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.
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