AS-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,1985 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC March tests one's sense of humor. 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Monday, February 25 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 251. Few Good Slaughter Steers 57.WW7.50, Few Standard 49.00-54.25, Few Utility 42.00- Few Good Slaughter Heifers 52.00-55.25, Few Standard 47.00- Breaking Utility & Commercial Slaughter Cows 40.75- 45.00, couple 46.50 & 48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 37.00-41.50, Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-37.00, Shells down to 26.75. Standard Slaughter Bullocks, one 49.50, Few Utility 42.00- Few Yield Grade No. 1 Slaughter Bulls 1385-1895 lbs. 45.00- 47.50, one at 50.50, Few Yield Grade No. 2 1090-1865 lbs. 36.75- 43.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Medium Frame #1 400-650 lbs. 55.00- Heifers Medium Frame 1&2 350-640 lbs. 40.00-47.50, Bulls Medium frame #2 300-530 lbs., 46.00- CALVES 288. Choice Vealers this week in the face of light 80.00-97.00, Good 64.00-80.00, trading and a cautious attitude by Standard SO.OiWO.OO, Standard & buyers at the dressed level. At the Good 90-120 lbs. 40.0(K51.00, 6(K85 live level also buyers were MATERIALS * ATRAZINE * BLADEX * PR,NCEP m i KMX.inc * fxTRAZINE * DUAL * BANVEL tATKAiint * LASSO * LOROX * COUNTER * SUTAZINE * TOXAPHENE * DYFONATE * ROUND UP * PARAQUAT * FURADAN * LASSO- ATRAZINE * LORSBAN . SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES • BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354 THE MARCH 4-10, 1985 Ask the Old Farmer: I have a verv old oil painting that lbs. 25.00-43.00, Utility 50-110 lbs. 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 95-135 lbs. 58.00-75.00. HOGS 554. US No. 1-2 215-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.00-45.60, No. 1-3 205-260 lbs. 44.00-45.00, No. 2-3 230- 330 lbs. 41.50-44.10, No. 1-3 160-205 lbs. 37.00-45.00. Sows: U.S. No. 1-3 340-665 lbs. sows 37.50-45.00, few 47.25. Boars: 30.00-36.00. FEEDER PIGS 53. Few US No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. feeder pigs 34.00-38.00 per head, Few Utility 20-35 lbs. 10.00-21.00 per head. SHEEP 125. Choice & Prime New Crop Lambs 65-95 lbs. 75.00- 85.00, Choice Old Crop Lambs 80- 100 lbs. 65.00-68.00, Good & Choice 40-70 lbs. Feeder Lambs 61.00- 70.00, Couple Utility Lots 100 lbs. 54.00, 85 lbs. at 42.00. Slaughter Ewes: 25.00-30.50. Omaha Weekly Thursday, February 28 Report supplied by USDA Slaughter Steer and Heifer prices turned mostly 1.00 lower Livestock market and auction news generally cautious even at the lower price levels. Slaughter Cows 1.00- higher. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 higher. Estimated 3 day receipts 7200 East Coast Carlot i Sent and FeS Cattle 3 Com Pared to Tuesday’s close: 11 percent and feeder uuue s Special Fed Veal not tested, steady STEERS: Closing Boninv'^ h( ” ce sales scattered lots and packages comoared t ,A . Choice 2-41050-1250 lbs. 61.50-62.50. , & Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000- o"Ao tS Lf B S 1150 lbs. 60.50-61.50. Few Good ‘ Week “ 30.00450.50. Veal Carcass SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: rh „. Closing sales scattered lots and Choice&Pmne (Special Fed) packages Choice 2-4 950-1150 lbs. 220 _ mlbs noslSrenorted 50.00- Mixed Good and Choice r fJi« rl d ‘ 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Few G«ml HiSShLi Av6rd§6 of LS 214 detailed price northfaqtitpm qttd quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb. PI T frV. cfL S H^: Steers this week 61.55, 1100-1300 I^WOO- lbs. 62.40. Average cost of all 54 rbf l nl) S Tn Steers this week 62.08, average 32 00-34 lbs down LTD 80 00 LT ° weight 1187 lbs. compared to 63.08 ™qHipppn ™l D T st . and 1188 lbs. last week. Average cost of all Heifers this week 59.49, -llmnn- „ lds ' averaee weieht 1058 lbs comnared 86 00^8 00; 51-60 lbs - 84.0fr86.00; ST “S 82 OM4 ” i 3M#lbs SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 41.75- 45.25, high dressing individuals to 48.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 Green Dragon Livestock Sales ftp i Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 > mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. cows % SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week. 1:00P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call; Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor All out of state and new buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank. ATTENTION FARMERS EVERY MONDAY HATFIELD PACKING CO. and MOYER PACKING CO. Will Receive Your Hogs and Cattle at the DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET • We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and paid for immediately • We will also accept your sows & boars. • Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M We will either pay you for your cattle immediately or you may sell them dressed weight. • There will not be a commission or yardage fee deducted from your check. • You may call our office Monday morning and we will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for the day. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phone:7l7-275-2880 40.00-45.00, high dressing to 46.50. Canner and Low Cutter 39.00-40.50. SIiAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 49.25- 55.25, low dressing to 45.00. RD PA Compared to last week all steady. 55 lbs. down 145.00 ; 55-65 lbs. 140.00; 65-75 lbs. 140.00. Jersey Shore, Pa. Thursday, February 21 Report Supplied by Auction Return to Farm Calf 65.00-90.00. Good Veal 60.00-65.00. Common Veal 53.00-59.00. Choice Steers 63.00-65.50. Good Steers 60.0062.75. Common Steers 48.00-60.00. Commercial Cows 43.0046.75. Canners-Cutters 38.0042.00. Shells 32.00-37.00. Choice Heifers 60.0063.75. Good Heifers 57.00-60.00. Common Heifers 48.00-56.00. Good Feeders 53.00-57.00. Common Feeders 44.00-52.00. Bulls 47.00-51.50. Good Hogs 48.0049.50. Sows 45.0046.50. Roughs 35.00-35.00. Lambs 50.00-54.00. Eggs 58.00-80.00. 142 Head of Cattle. 52 Head of Veal. 11 | I OPEN TO RECEIVE | YOUR MARKET HOGS I AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET f RD 4. EPHRATA, PA 17522 I 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA f ON NORTH STATE STREET. I HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and I* WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. * 215-458-5677 Residence 2 717-733-9648 Office I I YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR 1 | HOGS IMMEDIATELY I I i T'Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors ( FRIDAY, MARCH 15 ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M Every 4 Weeks Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, right. 2nd farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, left Watch for sale arrows. 50 to 60 Head Now selling our new hybred gilts representing mostly York 4 Hampshire 4 Land race cross. Bred for easier 4 Less trouble over farrowing and better weight gains. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission CHRIST A. BEILER R D. 2, Quarryville, Pa IOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 12 Lamb Beef Choice & Prime 3-4 22 Loads EMERVS BUYING STATION
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