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New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, February 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 205: Compared with
last Monday’s market, Slaughter
cows 1.50-2.00 higher. One choice
Slaughter Steer 61.50, One Good
57.50, Few Standard 50.00-56.50,
Good Slaughter Heifers 52.00-57.75,
Standard 45.00-50.25, Breaking
Utility & Commercial Slaugther
Cows 43.00-47.00, one 47.75, Cutter
& Boning Utility 39.50-44.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 32.00-40.00,
Shells down to 25.00. Yield Grade
No. 1 1260-1795 lbs. slaughter bulls,
48.75-53.50, One Yield Grade No. 2
1350 lbs. @ 46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium Frame No. 1 380-570 lbs.
52.00-59.50, Heifers Medium Frame
No. 1 340-560 lbs. 45.0049.75. Bulls
few Medium & Large No. 1 650-810
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lbs. 44.00-52.50.
CALVES 275: Few Good &
Choice Vealers 83.00-88.00, Few
Standard 50.00-60.00, Standard &
Good 90-103 lbs. 57.00-61.00, 65-85
lbs. 47.50-60.00, Utility 45-85 lbs.
20.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls
95-135 lbs. 60.00-76.00, 1 Lot
Holstein Heifers 103 lbs. @ 64.00.
HOGS 564: Barrows & Gilts
mostly 1.00 higher. US No. 1-2 215-
250 lbs. barrows and gilts 50.00-
51.50, No. 1-3 210-255 lbs. 49.00-
50.50, No. 2-3 225-285 lbs. 46.50-
48.00, No. 1-3 150-190 lbs. 40.00-
45.20, Sows: About Steady. US No.
1-3 340-680 lbs. Sows 45.00-50.00.
Boars 28.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 21: US No. 1-3
30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-22.00 per
head.
SHEEP 28: Wooled Slaughter
Lambs Few Choice & Prime 75-95
lbs. 71.00-81.00, one @ 86.00. Few
Slaughter Ewes 26.00-32.00.
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Livestock market and auction news
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Feb. 14
Report Supplied by USDA
Lower Dressed Beef quotations
triggered a similar response in live
cattle prices with Fed Steers and
Heifers ending the week 25-75 cents
lower. Futher inroads into the live
price structure were forestalled by
a buyer demand that easily
equaled the modest salable supply.
Overall finish continued ordinary
and mud an ongoing problem.
Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls fully
1.00 higher.
Estimated 5 day receipts 6750;
Actuals last week 7042 and a year
ago 9197. Steers comprised 38 pet
of the week’s receipts, Heifers 46
pet, Cows 13 pet, Feeders 2 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 63.50-64.50,
package 65.00; few part loads 1000-
1050 lbs. 63.00-63.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 62.50-
63.50. Good 60.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 62.00-63.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1050
lbs. 61.00-62.00. Good 58.00-61.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. Choice
Steers 63.25; 1100-1300 lbs. 64.10.
Average cost Steers 62.73, average
weight 1192 lbs.; as compared 63.79
and 1178 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost Heifers 61.59, average weight
1038 lbs.; as compared 62.50 and
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
1039 lbs. a week ago.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 40.50-
44.50. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
40.00-43.00, High Dressing to 44.50.
Canner and Low Cutter 35.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1300-
2400 lb. 49.00-55.00, Low Dressing to
42.00.
WEEKLY CATTLE SUM
MARY : Feeder Steers under 600#
2.00- higher; over 600# 1.00
higher. Feeder Heifers under 500#
3.00- higher; over 500# 2.00-2.50
higher. Feeder numbers back to
normal following last weeks very
light run due to weather. Cow and
Bull percentage below normal.
Slaughter Cows steady to 50 cents
higher with very limited test on the
close barely steady. Breaking-
Utility 2-3 43.0045.30. Bonmg-
Utility 1-2 40.0045.75 several 41.00-
45.25. Cutter 1-2 38.5043.00. Canner
and Low-Dressing Cutter 36.00-
39.25. Bulls 2.00 higher. Y.G. 1 1500-
2300# 52.00-57.00 Few 50.00-52.00;
1200-1500# 50.00-54.20, package 1495
lb. 57.10, few thin in late trading
48.00- Salable receipts this
week estimated at 13,200 head; last
weeks actual count 1651; last years
number 13,406. Feeder Steers and
Heifers comprised 93% of receipts;
Cows and Bulls 7%.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, February 11
Reportl suppliied by PDA
CATTLE 238; Compared with
last Monday’s maraket, slaghter
cows .75-1.75 higher. Choice 1025-
1285 lbs. slaughter steers 64.66-
75.00, Good 55.00-62.00, Holsteins
53.75- few Choice holsteins
56.50-59.75. Few Good slaughter
heifers 54.75-58.25, few Standard
46.75- Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.50-
46.50, couple 48.75, Cutter & Boning
Utility 38.75-43.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 34.50-38.50, Shells down to
32.00. Couple Good slaughter
bullocks 52.00 & 53.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 920-1940 slaughter
bulsl 47.75-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large
Frame #1 370-600 lbs. heifers 45.50-
53.00.
CALVES 192: Couple Choice
vealers 80.00 & 85.00, few Good
65.00- few Standard & Good
110-120 lbs. 58.00-62.00, 70-105 lbs.
51.00- few Utility 60-85 lbs.
45.00-
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 60.00-90.00.
HOGS 93: Barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 higher. US No. 1-3 210-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.50-52.85, few
lots No. 1-3 160-200 lbs. 44.75-47.10.
US No. 1-3 350-675 lbs. sows 45.00-
49.25, few Medium 250-270 lbs.
30.00-34.50. Few Boars 33.75-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 97; US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-30.00 per
head, few lots 40-50 lbs. 33.5044.00
per head.
SHEEP; No Sales Offer.
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marketing of your livestock.
Charles Oilier, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
personnel
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BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M.
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road,
right. 2nd farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of
Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little
Britain Road to Jackson Road, left
Watch for sale arrows.
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Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York k
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No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEIIER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOITZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 12