Joliet Cattle
Thursday, February 28
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts 1550;
5 days last week 1244; same period
a year ago 2399. Tradinhg slow for
the week. Slaughter steers ended
the week steady to 1.00, instances
2.00 lower with the decrease
coming on yg 4 and 5 and weights
over 1300#. Slaughter heifers
steady, instances 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few loads with a prime end 3-4, few
5 1350-1500# 63.00 Monday; 62.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 1100-1300#
62.00-65.00, with some choice loads
carrying considerable mud 60.50-
62.00; Mixed good and choice 2-3
lflhO-1250# 59.50-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 950-1125# 62.00-63.25
Monday; 61.00 to mostly 62.00
Wednesday. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 850-1050# 59.00-61.75
Monday; 58.50-61.50 Wednesday.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 26
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 189. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows .25-1.50 lower Few Good
slaughter steers 55.50-59.25, Good
& Choice holsteins 51.25-56.00,
Standard 50.85-52.75, Few Utility
Consistent performance that gives you
a bigger cut of the earnings.
That’s what you need today. A hybrid
you can count on for high earnings
year after year.
And that's why a lot of farmers are
already banking on G-4522, Funk’s
No. 1 selling hybrid.
This New Breed™ hybrid has earned
our best ratings for stalk strength and
stress tolerance. In fact, G 4522 is one
38.0041.50. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 52.50-61.25, Few Good 51.50-
53.75, Few Standard 42.5048.75,
Few Utility 30.7540.75. Few
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 44.0049.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 37.8543.25, few
44.75, Canner & Low Cutter 33.25-
38.00, Few Shells down to 29.25.
Few Standard slaughter bullocks
44.5048.75, Yield Grade No. 11270
2280 lbs. slaughter bulls, 49.00
52.50, Few Yield Grade #21140-1185
lbs. 42.0047.50.
CALVES 215. Vealers grading
standard & good unevenly steady.
Few Choice Vealers 70.00-79.00,
one Good at 60.00, Few Standard
35.0048.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 52.00-59.00, 65-90 lbs. 44.00
52.00, Few Utility 60-80 lbs. 35.00
41.00, FARM CALVES: Active
Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 60.00
90.00, mostly 75.00-89.00, Few
Holstein heifers 85-120 lbs. 55.00
63.00,
HOGS 213. Barrows & gilts 1.50
2.00 lower. 2 Lots US No. 1-2 235-325
lbs. barrows & gilts 46.6047.75,185-
210 lbs. 45.5046.75, No. 1-3 205-265
lbs. 45.5046.85, Lot No. 2-3 245 lbs.
at 46.75, Few No. 1-3 135-155 lbs.
40.0045.00. Sows: $l.OO-1.50 lower.
US No. 1-3 285-690 lbs. sows 40.50
44.00, No. 2-3 375465 lbs. 37.50
40.25. Boars. 33.75-35.00, Light
weights 33.0037.50.
FEEDER PIGS 3. NOT
ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH A
MARKET.
of the most consistent performers
we’ve ever tested. Which means you
can count on Funk’s 0-4522 to really
stand tough under a variety of stresses
...to work hard for you in good years
and bad.
So plant 0-4522...f0r consistent
earnings you can take to the bank.
See your Hoffman Seed Man.
Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 287. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers .50 to $l.OO lower. Slaughter
cows mostly .50 - $1.50 lower.
Choice slaughter steers 1050-1400
lbs. 62.75-65.75, few mixed Good &
Choice 62.00-63.00, Good 55.0041.75,
Good Holsteins 50.75-54.10, Stan
dard 46.50-51.50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 60.85-64.10, Few
Good 56.00-57.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
41.00- couple to 47.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 37.85-42.85, Cafiner
& Low Cutter 35.50-38.00, Shells
down to 31.00. Yield Grade no. 1
1200-1830 lbs. slaughter bulls, 46.00
53.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium Frame No. 1 450-700 lbs.
47.00-
CALVES 188. Few Choice 83.00
90.00, Good 66.00-78.00, Standard &
Good 75-105 lbs., 52.0060.00, Utility
65-85 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
HOGS 528. Barrows & gilts 49.75-
50.75, few 53.00, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
48.75-49.75, No. 2-3 200-270 lbs.
45.35-48.75. Sows: US No. 1-3 350-
600 lbs. sows 40.00-45.00, No. 2-3 300-
500 lbs. 36.25-40.00.
BOARS: 30.00-34.00. FEEDER
PIGS 159. US No. 1-3 2080 lbs.
feeder pigs 23.50-35.00 per head,
Hoffman Seeds, Inc
Landisville, PA 17538
m
Performance you c
No. 1-3 55-75 lbs. 50.0065.00 per
head, No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. 41.00-48.50
per head.
SHEEP 34. Few Choice 3060 lbs.
New Crop Lambs 83.00107.00,
Choice 65-85 lbs. Feeder Lambs
69.0074.00, Few Good & Choice 95-
125 lbs. Wool Slaughter Lambs
55.0068.00.
GOATS 12: Large 31.0047.00 per
head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 312. Choice Slaughter
Steers 58.0062.50, Good 52.0058.75,
Standard 45.00-52.50. Good
Slaughter Heifers 50.0058.00,
Standard 40.0051.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial Slaughter
Cows 40.0044.50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 36.0040.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 32.0036.50, Shells down to
25.00. Yield Grade No. 1 Slaughter
Bulls 45.0051.50, Yield Grade No. 2
35.0044.25.
FEEDER CATTLE. Steers 58.00
70.00, Heifers 45.0060.50, Bulls
50.0064.00.
CALVES 345. Choice Vealers
80.00-91.00, Good 60.00-80.00,
Standard & Good 90110 lbs. 48.00
58.00, 7085 lbs. 45.0063.00, Utility
50110 lbs. 25.0038.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs.
Funk s G Hybrid and design
is a regi teiefl trademark of
CIBA GEIGY Corporation
T he (imitation of warranty and
remedy on the tag attached to nacn
bag of Funk s G Hybrids sold is
part of the terms of sale thereof
Funk s is a brand name
Numbers identify varieties 3102 H
m bank on.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,1985-Al7
62.00-90.00, Holstein Heifers 56.00-
65.00.
HOGS 84. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gilts 45.0046.35, No. 1-3 42.0044.50,
No. 2-3195-260 lbs. 40.0042.75.
SOW. US No. 1-3 38.0044.50.
SHEEP 81. Choice Wool
Slaughter Lamb 65.00-75.50, Good,
50.00-65.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00-
28.00.
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