Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 24, 1981, Image 15

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    Livestock
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Lancaster Weekly
(Continued Irom Page A 2)
head 60.5045125; Yield Grade 2
1000-1450 lbs. 50.00-52.50, few 850
1050 lbs. 45.00-50.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly
steady. Slaughter calves 5.00-8.00
lower. Demand, good for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS; Prime special fed
260320 lbs. 115.00-125.00, few
125.00131.00; Choice 140260 lbs.
80.0010040, few 100.00105.00; high
Good and low Choice 140280 lbs.
65.00-85.00, 115-140 lbs. 55.0070.00,
85-115 lbs. 45.0058.00, few 58.00
62.00,70-85 lbs. 35.0052.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 340-535 lbs. 44.00-48.00,
few Choice 52.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-115 lb. holstein heifers 90.00-
124.00, few 125,00-140.00, one lot 80 *
lb. 55.00*, bulk 90-115 lb. holstein
bulls 88.00-103.00, fewlo3.oo-107.00,
few 80-95 lbs. 60.00-85.00.
Weekly Summary
Friday, October 23
. Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 4844. Compared with
3462 head last week, and 5681 head
a year ago. Compared with last
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BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT I
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YOU NEED
MORETRACTOR
NOT JUST
MORE HORSEPOWER!
STEIGER DELIVERS MORE:
...WEIGHT TO HORSEPOWER Allows You To Get That Extra
Performance on Any Kind of Ground
...TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS When a Tractor Performs
Like A Steiger Performs, You Get Your Fieldwork Done Faster
With Less Downtime
Stop & Ask Us Hew Steiger Tractors Deliver More
week’s market; Slaughter steers
1.003.00 lower; SI. heifers .502.00
lower; SI. cows .503.00 lower; SI.
bulls weak -3.00 lower. SI. steers:
High Choice & Prime 65.25-67.00;
Choice 62.00-66.00. Good 55.00
63.00; Standard 50.0058.00. SI.
Choice 58.00-62.00; Good
54.0058.50; few Standard 45.00
52.00. SI. cows: Utility and Com
mercial 38.50-43.50, few to 46.00.
Cutters 36.00-42.00; Canner & L.
Cutter 30.0038.00; Shells down to
20.00. SI. bullocks: few Choice
59.5943.50; Good 50.00-58.00; few
Standard 45.00-54.00. SI. bulls:
Yield grade No. 1, 12002100 lbs.
47.0056.00; few Yield Grade No. 2,
8001400 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 325-700 lbs.
49.00- Large Frame No. 2,
4QO-800 lbs. 41.00-50.00. Heifersf,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-600 lbs.
38.00- Bulls, Medium Frame
No. 1,3Q0-700 lbs. 41.00-54.00.
CALVES: 3666. Compared with
2644 head last week and 4138 head a
year ago. Vealers weak to 3.00
lower. Few Prime 100.00-125.00;
Choice 80.00-100.00; Good 63.00-
85.00; 90-110 lbs. 50.00-64.00; 70-90
lbs. 40.00-62.00; Utility 50-100 lbs.
20.00-
Horsepower to The Ground
...TRACTION Better Weight to Power Ratio Means Less Spin and
Greater Lugging Power
...PERFORMANCE Greater Lugging Power Turns Into Better
SPECIAL LEASE TERMS OR FINANCING THRU STEIGER CREDIT
market and auction news
FAKaI CALVES; Hoi Bulls 90-
130 lbs. ,65.00-105.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-140 lbs. 80.00-125.00.
HOGS: 7014. Compared with 5012
head last week and 6512 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 1.00-
2.50 lower, most decline early in
week. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 45.50-
48.00, few early in week down to
44.00, No. 1-3 195-260 lbs. 44.50-
47.00, few down to 42.50; No. 2-3
230-280 lbs. 41.90-45.00; few No. 1-3
160-185 lbs. 40,00-44.00; Sows
steady to" strong, US No. 1-3 300600
lbs. 40.0047.00; few No. 2-3 400-700
lbs. 36.0040.00. 80ar530.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1005. Com
pared with 993 head last week and
1980 a year ago. Steady to weak.
US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 10.0027.00 ne
per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs; 18.00-
32.50; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 29.0040.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS; 2746.
Compared with 1934 head last week
and 3989 head a year ago. All sales
by CWT. Feeder Pigs steady to 5.00
higher, spots 9.00 higher. US No.
1-2 2040 lbs. 71.00-95.00, 40-50 lbs.
73.00-96.00,50-60 lbs. 69.00-89.00,60-
90 lbs. 50.00-79.00, US No. 2-3 2540
lbs. 67.00-80.00, 4060 lbs. 62.00-
78.00,
SHEEP: 535. Compared with 293
head last week and 933 head a year
ago. Wooled si. lambs steady to
strong. Choice 60-115 lbs. 48.00-
60.00; Good 50-100 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
SI. ewes: 10.00-33.00.
G&M Livestock
Monday, October 19
Duncansville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week market
report cows-lower, hogs-lower,
steers-steady.
DAIRY COWS: 550.00-1047.50.
STEERS: High -Choice and
Prune 64.0066.10; Good to Choice
58.00-64.00; Standard to Good 52.00-
58.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice and
Prime 60.0063.20; Good to Choice
54.0060.00; Utility 46.00-54.00.
. FEEDERSTEERS; Good to
Choice 300600 lbs. 45.0060.00.
BULLS: 1000-2085 lbs. 52.00-
64.75; 900-1200 lbs. 43.00-52.00.
COWS: High Choice Prime44.oo
- Individual 53.50; Good 42.00-
44.00; Utility 40.00-42.00; Cutters
36.00- Canners Down to 32.00.
CALVES: High Choice -80.00-
91.00; Good to Choice 70.00-80.00;
Standard to G00d50.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
75.00- Hoi. • Heifers 90.00-
132.50. ’
FEEDER PIGS; 15-25 lbs. 15.00--
STEIGER
it«r Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981—A15
22.00; 25-60 lbs. 22.00-38.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 43.5046.80;
170-300 lbs. 41.0044.50.
SOWS: 42.2547.75.
BOARS: 35.00-39.25.
LAMBS: 4f1.00-54.00.
SHEEP; 12.00-22.00.
Special Feeder
Calf Sale
Galax, Va.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Reportsupplied by VDA
1,490 head.
STEERS: 3400# L&M 1 60.00-
71.00; Small 1 58.0000.00; Medium
& Large 2 55.0062.00. 4-500# L&M 1
61.50- Small 1 54.25-58.25;
Medium & Large 2 56.00-58.50. 5-
- 600# L&M 1 58.0063.75; Small 1
54.50- Medium & Large 2
54.50- 6-700# L&M 1 54.00-
62.75; Small 1 54.0058.75; Medium
& Large 2 53.50-54.50. 7-800# L&M 1
57.25-59.00.
HEIFERS: 3-400# L&M 1 50.00-
54.50; Small 1 45.00-47.50; Medium
& Large 2 45.00-46.75.4600# L&M 1
50.25-56.25; Small 1 46.0049.25;
Medium & Large 2 43.50-46.00. 5-
600# L&M 1 47.00-56.25; Small 1
41.50-46.50; Medium & Large 2
42.0043.50. 6-700# L&M 1 48.00-
54.25,