Livestock market and auction news Weekly Summary Harrisburg, Pa. 12 Livestock Markets Friday, July 5 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 4574. Compared with 7098 head last week, and 5804 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market: SI. steers mostly .25-1.00 lower; SI. heifers steady to 1.00 lower; SI. cows uneven, mostly steady to weak; SI. bullocks no market test; SI. bulls unevenly steady. High Choice & Prime Yield Grade 3-4 SI. steers 53.00-66.50; Choice 2-4 51.00-55.50; Good 48.00- 51.75; Standard 45.25-50.00. Choice SI. heifers 50.00-53.00; Good 45.00- 50.00 with few to 52.50; Standard 43.00-46.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 38.00-40.25, 0 pULSE AMER/c, SUMMER Q SPECIAL JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31,1985 SETTOP NATIONS FREE WITH EACH PURCHASED Average life of Nu Pulse Inflations 3600 Plus cow milkings. ONLY 7 WEEKS LEFT TO GET THIS SPECIAL For complete information, contact your NuPulse dealer or NuPulse America, Inc., 908 Stewart St. Madison, Wl 53713 (608)274-2722 LET SKA K CRETE DRESS UP YOUR CHURCH IN ITS “SUNDAY BEST ” . i fc/ 1 OUR SPECIALITIES ARE: • Steeple Painting • Restoration & Repointing of Stone & Brick • Clear Waterproofings • Roof Coatings • Stucco & Plaster Walls, Painting & Water] • Sandblasting & Pressure Washing • Concrete Repairs INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Pont Forgot To Coll On Us For Your Other Pointing & Waterproofing Needs. AGRICULTURE - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - CHURCHES few 42.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 36.00-40.50; Canner and low Cutter 32.75-37.00; Shells down to 20.00. Few Good Bullocks 47.0063.35, few Standard 44.00-47.25. Yield Grade 1 “*lOOO2lOO lb. SI. bulls 47.0063.00; Yield Grade 2 950-1400 lbs. 42.00- 49.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium and Large Frame No. 1,350-900 lb. Feeder Steers 45.00-56.00, few to 62.00; Medium Frame No. 1350-700 lb. Heifers 42.75-55.00; Medium Frame 1 350-750 lb. Bulls 45.00- 57.50. CALVES: 2852. Compared with 3583 head last week, and 3904 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady, For FREE Estimate CALL Seal Crete Inc. PAINTING & WATERPROOFING RD 2, Box 417, Ephrata, PA 17522 • 717-859-1127 5.00 lower. Choice 75.00-86.00, few to 100.00; Good 60.00-77.00; Stan dard and Good 110-130 lbs. 55.00- 67.00, 90-110 lbs. 47.0066.00, few to 60.00, 65-90 lbs. 40.0060.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 25.0045.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 130 lbs. 58.00-97.00, few to 103.00; few Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs. 58.00- 78.00; Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 60-100 lbs. 60.00-94.00. HOGS: 4997. Compared with 5699 head last week, and 6406 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts steady to 1.00 lower. Effective July 1,1985 we’re now using the current USDA hog slaughter grades. US 1-2 200- 245 lbs. 47.75-49.50, some to 51.75; ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD PACKING CO. JjoHDtf WILL RECEIVE YOUR HOGS ojetf MOYER PACKING CO. WILL RECEIVE YOUR T CATTLE AT THE BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD #l, Martinsburg, PA • Every Monday we will receive your hogs from 7 30 am to 11am Also, calves from 7 30 a m to 3 p m Your animals will be weighed & paid for immediately • We will also accept your sows and boars • Your Butcher Cattle & Calves will be received from Sam to 12 noon every Thursday 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 mornings and we will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for the day DALE R. HOOVER - Owner Blair-Bedford Buying Station ■utinmt R**l4*nc* Phon« SI4-793-3077 Phora Sl4-793-2697 v" /y* V * We Are The Fussy One's i Some markets not covered by PDA or USDA due to holiday No. 2-3 200-250 lbs. 46.0048.50, some to 49.75; No. 2-4 220-285 lbs. 43.50- 45.60; few 3-4 270-320 lbs. 35.00- 40.00. Sows steady to 2.00 higher. US 1-3 300-650 lbs. 35.00-40.00; No. 2-3 350685 lbs. 28.00-36.00. Boars 28.00-33.00. FEEDER PIGS: 1070. Com pared with 1008 head last week, and 994 head a year ago. Mostly steady. US 16 20-35 lbs. 20.00-33.00 per head; 40-60 lbs. 32.0044.00 per head. SHEEP: 888. Compared with 1219 head last week, and 1213 head a year ago. Spring si. lambs steady to 4.00 higher. High Choice & Prime 65-110 lbs. 69.00-78.00; Choice 65-115 lbs. 60.00-72.00; Good 55-95 lbs. 45.00-62.00; SI. ewes 12.00- 25.00. 3 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES; 1640. Compared with 2363 head last week, and 837 head a year ago. US 1-2 20-30 lbs. 102.00- 112.00, 30-40 lbs. 79.00-109.00, 40-50 lbs. 80.00-96.00, 5080 lbs. 76.00- 91.00. 60-75 lbs. 69.00-85.00; 2-3 25-40 lbs. 81.00-94.00, 4080 lbs. 72.00- 79.00. Keister’s Livestock Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, July 2 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 326: Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers and cows $2.00-3.00 lower. High Choice & Prime Slaughter Steers 4-5 1300-1500 lbs. 43.00-48.00, Choice 241000-1400 lbs. 47.0083.00, Couple 55.35, Good 44.5048.00, Few Good & Choice Holsteins 45.00- 50.50, Few Standard 42.0045.00. Few Choice Slaughter Heifers 45.00-53.25, Few down 43.75, Few Good 45.0046.75, Standard 41.00- 43.00. Breaking Utility & Com mercial Slaughter Cows 36.00- 38.75, Couple 40.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 34.50-37.50, Canner & Low Cutter 32.75-35.00. In dividual Choice Slaughter Bullock at 56.00. Yield Grade No. 1815-1530 lbs. Slaughter Bulls, 46.00-53.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers Medium Frame #1 450-800 lbs. & Bulls 45.00-55.00, Couple to 58.00. CALVES 227: Choice Vealers 77.00-86.00, Good 60.00-77.00, Standard & Good 70-100 lbs. 51.00- 56.00, Utility 60-85 lbs. 35.00-50.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 60.00-84.00. HOGS 534: Barrows & gilts steady 50 cents higher. Individual No. 1220-240 lbs. 51.75-53.25, US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.1)0-31.75, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 49.00- No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 45.75-49.00. Sows - US No. 1-3 265- 350 lbs. sows 36.0041.00,450-650 lbs. 35.00- No. 2-3 350-500 lbs. 30.00- Boars - 30.00-32.00. FEEDER PIGS 405: US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 21.50-33.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 32.0041.00. SHEEP 48: Choice Spring Slaughter Lambs 50-115 lbs. 60.00- 72.00, Good 35-80 lbs. 47.0060.00. Slaughter Ewes 15.00-22.00. GOATS 18: Large 27.0047.50 per head, Kids 12.00-15.00 per head. Leesport Livestock Leesport, Pa. Wed., July 3 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 144. Compared with last week’s market: SI. cows fully .50 to 1.50 lower. Few Choice si. Steers 1080-1155 lbs. 54.25-56.25; few Good 51.00-53.50. Good and Choice Holstems 1250-1550 lbs. 45.00- few to 50.00; Standard 43.85-46.50, one 50.25. Few Good si. heifers 45.25-48.25, few Standard 42.00- few Utility 36.75-37.25. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6,1985-Al3 Cutter & Bonining Utility 36.00 38.75 few to 40.00; Canner & low Cutter 32.75-34.00; Shells down to 28.00. Few Choice si. Bullocks 53.85-54.50, one 57.50, few Good 47.25-53.35. Few Yield Grade 11125- 1760 lb. si. bulls 46.35-51.25; few Yield Grade 2 1120-1155 lbs. 38.00 45.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large and Medium Frame 1 370-870 lbs. steers 53.50-60.00, few Large Frame 2 550-900 lbs, 44.0045.50; few Large and Medium Frame 1 365400 lb. bulls 55.50-57.50. CALVES: 167. Few Choice Vealers 68.00-79.00, Good 60.00 67.00, few Standard & Good 110-125 lbs. 50.00-56.00, 90-105 lbs. 48.00 52.00, 70-90 lbs. 40.0045.00; few Utility 60-85 lbs. 23.00-35.00, few 90 100 lbs. 40.0045.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90 130 lbs. 78.0096.00, some down to 50.00, Few Beef Cross Bulls and Heifers 90110 lbs. 65.0094.00. HOGS: 236. Barrows & Gilts fully 1.00 to 1.50 lower. Few US 1-2 210 240 lbs. 49.25-49.60; 2-3 200-245 lbs. 47.00- mostly 48.00-49.00; 2-4 235-250 lbs. 46.5047.00, few 260-290 lbs. 39.8540.85; few 1-3 150-180 lbs. 46.5046.75. Sows 1-3 300625 lbs. 37.00- few Boars 32.00-33.50, few lightweights 34.00-39.25. FEEDER PIGS: 251. US 1-3 2545 lbs. 91.00104.00, 4560 lbs. 78.00 90.00, lot 65 lbs. 70.00, few 140150 lbs. 47.5049.00. SHEEP; 62. Choice 6095 lbs. si. lambs 70.0073.00, small lot 65.00; Good and Choice 3040 lbs. 75.00 81.00; few Utility and Good 35-80 lbs. 57.0066.00. SI. sheep 15.0025.00 few down to 6.00. GOATS: 53. Large adults 27.00- 40.00, few small adults 17.00-23.00, large kids 14.00-28.00, small kids 7.00-13.00 all per head. Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, July 2 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: Steers: Choice none offered; Good 49.00-62.75; Medium 41.10-48.00. Heifers: Choice none offered; Good 49.00-50.50; Medium Holsteins 40.25-46.00. Cows; High Yield 40.50-42.25; Good 38.00-40.00; Medium 34.00-37.00; Big Middle 35.50- Shelly 33.00 down. Fat Bulls; Good 51.25-52.75; Medium 45.50- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300- 550 lb.) Good 53.0059.00; Medium 45.50- Heifers (all weights) Choice 53.00-61.00; Good 47.50- 52.00; Medium 44.00-47.00. Bulls (all weights) Good 51.00-58.00; Medium 44.5049.50. VEAL CALVES: (215) Steady prices on Good run. Choice 80.00- 92.00; Good 70.00-79.00; Medium 64.00- Light 58.0fr€3.00, few 57.00 down. Farm Bulls 70.00-93.00. HOGS: Barrows & Gilts 1.50 to 2.00 lower. 210-250 lbs. 46.0fr48.00; over 260 lb. 45.00-46.00; Under 200 35.00- 2 & 3’s 38.0fr42.00. SOWS: Heavy Sows .50-1.00 higher. Light Sows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Over 450 lb. 37.25-38.25; under 450 35.25-39.00 ; 2&3’s 31.00- 34.00. Boars; Heavy 30.75-32.00; Light to 40.00. FEEDER PIGS (202) (by the hd) (18-25 lbs. 22.00-25.00) (25-35 lbs. 29.00- (40-50 lbs. 34.0fr38.00). SHEEP: Lambs: Choice 72.0 fr 78.00; Good 65.00-68.00. EWES 20.00- lb. Goats: (Lg) 50.00- 53.00 (hd); Sm./Med. 15.00-34.00 (hd). Next State Graded Feeder Pigs Sale Friday, July 12th, 1:30 PM.
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