Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 19, 1983, Image 33

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Special Prices
in Effect
Mar. 12 thru
Mar. 26
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19,1983—A33
Weekly Summary
Friday, March 18
Report suppled by PDA
Markets: 16.
CATTLE; 6979. Compared with
6332 head last week, and 6504 head
a year ago. Compared with last
weeks’s market: Slaughter steers.
strong to 1.00 higher; SI. heifers
steady to 1.00 higher; SI. cows 1.00
2.50 .higher; SI. bullocks . small
supply uneven; Si. bulls unevenly
steady to 1.00 higher. .SI. steers:
High Choice & Prime No. 3-4,66.00
69.50; Choice No. 24, 61.0067.00;
Good 58.0062.00; Standard 49.00
57.50. SI. hejfers: Choice 57.50
62.85; Good 53.00-59.00; Standard
48.0054.00. SI. cows: Utiltiy &
Commercial 42.5047.00, few to
49.00; Cutters 40.00-44.75, few
46.50; Canner & L. Cutter 36.50
41.00. few 44.00; Shells down to
25.00. SI. bullocks; Choice 58.50
61.25; Good 54.0059.75', .(few)
Standard 50.0054.50. SI. bulls;
Yield Grade No. 1, 10002200 lbs.
49.0058.75; Yield Grade No. 2,900
1500 lbs. 46.0053,50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, (few)
MflHiiim Frame No. 1. 300-700
lbs. 53.0W59.00. Heifers. Large
Frame No. 1, 400-700 lbs. 53.50-
62.00; Large Frame No. 2 350-700
lbs. 50.00-57.50 Medium Frame No.
1, 300-700 lbs. 47.50-58.00, few to
65.50. Bulls few Med. Frame No.l,
400-600 lbs.
CALVES: .4043. Compared with
3902 head last week and 4052 head a
year ago. Vealers strong to 5.00
higher, (few) Prime 114.00-135.00;
Choice 95.00-118.00; Good 80.00-
96.00, few to 100.00; 110-130 lbs.
65.00-85.00; 90-110 lbs. 54.00-62.00;
65-90 lbs. 45.00-56.00; Utility 50-110
lbs. 35.00-48.00; few down to 10.00.
FARM CALVES: active. Hoi.
Bulls 00-130 lbs. 50.00-104.00,
mostly 60.00-90.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-
140 lbs. 57.00-130.00, mostly 70.00
96.00. Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers
70-110 lbs. 60.00-100.00.
HOGS: 8124. Compared with 7292
head last week and 8360 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00
1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
31.00-52.50, few 54.00; No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 50.00-51.50; No. 2-3 200-285
lbs. 48.0051.00; No. 1-3 140190 lbs.
45.0049.00; Sows unevenly steady.
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 46.00-52.00,
few to 52.75; No. 2-3 300750 lbs.
40.0047.50. Boars 39.0045.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 831. Compared
with 949 head last week and 632 a
year ago. Mostly 2.005.00 higher.
US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 28.00-45.00; No.
1-3 3550 lbs. 45.0055.00; No. 1-3 SO
SO lbs. 55.00-63.00 per head.
SHEEP: 1240. Compared with
882 head last week and 757 bead a
year ago. - Wooled si. lambs
uneven; Spring si. lambs to the
Easter trade mostly stong to 10.00
higher. Choice 2040 lbs. spring
lambs 100.00-141.00,40-65 lbs. 75.00
99.00; 65-100 lbs. 70.00-86.00;' Good
4080 lbs. 61.00-80.00; Choice
wooled lambs 70120 lbs. 59.00
75.00; Good 60105 lbs. 52.0065.00.
SI. ewes: 14.0029.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1734. Compared with 2517
head last week, and 1507 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs highly uneven, extremes 12.00
higher to 12.00 lower. US No. 1-220
40 lbs. 136.00166.00, few to 190.00,
4050 lbs. 118.00143.00, 5660 lbs.
99.00126.00, 6070 lbs. 89.00110.00;
US No. 25 3050 lbs. 112.00140.00,
few to 156.00.
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