B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 9,1979
JUNE 11-17, 1979
Rains drum, frogs thrum.
Shear sheep now Comstock sold rights to silver lode for $ll,OOO
June 11, 1859 Last quarter of the moon June 17 Average
length of days for the week, 15 hours, 16 minutes Flag Day June
14 and Father's Day June 17 US Army left Mexico June 12,1848
Some men acquire that tired feeling from looking for an easy
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Home Hints Discolored bathroom tile can be brightened bv washing with
baking soda
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy and cool with light rain east
Greater New York-New Jersey. Week brings variable cloudiness.
rain last of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Fair, showers throughout week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal- Showery all week
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
June 4,1979
CATTLE 206. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 71.00-74.50,
Choice 67.50-70.00, Good
67.00- Standard 63.00-
66.00, Utility 55.00-57.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
66.00- Good 62.00-67.00,
Standard 58.00-63.50, Utility
52.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
55.5060.00, Cutters 52.50-
56.00, Canner & Low Cutter
50.00- Shells down to
46.00, Choice slaughter
bullocks 67.00-72.50, Good
62.0067.00, Standard 62.50-
64.50, Utility 55.0060.00.
Yield Grade #1 1600-2000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 69.00-76.25;
yield grade #2 900-1600 lbs.
58.0063.00, Medium & Good
300-550 lbs. feeder steers
75.00-
CALVES 291. Choice
vealers 104.00-120.00, Good
85.00- Standard &
Good 70-90 lbs. 60.00-90.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls
90-120 lbs. 135.00-165.00, 70-90
lbs. 60.00-90.00; holstem
heifers 80-130 lbs. 130.00-
200.00,
HOGS 362. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.25-
OLD
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Ask the Old Farmer
Did sailors ever take
dogs to sea 7 I’ve heard of
sea-going cats, but not
dogs DJB, Springfield,
Mass
Sure they took dogs to sea,
also pigs, goats, and hens
Cats were common aboard
coastal vessels, but they
were apt to go visiting
when in port
45.00, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
42.00- No. 2-3 250-270
lbs. 40.5042.00, No. 1-3 130-
180 lbs. 38.0045.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 35.00-38.50,
No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 37 50-
40.00. Boars 32.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 56. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head, few No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0045.00 per
head.
SHEEP 31. Choice sprmg
slaughter lambs 70.00-78.00,
Good 62.0068.00.
Market courtesy of PDA,
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, June 6
Reported receipts of 72
cows, 62 heifers, and 8 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 1200-
1530; load of Pa. fresh 1000-
1500; load of N.Y. purebreds
and grades, fresh 1250-1775,
springers 1325-1850; load of
Pa. fresh 960-1150, springers
1150-1350; local cows 850-
1290; springing heifers
grades 925-1325, purebreds
1025-1900; open heifers 385-
725; bulls 510-985; herd
dispersal of 24 head in all
stages of lactation 650-1010.
FEEDER HEIFERS
High Choice and 'Prime
82.00- Good to Choice
72.00- Other 65.0058.00.
BULLS: 600 lb. 75.00; 480-
580 lb. 68.00-72.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 53.25-54.75; Good to
Standard 53.00-54.25; Utility
51.75-53.00; Cutters 50.75-
52.25; Canners 47.25-49.50.
CALVES: Prime 210-240
lb. 95.00-105.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 90.00-
102.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lb. 87.00-111.00; Standard
to Good 90-110 lb. 96.00-
113.00; Utility 70-85 lb. 85.00-
111.00; Low Utility 65-75 lb
75.00-92.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lb.
$2B to $33 by hd.; 35-45 lb. $35
to $4O by hd.; 45-50 lb. $3B to
$4O by hd.
GOATS: Kids $32 to $36 by
hd.; Nannies $2B to $32 by
hd.; Billies $35 to $46 by hd.
Reported receipts of 349
calves, 101 cows, 53 hogs, 13
heifers, 23 sheep, 12 lambs,
15 bulls, and 5 steers. Cattle
market very unsteady and
calf market, bobs much
cheaper.
Holstein heifer calves to
125.00; veals 90.00-105.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 80.00-
106.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and
down 60.00-72.50; grassers
and feeders 50.00-80.00;
lambs, 68.00-69 50; sheep,
12.00- hogs, 200 to 250
lbs. 41.50-45.50; sows 34.00-
38.00; boars 27.00-35.00; pigs,
20.00- heifers
56.00- steers, feeders
72.00- 50; steers, common
60.00- bulls 62.00-70.50;
cows, good 57.00-59.00, top
61.00; cows, medium 52.50-
55.00; cows, poor or small
40.00- horses, none;
ponies 36.00-295.00; goats
8.00-
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Livestock market and auction news
Hunter’s
Auction
Jane 4,1979
Rising Sun, Md.
SOWS: 40.00.
BOARS: 38.00-39.50
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, June 4
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonburg, Va.
June 2,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER &
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
Good Light Steer Calves
95.00 to 101.00; Medium 90.00
to 95.00; Plain 85.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
85.00 to 93.00; Medium 80.00
to 85.00; Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Light Heifer
Calves 80.00 to 86.00;
Medium 75.00 to 80.00, Plain
70.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 87.00 to 92 00,
Medium 84.00 to 87.00; Plam
79.00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 50.00 to 58.75; Utilities
45.00 to 50.00; Canners &
Cutters 46 00 and down;
Stock & Milk Cows 750.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 61.00 to
84.00; Slaughter Bulls 56.75
to 67.50.
CALVES: Veal Calves
126.00 and down; Baby
Calves 137.50 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 74.00; Good Red O
69.00; Slaughter Ewes 30.25
and down; Stock Ewes 85.00
and down; All Buck Lambs
Discounted $l.OO.
HOGS: Top 42.00, Medium
38.00; Light 36.85; Sows 35.00
to 35.50; Boars 30 00.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
June 6,1979
CATTLE 194. Supply in
cluded 17 head feeder cattle
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers $3 to $6 lower.
Slaughter cows $3 to $7
lower. Choice slaughter
steers 65.00-68.50, one at
69.00, Good 63.85-66.00, one at
71.00, Standard 61.50-62.85,
few Utility 59.25-61.10.
Choice 720-1200 Ijis.
slaughter heifers 60.75-65.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 52.75-55.35,
few to 56.75, Cutters 50.00-
54.00, Canner & Low Cutter
46.00-47 75, Shells down to
44.00, Good slaughter
bullocks 63.00-67.25, few to
70.75, few Standard 58 75-
66.10. Few Yield Grade #l-2
1170-1700 lbs slaughter bulls
65.50-68.00, one at 74.50. Few
Good & Choice 900-980 lbs.
feeder steers 72.00-73.00, few
Good 615-665 lbs. 80.00-82.00;
one Lot Good 570 lbs. feeder
heifers at 72.50.
CALVES 137. Choice
100 00-111.00, one at 115.00,
Good 85.00-96.00, few
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
75 00-89.00, few 70-85 lbs.
63.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 100-120 lbs.
112.00- holstem
heifers 80-150 lbs 115.00-
151.00; beef cross bulls &
heifers 85-110 lbs 100.00-
132.50.
HOGS 333 Barrows & gilts
75 cents to $1 25 lower US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs barrows &
gilts 43 50-44.10, No. 1-3 195-
250 lbs 42 85-43.75, No 2-3
215-250 lbs. 40.00-41 50 US
No. 1-3 325-550 lbs. sows
32.50-35 00, few No 2-3 600-
680 lbs. 32.00-32.50. Boars
28.00-32.50, few to 40 50
FEEDER PIGS 229. US
No 1-3 25-30 lbs feeder pigs
110.00-121.00 cwt., No 1-3 30-
50 lbs. 81.00-94.00, few Utility
25-35 lbs. 56.0064.00 cwt
SHEEP 25 Few Choice 70-
115 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 70.00-76 00 Slaughter
ewes 27.00-45.00
GOATS 14.
Oklahoma
Cattle
June 7,1979
Estimated receipts
Same Day Last Week
Feeder steers under 700
lbs. fully steady in fairly
active trading; steers over
700 lbs. steady to 1.00
Feeder heifers strong to 1.00
higher; feeder demand good.
Bulk supply Choice and
mixed Good and Choice 600-
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cows
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
850 lbs. feeder steers and 500-
700 lbs. feeder heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-400 lbs. 96.50-
99.00; lot 455 lbs. 95.90; 500-
GOO lbs. 80.50-90.50; lots high
Choice 525-575 lbs. 90.50-
93.00 ; 600-700 lbs. 75.50-81.20;
700-800 lbs. 71.50-75.50; 800-
875 lbs. 68.00-72.50, bulk
69.50-71.00; mixed Good and
Choice 470 lbs. 86.50; 600-700
lbs. 72.00-77.00; 700-800 lbs.
70.75-73.00; 800-900 lbs. 66.50-
70.75; Good 700-800 lbs. 66.00-
67.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS.
Choice 300-400 lbs 87.50-
90.00; 400-500 lbs. 85.25-91 75;
500-600 lbs. 75.00-80.60; 600-
700 lbs. 70.00-75.00; 700-750
lbs. 67.00-70.00; very fleshv
825 lbs. 61.25; mixed Good
and Choice 400-500 lbs. 79.00-
80.75; 500-600 lbs. 68.75-73.25;
600-700 lbs. 68.00-71.00; Good
475-500 lbs. 67.75-68.00.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to last week
feeder steers and heifers
3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter
cows 3.004.00 lower, outlets
narrow. Late Wednesday
sales Utility and Com
mercial 2-4, 47.00-49.00.
Limited test cutter 44.75-
48.00 with topside quotes
untested. Cutter reached
52.00 early m the week. Bulls
3.00 lower YG 1-2 1300-1800
lbs. 62.25-67.00 instances
68.00; YG 1-2 1000-1300 lbs.
59.75-64.00. Salable receipts
this week near 26,200 head.
Compared to 34,853 last week
and 22,442 head the same
week a year ago. Cows and
bulls near 9 percent of cattle
receipts; feeders near 91
percent of total.
11,000
13,024
COWs