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MARCH 3-9, 1980
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Start sorting income tax papers now johnny Appleseed died
March 11, 1847 Last quarter of the moon March 9 Average
length of davs for the week 11 hours, 32 minutes Maple sap
starts running and crocuses are up Twilights shortest now
Skunks are mating Banks closed March 5, 1933 Closed doors
are more easily heard through than open ones
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mg gum ever made from horses'
i hoofs 7 GS, Jackson, Mich
t No Wf don t know why but some
folks years ago used to discourage
JM children from chewing it by saying
it was y Jo/dc from horses' hoofs
Home To keep small bugs out
of flour,keep it in the freezer, it never
freezes
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Sunny and milder throughout the week, weekend
brings showers coast, flumes inland, and cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold, snow, becoming clear and
warmer mid-week, by week's end, partly sunny and mild with
light rain
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and very cold at start, with flur
ries, middle through end of week is sunny, warmer
Piedmont and Southeast Coastal: Week begins cold with hard
frost, snow north, and ram south, by end of week, clear and very
warm
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Baltimore
USDA
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE 51: Few sales
steers and heifers 50 cents -
75 cents lower. Cows weak to
50 cents lower, bulls scarce.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 2-4 1025-1200 lbs.
67.25-69.50; few Good &
Choice 2-4 1050-1175 ' lbs.
65.50-66.75; few Good 2-3
1000-1500 lbs. 61.00-65.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 3 1085-1200 lbs.
62.75-65.75; Good 2-3 900-1100
lbs. 56.25-62.00.
COWS: UUlty 2-3 and few
Commercial 3-4 49.50-55.50;
couple 56.25-56.50; Cutter 1-2
45.00-51.50.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1000-2000
lbs. 58.35-68.00.
FEEDER CATTLE;
Steers - Medium Frame #1
800-1000 lbs. 64.00-69.50; pkg.
650 lbs. 72.00; few steers and
bull calves 200-425 lbs. 89.50-
95.00. Heifers few Medium
Frame #1 360450 lbs. 71.50-
75.00.
HOGS 700: Barrows &
Gilts 75 cents lower. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 38.00-38.25; US 1
200-230 lbs. 38.50-38.75; US 2-
3 230-260 lbs. 37.25-38.10.
SOWS: Steady to $l.OO
higher. US 1-3 300*00 lbs.
32.00-34.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION; Choice 145-240
lbs. 98.00-109.50; individual
Prune 240 lbs. 119.00. Good &
Choice 85-110 lbs. vealers
77.0088.00. Calves returned
to farm 75.00-77.00; few to
112.00
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Friday, February 22
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE; Good Light Steer
Calves 110.00-115.00;
Medium 105.0ft-110.00; Plain
100.00 and down; Good
Heavy Steers 89.00-93.00;
Medium 84.00-89.00; Plain
79.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 70.50 and down; Good
Slaughter Steers 69.25 and
down, Good Light Heifer
Calves 89.00-91.00; Medium
84.00- Plain 79.00 and
down, Good Heavy Heifers
67.00- Medium
62 00-67.00; Plain 52.00 and
down, Slaughter Cows
50.00- 00; Utilities
45 00-50.00; Canners & Cut
ters 48 75 and down, Milk &
THE OLD
Stock Cows 685.00 and down;
Stock Bulls 78.00 and down;
Slaughter Bulls 64.50 and
down.
CALVES: Baby Calves
140.00 and down; Veal
Calves 106.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 65.25; Good Red O
62.26; Feeder Lambs
57.50-67.00; Slaughter Ewes
27.00 and down; Stock Ewes
69.00 and down.
HOGS: Top 37.25; Heavy
33.50-36.75; Light 31.50; Sows
37.75 and down; Boars 27.50;
Butcher Hogs 37.00 and
down.
G&M
Livestock
D uncans villc, Pa.
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS: 660.00-
1430.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 68.00-70.10; Good to
Choice 64.00-68.00; Standard
to Good 59.00-63.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prune 66.0088.20; Good
to Choice 60.00-66.00;
Standard 54.0080.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 75.00-
90.00.
BULLS; 900-1260 lbs. 58.00-
68.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 54.00-56.00; few to
57.50; Good to Standard
50.00-54.00; Utility 46.00-
50.00; Cutters 46.00-48.00;
Canners Down to 42.00.
CALVES: High Choice
110.00- Good to Choice
100.00- Standard to
Good 60.00-90.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 120.00-152.50; Hoi.
Heifers 200.00-252.50.
HOGS- 200-240 lbs. 37.00-
39.00; few to 39.75; 170-190
lbs. 34.00-37 00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-30 lbs
12.00- 00; 3080 lbs. 18.00-
30.50.
SOWS: 32 00-37.50.
BOARS: 28.00-31.75
LAMBS: 67.00-71.00.
BEEFALO
FOR SALE
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Quakerbridge Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
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Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, February 28
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
$l.OO higher. Choice 67.00-
68.50; Good 64.00-66.00; <
Meidum 63,00 Down. Heifers
Choice 64.00-65.50; Good
59.00- Medium 58.00
Down. Cows good run, $2.00
under last week. High Yield
54.00- Average 49.00-
53.00; Big Middle 45.00-48.00;
Shelly 45.00 Down. Fat Bulls
very active, and higher
prices. Good 65.00-71.75;
Medium 58.00-64.00 Veal
Calves $2.00 higher. Choice
118.00- Good ,105.00-
117.00; medium 95.00-104.00;
Farm Hfrs. to 255.00; Farm
Bulls to 138.00; Light & Weak
74.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. strong demand, $2.00
higher. Choice 90.00-95.00;
Good 82.00-89.00; Medium
75.00- Culls 74.00 Down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice
70.00- Good 65.00-69.00;
Medium 64.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Choice 73.00-
80.00; Good 67.00-72.00;
Medium 66.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 80.00-83.50; Good
73.00- Medium 72.00
Down. Dairy Cows to 800.00;
Springing Heifers to 940.00;
Pigs, Hd. mostly steady. 20-
30 lbs. 7.00-17.00; 40-60 lbs.
18.00- Shoats by Lb. to
35.00. Slaughter Hogs 50
cents lower. 200-230 lbs.
37.85-38.75 ; 240-260 lbs. 37.60-
38.25; 180-195 lbs. 33.00-37.85.
Sows 300-700 lbs. 29.00-35.50;
Thin Sows 27.00-28.50.
Western Maryland
Market
Tuesday, February 19
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER CATTLE:
good run, mostly cows. Fat
Steers few offered, no
Choice. Top 64.75; Good
62.00- Standard
60.00- Heifers, Top
66.25; Cows good run, mostly
steady; Good Cows, to 54.75,
individual at 58.25; Standard
& Utility 51.00-52.50; Can
ners 48.50-51.00; Shelly 51.00
Down; Bulls good demand;
Top 67.50.
BUTCHER HOGS: good
run, 50 cents lower to 50
cents higher. Top Hogs
41.00; Bulk 200-225 lbs.
38.00- 230-260 lbs.
37.00- 170-190 lbs.
33.00- Heavy Weights
to 34.75; Sows to 34.50, 1 at
37.50.
VEAL CALVES; good run,
mostly steady. Tops, to
125.00; Good-Choice
110.00- Standard
100.00- Light Calves
80.00- Weak & Rough
80.00 Down.
STOCK CATTLE; medium
run, very active. Stock
Steers 70.00-100.00; Stock
Heifers 60.00-83.00,
lightweight holstem to
100.00; Stock Bulls
55.00-88.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
HAY, STRAW &
GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
Located 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30,
We Need Consignors & Buyers
Phone -717-442-4181
Home Phone - 215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame - Mgr.
Livestock market and auction news
Receipts this Week 4,900
Week Ago 5,800
.Year Ago 4,900
As compared to the
previous weeks close,
Slaughter Steers mostly .50
higher, except Holstein
Steers steady to 50 lower
Slaughter Heifers 50 higher
Cows weak to mostly 1 00
lower. Bulls 1 00-2 00 lower
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1050-1225 lb.
steers, around 35 heifers and
15 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs 67 00-67.50, load
68.00. Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs
65.50-67.50, closing 66.00-
67.50 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 64 50-
66.00 Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
63.00- Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1350 lb. Holstems
59.00- 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 65.50-66 00, most
closing sales 66.00, couple
part loads 66.50 Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 64.00-66.00,
closing 64.50-66.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-975
lbs. 63.00-64.50. Good 2-3 700-
950 lbs. 61 50-63 50
COWS: Closing sales
Utility and Commercial 24
45.00- Boning Utility 1-2
50.00- few 52.00 Cutter
1-2 45.00-49.00. Canner and
low cutter 1-2 41.00-45.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs. 58.00-62.00
Couple yield grade 1 63 00
and 64.00.
FEEDERS: including
around 1,700 at the regular
Thursday auction) Feeder
Steers and Heifers 2.00-5.00
lower, most' decline
generally on steers weighing
under 600 lbs. and Heifers
under 500 lbs. Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1-2 300-700
lb. Steers and Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS.
Medium Frame 1: Lot 275
lbs 106.00; 300-400 lbs. 92.00-
100.00 ; 400-500 lbs. 84.50-
95.00; 500-600 lbs. 80.00-87.25;
600-700 lbs. 76.00-82.00; few
lots fleshy 900-1000 lbs 67.00-
70.00.
Medium frame 1-2 and
some small frame 1: 400-575
lbs 78.00-81.25
Large frame 1-2: few lots
375-575 lb. Holstems 73.00-
78.50; Lot 735 lbs. 64.25; part
load 1181 lbs. 58.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS-
Medium frame 1: 300-400 lbs.
78.25-83.50; 400-500 lbs. 75.50-
83.50; 500-600 lbs. 69.00-75 00;
600-700 lbs. 65.50-69.25
Medium frame 1-2 and
some small frame 1: 375-500
lbs 67 75-76.50.
STOCK COWS; couple lots
medium frame 1-2 900-920 lb.
medium-aged in second and
third stage of pregnancy
57 25-58.00; couple lots
medium-aged and aged 800-
850 lbs 51 75-53 25
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, February 28
Weekly Cattle Review
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, February 28.
Closing prices on
Slaughter Steers were 50-1.00
lower Heifers closed 50-75
16wer, instances 100 off.
Cows were 50-1.00 lower, and
bulls steady
Four day receipts this
week: 14,600; last week;
11,100; Year ago-12,900
The fed cattle trade was
characterized by a general
atmosphere of caution, as
slow carcass trading at the
wholesale level provided
little stimulation * Live
prices were forced down
ward on a rather liberal
Monday run and recovered
little of the downturn in later
trading; an uneven midweek
trade closed out on a bearish
note The overall finish of the
steer and heifer supply was
not particularly attractive
'with a large share Good to
Average-Choice Feedlot
conditions worsened over the
weekend as temperatures
climbed, and the mud was a
prevalent factor Many
cattle carrying a sizable
amount of mud sold 1.00-1.50
below those of same grade
which were relatively clean
Slaughter steers made up
approximately 49 pet and
heifers 34 pet Cows com
prised 9 pet and Feeders 7
pet.
STEERS; Few loads and
part loads Choice with few
Prime predominantly 3 1075-
1319 lbs. 67.75-68.00 during
week. At midweek, two
loads Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1257 lbs. 66 75-67.00.
Choice 24 1000-1300 lbs.
closed 66.50-67.50, some quite
muddy or’ with substantial
percentage 4 65.00-66.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
10004250 lbs. 65.50-66.75.
Good 2-3 62.00-65.00. Part
load Good with few Choice 2-
31200 lb.‘ Holsteins 60.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
67.28; Choice 1100-1300 lbs.
67.02. Average weight steers
'this week 1170 as compared
1177 last week. Average
weight heifers this week 1004
as compared 1022 last week.
HEIFERS; Several loads
Choice and Prime 3-4 982-
1092 lbs. 67.00. Choice 2-4 900-
1100 lbs. 65.25-66.50, some
large share 4 or muddly
64.00-65.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 64.00-
65.50. Good 2-3 60.00-63.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 49.00-51.00,
few 51.50-52.00. Cutter 46.00-
NEW HAY AUCTION
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Straw, Grain, Firewood, etc.
Tack & Wise. Consignments 3:30 PM
HORSE AUCTION-7:38 P.M.
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Chambersburg
Auction
- Thursday, February 28
CATTLE: 262 Compared
withiast Thursdays market
Slaughter steers steady to
50 c lower; SI. cows .50-75
lower. SI. steers- Low to
average Choice No 2-3,1050-
1300 lbs. 65.60-67 25, one at
68.25 (few) Good 62.85-65.75,
(few) Standard 56 75-62 75
SI. heifers; (few) Choice
65.75-68.25; (few) Standard
& Good 57.00-58 00. SI. cows
Utility & Commercial 51 00-
55.85; couple 56.75. Cutters
50.50-55.00; Canner & L
Cutter 47.00-51.00; Shells
down to 45.00. SI. bullocks
(few) Good 63.00-64.50 SI
bulls: Yield Grade No 1, &
No. 2 1400-2100 lbs 59 00-
65.85.
FEEDER CATTLE
Steers and bulls (few) Large
Frame No. 2, 450-750 lbs
68.00-
CALVES 406 Vealers
grading Good and Choice
about steady; standard and
good $5-$6 lower; Choice
114.00- one at 127 00,
Good 92.00-107.00; Standard
& Good 70-95 lbs. 70.00-77 00,
Utility 60-90 lbs. 50.00-70 00
FARM CALVES: Hoi
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 80.00-130 00
couple 135.00; Hoi. Heifers
85-140 lbs. 150.00-215.00.
HOGS: 103 Barrows and
gilts 1.25-1.75 lower. US No
1-2 200-240 lbs. 35.75-37.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. 3150-
35.50.
Few Boars 31.00-31.75.
FEEDER PIGS 12 Hot US
No. 1-3 30 lbs. 21.00.