140-190 lbs. 40.004S.00; Sows 1.00- Choice 25-100 lbs. 60.0005.00; Good ■ • _ ■ | _ | ■ • ' _ 2.00 lower. US No. 1-3 300-585 lbs. 40-75 lbs. 54.0066.00 SI ewes- Livnfitock market and auction news 3Boo43so ’ n ° m «»• kl V vdlUvll IllUlnvl llllli MwViIVII ■■W WW 9 35.0040.00. Boars TC WW 50. GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 3 FEEDER PlOb: 1023. Com- Sales; 2940. Compared with 2789 pared with 1278 head last week and head last week, and 2012 head a 1262 a year ago. Steady to 2.00 year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder higher. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 23.00 Pigs uneven, mostly 5.006.00 40.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. higher. US No. 1-2 2030 lbs. 110.00 37.0047.50, few to 51.50. ' 135.00, 3040 lbs. 96.00120.00, 4050 SHEEP: 1285. Compared with lbs. 84.00112.00, 5060 lbs. 78.00 1103 head last week and 1135 head a 100.00,6080 lbs. 70.0086.00; US No. year ago. Weak to 5.00 lower. 2-3 2545 lbs. 75.00112.00. - Weekly Summary Friday,May 27 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 8075. Compared with 7476 bead last week, and 7316 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers mostly 1.00- lower; SI. heifers steady to 1.00 lower; SI. cows steady to 1.00 lower spots 2.00 .lower; SI. bullocks mostly 1.00 lower; SI. bulls ueven. SI. steers: High Choice & Prim No. 3-4, 65.0068.50, few 69.00; Choice NO. 2-4 63.00- 67.00; Good 58.00-63.00; Standard 51.00- Si. heifers: Choice 59.00- Good 55.00-59.00; Standard 52.00-56.50. SL cows: Utility & Commercial 44.00-49.00; Cutters 42.00-47.00; Canner & L. Cutter 38.00-44.00; Shells down to 28.00. SI. bullocks; Choice 59.25- 63.35; Good 54.00-59.25; (few) Standard 49.0065.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2100 lbs. 50.00- Yield Grade No. 2, 900- 1500 lbs. 48.00-53.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium & Large Frame No. 1,350- 800 lbs. 58.00-70.00. Heifers, Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs. 50.00-56.25. Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1,350-750 lbs. 53.00-63.00. CALVES: 3678. Compared with 3266 head last week and 3769 head a year ago. 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STOLTZFUS MOTOR REPAIR RDI, Box 123 Morgantown, PA 19543 (215) 286-5609 Choice steady to 5.00 higher. Standard & Good mostly 5.00 lower, (few) Prime 118.00-130.00; Choice 90.00-110.00; Good 70.00- 90.00; (few) Standard & Good 110- 130 lbs. 65.00-80.00; 90-110 lbs. 60.00- 78.00; 65-90 lbs. 50.0065.00; Utility 50-100 lbs. 45.0065.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 125 lbs. 74.00-125.00, mostly 80.00- • POULTRYMEN MIRAGE "AWESOME™ 60" And ans rized Dealers Au A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING'S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! Phone: 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164 WITMER IMPLEMENT SERVICE Shippensburg, PA 17257 (717) 532-6139 110.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-145 lbs. 65.00-139.00, mostly 85.00-110.00. HOGS: 7411. Compared with 7276 head last week and 8027 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly steady to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200- 245 lbs. 47.00-49.50, few to 50.50; No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 46.0047.50; No. 2-3 200285 lbs. 43.0046.00; few No. 1-3 WASHINGTON, D.C. May 5 - A U.S. Department of Agriculture official has approved 14 non-USDA laboratories to. run contagious equine metritis CEM tests on imported horses. John K. Atwell, deputy administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said the East Coast laboratories are in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia. They are authorized to perform diagnostic tests for the disease under USDA quarantine regulations. “This action reduces the expense and dif- RD3 Equine test labs approved ficulty of submitting test samples within the 48-hour minimum required for valid diagnostic testing,” Atwell said. Previously, testing for horses imported from countries affected with this disease was authorized only on the USDA National Veterinary Service Laboratories at Ames, lowa. Atwell said veterinarians someti mes experiences dif ficulty in getting samples to the laboratory in time. The Home of SURD Products SOLO'S New Floating Pump 830 The new SOLO 830 is ideal for farmers. 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