Livestock market and auction news
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 17
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 146 calves,
121 cows, 33 bulls, 44 heifers, 24
steers, 55 hogs, 12 lambs, 12 sheep.
Cattle market real active; Calf
market higher.
Holstem Hfr. Calves to 100.00,
Veal Calves to 92.00; Bobs. 90-110
Jbs. 80.00-109.00, Bobs, 80 and down
lbs 65 00-75.00; Grassers St
Feeders 41.00-69.00, Lambs 50-60
lbs. spring lambs to 90.00; Sheep
12.00- Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 52 00-
59.50; Sows 44.00-50.00; Boars
40.00- Pigs 21 00-35.50;
Heifers 42.00-53 25; Steers,
Medium 51.00-53.75; Steers, feeder
42.00- Bulls 42.50-54.50; Cows,
utility 44.00-47.25; Cows, fat 42.00
46.00; Cows, medium 38.00-40.00;
Cows, poor or small 34.00-37.00;
Horses small to 240 00, Ponies to
120.00; Goats 8.00-55 00
Belknap Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, May 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 120. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly $1 higher.
Couple Choice slaughter steers
68.50 and 69.75, few Good 60.00-
65.00, one at 67.75, few Utility 45.00-
52.00. One Choice slaughter heifer
at 62.75, one Good at 59.75, one
Standard at 54.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 42.00-
45.25, few to 46.75-48.50, Cutters
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39 50-42.75, Canner & Low Cutter
34 50-39.50, Shells down to 29.75.
Few Yield Grade #1 and 2 1285-2025
lbs slaughter bulls 49.00-54.00
Few Medium Frame #1315-650 lbs
feeder steers 55 00-58.00; Medium
St Large Frame #1 380-640 lbs.
feeder heifers 42.00-50.00, few
holstems 330-685 lbs 45.00-69 00;
few Medium St Large Frame #1
400510 lbs feeder bulls 48.00-55.00
CALVES 88 Few Choice vealers
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Standard 64.0070 00, Standard &
Good 90125 lbs 63.0075.00, 65-85
lbs. 59 00-65.00. Farm calves,
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few 100.00110.00, holstem heifers
85-125 lbs. 85.00100 00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 50130 lbs. 71 OO
80 00.
HOGS 294 Barrows & gilts $1
higher US No. 1-2 215-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 59.75-60.25, one lot
61.00, No 1-2 200-250 lbs. 58 00-
60.00, No 2-3 200-295 lbs. 55.00-
58.00, No 1-3 145-195 lbs. 50.00-
57.00 Sows $1 higher. US No. 1-3
270-685 lbs. sows 52.00-58.25. Boars
40.0045.00,
FEEDER PIGS 64 US No. 1-3 25-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 32 00-50.00 per
head, one lot 60 lbs. 54.00 per head.
SHEEP 41. Choice 75-95 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 74.00-76.00.
Slaughter ewes 10.00-20.00.
Weekly Summary
Friday, May 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 7488. Compared with
8570 head last week, and 7181 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
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uneven, mostly steady to 100
higher; SI. heifers mostly 1 002 00
higher; SI cows mostly .50100
higher; SI bullocks unevenly
steady; SI. bulls steady to 300
higher. SI. steers: High Choice &
Prune No. 3-4, 73.5079.25; Choice
No. 2-4, 69.007550, few to 76.25;
Good 61.0069.00; Standard 56 00
63 00. SI. heifers Choice 65 00
73 00; Good 58.00-64.50; Standard
50.00-58.00. SI. cows: Utility Sc
Commercial 46 0050.00, few down
to 44 50; Cutters 41 00-47 00,
Canner Sc L. Cutter 38.00-45.00,
Shells down to 30.00. SI. bullocks
Choice 59.0063.75; Good 55.00
59.00; Standard 50 0056.50. SI
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,10002250
lbs. 53.00-59.00; Yield Grade No 2,
9001500 lbs 45.0054.00
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-800 lbs
59.00-68.50. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 44.00-
54.00; Medium Frame No 2, 300-
500 lbs 37.00-47.00. Bulls, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 48.00-
59 00
CALVES; 3145. Compared with
3192 head last week and 2723 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher. Few Prime 100.00-136.00;
Choice 90.00-110.00; Good 80.00-
92.00; 110-130 lbs. 70.00-85.00; 90-110
lbs. 65.00-75.00; 65-90 lbs. 55.00-
68.00; few Utility 50-100 lbs. 50.00-
64.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi Bulls 80-
130 lbs. 65.00-116 00, mostly 75.00-
109.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-140 lbs.
60.00-130.50, mostly 65.00-100.00.
HOGS: 7708. Compared with 8134
BUILDING
head last week and 6344 head a
year ago Barrows and gilts steady
to 100 higher US No 1-2 200245
lbs 61 0062 10. few to 63 00, No 1-3
200250 lbs 59 0061.00, No 2-3 200
275 lbs 56 75-58 50. few to 60 25,
few No. 1-3 140190 lbs. 50 0055 60,
Sows steady to strong, spots 2.00
higher US No 1-3 300650 lbs 50 00
58 50, No 2-3 300700 lbs 45 00
53.50 Boars 40.00-50 00
FEEDER PIGS 942 Compared
with 922 head last week and 1131 a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady to
3.00 lower US No 1-3 2035 lbs
25 00-45 00 per head. No 1-3 35-50
lbs. 35.0052.00; No 1-3 5075 lbs
45.0070.50 per head
GRADED FEEDER PIGS 1659
Compared with 3300 head last week
and 3540 head a year ago All sales
by CWT. Feeder Pigs 5.00-11 00
higher, spots 20.00 higher US No.
1-2 30-40 lbs. 140.00-161.00,40-50 lbs.
132.00-150.00, 50-60 lbs 113.00-
136.00, 60-95 lbs. 90.50-104.00; US
No. 2-3 2040 lbs. 136 00-170 00, 40-55
lbs. 105 00-134.00.
SHEEP- 1074. Compared with
950 head last week and 644 head a
year ago. Weak to 5.00 lower, spots
10.00 lower. Spring si lambs
Choice 2050 1b5.73.00-87.50; Choice
50-105 lbs. 64.00-78.00, few to 89 00;
Good 40-90 lbs. 50.00-70.00. SI
ewes: 12.00-32.00.
(Continued Irom Page K 2)
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 65.00-70 75,
few Choice Grade 2 71.00-73.00;
Lancaster Famine, Saturday, May 22,1582-Al5
Lancaster
Weekly
Good 2-3 875-1100 lbs 60 0066 75.
few Good 950-1150 lbs hetferettes
57 00-61 50, Standard 1-2 49 00-55 00
COWS Utility and Commercial
1-3 46 50-50 00, several 50 25-52 50.
few 52 50-53 75, Cutter 1-2 44 50
58 50, few 49 00-51 00, Canner and
low Cutter 41 0045 00
BULLOCKS Choice 1050-1450
lbs 58 50-63 75. couple 64 00-66 00,
Good 1000-1350 lbs 53 50-58 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1300-2000
lbs 53 0057 50, few 57 5060 50, 12
head 17502300 lbs 60 0066 25,
Yield Grade 2 10001450 lbs 50 OO
54 00
VEAL CALVES Vealers fully
steady, although very few Choice
and Prime on offer after Monday
Demand good for holstem bulls
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Couple lots Prune
special fed 300-340 lbs 135 00-
136.00, few 150-230 lbs 95.00-110 00,
couple 110 00-115 00; high Good and
low Choice 150-300 lbs. 75.00-95 00,
few 95.00-100.00, 120-150 lbs 72 00-
80.00, 80-115 lbs. 64 00-73 00, few 65-
80 lbs. 50.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES Several
Good and Choice 230-320 lbs 65 00-
75.00
RETURNED TO FARM. Bulk
90-120 lbs. holstem heifers 115 00-
119.00, few 80-85 lbs. 90 00-100.00,
bulk 95-115 lbs. holstem bulls 90 00-
110.00, several 110.00-116.00,
several 80-90 lbs. 75.00-90 00
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