Al2— Lancaster Famine, Saturday, August 16,1980
Livestock market and auction news
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, August 14
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,200; 5 days last
week 3,742, same period a
year ago 3,072. Trading slow
to moderate for the week.
Slaughter steers ended the
week 50 to 1.00 higher, ex
cept on good to low choice
steers which were steady
compared with Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter
heifers ended the week
steady. Cows ended the week
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 3-41150-1300 lbs. 74.50-
75.00. Choice 24 1000-1250
lbs. 72.50-74.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 975-1250 lbs.
70.50-72.50. Good 2-3 950-1200
lbs. 67.50-70.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 34
950-1100 lbs. 69.50-70.00, 1
load Monday 70.50. Choice 2-
4 850-1050 lbs. 67.5069.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 66.5068.00.
COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 44.0047.00.
Pa.
Auction Summary
Friday, August 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 6607. Compared
with 6119 head last week and
6293 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market; Slaughter steer's
and heifers $l-2 higher; S.
cows uneven, spots 1.50
higher to 50 cents lower; SI.
bullocks steady to $1 higher;
SI. bulls $l-3 higher. SI.
steers: High Choice & Prime
No. 34 73.00-77.25; Choice
No. 24 70.00-77.00; Good
61.00-68.00; Standard 56.00-
61.00; SI. heifers: Choice
63.0068.75; Good 60.0065.00;
few Standard 51.0060.00. SI.
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cows: Utility & Commercial
47.50-52.50; Cutters 46.50-
51.00; Canner & L. Cutter
42.00- Shells down to
40.00; SI. bullocks; Choice
62.00- Good 58.0063.00;
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1000-2200 lbs. 57.0067.75;
Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1450
lbs. 53.0061.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Large Frame No. 1 300-500
lbs. 65.00-77.00; Medium
Frame No. 1 400650 lbs.
65.00- Heifers, Medium
& Large Frame No. 1,300-700
lbs. 55.0061.50.
CALVES;.3939. Compared
with 3921 head last week and
398? head a year ago.
Vealers steady to weak,
spots $lO lower. Few Prime
96.00- Choice 90 00-
106.00; Good 72.00-90.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
60.00- 70-90 lbs. 55.00-
73.00. Utility 50-110 lbs. 50.00-
66.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 80-130 lbs. 75.00-120.00,
mostly 90.00-105.00; Hoi.
Heifers £O-150 lbs. 90.00-
188.00, mostly 100.00-140.00;
Beef cross bulls & heifers 70-
110 lbs. 70.00-111.00.
HOGS: 7797. Compared
with 7573 head last week and
7566 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts $2-3
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 50.00-52.25; No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 48.00-50.50; No. 2-3
190-255 lbs. 47.0049.50; No. 1-
3 140-190 lbs. 35.0045.00.
Sows mostly steady; US No.
1-3 300-575 lbs. 38.0043.50;
No. 2-3 280600 lbs. 34.00-
40.00. Boars 27.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1613.
Compared with 2034 head
last week and 1119 a year
ago. $l-3 higher. US No. 1-3
2035 lbs. 10.00-24.00 per
head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-
30.00; few No. 1-3 5060 lbs.
27.00- Utility 2040 lbs.
5.00-
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS: 2922. Compared with
3321 head last week and 2257
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head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder Pigs $2-5
higher, spots $lO higher. US
No. 1-2 30-40 lbs. 80.00-94.00;
40-50 lbs. 69.00-88.00; 5080
lbs. 56.00-75.00; 6080 lbs.
50.00- US No. 2-3 20-40
lbs. 66.0084.00; 4080 lbs.
67.00- 5085 lbs. 54.00-
64.00.
SHEEP: 731. Compared
with 780 head last week and
552 head a year ago. Spring
si. lambs mostly steady to $1
higher. Choice 60-110 11k.
60.00- Good 5085 lbs
50.00- SI. ewes: 14.00-
33.00.
Shorthorn Association
honors producers
OMAHA, Neb James
W. Shirley, executive
secretary of the American
Shorthorn Association, has
announced that seven
“Builders of the Breed”
award recipients have been
named for 1980.
The annual award, first
presented in 1945, is given to
producers who have made
outstanding contributions to
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CENTRE HALL - The
Pennsylvania Ag
Republicans will hold a
reorganizations! meeting on
Tuesday, August 19, at 5
p.m. at the Old Gift Shop,
Penns Cave, Centre Hall.
The major business of the
meeting will be the election
of new officers.
A nominating committee
was formed to develop
recommendations for the
offices. Members of the
committee include: Kenneth
Boyer of the Farm Credit
Associations of Penn
sylvania; Willard Kimmel,
Pennsylvania Farmers
Association; J. Luther
the development of the
Shorthom/Polled Shorthorn
breed through their own
production programs and
their leadership in breed
associations, agricultural,
civic and service
organizations, Shirley said.
The 1980 recipients are
Richard D. Yamell, Dumas,
At.; Darold W. Schlegel,
Culbertson, Ne.; Rex, Brian
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John Pitzer, former PFA
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Thomas, Chairman of the
House Agriculture Commit-
Boyer is chairman of the
committee.
Republican State Com
mittee Chairman Martha
Klassy KKppers present demonstrations
LANDISVILLE - The plamed how to make fudge.
Landisville Klassy Klippers Landis and Lavonne
Klub held i£s fourth meeting Good showed how to make
on July 3 at Centerville seed decorationsm a jar and
Junior High School in the Km °g. le about
home economics rooms. Leadership Congress and
Barb Todd called the role. Street Camp. Barb Todd
asking the members to say demonstrate how to make a
their favorite flower. The cloth wreath with clothes
club tentatively planned the P“js.
round-up for July at Amos T* l * meeting will
Herr Park held m the home economic^
Mary Gerlach demon- rooms at.Centerville Junior
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Ann Marie Keating ex- Barbara Todd.
and Randy Cates, Modoc,
In.; Gilbert Lee Miller,
Mamou, La.; Ronald B.
Hofstrand, Leeds, N.D.;
Harvey W. Schulhauser,
Dysart, Sask., Canada; and
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ship with the reorganized
group.
Schoeninger said, “The
farm community has always
been important to
Republican politics and it is
vital to give Pennsylvania
agriculture a voice in
Republican policies.”
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