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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1979
THE OLD
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JUNE 4-10, 1979
To a cow now, it's just a matter of getting fatter
Fish for horned pouts at night now Radio network-; born |une 7
1923 Full moon June 10 Average length ot days tor the w-eek,
15 hours, 11 minutes D-Dav anni\ersar\ June 6 1944
Vacuum cleaner patented June 8 1869 Daily thunderstorms
begin in Florida, through August Wit without discretion is a
sword in the hand of a fool
Ask the Old Farmer
Can vou tell me whv it is
that horseback riders of
the East and Europe
f manage to get along with
~ a minimum ot trappings,
' u hile our Western riders
are encumbered by
heavy bulky accouter
,"v, ments 7 TF , Baltimore
Almost every detail ot the Westerner' s riding outfit ha « a practical use
high boot heels so the foot won t slide through the stirrup hoods or
"tapederos" on the stirrups to keep his hoots from being torn by briars and
to keep his feet from freezing in cold weather chaps for warmth and pro
tection, and so-on Nothing is decorative
Home Hints Vinegar set in an open dish absorbs thi odor of smoke
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cool with light drizzle west to start, then sunnv,
warm with few showers
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny all week, cool to start then
hot with scattered showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins partly cloudy and very cool
then warm and showery
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cool with some showers clearing
and hot at midweek, then scattered showers
Joliet
Cattle
May 31,1979
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 3,900, 5 days last
week 4,339, same period last
year 6,089. Trading ex
tremely slow for the week.
Slaughter steers closed the
week 1.00-2.50, mostly 2.00-
2.50 lower than Wednesday
of last week, with the most
decline on weights over 1200
and on yield grade 4 and 5
steers. Slaughter heifers
closed the week 75 to 1.00,
instances 1.25 lower than
Wednesday of last week.
.Cows closed the week 50
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 34, few 5, 1150-1350
lbs. 73.00-73.50, 2 loads 73.75
Tuesday; 71.00-72.00, load 4-5
1260 lbs. 69.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs.
72.00-73.50, 1 load 73.75
Tuesday; 71.50-72.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 71.00-72.00 Tuesday;
70.50-71.50 Wednesday. Load
choice holstems 1600 lbs.
67.50 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4,
few 5, 900-1075 lbs. 72. 50-
72.75 Tuesday; 1 Load 72.25;
1 Load 72.75 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 900-1050 71.75-72 50
Tuesday; 71.00-72.25 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 70.00-71.00
Wednesday.
COWS; Utility & Com
mercial 2-4 55.00-57.00, few
57.50 Tuesday, 54.00-56.00
Wednesday.
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Thomasville
Market
Thomasville, Pa.
Wednesday, May 30
Cattle, 104 head. Steers,
prime 70.00-71.35; choice
68.00- good 66.00-S8.00;
Holstein steers, good 68.00-
69.50; standard 65.00-68.00;
Heifers: prune 68.50-69.00;
choice 67.00-68.00; good
64.00- Cows; utility and
high cutter slaughter cows
57.00- cutters 54.00-
56.00; canners 45.0049.00;
Bulls, good 69.25-70.25,
steady 67.0068.50; Calves, 25
head Choice 110.00-119.00,
good 105.00-108.00. Calves 85-
90 lbs. Holstein bull calves
95-120 lbs. 115.00-136.00;
Holstein heifer calves 95-130
lbs. 150.00-152.00. Hogs 336
head, 1-3 pr. treaty 200-330
lbs. 43%; Sows 1-3 34.00-
36.00. Lambs 7360 lbs. 75.00-
80.00, few at 85.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 30
Reported receipts of 42
cows, 48 heifers, and 3 bulls
Market steady with last
week’s market
Load of Pa. fresh 869-975,
springers 850-1170; load of
N.Y., fresh 1275-1700
springers 1090-1450, local
cows 775-1575, springing
heifers 875-1320; open 525-
650; bulls 470-810
Central
U.S. Carlot
May 30,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
430 report Steer beef
mostly 2 00-3 00 lower, some
yield grade 2 350 lower
Heifer beef 3.00 lower than
early Tues demand light
with most trading done
before noon Steer supply
moderate to heavy; heifer
supply moderate Tradmg
moderate to fairly active
early. Sales reported on 102
loads of steer and heifer
beef.
STEER BEEF
86V2 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 105.50-
106.50, bulk 105.50, 2.00
lower.
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 104.50
early next week delivery,
3.00 lower.
Choice 3 800-900 lbs. 104.50
pckr/pckr.
Choice 2 600-800 lbs. 105.75-
106.00,2.75-3.50 Iwr.
Choice 4 600-800 lbs. 101.50.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 105.00-
106.00 West Coast.
Choice 3 550-650 lbs. 106.75-
108.75 trmd, & slctd.
Choice 2 550650 lbs. 107.75-
109.75 trmd. & slctd.
Choice 4 700-800 lbs. 99.50
West Coast.
Choice 4 800-900 lbs. 97.50
U/pcf Pnoct
Good 2-3 600600 lbs. 104.50
West Coast, late next week
delivery.
HEIFER BEEF
17% Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 104.50,
load early 105.50,3.00 lower.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 100.00-
100.50.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 103.25,
Utility cow beef mostly
steady - 1.00 higher to West
Coast compared to late last
week.
COW BEEF
19 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Utility (BRKG) 34 450 &
up lbs. 90.25 West Coast.
Utility (BNG) 2-3 400 & up
lbs. 93.25 West Coast, steady.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Utility (BRKG) 34 450 &
up lbs. 91.00 West Coast,
steady.
Utility (BNG) 2-3 400 & up
lbs. 94.00 West Coast, 1.00
higher.
Canner/cutter 1-2 350 & up
100.00 West Coast.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
2 Loads
Choices
FOB Omaha Basis
FORES 130-210 lbs. 91.00.
SHORT PLATES 2540 lbs.
62.50.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS
61 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
50 chem lean fresh 65 50-
ssss $ $
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b; 00 uUt, mostly 00 50-06 00,
mostly 3 00-3 50 Iwr late
50 chem lean fresh 65 50-
65 75 3 50-3 75 Iwr
Compared to Tuesday's
2 15 report Fresh pork cut
loins steady - 200 lower,
greatest decline on 20 & up
lbs Boston butts steady -1 00
higher No comparison on
sparenbs Skinned hams 75 -
3 00 lower Bellies steady -75
lower Other cuts not well
established Trade
moderate, demand light
except for bellies Sales
reported on 77 loads, in
cluding 21*2 loads of trim
mings and offal
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/DN lbs 92.25-
92. 50 frozen; 14-17 lbs. 88.50-
89.00, steady - 50 lower; 17-20
lbs. 82.00 clear channel; 20 &
up lbs. 70.50,2.00 lower; 20 &
up lbs. 72.25 clear channel.
BOSTON BUTTS: 46 lbs.
70.25-71.25, steady - 75 hghr.;
8 & up lbs. 69.50,1.00 higher.
SPARERIBS: 3-5 lbs.
89.50-90.50.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 67.50, 2.50 lower; 17-20
lbs. 66.50, 1.50-3 00 lower; 20-
26 lbs. 66.00,75-1.00 lower; 26
& up lbs. 64.00.
BELLIES, SDLS.: 10-12
lbs. 41.50; 12-14 lbs. 42.00-
42.50, 1.00-1.50 hghr.; 14-16
lbs. 42.00-42.50, 1.00-1.50
hghr.; 16-18 lbs. 39.50-40.00,
unevenly steady; 18-20 lbs.
34.00-35.00, steady-1.00 hgr.
NECK BONES: 16.00-
16.50.
CHITTERLINGS; T.I.S,
27.50.
LIVERS; 50-60 lb. box
20.50-21.00.
FEET: 15.50-17.00
TAILS; 17.00
PORK
MINGS/BONELESS PRO
CESSING PORK (chemical
lean) 42 trmgs. (bxd.) 46.00
frozen; 72 trmgs. (bgs.) 84.75
frozen; 72 bnls. pics. 86.00-
86.75 fresh/combos, steady
-75 lower.
Reported receipts of 277
calves, 60 cows, 69 hogs, 22
heifers, no sheep, 1 lamb, 23
bulls, and 1 steer. Cattle
market steady and calf
market steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
221.00; veals 90.00-131.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 90.00-
206.00; bobs, 80 lbs and
down 88 00-90.00; grassers
and feeders IOO.OO7IO8.OO;
lambs, spring to 82.00;
sheep, none; hogs, 200 to 250
lbs. 41.0045.50, sows 34.00-
36.00: boars 32.00-36 00, pigs,
18.00-52 00; heifers 62.00-
FOB Amarillo Basis
TRIM-
Market courtesy of USDA
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 28
66 25, steers, feeders 72 00-
88.00, steers, common
65 00-70 00. bulls 62 00-73 50,
cows, good 58 00-61 00, top
63 25, cows, medium 55 00-
57 00, cows, poor or small
40 00-55 00, horses, none,
ponies 35 00-97 50, goats
21 00-59 00.
Hunter’s
Auction
May 28,1979
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime
92.00- Good to Choice
85.00-
BULLS: 895 lbs 65 00 ; 400-
500 lbs. 68.00-72.00.
COWS- High Choice to
Prune 64.75-66.75; Good to
Standard 63 75-65.00; Utility
58.50-62.00; Cutters 57.25-
61.00; Cannerss6 75-62.00.
'CALVES: Prune 240-280
lbs. 111.00-135.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 125.00-
132.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 110.00-118.00;
Standard to Good 90-110 lbs.
105.00-127.00; Utility 70-85
lbs. 96.00-121.00; Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 87.00-110.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lbs
$32 to $39 by hd.; 3540 lbs.
$36 to $4l by hd.
SOWS: 39.5040.00.
BOARS: 39.50.
SHEEP: 28.00-38.00;
Lambs 65.00-71.00.
GOATS: Kids $2B to $35 by
hd.; Nannies $25 to $2B by hd.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 30,1979
CATTLE: Supply included
21 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers 25 cents to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to $2
lower. Few Choice slaughter
steers 72.00-74.75, Good 69.00-
72.00, couple to 73.35,
Standard 66.00-68.75. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
67.25- few Good 64.00-
65.60. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 56.0061.10,
couple to 63.25, Cutters 55.00-
61.00, Canner & Low Cutter
53.00-55.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks
73.25- few Good
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68.50-71.85. Yield Grade HI
1100-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls
66 00-75 50. Few Good 600-700
lbs feeder steers 78.00-89.00,
couple 400 lbs at 97 00,’
Couple Good 450 lbs feeder
heifers 100 00
CALVES 123. Few Choice
vealers 114.00-129 00, few
Good 100 00-110.00, few
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs
95 00-102.00, few 70-85 lbs
85.00-90.00 Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs
130 00-167.00; holstem
heifers 90-150 lbs. 130 00-
187.00
HOGS 352 Barrows & gilts
$2 to $2.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs barrows & gilts
44.50-45.35, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs 43.504 4 75, few lots No.
2-3 240-300 lbs. 40.00-43 00. US
No 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
35.00-38.00, No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 33 00-36.50. Boars 35.00-
40.50.
FEEDER PIGS. ALL®
SALES CWT. US No. 1-3 20-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 100.00-
122 00, No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 70.00-
89.00 cwt.
SHEEP 9. Few Choice 30-
70 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 95.00-127.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, May 25,1979
Feeder Cattle
215
Today
Last Friday
Last Year 427
TREND: Insufficient
volume for a market test
Couple lots of 15 on offer and
about 10 lots of four to seveijN)
with balance sold m lots oP*
three or less.
FEEDER STEERS:
Couple lots Choice 625-630 lb
84.25-86.75, couple lots
Choice 945-1045 lb. 70.50-
72.75; one lot Good 740 lb
82.00, one lot Good 845 lb.
73.50; couple lots Good and
Choice 900-945 lb. 67.75-69.75.
Market courtesy of USDA.
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SALE