Alb-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4,1985 Keister’s Livestock Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, April 30 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 378: Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice $2.25-$2.75 lower, Standard and Good steady to $1.50 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 50 cents higher. Choice 1150-1500 lbs. slaughter steers 52.50-56, few 57.85, Good & Choice 52-53.50, Good 48.50-52.75, Good holstems 47.50-51, few Standard 45.0047.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 50.10-54, few Good 48.25- 50.25. Breaking Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 39.7543.85, one at 44.60, Cutter & Boning Utility 38.0042, Canner & Low Cutter 34.75-37.75, Shells down to 31.50. Couple Choice slaughter bullocks 52.25 & 54.50, couple Good 51 & 51.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1530 lbs. slaughter bulls 44.75 47.25. FEEDER CATTLE; Medium Frame #1 350-750 lbs. steers and bulls 45.00-55, few to 60.00. CALVES 137. Few Choice vealers 80.00-95, few Good 65.00-75, Standard and Good 70-105 lbs. 49.00-56, few Utility 65-80 lbs. 40.00 50. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 58.00-85; few Hoi. Heifers 90-110 lbs. 54.0060. HOGS 458. Barrows and gilts $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 210235 lbs. barrows and gilts 42.5043.75, (50 head 44.00-45.00), No. 1-3 190250 lbs. 41.75-42.50, No. 2-3 2-270 lbs. 38- 41.75. US No. 1-3 490-650 lbs. sows 36.0041.75, No. 2-3 290550 lbs 30.5036.00. BOARS 26.0031.00. FEEDER PIGS 243. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs feeder pigs 23.0037 per head, 4060 lbs 39.0046.00 per head. SHEEP 34. Good and Choice 50 70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 76.0088, few 7090 lbs. 75.0077. Few slaughter ewes 18.0024.00. GOATS 14: Large 22.0040 per head, Kids 19.0027 per head. Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, May 1 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 92. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows grading breaking utility and commercial $2.75 lower, canner M&W Two proffit builders from M&W Improve yields with the M&W V-Chisel by breaking the compacted barrier which limits root growth. The parabolic shank design lifts the soil to shatter it so less power is required. The rugged V-Chisel is available with manual reset shanks or auto matic reset shanks. Both have reversible points. Coulters and gauge wheels are also available Improve profits by reducing losses in the field and in storage with an M&W Round Baler. The enclosed bale chamber retains valuable leaves while the bale is forming. Other balers which use belts or rollers allow these leaves Kose valuable nutrition. The bW plastic wrap system an easy way to protect storage. Several wraps tic are applied to the bale ;e of twine before it is The outer layers are :ted while the ends are open to allow curing. HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, INC. Wholesale Distributors 567 South Reading Road, P.O. Box 478 Ephrata, PA 17522 Phone: 717/733-7951 and cutter grades 50 cents-$2 lower. Few Good holstein steers 45.7547.35. Few Good holstein heifers 45.7547.50. Breaking utility and commercial slaughter cows 37.5040, Cutter and boning utility 36.50- Canner and low cutter 32.50- Shells down to 30. Yield grade no. 1 835-1880 lbs. slaughter bulls 41.5048.50. CALVES 142. Couple Choice vealers 74.00 and 79.00, Standard and Good 70-105 lbs. 45.00-54, few Utility 55-80 lbs. 34.0045.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 60,00-97, few down to 52.00. HOGS 152. Barrows and Gilts 50 cents-$l lower. US No. 1-2 215245 lbs. barrows and gilts 40.7542.35, No. 1-3 215265 lbs. 38.5040.50, lot No. 2-3 260 lbs. at 37.85. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 30.00-38, few Medium 290-350 lbs. 25.00-29. One Boar at 30.00. FEEDER PIGS 190. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 23.00-30.50 per head, 3550 lbs. 29.00-39 per head. SHEEP 24. Choice 45-100 lbs, spring slaughter lambs 80.00-88.00, Slaughter ewes 16.5023.00. GOATS 6:15.0030 per head. Holstein Dairy Cows $530.00 $950.00 Per Head. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, April 29 CATTLE 456. Butcher Steers- Choice 54.0058.00; Butcher Steers- Medmm-Good 49.0055.50; Butcher Heifers- Choice up to 55.25; But cher Heifers- Medium-Good 44.00 53.50; Butcher Cows- Utility-Good 41.0045.00, Few to 47.00; Butcher Cows- Canners and Cutters 37.00 43.50; Butcher Cows- Shells 37.00 and down; Butcher Bulls-Medium- Good 44.0055.00; Stock Steers- Medium-Good up to 71.00; Stock Heifers- Medium-Good 56.50. CALVES 305. Medium-Good Calves-160220 lbs. 70.00-90.00; Medium-Good Calves-125-160 lbs 60.0075.00; Medium-Good Calves -100120 lbs. 55.0065.00; Medium- Good Calves-80100 lbs. 50.0060.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 83.00; Holstein Heifer Calves 65.00; Light and Green Calves down to 40.00. SHEEP and LAMBS 20. Light and Cull Lambs 50.0067.00. * HOGS 49. Good-Choice Butcher W/~ 7 Livestock morket and auction news Hogs 190-225 lbs. 39.00-41.50; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 40.50-41.50; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 40.00; Good- Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up 43.00; Heavy Boars 29.50; Pigs - Per Head 20.00-34.00. 15 loads hay & straw 58.00 to 85.00 per ton. Peoria Cattle Thursday, May 2 Report Supplied by USDA Trading moderately active on moderate supplies of cattle this week. Compared with last week slaughter steers closed weak to 1.00 lower, instances 1.50 off. Heifers closed steady to .50 lower. Cows closed generally steady. Bulls steady to 1.00 lower m limited comparison, supply mainly good to average choice slaughter steers and heifers with 9% cows, receipts this week about 1700 as compared with 1323 a week ago and 1672 a year ago. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 31200-1385 lbs. 56.00-57.00. Choice 2- ★ LINCOMIX-20, 50 lb Brokering Vitamin Mineral Premixes Feed Grade Antibiotics COCHRANVILLE 1-215-896-8006 AGWAY 4 1050-1200 lbs. 55.50-58.00, mostly 57.00-58.00; 1000-1050 lbs. 55.00- 57.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 54.00-57.00. Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 53.00-55.50. Load good, few choice 2-3 holstems 1250 lbs. 51.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1110 lbs. 55.00-57.00; 900-950 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Mixed good Total Pounds Net | Paid Daily Ave./Cwt, Lbs. for Season 25,386,036 26,487,326 N ets Paid $35,977,993 $27,760,206 Season Ave./Cwt $141.72 $104.80 Next week 1 .1 million lbs. This will conclude sales for the season. "An idea Whose Time Has Come. '' dgn-hroker* tru r\ 1 v\ NEW HOLLAND 1 -7 17-354-4526 Maryland Tobacco Week of April, 29 ★ CHLORACHEL-50, 50 lb ★ CSP-250, 50 lb ★ TYLAN-10, 50 lb LANCASTER, PENNA. 1829 William Penn Way 1-800-848-1619 Prices Subject to Availability ■ Call For Delivery Area “Here’s why I sell Bicep” Bicep does a better job of controlling broad leaf weeds and grasses in com and sorghum than most tank mixes. In field after field, year after year, I’ve watched them all per i form. And I’ve had my customers come \ back, for Bicep. It’s pretty interesting When my customers start to discuss weed control in corn or sorghum Bicep usually comes out on top And for good reasons Bk«p« trademark of CIIA-GEICY LEESPORT 1-215-926-3717 ZYour Country Values Store (SEE) and choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 53.00- 55.00. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs. 52.00- 54.00. COWS; Breaking utility and commercial 2-3 39.00-42.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 36.00-41.00. Canner and low cutter 33.00-37.00, few light canners 30.00-34.00, BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1300-1900 lbs. 47.00-51.00. This Week 3,528,062 $4,716,496 $133.68 Same Period, ’B4 4,273,911 $3,042,887 $71.19 Here's why I like to recommend BICEP: ■ Weed and grass control that you don’t get with other prod ucts or tank mixes ■ The convenience of handling just one product ■ And economics is the clincher QUARRYVILLE 1-717-786-2126 SALUNGA 1-717-898-2248 86.65 121.60 60.65 249.05
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