St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, March 15
Receipts This Week 4,100;
Week Ago 5,200;
Year Ago 4,700
Compared to the previous weeks
close, slaughter steers and heifers
1.50- higher. Cows weak to 1.00
lower. Bulls fully steady.
Slaughter supply mainly choice
slaughter steers and heifers with
around 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs.
68.50- early, not tested late.
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 67.51V69.00,
closing 68.0089.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 66.5068.50.
Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 64.0067.00;
few lots 850-900 lbs. 61.0063.00.
Mostly good 2-3 1050-1350 lb.
holsteins 55.0062.00. Part load
choice 2-3115064.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 900-1100 lbs.
66.5067.00 early, not tested late;
part load 3 to mostly 4’s 64.00.
Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 65.5067.00,
closing 66.0067.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 63.5066.00.
Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 60.5064.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales)
BUTIER FOODS INC.
We will receive
your market hogs
New Winter Hours *
SAM - 12:45 PM
Mondays. Wednesdays.
Thursdays & Fridays
Located at the Vintage Sales
Stables, Paradise, PA
You will be paid immediately.
No commission or
yard fees deducted.
Reduced waiting time.
Premium prices are paid
for extra fancy hogs.
Call Ed Herrmann
for daily market quotations
717-442-4742
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultiymen.
Which Includes:
DeKalb chicks & started pullets
sold by Clay Mumma, Nelson
Groff, and David Fahs.
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pullets & spent hens.
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Livestock market and auction news
Breaking Utility and commercial
24 40.0043.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 40.0043.00. High-yielding
boning utility 1-2 43.0044.00, few up
to 45.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2
36.0040.00. Shelly canner 1-2 33.00-
36.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs.
49.00-54.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 275 head.
Trading slow. Supply mostly
wooled and fall shorn slaughter
lambs. Other classes scarce.
Compared to last week, wooled
slaughter lambs firm, shorn
slaughter lambs 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and prime wooled 85-100
lbs. 48.0063.00; 100-130 lbs. 53.00-
56.50. Same grade fall shorn 105-115
lbs. 56.5069.60.
SM 48.00-53.00; SN 48.0066.50;
SO 48.0063.00; SP 48.0066.50; TA
56.5069.50; TB Scarce; TC 56.50-
59.50; TD Scarce.
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,600 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder steers and heifers
40 Donegal Springs Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 or 717-653-2787
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
weak 1 railing slew Demand iiglil
FEEDER STEERS. Medium
and large fi anie 1: Few 300400 lbs.
67.00-70.00; 400-500 lbs. 63.0068.00,
500600 lbs. 62.0069.00, one lot
73.00; Few 600-700 lbs. 61.0068.00;
few 700-1000 lbs. 62.0066.00.
Medium and large frame 1-2.
Few 400600 lbs. 56.0063.00.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins. Few
400-1000 lbs. 45.0049.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1; 300400 lbs.
54.0068.00, one lot 60.00 ; 400600
lbs. 55.00-57.50 ; 600-700 lbs. 55.00-
59.00.
Medium and large frame 1-2
Few 400600 lbs. 48.00-53.00.
EB 65.00-70.00; EC 63.0068.00;
ED 62.00-73.00; EE 61.0068.00; EF
63.0066.00; EG 62.0065.00; GB
54.0060.00; GC 55.00-57.00; GD
55 00-58.00; GE 55.00-59.00
Carlisle Livestock
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, March 13
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Lighter run due to
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Hay, Straw and Grain Auction Every
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of
Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at
Shaub's Auction House.
No out of state checks
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29 E. King St. Sag
Lancaster, PA 17603
• New modern dollie equipment to
move your pullets fast and
efficiently with minimum stress
to the pullets
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1984—A7
snow and icy weather conditions.
Steers; Good 60.00-62.25; Good
Holstein 55.75-56.75; Medium 56.00
down. Heifers; Few offered; 45.50-
59.75. Cows: Very active. High
Yield 44.00-47.85; Good 42.0044.00;
Average 39.5042.00; Big Middle
38.5040.00; Shelly 38.00 down. Fat
Bulls: (couple) 48.25-54.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300-
550 lb.): Active. Choice to 65.00;
Good 57.5062.00; Cull 50.50 down.
Steers (600-850 lb.): Mostly
Holsteins. Medium 44.50-51.00.
Heifers: Good 48.50-53.50; Medium
46.00 down.
VEAL CALVES: Choice 90.00-
94.00; Good 75.00-90.00; Medium
50.00-75.00; Light/weak 50.00 down.
Farm Bulls: 88.00-99.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts strong
demand- 2.00 higher 210-250 lbs.
45.1048.10, over 260 lb. 39.0045.25,
under 210 to 42.00.
SOWS: Heavy sows 6.00 higher-
Over 450 lb. 42.50-48.50, under 450
38.0042.50; 2&3’s 36.00 down.
Boars- .75 higher; 32.00-34.25.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd):
Light run- 40-50 lbs. 25.00-35.00
head.
SHEEP: Lambs; Choice to
75.00; Good 60.00-66.00; Med. 54.00
down. Goats; (Lg) Individual 38.00
(hd) Sm./Med 10.00-16.00 (hd).
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, March 12
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 287. High Choice &
Prune 67.50-69.75, Choice 65.50-
66.75, Good 60.25-64.50, Standard
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32.50- Utility 44.00-51.25.
Choice slaughter heifers 66.50-
67.25, Good 61.5043.75, Standard
53.50- Utility 42.50-50.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.50-51.25, Com
mercial 43.50-46.25, Cutter &
Boning Utility 42.50-45.75, Canner
& Low Cutter 35.50-40.25, Shells
down to 32.50. Choice slaughter
bullocks 58.5041.75, Good 52.50-
56.75, Standard 46.50-50.25, Utility
42.50- Yield Grade No. 1
slaughter bulls 54.50-57, H 2 47.50-
53.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
feeder steers 54.5040.50, Good
50.50- Medium 45.50-50.50.
Good feeder heifers 54.5048.50,
Medium 46.00-48.50; Good feeder
bulls 52.50-56.50, Medium 44.50-
48.50.
CALVES 408. Prime vealers
92.50- Choice 82.50-91.50,
Good 74.5042.50, Standard 8c Good
110-130 lbs. 60.50-72.50, 90-110 lbs.
54.5040.50. 70-90 lbs. 44.5042.50,
Utility at 35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 82.50-104.50; Holstein
Heifers 90-130 lbs. 62.5087.50.
HOGS 317. US No. 1-2 2-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.25-48.25, No. 1-
3 2-250 lbs. 45.2547.25, No. 2-3 2-250
lbs. 44.5046.25, No. 2-3 180-300 lbs.
43.5044.25. Sows: US No. 1-3 300
600 lbs. 43.5048.25, No. 2-3 300600
lbs. 38.5042.75. BOARS 29.5031.50,
Light Weights 32.5036.25.
FEEDER PIGS 39. US No. 1-3 20
40 lbs. feeder pigs 17.5033.50 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 31.5043.50
per head.
SHEEP 8. Good spring slaughter
lambs at 52.50. Slaughter ewes
18.5022.00.
GOATS 8:18.0041.00.
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