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St. Louis Auction
Thursday, March 31
Report Supplied By USDA
Receipts This Week 4700
Week Ago 4700
Year Ago 5600
Compared to the previous week,
slaughter steers and heifers
mostly 2.00 higher. Cows 1.00
higher. Bulls fully steady.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prime slaughter
steers, around 35% Heifers and
' 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-41050-1275 lbs.
65.00-66.00, Closing 65.50-66.00,
Package 1095 lbs. Late 66.75.
Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 64.0065.50,
Closing Sales 64.5065.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs.
62.0064.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
60.0062.50. Standard to Good 2-3
1050-1300 lb. Holsteinsso.oo6B.oo.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1100 lbs.
63.0064.00. closing 63.5064.00.
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 61.5063.50,
Closing Week Sales 62.0063.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 59.5062.00. Good 26 7501000
lbs. 57.5060.00.
COWS (Closing Week Sales)
Utility and Commercial 24 41.00
46.00. Boning Utility 1-2 46.0047.00.
High-Yielding Utility 1-2 47.00
48.00.
CUTTER: 1-240.0045.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 35.0040.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 11001900 lbs.
48.0054.00. Few YG 55.00.
Wednesday weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts about 300 head.
Compared last Wednesday,
slaughter lambs weak to 2.00
lower. Light supply slaughter ewes
2.003.00 lower.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Small Choice and Prime 88 lbs.
74.50.
SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Few lots Choice and Prime 80120
lbs. With No. 1-2 Pelts 64.5065.00.
WOOLED SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Few lots Choice and
Prime 100110 lbs. 60.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Small lots
and individual head Utility and
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryvilie, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Rpad, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryvilie
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
SO to 60 Head
Now soiling our now hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Laiidrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbacb, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE MAY 13
Good 13.00-19.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few lots
Choice and Fancy 68-93 lbs. 47.00-
54.00, Mostly 48.00-50.00.
EWE AND LAMBS PAIRS: Lot 6
head good solid-Mouth ewes with
bay lambs at side 33.00 per ewe.
FEEDERS: (including around
1,600 at the regular Thursday
Auction.) Feeder steers weak to
3.00 lower, mostly 1.00-2.00 lower.
Feeder Heifers weak to 1.00 lower.
Overall quality not as attractive as
last week, due to an increased
percentage of medium frame
mixed 1-2 and small Frame 1
fleshy offering. Large buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 325600 lbs. 70.00-77.00,
mostly 70.75-74.75; 525675 lbs.
66.2569.25; 600-700 lbs. 65.0066.50;
700675 lbs. 61.5064.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and small
frame 1: 350-725 lbs. 62.0069.00;
mostly 63.0066.50.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: scattered lots 475-
675 lbs. 50.0065.00, lot 757 lbs. 47.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
frame 1: couple lots 250-260 lbs.
64.5066.00; 300600 lbs. 59.0064.25;
couple lots thin reputation 460490
lbs. 65.2567.25; 500-700 lbs. 57.50-
62.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and small
frame 1: 350650 lbs. 53.5069.75,
mostly 55.0068.00.
Dewart Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, March 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 212. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers steady. Slaughter cows |l
- higher. Choice 1060-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 61.0063.85, one at
65.00, few Good holsteins 54.50-
56.75, few Good 57.0060.00, Stan
dard 50.1064.25. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 60.25-63.60.
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cows 42.5047.25, Cutters 41.00-43, STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
Canner & Low Cutters 38.50-41. Good run steady prices. Choice
Yield Grade #l, 950-1650 lbs. 69.00-73.00; Good 62.00-68.00;
slaughter bulls 49.5064.85, few Medium 56.0061.00; Culls 55.00
down t 043.00. Large Frame #2, 430- Down. Steers 600650 lbs. Choice
700 lbs. feeder steers 56,0069.50. 64.00-68.00; Good 59.0063.00;
Few Medium Frame #1375635 lbs. Medium 58.00 Down. Heifers (All
feederheiferss2.oo66.oo. weights) Choice 62.0068.50; Good
CALVES 244. Few Choice 52.0061.00; Medium 51.00 Down,
vealers 97.00-106.50, few Good Bulls |3 higher. Choice 65.00-74.00;
80.0003, Standard and Good 70-105 Good 56.0064.00; Medium 55.00
lbs. 53.5060.00. Farm Calves: Down. Dairy Cows to 600.00.
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 66.00- Springing Heifers to 685.00; Pigs,
98.00, mostly 75.0062; few Holstein Hd - Steady to lower. 2060 lk>.
HeifersBs-130 lbs. 75.0068.00. 23.0041.00; 4060 lbs. 42.0060.00.
HOGS 278. Barrows and gilts
11.5044 lower. US No. 1-2 2-230 lbs.
barrows and gilts 49.50-50.80. No. 1-
3 210-235 lbs. 45.0048.10, No. 23
275-290 lbs. 42.9044.75, one lot No.
1-3 175 lbs. at 46.00. US No. 1-3 300-
700 lbs. sows 42.5049, Medium 270-
380 lbs. 39.0042.00. Boars 37.50-
40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 84. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 35.0041 per
bead, No. 1-3 (few) 4545 lbs. 48.50
49.50 per head, lot No. 1-3 85 lbs. at
54.50; lot No. 1-3 90 lbs. at 58.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 56. Choice 1846 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 85.00-100,
few to 113.00, 8035 lbs. 75.0035.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-20.00. GOATS
40: Large Goats 25.0040 per head,
Kids 12.0032.00 per head.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Mtarch23
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers-|l.OO
lower. Choice 59.0060.00; Good
55.0058.00; Medium 54.00 Down.
Heifers Choice 55.00-56.25; Good
50.00- Medium 49.00 Down.
Cows $l.OO under last week. High
Yield 44.5047.25; Average 41.00
44.00; Big Middle 38.0040.00; Fatty
Herf. 37.00-39.00; Shelly 38.00
down. Fat Bulls Individual at
$58.00. Good '52.00-55.00; Medium
48.0051.00. Veal Calves $2.00
higher. Choice 96.00-107.00; Good
85.00- Medium 75.0064.00;
Farm Hfrs. to 75.00; Farm Bulls to
97.00; Light & Weak $50.00 down.
Lambs Higher prices, few light
weights, 80.00-92.50; Choice 64.00
66.00; Good 60.0063.00; Medium
59.00 down
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Shoats by Lb. to 44.50. Slaughter
Hogs |3.00 under last week. 220-230
lbs. 46.50-47.75; 240-260 lbs. 46.25-
47.50; 190-210 lbs. 44.25-46.50. Sows
350-575 lbs. 43.00-48.75.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, March 30
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime special fed veal trading
moderate, generally steady with
last test. Good and Choice boning
veal trade light, inshipped veal
steady to 2.00 lower than last test.
Lamb lightly tested, steady to
weak undertone indicated.
Boneless beef lightly tested, 85%
chem lean 5.00 higher than last
week.
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On 215 Head
220-280 lbs. 195.00, generally
steady with Mon.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers no sales
reported: 65-75 lbs. 88.00-90.00, all
steady to 2.00 higher; 55-64 lbs.
86.00-88.00; 45-54 lbs. 84.0086.00;
3544 lbs. 82.0084.00; 34 lbs. down
80.0082.00.
Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. 90.00-92.00,
all steady to 2.00 lower than
Monday; 61*70 lbs. 88.00-90.00; 51-
' 60 lbs. 86.0088.00; 41-50 lbs. 84.00-
86.00; 3040 lbs. 82.0084.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 34
¥i Load
60 lbs. down 142.00, part load.
BONELESS BEEF
(US & Canadian Origin)
2 Loads
85% Chem Lean Fresh 121.00,
compared to last week 5.00 higher.
CURED AND
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No sales reported.
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Lancaster Faming, Saturday, April 2,1963—A13
Total No. of head 556. Holstein
Hfr. Calves to 112.50; Veal Calves
to 107.50; Vealer Bull Calves 79.00-
97.50; Slaughter Calves 47.00-62.50;
Grassers & Feeders 42.00-60.50;
Lambs 28.00-59.00; Easter lambs to
127.50; Sheep 9.00-18.00; Hogs, 200-
250 lbs. 45.0049.00; Sows 41.00-
47.50; Boars 34.0040.00; Pigs each
27.0040.00; Heifers 39.0050.00;
Steers, feeder 40.00-54.50; Bulls
44.50-50.50; Cows, utility 41.50-
46.00; Cows, fat 42.0044.50; Cows,
medium 38.0042.00; Cows, poor or
small 35.00-39.00; Cattle market
stronger; Calf market very active
& higher; Horses to 280.00; Goats
per head 23.0048.00; Hay t 085.00.
Carlisle Spring Lamb
and Goat Sale
Carlisle Livestock Market
Carlisle, PA
Friday, March 25
Report supplied by auction
Total headage: 1419 head -
Trend: very active bidding with
strong demand for spring lambs
and small goats.
SPRING LAMBS (807 head) 10-
15 lbs. up to 210.00; 20-29 lbs.
Choice 137.50-150.00, Good &
Standard 135.00 Down; 30-39 lbs.
Choice 130.00-145.00, Good &
Standard 129.00 Down; 4049 lbs.
Choice 115.00-127.59, Good &
Standard 125.00 down; 50-59 lbs.
Choice 90409.00, Good & Standard
87.50 down; 6039 lbs. 75.00-80.00;
70-110 lbs. 70.00-120.00.
GOATS (533 head) All sizes;
head price: 10.00-58.00.
WOOLED LAMBS (24 head) All
weights; Choice 55.00-62.00, Good
54.00 down.
SHEEP (55 head) all weights;
Choice 54.00-60.00, Good & Stan
dard 54.00 down.
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