AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1980 '
tARME H'S
MARCH 10-16, 1980
First wilder, then milder
Turn mattresses oxer nou Salvation Armx armed in NYC
March 10 1880 \ew moon March lb Axerage length ot daxs
for the ixeek 11 hours 52 minutes Clifford Irxing admitted
Hoxvard Hughes biographv hoax March 15 \YC hired
rainmaker March 14 1950 An expert is someone uho knoxxs
exerythmg about something
Home Hints Place a thimble on the ends of curtain rods u hen running t ur
tains on the rods to prevent them from tearing
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England Cold, with light brum and Jouds heavier snow
coast throughout the week
Greater New York-New Jersey Rain) and mild all week with
weekend turning colder and bringing (lurries
Middle Atlantic Coastal Mostlv sunnv and mild starts the week
middle through end of week is cold rain changing to snou
Piedmont and Southeast Coastal Warm with rain north and
showers south throughout the week, weekend clear and cool
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Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, March 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 188. (PDA)
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers strong to $1 higher
Slaughter cows $2 to $3
higher. Choice 970-1335 lbs
slaughter steers 68 75-69 00,
1350-1750 lbs. 62 50-65.25,
Good 64.00-65.75, Standard
62.10-64.00, few Utility 57 00-
60.85. Choice 800-1075 lbs
slaughter heifers 62.50-66 00,
few to 69.50, few Good 59 10-
62.25. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 53 50-56.75,
Cutters 52.50-55.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 50 00-53 10 Few
Good & Choice slaughter
bullocks 64 00-72.85 Few
Yield Grade #1 1200-1250 lbs
slaughter bulls 63 00-64 75,
few 900-1200 lbs. 57 50-61 50
Few Large Frame #2 320-485
lbs feeder steers 84 00-86 00,
few 550-900 lbs 61 00-70 00,
one lot Medium Frame #1825
lbs at 70.25; few Large
Frame #2 550-620 lbs feeder
heifers 65 00-72.00
CALVES 133 Vealers
mostly steady Few Choice
vealers 118 00-124.00, few
Good 104.00-114.00, Standard
& Good 90-110 lbs 70 00-80 00,
few Utility 60-90 lbs 50 00-
70.00 Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-130 lbs 90.00-127 50;
holstein heifers 90-120 lbs
145 00-165 00, few down to
127.50, few beef cross bulls &
heifers 85-110 lbs 97 50-
135.00
HOGS 378 Barrows & gilts
$1.50 to $2.25 higher US No
1-2 200-235 lbs barrows &
gilts 38 50-39 00, No 1-3 195-
270 lbs 37.00-38 75, few No. 2-
3 215-290 lbs 35.00-37 00, few
No 1-3 170-175 lbs 32.00
33.75 Sows 50 cents to $1
lower US No 1-3 300000 lbs
sows 32 5034 50, few to 36 25
Boars 28 0031 50
FEEDER PIGS 297 US
NO 1-3 25-60 lbs feeder pigs
38 0051 00, few lots 58 00
cwt, No 1-3 90165 lbs 32 OO
NEW HAY AUCTION
EVERY FRIDAY - 1:30 P.M.
Straw, Grain, Firewood, etc.
Tack & Misc. Consignments 3:30 PM
HORSE AUCTION 7:30 P.M.
BEIL'S SALES
1 Mi. North of York Springs on Route 15
Hay -717-334-7724, David W Martin. Auct /Mgr
Horse -717-528-3218, Wm Artnp Auct
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painted their barns red 7
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33 50, few Utility 25-50 lbs
35 00-43 00 cwt.
SHEEP 50 Few Choice 70-
100 lbs woolded slaughter
lambs 64 00-70.00, 50-85 lbs.
New crop lambs 88 00-94.00,
few to 100 00 Slaughter ewes
24 00-39 00
GOATS 12 Large Goats 35
lbs and over 31 00-37.00, few
62 50 per head.
Belknap Auction
Wednesday, Mar. 5
CATTLE 69. (PDA) Com
pared with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
about steady. Few Choice
slaughter steers 67 00-67 75,
Good 61.50-66.00, few Stan
dard 57.00-61.50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 60.00-65.00,
one Good at 60.00 one Stan
dard at 56.75 Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
52.00- 75, one at 55.75, few
Cutters 50 00-53 75, Canner
and Low Cutters 44 00-49.00
Few Standard slaughter
bullocks 56 25-58.25. Few
Yield Grade No 1-2,
1140-1510 lbs slaughter bulls
62 00-65.00 Few Small
Frame #l, 385-535 lbs feeder
heifers 58 00-65 50
CALVES 108 Vealers
about steady. One Choice
vealer at 110 00, one Good at
102 00, Standard and Good
90-110 lbs 70 00-84 00, 65-85
lbs. 60 00-73.00 Farm
Calves Hoi. bulls 90-135
90 00-126.00, few Hoi. heifers
90-100 lbs 95 00-119 00
HOGS 417 Barrows and
gilts strong to $1 higher US
No 1-2 205-235 lbs barrows
and gilts 37 00-37 50, No 1-3
200-250 lbs 35 80-37.00, No
2-3 195-260 lbs. 34.50-35.80
Sows fully steady, US No 1-3
310-650 lbs. sows 32 00-38.00
Boars 22 00-32 50
FEEDER PIGS 108 US
No 1-3 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00- 50 per head, few No.
1-3 55-65 lbs 30 00-32 00 per
head
SHEEP 2 Not enough for a
market test
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Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, March 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 334. SI cows 50
cents to $1.50 higher SI
steers Choice No. 2-4, 1000-
1200 lbs. 66 60-68 86, few
Good 63 00-64.75, few Stan
dard 57 00-63.00 SI. heifers
Choice 61.25-66.75; couple
Yield Grade 1 70.00-71.25. SI.
cows Utility & Commercial
51 50-56.50, few 57.35; Cut
ters 52.00-55 85; Canner & L
Cutter 48 75-52 00; Shells
down to 45.00. SI bullocks 1
Choice 67 00, few Good 63.85-
67 00. SI. bulls few Yield
Grade No. 1 & 2, 1100-2100
lbs. 60.35-66 25
FEEDER CATTLE
Steers, few Large Frame
No. 2,600-850 lbs 68.00-70.00
CALVES. 445. Vealers
5.00- higher Prime
129.00- 00; Choice 119.00-
133.00; Good 99.00-116.00;
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs
76 00-82.00
FARM CALVES Hoi.
Bulls 90-125 lbs 100.00-137.00,
mostly 115.00-130 00 Hoi.
Heifers 70-85 lbs. 87.00-
160.00 ; 90-120 lbs 160.00-
260.00, mostly 180.00-215.00.
HOGS- 102. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents lugher.US No.
1-3 200-240 lbs. 36.60-37.50, 1
lot 38 50; No. 2-31 lot 320 lbs.
32 25; US No 1-3 300-500 lbs.
33 00-35.75 Boars few 23.00 &
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 40 US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 10.00-19 00.
SHEEP; 17 Wooled si.
lambs 1 lot Choice 80 lbs
68 50-50.00 SI ewes few
29 00-31.00.
Belleville
Auction
Wednesday, March 5
CATTLE 133. (PDA) Com
pared with last week’s
market, slaughter cows
uneven, mostly steady to 50
cents higher. Individual
Choice slaughter steer at
67 75, One Good at 63 60, few
Standard 57.60-62 50. In
dividual Good slaughter
heifer at 64 00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
50 50-54.75, couple to 56 85,
Cutters 51 00-54 00, few Can
ner and Low Cutters
46 25-51.50, Shells down to
39.00. Yield Grade No 1-2
1100-1850 lbs slaughter bulls
57.50-67.75
CALVES 155 Vealers
grading Standard and Low
Good $3-$4 lowr. Individual
Prime Vealer at 133 50, few
Choice 119.00-128.00, few
Good 100.00-110.00, Standard
and Good 70-100 lbs
67.00-74 00 Farm Calves
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
70 00-100.00, few 120 00, few
Holstein heifers 70-120 lbs
100 00-195 00
HOGS 349 Barrows and
gilts 75 cents-Jl 75 higher
US No 1-2 200-2400 lbs bar
rows and gilts 37 60-38 10,
No 1-3 195-240 lbs
36 75-37 50 US No. 1-3 275-550
lbs sows 32 00-37 25. Boars
25 00-30 00
FEEDER PIGS 358 US
No 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
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T Millersville. Pa. 17551 Ph 717-872-5646 I
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Livestock market and auction news
21 50-25 00 per head, No i-3
35-50 lbs 24 00-29 50, No 1-3
100-175 lbs 35-48 50 per head,
Utility 15-40 lbs 17 00-20 50
per head
SHEEP 42 Choice 75-110
lbs wooled slaughter lambs
70.00- 50, Good 70-100 lbs.
60.00- 00 Slaughter ewes
28.00- 00
There were 99 head sold
All cattle were .graded by the
Representative of the
VDAC’s Divison of Markets,
Livestock Section on USDA
standards and sold by the
hundredweight
CHOICE STEERS 1025-
11501bs 65 00-67 50
CHOICE STEERS 1150-
1300 lbs 65.00-67 00
2 head Choice No 2 at
69 00
CHOICE SINGLE
STEERS 64 00-65.75.
GOOD STEERS 1015-1200
lbs. 63 00-65 60
Few back to Feedlot at
67 50
GOOD SINGLE STEERS
62 00-65 75
CHOICE HEIFERS. 953
lbs. 64.00.
GOOD HEIFERS 860-1109
lbs 57 25-62 00.
Shenandoah Valley
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE Good Light Steer
Calves 95 00-100 00; Medium
90 00-95 00, Plain 85 00 and
down; Medium 85 00-90 00;
Plain 80 00 and down,
Holstein Steers 57 50 and
down; Good Light Heifer
Calves 78 00-82 50; Medium
73 00-78 00, Plain 68.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
65 00-69 50, Medium 60 DO
-65 00; Plain 55 00 and down,
Slaughter Cows 46 25-51 00,
Utilities 40 00-46 25; Canners
& Cutters 39 50 and down,
Milk & Stock Cows 845 00 and
down; Stock Bulls 68 00 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 62 25
and down
CALVES Veal Calves
98 50 and down, Baby Calves
130 00 and down
SHEEP & LAMBS Choice
Blue 0 65 75, Slaughter
Ewes 24 50 and down
HOGS Top 36 75, Sows
33 25 and down, Boars 25 00
PERKIOMENViILE
LIVESTOCK
& SALES
Perkiomenville, PA
Egg Auction 12 Noon
Dairy Cows 2PM
Hogs 4PM
Steers Bulls Cows
Starting at SPM
Also
Flea Market
starting at daylight
PH: 215-234-4733
Slaughter
Cattle Sale .
Orange, Va.
Wednesday, February 27
Report supplied by VDA
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, March 1
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, March 6
Receipts this week
Last Week
Year
Compared with last week’s
close. Slaughter Steers and
Heifers firm to 50 higher
Cows and Bulls steady
Recipts about 70 percent
Slaughter Steers, 25 percent
Slaughter Heifers, balance
mainly cows Steers and
Heifers under pressure
early, but with reduced
receipts and a higher
dressed trade worked
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice & Prime 3-4 1200-1250
lbs 67 50-68 50,10 ad 1355 lbs
64 50, Choice 24 1000-1200
lbs 67 50-69 00, couple loads
69 25-69 50, few loads 3-5 and
some carrying mud 65 00-
66 00, Mixed Good & Choice
24 950-1300 lbs 66 00-67 50,
Good 2-3 63 00-66 00, few
Good 2-3 Holsteins 60.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice & Prime 34 900-1100
lbs 67 50-68 00; part load
68 25, load 68 50, Choice 24
850-1125 lbs 66 50-67 50;
Mixed Good & Choice 24 850-
1150 lbs 65 50-66 50, Good 2-3
62 00-65 00
COWS Utility and
Commercial 1-3 48 00-51 00,
few 52 00-52 50, Cutter 1-2
45 00-48 00, Canner 41 GO
-45 00
BULLS. Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs 54 00-60 00,
individual 61 00
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, March 5
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 107
cows, 53 heifers, and 3 bulls
Market lower
Load of Pa fresh cows,
825.00-1310 00; Load of Pa
fresh cows, 1100.00-1575.00,
Load of NY fresh cows,
900 00-1475 00; Load of
Butler Co springers, 975.00-
1400 00; Load of NY
purebred & grades fresh
cows, 1050 00-1625 00 Local
ly consigned cows, 850.00-
1375.00; Local Springing
heifers grades 850 00-
1200 00; Open Heifers 350 00-
625.00; Bulls 725 00-850 00
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to start promptly at 1:00
Every 4 weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles
south of QuarryviUe, take Rt. 272 to Little Bntian, turn
north, follow Little Bntian Rd to Jackson Rd , 2nd
farm, OR Take Rt 222 out of QuarryviUe to Cedar Hill
Rd. to Little Bntian Rd to Jackson Rd Watch for sale
arrows
50 to 60 Head
more or less
2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts
York & Hampshire & Duroc
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date Now
everything vaccinated for both Lepto & Erysipelas,
wormed and sprayed for lice
Local trucker available
No hogs sold on commission
last salei CHRIST A. BEILER
AVERAGE RD 2, QuarryviUe. PA
*l77 I JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - APRIL 18
Lancaster
Weekly
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3,600
3,000
3,500
1100-2000 lbs 65 00-69 00,
around 25 head 69 50-75 25,
Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs’
60 00-65.50
VEAL CALVES Choice
and Prime vealers 3 00-5 00
higher; high Good and low
Choice 70-115 lbs 5 00-8 00
lower Demand Good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS; Prime 250-330
lbs 125 00-142.00, few 142 00-
144.00, choice 120-300 lbs
110 00-128 00, few 128 DO
-135 00; high Good and low
Choice 120-250 lbs. 85 00-
110 00, 90-115 lbs 58 00-75 00,
several early part of week
75.00-80 00, 70-90 lbs closed
the week 50.00-65 00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs holstem
heifers 175 00-250.00, several
at close 260.00-285.00, few SO
HO lbs small frame ISO.OfA
200 00; bulk 90-115 lbs.
holstem bulls 98 00-125.00,
few 125 00-137 00, several 80-
100 lbs small frame 80 00-
100 00
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, February 29
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Cattle
191 -
204
160
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND. Insufficient
volume for a market test
Bulk of supply sold m lots of
three or less Few lots
Medium and Large Frame
Number 1 850-990 lbs. 67 25-
68 50, one lot Large Frame
Number 2 Holstems 1220 lbs
56 85
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 3
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 264
head of horses, mules, and
pomes Market steady.
Load of driving local
horses 325.00-675 00; Load of
riding horses 300 00-475.00;
Better horses 525 00-700.00;
lightweight killers 300.00-
475.00, heavyweight killers
525 00-735 00; mares 25.00-
65 00; colts 10 00-25.00;
geldings 25.00-65 00; larger
ponies 125.00-225.00
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