AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1981
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Mild and rainy, beginning of week, turns cold and
cloudy during week's end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain to start week, partly cloudy
and colder, rest of week.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with rain; clearing mid
week with mild temperatures, weekend is cloudy and cool.
Piedmont Sc Southeast Coastal; Beginning of week is rainy; clear
and mild midweek; turning cloudy and cold during weekend.
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G&M Livestock
Monday, Dec. 7
Duncansville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS: 500.00-1160.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 61.00-64.00; Good to Choice
54.00- Standard to Good 50.00-
54.00; Utility 44.00-50.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prime 60.00-63.20; Good to Choice
52.00- Standard 46.00-50.00;
Utility 40.0046.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300-600 lbs. 52.00-58.50.
BULLS: 1100-1842 lbs. 50.00-
60.10; 900-1100 lbs. 45.00-54.00.
COWS: High Choice and Prime
40.00- Couple 55.00-61.00;
Good 38.0040.00; Utility 36.00-
38.00; Cutters 32.00-36.00; Canners
Down to 28.00.
CALVES: High Choice 88.00-
96.00; Good to Choice 70.00-80.00;
Standard to Good 50.00-70.00;
Utility Down t 038.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
120 lbs. 75.00-97.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
120 lbs. 80.00-129.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs. 12.00-
20.00; 25-50 lbs. 20.00-32.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 41.0043.85;
170400 lbs. 39.0041.00.
SOWS; 37.5044.75.
BOARS: 35.50-37.50.
LAMBS: 39.0049.50.
SHEEP: 11.00-26.00.
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Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, Dec. 4
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Feeder steers firm to
1.00 higher; feeder heifers and
feeder bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 308 in graded sale, sold in
lots of 10 or more, balance sold
mainly in lots of three or less.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: Few lots 595-965 lbs.
58.75-60.00; one lot 1065 lbs. 55.25.
Large Frame 1: One lot 860 lbs.
60.00. Medium Frame 1-2: Few lots
690-725 lbs. 55.50-58.00; one lot 850
lbs. 55.00. Large Frame 1-2: One
lot 575 lbs. 58.00. Small Frame 1-2:
One lot 56.00. Medium and Large
Frame 2; One lot 510 lbs. 58.00.
Large Frame 2 Holsteias: Several
lots 520-840 lbs. 45.6048.00; one
head 10 lot 1060 lbs. 49.35.
FEEDER STEERS AND
FEEDER BULLS; Medium
Frame 1: One lot 480 lbs. 58.00.
Large Frame 1; One lot 435 lbs.
63.25. Small and Medium Frame 1:
Couple lots 390420 lbs. 58.75-61.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Couple lots 400-160 lbs.
46.75-47.50. Large Frame 1: One lot
420 lbs. 43.25. Medium and Large
Frame 1: One lot 655 lbs. 47.00.
Small and Medium Frame 1;
Couple lots 380410 lbs. 48.75-50.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium
Frame 1: One lot 425 lbs. 49.60 and
one lot 850 lbs. 48.00.
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Wednesday, Dec. 9
Report supplied by USOA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Steer and heifer beef
generally steady- Demand and
trading moderate, supplies
moderate. The boxed beef carcass
cutout value declined $.64 to an
estimated $98.38 per cwt. Sales
reported on 98 loads of steer and
heifer beef.
STEER BEEF
68 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3; 600-900 lbs. 93.00,
steady.
Choice 4: 600-900 lbs. 83.00-84.00,
mostly 83.00, steady.
Choice 5:600-900 lbs. 79.00.
Good 2-3:600-900 lbs. 92.00.
Choice 2-3: 600-900 lbs. 88.00
(Hols type).
Good 2-3: 600-900 lbs. 86.00 (Hols
type).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3:600-700 lbs. 95.50-97.50.
Choice 2:600-700 lbs. 96.50-99.50.
Choice 4: 600-900 lbs. 85.50-86.50
(West).
Good 2-3:600-900 lbs. 92.00.
HEIFER BEEF
30 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: 550-700 lbs. 92.00,
steady.
Choice 4 : 500-700 lbs. 83.00-84.00,
mostly 83.00, steady.
Choice 5: 500-700 lbs. 79.00.
Good 2-3:550-700 lbs. 88.00-89.00.
Good 2-3:500-550 lbs. 88.00.
Good 2-3:400-500 lbs. 87.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
698
238
349
Choice 4 : 500-700 lbs. 85.50-86.50
(West).
Cow beef 1.00-3.00 lower.
Demand moderate, supplies
heavy.
COW BEEF
35 Loads
FOB Amarillo Basis
Brkg Utlty 3-4: 450/up lbs. 65.50
(West).
Brkg Utlty 3-4; 450/up lbs. 61.00
(Midwest).
Bng Utlty 1-2 : 400/up lbs. 67.50
(West).
Cnr & Cutter 1-2: 350/up lbs.
69.00-70.00 (Midwest).
Cnr & Cutter 1-2; 350/up lbs.
68.50 (West).
BULLBEEF
1 Load
FOB Omaha Basis
Bull 1-2: 500/up lbs. 82.50.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
6 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS (H): 120-170 lbs. 101.00-
102.00.
FORES; 130-210 lbs. 84.50.
SHORT PLATES: 53.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS
FOB Omaha Basis
90% chem lean fresh 100.00.
85% chem lean fresh 95.50.
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SKINNED HAMS; 14-17 lbs.
95.00, steady; 17-20 lbs. 77.00
frozen; 17-20 lbs. 82.25-mostly
85.00, load late 87.00, 2.00-3.00
higher than late Tuesday, mst.
4.00-5.00 up; 20-26 lbs. 66.00 frozen;
20-26 lbs. 75.00,1.00-1.50 higher; 26-
34 lbs. 75.00.
BELLIES, SDLS: 12-14 lbs. 47.00
steady; 14-16 lbs. 47.00-47.50; 10-18
lbs. 45.50, .50 higher; 10-18 lbs.
42.00; 18-20 lbs. 42.00; 20-25 lbs.
41.00,
SKINLESS BELLIES: 11-13 lbs,
55.00.
42% lean trimmings fresh 32.00,
1.75 lower.
42% lean trimmings frozen 34.00.
72% lean trimmings fresh 67.00,
2.00 lower.
72% bnls picnics fresh 67.00-
69.00. '
Skinned Jowls fresh 30.00.
Skinned Jowls frozen 30.00-
mostiy 32.00.
CATTLE 385. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows SO cents to 81 lower. Choice
slaughter steers 58.00-60.50, Good
53.00-58.25, Standard 48.00-53.50,
few Utility 39.5045.00. Few Good &
Choice slaughter heifers 53.00-
57.25, Standard 36.5047.00, Utility
36.50-39.00. Utility & Commercial
75% chem lean fresh 81.00.
50% chem lean fresh 44.0046.00,
mostly 45.00.
50% chem lean fresh47.oo boxed.
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh pork loins 14-17 lbs.
1.50-2.00 higher; 17-22 lbs. steady to
.50 higher, 22/up lbs. steady to
mostly 3.25 lower. Picnics steady
to .50 higher. Boston Butts 4-8 lbs.
firm. Sparenbs 3.5-5.5 lbs. steady.
Fresh hams steady to 3.00 higher,
instances 17-20 lbs. 4.00-5.00 higher.
Sdls bellies steady to .50 higher.
42% and 72% trimmings 1.75-2.00
lower. Trading active. Demand
moderate to good. Sales reported
on 77 Vz loads plus 20 l /z loads of
trimmings.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS; 14/dn lbs. 83.50; 14-17
lbs. 82.50, 1.50-2.00 higher; 14-17
lbs. 82.50-84.00 frozen, bulk 82.50;
17-22 lbs. 80.0080.50, steady-. 50
higher; 22/up lbs. 74.75, pt Id 78.00,
stdy-mstly 3.25 Iwr.
PICNICS: 48 lbs. 46.50, .50
higher; 8/uplbs. 40.00, steady.
BOSTON BUTTS; 441 lbs. 65.00
frozen; 4-Blbs. 65.00 fresh, firm.
SPARERIBS: 3.5/dn lbs. 85.50
frozen; 3.5-5.5 lbs. 73.50 frozen,
steady.
PORK TRIMMINGS
BONELESS PROCESSING PORK
(Chemical Lean)
New Wilmington
Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 7
Report supplied by PDA
slaughter cows 36.00-40.75, one at
43.50, Commercial No. 4-3 33.00-
36.25, Cutters 34.00-38.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 25.00-34.25, Shells down
to 20.00. Few Standard" slaughter
bullocks 44.5045.00. Yield Grade #1
1105-1555 lbs. slaughter bulls 45.00-
48.75, few 52.00-55.00; few yield
grade #2 945-1010 lbs. 38.0042.75.
Few Medium Frame #1350430 lbs.
feeder steers 59.00412.00, 450-650
lbs. 47.00-53.00; Medium Frame §1
425-650 lbs. feeder heifers 39.50-
47.50.
CALVES 340. Vealers grading
Good & Choice $5 to $lO higher,
Standard steady. Couple Prime
vealers 105.00 and 106.00, Choice
92:00-99.00, Good 78.00-92.00,
Standard & Good 90-125 lbs. 45.00-
60.00, 65-85-lbs. 35.0045.00, Utility
50-80 lbs. 20.00-25.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 95-133 lbs. 54.00-
76.00; holstem heifers 70-110 lbs.
46.00-70.00.
HOGS 583. Barrows & gilts 50
cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245
lbs. barrows & gilts 42.40-43.00, few
to 45.25, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 41.50-
42.60, No. 2-3 200-305 lbs. 39.50-
41.50, No. 1-3 160-195 lbs. 39.30-
43.25. Sows unevenly steady. US
No. 1-3 280-815 lbs. sows 38.00-46.00,
No. 2-3 300-310 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
Boars 28.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 84. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-22.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. 20.00-25.00
per head.
SHEEP 128. Choice 70-105 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 47.00-59.50,
Good 60-95 lbs. 35.00-44.00.
Slaughter ewes 18.00-36.00.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
'Monday, Dec. 7
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 348 calves,
131 cows, 31 bulls, 44 heifers, 25
steers, 90 hogs, 21 lambs, 6 sheep.
Cattle market steady, calf market
real good.
Holstein Heifer Calves to 127.50;
Veal Calves, to 91.00; Bobs, 90-110
lbs. 55.00-96.00; Bobs, 80 and down
46.00- Grassers & Feeders
34.00- Lambs 32.00-51.00;
Sheep 12.00-25.00; Hogs, 200-250
lbs. 39.00-43.50; Sows 38.00-44.50;
Boars 32.50-37.00; Pigs 8.00-30.00;
Heifers 36.00-43.25; Steers 48.00-
51.00; Steers, feeder 46.00-51.00;
Bulls 38.50-46.00; Cows, utility
37.00- Cows, fat 36.00-38.00;
Cows, medium 32.00-34.00; Cows,
poor or small 25.00-31.00; Horses
small to 260.00; Pomes none; Goats
to 45.00.
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SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves
11:00 A.M.- Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M.- Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale
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