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    Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, June 17
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: $1 lower.
High Yield none; Utility 35.00-
38.75; Canners 32.00-35.00; Shelly
31.00-Down. Bulls- Good Run. High
Yield 49.75; Good 45.0048.00;
Medium 42.0045.00. Fed Steers-
Low choice 1,000-1,200 lbs. 48.00-
50.50; Good 45.00-48.00. Fed
Heifers- Choice 950-1,060 lbs. 47.00-
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You need sound business information.
Efficient management...the real key to a good
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A real partnership, that includes you and your family, your veterinarian, extension
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49.50; Low Choice 800-900 lbs. 44.00-
44.75. Veal Calves- Good Run.
Choice Individ. 365 lbs., 74.00;
Good to Choice 150-225 lbs. 60.00-
70.00; Good 55.00-60.00; Killers 80-
100 lb. 42.00-52.00; Weak/Rough
40.00-down. Farm Calves Holstein
Bulls 100-130 lbs. 95.00-111.00 ; 90-95
lbs. 60.00-80.00. Butcher Hogs-
Large run |3 higher. No. US 1 & 2
offered. 215-240 lbs. US 1&3 52.50-
53.25 ; 240-260 lbs. 51.0052.75; 205-
215 lbs. 51.00-52.60; 260-275 lb. 48.00-
50.00. Sows- 500-650 lbs. to 40.25;
400500 lbs. 35.00-39.50.
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STOCK CATTLE: 80 head. 300-
650 lb. Good 50.00-52.00; Medium
44.00- 700-850 lbs. Choice
49.00- Good 45.0049.00; 850-
975 lb. Good to Choice 46.00-52.50;
Holstein 550-900 lbs. 37.00-42.50.
Heifers- 300-500 lbs. Good 42.00-
48.50; Medium 38.00-42.00; 500-700
lbs. Good 39.0043.50; Medium
35.00- Bulls- 300-500 lbs. Few
Good to 57.00; 500-700 lbs. Good
45.00- ; 700-950 lbs. Several
35.0042.00, 1 to 44.00. .Lambs- 78
head, $3 lower. 6 head 3040 lbs.
65.00- ; 28 head 50-70 lbs., Good
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Amencon Dairy Association
72.00-79.00 ; 26 head 70-90 lbs. 70.00-
74.00; 18 head 95-120 lb. 70.00-74.50.
Sheep- 33 head. Good 19.00-22.00;
Fat 12.00-18.00. Goats- 100 head,
mainly small offered. Few large
mature 42.00-54.00; Medium 30.00-
42.00; Small & Kids. 20.00-29.00;
Few 10.00-20.00. Pigs & Shoats-120
head, prices steady. By The Head
-20-30 lb. 20.00-26.00 ; 30-50 lb. 22.00-
35.00; 70-80 lb. 40.00. By The Lb.- 2
lots 160-190 lb., 43.0043.50; Stock
boars 200-260 lbs. 32.00-37.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, June 16
CATTLE 582. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 51.50-
53.50, few to 54.85; Good & Choice
47.00-50.50, few to 52.00; Good &
Choice-Holstein 45.00-49.85;
Standard & Good Holstein- 38.00-
45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 48.00-51.50, few to 53.00;
Good & Choice 47.00-50.00; Stan
dard & Good 40.0047.50.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
37.0040.75, few to 43.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 35.0040.00, few to
41.50; Canner & Low Cutter 35.00 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 48.00-52.75; Yield Grade 2
40.0048.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers-Medium &
Good 55.00-65.00; Heifers-Medium
& Good 45.00-55.50; Bulls-Medium
& Good 47.00-55.00; Steers-
Holstein 36.0042.00.
• CALVES 455. Good & Choice-126
to 250 pounds 65.00-78.00, few to
105.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250
pounds 54.00-66.50; Medium &
Good-80 to 120 pounds 52.00-60.00;
Light & Cull-all weights 53.00 &
down; Holstein Bulls-retum to
farm up to 112.00; Holstein Heifers
-retum to farm up to 64.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 102.
Choice Lambs 73.00-78.75; Medium
& Good Lambs 65.00-73.00; Light &
Cull Lambs 55.00-70.00; Sheep,
Ewes & Bucks 15.00-24.00; Goats
allsizes (by head) 10.00-52.00.
HOGS 79. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 49.00-52.00; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
50.50-51.00; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-250-300 pounds 42.0046.75; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds down, up
to 43.00; Good Butcher Sows-400
pounds up, up to 44.00; Heavy
Boars-over 300 pounds 37.00-39.00;
Pigs-all sizes (by head) 15.00-
32.00.
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New Holland Horses
X New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, June IC, 1986
Report supplied by auction
Registered receipts of 320 head
of horses, mules and ponies.
Market: steady.
Local
Better Horses 525.00-780.00.
Driving Horses 275.00-900.00.
Riding Horses 225.00-400.00.
Lightweight Killers 175.00-300.00.
Heavyweight Killers 350.00-
445.00.
Mare Ponies 35.00-70.00.
Colts 10.00-25.00.
Gelding Ponies m.OO-70.00.
Larger Ponies 150.00-275.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, June 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 132. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows steady to weak. Few Choice
slaughter steers 51.00-53, few Good
48.25-50.75, Standard 44.00-48,
Utility 38.25-43.50. Few Choice
heifers 49.00-50.50, few Good 45.50-
48.50, few Standard 41.00-44, Utility
38.00-42. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 38.00-
42, one to 43.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 35.25-38.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 32-35.50, Shells down to 24.
Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1800 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42-48.50, §2 900-1400
lbs. 39-42.50. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium & Large Frame #1 350-700
lbs. steers 51.00-62; Medium
Frame #1 400-600 lbs. heifers 44.00-
50.00.
CALVES 208. Few Choice
vealers 70.00-82, Good 59.00-70,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 54.00-
63,60-85 lbs. 46.00-55, few Utility 55-
BO lbs. 33.0042. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 75.00-
118.00.
HOGS 102. Barrows and gilts $1
to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 215-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 52.20-52.90,
No 1-3 230-265 lbs. 51.90-52.30, few
No. 2-4 325 lbs. at 44.25. US No. 1-3
350-600 lbs. sows 41-44.50, No. 2-3 4-
650 lbs. 40-41.50. Few Boars 33-
36.50.
FEEDER PIGS 11. US No. 1-3 25-
30 lbs. feeder pigs at 20.00 per
head.
SHEEP 216. Spring slaughter
lambs $4 to $6 lower. High Choice &
Prime 75-100 lbs. spring lambs 75-
78.50, Choice 70-90 lbs. 70.00-75,
Good & Choice 40-55 lbs. feeder
lambs 60.00-65, 65-75 lbs. 50.00-60.
Slaughter ewes 18.00-24.00. GOATS
10:12.00-30.00 per head.
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