Livestock market and auction news
Total Volume
Price
Season Ave.
Note: Last year this week had only 3 days and lower quotas, ac
counting for the differences in poundage.
Belknap Livestocl
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, Aprils
Report Sftpplied by PDA
CATTLE 107. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market;
Slaughter cows $4-$5 lower...ln
dividual Standard slaughter steer
at 40.00...0ne Choice slaughter
heifer at 48.25, one Good at 44, few
Standard 34.25-37.75...8reaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 29.75-33.25, Cutter and Boning
Utility 28.50-32, Canner and Low
Cutter 25-29.50. Individual Yield
Grade No. 11115 lbs. slaughter bull
at 40.90... Few Medium Frame #l-2
4-615 lbs. steers 48.50-51.50, few
Large #2 450-600 lbs. holsteins
43.00- Few Large Frame #2 665
885 lbs. holstein heifers 29.05
33... Medium Frame #1 3-700 lbs.
bulls 41.00-48, Large & Medium #2
4-800 lbs. 34.00-40.00.
CALVES 112... Individual Choice
vealer at 76.00, couple Good
57.00&65, Standard & Good 90-125
lbs. 39.00-46, 65-85 lbs. 33.00-41,
Utility 4580 lbs. 25.00-35... Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 1-130 lbs.
60.00- couple 85.00&87...8eef
It takes performance to tame today's tough jobs:
VOU&WN DALE.
Performance for tough
silo-unloading jobs:
Performance for tough
manure-handling jobs:
See your dealer...
...or call (612) 473-7395.
Maryland Tobacco
Week Ending April 11
This Week Last Year
4,062,523 lbs. 2,423,857 lbs.
$5,553,532 $3,353,441
$139.67 $146.37
cross bulls & heifers 70-120 lbs.
46.0080.00.
HOGS 259...8arr0ws and gilts $2-
$3 lower...US No. 1-2 225250 lbs.
37.7538.40,2 lots 39.10*39.25, No. 1-
3 215260 lbs.-36.2537.80. No. 2-3 225
265 lbs. 3535.90, lot 284 lbs.
33.50.. .50ws $3-$4 lower. US No. 1-3
250-530 lbs. sows 31-34.85, one
35.25.. 20.0526.00.
FEEDER PIGS 78... US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 29.0038 per
head, lot 130 lbs. at 32.00 per
hundredweight, Utility 3560 lbs.
14.5529 per head.
SHEEP 2...Tw0 Choice 52 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at 78.00.
GOATS 22; 5.0535.00 per head.
New Wilmington Hay
New Wilmington, PA
Friday, April 4
Report supplied by Auction
65 loads.
Alfalfa, 70.05122.50, a few to
46.00; Timothy, mostly 30.00-46.00,
a few to 51.00; Clover, mostly 45.05
50.00, a few to 80.00; Straw, 30.05
40.00; Corn, 57.5568.00; Oats 1.15
1.25/bu.
VAN DALE
LANCASTER SILO CO.
2008 Horseshoe Rd„ Lancaster, PA
717/299-3721
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
April 10,1986
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Return to Farm Calves 60.05
90.00.
Good Veal 40.00-60.00.
Common Veal 30.0540.00.
Choice Steers 53.00-55.75.
Good Steers 48.00-52.00.
Common Steers 38.00-47.00.
Commercial Cows 33.0037.00.
Canners-Cutters 31.0034.00.
Shells 25.0030.00.
Choice Heifers 47.00-50.00.
Good Heifers 44.0048.00.
Common Heifers 31.00-43.00.
Good Feeders 55.00-65.00.
Common Feeders 31.00-54.00.
Bulls 35.0543.00.
Good Hogs 40.0041.50.
Heavy Hogs 38.0039.00. '
Sows 32.0036.50.
Roughs 25.0527.00
Eggs .25.42/doz.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, April 11
Report supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 6677. Compared with
6292 head last week and 6498 head a
year ago. Steers mostly 1.052.00
lower; heifers weak to 1.00; spots
2.00 lower; cows 2.004.00 lower;
showed new strengths; bullocks
steady to weak; bulls 2.054.00
Performance for tough
feed-distributionjobs:
Performance for tough
ration-building jobs:
Total Mixed Rations
With The New
ORBIT-MIXER
Van Dale, Inc.
Box 337, Long Lake. MN 55356
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12,1956-Al7
lower. (BPO) main cause for
extremely low cattle prices. High
Choice & Prime No. 24, 53.65
56.75; Choice No. 24, 50.0555.50;
Good 47.0551.00; Standard 39.55
47.25; heifers Choice 49.0032.50;
Good 42.2549.00; Standard 40.05
44.00; cows Breaking Utility &
Commercial 31.0534.50; Cutter &
Boning 28.0032.50; Canner &
Cutter 25.0030.50; shells 18.00;
Choice bullocks 47.0030.25; Good
43.0047.25; few Standard 40.05
44.25; YG No. 1,10052150 lb. bulls
39.0044.75; YG No. 2, 8551450 lb.
35.0042.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Large
Frame No. 1, 505750 lb. steers
52.0039.00; No. 2, 405700 lb. 38.05
48.00; Med. No. 1, 305700 lb. 48.05
62.00; heifers Large Frame No 2,
400800 lb. 29.0039.00; Med. No. 1,
400-700 lb. 40.00-51.75; bulls
Medium No. 1, 400800 lb. 41.05
56.00.
CALVES: 3239. Compared with
3859 and 3741 a year ago. Vealers
uneven; mostly steady to 5.00
lower; few Prime 104.05111.00;
Choice 80.0595.00; Good 65.05
80.00; 115130 lb. 45.0565.00; 95110
lb. 37.0048.00; 7530 lb. 35.0043.00;
Utility 55100 lb. 25.0035.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
95135 lb. 50.0594.00, mostly 60.05
93.00; heifers 95140 lb. 48.0039.00.
HOGS: 6910. Compared with 5122
head last week and 6055 head a
year ago. Mostly 1.052.00 lower;
No. 1-2, 215245 lb. 39.0042.00; No.
1-3, 215-255 lb. 38.00-40.25; No. 2-3,
215-260 lb. 36.00-38.50; No. 24, 220
285 lb. 35.00-37.50; sows mostly
steady; No. 1-3, 300-585 lb. 34.00
38.50; No. 2-3,300450 lb. 30.0035.00;
boars 25.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1093. Com
pared with 944 head last weed and
894 head a year ago. Mostly 1.00
2.00 higher; 20-35 lb. 21.0037.00; 35-
50 lb. 33.0043.00; 5065 lb. 40.00
45.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1984. Compared with 1620
head last week and 1691 head a
year ago. Pigs uneven; weights
under 50 lbs. steady to 7.00 lower;
over 50 lbs. steady to 9.00 higher;
2040 lb. 79.00105.00; 4050 lb. 70.00
95.00; 5060 lb. 71.0093.00; 6085 lb.
60.0061.00; No. 2-3, 2540 lb. 79.00
85.00; all per hundred weight.
SHEEP: 890. Compared with 603
head last week and 2851 head a
year ago. Spring lambs uneven;
High Choice & Prime 70110 lb.
75.0092.00; few 100.00-127.00;
Choice 60130 lb. 65.0068.00; Good
50100 lb. 61.0073.00; si. sheep
12.0025.00.
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