Livestock market and auction news Leesport Livestock Leesport,Pa. Thursday, August 23,1984 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 320. Supply included 78 head feeder cattle.-Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to firm; Slaughter cows $l.OO higher; Slaughter bullocks $l-|2.00 higher. Choice slaughter steers 64.00-67.00, Good 58.00-61.50, Standard 48.00 54.00, Utility 43.0050.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 56.00 59.00, Good 52.00-56.00, Standard 42.50-50.00, Utility 37.0043.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 42.5045.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 40.0042.00, Stocky Ford 1000 Series tractors offer quality you can see. Big tractor features. High-capacity hydraulics and efficient diesel engines. And they’re backed by a full-time, full-senrice dealer! Complete Line Of Implements, Loaders, Blades, Tillers, Post Hole Diggers, Etc. In Stock, Ready To Mow At LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR, INC. A LOW PRICE IS SOON FOROOm 6000 SERVICE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN Canner & Low Cutter 38.0040.00, Shells down to 31.50. Yield Grade No. 1 slaughter bulls 55.00-59.50, Yield Grade No. 2 46.00-51.50. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers 41.5049.50, Beef Type 52.0068.00. Heifers 42.50-58.50. Bulls 46.00 60.00. CALVES 137. Two Choice Vealers 71.00 & 79.50, Good 55.00- 65.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 47.0056.00, 65-85 lbs. 48.0055.00, Light weight 3550.00, Utility 40.00 &down. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 60.00-75.00, Holstein heifers 48.00 61.00. HOGS 319. US No. 1-2 200250 lbs. barrows & gilts 54.0055.75, No. 1-3 53.0054.50, No. 2-3 180200 lbs. PARE IT TO FORD 47.0051.00, 270300 lbs. 51.0052.75. Sows. US No. 1-3 sows 41.5045.00, No. 2-3 38.0041.00. FEEDER PIGS 397. US No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. feeder pigs 6072.50 per hundredweight. No. 1-3 2540 lbs. 70.0090.00, Utility 60100 lbs. 50 58.00 per hundredweight. SHEEP 30. Choice Spring slaughter lambs 60.0070.00, Good 52.0060.00, Utility 45.00 & down. Slaughter ewes 12-30.00. GOATS 49: No price quotes. CATTLE: 262. Compared with last Thursday’s market; SI. cows - » >l MO Chambersburjg Livestock Auction Chambersburg, Pa. Thursday, August 23 1655 Rohrerstown Road Lancaster, PA Flory MiU Exit off Rt. 283 (717)569-7063 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1984—A15 uneven, steady to strong. SI. steers: (few) Choice 12301425 lbs. 63.0066.00, (few) Good 58.6063.00; (few) Standard 53.6056.50. SI. heifers: (few) Choice 56.8563.75; (few) Good 50.6052.35; (few) Standard 43.7549.85. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 42.3544.35; Cutters 39.5042.85; Canner 34.00 40.60. SI. bullocks; (few) Standard 49.0050.50. SI. bulls: (few) Yield Grade No. 1, 12001925 lbs. 50.75- 52.10; (few) Yield Grade No. 2,835- 1200 lbs. 42.8546.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, (few) Medium Frame No. 1 & 2, 380180 lbs. 52.0059.00; Large Frame No. 2, 800900 Ibe. 42.00 «JI. CALVES; 476. Vealers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, (few) Choice 65.00- 69.00; (few) Good 52.01V60.00; 85- 115 Iks. 45.0050.50; 65-85 lbs. 40.00 46.00. FARM CALVES: HoL Bulls 90 120 lbs. 73.00-94.00; few Hoi. Heifers 90-115 lbs. 49.0056.00. HOGS; 73. One lot No. 1-3 207 lbs. 51.75; 200-270 lbs. 53.0056.75; 175- 185 lbs. 46.5050.25; Sows US No. 1-3 375-650 lbs. 41.0044.50. SHEEP: 26. (few) Choice 80-105 lbs. 52.5055.00. Goats: 6. few 25.00 50.00 per head. Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, August 22 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 62. Compared with last week’s market: One Choice slaughter steer at 62.00 and one 870 lbs. at 57.00. Few Standard slaughter heifers 44.00-46.00, Utility 36.00-44. One Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cow at 43.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 38.00-43. Canner and Low Cutter 30.50-38.50. Couple Yield Grade No. 1 1265 lbs. slaughter bulls at 49, one 1850 lbs. at 50.25, one #2 945 lbs. at 43.75. Few Medium and Large Frame #2 350 595 lbs. feeder heifers 34.5056.00. CALVES 70. Couple Choice vealers 74.00 & 78. few Standard 48.0050, few Standard and Good 90 110 lbs. 44.0047, 6555 lbs. 32.0044, Utility 5095 lbs. 23.0035.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 95-130 lbs. 51.00-71.00. HOGS 85. Few US No. 1-2 220-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.80-53, No. 1-3 205-230 lbs. 51.85-52, few No. 2-3 230-250 lbs. 48.2550, No. 1-3 170-185 lbs. 46.50-47. Few US No. 1-3 285-465 lbs. sows 40.50-45.75, Medium (few) 190350 lbs. 30.0034.50. Boars 30.0035.00. FEEDER PIGS 98. US No. 1-315- 30 Ibo. feeder pigs 10.50-20 per head. No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. 20.00-25.50, No. 1-3 50-65 lbs. 28.50-38 per head. SHEEP 32. Lot Choice 90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 53.00, mixed Good & Choice 55-80 lbs. 42.00-49.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00- 14.50. GOATS 28:7.50-20.00 per head.
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