Livestock market and auction news
Eighty-Four Auction
Monday, December 7
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 443. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers 50 cents to |1 lower.
Slaughter cows 30 cents to $1
lower. One Choice slaughter steer
at 39.00, Good 35.00-57.25, Standard
51.00-55.25, Utility 46.0051.00. One
Good slaughter heifer at 50.00,
Standard 45.00-49.00, Utility 40.0 -
-44.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 36.50-
38.50, few to 39.50, Commercial No.
4-5 34.50-37.00, Cutters 33.00-36.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 25.00-33.00,
LEESPORT MARKET & AUCTION, MC.
North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61
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FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday,
12 NOON TO 9 P.M.
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes.
Pies and Buns - Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting
Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items &
Collectibles.
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Winter 1981-82 Mixed Fertilizer Price List
Select your fertilizer blend, schedule delivery (within 21 days)
or pick up by date shown above price column, lock in that
F. 0.8. price per ton by date shown.
Prices are F. 0.8. Maumee, OH plant
BLEND
10-20-20 171.00 176.00 6-24-26 177.50 182.50
12-24-24 196.00 201.00 *6-18-36 183.50 188.50
12-12-12 147.00 152.00 5-20-20 158.50 163.50
16-16-16 176.50 181.50 *5-10-30 147.50 152.50
19-19-19 200.00 205.00 5-10-10 109.00 114.00
20-10-10 168.50 173.50 *O-10-40 151.50 156.50
*2B-13-13 210.00 215.00 *O-15-30 151.75 156.75
8-32-16 193.00 198.00 0-14-42 164.00 169.00
*lO-30-10 185.00 190.00 0-26-26 176.00 181.00
Blend
Urea 46-0-0
TSP 0-46-0
Potash 0-0-60
Oap 18-46-0
BULK DISCOUNT AVAILABLE
All prices subject to change without notice
Cash Discount Per Ton For Customer Pick Up At Ohio Plant
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Available for customers buying 100 tons or more in 12 months
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Dec. 16 Jan. 6
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STRAIGHT MATERIAL
Bulk
* May require minimum order
Star Rt. Box 51
Latrobe, PA 15650
Shells down to 18.00. One Good
slaughter bullocks at 49.00, few
Standard 40.00-42.50. Yield Grade
HI 1400-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
46.00- one yield grade H 2 at
42.00. Medium Frame HI 300-600
lbs. feeder steerssl.oo-59.00, Large
Frame H 2 400-800 lbs. 36.00-41.25;
Medium Frame HI 500-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 48.00-54.00; Medium
Frame #1 350600 lbs. feeder bulls
47.00-
CALVES 338. Vealers grading
Choice $4 to (5 higher. Standard &
Good steady. Choice vealers 93.00-
100.00, couple 111.00 and 114.00,
Good 76.00-93.00, Standard & Good
Dec. 16 Jan. 6
$/ton $/ton
$192 $204
$lBl $193
$l3l $143
$221 $233
ask for Frank
(answering service late
eves. & Sun.)
110-130 lbs. 60.00-75.00, 90-110 lbs.
50.00-61.00, 60-85 lbs. 42.00-50.00,
Utility 32.00-40.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 74.Q0-91.00;
91.00; few holstein heifers 50.00-
80.00; slaughter calves grading
Good & Choice 250-380 lbs. 48.00-
63.00.
HOGS 96. Barrows & gilts $2
lower. US No. 1-3 210-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 42,00-43.00, one lot
230 lbs. 43.75, few No. 2-3 250-260
lbs. 39.0039.50, No. 1-3 140170 lbs.
39.0040.50. US No. 1-3 400700 lbs.
sows 36.0044.00, No. 2-3 400500 lbs.
33.0037.50. Boars 22.0032.50.
FEEDER PIGS 80. US No. 1-3 20
30 lbs. feeder pigs 15.0019.00 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 20.0029.00,
Utility 15-20 lbs. 7.0010.00 per
head.
SHEEP 150. Wooled slaughter
lambs $3 to $4 higher. Choice 80-85
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 55.50-
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS
ARUNDA JET STREAM-TWIN, 2nd calf due
1/12/82 to Valiant son, 2-2, 298,12,963, 495, 3.8.
Dam-86 pt. Double Triune.
NURSELAND ROCKATONE, 79 pt. at two.
Fresh 12/4/81 with 2nd calf. Dam 86 pt. Argo
Acres Unique, 4-8,359,17,830,735,4.3.
VALENTINE L MINUTEMAN 85 pt. due
2/14/82 to Shazam 4.8,366,23,731,741,3.1.
LE-DEL IDEAL SUPERIOR, Ist calf due
3/15/82 to Star Son.
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, Ist calf due
3/15/82 to Star Son. Dam-lvanhoe Star 5-6,305,
17,190,765,4.6.
SWEET HAVEN LOCHINVAR BOOTS, Ist calf
due 2/10/82 to Star Son. Dam-Hilltop Apollo
Ivanhoe. 8-11,364,19,190,739,3.9.
COLDSPRINGS ASTRO BOOTLEG, Ist calf,
due 3/10/82 to Star Son. Dam-Sterk Millie
Astro-Twin 4-9,305,18,449,695,3.8.
DUM-BELLE ASTROLINER, Ist calf due
5/27/82 to Boot-Nick. Dam-83 pt. Jet Stream 4-
4, 305,19,426, 715, 3.4. 2nd Dam-Elevation. 3rd
Dam-Kingpin.
ROLLING-VALLEY BOOT L CAPITAN, Ist
calf due 6/11/82 to Nugget Emblem.
PENMAR APOLLO TOPPER, Ist calf due
7/8/82 to Elevation Tony.
GRADE COWS
6 close springing cows, 2nd and 3rd calf.
OPEN REGISTERED HEIFERS
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, born 1/16/81.
Dam-Net Profit 5-6,305,16,873,637,4.0.
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, born 2/16/81.
Dam-Marquis King 4-11,305,15,853,615,3.5.
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, born 12/19/80.
Dam-Jet Stream.
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, born 1/29/81.
Dam-8-3,305,20,019,780,3.9.
COLDSPRINGS ASTRO BOOTLEG, born
8/2/79.
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS
PACLAMAR BOOTMAKER, born 8/1/80.
Dam-Elevation 2-0,305,17,300,678,3.9.
STRAIGHT-PINE ELEVATION PETE, born
11/5/80. Dam 86 pt. Payday 4-8,323,19,208,724,
3.7.
GLEN-VALLEY STAR, born 1/21/81. Dam-VG
85 Lucky Type Blazer 4-6,305,19,119,757,3.6.
Transportation and financing available.
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717-653-2284 717-653-1523
Office: 717-653-4851
Bags
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1981—A 7
oo.UO, shorn 80-90 lbs. 52.0055.00,
Good 70-85 lbs. 49.00-51.50.
Slaughter sheep 10.0019.00.
GOATS 8.16.00-28.00 per head.
422 Head. US No. 1-2 3045 lbs.
55.0060.00, 50-70 lbs. 50.00-55.00,
No. 2 70-90 lbs. 45.00-50.00, No. 3 SO
SO lbs. 42.00-50.00, Utility 20-50 lbs.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, December 10
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week slaughter
steers mostly 2.00 lower, instances
3.00 lower on consignments largely
YG 3-4’s. Heifers closed 2.00 lower
cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to
5.00 lower. The early trade Monday
opened slow in reaction to the
unstable wholesale beef trade late
the previous week. By Midsession
buyers where either off the market
or bidding sharply lower directly
in line with the lower beef trade
■ ? l*v
and commodity market. Midweek
found increase demand and
clearance was largely complete.
Receipts this week about 3700 as
compared to 5093 a week ago and
4200 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few prime 2-4 1000-1350 lbs. 57.50-
60.00, bulk 58.00-58.50 on Wed
nesday. Several lots and loads
mostly 3-4’s 56.50-57.50 at mid
week. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
950-1250 ibs. 57.00-58.50. 1100-1350
lbs. Holsteins 50.00-52.00, few 56.00
Monday. Good 53.50-57.00. Few lots
Standard and Good 1000-1200 lb. SI.
Holsteins 46.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, including Prime 2-4 950-
1050 lbs. 56.00-57.00. Several
packages and couple loads 930-1100
lbs. 57.50-58.00 YG 3-4 51.00-54.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000
lbs. 54.00-56.50 G00d53.0055.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 late sales 31.00-34.00. Few 35.00-
37.00 returning to farms Cutter
30.00- Canner and Low Cutter
28.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1950 lbs.
36.0047.00, bulk 38.00-42.00 late.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Safe to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Landrace cross. Bred for easier &
less trouble over farrowing.
I Brucellosis Negative Tested j
1 & Pseudorabies Negative Tested, f
[ HeolthCharUPoyof _J
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale
date. Now everything vaccinated for both
Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for
lice.
Local Trucker Available.
No Hogs Sold On Commission.
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN 6. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE JAN. 22