Livestock market and auction news Westminster Livestock Auction Westminster, Md. Tuesday, July lit Report supplied by auction A BUTCHER COWS; Steady to 50 cents higher. High yield 48.50- 50.25. Standard & Utility 42.00- 46.25. Canners 39.00-42.00. Shelly $4O down. Bulls few good 53.00- 54.75, Standard 49.00-51.00. Steers Good run 1 load Choice 1400-1865 lbs. 65.00-70.75; Good & Choice 1000-1300 lb. 60.00-63.00. Heifers few choice 63.75-64.00 Good 58.00- 60.00 BUTCHER HOGS; Good Hun, Prices Steady US 1 & 2 215-240 lb. 60.00-60.50. US 1 & 3 240-260 lb. 59.10-59.50. 9 hd. US 1&2 285 lb. to 55.50. US 2&3 220-260 lb. 56.50-57.75. Sows over 450 lb. 53.75-55.00, 350- 450 lb. 49.00-52.50. Boars 5004150 lb. 45.25-46.35. THIS? OR THIS THEAGWAY SEMISOLID MANURE STORAGE SYSTEM LETS YOU SPREAD WHERE AND WHEN YOU WANT—AND SHOW MORE PROFIT TOO! The following figures are based on five-year records from the Agway Farm Research Center Your Agway Farm Systems Salesperson will be happy to review them with you in detail. COMPARATIVE FUEL REQUIREMENTS/COW/YEAR Daily spreading Unloading, hauling and spreading from semisolid storage COMPARATIVE LABOR REQUiREMENTS/COW/YEAR Daily spreading Spreading from semisolid manure When you consider the reduction in soil compaction and in spreader and tractor repairs associated with daily spreading, is there any other way to handle manure' 5 Get the details from your Agway Farm Systems Salesperson on how to eliminate the drudgery of daily spreading while substantially reducing your labor, energy and fertilizer costs.- WINFIELD 717-523-1204 CARLISLE CHAMBERSBURG DUBLIN CHAPMAN 717-243-4312 VEAL CALVES: Pew heavy weights offered. Choice to 94.00. Good & Choice 70.00-81.00. Killers 80-100 lb. 55.0062.00. Weak & Rough 55.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein heifers few 100- 1101 b. 77.0081.00. Holstein bulls 95- 125 lbs. 65.0076.00. Beet Type 80 110 lbs. to 65.0075.00. LAMBS: Few Choice 100110 lbs. 56.5058.00. STOCK CATTLE; Larger run. Steers 300600 lb. Good 57.0060.50, 750900 lb. Good 59.0063.00. Heifers 300700 lb. Med. & Good 42.0048.00. Bulls few 300700 lbs. Med & Good 51.0055.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: Larger Run - Higher Prices. By the head 2030 lb. Mainly 35.0040.00,3045 lb. 39.00-42.50. By the Lb. Few Singles 120170 lb. 48.0058.00. Gt. Boars 135-180 lbs. 47.0050.00. Fuel savings/cow/year 3.2 gal Labor savings/cow/year 1.8 hours AVONDALE 215-268-2043 717-263-4197 2.7 hours .9 hours YORK TEMPLE 717-792-2674 215-929-5264 215-249-3556 215-395-3381 Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, July 14 Report suppled by PDA CATTLE 133: 'Supply included 50% cows. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows about steady. One Good slaughter steer \at 64.00, few Standard 52.0055.00. One Choice slaughter heifer at 57.00, Standard 45.00-51.50. Few Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 43.5046.25, Commercial No. 4-5 37.5042.00, Cutters 40.0043.50, Canner & Low Cutter 32.00-39.75, Shells down to 29.00. Couple Yield Grade HI 1090 lbs. slaughter bulls 52.75 and 1795 lbs. at 55.00. Few Medium & Large Frame HI 315-565 lbs. feeder steers 50.50-55.00, one at 61.00; Medium & Large Frame #1325-645 lbs. feeder heifers 44.00-51.00, one at 55.00. CALVES 91; On Good vealer at 70.00, couple Standard 55.00 and / - ■ ."‘sA <v^ .v * ♦*Sjj 4 COMPARATIVE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER NEEDED TO PRODUCE 25 TONS OF CORN SILAGE PER ACRE Using no manure 5.5 gal 2.3 gal Nitrogen P 2 0 5 K 2 O 200 Ibs/acre 125 Ibs/ac re 200 Ibs/ac re 25 tons daily spread manure Nitrogen 150 Ibs/acre 25 tons semisolid manure * Nitrogen P 2 o s K 2 O 50 Ibs/acre 17 Ibs/acre 20 Ibs/acre 'Spring applied with immediate plowdown LANCASTER PLEASANT GAP 717-394-0541 56.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 58.0066.00, 65-85 lbs. 46.00-59.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 75-135 lbs. 69.00-100.00, couple 110.00 and 115.00; few holstein heifers 65-85 lbs. 58.0064.00; slaughter calves, grading Good 135-270 lbs. 51.00- 60.00, HOGS 158: Barrows & gilts steady to ,50 lower. US No. 1-2 220- 235 lbs. barrows & gilts 60.25-60.75, couple 62.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 59.0060.25, few No. 2-3 210-235 lbs. 55.50-59.00. Sows fully steady. US No. 1-3 255625 lbs. sows 52.00-58.50. Boars 44.0048.00. FEEDER PIGS 95: US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.0043.00 per head, No. 1-3 3545 lbs. 40.0046.00, few No. 16 70-90 lbs. 51.00-55.00 per head. SHEEP 7: Lot Good 53 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 46.50. P 2 o s k 2 o 51 Ibs/acre 20 Ibs/acre 814-359-2722 .£5 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17,1982—A13 Compared to the middle of last week Slaughter Steers and Heifers closed 1.00-1.50 lower. Cows closed steady. Bulls steady. Demand moderate for Choice Steers over 1075 lbs. and Choice Heifers over 925 lbs.; light for other Steers and Heifers. Supply near 55% Heifers, 40% Steers and 5% Slaughter Cows. Steers and Heifers supply good to average Choice. Receipts this week about 2700 as compared to 2014 a week ago and 2954 a year ago. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 241050-1225 lbs. 65.00-67.00, couple loads 67.25-67.50 on Monday. One load Choice and Prime 1237 lbs. 68.00 on Monday. Choice 24 900- 1100 lbs. 63.50-66.00. Good and Choice 2-31050-1150 lbs. 63.00-66.00. Good 2-3 1050-1150 lbs, 61.00-64.00. Few Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lbs. Holsteins 56.00-58.00. Part load mostly Choice 1335 lbs. 58.75 on Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 24 925-1050 lbs. 63.50-66.00, Closing 63.50-65.00. 875-950 lbs. 61.00- 61.00-64.00 late. Good and Choice 2-3 925-1000 lbs. 61.50- 63.50; Some to 64.50 on Monday. 800-925 lbs. 60.00-63.00. Closing 60.00- Good 56.00-61.00. COWS: Utility, few Commercial 1-3 43.00-46.00, few 47.00-47.75. Cutter 1-2 40.00-43.00. Canner and Low Cutter 37.0040.00. Peoria Cattle Thursday, July 15 Report supplied by USDA
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