Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 15, 1984, Image 16

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    Al6-Uncast*r Farming, Saturday, Dae amber 15,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 333. Compared with
last week’s market; SI. cows .75-
2.00 higher. SI. steers: few Choice
1000-1360 lbs. 64.25-66.00, few Good
56.00- few Standard 50.00-
54.50. SI. heifers: few Standard
42.00- Si. cows: Breaking
Utility & Commercial 37.0041.00,
Cutter & Boning Utility 34.25-38.85,
Canner & low Cutter 30.50-34.50,
shells down to 27.00. SI. bulls: Yield
Grade 1 few 1065-1435 lbs. 41.50-
47.75, few Yield Grade 2 800-1080
lbs. 33.7540.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers few
Medium Frame 1375-565 lbs. 49.50-
57.00; heifers few Medium 1375-595
lbs. 42.50-50.50.
CALVES: 357. Few Choice
vealers 76.00-90.00, Good 60.00-
79.00, few Standard & Good 110-125
lbs. 53.00-56.00, 70-105 lbs. 43.00-
53.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls
90.00-125.00, mostly 75.00-99.00;
heifers 90-125 lbs. 53.0068.00.
HOGS: 65. 2 lots 1 & 3 235 & 260
lbs. 52.00 & 52.35. Sows: 1-3 300-520
lbs. 39.0044.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 54. Not enough
of any one grade for a market.
SHEEP: 9. Few Choice 80-100
lbs. 56.50-61.50.
GOATS; 8. Few Medium & Large
23.00-34.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Middleborg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 11
Report is supplied by Auction
CATTLE 281. Choice slaughter
steers 63.8547.35, Good 60-63.75,
holsteins 52-58.75, Standard 52.00-
58.75, holsteins 45-52.00, Utility
40.00- Good slaughter heifers 52-
57.85, Standard 45-52.00, Utility
35.00- Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 35-
40.75, few 42.85, Cutter & Boning
Utility 34-38.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 30-34.00, Shells down to 25.
Choice slaughter bullocks 60.50-
61.85, Good 52-57.75. Yield Grade
No. 1 1200-1865 lbs. slaughter bulls
48.50-56.75, #2 800-1200 lbs. 4348.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; 350875 lbs.
steers 45.0082 ; 350-800 lbs. heifers
33.0048; 350850 lbs. bulls 30.00-
55.00.
CALVES 155. Choice vealers
72.0085, Good 50.00-65, Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 42.0082, Utility 60-
90 lbs. 30.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 60.0082.50.
HOGS 327. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 53.00-54.25, few
select 54.85, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
52.6083, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 51.75-
52.60. US No. 1-3 3800 lbs. sows
40.0044.00. No. 2-3 300800 lbs.
32.0040.00. Boars 33.0040.
FEEDER PIGS 195. US No. 1-3
15-25 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-25 per
head, 25-50 lbs. 25.0042.50 per
head.
SHEEP 31. Choice 70-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-80.00,
few 121.00, Good 60-100 lbs. 45.00-
58.00. Slaughter ewes 14.00-28.00.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 301. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers .25-.50 higher, slaughter
cows strong to .50 higher. SI.
steers: Choice 63.0087.25, Good
57.0083.25, Standard 52.0086.00. SI.
heifers: Choice 60.0084.00, Good
52.0087.50, Standard 44.0082.50. SI.
cows: 36.5041.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 34.00-37.50, Canner & low
Cutter 29.00-34.50, shells down to
22.00. SI. bulls; Yield Grade 11000-
1700 lbs. 44.5047.25, few Yield
Grade 2 900-1400 lbs. 39.2543.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame 1380880 lbs. 50.00-
57.00; heifers Medium 1300850 lbs.
43.0080.00; bulls Medium 1 400850
lbs. 50.0085.00.
CALVES: 186. Vealers grading
Good & Choice 3.008.00 higher,
Standard & Good grades steady.
Choice 72.0084.00, Good 60.00-73.00,
90-120 lbs. 43.00-51.00, 60-85 lbs.
36.0044.00.
FARM CALVES; 10.00-15.00
higher. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 68.00-94.00.
HOGS: 326. Fully 1.00 lower. US
1-2 205-250 lbs. 52.5083.25; 1-3 200-
255 lbs. 51.50-52.75; Sows: 1-3 300-
550 lbs. 41.0044.75; 2-3 350800 lbs.
35.0041.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 38. 4085 lbs.
23.00-28.00,60-70 lbs. 33.00-36.00.
SHEEP: 73. Choice 75-100 lbs,
56.0080.00. SI. sheep; 15.00-22.50.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, December 13
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 1800;
5 days last week 1160; same period
a year ago 3044. Trading moderate
KEY
KEYSTONE
MILLS
R D 3
Kurtz Rd
Ephrata PA
.17522 9318
for the week. Slaughter steers and
heifers ended the week 50 to mostly
1.00, few instances 1.50 higher
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Cows 1.00-2,00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1100-1325# 65.5087.50, package
Monday 68.00, load Wednesday
67.75. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1000-1200# 63.0085.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 24 900-1200# 64.5086.00,
with l/ 2 load Monday choice 2-3
1300# exotic cross bred 67.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 850-1000#
62.0084.50.
COWS; Breaking utility and
commercial 1-3 36.00-37.00. Cutter
and bomng utility 32.00-35.00.
Canner and low cutter 1-2 29.00-
32.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, December 12
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime Special Fed Veal remains
generally steady in light test. Good
and Choice Boning Veal generally
steady; inshipped not tested.
Choice and Prime Lamb not
established, generally steady
undertone indicated.
Veal Beef
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On 100 Head
220-280 lbs. few 150.00-152.00,
generally steady.
PROFIT
SHARING
for layer Producers
NEW CONCEPTS
IN CONTRACTS
717-354-46X6
ask for
Bill Markey
MILLS
Good & Choice
Boiling Type
Hide On
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NORTHEASTERi SUP
PLIERS: 65-75 lbs. 76.00-79.00,
generally steady; 55-64 lbs. 74.00
77.00; 45-54 lbs. 72.00-75.00; 35-44
lbs. 70.00-73.00 ; 34 lbs. down 68.00
71.00.
INSHIPPED: No Test.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, December 10
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves t 064.00.
Veal Calves 65.00-89.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 60.00-72.00.
Slaughter Calves 40.00-50.00.
Grassers & Feeders 32.00-40.00
Lambs 45.00-64.00.
Sheep 12.00-24.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 44.00-53.00.
Sows 35.0041.50.
Boars 27.0037.50.
Pigs 12.0026.50.
Heifers 36.0045.00.
Steers top (ones) none.
Steers, feeder 34.00-45.00.
Bulls 39.0046.75.
Cows, utility 34.5037.00.
Cows, fat 37.0039.75.
Cows, medium 29.0033.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.0029.00
Cattle Market higher.
Calf Market steady.
Horses to 290.00.
Ponies none.
Goats 10.0050.00.
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KEYSTONE
MILLS
R D 3
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