t—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8,1979 tKRME R’s DEC. 10-16, 1979 Sleet and snow to zero or below Time to get your Christmas tree Grandma Moses died Dec 13, 1961 Last quarter of the moon Dec 11 Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 6 minutes Indiana admitted to Union Dec 11,1816 Battle ol the Bulge began Dec 16 1944 What a day mav bring, a day mav take awav Ask the Old Farmer Horses and oxen used to wear "caulks " What are they 7 FY Knoxville Blunt mital pica-’ Four win m ~" strb d into ctiifi horseshoi topnunt jss* — slipping An ox shoe in order to fit a s?"- split hoot, was in two pieces and was just bent down on tath end to —serve the same purpose HomeHmts Chewing gum or tar will come off clothing easily if vou run an ice cube over them for a couple of minutes \2r **, OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England Clear and cold west, freezing ram coast, to start, bv end of week heavy rain coast, light snow inland Greater New York-New Jersey Clearing then heavy rain through mid-week, cloudy and cold through weekend, possible heavy rains Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week brings heavy ram cloudv and cold, cold and ramv through end of week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Clearing and mild beginning of week, then rain and snow west, cold, with ram through week's end (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Four States Livestock Wed., November 28,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers steady prices. Choice 65.00- 67.00; Good 62.00-64.00; Medium 61.00 Down. Heifers Choice to 57.00; Good 52.00- 56.00; Medium 51.00 Down. Cows large run, $2.00 higher. High Yield 51.50-54.00; Average 48.00-51.00; Big Middle 43.00-47.00; Shelly 45.00 Down. Fat Bulls good run, higher prices. Good 57.00- Medium 52.00- 56.00. Veal Calves $3.00 to 6.00 higher. Choice 105.00- 109.50; Good 98.00-104.00; Medmm 854W.97.00; Farm Hfrs. to 160.00; Farm Bulls to 109.00; Light & Weak 65.00 Down. Lambs steady prices. Good 57.00-59.50; Medium 56.00 Down. Sows 300-550 lbs. 28.00- Thin Sows 24.00- 27.00. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs. very active, $3.00 higher. Choice 84.00-87.50; Good 78.00- Medium 71.00- 77.00; Culls 70.00 Down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 69.00- Good 63.00-68.00; Medium 62.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Dairy Type to 88.00; Choice 64.00-69.50; Good 58.00-63.00; Medium 57.00 Down. Bulls Choice 80.00- Good 70.00-79.00; Medium 69.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 680.00. Springing Heifers to 1180.00. Pigs, Hd. large run, steady prices. 20- 30 lbs. 8.00-17.00; 40-60 lbs. 18.00- Shoats by Lb. to 29.00. Slaughter Hogs 50 cents higher. 210-230 lbs. 40 0040 75; 240-260 lbs 39.00- 40 00; 180-205 lbs. 35 00-38 00; 270-350 lbs 35 00-39.00 VINTAGE SALES STABLES INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION New equipment to serve you 2 Possum belly trailers Local & Long distance Contact L. Robert Frame, manager Call day or evenings: 717-442-4181 Office or 215-458-5060 Home THE OLD Peoria Cattle Decembers, 1979 Receipts This Week 5600 Last Week 6200 Year Ago 6300 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00-1.50 higher, except yield grade 4’s 1.00 lower. Cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Receipts about 65 percent slaughter Steers, 30 percent Slaughter Heifers, balance mainly cows. Slaughter Steers and Heifers worked higher this week, except for increased supply of yield grade 4’s underpressure. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prune 3-4 1125- 1225 lbs. 66.50-67.00; several loads mostly 4’s 63.00-64.00; Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs. 66.00- several loads 68.00, including load 1250 lbs. and load 68.25; 3-4 1150-1250 lbs. 64.00-65.50; Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 65.00- Good 2-3 81.00- 65.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prune 3-4 900- 1125 lbs. 66.00-66.50; three loads 66.75-67.00; 4’s 62.00- 63.00; load 4-51150 lbs. 58.00; Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs. 65.00- 66.00; 750-850 lbs. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 800-1150 lbs. 63.50-65.00; Good 2-3 59.00-63.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 40.00-44.50; Few 45.00; early 48.00; cutter 1-2 38.0040.00; canner 35.00-38.00. BULLS Yield grade 1-2 1100-1700 lbs. 52.00-55 00; individual 56 00 St. Louis Cattle December 6,1979 I Receipts this week 6,300: Week Ago 6,600- Year Ago 7,000. Compared with last week close, slaughter steers fully steady, instances .50 higher. Slaughter heifers fully steady. Cows fully 5.00 6.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 lower Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Mixed Choice and Prime slaughter steers, around 35 percent heifers and 25 percent cows. Note The supply of slaughter cows increased substantially, resulting in sharp price declines during the period. SLAUGHTER STEERS Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lbs. 67.50-68.50, several 68.00; Scattered lots 3-4 1100-1250 lbs. 66.00-67.00. Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 66.00- 68.00, mostly 66.00-67.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 65.00-66.00. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 63.00-65.00. Standard to Good 2-3 1050- 1300 lb. Holstems 59.50-62.50, mostly 59.50-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs. 65.00-66.00 Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 63.50- 65.50, mostly 63.50-65.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 62.5063.50. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 61.0062.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-4 40.00-46.00, closing 40.00-43.00. Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-48.00, closing week sales 43.00-45.00. Cutter 1-2 38.00-45.00, closing 38.00- 42.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 34.0041.00. closing sales 34.00-38.00. BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 53 00-58.00, closing sales 53.00-57.00. Few yield grade 1 early in the week at 59.00. FEEDERS: (including around 2,300 at the regular Thursday Auction.) Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, most decline generally on steers weighing under 600 lbs. and heifers under 500 lbs. Supply mainly medium frame 1-2 400-700 lb steers and 300-600 lb heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1325-500 lbs. 82.25-91.50 ; 500-600 lbs. 75.00- 84.00; 600-725 lbs. 72.00-78.25; lot thin 700 lbs. 81 25 , 825-900 lbs 69.00-73.25 Medium Frame 1-2 375-500 lbs 75.00- 81.50; 500-600 lbs. 69.00-75.00. Couple Lots Large Frame 2 920-1010 lb. Holstems 58.75- 59.50 FEEDER HEIFERS. Medium Frame 1300-400 lbs. 71.50-77.50; 400-500 lbs 70.00- 76.75; 500-600 lbs 69.75-75.00; few lots 700-825 lbs. 59.50- 64.50 STOCK COWS: Couple lots small and medium frame 1-2 young and middle aged 50.25- 52 75. OUR GRADED AND VET INSPECTED FEEDER PIGS CAN HELP YOUR DOLLARS GROW! OUR KNOWLEDGEABLE BUYERS WILL SELECT QUALITY FEEDER PIGS FOR YOUR APPROVAL. CALL COLLECT 808 TINDALL SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO 513-462-8797 OR RAYMOND BOYCE LIVESTOCK CO. UNIONVILLE, TENNESSEE 615-294-5102 Livestock market and auction news December 6,1979 CATTLE Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 5,200; 5 days last week 5,491, same period a year ago 7,419 Trading slow for the week on steers, slow on Monday to moderately ac tive on Wednesday for heifers Mixed high choice and prune and yield grade 4 and 5 steers and steers weighing over 1300 ended the week 50 to 2.00 lower than Wednesday of last week Good to average choice steers yield grade 2-3 ended the week mostly steady. Slaughter heifers closed the week 25 to 75 higher. Cows ended the week 3.00 to 5 00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS. Mixed high choice and prune 3-4 1100-1300 68.00-68.50 Mon day; 67.50-68.50,2 loads 68.75 Wednesday; Yield Grade 3-5 1250-1400 63.0067 50 Mon day; 62.00-65.00 Wedesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300 67.50-68.75 Monday; 67.00-68.50 Wednesday Mix ed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 66.50-67 50 Mon day; 66.0067.00 Wednesday. Load choice holsteins 1500 62.00 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed choice and prune 3-4 9501100 66.25, 1 load 66.50, 1 load 66.75 Monday; 66.75, 1 load 67.00, 2 loads 67.25 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 9001100 65.25-66.00 Monday; 65.75-66.75 Wednesday. Mix ed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000 64.00-65.00 Monday; 64.50-65.75 Wednesday. COWS: Cutter & Utility, few commercial, 1-3 45.00-48.00, few 48.50 Mon day; 41.0045.00, few 46.00 Wednesday. Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. December 3,1979 CATTLE 100. Steers Good Choice 65,00-68.75; Holstems Good 55.0060.00. Heifers High Choice and Prime 60.0064.00; Good to Choice 58.0060.00. Feeder Steers Good and Choice 70.00-85.00; Standard Good 60.00-70.00; Utility 50.00 60.00. Bulls Good and Choice Com mercial 58.0065.00; Stan dard to Good 55.00-53.00; Utility to Standard 50.00- 55.00. Cows High Yearling Commercial 48.75-53.75; Cutters 46.00-48.75; Canners Low Cutters 43.50-46.00; Shells 40.0044.00. CALVES 118. Calves Choice and Prime 100.00- 120.00; Good and Choice 90.00-100.00; Standard and Good 75.00-90.00; Bulls Good 100-120 lbs. 85.00-128.00; Hfrs. 90-150 lbs. 90.00-150.00; Culls 40.00-75.00. HOGS 271. Sows 250-375 lbs. 31.00-34.00 ; 400-500 lbs. Joliet Cattle f" HARVEY L MARTIN 1 ! HAH* STRAW SALE I V WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE | I HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY 2 | & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. | | For More Information z I Phone: 215-445-5303 J 27.00- Boars 300-500 lbs 25.00- SHEEP 8. Lambs Good to Choice 55.0062.00; Medium and Good 40.0052 50. Ewes 12.0024.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190215 lbs. 40.0040.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs 39.50 39.75. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1and3,1902401b5. 39.00 39.25. Martinsburg Auction December 3,1979 CATTLE 191 Good slaughter steers 60.00-66 00, Standard 55.00-62.00, Utility 48.0055.00. Good slaughter heifers 57.5062.00, Standard 52.0060.00; Utility 48.00- 55.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 50.0054.80, Cutters 46.0050.00, Canner & Low Cutter 43.00-48.50, Shells down to 40.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 64.00 67.00. Good 62.00-64.00, Standard 60.0062.00, Utility 57.00- Yield Grade #1 10002020 lbs. slaughter bulls 63.0067.50; yield grade #2 9001600 lbs. 60.00-64.00. Medium 300-600 lbs. feeder steers 52.0075.00. CALVES 244. Choice vealers 103.00124.00, Good 98.00- Standard & Good 7090 lbs. 65.0074.00. Farm calves, holsteui bulls 90-120 lbs. 105.00125.00; holstem heifers 80130 lbs. 90.00200.00. HOGS 258. US No. 1-2 200 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.00 43.50, No. 1-3 200260 lbs. 38.0041.00. No. 1-3 130185 lbs. 34.0037.50. US No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows 31.0035.00, No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 29.75- 31.00. Boars 22.0025.00. FEEDER PIGS 121. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-17.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 21.00-37.50 per head. SHEEP 12. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. ATTENTION!! INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL Check Our Prices Before You Buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Hunter’s Auction Rising Sun, Md. December 3,1979 BULLS; 1000-1150 lbs 51.00-62.00. COWS High Choice and Prime 53.75-54.50; Good to Standard 51.75-53.00; Utility 48.50-50.75; Cutters 46 75- 48.00; Canners 40.75-45 00 CALVES - Prune 240-300 lbs. 92.00-111.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs 82 00- 96.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 90.00-105.00; Holstein Heifers 100.00-135 00, Standard to Good 90-110 lbs 82.00- 00; Utility 75-85 lbs 68.00- 00; Low Utility 60-75 lbs 55 00-70 00. FEEDER PIGS- 20-25 lbs $lO to $l4 by hd ; 30-35 lbs $l6 to $l9 by hd. SOWS- 24 50-31.00 BOARS: 28.50. SHEEP 24.00-27 00, Lambs 55.00-61.00. GOATS: Kids $22 to $2B by hd ; Nannies $l5 to $35 hd ; Billies $2B to $45 by hd. Lancaster Feeder Cattle November 30,1979 Today Last Friday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Friday few feeder steer sales 1.00-2.00 lower on 700- 900 lb, weights. FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM FRAME NUM BER 1: Lot 270 lb. 107.00; two packages 385 1b.90.00- 92.50; 350-475 lb. 72.25-78.00, lot 350 lb. 82.50; 650-900 lb. 66.50-70.25; couple lots 785- 9001 b. 72.75-76.00. LARGE FRAME NUM BER 2 : 760-985 lb. 65.25- 70.25. HOLSTEINS LARGfIj FRAME NUMBER 2: 70