Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, January 24 Report supplied by PDA 12 Livestock Markets ' CATTLE: 4402. Compared with 5542 head last week and 4026 head a year ago. SI. steers & heifers steady to 1.00; spots 1.50 lower; si. cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher; si. bullocks not tested; si. hulls steady to strong; High'Choice & Prime No. 2-3 si. steers 62.75-64.-25, few 65.10; Choice No. 2-4, 58.00- 61.25, few 63.60; Good 50.50-57.50; Standard 44.00-49.75; Choice's!, heifers 53.00-60.00; Good 48.00- 55.00; Standard 40.00-48.00; Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 36.75-40.00, few 42.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 34.00-38.50; Canner & Low Cutter 31.00-34.50; shells down to 21.00; few Standard bullocks 43.00-47.50; YG No. 1, 1000-2200 lb. si. bulls 42.75-48.85, few 51.00; YG No. 2, 900-1500 lb. 40.50-46.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers few Large Frame No. 1, 450-700 lb. 50.00- Med. Frame No. 1,400- 750 lb. 45.00-59.00; heifers Med. Frame No. 1,300-800 lb. 40.00-48.00. CALVES: 2959. Compared with 3572 head last week and 3009 head a year ago. Vealers uneven; Good & Choice steady to strong; Standard & Good steady to 10.00 higher; few Prime vealers 104.00-120.00; Choice 80.00-107.00; Good 60.00- 80.00, few 90.00; Standard & Good 110-130 lb. 50.00-60.00; 90-110 lb. 44.00- ; 65-85 lb. 40.00-47.00; Utility 50-105 lb. 30.00-40.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-130 lb. 50.00-110.00, mostly 75.00- 100.00; few holstein heifers 90-125 lb. 47.00-71.00. HOGS: 3576. Compared with 5569 head last week and 4276 head a year ago. Barrows & gilts steady to 1.00 lower; US No. 1-2, 215-245 lb. 46.0 Q-47.50, few 48.00; No. 2-3, 210- 250 lb. 45.00-46.50; No. 2-4, 220-285 lb. 43.00-45.00; No. 1-3, 140-190 lb. 38.00- sows steady to strong; US No. 1-3, 300-600 lb. 34.00-11.00; No. 2-3, 300-650 lb. 32.00-35.00; boars 22.00-30.75. FEEDER PIGS; 1026. Com pared with 968 head last week and 434 head a year ago. Uneven; US No. 1-3, 20-35 lb. 19.00-26.00 per head; 35-50 lb. 25.00-37.00 ; 50-85 lb. 35.00- per head. SHEEP: 560. Compared with 787 head last week and 418 head a year ago. Wooled si. lambs steady to 5.00 lower; High Choice & Prime 80-110 lb. 70.00-78.00, few 88.00; Choice 80-125 lb. 64.00-70.00; Good -i On January 29th, Hamilton Bank will once again help to support the annual York County Corn Day at the York County 4-H Center near Bair. 65-90 lb. 60.00-66.00; si. sheep 20.00- 35.00. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 988. Compared with 2274 head last week and 1238 head a year ago. Feeder pigs steady to 10.00 higher; spots to 15.00 higher; No. 1-2, 25-40 lb. 90.00-112.00 ; 40-50 lb. 75.00-87.00; 50-60 lb. 73.00-91.00; 60-80 lb. 57.00-77.00; US No. 2-3, 35- 50 lb. 65.00-91.00. Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. Wednesday, January 22 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 246. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers Good 50 cents to 1.50 lower. Slaughter cows weak 50 cents, spots $l.OO lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 1050-1350 lbs. 56.60-59.00, Good 49.50-56.00, Few 57.35, Good & Choice holsteins 1200-1600 lbs. 46.10-51.75, few 53.35, Standard 45.00-49.75. Choice slaughter heifers 900-1150 lbs. 53.00- Few 58.60, Good few 48.00- Few Good & Choice Holsteins 1200-1400 lbs. 47.35-49.50. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 36.75-38.50, Few 43.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 33.75- 37.75, Few 38.50, Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-33.85, Shells down to 27.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks 47.35-54.75, Couple 58.50, Few Standard 45.75-46.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1500-1600 lbs. slaughter bulls, 45.25-47.50, Few Yield Grade No. 2 1000-1100 lbs. 40.50-42.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Few Medium #1 500-685 lbs. 50-55.00, Lot Large #2 350 lbs. 41.50; Heifers Few Medium #1440-640 lbs. 44-45.25; Bulls Few Medium #l4OO - lbs. 53-60.00. CALVES 147: Vealers $3-4.00 higher. One Prime 79.00, Few Choice 74-77.00, Few Good 46-75.00, Few Standard & Good 110-125 lbs. 50-66.00, 90-110 lbs. 45-49.50,70-85 lbs. 42-46.50, Few Utility 50-105 lbs. 35.00-43.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90- 130 lbs. 50-104.00 mostly 75-101.00, Few Holstein heifers 100-120 lbs. 49-71.00. FEW BEEF CROSS BULIjS & HEIFERS 95-110 lbs. 65- 99.00, HOGS 432: Barrows & gilts weak 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2 220-255 lbs. 46.60-47.35, few 49.00, No. 2 200- 265 lbs. 44.50-48, mostly 45.75-47, few 2-4 230-280 lbs. 43.25-45.85, Few 290-335 lbs. 39.50-43.00, No. 1-3-185- 198 lbs. 37.0041.50. Sows - Steady to weak. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 32.50- 36.00, few 39.00, Few No. 2-3 400-675 lbs. 32.00-33.00. Few Boars 29-30.75, Few Light weights 32-38.00. Hamilton Bank supports Agricultural Education. S 3 ( FEEDER PIGS 222: US Lot No. 1-3 25 lbs. feeder pigs 90.00 per hun dredweight, No. 1-3 40-55 Ihs. 75- 83.00, Lot 89.00. No. 1-3 55-75 lbs. 73- 79.00, Lot 85 lbs. 64.00, Few 2-3 60-65 lbs. 53.00-56.00, Utility 20 lbs. 88.00 per head. SHEEP 27: Choice wooled slaughter lambs 115-125 lbs. 60.00- 63.00, Few Good 65-90 lbs. 66.00- 70.00, Couple Choice 50 lbs. New Crop Lambs 94.00 & 95.00. Slaughter sheep 20.00-35.00. GOATS 17: Large Adult 25.00-47.00, few 59.00 per head. Belknap Livestock Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, January 22 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 85. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows .50 to 1.00 higher. Few Standard holsteins 44.50-47.50, Few Utility 39.00-40.25. Few Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 38.00-39.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 34.00-38.00, Canner & Low Cutter 25.00-34.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1470-1880 lbs. 45.00- 47.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Few Medium #1 365-570 lbs. 53.00-57 25; Heifers few Medium #1 305-480 lbs. 40.00- CALVES 80; Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 45.00-52.00, 65-85 lbs. 40.00- Utility 50-65 lbs. 30.00- 35.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 70.00-100.00, Few 52.00- 65.00. HOGS 154: Barrows & gilts about steady. Couple Lots US No. 1-2 234 & 243 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.40 & 46.00, No. 2-3 215-250 lbs. 44.00- 45.30, One Lot No. 2-4 210 lbs. 43.75, Lot 3-4 250 lbs. 42.00, Lot No. 1-3106 lbs. 42.00, Lot 187 lbs. 38.00. Sows - mostly 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 285- 745 lbs. sows 34.00-36.00, Few No. 2- 3 330-560 lbs. 30.00-33.00. Few Boars 22.00-23.00. FEEDER PIGS 13: US No. 1-3 Lot 40 lbs. 27.00 per head, Few Utility 3540 lbs. 10.00-16.00 per head. SHEEP 20: Choice & Prime Lot 94 lbs. 70.00, Couple Lots Choice 97 lbs. 60.50 & 64.00. GOATS 5 : 20.00- 45.00 per head. Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. January 22,1986 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 133; Compared with last Wednesday’s market, Few Good slaughter steers 54.00-55.50. Few Good holsteins 50.00-57.50. * M * Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25,1986-Al7 Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 36.50-38.60, couple 40.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 34.00- 37.50, Canner & Low Cutter 31.75- 34.00, Shells down to 26.00. Two Yield Grade No. 1 1030 & 1400 lbs. slaughter bulls, 46.50 & 42.50. CALVES: 165: Few Choice 86.00- 97.50, Few Standard & Good 110-140 lbs. 50.00-60.00, 70-100 lbs. 43.50- 50.00, Few Utility 60-80 lbs. 41.00- 44.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 60.00-100.00, mostly 75.00-95.00. HOGS 87: Few Lots US No. 1-2 220-230 lb. barrows & wilts 45.50- Grain prices announced WASHINGTON - Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block has announced provisions of the 1986 price support programs for upland cotton, feed grains, rice and wheat. The programs include required acreage reductions of 20 percent for teed grains, 35 percent for rice, 25 percent for wheat, and 25 per cent for cotton. Included in these reductions is a 2% percent paid land diversion for wheat and feed gram producers. Signup for the farm programs is anticipated to begin in early March. The 1986 loan rates (per bushel), will be $1.56 for barley, $1.92 for com, $.99 for oats, $1.82 for sorghum, $1.63 for rye, and $2.40 for wheat. Loan rates for rice and cotton will be announced later. Target prices will be the same in 1986 as were in effect for 1985 crops. They are (per bushel); barley, $2.60 corn, $3.03; oats, $1.60, sorghum, $2.88; wheat, $4.38. Producers are eligible to earn deficiency payments on the acreage planted within the extend permitted. Producers who plant at least 50 percent of the permitted acreage to the program crop and plant the remaining permitted acreage to a non-program crop, other than soybeans or extra long staple cotton, will be eligible to receive deficiency payments on 92 percent of the permitted acreage. Winter wheat producers who reduce the acreage planted to wheat on the farm for harvest so that it does not exceed 65 percent of the farm wheat base may be eligible to receive diversion 1 1 D I Hamilton Bank 45.85, No. 2-3 195-230 lbs. 42.75- 44.85. Sows - US No. 1-3 285-450 lbs. 34.75-39.25. Two Boars 25.00 & 28.00. FEEDER PIGS 140: US No. 1-3 25-35 lb. feeder pigs 25.50-33.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 30.00-37.00, Lot No. 1-3 80 lbs. 45.00 per head. SHEEP 12; Couple Choice 50 lbs. New Crop Lambs 91.00 & 94.00, Few Good & Choice 70-75 lbs. Wool Slaughter Lambs 66.00-75.00. Few Slaughter Ewes 27.00-29.00. GOATS 4: Few Large 30.00-33.00 per head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 390-730, couple 850. payments on an acreage equivalent to 10 percent of the wheat base. Implementation of discretionary provisions relating to payments in commodities and other contractual provisions will be announced later. Individual producers will be notified of their farm acreage bases and program yields by their county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices. Haying and grazing will be permitted on acreage conservation reserve land at the request of in dividual state ASC committees. However, haying or grazing will not be permitted on the acreage during the five principal growing months as designated by county ASC committees. Block also ap proved a standby measure authorizing, in the event of a natural disaster, implementation of emergency haying and grazing privileges. Approval of the emergency privileges would be made as needed on a county-by county basis. \V C- A . BREAKING MIIX RECORDS! Lancastar Farming Carrlat DHIA Raportt Each Month! * <■ » M| «|f \ <, # * v
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