AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6,1982
Livestock market and auction news
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Mcl.
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers-$l.OO
higher. Choice 59.00-61.50; Good
54.00- Medium 53.00 down.
Heifers- No Choice offered; Good
46.00- Medium 45.00 down.
Cows- Mostly steady. Individual
45.00; High Yield 41.00-43.00;
Average 38.00-40.00; Big Middle
35.00- Fatty Herf. 34.00-36.00;
Shelly 36.00 down. Fat Bulls-
Steady. Individual 56.35; Good
49.00- Medium 46.00-48.00.
Veal Calves- $2.00 higher. Choice
86.00- Good 75.00-85.00;
Medium 65.00-74.00; Farm Hfrs. to
90.00; Farm Bulls to 60.00; Light Sc
Steady 43.00 down. Lambs- $2.00
higher. Good 44.0047.50; Medium
43.00 down.
STOCKER; Steers 300-550 lbs.
Large run $2.00 lower. Choice
60.00- Good 55.00-59.00;
Medium 50.00-54.00; Culls 49.00
down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
59.00- Good 52.00-58.00;
Medium 51.00 down. Heifers (All
weights) Choice 49.00-52.00; Good
43.00- Medium 42.00 down.
Bulls- Choice 55.00-61.00; Good
48.00- Medium 47.00 down.
Dairy Cows- to 625.00. Pigs, hd.
$2.00 to $3.00 lower. 20-30 lbs. 26.00-
35.00; 30-60 lbs. 36.00-44.00. Shoats
by lb. to 49.50. Slaughter Hogs- 230-
250 lbs. 52.50-53.50 ; 255-270 lbs.
52.00- Sows- 450600 lbs. 51.00-
54.00; 300-400 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
Weekly Summary
Friday, Nov. 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 6038: Compared with
6437 head last week, and 4132 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
mostly steady to 1.50 lower; SI.
heifers steady to 1.00 lower; SI.
cows steady to 1.50 lower, spots
2.00 lower, SI. bulls uneven. SI.
steers High Choice Sc Prime No. 3-
4, 60.0062.75, few to 63.25, Choice
No. 24 58.0062.00; Good 53.00
57.85; Standard 47.00-52.50. SI
heifers Choice 54.00-67.25, few to
58.75 ; 49.0064.50; Standard 46.00
51.25. SI. cows Utility & Com
mercial 38.0041.75, few to 43.50;
Cutters 35.0039.75; Canner Sc L.
Cutter 32.0036.25; Shells' down to
20.00. SI. bullocks Choice 55.00
61.00; Good 52.0055.00; Standard
47.0052.00. SI. bulls Yield Grade
No. 1 10002300 lbs. 48.0054.00;
Yield Grade No. 2, 9001500 lbs.
42.0051.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers, few
Large Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
57.00-62.00; Medium Frame No. 1,
350-750 lbs. 48.00-57.00, few down to
40.00. Heifers, Medium No. 1, 300-
800 lbs. 35.0045.00, few to 50.00.
Bulls Medium & Large Frame No.
1,300-750 lbs. 45.00-59.75.
CALVES 3802: Compared with
3979 head last week.and 3538 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher. Few prime 100.00-120.00;
Choice 85.00-97.00, few to 113.00;
Good 65.00-85.00, few to 95.00; 110-
130 lbs. 60.00-70.00; 90-110 lbs. 48.00-
60.00; 65-90 lbs. 40.00-51.50; Utility
50-110 lbs. 35.00-48.00, few down to
15.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80-
125 lbs. 45.00-90.00, mostly 55.00-
82.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-145 lbs. 45.00-
108.00, mostly 54.00-85.00.
HOGS 5331: Compared with 5687
head last week and 5748 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly
1.00- lower. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 53.25-57.00 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
52.00- No. 2-3 200-275 lbs.
50.00- No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
44.00- Sows 50-1.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 300-650 lbs. 49.00-54.50; No.
2-3 300-700 lbs. 44.50-51.75. Boars
40.0045.00, few to 47.85.
FEEDER PIGS 1160: Compared
with 1162 head last week and 1179
head a year ago. Feeder pigs
steady to 8.00 lower US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. 17.00-38.00; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
35.00-49.00; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 45.00-
66.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS 2565:
Compared with 1975 head last
week, and 1926 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder pigs 2.00-
10.00 lower per hundred weight US
No. 1-2 25-40 lbs. 105.00-136.00, 40-50
lbs. 102.00-132.00 5060 libs. 87.00-
126.00,60-70 lbs. 80.00-97.00;' US No.
15-30 lbs. 138.00-144.00 30-55 lbs.
97.00-111:00, few to 124.00.
SHEEP 860: Compared with 649
head last week and 609 head a year
ago. wooled si. lambs uneven
Choice & Prime 85-110 lbs. 58.00-
63.00; Choice 65-110 46.00-58.00;
Good 50-95 lbs. 42.00-52.00; SI.
ewes; 9.00-29.00
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