AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6,1985
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Alexander Hamilton in a duel at Weehav 'ken NJ July 11 1804 Ayerage length
of days for the week 15 hours 5 minutes Henry Schoolcraft disccnered the
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Rain with cool temperatures at week's beginning, midweek some
sun, some showers, with warm temperatures, end of week cloudy and cool
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and warm at weeks beginning, mid
through end of week showers, cool
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins sunny and hot, thundershowers by mid
week, partly sunny, mild temperatures by week's end
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Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Tuesday, July 2
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
P.M. report: Choice 3 Steer and
Heifer Carcasses steady, good
steady to weak. YG-4 under
pressure and not tested. Demand
and trading light on moderate
supplies.
The Gross Boxed Beef Carcass
cutout value declined $.37 to an
estimated $92.84 per cwt, 149 loads
boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 41 loads of
Steer and Heifer Carcasses.
Steer Beef
14% Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 86.00,
steady.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 87.00, no
comparison.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 78.50-
81.50, no companson.
Heifer Beef
26% Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 85.00,
steady; 500-550 lbs. 81.00, steady;
400-500 lbs. 79.00.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 85.50-86.00,
mostly 85.50, no comparison.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 77.00,
steady.
Steer and Heifer
Primal Cuts
10 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs,
113.00.
Good & Choice 2-3: Short Plates
48.00.
Cow Beef
22 Loads
Midwest: No comparison,
packers firm on limited offerings.
Eastern Texas and Oklahoma:
Prices $l.OO-2.00 lower than week
JULY 8-14, 1985
Ask the Old Farmer: What is the denyation of
the saying tight as a tick, referring to an intoxi
cated person 7 RFT New Haven, Conn
A tick will fill itself with blood until it can hold no
more and then it is utterly helpless for a time
same a* a drunk
Home Hints Avoid salting meat before roasting to pre
vent unnecessary loss of meat juices
ago, however, most packers now
are holding firm on limited of
ferings in face of reduced supplies
and stronger Boneless Beef prices.
Sales In The Midwest
Production Area
FOB Omaha Basis
Cutter 1-2 350&up lbs. 74.00-75.00.
Sales In Eastern Texas
And Oklahoma
Production Areas
Bng Utlty 1-3 400&up lbs. FOB
Plant 66.50-67.50, Delivered Plant
67.50-68.50.
Cutter 1-2 350&up lbs. FOB Plant
72.50-74.50; Delivered Plant 73.50-
75.50.
Boneless Processing Beef/
Beef Trimmings
72 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean, Fresh 100.00-
101.00.
50% Chem Lean, Fresh 37.00-
38.00, few 39.00.
Eastern Texas
and Oklahoma
Production Areas
FOB Plant
90% Chem Lean, Fresh 100.50-
101.00.
90% Chem Lean, Frozen 100.50-
102.00.
85% Chem Lean, Fresh 95.50.
85% Chem Lean, Frozen 93.50-
94.00.
65% Chem Lean, Frozen 60.00.
50% Chem Lean, Fresh 37.00.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, July 3
Report Supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts 400
Same Day Last Week • 3843
Feeder steers and heifers not
fully tested, representative sales
steady. Slaughter cow demand
light in response to upcoming
holiday with sales mostly 100
lower, instances 2 00 off Bulls
scarce Total auction sales 341
head including 91 head during cow
turn
FEEDER STEERS Medium
frame 1 package 595 lb. 61.80; few
735-750 lb 60.00-62.10; Medium and
large frame mixed 1-2 750-825 lb
56.90-59.80; Medium and large
frame 2’s few 600-650 lb. 57.30-
58.40; package 700 lb. 55.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
frame 1 package 305 lb 60.00;
Package fleshy 450 Is. 54.80; Lot
650 lb. 56.60; Medium and large
frame mixed no. 1-2 525-600 lb.
55.25-57.60 ; 600-700 lb 53.50-57.30;
Medium and large frame no. 2’s
500-675 lb. 52.70-55.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Few
boning and breaking utility 1-3
35.00- Cutter 1-3 34.10-37.30.
Canner and low dressing cutter
30.00-
REFINEMENT OR FEEDER
COWS: Package medium frame 1
830 lb. 2-3 year old 44.25. Package
medium frame 1950 lb. 3-4 year old
38.10.
Feeder steers over 600 lb. 1.00-
2.00 higher; 500-600 lb. 1.00 lower.
Heifers over 500 lb. steady to 1.00
higher. Greatest advance on No. 1
muscled cattle best suited for
feedlots lighter weights sparsely
tested slaughter cows 1.00-2.00
lower. Slaughter bulls steady to
1.00 lower. Demand and activity
greatly improved this week with
an increase in buyers for both
feeder cattle and cows.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
c,O* s 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.
1:00 P.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.
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs trom 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: 717-275-2880
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 few 500-800 lb.
63.00- ; 600-700 lb. 60.00-63.00;
700-800 lb. 59.50-62.50; 800-850 lb
58.8080.95.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
frame 1 150-275 lb. 66.00-71.50; 300-
400 lb. 61.00-64.25 ; 400-500 lb. 59.00-
61.25; 5008001 b. 56.8080.40; 600-700
lb 56.50-57.75; few 700-760 lb. 54.50-
56.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS. Late sales
- utility 1-3 35.00-39.00; Cutter 1-2
34.10-38.70; Canner and low
dressing cutter 30.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1,
few 2’s 1000-1500 lb. 43.00-48.00;
1500-1850 lb. 47.00-50.00, couple
very high dressing 1650-1850 lb.
51.00-
Receipts this holiday shortened
week near 6,800 head; last week
18,242; last year 2,398 (Holiday
week also). Feeder steers and
heifers comprised 84% of run;
cows and bulls 16%.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, July 2
Reni>T-* ‘■«noli e d by auction
Calve~
Cows 24.0044.25.
Easy Cows 15.00-35.75
Heifers 32.0044.75.
Bulls 38.25-50.75.
Steers 40.00-55.00.
Hogs 30.00-58.00.
Roasting Pigs, each 21.00-39.00,
Boars 32.00-34.50.
Sows 21.00-35.50.
Sheep 13.00-50.00.
Lambs, each 25.00-54.00.
Lambs, per lb. .19-.82.
Goats, each 11.00-57.00.
Kids, each 8.00-35.00.
Hides, each 5.00.
Total 1377.
WERTS
( BUYING
STATION
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD 4, EPHRATA. PA 17522
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors
FRIDAY, AUG. 2
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
at 7:30 P.M.
7:30
4 Evening Sales
June 7 July 5 Aug. 2 Aug. 30
7:30 D.S.T.
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 &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & 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
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood. Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE AUGUST 30