Al4-Lancastur Farming, Saturday, April 6,1985
Livestock market and auction news
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, April 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week
Week Ago
Year Ago
Compared with last week’s
close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers
2.00-2.50 higher. Cows weak to 1.00
lower,' decline on high-yielding
utility. Bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
Steers and Heifers, around 10%
Cows.
"•Marketings of YG 4’s in
creased this week.***
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1075-1300 lbs.
60.00- couple part loads early
61.00; part load 3-4 1385 lbs. 59.00.
Choice 2-41000-1300 lbs. 58.5080.00;
900-1000 lbs. 57.50-59.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs.
57.50-59.50. Good 2-3 900-1200 lbs.
55.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1100-
1350 lb. Holsteins 51.0055.50.
Standard to good 2-3 975-1250 48.00
51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS : Mixed
choice and prime 24 900-1125 lbs.
58.50-59.00. Couple part loads early
59.50. Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 56.50-
58.50; 800-900 lbs. 54.5(157.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1025
lbs. 54.5057.00. good 25 750-1000
lbs. 52.0055.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
Breaking utility and commercial 2-
4 39.0042.00. Cutter and boning
utility 1-2 39.0042.00. High-yielding
utility 1-2 42.0043.00, few up to
44.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2
34.00- Shelly canner 1-2 29.00-
34.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2160 lbs.
45.0051.00. YG 1 1700-2000 lbs.
52.00-
Weekly Sheep Auction
National Stock Yards
Receipts around 300 head.
Compared to last week, all classes
sold sharply lower. Supply light,
demand light and trading slow.
Slaughter and feeder lambs sold
6.00 lower.
3,200
2,600
5,100
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mostly
choice, few prune 95-135 lbs. 58.00-
60.00. Same grades shorn with No.
1-2 pelts, few 90-135 lbs. 60.0051.00.
Same grades spring for Easter 45-
60 lbs. 75.00-80.00; 70-90 lbs. 65.00-
70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Cull to
utility 18.00-21.50.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few 8085
lbs. 58.5081.50.
GOATS: Few 14.0024.00 per
head.
FEEDERS; (Including around
1,400 at the regular Thursday
Auction.) Feeder Steers and
Heifers firm. Trading moderate to
active. Demand moderate to good,
still best for thin calves. Supply
moderate, mostly 300-700 lb. cattle.
h si LEHS
Medium and Large Freame 1:
300-500 lbs. 67.00-75.50, mostly
70.00-75.00 ; lbs. 68.50-72.50;
600-700 lbs. 65.00-68.00; 700-1000 lbs.
few 57.00-60.00, one 24 head lot 783
lbs. 64.00.
Large Frame No. 2 Holstems;
450-750 lbs. 48.00-55.00; 900-1100 lbs
43,00-49.00.
FEEDER BULLS:
Medium and Large Frame 1-2;
400-525 lbs. 60.00-65.00 ; 550-700 lbs
53.50-57.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium and Large Frame 1:
300400 lbs. 60.00-61.25; 400-500 lbs.
57.00- one lot 65.00 ; 500-700
lbs. 55.00-60.00, few 700-800 lbs.
56.00-
Medium and Large Frame 1-2-
Few 350-600 lbs. 48.00-56.00,
Holstein Hfr. Calves 50.00-60.00
Veal Calves 65.00-92.00.
DAIRYLAND SALES & SERVICE, INC.
FURMAN & HARKNESS CONSTRUCTION CO.
invite all interested to an
SAT., APRIL 13th 10 AM to 3 PM
At The New Freestall Barn And Milking Parlor of
CARL AND MARILYN MCCLELLAND
Located on Berry Rd... Go up Checkerville Rd. from Columbia X Rds. East
Smithfield Rd. Turn left at Berry Road.
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Slotted Floor With Gravity Flow Manure System. See Rubber
Mats on Solid Floor
Cows Grouped in 4 Groups Fed T.M.R. From Steiner Mixer On
Butler Belt Feeder. Wooden Conveyors Bring Silage From 6 Silos
Unique & Efficient!
Quality Construction by Furman And Harkness
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COME INTO THE PARLOR
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WESTFALIA Crowd Gate v =>'
WESTFALIA Double 4 Herring Bone Stalls
WESTFALIA Milkers and ACR Detachers
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New Metatron Electronic
Milk Meters -
FIRST IN AMERICA!
Will Interface With Codatron ||'|&{j Win^P°W er High
Computer For Complete Herd ( P ress, *r e Washer To Wash
Management Ms-Sp* Down Parlor And Equipment
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Carl and Marilyn McClelland and Family have a good High Producing Herd of Holsteins.
Everyone involved in building this new complex was pleased to work with these ex
ceptionally nice people.
We commend them for their initiative, faith in the future & their bright outlook on Dairy
Industry. We wish them good luck and continued success. Come see them on April 13th.
★ REFRESHMENTS ★DISPLAYS ★TOURS
_ DAIRYLAND SALES A SERVICE, INC.
9, M r R.D. 3, Box 43. Troy, Pa. 16947 (3 miles West of Troy on Rt. 6) •
Phone 717-297-4128
"*• 24 Hr. Service Radio Dispatched Service Trucks. ' ■■ '
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, April 1
Report supplied by auction
Grassers& Feeders 32.0fr-44.00. , r .
Lambs 65.00-145.00. horses, mules and ponies. Market.
Sheep 10.00-16.00. steady.
ttSS, 3 ” 0 " 200 ' Better horses 400.00^55.00.
BoSTSm Driving horses 275.00-750.00.
Riding horses Z8.0M00.00.
Lightweight kiliers 140,00-225. M;
Heavyweight kiUers 275.00-360.00.
Mare 1)011168 35 o °' 7o 00; Colts
£oo-25.00; Geldi "g P° nles
Larger pon.es 125.C1W110.00
Cows, medium 36.00-37.50.
Cows, poor or small 30.00-34.00.
Cattle Market higher.
Calf Market higher.
Horses small 140.00.
Ponies to 50.00.
Goats each 12.00-46.00.
Remarks: Spring Lambs will be
in good demand next week also,
beef and calves
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of each
month; Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of
each month.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
and
SEE MUELLER
Refrigerated
Receiver
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2 Mueller Tri-Plate™
Which Will Heat Their
House Water As Well.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Thursday, March 28
Report Supplied by Auction
Return to Farm Calf 60.00-76.00.
Good Veal 50.00-61.00.
Common Veal 40.00-49.00.
Choice Steers 60.00-62.50.
Good Steers 55.00-59.50.
Common Steers 44.00-54.00.
Commercial Cows 40.00-45.75.
Canners-Cutters 38.0043.00.
Shells 31.00-37.00.
Good Heifers 48.00-51.00.
Common Heifers 44.0047.00.
Common Feeders 40.0044.00.
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