Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 29, 1986, Image 12

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    Al2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Novtmber 29,1986
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 26,1886
Report Supplied by USDA
Compared with last week’s close
slaughter steers and heifers closed
this week 1.00 to 2.00 higher.
Slaughter cows closed generally
steady to weak. Bulls steady. Bulk
of supply Monday with not enough
sales Wednesday for a market test.
Supply mainly good to average
choice slaughter steers and heifers
with 18% cows. Estimated receipts
this week about 1850 as compared
with actual receipts of 2308 a week
ago and 1882 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 1050-1375 lbs. 62.00
64.00, few Wednesday 60.50-62.00;
975-1050 lbs. 61.0062.40. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
59.0061.50. Good 2-3 900-1100 lbs.
57.00-59.50. Package mixed good
and choice 2-3 holsteins 1300 lbs.
53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4, mostly 3 950-1150 lbs.
61.00-63.00, few Wednesday 60.00-
61.00; 875-950 lbs. 59.5041.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1100
lbs. 58.5040.00. Good 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 56.0049.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 33.00-35.00. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2 30.00-33.00.
Canner and low Cutter 28.00-30.00,
few thin 25.00-28.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-2000 lbs,
40.0045.00.
Grantsville Livestock
Grants ville, Maryland
Saturday, Nov. 22,1986
Large; 6090; Medium: 5065.
HOGS: Top Barrows & Gilts
53.0055.50; Heavy Butcher 51.50
54.75; Light Butcher 40.0043.00;
Butcher Sows 42.0049.50; Feeder
Shoats 25.0055.00.
VEAL; Good 65.00-80.00;
Standard 55.0064.00; Utility 45.00
54.00; Bull 60.0083.00.
SHEEP & LAMBS; Good 58.00-
64.00; Utility 50.00-54.00; Slaughter
Ewes 20.00-32.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE; Steers:
Good 54.00-57.75; Standard 50.00-
52.00; Utility 38.5045.00.
HEIFERS: Good 52.00-57.25;
Standard 42.00-50.00; Utility 30.00-
38.00.
COWS; Commercial 32.50-37.50;
Utility 31.00-32.00; Canner& Cutter
30.00-Down.
BULLS: Commercial & Good
40.00-45.50; Cutter & Utility 35.00-
38.50.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE:
(Yearling Steers) Good 52.00-54.00;
Medium 45.00-50.00; Inferior &
Common 40.00-42.00.
STEER CALVES; Good 54.00-
58.00; Medium 48.00-52.00; Inferior
& Common 42.00-45.00.
HEIFER CALVES; Good 48.00-
52.00; Medium 40.0045.00; Inferior
& Common 30.00-35.00.
PENNSYLVANIA . T^
SUPPORT A A/>A FIRST SALE:
THE I UOAV/V/U DEC S
AUCTION 9:30 A.M
AUCTION, INC.
RECEIVING TOBACCO
DECEMBER 3,4, 5. 6
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WE WILL BE RECEIVING AT BOTH THE
QUARRYVILLE & INTERCOURSE LOCATIONS
SALE TIMES:
Intercourse - 9:30 a.m. Dec. 8,10 &12
Quarryville -1 p.m. Dec. 9& 11
Warehouse #2 717-768-7100 Warehouse #1
Pumping Station Rd. PO Box 57
Quarryville, PA Gordonville, PA
Livestock market and auction news
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Report supplied by USDA
Weekly cattle summary: Feeder
steers and heifers steady. Trade
active, demand good for reduced
receipts. This weeks receipts less
than 50% of last week with higher
percentage of these trader cattle.
Quality of calf supply well below
last week. Slaughter cows 1.00-1.50
higher. Slaughter bulls steady.
Quality of cow supply improved
from last week. Receipts this week
near 9100 head; last week
21,153; last year 7,533. Feeder
steers and heifers comprised 91%
of receipts with cows and bulls 9%.
Following quotes are bulk sales for
the week:
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1400-500 lb. 69.00
75.00; 500-600 lb. 65.00-71.00 ; 600-700
lb. 65.50-68.50; 700-800 lb. 63.50
66.50; few 800-915 lb. 60.0063.40.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1 300400 lb.
62.0048.50; 400400 lb. 59.2543.60;
500700 lb. 59.0061.50; 700750 lb.
58.7059.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
Utility & Commercial 24 33.00
36.40; Boning Utility 1-2 32.75-38.75,
mostly 34.50-36.40. Cutter 1-2 32.25-
37.00; Canner & Low Dressing
Cutter 28.0032.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YG 1
11001900 lb. 40.75-46.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE Trend:
STEERS: Steady. M&L-l 300500
lbs. 60.0066.00; 500700' lbs. 56.00
62.00 ; 7001000 lbs. 50.5056.50;
Holstein 3001000 lbs. 39.0046.50. S-
L&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 57.0064.00;
500700 lbs. 51.5057.25; 7001000 lbs.
51.0043.50.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-
500 lbs. 55.00-63.00 ; 500-700 lbs.
51.50-60.00 ; 700-800 lbs. 41.50-46.00.
S-L&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 55.00-56.50;
500-700 lbs. 45.0049.50; 700-800 lbs.
39.0041.75.
HEIFERS: Mostly Steady.
M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 48.25-53.75 ; 500-
700 lbs. 47.00-52.00 ; 700-1000 lbs.
Few 47.0048.75. S-L&M&L-2 300-
500 lbs. 45.00-50.00 ; 500-700 lbs.
42.5049.00.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves:
Small 49.00-75.00; Large 75.00-
96.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Trend.
Steady. Utilitv & Commercial 24
30.00-37.25, 1 at 38.00; Canner &
Cutters 1-325.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
37.5044 00.
lAMBS: Blue 0 High Choice &
Prime 59.60; Red O Choice 56.00;
Feeder Lambs Choice 65.75-71.25;
Slaughter Ewes 20.25-26.25.
HOGS: Too Few.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, November 24,1986
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 228..PDA...Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Slaughter cows .50 to $1 lower. Few
Choice slaughter steers 1060-1280
lbs. 5962.25, few Good 48.50-59.50,
few Standard 44.25-46.75. Couple
slaughter
Choice
50.75&53.75, few Good 4548.75.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 36.50-38.75, couple
41.10, Cutter and Boning Utility 34-
37.25, Canner and Low Cutter 31.75-
34, Shells down to 25.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1600-1725 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44-50.50, few No. 2,
1275-1650 lbs. 42.0043.00. Feeder
Cattle; Medium Frame No. 1, 400-
775 lbs. heifers 40.00-51.00.
CALVES 226... Few Choice
vealers 80.00-90.00, few Good 60.00-
75.00, Standard and Good 70-100
lbs. 47.00-52.00, few 55.00, Utility SO
SO lbs. 40.0047.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 75.00-109,
few down 60.00, few Holstein
Heifers 90-120 lbs. 55.00-79.00.
HOGS 64...8arr0ws and gilts
about steady. Lot US No. 1-2 205
lbs. 54.35, few lots 2-3 240-250 lbs.
52.25-53.25. US No. 1-3 450-630 lbs.
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sows 43.00-47.50. Few Boars 41.25-
44.50.
FEEDER PIGS 124... US 1-3 2065
lbs. feeder pigs 30.0040.00, 35-50
lbs. 37.0047.00 - all per head.
SHEEP 2...lndividual Choice 98
lbs. wool slaughter lambs 66.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
heifers
Monday, November 24,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 353...PDA. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Slaughter cows fully steady. Few
Choice slaughter steers 56.75-58.50,
few Good 52.00-55.25, Standard
47.00-50.00, few Utility 39.2543.00.
Few Choice slaughter heifers 53.00-
55.00, one Good 47.50, Standard 40-
45.75, Utility 35.7540.00. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 36-39.25, couple 40&40.50,
Cutter & Boning Utility 33.00-37,
few high dressing 37.00-38, Canner
& Low Cutter 27-33.25. One Choice
slaughter bullock 54.00, one Good
49.00, few Standard 4244.75. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1175-1790 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.25-45.75, few No.
2,1360-1575 lbs. 35.00-40.00. Feeder
Cattle; Few Medium Frame No. 1,
430-510 lbs. steers 50.50-59, few
Making Plans
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Ephrata, PA 17522
(717) 354.4616
New Wilmington, Pa.
Dave Snyder, Hog Dept. Mgr
Medium & Large No. 2,310-600 lbs.
42.50- Medium Frame No. 1,
340-750 lbs. heifers 41-45.75,
Medium & Large No. 2,335-710 lbs.
32.50- Few Medium Frame
No. 1,530680 lbs. bulls 43.00-46.00
CALVES 289 ...Choice vealer,
individual 85.00, few Good 60.00
74.00, Standard and Good 90120
lbs. 38.0056.00, 7085 lbs. 28.50
43.00, few Utility 5090 lbs. 16.00
30.00, Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
95-130 lbs. 60.0085.00, Holstein
Heifers 100120 lbs. 54.0057.00.
HOGS 353...8arr0ws and gilts
fully steady. US No. 1-2 225-245 lbs.
54.25-54.75,10 t 55.25, 1-3 210255 lbs.
52.75-54.00, 2-3 220260 lbs. 50.00
52.35, 1-3 195-210 lbs. 48.0051.50.
Sows mostly steady. US No. 1-3 340
635 lbs. sows 44.00-51.00, couple
53.00&55,2-3 320740 lbs. 39.0044.00.
Boars 39.0045.00.
FEEDER PIGS 43... US No. 1-3
15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-
32.00,few 35-50 lbs. 35.0042.00 all
per head.
SHEEP 63... Choice and Prime
75-90 lbs. wool slaughter lambs
66.00- 90-110 lbs. 62.00-66.00,
Good & Choice 50-85 lbs. feeder
lambs 62.00-73.00. Slaughter ewes
15.00-
GOATS 5... Few 24.00-37.00 per
head.
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Romulus, NY 14541
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