Livestock market and auction news
Pennsylvania Tobacco
Intercourse, PA
Friday, Jan. 31
Total Volume Type 609; 291,328
lbs.; Average Overall: 1.20 per UT;
Top Grades: 1.25-1.27 per lb.; Out
Grade .35-1.25 per lb.
Monday, February 3
Total Volume Type 41: 80,610
lbs ; Average Overall: .50 per lb.;
Top Grades: .60-.96perlb.; Bottom
Grades: 25-.47perlb.
Wednesday, February 5
Total Volume Type 609: 165,274
lbs.; Avg. Overall: 1.13 per lb.;
Top Grades: 1.22-1.23 per lb.; Out
Grade: .40-1.10 per lb.
Total Volume Type 41: 108,754
lbs.; Avg. Overall: .53; Top
Grades: .S5-.85 per lb.; Bottom
Grades: .25-.soperlb.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
DuncansvOle, Pa.
February 3,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 232. Choice 56.50-59.25,
Choice 53.75-55.75, High Good &
Low Ch. 50.25-53.00, Good 45.25-
49.50, Good & Choice holsteins
48.00-51.25, Standard 44.25-47.25,
Utility 38.25-43.75. Choice si.
heifers 54.00-57.75, Good 49.00-
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The right start fora great finish.
Any time you can be a step ahead around here,
you know you’re doing something right And plant
ing DK 587 gets you one step closer to another
great harvest.
DK 587 has fast emergence and
flowers early. Starts building those extra
bushels right away, so you can get it
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GENETICS orders tags and bags
52.50, Standard 44.00-47.00, Utility
39.50- Breaking Ut. & Com
mercial si. cows 38.50-41.00, Cutter
& Boning Ut. 36.00-38.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 33.00-35.50, Shells down
to 20.25. Choice si. bullocks 49.00-
53.00, Good 46.00-48.75, Standard
42.50- Utility 39.50-41.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 51.00-58.00, Standard 43.00-
49.00, Heifers Good 51.00-55.00,
Standard 41,00-48.00, Bulls Good
46.00- Standard 41.00-45.00.
CALVES 289. Choice 91.00-106.00,
Good 73.00-86.00, Standard 61.00-
69.00, Standard & Good 90-130 lbs.
52.00- Utility 40-70 lbs. 47.00-
51.00,
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 85.00-110.00, Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 56.00-61.00.
HOGS 101. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 47.00-48.50, No. 1-
3 210-250 lbs. 46.00-46.75, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. US No. 1-3 350-500 lbs. sows
38.00- No. 2-3 350-650 lbs.
36.75-37.75. Boars 28.25-29.50, Light
weights 30.00-32.25.
FEEDER PIGS 22. US No. 1-3 25-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-26.00 per
head, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 28.00-36.00.
SHEEP: 16. High Ch. & Pr. 100-
110 lbs. 62.00-71.00, Choice 80-90 lbs.
55.00-61.00. Good 50-70 lbs. 48.00-
59.00. GOATS None.
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Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Feb. 3,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 182. Choice 57.25-59.00,
Choice 54.50-56.75, High Good &
Low Ch. 50.25-53.75, Good 47.25-
49.50, Good & Choice holsteins
48.50- Standard 44.50-47.75,
Utility 39.50-43.75. Choice si.
heifers 54.25-57.00, Good 51.25-
54.00, Standard 48.00-50.75, Utility
43.50- Breaking Ut. & Com
mercial si. cows 38.25-41.75, Cutter
St Boning Ut. 36.25-38.00, Canner St
Low Cutter 33.75-36.00, Shells down
to 25.00. Choice si. bullocks 48.00-
51.75, Good 45.00-47.75, Standard
42.00-44.75, Utility 38.7541.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 51.00-57.50, Standard 45.00-
49.00, Heifers Good 46.00-52.50,
Standard 41.0045.00, Bulls Good
48.00- Standard 39.0046.50.
CALVES 309. Choice 90.00-103.00,
Good 78.00-89.00, Standard 64.00-
76.00, Standard & Good 90 lb. to 130
lb. 54.00-61.00, Utility 60-80 l.bs.
49.00-
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 90.00-116.00, Holstein
heifers 95-130 lbs. 58.00-64.00.
HOGS 189. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
to the bin ahead of your TllOO DK 587 holds on to
those bushels, too. Right through a season full of
yield-stealing stress.
You don’t have to wait for harvest this year
to know you made the right decision When
you plant DK 587, you’ve got a head start on
a great big finish of record-breaking yields
Uncaster Farming, Saturday, February 8, 1986-AI7
barrows and gilts 47.0048.25, No. 1-
3 210-260 lbs. 45.2546.75, No. 2-3 200-
270 lbs. 44.0045.10. US No. 1-3 350-
500 lbs. 40.2543.25, No. 2-3 350-650
lbs. 38.50-39.75. Boars 27.25-29.00,
Light weights 29.75-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 52. US No. 1-3
25-35 lb. feeder pigs 18.00-24.00 per
head, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 28.00-32.00,
No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 36.0043.00.
- SHEEP: None
Slaughter ewes; None.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 3,100
Week Ago 3,100
Year Ago 2,900
Compared with the previous
week’s close, Slaughter Steers 2.00-
2.50 lower. Slaughter heifers 2.50-
3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows steady
to 1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower.
Slaughter bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
choice and prime 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
57.50- package 59.00. Choice 2-
4 900-1200 lbs. 56.00-57.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs.
55.50- Package Choice 2-31500
lbs. Holsteins 51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1100 lbs.
56.00-56.50, couple packages 56.75
FEED, SEED CHEMICALS
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Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 54.00-56.00.
Mixed good and Choice 2-3 850-950
lbs. 53.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 33.00-36.00. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2 35.00-37.00.
High Dressing Cutter and Boning
Utility 38.00. Canner and Ixm
Cutter 1-2 31.00-34.00 Shelly
Canner 28.00-30.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs
41.00-47,00. High Dressing in
dividuals, YG 147.75 and 48.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 150 head.
Slaughter lambs 2.00-3.00 higher on
light receipts. Not enough
slaughter ewes or feeder lambs to
test prices.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and Prime shorn 98-110 lbs. 69.00-
74.50. Choice and Prime 95-110 lb.
Wooled Lambs 63.00-68.50.
Slaguther Ewes and Feeder
I .arnbs scarce
State Graded Feeder
Pig Sale
Westminster Livestock Auction
Wednesday, Jan. 29,1986
1326 PIGS; Compared to last
month, prices were generally
steady although around 500 head
weighing 40-60 lb. were as much as
$lO.OO higher. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the pound.
1 & 2: 50 head 34 lbs. $104.00 ; 54
head 32-39 lbs. 75.00-92.00; 267 head
40-46 lbs. 90.00-98.00; 110 head 42-49
lbs. 79.00-88.00; 107 head 51-54 lbs.
85.00- ; 261 head 51-59 lbs.
70.00- 126 head 60-69 lbs.
60.00- ; 80 head 74-79 lbs. 63.00-
65.00; 4 head 82 lbs. 61.00.
2: 65 head 30-38 lbs. 58.00-86.00;
63 head 48-65 lbs. 60.00-79.00 ; 54
head 72 lbs. 66.00.
2 & 3; 42 head 28-53 lbs. 54.00-
73.00; 29 head 72-88 lbs. 55.00.
Next Sale February 28th, 1:30
P.M.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 133 cows. 92
heifers, and 2 bulls.
Market stronger
Load of PA fresh cows, 750.00-
900.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 700.00-
1225.00.
Load of Canada fresh cows,
660.00-1250.00, springers 660.00-
875.00.
Load of Canada fresh cows,
630.00-1075.00, springers 600.00-
800.00.
Herd of 38 head all stage cows,
370.00-780.00.
Herd of 17 head all stage cows,
560.00-800.00.
Locally consigned cows 400.00-
1150.00.
Springing heifers 450.00-790.00.
Open heifers 225.00-350.00.
Bulls 330.00-725.00.
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