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Your crop rotation,
manure applications
account.
Second
Your yield goal must
removals determined.
Third -
You need a dealer with flexibility and knowledge
to be able to balance Your program.
Fourth
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Livestock market and auction news
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, February 14
Report supplied by auction
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
3,900; same period a year
ago 3,790. Trading
moderately active for the
week. Slaughter steers
ended the week mostly 1.00
to 1.50 higher than early
Wednesday of last week.
Slaughter heifers closed the
week mostly 1.25 to 1.50
higher. Cows ended the week
fully 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prune 3-41150-1300 lbs. 67.50-
68.50 Monday; 69.00-69.25, 1
Bload 69.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs.
67.00-68.50 Monday; 67 75-
69.00 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1250
lbs. 66.00-67.00 Monday;
66.50-67.50 Wednesday. Load
Choice holstems 1600 lbs.
63.00 Monday. Mixed Good
and Choice holstems 1200-
1400 lbs. 60.00 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 3-4
950-1150 lbs. 67.75, 1 load
THIS MAN DOES!
tillage practices,
must be taken
be established and
AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR
ASGROW SOYBEANS
ORGANIC PLANT
FOOD CO*
2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, Pa.
Ph: 717-397-5152
68.00 Monday; 68.50, 1 load
69.00 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1150 lbs. 66.75-67.50
Monday; 67.00-68.25 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 65.50-
66.50 Monday; 65.50-67.00
Wednesday.
COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 50.00-54.00.
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, February 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4941. Compared
with 4341 head last week, and
3684 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market: Slaughter steers
strong to $1 higher; SI.
heifers steady to $1.50
higher; SI. cows 50 cents to
$1.50 higher; SI. bullocks
steady to $1 higher; SI. bulls
Steady to strong. SI. steers
High Choice & prune No. 3-4,
69.00- Choice No. 2-4,
67.00- few 74.00; Good
61.50-67.00; Standard 59.00-
63.00; SI. heifers Choice
64.00- Good 60.00-65.00;
few Standard 56.00-62.00. SI.
cows Utility & Commercial
51.75-58.75; Curters 49.50-
and
into
crop
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 16,1980—*13
56.00; Canner & L. Cutter
45.00- few Shells down
to 40.00. SI. bullocks Choice
65.00- Good 62.00-65.00;
few Standard 55.00-64.00. SI.
bulls Yield Grade No. 1,1000-
2100 lbs. 61.00-69.75; Yield
Grade No. 2, 1000-1600 lbs.
58.00-
FEEDER CATTLE:
Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 300-550 lbs. 70.00-92.00;
Medium & Large Frame No.
2, 400-800 lbs. 51.00-77.00.
Heifers, few Large Frame
No. 1,375-700 lbs. 68.00-84.00;
Few Medium Frame No 2
300-500 lbs. 65.00-75.00. SI.
bulls Large & Medium
Frame No. 1 500-1000 lbs.
61.00- Large & Medium
Frame No. 2 500-900 lbs.
56.00-
CALVES: 3881. Compared
with 2931 head last week and
2739 head a year ago. Supply
mcl. 70+% farm calves.
Vealers steady to $5 lower,
spots $lO lower. Few Prune
125.00- Choice 100.00-
130.00; Good 90.00-110.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
75.00- ; 65-90 lbs. 60.00-
85.00; Utility 50-110 lbs. 50.00-
70.00.
FARM CALVES: Very
active. Hoi. Bulls 90-120 lbs.
110.00- few down to
90.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-150 lbs.
125.00- few down to
95 00.
Hawaii gets market
reports via satellite
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Reports on prices paid for
vegetables, fruits, poultry,
eggs; and ornamental crops
in San Francisco and Los
Angeles are now available to
Hawaiian growers and
wholesalers via satellite
under a new system initiated
by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Barbara Lindemann
Scblei, administrator o£ the
department’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said the
timely transmission of
selected West Coast market
reports give Hawaiian
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HOGS: 8042. Compared
with 7746 head last week and
5702 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts steady to
50 cents higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 40.00-41.50, few
42.80, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
39.00- No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 37.00-39.00; No. 1-3 140
190 lbs. 35.00-37.50; US No. 1-
3 300-575 lbs. 32.00-39.00; No.
2-3 300-650 lbs. 29.00-35.00.
Boars 24.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1524.
Compared with 1271 head
last week and 784 a year ago
$2 lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
10.00- per head; No. 1-3
35-50 lbs 16.00-28.00; No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 20.00-36.00.
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS: 2349. Compared with
1989 head last week and 2157
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder pigs mostly
steady to $4 higher. US No. 1-
2 25-40 lbs. 56.00-67.00, 40-50
lbs. 50.0066.00, 5060 lbs.
51.0065.00, 60100 lbs. 42.00
60.00; US No. 2-3 30-40 lbs.
57.0063.00, 4070 lbs 43.00
57.00,
SHEEP: 292. Compared
with 293 head last week and
212 head a year ago. Wooled
si. lambs mostly steady.
Choice 70-115 lbs. 65.00-70.00,
few 80.00; Good 50-105 lbs.
54.00-65.00; SI. ewes 25.00-
38.00.
traders a basis for com
paring mainland prices with
their prices on identical
items shipped to the islands
from California ports.
Previously, this in
formation was available
only through mailed reports.
Selected reports included
in the service and covering
San Francisco area marker
activities are: Ornamental
Market, Monday; Egg
Prices to Retailers, Mon
day; Processed Poultry
Delivered to Restaurants
and Institutions, also
Monday.