Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,1984 Livestock market and auction news For Keister’s Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, PA. Tuesday, April 24,1984 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 389. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows mostly $2-$3 lower. Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lbs. slaughter steers 66.00- few holsteins 61.75- 64.75, few High Good to Low Choice 65.00- Good 58.0004.75, few Good holsteins 57.00-60, few Standard 52.00-57.25. Few Choice slaughter heifers 63.00-68, few Good 53.7500. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 42.75- 45.75, couple 47.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 40.00-44, Canner & Low Cutter 37.75-40, Shells down to 35.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 52.00- Yield Grade §1 1040- 2040 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.50-56.75. FEEDER CATTLE. Medium and Large Frame #1 350600 lbs. feeder steers 40.00-51.00, couple 59.00. CALVES 158. Few choice vealers 81.00-93, few Good 70.00-77, Stan dard and Good 70-105 lbs. 46.00-55, few Utility 6040 lbs. 40.0045.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90130 lbs. 85.00107, few down to 70.00; few Holstein Heifers 90-120 lbs. 58.0065.00. HOGS 503. Barrows and gilts about steady. US No. 1-2 210235 lbs. barrows and gilts 49.0050, few to 51.75, No. 1-3 2-250 lbs. 48.0049, No. 2-3190270 lbs. 44.5048. US No. 1-3 280350 lbs. sows 40.0047, 485- 700 lbs. 40.0041.50, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 35.00-39.75. Boars 31.25-37.00. FEEDER PIGS 232. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0040 per head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 38.0052.00 per head. SHEEP 13. Few Choice 100-125 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 54.00- 62.00. Slaughter ewes 10.0019.00. GOATS 16; Large 19.0031.00, few Kids 8.00-14.00 per head. Chambersburg Livestock Chambersburg, Pa. Thurs., April 26 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE; 373. Compared with last Thursday’s market: SI. cows .75-1.50 lower. SI. steers: one NEW YORK Alfred Station Roy L Doane 607/507-8876 Raymond E Johnson 518/692-7050 PENNSYLVANIA Fleetwood Red Wing Farms Schaghitocke 215/944-0402 Kittanmng William E Ramer 412/548-2317 Triple H Farms Peach Bottom 717/548-3775 Wyalusmg William Beebe Choice at 64.60; tew holsteins 58.35- 62.50; (few) Good 57.75-62.25; Standard 50.75-54.50. SI. heifers; Couple Choice 61.75 & 62.85; (few) Good 56.75-60.60. SI. cows: Breaking Utility & Commercial 42.5045.25; Cutters 39.5044.00; Canner 35.8540.00; Shells down to 32.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1060-1860 lbs. 47.5054.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers, (few) Large Frame No. 1, 485-960 lbs. 51.00-60.00. CALVES; 429. Couple Prime 97; Choice 79.00-93.00; Good 65.00- 78.00; 110-120 lbs. 60.00-63.00; 70-105 lbs. 53.00-60.00; Utility 60-85 lbs. 40.0054.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 5.00 lower, 90-130 lbs. 65.00-110.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs. 65.0086.00. HOGS: 66. No trend. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. 46.0047.35; few No. 2-3 248-268 lbs. 44.8545.00; US No. 1-3 300500 lbs. 37.5043.50. few Boars 31.50-36.00. FEEDER PIGS 11. No market test. SHEEP: 0. GOATS 16. Few Large 11.0023.00 per head. Omaha Weekly Increa. -*4 movement of cattle from country points direct to packers combined with an an ticipated break in wholesale beef levels to afford buyers leverage to lower live prices 50 cents for the week. Overall finish again proved mediocre and mud a dimishing problem. Cows steady. Bulls 1.00 lower. Estimated 5 day receipts 10600; actuals last week 8023 'and last year 10147, steers comprised 46 pet of the week’s receipts, heifers 40 pet., cows 8 pet., feeder 5 pet. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Load choice some prime 2-4 near 1200 lbs. 69.00. Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs. 67.50- mostly 67.50-68.00. Mixed good and choice 2-31000-1175 lbs. 66.00-67.50. Few good 62.00- 65.50. Seberal lots mixed good and choice 2-3 11001300 lb. holsteins 57.50- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 65.50-66.50, part load 66.75. Mixed good and choice 2-3 925-1025 lbs. 63.50-65.50. Good 61.00-63.50. Average of LS 214 detailed Th« Limitation of Warranty and remedy appearing on the label la part of the terms of sale •Registered trademark of Pioneer Hi Bred international, Inc Das Moines, lowa, USA quotations for 900-1100 lb. choice steers 67.40; 1100-1300 lbs. 68.45. Average cost steers 67.23, average weight 1147 lbs; as compared 66.91 and 1162 lbs. a week ago. Average cost heifers 65.34, average weight 997 lbs; as compared 64.62 and 1002 lbs. a week ago. COWS: Breaking utility and commercial 24 40.0043.00, high dressing to 45.25. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 38.0043.50, high dressing to 45.00. Canner and low cutter 34.00-38.00. BULLS: 1-2 1100-2000 lbs. 46.00- 53.75. WFM. Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, April 26 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 319. Compared with last Thursday’s market: slaughter steers steady; SI. cows 1.00-2.00 lower. SI. steers; Choice 64.00- 66.25, Good 60.00-64.50; Standard 55.00- SI. heifers: Choice 61.00- Good 56.00-61.25; Standard 50.00-56.00. SI. cows; Breaking Utility & Commercial 42.25-46.50; Cutter & Boning Utility 40.00- Canner & L. Cutter 32.00- SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1400-1960 lbs. 49.00-52.25; Yield grade No. 2, 980-1400 lbs. 44.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium Frame No. 1, 400-600 lbs. 53.00- few Large Frame No. 2, 600-800 lbs. 35.00-40.00. Heifers, Medium Frame No. 1, 380-550 lbs. 44.00- Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1,400-600 lbs. 46.00-53.00. CALVES; 201. Vealers about steady. Choice 82.00-98.00; Good 70.00-80.00, 90-120 lbs. 51.00-64.00; 65-85 lbs. 41.00-53.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 125 lbs. 65.00-90.00. HOGS: 214. Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 220-250 lbs. 48.5049.75; No. 1-3 210-260 lbs. 47.2548.75; No. 2-3 200-300 lbs. 43.0045.75. US No. 1-3 309500 lbs. 41.0044.00; No. 2-3 370-550 lbs. 35.2541.50. Boars 29.00-31.50. FEEDER PIGS 32; US No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. 17.00-20.00 per head; No. 1-3 3540 lbs. 23.00-26.00. SHEEP: 13. Spring lambs, few Choice 80-90 lbs. 65.00-66.25. Few SI. ewes: 15.00-17.00. Goats: 6. 15.00-24.00. Available From: Your Pioneer sales representative. PIONEER. BRAND SILAGE INOCULANT MAKES GOOD SILAGE EVEN BETTER North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, N. J. Tuesday, April 24 Report supplied by auction 1172 head. Calves 1.09-1.16; Cows 36.25- 49.75; Easy Cows 46.50-22.00; Heifers 40.75-58.00; Bulls 41.25- 58.75; Steers 48.0043.50; Hogs 38.00- Roasting Pigs, each 10.00- Kids 7.00-31.00; Boars 3.40; Sows 31.00-46.00; Sheep 1.09- 53.00; Lambs, each 12.00-63.00; lambs, per lb. 49.00-72.00; Goats, each 10.0049.00; Hides 26.50. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, April 23 441 CATTLE: Butchering Steers - Choice 66.0049.25; Butcher Steers - Medium-Good 53.00-66.50; But cher Heifers - Choice up to 66.00; Butcher Heifers - Medium-Good 45.00-64.50; Butcher Cows - Utility- Good 42.00-49.50; Butcher Cows - Canners and Cutters 39.00-47.50; Butcher Cows - Shells 39.00 and down; Butcher Bulls - Medium- Good 49.00-57.75; Stock Steers - Medium-Good up to 63.00; Stock Heifers - Medium-Good up to 54.50. 218 CALVES; Medium-Good Calves - 160-220 lbs. 75.00-90.00; Medium-Good Calves - 125-160 lbs. 65.0040.00; Medium-Good Calves - 100-120 lbs. 60.00-70.00; Medium- Good Calves - 80-100 lbs. 50.00- 65.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 112.00; Holstein Heifer Calves up to 68.00; Light and Green Calves down to 30.00. 115 HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher Hogs 190-225 lbs. 44.00-48.25; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 47.5049.00; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 47.00; Good- Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 49.75; Heavy Boars up to 34.00; Pigs - Per Head 11.0041.00. Hay & Straw Sale every Mon. 1 p.m. Livestock Sale every Mon. 6 p.m, Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, April 24,1984 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 215. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers uneven. Slaughter heifers steady to $1 lower. Slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Choice slaughter steers 2-4 1160-1355 lbs. 64.00-65.75, two 66.75&67.55, Good 60.25-64.50, Good & Choice holsteins 56.75-59.50, one 62.50, Standard 50.00-56.75, one 59.00, few Utility & Low Standard 41.75-48.75. Choice 3-5 955-1260 lbs. slaughter heifers 60.0085.10, Good 54.75-58, few 60.10, Standard 48.00-54.50, few Utility 41.60-47.50. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cqws 43.0045.25, two 46.258t48.75, Cutter it Boning Utility 39.75-43.75, Canner & Low Cutter 36.00-40.50, Shells down to 26.00. One Good slaughter bullock at 54.75, few Standard 50.5053.50, two Utility 46&46.50. Few Yield Grade #11550 1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.25-59.75. CALVES 203. Few Choice vealers 80.00-92, few good 68.0087, Standard & Good 90110 lbs. 50.00 65,7090 lbs. 44.0048, few Utility 60 90 lbs. 40.0047.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90130 lbs. 62.00108, few 125.00, mostly 85.00106; few Holstein Heifers 90110 lbs. 66.0094.00. HOGS 191. Barrows and gilts steady to $1 higher on small sup ply. Few US No. 1-2 230240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.35-48.10, No. 1- 3 215-245 lbs. 47.25-48, lot No. 2-3 238 lbs. at 47.50,260280 lbs. 42.35-45.35, few No. 1-3190200 lbs. 38.5042. US No. 1-3 285-560 lbs. sows 38.0042.75, few 45.00, No. 2-3 265-890 lbs. 34.00 39.50, few down to 26.75, Medium 265-365 lbs. 28.5035.50. Few Boars 27.75-28.50, few light weights 32.00 34.50. FEEDER PIGS 6. Lot Utility 42 lbs. feeder pigs at 34.00 .per hun dredweight. SHEEP 0. NO SALES ON OF FER. GOATS 4: 2 Kids 14.00 per head, 2 Adults 18.00&19.00 per head. i i 1 ni i ' '' NK AHEAD... lures Markets on Page 3. THII Read Futi 1177 /dg\ PIONEER. SEEDS and INOCULANTB
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