Al4—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, September 5,1981 Livestock market and news Lancaster Weekly (Continued from Page A 2) VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to 3.00 lower, although Prune not fully tested. Demand good calves returned to farm. Supply included 25 head Prime special fed 312 lbs. bought to arrive at 140.00. VEALERS: Few head Prime 280-400 lbs. 115.00-120.00; Choice 150-300 lbs. 85.00-102.00; high Good and low Choice 180-350 lbs. 65.00 85.00. 120-160 lbs. 65.00-75.00, 80-120 lbs. 48.004i0.00, few 60.00-65.00, 60 80 lbs. 40.0048.00, few Standard 70 115 lbs. 35.0045.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 80-120 lb. holstem heifers 85.00 120.00, around 80 head 125.00 154.00; bulk 100-125 lb. holstem bulls 85.00-04.00, bulk 85-100 lbs. 60.00-75.00. Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, September 1 Report supplied by auction Cattle cycle up in Pa. HARRISBURG Pennsylvania farmers had 2,100,000 cattle and calves on hand July 1, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. This is a nine percent increase from the July, 1980 level of 1,920,000 head, and sets a new record for cattle and calves on hand in the state. The keystone state’s calf crop for 1981 is estimated at 890,000 up nine percent from 1980. The 960,000 cows that have calved total seven percent more than a year ago. Milk cow numbers at 706,000 were virtually unchanged from July, 1980. Milk cow replacement heifers 500 pounds and over at 306,000 were up six percent. Beef cows, at 254.000, were 32 percent above a year earlier. Beef cow replacement heifers at 47,000 head, were up 12 percent. Other heifers, 500 pounds and over at 45,000, were up two per cent. Steers and bulls in this same weight category numbered 240,000 and 45,000, up 33 and seven percent -espectively, from last year. All calves under 500 pounds numbered 157.000, eight percent above July 1, 1980. - INSULATION - Urethane & Fiberglass Free Estimates - We Can Do The Job general purpose jwmiiblWL FETTERVILLE SALES CATTLE; STEERS: Ind. 64.00; Good 54.25-54.75; Standard 46.25- 52.00. HEIFERS: Standard 49.00 52.75; Utility 38.5046.00. COWS: Utility & Commercial 46.2549.00; Cutter 41.8546.00; Canner & Low Cutter 36.5042.00; Shells down to 31.00. BULLOCKS; Utility 48.00 52.85. FEEDER STEERS: 49.5065.00; Ind. 83.00. CATTLE HEIFERS: 55.5067.00. BULLS; 48.0056.00. CALVES; VEALERS: Choice 83.00-95.00; Good 70.00-85.00; Standard & Good 60.0070.00; Standard & Good 55.0067.50. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80.00100.00; Hoi. Heifers 136.00 140.00. HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US No. 1- 50.35-51.50; US No. 1-3 48.00 50.50; US No. 2-3 44.5048.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 44.0048.75; No. 2- Boars 39.2542.50. FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1-3 16.0026.00; No. 1-3 25.0034.00. SHEEP: LAMBS: Utility 37.00 45.50. U.S. cattle and calves on July 1 otaled 125 million head, two jercent above last year and six percent above July, 1979. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 51.1 million head, are up wo percent from a year ago and seven percent above July 1,1979. Beef cows, at 40.2 million head, are up two percent from last year, and milk cows at 10.9 million head are up one percent from 1980. Other class inventories on July 1 and their changes from last year are as follows: all heifers 500 pounds and over, 18.4 million, up three percent; milk replacement heifers, 4.64 million, up six per cent; beef replacement heifers, 6.24 million, up seven percent; other heifers, 7.51 million, down one percent; steers 500 pounds and over, 16.3 million, down two per cent; bulls 500 pounds and over, 2.64 million, up one percent; and heifer, steer and bull calves under 500 pounds. 36.6 million, up two percent. The 1981 calf crop, at 45.6 million head, is one percent above the 45.4 million bom in 1980. Spouting & Accessories Wheeling Chaneldrain Painted steel Roofing/Siding Aluminum Roofing & Siding John M. Esh RD 2 Box 267 East Earl, PA 17519 Call us for low prices - (717)354-7561 TRUSSES NOTICE: TO ALL CUSTOMERS OF ZIMMERMAN'S LIQUID SERVICE YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR SCHLESSMAN'S .