—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1979 8 iheQLD ( % WQ4IHAKK*d ii JAN. 15-21, 1979 Deserted is the held, the river congealed Keep New Year s resolutions Democratic Donkey born Jan 15, 1870 Last quarter of the moon Jan 21 Average length of days for the week, 9 hours 31 minutes Kiwams International organizedjan 21,1915 Boston s big Brink s holdup Jan 17,1950 If you can t u<e your hands u*t your head Ask the Old Farmer 1 have heard the expression you can bet your bottom iSgIItiSWKmKSfSSSI dollar man> times but I can t sa\ that I SSBaBjICT know what a bottom dollar is Do you know this expression 9 E J Wilmington, Mifdgl WißSfCf Del Home Hints Protect NOur^Usseshen paintingb\ coxermg the lenses vsith phstic wrap OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England Ram then snow to start doud\ and cold uUh some flurries for last part of vseek Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins with light freezing ram ram> and mild at midweek then snow Middle Atlantic Coastal Partly sunn) and mild with some showers then ram\ and cold IMI . ’ijnku, I,u Dublin Ml U 44441 Joliet Cattle January 11,1979 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 6,400, 4 days last week 3,989, same period last year 7,317. Trading moderately active for the week. Slaughter Steers closed the week 2.50-3.00 higher than Friday of last week. Slaughter Heifers 2.50- 3.75 higher than Wednesday of last week. Cows 2.00-3.00 higher than Friday of last week. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4, few 5, 1150-1300 lbs. 59.50- 60.00, 1 load 4-5 1300 lbs. 58.50,1 load 4-5 1520 lbs. 58.50 Monday; 61.0W1.75 Wed nesday, 2 loads 62.00, load mostly 4, few 5, 1250 lbs. 60.00 Wednesday. Choice 24 1000-1250 lbs. 58.50-59.50 Monday, 60.00-61.50, mostly 60.50- Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 57.50-58.50 Monday; 59.00-60.00 Wed nesday. Few Good Holsteins 1350 lbs. 54.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Mixed Choice and Prune 24, few 5,900-1100 lbs. 57.50-58.75 Monday; 58.50- 4 loads 60.75 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 56.25- 57.25 Monday; 57.50-58.50 Wednesday. COWS: Utility and Comm ercial 1-3 50.00-53.00 Monday. Cutter and Utility 51.50-54.00. Western Maryland Market Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Westminster, Md. January 9,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Good run mostly cows. Fat steers few offered $2.00 higher; top 61.50; Good choice 57.00-61.50; Standard 54.00-57.00; Heifers good to 55.00; Cows good run very Silver dollars used to fu stacfcrd during poker games The bottom dollar wa s the last om in the stack Today it would be your bottom chip active $3.00 higher! Good cows 53.50-55.85; Standard & Utility 50.00-53.00; Canners 47.50-50.00; Shelly 47.50 down; bulls no heavy bulls offered, medium weights to 57.75. BUTCHER HOGS: Good run prices $1.50 higher! Top Hogs 51.60; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 51.00-51.60; 230-260 lbs. 50.50- 51.50; 170-190 lbs. 48.00-50.50; Heavy weights to 46.50; sows to 46.00 bulk 40.0044.00. , VEAL CALVES: Good Run active & steady prices. Tops individual 265 lb. at $121.00; good-choice 90.00- 120.00; standard 80.00-95.00; light calves 60.00-80.00; weak & rough 60.00 down. Farm heifers to $137.00 bulls to 106.00. LAMBS: Few offered strong demand. Good & Choice to $67.50; medium to 60.00. STOCK CATTLE; Strong demand $3.00 higher! Stock steers 55.00-77.50; stock heifers 50.00-78.00; stock bulls 55.00-76.50. PIGS AND SHOATS; Good run prices lower. By the head 10.0040.00 shoats to 44.50; by the lb. 42.50-56.00 one lot 88 lb. at 67.00. Middleburg , Auction Middleburg, Pa. January 9,1979 CATTLE 229. Choice slaughter steers 62.00-64.10, Good 58.00-63.85, Standard 56.00- Utility 54.00- 56.00. Choice slaughter heifers 58.75, Good 55.00 59.75, Standard 52.00-55.00, Utility 50.00-52.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51.00- Cutters 48.00- 53.75, Canner & Low Cutter 45.00- Shells down to 38 00. Good slaughter bullocks 60.00-65.75. Yield Grade ttl 1200-2260 lbs. slaughter bulls 58.75-67.10; yield grade #2 800-1200 lbs. 52.00- Good 400-775 lbs. feeder steers 65.00-79.00. Livestock market and auction news CALVES 115. Prime vealers 110.00-128.00, Choice 100.00- Good 90.00 100.00, Standard & Good 110- 130 lbs. 80.00-90.00,90-110 lbs. 75.00- 70-90 lbs. 65.00 75.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 95-115 lbs. 90.00-115.00; holstein heifers 90-150 lbs. 90.00- HOGS 616. (Monday, January 8, 1979). US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.85-53.75, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 52.00-52.85, No. 2-3 190 270 lbs. 49.75-52.00. US No. 1-3 340-750 lbs. sows 40.50-48.50. Boars 375-700 lbs. 32.75-40.50. FEEDER PIGS 174. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-22.00 per head. No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. 22.0045.00, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 45.0062.50 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. January 10,1979 CATTLE 141. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows $1.50 to $3 higher. One Good slaughter steer at 60.25, couple Standard 56.75 and 57.10. One Standard slaughter heifer at 55.00. few Utility 50.00-53.10. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 47.50-53.85, couple 55.10, Cutters 48.50-52.10, Canner & Low Cutter 45.10-49.00. Few Yield Grade #1 1450-2050 lbs. slaughter bulls 58.35-64.10. CALVES 148. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. $4 to $6 higher. Choice vealers 98.00-118.50, few Good 89.50-110.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 75.00- 70-85 lbs. 72.00- 78.00, few Utility 50-100 lbs. 50.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 82.00- few holstein heifers 90-130 lbs. 79.50- 126.00. HOGS 277. Barrows & gilts 75 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1- 2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.40-53.90, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 52.50-53.50. Few US No. 1-3 400450 lbs. sows 44.25- 46.50. Few Boars 34.0041.00. FEEDER PIGS 380. US No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs 30.5043.00 per head, No. 1-3 40-55 lbs. 36.00-52.00, few lots No. 1-3 60-85 lbs. 48.50-55.00 per head. SHEEP 7. One Choice 105 lbs. wooled slaughter lamb at 65.00. Few Slaughter ewes 25.0047.00. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY *■' V V FEEDER PIG *4§i SALE T C\W EVERY iSWfI ’ WEDNESDAY Sale to Start Promptly at IP.M. ' SPECIAL NOTICE: Jan. 17 Sale will have 10 bred Gilts, Yorkshires bred to Poland China Boar, consigned by Ivan Weaver. We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Nlornini State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tags available at our office for you to tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge. Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 717-393-4464 Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Mon., January 8,1979 Reported receipts of 350 calves, 106 cows, 37 hogs, 9 heifers, 2 sheep, 9 lambs, 12 bulls, and 4 steers. Cattle market very active and calf market steady. Holstein heifer calves to 115.00; Veals 90.00114.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 80.00 93.00; bobs, 80 and down 70.0075.00; grassers and feeders 50.00-65.00; lambs 55.00- sheep 25.00- 33.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 48.25-50.50; sows 38.0042.00; boars 32.0038.00; pigs 15.00- 38.00; heifers 45.0057.50; steers, good 57.00-60.00; steers, common 52.0056.00; bulls 48.5056.50; cows, good 52.00- cows, medium 47.0048.50; cows, poor or small 42.00-45.00; 1 pony 47.50. Hunter’s Auction January 8,1979 Rising Sun, Md. FEEDER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 50.00-55.00. FEEDER STEERS; Good to Choice 68.50-69.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 52.50-53.75; Good to Standard 51.50-52.00; Utility 46.75-51.00; Cutters 46.50- 48.25; Canners 40.5044.25. CALVES: Prime 180-240 lbs. 75.00-89.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 82.00- 90.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 75.00-82.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lbs. 67.0088.00; Utility 7085 lbs. 52.0084.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 42.00- 56.00. FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lbs. 32 to 37 by hd.; 40-50 lbs. $37 to $4l by hd. HOGS: 140-180 lbs. 42.00- 47.00. SOWS; 38.5042.00. BOARS: 38.0040.50. Special Draft and Mule Sale New Holland Sales Stables January 5,1979 Total 258 head. Load of Canada work horses, pairs 1550-2050, singles 850-1625; load of Tennessee work horse, pairs 2100-2625, singles 1000-1250; load of Tennessee mules, pairs 1875-3100, singles 825- 1175; load of Illinois work horses, pairs 1875-2300, singular 7501550; load of Tennessee work horses, pairs 19002850, singles 1075- 1675; load of Virginia work horses, pairs 1575-2500; load of Kentucky driving horses 575-1125; load of Pa. driving horses 475-775; local mules, pairs 14501950, singles 500- 1225; work horses, singles 8001450; local driving horses 4501150. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. January 10,1979 CATTLE 247. Supply in cluded 24 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers $1.50 to $2 higher. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 higher. Few High Choice & Prime 1200-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 62.2584.50, Choice 900-1350 lbs. 60.00- 63.85, Good 57.6081.25, few Standard 55.3587.75, one Utility at 54.25. Choice 950- 1200 lbs. slaughter heifers 58.8582.23, one 62.60, few Good 56.50-58.50, few Standard 50.2581.60. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 51.0084.00, few 55.75, Cutters 49.7581.50, Canner & Low Cutter 46.6080.00. Few Good & Choice slaughter bullocks 61.0083.25, few Standard 55.5088.50. Few Yield Grade §1 1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 59.5084.00; few yield grade #2 950-1200 lbs. 56.7589.00. CALVES 118. Vealers grading Good $3 to $6 higher, Standard & Low Good steady to strong. Few Choice 98.00- 119.00, Good 89.00-99.00, few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 84.5087.00, 90-110 lbs. 74.00- ?" " HARVEY Z."mART?N ""i ; HAY AND STRAW SALE ! I WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. J ■ HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY ! I & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. ■ I For More Information * I Phone:2ls-445-5303 J Green Dragon ,^_ v Livestock Sales 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA COWS COlVs BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local consigners. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor 80.00, few 70-85 lbs. 69.00- 74.00, Utility 60-100 lbs. 40.00- 70.00, Farm calves active, holstein bulls 100-115 lbs. 101.00- few 90-95 lbs. 81.00- holstein heifers 85-135 lbs. 90.00-140.00. HOGS 382. Barrows & gilts $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 53.35- 53.85, one lot 19 head 54.60, No. 1-3 190-255 lbs. 52.00- 53.50, few No. 2-3 285-295 lbs. 50.35-50.50, No. 1-3 135-190 lbs. 48.00-51.35. Sows $1.25 to $2 higher. US No. 1-3 280-550 lbs. sows 44.00-46.25, one at 46.75, No. 2-3 500-650 lbs. 43.5044.50. Few Boars 35.00- 38.00, few light weights 40.50- *2.00. FEEDER PIGS 162. ALL PRICES CWT. US No. 1-3 25- 50 lbs. feeder pigs 97.00- 114.00, few down to 75.00, few No. 1-3 65-75 lbs. 88.00-89.00 cwt. SHEEP 14. Few Choice 70- 105 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 75.00-84.00. Few Slaughter ewes 36.00-41.00. Carroll’s Sales Co., Inc. Felton, Delaware January 10,1979 COWS: Utility 51.00-54.00, Cv-ner 48.00-51.00. STEERS: Choice 58.00- 61.00, Good 54.00-58.00, St. j> da rd 50.00-54.00. BOLLS: 49.75-57.75 VEAL CALVES: Prime 95.00- Choice 85.00- 95 03. Good 75.00-85.00, Stands d 65.00-75.00. Monl:e v i returning to farm - 70.00- A O, Few 60.00-70.00. LA'LL L: No Test. HOG' 200-240 lbs. 51.00- 52 50. SOWS 300-600 lbs. 40.50- 42.75, U/der 300 lbs. 39.00- 45.00. BOARS 300 lbs Up-37.50- 39.25.
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