Livestock market and auction news
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Aug. 4
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $l.OO
lower. Choice 59.00-60.00; Good
54.00-58.00; Medium 53.00 Down.
Heifers Good 47.00-51.50; Medium
46.00 Down. Cows mostly steady.
High Yield 43.00-46.00; Average
39.0042.00; Big Middle 35.00-38:00;
Fatty Herf. 34.00-37.00; Shelly 36.00
down. Fat Bulls steady prices.
Good 51.00-53.00; Medium 47.00
50.00. Veal Calves heavy calves
$3.00 higher. Light cdlves steady;
Choice 80.0004.00; Good 72.00
79.00; Medium 60.0071.00; Farm
Hfrs. to 67.00; Farm Bulls to 70.00;
BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
COMPARE STEIGER COMPETITION
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE:
Oil cooler.
Lets Transmission
withstand heavy load
7 YEAR UEASE or PURCHASE PLAN Call Us For Details
Light & Weak 45.00 down. Lambs
$l.OO lower. Choice 49.00-50.00;
Good 46.0048.00; Medium 45.00
Down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
Steady prices. Choice 63.00-68.00;
Good 58.0062.00; Medium 52.00
57.06;. Culls 51.00 Down. Steers 600
850 lbs. Choice 59.0062.00; Good
55.00-58.00; Medium 54.00 Down.
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 54.00
60.00; Good 47.00-53.00; Medium
46.00 Down. Bulls Choice 59.00
64.00; - Good 50.00-58.00; Medium
49.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 550.00.
Springing Heifers to 750.00. Figs,
Hd. $2.00 lower. 2030 lbs. 32.00
38.00; 4060 lbs. 39.0047.00. Shoats
bv lb. to 54.50. Slaughter hogs light
AT AG PROGRESS DAYS, AUGUST 24-26
Balanced to
50/50 over fi
and back wl
under loai
Twenty
trsuu mi
Gives es
be right
for met
ally ante
run $2.00 higher. 210230 lbs. to
62.00; 180195 lbs. 57.0060.00. Sows
450580 lbs. 52.0054.74.
-Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Aug. 7
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers &
Heifers - steady. Steers: M&L-l
300-500 lbs. 55.0065.00; 500700 lbs.
55.0063.50; 7001000 lbs. 54.0058.75.
S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 50.0056.00.
Feeder Bulls: Too few to quote.
Heifers: M&L-l 300500 lbs. 49.00
55.25 ; 500700 lbs. 47.50-53.75. S
-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 43.5046.00.
Cab. Pressurized,
Insulated and specially
mounted to reduce
noise and provide
operator comfort
Power divider.
Directs power
to front and
wheels.
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Stock Cows: Beef. 420.00-520.00.
Baby Calves smalls 25.0040.00,
large 40.0072.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Trend
steady. Utility & Commercial 2-4
36.00-42.50; Canner & Cutters 1-3
31.0037.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1 & 2 43.75-
53.25.
LAMBS; Trend 3.00 lower. High
Choice & Prime 51.00; Choice
45.00; Feeder Lambs Choice 47.50;
Slaughter Ewes 13.0017.50; Head
Ewes 42.00.
HOGS: US 1-3 200240 lbs. 60.50;
Sows 1-347.00-55.00; Boars 43.25.
VEAL: Choice & Prune 68.00
74.00; Good 63.0067.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 55.00-63.00.
& STEIGER
Oscillation.
Flexes to fit
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14,1982-Al5
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, August 11
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 71 cows, 114
heifers. Market steady.
Load of Fa. fresh cows 820.00-
1325.00; Load of Fa. fresh cows
910.00- Load of Fa. fresh
cows 990.00-1375.00 springers
985.00- Load of Fa. fresh
cows, 985.00-1200.00; Load of
Canadian springers 900.00-1125.00.
Locally consigned cows 480.00-
1250.00; Springing heifers 820.00-
1150.00; Open heifers 350.00-600.00.
THE KEYS
TO COMPARING
4WD TRACTORS.
Drawbar horsepower. The
most basic cntei ion is how
much can it pull as measured
in hoisepowei atthediawbar
This is moie impoi tant than
engine horsepowei because
thediawbar is the woiking
end of the tractoi
Cost per drawbar horse
power. This is the real way to
measure what you re getting
for the money Just divide the
cost by the tested drawbai
horsepowei and you ve got
a figui e you can use to com
pare all makes and types
of tiactors
Fuel consumption How,
muc h woi k can the mai bine
squeeze out of a pa lion of diesel
fuel 7 While many people
gauge fuel efficiency by gal
lons per houi this is not the
the best measineinenl The
best way amount of wot k pei
gallon 01 moie s< lentilic ally
hoisepowei houis gallon
Y.
Drive train ratio. Divide
the drawbar horsepower byen
gine horsepower The result
expi essed as a per centage
mdioittPs IIOW much power
isactually available to do wor k
at the dr awbai
Weight to horsepower Gen
eraliv speaking the higher
the weight. to hoi sepower
ratio the moie power the 1 1 at.
lor will ultimately deliver You
might ask whv doesn t
ever vone build them real
heav\° The ans'er the cost
of slec 1 But like in ever y thing
else souc an find quality it
\ ou look for it
Noise. Ml manufacture!s
haw a dec ibe 1 i at my - or. Uu n
( abs Ore Steiger font wheel
di ive has been pt oven to lx* as
quiet as 75 5 decibels under
full power and load I hat s
about as quiet* as a pick up
tiULk A quiet tractor reduces
open at or fatigue improves