Al2-Uoc—tor Fanning, Saturday, Angnrt 30,1990
Livestock nwiket and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
Friday, August 29
Report (applied by PDA
CATTLE: 5812. Compared
with 6475 head last week, and
6558 bead a year ago.
Compared with last weeks
market: Slaughter steers
grading choice through high
Choice & Prune .50-1.00
higher, standard & good
mostly 1.00 lower; SI. heifers
steady to 1.00 higher; SI.
cows .50-1.00 lower; SI.
bullocks .50-2.00 higher; SI.
bulls steady to weak. SI.
steers: High Choice & Prime
No. 3-4 73.00-78.10; Choice
No. 2-4 70.00-76.25; Good
62.00- Standard 55.00
62.00; SI. heifers; Choice
63.00- Good 60.0045.00;
Standard 55.00-58.00. SI.
cows Utility & Commercial
46.50-51.50, few 53.00. Cutters
44.00- Canner & L.
Cutter 39.50-45.00; Shells
down to 30. SI. bullocks:
Choice 63.00-65.50; Good
58.0042.50; Standard 54.00
58.00; SI. bulls Yield Grade
No. 1, 1000-2300 lbs. 57.00
64.00, few 68; Yield Grade
No. 2, 900-1700 lbs. 55.00
60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Medium Frame No.
1, 300-700 lbs. 66.0043.00;
Large Frame No. 2 600-900
lbs. 59.0048.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1300400
lbs. 51.0066.00; Bull Medium
& Large Frame No. 1500-850
lbs. 55.0046.00.
CALVES; 4207. Compared
with 3902 head last week and
3962 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $5 lower.
Few Prune 112.00117.00;
Choice 90.00106.00; Good
75.0090.00; Standard & Good
90120 lbs. 70.0040.00; 65-90
lbs. 60.0070.00; UtilitySOllO
lbs. 40.0060.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 80130 lbs. 70.00131.00,
mostly 90.00115.00; Hoi.
Heifers 80175 lb.s 85.00
194.00. mostly 100.00185.00.
HOGS: 8176. Compared
with 7009 head last week and
8869 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts steady to
1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 200240
lbs. 51.0052.30. No. 14 200
250 lbs. 48.5051.00; No. 2-3
195-270 lbs. 46.0048.50; No. 1-
3 140190 lbs. 38.0046.00;
Sows mostly 1.00 lower. US
No. 14 300585 lbs. 38.00
47.00; No. 24 300450 lbs.
36.0039.00. Boars 33.0037.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1962.
Compared with 1528 head
last week and 2152 a year
ago. 1.002.00 higher. US No.
14 2035 lbs. 12.0020.00 per
head; No. 14 3540 lbs. 18.00
30.00; No. 14 5085 lbs. 26.00
40.00; Utility 4045 lbs. 19.50
25.00.
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS: 2573. Compared to
3741 bead last week, and 2285
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT. Feeder Pigs highly
uneven extremes $ll higher
to $l7 lower, US No. 1-2 30-40
MEMO
HAY,
STRAW &
EAR CORN
SALE
EVERY MONDAY
At 11 A.M.
MEW HOLLAMO SALES
STABLES, me.
Phone 717-354-4341
Lloyd H Kreider, Aoct
lbs. 69.0087.00, mostly $6-10
lower, 40-50 lbs. 69.0083.50,
5040 lbs. 60.0081.00, 65-85
lbs. 41.0043.00, US No. 24 20
40 lbs. 43.0063.00, 4050 lbs.
40.0060.00, 5065 lbs. 35.00
43.00.
SHEEP: 827. Compared
with 748 head last week and
769 head a year ago. Spring
si. lambs steady to strong.
Choice 60115 lbs. 59.0065.50
few to 75.00; Good 50100 lbs
55.0042.00; SI. ewes 15.00
28.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, August 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 376. Compared
with last Thursday’s
martlet: SI. cows $1,502
lower; SI. steers: few High
Choice & Prune 72.75-74.00;
Choice 67.0072.00; Good
61.0046.25; Standard 56.50
61.75; S. heifer: few High
Choice & Prune 68.0069.50;
Choice 63.5067.50; 735-820
lbs. 60.2544.50; few Good
60.0043.00; few Standard
55.0046.75; SI. cows: Utility
& Commercial 45.5049.35;
Cutters 44.50-48.10; Canner &
L. Cutter 39.6045.00; Shells
down to 33.50; SI. bullocks:
Good 57.5042.50; Standard
53.5048.00; SI. bulls: Yield
Grade No. 1 & 210601870 lbs.
55.5042.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers, Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 380700 lbs.
55.0068.00; Few Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 300400
lbs. 70.0080.00.
CALVES: 553. Vealers
grading Good & Choice
mostly $5 higher, Standard &
Good steady, bulk of supply
returned to farm. Choice
85.00101.00; Good 74.00
88.00; (Standard 60.00-
73.00); Standard & Good 90
110 lbs. 63.0073.00; 6545 lbs.
55.0066.50; Utility 5090 lbs.
35.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90130 lbs. 90.00131.00,
few 75.0090.00; Hoi. Heifers
80130 lbs. 100.00185.00; 6545
lbs. 71.00107.50. Beef cross
bulls and heifers 60100 lbs.
70.00105.00.
HOGS: 93. Barrows and
gilts $2 lower. No. 1-3 200235
lbs. 49.2549.75; 1 lot 95.00
44.25; 1 lot No. 2-3 295 lbs.
43.75; No. 1-3 140150 lbs.
35.50-40.50; Sows mostly $2
lower; US no. 1-3 310660 lbs.
37.5043.75; one at 45.25. Few
Boars 36.0046.75.
FEEDER PIGS 47. 1 lot
US No. 1-3 50 lbs. 23.50 per
head.
SHEEP: 16. Spring si.
lambs Choice 110 lbs. 65.00; 1
lot Good & Choice 80 lbs.
57.50; few SI. ewes: 21.00-
26.00.
WHAT'S NEW
IH’s new 884 tractor is powered by a 268 cu. in.
diesel engine producing 72.5 PTO horsepower. A
torque amplifier transmission providing 16 for
ward and eight reverse speeds is standard.
Offers new
row-crop tractor
CHICAGO, m.
temational Harvester has
announced availability of its
new 884 tractor in row-crop
and utility versions for the
over-70 PTO horsepower
class. A low-profile model
also is available for special
applications.
The 884 is powered by a
four-cylinder, direct injection
268 cu. in diesel engine
producing 72.5 PTO hor
sepower. The dual speed
540/1000 rpm independent
PTO is hydraulically ac
tuated to reduce shock loads
and for “feathering” in and
out of operation.
A torque amplifier
transmission providing 16
forward and eight reverse
speeds is standard on the
new tractor. With this
transmission, the operator
can shift from direct drive
into torque amplifier or vice
versa on the go without
clutching or throttling.
Pulling back on the torque
amplifier lever increases
drawbar pull 22 percent,
while decreasing speed 17
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Maryland State fair'con
tinues through September
Sunday, August 31
Deadline for Keystone In
ternational Livestock
Exposition entires.
Monday, September I
Happy Labor Day
per cent in each gear.
Large capacity hydraulic
power for positive steering,
braking and implement
control is provided by a 15.4
gpm hydraulic pump.
The 884 has a category 11
three-point hitch with torsion
bar draft control that
provides precise implement
control and senses load
changes quickly for
■smoother operation.
in-
Farm Calendar
Cambria County Fair,
continues through Sep
tember 6; Ebensburg.
South Mountain Community
Fair, continues through
September 6; Arendt
svUle.
Ox Hill Fair, continues
through September 6;
Home.
Spartansburg Community
Fair, continues through
September 6; Spar
tansburg.
Waterford Community Fair,
continues through Sep
tember 6; Waterford.
N. J. Flemington Fair.
Tuesday, September 2
Pymatuning Community
Fair, continues through
September 6;
Jamestown.
Wednesday, September 3
Standardbred Yearling Sale,
continues through
Thursday; Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg.
Murphy, Au Series, Model 850 CT
300 KW generator set, 240/480V,
3 ph„ 330 KW Max., Rebuilt en
gine, with enclosure.
*2B,ooo°°
Murphy, MR Series, Model MP22,
175 H.P. @ 1200 R.P.M., Used,
has flex coupling only, no clutch.
*lo,ooo°°
For Details, Contact:
DIESEL SERVICE, INC.
(215)375-8572
Hunterdon County N.J. Agft)
Board Monthly Meeting;
6 p.m.; Extension Center.
Thursday, September 4
Pequea Twp., Lancaster
County Ag Zoning
Hearing, Pequea
Township Bldg., 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 5
Dallas Area Fair, Dallas,
Continues through Sept.
8.
York Inter-State Fair, York,
Continues through Sept.
13.
Land Use, Act 442, meeting,
Lancaster County
Courthouse, Com
missioners Room, sth
floor, 10 a.m.
Saturday, September 6
District 4-H Horse Show,
Lancaster Riding Club.
Woodbumers Expo, Kutz
town Fairgrounds, _
Continues through Sept.fp
7.