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Weekly Summary
Friday, Feb. 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6000. Compared with
4708 head last week and 5734 head a
year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
mostly steady to .50 higher. SI
heifers even. SI. cows: 50 to $l.OO
higher; SI. bullocks: weak to |1
lower; SI. bulls steady to weak. SI.
steers: few High Choice & Prime
No, 34,67-69.25; few Choice No. 2-
4, 62.50-67.25; few Good 5563; few
Standard 50-57, few to 60.00) -g;
heifers: few 5061.50, few 63.50; few
Good 55-60, few Standard 46-55, few
down to 42.00. SI. cows: few Utility
& Commercial 4045, few to 46.50;
Cutters 3842; few Canner & L.
Cutter 33-39.50; Shells down to 30.
SI. bullocks: few Choice 5862.50;
few Standard 4864. SI. bulls: few
Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2400 lbs. 49-
55.75; few Yield Grade No. 2, 905
1500 lbs. 43-52.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,305
JOO lbs. 46.5048.50; Heifers, few
medium & Large Frame No. 1,305
650 lbs, 42-51.50.
CALVES: 4174. Compared with
2925 head last week and3B63 head a
year ago. Vealers good & choice
steady to 88 higher. Standard &
good steady to weak. Few Prime
104-126; few Choice 88-110; few
Good 80-90; few Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 60-70, few to 80; 90-110
lbs. 5565; few Utility 65-90 lbs. 45-
GO; 50110 lbs. 2545.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls to
125; -50-108, most 6590; Hoi.
Heifers 85140 lbs. 50-136, most 75
105.
'HOGS: 7651. Compared with6ol3
head last week and 7886 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 50-125
burner. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 50.50-
| s “.so, fewgt0.52.50; No. 1-3 200-250,
| 2OO-275 lbs. 46.50.
I. No. l-J43-47, few to 50.50; Sows $l
- $2 lower; US No. 1-3 300-650; No. 2-3
k 300-700 1b5.38-43. Boars 32-39.
EBEDER PIGS. 942. Compared
with 67z1ieag last week and 994 a
year ago. $2-Bfower, 20-35 lbs. 14-
1 25, 3MO lbs., 21-36,50-75 lbs. 35-42,
I- few to 50.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1935.
3
Compared with 1682 head last week
and 2162 head a year ago. All sales
by CWT. Most |3-7 higher. Few US
No. 1-2 2540 lbs. 95115; 40-50 lbs.
85106; 5060 lbs. 85100. few US No.
2-3 3040 lbs. 95105; 4550 ibs. 79-95;
5065 lbs. 6574.
SHEEP: 350. Compared with 255
head last week and 299 head a year
ago. Mostly steady. Spring/Wooled
si. lambs few Choice 85110 lbs. 52-
65. few Good 6595 lbs. 4860. SI.
ewes: 1565.
BUTCHER COWS: Large run!
$1 to |2 higher. High Yield 43.55
45.25; Standard & Utility 40.05
43.00; Canners 38.0540.50; Shelly
38.00 Down. Bulls Standard light
weights 42.5046.00; Steers $2
higher. Choice 9051060 lbs. 59.55
61.75; Good 57.0060.00; Standard
Holsteins 46.0048.00. Heifers 1
Choice 880 lbs. to 59.00; Com
mercial to Good 45.0551.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Mostly
steady. US «1&3 215240 lbs. 48.55
49.50; 185190 lbs. 42.5043.00. Sows
405550 lbs. 44.5048.00; Thin 205300
lbs. 30.9538.00. Boars 1460 lbs. at
36.50. '
VEAL CALVES: Good demand
for Good & Choice. Choice 95.05
109.00; Good 80.0595.00; Stocky
50.0067.00. Killers 85100 lbs. 48.05
55.00; Weak & Rough 48.00 Down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Bulls 95-120 lbs.
62.00-86.00; 90-95 lbs. 55.00-72.00;
Beef Type 75-100 lbs. 58.00-75.00,
one to 98.00; Sheep2o.oo-25.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Active bid
ding from Good crowd. Steers 200-
350 lbs. 60.0089.50, 350650 lbs.
53.0060.00;, 700900 lbs.. 53.0058.00,
few . to 6L50; Heifers 300600 lbs.
Choice 48.06-54.00 j d0bd45.00-50.00.
Bulls-300600 lbs. Choice 58.00
63.00; Good 52.0058.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good pigs
scarce. By the Head 3050 lbs. few
lots 18.00-33.00. By the Lb. Several
lots 38-45 lbs. rough 59.00-67.00; 60
70 lbs. rough 49.0050.00. St. Boars
Hamilton Bank supports
Agricultural Education.
On February 24th, Hamilton Bank will once again help to support the
annual York County Corn Day at the York County 4-H Center near Bair.
Westminster
livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Report supplied by auction
105150 lbs. 35.0538.00; 205300 lbs.
to 37.00; Bred Sows 11 Hd. 100.05
170.00 per head.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, February 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 268: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers 1.00-3.00 higher.
Slaughter cows 2.553.50 higher.
Few Choice 10251240 lbs. slaughter
steers 64.7565.75, Good & Choice
holsteins 12751500 ibs. 54.5061.50,
Good 61.2564.10, few to 65.25,
Standard 52.0559.25. Few Choice
9251060 lbs. slaughter heifers
60.1563.00, few Good 55.0558.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 42.0044.75, few to 46.25,
Cutters 40.0042.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 37.8539.85, Shells down to
34.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks
54.6558.85, couple to 65.60, Stan
dard 52.8556.50. Yield Grade HI
12551800 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.65
57.00, few down to 46.25; few yield
grade H 2 9851300 lbs. 49.8562.25.
Few Medium Frame #1 750 lbs.
feeder steers 56.50-58.50, Large
Frame #2 one small lot 310 lbs. at
.60.00, 400-600 lbs. 47.00-56,00, few
740-675 lbs. 45.00-46.75; few
Medium Frame #1 700-735 lbs.
feeder bulls 54.00-57.00, Large
Frame #2 425-770 lbs. 46.50-50.00.
CALVES 165; Vealers grading
Standard & Low Good steady to
2.00 higher. Good vealers 70.00
85.00, few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 60.00-70.00, 90-110 lbs. 55.00
60.00, 65-85 lbs. 50.00-55.00, Utility
60-100 lbs. 30.00-50.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 95-125 lbs. 65.00-
82.00; holstem heifers 90-135 75.00
105.00, one at 125.00.
HOGS 358: Barrows & gilts 3.50-
4.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 47.85-48.85, one lot
49.50, No. 1-3 200-260 lbs. 45.75-
48.00, few down to 45.00, few No. 1-3
180-195 lbs. 44.0046.50. Sows
steady. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs. sows
43.0047.00, few to 48.00, Utility 300
350 lbs. 36.7541.75. Few Boars
32.0036.00.
FEEDER PIGS 154: US No. 1-3
25-50 lbs. feeder pigs 70.00103.00
cwt., mostly 74.00-85.00, few No. 1-3
£Bo£ ,TS .srlkiw?
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 27,1982—A13 1
55-60 lbs. 64.0068.00, one lot No. 1-3
140 lbs. 47.50, one lot Utility 60 lbs.
at 51.00 cwt.
, SHEEP 13: Few Choice 7590 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 82.0583.00,
one 115 lbs. at 61.00, Choice New
Crop lambs 4545 ibs. 100.05110.00,
few slaughter sheep 25.0535.00.
GOATS 17; 27.0544.00 per head.
. Less Than
Carlot
Thursday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to early Wednesday:
Choice 3 steer beef steady. Good
and Choice boning veal mostly
steady to 1.00 higher. Lamb
steady.
STEER BEEF
Prime 3: 505800 lbs. 116.05
121.00.
Choice 3: 505800 lbs. 115.05
118.00, steady.
Good 3: 505800 lbs. LTD 109.05
111.00.
VEAL CARCASS
185250 lbs. 153.05158.00, steady.
BONING TYPE
HIOE-ON
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers all
mostly steady-1.00 higher, 6575
lbs. 80.0583.00, few 76.00; 5564 lbs.
78.0581.00, few 74.00; 45-54 lbs.
76.0579.00, few 72.00; 3544. lbs.
74.0577.00, few 70.00; 34 lbs. down
72.0575.00, few 68.00.
LAMB CARCASS
. 55 lbs. down 130.00-135.00, few to
138.00 steady.
Compared to last week: Choice 3
steer beef 1.00 to 4.00 higher.
Prune special fed veal 3.00 to 5.00
higher. Good and Choice boning
veal steady to 1.00 higher. Lamb
mostly 5.00 higher.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Feb. 2S
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: STEERS: Choice
65.75; Good 53.75-55.25; Standard
51.00-51.50. HEIFERS: Choice
63.75; Good 51.5006.50; Standard
44.75-45.50. COWS: Utility &
Commercial 42.75-44.85; Cutter
HAMILTON BANK
39.25- Canner & Low Cutter
35.25- SHELLS down t 034.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 151.00-
51.50; Yield Grade No. 2 47.25-
48.25.
FEEDER STEERS: 48.0044.00.
CALVES: VEALERS: Choice
79.00- Good 60.00-75.00;
Standard & Good 55.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
88.00- Hoi. Heifers 106.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US No.
1-2 49.10-51.25; US No. 1-3 48.00-
50.25; US No. 2-3 44.5047.50. Sows:
US No. 1-3 46.50-50.50; No. 24 42.00-
46.00; Boars 37.00-39.25.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1-3
14.00-23.00; No. 1-3 27.0038.00.