Virginia Cattle
Richmond, Virginia
Northern, Va.
Mar. 20-Mar. 26,1986
Report Supplied by VDA ,
Head Count: 6,726
Trend: Mixed from 3.00 lower to
4.00 higher.
STEERS: Medium 1 300-500 lbs.
61.00-74.50; 500-700 lbs. 55.00-67.50;
700-1000 lbs. 48.50-56.50. Large 1
300-500 lbs. 60.0067.00; 500-700 lbs.
62 00-72.00; 700-1000 lbs. 50.00-58.00.
Small 1300500 lbs. 55.00-69.00; 500
700 lbs. 45.0058.00; 700-1000 lbs.
54.50.
HEIFERS; Medium 1 300500
lbs. 47.00-59.00 ; 500-700 lbs. 44.00
55 00; 700900 lbs. 45.0050.00. Large
1 300500 lbs. 48.0060.00; 500700
lbs 46.0054.50; 700900 lbs. 47.00
53.00. Small 1 300500 lbs. 43.00
54.00 ; 5007001b5. 39.0047.50.
South & Southwest Va.
mmON FARMERS
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 from 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
Livestock market and auction news
STEERS: Medium 1 300500 lbs.
62.0073.50; 500700 lbs. 56.0069.00;
700900 lbs. 51.0061.00. Large 1300
500 lbs. 61.0073.00; 500700 lbs.
61.25-72.50; 700900 lbs. 48.0052.00.
Small 1300500 lbs. 55.0066.00; 500
700 lbs. 50.0061.00.
HEIFERS: Medium 1 300-500
lbs. 50.0061.00, 500700 lbs. 44.00
56.00; 700900 lbs. 42.5047.00. Large
1 300500 lbs. 49.5060.00; 500700
lbs. 46.0057.00. Small 1 300500 lbs.
47.0059.00; 500700 lbs. 42.0046.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Mar. 22
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE; Trend: 300
500 lbs. Steers 2.00 higher, 5001000,
steady.
STEERS; M&L-l 300500 lbs.
64.0074.50 500700 lbs. 57.0067.75;
7001000 lbs. 49.75-58.00; Holstein
SPECIAL NOTICE
Gwaltney Packing Co. of
Smithlleld, VA.
No longer has a receiving station for
hogs at
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
We receive hogs for auction every Sat.
morning from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Send Sows, Boars & Finished Hogs
We Have Orders For 600-800 hogs.
Ever Sat.
L. Robert Frame Mgr.
Phone 717-768-8204
442-4181
3001000 lbs. 38.2564.00. S-L&M&Lr
2 300500 lbs. 55.5062.50, Hot 69.50;
500700 lbs. 50.0062.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 2.00 higher.
M&L-l 300500 lbs. 59.0066.50, 500
700 lbs. 56.0067.50; 7001000 lbs. “
50.0061.00. S-L&M&L-2 300500 lbs.
55.0060.50,1 lot 69.50.
HEIFERS: Trend: Steady.
M&L-l 300500 lbs. 48.0055.00; 500
700 lbs. 46.0055.50; 700800 lbs.
47.0051.00. S-L&M&L-2 300500 lbs.
42.0047.00; 500700 lbs. 39.0045.00.
STOCK COWS: W/C. Beef 340.00
500.00; Baby Calves 70.00117.00;
Small cfs. 15.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Trend.
Steady; Utility & Commercial 2-4
32.0037.50, few @ 38.50; Canner &
Cutters 1-3 27.0031.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1 & 2
38.25-45.75.
LAMBS: Blue O High Choice &
Prime Spring 73.40; Slaughter
Ewes 13.25-21.00; Head Ewes
w/lambs 50.0095.00.
HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 39.05;
Sows 1-3 36.00-39.50; Boars 24.00.
VEAL: Choice & Prime 82.00-
85.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 49.00-57.00.
Apple Market
News Service
March 24,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
Demand light to good, market
steady. Prices quoted are
wholesale, truckload, F. 0.8. at the
orchard or packing house.
SUMMARY
Controlled Atmosphere Storage:
Cartons 12/3# bags 2V«” up; Red
Delicious, U.S. Ex. Fey. 9.009.50;
Red Delicious, Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey
& U.S. Fey 8.009.00 mo. 8.50; Red
Delicious, U.S. Fancy 8.00-8.50;
Red Delicious, U.S. No. 1 Hail 6.25;
Golden Delicious Comb. U.S. Ex.
Fey & U.S. Fey 7.506.00; Stayman,
Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey
8.50; Rome, Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey &
U.S. Fey 8.50; Rome, U.S. Fancy
8.008.25.
Traypack:
Red Delicious, U.S. Ex. Fey 100’s
igr. 13.0d-14.00; Red Delicious, U.S.
Ex Fey 113’s 12.00-13.00; Red
Delicious, U.S. Ex Fey 125’s 11.00-
12.00; Red Delicious, Comb. U.S.
Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 100’s Igr. 11.00-
12.00; Red Delicious, Comb. U.S.
Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 113’s 10.50-
11.50; Red Delicious, Comb. U.S.
Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 125’s 10.00-
11.00; Golden Delicious, Comb.
U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 100’s Igr.
12.00-12.50; Golden Delicious,
Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey.
113’s 11.00-12.00; Golden Delicious,
Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey
125’s sml. 10.00-11.00.; Stayman,
Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey
100-88’s Igr. 14.00-15.00 high as
16.00; Stayman, Comb. U.S. Ex.
Fey & U.S. Fey 113’s 13.00-14.00
high as 15.00; Rome, Comb. U.S.
Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 100’s Igr. 10.50-
11.50.
New Wilmington
Hay
New Wilmington, PA.
Friday, March 21,1986
Report Supplied by Auction
Alfalfa, 57.50-114.00; Mixed Hay,
35.00- Timothy, 37,00-50.00,
one at 70.00; Clover, 50.00-68.50;
Birds Foot Trefoil, 50.00; Straw,
39.00- Ear Com, 60.00-71.00, a
few at 249.00; Oats, 1.10-1.25 bu., 1
r -J% SPECIAL
W GREEK
EASTER LAMB
AND GOAT SALE
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
12:00 Noon
at the
New Holland
Sales Stables Inc.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Rt. 23, New Holland, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Mgr.
Phone 717-354-4341
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 29,1986-A9
Slaughter steers and heifer
prices advanced I.SO-2.50 over last
weeks closing levels. Good buyer
demand, prompted by a stronger
dressed traded and higher prices
for cattle from direct points were
the dominant factors for this
week’s advance. Warm weather
and spring breezes combining to
dry feedlot pens and mud not as
much af a problem as in recent
weeks. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00
lower. Slaughter Bulls steady.
Estimated 4 day receipts this
holiday shortened week 6,300
compared to actuals last week of
5,152 and last year of 6,262.
Slaughter Steers accounted for 50
percent of receipts, Slaughter
Heifers 38 percent. Slaughter Cows
9 percent, Feeder Cattle 1 percent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1050-1375 lbs. 56.00-57.50, couple
pens 57.75. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 1050-1250 lbs. 55.00-56.50. Few
Good 53.50-55.50. Pen Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 Holsteins near 1350
lbs. carrying considerable mud
46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Closing sales Choice 24 1000-1175
lbs. 55.00-56.00, two pens 1200-1325
lbs. 56.25. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 950-1100 lbs. 53.00-55.00. Few
Good 51.50-53.00.
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
Steers 55.50, 100-1300 lbs. 56.69.
Average cost all Slaughter Steers
this week 55.62, average weight
1215 lbs compared to 54.74 and 1210
lbs. last week. Average cost all
Slaughter Heifers this week 54.68,
average weight 1062 lbs. compared
to 54.01 and 1073 lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Few
breaking utility and commercial 2-
3 34.50-37.00. Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 34.50-38.50, high dressing
to 39.75. Average and low Cutter
32.00-35.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few 1-2
1250-200045.5049.75
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Wednesday, Mar. 26
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