Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, May 20
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND; Small supply feeder
steers and heifers firm to 1.00
higher than Thursday’s special
sale. Supply included few lots of
four to seven, couple lots IS and 17,
with balance sold in lots of three or
less.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
Frame 1: One lot 665 lb. 70.60;
couple small lots 570-800 lb. 64.00-
67.75; Small Frame 1: One small
lot 700 lb. 64.50; Medium Frame 1-
2: Couple small lots 600-735 lb.
62.75-63.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: One lot thin 430 lb. 62.10;
Medium Frame 1-2: One small lot
thin 260 lb. 52.75.
FEEDER’BULLS: Medium and
Large Frame 1: Couple small lots
530-535 lb. 59.75-59.85.
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Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, May 25
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 339. Slaughter steers
sl-$2 lower. High Choice & Prune
slaughter steers 66.00-69, Choice
63.00«66, Good 57.00-61, Standard
52.00- Utility 48.00-54. Choice
slaughter heifers 58.50-62.50, few
64.50, Good 52.00-57, Standard
46.5051.50, Utility 43.0050. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
47.0049, few 50.00, Cutters 44.00-
47.00, Canner & Low Cutters 40.00-
44.00, Shells down to 33.00. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 56.00-62,
one big Charola at 65.00, #2 49.00-
57.00. Feeder steers 48.50-75.50.
Feeder heifers 45.00-60.00. Feeder
bulls 48.0063.00.
CALVES 142. Choice vealers
78.00- Good 70.00-80, Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-75, Utility
48.0065.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 95-120 lbs. 80.00-110; Holstein
Heifers 95-120 lbs. 87.50-105.00.
-HOGS 240. Barrows and gilts $l
Contact: Boyd Moody, Hunting Creek Road,
P.O. Box 189, Preston, MD 21655
$2 lower. US No. 1-2 2-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 47.0048.50, one
lot 49.00, No. 1-3 2-250 lbs. 45.5047,
No. 2-3 250-300 lbs. 42.0044.50, No.
1-3 140-195 lbs. 40.0044. US No. 1-3
400-600 lbs. sows 39.0043, light
weights 35.00-39.00. Boars 35.00-
42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 212. US No. 1-3
40 lbs. feeder pigs at 110.00-135 per
hundredweight, No. 1-3 2040 lbs.
110.00- Cwt., No. 1-3 45-65 lbs.
80.00- Cwt., Utility 65.00-100.00
Cwt.
SHEEP 68. Choice 35-50 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 70.00-85, SO
SO lbs. 65.00-75, 80-100 lbs. 65.00-
72.00, Utility 40.0060.00. Slaughter
ewes 9.00-26.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, May 24.
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Steady to 1.50
They're neat, smooth
sided and -weather-
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 28,1983—A1S
lower. High Yield tew Mi 48.25, one
to 50.00; Standard & Utility 44.00-
48.00; Canners 40.0044.00; Shelly
41.00 down. SLAUGHTER BULLS:
Good demand! 1200-1800 lb. 54.75-
57.25. FED STEERS: 2.00 lower.
Low Choice 59.0060.25; Good 55.00-
58.50. FED HEIFERS; Choice 1200
lb. 61.75, 800-900 lb. 56.5068.00,
Good 51.0066.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; Good run,
1.00 under last week. US #l&2 220-
233 lb. 46.8547.00; US 1&2 240-280
lb. 44.0046.35. VS 1&3 215-250 lb.
46.50. SOWS: 400600 lb. 38.2541.00,
300400 lb. 35.00-38.75. BOARS: 550
lb. 35.50.
VEAL CALVES: Larger run.
Choice 125-150 lb. 70.00-78.00; Good
65.00- Killers 80-100 lb. 65.00-
73.00. Weak te Rough 60.00 down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM; Bulls 8.00-10.00 higher.
Holstein Heifers 95-120 lb. 91.00-
102.00. Holstein Bulls 95-120 lb.
85.00- 85-95 lb. 74.00-90.00.
Beef Type 70-115 lb. 74.00-95.00.
LAMBS: 4.00 lower. Choice 100-
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STOCK CATTLE: Very active!
Mainly Heifers offered. Steers:
few good 300600 lb. 68.00-70.00,700-
1000 lb. 60.0062.00. Heifers 300-500
lb. Choice 57.0061.00; Good 54.00-
57.00. Holsteins 400-725 lb. 57.00-
72.00. Bulls 300-500 lb. 62.00-72.00,
Holsteins 50.00-53.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Steady
prices. By The Head 25-50 lb. 26.00-
37.00. By The lb. Stock Boars 200 lb.
43.00-46.00.
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