Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 07, 1981, Image 14

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    Al4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Navamber 7,19>1
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, November 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4132. Compared with
5420 head last week, and 4238 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
weak to 1.50 lower; SI. heifers
steady to weak; SI. cows weak to
2.00 lower; SI. bulls uneven, mostly
steady to weak. SI. steers: few
High Choice & Prune 62.00-65.50;
Choice 60.00-63.00. Good 55.00
60.00; Standard 54.00-58.00. SI.
heifers: Choice 58.00-61.50; Good
54.00- SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 35.50-42.50, mostly
37.00- Cutters 34.00-39.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 27.00-36.00;
Shells down to 20.00. SI. bullocks;
few Choice 61.50-63.25; few Good
51.50-58.75. SI. bulls: Yield Grade
No. 1,1200-2000 lbs. 45.00-56.00; few
Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1400 lbs.
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
50.00-65.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame'No. 1, 300400 lbs. 40.00-
54.00; Bulls, Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs. 40.00-
55.00.
CALVES: 3538. Compared with
4090 head last week and 3386 head a
year ago. Supply incl. farm calves.
Vealers uneven Good & Choice
steady to 5.00 higher. Standard &
low Good weak to 5.00 lower. Few
Prime; choice 80.00-105.00; Good
70.00-80.00, 90-110 lbs. 45.00-55.00;
70-90 lbs. 40.00-50.00; Utility 50-100
lbs. 25.00-45.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lb;. 65.00-97.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
140 lbs. 70.00-135.00.
HOGS: 5748. Compared with 8348
head last week and 7241 head a
year ago. Steady to .75 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 45.50-47.50 few
down to 43.40. No. 1-3 200-255 lbs.
43.00- No. 2-3 220-280 lbs.
41.00- Sows steady to 1.00
lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 40.00
46.00; few No. 2-3 400-700 lbs. 32.00
42.00. Boars 32.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1179. Com
pared with 1520 head last week and
1831 a year ago. Feeder pigs steady
to weak. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 10.00
25.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
16.00- No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 34.00
41.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1926.
Compared with 2043 head last
week, and 2505 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs 5.00
15.00 lower. US No. 1-2 20-40 lbs.
81.00- 40-50 lbs. 75.00-96.00,
few down to 69.00, 50-60 lbs. 67.00
83.00, 60-70 lbs. 55.00-72.00, 70-85
lbs. 54.00-60.00; US No. 2-3 30-40 lbs.
66.00- 40-60 lbs. 45.00-65.00,60-
70 lbs. 52.5058.50, 70-95 lbs. 44.00
53.00.
SHEEP: 609. Compared with 722
head last week and 404 head a year
ago. Wooled si. lambs steady to
weak. Choice 60-115 lb. 40.00-55.00;
Good 50-100 lbs. 35.00-50.00. SI.
ewes: 12.00-30.00.
Westminster Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Steady to
$l.OO lower. High Yield 40.50-42.00;
Standard -k Utility 38.00-40.50;
Canners 35.00-38.00; Shelly 35.00
Down. Bulls Few Med. to Good 1500
lbs. to 47.50; Steers Choice 950-1150
lbs. 59.0043.00; Good 55.0040.00;
Heifers 2 Choice 800-950 lbs. 60.00 &
61.00; Good 53.0048.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Prices lower.
US #l&3 one lot to 43; 240-260 lbs.
few to 43.25; 195-210 lbs. 42.75-
43.75; Sows US 1&2 500 lbs. up
43.75-44.00; 350500 lbs. 41.0044.50;
Boars 500650 lbs. 35.5036.50.
VEAL CALVES: Only small
calves offered. Good & Choice
75.0085.00; Standard 65.0075.00;
Stocky & Thin 40.0060.00; Killers
80100 lbs. 54.0060.00; Weak &
Rough 54.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Demand weak. Holstein
Heifers few 90100 lbs. 65.0072.00;
Holstein Bulls 90120 lbs. 60.00
70.00; Mainly 60.0065.00; Beef
Type 75-100 lbs. 60.0080.00.
LAMBS: Good 90-110 lbs. 36.00
38.00; Feeders 5075 lbs. 24.00-30.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Good run.
Active bidding & higher pnces.
Steers Choice 300-500 lbs. 57.00
63.00; Good 53.00-58.00; Med. 45.00- -
53.00; Choice 500-700 lbs. 54.00
58.00; Good 50.00-54.00; Med. 42.00
50.00; Choice 700-905 lbs. 57.00
62.50; Good 53.00-57.00; Holstems
45.00-50.00; Heifers Choice 300-500
lbs. 49.0054.00; Good 40.0049.00:
Choice 500700 lbs. 47.0050.00;
Good 40.00-46.00; Bulls Few light
weights to 55.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good run,
steady prices. By the Head 15-30
lbs. 13.0023.00; 3060 lbs. 23.00
30.00; 6090 lbs. 27.0041.00; By the
lb. 95-160 lbs. 38.0044.00.
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, November 4
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 276. Coqipared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers $l-61.50 lower.
Slaughter cows sl-$2 lower. High
Choice & Prune slaughter steers
61.00-64, Choice 57.00-61, Good 54-
57.50, Standard 48.00-54. Choice
slaughter heifers 57.00-60, Good
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50.0055. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.0040, few 42.50,
Cutters 35.0038, Canner and Low
Cutters 28.0034. Yield Grade No. 1,
slaughter hulls 48-58.50.
CALVES 120. Vealers about
steady. Choice vealers 85.00103,
Good 70.0080, Standard and Good
110130 lbs. 50.0070, 9Oilo lbs. •
50.0075, 65-90 Ibaf. 40.0055. Farm
Calves; Hoi. Bulls 100120 lbs.,
75.0095; Hoi. Heifers 100110 lbs.
95.00110.
HOGS 267. Barrows and gilts 50
cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-2
barrows and gilts 46.5047, No. 1-3
4546.50. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs.
-sows 42.0046.
FEEDER PIGS 191. US No. 1-3
2035 lbs. feeder pigs 75.0085 per
hundredweight, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
70.0090 Cwt.
SHEEP 44. Wooled slaughter
lambs $2-$3 higher. Choice wooled
slaughter lambs 55.00-60, Good
48.00-52. Slaughter ewes 15.00-28.
GOATS 32. $lB.OO-53.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, Nov. 2
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 251 head ot
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
Better horses 550.00-940.00;
Driving horses 350.00-900.00; tew
Registered horses 850.00-1125.00;
Riding horses 300.00-475.00;
Lightweight killers 325.00475.00;
Heavyweight killers 525.004525.00;
Mare ponies 35.00-115.00; Pony
Colts 15.00-55.00; Geldings 35.00-
115.00; Larger ponies 150.00-305.00.
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Belleville Auction
Wednesday, November 4
Report supplied by PDA,
CATTLE 137. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,,
slaughter cows 75 cents to $1.50
lower. Individual Good slaughter
steer at 58.00, few Standard 48.75-
52.85. Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 35.50-39, one 41.60,
Cutters 32.25-36.i0, Canner and
Low Cutters 27.00-32, Shells down
to 25.50. Yield Grade #l, 1050-1700
lbs. slaughter bulls 39.25-49.25.
CALVES 173. Vealers grading
Standard and Low Good $lO lower.
Choice vealers, individual’s 92.00
and 95.00, Standard and Good 70
100 lbs. 43.00-53, few Utility 5080
lbs. 35.00-45: Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 85-125 lbs. 53.0076, few to
85.00.
HOGS 147. Barrows and gilts
about steady. OS No. 1-2 210-230
lbs. barrows and gilts 40.5047.50,
one lot 48.50, No. 1-3 220-240 lbs.
43.3545.85, Few US No. 1-3 260680
lbs. sows 39.5044. Boars 32-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 311. US No. 1-3
10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 10.50-17.50 per
head, No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 1025.50, No.
1-3 35.50 lbs. 23.0033 per head, one
lot No. 1-3 75 lbs. at 36 per head.
SHEEP 21. Few Choice 55-75 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 50.00-54.
Slaughter ewes 12.0027.
GOATS 13. $24.0044 per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $520
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