Livestock market and auction news East Coast Carlot Wednesday, May 27 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close: Prime special fed veal 8.00 to 10.00 lower thiui Friday’s last test. Good and Choice boning veal 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Spring lamb steady with last week. Boneless beef not enough sales reported to establish trends, however, firm undertone indicated. VEAL CARCASS HIDE ON 260 Head 180-240 lbs. 180.00-185.00, 8.00 to 10.00 lower than Fri. BONING TYPE HIDE ON Good and Choice Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75 lbs. 112.00-113.00, all 1.00 to 3.00 lower; 55-64 lbs. 110.00-111.00; 45-54 lbs. 108.00-109.00; 35-44 lbs. 106.00- 107.00; 34 lbs. down 104.00-105.00. Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. 114.00 ltd, all weak with Thursday; 61-70 lbs. 112.00 ltd; 51-60 lbs. 110.00 ltd; 41-50 lbs. 108.00 ltd; 30-40 lbs. 106.00 ltd. SPRING LAMB CARCASS Choice & Prime 3-4 3 Loads Compared to last week: 55 lbs. down 145.00 steady; 55-65 lbs. few 145.00. BONELESS BEEF Loads (U.S. and Canadian Origin) 90 pet diem lean, fresh 125.00, part load. 85 pet chem lean, fresh 114.00. CURED AND PROCESSED MEATS 4 Loads Semi-Boneless Hams; 14-17 lbs. 100.00 steady.^ Boidess Hams; 13-17 lbs. 123.00 steady. Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb. pkg. 85.00 steady. Four States Livestock Hagentown, Md. Wednesday, May 30 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers Demand for Choice, Dry Feds. Choice 60.0044.75; Good 55.00- 39.00; Medium 54.00 Down. Heifers Good 49.00-52.50; Medium 48.00. Cows Steady to |l.OO higher. High Yield 46.50-50.00; Average 43.00- 46.00; Big Middle 39.00-42.00; Fatty Herf. 38.0041.00; Shelly 43.00 Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO lower. Good 53.00-56.00; Medium 47.00-52.00. Veal Calves |l.OO to 3.00 higher. Choice 95.00-100.00; Good 90.00- 94.00; Medium 80.0089.00; Farm Hfrs. to 170.00; Farm Bulls to Green Dragon Livestock Sales 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA CO WS COWS Coiy s BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15 other local consignors. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733- 2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor 112.50; Light & Weak 65.00 Down. Lambs No Good or Choice. Medium 50.00-58.00. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs. $l.OO higher. Choice 69.00-75.00; Good 63.0068.00; Medium 58.00 62.00; Culls 57.00 Down. Steers 600 850 lbs. Choice 63.0068.00; Good 57.0062.00; Medium 56.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Choice 56.00 60.50; Good 50.0055.00; Medium 49.00 Down. Bulls Choice 63.00 67.50; Good 57.0062.00; Medium 56.00 Down. Springing Heifers to 1100.00. Pigs, Hd. Steady prices. 20 30 lbs. 12.0025.00; 4060 lbs. 26.00 37.00. Shoats by Lb. to 43.00. Slaughter Hogs $1.50 higher. Few lots 44.1044.60; 210260 lbs. 42.75- 44.00; 240260 lbs. 43.0043.75; 190 205 lbs. 42.0043.10. Sows 300600 lbs. 34.0038.50; Thin Sows 29.00 33.00. G&M Livestock Monday, May 25 Duncansville, Pa. Report supplied by auction Market report steers steady, cows higher, hogs higher. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 64.00-66.80; Good to Choice 60.00-64.00; Standard to Good 54.00 60.00. HEIFERS: Good to Choice 56.00- 60.00; Standardso.oo-56.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Good to Choice 300-500 lbs. 55.00-70.00. BULLS: 54.00-60.00; 50.0054.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 46.00- few to 52.00; Good 44.00- Utility 42.00-44.00; Cutters 40.00-42.00; Canners Down to 38.00. CALVES: High to Choice 90.00- 103.00; Good to Choice 80.00-90.00; Standard' to Good 70.00-80.00; Utility 55.00-70.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 100.00- Oil. Heifers 120.00- 177.50. FEEDER PIGS: 15-30 lbs. 18.00- 24.00; 30-50 lbs. 24.0982.00. HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 44.0047.30; 179800 lbs. 41.0044.00. SOWS: 33.0089.00. BOARS: 28.0983.00. Joliet Cattle Thursday, May 28 Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 3,400; 5 days last week 4,093; same period a year ago 3,581. Trading slow on Tuesday, moderately active on Wednesday. Slaughter steers ended the week steady to 50 lower compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week mostly steady. Cows ended the week steady to firm. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed High Choice and Prime 3, few 4, 11501300# 64.5065.50 Tuesday; 65.5066.00, load 66.75 Wednesday; 34 12001350# 63.5064.50 Tuesday; 64.5065.50 Wednesday; 3-5 1200 1400# 60.0063.00 Tuesday; 63.00 64.50 Wednesday; 4-5 13001600# 58.00-59.00. Choice 24 10501300# 64.25-65.50,1 load 66.00,1 load 66.25 Tuesday; 64.0066.00; 2% loads 66.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 10001300# 63.0064.00 Tuesday; 63.50-64.50 Wednesday. Standard and Good 2 11501300# holsteins 55.00-57.00 Tuesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice & Mixed Choice & Prime 24 9001150# 63.5065.00, mostly 64.00 65.00 Tuesday; 64.5065.50, load 66.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000# 62.5063.75 Tuesday; 63.0064.25 Wednesday. COWS: Cutter & Utility 1-3 40.00 44.00, few 44.50 Wednesday; 41.00 45.00 Thursday. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, May 23 Report supplied by auction STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good Light Steer Calves 75.00-80.00; Medium 70.00-74.75; Plain 69.75 and down; Good Heavy Steers 65.00-70.00; Medium 60.00-64.75; Plain 59.75 and down; Holstein Steers 51.00 and down; Good Slaughter Steers 62.00 and down; Good light Heifer Calves 60.00- 64.00; Medium 55.0059.95; Plain 59.75 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 52.00-57.00; Medium 46.00- 51.75; Plain 45.00 and down; Slaughter Cows 40.00-45.75; Utilities 35.00-39.95; Canners & Cutters 36.00 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 445.00 and down; Stock Bulls 68.00 and down; Slaughter 8u11562.00 and down. CALVES: Veal Calves 89.00 and down; Baby Calves 110.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue 0 72.35; Good Red O 68.75; Slaughter Ewes 17.00 and down. All Buck Lambs Discounted $l.OO. HOGS: Top 42.50; Heavy 41.50; Medium 39.00; Sows 37.00 and down; Boars 32.00 and down. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyard* Athens, Pm. Monday, May 25 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 227 calves, 66 cows, 19 bulls, 42 heifers, 5 steers, 127 hogs, 52 lambs, 7 sheep. Cattle market reported good to very active, calf market reported much higher. Holstein Heifer Calves to 160.00; Veal Calves, to 105.00; Bobs, 90 to 110 85.00115.00; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 70.00-83.00; Grassers & Feeders 48.0065.50; Lambs feeder 67.00-83.00; Sheep 15.0030.00; Hogs, 200250 lbs. 36.0044.50; Sows 32.0038.00; Boars 25.0032.50; Pigs 27.5034.00; Heifers 46.0052.00; Steers medium 47.00-50.50; Steers, feeder 51.0062.00; Bulls 51.50 55.75; Cows, utility 44.5046.00; Cows, fat 41.0043.50; Cows, medium 40.0042.00; Cows, poor or small 32.00-38.50; Horses small to 177.50; Ponies to 87.50; Goats 40 to 38.00. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. Wednesday, May 27 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 322. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter iteers & bulls mostly steady. Slaughter cows grading Utility $1 to $1.50 higher, Canner & cutter weak to 1.50 lower. Choice 1000-1325 lbs. slaughter steers 62.00-64.25, few to 65.00, Good 58.00- 63.00, Standard 53.0057.00, few Utility 48.0050.50. Few Good slaughter heifers 53.00-56.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 45.50-48.00, few to 48.85, Cutters 43.00-46.00, few to 47.60, Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-43.00, Shells down to 36.75. Good slaughter bullocks 58.25-64.10, few Standard 54.0059.50. Yield Grade #1 1100-1930 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.5059.75, few to 63.75; yield grade #2 900-1100 lbs. 49.2554.00. Few Medium Frame #1450500 lbs. feeder steers 61.00-67.50, Large Frame #2 300-1000 lbs. 49.0053.00; few Large Frame #1 600-700 lbs. feeder bulls 55.0059.00, few Large Frame #2 475-800 lbs. 47.0053.50. CALVES 133. Vealers grading Choice 4.00-8.00 lower. Choice vealers 90.00-104.00, few Good 55.00- few Standard & Good 85-115 lbs. 70.00-74.00. Farm calves active, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 85.00- 70-90 lbs. 74.00-85.00; holstein heifers 90-130 lbs. 120.00- 155.00, few down to 92.50; beef cross bulls & heifers 75-110 lbs. 83.00- HOGS 368. Barrows & gilts 2.75- 3.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.75-48.50, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 47.00-48.10, one lot 49.00, No. 2-3 230-280 lbs. 45.0047.00. Sows 1.00-1.75 higher. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 38.0041.00. Boars 33.00- 34.25. FEEDER PIGS 347. One lot US No. 1-3 18 lbs. feeder pigs 90.00 cwt.. No. 1-3 30-55 lbs. 60.00-82.00 cwt. SHEEP 76. Choice 25-85 lbs. 25-85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.00- 82.00, few to 109.00, few choice 90- 125 lbs. 60.00-73.00. Slaughter sheep FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS ! State Graded - Vet Inspected Z Excellent Quality and Delivery Service I \ JOHN H. THOMAS JR. I | Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 f I Complete Line of Feeds i Management Program f Ffldrns I” ,n U We breed th«B»»t. Slaughter the rest" Rd 2 Noxon Rd Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Farm: 914-223-5976 Max Heflich, Mgr. 914-471-1438 Get the “Concrete” difference Get Ehmer Yorkshires Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 30,1981—87 12.00- mostly 17.00-26.00. GOATS 30. Large adult goats 26.00- few to 61.00, kids 20.00 33.00 per bead. Middleburg Auction Middlebarg,Pa. Tuesday, May 26 Report supplied by FDA CATTLE 233. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Choice 2-4, 1050-1270 lbs. slaughter steers 62.75-65.75, couple to 67.35, Good 57.0061.50, Standard 52.0057.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers 57.75- 58.75. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 43.50-47.00, couple 48.50, Cutters 42.50-45.10, few Canner and Low Cutters 40.00- 41.60, Shells down to 35.00. In dividual Choice slaughter bullocks at 62.50. Yield Grade No. 1,900-1790 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.0051.25. Large Frame #2,400800 lbs. feeder steers 45.00-54.00, lew Large Frame #l, 425550 lbs. 57.50-71.00. Few Large Frame #l, 450-600 lbs. feeder heifers 50.5055.00. CALVES 135. Couple Prime vealers at 100.00, Choice 90.00 95.00. few Good 86.0059.00, Stan dard and Good 70-95 lbs. 70.00 77.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 85- 125 lbs. 76.00-114.00, mostly 90.00 100.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-155 lbs. 106.00170.00. HOGS 421. (Mon. 5-25-81) Barrows and gilts 1.50-1.75 higher. US No. 1-2 210235 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.5047.85, few lots 48.85, No. 1-3 190250 lbs. 45.5046.50, No. 2-3 190270 lbs. 44.0045.50. US No. 1-3 370665 lbs. sows 37.0040.50, No. 2-3 300500 lbs. 30.0036.50. HOGS 63. (Tues) 5-2551 - One Lot US No. 1-2 210 lbs. barrows and gilts at 48.25, No. 1-3 225-250 lbs. 46.0046.50. FEEDER PIGS 227. US No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0039.00 per head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 36.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 17.-Few Choice 70100 IbS. spring slaughter lambs 69.00 73.50. GOATS 8. Few Kids 16.00-25.00 per head. New Holland Dairy New Holland,?*. Wednesday, May 27 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 54 cows, 29 heifers, and 1 bull. Heifer market, stronger; cow market, steady. Load of Butler Co. purebred & grade springers, 850.00-1725.00; Load of N.Y. fresh cows, 1085.00- 1400.00, springers 1300.00-1475.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 1050.00- 1375.00; Load of Susquehanna Co. fresh cows, 1150.00-1300.00. Locally consigned cows 345.00- 1175.00; Springing heifers 950.00- 1325.00; Open heifers 360.00-625.00; One bull 780.00. Home of the complete Yorkshire; sound, meaty, productive l I'M NOT L10N... ThvClasalftol LiVMtOCfc Section H« Beastly Salactlonsi
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