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    -VIRGINIA
MARKETS
Virginia
Auction Summary
February 16-22
Report supplied by VDA
Total of Va. Weekly Feeder
Cattle Auction Receipts; 4,375.
TREND: steady tos2 higher.
Southwestern, Va..
Auction Summary
February 16-22
STEERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
63.00- Large 1 64.00-74.00;
Small 1 57.00-67.50. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 63.00-73.00; Large 1
64.00- Small 1 51.5062.00. 700
1000 lbs. Medium 1 54.0062.50;
Large 152.75-64.50.
HEIFERS: 300500 lbs. Medium
1 53.0061.50; Large 1 52.0062.00;
Small 1 49.0057.50. 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 51.0059.00; Large 1
52.0063.00; Small 147.0054.50; 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 49.0055.50;
Large 147.25-53.00.
Northern Va.
Auction Summary
February 16-22
STEERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
62.50- Large 1 64.00 76.00;
Small 1 55.00-66.50. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 59.00-71.00; Large 1
61.50- Small 155.00-66.00. 700-
1000 lbs. Medium 1 55.5063.00;
Large 1 56.0063.50; Small 1 52.50-
61 00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium
1 50.0061.25; Large 1 51.0060.00;
Small 1 44.50-54.50. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 48.0060.00; Large 1
52.5061.00; Small 1 47.00-51.00. 700-
900 lbs. Medium 1 51.00-55.50;
Small 149.0049.75.
Southeast Va.
Auction Summary
February 16-22
STEERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
59.5066.50. 500-700 lbs. Medium 1
59.5065.50; Small 1 54.00-55.50. 700-
1000 lbs. Medium 156.5062.00.
HEIFERS; 300-500 lbs. Medium
1 50 50-58.00. 500-700 lbs. Medium 1
48 50-54.00
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
AUCTIONS
Starting
THURSDAY, NOV. 3,1983
Every Thursday at 1 P.M.
HAY, STRAW & GRAIN
Sold on Commission
10 miles east of Lancaster, 8 miles west g
of Coatesville on Rt. 30, Paradise, PA. -
L. Robert Frame, Manager -
For information
717-442-4181 ■
215-458-8518 I
ATTENTION
YORK CO. FARMERS
Lookinglll 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 210-
245 lbs.
We will receive your hogs from 6 A.M.
until 11 A.M.
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
I
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, February 18
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 63.0074.00; 500
700 lbs. 60.0067.00; 7001000 lbs.
58.0062.75. S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs.
59.5064.00; 500700 lbs. 50.5060.00;
7001000 lbs. 53.0061.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&M 300
500 lbs. 60.0066.50; 500700 lbs.
54.0064.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 40.00
46.50.
HEIFERS: 300500 lbs. M&L-l
50.00-58.00 ; 500700 lbs. 48.0058.50;
700800 lbs. 48.0055.00. S-I&M&Lr2
500700 lbs. 49.5053.00.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves
30.00117.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.0045.25. Canner
& Cutters 1-3 29.0038.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1 & 2 46.25-
47.25.
LAMBS Trend: High Choice &
Prime 60.00; Feeder Lambs Choice
57.00-58.00; Slaughter Ewes 14.00-
24.00.
HOGS: US 16 200-240 lbs. 45.25;
Sows 1-3 42.0046.25.
VEAL; Choice & Prime 64.00-
75.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 61.0066.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, February 15
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers- $1.50
lower. Choice 63.5064.75; Good
58.0063.00; Medium 57.00 down.
Heifers - Good 51.00-55.75; Medium
43 00-50.00. Cows - $l.OO to $2.00
lower. High Yield- 41.0043.50;
Average 37.0040.00; Big Middle
33.00- Fatty Herf. 31.00-35 00;
Shelly 34.00 down Fat Bulls - $l.OO
higher Good 50.0 G-54.00; Medium
45.00- Veal Calves- Active &
steady prices. Choice 95.00-107.00;
Good 80.00-94.00; Medium 70.00-
LOUIS LYONS & SON
Consign your cattle and hogs, feeder pigs
& calves to Louis Lyons & Son. They offer
choice service, excellent sorting &
marketing of your livestock.
txper,e nne| d
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EMKVS
| OPEN TO RECEIVE
| YOUR MARKET HOGS
{ AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
i RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522
I 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
| YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR i
| HOGS IMMEDIATELY 1
& Lois Emery, Proprietors
Livestock market and auction news
79.00; Farm Hfrs 52.0061.00; Farm
Bulls 85.00110.00; Light & Weak
43.00 down. Lambs- Few offered.
Medium 52.0055.50. Slaughter
Cows- 300450 lb. 41.0050.50; Thin
Sows 36.0040.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300550 Ibs.-
$2.00 lower. Choice 62.0066.00;
Good 57.0061.00; Medium 52.00
56.00; Culls 51.00 down. Steers 600
850 lbs.- Choice 60.0063.00; Good
54.0059.00; Medium 53.00 down.
Heifers (All Weights)- Choice
53.00- Good 46.00-52.00;
Medium 45.00-down. Bulls- Choice
56.00- Good 51.00-55.00;
Medium 50.00 down. Open Dairy
Heifers- 43.00-52.00. Pigs Hd.-
Steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 11.00-
24.00 ; 4060 lbs. 25.00-30.00. Shoats
by lb.- to 43.00. Slaughter Hogs
sl.so lower. 200-230 lb. 46.25-46.50;
240-260 lb. 46.10-48.75 ; 270-285 lb.
44.00-
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, February 23
Report supplied by USDA
Weekly 51 - Cattle - Slaughter
Steers and Heifers at midweek
closed .50-1.00 higher than last
week. Weather in the western part
of the state curtailed movement
and numbers available in western
lowa rather light at present.
Packers were in need of numbers
for immediate slaughter and a
forced type market developed.
Recent advances in dressed beef
another factor for strength in the
live market. Slaughter Cows 1 00-
2 00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady
to 1.00 higher.
Estimated 5 day receipts 7500;
actuals last week 9051 and 8303 last
year Steers comprised 41 pet of
the week’s receipts; Heifers 37
pet, Cows 12 pet and Feeders 8
pel
SLAUGHTER STEERS At the
close, scattered loads and lots
Choice 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 67 00-68 00,
load 68.75 Upper end of Choice
grade poorly represented Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs
Charles Diller, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
HOURS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY
6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
e^9hing
IVAN ZOOK
and CO.
Hauling
• Hay & Straw &
Corn
• Tobacco
• Equipment
• Lumber
• Livestock
• Skid Loader
Rental
Will Haul To
Auction
R.D. 1
Gap, PA 17527
Call Anytime
717-768-3052
65.5067.50. Few Good 62.5065.00.
Choice 2-3 Holstems, near 1400 lbs.
62.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
60.50, package good 57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Scattered loads and lots Choice 2-4
925-1125 lbs. 65.5066.50, package
67.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1050 lbs. 62.5065.50. Few Good
60.0063.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 L Choice
Steers 66.90; 1100-1300 lbs. 67.85.
Average cost of Steers this week
66.36, average weight 1146 lbs. as
compared to 66.47 and 1145 lbs. last
week. Average cost Heifers this
week 64.63, average weight 970 lbs.
as compared to 64.76 and 1001 lbs.
last week
SLAUGHTER COWS. Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 41.50-
45.25. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
41.00-43.50, few high dressing to
46.50. Canner and Low Cutter 36.50-
42.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1100-
1800 lbs. 48.25-54.00, individual
high-dressing 54.50.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Estimated Receipts:
Same Day Last Week
Feeder Steers firm to 1.00 higher
with 600-800 lb. weights 1.00-1.50
higher. Feeder heifers under 500
lb. weak to 1.00 lower; over 500 lb.
steady to 50 cents higher. Trading
moderately active. Demand good;
exception outlets narrow for
heifers under 500 lb. bulk supply
medium and large frame 1 and
mixed 1-2 400-800 lb. feeder steers
and 350-700 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 350-400 lb. 75.80-
78.00, lot 365 lb. 81.50; 400-500 lb.
70.25-76.75; 500-600 lb. 68,00-75.00;
600-700 lb 68.00-70.70, lot 610 lb.
71.50; 700-800 lb. 67.50-70.50; 800-900
lb. 66.00-69.00; two lots 940-965 lb.
65.70-67.50.
Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 300-600 lb. 65.25-69.00;
600-750 lb. 64.25-68.75.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins 500-900
lb. 52.50-54.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 300-500 lb.
59.25-64.00 several 60.00-62.50 ; 500-
600 lb. 60.00-64.00 ; 600-800 lb. 63.00-
65.60.
Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 275-500 lb. 57 00-61.25;
500-750 lb. 58.25-63 00 mostly 59.00-
61 00.
Medium and Large Frame 2 350-
475 lb. 54.00-57.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 23
Compared to last week;
Slaughter steers and heifers closed
steady to .50 lower.
Compared to last week-
Slaughter steers and heifers closed
steady to .50 lower. Cows active,
3.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls 2.00
higher. Buyers remain cautious in
response to an unsettled carcass
beef trade and dressing per
centages that fall flow ex
pectations. Majority of supply
good and choice steers and heifers
with large share carrying mud.
Cows and bulls 13%. Receipts this
week about 1250 as compared to
1322 last week and 1977 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 66.0046.50, few
part loads 1075-1275 lbs. 67.00tf .00.
975-1050 lbs. 65.00-66.00. Good and
choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 63.50tf .00.
Good 61.00-64.00. Holsteins: Good,
few choice 2-3 1150-1250 lbs. 56.50
57.50. Package good 52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs. 65.0066.50,
load 1065 lbs. 67.00 Scattered sales
900-1000 lbs. muddy 64.0065.00.
Good and choice 2-3 8501050 lbs.
62.0065.00. Good 60.0062.00.
COWS: High cutter and boning
utility 1-3 41.00-46.00. Cutter 37.00
41.00. Canner 35.0037.00.
BULLS: Yg 1-2 14002100 lbs
50.0055.00.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, February 22
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh Pork Loins 14-17 lbs.
steady to lower. Bellies weak to
1.00 lower. Trading moderate,
except light on Bellies. Demand
light to moderate for moderate
offerings.
Sales reported on 53 loads of
Fresh Pork Cuts and 8 loads of
Trimmings and Boneless
Processing Pork.
6500
6686
LOINS: (Regular) 14-17 lbs.
93.00, couple Ids. 95.00, steady-1.00
lower; 17-22 lbs. 93.00-95.00, 1.00-
2.00 lower.
LOINS: (Retail Trim) 14-17 lbs.
104.00, weak; 14-17 lbs: 104.00-
109.00, short cut, generally steady,
14-17 lbs 104.00, ship March 1-5.
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 73.00,
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17 lbs
67.00, 1.00-1.50 lower; 17-20 lbs
64.00-65.00, steady.
BELLIES, SDLS, SKIN ON- 10-
12 lbs. 46.00, weak; 18-20 lbs. 47.00
BNLS CT BUTT: 1.5-3 lbs. 115.00
frozen, no comparison.
Pork Trimmings
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean)
42% Lean Trimmings Fresh
41.00, no comparison.
42% Lean Trimmings Frozen
40 00, no comparison.
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
64.00, PL, no comparison.
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
65.00, steady.
Bnls Picnics Fresh 64.00, no
comparison.
Jowls, Fresh 32.50, PL, steady
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, February 20
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 237 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady
Better horses 450 00-725 00, few
reg 800 00-1050 00.
Driving horses 300.00-500.00
Riding horses 300.00-400.00.
Lightweight killers 250.00-375 00;
Heavyweight killers 400.00-580 00
Mare Ponies 25.00-75.00; Colts
10 00-20 00, Gelding Ponies 25.00-
75.00
Larger ponies 125.00-255.00
KING’S AUCTION, KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and Grain Auction Every
EVERY TUESDAY
1200
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of
Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at
Shaub's Auction House.
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOCAL