Va. market summary & sale re Shenandoah Valley livestock Harrisonburg, Va. • Saturday, Not. 27 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE: Steers: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 54.0062.00; 500 700 lbs. 55.0004.50; 700-1000 lbs. 54.0059.00; Holstein 300-1000 lbs. 38.0052.00. S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 46.50-57.00; 500700 lbs. 48.0056.00. Feeder Bulls: M&L-l 300500 lbs. 55.0057.00; 500700 lbs. 53.0055.00. S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 46.0053.50. Heifers: M&L-I 300500 lbs. 43.00 48.00; 500700 lbs. 45.0048.50; 700 800 lbs. 44.0044.50. S-1&M&L-2 300 500 lbs. 35.0042.00; 500700 lbs. 38.5041.50; 700800 lbs. 35.7541.00. Stock Cows: Beef 260.00360.00; Dairy 535.00760.00; Baby Calves 20.0065.00m05t1y 35.0055.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers - Choice 24 55.60; Good 2-3 52.50 56.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: Steady to .75 higher. Bulls 4.00 lower. Utility & Commercial 2-4 33.00-39.50; Conner A Cutters 1-3 28.00-33.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2: 41.2548.25. LAMBS: .85 to 1.35 higher. High Choice & Prime 50.85; Choice 50.10; Feeder Lambs Choice 44.00- 50.00; Slaughter Ewes 10.00-14.00; Head Ewe 522.0049.00. HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 53.75; Sows 1-3 49.00-64.00; Boars 40JD0. VEAL: Choice & Prime 61.00 78M; Good 55.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good & Choice 46.00-53.00. FERTILIZER^ I Fall 1982 Fertilizer Price List I I Select your fertilizer blend, schedule delivery by date shown I I above price column, lock in the confirmed price per ton with full I I payment by 12/11/82. I * May require 5 ton minimum order BULK (BUND) DISCOUNT - *7.50 per ton Straight Material 46-0-0 Urea 0-46-0 TSP 0-0-60 Potash 18-46-0 DAP 13-52-0 MAP Delivery Rates, Field Seeds, Chemicals & , Baler Twine Prices Available... CALL TOLL FREE No order too small if our trailer truck is coming your way. Custom Mlxing Service Available FECTUZER SALES Star Rt. Box 51 Latrobe, PA 15650 CALL TOLL FREE ask for Frank 800-442-6822 (answering service late 412-539-2689 eves. & Sun.) Price* tubj«ct to ch»m» without notice Virginia Auction Summary' Nov. 25-Dec, 1 Total Va., Weekly Feeder Cattle Auction Receipts: 6,082. TREND: Steady to $l.OO higher. Northern VA. Steers: 300-500 lbs. medium 1 52.0063.00; Large 1 43.0064.00; Small 1 48.0060.00. 500700 lbs. Medium I 52.0064.00; Large 1 _ 53.5063.75; Small 151.0058.50; 700 1000 lbs. Medium 1 51.0061.50; Large 1 54.0058.00; Small I 50.00 63.00. Heifers: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1 41.0051.00; Large 1 43.0055.00; Small 1 40.0050.00; 500700 lbs. Medium 1 42.5051.00; Large 1 45.0056.50; Small 144.0047.00; 700 900 lbs. Medium 1 40.0048.00; Large 1 40.0044.50; Small 1 38.00 39.50. Steers: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1 49.50-58.00; Small 142.5048.00. Heifers: 300-500 lbs. 40.5048.25; 500-700 lbs. 43.0046.75. Steers: Medium 155-69; Large 1 59-69; Small 1 47-59; 500-700 lbs. Medium 1 5081.50; Large 1 54-62; Small 14566.50; 7001000 lbs. 50.00 60.25; Large 1 52.00-54.00; Small 1 4053. Heifers: 300500 lbs. Medium 1 BAG BLENDS Dec. 11 $/ton 166.50 10-20-20 188.00 12-24-24 147.00 12-12-12 171.50 16-16-16 191.50 19-19-19 170.00 20-10:10 204.00 28-13-13 186.50 8-32-16 183.00 10-30-10* 171.50 6-24-24 156.00 5-20-20 121.00 5-10-10* 172.00 0-26-26* 157.00 0-14-42 198.50 30-10-10* Bag 201.00 191.50 142.25 226.50 Southeast V A Southwest VA Dec 18 $/ton 167.50 189.00 148.00 172.50 192.50 171.00 205.00 187.50 184.00 172.50 157.00 122.00 173.00 158.00 199.50 Bulk 189.00 177.50 128.25 214.50 228.00 41.25-53; Large 143-52; Small 1 37- 47.50; 500-700 lbs. Medium 1 40- 53.25; Large 1 44.25-53; Small 138- 44; 700-900 lbs. Medium 1 38-45; Large 14047; Small 135-42. Feeder Pigs Marion, VA Wednesday, Dec. 1 Feeder Pigs: Receipts 417. 4049 lbs. US 1 & 2 92; US 3 84; Utility & 4 62; 50591b5. US 1&2 82; US3 77; Utility & 4 55; 6069 lbs. US 1 & 2 72; US 3 64; 70100 lbs. US 1 & 2 57; US 3 52; Utility & 4 50. Valley Livestock V alley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, Nov. 29 Report supplied by auction Total No. of Head 530. Cattle market higher, should stay higher. Holstein Hfr. Calves to 65.00; Veal Calves to 78.00; Vealer Bull Calves 60.00-66.00; Slaughter Calves 45.00-55.00; Grassers & Feeders 34.00-48.00; Lambs 35.00- 46.00; Sheep 5.00-15.00; Hogs, 200- 250 lbs. 48.00-54.50; Sows 43.00- 47.50; Boars 41.00-43.50; Pigs 15.00- 35.00; Heifers 38.00-42.00; Steers, medium 39.00-16.00; Steers, feeder 38.0048.00; Bulls 39.0047.00; Cows, utility 38.00-39.75; Cows, fat 37.50- 39.00; Cows, medium 34.50-36.00; Cows, poor or small 25.00-32.00; Cattle market higher; Calf market steady; Horses small to 200.00; Ponies to 65.00; Goats 5.5032.00; Hay none; Straw none. Pork Producers: • Have rising production costs made it difficult for you to turn on a profit? • Now there is an aid available to help you evaluate those production costs. This aid rapidly provides a Decision Factor based on the current financial status of your operation so you can make sound decisions when you need to make them. This Decision Factor aid also provides a record for future reference and trend tracking. For $5.25 you will receive Decision Factor with instructions on how to use it. Send $5.25 in check or money order to Agri-Economics Unlimited, Box 87, Bowmansdale, Pa 17008 No cash please. Allow up to four weeks for delivery. Agri-Economics Unlimited, Box 87, Bowmansdale, PA 17008 NAME ADDRESS ZIP CODE Uncaster Fanning, Saturday, December 4,1982—A9 orts Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, Dec. 2 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 218. SI. steers one Choice at 57.00; Good 51.0055.75; Standard 43.5051.00; Utility 38.00- 43.50. SI. heifers: few High Good & Choice 52.0053.25; few Good 46.25- 47.00; few Standard 42.0046.50; few Utility 37.0040.75. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 37.5042.00, one at 42.75; Cutters 34.50-38.75; Canner & L. Cutter 30.00-34.75; Shells down to 27.75. SI. bullocks: Utility 36.7540.25. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1 & 2, 1015-1675 lbs. 43.0048.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium & Large Frame No. 1,385- 730 lbs. 43.0050.50. Heifers, Medium & Large Frame No. 1,315- 720 lbs. 39.0046.00; Medium & Large Frame No. 2 350575 lbs. 31.5036.75. CALVES: 189. Few Choice 85.50- 90.00; Good 70.00-81.00; few Standard 51.00-60.50; Standard & Good 90-125 lbs. 48.00-56.00; 60-85 lbs. 42.0049.00; few Utility 50-70 lbs. 33.0042.50. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 130 lbs. 54.00-76.00; Hoi. Heifers 90- 135 lbs. 49.00-74.50. Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 70-120 lbs. 55.00- 68.00. HOGS: 66. Few US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 55.75-56.40; No. 1-3 210-255 lbs. 54.50-55.75; No. 2-3 270315 lbs. 50.00-53.50; few No. 13 160-190 lbs. 48.75-51.75; Sows US No. 13 425370 lb.s 45.7531.25. Boars 41.0046.50. FEEDER PIGS; 47. One lot US No. 1315 lbs. at 13.00 per head; 25- 35 lbs. 23.0030.00; few 50-60 lbs. 33.0037.00 per head. SHEEP: 4. Few Choice 85-115 lbs. 48.0049.50. One SI. ewe at 6.50. Philadelphia Eggs Philadelphia Report supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: Prices unchanged to lower. Carter egg demand is fair over all. Only oc- casional retail features are generally a better than average movement. Floor stock are fully adequate - for needs. Additional offerings are readily available and only a scattered interest is noted for extra product. Undertone is unsettled and no better than steady. PRICES TO RETAILERS: Sales to volume buyers, ' consumer grades white eggs in cartons delivered store door: A Extra Large 62-73; A Large 61- 68%; A Medium 50-58. Leesport Auction Leetpori, PA Wednesday, Dec. 1 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 319. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to |2 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, Utility & Commercial weak to |I.SO lower, Conner & Cutter steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter bulls steady to |1 higher. Few High Choice & Prime 1225-1270 lbs. slaughter steers 61.90-61.85, few Choice 1095-1285 lbs. 57.00-99.50, few Good & Choice holsteins 1260-1490 lbs. 52.50-56.00, Good 53.0056.00, few to 60.00, Standard 49.25-52.50, few Utility it Low Standard 45.10-48.25. Few Choice 915-1270 lbs. slaughter heifers 53.00-57.35, few Good 51.50 54.10, few Standard 44.50-48.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 37.00-40.25, few to 42.35, Cutters 35.75-37.75, Canner & Low Cutter 34.60-36.25, Shells down to 30.50. Good slaughter bullocks 52.50- few Standard 47.50 51.25. Yield Grade #11240-1825 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.10-54.00, one at 55.00; yield grade #2 960-1180 lbs. 43.50- Few Medium Frame #1 and #2 335-835 lbs. feeder steers 45.00-54.00, Large Frame #2 480660 lbs. 45.5046.50; Medium Frame #1 and #2 360775 lbs. feeder bulls 44.50- few Large frame #2 525- 700 lbs. 43.5045.00. CALVES 154. Vealers steady to $7 higher. Few Choice vealers 91.00-110.00, few Good 75.00-85.00, Standard & Good 110-135 lbs. 59.00 75.00, 90-110 lbs. 48.00-55.00, 7085 lbs. 41.0049.00, Utility 65-100 lbs. 30.0047.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 59.00-73.00, few down to 51.00; few holstein heifers 100-125 lbs. 65.0081.00. HOGS 338. Barrows & gilts weak to |1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 54.35-55.35, No. 18 210-250 lbs. 53.0084.75, No. 28 240 270 lbs. 52.0083.50, one ict No. 18 175 lbs. at 49.50. Sows steady, US No. 18 300800 lbs. sows 48.5081.50. Boars 42.5044.50, few light weights 48.5049.00. FEEDER PIGS 142. US No. 18 2580 lbs. feeder pigs 120.00-140.00 cwt, No. 18 6080 lbs. 84.00-93.00, few No. 18 100-105 lbs. 63.0084.00 cwt SHEEP 21. Few Choice 100-120 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 65.00 73.00, few 4085 lbs. 114.00137.50. Slaughter sheep 16.0025.00. GOATS 14.26.0039.00 per head. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, Nov. 26 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Friday Last Year TREND; Insufficient volume to fully test trends, few lots of 4-10 head each mostly steady. Bulk of supply sold in lots of three or less. FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM FRAME 1: One lot 585 lb. 62.25; one lot 810 lb. 61.10; and one lot 1053 lb. 59.85. MEDIUM AND FRAME 1: Couple lots 420-550 lb. 58.00-59.25. MEDIUM FRAME 1-2; Couple lots 550-600 lb. 55.00-56.50. LARGE FRAME 1-2; Couple lots 930-1075 lb. 52.75-53.50. LARGE FRAME 2 HOLSTEINS: Couple lots 780860 lb. 40.75-45.75. FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM FRAME 1: One lot 380 lb. 46.50. 251 665 238
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