Virginia
Auction Summary
August 18-22
Report supplied by VDA
Total of Va. Weekly Feeder
Cattle Auction Receipts: 4,975.
TREND: Steady.
South and Southwestern, Va.
Auction Summary
Smlthfield, Sonthside
(Blackstone), Tri-State Narrows
Abingdon, Lynchburg, Hollins,
WlthevOle
August 16-22
Two Great
Alfalfas
Yields, winter-hardiness
and Bacterial Wilt tolerance
are excellent
kV 1 High tolerance to anthracnose.
Vil JL Very fast recovery after harvest
Ask your Pt
Pioneer salesman V <
about the alfalfa p\
variety that’s right for
your farm.
/3g\PIONEER.
,1 WW ) BRAND-ALFALFA SEED
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
EASTERN DIVISION, TIPTON, INDIANA 46072 <
The Limitation of Warranty and remedy appearing on the
label is part of the terms of sale.
Pioneer is a brand name; numbers identify varieties.
trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
Des Moines, lowa, U.S.A
Robert Hoffman, SAME Area Manager right, congratulating John
Shedlock of Stafford PA left, winner of a Labrador Retriever puppy In
SAME TYaclor “Pick A Purebred" Sweepatakea. Dealer, Harry Hull,
Hulls Sales t Service in Indiana, PA looks on.
KEYSTONE MAN
WMSSME PUREBRED
PUP PRIZE
July 9, John Shedlock of Stafford, PA, affiliated with Musser
Forests, Inc., of Indiana PA, received the prize of a purebred
Labrador Retriever puppy from SAME & Lamborghini Tiactors
of North America.
The pup comes from the AKC championship stock of
Kresland Kennels in Victor, New York.
The Labrador puppy was awarded as first prize in the
“Pick A Purebred” National Sweepstakes sponsored by
SAME and Lamborghini Tractors of North America Accord
mg to Robert Hoffman, SAME Area Manager, the unusual
prizes were chosen to emphasize
that the engineering simplicity of BMh V
the air cooled SAME makes it the lIH
‘Purebred” of the farm tractor 111 F
industry. 9lllllli
STEERS: 300-600 lbs. Medium 1
58.00-67.00; Large 1 63.0049.50;
Small 1 54.25-67.50. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 55.00-65.50; Large 1
57.5047.00; Small 150.0041.50.700-
1000 lbs. Medium 1 55.0043.00;
Large 156.5041.25; Small 152.00.
HEIFERS: 300400 lbs. Medium
1 44.0043.75; Large 1 47.0044.50;
Small 1 39.0048.00. 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 45.5043.50; Urge 1
46.0043.50; Small 140.0047.00; 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 45.0051.00;
Large 141.0041.30.
Livestock market and auction news
STEERS: 300400 lbs. Medium 1
60.0070.00; Urge 1 64.00-70.75;
Small 1 53.0045.00. 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 55.0047.75; Large 1
58.7546.00; Small 154.5044.25.700
1000 lbs. Medium 1 54.5044.25;
Urge 157.7541.50.
HEIFERS: 300500 lbs. Medium
1 44.0044.50; Urge 1 44.5044.50;
Small 1 43.0042.00. 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 46.0043.75; Urge 1
47.0044.25; Small 1 43.5049.50. 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 45.0041.25;
Urge 149.7544.50.
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Northern Va.
Auction Summary
August 16-22
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Hay, Straw and Grain Auction Every
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of
Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at
Shaub's Auction House.
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/■cows %
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 Safe 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
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 25,1984-A9
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, August 18
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Trend-
Steady, all classes. Steers: M&L-l
300400 lbs. 60.0066.00, 1 lot at
70.00; 500700 lbs. 60.7547.00; 700
1000 lbs. 55.5063.25; Holstein 300
1000 43.0044.00. S-1&M&L-2 300400
1b5.J)8.0066.00; 500700 lbs. 55.00
58.75; 7001000 lbs. 50.0045.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300
500 lbs. 53.0047.50; 500700 lbs.
47.0044.00. S-1&M&L-2 300400 lbs.
46.0045.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300400 lbs.
48.0040.00; 500-700 lbs. 47.0041 no
-700800 lbs. 45.0048.00. S-1&M&L-2
300400 lbs. 44.5048.00; 500700 lbs.
45.0048.00.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves
-5.0055.00, mostly 30.0040.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Trend-
Steady to 2.00 higher. Utility &
Commercial 2-4 36.00-42.00, few
43.0045.50; Canner & Cutters 1-3
25.0033.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
45.7440.50.
LAMBS: High Choice & Prime
61.55; Choice 55.0045.80; Feeder
Lambs Choice 54.60; Slaughter
Ewes 15.5024.00.
HOGS: US 1-3 200240 lbs. 53.25;
Sows 1-3 41.0047.00; Boars 34.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 48.0052.50.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Aug. 23
Receipts This Week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers and heifers weak
to 1.00 lower. Cows steady. Bulls
weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly choice slaughter
steers and heifers, around 15%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prune 2-4 1050-1250 lbs.
64.00. Choice 2-41000-1250 lbs. 63.00-
64.00; 900-1000 lbs. 60.0003.00; 850-
900 lbs. 59.00-60.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 60.0063.00.
Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 58.0060.00;
850-900 lbs. 56.00-58.00. Few lots
mostly good 2-3 1100-1300 lb.
holsteins 52.00-56.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
choice and prime 24 900-1075 lbs.
mostly 62.00, part load 63.00.
Choice 24 900-1075 lbs. 61.0062.00;
800-900 lbs. 58.0061.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 58.00-
61.00. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 55.00-
58.00; 700-750 lbs. 51.0065.00.
COWS: (Closing Week Sales:)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 37.0040.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 37.0040.00. High-yielding
boning utility 1-2 40.0041.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2 33.00-
37.00. Shelly canner 1-2 30.00-33.00;
600600 lbs. 27.00-30.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs.
43.0049.00. closing 43.0048.00.
Several YG 1 early 50.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 700 head.
Compared to last week, spring
slaughter lambs 2.00 higher. Light
supply feeder lambs 4.00 higher.
Demand and attendance both
good.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and prime mostly wooled
80-100 lbs. 55.00-59.50; 100-120 lbs.
60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility to good 10.00-11.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few choice
and fancy 60-90 lbs. 52.5055.00.
GOATS: Few 18.00-23.00 per
head.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 23
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers .50 to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
Heifers fully 1.00 lower. Slaughter
Cows mostly steady, instances 1.00
higher on breaking Utility and
Commercial. ■ Bulls generally
steady, Steer and Heifer supply
mostly Good to Average Choice 975
to 1050 lbs. and 850-975 lbs. Heifers.
Cow supply about 8%. Receipts about
1850 this week as compared with
1746 a week ago and 2617 a year
ago.
3.400
3,800
4.400
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 1050-1250 lbs. 63.00
65.50, mostly 64.5065.00, 2-3 900
1050 lbs. 60.0064.50 Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 60.00
64.00. Good 2-3 8501000 lbs. 55.00
62.00. Good 2-3 Holsteins 12101300
lbs. 53.7054.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 9001025 lbs. 62.0064.00;
package 3-4 950 lbs. 61.00; 2-3 800
900 lbs. 58.0062.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800950 lbs. 57.0062.00.
Good 2-3 800950 lbs. 56.0060.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 39.00-15.00. Cutter
and boning Utility 1-2 36.00-41.00.
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-37.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 12001800 lbs.
43.0047.00, few high yielding to
51.50.
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