—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 7, 1976
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AUG. 9-15, 1976
Don't bake, dive in the lake.
Sneezy season begins Gerald Ford sworn mas President Aug 9,
1974 Full moon Aug 9 Average length of days for the week,
14 hours, 2 minutes Smithson's legacy created Institution Aug
10,1846 Los Angeles flies U S Flag Aug 13,1846 Gandhi ar
rested Aug 9, 1942 People who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves
seldom lose their shirts
Home Hints: When baby's playpen is out
doors, place a small pan of water under each leg of the playpen This will
prevent small insects from crawling into the pen
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Early week hot, with some showers’ m north, then
ram and much cooler from midweek on
Greater New York-New Jersey: Thunderstorms off and on
throughout, heavy midweek, coastal fog latter part
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Entire week hot, with heavy thun
dershowers midweek and weekend
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St. Louis Cattle
Augusts
Receipts
This Week 7700
Week Ago 8000
Year Ago 8900
As compared to last
week’s close, slaughter
steers fully 50-1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower.-
Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.50
35.00. Package 3-5 around
1225 lbs. 33.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
33.00- Load 2-3
Holsteins 1350 lbs. 33.00.
Good 2-3 31.00-34.00. Stan
dard and Good 2-3 Holsteins
31.00- Few standard
Holsteins 28.00-28.50.
lower. Cows fully 50-1.00 SLAUGHTER
higher. Bulls steady. Supply
mainly Choice 2-4 1000-1150
lb. slaughter steers, around
25 percent heifers and 10
percent cows.
NOTE: As compared to
the previous few weeks, the
supply of 3-5 slaughter steers
and heifers has been greatly
reduced.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
1050-1150 lbs. 36.00, two loads
2-3 36.50 on Monday. Choice
24 950-1250 lbs. 23.00-36.00,
Ask the Old Fanner; When my father
planted corn he always used five kernels
to a hill With each kernel he had a little
quotation quite similar, as I remember,
to the Boy Scout oath Do you happen to
know what that was 7 DY, Greenville,
SC
"One for the blackbird, one for the crow, one
for the cutworm, two to let grow " That's the
only one we know
closing week sales 34.00-
HEIFERS: Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 850-1025 lbs.
33.50- package Monday
35.00, closing sales mostly
33.50. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs.
32.50- closing sales
32.50- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-950 lbs. 31.00-
33.50. Good 2-3 28.50-31.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 24.50-26.50,
few 1-2 1200-1500 lbs. 27.00.
Cutter 1-2 22.50-25.50. Canner
and low Cutter 20.50-23.50.
Low Dressing Canner 17.50-
21.00.
Pa, Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
July 30,1976
CATTLE 7774. Compared
with 8376 head last week, and
7606 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers &
heifers fully 25 cents to $1
lower. Slaughter cows weak
to $1.25 lower. Slaughter
bullocks uneven. Slaughter
bulls mostly $1.50 lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 37.00-38.50, Choice
35.50- Good 32.75-36.10,
Standard 30.00-34.35, Utility
25.20-30.75. HEIFERS:
Choice 33.75-36.25, Good
31.50- Standard 28.00-
31.70, Utility 24.00-28.50.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 26.25-29.35,
Cutters 24.00-27.50, Canners
21.00- Shells down to
17.25. BULLOCKS: Choice
35,25-37.75, Good 32.35-35.25,
Standard 30.00-33.00, Utility
27.00- BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1 1000-2000 lbs.
31.60-36.35, No. 2 950-1600 lbs.
29.90-33.10. FEEDER
CATTLE: Uneven. Good
250-800 ,-Jbs. feeder steers
30.00- Medium 22.80-
33.00; few Choice 300-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 28.75-35.00,
Medium & Good 300-700 lbs.
21.75-28.00; Good 300400 lbs.
feeder bulls 30.75-33.00,
Medium 25.00-31.00.
CALVES 5005. Compared
with 4751 head last week, and
4274 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $3 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 57.00-
72.00, Choice 51.00-60.00,
Good 39.0049.00, Standard
35.0045.00, few Utility 110-
130 lbs. 35.0040.00,90-110 lbs.
28.00- 70-85 lbs. 22.00-
33.50. Farm calves holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 32.0045.50;
few holstein heifers 100-120
lbs. 34.00-36.00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-140 lbs.
32.00-
HOGS 7176. Compared
with 6955 head last week, and
7383 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts weak to 50
cents lower.
BARROWS & GILTS:
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 47.75-
49.50, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs.
46.5048.40, No. 2-3 180-260
lbs. 45.5047.60, No. 24 240-
300 lbs. 40.2546.75, No. 1-3
100-180 lbs. 38.0046.35.
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KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FOR YOUR
HOGS BEFORE THEY LEAVE YOUR FARM.
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SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
600 lbs. 34.50-42.00, No. 2-3
300-650 lbs. 30.0037.00. Boars
28.00-37.50:
FEEDER PIGS 1581.
Compared with 1542 head
last week, and 1425 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs $1 to $2
higher, US No. 1-3 2035 lbs.
feeder pigs 14.00-31.00 per
head, No. 13 35-50 lbs. 23.00-
38.50, No. 13 50-100 lbs. 35.50-
47.00.
SHEEP 796. Compared
with 1104 head last week, and
1009 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lamb uneven,
averaging about steady.'.
Choice 60-105 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 39.50-48.50,
Good 50-100 lbs. 30.00-43.50,
Utility 35-75 lbs. 25.0035.00.
Slaughter ewes 6.50-19.50.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, August 2
Reported receipts of 350
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 300-400; Load of
Kentucky driving horses 750-
970; one reg. App. $1000;
Local work horses 225-600;
mules 200-300; driving
horses 250-500; riding horses
250-500; good killers .25 per
lb.; med. and thin killers .15-
.20 a lb,; larger ponies $75-
150; small ponies $l5-$5O.
New Holland
Dairy
Wednesday, August 4
Reported receipts of 86
head of cows. Market higher
than last week’s market.
First calf springing and
fresh heifers 400-700; one
reg. heifer $715; several
local fresh cows and
springers 550-700; one
regular cow $BOO.
One load of upstate cows,
fresh and springing 700-850.
Two loads of Wisconsin
cows, all just fresh, 700-850.
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August 3,1976
CATTLE 254. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers SO cents to
75 cents lower, spots $1.50
lower on Standard.
Slaughter cows .$1.25 to $2
higher. Few High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 36.75-
37.00, Choice No. 2-4 950-1200
lbs. 35.2537.35, one at 38.10,
Good 33.5035.10, Standard
30.0033.00, Utility 28.00-
29.85. Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 31.0033.10,
fdw Standard 29.25-31.00.
Utility & High Dressing
. Cutter slaughter cows 26.50-
30.50, one at 31.50, Cutters
25.75- Canners 22.75-
26.00, Shells down to 18.75.
Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 36.25-
37.75. Yield Grade No. 11000-
1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
31.2536.25. Few Medium &
Good 350-650 lbs. feeder
steers 28.0034.00.
CALVES 235. Vealers
uneven, $2 lower $2 higher.
Few Prime vealers 63.00-
63.50, Choice 50.00-58.00,
Good 40.00-48.00, few
Standard 34.0038.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 31.0035.00, 7035
lbs. 28.0031.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
33.00-46.00; slaughter calves,
Choice 150300 lbs. 37.00-
46.00, Good 30.00-40.00.
HOGS 460. (August 2,
1976). Barrows & Guts $1.75
to $2.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
225 lbs. barrows & gUts 46.20-
47.50, No. 13 190-240 lbs.
44.75- No. 23 240-280
WATCH FOR
OPEN HOUSE
DONALD LANDIS FARM
MYERSTOWN, PA
NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE
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Middleburg
lbs. 42.50-44.75. US No. 1-3
300-650 lbs. sows 35.7541.50.
Boars 30,50-38.75. |
FEEDER PIGS 128. US \
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder
21.00-31.00 per head, No. 1-3 a
40-50 lbs. 34.00-38.00, few lots t
No. 1-3 75-125 lbs. 49.00-60.00
per head.
SHEEP 11. Good & I
Choice 75-120 lbs. spring ;
slaughter lambs 37.0044.00.
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