO to $3.00 higher. Choice 95.00-
98.00; Good 89.00-94.00; Medium
78.00- Farm Hfrs. to 175.00;
Farm Bulls to 90.00; Light & Weak
59.00 Down. Lambs Choice 63.00-
65.00; Light Wts. 60.00-79.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
Steady prices. Choice 75.00-77.50;
Good 69.00-74.00; Medium 61.00-
68.00; Culls 60.00 Down. Steers 600-
850 lbs. Choice 67.00-70.00; Good
62.0066.00; Medium 61.00 Down;
Dairy Type 45.0054.00. Heifers (All
Weights) Choice 61.00-64.50; Good
53.0060.00; Medium 52.00 Down.
Bulls Choice 66.00-71.50; Good
60.0065.00; Medium 59.00 Down.
Dairy Cows to 650.00. Springing
Heifers to 970.00; Pigs, Hd. $2.00
higher. 20-30 lbs. 12.00-24.00; 40-70
lbs. 25.00-38.00. Shoats by Lb. to
30.50; Slaughter Hogs Few lots
40.25-40.75. 210-230 lbs. 39.00-40.00;
240-260 lbs. 38.5040.00; 190-205 lbs.
37.00-39.50. Sows 300600 lbs. 33.00-
37.75; Thin Sows 25.00-32.00.
Reported receipts of 287 calves,
104 cows, 20 bulls, 21 heifers, 4
steers, 63 hogs, 24 lambs, 6 sheep.
Cattle market reported active, calf
market reported back to farm
calves higher.
Holstein Heifer Calves to 149.50;
Veal Calves, Back to Farm to
112.00; Bobs, 90 to 110 72.00-98.50;
Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 48.00-65.00;
Grassers & Feeders 45.00-69.00;
Lambs 52.00-79.00; Sheep 18.00-
27.00; Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 36.00-41.50;
Sows 33.00-37.00; Boars 22.00-30.50;
Pigs 12.00-21.00; Heifers 44.00-
46.75; Steers Medium 44.00-49.50;
Steers, feeder 52.00-70.00; Bulls
49.00-58.00; Cows, utility 45.00-
47.25; Cows, fat 39.00-44.50; Cows,
medium 42.0044.00; Cows, poor or
small 32.00-40.00; Horses to 510.00;
Pomes to 75.00; Goats to 48.00.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, April 20
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