AB—Lancaster Farmin', Saturday, January 31,1981
Livestock market and auction news
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FEB 2-8, 1981
Think of the violets under the snow
Annular eclipse of the sun leb 4, but visible onlv in South
America South Pacific and Australia Daniel Boone captured h\
French and Indians leb 7 177 b New moon Feb 4 Average
length of da\s for the week 10 hours d minutes Groundhog
Dav Feb 2 (If he sec-- his shadow there II be six more weeks of
winter ) It is not tit ugly but tin beautiful bird that ytN eaged
JAsk the Old Farmer Can you help me locate a
► cu tain stretcher or drv or 7 Mv mother used one
to shape and drv her lace curtains and table
feb cloths but not manv people know what I mean
■ todav Id make one if I had the plans HC
Baltimore
t Our ••atnkd giandmother tin am who earned a
| halt hit in her apron pocket always etretehed her /act
curtains on her quilting bin Antique elwpe carry
quilting bare and tluy an eaey to copy
Home Hints Clem children s fu/zv stuffed animals with drv cornstarch
Just rub it in let it stand bntflv and brush it out
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England Rain south, cold north and mild then cloudv and
cold, possible showers weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey Week start-, warm w ith showers,
then cold and ramv becoming milder bv week s end
Middle Atlantic Coastal Clearing mild beginning of week ram
midweek, then cloudv and cold possible sunm skies weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Warm then becoming cold with
light rain midweek, end ot week is sunnv and warm
(All Rights Rewrvid 'rankit Im Dublin NH 03444)
Pa. Feed Prices
December 15,1980
Chick Starter
Broiler Grower
Turkey Grower
Laying Feed
Dairy Feed 16%
18%
20%
32%
Hog Feed, 14 18%
38 42% Cwt
Beef Cattle Concentrate
32 26%
Bran
Middling's^
Corn Meal
Soybean Meal 44%
Milk Feed Lbs 1 93 1 69 1 67
Egg Feed Lbs 6 6 5 9 6 7
Broiler Feed Lbs 2 5 2 8 2 7
Turkey Feed Lbs 4 3 4 2 3 9
Hog Corn Bu 14 0 13 4 12 7
1/Preiiminary 2/Lbs of feed equal in value to 1 dozen
eggs, 1 lb of milk, broilers and turkey and bushels of corn
equal in value to IOOIbs of hogs
Western Maryland
Market
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, January 27
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS 1.00-2 00
over last week High yield
several 46 50-48.50, few to
50 00, Standard & Utility
42 00-46 00; Canners 39 GO
-43 00, Shelly 40 00 down,
Bulls High yield 59 00-61 60,
good 52 00-56 00, Steers
Choice 63 00-64 50, Choice M -
4 59 0063 00; Good & Stan
dard 54 00-56 00, Heifers
Choice 2 1 head to 64 25
Choice 2-4 53 0056 75
BUTCHER HOGS good
run 1 00 lower US #l&3 215-
240 lb 41 35-42 25; 240-260 lb
40 50-42 00; 195-210 lb 40 00-
41 00, 300400 lb 35 0040 00,
Sows US #1 & 3 350-650 lb
32 00-36 50, Board 400-560 lb
29 75-32 00
VEAL CALVES big calves
5 00 lower, small calves
steady, Good & Choice 95 00-
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12/15/79 11/15/80 12/15/80
$2lO 00 $230 00 $235 00
205 00 225 00 230 00
210 00 250 00 250 00
177 00 200 00 205 00
173 00 200 00 199 00
185 00 205 00 220 00
Unit
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
225 00
280 00
11 00
185 00
235 00
9 10
Ton
Ton
Cwt
17 00
14 30
14 00
10 00
9 70
8 60
17 00
11 00
8 40
8 30
7 30
13 00
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Ratio
100 00, Standard 85 0094 00,
Stocky & Thin 50 0070 00,
Killers 80100 lb 58 00-66 00,
Weak & Rough 58 00 Down
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM 3 00-5 00 lower
Holstein Heifers few 95-125
lb to 135 00, Holstein Bulls
95-115 lb Good 90 00101 00,
90-110 lb Medium 70 00-90 00
LAMBS One Choice 90 lb
at 61 00, Ewes 11 00-20 00
STOCK CATTLE Good
run, bidding active Steers
Choice 400-550 lb 69 00-73 00,
Choice 700-950 lb. 57 0067 35,
Good 51.00-57 00; Heifers
Choice 300600 lb 55 0063 00,
Good 48 00-55 00, Few
Holsteins 400600 lb 55 00-
70 00, Bulls Choice 325-500 lb
56 0063 00, Good 50 00-56 00,
Good & Choice 700-900 lb
52 00-56 00
PIGS & SHOATS Mostly
heavy shoats offered By the
head 30-60 lb 17 00-24 00; by
the lb 80-150 lb 30 00-38 00,
Boars 100-175 lb 22 00-30 00,
Boars 200-240 lb 26 00-28 75
I
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, January 29
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 5,200
Week Ago 5,400
Year Ago 3,800
Compared to the previous
week’s close, slaughter
steers steady to 50 lower
Slaughter heifers steady to
50 lower Cows mostly 200
higher Bulls 1 00-2 00
higher Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Mixed
Choice and '’rime 2-4
slaughter steers, around 35%
heifers and 15% cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1275 lbs 62 00-63 00,
closing 62 50-63 00, 3-4 1075-
1275 lbs 57 00-60 25 , 4-5 1125-
1325 lbs 54 00-57.00 Choice 2-
4 950-1300 lbs 61 00-63 25,
closing 61 50-63 25, few lots
2-3 975-1100 lbs. 63 25-63 75
Mixed Good and Choice 24
900-1200 lbs 59.50-61 50 Good
2-3 900-1175 lbs 58 00-59 50
Standard to Good 2-3 1050-
1400 lbs holsteins 52 00-56 00,
closing 52 00-55 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed Choice and Prune 24
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290 00
11 00
17 00
14 00
10 50
10 00
8 90
16 50
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875-1050 lbs 59 50-60 50,
several 60.00 through mid
week, not tested late, 3-4 850-
1100 lbs 54 00-56 25 , 4-5 1125-
1290 lbs 52 25-54 00 Choice
No 24 800-1050 lbs 58 25-
60 00, some closing sales
58 25-59 50 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs 57 GO
-58 50 Good 24 700-975 lbs
55 00-57 00
COWS Closing w eek
sales Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 41 00-44 00
Boning Utility 1-2 44 0046 00,
few 4? 00 Cutter 1-2 39 00-
44 00 Canner and Low
Gutter 35 00-39 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1800 lbs 49 00-54 50,
closing 50 00-54 50 Few
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.State
Thursday auction Feeder
steers uneven, weights
under 700;-- steady to firm,
instances 1 00 higher on 500-
bOOff, over 700# 1.00-3 00
low ei Feeder heifei s mostly
steady
FEEDER STEERS
Medium Frame 1 350-450#
70 00-75 00, 5004)00# 66 GO
-72 25, mostly 68 00-71 50,
scattered lots 750-825# 63 00-
65 25, lot fleshy 990# 58 00
vledium Frame 1-2 375450#
68 50-70 25, 575-650# 62 75-
64 25 Large Frame 2
Holsteins Scattered lots 475-
775# 52 00-54 25
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium Fiame 1 300-500#
58 00-62 00. 500-600# 57 00-
59 50 Medium Frame 1-2
and Some Small Frame 1
325-525# 53 00-58 50, mostly
55 00-58 00
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54 00-58 25, three lots £
years old 950-1025# 45 1
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