Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg Auction
Thursday, July 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 310. Compared with
last Thursday’s market,
steers steady to strong. Slaughter
cows uneven, mostly steady to 75
cents higher. Slaughter bulls $1 to
$2 higher.' Few Choice No. 24
1000-1200 lbs. slaughter steers
63.25-67.75, Good 57.75-62.50, few
Standard 52.00-58.00, few. Utility
46.50- Few Choice. No. 1
slaughter heifers 64.2567.35, few
No. 2-3 58.0061.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 43.5047.75,
few to 49.10, Cutters 41.7545.75,
Canner & Low-Cutter 37.7542.00,
Shells down to 32.00. Yield Grade
#1 1290-1930 lbs. slaughter bulls
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CALVES 594. Vealers $4 to $8
lower. Choice vealers 69.0063.00,
Good 62.00-70.00, Standard & Good
70-100 lbs. 61.00-73.00, Utility 4065
lbs. 40.00-60.00. Farm calves $lO to
$l5 higher. Holstein bulls 80-130
lbs. 70.00-95.00, few to 105.00, hols
tein heifers 80-150 lbs. 75.00-135.00,
few 152.50.
HOGS 69. Few Lots US No. 1-2
220-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
52.00-52.50, one lot No. 1-3 220 lbs.
51.35, one lot No. 26 265 lbs. 46.50.
US No. 16 300-500 lbs. sows
41.5045.50. Boars 37.50-51.00.
FEEDER PIGS 140. Few Lots
US No. 16 20-25 lbs. feeder pigs
19.50- per head, One lot No. 16
60 lbs. 40.50, per head No. 16 60-90
lbs. 36.0044.00 cwt.
SHEEP 31. One lot Choice 95 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 64.00, Good
7060 lbs. 54.00-55.00. Slaughter
ewes 11.00-19.00.
GOATS 16. All goats sold by the
head mainly 25.00-56.00.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, June 30
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: STEERS: Good 62.00;
Standard 52.50-54.10; Utility 45.75-
46.50. COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 44.2546.00; Cutter 40.00-
44.50; .Canner & Low Cutter 36.25-
40.00.
BULLOCKS: Utility 49.75-53.00.
FEEDER STEERS; 60.00-77.00.
CATTLE HEIFERS: 56.00-60.00.
BULLS: 44.5062.00.
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CALVES; VEALERS: Good
84.50-95.00; Standard & Good 70.00-
85.00; Standard & G00d60.0065.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
103.00-107.00; Hoi. Heifers 167.00-
169.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US No.
1-2 49.00-52.00; US No. 16 47.00-
50.00; US No. 26 42.0044.00.
SOWS: US No. 16 50.5051.50;
No. 2-3 47.0050.00. Boars 36.50-
40.75.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 16
18.50-24.00; No. 1626.0065.00.
SHEEP: LAMBS: Good 46.00-
54.00.
CATTLE 245. Compared with
last'Monday’s-market, slaughter
steers steady to 75 cents higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50
higher. Choice No. 241000-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 65.0fr68.85, one at
69.85, Good 58.0fr64.00, couple to
64.75, Standard 53.75-57.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 63.00-
67.75, few Good 55.7559.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
44.0049.00, couple to 49.75, Cutters
41.5046.50, Canner & Low Cutter
38.0041.00, Shells down to 34.00.
Few Yield Grade §1 900-1790 lbs.
slaughter bulls 50.25-58.10. One lot
Large Frame H 2 700-775 lbs. feeder
steels at 55.50.
CALVES 217. One Prime vealer
at 115.00, few Choice 88.00-102.00,
few Good 80.00-95.00, Standard &
Good 70-95 lbs. 65.00-78.00, Utilty
5060 1b5.,50.0065.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-130 lbs. 75.00-
105.00, few to 113.00; holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs. 100.00-180.00.
HOGS 320. Barrows & gilts about
steady. US No, 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 54.50-55.10, one lot
55.60, No. 16 220-250 lbs. 53.5fr
-54.60, No. 2-3 24fr-280 lbs. 48.00-
52.50, No. 1-3 170-180 lbs. 44.75-
46.75. US No. 16 300-550 lbs. sows
45.0fr50.50. Boars 38.0042.00.
FEEDER PIGS 175. US No. 1-3
2065 lbs. feeder pigs 13.50-26.00 per
head, No. 16 3545 lbs. 25.0065.00,
one lot No. 16 50 lbs. 44.50, Utility
30-50 lbs. 14.00-20.00 per head.
SHEEP 30. Choice 75-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 60.00-70.00,
couple to 72.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 15.00-21.00.
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Dewart Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, July 6
Report supplied by PDA
Monday - Friday 8 A.M.-4 P.M.
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Hunter's Auction
Monday, July 6 ,
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
BULLS: 800-1275 lbs. 46.5055.75.
COWS: High Choice to Prime
48.7549.25; Good to Standard 46.25-
47.00; Utility 43.5045.25; Cutters
42.0044.50; Canners 36.7541.50.
CALVES: Prime 180-220 lbs.
94.00- High to Choice 140-170
lbs. 84.00-92.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 78.0069.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 65.00-79.00, few
85.00- Utility 7565 lbs. 58.00-
67.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 42.00-
61.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs. $lB to
$25 by hd.; 3040 lbs. $27 to $35 by
hd.
SOWS: 35.5041.50.
BOARS: 36.0069.75.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, July 6
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 309 calves,
88 cows, 10 bulls,- 6 heifers, 42
goats, 7 steers, 235 bogs, 27 lambs,
14 sheep. Cattle market reported
real good, calf market reported
steady.
Holstein Heifer Calves to 135.00;
Veal Calves, to 91.50; Bobs, 90 to
110 83.00-96.00; Bobs, 80 and down
50.00-58.00; Grassers & -Feeders
47.0061.50; Lambs 55.0fr-71.00;
Sheep 18.0fr63.00; Hogs, 200-250
lbs. 42.00-52.50; Sows 38.0061.00;
Boars 32.00-35.50; Pigs 15.0066.00;
Heifers 47.00-54.00; Steers medium
47.0fr61.50; Steers, feeder 51.00-
63.00; Bulls 49.0065.25; Cows,
utility 46.0047.25; Cows, fat 42,00-
45.00; Cows, medium 41.0043.50;
Cows, poor or small 32.0040.00;
Horses to 445.00; Ponies none;
Goats 10.0064.00.
Computer Slaughter
Lamb and Ewe Sale
Dublin, Va.
Thursday, July 2
Report supplied by VDA
There were 779 head sold. All
lambs were graded by the
Representatives of the VDACS's
Division of Markets, Livestock
Section on USDA standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
Choice & Prime 95-125 lbs. 68.00-
68.50, 606 bead lambs; Choice 85-
123 lbs. 65.0065.50, 173 head
slaughter ewes. Slaughter Ewe 15.
Take up points on lambs are
Lexington, Kentucky and
Zanesville, Ohio.
Take up points on Slaughter
Ewes are Dublin, 7 Miles Ford and
Tazewell, VA.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, July 8
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
prime special fed veal generally
steady in narrow test. Good and
Choice boning veal 3.00 to 5.00
lower. Bonless beef lightly tested
early, however firm undertone
indicated.
VEALCARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
HIDE-ON ~
80 Head
180-240 lbs. few 195.00-203.00 r
generally steady.
BONING TYPE
HIDE-ON
Good t Choice
Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75
lbs. 93.00, all 3.00 to 5.00 lower; 55-
64 lbs. 91.00; 4564 lbs. 89.00; 3544
tbs. 87.00; 34 lbs. down 85.00.
Inshipped: No sales reported.
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
Choice A Prime 34
ILoad
55 lbs. down 139.00.
BONELESS BEEF
5% Loads
85 pet chem lean, fresh 118.00.
85 pet chem lean, fresh 113.00,
late yesterday.
75 pet chem lean, fresh 94.50,
oartload..
CURED AND PROCSSED
MEATS
7 Loads
Serai-Boneless Hams: 14-17 lbs.
112.00 firm.
Picnics: 5-7 lbs. 74.00.
No. 1 sliced bacon vacuum pack
1 lb. pkg. 103.50-108,00 firm.
Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb. pkg
89.0069.50, steady to firm.
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11,1981—A7
51 Weekly Cattle Summary.
Slaughter steers dosed 1.00 to 1.50
lower. Heifers steady to weak, in
stances .25 to .50 lower. Cows
steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady.
Trade opened the week slow with
buyers antidpating a lower beef
trade. By midweek live prices
followed the sharply lower carcass
beef trade with most downturn
noted on steers. Receipts this week
about 2600 as compared to 3070 a
week ago and 3260 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice
lO5O-1300 lbs. 68.00-69.50.
950-1050 lbs. 66.5068.00. Couple
packages 1100-1150 lbs. 70.00. Mon
day. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1200 lbs. 66.0068.00. Good
61.0066.00. Package 1300 lbs. bols
teins 60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Choice, few Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs.
64.5066.50, bulk 65.0065.50. 3 loads
925-1075 lbs. 67.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 26 850-1000 lbs. 61.0064.50.
Good 57.0062.00. -
COWS. Utility and Commercial
2-3 41.00-46.00, few 47.00. Cutter
40.00-41.00. Canner and Low Cutter
35.0040.00.
BULLS. YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs.
50.00-54.00, few YG 2 45.00-50.00.
Reported receipts of 50 cows, 48
heifers, and 11 bulls. Market
steady. -
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 800.00-
1220.00; Load of Butler Co.
springers 870.00-1425.00; Load of
Wise, fresh cows, 1425.00-1575.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 1225.00-
1460.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1325.00-1380.00.
Locally consigned cows 530.00-
1550.00; Springing heifers 875.00-
1250.00; Open heifers 350.00610.00;
Bulls 285.00-580.00.
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