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Medium Frame 1-2: Couple lots 625-800 lb. 56.00-58.50. Large Frame 2: One lot 790 lb. 56.35. Large Frame 2 Holsteins: One lot 780 lb. 50.75 and one lot 960 lb. 48.00. Westminster Livestock Auction Westminster, Md. Tuesday, April 12 Report supplied by auction BUTCHER COWS; Prices steady. High Yield few to 48.00; Standard & Utility 41.00-45.75; Canners 39.00-42.00; Shelly 39.00 Down. SLAUGHTER BULLS; Good med. weights 52.00-52.50; Standard 47.75-49.50. FED STEERS: Good Selection 1.50 higher! Choice 1000-1350 lb. 62.75- 66.25; Good 59.00-62.00; Standard 55.00- FED HEIFERS: Choice 900-1080 58.75-62.00; Good 55.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 1.00 lower. US #l&2 225-250 lbs. 45.7546.50; US §l&3 225-270 lbs. 44.6045.85; 1 lot US #3 284 lb. to 40.35. SOWS: Over 500 lb. 48.5049.00; 350-500 lb. 39.50- 45.00. VEAL CALVES: Good demand! Choice 85.00-102.00; Good 75.00- 88.00; Stocky & Thin 60.00 down; Killers 80-100 lb. 55.00-64.00; Weak & Roughss.oo down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Heifers few 115- 125 lb. toBB.oo. Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs. 75.00-99.00; Beef Type 80-110 lbs. 65.00-82.00. LAMBS: None. SHEEP; 17.00- 26.00. STOCK CATTLE; Steady prices. STEERS: 300-700 lbs. Choice 65.00- 71.00; Good 60.0065.00; 750-975 lbs. Choice 58.00-62.50; Good 54.00- 58.00. HEIFERS: 300-500 lbs. Choice 57.0063.50; Good 50.00- Phone 717-776-3129 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 16,1983—A15 56.00. BULLS: 300-700 lb. Good 56.0052.00. “Note Special Feeder Sale Next Tues. Apr. 19th”. PIGS AND SHOATS: Light run. By the Head 2030 lbs. 30.0040.00, 30501 b. 40.0050.00. CATTLE 88: Compared with last Wednesday's market; Few Good slaughter steers 59.50-60.25, few Standard 50.00-58.25. Choice slaughter heifers 59.75-64.75, few Good 52.00-55.00, few Standard 47.75-50.50. Few Utility & Com mercial slaugher cows 44.25-48.00, Cutter 40.00-43,'-5, Canner & Low Cutters 32.00-39.75. Couple Yield grade 1040 lbs. slaughter bulls at 51.00, individual 1555 lbs. at 54.00, few §2 810-1385 lbs. 46.25-48.75. Few Medium Frame #1 340-560 lbs. feeder steers 58.5063.00. Few Medium Frame #1 420-500 lbs. feeder heifers 50.00-54.00, Medium #2 305-715 lbs. 45.00-50.00. CALVES 63: Individual Choice vealer at 97.50, few good 86.00- 88.00, few Standard 60.00-68.00, Standard and Good 90-120 lbs. 55.00-64.00, few 65-85 lbs. 49.00- 56.00, Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 95-130 lbs. 66.00-87.00; few Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs. 68.00-77.00. Few Beef cross bulls and heifers 50-95 lbs. 61.00-73.00. HOGS 154: US No. 1-2 215-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.00-49.00, No. - 1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.00-48.00, No. 2-3 215-270 lbs. 43.0046.75, lot No. 1-3 190 lbs. at 43.00. US No. 1-3 310530 lbs. sows 45.00-50.25, one 52.50. Boars 30.00-35.00, one at 45.00. FEEDER PIGS 55: Few US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-25.00 per head. No. 1-3 3545 lbs. 37.00- 46.00 per head. SHEEP 18: Lot Choice 97 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 65.00, lot 112 lbs. at 60.00, lot Good 67 lbs. at 55.00. Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, April 13 Report supplied by PDA
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