AS—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 13,1980
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SEPT. 15-21, 1980
A spot of hot, and why not 7
Trees are starting to turn now Mickey Mouse first appeared
Sept 19 1928 First quarter of the moon Sept 17 Average
length of davs for the week 12 hours, 18 minutes Vom Kippur
Sept 20 Harvard College founded this week in 1636 Two
•.narrows cm the same ear of corn are not long friends
Ask the Old Farmer. What is the
aMarfHßr origin of the term "Indian giver" 7
Does it really have anything to do
ImHjIPPp o? with Indians 7 BG, Worcester, Mass
&t— r According to tradition, the Indian under
stood swapping and honored such a trade
But if he gave anything to another, he
retained his interest in it and felt free to take it back if he felt like it
Home Hints If vou want to keep suede shoes looking fresh rub them with a
piece of stale rve bread after each wearing
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England- Ramv and cool through mia veek, then clearing,
possible showers, for weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainy and cool all week, with
clearing skies and warm temperatures by weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal. Cool, showers through midweek, then
sunnv and hot south, showers north for week s end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Showers west, rain east at week's
start middle of week through weekend is clear and warm
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Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, September 6
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 85.00-90.00; Medium
80.00- Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
66.00- Medium 61.00-
66.00; Plain 57.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 46.50-65.75;
Good Light Heifer Calves
62.00- Medium 57.00-
62.00; Plain 52.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 55.00-
60.00; Medium 50.00-55.00;
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Plain 45.00 and down;
Slaughter Cows 47.00-52.50;
Utilities 38.00-47.00; Canners
& Cutters 35.00 and down;
Milk & Stock Cows 590.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 63.00 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 59.50
and down.
CALVES: Veal Calves
79.00 and down; Baby Calves
140.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 67.50; Good Red O
58.00; Feeder Lambs 56.00-
64.50; Slaughter Ewes 9.00-
21.25; Stock Ewes 65.00 and
down.
HOGS: Top 45.90; Heavy
35.00-44.00; Medium 35.00;
Light 33.25; Sows 20.00-39.25;
Boars 28.00
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State
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Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, September 11
Report supplied by USDA
WEEKLY CATTLE
SUMMARY; Slaughter
steers finished the week 1.50-
2.50 lower. Heifers 1.50-2.00
lower. Cows were firm to
1.00 higher. Bulls remained
steady. Slaughter steers and
heifers continue their
downward price tumble for
the fourth consecutive week
with buyers remaining
cautious, selective and non
aggressive in response to the
lower carcass trade.
Receipts this week 3700 as
compared to 2991 last week
and 4362 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
On Monday, Chioce and
Prime 241100-1250 lbs. 71.00-
71.50, Vz load Choice 2-3 1000
lbs. 72.00. Closing sales
Wednesday, Choice 24 1000-
1250 lbs. 68.00-69.50. 4 loads
1075-1250 lbs. 70.00-70.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1100 lbs. 66.50-68.50. Load
1300 lbs. Holstems 63.00 on
Monday. Good 64.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Monday, Vz load Choice and
Prune 24 1000 lbs. 68.50,
Wednesday’s closing sales,
Choice, few Prime 24 900-
1075 lbs. 66.00-67.25. Load
67.50 Couple loads 3, mostly
4’s 64 00-65.00. 800-900 lbs
64.50-66 00 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs 63.00-
65 00. Good 60 0063.50
COWS Utility and
Commercial 2-3 45.00-50.00,
few Heiferettes 50.00-54.00.
Cutters 42.00-48.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-2100
lbs. 50 00-60.00 Bulk 53.00-
60.00.
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Livestock market and auction news
Open Yearling
Angus
and Crossbreed
Steer Sale
Tri-State, Va.
Monday, September 8
Report supplied by VDA
There were 927 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
STEERS: Medium Frame
No. 1: 400-500 lbs. 77.00-82.00;
500600 lbs. 72.00-76.25; 600-
700 lbs. 67.00-77.25 ; 700-800
lbs. 65.00-72.00; 800-900 lbs.
64.25-66.10; 900-1000 lbs.
60.2564.70; ’ 1000-1200 lbs.
55.0061.25.
Large Frame No. 1: 600-
700 lbs. 75.50-75.75; 700600
lbs. 70.75-72.00 ; 800-900 lbs.
61.0064.80; 900-1000 lbs.
61.2564.00; 1000-1300 lbs.
56.0063.00.
Small Frame No. 1: 400-
500 lbs. 64.00-74.00; 500600
lbs. 74.40; 600-700 lbs. 64.75-
69.00 ; 700-800 lbs. 69.00-70.00;
800-1000 lbs. 49.0065.25.
Large Frame & Medium
Frame No. 2; 400-500 lbs.
65.00-72.00; 500600 lbs. 71.00-
75.00 ; 600-700 lbs. 57.5065.25;
700600 lbs. 58.0067.25; 800-
900 lbs. 55.0060.00; 900-1000
lbs. 55.0067.25; 1000-1300 lbs.
50.0066.00.
Large and Medium Frame
No. 3: 400-600 lbs. 49.00-53.00;
600-800 lbs. 53.00-58.00.
Small Frame No. 2; 400-
600 lbs. 58.00-63.00 ; 600-800
lbs. 53.0fr59.00.
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Capacity Dia. Gauge Price
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550 48"
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1000 48”
1000 48”
2000 64"
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Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, September 3
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers $l.OO lower. Choice
to 65.50; Good 60.0064.50;
Medium 59.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 60.0063.50; Good
53.00- Medium 52.00
Down; Cows steady to $l.OO
lower. High Yield 50.00-
52.00; Average 46.0049.00;
Big Middle 41.00-45.00;
Shelly 42.00 Down. Fat Bulls
Good 56.00-59.00; Medium
50.00- Veal Calves $2.00
lower. Good 82.0069.50;
Medium 70.006UX); Farm
Hfrs. to 190.00; Farm Bulls
to 109.50; Light & Weak 62.00
Down. Lambs steady. Choice
65.0066.50; Good 61.0064.00;
Medium 60.00 Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550
lbs. mostly steady prices.
Choice 74.00-78.00; Good
69.00- Medium 62.00-
68.00; Culls 61.00 Down.
Steers 600650 lbs. Choice
66.00- Good 60.0065.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Heifers
(AH Weights) Choice 63.00-
68.50; Good 57.00-62.00;
Medium 56.00 Down; Bulls
Choice 63.0066.00; Good
59.0062.00; Medium 58.00
Down. Dairy Cows to
1.160.00. Springing Heifers to
1.220.00. Pigs, Hd. $2.00
lower. 20-30 lbs. 6.00-17.00;
4060 lbs. 18.00-28.00. Shoats
by Lb. to 39.00. Slaughter
Hogs $2.50 under last week.
210-230 lbs. 46.0046.75; 240-
260 lbs. 46.0046.60; 190-205
NEW UNDERGROUND
12 no
10 205
7 250
10 300
7 370
7 570
10,000 96”
; 10,000 120”
j. 15,000 126”
; 20,000 126”
1 30,000 126"
PRICES FOB QUARRYVILLE
lbs. 44.00-46.00. Sows
lbs. 37.00-42.50; Thin Sow?
27.00-35.00.
G&M
Livestock
Duncansville, Pa.
Monday, September 8
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last Monday,
market report steers weak,
cows steady, hogs lower.
DAIRY COWS: 600.00-
1200.00.
STEERS: Good to Choice
70.00- Standard to Good
62.00-
HEIFERS: High Choice
Prime 54.00-68.50; Good to
Choice 60.00-64.00; Standard
54.00-60.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 65.00-
94.00.
BULLS: 1000-1554 Iht
60.00- 900-1200 IflP
54.00-
COWS: High Choice Prime
50.00-54.00; Good 48.00-50.00;
Utility 44.00-48.00; Cutters
40.0044.00; Canners Down to
37.00.
CALVES: High Choice
90.00- few to 121.00;
Good to Choice 70.00-90.00;
Standard to Good 60.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 100.00-128.50; Hoi
Heifers 160.00-201.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs.
10.00- ; 25-50 lbs. 15.00-
27.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 47.00-
48.25; 170-320 lbs. 43.0047.00.
SOWS: 35.00-44.75.
BOARS: 30.00-36.25.
LAMBS: 55.00-63.00.
SHEEP: 15.00-25.00.
Capacity Dia
Gauge
4000
64"
Price
950
2495
2250
3825
4790
8390
Vi"
Vi"
5/16"
5/16”
3/8”