6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6,1979
Livestock market a
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
January 2,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealer at the
farm and per ton.) .
Hay and Straw slow,
steady to $5 lower.
Alfalfa 55.00-75.00; Mixed
hay 50.00-65.00; Timothy hay
40.00-60.00; Straw 60.00-
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
December 29,1978
Prices per ton:
102 Loads Hay and 32
Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 52.00-82, individual
at 96.00; Timothy 41.00-69.00;
Mixed hay 50.00-68.00, in
dividual 79.00, some down to
31.00; Ear Com 67.00-79.00.
Vintage
Hay
Thun., January 4,1979
Paradise, Pa.
One load alfalfa 101;
mixed hay 62-79; timothy 59-
62; straw 79; stubble hay 36;
ear corn 58. ■
Good’s Hay
Leola,Pa.
Wed., January 3,1979
Total 70 loads. All prices
per ton.
Mixed bay 38=69; alfalfa
56-100; timothy 44-65; alfalfa
and orchard grass, 2 loads
66, 92; straw 58-72; corn 63-
OS; corn fodder, 1 load 45;
firewood 22-26.
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New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
January 1,1979
Total 52 loads.
Alfalfa 49-75; timothy, 1
load 65; mixed hay 39-70;
com, 2 loads 60,65; straw 62-
82; com fodder, 1 load 32;
firewood 20-30.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
January 3,1979
Prices light type hens held
about steady. Farm offer
ings adequate for a fair pro
cessor interest. Advance of
ferings lighter than expected
in some quarters. Offerings
of heavy type adequate for a
fairly good calL
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 12-13,
mostly
FOB Plant 15-16, mostly 15
Heavy type hens TFEWR
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, January 1,3979
Reported receipts of 282
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger
than two weeks ago.
Local driving horses 250-
625; riding horses 250-375;
better horses 400-600;
lightweight killers 275-350;
heavyweight killers 375-575;
mare ponies 25-65; colts 10-
25; geldings 25-60; larger
ponieS 100-210.
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Cattle 7
January 4,1979 -
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction & Weekly Summary
Estimated receipts 2400
Same day last week 646
ACTIVE: Feeder steers
under 700 lbs. and feeder
heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, in
stances 5.00 higher; feeder
steers over 700 lbs. steady to
firm; quality receipts above
last two weeks consisting
mainly of choice 500-750 lb.
feeder steers and 300-650 lb.
feeder heifers; moderated
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 84.50-92.00,
two small lots 351-422 lb.
95.00; part load 367 lb. 97.50;
500-600 lb. 75.00-81.50, mostly
76.00- 600-700 lb.
68.75-76.50; 700-800 lb.
66.00- 800-920 lb.
62.00- part load 824 lb.
67.05; mixed good and choice'
300-500 lb. 76.75-83.00; 500-600
lb. 70.00-75.00; few 600-750 lb.
65.00- few good 500-700
lb. 60.00-65.00; few good
700-930 lb. holstein steers
56.0058.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300400 lb. 72.00-77.00,
part load and small lot
328-340 lb. 83.1054.25; 400500
lb. 70.00-75.00; 500500 lb.
67.00- 600-700 lb.
64.25-68.50; small lot 736 lb.
63.80; mixed good and choice
300500 lb. 65.0059.50; 500-700
lb. 60.25-65.00; few good
500-700 lb. 59.0052.25.
FORTHE WEEK: Com
pared to late last week
feeder steers under 700 lbs.
BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE
BRED BEEFALC FOR SALE
> - Rapid gams omgrass and roughage.
: - 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb yearling.
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C 4270 Quakerbridge Rd.
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Member World Beefalo Association J
j jwt WANTED '
1 200,000/wk.
! Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens -
1 DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing
TOP PRICES PAID
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
i Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
| Phone 215-488-1188
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and feeder heifers 2.004.00
higher, instances 5.00
higher, feeder steers over
700 lbs. steady to firm;
slaughter cows closed
2.00- higher, late sales
utility and commercial 2-3
46.00- cutter 1-3
42.2545.00; bulls closed
1.00- higher, late sales
yg 1-2 1000-1500 lb.
54.00- salable receipts
curtailed this "holiday
shortened period due to
hazardous weather condi
tions, total receipts near 4200
head, comparedto 1841 head
tiie holiday shortened period
last week and 15,001 head the
same week a year ago. Cows
and bulls near 14 per cent of
cattle receipts, feeders near
86 percent of the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Joliet
Cattle
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January 4,1979
WEEKLY CATTLE:
Friday through Wednesday
salable receipts 3900; 4 days
last week 5885; same period
last year 7464. Trading
moderate for ' the week..
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
closed the week 50 higher
than Wednesday of last
week. Cows closed the week
1.00-2.00 higher than Friday
of last week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 34, few 5, 1150-1300
lbs. 57.5058.00.1 load YG 45 -
1297 lbs. 56.50. Choice 24
1000-1250 lbs. 56.50-57.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. 55.50-56,50.
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
Few mixed Good and Choice
Holsteins 1450 lbs. 52.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: slaughter bullocks
Mixed Choice and Prime 34 59.00. Yield Grade" #1
few 5, 950-1100 lbs. 56.50- 1625 lbs. slaughter
57.00. 2 load string 4-5 1100 55.00-59.00, one at 61,00,
lbs. 55.50. Choice 24 900-1050 CALVES 195. Few (
lbs. 55.75-56.50. Mixed Good vealers 92.00-101.00,
and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. Good 82.00-90.00, Stani
4.75-55.75.1 load of Good 2-3 God 90-110 lbs. 77.00-80.
265 lbs. 54.00. . , 85 lbs. 74.00-78.00, Utilii
COWS; Utility and 100 1b5.'45.00-70.00. '
tonunercial 1-3 1 49.00-50.00. , calves, holstein bulls
. few high yielding lbs. 81.00-107.00; hi
1.00. heifers 85-130 l)as.
Market courtesy of USDA. 125,00, couple'to 141.00,
Lebanon
Valley.
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
January 2,1979
CATTLE 165. Good
'.ughter steers 55.50-5800,
at 60.25, Standard 54.00-
.00. One Standard
inghter heifer at 53.25.
llity & Commercial
*er cows 48.50-53.50,
ie to 53.85, Cutters 49.00-
00, Canner & Low Cutter
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HARVEY Z. MARTIN
HAY AND STRAW SALE
I Will BE OISGONTINUEDIOTH FURTHER NOTICE.
■ HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY
I & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS.
I For More information
I Phone: 215:445-5303
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44.5(H9.85, Shells down
40.25. Few Standard & r
HOGS 245. US No. 1-2
240 lbs. barrows & gilts r
55.50, No. 1-3 195-240
53,00*54.60, No. 2-3 26(
lbs. 49.8553.25. US No
-300-475 lbs. sows 43.00-45
No. 2-3 500590, lbs. '
41.75. Fewßoars'3s.(KM2.
FEEDER PIGS 37. Uf
1-3 2042 lbs. feeder
96.00-109.00 cwt.
SHEEP 4.. Few Slau
ewes 32.50-37.00.
Market courtesy of PI
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