Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 21,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Weekly Summary
Friday. Aug. 20
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6607. Compared with
6938 head last week, and 6522 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
mostly steady to 1.00 lower, spots
1.00 higher on Choice; SI. heifers
steady to 1.00 higher; SI. cows
steady to strong; SI. bullocks &
bulls steady to .50 higher. SI.
steers: High Choice & Prime No. 3-
4, 69.00-71.85; Choice No. 2-4,63.00
71.25; Good 55.00-63.00; Standard
49.00-55.50. SI. heifers: Choice
59.0064.00, few to 67.25; Good 53.00
58.50; few Standard 46.00-55.00. SI.
cows: Utility & Commercial 42.00-
47.00; Cutters 38.00-43.00; Canner
& L. Cutter 32.00-39.00; Shells down
to 24.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 55.00-
58.85, few to 62.75;- Good 51.00
57.00; few Standard 49.00-54.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2350
lbs. 51.00-57.25; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-14501b5. 45.00-51.0.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
45.00-65.00. Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 44.00-
53.00.
CALVES: 4213. Compared with
4156 head last week and 4126 head a
year ago. Vealers mostly steady.
Few Prime 90.00-115.00; Choice
75.00- few to 103.00; Good
60.00- few Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 55.00-65.00; 90-110 lbs.
45.00- 60-90 lbs. 40.00-50.00;
Utility 50-100 lbs. 28.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-125
125 lbs. 50.00-102.00, mostly 60.00-
85.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-145 lbs. 40.00-
113.00, mostly 55.00-75.00.
HOGS: 7318. Compared with 6193
head last week and 6955 head a
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year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly
2.00-2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 66.0067.50, No. 16 200-250 lbs.
65.0066.25; No. 26 200-260 lbs. few
No. 16 140-190 lbs. 57.0069.00;
Sows steady to strong. US No. 16
300610 lbs. 53.5067.00, few to 62.00;
No. 26 350650 lbs. 49.0064.00.
Boars 42.0062.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 833. Compared
with 1036 head last week and 1223 a
year ago. Feeder Pigs 1.002.00
higher. US No. 16 2065 lbs. 22.00
42.00; 3560 lbs. 35.0056.00; 5075
lbs. 56.0064.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS ; 2099.
Compared with 2692 head last
week, and 1791 head ayear ago.
All sales by CWT Feeder Pigs 5.00
15.00 higher. US No. 1-2 2030 lbs.
165.00205.00, 3040 lbs. 153.00
173.00. 4060 lbs. 140.00164.00, 5060
lbs. 124.00158.00, 60-80 lbs. 96.00
121.00; US No. 2-3 3050 lbs. 134.00
160.00 per hundredweight.
SHEEP: 890. Compared with 932
head last week and 822 head a year
ago. Spring lambs mostly steady.
Choice 70110 lbs. 54.0060.00, few
Choice & Prime to 65.00; Good 50
-100 lbs. 40.0065.00; Utility 45-70
lbs. 25.0045.00. SI. ewes: 8.0030.00.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, August 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 392. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
steers grading Good '& Choice .75-
1.25 higher; SI. cows steady to 1.00
higher. SI. steers: Choice No. 2-4,
950-1225 lbs. 62.0066.25, couple to
69.75; Good 57.25-62.25; few
Standard 49.00-53.25. si. heifers:
Choice 60.50-63.00, one at 66.00;
Good 54.0068.50; few Standard
47.7561.00. SL cows: Utility &
Commercial 40.5045.35, couple to
47.00, Cutters 39.75-43.00; Canner &
L. Cutter 35.0040.50; Shells down
to 32.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 53.75-
55.50, one at 58.35; Good 51.0053.50.
SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1090
1725 lbs. 48.1064.60.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Medium Frame No. 1, 400700 lbs.
48.0055.50.
CALVES; 620. Vealers mostly
3.007.00 lower; Choice 60.0060/6;
Good 51.0062.00; Standard & Good
70100 lbs. 42.0050.00; Utility 5080
lbs. 25.0044.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 52.0075.00, couple to 85.00;
Hoi. Heifers 80150 lbs. 49.00113.00.
HOGS: 35. Few No. 16 220230
lbs. 65.25; US No. 16 300500 lbs.
50.5065.50; few Boars 43.2046.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 26. One lot US
No. 16 20 lbs. at 29.00 per head; one '
lot No. 16 30 lbs. at 37.50 per head.
SHEEP: 62. Good & Choice 60-
100 lbs. 43.00-49.00; one lot Good 57
lbs. feeder lambs at 42.00. SI. ewes:
13.00-29.00.
GOATS: 21. 13.00-33.00 with one
at 49.00 per head.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, August 19
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,550; 5 days last week 2,465, same
period a year ago 3,713. grading
slow on Monday; moderately
active on Wednesday. Slaughter
Steers ended the week .50-I.oo'
higher compared with Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter Heifers
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ended the week steady to .50, in
stances 1.00 higher. Cows ended
the week steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prime 3-4 1140
1375 lbs. 67.2567.50, load 1420 lbs.
68.50 Monday; 67.5068.00, load
69.00, load 69.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 11001250 lbs. 65.0067.00
Monday; 65.5067.50 Wednesday;
10001100 lbs. 64.0065.25 Monday;
64.0065.50 Wednesday; 925-1000
lbs. 63.2564.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 26 9501100 lbs. 61.5064.50,
load Choice 26 1300 lbs. Holsteins
59.50 Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2 12401270 lbs. Holsteins
56.0058.00 Wednesday.
' SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 905-1025 lbs.
64.00, load 64.50 Monday; 64.00-
64.25, load 64,75 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 9001000 lbs. 62.5064.00;
850-900 lbs. 61.0062.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 26 8001000 lbs. 58.00
62.00. Good 03 800-950 lbs. 53.00
58.00.
COWS: Cutter and Utility few
Commercial 16 39.0042.00 Mon
day.
Pa. Produce
Thursday, August 19
Report supplied by USDA
APPLES; Lodi 1.95-3.25 half
peck; Summer Rambo 1.95-2.25
half peck, 4.50-5.00 half bushel.
YELLOW BEANSi-.49-.991b.
GREEN BEANS: .49-.751b.
LIMA BEANS; .701 b.
BLUEBERRIES; 1.90-2.70 qt.
. BROCCOLI: .89-.751b.
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RED BEETS: .30-.76 bunch.
CABBAGE: .10-.201b.
SWEET CORN: White 1.25-2.00
doz.; yellow 1.00-1.75 doz.; yellow
and white .75-1.65 doz.
CUCUMBERS: .10-.25 ea.
CAULIFLOWER: .45-.79 head.
CANTALOUPES:
depending on size
CIDER: 2.65-2.85 gallon
EGGS:'Large J9-.35 doz., Extra
Large .90-1.19 doze.
EGGPLANT: .40-.soea.
HEAD LETTUCE: .40-.sohead.
NECTARINES: 1.20-1.50 qt.
ONIONS: .25-.3S bunch.
PEACHES; Red Haven 2.50-3.95
half peck, 4.95-5.95 half bushel; Sun
High 1.95-3.50 half peck, 4.95-8.50
half bushel.
POTATOES; .10-.20 lb.
PEPPERS: Bell .15-.20 ea.; hot
.05*.10ea.
radishes; .25-.45 bunch.
SQUASH: .30-.501b.
TOMATOES: .35-.791b.
MELONS; .23-.391b.
ZUCCHINI: .20-.39 lb
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