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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, January 15
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers: Steady prices
on good run. Good
Good-Choice Holsteins 55.00-02.00;
Medium 51.00-59.00. Heifers:
Choice None offered; Good 56.00-
58 50; Medium 43.00-53.00. Cows;
Strong demand 2.00 higher;
Earlybird Pen 2.00 to 3.00 higher.
High Yield 40.0042.75; Average
37.00-40.00; Big Middle 33.00-38.25;
Shelly 35.00 dowr Fat Bulls: Good
5100-51.10.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300-
550 1 b.) Steady. Good none offered;
Good 53.50-57.50; Medium 47.00-
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51.50; Culls 46.00 down. Steers (600-
850 lb.) Choice 61.00-62.50; Few
Good 51.00-55.00. Heifers (all
weights) Good 45.00-51.50; Medium
38.0044.00. Bulls (all weights): Too
few to test market.
VEAL CALVES: Mostly steady.
Choice none offered; Good 70.00-
75.00; Medium 55.00-69.00; Light
48.00-54.00, Weak 47.00 down. Farm
Bulls-65.00-76.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts .50
higher. 210-250 lbs. 49.60-50.85;
over 260 lb. 45.00-50.25; Under 2101
lot 41.60.
SOWS: Heavy 2.00 lower; Light
2.00 higher. Over 450 lbs. 40.50-
42.25; under 450 42.0045.00 ; 2&3’s
39.5041.00. Boars: Steady 32.00-
35.00.
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tub grinder or forage harvester without
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you expect from 4WD
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available so you can handle a full range
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FEEDER PIGS (by the hd) (20-
25 lbs. 21.00-25.00) (40-50 lbs. 43.00-
45.00). Shoats (by the lb) to 47.00.
SHEEP: Lambs- Choice 63.00-
64.50; Good 58.0062.00. EWES
15.00- lb. Goats: Family 72.50;
(Lg) 35.00-55.00 (hd); Sm./Med.
19.00- (hd).
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, Jan. 17
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 148. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows 1.00-
1.50 higher. SI. steers: few Choice
62.00-65.00, Good 58.00-61.00,
Standard 51.50-58.00. SI. heifers:
Choice 60.00-64.25, Good 54.50-59.50,
Standard 45.00-53.00. SI. cows:
Breaking Utility & Commercial
40.0044.00, Cutter & Bonmg Utility
36.7540.50, Canner & low Cutter
32.00-37.00. SI. bulls: few Yield
Grade 1 1200-1700 lbs. 48.00-51.00,
few Yield Grade 2 1000-1300 lbs.
41.2544.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Medium Frame 1400-550 lbs. 50.00
55.00; heifers, few Medium Frame
1380-500 lbs. 38.00-47.00.
CALVES: 100. Few Choice 70.00
78.00, few Good 63.0066.00, 90-120
lbs. 48.00-55.50, 60-85 lbs. 40.50
49.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90
125 lbs. 63.0083.00.
HOGS: 163. Steady to weak. 1-2
205-245 lbs. 50.0051.25; 1-3 230255
lbs. 48.75-49.50 ; 2-3 260295 lbs.
48.0049.00; few 1-3 180190 lbs.
45.0046.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 19. Few 2025
lbs. 16.0020.00, few 55-70 lbs. 25.00
32.00.
SHEEP: 11. Few Choice 75-80 lb.
wooled 59.50-68.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, January 17
Report Supplied by USD A
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 2300;
5 days last week 1959; same period
a year ago 2073. Trading slow
Monday; moderately active
Wednesday. Slaughter steers
ended the week 50, instances 1.00
higher compared with Wednesday
of last week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week firm to 50, in
stances 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
with a few prime, 3-4 1250-1450#
66.5067.50 Monday; load 68.00
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 11001350#
65.00-66.50 Monday; with a couple
loads on Wednesday 67.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 10001200#
63.0065.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 9001100# 64.0065.25
Monday; 64.50-66.00 Wednesday.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 8501000#
61.5064.00.
INCOME TAX SERVICE
Colvin C. Zehring, Jr.
Public Accountant
Specializing in Farm, Business, Corporation
or Individual.
Will pickup at your place of business or farm.
Fully computerized accounts & tax services.
LOCATIONS:
Morgantown Lebanon
215-286-6708 717-272-3198
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1985-Al5
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Wednesday, January 16
Report supplied by auction
Calves-13.0075.00.
Cows- 22.0044.25.
Easy Cows-14.0036.75.
Heifers-20.0050.75.
Bulls-35.0052.75.
Steers-37.0067.00.
Hogs- 35.0054.00.
Roasting Pigs, each-5.0035.00.
Shoats- 5.0035.00.
Boars- 34.00.
Sows- 34.0038.00.
Sheep-14.0039.00.
Lambs, each-17.00-40.00.
Lambs, per 1b.45.0075.00.
Goats, each- 21.0075.00.
Hides-5.0018.00.
Total-1107.
Ticket deadline
Jan. 23
Home banquet
LANCASTER - Wednesday, Jan.
23 is the last day or order tickets
for the annual dinner meeting of
the Lancaster County Farm and
Home Foundation. The meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31 at
6:30 p.m. at the Farm and Home
Center.
In addition to a brief business
meeting, there will be election of
directors for the Foundation.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Greiner family of Berks
County, a widely known group who
present instrumental and vocal
gospel and inspirational music.
Tickets may be purchased for $8
from any director, or by calling
Business Manager Chet Neum,
phone 392-4911. Annual family
memberships may be renewed at
this time for $2.
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