Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 04, 1984, Image 16

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    AlO—Lancaster Finable, Saturday, August 4, ISM
Livestock
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, August 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 310: Supply included 54
head feeder cattle. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly 1.00-1.25
lower. Slaughter cows highly
uneven. Slaughter bulls steady to
weak. Choice 2-4 900-1430 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.00-66.00, one
67.00, Good 60.00-64.00, Good &
Choice holsteins 53.60-57.50, few
58.85, Standard 50.06-53.10, few
utility 42.50-48.75. Choice slaughter
heifers 55.75-58.75, Good 50.G0-54.50,
54.50, few Standard 47.75-52.00, few
Utility 43.00-46.25. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
41.00-44.60, few 45.50, one at 48.00,
cutter & Boning Utility 38.00-44.00,
few 45.00, Canner & Low Cutter
36.0639.00, Shells 29.75-34.75, few
down 25.50. Good & Choice 950-1365
lbs. slaughter bullocks 52.00-56.25,
few 58.75, few Standard 45.25-49.10.
Yield Grade #1 1185-2060 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.0654.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #l3OO-800 lbs. feeder steers
53.30-58.50. Medium Frame #1 325-
780 lbs. feeder bulls 52.50-58.50, one
Large #1550 lbs. at 62.00, §2 600425
lbs. 46.50-47.74.
CALVES 191: Vealers grading
Standard & Good steady to 3.00
lower. One Choice vealer at 75.00,
Standard & Good (few) 125-155 lbs.
56.00-57.00, 90-115 lbs. 48.0044.00,
65-90 lbs. 40.00-45.00, Utility 45-90
lbs. 30.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-115 lbs. 50.00-89.00, mostly 65.00-
79.00; Few Beef cross bulls &
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Heifers 75-95 lbs. 55.0661.00.
HOGS 336: Barrows and gilts
2.562.75 lower. US No. 1-2 216245
lbs. barrows and gilts 52.25-53.50,
(13 show hogs 52.0654.50), No. 1-3
216255 lbs. 51.0652.25, 265-290 lbs.
47.50-49.50, No. 2-3 206240 lbs.
50.00, lot #3 238 lbs. at 45.00, No. 1-3
166205 lbs. 45.00-50.00. Sows steady
to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 306728 lbs.
sows 40.00-43.75, few 48.50, few No.
2-3 245-335 lbs. 35.00-40.50. Boars
32.0633.00, few light weights 38.06
46.00, one 53.00.
FEEDER PIGS 164: Lot US No.
1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs at 20.00,30-45
lbs. 77.0696.00, 5660 lbs. 70.06
71.00, few 85-115 lbs. 57.0659.00, lot
Utility 30 lbs at 61.00 (all sales per
hundredweight).
SHEEP 26: One Choice 90 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at 67.00,
Good and Choice 65-75 lbs. 52.06
54.00, Utility and Good 45-75 lbs.
32.00-48.00. Few Slaughter sheep
11.0618.00, (2 29.00 & 30.00).
GOATS 14: Few Adults 20.00-
31.00 per head, Kids 12.00-31.00 per
head.
Berks and Lebanon County FFA
Market Hog Show and Sale - 54
FFA Hogs. Grand Champion 235
lbs. 2.85 per pound; Reserve 2.25
per pound; Remaining 52 head
averaged 236 lbs. and sold for an
average of $59.38 per hun
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CATTLE 52: Compared with last
week’s market: One Choice
slaughter steer at 65.00, one Good
at 60.00, few Standard 48.75-55.00,
few Utility 43.25-45.00. One Choice
slaughter heifer at 61.75, one Good
at 54.75, few Standard 48.25-53.00.
Few Breaking Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows 42.00-44.50,
Cutter & Boning Utility 39.50-43.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 33.00-39.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1970-1050 lbs.'
slaughter bulls 43.0047.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame #2 760-795 lbs.
feeder steers 36.0040.00. Medium
Frame #1 300-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 40.0046.50, few #2 300425
lbs. 35.50-36.00. Few Medium
Frame #1 310440 lbs. feeder bulls
47.00-50.00.
CALVES 88: Few Choice vealers
64.00- few Good 50.00-55.00,
Standard and Good 90-120 lbs.
45.00- 65-85 lbs. 40.0050.00,.
few Utility 50-105 lbs. 27.0084.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 55.00-75.00.
HOGS 146: Barrows and gilts
2.50-3.00 lower. US No. 1-2 215-245
lbs. barrows and gilts 52.60-54.00,
No. 1-3 210-255 lbs. 50.5052.60, lot at
49.10, No. 1-3 105-150 lbs. 41.00-
49.00. Sows steady. US No. 1-3 285-
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Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, August 1
Report supplied by PDA
QUAD-TIER.
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555 lbs. sows 35.0042.75. Few Boars
29.5036.50.
FEEDER PIGS 160: US No. 1-3
15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-26.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. 24.0035.00,
No. 1-3 5065 lbs. 38.0044.00 per
head.
SHEEP 2: One Choice 85 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at 51.00.
One Slaughter ewe at 8.00.
GOATS 11:10.0042.00 per head.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, July 30
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 55.00;
Veal Calves 65.0079.00; Vealer
Bull Calves 60.0077.00; Slaughter
Calves 45.00-55.00; Grassers &
Feeder* 34.0050.00; Lambs 40.00
vit, sheep 10.0018.00; Hogs, 200
to 250 48.0057.00; Sows 36.0041.50;
Boars 35.0043.00; Pigs each 20.00
33.50; Heifers 38.0044.75; Steers
Medium 44.0050.00; Steers, feeder
34.0050.00; Bulls 42.0052.75; Cows,
utility 39.0045.00; Cows, fat 38.50
44.00; Cows, medium 36.00-38.00;
Cows, poor or small 30.00-36.00;
Cattle Market higher; Calf Market
steady; Horses none; Goats 10.00
50.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 30
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 252 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market; steady.
Authorized
Distributor
Better horses 400.00-700.00.
Driving horses27s.oo-1450.00.
Riding horses 300.00375.00.
Lightweight killers 200.00-275.00,
Heavyweight killers 300.00-370.00.
Mare Ponies 35.00-75.00; Colts
10.00-20.00; Gelding Ponies 35.00-
75.00; Larger Ponies 100.00-155.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericks borg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 31
(This report was not covered by
our reporter due to vacations and
other grading priorities) although
the headages were made available
by the auction.
CATTLE 154.
CALVES 283.
HOGS 136.
FEEDER PIGS 5.
SHEEP 12.
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