AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981
Retreat before sleet.
Timber cut now is subject to less decay Republican Party started
Feb 28, 1854 Last quarter of the moon Feb 26 (Thurs)
Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 8 minutes
Skunks emerge now Rotary Club founded Feb 23,1905 First
performing monkey entertained in NYC Feb 25, 1751 Cod s
providence is on the side of clear heads
~~ m this case is a container such
as a tool kit The kaboodle is an alliterated form of “hoodie" the con
tents
Home Hint* When your child has outgrown it put his three-sectioned eat
ing dish next to your sink to hold a bar of soap, a steel wool pad and a ny'on
net pad
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Snowstorm, sleet coast through midweek, then
clearing and cold, weekend brings snow
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainy and mild, then partial
clearing and cold, snow north, rain south middle through end of
week
Middle Atlantic Coastal Beginning of week brings heavy rain,
cold temperatures, then ram mixed with snow, continued cold
weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Cold snap brings showers and
flurries, midweek very warm, then rain and snow, very cold for
weekend
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Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, February 11
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER Fed Steers, Good
run, $1 50 higher Choice 60 00-
60 25, Good 55 00-59 00, Medium
54 90 Down Heifers Choice 58 00-
61 00, Good 53 00-57 00, Medium
52 00 Down Cows Good run, very
active, 52 00 to 53 00 higher High
Yield 48 00-52 00, Average 44 GO
-47 00, Big Middle 39 0043 00, Fatty
Herf 38 00-42 00, Shelly 44 00
Down Fat Bulls Mostly steady
Good to 53 50, Medium 48 00-53 00
Veal Calves Strong demand for
Choice and higher prices Choice
110 00-118 50, Good 95 00-109 00,
Medium 85 00-94 00, Farm Hfrs to
127 50, Farm Bulls to 107 00, Light
& Weak 60 00 Down Lambs No
Choice offered Steady prices
Good 52 00-54 00, Medium 51 00
Down.
STOCKER Steers 300-550 lbs
fl 00 lower Choice 71 00-74 50,
Good 65 00-70 00, Medium 60 00-
64 00, Culls 59 00 Down Steers 600-
850 lbs Choice 68 00-71.00, Good
62 00-67 00; Medium 61 00 Down
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 63 00-
68.00, Good 56.0062 00, Medium
55 00 Down Doin’ Cows to $950 00
Pigs, Hd Good run, steady prices
20-30 lbs 8 00-15 00, 4060 lbs 16 00-
25 00 Shoats by Lb to 36 00
Slaughter Hogs, $2 00 higher 215-
230 lbs 44 00-45.25 , 240-260 lbs
43 50-45 10, 190-210 lbs. 41 004 3 50,
175-185 lbs 35 00-39 00 Sows 300-600
lbs 36 0040 50, Thin Sows 33 00-
35 00
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, February 19
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
4,600; 5 days last week 2,664, same
period a year ago 4,032 Trading
slow on Monday, moderately
active on Wednesday Slaughter
Steers ended the week mostly 1 00-
2.00 lower, instances 3 00 lower on
YG 4 & 5 steers Slaughter Heifers
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THE OLD
fAKX c
FEB. 23-MARCH 1, 1981
Ask the Old Farmer When I
■hkSHHdEL, was a kid, I often heard the
expression "the whole kit and
kaboodle " I always took it to
mean "the whole thing " But I
wonder if you can comment
on the origin of the meaning
- T N , Baltimore
■ ' "The whole thing is right Kit
ended the week weak to 1 00 lower
Cows ended the week 1 00-2 00
lowers
SLAUGHTER STEERS Mixed
High Choice and Prime 34 1150-
1350 lbs 61 50-62 50, YG 3 to mostly
4, few 5, 1200-1400 lbs 58 50-61 00’,
mostly 4, few 5, 1200-1400 lb 57 50-
58 00 Monday, Choice 24 1050-1425
lb 61 00-63 00,1 load Choice mostly
3 1215 lbs 63 50 Wednesday Mixed
Good & Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs
60 0062 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 950-1100 lbs
81 25, load 61 50, load 62 00 Mon
day, 60 5061 00, load 62 00 Wed
nesday Choice 24 900-1100 lbs
59 50-61 00 Monday, 59 50-60 50
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lb 58 0060 50
COWS Cutter & Utility 1-3 41 00-
46.00, few 47 00 Monday, 40 00-
43 00, few 43 50 Wednesday
Canner 1-3 35 0040 00 Monday,
34 00-38 00 Wednesday.
Special Horse Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Friday, February 13
Report supplied by auction
296 head
Two loads work horses, TN,
pairs 1575 00-4600 00, singles
950 00-1525 00
Two loads mules, TN, pairs
1700 00-2975 00, singles 1200 00-
1900.00
Load driving horses, Pa , 600 00-
1150 00
Load driving horses, KY , 575 00-
950 00
Load driving horses, Marne,
550 00-1225 00
Load driving horses, KY, 700 00-
1250 00
Local driving 500 00-1525.00,
local work horses pairs 1950 00-
3100.00, singles SOO 00-1500.00,
local mules pairs 1500 00-1800 00,
singles 500 00-1200 00
51 Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers and Heifers fmished the
week 50 to 1 00 lower Cows closed
I 00 to 1 50 lower after losing a 2 00
to 3 00 advance on Monday Bulls
remained steady Trade Monday
slow with buyers adjusting bids
from previous weeks storm
market Wednesday had little
price fluctuation with demand
centered on YG 2-3 receipts this
week about 3200 as compared to
2423 last week and 2700 a year ago
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice
2-4 1025-1250 lb 61 00-62 50, couple
loads mostly 2-3 1100-1125 lb 63 00
on Monday 3-4 1200-1350 lbs 58 00-
61 00 4-5 1200-1500 lbs 53 00-58 00
Mined Good and Choice 2-3 1050-
1250 lbs 59 50-61 50 Couple loads
1025-1350 lbs 62 00-62 25 Load and
part load 1250-1350 lbs Holstems
57 50-59 00 G00d57 00-60 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs 60 00-61 50
Few loads 950-1025 lbs 61 75 3-4
50 00-60 00 4-5 56 00-58 00 Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs
58 00-60 50 Good 53 00-58 50
COWS Utihtv and Commercial
2-3 40 00-48 00, bulk 40 0044 00
Wednesday Cutter 41 0044 00 late
banner and low Cutter closing
17 0041 00
BULLS VG 1-2 50 00-58 00
Compared to last week, market
report n ogs higher cows-higher,
s:eers-stead\
STEERS High Choice and
Prime 63 00-65 85, Good 60 00-
63 00 Standard to Good 54 00-60 00
HEIFERS Good to Choice 58 00-
60 00, Standard 50 00-58 00
FEEDERSTEERS Good to
Choice 65 00-77 00
BULLS 1200-2140 lbs. 55 00
62 75, 900-1200 lbs 52 0080 00
COWS High Choice to Prune
46 0049 00, few to 52 00, Good 44 00-
46 00, Utility 42 0044 00, Cutters
40 0042 00, Canners Down to 39 00
CALVES High Choice 110 00-
117 00, Good to Choice 100 00-
110 00, Standard to Good 60 00-
80 00
FARM CALVES Hoi Bulls
100 00-116 00, Hoi Heifers 130 DO
-175 00
FEEDER PIGS 15-25 lbs 18 00-
23 00 , 25-50 lbs 23 00-31 00
HOGS 200-240 lbs 42 50-46 00,
120-300 lbs 34 00-42 00
SOWS 34 0045 00
BOARS 28 00-36 00
LAMBS 50 00-68 00
SHEEP 43 00 by head
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Livestock market and auction news
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Thursday, February 19
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Monday. February 16
Report supplied by auction
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday. February 14
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE Good
Light Steer Calves 71 00-78 50,
Medium 66 00-70 75, Plain 61.00
and down, Good Heavy Steers
58 0062 00, Medium 53.00-57 75,
Plam 48 00 and down; Holstein
Steers 54.75 and down, Good Light
Heifer Calves 55 0060 00; Medium
50 00-54 75, Plain 45 00 and down,
Good Heavy Heifers 46.50 and
down, Slaughter Cows 42 0049 00,
Utilities 37.5041 75, Canners &
Cutters 36 00 and down, Milk &
Stock Cows 525 00 and down; Stock
Bulls 62 50 and down, Slaughter
Bulls 58 50 and down
CALVES Veal Calves 140.00 and
down, Baby Calves 9100 and
down
SHEEP & LAMBS Choice Blue
O 55 75, Good Red O 50 50, Feeder
Lambs 41 0047 50; Slaughter Ewes
3 00-26 50, Stock Ewes 105 00 and
down
HOGS Top 42 95, Heavy 41 80,
Medium 41 60, Light 35 25, Sows
4150 and down, Butcher Hogs
38 5040 50
Central U.S.
Carlot
Wednesday, February 18
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4 30
report Steer and heifer beet
steady-100 higher Early but
turning very slow late Demand
light with most processors very
cautious in face of continued
sluggish boxed beef cut market
Supplies moderate The boxed beef
carcass cutout value declined to
?57 to $lO4 75 per cwt Sales
reported on 94 loads o steer and
heifer beef
STEER BEEF
71 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs 97 00-98 00,
late 97 00, steady-1 00 higher
Choice 4 600-900 lbs 87 00, 1 00
higher than Friday
Choice 4 550-800 lbs 88 00
Choice 2-3 600-850 lbs 97 00
i Hols i
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs 95 00-96 00,
mstly 96 00, steady-1 00 higher
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 2-3 600-700 lbs YG 3
98 00-99 00, YG 299 50-100.00
Choice 4 600-850 lbs 89 00
(West)
HEIFER BEEF
23 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs 96 00
Choice 4 500-800 lbs 87 00, 100
higher than Friday
Good 2-i 500-700 lbs 95 oo
steady
GCow beef steady-1 00 lower
Utility 450&up lbs 78 50 (West)
(BRKG)3-4
Utility 400&up lbs 82 50 (West)
(BNG) 2-3,1 00 lower
BULLBEEF
ILoad
Bull 1 500&up lbs. 97 00
PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS
4 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS (S) 145-190 lbs 107 25
FORES 130-210 lbs 89 50
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
12 Loads
85% chem lean fresh 110 00
75% chem lean frozen 88 00
50% chem Jean fresh 52 00
Compared to Tuesday’s 11 30
report. Fresh pork loins 14-17 lbs
10 00 lower than last Friday, 17-30
lbs .50-2 00 lower Picnics 4-8 lbs
1 00 higher than Thursday Boston
butts 4-8 lbs steady Fresh hams
steady-1.00 higher Slds bellies 12-
lb lbs 50-1 50 lower, 16-18 lbs 150
higher Trading and demand
moderate Sales reported on 78
loads and 12 loads of trimmings
and variety meats
LOINS 14/dn lbs 05 faO, D-17
lbs 95 00-96 00, LD 104 00, 10 00
lower than last Friday, 17-20 lbs
91 00-93 00, 50-2 00 lower
PICNICS 4-8 lbs 73 25-73 a 0
steady
SPAHEKIBS 2-3 lbs 101 oO
fiozen, 3-5 lbs 83 00-84 00 frozen
3-5 lbs 84 50 next week ship
SKINNED HAMS 17-20 lbs
68 00-69 00, steady-1 00 higher, 20-
26 lbs 68 00steady, 26-30 lbs 68 00
BELLIES, SDL2s 10-12 lbs
53 00, 12-14 lbs 53 50-54 50, mstly
51 50 late, mstly 50-1 50 lower late”.
16-18 lbs 51 50, 1 50 higher, 18-20
lbs 48 00 , 20-25 lbs 46 00
BNLSCTBUTT Pz-31bs 115 00
steady
FEET, FRONT, TOES ON
19 00
MEL IS 8.00
SKINNED JOWLS 36 00 frozen
PORK TRIMMINGS
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK
(Chemical Lean)
42% Jean trimmings fresh 40 00
42% lean trimmings frzen 39 00
72% bnls picnics fresh 79 00-
80 00, mstly 80 00
72% bnls picnics fi esh 79 00 next
week ship
72% bnls picnics frozen 81 00
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• Pseudorabies Free Herd 20
• Lepto Free and T.B. Negative
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Boars will breed & settle large number of
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Production Sales for 1981
June 12 November 13
COW BEEF
7 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
FRESH PORK CUTS
VARIETY MEATS