AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Morrison Cove
Auction
Martins burg, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 4
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 236. High Choice &
Prune slaughter steers 57.50-61.50,
Choice 56.35-57.30, Good 55.00-56.50,
Standard 48.5052.50, Utility 43.50-
47.50, Choice slaughter heifers
54.90-56.60, Good 53.10-54.10,
Standard 48.50-51.30, Utility 44.50-
48.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 40.5042.50, Cutters
36.50- Canner & Low Cutter
32.50- Shells down to 25.00.
Good slaughter bullocks 47.50-
56.00, Standard 44.5047.50, Utility
40.50- Yield Grade #1
slaughter' bulls 50.10-52.75; yield
grade #2 47.5049.75. Choice feeder
steers 56.50-57.50, Good 51.0054.50,
Medium 48.50-51.50; Good feeder
heifers 52.00-54.50, Medium 47.50-
52.25; Good feeder bulls 47.5052.50,
Medium 45.0048.50.
CALVES 290. Prime vealers
90.0094.50, Choice 87.5091.50, Good
78.5084.50, Standard & Good 110
130 lbs. 65.0078.50,90110 lbs. 50.00
65.50, 7090 lbs. 40.0051.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 95-125 lbs.
74.0097.50; holstein heifers 95-130
lbs. 71.00121.00.
HOGS 214. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gilts 44.2045.10, No. 1-3 43.5044.25,
No. 2-3 42.5043.50, No. 24 42.00
42.75. US No. 1-3 sows 40.5043.50,
No. 2-3 33.5038.75. Boars 30.00
35.25.
FEEDER PIGS 40. US No. 1-3 25-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 15.0019.50 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 19.5025.50
per head.
SHEEP 13. Choice 85-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 50.00-51.50,-
Good 50-75 lbs. 43.00-50.00.
Slaughter ewes 12.00-22.50.
GOATS 8.21.00-28.00 per head.
G&M Livestock
Monday, Jan. 4
DuncansviUe, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week, market
report cows-lower, steers-higher,
hogs-lower.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 59.00-62.90; Good to Choice
54.00-59,00; Standard to Good 50.00-
54.00; Utility 46.00-50.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prime 58.0060.10; Good to Choice
52.0058.00; Standard 46.00-52.09;
Utility 42.0046.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 250300 lbs. 50.0060.00;
Standard to Good 300-600 lbs. 40.00
50.00.
BULLS: 10001764 lbs. 52.00-
60.50; 9001200 lbs. 46.00-54.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prime
46.0048.00; Good 42.00-46.00;
Standard 40.0042.00; Utility 38.00-
40.00; Cutters 34.00-38.00; Canners
Down to 30.00.
‘ CALVES: High Choice 95.00-
101.50; Good to Choice 70.00-90.00;
Standard to Good 50.00-70.00;
Utility 30.00-50.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs. 13.00-
20.00; 2540 lbs. 20.00-31.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 42.0044.60;
170-300 lbs. 38.0042.00.
SOWS; 38.7543.25.
BOARS: 30.00-34.50. -
SHEEP, LAMBS: 39.00-51.00.
Dewart Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, January 4
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 198. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows mostly $1 to $2.50 lower. Few
High Good to Low choice 875-1100
lbs. No. 2-4 slaughter steers 57.75-
61.00, Good 54.50-58.50, few Stan
dard 50.00-52.85. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 54.00-58.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 37.00-40.75, couple to 42.25,
Cutters 35.00-38.50, Canner &. Low
Cutter 30.50-35.00, Shells down to
25.00. Few Yield Grade #1 975-2130
lbs. slaughter bulls 43.75-49.00, one
at 56.75. Few Medium Frame #1
600-800 lbs. feeder steers 45.00-
51.50.
CALVES 196. One Prime vealer
at 114.00, few Choice 98.00-105.00,
Few Good 60.00-75.00, Standard &
Good 70-100 lbs. 52.00-58.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 85-125 lbs.
57.00-98.00.
HOGS 227. Barrows & gilts
mostly 25 cents to 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 43.85-45.00,3 head 45.75, No. 1-
3 210-250 lbs. 43.6044.60. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 36.00-37.75. Boars
31.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 93. US No. 1-3 20-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-28.50 per
head.
SHEEP 19. Choice 80-105 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 50.00-58.00,
one at 61.00, few Good 60-85 lbs.
41.0048.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Jan. 7
Report supplied by auction
Friday through Wednesday 3500.
4 days last week 3510 compared to
a year ago 4669.
Trading moderately active on
Monday, moderate on Wednesday.
Slaughter steers closed the week
steady to .50, instances 1.00 higher
than Wednesday ot last week.
Slaughter heiters ended the week
mostly 1.00 higher. Cows steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prune 34 1150-
1375 lbs. 60.50, mostly 61.00,1 load
61.50 on Monday. Mostly 60.00-
60.50. 1 load 60.75. 2 loads 61.00 on
Wednesday- Choice 24 1100-1300
lbs. 59.00-61.00 on Monday. 58.00-
60.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 57.00-58.50
Monday. 56.50-58.00 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1200 lbs.
58.00- Choice 24 900-1100 lbs.
57.00- Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 800-1000 lbs. 55.00-56.50.
COWS: Cutler and Utility with a
tew Commercial 1-3 33,00-36.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
'Tuesday, Jan. 5
Report supplied by PDA'
CATTLE 195. individual Choice
slaughter steers 57.75 & 58, tew
Good 511-53.75, tew Good and Choice
holsteins 52,60-54, Standard 47-
52.5(1, Utility and Low Standard 34-
46.25, one 37.25. Few Choice
slaughter heiters 52.35-55.75, tew
Good 46.25-51.75, tew Standard
39.50-45, tew Utility and Low
Standard 35.75-39* Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 38-
40.25, one 45.50, Cutters 34-38.75,
Canner and Low Cutters 29.25-
34.85, tew Shells down to 21.85,
Good slaughter bullock, individual
-54.75, tew Standard 49-54.85. Few
Yield Grade 1, 1475-1615 lbs.
slaughter bulls 53.05-55.85.
CALVES 280. Choice vealers
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87.00-9/, one 103.00, Good 50.00-80,
Standard Good 90-115 lbs. 53.00-
57, tew 64.00, 60-90 lbs. 45.00-52,
Utility 50-90 lbs. 35.0045. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 80-120 lbs. 56.00-
78, tew 86.00; Hoi. Heiters 85-120
lbs. 58.00-95.
HOGS 133. US No. 1-2 205-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 43.7544.35, lot
45.10, No.- 1-3 215-265 lbs. 42.50-
43.50, lot 44.00, No. 2-3 195-285 ibs.
4242.65, lot 43.75, lot No. 2-3 325 lbs.
at 34.50, tew No. 1-3 165-185 lbs.
35.75-39.10. US No. 1-3 360-670 lbs.
sows 35.75-38.75, tew 39.50, tew No.
2-3 300480 lbs. 30.00-36.00. Few
Boars 30.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6. Not enough ot
any one grade to establish a
market test.
SHEEP 10. Few Good 40-50 lbs.
new crop lambs 57.00-61.00. Few
Slaughter sheep 24.00-33.00.
GOATS 3: Few 40,00-53 per head.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va. Belknap, Pa.
Saturday, Jan. 2 Wednesday, Jan. 6
Report supplied by auction Report supplied by PDA
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND CATTLE 54. Couple Standard
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: i Good daughter steers at 45.00. Couple
Light Steer Calves 55.00-62.00; Good slaughter heiters 47.50 and
Medium 50.00-54.75; Plain 49.00 Few Utltu y & Commercial
and down; Good Heavy Steers slaughter cows 38.75-43.00, tew
53.00-58.00; Medium 48.00-52.76; Cutters 36.75-37.75, Canner & Low
Flam 47.00 and down; Holstein Cutte - r Shells down to
Steers 43.25 and down; Good Light Few Yield Grade #2 895-1445
Heifer Calves 48.00-52.00; Medium lbs> daughter bulls 42.2545.00.
43.0047.75; Plain 42.00 and down; Medium Frame n 660-905 lbs.
Good Heavy Heifers 43.0047.00; 1 feeder steers 43.2546.75.
Medium 38.0042.75; Plain 37.00 ... CALVES 100. Few Choice
and down; Slaughter Cows 35.00- vealers 91,00-101.00, tew Good
40.00; Utilities 30.00-34.75; Cutters 63.00-93.00, Standard * Good 90-120
& Canners 31.00 and down; Milk* 43.00-60.00, 65-85 tbs. 30.00-
Stock Cows 360.00 and down; Stock 49.00, Utility 40-80 lbs. 17.00-25.00.
Bulls 45.00 and down; Slaughter *’arm calves, holstem bulls 95-125
Bulls 43.75 and down. lbs. 55,00-87.50; holstem heiters 80-
CALVES: Veal Calves 74.00 and 120 lbs. 56.00-75.00.
down; Baby Calves 68.00 and HOGS 181. US No. 1-2 235-250 lbs, J
down. barrows & gilts 43.5044.00, No. 1-3
SHEEP & LAMBS; Choice Blue ’ 1
O 49.75; Good Red O 44.50; Feeder
Lambs 42.50 and down; Slaughter
Ewes 19.00 and down; Stock Ewes
37.00 and down.
HOGS; Top 41.00; Medium 39.75;
Sows 47.00 and down; Boars 26.50;
Butcher Hogs 41.00 and down.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 4
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 251 calves,
107 cows, 17 bulls, 16 heifers, 5
steers, 110 hogs, 16 lambs, 5 sheep.
Cattle market real active, calf
market back to farm much higher.
Holstein Heifer Calves to 97.50;
Veal Calves to 98.50; Bobs, 90-110
lbs. back to larm 75.00-106.00;
Bobs, 80 and down 42.00-60.00;
Grassers & Feeders 37.00-53.00;
Lambs 47,00-52.00; Sheep 18.00-
22.50; Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 38.0042.50;
Sows 34.00-39.50; Boars 25.00-35.00;
Pigs 8.00-33.00; Heifers 38.0047 KW;
Steers medium 39.0045.00; Steers,
feeder 37.00-53.00; Bulls 39.00-
48.50; Cows, utility 36.50-39,75;
Cows, fat 36.00-39.00; Cows,
medium 34.50-36.00; Cows, poor or
small 29.00-33.00; Horses to 600.00;
Ponies none; Goats to 35.00.
Belknap Auction
200-260 lbs. 41.7542.75, tew No. 2-3
235-245 lbs. 41.0042.00, No. 1-3 140-
-195-lbS. 33.0040.00. US No. 1-3 290-
540 lbs. sows 38.0043.00. Boars
26.50-30.00. '
FEEDER PIGS 114. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. teeder pigs 10.00-23.50 per
head, No. 1-3 3545 lbs.' 23.50-27.00
per head.
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