Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 19, 1985, Image 16

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    Livestock market and auction news
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, October 16
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 108: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows uneven $l.OO lower
to $l.OO higher. Couple Standard
slaughter heifers 40.75 and 41.25.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 34.00-36.50, In
dividaul 38.25, Cutter & Boning
Utility 32.50-34.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 29.75-32.73. One Yield Grade
No. 1 1290 lbs. slaughter bulls at
43.50.
CALVES 159: Few Good Vealers
50.00- Standard & Good 70-100
lbs. 41.00-48.00, Utility 60-80 lbs.
35.00-
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 48.00-80.00, mostly 65.00-
75.00.
HOGS 107: Barrows & gilts $l.OO
lower. Few Lots US No. 1-2 215-220
lbs. barrows & gilts 46.00-46.50, No.
2-3 225-240 lbs. 45.25-46.00, One Lot
No. 24 270 lbs. at 47.10. Sows US
No. 1-3 315-695 lbs. sows 35.25-37.00.
Few Boars 25.50-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 263; US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-28.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-31.50,
No. 1-3 50-80 lbs. 31.00-38.50 per
head.
SHEEP 38: Few Choice Wool
slaughter lambs 60-80 lbs. 60.00-
70.00, Few Good 50-80 lbs. 55.00-
64.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-27.00.
GOATS 10: Few Small & Medium
12.00- per head. Few Large
26.00- per head. Holstein
Dairy Cows $560-$lOBO per head.
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Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, October 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 385: Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to $2.00 higher.
Slaughter cows $l.OO-2.50 higher.
Few High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 4-5 54.85-57.00,
Choice 2-3 1075-1500 lbs. 57.0062.00,
a Couple 63.35, Good 50.00-53.00,
Few Good & Choice bolsteins 48.00
50.50, Few Good 45.50-47.00,
Standard 43.00-47.00. Choice
slaughter heifers 55.00-60.00, Few
Good 51.25-56.50. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
35.00- Couple 40.35, Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.50-36.00, Canner
& Low Cutter 29.75-33.75, Shells
down to 25.00. Choice slaughter
bullocks 53.00-58.75, Few Good
47.00- Yield Grade No. 1 1000-
1735 lbs. slaughter bulls, 42.00-
46.85, Couple 49.25.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers
Medium Frame #1 350-650 & Bulls
52.00- One Lot Large Frame
#2 750 lbs. at 38.00; Heifers Medium
Frame 300-600 lbs. 37.00-52.00.
CALVES 174: Choice vealers
62.00- Good 50.00-60.00,
Standard & Good 70-100 lbs. 42.00-
48.00, Utility 60-85 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-
125 lbs. 50.00-75.00.
HOGS 539: Barrows & gilts $l.OO
- higher. US No. 1 215-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.00-50.00, No. 1-2
215-235 lbs. 47.0048.00, No. 2-3 190-
250 lbs. 46.0047.00, No. 24 200-270
lbs. 44.1046.00. Sows US No. 1-3
290-600 lbs. sows 34.00-38.00, Few
43.00, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 26.75-
34.00. Boars 28.50-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 362: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.50-35.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 35.0041.50,
per head. No. 1-3 50-60 lbs. 41.00-
47.00 per head.
SHEEP 37: Choice Wool
slaughter lambs 80-90 lbs. 56.00-
63.00, Good 5060 lbs. 50.00-57.00.
Slaughter ewes 23.00-29.00.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Oct. 17
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 3,400
Week Ago 2,700
Year Ago 3,200
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers steady to .50
higher. Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50
higher. Slaughter cows steady to
firm. Slaughter bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Slaughter supply mainly
choice steers and heifers, around
15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 950-1250 lbs. 58.00-60.00, mostly
58.00-59.50. Mixed good and choice
2-3 900-1200 lbs. 56.00-57.50. Good 2-
3 900-1150 lbs. 54.50-57.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 825-1100 lbs. 57.5059.00.
Package choice 2-3 60.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
54.50-57.50. -Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
52.0054.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Breaking
utility and commercial 2-4 33.00-
36.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2
32.00- High-yielding utility 1-2
35.00- Canner and low cutter
1-2 29.00-33.00. Shelly canner 1-2
26.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few YG
1-21150-1800 lbs. 42.00-46.00.
CUSTOM BUILT-WILL MATCH
FABRAL
CORPORATION
WOOD ROOF TRUSSES
Wednesday’s weekly sheep.
Receipts 400 head. Slaughter
lambs steady to 2.00 lower, in
stances 3.00 lower on shorn lambs.
Slaughter ewes 2.00-3.00 higher on
light receipts. Few feeder lambs
steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice
and prime shorn 95-115 lbs. 62.50-
66.00. Prime 66.00-66.50.
CHOICE AND PRIME WOOL:
100-125 lbs. 61.00-65.00, few 66.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Good
20.00-23.00.
FEW YEARLING LAMBS: 120-
140 lbs. 27.00-30.50.
FEEDER LAMBS; Few choice
and fancy 65-80 lbs. 60.0061.50.
Choice lambs 55.00-59.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, October 15
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 228. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to $l.OO lower. Few
Choice slaughter steers 2-4 1110-
1290 lbs. 58.00-59.25, Good 55.00-
57.75, Good & Choice holsteins
49.00-52.00 few Choice to 56.00,
Standard & Low Good 50.75-54.75,
Few Standard 40.00-40.50, Few
Choice slaughter heifers 53.50-
56.00, Few Good 48.00-52.50,
Standard 41.25-46.25, Few Utility
35.25-40.25. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 34.50-
36.00, Few 36.85-39.75, Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.50-35.25, Canner
& Low Cutter 30.60-33.75, Shells
down to 25.00. Standard slaughter
bullocks 42.00-44.75, Two Utility at
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32.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1285-
1755 lbs. slaughter bulls, 46.00-
48.00, Two Yield Grade No. 21190 &
1820 lbs. 42.00 & 43.50.
CALVES 105: Vealers steady
Spots $l.OO higher. Few Choice
vealers 64.00-75.00, Few Good
60.00-63.00, Few Standard 155-235
lbs. 35.00-40.00, Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 43.00-49.00, 65-85 lbs.
38.0044.00, Utility 45-125 lbs. 27.00-
37.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 45.00-79.00, mostly 64.00-
75.00, Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs.
45.0060.00. Good and Choice
slaughter calves 49.00-55.00 on 210-
305 lbs.
HOGS 244: Supply includes 70%
sows. Barrows & gilts 25 cents-50
rents lower on small supply. US
No. 1-2 230-255 lbs. barrows and
gilts 46.35-47.00, No. 2-3 215-250 lbs.
46.0046.75, NO. 24 210-235 lbs.
45.2546.10, Lot 46.75, No. 1-3 Few
175-195 lbs. 37.5042.25. Sows steady
to $l.OO lower. US No. 1-3 335610
lbs. sows 34.50-36.50, No. 2-3 300-500
lbs. 33.00-34.25, Medium 265-350 lbs.
29.25-33.50. Boars Few 30.00-31.00,
Light weights 32.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6: Lot US No. 1-3
27 lbs. feeder pigs at 62.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 13: Choice Wool
slaughter lambs 60.00-65.00, Two
Good 100 & 105 lbs. 50.00 & 54.00.
Two Slaughter Sheep 11.00 & 13.00.
GOATS 7:11.00-32.00 per head.