Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 05, 1984, Image 13

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    Livestock market and auction news
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, April 30
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 408. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows $2-$3 lower. Few Good
slaughter steers 58.50-62, Standard
54.00-58, Utility 48.00-54.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 54.0055.50,
Standard 48.0052.00, Utility 43.50
47. Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.0044.75, Cutter
& Boning Utility 37.00-42.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 31.0037.50,
Shells down to 25.00. Yield Grade
§1 11001875 lbs. slaughter bulls
49.0052.75, »2 10001700 lbs. 47.25-
49.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #1350-600 lbs. feeder steers
52.0062.50, few #2 400600 lbs. 49.00
51.00. Medium Frame #1 300500
lbs. feeder heifers 48.25-55.50, #2
400700 lbs. 40.0070.00. Medium
Frame #1 400-600 lbs. feeder bulls
50.0057.50, few Large #l5OO lbs. at
55.00.
CALVES 253. Vealers mostly
steady. Choice vealers 84.00-95,
Good 69.00-80, Standard 50.00-64,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 50.00-
60,60-85 lbs. 42.00-53.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
These Producers are Growing
with Hardy Brand Corn.
“...exceptionally
good tonnage.”
Bud. Holmes
Hanover, PA
“Itatanda
lieavy population.”
Tom, Jr. & Tom McConahy
Volant, PA
Your Corn should he Hardy, too!
Theae field-proven varieties have been specially-bred for your growing region.
90125 lbs. 65.00100.00.
HOGS 165. Barrows and gilts 50
cents-75 cents higher. US No. 1-2 2-
250 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.60
48.75, No. 1-3 195-260 lbs. 47.00
47.85, few No. 2-3 200 lbs. at 46.50,
No. 1-3 152-178 lbs. 41.0044.00. US
No. 1-3 350580 lbs. sows 43.00-45.00,
No. 2-3 300550 lbs. 38.5043.25.
Boars 34.0035.25.
FEEDER PIGS 4. Few US No. 1-
3 75-85 lbs. feeder pigs 30.0032.00
per head.
SHEEP 154. Spring slaughter
lambs mostly steady. High Choice
8095 lbs. spring lambs 71.0076.50,
Choice 8096 lbs. 69.0071, Good 60
65 lbs. 52.0060, Utility 3555 lbs.
41.0049. Slaughter sheep 10.75-
13.00. GOATS 8: 10.0025.00 per
head.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, April 25
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers-
Steady prices. Choice & Good 57.00-
62.50; Medium 52.00-56.00. Heifers-
Choice 60.00-63.50; Good 54.00-
59.00; Medium 53.00 down. Cows-
Large run, mostly steady. High
Yield 44.00-48.00; Average 40.00-
43.00; Big Middle 37.00-39.00; Fatty
herf. 36.00-40.00; Shelly 39.00 down.
“We’ve never seen
any better com."
Tom Seibert
Boiling Springs, PA
“Hardy does me
abetter Job.”
Louralne Smith
Mayport, PA
301X8— 100 day super picking hybrid
403X8— 105 day super standing hybrid
603X8— 113 day super yielder
703 X —118 day, excellent yield & standability
Fat Bulls- Steady prices. Good
52.0057.00; Medium 47.0051.00.
Veal Calves- Mostly steady prices.
Choice 86.0093.00; Good 75,00
85.00; Medium 65.0074.00; Farm
Hfrs 60.0079.00; Farm Bulls 90.00
110.00; Light & Weak 45.00 down.
Sows- 450600 lbs. 44.0049.00; 300
400 lbs. 39.5043.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 Ibs.-
Large run, $2.00 to $4.00 higher.
Choice 61.00-68.00; Good 55.00
60.00; Medium 50.00-54.00; Culls
49.00 down. Steers 600-850 Ibs.-
Choice 60.00-65.00; Good 52.00
59.00; Medium 51.00 down. Heifers
(All Weights)- Choice 52.00-59.00;
Good 45.0051.00; Medium 44 down.
Bulls- Choice 58.0062.50; Good
52.0057.00; Medium 51.00 down.
Open Dairy Heifers- 45.00-55.50.
Springing Heifers- to 650.00. Pigs
Hd.- Good run, steady to $2.00
higher. 20-30 lbs. 14.00-36.00; 4060
lbs. 37.00-48.00. Shoats by lb.- to
47.00. Slaughter Hogs- Good run,
.50 higher. 215-230 lbs. 46.5047.75;
240260 lbs. 46.25-47.50; 200210 lbs.
44.0046.25.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, May 1
Report supplied by auction
“As the name goes,
It’s Hardy!”
Dick dP Gary Hahn
Easton, PA
"We put all 1680 acres
In Hardy this year.”
Leroy White
Adams, NY
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 42.5046.00; Cutters 37.25-
41.75; Canners 32.5036.85; Shells
27.50.
Heifers; Good 50.50-54.50;
Standard 46.50-49.25; Commercial
38.0045.75.
Steers: Choice 56.75-61.00; Good
49.5055.00; Standard 44.0048.00.
Bulls: Good 49.5051.00; Stan
dard 45.5048.00.
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large
frame 47.0053.50; 300500 lbs.
small frame 44.0047.50; 500700
lbs. large frame 48.00-55.00; 500700
lbs. small frame 42.0046.75.
Veal Calves: Prime 101.00
110.00; Choice 85.0099.00; Good
69.0084.00; Standard 52.0067.00;
Utility 45.0051.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 85.00117.00;
Heifers 61.0072.00.
Hogs: 45.0047.25.
Sows: 38.0042.00.
Boars: 28.0031.00.
Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head 15.00-
21.00; 30-35 lbs. per head 24.00-
31.00; 35-50 lbs. per head 32.00-
44.00.
Goats: Per head 17.0045.00.
Lambs: 41.00-51.00.
Sheep: 11.00-16.00.
"It’s clean-husking
and stands nice.”
Paul Musser
Manchester, PA
“You get your
money’s worth."
Tim & Howard Dorsey
Hagerstown, MD
IwicistT Farming, Saturday, May 5,1984—A13
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers closed 1.50 to 2.00 lower.
Heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Cows 1.00
to 1.50 lower. Bulls 1.00 lower.
Trade opened the week active;
however, at midweek trade turned
slow with narrow demand.
Demand centered on Choice 3
Steers and Heifers in excess of 1100
and 950 lbs. respectively.
Supply mainly Good and Choice
2-3 Steers and Heifers with 8%
Cows and Bulls. Receipts this week
about 1900 as compared to 1236 a
week ago and 1714 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1125-1350 lbs. 64.50-67.00, part
load 67.50.1050-1150 lbs. 64.0066.00.
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs.
63.00-65.00. Good 60.00-63.00.
Holsteins: Good and Choice 2-3
1300-1450 lbs. 58.00-62.50. Standard
and Good 1-2 1050-1300 lbs. 54.00-
58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs. 63.0045.00,
few packages and part loads 65.25-
65.50. Good and Choice 2-3 900-1050
lbs. 62.0064.00. Few lots 800-900
lbs. 58.0062.00. Good 57.0062.00.
COWS: High Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.00-43.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 34.00-40.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 11001800 lbs.
44.0050.00, Individual 52.00.
ATTENTION
ASM SOUTH CENTRAL
JBmSL pa. farmers
Cookingll! For Quality
Hog*
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 11A.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
ATTENTION
CATTLE FEEDERS
For the Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
at the Lancaster Stockyards
FRIDAY, MAY 11
We will offer
200 Local Cattle - crossbreds
weighing 500 to 700 pounds.
FEEDER PIG SALE
Every Tuesday
Starting at 1:00 P.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm
Keeping Abreast With The Times
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, May 3
Report supplied by USDA