Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle Thursday, March 21 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week 3,900 Week Ago 3,100 Year Ago 3,700 Compared to the previous week’s close, Slaughter Steers fully 2.00 lower. Slaughter Heifers 2.00-2.50 lower. Cows and Bulls steady. Slaughter supply mainly Choice Slaughter Steers and Heifers with several lots Choice and Prime Steers, around 10% Cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 241075-1350 lbs. 58.50- Choice 241000-1300 lbs. 57.50- 900-1000 lbs. 56.00-58.00. FREE SEED CORN CATALOG Award Book, Price List, Farm Note Book Call Our 800 Numbers Toll Free or See Muncy Chief Dealer For Spring Prepaid Delivery TO SERVE YOU BETTER PHONE TOLL FREE pa 800-874-4803 NORTHEAST 800-874-4805 STATES POPULAR HYBRIDS FOR 'B5 For Prompt or Spring Delivery ASK FOR PRICES ON OTHER VARIETIES Delivered to you pre paid or to Local Dealer TREATED SEED - FULL 56 POUNDS BUSHEL SINGLE CROSS HYBRIDS DOUBLE CROSS HYBRIDS Days for grain Quan Days for gram 116 to 120 days M C H 764 115 to 120 days 110 to 115 days MCH4O2 95 to 100 days 110 to 115 days MCH4OI 95 to 100 days 105 to 110 days M C H 304 90 to 95 days 105 to 110 days M C H 270 86 to 93 days 100 to 105 days M C H2OBE 85 to 90 days 100 to 105 days Medium Flats $5O 00 bu 95 to 100 days Medium Rounds S4B 00 bu 68 to 93 days Uor R Plateless $47 00 bu tfiOOObu $5B 00 bu $57 00 bu Quart M C SXB7B M C 5X776 M C 5X777 M C 5X662 MCSX66O MCSXS6O M C 5X552 M CSX4BB M C SX22O Medium Flats Medium Rounds H or R Plateless NEW MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS MCSX7BB llOto 115 Days Medium Flats $92 00 bu Medium Rounds $9O 00 bu U or R Plateless $B9 00 bu MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRID SORGHUM SUDANGRASS I 50 50 200 Over 200 M C H 202 (50 lb bag) M C H 205 (50 lb bag) 22 00 21 50 MUNCY-CHIEF BIRD RESISTANT GRAIN SORGHUM M C H 7232 (50 lb Bag) 25 00 24 50 Certified Amsoy 71 Bu Certified Williams Bu MUNCY-CHIEF SWEET CORN PRICES PER POUND Muncy-Chief Early Xtra Sweet 72 (72 da ) Muncy Chief Xtra Sweet 85 (85 days) Muncy Chief Staysweet 87 (87 days) Muncy Chief Silver Queen 90 (90 days) Ask For Spring 1986 Contract Grower Prices On Seed Corn And Other Seeds Now Ready! •cwir A '•w** t L ’ E PHONE TOLL FREE FOR SPECIAL OFFERS ON NEW HYBRIDS FOR 1985 AND PRICES ON YOUR SPRING NEEDS TRUCKLOADS OR LESS lUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS, Muncy, Pennsylvania Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 56.00-58.00. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 53.00-56.00. Mostly Good 2-3 1100-1400 lbs. Holsteins 50.00-55.00. Standard to Good 2-3 975-1250 lbs. 47.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Limited Supply Mixed Choice and Prime 24 900-1150 lbs. 57.00-57.50, couple packages 57.75. Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 56.0057.00; 800-900 lbs. 53.5056.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 53.5056.00. Good 2- 3 750-975 lbs. 50.0053.50. COWS: (Closing week sales) Breaking Utility and Commercial 24 40.0043.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 40.0043.00. High yielding Utility 1-2 43.0044.00. Canner and 3-WAY CROSS HYBRIDS MC 3X676 105 to 110 days M C 3X408 95 to 100 days Medium Flats 555 00 bu Medium Rounds 553 00 bu U or R Plateless SEED OATS Ask For Supplies SOYBEANS MUNCY CHIEF PREMIUM 9 000 350<b Tensile Strength MUNCY CHIEF PREMIUM 10 000 3251 b Tensile Strength ;VJ> Ask For Special price 1 bale to Trailerload PROMPT OR LATER DELIVERY $52 00 bu Available 21 50 21 00 1400 13 75 1400 13 75 Pound 550 550 5 75 4 75 Low Cutter 1-2 35.0040.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 30.00-35.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1075-1950 lbs. 45.0050.00. Few YG 151.0051.50. Wednesday’s weekly sheep auction. Receipts around 350 head. Compared to last week, shorn slaughter lambs 2.00 higher. A light supply of Wooled Slaughter Lambs steady. No comparison on spring Slaugher Lambs. Feeder Lambs 3.00 higher. Trading moderately active. Supply TnivlArfltp SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Mixed Choice and Prime Wooled, few US -130 lbs. 61.50-64.50. Some grades shorn with no. 1-2 pelts 95-140 lbs. 69.00-72.50. Same grades spring 90- 100 lbs. 67.50-70.00. A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING'S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! Phone: 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164 Attentions Agricultural Producers! CCNB Now An Approved FmHA Lender CCNB has become the first bank in Pennsylvania to be certified as an approved lender by the Farmers Home Administration’s new guaranteed loan program. 10 tb or more 5 25 5 25 550 CCNB has always been known for agricultural lending. Now our service is even better. Find out why CCNB is your kind of bank; let us help you with your farm’s financial needs. 4 50 Call Harlan Fricke, CCNB’s agricultural loan expert, at 774-7000 or direct 624-2141. SLAUGHTER EWES; Mostly Utility 19.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Fancy 70-90 lbs. 63.50- 67.50. GOATS: Few 20.00-24.00 per head. Feeders: (including around 2,000 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder Steers and Heifers very uneven, generally steady to 2.00 lower. Decline on fleshy Steers and Heifers. Quality much improved over previous weeks with large buyer attendance. Supply mainly Medium and Large Frame 1 Feeder Steers and Heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1; 300-600 lbs. 67.00- lot 422 lbs. 77.00; 600-700 lbs. 62.00-68.00. Few lots fleshy 700- 860 lbs. 56.50-60.25. Medium and Large Frame 1-2; few lots 400-700 lbs. 58.50-64.00. Frame No. 2 Holsteins; few Itos 550-1025 lbs. 48.00- FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame 1; 300-600 lbs. 56.00- One 371 lbs. 62.50; 600- 800 lbs. 52.00-57.50. Few lots fleshy 600-750 lbs. 52.00-54.25. Medium and frame 1-2 : 300-600 lbs. 50.00- Small Frame 1-2; few lots 400-500 lbs. 48.00-53.00. Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, March 13 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 94. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows sl-$2 lower. Few Good holstem steers 48.35-52.25. Few Good holstein heifers 48.75-53.60. Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 41-45.60, one at 46.25, Cutter and Boning Utility 38.5041.75, Canner and Low Cutter 33.85-37.50, Shells down to 31.10. Few Yield Grade #1 875-1075 lbs. slaughter bulls 42.50-48.50. CALVES 193. Standard and Good 70-105 lbs. vealers 43.00-50.00, Utility 55-75 lbs. 30.00-40.00. FARM Your kind of bank OOISIB Member FD I C Equal Opportunity lender CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 50.00-84, mostly 65.00-80; Holstein Heifers 90-115 lbs. 55.0046.00. HOGS 220. Barrows and gilts $1 lower. US No. 1-2 215-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 45-45.85, No. 1-3 220-250 lbs. 43.10-44.75. US No. 1-3 300475 lbs. sows 35-43.25, few 46.75, Medium 250-350 lbs. 28.00-34. Boars 27.50-32.00. FEEDER PIGS 208. US No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 34.0046 per head, lot 55 lbs. at 49.50 per head. SHEEP 36. Choice 35-75 lbs. New Crop Lambs 75.00-95, few to 105.00. Slaughter ewes 16.00-24.00. GOATS 10: Medium & Large 21.00-37 per head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $50041060 PER HEAD. Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, March 19 Report supplied by Auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 41.85-15.10; Cutters 38.50- 41.50; Canners 35.00-38.10; Shells 33.00. Heifers: Standard 48.00-51.50; Commercial 45.0047.50. Steers: Standard 46.00-51.50. Bulls: Good 49.50-50.75; Standard 46.0049.00. Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large frame 48.00-54.00; 300-500 lbs. small frame 47.00-52.00; 500- 700 lbs. large frame 48.00-53.00; 500-700 lbs. small frame 45.00- 56.00. Veal Calves; Choice 73.00- 84.00; Good 64.00-72.00; Standard 55.00-63.00; Utility 46.00-54.00. Farm Calves; Bulls 65.00-89.50; Heifers 60.00-71.00. Hogs: 42.0044.50. Sows: 37.0041.00. Boars: 28.00-30.00. Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head 15.00- ; 30-35 lbs. per head 22.00- ; 35-50 lbs. per head 40.0048.00. Sheep; 8.00-12.00. Goats per head: 15.00-39.50. i
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