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Livestock market and auction news
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, April 10
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Trend-
Feeder Steers steady. Feeder
heifers steady.
Steers: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 66.00-
72.50; 500-700 lbs. 57.5002.00; 700-
1000 lbs. 56.00-70.00; 300-900 lbs.
Hoi. 50.0056.00. S-1&M&L-2 300500
lbs. 56.0059.00; 500700 lbs. 53.00
60.00; 7001000 lbs. 49.5056.00.
Feeder Bulls: M&L-l 300500 lbs.
59.0065.00; 500700 lbs. 55.0060.50;
7001000 lbs. 47.0056.50. SI&M&L-2
300500 lbs. 56.0060.00; 500700 lbs.
44.5047.00; 7001000 lbs. 44.5047.00.
Heifers: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 45.50-
53.00; 500-700 lbs. 47.75-52.00; 700-
800 lbs. 45.50-52.50. S-1&M&L-2 300-
500 lbs. 43.0047.50.
Stock Cows: Beef $375-$625;
Dairy $340; Baby Calves 31.00-
76.00.
The Original
Authorized GARDEN WAY CART Dealer
NORMAN H. ZIMMERMAN, INC.
52 S. Ramona Road, Myerstown, PA
Vz mile west Myerstown - West Main St.
Phone (717) 866-4695
EAR CORN
Paying Top Prices For
Good Quality Ear Corn
• Wet or Dry
• No Quantity too large
or too small
• Fast Unloading -
Dump on Pile & Go
• Easy access - 2.2
miles off 283 bypass-
Manheim, Mt. Joy
exit
• Daily Receiving 7:30
A.M. to 5 P.M. - un
loading evenings &
Saturdays by appt.
• Trucks available for
pick up at your farm.
Call Anytime For Price
717-665-4785
JAMES e NOLL GRAIN
Slaughter Cattle: Steers Choice
2-4 58.50-63.50.
Slaughter Cows: Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.0042.50;
Canner & Cutters 1-3 27.0033.00.
Lambs: Trend steady. Blue 0
High Choice & Prune Spring 70.00;
Wool 64.50; Choice Most 57.50;
Feeder Lambs Choice 54.50;
Slaughter Ewes 17.0019.50.
Hogs: US 1-3 200240 lbs. 52.10;
Sows 1-3 42.0050.50; Boars 27.25.
Veal: Choice & Prime 76.00
90.00; Good 64.0074.00.
Slaughter Calves: Good & Choice
51.0056.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 15
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 6,000
Week Ago: 5,300
Year Ago: 6>400
Compared to the previous weeks
dose, slaughter steers and heifers
firm to .50 higher. Cows and bulls
mostly 1.00 higher. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Mixed
Good and Choice slaughter steers,
around 35%heifers and 10%cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
66.50-69.00; part load 2-3 1150 lbs.
70.00 early, not tested late. Choice
2-4 950-1250 lbs. 66.0068.50, closing
66.00-67.00. Mixed Good and Choice
24 900-1225 lbs. 64.50-67.00, closing
sales 64.5066.00. Good 2-3 900-1150
lbs. 62.5065.50. Mostly Good 2-3
1075-1475 lbs. holstems 55.0061.00,
package 62.00 early, closing sales
55.0060.25. Few Standard 2-3 1000-
1225 lbs. 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs.
67.0067.50, part load early 68.00,
not tested late. Choice 24 875-1050
lbs. 62.5065.00 early, not tested
late. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 60.0064.00, closing
60.0063.00. Good 2-3 750650 lbs.
58.0061.00.
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 24 38.00-
41.00. Boning Utility 1-2 41.0043.00.
Few high-yielding holstems 43.00-
44.05; Cutter 1-2 36.0040.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 31.00-36.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1100-
1800 lbs. 47.00-52.00. Individual
Yield Grade 153.00.
FEEDERS; (Including around
2,300 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers and heifers
steady. Supply mainly Medium
Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 400-700 lbs.
steers and 400600 lbs. heifers.
Buyer attendance continued fairly
large.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 375-500 lbs. 67.75-70.25;
load reputation thin 424 lbs. 73.75;
500600 lbs. 65.0068.25; 600-700 lbs.
64.0067.00; 700-985 lbs. including
some partly fattened 63.0065.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and some
Small Frame 1: 325-700 lbs. 59.00-
65.75, mostly 60.0063.50. Large
Frame 1 Holstems: Lot 765 lbs.
53.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 325-500 lbs. 54.00-58.75,
mostly 55.5067.50; lot thin 456 lbs.
60.00 ; 500600 lbs. 55.0067.50.
Medium Frame 1-2 and few lots
Small Frame 1: 375600 lbs. 52.00-
54.50.
Chambersburg Auction
Chamber* burg, Pa.
Thunday, April 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 509. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
Vicon Farm Machinery, Inc
yi P.O. Box 6313
K WBUn 1 Chesapeake,VA 23323
804/485-ieoo
steers steady to strong; SI. cows
.25-1.50 lower. SI. steers: Choice
No. 2-4, 1000-1350 lbs. 65.75-07.60;
few Good 54.00-54.50; SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 40.00-43.75;
Cutters 38.75-42.25; Canner & L.
Cutter 35.50-39.00; Shells down to
31.50. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
1200-2200 lbs. 49.50-54.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers &
Bulls few Medium Frame No. 1,
400-750 lbs. 47.00-53.00.
CALVES: 389. No trend. Choice
86.00- Good 70.00-85.00; few
100-115 lbs. 55.00-60.00; 70-100 lbs.
47.00- Utility 50-80 lbs. 35.00-
48.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-
120 lbs. 60JD0-106.00, mostly 70.00-
95.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-140 lbs. 80.00-
125.00.
HOGS: 98. Barrows and gilts 1.00
higher. US No. 1-3.200-245 lbs. 52.50-
53.25; Sows few US No. 1-3 450-700
lbs. 51.00-53.50. Couple Boars 41.50-
41.75.
FEEDER PIGS 34. US No. 1-3 40-
60 lbs. 35.00-43.50 per head.
SHEEP: 4. No report.
GOATS: 22.16.0048.00.