Livestock market and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 17,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 239. This market is two
week’s ago: Few Choice 2-1 1065-
1340 lbs. slaughter steers 64.00-
65.50, Good 59.75-63.75, few 64.60,
Good & Choice holsteins 57.85-
60.10, Standard 52.50-56.50, few
59.00, few Utility & Low Standard
47.75-50.75. Choice 24&5’s 965-1210
lbs. slaughter heifers 63.00-65.85,
few 66.85, few down to 62.25, few
High Choice & Prime 3-4 1100-1285
lbs. 65.10-67, few Good 53.75-57.25,
Standard 50.00-53.75, few Utility &
Low Standard 40.00-45.85.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 44.10-47.50, one
53.00, few'down to 43.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 39.75-44, few 46.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 34.25-40.50,
few Shells 22.25. Two Good
slaughter bullocks 53.50&54.25, few
Standard 49.75-52.50. Few Yield
Grade #1 1360-1935 lbs. slaughter
bulls 50.60-54.75.
CALVES 180. Few Choice
vealers 84.00-94, few Good 75.0085,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 59.00-
63,70-90 lbs. 50.0058, few Utility 55-
60 lbs. 45.0050.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 70.00-110 mostly 90.00-
108; few Holstein Heifers 100-125
lbs. 80.0086.00.
HOGS 236. US No. 1-2 220-260 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.7547.35, No. 1-
3 220-275 lbs. 46.0046.85, No. 1-3125-
SPECIAL FEEDER
CATTLE AUCTION
Fridaj Kigfit The lltll
At 7 P.M.
300 to 400 head steers and heifers all breeds
and weights.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES. INC.
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. US 30,
Paradise, Pa.
L. Robert Frame, Manager
717-768-8204 or
Home Phone 215-458-5060
RICHARD
SECHLER
BUYERS & SELLERS OF
LIVE & DRESSED
Leghorn, Medium, Heavy
Fowl, Turkeys, Broilers
& Roosters
205 lbs. 43.75-45.75. US No. 1-3 250-
605 lbs. sows 40.00-45.00, few No. 2-3
285-565 lbs. 30.50-35.25. Boars 25.25-
33.75.
SHEEP 49. Bulk of supply spring
lambs for Easter Trade. Few High
Choice & Prime 50-75 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 60.0085, Choice
2040 lbs. 61.0063, two at 73.00,
Good & Choice 2040 lbs. 45.0058;
few Choice 60-105 lbs. wool lambs
50.0059, one 66.00, couple Good
80&85 lbs. 32.00&35.00. Slaughter
sheep 8.0014.00, few down to 2.00,
one at 17.00. GOATS 3:38.00-39.00.
Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 345; Supply included 82
feeder cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
steers and cows steady to strong.
Slaughter cows steady 1.00 higher.
Choice steers 1020-1250 lbs. 64.50-
67.85, few 67.00, Good 61.85-64.85,
Good and Choice 12-15 75 lbs.
Holsteins 59.25-63.50. Standard
54.50-59.75, few Utility & Low
Standard 43.7545.00. Individual
Choice slaughter heifers 63.25, few
Good 52.50-57.00, Individual
Standard at 50.00, few Utility 40.25-
46.00. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 43.8547.00,
few 49.10, Cutter & Boning Utility
41.2544.00, Canner & Low Cutter
37.7540.50, Shells down to 31.75.
Few Good 56.25-62.75 bullocks few
Standard 40.00-52.50, Yield Grade
For Quotations of Next Week’s Prices
Call Collect 215-488-7617
PA WATTS NUMBER
800-342-2249
SECHLER'S POULTRY, INC.
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Commodities Trading?
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• Speculating
• Managed Account
Call Forney Longenecker,
Commodities Investment Executive,
At (717) 295-8914
SHEARSON/AMERICAN ■■H
EXPRESS, INC.
29 E. King St. 1
Lancaster, PA 17603
Box G, Strausstown, PA 19559
H\ 1300-2030 lbs. slaughter bulls
51.6055.75, few 60.75, Few Yield
Grade § 2lOOO-1150 lbs. 47.85-51,75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame §1300475 lbs. feeder steers
62.0065.00, 500800 lbs. 52.0057.50,
Large Frame #2 450-725 lbs. 44.00
50.75. Medium Frame §1 400540
lbs. feeder heifers 43.0048.50, few
Large and Medium Frame #1 410
775 lbs. feeder bulls 45.0055.50, few
Large Frame H 2 350675 lbs. 43.00
44.50.
CALVES 131: Choice Vealers
89.00101.00, few Good 72.0087.50,
few Standard & Good 90110 lbs.
55.0061.00, 7585 lbs. 45.00-56.00,
few Utility 65-85 lbs. 35.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
85-125 lbs. 95.00127.50, few down to
62.50, few Holstein Heifers 85-115
lbs. 64.0095.00, few beef cross
Bulls and Heifers 75-120 lbs. 74.00
92.50.
HOGS 352: Barrows and gilts
2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 215-250 lbs.
Barrows and gilts 45.7547.00, Lot
47.50, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 45.00
46.00, few down 44.50, No. 1-3 (few)
165-180 lbs. 40.0041.00. Sows 2.00
2.50 lower. US 18 300475 lbs. sows
36.5040.00, few 500580 lbs. 44.00
45.00, few Medium 285410 lbs.
32.0036.00, Few Boars 26.0028.50,
few light weights 31.0082.50.
FEEDER PIGS 216: US No. 1-3
20-55 lbs. Feeder pigs 103.00-137.00,
mostly 121.00-133.00, Lot No. 1-3 75
lbs. at 73.00. All sales per hundred
weight basis.
SHEEP 241: Choice 25-40 lbs.
Spring Lambs 86.00-101.00, one at
125.00, 4550 lbs. 98.00-115.00, few
121.00 50-70 lbs. 80.00-101.00, 85-125
WE USE OUR OWN
LIVE HAUL RIGS,
COVERING EASTERN US
AND CANADA
lbs 58.00-Wj.Ut), (iood 2540 lbs.
61.0079.00. Slaughter Sheep 8.00
17.00.
GOATS 76: Large adult 1944 per
head Large Kids 2646, few small
Kids 14.0016.00 per head.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, April 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 287. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to 1.25 higher. Few
Choice 1195-1250 lbs. slaughter
steers 65.00-68.50, few Choice
Holstein 59.00-60.50, few Good
58.00-64.00, few Good Holstein
55.25-57.50, few Standard 48.00-
56.00, few Utility 45.0(147.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 60.00-
63.50, few Good 53.75-58.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.0046.50, Couple
to 48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
41.0045.50, Couple to 47.00, Canner
& Low Cutter 38.0041.25, Shells
down to 35.00. Yield Grade #1 1000-
1735 lbs. slaughter bulls 50.00-56.85,
Couple down to 46.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #l&2 400-750 lbs. feeder
steers 40.00-54.00.
CALVES 169. Few Choice
Vealers 75.00-90.00, few Good 70.00-
75.00, Standard & Good 75-105 lbs.
55.00-63.00, Utility 60-85 lbs. 45.00-
55.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. mostly 105.00-122.00, few
down to 80.00.
HOGS 146. Barrows & gilts
Steady to $l.OO lower. US NO. 1-2
220-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.60-
48.00, one lot at 48.90, No. 1-3 210-
250 lbs. 45.80-47.00. Sows: US No. 1-
3 375-720 lbs. sows 37.25-44.50.
Boars 29.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 184. US No. 1-3
20-25 lbs. feeder pigs 19.00-23.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-32.00
per head, one lot at 38.00 per head.
SHEEP 110. Choice 2040 lbs.
Spring slaughter lambs 60.00-75.00,
Couple to 82.50; 5060 lbs. Spring
slaughter lambs 50.0062.00, 65-95
lbs. Spring slaughter lambs 65.00-
76.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00-19.00.
GOATS 54: Large 19,00-38,00 per
head, Kids 12.00-28.00 per head.
NELSON
LEGGE
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, April 19
Compared to last week slaughter
steers and heifers closed 1.00 to
1.50, instances 2.00 lower. Cows
mostly 1.00, instances 2.00 lower.
Bulls steady. Trade slow during
the week with demand moderate.
Live cattle prices followed the
pattern on the downward trending
wholesale beef trade and closed on
a lower note with midweek price
levels untested. Majority of supply
good to choice steers and heifers
with 16% cows and bulls. Receipts
this week about 1150 as compared
to 1313 a week ago and 2590 a year
ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
1A 1000-1250 lbs. 66.50-67.50, few
part loads 1125-1250 lbs. Monday
68.50-69.00. Good and choice 2-3 950-
1150 lbs. 64.50-66.50. Good 62.00-
65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1150 lbs. 65.0007.00,
load 1010 Monday 68.00. Good and
choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 63.50-66.00.
Good 60.00-64.00.
COWS: High cutter and boning
utility 1-3 42.00-46.00. Cutter 1-2
39.00- Canner and low cutter
36.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1950 lbs.
47.00-53.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, April 19
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 1050;
5 days last week 2329; same period
a year ago 2966. Trading moderate
to moderately active for the week.
Slaughter steers and heifers ended
the week mostly steady. Cows
closed the week steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1150-1300# 68.00-68.75,1 load on
Monday 70.00. Choice 2-41000-1150#
66.50-68.00. Mixed good and choice
2-3 1000-1250# 65.50-67.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 1335# Holsteins
61.00-Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 925-1100# 65.50*7.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 850-1000#
63.50-65.50.
COWS: Cutter 1-2 42.0045.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2 38.00-
42.00.
IVAN ZOOK
and CO.
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