Al2-Uncast«r Farming, Saturday, May 10,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 5
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 83.00.
Veal Calves 65.00-89.00.
Vealer BuU Calves 75.00-115.00.
Slaughter Calves 50.00-60.00.
Grassers & Feeders 32.00-40.00.
Lambs 50.0066.00.
Sheep 15.00-22.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 41.0043.50.
Sows 34.00-37.00.
Boars 25.00-29.00.
Pigs, ea. 21.0049.50.
Heifers 36.0041.50.
Steers 38.0041.50.
Steers, feeder 36.00-50.00.
Bulls 42.0049.25.
Cows, utility 37.00-39.00.
Cows, fat 34.00-37.00.
Cows, medium 32.0034.00.
Cows, poor or small 26.00-31.50.
Cattle Market real good.
Calf Market higher.
Ponies to 42.50.
Goats, ea. 10.0045.00.
Hay 52.00-55.00.
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
Special Sale
Work Horses, Mules
and Driving Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Friday, May 2,1986
204 head.
Term driving, 750.00-1350.00; PA
driving, 700.00-1150.00; 2 Id. work
horses Tenn., pairs 1050.00-2000.00,
singles 475.00-900.00.
PA driving, 500.00-1425.00; NY
driving, 550.00-1550.00; Kentucky
driving, 975.00-1100.00.
Local driving, 350.00-975.00.
Work horse pairs, 1050.00-
1600.00; singles, 325.00-575.00.
Mules, singles, 300.00-775.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, May 6
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 36.25-39.50; Cutters 34.50-
36.00; Canners 31.75-34.10; Shells
29.50.
Heifers: Commercial 40.75-
44.50.
Bulls: Good 46.25-48.50,
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs.
large frame 49.00-69.00; 300-500
lbs. small frame 41.0046.00; 500-
700 lbs. large frame 45.00-58.00;
500-700 lbs. small frame 42.00-
49.00.
Veal Calves: Choice 69.00-
81.00; Good 55.00-68.00; Standard
47.0054.00; Utility 42.0046.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 88.00-
109.00; Heifers 61.00-75.00.
Hogs; 41.7543.75.
Boars: 27.00-29.50.
Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head
17.50-24.00 ; 3035 lbs. per head
25.0031.00; 35-50 lbs. per head
29.00-36.00.
Lambs: 66.00-73.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, May 5
CATTLE 543. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 51.00-
53.25, few 54.85; Good & Choice
47.00-51.50, few 53.25; Good &
Choice-Holstein 43.50-47.00;
Standard & Good Holstein- 37.75-
43.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 48.50-52.75, few 54.85; Good
& Choice 47.00-57.75; Standard &
Good 42.5047.75.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
35.50-38.00, few 40.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 34.50-38.50, few
40.50; Canner & Low Cutter 34.50 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS; Yield
Grade 1 45.00-51.50, few 54.00;
Yield Grade 2 39.00-45.75.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers-Medium &
Good 50.00-64.00; Heifers-Medium
& Good 44.00-52.00; Bulls-Medium
& Good 40.00-52.00; Steers-
Holstein 38.00-46.50.
CALVES 403. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 65.00-97.00; Medium
& Good-125 to 250 pounds 50.00-
68.00; Medium & Good-80 to 120
pounds 45.00-51.00; Light & Cull
all weights 45.00 & down; Holstein
Bulls-retum to farm up to 116.00;
Holstein Heifers-return to farm up
to 60.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 52.
Choice Lambs Spring 77.00-85.00;
Medium & Good Lambs 50.00-
65.00; Light & Cull Lambs 65.00-
80.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks 16.00-
25.00; Goats-all sizes (by head)
12.00-48.00/hd.
CAN YOU AFFORD
Forward Contract &
Guarantee Your Cash
Price For Summer - - -
Quotes Range To $47.00!
HOGS 166. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 43.0044.40; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
42.5043.75; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-250300 pounds 39.0042.75; Good
Butcher Sows—4oo pounds down
38.00 & down; Good Butcher Sows
-400 pounds up 41.00 & down; Heavy
Boars-over 300 pounds up to 28.25-
29.50; Pigs-all sizes (by head)
12.0040.00 Ihd.
20 loads Alfalfa 70.00-91.00 a ton;
Mixed 48.00-74.00 a ton; Straw
70.00-71.00 a ton; Mulch 40.0050.00
a ton.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, May 5,1986
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 258 head of
horses, mules and ponies.
Market; steady.
Better Horses 550.00650.00.
Registered Horses 700.00-900.00.
Driving Horses 275.00-1000.00.
Riding Horses 250.00500.00.
Lightweight Killers 185.00-350.00.
Heavyweight Killers 375.00-
510.00.
Frederick Livestock
Auction
Monday, May 5,1986
Butcher Cows steady to 1.00
lower. Good 37.00-40.50; Standard
& Utility 32.00-36.00; Canners 28.00-
31.00; Shelly 29.00-down.
BULLS; 1.00 higher. Good 44.00-
46.00; Medium 40.0043.00. Heifers;
Good 39.0041.00; Medium 38.00-
down.
BUTCHER HOGS: 1.00 higher.
230-260 lbs. 41.50-42.00; 190-210 lbs.
40 00-41 OO
SOWS; 300-680 lbs. None.
VEAL CALVES: Heavy calves
steady- light calves 2.00 higher.
Good 61.00-70.00; Standard 56.00-
60.00; Stocky & Thin 50.00-55.00;
Light Calves 42.00-48.00; Weak &
Rough 41.00-Down.
CALVES RETURNING TO
FARM: Very active.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 90-120
lbs. 50.00-54.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 85-95 lbs.
80.00-100.00; 100-115 lbs. 98.00-
111.00.
LAMBS: Good 60.00-62.00;
Medium Lightwts. to 105.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Mostly steady
prices. Steers: Choice 60.00-62.50;
Good 54.00-59.00; Med. 49.00-53.00.
Heifers: Good 43.0045.00; Med.
ATTENTION HOG PRODUCERS:
TO MISS THIS
MARKET?
CALL:
Ron Manley
Mike Orndorff
717-761-2740
800-382-1356
38.0042.00; Bulls Good 50.0055.00;
Med. 45.0049.00. Open Dairy
Heifers: up to 56.00. Springing
Heifers to 800.00.
PIGS & SHOATS: Light run
steady prices. By the Head 2030
lbs. 20.00-26.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, May 5
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 166. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows SO cents to $2 higher; Few
Choice 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter
steers 53.0055.25; few Good 47.50-
52.50; few Choice holsteins 48.50-
51.50; Choice slaughter heifers
48.2553.25, few Good 43.00-47.50;
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 35.7559.00, few
40.60; Cutter & Boning Utility
33.5037.50; few Canner & Low
Cutter 31.5034.00; Shells down to
26; Yield Grade No. 11040-1860 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42.50-46.50. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame #1
Heifers 3550 lbs. 45.0055.00.
CALVES 199. Couple Prime
vealers 95.00 & 100; Choice 76.00-
90.00; Good 60.00-70.00; Standard &
Good 70-105 lbs. 45.00-53.00; Utility
60-80 lbs. 35.00-43.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 57.00-
100.00 mostly 75.00-95.00.
HOGS 107. Barrows and gilts $2
higher; US No. 1-2 205-220 lbs.
barrows and gilts 43.35-44.10, No. 2-
3 210-240 lbs. 41.7042.80; one lot No.
24 260 lbs. at 41.10; US No. 1-3 325-
500 lbs. sows 34.75-36.75; Few
Boars 30.50-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 93. US No. 1-3 25-
30 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-26.00 per
head, 140-150 lbs. 35-39.50 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 19. Few Good and Choice
40-60 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
60.00- Few Slaughter ewes
18.00-
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May S
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 272. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows mostly steady... Couple Good
slaughter steers 49.50&50.50,
Standard 43.7549, few Utility 38.50-
43.. Choice slaughter heifer at
53.00, few Good 4446.50, few
Standard 38.5044, Utility 36.00-
40.. .Breaking Utility & Com-
PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS ASSOCIATION
mercial slaughter cows 35.50-38,
one High Yielding 39.25, Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.00-36, Canner &
Low Cutter 30.00-34, Shells down to
22.. .Couple Good slaughter
bullocks 44.75-46.75...Yie1d Grade
No. 1 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
41.0047, one at 50.50, H 2 900-1300
lbs. 37.0041.50... Feeder Cattle:
Medium Frame #1 320-500 lbs.
steers 55-62.50, Medium Frame HI
3-550 lbs. heifers 49-54.50, Large H 2
5-700 lbs. 33.0040. Few Medium
Frame #1340-550 lbs. bulls 52.0060,
few WL 450-550 lbs. 45.0049.00.
CALVES 224...Ch0ice vealers
83.00- Good 70.0002, Standard
55.00- Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 49.00-56,6065 lbs. 44.0049, few
Utility 50-90 lbs. 30.0040...Fahn
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs.
80.00- several to 120.00...8eef
cross bulls & heifers 80-95 lbs.
58.0065.00.
HOGS 98... Barrows and gilts $2
higher... One Lot US No. 1-2 219 lbs.
at 43.00, No. 1-3 215-250 lbs. 41.25-
42.50, one lot 137 lbs. at 42.50. Few
US No. 1-3 350-550 lbs. sows 38-
39.50, few No. 2-3 360-560 lbs. 35.00-
38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 4... US No. 1-3 30-
lbs. feeder pigs at 23.50 per head.
SHEEP 43... Choice 90-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 74.50-76,
one lot 106 lbs. at 73.50... Slaughter
sheep 16.00-26...G0ATS 8: 10.00-24
per head.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, May 7,1988
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Trading moderate. Special fed
veal steady to firm. Good and
choice boning veal unestablished
with a firm undertone; inshipped
2.00 higher.
Veal Carcass- Hide On
Choice & Prime
(Special Fed)
Hide On 250 Head
220-280 lbs. 180.00-185.00, few
186.00, steady-firm.
Good and Choice
Boning Type-Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers
Unestablished
Ins hipped
850 Head
71-80 lbs. 84.00,2.00 higher.
61-70 lbs. 82.00.
51-60 lbs. 80.00.
41-50 lbs. 78.00.
30-40 lbs. 76.00.