Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 30, 1980, Image 6

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    A6-Uncastw Farming, Saturday, August 30,1980
Hay
Markets
Regional
Hay
Monday, August 25
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by the dealers at
the farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-75.00; Mixed
hay 40.0000.00; Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; '’♦raw 30.00-
40.00; Mulch 20.00-30.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, August 22
Report supplied by PDA
28 Loads Hay and 7 Loads
Straw.
Alfalfa, few 79.00-96.00;
Muted hay 45.00-84, few
101.00; Timothy hay 57.00-
77.00; Straw 41.00-51.00; Eai
Com, 18 loads 110.00-127.00.
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, August 27
Report supplied by auction
62 loads.
Alfalfa 70.00-107.00; Mixed
55.00-121.00; Timothy 48.00-
84.00; Corn 108.00-124.00;
Straw 43.0068.00; Alfalfa-
Orchardgrass, one load,
75.00; Clover, 2 loads, 79.00 &
91.00.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, August 25
Report supplied by auction
91 loads.
Alfalfa 61.0-114.00;
Timothy 59.00-90.00; Mixed
50.00-104.00; Straw 49.00-
80.00; Com 93.00-127.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New HoliandjPa.
Wednesday, August 27
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 87
cows and 50 heifers and 5
bulls. Market steady.
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1170.00- Load of
Wise, fresh cows, 1170.00-
1475.00; 2 Loads of NY
purebred & grade fresh
cows, 1225.00-1850.00,
springers 1050 00-1950.00;
Load of NY & Susq Co fresh
cows, 1075 00-1575.00.
Locally consigned cows
595 00-1260 00; Springing
heifers 900 00-1350 00, Open
Heifers 395.00-720.00, Bulls
340.00- 00
r FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS I
2 State Graded - Vet Inspected |
I Excellent Quality and Delivery Service |
Credit Service Available X
JOHN H. THOMAS. JR. |
MillersviHe, Pa. 17551 Ph 717-872-5646 1
Complete Line of I
RED ROSE Feeds *
Management I Red Rosejjfel ft
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Program 1
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Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, August 25
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 201. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers 50 cents to
$1.25 lower. Slaughter cows
steady, mostly 50 cents to $1
higher. Choice No. 2-4 975-
1200 lbs. slaughter steers
69.00- one at 73.25, Good
62.50- couple 69.50,
Standard 55.50-62.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 59.50-
64.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 47.00-51.25,
couple 53.00, Cutters 45.50-
48.50, Canner & Low Cutter
42.75-45.50, Shells down to
35.75. Yield Grade #1975-1600
lbs. slaughter bulls 51.25-
61.85. Few Large Frame #2
500-675 lbs. feeder steers
59.50-
CALVES 207. Vealers
steady to $3 lower; bulk of
supply returned to the farm.
Few Choice vealers 83.50-
98.50, Standard & Good 70-85
lbs. 62.00-77.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-125 lbs.
72.00- mostly 95.00-
105.00; few holstein heifers
100-140 lbs. 125.00-150.00.
HOGS 445. Barrows & gilts
25 cents to 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 51.50-52.30,
one lot 53.00, No. 1-3 190-240
lbs. 50.0051.60, No. 1-3 170-
185 lbs. 43.50-48.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 39.00-44.50,
No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 35.00-
38.50. Few Boars 33.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 301. US
No. 1-3 12-20 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-13.50 per head, No. 1-3
25-45 lbs. 20.00-30.50, No. 1-3
50-70 lbs. 31.50-38.00, Utility
50-80 lbs. 19.50-31.00 per
head.
SHEEP 42. Choice 80-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
59.00-62.00.
Slaughter ewes 19.50-25.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, August 25
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 57.00-64.00.
FEEDER STEERS;
Standard to Good (Holstein
Steers) 720-770 lbs. 56.50.
BULLS: 1000-1250 lbs.
58.50; 500-640 lbs. 58.00-61.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 48.75-50.25; Good to
Standard 47.50-48.50; Utility
46.25-47.75; Cutters 45.50-
47.25; Canners 40.50-45.00.
CALVES: Prime 200-300
lbs. 86.00-97.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 86.00-
97.00; Good to Choice 120-140
lbs. 90.00-101.00; Standard to
Good 90-110 lbs. 75.00-92.00;
Utility 70-85 lbs. 62.0081.00;
Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 60.00-
72.00
FEEDER PIGS: 25-30 lbs.
$lB to $23 by hd.; 35-40 lbs.
$22 to $2B by hd.
HOGS: 180-225 lbs 47.00-
48.75 ; 235-265 lbs 42 50-45.25
SOWS. 35.00-40 00
BOARS- 32.00-36.50
Livestock market and auction news
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, August 20
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers steady prices.
Choice 68,00-70.00; Good
64.00- Medium 63.00
Down. Heifers Choice 63.00
65.75; Good 59.00-62.00;
Medium 58.00 Down. Cows
very active, $l.OO higher.
Individual at 56.85; High
Yield 50.00-51.75; Average
46.0049.00; Big Middle 42.00
45.00; Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat
Bulls steady prices. Good
58.00- Medium 52.00
57.00. Veal Calves large run,
$l.OO higher. Choice 88.00
92.00; Good 81.00-87.00;
Medium 70.00-80.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 177.50; Farm Bulls
to 109.00; Light & Weak 66.00
Down. Lambs very active.
Choice 65.00-67.00; Good
60.00- Medium 59.00
Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. steady prices. Choice
72.00- Good 67.00-70.00;
Medium 61.00-66.00; CulL
60.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 68.00-72.00; Good
63.00- Medium 62.00
Down. Heifers (All Weights)
Choice 61.00-64.50; Good
54.0060.00; Medium 53.00
Down; Bulls Choice 70.00-
78.00; Good 60.00-69.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Dairy
Cows to 1,175.00. Springing
Heifers to 1,125.00. Pigs, Hd.
Good run, prices steady. 20-
30 lbs. 8.00-21.00; 40-60 lbs.
22.00- Shoats by Lb. to
41.00. Slaughter Hogs good
run, $l.OO higher. 210-230 lbs.
49.25-50.35; 240-260 lbs. 49.25-
50.10; 190-205 lbs. 48,25-48.75;
270-290 lbs. 45.5049.00. Sows
300-500 lbs. 38.0042.75; Thin
Sows 28.00-36.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, August 25
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 226. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
Choice slaughter steers
71.00- Good 68.00-71.00,
Standard 64.00-67.00, Utility
57.00- Good slaughter
heifers 68.00-76.00, Standard
58.50-64.00, Utility 55.00-
58.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.00-53.00,
Cutters 46.0049.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 41.0045,00, Shells
down to 38.00. Good
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ft I
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS COIVS
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Bob Kennedy &
Ed Stover plus 15 other local consignors.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves
11 OO A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
slaughter bullocks 65.00
68.75, Standard 59.0062.00,
Utility 54.0059.00. Yield
Grade #1 10002000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 64.25-68.00;
yield grade §2 9001600 lbs.
56.0061.00.
CALVES 349. Choice
vealers 90.00112.00, Good
85.0091.00. Standard & Good
90110 lbs. 70.0075.00, 7095
lbs. 68.0072.00, Utility 55-100
lbs. 57.0066.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90120 lbs.
110.00-122.00; holstem
heifers 85-130 lbs. 150.00
190.00.
HOGS 401. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.00-
52.40, No. 1-3 195-230 lbs.
50.00- No. 2-3 250-270
lbs. 48.00-50.00, No. 1-3 130
185 lbs. 44.0049.00. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 42.0047.00,
No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 40.00
44.00. Boars 32.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 85. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 19.50-31.00 per
head.
SHEEP 19. Choice spring
slaughter lambs 60.00-65.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-28.00.
Baltimore
USDA
Monday, August 25
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE 250: Limited
sales slaughter steers weak
to 75 cents lower. Heifers
firm. Cows $l.OO-1.50 lower.
Bulls weak to 50 cents lower.
Supply 25% slaughter steers
and heifers, 50% cows, 20%
feeders, balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 24 1075-1200 lbs.
69.60-72.00. Good 241050-1350
lbs. 60.0068.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 900-1025 lbs. 67.50-
69.75.
—COWS: Utility 2-3 44.00-
50.75, few 51.25-51.35. Cutter
40.0047.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1075-2000
lbs. 53.0-58.75; Couple 1 1430-
1495 lbs. 60.85-65.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
steer bulls calves Medium
Frame #1 300-375 lbs. 77.50-
78.00; pkg. Medium Frame
#1 steers 857 lbs. 71.50.
Heifers Medium Frame #1
535-800 lbs. 57.50-58.00.
HOGS: 700: Barrows &
Gilts 25 cents to $l.OO higher
than last Wednesday. US 1-2
210-240 lbs. 50.25-50.50,
several lots 50.75-51.00; US 1-
2 190-210 lbs. 48.00-50.25; US
2-3 230-260 lbs. 49.50-50.25.
SOWS: $1.0052.00 higher
most advance on weights
under 400 lbs. US 1-3 300400
lbs. 40.5042.00, 400600 lbs.
39.0040.50.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50: Few Choice
vealers 125-240 lbs. 83.00
89.50; Good and Choice 80
100 lbs. 61.0073.60. Calves
returned to farm 63.0074.00.
SHEEP AUCTION 15:
Individual Choice Spring
lambs near 100 lbs. 63.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 287. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers 50 cents
sl.so lower. Choice 24,1000-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers
68.75-72.25, couple 73.75,
Good 63.25-67.50, couple
68.75, few Standard 59.00-
62.50. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 62.8569.10, few Good
62.00- Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
45.50-50.25, couple 50.75,
Cutters 44.0048.10, Canner
and Low Cutters 42.0044.50,
Shells down to 40.00. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
62.2565.60, few Good 59.00-
61.50. Yield Grade No. 1,
1100-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls
55.00- Few Large
Frame §2, 450600 lbs. feeder
steers and bulls 72.00-81.50.
-Few Large Frame #1,530-830
lbs. feeder heifers 55.00-
62.00.
CALVES 166. (Bulk of
supply return to farm).
Choice vealers 84.00-96.00,
few Good 70.00-80.00,
Standard and Good 70-95 lbs.
59.0069.00. Farm Calves:
return to farm Hoi. Bulls 85-
125 lbs. 73.00-121.00, mostly
90.00-115.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
140 lbs. 140.00-177.50.
HOGS 707. (Mon. 8-2560)
Barrows and gilts sl-$2
higher. US No. 1-2 215-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 52.25-
53.75, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
51.00-52.25, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 47.25-51.00. US No. 1-3
345-630 lbs. sows 44.0047.00,
No. 2-3 280600 lbs. 36.75-
44.00. Boars 32.25-37.00.
(TUESDAY, 8-26-80—130
HOGS).
FEEDER PIGS 448. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
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 Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Bntian, turn
north, follow Little Bntian Rd. to Jackson Rd. 2nd
farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville 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.
CHRIST A. BEILER
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Abe Diffenbach
Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE-OCT. 3
12.00- per head, No. 1-|
20-35 lbs. 17.00-28.00, No. 1-1
35-55 lbs. 27.00-34.00, No. 1-3
70-100 lbs. 41.00-46.00 per
head, Utility 25-40 lbs. 14.00-
20.00 per head.
SHEEP 40. Choice 70-115
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
59.00- one at 70.00,
Utility and Good 35-75 lbs!
feeder lambs 53.0061.00,
Slaughter ewes 18.00-27.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, August 23
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 85.00-94.00; Medium
72.00- Plain 63.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
72.00- Medium 66.00-i
72.00; Plain 65.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 54.00-62.00;
Good Slaughter Steers 66.00-
67.75; Medium 62.50-66.00;
Plain 60.00 and down; Good
Light Heifer Calves 65.00-
71.00; Medium 60.00-65.00;
Plain 59.00 and down; Good
Heavy Heifers 57.00-64.50;
Medium 50.00-57.00; Plain
49.00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 45.00-56.00; Utilities
38.00- Canners &
Cutters 32.00 and down; Milk
& Stock Cows 710.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 54.00-
64.00; Slaughter Bulls 56.00-
58.75.
CALVES: Veal Calves
89.00 and down; Baby Calves
115.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 69.10; Good Red O
62.25; Feeder Lambs 45.00-
65.00; Slaughter Ewes 5.00-
15.50.
HOGS: Top 50.30; Heavy
40 00-49.50; Medium 40.75
45.75; Light3o.oo-37.00; Sows
38.0044.50; Boars 31.25-35.25.
BEEFALO
FOR SALE
-Semen in stock
-%, 3 /4,7/8-animals
BEEFALO
N&J
4270
Quakerbridge Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-8964)336