—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22,1979
8
SEPT. 24-30, 1979
Seasonal quirks; offshore storm lurks
Pickle cukes now Babe Ruth hit 60th home run Sept 30,1927
First quarter of the moon Sept 28 Average length of days for the
week 11 hours, 57 minutes (days and nights nearly equal this
week. Scallops in season Pick and freeze ferns for Christmas
bouquets now For a happy marriage, never speak loudly to one
another unless the house is on fire
Ask the Old Farmer: I learned that when this
country first started making automobiles
there was a make I've never heard of before,
it was called the Briscoe Is this true 7 SL,
Columbus, Ohio
It's true, and we bet you've never heard of some of
the others that didn t make it, such as Chalmers,
Westcott, and Panhard
Home Hints Salt on your fingers when cleaning fowl or fish prevents hands
from slipping
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Heavy rams and possible tropical storm to start,
some seasonal light rain mid-week through weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Possible offshore tropical storm at
week's beginning, then rain into the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Holdover of offshore storm starts the
week, then sunny and hot, possible showers, by weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Hot with showers throughout the
week
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Oklahoma
Cattle
September 20,1979
Estimated Receipts
11,000; Same Day Last Week
7,665.
Fairly active; feeder
steers and heifers over 600
lbs steady, offerings under
600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower.
Majority receipts medium
frame no. 1 muscle thickness
400-700 lbs. feeder steers and
heifers. Good buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame no. 1 muscle
thickness 300-400 lbs. 98.00-
104.00, part load 315 lbs.
106.50; 400-500 lbs. 90.25-
96.50; 500-600 lbs. 83.5088.00,
two lots 510-515 lbs. 90.00
90.10; 600700 lbs. 79.50-83.50,
lot 650 lbs. 77.00; 700800 lbs.
78.5082.50; 800900 lbs. 75.75-
79.50, lot 832 lbs. fleshy 74.05.
Large no. 1 few 530-630 lbs.
81.0082.75; two lots 920940
lbs. 75.5075.60. Medium and
large no. 1 part load 498 lbs.
86.50, Medium no. 1-2 300-500
lbs. 86.0093.00; 550650 lbs.
75.00-80.00; package 822 lbs.
76.30. Large no. 1-2 700825
lbs. 74.75-77.75. Medium no. 2
lot 606 lbs. 71.00, Large no. 2
holstein package 503 lbs.
86.00; 600850 lbs. 69.0073.75;
lot 937 lbs. 66.80.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium frame no. 1 muscle
thickness 290-400 lbs. 83.50
87.25; 400500 lbs. 79.0083.50,
package 438 lbs. 87.00; 500
600 lbs. 74.5079.75, lot 595
lbs. 73.75; 600700 lbs. 71.25-
74.50, load 615 lbs. 76.70; lot
753 lbs. fleshy 69.50. Large
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no. 1 lot 488 lbs. 78.25.
Medium no. 1-2 400-500 lbs.
73.25-78.00; 500600 lbs. 70.75-
76.00; few lots 640890 lbs.
71.00- Large no. 1-2
package 770 lbs. 68.60.
Medium no. 2 few 590-650 lbs.
68.00-
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steers and heifers under 600
lbs. 3.00 lower. Offerings
over 600 lbs. 1.00 lower.
Slaughter cows and bulls
steady. Late sales Utility
and Commercial 2-3 48.75-
52.00, high dressing to 53.00;
low dressing and yg 38 45.75-
48.75. Cutter 18 46.25-49.50.
Slaughter bulls 1-2 1200-1600
lbs. 62.2586.00. Salable
receipts this week near
28,250 head compared to
26,357 head last week and
27,805 head the same period
year ago. Feeder classes
near 93 percent of the run
and slaughter classes near 7
percent.
St. Louis
Cattle
National Stock Yards
September 20,1979
Receipts This Week 5,700;
Week Ago 5,300; Week Ago
6,900.
As compared to the
previous week close,
slaughter steers mostly 1.00
lower. Slaughter heifers 1.00-
1.50 lower. Cows 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 higher. Bulls
firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and mixed Choice
and Prime slaughter steers,
around 35 percent heifers
and 15 percent cows.
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OR
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 24
.1050-1275 lbs. 66.50-68.00,
closing sales 66.5067.00.
Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 65.00
67.50. closing 65.00-66.50.
.Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1175 lbs. 63.00-66.00. Good
2-3 900-1150 lbs. 61.0064.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 1050
1400 lbs. holsteins 56.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs: 63.50-65.50, part
load early 66.00, closing
sales 63.50-64.00. Choice 24
8001050 lbs. 62.5065.00,
most closing sales 62.50
63.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700975 lbs. 61.00
63.50. Good 2-3 700950 lbs.
59.0062.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 45.00-50.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-53.00,
closing 50.00-53.00. Cutter 1-2
46.00-50.50. Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 43.0048.00.
BULI& Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 55.0062.00, few
yield grade 163.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1,600 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers fully 1.00
3.00 lower.
'FEEDER STEERS:
Feeder frame no. 1 muscle
thickness: lot thin 278 lbs.
108.75-300400 lbs. 89.0095.00;
400500 lbs. 85.0090.50; 500
700 lbs. 79.5089.75; 700800
lbs. 70.0078.00; 800950 lbs.
57.0069.00.
Medium frame no. 1-2
muscle thickness: 350600
lbs. 80.0087.00
Large frame no. 2 muscle
thickness: 525875 lbs. 70.00
71.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium frame no. 1 muscle
thickness: 300500 lbs. 80.00
83.50; 500700 lbs. 67.0079.50;
few lots 700750 lbs. 66.00
67.50.
Medium frame no. 1-2
muscle thickness: 300-550
lbs. 78.0082.00.
CATTLE 65. Steers - High
Choice and Prime, none;
Good Choice 66.00-68.75;
Good 64.00-66.00; Standard
Good 60.00-63.75; Holstems
Good 58.00-62.75; Standard to
Good 55.00-58.00. Heifers -
High Choice and Prime
65.00- Good to Choice
63.00- Good 60.00-63.00;
Holstems Good 52.00-54.00;
Standard Good 48.00-51.50.
Feeder Steers - Good and
Choice 400 to 500 lbs. 85.00-
92.00; Standard and Good 400
Livestock market and auction news
Sechrist
Auction
Stewarts town, Pa.
Sept 17,1979
SPECIAL
NOTICE
VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC.
12 miles east of Lancaster at Paradise, PA.
Proudly Announces
A BUTCHER HOG
AUCTION
Every Monday
AT 1:00 P.M.
This will be in addition to our regular Wednesday and
Saturday Butcher Hog Auctions.
No waiting to unload.
Will receive hogs anytime Monday morning.
For More Information Call
L. Robert Frame, Manager
717-442-4181 768-8204
to 700 lbs. 60.00-80.00. Bulls -
Good and Choice Com
mercial 63.0065.85; Stan
dard to Good 60.00-63.00;
Utility to Standard 57.00
60.00. Cows - High Yearling
Commercial 48.00-51.50;
Cutters 45.0047.75; Canners
Low Cutters 43.0046.00;
Shells 38.0042.85.
CALVES 113. Calves -
Choice and Prime 100.00
115.00; Good and Choice
90.00100.00; Standard and
Good 80.0090.00; Bulls Good
100120 lbs. 85.0095.00; Hfrs.
70120 lbs. 80.00180.00; Culls
40.0075.00.
HOGS 275. Sows - 250375
lbs. 27.0031.00; 400500 lbs.
24.0026.85. Boars - 300500
lbs. 24.0033.00.
SHEEP 16. Lambs - Good
to Choice 55.00-62.00;
Medium and Good 40.00
53.50. Ewes-15.0028.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190215
lbs. 40.0041.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 39.00
39.50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,180260 lbs. 37.00
38.50.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
September 18,1979
CATTLE 216. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
few High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 70.1070.85,
Choice No. 24 10001300 lbs.
66.5070.00, Good 63.0066.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
64.0087.76, couple to 69.25,
few Good 61.7582.85. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 48.0053.00, Cutters
47.5052.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 44.25-47.85, Shells
down to 37.25. Couple Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bullocks
68.75 and 70.25, few Good
60.0084.00, few Standard
58.7581.25. Few Yield Grade
#1 11801740 lbs. slaughter
bulls 63.7585.50.
CALVES 260. Few Prime
vealers 119.00122.00, Choice
106.00115.00, Good 90.00
120.00, Standard & Good 70
110 lbs. 78.0088.00, Utility 50
80 lbs. 50.0085.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90120
lbs. 85.0094.00, few to 99.00;
holstem heifers 75-85 lbs.
90.00-120.00, 100-160 lbs.
145.00228.00,
HOGS 280. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.25-
40.75, one lot 41.10, No. 1-3
200250 lbs. 38.75-40.25, No. 2-
3 250265 lbs. 37.0038.60. US
No. 18 300500 lbs. sows
26.0029.75, No. 2-3 400800
lbs. 23.0026.00. Few Boars
24.0028.00,
FEEDER PIGS 30. US No,
1-3 29-38 lbs. feeder pigs
65.0072.00.
SHEEP 21. Choice 85-105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
61.0068.50, few Utility &
Good 5070 lbs. 45.0055.00.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, September 17
Reported receipts of 496
calves, 145 cows, 16 heifers,
20 bulls, 13 steers, 85 hogs, 2
sheep,and 52 lambs. Cattle
market reported easier and
calf market steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
167.50; veals 85.00115.00;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 80.00
102.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and
down 60.0079.00; grassers
and feeders 63.50109.00;
lambs 55.0063.50; sheep
32.5044.00; hogs, 200 to 250
lbs., 34.0045.00, sows 31.00
36.50; boars 25.00-32.50; pigs,
each 8.0027.50; heifers 44.75-
70.00; steers, good 53.50
62.50; steers, common none;
bulls 53.25-63.00; cows, good
47.0052.00; cows, medium
42.0047.00; cows, poor or
small 35.0044.50; horses,
none; ponies 37.50172.50;
goats 11.0045.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, September 19.
Reported receipts of 161
cows, 54 heifers, and 7 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load out of Wisconsin,
fresh 12501350; load out of
Pa. fresh 985-1250; two loads
of N.Y. and Conn, fresh 1450
1800, springers 10501750:
load of Canada fresh 1425-
1560, springers 11702375;
load of Pa. fresh 12901425;
herd dispersal of 36 head m
all stages of lacation 525-
1525; herd dispersal of 16
head m all stages of lactation
825-1230.
Joliet
Cattle
September 20,1979
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,000; 5 days last
week 4,008; same period a
year ago 6,580. Trading slow
on Monday, turned active on
Wednesday. Slaughter
steers & heifers closed the
week steady to 1.00 lower
than Wednesday ut last
week. Cows closed the week
1.00- lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed High Choice and
Prime 3-41100-1300 lbs. 68.00-
68.50; 1 load -69.00 Monday;
68.25-68.75, 2 loads 69.00
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1000-
1300 lbs. 67.00-68.00 Monday;
67.00- mostly 67.50-68.50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
65.50-67.00 Monday &
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 1200-1500 lbs.
holsteins 58.00-60.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4
900-1050 lbs. 66.50-67.00
Monday; 66.50-67.00, 1 load
67.25 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1050 lbs. 65.50-66.50
Monday & Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 64.00-65.50
Monday and Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter & Utility,
few Commercial 1-2 47.0 k
49.50, few 50.00 MondajJ
48.00- Wednesday.
Utility & Commercial 2-5
44.00- Monday; 45.00 to
48.00 Wednesday.
G&M
Livestock
Duncans ville, Pa.
September 17,1979
Market reported lower.
Dairy Cows: 750.00 to
1570.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 66.00 to 69.25; Good to
Choice 64.00 to 67.00;
Standard to Good 58.00 to
64.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prime 63.00 to 65.00;
Good to Choice 58.00 to 63.00;
Standard 53.00 to 58.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 80.00
to 104.00; 500 to 700 lbs. 65.00
to 81.00. A
BULLS: 1200 to 1650 lb#)
63.00 to 67.25 ; 900 to 1200 lbs.
58.00 to 64.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 52.00 to 54.25; Good
50.00 to 52.00; Utility 45.00 to
50.00; Cutters 40.00 to 45.00;
Canners Down to 38.00.
CALVES: High Choice
110.00 to 119.00; Good to
Choice 90.00 to 110.00;
Standard to Good 70.00 to
90.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90 to 120 lbs. 100.00 to
126.00. Hoi. Heifers 90 to 120
lbs. 150.00 to 205.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15 to 35
lbs. 12.00 to 25.00; 35 to 50 lbs.
24.50 to 28.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 41.00
to 42.10; 190 to 270 lbs. 39.00
to 41.00. a\
SOWS: 28.20 t 036.50.
BOARS: 24.00 t 033.00.
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