Al4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 6,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday, March 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6054. Compared with
6147 head last week, and 5541 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market; Slaughter steers
highly uneven, mostly .50-1.00
lower, although prices were 1.00-
2.00 higher at the end of the week;
SI. heifers steady to 1.00 lower; St.
cows steady to 1,50 lower; SI.
bullocks .50-1.50 lower; SI. bulls
steady to strong. SI. steeir- High
Choice & Prune No. «5 5Jk'B.5D
with few to 70.65; Choice No. 2-4,
63.00- with few to 68.50; Good
58.0063.00; Standard 50.00-55.00,
with few to 58.00. SI. heifers:
Choice 59.0062.50, few 63.50; Good
53.00- Standard 45.00-53.00.
Si. cows: Utility & Commercial
38.5043.50, few to 45.00. Cutters
36.7541.50; Canner & L. Cutter
33.00- with few down to 29.00;
Shells down to 24.00. SI. bullocks;
Choice 57.5060.50; Good 52.50-
57.50; tew Standard 47.50-51.75. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2400
lbs. 48.00-56.25; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1450 lbs. 45.00-52.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers.
Large Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
55.00- Large Frame No. 2,
300-850 lbs. 45.00-54.00; Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-800 lbs. 48.00-
66.00, with tew to 66.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-800 lbs.
44.00- .00. Hulls Medium Frame
No. 1,400-700 lbs. 53.0060.00.
CALVES: 4187. Compared with
4174 head last week and 3264 head a
year ago. Vealers grading Good &
Choice steady to 10.00 lower,
Standard & Good mostly steady to
5.00 higher. Few Prune 100.00-
116.00; Choice 84.00-100.00 with tew
to 111.00; Good 70.00-89.00; 110-130
lbs. 60.00-70.00; 90-110 lbs. 54.00-
64.00; 65-90 lbs. 50.0063.00; Utility
50-110 lbs. 35.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-125
125 lbs. 55.00-115.00, mostly 60.00-
90.00; Hoi. Heiters 05-135 lbs. 50.00-
122.00, mostly 60.00-100.00.
HOGS: 7524. Compared with 7651
head last week and 7156 head a
year ago. Harrows and gilts mostly
.50-1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 49.00-50.60. No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
48.0049.25; No. 2-3 200-275 lbs.
47.0048.00. No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
43.0048.00; Sows steady to strong;
US No. 1-3 300650 lbs. 43.0047.75,
tew to 50.25; No. 2-3 300-750 lbs.
38.0044.50. Hoars 30.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 707. Compared
with 942 head last week and 1092 a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady to
4.00 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
15.00-29.00; No. 1-3 35-60 lbs. 25.00-
38.00; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 35.0044.00
per head.
Bellville Auction
Bellvilie,Pa.
Wednesday March 3
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 155. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to 5(1 cents
lower. Couple Standard slaughter
steers 54.00&55. One Choice
slaughter heiter at 57.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
38.50-42.25, couple 42.75, Cutters
36.75-40.75, Canner and Low
Cutters 35-37.50, Shells down to
31.50. Couple Yield Grade #l, 1260-
1495 lbs. feeder bulls 45.00 & 49.60.
CALVES 220. Few choice vealers
90.00-98, Good 70.00-84, Standard
and Good 70-100 lbs. 57.0063. Farm
Calves; Hoi. Hulls 90-125 lbs. 64.00-
80, couple to 87.00, few Hoi Heifers
90-140 lbs. 68.00-100.
HOGS 235. Harrows and gilts
$2.75-|3 lower. US -No. 1-2 220-250
lbs. barrows and gilts 4848.85, No.
1-3 205-260 lbs. 47.0048, lot No. 2-3
280 lbs. at 47.00 US No. 1-3 300-570
lbs. sows 4246.50. Boars 31). 00-35.
FEEDER FIGS 201. US No. 11-3
2545 lbs. feeder pigs 29.00-38 per
head, No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 35.0044 per
tiead.
SHEEP 3. Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market.
GOATS 13. $23.0«-SSU per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $375-
$950 per head, couple $1320 per
head.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, March 3
Report supplied by auction
Keported receipts of 68 cows, 75
heifers, and 3 bulls. Market
stronger.
Load ot Butler County springers
750.00-1060.00; Load of Pa. fresh
cows, 825.00-1220.00; Load of N.Y.
fresh cows, 775.00-1525.00 g
springers 850.00-1330.00; Load o*
Pa. fresh cows, 1060.00-1450.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 650.00-
115.00.
Locally consigned cows 560.00-
1150.00; Springing heifers 585.00-
1190.00; Open heifers 300.00-610.00;
Bulls 460.00-510.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
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on Prune special ted. Demand
good tor calves return to tarm.
VKALKKS; Prune special ted
240-1150 lbs. 105.00-1X6.00; Choice
100-200 lbs. 06.00-100.00, tew 100.00-
110.00; high Good and low Choice
150-270 lbs. 70.00-05.00, 120-150 lbs.
62.U0-72.00, 105-115 lbs. 60.00-64.00,
60-105 lbs. 50.00-60.00, tew 65410 lbs.
46.00-52.00.
KETUKNKU I'D KAKM: BuUp.
90-115 lbs. holslem belters 75.0^
100.00, 120 head 110.00-122.00; hulk
100-115 lbs. Holstein bulls 65.00-
90.00, tew 90.00-96.00, 65-95 lbs.
60.00-85.00.