Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, October 11
Report supplied by PDA
13 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 6458. Compared with
6180 head last week and 3741 a year
ago. Steers 1.00-5.00 higher, most
advance on Choice & Prime;
Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher; Cows 1.00
1.50 lower; Bulls steady to .50..
lower. High Choice & Prime steers
59.00- Choice 54.00-61.00, Good
48.00- Standard 40.0050.00;
Choice heifers 50.00-56.00, Good
45.00- Standard 40.00-46.00;
Cows Breaking Utility & Com
mercial 32.50-37.00, Cutter &
Boning 31.00-35.00, Canner &
Cutter 26.00-32.50, Shells 17.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 49.50-54.00,
Good 44.25-50.00/
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 12002200
lbs. 42.0049.50; No. 2 9001400 lbs.
38.0045.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Large and
Medium Frame 1 300700 lbs.
steers 50.0061.00; heifers Medium
1 300650 lbs. 37.0052.00; bulls few
Medium 1300700 lbs. 40.0055.00.
CALVES: 3970. Compared with
4433 head last week, and 3067 head
a year ago. Unevenly steady. Few
Prime 85.0095.00, Choice 70.00
86.00. Good 53.0075.00; few
Standard and Good 110130 lbs.
47.0060.00. 90110 lbs. 40.0052.00,
7090 lbs. 35.0043.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90
130 lbs. 60.00-86.00; few heifers 90
125 lbs. 45.0070.00.
HOGS; 5433. Compared with 5369
head last week, and 4273 head a
year ago. 1.503.00 higher. 1-2 210
250 lbs. 45.0048.50, 2-3 200260 lbs.
43.00- 2-4 240285 lbs. 41.75-
45.00. Sows steady to strong. 1-3
300700 lbs. 32.0038.00, few 2-3 450
750 lbs. 28.0034.00. Boars 24.00
32.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 714. Compared
with 1088 head last week, and 796
Feed them BOSPRO.® From the
people at Borden
BOSPRO is a cost-efficient feed
supplement for dairy cows that can in
crease both the quantity and the quality
of the milk they produce.
In test herds, BOSPRO was shown
head a year ago. Steady to weak.
2035 lbs. 15.0030.00, 35-55 lbs.
22.0040.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 2014. Compared with 2046
head last week, and 1808 head a
year ago. Uneven. 1-2 steady to 4.00
lower, 2-3 5.0010.00 higher. 2540
lbs. 70.0084.00, 4050 lbs. 63.00
82.00. 5060 lbs. 62.0076.00, 6075
lbs. 54.0071.00, 2-3 30-50 lbs. 56.00
71.00.
SHEEP; 1184. Compared with
1028 head last week, amd 281 head
a year ago. Unevenly steady to
weak. High Choice & Prime 80115
lbs. 65.0072.00; Choice 75-110 lbs.
60.0068.00; Good 50100 lbs. 46.00
64.00. SI. ewes 14.0028.00.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
Duncanville, Pa.
Friday, October 4
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 253. High Ch. & Pr. si.
steers none. Choice 54.25-56.75,
High Good & Low Ch. 51.50-53.75,
Good 48.5051.00, Good & Choice
holsteins 43.50-46.25, Standard
41.0043.25. Utility 31.5040.00.
Choice si. heifers 51.50-53.75, Good
47.50-50.00, Standard 43.50-46.00,
■ Utility 31.00-37.50. Breaking Ut. &
Commercial si. cows 35.0037.25,
Cutter & Boning Ut. 32.0034.75,
Canner & Low Cutter 27.5032.75,
Shells down to 24.00. Choice si.,
bullocks none, Good 44.5046.00,
Standard 40.00-42.25, Utility 32.00
39.25. Yield Grade No. 1 14001600
lbs. si. bulls, 44.50-45.75, Yield
Grade No. 2 11001750 lbs. 40.00
42.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 55.0068.00, Standard 35.00
46.50, Heifers Good 45.50-54.00,
Standard 31.5042.50, Bulls Good
52.5060.00, Standard 32.0046.50.
CALVES 287: High Ch. & Pr.
75.5086.00, Choice 67.5077.00, Good
54.0063 / 00, Standard 45.00-53.00,
to increase milk production on average
5% after 60 days of use. And just as
importantly, it increased the amount of
butterfat and protein and decreased
the somatic cell count.
So you get more milk out of your
cows. And tetter milk.
Standard & Good 90 lb. to 130 lb.
45.00-56.50, Utility 50-80 lbs. 35.00
44.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 55.00-84.50, Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 46.00-54.00.
HOGS 88: US No. 1-2 220-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 44.50-45.75, No. 1-
3 220-240 lbs. 43.75-44.25, No. 2-3 260
300 lbs. 42.5043.75. US No. 1-3 300
600 lbs. sows 35.50-38.00, No. 2-3 300
600 lbs. 32.50-36.50. Boars 26.00
27.50, Light weights 28.00-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 11: US No. 1-3
2040 lbs. feeder pigs 16.50-24.00 per
head, Ut. 20 lbs. 10.50-14.00 per
head.
SHEEP 14; High Ch. & Pr. 90-100
lbs. 64.5069.50, Good 7080 lbs.
54.0060.00. Slaughter ewes 14.00
24.00. GOATS None.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 95. INDIVIDUAL
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEER
AT 55.00, Good, individual’s 50.25
and 52.25, few Standard 38.25-
40.50.. Few Standard slaughter
heifers 40.50-44.50...8reaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 34.75-37.60, few to 42.10,
Cutter and Boning Utility 31.50
33.75, Canner and Low Cutter 28.75-
32.00. Shells down to 27...Y1e1d
Grade No. 1 1435 lbs. slaughter
bulls, individual’s 40.00 and 41.10.
CALVES 170... Few Good vealers
50.00-60, Standard and Good 70100
lbs. 40,0046, Utility 6080 lbs. 30.00
40.. FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90125 lbs. 70.00-85, few to
52.00.
HOGS 97... US No. 1-2 215-240 lbs
barrows and gilts 46.2547.75, one
lot No. 24 275 lbs. at 38.35... US No.
1-3 260690 lbs. sows 32-36.50. Few
Boars 21.0030.00.
FEEDER PIGS 90... US No. 1-3
20-30 lbs feeder pigs 22.50-30, 30-40
lbs. 30.00-40 per head.
Best of all, BOSPRO can pay for it
self 10 times over.
If you’re a businessman who wants
to milk every ounce of profit from your
employees, ask your local feed dealer
about BOSPRO, Or just call Borden at
1-800-323-0877.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 12,1985-Al7
SHEEP 30... Few Choice 8085
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 59.00
62, few 30-50 lbs. new crop lambs
73.0091... Few Slaughter ewes
17.0024, one lot of ewes with lambs
47 per head...GOATS 15: Few
Large 16.0032, few Kids 8.0015.00
all per head.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Report Supplieid by Auction
Heavy Fowl; .15-.55.
-LeghornFowl: .05-.50.
Bantams: .201.60.
Broilers: .70.
Roasters; .90.
Pullets: 1.20.
Roosters; .30.70.
Geese: .25-.30.
Ducks; .301.00.
Rabbits; .101.00.
Pigeons; 1.003.25.
Guineas: 1.402.10.
Eggs
Grade A; White Jumbo X Lge.
.77-.90, Brown .75-.90.
Grade A: White Large .53-.75,
Brown .41-.79.
Grade A: White Medium .30.65,
Brown .41-.44.
Grade A: White Small .27-.48,
Brown .34.
Leola Produce
Auction, Inc.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Leola, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES- 4.50-6.75 bu.
BROCCOLI- 4.00-8.50.
CABBAGE- .12-.15 hd.; 2.504.00
bu.
CAULIFLOWER- .12-.45 hd.
CUCUMBERS- 2.75-3.25 bu.
EGGPLANT- 2.00-3.50 bu.
ENDIVE-6.00-7.00 bu.
GOURDS-4.50 bu.
INDIAN CORN- .45-.60 bunch.
LIMA BEANS- 8.00-17.00 bu.
ONIONS-3.754.75 bag.
PEPPERS- 2.75-6.75 bu.
POTATOES- (10#) .40-.45; (50#)
1.75-2.50.
PUMPKINS- (neck) .2S-.48 ea.;
(face) .25-2.25 ea.
RADISHES- 3.50-5.50 box; .20-.23
bunch.
RED BEETS- 2.50-5.00 bu.
SQUASH- (acom) 1.504.00 bu.;
(butternut) 2.00-2.75 bu.; (veg.
spaghetti) 1.50-2.00 bu.
STRING BEANS- (green) 17.00
bu.
SWEET POTATOES- 3.25-10.00
bu.
TOMATOES- 4.5010.50 box.
TURNIPS-2.004.00 bag.
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