Al4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Belknap Auction
Dayton, PA
Wednesday, October 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 100; Compared with
last week’s market; Few Choice
slaughter steers 58.00-64.25 ,w
Standard 46.25-50.00, few Utility
40.00-45.00. Coupje Choice
slaughter heifers 55.00 and 57.50,
few Standard 46.00-52.25, few
Utility 38.50-45.00. Utility and
Commercial .slaughter cows 38.00-
42.75, Cutters 35.00-39.50, Canner
and Low Cutters 27.50-35.75, Shells
down to 20.00. Couple Utility
slaughter bullocks 34.75 and 38.75.
Medium Frame #l, 400-750 lbs.
feeder heifers 40.0047.00.
CALVES 95: Few Good vealers
63.00- Standard 150-310 lbs.
45.00- Standard and Good 90-
120 lbs. 50.00-60.00, 70-85 lbs. 40.00-
50.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 95-
120 lbs. 62.00-82.50
HOGS 116: US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.0047.00, No. 1-
3 200-250 lbs. 45.0046.00, few No. 2-3
200-275 lbs. 42.0045.00. US No. 1-3
280-600 lbs. sows 45.00-60.00. Few
Boars 32.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 177: US No. 1-3
15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-16.00 per
head. No. 1-3 2540 lbs. 15.00-28.00
per head. Utility 10-35 lbs. 5.00-
12.00 per ehad.
SHEEP 29: Lot Good 67 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs at 46.50,
Utility 50-80 lbs. 28.00-35.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-16.00.
Belleville Auction
Wednesday, Oct 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 110. -Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows SI.SO-$4 lower. Few
Standard slaughter steers 47.25-
48.25. Individual Choice slaughter
heifer at 56.25. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows 37.50-40.75,
couple 42.00, Cutters 34.60-37.75,
Canner and Low Cutters 30-34.25,
Shells down to 20.50. Few Yield
Grade #l, 980-1700 lbs. slaughter
bulls 41.75-90.75.
CALVES 131. Few Choice
vealers 78.00-82, few Good 60.00-70,
Standard and Good 70-95 lbs. 53.00-
58. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-130
lbs. 62.00-120, mostly 70.0090; few
Hoi. Heifers 100-130 lbs. 88.00-111.
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I TO BELIEVE IT •
LAWN CARE OF PA IS
At *lOO Over Invoice Cost!
FIRST COME. FIRST SERVE
Offer Ends October 30th
We have a good selection of used lawn &
garden tractors in stock.
LAWN CARE OF PA.
SALES & SERVICE
Martindale, PA 17549 Mon.. Tues., Thurs., F-ri. 8-8
1 Mile North of Martindale Wed. 8-5, Sat. 8-2
on Grist Mill Road “A little out of the way...
PH: 215-445-4541 but a lot less to pay"
HOGS 127. Barrows and gilts 75
cenia-$2 lower. US No. 1-2 220-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 4646.85, No.
1-3 210-260 lbs. 44.6045.85. Few US
No. 1-3 375450 lbs. sows 40.5045.75.
I Boars 36.25-38.50. i
FEEDER PIGS 220.1 US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.50-25 per
head, No. 1-3 36-50 lbs. 20-26.50 per
head, No. 1-3 lbs. 33.0040 per
bead.
SHEEP 21. Few Choice 85-120
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 44-
55.50. Few Slaughter ewes 18.50-23.
GOATS 11. $17.00-134.00 per
head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
$6OO-$1390 PER HEAD.
Carlisle Auction
' Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: STEERS: Choice
64.50-66.00; Good 59.25-61.75;
Standard 52.25-57.00. HEIFERS;
Choice 60.75-62.50; Good 51.00-
65.50. COWS; Utility & Com
mercial 41.d044.00; Cutter 38.25-
43.25; Canner & Low Cutter 33.00-
39.00; SHELLS down to 31.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 44.7548.25.
FEEDER STEERS: 57.00-73.00.
CATTLE HEIFERS: 50.00-58,00.
BULLS; 53.00-71.00.
CALVES; VEALERS: Good
79.00- Standard & Good 60.00-
80.00; Standard & Good 55.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Ho 1. Bulls
85.00- Hoi. Heifers 80.00-
89.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US No.
1-2 44.75-46.75; Ind. 50.25; US No. 1-
3 42.0044,00; US No. 2-3 39.5042.00.
SOWS: Boars 35.75-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1-3
15.00-27.00; No. 1-330.0040.00.
SHEEP; LAMBS: Good 47.50-
49.50; Utility 42.5044.50.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Oct. 22
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
4,000; 5 days last week, 3,029; same
period a year ago 4,650. Trading
slow for the week. Slaughter steers
ended the week 1.00-2.00 lower
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers ended the
week 1.50-2.00 lower. Cows closed
the week steady to 1.00 lower.
Selling |||^
10 to l 8 HP TRACTORS
' SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO"
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
with a few Prime, 24 1150-1250#
62.50-63.00 Monday; 61.50-62.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-1400#
61.00- Monday; 60.00-62.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200# 60.00-61.00
Monday; 58.50-59.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-3 1250-1550# Holsteins
59.00- Monday; 56.00 Wed
nesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1100#
61.00 Monday; 60.00, load 60.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 900-1000#
60.00- Monday; 58.50-60.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000# 57.00-60.00
Monday; 56.50-58.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter & Utility, few
Commercial, 1-3 37.00-40.00
Monday; 36.00-39.00 Wednesday.
LeesportAuction
Leesport, PA
October 21,1981
Market Supplied PDA
CATTLE 271. Supply included 45
feeder cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
steers mostly steady. Slaughter
cows uneven, mostly steady to (1
lower. Choice 985-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.50-66,50, one 67,
Good & Choice 1275-1500 lbs. 57.35-
60.60, Good 59.10-63, one 65,
Standard 54.00-59, few Utility &
Low Standard 50.25-52.75. Few
Choice 800-1200 lbs. slaughter
heifers 58.50-64, few Standard
49.75-52.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.1042.60, one
44.10, Commercial 38.75-40.10,
Cutters 3540.60, Canner & Low
Cutters 34.00-36, Shells down to
28.50. Few Good slaugther bullocks
59.85-62.75, few Standard 54.00-55.
Yield Grade W, 1200-2050 lbs.
slaughter bulls 48-59.75, few #2,
1200-1400 lbs. 45-47.25. Medium
Frame § 1,430670 lbs. feeder steers
55-60.50, few #2, 34560 lbs. 42.00-55,
few Large #l, 430-710 lbs. 62.00454,
#2, 4254510 lbs. 40.5043.50. One lot
medium frame #l, 445 lbs. feeder
heifers at 40.50. Few Medium
Frame #l, 7-750 lbs. feeder bulls
40.0045, few targe #2, 6-800 lbs.
38.50-39.50.
CALVES 106. individual Prune
vealer at 100.00, few Choice 80.00-
89, few Good 65.00-80, few Standard
& Good 115-125 lbs. at 65.00, 90-110
lbs. 604)0.63, few 70-85 lbs. 58.50452,
few Utility 50-100 lbs. 40.00-57.
Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-135 lbs.
85.00-101, some down to 60; Hoi.
Heifers 90-140 lbs. 80.00-87.50, one
93.00.
HOGS 255. Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2
210-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.75-
48.10, lot 48.60, No. 1-3195-270 lbs.
46.8547.75, US No. 1-3 3-560 lbs.
sows 44.5046.75, few Utility 280-395
lbs. 4044.50, Boars 35.00-37, few
light weights 30.00-34.
FEEDER PIGS 122. US No. 1-3
30-60 lbs. feeder pigs 59.00-73 cwt.,
few Ultiity 2540 lbs. 42.0042 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 37. Choice 75-120 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 48-55.50,
few Good & Choice 75-80 lbs. 46.00-
47. Few Slaughter ewes 15.00-27.
GOATS 5. Few Large $42.004>0.
Oklahoma Cattle
Thursday, October 22
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated receipts 5,500, same
.day last week 2,283. Moderately
active at best, feeder calves 1.00-
2.00 lower, some sales 4.00 lower on
steer calves; feeder steers 500-700
lb. 50 cents to 2.00 lower, over 700
lb. near steady; yearling heifers 50
cents to 1.00 lower. Moderate at
tendance buyers. Majority
receipts medium and few large
frame No. 1 and mixed No. 1-2 350-
800 lb. feeder steers and 350-700 lb.
feeder heifers.
FEEDER * STEERS: Medium
and few Large Frame No. 1300400
lb. Including few bull calves 70.25-
73.50 ; 400-500 lb. 66.75-71.80, Pkg.
404 lb. at 74.50; 500600 lb. 63.75-
65.90; 600-700 lb. 62.6044.50; 700-600
ib. 62.0044.50; 800-665 lb. 62.00-
63.40. Large Frame No. 1, Pkg. 442
lb. at 70.25; 596-737 lb. 62.5063.40;
Pkg. 817 lb. at 61.50. Small Frame
No. 1. small lot 372 lb. at 68.80; 400-
635 lb. 59.8066.75. Medium and
Large Frame No. 1-2, Pkg. 306 lb.
at 6000; 400500 lb. 63.5046.00; 500-
700 lb. 61.0043.90; few 814468 lb.
59.0059.75. Medium and Large
Frame No. 2, few 700-750 lb. 55.00-
58.10. Large Frame No. 2
Hoistems: Small lot 554 lb. at 54.00;
643-952 lb. 50.2542.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1350400 lb. 57.5040.40,
small lot 366 lb. at 62.00; 400400 lb.
55.70-59.05, Pkg. 463 lb. at 60.20;
500400 lb. 53.25-57.00; 600-70 lb.
55.00-56.10. Small Frame No. 1387-
500 lb. 53.1055.70; 550560 lb. 50.10-
31.40. Medium and Large Frame
Mixed No. 1-2 350500 lb. 51.2555.70,
small lot 399 lb. at 57.50; 500-745 lb.
51.5054.90. Medium and Large
Frame No. 2 470400 lb. 50.0051.25;
625406 lb. 48.8051.25.
FOR THE WEEK : Compared to
late last week, feeder steers lost
the early advance to close near
steady; heifers 50 cents to 1.00
higher. Slaughter cows under
pressure and 1.25-1.50 lower, some
sales 2.00 lower on beef cows; late
sales Utility and Commercial 2-3
38.50-41.00, Pkg. 1237 lb. Holsteins
' at 41.70; low dressing and YG 3-4
37.25-38.75; Cutter 1-2 36.50-38.75;
Conner and Low Cutter 33.00-35.80.
Slaughter bulls mostly steady,
some sales 1.00 lower on Bulls
under 1300 lb. YG 1 1000-1700 lb.
46.10-55.00, largely 51.00-55.00; two
head late Tuesday at 56.00. Salable
receipts for the week totaled near
23,900 head compared to 10,692 last
week and 25,328 the comparable
period a year ago. Majority
receipts or fully 92 percent of the
salable supply consisted of feeder
cattle and calves, cows and bulls
numbered near 2,000 head and
comprised 8 percent of the
available supplies.