Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 18, 1984, Image 16

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    Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1984
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, August IS
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Compared with Tuesday:
Feeder Steers steady to 50 cents
higher. Steer demand good.
Feeder Heifers steady to 1.00
lower. Heifer demand fair only.
Bulk supply Medium and Large
Frame 1 thru 2 400-850 lb. Steers
and 350-750 lb. Heifers. Percentage
of No I’s considerable less than
Tuesday. Run expected to fall
short of early estimate by around
1500 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 155 lb. 81.50;
375-500 lb. 66.00-70.50, lot 420 lb.
71.90; 5006001 b. 63.2068.50; 600700
lb. 63.9065.70; 700-800 lb. 63.70
64.90; 800900 lb. 62.8064.80.
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 few 300310# 65.0069.00; 400500#
62.4066.75; 500600 lb. 61.0065.00;
600800 lb. 61.0064.50, lot 685 lb.
gaunt 64.90; lot 825 lb. 61.50.
Medium and Large Frame 2 400
600 lb. 60.25-64.00; 500600 lb. 59.50
62.50, couple lots reaching 63.30
64.20 ; 600750 lb. 57.0062.30; 965#
package 52.10. Large Frame 2
Holsteins 440480 lb. 44.9045.10;
small lot 710 lb. 46.50. Small lot 990#
44.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 155 lb. 66.50;
295 lb. 60.75; 350-500 lb. 54.0058.60,
lot 380 lb. 60.00; few 570600# 56.60
58.70; 600800# 57.5059.25, two lots
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Route 220
Wingate, PA 16880
Near Intersection of 1-80 & 220
Office Phone 814-355-2422
355-9570
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Heavy Duty Radiator & Cleaning
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Different Sized Bolts
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Turn Buckets 24”xl■/." *2s.ooeach
36"xl‘/«" > *27.soeach
1968 Chevy 2,000 gal. Tank
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And
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Sundays AM to 4 PM
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Details
MT. AETNA ORCHARDS
3Vt miles north of Myerstown
along PA 501
Mt. Aetna,. PA
Livestock market and auction news
615-650# 59.9060.10. Medium and
Large Frame Mixed 1-2 few 375-500
lb. 51.75-55.00; 500700 lb. 53.50
57.00; lots 800 lb. 54.20-56.00.
Medium and Large Frame 2 275-
800 lb. 46.90-53.00 mostly 49.00
53.50, lot 605 lb. thin 54.50.
6,000
7,487
FOR THE WEEK; Feeder
Steers firm to 1.00 higher. Feeder
Heifers under 500# also firm to 1.00
higher; Heifers over 500# weak to
1.00 lower. Slaughter Cows I.SO
2.50 higher through Wednesday.
Bulls 2.002.50 higher.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 16,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Compared to last week:
Slaughter steers and heifers
generally steady to weak, in
stances .50 lower. Slaughter cows
mostly steady to firm bulls steady.
Steers and heifer supply mostly
good to average choice 975-1060 lbs.
steers and 850-975 lbs. heifers. Cow
supply about 6% receipts this week
about 1725 as compared to 2344 a
week ago and 2426 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24, mostly 3, 1000-1125 lbs. 64.00-
66.00, load 1190 lbs. 66.25; 2-3 900-
1000 lbs. 63.50-65.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 62.50-
64.50. Good 2-3 850-1100 lbs. 58.00-
63.00. Few good 2-3, 1050-1150 lbs.
holsteins 52.0056.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 241000-1060 lbs. 64.0085.50;
900-1000 lbs. 63.0084.50; 800-900 lbs.
58.5083.50. Mixed good and choice
SUN HIGH
TRIOGEM
LORING
Now
Available!
2-3 850-1000 lbs. 58.50-63.00. Good 2-
3 850-950 lbs. 56.00-60.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 38.0043.00, few
higher dressing individuals to
45.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2
36.0041.00. Canner and low cutter
33.00-37.00, few thin cows to 30.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1150-1800 lbs.
42.0048.00.
G&M Livestock
Monday, August 13
Duncans ville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 63.0066.10; Good 54.06-
63.00; Standard 48.00-54.00; Utility
42.0048.00. Heifers- Choice 63.00-
65.00; Good 54.0063.00; Standard
46.00-54.00; Utility 40.0046.00.
Cows- Choice 42.0044.00, couple to
45.50; Good 40.0042.00; Standard
36.0040.00; Utility 34.00-36.00;
Cutters 32.00-34.00; Canners down
to 28.00. Bulls 1100-2092 lbs. 46.00-
55.75,900-1100 lbs. 44.0062.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers-
Choice 300-700 lbs. 48.0660.00.
Heifers- Choice 300-600 lbs. 46.00-
56.00.
CALVES: Vealers- Prime and
High Choice 65.00-78.00; Good and
Choice 55.00-65.00; Standard 40.00-
55.00; Utility down to 30.00. Farm
calves- Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
60.00-82.00. Heifers 90-120 lbs. 56.00-
70.00.
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 210-
250 lbs. 53.00-56.10; 170-300 lbs.
48.00-53.00. Sows 300-600 lbs. 42.00-
50.25. Boars 34.00-39.50.
Thanks and Congratulations
BEEKMAN FARMS, INC.
On Their New,
Counter Slope,
Slatted V.P.L
Heifer Unit
DESIGNERS & BUILDERS of SYSTEMS
RD 4 EPHRATA, PA 17522
Located In Farmersville
Phone 717-354-4271
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 22.00-
30.00 per head; 35-50 lbs. 30.00-
38.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 50-90
lbs. 48.00-66.00; Ewes 12.00-32.00.
GOATS; 3-10 lbs. 35.00.
Joliet Cattle
Wednesday, August IS, 1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Friday through Wednesday,
Salable Receipts 1,900
5 Days Last Week 1,790
Same Period Year Ago 2,419
Trading slow to moderate for the
week. High choice to prime steers
ended the week steady to 50 cents
higher, compared with Wednesday
of last week. Good to average
choice steers ended the week
steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
heifers ended the week steady,
instances 50 higher.
No recent test on cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
with a few prime, 34, 1175-1325#
68.50-68.75 ; 3 loads on Wednesday
at 69.00. Choice 24, 10506000#,
64.0067.00; mostly 65.0067.00.
Choice 26, 975-1050#, 64.0665.00.
Mixed good and choice 26, 1000-
1150#, 62.0664.50. Load, mostly
choice, 26,1435# holsteins, 55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4, 900-1150#, 64.00-65.50.
Mixed good and choice, 2-3, 900-
1000#, 61.00-63.50.
COWS; Canner, a few low cutter,
1-2,37.00.
to
Somerville, N.J.
Timber Column Construction
Sidewall Regulator Vents
• Self-Locking Adjustable Head Locks
• Slatted Floor Manure Storage
Under Feed Alley
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, August 13
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 430. Butcher Steers-
Choice 65.00-68.00; Butcher Steers-
Medium-Good 52.00-65.50; Butcher
Heifers-Choice 57.00-65.00; But
cher Heifers-Medium-Good 45.00-
61.50; Butcher Cows-Utility-Good
41.00-45.85; Butcher Cows-Canners
and Cutters 37.00-43.00; Butcher
Cows-Shells 37.00 and down;
Butcher Bulls-Medium-Good 46.50-
55.75; Stock Steers-Medium-Good
up to 65.00; Stock Heifers-Medium-
Good 53.50.
CALVES 457. Medium-Good
Calves-160-220 lbs. 55.00-70.00;
Medium-Good Calves-125-160 lbs.
50.0045.00; Medium-Good Calves
-100-120 lbs. 50.0040.00; Medium-
Good Calves4o-100 lbs. 42.50-55.00;
Holstein Bull Calves up to 74.00;
Holstein Heifer Calves 55.00; Light
And Green Calves down to 30.00.
SHEEP and LAMBS: Choice
Lambs up to 60.00; Medium-Good
Lambs 45.0044.50; Butchering
Ewes And Bucks up to 26.00.
HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs 190-225 lbs. 50.00-54.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs.
53.00- Good-Choice Butcher
Sows 400 lbs., up to 46.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs. 47.00;
Heavy Boars 34.00; Pigs-Per Head
14.00-
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