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® Hagerstown Hay
Wednesday, March 9
Report supplied by auction
38 loads.
Alfalfa 85.00*138.00; Alfalfa &
Grass 90.00-115.00; Clover &
Timothy 50.00-64.00; Clover 81.00;
Timothy 59.00-100.00; Straw 50,00-
60.00; Wood (per cord) 45.00.
Leimbach’s
Farm Market
54 loads.
Alfalfa, 60-135; Mixed Hay, 57-
91; Clover, 50-96; Timothy, 7080;
Straw, 8589; Wood, 30; and High
Moisture Com, 37.50.
Vintage Hay
Thursday, March 17
Report supplied by auction
20 loads.
Alfalfa 69.0076.00; Alfalfa Mixed
69.00-81.00; Timothy, one, 79.00;
Straw, one, 75.00; Fodder 45.00-
00; one Haylage 30.00.
Morrison Cove Auction
Martlnsbarg, Pa.
Monday, March 14
Report supplied by auction
Cattle 208. High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 64.00-66.75, Choice
63.50-64.25, Good 61.25-63.10,
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Standard 54.50-60.25, Utility 49.25-
53.50, Choice slaughter' heifers
63.00-64.25, Good 61.25-62.75,
Standard 54.5088.75, Utility 48.50-
52.50, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 45.2547.25, Com
mercial 43.25-45.75, Cutters 41.25-
43.50, Caiiner & Lower Cutter 38.50-
41.25, Shells down to 33.50. Choice
slaughter bullocks' 56.50-61.25,
Good 52.5084.50, Standard 48.25-
51.25, Utility 43.5048.25. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 54.50-
57.25; yield grade 50.25-53.25.
Choice feeder, steers 65.25-70.25,
Good. 60.2583.50, Medium 50.25-
56.50; Good feeder heifers 61.50-
64.50, Medium 50.0086.50; Good
feeder bulls 56.2581.50, Medium
48.50-
Calves 307. Prime vealers 98.50-
111.50, Choice 92.50-102.50, Good
84.50- Standard & Good 110-
130165. 65.50-82.50,90-110 lbs. 54.50-
62.50, 7080 lbs. 50.25-58.50, Utility
at 40.00. Farm calves, holstein
40 Donegal Springs Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
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bulls 90-130 lbs. 72.50-96.50;
holstein heifers 90-130 lbs. 82.50-
122.50. .
Hogs 345. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 51.5082.75, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 51.0081.60, No. 88 200-
250 lbs. 50.5081.10, lbs.
50.0080.80. US No. 1-3 450800 lbs.
sows 51.2582.75, No. 28 300800 lbs.
47.5081.25. Boars 40.25-42.50, light
weights 42.50-48.00.
Feeder Pigs 26. US No, 18 20-40
lbs. feeder pigs 23.0041.00 per
head; No. 18 4080 lbs. 41.00-44.00
per bead.
Sheep 2. One Choice spring
slaughter lamb at 71.00. One
Slaughter ewe at 20.00.
Goats 9.12.0042.50 per head.
Eighty-Four Auction
Eighty-four, Pa.
Monday, March 14
Report supplied by FDA
CATTLE 450: Supply included
80% feeder cattle. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
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Lancaster Farmtac,Satarday> Marchld, 1983-A7
cows active, 3.00-5.00 higher. Few
Good slaughter steers 58.00-60.00,
few Standard 53.1MV55.00, few
Utility 49.00-52.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 55.00-58.00, few
Standard 49.0054.00, Utility 46.00-
50.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.25-48.50, few to
50.00. Cutters 40.5043.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.0059.00, Shells down
to 25.00. Yield Grade #1 1000-1850
lbs. slaughter bulls 49.50-55.00;
yield grade WL 1100-1400 lbs. 46.00-
49.00. Large Frame #1 500-700 lbs.
feeder steers 66.00-72.00, Medium
Frame ill 300800 lbs. 65.00-76.00;
Large frame #1 feeder heifers 400- -
600 lbs. 60.0062.00, Medium Frame
#1 350500 lbs. 58.0065.50, Large &
Small Frame #1 300 lbs. at 55.50;
few Medium Frame Ml 400600 lbs.
feeder bulls 60.0066.50, few Small
frame Ml 500 lbs. at 53.75.
CALVES 325: Vealers grading
Good & Choice 2.004.00 lower,
Standard & Good mostly steady.
Choice vealers 94.00-113.00, Good
85.00-96.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 50.0060.00, 60-85 lbs. 41.00
52.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 60.00-81.00.
HOGS 63: Barrows & gilts 1.00
2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 51.0052.00, few No.
1-3 230260 lbs. 50.0051.00, No. 1-3
170175 lbs. 51.00-51.75. US No. 1-3
300500 lbs: sows 46.00-50.00. Boars
39.0044.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3: Lot Utility 67
lbs. feeder pigs 47.50 per head.
SHEEP 143; Spring slaughter
lambs 1.502.00 higher. Choice 50-67
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 85.00
99.00, Good 8090 lbs. 72.00-80.00;
Good & Choice 80100 lbs. shorn
lambs 64.00-68.50; Good 80115 lbs.
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wooled slaughter lambs 62.00-65.00.
Slaughter Sheep 19.00-22.50.
GOATS 13:17.00-32.00 per head.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 17
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers and Heifers mostly .50 to
1.00 higher. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher.
Bulls mostly steady. Trade
moderate throughout the week
with buyers catuiously watching
developments in wholesale beef
channels. Weekly supply con
sisting of Good and Choice
Slaughter Steers and Heifers with
about 6% cows and Bulls. Receipts
this week about 1600 as compared
to 1129 a week ago and 1953 a year
ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1000-1275 lbs. 62.50-64.50. About
two loads 1225-1350 lbs. 65.00. Good
and Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 61.00
63.00. Few Good 58.00-61.50.
Holsteins: Choice 2-31300-1310 lbs.
56.50-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 950-1100 lbs. 62.0064.00.
Good and choice 2-3 9001000 lbs.
61.0063.00. Several lots and part
loads calfy 56.0060.00. Good 57.50
61.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 40.0045.00.
Cutter 36.0040.50. Canner and low
Cutter 34.0037.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 15001900 lbs.
51.0055.00. Low Yielding 12001600
lbs. 46.0051.00.
PIGS
STATE
GRADED SALE
FRI.,MAR. 25
1:30 P.M.
AT
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
Westminster, Md.
Phone (301) 848-9820
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