Al4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 30,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, January 29
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6066. Compared with
5615 head last week, and 5639 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers &
cows steady to 1.00 lower; SI.
heifers steady to 2.00 lower; SI.
bulls 1.50-2.00 lower. SI. steers:
High Choice & Prime 63.25-65.75;
Choice 59.00-64.00, good 54.00-61.00;
Standard 49.00-55.00. SI. heifers;
Choice 55.00-61.50; Good 50.00-
57.00; Standard 42.00-50.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial 38.00-
43.00; Cutters 35.50-40.50; Canner
& L. Cutter 30.00-38.00; Shells down
to 20.00. SI. bullocks: few Choice
60.50-65.50; few Good 52.00-60.50;
Standard 45.00-52.50. SI. bulls;
Yield Grade No. 1, 1200-2700 lbs.
48.00- few Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1300 lbs. 42.00-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-650 lbs.
40.00- Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 350-700 lbs. 35.00-
48.50; Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1,
300-700 lbs. 43.00-53.00.
CALVES: 3929. Compared with
3821 head last week and 3497 head a
year ago. Vealers Good & Choice
unevenly steady. Standard & low
Good 3.00-5.00 higher, few Prime
95.00-108.00; Choice 85.00-105.00;
Good 75.00-90.00, 90-110 lbs. 45.00-
60.00 ; 70-90 lbs. 35.00-50.00; Utility
50-100 lbs. 15.00-45.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 60.00-105.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-140 lbs. 62.00-105.00.
HOGS: 7306. Compared with 8136
head last week and 6974 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00-
2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
49.50-53.00 No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 47.50-
51.00; No. 2-3- 240-280 lbs. 46.00-
48.50; No. 1-3 140-190 lbs. 37.00-
47.00; Sows steady to strong. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 39.50-46.00; few
No. 2-3 450-700 lbs. 35.0040.00.
Boars 25.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 721. Compared
with 906 head last week and 1275 a
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year ago. Feeder pigs steady to
weak US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 12.00-
22.00 per head few down to 7.00;
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.00-34.00. No. 1-3
50-75 lbs. 27.00-43.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 2481.
Compared with 1667 head last
week, and 2104 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs
stronger, mostly 6.00-15.00 higher.
US No. 1-2 30-40 lbs. 90.00-105.00,40-
50 lbs. 82.00-96.00, 50-60 lbs. 62.00-
78.00,60-85 lbs. 50.00-71.00; US No.
2-3 25-40 lbs. 75.00-96.00, 40-50 lbs.
55.00- 50-75 lbs. 45.00-62.00.
SHEEP: 612. Compared with 397
head last week and 340 head a year
ago. Wooled si. lambs strong to 4.00
higher; Choice 6U-105 lbs. 50.00-
62.50, tew to 70.00; Good 65-100 lbs.
66.00- SI. ewes: 18.00-35.00.
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, January 27
Report supplied by POa
CATTLE 371. Compared with
:iast Wednesday's market, slaughter
'steers 51M>1 lower, spots $3 lower.
Slaughter cows mostly
25 v -75' lower. Choice 24, 1150-1335
lbs. slaughter steer 59-62.75, Good
& Low Choice 57.75-60.50, lot 64.00,
Good 56.25-59; Good & Choice
holstems 52.50-55, Standard 51.00-
54, Utility & Low Standard 47.00-
50.10, Choice 34, slaughter heiters
53-67.75, few 59.75, Good 49.25-53.50,
Standard 42.5048.75, few Utility
42.0045. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.0042, couple
42.35 & 44.10, Low Dressing Utility
36-38.75, Cutters 36.60-39.50, tew
40.50, Canner & Low Cutters 34-
37.10, tew down to 32.50, tew Shells
down to 28. individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 60, Good 53.10-
57.25, individual’s 58.25 & 59,
Standard 49-52.50, few Utility 45.75-
47.75. Yield Grade #1,1325-2025 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.60-54.85, one
57.10, tew #2, 1530-1880 lbs. 49.60-
52.50. Medium Frame #1,3-570 lbs.
feeder steers 44.50-59.50, Large
Frame #2, 585-685 lbs. 44.0049, few
down 37.00; Medium Frame #l, 4-
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700 ibs. teeder belters 42-47.50, lot
55.25.
CALVES 127. Vealers steady to
$5 higher. Choice vealers, in
dividual’s 85.00 & 90, Good 80.00-90,
tew Standard & Good 115-130 lbs.
69.00- 90-115 lbs. 50.00-59, 65-90
lbs. 45.00-50, Utility 55-105 lbs.
30.00- Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls
85-125 lbs. 70.00-96, few down to 60;
Hoi. Heifers 85-145 lbs. 70.00-85.
HOGS 282. Barrows and gilts 50 -
$1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 2-255 lbs.
barrows and gilts 49.75-50.25, tew
61, lot 53.25, No: 1-3 190-260 lbs.
48.Z5-49.85, lew 50.10, tew No. 2-3 2-240
lbs. 48.8549.25, No. 1-3 155180 lbs.
40.25-45. 'Sows mostly, steady.
US No- 1-3 360-655 lbs. sows 40-
42.75, one 43.25, No. 2-3 230-455 lbs.
35.75-40. Boars 34.00-36, individual
38.50.
KEEDEK PIGS 141. US No. 1-3
25-45 ibs. feeder pigs 65.00-75 Cwl.,
No. 1-3 50-85 lbs. 40.0045 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 42. Choice 30-55 lbs. new
crop lambs 00-02.50. Slaughter
sheep 23.50-30. Goats B: $2O-32.00
per head, tew 37.0041.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Good run -
steady prices. High Yield 41,00-
43.25; Standard & Utility 38.00-
41.00; Canners 36.00-39.00; Shelly
36.00 Down. Bulls One Medium 2305
lbs. at 46.00. Steers Good run!
Choice 60.00-63.00; Good 55.00-
60.00; Holsteins Good & Low
Choice 53.00-56.00; Standard 50.00-
54.00. Heifers One Prime at 62.50;
Choice 58.50; Commercial to Good
45.00-51.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Good run,
$ l.OO higher. US #1 & 2 215-260 lbs.
48.0049.75; US 1&3 215-240 lbs.
47.0048.00; US 2&3 195-210 lbs.
45.0047.00. Sows Over 500 lbs.
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signs of this disease usually nothing more
noticeable than hard-to-detect. shallow breathing.
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likely to be unexplained deaths in a herd which
appeared to be perfectly health y
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42.00- ; 300-500 lbs. 36.50-41.50.
Boars One 425 Ibs. at 36.75.
VEAL CALVES: Light calves $2
lower. Choice 90.00-100.00; Good
80.00- Standard 65.00-80.00;
Killers 80-100 lbs. 45.00-52.00; Weak
& Rough 45.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: $5 higher. Holstein Bulls
95-120 lbs. 55.00-90.00; Mainly 60.00-
85.00.
LAMBS: 2 Choice (new crops)
52.00-55.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Few Good 225-
325 lbs. 52.50-61.00; Few 500-600 lbs.
46.0fM7.00; Heifers 2 Choice 575
Ibs. at 50.00; Bulk Good 600-700 Ibs.
40.00-46.00. Bulls Good Holsteins
700-980 lbs. 42.00-45.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
demand. By the Head 30-60 lbs.
22.00-32.00; Few small lots 13.00-
2U.OU; By the lb. 130-180 lbs. 37.00-
40.00; Boars 200-280 lbs. 30.50-34.00.
34.00.
Belknap Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, January 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 80; Standard slaughter
steers 46.50-52.25. Couple Good
slaughter heifers 48.50 & 49.00,
Pa. Cattlemen
HARRISBURG - The Penn
sylvania Cattlemen’s Association
held its annual membership
meeting on Jan. 13 at the Penn
sylvania Farm Show.
Elected president of the
Association tor 1982 was Galen E.
Dreibelbis, Nittany Farms, State
College. Dreibbelbis is a purebred
Chianma breeder, and has been
active in the Northeast and
American Chianma Association.
Elected vice president was Dino
Salezze, owner of Pat-Ric Farm,
Germansvilie. Pat-Ric Farm is a
purebred Angus and commercial
cow operation, and exhibited the
Grand Champion Angus bull at the
Salesman or Cali Toll Free:
Standard 39.00-46.00, few Utility
3V.VO-39.25). Few Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 39.25-
43.00, one 45.50, Cutters 36.75-39.25,
few Canner and Low Cutters 33.00-
35.50. Few Standard slaughter
bullocks 45.00-47.00, few Utility
40.00- Few Yield Grade #l,
1170-1835 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.50-
54.75, few #2, 950-1270 lbs. 42.00-
46.50. Medium and Large Frame
#1,310-660 lbs. feeder heifers 35.00-
44.50. few 48.00-50.50.
CALVES! 81: Few Choice vealers
80.00- few Good 66.00-79.00,
Standard and Good 90-125 lbs.
45.00- 65-85 lbs. 30.00-46.00.
Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 95-125 lbs.
60.00- individual Hoi. Heifers
105 lbs. at 77.50.
HOGS 158: Barrows and gilts
fully 2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 220-245
lbs. barrows and gilts 49.50-50.25,
No. 2-3 200-265 lbs. 44.25-48.50. Sows
5.00 lower. US No. 1-3 260-480 lbs.
sows 40.00-45.25, few No. 2-3 400-635
lbs. 35.00-40.00. Few Boars 25.00-
33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 96: Few US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 7.00-13.00
per head, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 23.00-
28.00 per head.
SHEEP 0.
elect officers
1982 PA Farm Show.
Kay Bratton, Bratton Charolais
Farms, McVeytown, was re
elected treasurer and L.L. Wilson,
State College, was re-elected
secretary.
the next event held by the
Cattlemen’s Association will be the
Annual Spring Banquet, Friday,
March 5 at State College. The
Annual Spring Banquet will be held
in conjunction with the Penn State
Beef Cattle Conference to be held
March 5 and 8.
Further information can be
obtained by writing to the Penn
sylvania Cattlemen’s Association,
862 Webster Drive, State College,
Pa. 16801.
The disease can spread rapidly, infecting more than
half of the herd - of which 20% to 40% may die
showing severe lesions of the lungs. Animals that do
recover arc generally slow growing, show poor feed
conversion, and are potential carriers of the disease.
Administration may be either subcutaneous or intra
muscular. Vaccinate at 8 weeks or older Revac
cmate 3 weeks later.
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