Livestock market and auction news Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, April 12 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 228. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Few Choice No. 2-4 975-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 64.25419.25, Good 98.00-63.00, Standard 50.00-57.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers 61.50 67.25. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.00-44.50, few 46.75, Cutters 38.00-42.50, Canner & Low Cutter 34.75-38.00, few Shells down to 28.25. Yield Grade #lllOO - lbs. slaughter bulls 48.00-52.00. Medium Frame #1 450-750 lbs. feeder steers 55.5063.50; Medium Frame #1 450625 lbs. feeder heifers 53.5007.00. CALVES 196. Few Prime verniers 100.00109.00, Choice 86.0008.00, few Good 75.0083.00, Standard & Good 70100 lbs. 45.0051.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 55.0075.00, few 82.00; few holstein heifers9ol3o lbs. 74.0089.00. HOGS 380. Barrows & gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 200230 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.60-54.00, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 51.0053.30, No. 2-3 220 250 lbs. 47.50-50.50, No. 1-3 150185 lbs. 43.5050.00. Few US no. 1-3 300 550 lbs. sows 45.00-50.00. Boars 38.0042.00. ANDGROW FERTILIZER Jack Anderson l r EAST BERLIN, PA. Phone (717) 259-0312 Biglerville Phone (717) 677-7462 R. D. FEEDER PIGS 139. US No. 1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs 28.5051.50 per head. SHEEP 16. Few Choice 8095 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 71.0073.00. Few slaughter ewes 15.0023.00. Joliet Cattle Thursday, April 15 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 2,550; 5 days last week 1,118; same period a year ago 3,947. Trading moderate on Monday; slow on Wednesday. Slaughter steers ended the week mostly 50, in stances 1.00 higher compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week 50 higher. 17316 Lancaster Famine, Saturday, April 17,1952—A13 Cows closed the week steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed high Choice and Prime 2-4 1150 1300# 70.5071.00, load 71.50 Mon day; 70.00, 3 loads 70.50, 1 load 70.75 Wednesday. Choice 24 1000 1300# 69.0070.50 Monday; 67.50 70.00, mostly 68.0069.50 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 10001200# 67.5069.00 Monday; 66.50-67.50 Wednesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 900-1100# 67.5049.00 Monday; 66.0008.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800- 1000# 64.5007.00 Monday; 63.00- 66.00 Wednesday. Good 2-3 800-900# 61.00-64.50 Monday; 60.0003.00 Wednesday. COWS: Cutter & Utility 1-3 37.00- 40.50; Utility & Commercial 2-4 35.00-37.00. SPRING MIRV SPECIALS RABON ORAL LARVACIDE ♦1.04 Lb. BIODRY *10.50 Box UMHLU* ‘11.95 Box WALKER COMPANY GAP PA (717) 442-4169
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