Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 06, 1980, Image 6

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    A6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 6,1980
Hay
Markets
Vintage
Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, November 27
Report supplied by auction
Alfalfa 120.00-125.00;
Mixed 103.00-108.00;
Timothy 95.00-110.00; Straw
70.00.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 1
Report supplied by auction
115 loads.
Alfalfa 60.00-164.00;
Timothy 85.00-115.00; Mixed
65.00-155.00; Straw 45.00
78.00; Com 101.00-121.00.
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, December 3
Report supplied by auction
52 loads.
Alfalfa 121.00-137.00, one at
155.00; Timothy 94.00-101.00;
Mixed 96.00-114.00, one at
131.00; Straw 53.00-68.00;
Corn 125.00-131.00, one
shelled at 129.00; three loads
com fodder 42.00 and 48.00,
one shredded at 39.00.
Beil’s Hay
York Springs, Pa.
Friday, November 28
Report supplied by auction
Alfalfa 100.00-125.00;
Timothy 60.00-80.00; Mulch
30.00; Firewood 40.00 cord;
0at52.35-3 OObu.
Regional
Hay
Friday, November 28
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by the dealers at
the farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 80.00-100.00; Mixed
hay 60.00-80.00; Timothy hay
55.00-70.00; Straw 45.00-
60.00; Mulch2s.oo-40.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, November 28
Report supplied by PDA
51 Loads Hay and 15 Loads
Straw.
Alfalfa 93.00-131.00, Mixed
hay 73.00-141, mostly 90.00-
122.00; Timothy hay 78.00-96,
individual 103.00; Grass,
individual 100.00; Straw
56.00- Ear Corn, 6 loads
108.00- Oats, 2 loads
1.90 & 2 50 per bushel
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 200. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
lower, spots $2 lower. Choice
2-4, 1200-1370 lbs. slaughter
steers 67.10-71.10, few Good
61.75-68.75, few Standard
52.00- few Utility 47.00-
50.50 One Choice slaughter
heifer at 64.50, few Good
60.00- Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
45.50-49.50, couple 51.25,
Cutters 43.7547 75, Canner
and Low Cutters 38 75-42.75,
Shells down to 36.50. In
dividual Good slaughter
bullock at 57.00 Yield Grade
No. 1, 1150-2070 lbs
slaughter bulls 56.50-61.85.
CALVES 238. Bulk of
supply returned to farm
Few Choice vealers 82.00
101.00, few Good 72.0080.00,
Standard and Good 70100
lbs. 62.5070.50, few Utility
50100 lbs. 45.0060.00 Farm
Calves: Hoi Bulls 85-125 lbs.
75.00105, mostly 85.00100;
Hoi. Heifers 80200 lbs.
100.00185.00.
HOGS 333 US No. 1-2 2-230
lbs. barrows and gilts 48.00
49, few 49.85, No. 1-3 2-255
lbs. 46.75-48.10, one lot No. 2-
3 295 lbs. at 36.75. US No. 1-3
350500 lbs. sows 37 00-41.00,
few No. 2-3 4650 lbs. 30.75-
39.75. Few Boars 34.0035.25.
FEEDER PIGS 47. Few
lots US No. 1-3 28-55 lbs
feeder pigs 47.50-60.00 per
hundredweight
SHEEP 9. One Lot Choice
103 lbs wooled slaughter
lambs at 60.00, few Utility
and Good 55-85 lbs. 47.00
56.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, December 1
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 46.00-52.00;
Other 42.0047.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 48.50-50.75; Good to
Standard 47.2548.50; Utility
46.7547.00; Cutters 43.75-
45.00; Canners4o 5043.50.
CALVES: Prime 200-300
lbs. 80.00-91.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 72.00-
86.00; Good to Choice 120-140
lbs. 74.00-88.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 70 00-87.00;
Utility 75-85 lbs. 62.00-80.00;
Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 40.00-
58.00; few 64.00-70.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 20-25 lbs.
$8 to $l4 by hd ; 3040 lbs. $l6
to $24 byhd.
SOWS. 39.0040.50
BOARS. 36.00-38 00.
HOGS; 185-225 lbs 44.00-
47.50.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, December 4
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salabde
receipts 5,200 ; 5 days last
week 3,697, same period a
year ago 5,179. Trading
moderate on Monday;
moderately active 'on
Wednesday. Slaughter
steers endecj the week
mostly steady compared
with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week steady to 25
higher on YG 2 & 3 heifers;
ended the week mostly 50
lower on YG 3-5 heifers.
Cows ended the week firm to
10.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
Mixed High Choice and
Prune mostly 3, few 4,1150-
1300# 65.50-66.00 Monday;
66.25-67.00 Wednesday;
mostly YG 4, few 5, 1150-
1300# 64.50-65.50 Monday;
65.00- Wednesday.
Choice 2-3 1100-1300# 66.00-
66.50 Monday; 66.5067.25
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1000-
1250# 64.50-66.00 Monday;
65.00- Wednesday
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1200# 64.00-65.00 Mon
day; 65.0065.50 Wednesday.
Load Choice holstems 1450#
61.50 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1100# 63 25-64.00 Mon
day; 63.5064.00 Wednesday;
mostly YG 4, few 5, 62.00
63.00 Monday; 62.5063.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-3 950
1200# 64.50,1 load 64.75, load
65.00 Monday; 64.75, load
65.00; part load 65.25 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 9001050#
62.5064.00 Monday; 63.50
65.25 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 8001000
lbs. 61.00-62.50 Monday;
62.0063.50 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility
1-339.0045.00
Belknap
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, November 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 88. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 75
cents to $2 higher. One
Choice slaughter steer at
62.35, few Good 57.00-60.25,
few Standard 48.25-53.50.
Couple Choice slaughter
heifers 56.00 and 59.00, few
Standard 45.00-50.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 45.75-50.25, couple 50.85
and 51.90, few yield grade 4-5
41.50-45.75, Cutters 44.00-
PORK CHOP FARM
RD#2 Box 122
New Holland, Pa. 17557
717-354-9557
• Brucellosis Free Herd 127
• Entire herd tested
• Pseudorabies Free Herd 20
• Lepto free and T.B. Negative.
We have the finest pedigreed herd of Chester White
Brood Sows in the Eastern United States
We have 200 Brood Sows in total confinement in
cluding Gestation Crates and Slatted Floors.
We farrow weekly and can supply "Sound-Meaty-
Healthy” Breeding stocs at all times
“Chester Whites" “The Durable Mother Breed"
Production Sale for 1981
June 12
Livestock market and auction news
47.00, Canner & Low Cutter
38.00- Shells down to
33.50. Few Medium Frame
#1 405-765 lbs. feeder steers
61.00- 750-950 lbs 48.25-
60.50. Few Medium Frame
HI 320-550 lbs. feeder heifers
53.00- 00, few Medium
Frame #2 390490 lbs. 42.00-
51.00; few Medium Frame #1
490-510 lbs. feeder bulls 56.00-
62.00.
CALVES 102 One Choice
vealer at 88.00, one Good at
79.00, Standard & Good 90-
120 lbs. 60.00-68.00, 60-85 lbs.
50.00- Utility 50-85 lbs.
30.0047.50. Farm calves,
holstem- bulls 95-135 lbs.
70.00- one holstem
heifer 110 lbs. at 112.50.
HOGS 232. Barrow's & gilts
steady. US No. 1-2 215-235
lbs. barrows & gilts 48.50-
49.00, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
47.0048.50, No. 2-3 200-260
lbs. 46.0047.00. Sows $1 to $2
lower. US No. 1-3 285-690 lbs.
sows 39.0047.50, No. 2-3 255
510 lbs. 33.00-39.00. Boars
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS 126. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
11.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 19 00-30 00, few No.
1-3 60-75 lbs. 28.00-33.00,
Utility 3545 lbs. 11.00-15.00
per head.
SHEEP 9. One Lot Utility
& Good 56 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs at 40.00.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, December 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 104 Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows 50-1 00
higher Few Choice 24,1050
1350 lbs slaughter steers
65.0068 75, few Good 59 75-
66 25, few Standard 55 OO
59.00 Few Choice slaughter
heifers 60 25-64 75, few Good
52.00-57.25 Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
46.75-50 75, couple to 52 25,
Cutters 43.50-47 75, few
Canner and low Cutters
40.00-42.00 Individual Good
slaughter bullock at 57 25,
few Standard 54 25-56 00
Couple Yield grade #l,
slaughter bulls 6100 and
65 75.
CALVES 148. Bulk of
supply returned to farm
Few Choice vealers 96.00-
104.50, few Good 80 00-91 00,
few Standard and Good 95-
115 lbs. 80 00-84 00, 70-95 lbs
62 00-75 00 Farm Calves
Hoi Bulls 85-125 lbs 70 00-
107 00, mostly 85.00-100 00,
few Hoi Heifers 100-120 lbs
99 00-144 00
HOGS 417 Barrows and
gilts steady to 25 lower US
November 13
No. 1-2 195245 lbs barrows
and gilts 48 6049 40. No 1-3
200-250 lbs 48 004910, few
lots No 2-3 260-285 lbs .46.50-
47 50 US No 1-3 300-550 lbs
sows 40 0043 50, No. 2-3 300-
600 lbs 37 0041 50 Boars
33 00-37 00
FEEDER PIGS 82. Few
lots US No 1-3 25-50 lbs
feeder pigs 13 50-25.00 per
head, one lot No 1-3 65 lbs. at
28 00 per head
SHEEP 3 Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market
Martinsburg
Auction
Monday, December 1
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 159. Choice
slaughter steers 63.00-66.70,
Good 61 00-63.50, Standard
57 00-60 00, Utility 52.00-
56 00 Good slaughter heifers
60 00-62 50, Standard 55.00-
58 00, Utility 46.00-52 00
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 48.00-52.00,
Cutters 44 0047.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 38.0044.00, Shells
down to 36 00. Good
slaughter bullocks 60.00-
64.50, Standard 55 00-59 00,
Utility 51.00-55 00 Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls
58.00-64.50; yield grade #2
54 00-56.00.
CALVES 309. Choice
vealers 85.00-90.00, Good
80.0068.00, Standard & Good
90-110 lbs 71.00-75.00, 70-90
lbs. 62.00-65.00, Utility 55-100
lbs. 55.00-62.00 Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
90.00- holstem heifers
85-130 lbs. 110.00-155 00.
HOGS 152. US No 1-2 200-
2*o lbs barrows & gilts 48.00-
49.60, No 1-3 200-250 lbs.
47.00- 00, No 2-3 260-270
lbs. 45 0047.00, No. 1-3 130-
185 lbs. 42.0046.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 40.0045.00,
No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 38.00-
40.00. Boars 34.00-38.00. 1
FEEDER PIGS 55. US No
1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs 7.00-
TRANSPORTATION ON STOCK OR
FEEDER CATHE FROM THE SOUTH
« We Have 2 Possum Bellied
Trailer Rigs Available.
Call
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
Paradise, Pa.
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Phone; 717-768-8204 or Home: 215-458-5060
Call Anytime
Green Dragon A « v
Livestock Sales ft )
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO'NS 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
11:00 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
16 50 per head. No 1-3 35-50
lbs. 22.50-28.50 per head.
SHEEP 1 One Choice
wooled slaughter lamb at 1
58 00
East Coast
Carlot
Wednesday, December 3
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Prune special fed veal
no sales reported. Good and
Choice boning veal steady to
weak. Boneless beef weak m
limited test compared to last
week.
VEALCARCASS
HIDE ON
Prune (Special Fed): No
sales reported.
BONING TYPE
GOOD AND CHOICE
HIDE ON
Northeastern Suppliers;
65-75 lbs. 95.00-98.00, all
steady-weak; 55-64 lbs. 93.00-
96.00; 45-54'lbs. 91.00-94.00;
35-44 lbs. 89.00-92.00; 34 lbs.
down 87.00-90.00.
Inshlpped. No sales
reported.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
60 lbs. down 125.00, part
load.
BONELESS BEEF
6 Loads
US & Canadian origin
90 f>ct chem lean fresh
132.00.
75 pet chem lean fresh
105.00.
CURED ANDPROCESSED
MEATS
9 Loads
Semi-Boneless Hams: 17-
20 lbs. 114.00.
Picmcs: 5-7 lbs. 74.00.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon,
Vacuum Pack, 1 lb. pkg.
121.00 firm.
Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork, 1
lb. Pkg. 89.00 weak.