Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 26, 1983, Image 14

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Leesport Livestock
Leesport,Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Report sopplied by PDA
CATTLE 310: Supply included 67
head feeder cattle. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 1.50
higher; cows unevenly steady;
bullocks and bulls steady to weak.
High Choice & Prime 1150-1360 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.50-64.50, few
65.85, Choice 1050-1385 lbs. 61.75-
63.50, Good & Choice holstein 1275-
1500 lbs. 54.00-56.75, Good 57.00-
61.50 r Standard 52.75-56.75, few
Utility & Low Standard 46.25-50.75.
Few Choice 940-1065 lbs. si. heifers
58.35-62.25, few Good 54.35-57.00,
few Standard 51.50-53.50. Utility &
Commercial si. cows 40.85-44.00,
few 45.00, Low Dressing 36.35-40.00,
Cutters 39.25-42.00, few 43.00,
Canncr & Low Cutters 36.00-39.00,-
Shells down to 29.00. Good & Choice
si bullocks 57.0063.00, one 65.00, few
Standard 50.25-56.25. Yield Grade
#l, 1250-1925 lbs. si. bulls 54.10-
58.00, Medium Frame #l, 335-500
lbs. feeder steers 65.50-70.00, few
Large f 2, 410640 lbs. 51.0054.25;
Few Large #2 315425 lb .s heifers
44.0053.00; Few Medium #1 470800
lbs. bulls 50.0054.00.
CALVES 185: Vealers uneven.
Choice vealers 100.00110.00, Good
84.0097.00, few Standard & Good
115125 lbs. 58.0068.00, 90110 lbs.
52.0056.50, 70-90 lbs. 45.00-52.00,
Utility 60100 lbs. 31.0042.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90125 lbs. 66.00
85.00, some down to 55.00, few 80-85
lbs. 54.0068.00; Few. Hoi. Heifers
90130 lbs. 58.0062.00; Few Beef
Cross Bulls & Heifers 75100 lbs.
60.00101.00, Few Good & Choice
295420 lbs. slaughter calves 65.00
72.00, one 80.00.
HOGS 248; Barrows and gilts
3.50-4.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245
lbs. barrows & gilts 54.85-55.75, few
56.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 54.00-
55.01, No. 1-3 170-190 lbs. 52.00-
54.50. Sows 2.00-3.00 lower. US No.
1-3 330-700 lbs. sows 46.50-50.75, few
Medium 270-345 lbs. 40.00-45.50.
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Livestock market and auction news
Few Boars 43.0044.00, few light
weights 47.5050.00.
FEEDER PIGS 212: Few US No.
1-3 2530 lbs. feeder pigs 131.00
132.00 cwt., No. 1-3 3550 lbs. 109.00
117.00, few No. 1-3 5055 lbs. 90.00
100.00, No. 1-3 6070 lbs. 77.0085.00,
few 75-90 lbs. 71.0075.00 per
hundredweight basis.
SHEEP 88: Choice 3045 lbs. new
crop lambs 110.00137.50, few 45-55
lbs. 100.00105.00, few 6085 lbs.
77.0085.00; few Good & Choice 60
125 lbs. wooled lambs 57.00-67.00,
few Utility & Good 4075 lbs. 46.00
51.00. SI. sheep 20.0031.00.
GOATS 14: Few 25.0046.00 per
head one 62.00, few small kids
11.0015.00 per head.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers were active;
Heifers were steady; Cows were
very active and 2.00 higher!
Steers: Choice 60.25-63.25; Good
56.0058.00; Standard 53.00 down.
Heifers: No Choice offered; Good
53.75- Standard 49.10 down.
Cows: Strong demand! Very large
run; earlybird -pen 2.00 higher;
Utility & Commercial 42.00-45.50;
Cutter 39.75-42.25; Canner & Low
Cutter 36.00-40.00; Shells 35.00
down. Bulls: Yield Grade No. 1
51.75-
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers were
10.00 higher for light weights and
2.00 higher for heavier weights;
Bulls were 10.00 higher. Steers:
Choice 73.50; Good 390470 lbs.
62.0054.00; Medium 537-550 lbs.
47.0048.00; Medium 640-739 lbs.
45.0054.00; Heifers: Choice 63.00;
Good 380560 lbs. 56.0059.00; Good
555-630 lbs. 49.0059.00; Good 720-
760ibs. 53.0055.00; Medium 600-675
lbs. 40.0049.00. Bulls: Good 440485
lbs. 57.0054.50; Good 645550 lbs.
54.00; Good 375-390 lbs. v 46.0055.00.
CALVES: Large run; Very
active ; Vealers; Choice 85.00-
90.00; Good 70.0055.00; Standard &
Good 60.00-75.00; Standard & Light
60.00 down. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls: 11.00 higher! 90.00120.00
Hoi. Heifers: 109.00119.00.
HOGS: 2.00 lower; Large run;
US No. 13 heavy 55.0059.00; US
No. 1-2 54.75-57.00; US No. 1353.00
55.00. Sows: 3.00 lower; US No. 13
50.50-53.50; No. 23 45.5050.00.
Boars: To 49.00 average heavy
42.7543.50.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 13 20
lbs. 30.00 head; US No. 13 3540 lbs.
42.0049.00 head; US No. 13 63-70
lbs 53.0060.00 head.
SHEEP: Too few to test market.
Goats: 33.00-55.00 head.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 401. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows .25-
1.00 lower. SI. steers: few Choice
61.00-65.00; Good 55.75-60.25;
Standard 48.75-54.50. SI. heifers:
Choice 55.75-59.75; few Good 52.00-
54.00. SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 39.5043.00; Cutters 38.00-
41.50; Canner & L. Cutter 36.00-
38.00; Shells down to 33.25. SI.
bulls: Yield grade No. 1, 1050-1785
lbs. 45.85-55.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers,
few Medium Frame No. 1, 400-750
lbs. 49.00-56.00.
CALVES: 523. Vealers uneven,
Choice 89.00-105.00; Good 60.00-
83.00; Standard & Good 70-105 lbs.
47.0036.00; Utility 5035 lbs. 30.00-
50.00.
FARM CALVES: 10.00-15.00
lower. Hoi. Bulls 90-120 lbs. 60.00-
90.00, few to 100.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-
150 lbs. 55.00-95.00.
HOGS : 46. One lot US No. 1-2 215
lbs. 54.50; No. 2-3 286 lbs. 56.00;
Sows US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 49.50-
53,50.
FEEDER PIGS 31: Lot No. 1-320
lbs. 32.00; few lots No. 1-3 40-50 lbs.
43.00-45.00.
SHEEP: 13. Lot Choice new crop
78.00; lot Good 30 lbs. 64.00.
Quality & Special Prices
Blend Plants and Sprayer Parts and
Conveyors Accessories
Polyethylene Tanks Liquid Metering Systems
Dry Spreaders and Hi-Boy Sprayers
Tenders
Feotures: Ml-SWWER
• 500 gallon • Adjustable
polyethylene tank wheel width
with sparger tube • Electrical shut off and
• 9000 Hypro individual boom
planetary gear control with electric
fertilizer pump pressure gouge
• Shocks with stainless • Adjustable
steel booms boom height
• Nozzle spacing • Power take-off shaft
20" to 40" • Tires I H- x 15
SPECIAL PRICE $3315.00
Indiana Auction
Home City, PA.
Thursday, Feb. 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 122. Compared with
last week’s market: Slaughter
steers 2.003.00 higher; SI. cows
mostly steady, spots .50 lower. SI.
steers: Good 56.0039.00; Standard
51.0036.00. SI. heifers; Choice
59.0031.00; Good 55.0038.75;
Standard- 49.0034.00. SI. cows;
Utility St Commercial 41.0045.25;
Cutters 37.0041.50; Canner 3c'L.
Cutter 33.0037.50; Shells dow to
22.00. SI. bullocks; Few Good 55.25-
57.25. SI. bulls; few Yield Grade
No. 1, 1500-2150 lbs. 52.0039.00;
Yield Grade No. 2, 1100-1500 lbs.
44.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Medium Frame No. 1,350300 lbs.
55.0066.50. Heifers, few Medium
Frame No. 1, 400300 lbs. 49.00-
55.50.
CALVES: 146. Vealers Good &
Choice graders 2.004.00 lower.
Standard & Good 3.003.00 lower.
Choice 92.00-111.00; Good 74.00-
90.00; 90-120 lbs. 53.0030.00; 6085
lbs. 44.0036.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 61.0031.00.
HOGS: 81. Barrows and gilts
3.504.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-250
lbs. 54.5035.25; few No. 13 200-240
lbs. 54.0034.60; Light No. 13 few
120-160 lbs. 50.003330; Sows US
No. 13 300350 lbs. 49.0032.25.
FEEDER PIGS; 13. One lot US
No. 13 40lbs. 37.00 per bead.
SHEEP: 13. few Good 80-100 lbs.
wooled lambs 64.00-72.00; few si.
sheep 25.0036.00.
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Westminster
livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Large ran -
steady to .50 higher! High Yield
44.50-46.75; Standard St Utility
41.004440; Canners 39.0041.00;
Shelly 39.00 Down. Slaughter Bulls
1 good Holstein 1400 lb. at 56.60;
Fed Steers Choice 59.00-61.00, Good
St Low Choice 55.00-59.00; Holsteins
Good 51.0043.75; Standard 47.00-
51.00; Fed Heifers G00d52.00-54.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 2.50 lower,
US #l-2 215-240 lb. 55.50-55.60; US
#l-3 215-260 lb. to 54.60-55.00; 270-
290 lb. 54.25-54.50; Sows- 300550 lb.
48.0052.00; Boars-5001b. 42.25.
VEAL CALVES: Good run.
Choice 95.00-110.00, Good 85.00-
95.00; Standard 60.00-75.00; Killers
50.00-58.00; Weak & Rough 50.00
down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Heifers 90-110 lb.
60.0043.00; Holstein Bulls 96-120 lb.
75.0049.00.
LAMBS: 2 new crop 100-105 lb.
71.00- Sheep- 20.00-26.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Strong
demand • Higher prices! Steers
-300-500 lb. Choice 65.00-70.00; Good
58.0045.00; 500400 lb. Choice 60.00-
63.00; Heifers- 300-700 lb. Choice
51.00- Good 48.0041.00; Bulls
-300400 lb. Choice 60.0045.00; Good
55.0040.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Steady
prices. By the head-1540 lb. 20.00-
32.00; 30401 b. 30.0044.00.
HAY SALE: All prices per ton.
Alfalfa 102.00-127.50; Timothy
90.00, round bales 66.00; Barley
Straw 80.00; Wheat Straw 70.00.
lanufacturers of:
Foam Markers
1600 GAL
VERTICAL TANK
• Tie-down slots
• 20" self-locked offset fill-well
• 2” polyethylene fitting
• siphon tube
SPECIAL PRICE $560.00
Regular Price $736.04
Special Prices
in Effect
Feb. 26 thru Mar. 12