Livestock market and auction news Lebanon Valley Hackettstown Livestock Poultry & Egg Fredericksburg, Pa. Hackettstown, N.J. Tuesday, April 23 Wednesday, April 23 Report Supplied by PDA Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 196: Compared with Heavy Fowl: .30-.70. last Tuesday’s market, slaughter Leghorn Fowl: .25-.55. cows unevenly steady; Slaughter Bantams: .30-2.20. bulls steady $l.OO higher. Two High Broilers: .65. Choice slaughter steers 1265 & 1420 Roasters: .40-.50. lbs. 57.50-57.75, Choice 2-4 1050-1325 Roosters: .30-3.50. lbs. 55.00-57.10, Few Good 47.50- Geese: .75-.90 55.00, Good & Choice holsteins 1110- Ducks: 1.10-1.25. 1370 lbs. 50.00-52.50, Standard 47.50- Rabbits: .70-1.55. 49.75, few 52.85, Few Utility 39.25- Pigeons: 2.20-2.40. 40.50. Choice slaughter heifers one Guineas: 1.50-1.90. 55.00, Few Good 50.25-53.50, Few Eggs Commercial 39.2547.00, Standard Grade A: White Jumbo X Lge. 42.6045.00, Few 50.50, Few Utility -57-.80, Brown .51-.80. 36.00- Few Breaking Utility & Grade A: White Large .42-.65, Commercial slaughter cows 40.60- Brown .45-.60. 42.85, One 51.00, Cutter & Boning Grade A: White Medium .36-.55, Utility 36.7540.50, few 42.00, Brown .34-. SB. Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-37.50, Grade A: White Small .37 Shells down to 27.75. One Good slaughter bullock 51.00, Few Standard 48.0049.50, few Utility 37.2545.00, Yield Grade No. 1 1455- 2070 lbs. slaughter bulls, 49.75- 54.35, few 57.25, Few Yield Grade No. 21120-1545 lbs. 48.0049.75. CALVES 180: Vealers Standard & Good unevenly steady. Prime Two 88.00 & 92.00, Few Choice 76.00- Few Good 74.00-78.00, Few Standard & Good 120-140 lbs. 58.00- 90-120 lbs. 50.00-57.00, 65-90 lbs. 47.0050.00, Few Utility 5075 lbs. 38.0047.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90135 lbs. 64.0084.00. HOGS 197: Barrows & gilts weak Common Heifers 43.0046.00. $2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs. Good Feeders 54.00-63.00. barrows* gilte 42.0042.50, No 1-3 Common Feeders 48.0003.00 210240 lbs. 41.6042.10, No. 1-3 105- Bulls 44 00-54 00 200 lbs. 37.50-38.50. Sows mostly - 0044 00 steady. US No. 1-3 265480 lbs. sows 35.0039.50, Few No. 3 490055 lbs. aows 33.00-37.00. 41.5044.00. Few Boars 28.0029.00, Roughs 200023.00 Few Light weights 32.00-35.00. Eggs 20.0049.00 FEEDER PIGS 6: SHEEP 7: Lot High Choice & Prime 27 lbs. Spring Slaughter Lambs 82.00, Lot Choice 19 lbs 82.00. GOATS 4: 22.0043.00 per head EUROI Spread with qua. materi. sound ci techniqi highly 4 product! CATTLE 7489. Compared with. 7706 head last week, and 8237 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market: SI. steers steady to 2.00, spots 3.00 lower; SI. heifers mostly steady to 1.00 lower; cows unevenly steady; bulls uneven, mostly steady to 1.00 lower. SI. steers: High Choice & Prime 34 54.25-59.10, Choice 24 53.00-59.00, Good 47.50-55.00, Standard 45.00 49.00, SI. heifers: Choice 53.00- 58.00, Good 48.00-53.50, Standard 44.0048.50. SI. cows Breaking Utility & Commercial 39.0043.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 37.0041.50, Canner and low Cutter 31.00-37.50, Shells down to 20.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 48.00-53.00, Good 45.51M9.75. SI. bulls: Yield Grade 1 1000-2000 lb. 46.50-51.50, No. 2 900-1500 lbs. 41.2547.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium Frame 1 55.00-67.50, Large Frame 2 350-800 lbs. 45.00- 49.50. Medium Frame 1350-750 lbs. heifers 44.5056.00. No. 2 300550 lbs. 36.5046.50. Medium Frame 1 350 750 lb. bulls 48.0055.00. CALVES: 3823. Compared with 3813 head last week, and 3786 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady North .TprsPV to 5.00 higher. Prime 100.00-118.00, T iTroc£olf y Choice 80.00-100.00, Good 64.00 LdVcoiOLK 80.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. Hackettstown, NJ 55.00-70.00, 90-110 lbs. 50.0058.00, Tuesday, April 23 65-90 lbs. 40.0050.00, Utility 50-90 Report supplied by auction lbs. 35.0045.00. Jersey Shore, Pa. Thursday, April 18 Report Supplied by Auction Return to Farm Calf 60.00-81.00. Good Veal 56.00-65.00. Common Veal 44.00-55.00. Choice Steers 58.00-60.50. Good Steers 54.00-57.00. Common Steers 46.00-53.00. Commercial Cows 39.0045.00. Canners-Cutters 36.0041.00. Shells 32.00-38^0. Choice Heifers 53.00-55.00. Good Heifers 47.00-52.00. Calves- 14.0WJ2.00 Cows 20.00-46.24. Easy Cows 14.00-39.25. Heifers 32.5045.50, Bulls 35.00-57.00. Steers 41.70-57.25. Hogs.lB-.42. Roasting Pigs, each 2.00-37.00. Boars 33.50. Sows .24-. SB. Sheep .11-.54. Lambs, each 22.00-50.00. Lambs, per lb. .42-1.17. Goats, each 30.00-73.00. Kids, each 10.0040.00. Total 894. Weekly Summary Harrisburg, Pa. Friday, April 26 Report Supplied by PDA 16 Livestock Mkts. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90- sold in the included, j levers each, no for ipreading. available \o 1500 lbs. Total Pounds Net $ Paid Daily Ave./Cwt. Lbs. for Season Net $ Paid Season Ave./Cwt. Next Week 1 million lbs. 12&lbs. 50.00-89.00. Hoi. heifers 90 130 lbs. 55.00-68.00. HOGS: 7274. Compared with 6886 head last week, and 7176 head a year ago. Steady to 1.50 lower. US 1-2 210-245 lbs. 41.50-43.50, 1-3 210 250 lbs. 40.00-42.00, 2-3 220-285 lbs. 38.00-41.00, 1-3 150-200 lbs. 37.00 40.00; Sows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. US 1-3 300350 lb. sows 35.0043.00; 2-3 300700 lbs. 32.00 38.00. Boars 25.0033.50. FEEDER PIGS: 1121. Com pared with 796 head last week, and 1255 head a year ago. Mostly steady to 4.00 lower. 1-3 2035 lbs. 17.0036.00, 35-50 lbs. 33.00-45.00, few 50-80 lbs. 40.00-54.00 per head. 3 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 2249. Compared with 2000 head last week, and 2253 head a year ago. Steady to 12.00 lower, spots to 20.00 lower. 25-40 lbs. 90.00- 110.00, 40-50 lbs. 80.00-104.00, 5080 lbs. 74.00-101.00, 60-75 lbs. 70.00 87.00. 2-3 4050 lbs. 71.0081.00. SHEEP: 818. Compared with 746 head last week, and 590 head a year ago. Spring si. lambs steady to weak. High Choice & Prime 40- 110 lbs. 75.0085.00, Choice 2085 lbs. 70.0082.00. ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO. t ( Rill k ni riinc 2313 NORMAN ROAD, tfl LANCASTER, PA m WJntTTWjfjnTm phone 717 397-5152 f h Mmm umiiml !<■ T ANHYDROUS AMMONIA Hours Monday thru fnday 700 to 4 A V- J Saturday 700 to 12 (X) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27,1985-Al5 Maryland Tobacco Week of April, 22 This Week Same Period, ’B4 3,913,332 3,844,391 $5,359,762 $136.00 21,857,974 22,213,415 31,261,497 $24,717,319 $143.02 $112.27 SI. steers: 45.50-49.75, few Standard 45.00-46.75, SL heifers; few Choice 50.8002.85. SI. cows: breaking Utility k Commercial 40.25-43.35, Cutter k Booing VtOkf 38.85-42.00, Canner k low Collar 35.00-39.00. SI. bulls; Yield Grade 1 1025-1935 lbs. 47.35-53.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Large Frame No. 2 390-1000 lbs. steers & bulls 40.00-47.00. CALVES: 338. Few Choice vealers 80.00-93.00, few Good 70.00 78.00,75-105 lbs. 50.00-58.00. FARM CALVES; Hoi. bulls 90 125 lbs. 60.0088.00; Hoi. heifers 90 110 lbs. 56.0068.00. HOGS: 66. Few lots US 1-3 210 230 lbs. 40.0041.00, Barrows & Gilts, couple lots 2-3 265 lbs. 38.00 39.50. US 1-3 325480 lb. Sows 32.00 36.50. FEEDER PIGS: 25. Couple lots US 1-3 25 lbs. feeder pigs at 26.00 per head, lot 40 lbs. 35.50 per head. SHEEP: 7. Lot Good 80 lb. Spring SI. Lambs at 47.00. GOATS: 4. $78.64 Chambersburg Livestock Chambersburg, Pa. Thursday, April 25 Report Supplied by PDA
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