AS—tahcaster Farming, Saturday 16,1980
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FEB. 18-24, 1980
Bear with it, no winter has failed to end
What can be better than an evening sleigh ride now Washing
ton's Day Feb 18 First quarter of the moon Feb 22 Average
length of days for the week, 10 hours, 52 minutes Washington
Monument dedicated Feb 21 1885 Women admitted to bar Feb
20,1879 No one in this world needs a mink coat except a mink
Ask the Old Farmer; Do
you believe that if you
pick up a skunk by the tail
he will be unable to sprav
you 7 Ever tried it 7 WN,
Mayville, N Y
We never tried it We don't
believe in picking up a
loaded gun by the barrel
Home Hints Old soap lasts
longer than fresh so buy well in advance and store unwrapped
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England; Clear and mild at week s start, then snow, 10"-15",
and cold, weekend is clear and mild
Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins sunnv and mild,
then, cold with ram mid-week, partly sunny and seasonal through
weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy and mild throughout the week,
weekend brings clouds, showers, and cold
Piedmont and Southeast Coastal Clear, very cold, with hard frost
to start, then ram, dwindling info showers, and cold for week's
end
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Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, February 14
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week: 3900;
last week: 3800; year ago:
4100.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 50-
1.25 higher. Slaughter
heifers 50-75 higher. Cows
1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls firm to
1.00 higher. Receipts about
65 percent slaughter steers,
30 percent slaughter heifers,
balance mainly cows.
Slaughter steers and heifers
worked higher again this
week, despite a lower
dressed trade at mid-week
on Wednesday considerable
number slaughter steers and
heifers carrying mud.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prune 34 1150
1340 lbs. 67.00-68.00; few
loads mostly 4’s 66.00-67.00;
load 4-5 1400 lbs. 62.50;
Choice 24 1000-1250 lbs.
67.50-68.75; five loads 69.00;
load 69.25; mixed Good and
Choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 66.00
67.50; Good 2-3 63.50-66.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prune 34 900-
1125 lbs. 67.00-67.75; couple
loads 68.00; few 4-5 63 00;
Choice 24 850-1100 lbs. 66.50
67.50; mixed Good and
Choice 24 800-1150 lbs. 65.50
66.50; Good 2-361.00-65.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 51.00-55.00;
few 55.50; Cutter 1-2 46.00
51.00; Canner 41.0046.00;
few 40.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 54.00-61.00; few
62.0063.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, February 12
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 210 Choice
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
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Every Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
Located 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
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Phone-717-442-4181
Home Phone - 215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame - Mgr.
THE OLD
slaughter steers 67.00-70.35,
Good 65.00-68.75, Standard
63.00- Utility 58.00-
63.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 65.00-69.60, Good
62.00- Standard 60.00-
62.00. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
57.00- Cutters 55.00-
58.00. Canner and Low
Cutters 45.00-55.00, Shells
down to 40.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 65.00-
69.75, Good 62.00-65.00. Yield ,
Grade No. 1, 1200-1900 lbs.
62.00- #2, 800-1500 lbs.
56.0062.00. Few Good 400-700
lbs. feeder steers 75.0067.00.
CALVES 152. Prime
vealers 120 00-131.00, Choice
100.00- Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs. 90.00-100.00,
70-90 lbs. 80.00-90.00. Farm
Calves: Holstems bulls 95-
120 lbs. 100.00-155.00;
Holstein heifers 80-175 lbs.
125.00-
HOGS 738. (Mon. 2-11-80)
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.5041.50,
No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 39.75-
40.50, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs.
39.2540.00. US No. 1-3 300600
lbs. sows 32.00-39.25. Boars
200600 lbs. 27.00-31.50.
FEEDER PIGS 350. US
No. 1-3 1020 lbs. feeder pigs
10,0015.00 per head, No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 15.0025.00, No. 1-3
4060 lbs. 25.0036 00 per
head.
SHEEP 4 Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, February 8
Report supplied by USDA
Today 55
Last Friday 75
Last Year 213
TREND- Insufficient
volume any one class for a
market test
n
East Coast
Carlot
Wednesday, February 13
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: prime special fed veal
not enough sales reported
early to establish trading.
Good and Choice boning veal
steady to 2.00 lower than
Monday’s last test. Com
pared to last week, lamb 55
lbs. down 3.00 to 5.00 higher;
55 to 75 pounds 5.00 to 6.00
higher. Limited sales
boneless beef 90 chem lean
fresh and frozen firm
compared to last week.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ONE
Prime Special Fed: 180-240
lbs. few 175.00.
BONING TYPE
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers:
65-75 lbs. 124.00-128.00, all
steady to 2.00 lower than
Monday; 55-64 lbs. 122.00
126.00; 45-54 lbs. 120.00
124.00; 35-44 lbs. 118.00
122.00; 34 lbs. down 116.00
120.00.
Inshipped: including late
yesterday, 70-80 lbs. 128.00,
all stead to mostly 2.00 lower
than Monday; 60-70 lbs.
124.00; 50-60 lbs. 122.00, few
126.00; 40-50 lbs. 120.00, few
126.00; 30-40 lbs. 118.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
9 Loads
Mixed weights compared
to last week, 55 lbs. down
135.00. 3.00 to 5.00 higher; 55-
65 lbs. 120.00, few 117.00, 5.00
to 6.00 higher; 65-75 lbs.
115.00, few 112.00 5.00 to 6.00
higher; 60 lbs. down 128.00,
part load.
BONELESS BEEF
3 Loads
Compared to last week, 90
pet chem lean, fresh 148.00
late yesterday firm; 90 pet
chem lean, frozen 147.00
firm.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 pet chem lean, fresh
50.00-51.50, part loads.
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CALVES 216. Vealers
grading Standard & Low
Good $2 to $3 higher. Few
Prime vealers 127.00-136.00,
Choice 110.00-130.00, few
Good 100.00-105.00, Standard
& Good 70-100 lbs. 85.00-98.00.
Farm Calves, holstem bulls
90-120 lbs. 100.00-135.00; few
holstem heifers 90-120 lbs.
100.00-180.00.
HOGS 675. Barrows & gilts
75 cents higher. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts
40.4041.00, one lot 41.50, No.
1-3 200-260 lbs. 39.1040.30,
No. 2-3 220270 lbs. 37.90
38.70, few lots No. 1-3 170185
lbs. 35.0038.80. US No. 1-3
300600 lbs. sows 29.0035.50,
No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 24.00
29.00. Boars 25.0031.00.
FEEDER PIGS 184. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
10.5018.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 16.0022.50 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
INSECTICIDES
IM-PRUV-ALL
Dewart
Auction
Monday, February 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 186. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard & Good 50 cents to
$1 higher. Slaughter cows
uneven, 50 cents higher to $2
lower. Choice No. 24 1050-
1275 lbs. slaughter steers
67.75-70.85, one 71.85, Good
64.00- Standard 61.35-
64.00. One Choice slaughter
heifer at 67.25, one Good at
65.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 51 00-54.50,
Cutters 53.00-55.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 49.00-53.25, Shells
down to 45.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 62.50-
66.60. Few Yield Grade #1
1190-1980 lbs. slaughter bulls
61.00- Few Large
Frame #2 400-800 lbs. feeder
steers 62.00-67.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Report supplied by USDA
Monday, February 11 ,
CATTLE 350: Slaughter
steers firm to 50 cents
higher. Heifers scarce. Cows
firm to 50 cents higher. Few
bulls $1.50-2.00 higher.
Supply 20% slaughter steers
and heifers, 60% cows,
balance few feeders and
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 24 1175-1350 lbs.
66.6068.60; Good 24 1100-
1400 lbs. 61.5064.35; Stan
dard and Good Holstems 2-3
1175-1500 lbs. 58.1062.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Good 2-3 950-1060 lbs.
58.1060.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 51.00
57.25; few 57.6058.10. Cutter
47.0053.00.
BULLS: YG-1 12601475
lbs. 63.00-67.85; YG-2 950
1600 lbs. 54.35-57.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers - Medium Frame #1
975-1025 lbs. 63.00-68.00;
package bull calves 308 lbs.
89.50.
HOGS 700: Barrows &
Gilts steady. US 1-2 200240
lbs. 39.5039.75, few 40.00; US
2-3 230260 lbs. 38.75-39.50.
SOWS: 50 cents - $l.OO,
instances $2.00 higher. US 1-3
300600 lbs. 30.0032.00, few
32.25-33.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 35; Several
Choice 160220 lbs. 111.00
124.00; few 100140 lbs.
101.00- Good and
Choice 7095 lbs. 76.00-87.00;
few calves returned to farm
86.00- Individual
Holstein heifer $138.00;
couple Choice calves 295-330
lbs. 95.00101.50.
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Martinsburg
Apples
Friday, February 8
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Report supplied by VDA
Prices FOB shipping point
basis. Apples: Demand for
CA Storage, Red Delicious
good, others fairly light
market steady cartons 12-3
lb. film bags. US Fancy or
Better 2V<” minimum CA
Storage Red Delicious $7.50-
occasionally $7.75-8.00.
Regular Storage Red Rome
$6.00, few best $6.25-6.50,
occasionally low as $5.00.
Red Stayman $6.00-6.25,
mostly $6.00. Wmesap oc
casionally low as $5.00.
Wmesap $6.00, occasionally
$6.25-6.50. Red York $5.50-
6.00, few $5.00, occasionally
$6.25. Cartons traypack US
combmation Extra Fancy &
Fancy CA Storage Red
Delicious 88-113’s $lO.OO
- few $9.50. 125’s $lO.OO.
US Extra Fancy 88-113’s
$ll.OO. Regular Storage Red
Rome 64-113’s $7.00-7.50, few
$B.OO, occasionally $8.50. Red
Stayman supplies light 72-
113’s $9.00. Red York 64-113’s
$B,OOB 50, occasionally $9.00.
125’s$7 50-8.00.
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