AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13,1980
nesday, mostly YG 4, few 5,
62.00-63.00 Monday; 63.75
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-
1050 lbs. 62.50-64 00 Monday;
62 00-63.50 Wednesday
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 61.50-62.75
25 22 1980 Monday; 60 50-62 00 Wed-
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me locate the origin of the superstition
of looking over one's left shoulder at a value
crescent new moon and wishing’ Thursday, December 11
frLlTimti?ct M ln looking to the left supplied USDA
a man is in a better position to heave a Midweek prices OH
spear at a skulking enemy slaughter steers were 50-1.00
Home Hints A piece of charcoal in your toolbox will help prevent tools lower With mixed 3-4 usually
from becoming rusty showing greatest decline.
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS Heifers were 50-75 c lower,
New England: Sunny and cold to start, snow north, weekend instances 1.00 off. Cows
brings 8 "to 12" snow closed 3.00-4.00 lower and
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold at week's start, with snow, bulls were 1.00-2.oolower,
midweek changing to rain, weekend is warmer _ ,
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with few showers south- * re^ el P‘ s “US
east, snow west, lighter east, and warming midweek, weekend week 14,500; last week
brings ram 14,400; year ago 11,800.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal. Cold, cloudy, flurries west begin
ning of week, middle through end of week is clearing and mild
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Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, December 10
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 137. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows sl-$2.50
lower. Individual Good
slaughter steer at 60.75, few
Standard 52.50-55.00. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 41.75-45.85, couple to
47.60, Cutters 40.5043.85,
Canner and Low Cutters
37.0040.00, Shells down to
31 00. Few Yield Grade No.
1, 1000-1660 lbs. slaughter
bulls 45.00-56.00. Few
Medium Frame #2,4450 lbs.
feeder steers 47.50-53.00.
CALVES 152. Bulk of
supply returned to the farm.
Individual Choice vealer at
98.00, few Good 75.00-86.00,
Standard and Good 70-95 lbs.
62.00-68.00. Farm Calves.
Hoi. Bulls 85-135 lbs. 70.00-
113, mostly 90.00-105.00; few
Hoi. Heifers 100-125 lbs.
137.50-
HOGS 291. Barrows and
gilts $1.25-$1.75 lower. US no.
1-2 2-235 lbs. barrows and
gUts 37.0047.35, No. 1-3 2-240
lbs. 45.3546.50, No. 2-3 240-
260 lbs. 43.8544.60. US No. 1-3
3-650 lbs. sows 40.0048 00,
No. 2-3 275-635 lbs. 38 00-
41 00. Few Boars 31 50-35 00.
FEEDER PIGS 446 US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
17.50- 50, per head, No 1-3
35-55 lbs. 23.50-32 00, No 2-3
60-100 lbs. 29 50-35.00 per
head.
LEESPORT MARKET & AUCTION, UK.
North end of Leesport, PA
FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday,
12 NOON TO 9 P JA.
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes, Pies and Buns
- Butcher fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting Goods - Clothing - Furniture -
Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles.
PHONE; 215-928*1307
THE OLD
SHEEP 9. Few Choice 100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
57.00-60.50. Few Slaughter
ewes 15.50-27.00. HOLSTEIN
DAIRY COWS $750-$1440,
couple to $1590.00.
Wednesday, December 10
Report supplied by USD A
CATTLE; Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 7,000 ; 5 days last
week 5,161 Slaughter Cattle,
244 Feeders; same period a
year ago 6,338 Trading was
slow for the week. Slaughter
Steers ended the week
mostly 1.25 to 2.00 lower
Slaughter Heifers ended the
week mostly 100 to 1.50
lower. Cows ended the week
2 00 to mostly 3.00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prune 3-5 1150-1300 lb 64.50-
65.50 Monday, 64.00-65.00
Wednesday, mostly TG 4,
few 5, 64 00-64.50 Monday,
63 50-64 00 Wednesday
Choice 2-3 1100-1225 lbs. 3%
loads 66 00 Monday, 64.75-
65 00, 2 loads 65.25 Wed
nesday. Choice 24 1050-1300
lbs. 64.50-65.50 Monday,
64.00-65 00 Wednesday
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs 63 00-64.50
Monday and Wednesday
Choice Holsteins 1225-1475
lbs 59.00-60 00 Monday, few
58 50 Wednesday
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed Choice and Prune 34
900-1100 lbs 63 00-64 00
Monday, 63 50-63 75 Wed-
"WHERE FRIENDS MEET”
BERKS COUNTY’S ONLY WEEKLY
CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION —
WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M.
The fed cattle trade
followed a rather uneven
pattern; prices advanced
- moderately on the opening
session as supplies were
reduced by hazardous roads
over the trade area. The
early upturn was more than
erased on later sessions,
however, as marketings
expanded and carcass
trading turned bearish yield
grade was again often the
major price determining
factor with best demand for
consignments with a
minimum of yield grade 4.
Marketings were slightly
larger than the previous
week, but were somewhat
better distributed over the
trading period. The overall
finish of the steer and heifer
supply was mixed 34 and
some carried a moderate
amount of mud. Steers made
up approximately 43 pet.,
heifers 31 pet., cows 9 pet.
and feeders 15 pet.
STEERS: Early, four
loads Choice and Prune 3
with end 4 1200-1246 lbs.
66.50-66.75. At midweek, load
Choice and Prune 3 with end
4 1205 lbs. 65.50, two loads
Choice 3 1146 lbs. 65.25.
Choice 24 predominantly 3,
1050-1250 lbs 64.00-64.75.
Consignments large share 4
1125-1275 lbs 61.00-63 50.
Mixed Good and Choice 24
1025-1250 lbs 63.00-64 00
Good 2-3 61.006 3 00. Good
and Choice 2-3 1200-1350 lbs
holsteins 60.0060.50.
HEIFERS Several loads
Choice and Prune 34 1000-
1204 lbs 64.0064 50 forepart
of week. At midweek, Choice
24 900-1100 lbs 61.7563 00,
some with increased per
centage 4 610061 50 Mixed
Joliet
Cattle
Turn East off Route 61
LEROY WEIST I JOHN WEIST, MfiRS.
Livestock market and auction news
Omaha
Good and Choice 24 875-1025
lbs. 61.00-62.00. Good 2-3
59.00-60.50.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900
1100 lbs steers 64 75, 1100-
1300 lbs. 64 55, average cost
steers this week 64.71,
average weight 1187 lbs as
compared 63 87 and 1190 lbs.
a week ago. Average cost
heifers 62.79, average weight
1039 lbs. as compared 62.09
and 1035 lbs. a week ago
COWS. Utility and
Commercial 2-4' 39.00-41.00,
few 41 5042.00. Cutter 38.00
40.00, Canner and Low
Cutter 35 00-38.00.
BULLS. 1-2 1200-2100 lbs.
48.00- few individual 1
53.00-
Chambersburg
Auction
Thursday, December 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 408. Compared
with last Thurs. market;
Slaughter steers steady-1.00
lower. SI. cows 2.00-4.00
lower. SI. steers: Choice
1050-1350 lbs. 64.75-67.50;
Good 60.00-64.50; Standard
53.00- SI. heifers; few
Choice 61.85-65.60; few Good
58.00- SI. cows: Utility
& Commercial 41.2546.25;
Cutters 39.7543.75; Canner &.
L. Cutter 36.5041.75; Shells
down to 25.00. SI. bullocks:
few Choice 58.60-61.00; few
Good 54.00-57.50. SI. bulls,
few Yield Grade No 1, 1100-
1675 lbs 51.75-58.75.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Large Frame no. 2, 250-500
lbs. 56 00-64.00
CALVES: 566. Vealers
grading Choice 3.00-5.00
lower. Standard & Good
steady. Few Prime 93.00-
94.50; Choice 83.00-92.00;
Good 71.00-82.00; 70-100 lbs.
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62.00-70.00. Utility 50-100 lbs,
45 0060.00.
FARM CALVES Hoi.
Bulls 80130 lbs. 70.00114.00,
mostly 85.00-105 00; Hoi
Heifers 90-250 lbs 94.00
150 00
HOGS 110 Barrows and
gilts 1.001.50 lower. No 1-3
210240 lbs. 45.75-46.35, one
lot No. 2-3 270 lbs. at 40.00.
US No. 1-3 300475 lbs 36 OO
40.00. Boars 31 0035.00.
FEEDER PIGS 114 US
No 1-3 2035 lbs 16.0024.00
per head; No 1-3 4045 lbs.
25.0028.50.
SHEEP: 17. Few Good &
Choice 7080 lbs. 53.5056.00
Indiana
Auction
Thursday, December 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 130. Compared
with Thurs. market, SI. cows
2.00- lower. SI. steers;
couple Choice at 64.50, Good
58.00- few Standard
52.00- few Utility 45.00-
48.00. SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 42.00-45.00,
Cutters 38.0042.50; Canner &
L. Cutter 35.00-39.50. SI.
bulls: few Yield Grade No. 1,
1050-1450 lbs. 52.00-56.50.
CALVES 120. Vealers
steady. Few Choice 95.00-
97.00; few Good 80.00-90.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
65.00- 70-90 lbs. 60.00-
68.00; Utility 55-130 lbs. 40.00-
50.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 80-125 lbs. 85.00-105.00;
Hoi. Heifers 75-120 lbs 85.00-
117.00.
HOGS: 145. Barrows and
gilts 1.00-2.00 lower. No. 1-3
200-240 lbs. 44.0046.25; No. 2-
3 250-290 lbs. 40.0043.75; No.
1-3 130-170 lbs. 35.00-38.00;
Sows US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
42.0045.00. Boars 30.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 30. US No.
1-3 30-35 lbs 8.00-13.00 per
head; No. 1-3 45-55 lbs. 14 00-
16.00.
SHEEP. 20. WoolJ #sl
lambs one lot Choice 65.00
Good 80-90 lbs 57.00-59.00. SI
ewes. 9.00-14.50.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, December 10
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 135
cows, 73 heifers, and 5 bulls
Load of Wisconsin fresh
cows, 1600.00-1675 00; Load
of Virginia fresh cows,
1175.00- springers
1300 00-1600.00; Load of
Pennsylvania fresh cows,
1650.00- springers
1180.00- Load of Pa
cows, 980.00-1425.00.51 head -
all stages of production
510.00-
Locally consigned cows
650.00- a few betf jto
1575.00; Springing liters
850.00- Open heifers
360.00- Bulls 460 00-
830 00. Several other heifers
1325.00-
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, December 10
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1273
Last Wednesday 1113
Last Year 1559
Compared to last Wed
nesday feede r pigs 5.00-10 00
lower, instances 10.00-20 00
lower on US 2-3 grades. All
pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-2 30-
39 lbs. 61.00-77.00; 40-49 lbs
63.00-71.00; 5060 lbs. 56.00
72.00; 60-70 lbs. 53.0064 00
US 2-3 30-40 lbs. 42.0046.00,
40-50 lbs. 46.00-55.00 ; 50-60
lbs. 48.00-60.00. ,[p