Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 07, 1985, Image 7

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Livestock market and auction news
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 2
CATTLE. 473. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 64.00 to
66.50, few to 67.10; Good & Choice
58.00 to 64.50; Good & Choice-
Holstein 49.00 to 54.00; Standard &
Good-Holstein 42.00 to 49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 62.00 to 63.75, few to 65.25;
Good & Choice 56.00 to 62.50;
Standard & Good 48.00 to 56.00.
COWS; Utility & Commercial
35.00 to 38.50, few to 40.35; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.00 to 37.00, few to
38.50; Canner & Low Cutter 33.00 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 46.00-50.00, few to 52.75;
Yield Grade 2 41.00 to 46.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS: Steers-Medium &
Good up to 62.00; Heifers-Medium
& Good up to 52.00; Bulls-Medium
& Good up to 54.00; Steers-
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
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Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 •
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
** %cm %
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.
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultiymen.
Which Includes;
DEKALB chicks & started
pullets sold by Clay Mumma,
Nelson Groff & Harold Mishler.
Complete loading & unloading of
pullets & spent hens.
Place Your Confidence In A Full Service Company That Wants
To Be Worthy Of Vour Business
Holstein 37.00-43.00.
CALVES 428. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 75.00-90.00, few to
101.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250
pounds 60.00-80.00; Medium &
Good-80 to 120 pounds 50.00-58.00;
Light & Cull-all weights 55.00 &
down; Holstein Bulls-retum to
farm up to 100.00; Holstein Heifers
-retum to farm up to 55.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 43.
Choice Lambs None offered;
Medium & Good Lambs 58.00-
64.00; Light & Cull Lambs 50.00-
60.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks up to
24.00; Goats-all sizes (by head)
12.00-47.00.
HOGS 112. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 47.00; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
47.50; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs-250-
300 pounds 45.75; Good Butcher
Sows-400 pounds down 37.00 to
41.00; Good Butcher Sows-400
pounds up 38.00 to 41.00; Heavy
Boars-over 300 pounds 31.00; Pigs
-allsizes (by head) 10.00-34.00.
1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 or 717-653-2787
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
Sale every Monday evening at
5:00 p.m.
Hay & straw sale every Monday
at 1:00 p.m.
CATTLE 214; (PDA) Slaughter
cows steady. Few Good slaughter
steers 55.00-60.25, Few Standard
50.00-53.50. Choice slaughter
heifers at 61.25, Good 52.25-56.75,
Standard 42.00-50.00, Utility 35.00-
41.50. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 35.00-38.50,
Couple to 39.25 and 39.50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 32.00-36.25, Canner
& Low Cutter 25.00-32.75, Shells
down to 20.00. Few Yield Grade No.
1 1455-1675 lbs. slaughter bulls,
44.75-46.00, Few Yield Grade No. 2
1105-1430 lbs. 40.0042.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium & Large Frame #1 440-665
lbs. 49.75-54.00; Heifers Medium
frame #1 365-680 lbs. 40.0047.00,
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New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
December 2,1985
Report supplied by PDA
• New modern dollie equipment to
move your pullets fast and
efficiently with minimum stress
to the pullets
ffiJa&rttMilti)', SatufM*,
Few Medium Frame and Large
Frame #2 470-775 lbs. 31.50-38.50.
CALVES 233; Vealers steady to
$5.00 higher. Few Choice 86.00-
92.00, Few Good 68.00-71.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 43.00-
51.00, 65-85 lbs. 30.0046.00, Utility
50-75 lbs. 10.00-27.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-135 lbs. 60.00-92.00, Holstein
heifers 100-120 lbs. 49.00-55.00.
HOGS 274: Barrows & gilts $2.00-
2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 220-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 46.3547.35, one lot
at 48.00, No. 2-3 220-250 lbs. 45.25-
46.60, One Lot No. 24 220 lbs. at
44.85, One Lot 34 275 lbs. at 43.00.
Sows about steady. US No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. 35.0040.00, few No. 2-3 360-
520 lbs. 31.00-34. Boars 30-34.25.
FEEDER PIGS 8: US No. 1-3 30-
45 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 75: Choice & Prune 75-
100 lbs. 65.00-72.00, Good & Choice
60-85 lbs. feeder lambs 67.00-75.50.
Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-18.00.
GWALTNEY of
SMITHFIELD, LTD.
We will be receiving hogs at
Vintage Sales Stables in Paradise, Pa.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
& Fridays from 7 a.m. to 12 noon
717-442-4742
ATTENTION
YORK COUNTY
HOG PRODUCERS
We will be receiving hogs at
Thomasville, Pa.
Tuesdays 7 a.m. to 12 noon
Futures forward contracts are available
No commission, paid promptly.
York County - 717-792-9836
Penns Valley
Livestock
' Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 38.10-40.85; Cutters 34.50
38.00; Canners 31.50-34.75; Shells
28.00.
Heifers: Standard 44.50-48.10;
Commercial 38.75-42.00.
Steers: Good 52.50-56.35;
Standard 42.00-48.60
Bulls: Good
Standard 42.50-43.50
Veal Calves: Choice 63.00
75.00; Good 53.0062.00; Standard
43.00-51.00; Utility 38.0042.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 75.0092.00.
Sows: 37.75-39.00.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head
14.0021.00; 3035 lbs. per head
23.0028.00; 35-50 lbs. per head
31.0040.00.
Lambs: 58.0068.00.
Goats per head: 10.0032.00.
44.10-45.85;
KING’S AUCTION,
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt 472 5 milts soutn
of Quarryvtlle or 6 milts north o|
Oxford at Shaub’s Auction
House
Lloyd H Krtider
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
HAY & STRAW
SALE
12:00 Noon
Every Wednesday
Westend of Avondale
at the intersection of
Baltimore Pike and
Route 41.
Harvey Z. Martin
215-268-3604
(Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)
*5O Per
Round Turn
Commission
All commodities
plus stock indexes
and bond futures.
Full service. Call or
write for our pro
fessional market
letter. Specializing
in commodities ex
clusively. * Volume
discounts available.
800-322-9274
800-523-9388
US
215-821-8111
Rosenthal
& Co.
2200 Hamilton
Street
Allentown,
PA 18104