Livestock market and auction news Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, March 11 Report supplied by USDA Estimated Receipts Same Day Last Week 3,709 Wednesday's auction sale nng total was 18,9%. Trade moderately active; late sales feeder steers under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. 50c to 1.00 lower; over |5OO lbs. steady-to 50c lower; feeder heifers under 500 lbs. steady; over 500 lbs. 50c to 1.00 lower. Majority receipts Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 400-800 lbs. feeder steers and heifers. Best demand noted on thin fleshed cattle suitable for grazing with these holding up best. FEEDER STEERS: Medium few Large Frame 1, few 365-380 fe* , I OPEN TO RECEIVE I | YOUR MARKET HOGS 11 | AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET |j I RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 ( ■ 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA || ON NORTH STATE STREET. | ■ ! HOURS MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY | Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors LORSBAN CCXltrolS cutworms in tobacco. See your LORSBAN insecticides dealer Reading Bone Fertilizer Co. Reading, PA lbs. 65.00-71.75; 400-500 lbs. 64.25- 67.75; 500600 lbs. 63.50-66.70, pkg. thin and-gaunt 600 lbs. 88.10; 600- 700 ibs. 62.80-66.50; 700800 lbs. 62.5085.40; 800-900 lbs. 62.3064.60; pkg. 829 lbs. 65.40; few 922-971 lbs. 61.80. Small Frame 1, few 480-525 lbs. 55.25-59.25. Medium and Large Frame Mixed 1-2 465-600 lbs. 62.0083.50; couple packages 473- 476 lbs. thin and gaunt 66.8087.60; few 625880 lbs. thin and gaunt 63.8084.90; 700-1000 lbs. 61.0082.75. Medium and Large Frame No. 2 400800 lbs. 59.0083.00; 600-700 lbs. 57.0060.20. Large Frame No. 2 holstems 600-700 lbs. 50.7585.50; 700-925 lbs. 54.2586.60. 6,000 FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium few Large Frame 1 300-400 lbs. 58.7580.00; 400800 lbs. 56.0080.30; wears BUYING STATION 500800 lbs. 56.0089.00; 600-700 lbs. 55.9089.75, pkg. 694 lbs. 60.50; 700- 800 Ibs. 55.2088.50; pkg. 829 lbs. partly fattened 57.90. Medium and Large Frame 2 425800 lbs. 49.00- 52.00; pkg. 624 lbs. thin and gaunt 53.00. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs. steady to 50c higher with offerings over 800 lbs. at full ad vance and with some as much as 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 50c higher with some sales as much as 1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER COWS: 1.00-1.50 higher. Late sales Utility and Commercial 2-3 40.25-43.10; low dressing and YG 34 39.0041.50; Canner and Cutters in limited Green Dragon Livestock Sales 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA co>N s COWS Coiv s BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15 other local consignors. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, _Lambs and Veal Calves " 11:00 A.M.- Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M.- Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M.- Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733- 2444 WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor supply late. Slaughter bulls in small supply steady to 1.00 lower With YG 11300-1700 lbs. 50.0084.00. Salable receipts this week near 31,200 head compared with 22,597 last week and 21,651 last year. Feeder cattle and calves made up 95 percent of supply with large percentage arriving off wheat pastures; cows and bulls made up 5 percent of supply. Indiana Auction Homer City, Pa. Thursday, March 11 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 96. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers mostly 1.00 higher. SI. steers: few Good & Choice 56.00- 59.00; Standard 51.25-54.50. SI. heifers: one Good 53.50; few Standard 45.25-48.25. SI. cows: Commercial 41.0044.00, one at 45.25; Cutters 38.0040.00; few Canner & L. Cutters 32.25-37.50; Shells down to 28.50. SI. bullocks: One Standard at 48.75. SI. bolls: few Yield Grade No. 1, 1085-1820 lbs. 49.0053.00; one Yield Grade Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1912—AS No. 2,900 lbs. at 48.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers, Medium k Large Frame No. 1,300- 600 lbs. 47.75-55.50; Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 470-600 lbs. 41.50-45.00. Bulls Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 445-850 lbs. 45.00- 58.00. CALVES: 98. Vealers grading Good & Choice mostly 5.00 higher, other steady. Choice 96.00-106.00 with one at 111.00; Good 60.00- 96.00; Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 52.00-61.00; 6585 lbs. 40.00-52.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 130 lbs. 57.00-79.00; few Hoi. Heifers 80-135 lbs. 57.00-71.00. Beef cross Bulls & Heifers 70-100 lbs. 57.00-67.00. HOGS: 61. Few US No. 1-2 205-245 Ibe. 51.50-52.00; few No. 1-3 220-250 lbs. 50.50-50.75; few No. 23 205-250 lbs. 47.00-48.00; No. 1-3120-135 lbs. 38.0038.75; Sows US No. 1-3 325-520 lbs. 42.7547.00. One Bov at 33.00. FEEDER PIGS 10. Few US No. 1-3 3040 lbs. 27.50-34.00 per head. SHEEP: 15. One lot Choice 100 lbs. Spring si. lambs at 70.00; one lot Good 85 lbs. Wooled si. lambs at 43.00. Few SI. ewes: 20.0033.00^
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