Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 05, 1981, Image 14

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    *l4~Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 5,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, December 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 281. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady ta strong.
Pew Choice 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter
steers 63.00-64.85, Good & Choice
. 1275-1475 lbs, holstems 57.25-59.10,
Good 58.00-62.00, Standard 54.00-
57.00. Choice 875-1170 lbs. slaughter
heifers 57.25-60.50, few to 64.00, few
Good 55.25-56.10. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 40.00-53.35,
few to 44.00, Cutters 36.00-41.00,
few to 42.35, Canner & Low Cutter
33.25-35.85; Shells down to 26.35.
Good slaughter bullocks 59.00-
64.60, few Standard 48.00-50.75.
Vield Grade 01 1300-1900 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.50-58.60; few
yield grader #2 950-1220 lbs. 49.25-
54.75. Medium Frame #1 400-700
lbs. feeder steers 51.00-59.00, few
Large Frame #2 500-800 lbs. 38.50-
47.00, Small Frame #1 365-525 lbs.
41.50-48.50; few Medium Frame 01
525620 lbs. feeder heifers 37.50-
39.50, one lot Large Frame 01 465
lbs. at 46.50; few Medium Frame
01 470-775 lbs. feeder bulls 43.00-
50.00, one lot Large Frame #2 375
lbs. at 43.00.
CALVES 147. Few Choice
vealers 80.00-85.00, few Good 67.00-
77.00, few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 58.00-62.00, 90-110 lbs. 50.00-
57.00, 70-85 lbs. 45.00-52.00, Utility
70-100 lbs. 30.00-45.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-135 lbs. 57.00-
72.00; holstem heifers 90-160 lbs.
80.00-101.00, few down to 59.00.
HOGS 345. Barrows St gilts 75
cents to 81 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. biarrows & gilts 45.75-46.75,
No. 1-3 200-270 lbs. 45.00-46.10, one
lot 46.85, few No. 2-3 215-270 lbs.
42.75-43.25. US No. 1-3 300-560 lbs.
Loading Position 4 Inch Pipe —'And In Transport with 5” Pipe
Sales and Service
1248 E. Newport Rd.
mm pa
~ Phone: 717 626 - 4762
For More information on
FREE Demonstrations or Dealerships Contact:
sows 40.00-43.25, few 490-715 lbs.
38.0041.00, Utility 300450 lbs. 36.00-
40.00. Boars 34.00-^5.50.
FEEDER PIGS 153. US No. 1-3
30-70 lbs. teeder pigs 60.00-71.00,
few down to 50.00 cwt., No. 1-3 115-
180 lbs. 46.50, one lot Utility 40 lbs.
45.00 cwt. '
SHEEP 27. Few Choice 25-50 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 90.00-
112.00, tew Choice 60-90 lbs. 55.00-
61.00, few to 79.00. Few Slaughter
sheep 15.00-24.00.
GOATS-9.24.00-34.00, one at 48.00
per head.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, December 2
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 110: Utility St Com
mercial slaughter cows 35.35-38.35,
couple 40.10 and 43.10, Cutters
33.50-35.50, Canner & Low Cutter
28.25-33.00, Shells down to 13.50.
Yield Grade 01 1315-2210 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44.2548.75.
CALVES 190: Standard St Good
vealers 70-100 lbs. 48.00-61.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls 60.00-
101.00, mostly 75.00-98.00.
HOGS 146: US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 45.5046.10, No. 1-3
190-260 lbs. 43.0045.50. US No. 1-3
280445 lbs. sows 46.50-54.50. Boars
32.5084.00.
FEEDER PIGS 201: US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-20.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.0033.00,
No. 1-3 5075 lbs. 30,0043.00 per
head.
SHEEP 3: Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market.
GOATS 12: 20.0047.00 per head.
(Holstein Dairy Cows 550.00
1520.00 per head.)
SOLD BY:
Jack Conrad or Dick Shultz
Morrison Cove
Auction
Martini burg, Pa.
Mongay, November 30
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 120. Good slaughter
steers 56.50-58.25, Standard 54-
56.50, Utility 51.25-53.60. Good
slaughter heifers 55.6057.25,
Standard 54.5055.50, Utility 48.50
53.50. Utility St Commercial
slaughter cows 41.5043.25, Cutters
39.5041.25, Canner & Low Cutters
35.0038.50, Shells down to 30. Yield
Grade 02, slaughter bulls 51.50
53.50. Medium Feeder steers 45.00
47. Good-feeder heifers 48.5050.50,
Medium 4447.50. Good to Medium
feeder bulls 4449.50.
CALVES 292. Prune vealers
95.00101, Choice 85.0094, Good
75.00-83, Standard and Good 110130
lbs. 6067.50,90110 lbs. 5058.50,70
90 lbs. 4051.50. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 90130 lbs. 95.00108; Hoi.
Heifers 90130 1b5.95.00-125.
HOGS 193. US No. 1-2 barrows
and gUts 47.2547.75, No. 1-3 46.25-
47.25, No. 2-3 4545.75, No. 24 44.50
45,N0. 18 250300 lbs. 4444.50. US
No. 18 sows 41.0043, No. 2-3 30
40.75. Boars 32.0036.
FEEDER PIGS 36. US No. 18 25-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 16.0024 per
head.
SHEEP 0.
Weekly Summary
Friday, Dec. 4
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4757. Compared with
3580 head last week, and 4886 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
mostly steady to 1.00 higher. SI.
heifers steady to 2.00 lower; SI.
ARMERS PROTECT YOURSELF
• NO DUST IN LUNGS • NO SHOVELING OF GRAIN & BACK ACHES •
• NO MANGELING OF LIMBS • NO CRACKING OF GRAIN •
a lingo Grain Vacuum - The Big Green Machine with the 4 inch Flex Pipe
33-40 Tonnes Per Hour or 1200
to 1500 Bushel Per Hour Wheat
33-40 Tonnes Per Hour or 1600
to 2000 Bushel Per Hour Barley
33-50 Tonnes Per Hour or 1600
to 1800 Bushel Per Hour Wheat
(Same machine with 5" piping)
WALINGA GRAIN VACUUM ALSO
AVAILABLE IN DIESEL OR
cows steady to 1.00 lower, spots
2.00 lower; SL bullocks & bulls
smaU supply 1.00-2.00 higher. SI.
steers: High Choice & Prune No. 3-
4,' 63.50-66.00; Choice No. 24,61.00-
64.75; few Good 56.00-61.50;
Standard 49.00-56.00. "SI. heifers:
Choice 58.00-60.75, few 62.25; Good
55.00- few Standard 47.00-
55.00. SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 38.0042.00,- few 43.25;
Cutters 34.0089.00, few to 41.00;
Canner St L. Cutter 28.00-37.00, few
down to 25.00; Shells down to 20.00.
SI. bullocks: few Choice 59.00-
63.75; Good 52.00-59.50; few
Standard 48.00-53.75. SI. bulls:
Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2550 lbs.
47.00- few down.to 43.00;
Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1550 lbs.
45.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
51.00-59.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300800 lbs. 37.50-
47.50. Bulls, Medium Frame N6..1,
400-775 lbs. 40.00-52.00, few to
32.00.
CALVES: 4802. Compared with
3094 head last week and42o6 head a
year ago. Vealers unevenly steady.
Few- Prune 95.00-121.00; Choice
85.00-100.00; Good 65.0085.00; few
Standard 110-130 lbs. 55.0088.00;
90-110 lbs. 47.0080.80; 65-90 lbs.
30.0045.00; Utility 60-110 lbs. 20.00-
40.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 80-
125 lbs. 56.00-108.00,- mostly 60.00-
90.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-150 lbs. 50.00-
127.50, mostly 70.00-110.00.
HOGS: 6451. Compared with 6555
head last week and 6233 head a
year ago. Barrows and gUts mostly
steady to 1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 44.5046.75, few 47.75; No. 1-
3 250 lbs. 43.0045.00; No. 2-3 200-275
GAS MODELS
lbs. 40.75-43.00; No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
39.00-43.00; Sows uneven; US No. 1-
3 300000 lbs. 39.0043.00; No. 2-3
300-700 lbs. 37.0040. re. Boars 30.00
37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 860. Compared
with 1125 head last week and 931 a
year ago. Feeder pigs 2.00-5.00
lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 11.00
20.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
19.00-28.00; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 25.00
43.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS; 2151.
Compared with 2659 head last
week, and 2567 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly
steady to 8.00 lower. US No. 1-2 25-
40 lbs. 75.0095.00, 4050 lbs. 70.00
86.50, 5060 lbs. 64.0085.00, 6070
lbs. 59.0068.50, US No. 23 3040 lbs.
62.0085.00; 4060 lbs. 47.0002.00.
SHEEP: 490. Compared with 607
head last week and 346 head a year
ago. Wooled' si.' lambs mostly
steady to.strong. Choice 60105 lbs.
45.0061.00, mostly 45.0058.00;
Good 60115 lbs. 38.0049.50; SI.
ewes: 10.0029.00 with few to 32.00.