livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, April 26 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week Week Ago Year Ago Compared to last week’s close, Slaughter steers weak to .50 lower. Slaughter Heifers steady. Cows and Bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter supply maintly choice Slaughter Steers and Heifers, around 10% Cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 67.50, load and part load 68.00. Choice 2-4 1000-1300 lbs. 66.00-67.50; few lots 925-975 lbs. 64.00-65.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 65.00-66.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 62.00-65.00 ; 850-900 lbs. 61.00- 63.00. Standard to mostly Good 2-3 1025-1300 lbs. Holsteins 53.00-60.50; few Standard 1050-1150 lbs. 51.00- 53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1100 lbs. 65.00- several 65.00-65.50. Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs. 63.50-65.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 61.00-63.50. Good 2-3 750-950 lbs. 58.00- COWS: (Closing week sales) breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 41.0044.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 41.00-44.00. High yielding boning Utility 1-2 44.00 45.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 37.0041.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 34.00 37.00. Few 750-800 lbs. 28.00-32.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-2000 lbs. COUNTER Works BestPbr Conservation Tillage. For nine years, university tests have shown COUNTER® systemic msecticide-nemati cide to be the most effective corn insecticide there is— whether you apply it banded or remove your banders and apply it directly in the seed'' furrow. Now, with more and more growers going to some form of reduced or minimum tillage, field tests are also proving COUNTER to be the best insecticide for con servation tillage. CORN PESTS CONTROLLED—IN-FURROW APPLICATION ** U' ys tS S S \S NOT LABELED FOR IN FURROW APPLICATION *<■* y 49.00-54.00, closing 49.00-53.00. Few YG11450-1650 lbs. late 53.00. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction. Receipts Around 175 head. Not enough of any one class to test market trends. Supply mainly shorn slaughter lambs, selling 4.00 lower than last price comparison two weeks ago. Trading slow to moderate. Demand and supply light. 5,400 4,600 5,300 SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Prime wooled 100-105 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Shorn, Same Grades, one lot 100 lbs. 66.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few wooled Utility to Good 90-120 lbs. 14.00- Few Shorn Yearlings 16.00- FEEDER LAMBS: Scarce. FEEDERS: (Including around 2,500 at the regular Thursday auction). Trading slow to moderate. Demand light to moderate. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. steady to firm, steers over 600 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers firm to 1.00 higher. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and large frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 64.0068.00; 500600 lbs. 62.0066.00; 600700 lbs. 59.0062.00; 7001,000 lbs. 56.0061.00. Large frame 1 holsteins; A few 500700 lbs. 47.0051.00. A few 700 900 lbs. 45.0047.00. 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Read and follow label directions caretulK fmr CYANJUHID Agricultural Division W 3 < N j n a i 1984 y a ' *i y y ✓ *»** y s y J*** v- '•£ few 350600 lbs. 47.00-51.00, EB 65.0067.00; EC 64.0068.00; ED 62.0066.00; EE 59.0062.00; EF 56.00- EG 58.0061.00; GB 55.0060.00; GC 55.0060.00; GD 52.00- GE 51.00-52.00. Eighty-four Livestock Eighty Four, Pa. Monday, April 23 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 295. Compared with last Monday’s market slaughter cows 50 cents-$l higher. Few Good slaughter steers 58.00-59, Standard 56.00- Utility 49.00-54.00. Choice slaughter heifers 59.0901, Good 56.00-59.50, Standard 50.00-54, Utility 47.50-50.25. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 44.0047.25, few to 48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 39.0044.25, Canner & Low Cutter 33.00-39.50, Shells down to 28.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 57.75-59.50, few Standard 55.00- Yield Grade #1 1000- 1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00-55.25, #2 950-1500 lbs. 45.0049.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium Frame #1 380-650 lbs. feeder steers 55.0061.50, few Large #2 800 lbs. at 44.00; Medium Frame #1 450400 lbs. feeder heifers 48.00-55.00. CALVES 202. Few Choice vealers 80.00-94, Good 68.0082, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 51.00- 60,6085 lbs. 42.00-52.00. FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls FEEDER PIGS 14. Few US No. 90-125 lbs. 65.0089.00. 1-3 3042 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-26 HOGS 138. Barrows and gilts weak to 25 cents lower. US No. 1-2 220- 250 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.50- 47.75, No. 1-3 210-260 lbs. 46.50- 47.35, No. 2-3 2-240 lbs. 44.0«M5.50, No. 1-3 145-190 lbs. 41.75-43.25. US No. 1-3 400650 lbs. sows 44.0045.75, No. 2-3 300450 lbs. 35.0043.75. Boars 30.00-36.00. Hort tour is scheduled LOGANVILLE Fruit growers from throughout the state are expected to visit Adams County June 25 and 26 for the Penn sylvania Horticultural Association Annual Summer Tour. Two full days of activities have been planned for the visitors. On Monday, June 25, plans call for the growers and guests to tour or chards, visit a roadside fruit market, and tour the Knouse Foods Plant in Orrtanna. The Adams County Poultry Association will provide a chicken barbeque lunch at the South Mountain Fairgrounds. Tuesday’s itinerary includes a tour of the Penn State Fruit Research Lab and test plots in Biglerville, and a machinery HAY WAGONS FOR SALE 3 Sizes Available...l6', 18’, 20’ with or without running gear • Also will fit sides onto your flat wagon Compare the Steltzf us Woodwork Calf Hutch Lifting Hook for easy handling One Sheet Rear Vent , Option K GaUanized (Option I \ Sturdy 2x4 construction Treated skids extenor plywood Q TRACK FOR FASTENING CALVES' ptf CHAIN TO CEILING OF HUTCH Berks County: Maryland; JOE RUTH LEROY HILDEBRAN RD *4133 Fleetwood, Pa 19522 Woodsboro, Md 215-944-7571 301-845-8929 , . /n.. Virginia: UMBERGER°SMILL DJ - J« P ““ ENTS Rt 322, RD#4-Lebanon Pa Dayton, Va 22821 717-867 5161 703-879-9926 STOLTZFUS WOODWORK MFD. BY: RD 2, Box 2280, Gap. PA 17527 UncMtf Firming, Saturday, April 28,1984-Al5 per head, few No. 1-3 82 lbs. at 42.00 per head. SHEEP 45. Lot High Choice 88 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 76.00, lot Choice 48 lbs. at 75.00, lot Good 69 lbs. shorn lambs at 47.00. Slaughter sheep 8.00-13.00. GOATS 3; Few 18.00-29.00 per head. demonstration. The Women’s Auxiliary is also planning a number of events, in cluding a visit to a local nursery, tour of the fruit research lab and a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield. Reservations for the summer tour may be made by contacting Patti L. Levis, Loganville, PA 17342. - J.H. Wood or Steel Tilt Out Feeder for/ easy access 717-442-8972 MAD LANCASTER FARMING FOR COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE MARKET REPORTS Simple, efficient eyebolt and pin