livestock market end auction news t Leesport Auction Leesport,PA Wednesday, March 2 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 360. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to $1 higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2 lower. Choice 975-1315 lbs. slaughter steers 61.75-64.25, few to 64.65, few Choice No. 1 1380-1550 lbs. 57.00-58.75, Good 57.6002.00, few to 62.75, Standard 54.00-57.75, few' Utility & Low Standard 52.00- Few Choice slaughter heifers 58.00-59.50, few Good 55.00- few Standard 46.75- Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.10-41.00, few 41.50, Canner & Low Cutter 33.75- Shells down to 25.00. One Good slaughter bullock at . 59.00, few Standard 50.00-53.50. ' Few Yield Grade #1 1300-1660 lbs. slaughter bulls 55.25-58.50, one at 53.35; few yield grade #2 1080-1175 lbs. 50.00-52.60. Medium Frame HI 425-640 lbs. feeder steers 60.00-62.00, lot 370 lbs. 66.00, large Frame HI 320-550 lbs. 65.00-71.00, few Large Frame H 2 375-840 lbs. 46.0049.00, few Medium frame H 2 575-675 lbs. 53.00-57.50; Medium Frame HI 450630 lbs. feeder heifers 48.00-56.50, few Medium Frame H 2 280400 lbs. 46.00-50.00, lot Large Frame HZ 485 lbs. 41.50; few Large & Medium #l4OO-700 lbs. feeder bulls 55.00-68.00, few Medium Frame #2 '400460' lbs. , 43.50, 300-7501b5. 37.0040.50. CALVES 149. Vealers steady to |2 higher! Few Choice vealers 94.00- few Good 80.00-96.00, few Standard & Good-110-130 lbs., 60.00- 90-110 lbs. 55.00-57.00, 70-85 lbs. 45.00-54.00, few Utility 60-90 lbs. 30.0044.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 100-125 lbs. 70.00- some dozen to 58.00, 85-95 lbs. 55.00-58.00; t_w beef cross bulls & Heifers 95-125 lbs. 60.00- slaughter calves. THE "MISSING LINK" BULL SALE OFFERING SYMPOSIUM Ti ■J 30 STRONG. RUGGED. GROWTHV l ANGUS YEARUNGS J SELECTED FROM OUR 60 HEAD PINPOINTER 140 DAY TEST J BULLS WILL BE PRICED ACCORDING TO PERFORMANCE & PRACTICALITY -J GAIN-FEED CONVERSION-W/DA RIB EYE-BACK fAT-AND SEMEN QUALITY WILL BE AVAILABLE SALE DAY Demem Soldi farms CONRAD t. GROVE TED TEAFORD DOWNINGTOWK PA 19336 215/942-5905.(Eve.) 942-3187 grading Good & Choice 285-100 lbs. 55.00-69.00. HOGS 215. Barrows & gilts |i.2S to $1.75 lower. US No. 1-2 205-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.5053.85, few to 54.50, No. 1-3 190-260 lbs. 52.5053.60, few down to 52.00, No. 2-3 270-300 lbs. 49.50-49.60, lot No. 1-3 170 lbs. 53.50. Sows mostly steady. Few US No. 1-3 300650 lbs. sows 47.0050.25, few to 51.00. Few Board 43.00-46.50, few light weights 48.5049.50. FEEDER PIGS 60. US No. 1-3 3555 lbs. feeder pigs 118.00-124.00 cwt., lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 110.00 cwt. SHEEP 87. Choice 2550 Lbs. new crop lambs 90.00-100.00, lot 20 lbs. at 108.00, lot 60 lbs. at 86.00, 7055 lbs. 64.00-75.00. Slaughter ewes 17.00-26.00. GOATS 24. Large Adult goats 26.00- dne at 45.00, few Large Kids 21.00-27.00, few small kids 10.00- St. Louis Cattle . Thursday, March 3 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week 5,100 Week Ago 4,500 Year Ago 4,700 Compared to the previous week. Slaughter Steers fully steady, instances .50 higher. Slaughter Heifers mostly .50 higher. Cows 1.00- lower, instances 3.00 lower. Bulls steady. Supply mainly Choice and Mixed Choice and Prime Slaughter Steers, around 35% Heifers and 10% Cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 241050-1275 lbs. 51.50- package early 63.50, closing sales 51.50-52.50. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs. 60.50-63.00, closing 60.50- Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1225 lbs. 59.00-62.00. Good 2- 3 900-1150 lbs. 57.00-60.00. Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1550 lbs. Holsteins 47.00- 00, few lots 54.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1075 lbs. AT THE FARM DOWNINGTOWN, PA PRIVATE TREATY BULL SALE PERFORMANCE SYMPOSIUM 10:30 AM SATURDAY MARCH 26. 1983 PERFORMANCE TESTING & ■ 1 PROFITS DR. LES BURDETTE PENN STATE UNIV. J FEED EFFICIENCY RELATING TO FEEDLOTS & COW SIZE 1 DR. HAROLD H. HARPSTER PENN STATE UNIV. J PERFORMANCE PEDIGREE* X ANALYSIS CHESTER D. HUGHES LANCASTER CO- EXT. ’■•■to mwnowtmwM? Hen Imprcwement l\ U Heconte 60.00-61.50, part load early 62.00, closing sales 60.00-60.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 58.50-61.00, closing 58.50-60.00. Mixed Good axjd Choice 2-3 800-1025 lbs. 56.5059.50. Good 2- 3.750575 lbs. 54.5057.50. COWS: (Closing week sales) Utility and Commercial 24 37.00- 40.00. Boning Utility 1-2 40.0042.00. High-yielding Utility 1-2 42.00. Cutter 1-2 36.00-39.00. Canner and lot cutter 1-232.00-36.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-2450 lbs. 46.0052.00. Couple YG 1 1050-1175 lbs. 53.5053.75. Individual out standing YG 11700 lbs. 58.00. FEEDERS (Including around 2,000 at the regular Thursday auction) Feeder Steers and Heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply mainly Medium Frame 1400-000 lb. Steers and 350-600 lb. Heifers. Buyer attendance moderate. FEEDER STEERS: Medium, few large frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 70.75-76.25; 500-600 lbs. 68.50-74.00; 600-700 lbs. 65.0069.25; lot thin 615 lbs. 72.00;700800 lbs. 62.0067.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and some small frame 1; 300-500 lbs. 65.0069.75; 500600 lbs. 62.0067.00; 600675 lbs. 60.0065.00. Large Frame 2 Hol steins; lot 235 lbs. 67.50; lot 440 lbs. 60.00; several lots 525-1010 lbs. 52.0057.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium, few Large Frame 1: 350-500 lbs. 58.5063.00; 500600 lbs. 58.0061.25. Medium Frame 1-2 and some small frame 1:300600 lbs. 55.25-58.00. Belknap Auction . Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, March 2 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 60. Few Standard slaughter steers 52.0056.50. Few Standard slaughter heifers 47.0050.00. Few Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows 39.25-42.25, Cutters 36.0038.00, Canner and Low Cutters 32.0036.00, Shells down to 25.00. One Standard n* hfannam tepk slaughter bullock at 53.00. In dividual Yield Grade #2,1125 lbs. slaughter bull at 44.25. Few Medium frame #l-2 450580 lbs. feeder heifers 41.0050. Few Medium and Large Frame #2, 410-800 lbs. feeder bulls 46.0051.00: CALVESs 89. Couple Prime vealers at 110.00, few Good 83.0053.00, few Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 51.0056.00, 6555 lbs. 45.0054, few Utility 4555 lbs. 20.0041.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 90-125" Tbs. 57.0050.00; HoL. .Heifers 70-110 lbs. 54.00-90.00; Bedf Cross Bulls and Heifers 60.0051.00.* HOGS 173. Barrows and gilts $3-$4 lower. US No. 1-2 205-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.75-53.60, No. 1-3 2-260 lbs. 50.75-52.75, few No. 2-3 210-260 lbs. 50.00-50.80, few No. 1-3 195 lbs. at 48.50. Sows $6 lower. US No. 1-3 300-565 lbs. sows 47.25-53.00. One Boar at 39.25. FEEDER PIGS 57. Few US No. 14 20-25 lbs. feeder pigs 29.00-30 per bead. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 40.00-55 per head. SHEEP 6: One Choice 75 lbs. new crop lamb at 77.00, couple Good 75 Ibs. at 57.00. Couple Slaughter ewes 15.00 & 16,00. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, March 1 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 198: Compared with last Tuesday’s market; few Choice No. 3-4 885-1195 lbs. slaughter steers 60.6062.85, one Good at 62.50, few Good & Choice 54.00 57.60, Standard 50.75-33.35, few Utility 44.5051.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 55.25-58.25, few Standard & Good 52.0056.75, few Utility & Low Standard 42.6048.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.75-42.75, few to 43.75, Cutters 38.6041.75, few to 42.00, Canner & Low Cutter 33.0038.35, few Shells down to 26.50. One Good Do More With lour Small Traetor:Kalm SL3S Rotary Power Tiller Makes any Category 0 or 1 tractor an efficient tillage machine. 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Farm calves, holstein bulls 80-125 lbs. 54.00-96.00, mostly 73.00-89.00; few holstein heifers 80-100 lbs. 75.0046.00. HOGS 155: US No. 1-2 205-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.00-53.50, No. 1-3 215-260 lbs. 52.50-53.00, lot 302 lbs. at 52.25, few No. 2-3 210-260 lbs. 52.25-52.60, lot No. 1-3 168 lbs. at 43.50. US No. 1-3 325-610 lbs. sows 44.50-48.00, few to 50.00,"few No. 2-3 345-600 lbs. 43.00-44.50. One Boar at 40.25. FEEDER PIGS 85: US No. 1-3 40-46 lbs. feeder pigs 116.00-124.00 cwt., No. 1-2 25-28 lbs. 112.00-120.00, No. 1-3 40-45 lbs. 102.00-112.00, No. 1-3 5060 lbs. 92.00-99.00 cwt. SHEEP 30: Choice 70-130 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 47.00-55.00, couple- 59.00 and 65.00. Slaughter sheep' 15.00-30.00, one at 38.00. Ewes & Lambs - 3 sets 60.00 cwt. GOATS 3; 39.0043.00 per head. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, Feb. 25 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Friday Last Year 174 TREND: Insufficient volume to test market trends. Supply mainly in lots of three or less with only few lots of 6-11 head. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1; 10 head 275-305 lb. 70.10; Medium and Large Frame 1: Couple lots 1030-1160 lb. 60.35-61.50; Medium Frame 1-2; One lot 700 lb. 59.75; Large Frame 2 (Holstems): Couple lots 710660 lb. 46.7548.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1: One 10t305 lb. 54.10. KUHN tJI (tavern*, Frapc*) 246 320