Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, April 21
Reports Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 392. Supply included
131 feeder cattle. Compared with
last Wednesay’s market, slaughter
steers steady to weak. Slaughter
cows uneven. Cutter to Com
mercial |l-2 lower, Canners steady
to strong. Few Choice 1000-1370 lbs.
slaughter steers 65.60-07, one 68.50,
Good & Choice holstems 1250-1475
lbs. 57.35-61.25; Good 59.50-64.75,
Standard 53-60.75, few Utility &
Low Standard 46.75-52.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 59-61.25 ,
few Good 52.-58.85, few Standard
45-46.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 40.50-42 50, few
43.35, Low Dressing 37-40.60,
Cutters 39-41.25, Canner & Low
Cutters 37-39.25. Few Good &
Choice slaughter bullocks 56.10-
61 85, one 63.10, few Standard 51.50-
53 Yield Grade #1 1250-2200 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.10-55, few 48.00,
few #2, 900-1275 lbs. 44.5049.35.
Large & Medium Frame #1,400-700
lbs. steers 59.50-62.50, few 69, few
Medium #2, 440-640 lbs. 54 0060,
Large #2, 400-800 lbs. 45-54.50.
Medium Frame #l&2, 375-535 lbs.
feeder heifers 45.00-54, Large #l,
few 300-570 lbs. 52.50-56. Medium
Frame #l, 435675 lbs. feeder bulls
53.00- lot 305 lbs. at 73.00, few
Large #l, 465-700 lbs. 55.50-59, one
64, Small Frame #l, 380-435 lbs. at
63.00, few Medium #2, 325-400 lbs.
43.00-
CALVES 101. Few Choice
vealers 85 00-92.50, few Good 72.00-
88, few Standard and Good 115-130
lbs 60.00-75, few 85-110 lbs. 55-
57.50, few 70-80 lbs. 45.0060, few
Utihty 55-100 lbs. 35.00-50 Farm
Calves: Hoi Bulls 85-130 lbs. 70.00-
88; Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs. 70.0065.
few 96.00; few Beef cross bulls &
heifers 65-90 lbs. 55.0068.
HOGS 384. Barrows and gilts 25
cents 61 higher. US No. 1-2 2-235
lbs. barrows and gilts 53.60-54.35,
few 55.10, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 52-
53.85. US No. 1-3 300650 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48-51.25, Medium
265-380 lbs. 38-46.50. Boars 39-40.75.
FEEDER PIGS 162. US No. 1-3
20-55 lbs. feeder pigs 111 00-151
Cwt., lot No. 1-3 75 lbs. 80.00, few
No. 1-3110-130 lbs. 62.00-71, few No.
1-3 155-170 lbs. 48.50-49 Per Hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 57. Choice 25-45 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 127.50-136,
lot 48 lbs. 111.00, couple 60-80 lbs.
80 0063, couple 90-110 lbs. 65.0067,
Good 30-45 lbs. 70.00-95; Few
Choice 80-110 lbs wooled slaughter
lambs 58.0066.
GOATS 32. Adult 29.00-47 pei
head, Kids 27.00-41 per head.
Oklahoma Cattle
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Reports Sunnlied bv USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week 1629
Wednesday’s Auction Total:
11,274. Trade on Thursday, slow.
Feeder cattle and calves steady to
1.00 lower with most pressure on
heifers. Majority receipts medium
frame 1 and mixed 1-2 600-900 lb.
Feeder steers and 400-700 lb.
feeder heifers.
FEEDER STEERS. Medium,
few large frame 1 350-500 lb. 69.50-
75.50, couple packages 360-408 lb.
Thin and gaunt 78.30-79.00; 500600
lb. 65.4067.00; 600-700 lb. 63.50-
66.00; 700-800 lb. 63.0065.10,
package 706 lb. 66.30; 800-985 lb.
62.2565.50. Small frame 1 460-760
lb. 60.6062.90 Medium and large
frame mixed 1-2 package 459 lb.
63.25 ; 530-700 lb. 59.8060.40. Large
frame No 2 Holstems package 581
lb. 57.70; 700-985 lb. 53.00-54.60.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium,
few large frame 1 350-500 lb. 59.00-
61.00; 500600 lb. 55.50-58.00,
package 559 lb. 59.30 ; 600-735 lb.
55.50-58.95, Package 686 lb. 61.50.
Small frame No 1 460-750 lb. 52.00-
55.00. Medium and large frame
mixed 1-2 56.0068.40; 500-700 lb.
53.9066.10; 700-800 lb. 54.7065.05,
Package 716 lb. Thin and Gaunt
58.90. Medium and Large Frame 2
450-700 lb. 50.7563.00, Few 335-456
lb. Thin and gaunt 56.4068,75.
FOR THE WEEK: Compared to
late last week, feeder steers and
heifers under 600 lb. Steady,
Feeder Steers over 600 lb. Steady
to 50 cents higher; Heifers over 600
lb. Steady to 1.00 lower. Utility and
Commercial cows 1.50-2.50 lower,
Canner and Cutters 50 cents to 1 00
lower. Late Sales Utihty and
Commercial 2-3 39.00-42.00;
Low-dressing_ and YG 3-4 37.00-
39.25; Cutters 1-2 37.25-40.00;
Canners and Low-cutters 34.25-
36.75. Bulls steady to 1.00 Lower
with YG 1-21100-2000 lb. 47.0065.00.
Salable Receipts this week near
15,700 head compared to 16,766
head last week and 14,038 last year.
Majority Receipts or 92 percent of
supply consisted of feeder cattle
and calves; cows and bulls com
prised 8 percent of receipts.
1900
Belleville Auction
Wednesday, April 21
Reports Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 135. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 25 cents -$1 higher.
Individual Standard slaughter
steer at 54.00. Utihty and Com
mercial slaughter cows 39.75-43.60,
couple 45.25, Cutters 38.0041.00,
Canner and Low Cutters 35.25-
38.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1310-
1660 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.35-52.75.
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Few Large Frame #l, 450-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 44.50-51.00.
CALVES 134. Few Good vealers
75.00-92.50, Standard and Good 70-
100 lbs. 52.0060. Farm Calves:
Hoi. Bulls 90-125, lbs. 60.00-90,
couple 100.00; few Hoi. Heifers 85-
100 lbs. 60.00-109.00.
HOGS 160. Barrows and gilts
strong to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-
2 210-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
53.35-54.35, No. 1-3 2-250 lbs. 51.50-
52.85. US No. 1-3 300635 lbs. sows
47-51.50. Few Boars 32.50-39.50.
FEEDER PIGS 216. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00-40 per
head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 40.0047.50,
lot No. 1-3120 lbs. at 61.00 per head.
SHEEP 69. Few Choice 3540 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 72-74.50.
Slaughter ewes 12.50-23, lot 49 per
head, lot 37.00 per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $6OO
- per head, Couple to 1470 per
head.
Chambersburg Auction
CATTLE: 496. Compared with
week’s market: Slaughter steers
.50-.75 higher. SI. cows steady-. 50
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Route 30 West at The Centerville Exit
Designers of Quality Systems for Poultry, Swine and Grain Handling.
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, April 22
Report supplied by PDA
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HEIKSHEY EQUIPMENT
Jpj INC.
higher. SI. steers: Choice No. 2-4
1000-1300 lbs. 66.35-69.60; Good
59.00-64.50; Standard 53.75-58.75;
SI. heifers: Prune 67.00-71.35;
Choice 63.00-66.00; Good 58.00-
64.25. SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 40.00-44.00. Cutters 39.00-
42.25; Canner & L. Cutter 36.00-
39.50; Shells down to 27.50. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1050-1875
lbs. 48.00-55.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers &
Bulls Medium Frame No. i, 350-750
lbs. 48.00-58.00.
CALVES: 445. Vealers grading
Good & Choice about steady.
Standard to low Good 3.00-5.00
higher. Prune 95.00-101.00; Choice
86.00-96.00; Good 68.00-85.00; Few
Standard & Good 105-120 lbs. 60.00-
65.00; 70-100 1b5.51.00-58.50.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 58.00-107.00, mostly 70.00-
90.00.
HOGS: Sows US No. 1-3 300-700
lbs. 47.00-54.50. Few Boars 38.00-
42.25.
FEEDER PIGS 22. US No. 1-3 SO
SO lbs. 34.00-45.00 per head.
SHEEP: 3. Few Choice 40-50 lbs.
85.00-90.00.
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255 PLANE TREE DRIVE.
LANCASTER, PA. 17603
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