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Middleburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Wednesday, October 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 266. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows 25 cents to $3 lower. Choice
No. 2-4 1100-1300 lbs. slaughter
steers 62.25455.75, few No. 1 67.50,
Good 56.00-60.00, Standard 48.50-
55.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers
56.60- few Good 53.00-54.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 37.50-40.50, few 43.85, Cutters
33.00-37.00, Canner & Low Cutter
27.60- Shells down to 25.10.
Few Good slaughter bullocks 54.00-
57.00. Yield Grade (fl 945-1810 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45.85-52.25, one at
55.50. Few Medium Frame HI 400-
600 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 54.00-
63.50. few Large Frame #2 400 .00
lbs. steers 45.00-50.00.
CALVES 168. Vealers about
steady. Choice vealers 80,00-86.00,
Good 65.00-75.00, Standard & Good
70-100 lbs 54.00-58.50, Utility 60-85
lbs. 45.00-52.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 80-130 lbs. 62.00-
106.00, mostly .75.00-100.00; few
holstem heifers 80-200 lbs. 69.00-
132.50.
HOGS 510. (Monday, October 26,
1981) Barrows & gilts 50 cents to ?1
higher. US 1-2 210-250 lbs. barrows
& gUtS 46.00-47.00, few to 47.60, No.
1-3 190-250 lbs. 45.0046.00, No. 2-3
190-250 lbs. 42.0045.00. US No. 1-3
380-615 lbs. sows 42.0044.00, No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 35.0042.00. Boars 37.00-
38.75.
TUESDAY 75. One lot US No. 1-2
214 lbs. at 46.75, one lot No. 1-2 224
lbs. 45.00.
FEEDER PIGS 402. US No. 1-3
10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 7.00-15.50 per
head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 15.00-22.00,
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.00-32.00, No. 1-3
55-70 lbs. 34.50-36.50 per head.
' SHEEP 4. Not enough of any one
-grade to establish a market.
1 GOATS 12. Few 16.0047.00 per
head.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER; Fed Steers
Mostly steady. Choice 59.00-62.50;
Good 54.00-58.00; Medium 53.00
Down. Heifers'Choice 55.00-56.00;
Good 49.0054.00; Medium 48.00
Down. Cows $l.OO to |2.00 lower.
High-Yield 41.0044.00; Average
38.00-40.00; Big Middle 34.0087.00;
Fatty Herf. 33.0056.00; Shelly 35.00
Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO higher. Good
48.0052.75; Medium 41.00-47.00.
Veal Calves $l.OO lower. Choice
84.00- Good 75.00-83.00;
Medium 65.00-74.00; Farm Hfrs. to
75.00; Farm Bulls to 70.00; Light &
Weak -55,00 Down. Lambs Few
offered. Choice 50.00-54.00; Good
44.00- Medium 43.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300500 lbs.
Steady to $l.OO higher. Few Club
type to 69.00; Choice 60.00-64.00;
Good 52.0059.00; Medium 46.00-
51.00; Culls 45.00 Down. Steers 600-
850 lbs. Choice 54.00-58.00; Good
49.0053.00; Medium 48.00 Down.
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 47.00-
50.00; Good 41.0046.00; Medium
40.00 Down. Dairy Cows t051025.0Q.
Bulls Choice 48.0053.00; Good
43.0047.00; Medium 42.00 Down.
Pigs, Hd. $1.50 lower. 20-30 lbs.
9.00-22.00; 40-60 lbs. 23.00-30.00.
Shoats by Lb. 37.0043,00. Slaughter
Hogs $l.OO lower. 210-230 lbs. 44.00-
46.25; 240-260 lbs. 43.0045.00; 190-
205 lbs. to 47.50. Sows 300-650 lbs.
43.0046.50; Thin Sows 37.0042.00.
East CoastCarlot
Wednesday, October 28
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Narrow test of Prime special fed
veal generally steady. Good and
Choice boning veal steady with
Monday. Lamb market lightly
tested early, however, weak un
dertone indicated.
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
HIDE-ON
125 Head
180-240 lbs. 195.00, generally
steady.
BONING TYPE,
HIDE-ON
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75
lbs. 86.00-90.00, all steady with
Monday; 55-64 lbs. 84.00-88.00; 45-
54 lbs. 82.0086.00; 3544 l&S. 80.00-
84.00; 34 lbs. down 78.0082.00.
In shipped, no sales reported.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 34
, 2 Loads
55 lbs. down 115.00.
60 lbs. down 115.00.
BONELESS BEEF
ILoad
85 pet. chem lean fresh 103.00,
late yesterday.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
5 Loads
Semi-Boneless Hams: 14-17 lbs,
111.00 weak.
Boneless Hams; 13-17 lbs. 139.00
weak.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon, Vacuum
Pack, 1 lb. pkg. 116.00 steady.
Franks, 70 beef, 30 pork, 1 lb.
pack 89.00 steady.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers closed 1.00 lower. Heifers
.50-1.00 lower. Cows steady to 1.00
lower. Bulls scarce and steady
trade throughout the week slow.
The continuing downward
pressure on boxed beef and
moderate to slow trade on carcass
beef have forced live prices to their
lowest points since March of 1981.
Receipts this week about 2500 as
compared to 2720 a week ago and
3389 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1025-1325 lbs. 59.00-61.90.
Closing 59.00-60.00. Several loads
mostly 3 & 4’s including Prime
1075-1250 lbs. 58.00-59.00. Few Lots
and part Loads 4-s’s 55.00-56.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1150
lbs. 57.50-59.00. Good 56.00-57.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 57.00-58.50.
Couple loads and few packages
1000-1150 lbs. 59.00-59.50 Monday.
Few packages 3-5 1000-1150 lbs.
52.00- Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1000 lbs. 55.00-58.00, closing
55.00- Good 52.00-56.00.
COWS: Utility and few Com
mercial 1-3 36.00-39.50. Cutter
34.00- Canner and low Cutter
33.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1700 lbs.
mostly 42.00-45.00.
' G&M Livestock
Monday, October 26
Duncansville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week, market
report cows-steady, steers-higher,
hogs-weak.
DAIRY COWS; 720.00-960.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 65.00-67.25; Good to Choice
60.00- Standard to GSod 54.00-
.60.00; Utility 48.00-54.00.
HEIFERS: High ‘Choice and
Prime 62.00-64.00; Good to Choice
54.00- Standard 46.00-54.00;
Utility 42.00-46.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300-500 lbs. 58.0064.00;
Standard to G00d48.00-58.00.
BULLS: 1100-2240 lbs. 52.00-
62.25; 900-1100 lbs. 43.00-55.00.
COWS; High Choice Prime 46.00-
nicaster Farming, Saturday, October 31,1981—A9
48.00; Good to Standard 40.00-
46.00; Utility 36.0040.00; Cutters
32.00-36.00; Canners Down to 28.00.
CALVES; Good to Choice 75.00-
86.00; Standard to Good 50.00-
70.00; Utility 40.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
110 lbs. 85.00-100.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-110 lbs. 100:00-135.00,
FEEDER PIGS; 35-50 lbs. 30.50-
32.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 43.0046.10;
170-320 lbs. 41.0044.10.
SOWS: 42.0047.50.
BOARS: 32.00-38.50.
LAMBS: 38.00-56.00.
SHEEP: 16.00-26.00.
Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pa,
Wednesday, October 28 ,
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 323; Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers 1.00-3.00 lower.
Slaughter cows uneven, mostly
weak to $1 lower. Choice 1000-1300
lbs. slaughter steers 60.0063.00,
one at 64.00, few Good & Choice
1300-1350 lbs. holsteins 54.50-56.25,
Good 58.0060.50, Standard 50.25-
55.60. Choice 850-1025 lbs. slaughter
heifers 58.50-58.75, one Good at
55.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.00-42.00, one at
42.75, few Commercial 36.85-39.00,
Cutters 36.75-39.60, Canner & Low
Cutter 32.00-36.75, Shells down to
25.25. Few Good slaughter bullocks
58.00-63.25, few Standard 52.75-
58.00. Yield grade #1 1250-2140 lbs.
slaugther bulls 53.00-57.75, one
58.75; few yield grade M 2 900-1175
lbs. 42.75-47.75. Few Medium
Frame #1 425-750 lbs. feeder
steers 55.5061.00, few 875-
930 lbs. 55.00-57.50, few Large
Frame Ml 450615 lbs. 59.5066.00,
Large Frame M 2 450600 lbs. 44.00-
49.00; one lot Medium Frame #1
350600 lbs. feeder heifers 38.50-
41.00; one. lot Large Frame M 2
(few) 300-850 lbs. feeder bulls 40.00-
46.00.
CALVES 169: Vealers 1.00*2.00
higher. Few Good vealers 70.00-
80.00, few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 64.50-d5.00, 90-110 lbs. 62.00-
64.00, 70-65 lbs. 55.00d1.50, Utility
50-100 lbs. 30.00-60.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 74.00-95.00,
few down to 65.00; holstein heifers
m
90-115 lbs. 79.00-95.00, one at 107.50,
one lot 150-210 lbs. 86.00-94.00.
HOGS 378: Barrows & gilts .50-
1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 46.75-47.10, No. 1-3 .
200-250 lbs. 46.50-46.75, few down to
43.00, few No. 2-3 235-270 lbs. 46.25-
46.50, one lot No. 1-3 190 lbs. 40.00.
Sows 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 300-635
lbs. sows 41,75-45.75, one at 46.50,
few Utility 285-355 lbs. 35.25-41.00.
Boars 34.50-35.50, lightweights
35,50^38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 158: US No. 1-3
25-60 lbs. feeder pigs 64.00-72.00
cwt., one lot No. 1-3 55 lbs. 80.00,
one lot No. 1-3 98 lbs. 58.00, Utility
25-35 lbs. 53.00-60.00 cwt.
SHEEP 44: Few Choice 80-85 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 49,00-51.00,
few 115-150'lbs. 37.0045.00, few
Good & Choice 75-80 lbs. 46.00-49.00.
Slaughter sheep 14.00-27.00, few to
36.00.
GOATS 18: Large Adult Goats
35.00-57.(10, small goats 21.00-29.00
per head.
Graded Yearling
Steer Sale
Dublin, Va.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Report supplied by VDA
1,979 head sold.
STEERS: 400-500# Large &
Medium 1 56.5004.00; Small 1
55.00- Large & Medium 2
53.00- 500-600# Large &
Medium 1 57.00-66.25; Small 1
54.75- Large £ Medium 2
54.00- 600-700# Large £
Medium 1 57.50-65.00; Small 1
56.25- Large & Medium 2
53.00- 700-800# Large £
Medium 1 55.00-61.50; Small 1
53.25- Large & Medium 2
52.50- 800-900# Large £
Medium 1 53.25-56.50; Small 1
52.00- Large & Medium 2
50.75- 900-1000# Large &
Medium 1 52.25-55.75; Small 1
53.25- Large & Medium 2
47.50- 1000-1200# Large £
Medium" 1 48.50-54.00; Large &
Medium 2 46.0049.00.
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