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Livestock market and auction news
Keister’s Livestock
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 28,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 324. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers mostly steady to 75 cents
higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.25
higher. High Choice & Prime 68.75-
71.25, Choice Yield Grade 2-4 1050
1325 65.75-68.85 couple 70.10, Good
58.0064.75 couple 66.75, Good
Holstein 55.00-59.00, Choice Heifers
63.5068.00, few Good 58.5062.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 45.00-48.00 couple 51.35,
Cutter & Boning Utility 41.0046.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 37.0041.75,
Shells down to 33.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 990-1535 lbs. slaughter
bulls 50.00-59.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #1 feeder steers 400650 lbs.
53.0060.00, couple 66.00.
CALVES 163. Few Choice 80.00
90.00, Good 70.00-80.00, Standard &
Good 75-105 lbs. 52.00-58.00, Utility
60-85 lbs. 45.0052.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 60 cents-1.06, mostly 80
cents-1/00.
HOGS 689. Barrows & gilts 2.25
lower. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 45.25-46.50 few
47.00. No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 44.25-
45.25, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 41.00
44.25. Sows; 360-710 lbs. sows 40.50
44.00 few 47.00, No. 2-3 300600 lbs.
34.0040.00. Boars 31.75-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 180. US No. 1-3
2035 lbs. 23.0033.00 per head, No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. 3043 per head, 5065
lbs. 41.00-45.00 per head.
SHEEP 27. Few Utility & Good
55-115 lbs. wool slaughter lambs
45.00-50.00. Slaughter ewes 17.00
24.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, February 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 227. Compared with
two weeks ago, slaughter cows
mostly $3.00 higher. Choice
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE *
* DUEL *
* BICEP 4
* LASSO *
* SUTAN + 1
* BLADEX 4
* LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
slaughter steers 61.25-65.50, Few
Good 56.50-58.00, Standard 50.50
55.25, Utility 46.00-50.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 62.00
65.50, few Good 53.00-57.50, few
Standard 47.00-51.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 45.00-48.75, Cutter & Boning
Utility 40.00-46.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 33.75-40.00, Shells down to
30.00. Yield Grade #1 1350-2205 lbs.
slaughter bulls 46.00-50.00, one lot
at 56.75.
FEED CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 feeder heifers 470670
lbs. 42.0061.50.
CALVES 343. Vealers Steady.
Choice 87.50-100.00, Good 72.00
85.00, Standard 50.0065.00, Stan
dard & Good 90-130 lbs. 50.0063.00,
6565 lbs. 40.0062.00, Utility 45-100
lbs. 15.0060.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
95-135 lbs. 70.00-104.00. Holstein
Heifers 90-120 lbs. 56.0066.00.
HOGS 406. Barrows & Gilts
mostly $l.OO lower. US No. 1-2 210
250 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.00-45.25,
No. 1-3 210-270 lbs. 42.35-43.85, No.
16 195-205 lbs. 40.0042.00. Sows;
about steady. US No. 16 310610
lbs. 38.0045.00. Boars 25.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 29. US. No. 16
one lot 30 lbs. at 18.00 per head. One
lot 60 lbs. 32.00-37.00 per head.
SHEEP 34. High Choice & Prime
New Crop 7060 lbs. 76.00-78.00.
ONe lot wooled lambs 70 lbs. at
55.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, February 27,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 223. Compared with
two weeks ago, slaughter cows
2.002.50 higher. Standard 51.00
57.50, few Utility 48.00-51.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers Standard
48.00-51.00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 44.00
48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 39.00
44.25, Canner & Low Cutter 33.00
39.25, Shells down to 26.00. Yield
Grade #1 10501850 lbs. slaughter
bulls 49.0056.75, Yield Grade #2
9001400 lbs. 44.0047.00.
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 feeder steers 400-700 lbs.
55.5064.00, Medium Frame #1 380
700 lbs. 50.25-56.00 feeder heifers.
Medium Frame #1 feeder bulls 350
50058.0065.25.
CALVES 257. Vealers Choice
90.00-101.00, Good 79.0091.00,
Standard & Good 90120 lbs. 52.00
62.00, 6065 lbs. 45.0054.00, few
Utility 5090 lbs. 39.0046.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90125 lbs. 60.0090.00.
HOGS 183. Barrows & gilts $364
lower. US No. 1-2 200255 lbs.
barrows & gilts 44.0045.50, one lot
at $46, No. 16 200260 lbs. 42.75-
44.00, US No. 26 195-240 lbs. 37.25-
41.50, No. 16 140180 lbs. 35.00
39.25. Sows: US No. 16 340650 lbs.
sows 39.5041.00, No. 2-3 400580 lbs.
36.5069.00, Boars 27.0062.50.
FEEDER PIGS 26. US No. 1615-
30 lbs. 14.0019.00 per head, one lot
at 62 lbs. at 22.00.
SHEEP 82. Choice 8095 lbs.
61.0062.00, Choice Spring Lambs
at 69.00. Slaughter ewes 16.0027.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 1
Compared to last week;
Slaughter steers and heifers closed
steady to .50 higher. Cows 1.00 to
2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 1.00
lower. Trade opened the week
active influenced by higher prices
in the wholesale beef channels.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
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BUYERS FROM 3 STATES *
Regular consignments from
Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15
other local consignors.
Lots of good Northern
Feeders and Stockers.
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
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on the farm or at our barn or other
market information call: Office 717-733-
2444.
WALTER H. RISSER. Proprietor
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars
• Your cattle will be received from 12'30 to 5 H.M
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Majority of receipts good to choice
steers and heifers with 12% cows
and bulls. Receipts this week about
1500 as compared to 1326 a week
ago and 1877 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 66.50-68.50, load
1150 lbs. 68.75. Good and choice 2-3
900-1150 lbs. 64.50-66.50, load
muddy 64.00 good 62.50-64.50.
Holsteins: Package good and
choice 1-3 1200 lbs. 60.00. Good 1-2
1000-1150 lbs. 55.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs. 65.0047.00,
mostly 66.00-67.00 on clean to
slightly muddy consignments.
Part load 1035 lbs. 67.50 few lots
900-950 lbs. 63.00-65.00. Good and
choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 62.00-64.50,
load muddy 61.00. Good 60.00-63.00.
COWS: High cutter and boning
utility 1-3 40.50-45.00. Canner and
low cutter 1-2 34.0041.50, bulk
38.0041.50.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1400-1800 lbs.
48.00-53.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
February 27,1984
356 hd.
CATTLE: Butcher Steers -
Choice'S).oo-72.00; Butcher Steers -
Medium - Good 53.00-66.00; But
cher Heifers - Choice 65.00-70.00;
Butcher Heifers - Medium - Good
48.00-66.00; Butcher Cows - Utility -
Good 43.00-49.50; Butcher Cows -
Canners and Cutters 40.00-48.00;
Butcher Cows - Shells 40.00 and
down; Butcher Bulls - Medium -
Good 46.50-62.35; Stock Steers -
Medium - Good up to 68.00; Stock
Heifers - Medium - Good up to
61.50.
266 hd.
CALVES: Medium-Good Calves
- 160-220 lbs. 80.00-100.00; Medium-
Good Calves - 125-160 lbs. 65.00-
85.00; Medium-Good Calves - 100-
120 lbs. 55.00-70.00; Medium-Good
Calves - 80-100 lbs. 50.00-65.00;
Holstein Bull Calves up to 126.00;
Holstein Heifer Calves up to 65.00;
Light And Green Calves down to
40.00.
2hd.
SHEEP and LAMBS: Medium-
Good Lambs 43.00-54.00.
155 hd.
HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs 190-225 lbs. 40.0044.50; Good-
Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs.
43.50-44.50; Good-Choice Butcher
Sows 400 lbs., up to 44.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to
45.00; Heavy Boars up to 31.00;
Pigs - Per Head 7.00-31.00.
Hay & Straw Sale every Mon. 1
p.m.
Livestock Sale every Mon. 6 p.m.
ATTENTION
CUMBERLAND CO.
IffuJlTlfr FARMERS
Lookinglll For Quality
Hogs
Every Wednesday
HATFIELD PACKING CO.
BUYING STATION AT
CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Exit 12,1-81, Carlisle, PA
Top Select Price on #1 & 2 Hogs 210 -
245 lbs.
We will receive your hogs from 7 A.M
until 11 A.M.
Your hogs will be weighed & paid for
immediately
There will not be a commission or yard
age fee
You may call our office Wednesday
morning for base price
Please give us a chance to market your
hogs
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-249-4511
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier 4 Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 13