Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 11, 1981, Image 8

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Joliet Cattle
Thursday, July 9
Report supplied by USDA
Friday through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 2,400, 5 days last
week 3,896, same period a year ago
3,900. Trading slow for the week.
Slaughter steers ended the week
steady to SO, instances 1.00 lower
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers ended the
week steady to 50 lower. Cows end
ed the week 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Load
Choice, few Prime, mostly YG 3
1220# 69.50 Wednesday. Mixed High
Choice and Prime 34 1150-1300#
69.00- couple loads 70.50 Mon
day. 68.00-68.50 Wednesday, 34,
few 5, 1150-1300# 67.5088.50 Mon
day. Choice 24 1050-1300#
68.00- mostly 69.00-70.00,
mostly 69.00-70.00, 2 loads string
70.50 Monday, 67.5068.25 Wednes
day. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250# 67.00-68.00 Monday,
66.0067.50 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1130# 2
loads 68.25 Monday. 21oads 67.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 900-1100#
66.5067.75 Monday, 66.0067.00
Wednesday. 800-900# 64.5065.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000# 62.5064.00
Monday. 62.0064.00 Wednesday.
COWS. Cutter & Utility
42.00-45,00 Wednesday.
Npw Holland
Horse
Monday, July 6
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 254 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
Load of riding TN 600.00-960.00;
Load of driving Ky. 800.00-1575.00.
Better horses 550.00-900.00; few
Registered 925.00-1500.00; Driving
horses 350.00-1575.00; Riding
horses 375.00-500.00; Lightweight
killers 350.00475.00; Heavyweight
killers 525.00670.00; Mares 40.00
75.00; Colts 15.0030.00; Geldings
40.0075.00; Larger ponies 125.00
240.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July?
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 192. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows uneven. One High Choice
slaughter steer at 71.00, Choice No.
2410001420 lbs. 64.75.00, few Good
61.25-64.25, Good & Choice
holsteins 57.7560.35. Standard
54.1058.50, few Utility & Low Stan
dard 49.1054.00. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 45.1047.00,
few to 49.25, couple 52.00 and 54.25,
Cutters 43.5045.35, Canner & Low
Cutter 40.7543.75, Shells down to
30.75. Few Good slaughter bullocks
56.75-59.75, few Standard 51.50
56.25, few Utility 39.5047.00. Few
Yield Grade. #1 13601950 lbs.
slaughter bulls 55.7569.25, one at
60.00.
CALVES 266. Vealers grading
Standard & Good weak to $lO
lower. Few Good & Choice vealers
82.00- Standard & Good 65-100
lbs. 60.00-72.00, few to 79.00, Utility
50-100 lbs. 47.00450.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-125 lbs. 81.00-
102.00; holstein heifers 80-135 lbs.
98.00-
2s
HOGS 297. Barrows & gilts 50
cents to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.00-
53.75, few down to 52.75, one lot
54.75, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs. 52.25-
53.25, few No. 1-3 180-190 lbs. 45.25-
51.10, No. 1-3 75-160 lbs. 37.5043.00.
SOWSS2 to $4 lower. US No. 1-3 325-
553 lbs. sows 45.7548.50, No. 2-3 290-
595 lbs. 40.0047.00. Boars 33.00-
36.00, one at 38.50.
FEEDER PIGS 4. Few US No. 1-
3 75-90 lbs. feeder pigs 55.00-57.00
cwt. SHEEP 42, Choiced 45-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 58.00-68.00,
couple 15 and 20 lbs. 102.00 and
109.00, Good & Choice 55-61 lbs.
56.00- two yearlings 65 and 100
lbs. 30.00 and 42.00. Slaughter ewes
12.00-
Western Maryland
Livestock
- Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, June 30
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Light run. 50
cents lower. High Yield Few 47.00-
40.00; Standard & Utility 43.00-
46.50; Canners 41.0044.00; Shelly
42.00 Down. Bulls High Yield 1645
lbs. at 57.00; Few 1000-1200 lbs.
50.00- Steers Low Choice 950-
1050 lbs. to 61.50; Good 56.00-58.00;
Heifers Choice #3 800-1100 lbs.
58.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: Light run, 50
cents higher. US #l&2 240-260 lbs.
one lot 52.25; US 1&3 195-210 lbs.
one lot 51.35; Few 290-360 lbs. 42.75-
46.00. Sows Few US 1&3 375-500 lbs.
41.5045.50; Boars 400-880 lbs. 40.00-
40.85.
VEAL CALVES: Larger run, $2
lower. Good & Choice 75.00-87.00;
Standard 60.00-75.00; Stocky &
Thu 50.00-65.00; Killers 80-100 lbs.
64.00- Weak & Rough 63.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Good selection. Holstem
Heifers 95-120 lbs. 100.00-130.00;
Some 80-100 lbs. 75.00-100.00;
Holsteu Bulls Bulk 95-115 lbs.
93.00- Some 75.00-95.00. Beef
Type 75-110 lbs. 75.00-95.00.
LAMBS: Few offered. Stock
Cattle Light run. Steers 6 head
Chioce Char. 575-600 lbs. 67.00-
71.50; Med. & Good 400600 lbs.
53.00-65.00. Heifers Choice 300-600
lbs. 56.00-62.50; Med. & Good 400-
650 lbs. 48.00-54.00. Bulls Several
‘Good 200400 lbs. 58.50-66.00; Few
500-650 lbs. 53.00-55.00, one to 63.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Few of
fered. By the Head Few lots 20-50
lbs. 16.00-30.00; 50-70 lbs. to 35.00;
By the Lb. 7563 lbs. 46.00-50.00;
100-150 lbs. 40.0048.00.
Four States Livestock
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers &
Heifers No Choice Offered. Good
56.00-59,25; Medium 55.00 Down.
Heifers Good 51.00-53.50; Medium
49.00 Down. Cows $1.50 lower. High
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Wednesday, July 1
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Yield 45.0047.00; Average 41.00-
44.00; Big Middle 38.0041.00; Fatty
Herf. 37.0040.00; Shelly 40.00
Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO lower. Good
53.00- Medium 48.00-52.00.
Veal Calves $3.00 lower. Good
75.00- Medium 60.00-74.00;
Farm Hfrs. to 117.50; Farm Bulls
to 76.50; Light & Weak 65.00 Down.
Lambs Steady to $l.OO lower.
Choice 62.00-67.00; Good 56.00-
61.00; Medium 55.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
$3.00 under last week. Choice 63.00-
65.30; Good 58.00-62.00; Medium
53.00- Culls 52.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 60.00-
62J)0; Good 54.00-59.00; Medium
53.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights)
Choice 58.00-62.50; Good 50.00-
57.00; Medium 49.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 58.00-59.00; Good 52.00-
57.00; Medium 51.00 Down.
Springing Heifers to $1,020.00.
Pigs, Hd. Steady prices 20-30 lbs.
15.00- 40-70 lbs. 27.0043.50.
Shoats by Lb. to 51.00. Slaughter
Hogs Mostly steady prices. 210-230
lbs. 50.25-51.10; 240-260 lbs. 49.50-
50.50; 190-205 lbs. 48.50t50.00; 270-
335 lbs. 42.0047.00. Sdws 300-500
lbs. 43.0047.00; Thin Sows 38.00-
42.00.
G&M Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
Monday, July 6
Report supplied by auction
Market report steady to higher.
DAIRY COWS. 575.00-1350.00.
STEERS. High Choice and Prime
67.50-70.75, Good to Choice
65.6067.10, Standard to Good
58.0064.25, Other 48.25-56.25.
HEIFERS. High Choice and
Prime 55.0063.85, Good to Choice
51.10-54.50, Other 45.0061.50.
FEEDERSTEERS. Good to
Choice 475640 lbs. 57.0066.00 per
lb., Standard to Good Heifers
460600 lbs. 50.7565.50 per lb.
BULLS. 1300-1750 lbs. 55.0063.50,
9751285 lbs. 52.0066.25.
COWS. High Choice to Prime
47.2561.00, couple at 52.00, Good to
Standard 44.85-47.00, Utility
38.00- Cutters down to 36.25.
CALVES. High to Choice
85.00- Good to Choice
75.00- Hoi. Farm Calves
95-120 lbs. 97.50-115.00, Hoi. Heifers
95-120 lbs. 105.00-166.00.
FEEDER PIGS. 15-25 lbs.
23.00- per hd., 25-35 lbs.
31.00- per hd.
HOGS. 200-240 lbs. 53.00-54.60,
190-280 lbs. 57.00-52.50.
SOWS. 400-600 lbs. 46.50-51.00,
290-310 lbs. 43.00-49.50.
BOARS. 250-450 lbs. 34.5040.90.
SHEEP. Ewes 17.00-28.00 per lb.
, LAMBS. 55.0066.00.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, July 8
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 106: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 2.004.00 higher.
Individual Good slaughter steer at
57.00. one Standard 53.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
44.7547.75 r couple 51.75, Cutters
42.0045.00. Canner and low Cutters
38.0041.00. Few Yield Grade #l,
950-1930 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.50-
55.50.
CALVES 147: Pew Good vealers
75.00-90.50, Standard and Good 70-
OS lbs. 55.0043.00, few Utility 5040
lbs. 45.00-53.00. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 65.00-90.00, few to
101.00.
HOGS 157: Barrows and gilts
uneven, about steady. US No. 1-2
197-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 53.10-
53.60, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 51.00-
53.00, No. 1-3 165-185 lbs. 45.75-
49.75. Few US No. 1-3 350475 lbs.
sows 44.00-46.00. Boars 34.50-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 232: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-28.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.0040.00,
No. 1-3 5080 lbs. 40.0046.00 per
head.
SHEEP 45: Good and Choice 70-
110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
52.00-63.00, couple to 68.00.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 820.00-
1200.00, COUPLE TO 1425.00 PER
HEAD.