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Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martins burg, Pa.
Monday, July 4
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 167. High Choice &
' Prune slaughter steers 63.75-65.50,
Choice 61,25-62.50, Good 60.00-60.75,
Standard 54.50-60.25, Utility 47.50-
54.50. Choice slaughter heifers
60.25-63.25, Good 58.50-60.25,
Standard 54.25-57.50, Utility 48.50-
53.25. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.25-49.25, Com
mercial 42.5045.50, Cutters 41.50-
44.75, Canner & Low Cutter 37.50-
42.25, Shells down to 35.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 58.5060.25,
Good 54.50-57.50, Standard 50.00-
54.50, Utility 47.50-51.25. Yield
Grade §1 slaughter bulls 53.50-
58.25; yield grade #2 48.50-54.25.
Choice feeder steers 58.5062.50,
Good 55.50-58.25, Medium 45.00-
52.50; Good feeder heifers 52.50-
60.00, Medium 45.00-51.50; Good
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 6
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 244 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: lower.
JULY 11-17,1983
Sunny and hot; find » cool spot.
feeder bulls 54.50-58.50; Medium
45-.00-52.50.
CALVES 356. Prune veaiers
72.50-84.50, Choice 69.50-71.50, Good
60.5065.50, Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 55.5064.50,90-110 lbs. 5 250-
57.60, 70-90 lbs. 45.00-52.50, Utility
at 40.00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 90-130 IbS. 84.50-110.50;
holstem heifers 90-130 lbs. 72.50-
102.50.
HOGS 208. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.0049.25, No. 1-3
200-240 lbs. 47.0048.25, No. 2-3 200-
240 lbs. 46.0047.00, 250-330 lbs.
42.5045.25. US NO. 1-3 350600 lbs.
sows 33.50-35.00, No. 2-3 350600 lbs.
30.00-31.50. Boars 27.50-30.00, light
weights 30.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 40. US No, 1-3 20-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-30.50 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 30.0041.00
per head.
SHEEP 5. Good 60-80 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 47.50-50.50.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-16.00.
GOATS 19.11.00-28.50 per head.
HORSE
MARKETS
Load of Driving singles 300.00-
1475.00 pairs. Load of Riding
singles 325.00-425.00 pairs.
Better horses 450.00-650.00
Lightweight killers 190.00-275.00;
Mares 25.00-50.00; Colts 10.00-
20.00; Geldings 25.00-50.00; Larger
ponies 75.00-150.00; Heavy 300.00-
430.00
CATTLE 195. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers .75 to 1.00 higher. Slaughter
cows .75 to 1.50 lower. Few High
Choice & Prune No. 3-4 1130-1265
lbs. slaughter steers 64.50-66.35,
Choice No. 2-4 1036-1545 lbs. 63.60-
65.35, Good 61.25-63.85, Good &
Choice holsteins 57.50-60.85,
Standard 54.00-58.00. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers 59.85 and
60.10, few Good 54.00-57.00, few
Standard 60.75-55,85, few Utility
40.00- Utility Si Commercial
slaughter cows 44.00-47.10, Cutlers
41.00- few to 45.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 38.00-41.25, Shells down
Livestock market and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 5
Report supplied by PDA
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1983 %
/v s\ We have a
f special program
( *'W6 >Mra for a limited
' / JW HOG FINISHING
I UNITS
Supervision and
Marketing
S"s~- £
Call and arrange for appointment
to see if you qualify.
717-872-5646
Thomas Fanil Supplies
ATTENTION
YORK CO. FARMERS
Lookinglil For Quality
Hogs
Every Monday
HATFIELD PACKING CO.
BUYING STATION AT
SECHRIST SALES CO.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
R.D. 1 Stewartstown, PA
..Top Select Price on #1 & 2 Hogs 215 -
245 lbs.
. We will receive your hogs from 6 A.M
until???
Your hogs will be weighed & paid for
immediately
.. There will not be a commission or yard
age fee
.. You may call our office Monday morning
for base price
Please give us a chance to market your
hogs
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-993-6130
PENNSYLVANIA
MARKETS
to 30.50, Few Standard slaughter
bullocks 51.25-55.50, couple Utility
47.00 and 48.60. Few Yield Grade #1
1280-1430 lbs. slaughter bulls 52.75-
53.75.
CALVES 195. Vealers grading
Standard & Good $1 to $2 lower.
Few Choice vealers 79.00-86.00, few
Good 73.00-79.00, Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 56.0061.00, 70-90 lbs.
51.00- few Utility 65-90 lbs.
35.00- Farm calves, holstein
hulls 90-120 lbs. 85,00-107.00, few
down to 62.00; holstem heifers 90-
120 lbs. 76.00-90.00; few beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-110 lbs. 54.00-
60.00.
HOGS 92. Barrows & gilts steady
to ?1 higher on a small supply. US
No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows St gilts
46.00-46.50, lot 47.00, No. 1-3 205-260
lbs. 44.75-46.10, few No. 2-3 205-290
lbs. 42,00-43.00. US No. 1-3 305-680
lbs. sows 31.75-34.25, few to 35.75.
One Boar at 31.00. Few light
weights 34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales on
offer.
SHEEP 0. No sales on offer.
_ GOATS a. Kids 12.0b-18.00 per
head.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BREOfiILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 7:30
Every 4 Weeks
4 Evening Sales
June, July, Aug., Sept
7:30
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Q'uarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryviffe
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to6o Hood
Now soiling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York & -
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains. ,
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd A 169
> Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 (
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryvil le, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE SEPTEMBER 3