Livestock market an Special Market Abingdon, Va. September 24,1979 Feeder Calf Sale There were 515 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets. Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS; Choice: 300400 lbs. 104.00-107.00, 400-500 lbs. 94.00- 500-600 lbs 84.00- ; 600-700 lbs. 83.50- 85.50 ; 700 lbs. & up 80.00. Good 200-300 lbs. 100.00- 106.00; 300400 lbs. 99.00- 106.00; 400-500 lbs. 80.00- 108.50 ; 500-600 lbs. 90.00- 91.00; 600-700 lbs. 79.00-85.00; 700 lbs. & up 70 00-76 00. Short 200-300 lbs 88.00; 300- 400 lbs. 84.00-97.00 ; 400-500 lbs. 78.00-91.00; 600-700 lbs. 78.00. Medium 300400 lbs 84.00- 400-500 lbs 94.00- 500-600 lbs 89.00- 600-700 lbs. 76.50- 79.00; over 700 lbs. 71.00. HEIFERS: Choice: 200 300 lbs. 81.00-84.00 ; 300-400 lbs. 81.00-87.50; 400-500 lbs. 83.50-91.00 ; 500-600 lbs. 77.00 84.00 ; 600-700 lbs. 72.00-73.00. Good 200-300 lbs. 75.00; 300- 400 lbs. 79.00-87 00; 400-500 lbs. 74.0085.50; 500600 lbs. 69.0079.00. Short 300400 lbs. 67.00 ; 400500 lbs. 60.0069.00; SMUCKER'S SALES & SERVICE • Good used diesel engines Install a blower fan for better diesel & refrigeration cooling. Longer life on diesel. LET ME BREATHE! FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL 717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER CALL 717-354-4374. 500-600 lbs. 62.00. Medium 200-300 lbs. 71.00-75.00; 300- 400 lbs. 74.00-83.00; 400-500 lbs, 74.00-82.00; 500-600 lbs. 61 00-80.00; 600-700 lbs. 66.00. Special Market Marshall, Va. September 20,1979 Special Feeder Yearling Sale There were 605 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice. 500600 lbs. 91.0093.00; 600700 lbs. 86.0090.50; 700800 lbs. 75.00 86.50 ; 800900 lbs. 77.0084.75; 9001000 lbs. 68.5072.50; 1000 1100 lbs 70 50. Good 500600 lbs. 80.0092.50 ; 600700 lbs. 80.0092.50 ; 700-800 lbs. 79.50 85.50; 800900 lbs. 72.0078.00; 900-1000 lbs. 65.00-70.50. Medium 500600 lbs. 79.00; 600700 lbs. 82.0084 00; 700 800 lbs. 79.50-80.00; 800000 lbs. 72.0075.00; 9001000 lbs. 69.0069.50; 10001100 lbs. 57.00-69 00. Common All Weights 63.0072.00. Short All Weights 73.0078.50 HEIFERS: Choice: 400 500 lbs. 65.00 ; 500600 lbs. 70.0074.25; 600700 lbs. 65.00 75.00 ; 700-800 lbs. 67.0071.00 RD #2, BOX 21 NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 DISTRIBUTOR FOR: LISTER, PERKINS & SLANZI DIESELS Good 500-600 lbs. 65.00-75.00; 600-700 lbs. 67.00-70.00; 700- 800 lbs 66.00-69.50 ; 800-900 lbs. 62.00. Medium 500-600 lbs. 61.00-64.00; 600-700 lbs. 66.00. Short All Weights 50.00-51.00. Special Market Abingdon, Va. September 18,1979 Special Yearling Angus Cross Calf Sale There were 168 head sold. All steers were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & Good 400-500 lbs. 89.00 ; 500-600 lbs 85.00- ; 600-700 lbs. 77.00- 85.00, 700-800 lbs. 76.50-79.00; 800-900 lbs. 75.00-75.50 ; 900- 1000 lbs. 65 50; over 1000 lbs. 65 00 Medium 500-600 lbs. 82.00- 400-500 lbs. 84.50; 700-800 lbs. 72.00-76.00 ; 800- 900 lbs. 69.00-69.50; over 1000 lbs. 60.50-63.00 Short 400-500 lbs. 75.00-79.00 ; 500-600 lbs 76.50-80.00 ; 600-700 lbs. 75.00- 78 50 , 700-300 lbs. 69.50; 800-. 900 lbs. 61.00 Common 500- 600 lbs. 75.50-77.00; 600-700 lbs. 70.00; 700-800 lbs 73.00- 76 00 , 800-900 lbs. 63.00-68.00. • New Sputnik wheels and parts We mount diesels on balers, crimpers, cornpickers, etc. For lower cost per hour power, rely on Jister) DIESEL POWER auction news St. Louis Cattle » National Stockyard September 27,1979 Receipts This Week Week Ago 5,900 Year Ago 5,600 As compared to the previous week’s close, slaughter steers steady to .50 higher. Slaughter heifers .50, instances 1.00 higher. Cows 1.00- lower. Bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 1050- 1250 lbs. steers, around 35 percent heifers and 15 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 66.50-67.50, few lots 3-4 1150-1275 lbs. 66.00. Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs. 65.00- 66.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 63.00- 65.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 61.00- Standard to Good 2-3 1050-1350 lbs. Holstems 57.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 64.00-64.50, couple packages early 65.00. Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 63.00- 64.50, several 63.00-64.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 61.50-63.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 59.50-61 50. COWS; Utility and Commercial 24 46.00-51.00, closmg 46.0049.00. Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-53.00. Closing week sales 49.00-51.00. Cutter 1-2 47.00-51.00, closmg 47.00- 49.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 43.0048.00, closmg 43.0047.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 56.00-62.00. Yield Grade 1 1700-1900 lbs. 62.00-63.00, closmg mostly 62.00. FEEDERS: (including around 2,000 at the regular WHEN YOU HAVE FIELD PROBLEMS - WHO DO YOU LOOK TO FOR ANSWERS? «• IS & •* * * , *> f^--? s JpjC\* fSe% Mike Bitner of Organic and Tom Harnish, Dairy Farmer Polls prove that the farmer's No. 1 source of information and answers to his field problems is his dealer. Do you know where your fertilizer salesman was during this growing season? TRY OUR PRODUCTS and SERVICES LET US HELP YOU! H f bulk blends 1 [ ANHYDROUS AMMOWIA J Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1979 Thursday auction.) Feeder Steers and Heifers very uneven, feeder steers under 700 lbs. and all feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700 lbs. fully steady. Medium Frame, No. 1 Muscle Thickness: 300-400 lbs. 85.00-95.50; 400-500 lbs. 81.5069.50; 500-700 lbs. 77.50- 85.50; 700-950 lbs. 67.00-77.75. 5,800 Medium Frame No. 1 and 2 Muscle Thickness: 400-600 lbs. 78.00-86.50. Large Frame No. 2 Muscle Thickness: 450-650 lbs. 69.00- 75.00 ; 750-950 lbs. 59.00-62.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 Muscle Thickness: 300-500 lbs. 72.50- 80.25; 500-700 lbs. 69.00-73.50. Medium Frame No. 1 and 2 Muscle Thickness: 400-600 lbs. 71.00-75.00. Joliet Cattle September 27,1979 CATTLE: Receipts about 5,000 this week; week ago actual receipts 4,061; year ago 5,916. Slaughter steers & heifers through Wednesday were weak to 50 lower, with most of the decline on average Choice and Prime. Cows steady. Trading was rather cautious on Monday and Wednesday with a weak price undertone. Steer supply mostly Choice 1050- 1250 lbs. although several loads of mixed Choice and Prune over 1200 lbs. steers were mcluded in Monday’s run. Heifer supply near 30. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed Choice and Prune 34 1075-1300 lbs. 68.00-68.50; some 4-5 1175-1300 lbs. 65.00- 67.25, and load 1428 lbs. 63.50. Choice 24 1050-1250 lbs. 67.00-68.50, mostly 67.25- 68.00. Mixed Good and ' *0? ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. 2313 NORMAN ROAD, LANCASTER, PA PHONE: 717-397-5152 Choice 2-3 1000-1309 lbs. 65.50-67.00. Good 60.00-66.00. Few Good and Choice 2-3 Holstems 60.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 34 900-1100 lbs. 66.00-66.75, 3 loads 67.00-67.25. Choice 24 375-1050 lbs. 65.00-66.75, mostly 65.00-66.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 63.50-65.00. COWS: Cutter, Utility, few Commercial 1-3 48.00-51.00, few 52.00. Special Market Special Yearling Steer Sale Tazewell, Va. September 29,1979 There were 625 head sold. All steers were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 400-500 lbs. 95.00; 500600 lbs. 83.00- 84.00; 600-700 lbs. 74.25-84.00; 700-800 lbs. 75.00-80.00; 800- 900 lbs. 70.75-75.00; 900-1000 lbs. 58.50-64.00; over 1000 lbs. 59.50. Good 400-500 lbs. 85.50- 87.50; 500-600 lbs. 84.25-87.25; 600-700 lbs. 81.00-84.50; 700- 800 lbs. 72.50-78.75; 800-900 lbs. 72.00-74.50; 900-1000 lbs. 64.75-66.50. Medium 400-500 lbs. 89.00; 500-600 lbs. 81.00- 85.00; 600-700 lbs. 73.50-81.50; 700-800 lbs. 75.25-78.00; 800- 900 lbs. 64.00-74.25; 900-1000 lbs. 59.00-65.00; over 1000 lbs. 59.50-62.50. Short 400-500 lbs. 78.00; 500-600 lbs. 59.25-71.50; 600-700 lbs. 68.75-77.00; 800- 900 lbs. 64.00-70.00. Common 400-500 lbs. 77.50-80.50 600 lbs. 73.00-86.50; 600-700 lbs. 71.50-78.00; 700-800 lbs. 65.0065.50. 13
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