Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Weekly
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ter 1-2 39.50-44.50, tew 44.50-45.50;
Canner and low Cutter 35.00-41.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 975-1250 lb.
55.00-59.00, few 59.004J3.50; Good
900-1100 lb. 50.50-55.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 53,00-58.00, few 58.01W0.10, cou
ple early part of weel 62.00-66.00;
yield grade 2 1050-1400 lb.
49.50-55.00,800-1050 lb. 45.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to mostly 5.00 lower. Demand fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-320 lb.
90.00-110.00; few Choice and Prime
280-350 lb. 105.00-120.00, one lot 308
lb. 135.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-290 lb. 65.00-90.00,80-125
lb. 45.0065.00,50-80 lb. 30.9060.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
280-400 lb. 55.0065.00; Good 250-350
lb. 48.00-56.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-120 lb. Hostein heifers
56.0060.00, few 82.0095.00; 30 head
110115 lb. 122.00124.00. Bulk 85-115
lb. Holstein bulls 62.00-86.00, few
86.0092.00; few small frame
100120 lb. 55.0060.00.
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Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, July 30
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 88: Compared with last
Thursday’s market; SI. cows 1.00
1.50 lower. SI. steers: Few Good
57.5059.75 with one at 64.75;
Standard 45.00-53.00. SI. heifers:
Few Choice 57.25-64.75, couple YG
5 at 50.00: few Good 54.50-56.75;
few Standard 46.00-50.00. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 43.00-47.50,
one at 48.25; Cutters 41.0044.50;
Canner & L. Cutter 33.0041.00;
Shells down to 27.00. SI. bullocks:
few Good 52.00-56.00; Standard
45.25-51.50. SI. bulls: Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1105-1360 lbs. 51.00
56.75; !few Yield Grade No. 2, 905-
1070 lbs. 43.25-49.00.
CALVES 118: Vealers steady.
Choice 78.0092.00; few Good 72.00
74.00, Standard & Good 90120 lb.
50.00-60.00, standard 43.0059.00;
6085 lbs. 40.0052.00; few Utility 50
70 lbs. t 030.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
125 lbs. 60.0094.00; Hoi. Heifers 65-
100 lbs. 54.0070.00. Beef Cross
Bulls & Heifers 75-100 lbs. 55.00
76.00.
DEKALB \brk Hatchery
P.O. Box 6265 • Hellam, PA 17406 • Phone: 717/252-3119
Mel horn Sales & Service Co.
40 Donegal Springs Road • Mt. Joy, PA 17552
John W. Melhorn Phone: 717/653-1102
ClayS. Mumma Phone: 717/653-2397
David H. Fahs Phone: 717/764-9097
HOGS 110: .25-1.00 higher. Few
US No. 1-2 230245 lbs. 53.0053.25
No. 1-3 200255 lbs. 52.0053.00; No.
2-3 220270 lbs. 50.0051.00. Sows
weak to 1.00 lower US No. 1-3 270
530 lbs. 43,0047.75 with one at
48.75; Couple No. 2-3 32.25 & 40.75.
Boars 32.0036.50.
FEEDER PIGS 23: Not enough
any one grade to establish market.
SHEEP 13: Spring si. lambs one
lot Choice 90 lbs. at 55.00. Few SI.
ewes: 13.0016.00.
GOATS: 2.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 30
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers closed .501.00 lower.
Heifers .501.00, instances 2.003.00
lower on Heifers under 900 lbs.
Cows 1.003.00 lower and Bulls 1.00
2.00 lower. Trade moderate on
Steers, slow on Heifers. Demand
very good on Steers over 1100 lbs.
and Heifers over 900 lbs. Steers
under 1000 lbs. and especially
Heifers under 900 lbs. under very
light demand and severe discounts
noted. Receipts this week about
2600 as compared to 2481 a week
anticipate your needs and save you time.
Our front office staff is equally ready to
help. Have question? Ask Jody, Kathy and
Jane. They have the answer. If not, they’ll get
it for you!
DEKALB York Hatchery has the capacity
for 174,000 pullet chicks a week. More
important, we have the best people, your
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Give one of them a call today. An
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1,1911—A9
ago and 3556 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1100-1350 lbs. 65.50-66.50. Small
lot and couple part loads mostly
YG. 3’s 1150-1250 lbs. 67.0067.50.
Choice 2-3 950-1100 lbs. 64.5065.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 26 950-1150
lbs. 63.0065.00. Good 59.0063.00.
Couple lots Standard and Good 975-
1150 lbs. Holsteins 52.0067.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, including Prime 2-4 900-
1050 lbs. 83.0065.00 lot and part
load 950-1050 lbs. 65.2565.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 26 850-1075 lb.
61.0063.00. 750-900 lbs. 55.0061.00.
Good 58.0062.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
26 39.00-45.00, closing 39.00-42.50.
Cutter 38.0044.00, late 38.0041.00
Canner and Low Cutter 35.0069.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1200-1600 lbs.
47.0065.00.
Special Feeder
Yearling Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
Tuesday, July 21
Report supplied by VDA
There were 738 head sold. Ail
cattle were graded by
Representatives of the VDAC’s
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Division of Markets, Livestock
Section on USDA standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS: Medium Frame 1400-
500 lbs. |67.00; 500-600 lbs. $64.00-
70.00; 600-700 lbs. $64.00-73.00
mostly $69.00-73.00; 700-800 lbs.
$63.25-66.50; 800900 lbs. $59.50-
'64.75; 900-1000 lbs. $57.0061.00.
Large Frame 1 600-700 lbs. $64.50-
70.00; 700600 lbs. $63.5068.50; 800-
900 lbs. $57.5063.00; 900-1000 lbs.
$56.0060.25; 1000-1100 lbs. $56,00-
57.00; 1226 lbs. $59.00. Small Frame
1 400600 lbs. $71.00-71.50; 500600
lbs. $72.50*73.50; 600-700 lbs.
$64.5069.75; 700600 lbs. $58.00-
62.50; 800900 lbs. $57.00. Medium &
Large Frame 2 600-700 Ikbs. $62.00-
64.50; 700600 lbs. $58.50*64.50; 800-
900 lbs. $53.50-55.00; 900-1000 lbs.
$56.00. Large Frame 1 400600 lbs.
$58.00; 500600 lbs. $51.5062.50; 600-
700 lbs. $49.50*54.50; 700600 lbs.
$50.5063.50. Medium Frame 1400-
500 lbs. $54.00; 500600 lbs. $53.00-
54.50; 600-700 lbs. $49.0063.25; 700-
800 lbs. $47.5064.00.'5ma1l Frame 1
500600 lbs. $44.0060.50 mostly
$50.50; 700600 lbs. $44.7566.00.
Medium & Large Frame 2 500600
lbs. $51.50.
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