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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, July 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 273: Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows $2.00 lower. Choice slaughter
steers 62.00-65.75, one at 67.00,
Good 56.0062.00, Standard 45.00-
55.00, Choice slaughter heifers
57.5060.00, one at 62.00, few Good
55.0066.00, Standard 44.0060.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 43.50-47.00, few 47.50-49.00,
Commercial No. 46 39.5043.75,
Cutters 41.00-44.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 34.0041.00, Shells down to
27.50. Few Utility slaughter
bullocks 40.0044.00. Yield Grade #1
1155-1985 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.00-
60.00; few yield grade #2 1165-1325
lbs. 49.7562.75. Medium Frame &
Large Frame #1 440-785 lbs. feeder
heifers 43.0060.75.
CALVES 271: Vealers grading
Good & Choice steady to weak.
Standard strong to 5.00 higher.
Choice vealers 85.00-93.00, one at
100.00, Good 68.00-83.00, Standard
& Good 90-120 lbs. 45.00-65.00,65-85
lbs. 40.00-48.00, Utility 45-70 lbs.
30.00-32.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 95-130 lbs. 65.00-81.00;
holstein heifers 75-120 lbs. 70.00-
117.50.
HOGS 499: Barrows & gilts
steady to weak. US No. 1-2 210-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 51.50-52.25, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 50.50-51.80, No. 2-3
200-265 lbs. 49.00-50.70. Sows 3.00-
4.00 lower. US No. 1-3 275-565 lbs.
sows 39.50-46.00, few Utility 270-385
lbs. 34.50-38.00. Boars 35.00-45.00.
FEEDER PIGS 91; US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-25.00 per
head. No. 1-3 45-65 lbs. 31.00-43.00
per head.
SHEEP 161: Choice 65-85 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 64.00-78.00,
90-110 lbs. 55.00-64.00, Good 65-100
lbs. 45.00-60.00. Slaughter ewes
11.00-22.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, July 22
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
Steady prices. Choice 60.00-63.00;
Good 55.00-59.00; Medium 54.00
Down. Heifers Choice 56.00-59.75;
Good 50.00-55.00; Medium 49.00
Down. Cows good run $l.OO lower.
High Yield 45.50-46.50; Average
42.00- Big Middle 38.00-41.00;
Fatty Hert. 35.00-38.00; Shelly 38.00
Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO lower. Good
54.00- Medium 49.00-53.00.
Veal Calves mostly steady. Choice
85.00- Good 76.00-84.00;
Medium 65.00-75.00; Farm Hfrs. to
130.00; Farm Bulls to 66.00; Light
& Weak 52.00 Down. Lambs $3.00
lower. Choice $52.00554.00; Good
46.0061.00; Medium 45.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300650 lbs.
$2,004.00 lower. Good 56.0060.00;
Medium 50.0065.00; Culls 49.00
Down. Steers 600650 lbs. Choice
51.00-55.00; Good 45.00-50.00;
Medium 44.00 Down. Heifers (All
Weights) Choice 54.0061.50; Good
45.0063.00; Medium 44.00 Down.
Bulls Choice 53.0065.50; Good
48.0062.00; Medium 47.00 Down.
Springing Heifers to $975.00. Pigs,
Hd. mostly steady. 20-30 lbs. 15.00-
26.00; 4060 lbs. 27.00-36.00. Shoats
by Lb. to 41.50. Slaughter Hogs
$l.OO lower. 210-230 lbs. 50.3561.10;
240-260 lbs. 49.7560.50; 190-205 lbs.
49.0060.00. Sows 300600 lbs. 43.00-
47.50; Thin Sows 35.5042.00.
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg,Pa.
Monday, July 27
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 158: High Choice &
Prune slaughter steers 64.50-66.00,
Choice 63.50-65.00, Good 61.00-63.50,
Standard 56.50-60.00, Utility 48.00-
56.50. Choice slaughter heifers
63.00- Good 60.00-63.00,
Standard 56.50-60.00, Utility 48.00-
55.00, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 47.00-53.50, Cutters
44.00- Canner & Low Cutter
42.00- Shells down to 35.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks 55.50-
60.00, Good 53.50-55.50, Standard
50.00- Utility 45.00-50.00. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 54.00-
55.60; yield grade #2 52.00-54.00.
Choice feeder steers 57.00-60.50,
Good 54.00-57.00, Medium 52.00-
54.50; Good feeder heifers 52.00-
58.00, Medium 51.00-54.00; Good
feeder bulls 51.00-55.00, Medium
45.00-
CALVES 362: Prime vealers
92.00- Choice 85.00-92.00, Good
75.00- Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 65.00-75.00,90-110 lbs. 55.00-
62.00, 70-90 lbs. 52.00-55.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90.00-107.50;
holstein heifers 100.00-165.00.
HOGS 413: US No. 1-2 barrows &
gUts 52.50-54.00, No. 1-3 52.00-53.00,
No. 23 51.00-52.00, heavy weights
48.00- No. 1-3 48.00-50.00. US
No. 1-3 sows 45.50-48.50, No. 2-3
42.00- Boars 35.00-42.50.
FEEDER PIGS 84: US No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 22.50-36.00 per
head. No. 13 40-75 lbs. 36.0031.00
per head.
SHEEP 0: No sales on offer.
GOATS 3: 18.00-50.00 per head
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, July 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 230: Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers .50-1.50 lower. Slaughter
cows steady to .50 lower. Few
Choice No. 24,1070-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 64.1066.50, Good
57.0063.75, Standard 51.0065.50.
Few Choice slaughter heifers 61.75-
64.00, few Good 58.0061.75. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
44.7547.75, few to 49.60, Cutters
41.7545.50, Canner & Low Cutter
38.0041.75, Shells down to 33.00.
Few Yield Grade #1 815-1995 lbs.
slaughter bulls 50.00-59.85.
CALVES 235: One Prime vealer
at 108.00, few Choice 85.00-98.00,
good 65.0061.00, Standard & Good
70-95 lbs. 55.0061.00, few Utility SO
SO lbs. 45.0065.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-125 lbs. 60.00-
93.00; few holstein heifers 80-150
lbs. 75.00-170.00.
HOGS 365: Barrows & gilts .50-
.75 lower. US No. 1-2 195-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 52.75-53.35, one lot
53.50, No. 1-3 210-240 lbs. 51.85-
52.75, one lot No. 2-3 290 lbs. at
48.85. US No. 1-3 350-550 lbs. sows
44.75-47.00, few No. 2-3 400-600 lbs.
39.2543.00. Boars 36.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 291: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.50-28.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.0041.00
per head.
SHEEP 60: Choice 80-100 lbs.,
spring slaughter lambs 55.00-61.00,
couple to 63.50, Good 70-90 lbs.
50.00-59.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, July 25
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 66.00-71.00;
Medium 61.00-65.75; Plain 57.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
52.00-64.25; Medium 52.0056.75;
Plain 47.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 50.50 and down; Good Light
Heifer Calves 46.00-51.25; Medium
41.0045.25; Plain 40.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 46.0051.75;
Medium 41.0045.75; Plain 40.00
and down; Slaughter Cows 41.00
47.50; Utilities 36.0040.75; Canners
& Cutters 35.00 and down; Milk &
Stock Cows 650.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 59.25 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 49.5056.75.
CALVES: Veal Calves 73.00 and
down; Baby Calves 77.50 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue
O 57.00; Good Red O 48.00; Feeder
Lambs 39.0046.00; Slaughter Ewes
13.00 and down; Stock Ewes 52.00
and down.
HOGS: Top 49.10; Heavy 40.50;
Medium 45.00; Light 35.00; Sows
47.00 and down; Boars 35.00.
Eighty-four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-four, Pa.
Monday, July 27
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 279: Choice slaughter
steers 60.5064.50, Good 52.5068.50,
Standard 45.00-51.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 58.0063.00, Good
46.0063.50, Standard 41.0045.50.
‘Cutter 'slaughter cows 43.0046.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 37.0042.75,
Shells down to 18.00. Yield Grade
#1 slaugher bulls 45.0067.75; yield
grade #2 35.0060.00. Good feeder
sfee:'s 48.0065.00; Good feeder
heifers 45.0063.00.
CALVES 337: Choice vealers
75.00- Good 60.00-74.50,
Standard & Good 50-90 lbs. 40.00-
58.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls
70.0069.00; holstein heifers 80.00-
120.00; beef cross bulls & heifers
55.00-
HOGS 92: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 50.0052.50, one lot
No. 1-3 260-280 lbs. at 48.75. US No.
1-3 sows 40.0043.50. Boars 25.00
38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 4: Few US No. 1-
3 27 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-11.00 per
head.
SHEEP 162: Choice 80-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 56.7558.00,
70-75 lbs. 52.0062.50, Good 50-65 lbs.
47.5052.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00
26.00.
GOATS 8.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 150; Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers weak to 1.00 lower.
Slaughter cows weak to 1.25 lower.
Choice 24,10801300 lbs. slaughter
steers 63.1066.60, Good 58.0063.10,
Standard 51.0056.75, few Utility &
Low Standard 46.5050.50. Few
Choice 34, slaughter heifers 54.85-
61.75, few Good 52.5055.00, few
Standard 47.0050.10. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 44.00
45.50, individual 49.75, Cutters
42.7544.00, few 44.75, one at 46.00,
Canner & Low Cutters 40.0042.75,
few down to 38.25, Shells down to
30.00- few down to 25.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 54.2555.85, one
ar 57.10, few Standard 46.7552.75.
Few Yield Grade #l, 1375-2075 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.75-57.00.
CALVES 275: Vealers mostly
1.00- lower. Choice vealers
71.00- few Good 66.00-80.09,
Standard and Good 90-120 lbs.
61.00- 65-90 lbs. 57.00-62.00,
Utility 50-105 lbs. 40.00-54.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 80-125 lbs. 60.00-
98.00, mostly 70.0085.00; Hoi.
Heifers 90135 lbs. 110.00144.00, one
at 150.00; few Beef cross bulls and
heifers 75-105 lbs. 59.0066.00.
HOGS 105: Barrows and gilts
mostly .75-1.00 lower on small
supply. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
bacrows and gilts 51.85-52.25, No. 1-
3 200-245 lbs. 51.00-52.00, No. 2-3190-
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409 Clay Rd.
Lititz, PA 17543
Ph: 717-626-6566
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Amust I,IMI-A7
260 lbs. 50.35-51.25, few down to
48.60, few No. 1-3170-190 lbs. 45.00-
47.00. Few US No. 1-3 405-585 lbs.
sows 46.25-47.00, No. 2-3 265-430 lbs.
39.75-44.25, few down to 35.75, few
Utility 215-275 lbs. 34.00-36.00. Few
Boars 33.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 12: Few US No.
1-3 25-45 lbs. feeder pigs 51.00-61.00
per hundredweight, lot No. 1-3 110
lbs. at 46.50 per hundredweight.
SHEEP 22: Choice 35-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 55.00-60.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 19.00-27.00.
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,900; 5 days last week 2,372; same
period a year ago 3,471. Slaughter
Steers ended the week .50-1.50
lower. Slaughter Heifers closed the
week 1.00.t0 mostly 2.00 lower
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Cows ended the week steady
to weak.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime, mostly 31150-1250 lbs.
67.00-67.25; 3 loads 67.50 Monday;
66.75, load 67.00 Wednesday, choice
2-4 1075-1150 lb. 66.0066.50 Wed
nesday; 1050-1075 lb. 65.0066.00
Monday; 65.0065.50 Wednesday;
1000-1050 lb. 64.0065.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb'
62.5064.00; Package Choice 2-3
1500 lb. Holsteins 61.50 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1300
1600 lb. Holsteins 60.50 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1050 lbs.
65.5066.75, 1 load 66.25 Monday;
package 65.50 Wednesday. Choice
2-4 925-1000 lb. 64.5065.50 Monday;
Couple loads 64.50 Wednesday; 800
900 lb. 63.2564.00 Monday; 62.50
63.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 8001050 lbs. 60.0063.00
Monday; 59.0062.50 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility 1-3
40.0043.00 Monday; 39.0041.00
Wednesday; 40.0043.00 Thursday.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, July 27
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 319 calves,
126 cows, 12 bulls, 20 heifers, 5
steers, 130 hogs, 20 lambs, 55
sheep. Cattle market steady, calf
market weaker.
Holstein Heifer Calves to 122.50;
Veal Calves, to 70.50; Bobs, 90 to
110 60.00-82.00; Bobs, 80 and down
40.00- Grassers & Feeders
42.00- Lambs 52.0000.00;
Sheep 15.00-26.00; Hogs, 200-250
' lbs. 46.00-51.50; Sows 36.0044.50;
Boars 30.00-34.00; Pigs 12.00-29.00;
Heifers 42.00-50.00; Steers medium
44.0049.75; Steers, feeder 49.00-
60.00; Bulls 47.00-55.75; Cows,
utility 46.0047.00 top 48.25; Cows,
fat 40.0045.00; Cows, medium
41.0043.00; Cows, poor or small
32.00- Horses, small to 480.00;
Pomes to 130.00; Goats 10.0048.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, July 30
Report supplied by USDA
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