AS— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 21,1980
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JUNE 23-29, 1980
Nice surprise 1 Blue skies
Plant cucumbers for pickling now General Custer and all his
men slam June 25,18/6 Full moon June 28 Average length ot
days for the week, 15 hours, 17 minutes Baseball-size hail nit Ft
Stockton Texas, June 23, 1957 Bad weather always looks worse
through a window
Ask the Old Farmer Why in log cabins in the
early days were chairs hung from the ceiling,
taken down at mealtime then returned to their
suspended position 7 DL, Riverside, Caht
It was one way that folks got along in small houses,
( especially those who had spinning wheels and big
families
Home Huiti- Leftover coffee poured on anthills and ant runs rids them com
pletely
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England' Intermittent heavy thunderstorms, cool all week,
week's end is clearing and seasonal
Greater New York-New Jersey Thundershowers and mild most
of week, with clear skies and warm temperatures for weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal. Clearing south ram north first of week
then clear and warm middle of week, weekend brings showers
inland
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and hot throughout the
week, with scattered showers for weekend
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Omaha
Cattle
H>anday, Jane 19
Report sapplied by USDA
Through midweek,
Slaughter Steers were 1 25-
1.75 higher, instances 2.00
higher, Heifers 1.00-1.50
higher. Cows were under
pressure and 1.00-2.50 lower
with the most decline on
breaking type utility and
commercial. Bulls were
firm.
Four Day Reciepts 12,500
Last Week 15,500
Year Ago 12,450
Most packers again en
tered the week in need of
immediate Slaughter
requirements. Local
marketings were moderate
early and sharply curtailed
at midweek. The carcass
trade was forced upward
with the demand for steers
usually greater than for
heifers through midweek.
The Steer supply included a
fair percentage Choice with
some Choice and Prune
Heifers largely good to
average - Choice with a few
loads Choice and Prune.
Slaughter Steers made up
near 51 pet, Heifers 28 pet,
Cows 13 pet and Feeders 6
pet of the week’s total
receipts.
STEERS. At midweek,
four loads Choice 3 1125-1150
lbs. 68.25-08.50, one load at
latter price. Several loads
Choice 3 and Choice with end
Prune 3, few 4 1175-1225 lbs
68.00, few loads near 1100 lbs.
returned to country for short
feeding period also 68.00.
Choice 2-4 1050-1275 lbs
66.50-67.75 Early in week,
few loads Choice and Prune
with larger percentage 4
1200-1350 lbs. 64.00-66.00
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs 65.00-66 00
Good 2-3 62.0065.00 Good
and Choice 2-3 1200-1400 lb
Holstems ranged 58 00-60.00,
few 60.50, load 1680 lbs. 56 00.
Average of LS-214
qnatations for Choice 900-
1100 lbs. Steers this week
NEW HAY
AUCTION
EVERY FRIDAY - 1:30 P.M.
Straw, Grain, Firewood, etc.
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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66.80; 1100-1300 lbs 66.82.
Average cost and weight of
Steers sold out of first hands
this week 1169 lbs 66 17 as
compared 1170 lbs. and 64.86
week ago. Average cost and
weight of Heifers sold out of
fust hands this week 1004
lbs. 64.12 as compared 1017
lbs 62.72.
HEIFERS: At midweek,
three loads Choice and
Prune 3-41025-1075 lbs 66.25-
66.50, Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs
64.25-66 00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs. 62.50-
64.50, Good 59.5062 50
COWS - at the close, Utility
and Commercial 2-4 42.00-
43.50, few 44.00 Cutter and
boning utility 1-2 42.00-43.50.
Canner and low cutter 40.00-
42 50.
BULLS- 1-2 1200-2000 lbs
52 00-58.00, few high dressing
160 00-62.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, June 13
Report supplied by USDA
Today 275
Last Friday 269
Last Year 273
TREND: Insufficient
volume for a full market
test; supply included five
lots of sixty head sold in the
graded sale; balance sold
mainly in lots of four or less.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: One
lot 835 lbs. 66.80; couple lots
940-990 lbs. 62.85-63.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2- One
lot 580 lbs. 62.75.
FEEDER BULLS
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1; One lot 640 lbs.
65.10; few 565-910 lbs. 61.50-
63.00.
Retail food prices rose 10.9
percent in 1979 while the
overall rate of inflation was
11.3 percent. This compares
to a 10-percent hike in food
prices and a 7.7 percent
overall inflation rate in 1978.
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Carlot
Wednesday, June 18
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Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
4:30 report: steer beef
steady; heifer beef erratic,
steady to 1.00 higher to
packers and processors but
1.00 lower to chain stores.
Demand unevenly moderate
with packers bullish. Sup
plies moderate Sales
reported on 120 loads of steer
and heifer beef.
STEER BEEF
92 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 : 700-900 lbs.
107.00, steady, pckr/pckr.
Choice 3 : 600-700 lbs.
105.00-106.00, generally
steady, mostly 106.00;
pckr/pckr.
Choice 2-3: 600-700 lbs. YG
3 107.00; Y.G. 2108.00.
Choice 4:600-900 lbs. 95.00.
Choice 4: 600-850 lbs. 97.00
West.
Good 2-3:600-900 lbs. 102.00
steady pckr/pckr.
Good 2-3: 600-800 lbs. 99.00-
100.00 West.
Good 2-3: 600-900 lbs. 96.50
(Hols. type).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 2-3 : 500-700 lbs. Y 3
106.50-107.50; Y 2 108.00-
108.50.
HEIFER BEEF
28 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3; 550 & up lbs.
103.00-104.00, steady-1.00
hghr.
Choice 3: 500-750 lbs.
102.00, dm str 1.00 lower.
Choice 4: 500-700 lbs. 94.00,
1.00 higher.
Good 2-3: 500-700 lbs. 97.00,
steady.
Cow beef not well tested,
steady-1.00 lower to West
Coast. Supplies light,
demand light.
COW BEEF
5 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Utility: 450 & up lbs. 76.50
steady (BKRG) 34.
Utility; 400 & up lbs. 83.50.
(BNG) 2-3.
Canner & Cutter: 350 & up
lbs. 88.50,1-2.
FOB Amarillo Baissis
Utility: 450 & up lbs. 77.50,
1.00 lower, (BRKG) 3-4.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
3 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS (S): 120-170 lbs.
124.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
26 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
50% chem lean fresh 47.00-
48.50,1.00 higher.
50% chem lean frozen
48.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report; Fresh pork loins
1.00-2.00 lower. Picnics 4-8
lbs. 1.50 higher. Boston butts
steady-2.00 higher, advance
on 4-8 lbs. Fresh hams
steady, instances 1.00 lower
on packer to packer trading
Sdls Bellies not fully
established, few early sales
firm trading light, moderate
for loins; Demand light to
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moderate. Sales reported on
67% loads and 10 loads of
trimmings and variety
meats.
LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 84.00-
84.50; 14-17 lbs 83,00-85.00,
mostly 1.00 lower, 83.00-
84.00; 14-17 lbs. 95.00 dr
channel/sp trim; 20 & up lbs.
62.00-63.00, 1.00-2.00 lower;
20 & up lbs. 66.50 clear
channel
PICNICS. 4-8 lbs. 45.50,
1.50 higher
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs
60.00, 2.00 higher; 8 & up lbs.
56.00, steady.
SPARE RIBS: 3/dn lbs.
104.00 frozen.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 61.00 frozen; 20-26 lbs.
61.00, stdy. mst. 1.00 lower.
BELLIES, SDLS: 10-12
lbs. 27.00; 12-14 lbs. 31.50; 18-
20 lbs. 27.50.
BNLS CTBUTT: 1-1% lbs.
89.50.
VARIETY MEATS
FEET, TOES ON: 13.50.
SKINNED JOWLS: 22.25-
22.75 frozen.
PORK TRIMMINGS
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK
(Chemical Lean)
42 % lean trimmings fresh
27.00, .50 higher; 72% lean
trimmings fresh 62.00; 72%
bnls picnics fresh 65.00; 72%
bnls picmcs frozen 61.25
resale; 85% cheek meat
frozen 64.00.
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last Wed
nesday: slaughter steers
finished the week 1.50-2.00
higher. Heifers .50 to mostly
1.00 higher. Slaughter cows
lost part of early advances
and closed 1.00-2.00 higher.
Bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Receipts this week totaled
near 3100 compared to 3248
last week, 3264 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice, few Prune 2-4 1000-
1300 lbs. 65.00-67.50, closing
66.50- % load at 68.00.
Few Yield Grade 4 1275-1325
lbs. 62.00-63.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs.
64.50- Good 62.50-64.50.
Good and Choice 1125-1300
lbs Holstems 60.00
HEIFERS: Choice, few
Prune 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 64.00
65.75, closing 64.5065.75
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
8001050 lbs. 62.5064.50. Good
60.5062.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 42.00-50.00,
closing 42.5049.00. Cutters
41.0047.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1800 lbs. 50.00-59.25.
Largely 51.00-56.00.
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 186. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers about
steady. Slaughter cows 50
cents - $1 higher Choice 2-4,
1000-1200 lbs slaughter
FRESH PORK CUTS
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, June 19
Lebanon
Valley
Tuesday, June 17
steers 62.50-65.85, Good 58.25-
63.00, Standard 55.00-57.75.
Choice slaughter heifers
58.75-63.00, couple to 65.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.60-51.25,
few 53.25, Cutters 46.00-50.50,
Canner and Low Cutters
42.00-44.75. Couple Good
slaughter bullocks at 56.35.
Yield Grade No. 1 1300-1900
lbs. slaughter bulls 57.00-
63.60, couple 64.25.
CALVES 192. Supply in
cluded 85 % farm calves
Choice vealers 92.00-107 00,
Good 83.00-95.00, Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs. 67.00-
76.00, Utility 50-100 lbs 50.00-
67.00. Farm Calves: Hoi
Bulls 85-120 lbs. 79.00-117.00,
mostly 90.00-105.00; Hoi.
Heifers 90-125 lbs. 132 00-
153.00.
HOGS 222. Barrows and
gilts $3-$4 higher. US No. 1-3
195-260 lbs. barrows and gilts
37.25-38.60, couple lots 39.75,
No. 1-3 165-195 lbs. 30.50
35.10. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
sows 26.75-28.75, few 30.00,
No. 2-3 300575 lbs. 25.50
28.00. Few Boars 25.25-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 60. US No
1-3 36-57 lbs. feeder pigs
43.00-51.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 14. Choice 50100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
61.0068.00, few Good 65-90
lbs. 54.50-58.00.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, June 19
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 2,900; 5 days last
week 3,277, same period a
year ago 4,170. Trading
moderately active on
Monday, slow on Wed
nesday. Slaughter steers
ended the week 1.50 to 2.00,
instances 2.50 higher than
Wednesday of last week.
Slaughter heifers 1.50 to 2.00
higher. Cows ended the week
2.00 to 3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prune mostly 3, few 4,1150-
1300 lbs. 64.50-65.50 Monday;
66.00-66.50 Wednesday,
mostly YG 4 1250-1350 lbs.
63.50- Monday. Choice 2-
3 1050-1200 lbs. 65.50-66.00, 1
load 66.25 Monday; 66.50-
67.00, 1 load 67.25 Wed
nesday. Choice 24 1050-1300
lbs. 64.50-65.50 Monday,
65.50- Wednesday.
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1000-1250 lbs. 63.50-64.50
Monday; 64.50-65.50 Wed
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune
mostly 3 950-1100 lbs 65.50-
66.00 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1125 lbs. 63.50-64.50
Monday, 64.00-65.50 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs 62.00-
63.50 Monday; 62.50454 00
Wednesday.
COWS Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 47 00-50.00
Monday, 46.00-49.00, few
50.00 Wednesday
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Auction
Wednesday, June 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 93. One Choice
slaughter steer at 62 00,
standard holstems 56.00-
58.10. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter
49.50-52.75, few 53.60,
48 60-50.50, Canner and Low
Cutters 46.50-48.50, Shells
down to 45.00 Yield Grade
No. 1, slaughter bulls 58 00-
61.50, few §2, at 56.00
CALVES 141 Choice
vealers 87.00-96.00, Good
80.00- Standard and
Good 72.00-80 00 Farm
Calves; Hoi. Bulls 90-115 lbs
97.00- few 124 00-
129.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-130
lbs. 100.00-127.50.
HOGS 251. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrow and gilts
39 60-40.60, few 40.85, No 2-3
260-270 lbs. 37 75-39.50, few
285 lbs at 35.75. US no 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 25.75-31.50,
No 2-3 300-650 lbs. 20.00-
23.50. Boars 20.00-26.50
FEEDER PIGS 500. US
No 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigs
7.00- per head, No l-A
25-40 lbs. 15.00-22.50, No 1-3 W
35-50 lbs 21.50-28.50 per
head
SHEEP 26 Good spring
slaughter lambs 61.50-65.00.
Slaughter ewes 22.00-32 50