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Western Maryland
Livestock
Westminster, MdL
Tuesday, August 25
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Steady
prices. High Yield few to 48.00;
Standard & Utility 42.00-45.00;
Canners 40.00-43.00; Shelly 40.00
Down. Bulls Good 1200-1300 lbs.
51.00- Steers Few Choice
66.00- Good Holstems 55.00
57.50; Standard 55.00 Down.
Heifers Few Good 800-850 lbs.
53.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: Few offered.
US §1 & 3 one lot US #3 270 lbs. at
46.25; 190-210 lbs. to 50.00. Sows US
1&3 500 lbs. up 46.75-49.75; 350450
lbs. 43.0045.00. Boars few 375425
lbs. 38.75-39.25.
VEAL CALVES: Good run. Good
& Choice 82.00-93.00; Standard
75.00- Stocky & Thin 60.00
75.00; Killers 80-100 lbs. 56.0085.00;
Weak & Rough 56.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers One 110
lbs. at 127.50; Several 70-85 lbs.
70.0085.00; Holstein Bulls 95-115
lbs. 75.00110.00, Mainly 80.0099.00.
Beef Type 70100 lbs. 60.0075.00.
LAMBS: Good'to Choice 96-105
lbs. 50.0052.00, 7080 lbs. 47.00
48.00. Stock Cattle Good run, prices
slightly higher. Steers Choice 300
600 lbs. 60.0065.00; Good 55.00
60.00; Medium 45.00-55.00; Few
Good 700900 lbs. 56.00-59.00.
Heifers Choice 300500 lbs. 57.00
66.00; Good 50.0057.00; Med. 43.00
50.00. Good 500700 lbs. 48.0054.50.
Bulls few offered.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
demand for all sizes. By the Head
15-30 lbs. 15.0025.30, 3060 lbs.
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Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, August 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 112. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows sl-$3 higher.
Couple Standard slaughter steers
50.50 and 51.35. Few Utility
slaughter cows 47.50-51.75. Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
45.0040, few 51, Cutters 42.2545.50,
Canner and Low Cuters 37.8542,
Shells down to 32.00. Few Yield
Grade #l, 1175-2065 lbs. slaughter
bulls 43.50-56.75.
CALVES 160. Few Good vealers
68.00- Standard and Good 70-100
lbs. 52.0080, Utility 50-100 lbs.
35.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls
85-130 lbs. 62.00-103, mostly 80.00
85; few Hoi. Heifers 100-150 lbs.
102.00-
HOGS 180. Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2
2-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.35-
53, No. 1-3 2-245 lbs. 49.75-51.50, No.
1-3170185 lbs. 47.25-49. Few US No.
18 290600 lbs. sows 43.0048.75.
Few Boars 35.0037.00.
FEEDER PIGS 266. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 23.5036 per
head. No. 18 35-50 lbs. 34.0039 per
head.
SHEEP 50. Choice 80100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 51.0058,
Utility and Good 5080 lbs. 43.0050,
few down to 35.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 10.5022.00. HOLSTEIN
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Chambersburg Auction
Thursday, August 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 297. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
steers steady-1.00 higher. SI. cows
3.005.00 higher, spots 6.00 higher.
SI. steers: Choice No. 24 1050-1250
lbs. 64.0088.50; Good 57.0082.85;
Standard 53.0057.50. SI. heifers:
Few Choice 55.00-64.10; few
Standard 52.00-54.75. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 46.5052.50.
Cutters 45.7549.50; Canner & L.
Cutter 40.7545.75. SI. bulls: Yield
Grade No. 1, 11502000 lbs. 53.00
60.10.
CALVES: 497. Vealers grading
Good & Choice 3.00-8.00 higher.
Few Prime 101.00104.00; Choice
85.0099.00; Good 72.0085.00;
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs. 59.00
67.00. Utility 50100 lbs. 35.0057.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bihls 85-
130 lbs. 65.00103.00, mostly 85.00
95.00; Hoi. Heifers 90150 lbs. 90.00
155.00.
HOGS: 73. Couple lots US 1-2 225
& 235 lbs. 51.85-52.00; few lots No. 1-
3 220-250 lbs. 51.35-51.75; Sows US
No. 1-3 280-585 lbs. 44.50-47.75. Few
Boars 35.0043.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20. Few US No.
1-3 4045 lbs. 32.00-34.00.
SHEEP: 27. Good 80-100 lbs.
44.5048.50. Few SI. ewes: 18.00-
22.50.
Indiana Auction
Thursday, August 27
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: 109. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
steers about steady; SI. cows 2.00
higher. SI. steers: few Good 59.00-
62.00; Standard 49.00-S4.DO. SI.
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cows: Utility & Commercial 45.50
47.50; Cutters 43.0045.00; Canner
& L. Cutter 35.0042.00. SI. bulls:
Yield Grade No. 1,60.0061.00.
CALVES. 120. Vealers 7.00
higher. Choice 83.0092.00; Good
65.0075.00; Standard & Good HO
130 lbs. 55.0065.00; 90110 lbs. 55.00
63.00; 6090 lbs. 45.0055.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
5.0085.00; Hoi. Heifers 80125 lbs.
>.0085.00.
HOGS: 81. Barrows and gilts .50
I.ob lower. US No. 1-2 52.5053.00;
No. 1-351.5052.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 70. US No. 1-3
2035 lbs. 20.0028.00 per head; No.
1-3 35-50 lbs, 28.0032.00.
SHEEP: 24. Lambs 1.002.00
higher. Few Choice 53.00-54.00; few
Good 48.00-52.00. One SI. ewe 12.00.
St. Louis Sheep
Thursday, August 27
Report supplied by USDA
At Wednesday’s weekly auction:
receipts estimated about 350 head.
Spring Slaughter Lambs 1.00-2.00
lower. Feeder lambs steady to 1.00
higher in a limited price test.
Receipts mainly wooled Spring
Slaughter Lambs.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and Prime mostly wooled
90-126 lb. 54.50-57.00, including lot
138 lb. 55.00; lot 16 head shorn with
no. 1-2 pelts 57.50. Choice 83-109 lb.
wooled 50.00-53.00; few lots mixed
Good and Choice 85-95 lb. 45.50-
48.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Couple lots
Choice and fancy 68-82 lb. 47.50-
50.00; few lots Choice 65-85 lb.
44.5046.00.
BREEDING EWES: Couple
small lots Good solid-mouth 21.50-
22.00.
G&M Livestock
Monday, August 24
Duncansvllle, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last weak, market
report hogs-steady, cows-weak,
steers-steady.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 67.00-69.85; Good to Choice
62.00- Standard to Good 54.00-
62.00; Utility 48.00-54.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prune 60.0004.00; Good to Choice
U 4.00-60.00; Utility 48.0004.00.
FEEDER STEERS; Good to
Choice 300000 lbs. 55.0005.00.
BULLS: 1200-1944 lbs. 52.00-
62.25; 900-1200 lbs. 48.0007.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prime
47.00- Couple to 50.00; Good
45.00- Utility 42.00-45.00;
Cutters 38.00-42.00; Canners Down
to 34.00.
CALVES: High Choice 80.00-
96.00; Good to Choice 60.00410.00;
Standard to G00d40.00-60.00.
FARM CALVES: HoL Bulls
75.00- Hoi. Heifers 100.00-
161.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 51.00-53.60;
170-300 lbs. 48.00-51.00.
SOWS: 42.0049.75.
BOARS: 35.0040.25.
LAMBS: 45.0036.00.
SHEEP: 15.00-28.00.
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