Livestock market and auction news
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, October 30
Report supplied by PDA
30 Loads Hay & 5 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 57.50-85.00, one load
112.50; Mixed Hay 47.50-70.00 one
load 80.00; Timothy Hay few 50.08
75.00; Straw 60.00-77.50.
Keister’s Hay
& Straw
Keister’s Middleburg Auction
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Alfalfa, 85.00/ton; mixed 'nay,
52.50-87.50; J Jftad straw, 32.50 ; 2
loads ear com, 1 old, 82.50; 1 new,
45.00; 1 load rye, 3.00/bu.; 1 load
oats, 1.25/bu.; 9 loads firewood,
24.00-40.00 per load.
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Nov. 7
Report Supplied bv USDA
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
advanced sharply this week,
registering gains of 3.00-3.50. Gains
in dressed beef realizations
provided the main impetus in the
upturn, along with a strong buyer
demand. Overall finish proved
good to excellent; while problem
cattle, ie “overfat and/or over
weight” kinds only minimally
represented in the receipts.
Slaughter Cows 2.00-2.50 higher.
Bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 7500;
actuals last week 6000 and last
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultrymen.
Which Includes:
DEKALB chicks & started
pullets sold by Clay Mumma,
Nelson Groff & Harold Mishler.
Complete loading & unloading of
pullets & spent hens.
Place Your Confidence In A Full Service Company That infants
To Be Worthy Of Your Business
year 9900. Steers comprised 34
percent of the week’s receipts,
Heifers 39 percent, Feeders 21
percent and Cows 5 percent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: At the
close Choice 2-41100-1325 lbs. 64.08
65.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1050-1250 lbs. 62.00-64.00. Few Good
59.50-62.00. Couple packages Mixed
Good and Choice, and Choice 2-3
1200-1350 lb. Holsteins 55.50-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 975-1150 lbs. 63.5864.25,
load and part load 64.5864.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 925-1050
lbs. 61.0063.00. Good 58.0061.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. Choice
Steers 63.10; 1108-1300 lbs. 64.05.
Average cost Steers 63.04, average
weight 1193 lbs.; as compared 60.89
and 1167 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost Heifers 62.59, average weight
1060 lbs.; as compared 60.24 and
1060 lbs. a week ago.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 33.08
35.25. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
35.00- Canner and Low Cutter
33.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1200-
1800 lbs. 42.50-48.25, few low
dressing to 40.50.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE; (254 hd.) Steers; 1.00
higher; active. Low Choice 60.00-
62.35, Good 56.00-59.00. Good
holsteins 46.75-48.50. Medium 55.00
1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 or 717-653-2787
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
down. Heifers: 1.00 to £oo higher.
Good 50.58-56.85. Medium 45.25-
48.25. Cows: Steady to .50 Higher.
High Yield 37.00-37.50. Good 35.58
36.75. Medium 33.50-35.25. Big
Middle 31.50-36.10. Shelly 31.00
Down. FAT Bulls: 2.00 higher.
Good 47.0061.50. Medium 38.18
44.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: (103 hd.)
Steers (300-550 lb.) 1.00 higher.
Low Choice 60.0062.00. Good 55.08
59.00. Medium 50.00-54.00. Steers;
(608-850 lb.) Mostly Steady. Good
51.00-54.00. Heifers: (all weights)
Mostly Steady. Good 46.00-49.00.
Medium 41.0845.00. Utility 35.08
40.00. Bulls (all weights) 1.00 to
2.00 Higher. Choice 55.0862.00.
Good 46.0060.00. Couple Medium
39.0845.00.
VEAL CALVES (193 hd) 2.00
Higher. Choice 75.0889.00. Good
65.0874.00. Medium 56.0064.00.
Light/weak 45.0065.00 couple 44.00
down. Farm Bulls 75.0890.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts (518 hd.)
.50 Higher. (US No. 16) 218250 lbs.
44.5846.50.2 & 3’s 43.5844.00.
SOWS: (51 hd) 2.00 Higher. Over
450 lb. 38.00-39.25 under 450 37.00-
44.50. 2 & 3’s 34.00-35.50. Boars:
Heavy 30.75-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd) (287
hd) (15-20 lbs. 14.00-19.00) (25-40
lbs. 27.00-35.00) (50-70 lbs. 38.00-
47.00).
SHEEP (110 hd). Lambs: 2.00
Higher. Choice 66.00-70.00. Good
62.00- Med. 58.00-61.00.
EWES: 14.00-21.00 lb. Goats: (Lg)
39.00- (hd) Sm./Med. 22.00-
34.00.
LOUIS LYONS & SON
Consign your cattle and hogs, feeder pigs
& calves to Louis Lyons & Son. They offer
choice service, excellent sorting &
marketing of your livestock.
Charles Oilier, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
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4-H Club Lamb & Beef Safe
Tues., Nov. 126;00p.m.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Lebanon, Pa.
Tuesday, November 5
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 205; Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, Slaughter
cows are strong to $l.OO higher.
Choice slaughter steers 10081235
lbs. 56.7561.25, Few Good 53.08
58.00, Few Standard 44.24-45.75,
Few Choice Holsteins 50.0867.00,
Few Good 47.8561.00. Choice
slaughter heifers, a Couple 54.25 &
54.75, Couple Good 52.00 and 55.00.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 34.5837.50, Couple
38.60, Cutter and Boning Utility
33.25-35.50, Canner & Low Cutter
30.0833.00, Shells down to 25.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 19081575 lbs.
slaughter bulls, 44.25-50.00, Couple
down to 37.60.
CALVES 165: Few Choice
Vealers 83.0889.00, Few Good
60.0870.00, Standard & Good 78100
lbs. 43.0060.00, Utility 6880 lbs.
35.0842.00,
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 55.00-91.00 mostly 65.00-
85.00, Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs.
48.00-64.00.
HOGS 198; Barrows & gilts $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 225-230 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.00-49.10, No. 2-
3 210-240 lbs. 46.00-49.00, Couple
Lots No. 1-3 160 & 185 lbs. 38.00 &
38.75. Few Boars 30.00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 11: US No. One
Lot. 1-3 41 lbs. feeder pigs 82.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 5; Individual Choice 100
lbs. Wool Slaughter Lambs 68.00.
Couple Slaughter Ewes 18.00.
GOATS 6; Few Large 29.00-43.00
per head.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 7
Report Supplied by USDA
Trading moderate on moderate
receipts. Slaughter steers closed
2.00-2.50 higher with heifers mostly
1.50, instances 2.00 higher. Cows
closed the week fully steady to
firm. Bulls steady in limited test.
Supply mainly good to average.
choice slaughter steers and heifers
with 7% cows estimated receipts
this week about 2000 as compared
with 1664 a week ago and 1320 a
year ago..
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few prime 3 1200-1260 lbs. 64.00-
64.50. Choice 24, mostly 3 1050-1200
lbs. 63.50-64.00, couple loads 64.50-
65.00; 1000-1050 lbs. 62.50-63.50.
Choice 341050-1200 lbs. 62.00-63.50,
package mostly 4 1100 lbs. 58.75.
Mixed good and choice 2-31000-1200
lbs. 60.00-62.50. Good 2-3 900-1005
lbs. 58.00-61.50. Good, few choice 2-
3 holsteins 1325-1400 lbs. 52.00-56.00,
package 1600 lbs. 48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, mostly 3 950-1100 lbs.
61.5063.00; 900-950 lbs. 60.5062.00
Choice 341000-1125 lbs. 60.0062.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1100
lbs. 59.0062.00. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs.
58.0061.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 33.0W5.50. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2 30.00-33.00.
Canner and low cutter 28.00-30.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1500-
2250 lbs. 43.0046.00.
Leola Produce
Auction, Inc.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Leola, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES- Red Delicious 4.00-5.00
bu.
BROCCOLI- Mostly 12’s & 14’s
6.50-9.50 box.
CABBAGE- 2.004.00 bu.
CAULIFLOWER- .40-.77 hd.
ENDIVE- 12’s-14’s 6.75-8.25 crate
PEPPERS- Ig. green 6.00-9.00
bu.; Ig. red. 7.00-12.00 bu.
POTATOES- (50 lbs.) 1.60-2.20;
(20 lbs.) .60-.65.
PUMPKINS- (10lbs.) .45-.54.
RADISHES - Bunch, 40 ct. 5.00-
10.00.
SWEET POTATOES 4.00-7.00 bu.
TOMATOES - (20# hydroponic)
6.00-12.00.
TURNIPS - 25 lb. bag 1.75-2.45.
Last sale till spring.
KING’S AUCTION,
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt *72 5 miles south
of Quarryville or 6 miles north of
Oxford at Shaub s Auction
House
Lloyd H Kreider
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
HAY & STRAW
SALE
12:00 Noon
Every Wednesday
Westend of Avondale
at the intersection of
Baltimore Pike and
Route 41.
Harvey Z. Martin
215-268-3604
(Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)