livestock market and auction news
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, ANE
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Gooc
Light Steer Calves 54.01W0.00:
Medium 49.00-53.75; Plain 48,00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
53.00- Medium 48.0052.75 j
Plain 47.00 and down; Holsteir
Steers 42.00-46,75; Good Light
Heifer Calves 48.0051.50; Medimr
41.00- Plain 40.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 46.0051.50;
Medium 41.00-45.75; Plain 40.01
and down; Slaughter Cows 37.00
42.50; Utilities 31.00-36.75; Cutters
& Canners 30.00 and down; Milk &
Stock Cows 550.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 57.005350; Slaughter Bulls
41.50-48.75. -
CATTLE: 449. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
steers .50-3.00 lower; SI. cows 1.50-
3.oolower. SI. steers: Choice No. 2-
4, 950-1230 lbs. 57.85-60.00 couple
61.75; Good 53.75-58.86; Standard
48.00- SI. heifers: few Choice
55.00- few Good 53.50-56.25;
few Standard 50.00-52.00. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 34.50-38.50
few 39.60; Cutters 33.50-36.75;
Canner~& L. Cutter 30.00-34.00;
Shells down to 25.00. SI. bullocks
few Good 49.00-53.25. SI. bulls: few
Yield Grade No. 1, 1090-1680 lbs.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue **
CALVES: Veal Calves 79.00 and
down; Baby Calves 79.00 and
down.
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FERTILIZERS
Hdptog the Work/ Grow Better
O 49.35; Good Red 0 45.00; Feedei
Lambs 44.0046.75; Slaughter Ewes
13.00 and down,
HOGS: Top 42.00; Heavy 39.00;
Sows 31.00-39.50; Boars 31.00-32.50;
Butcher Hogs 41.00 and down.
Chambersburg Auction
Chambersburg, PA
Thursday, December 10
Report supplied by PDA
Let’s talk about it.
Come in and see us soon.
P. L. RQHRER & BRQ., IRC.
SMOKETOWN. PA
WANTED
Laying Hen Contracts
50,000 Bird Capacity or More
Reply:
Lancaster Farming
P.0.80x 366 J 203
Lltitz, PA 17543
PH: 717-299-2571
TM’s. ORTHO, CHEVRON and design. UNIPEL, Reg. US. Pat OH CHV 578 8B
CALVES: 675. Vealers mostly
steady to 3.00 lower. Couple Prime
102.00 & 103.00; Choice 80.00-97.00;
Good 65.89-82.00, few Standard &
Good 100-115 lbs. 60.00-65.00; 70-100
lbs. 51.00-57.00; Utility 50-85 lbs.
38.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 56.00-103.00, mostly 65.00-
90.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-150 lbs. 57.00-
120.00.
HOGS: 68 Barrows and gilts 1.00
lower, few lots US No. 1-2 230-245
lbs. 42.0042.50 No. 1-3 230-240 lbs.
38.8541.75. Sows few US No. 1-3
300-635 lbs. 34.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 64 US No. 1-3
2540 lbs. 25.00-29.50 per head.
SHEEP: 10. Wooled si. lambs
(one lot) choice 80 lbs. at 50.00.
GOATS; 5,
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime special fed veal not
established. Good and Choice
boning veal generally steady.
Early sales of boneless beef not
fully established, undertone weak.
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
HIDE-ON
180-240 lbs. few 175.00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1981—A9
BONING TYPE
HIDE-ON
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers: All
generally steady, 65-75 lbs. 78.00-
83.00, bulk 80.0081.00; 5584 lbs.
76.0081.00, bulk 78.00-79.00; 45-54
lbs. 74.00-79.00, bu1k76.00-77.00; 35-
44 lbs. 72.00-77.00, bulk 74.00-75.00;
34 lbs. down 70.00-75.00, bulk 72.00-
73.00,
Inshipped: No sales reported.
BONELESS BEEF
3 Loads
90 pet chem lean fresh 105.50.
85 pet chem lean fresh 103.00,
late yesterday.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
4 Loads
50 pet chem lean fresh 50.50.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
7 Loads
Semi-Boneless Hams: 14-17 lbs.
117.50 firm.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon, Vacuum
Pack 1 lb. pkg. 106.00 steady.
Franks, 70 beef/30 pork, 1 lb.
pack 85.00 steady.
De wart Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, December 7
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 207. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows mostly steady to 51 lower.
Few Low Choice slaughter steers
59.35-61.50, Good 53.50-59.00,
Standard 48.25-53.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 54.00-57.50, few
Good 52.00-55.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 36.75-40.50,
few to 41.75, Cutters 33.50-37.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-33.50,
Shells down to 25.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1000-1850 lbs. slaughter
bulls 48.25-56.00. Large Frame #2
450-725 lbs. feeder steers 48.00-
53.00.
CALVES 267. Choice- vealers
94.00- Standard & Good 70-
100 lbs. 55.00-59.00, Utility 60-85 lbs.
45.00- Farm calves, holstein
bulls 85-130 lbs. 57.00-96.00, couple
to 104.00; few holstein heifers 75-
105 lbs. 58.00-104.00.
HOGS 340. Barrows & gilts 75
cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 43.60-44.50, one
lot 45.00, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 42.25-
43.50, No. 2-3 240-295 lbs. 39.20-
42.80. US No. 1-3 275-575 lbs. sows
35.75-37.50, one at 41.00. Few Boars
30.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 285. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-30.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-34.00,
No. 1-3 55-75 lbs. 35.00-38.00 per
head.
SHEEP 45. Choice 80-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 45.00-53.00,
couple to 56.50, Good 70-90 lbs.
40.0046.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 118 cows,
164 heifers, and 11 bulls. Market
steady.
Load of N.Y. fresh cows, 1175.00-
1675.00, springers 910.00-1325.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 740.00-
1080.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows,
880.00-1170.00; Load of Pa. first
calf heifers, fresh cows, 690.00-
1190.00. '
Herd of 45 head, all stages 360.00-
1025.00.
Locally consigned cows 450.00-
1290.00; Springing heifers 550.00-
1265.00; Open Heifers 340.00-575.00;
Bulls 310.00-620.00.
■ M/£/V/r COM£S 7V.
Lancaster Co. Weekly
(Continued from Page A 2)
96.00- high Good and low
Choice lbs. 65.0045.00 few
85.00- 120-140 lbs. 55.00-65.00,
80-115 lbs. 40.00-55.00, 60-80 lbs.
27.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Around 75 head 90-115 lb. holstein
heifers 125.00-149.00, bulk 80-100
lbs. 51.00-90.00, bulk 100-115 lb.
holstein bulls 80.0047.00 few 87.00-
98.00 several 85-100 lbs. 54.0045.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, December 10
Report supplied by USDA
Through midweek, steers 2.00-
2.50 lower, heifers mostly 2.00 off.
Cows 5.50-6.50, instances 7.00
lower. Bulls 3.00-4.00 lower.
Liberal early week receipts and
lower dressed trade combined to
bear down on the steer and heifer
market with some slight recovery
at midweek on curtailed receipts.
Dressed cow beef continued to
trend lower this week. Slaughter
steers 42 pet. of the estimated five
day total, heifers 32 pet. with
Choice continuing in liberal
volume. Some cattle carried small
to moderate amounts of mud. Cows
8 pet. Feeders 16 pet.
STEERS: At midweek, one load
Choice 3 1025 lbs. 60.50. Four loads
and part load Choice, some Prune
3, few 4 1198-1220 lbs. 60.00. Choice
2-41050-1250 lbs. 58.50-59.50, mostly
59.00- At low time Tuesday,
Choice and Prune 3-41150-1350 lbs.
56.50-58.50, large percentage 41250-
1350 lbs. included 56.50-57.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1050-
1200 lbs. 58.00-59.00, mainly 58.50-
59.00 at midweek. Good 2-3 36.00-
58.5 b. Good and Choice 2-31200-1350
lbs. holsteins 53.00-54.75, Good
52.00-
HEIFERS: Two loads Choice,
end of Prune 3, few 41000 lbs. 58.25.
Choice including Prime 900-1100
lbs. 56.50-58.00, 3-4 1000-1100 lbs.
56.00- some large percentage
4 1050-1150 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Mixed
Good and Choice. 2-3 875-1000 ibs.
55.00- Good 53.00-55.00.
Average of detailed quotations
for Choice 900-1100’ lbs. steers
59.22; 1100-1300 lbs. 59.50, Average
cost steers 59.14, average, weight
1167 lbs. compared 60.64 and 1189
lbs. a week ago. Average cost
heifers 57.17, average weight 1021
lbs. compared 58.47 and 1049 lbs. a
week ago.
COWS: High-Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-2 32.00-34.00, few
High-Dressing 34.00-35.00. Cutter
102 29.00-32.00, Canner and low
Cutter 25.00-29.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 40,00-
44.00, few High-Dressing 44.00-
45.50, Low-Dressing 39.00-40.00.
St. Louis Sheep
Thursday, December 10
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts about 450 head
slaughter lambs uneven, limited
early sales steady to firm, later
generally steady to weak, in
stances 1.00 lower. Feeder lambs
steady to 2.00 lower in a limited
price test.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice
and Prime 105-129 lb. Wooled and
Shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 47.00-50.00.
Scattered lots Choice 85-115 lbs.
42.00-45.50.
FEEDER LAMBS: Small lots
Choice and Fancy 60-85 lbs. 40.00-
44.00.
DONTPLAY AROUND/