AB-Lancaster Famine, Saturday, December 13,1986
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
DEC. 15-21, 1986
Short days and brilliant sunsets
United States Bill of Rights took effect upon Virginia s ratification Pee 1791
Full moon Dei. 16 (Tues ) Members of the Sons of Liberie dumped chests of tea
into Boston Harbor in the famous Boston Tea I’artv, Dei 16 1773 Ac erage length
of days for the week 9 hours 5 minutes ke jam on the Ohio Ric er near Warsaw
Ky, barked up river more than 100 miles. Dee 16 1917 Winter solstice occurs
Dec 2l(Sun )atll 02PM,ESI Belierlahavelitllewithworshipthanimuhnnllf'lianu
Ask the Old Farmer; Gray squirrels ha\e gotten into the
walls of me house and 1 worry about the damage thee
will d > not to mention the noise that then make What
can I do 7 M R B Greenwich, Conn
7hi re an tlcviLf made nmr that put out an ultiahn;h fieqm n
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Home Hints Store wood ashes outside in a covered bucket saklv a\\a\ from the house
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week cold with light snow midweek severe coki with
flurries end of w r eek tloudv
Greater New York-New jersey: Beginning of week cold with light snow midweek
cloudv with very void temperatures, end of week sunnv and seasonable
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with ram and snow seasonable tempera
tures midweek severe cold end of week sunnv with mild temperatures
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Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, November 24,1986
Report Supplied By PDA
REPORT FOR DECEMBER 8
NOT AVAILABLE.
CATTLE 386... PDA... Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows weak to mostly .50
lower. Few Choice slaughter steers
57-62.25, few Good 51.00-56, few
Stanard 45.00-50, Utility 39.7544.50.
Few Standard slaughter heifers
40.00-44, Utility 36.00-40.00.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 35-38.25, one 39.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 32.00-36,
Canner and Low Cutter 27-32.50.
Yield Grade No. 1, 900-1950 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42-48.50, No. 2, 908
1600 lbs. 3841.50. Feeder Cattle:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,350-
600 lbs. steers 53.00-60, Medium No.
2, 300-500 lbs. 45.0049.00. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1, 300-550 lbs.
heifers 45.00-54, few 57.00, Medium
No. 2,300-500 lbs. 40.0045. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1, 300-650 lbs.
bulls 48.00-55, few Medium No. 2,
300-500 lbs. 40.0045.00.
CALVES 227... Few Good vealers
62.0067.00, Standard and Good 90-
120 lbs. 48.00-50.00, 60-85 lbs. 40.00-
48.00, few Utility 5860 lbs. 28.00-
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
The December quarterly hogs & pigs report
will be released on Dec. 22nd
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AND SET FORWARD
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THE
38.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 62.00-88.00.
HOGS 166...8arr0ws and gilts .50
to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
52.00-52.75,1-3 210-250 lbs. 51.0862,
lot 2-3 270 lbs. 50.50, lot 24 300 lbs.
48.00. 1-3 105-170 lbs. 38.0040.50. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 48.00-51.00,
few 2-3 350-500 lbs. 46.0048.50.
Boars 35.0868.00.
FEEDER PIGS 14... Few US No.
1-3 30 lbs. feeder pigs 23.50, few 60-
80 lbs. 38.0043.00 all per head.
SHEEP 109...L0t High Choice
Sllbs. wooled slaughter lambs
72.00, Choice 80-100 lbs. 62.00-65.00,
lot 117 lbs. 52.50, Good & Choice 55-
78 lbs. feeder lambs 69.00-74.00.
Slaughter sheep 24.00-30.00.
GOATS 9...12.00-32.00 - per head.
CATTLE 828. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 61.00-
63.50, few to 66.10; Good & Choice
55.00-59.50, few to 61.75; Good &
Choice Holstein 48.00-53.75;
Standard & Good Holstein;
42.0048.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 57.0861.50, few to 63.00;
Good & Choice 52.00-58.50; Stan-
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Plan Your Marketing!
FFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE. INC.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 8
lON
dard & Good 44.00-52 50
COWS: Utility & Commercial
35.00-38.25, few to 40.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 32.50-37.00, few to
39.00; Canner & Low Cutter 33.50 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 46.00-50.00, few to 52.00;
Yield Grade 2 38.50-46.50.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers - Medium &
Good 49.00-59.00; Heifers
Medium & Good 44.00-52.00; Bulls
Medium & Good 45.00-53.00;
Steers Holstein 36.00-44.00.
CALVES 492. Good & Choice -
125 to 250 pounds 70.00-85.00, few to
92.00; Medium & Good 125 to 250
pounds 55.00-71.00; Medium &
Good 80 to 120 pounds 47.00-
59.00; Light &.Cull all weights
47.00 & down; Holstein Bulls
return to farm up to 98.00; Holstein
Heifers return to farm up to
60.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 53.
Choice Lambs 62.00-66.00; Medium
& Good Lambs 55.00-62.00; Light &
Cull Lambs 48.00-62.00; Sheep,
Ewes & Bucks 22.00-29.00; Goats
all sizes (by head) 12.00-50.00.
HOGS 120. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
190-225 pounds 54.80; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds
1 PM, Monday, December 15th
Eric Probst
53.00- No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
250-300 pounds 48.00-53.00; Good
Butcher Sows 400 pounds down
45.00- Good Butcher Sows
400 pounds up 43.00-47.50; Heavy
Boars over 300 pounds 38.00-
39.25; Pigs-all sizes (by head)
20.00-
Sale every Monday afternoon at
3:30 p.m.; 28 loads Hay & straw
sale every Monday at 1:00 p.m.
Alfalfa 125.00-155.00/ton.
Mixed 105.00-145.00/ton.
Straw 90.00/ton.
Keister’s Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 9,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 502... REPORT IS
SUPPLIED BY AUCTION .
Compared with last week’s
market: High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 62.00-64.25, Choice
58.00- Good 53.50-58.00,
Standard 48.00-53.50, Utility 45.00-
48.00; Good holsteins 47.00-53.25,
Standard 43.00-49, Utility 38.00-
43.00. Choice slaughter heifers
56.00- Good 52.00-55.75,
Standard 45.00-52, Utility 38.00-
45.00. Breaking Utility and
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Commercial slaughter cows 36-
39.10, few 43.50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 35.00-38.75, Canner and Low
Cutter 32.00-35, Shells down to
28.00. Choice slaughter bullocks
50.00-52.75, Good 48.00-50.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1200-2110 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45-49.35, No. 2, 800-
1200 lbs. 40.00-45.00. Feeder Cattle;
No Weights Few Steers 40.00-
45.00. Few Heifers 35.00-50.00. Few
Bulls 35.00-50.00.
CALVES 210... Choice vealers
70.00- Good 58.00-68.00,
Standard and Good 90-110 lbs.
48.00- 60-90 lbs. 35.00-48.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90-125
lbs. 60.00-85.00.
HOGS 653... US No. 1, 215-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 56.75-57.25, 1-2
215-245 lbs. 55.00-56.75, 1-3 200-250
lbs. 54.00-55.00, 2-3 190-270 lbs.
49.00- US No. 1-3 280-650 lbs.
sows 43.00-46.50, 2-3 280-550 lbs.
35.00- Boars 39.50-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 493... US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 32.00-44.00,35
50 lbs. 44.00-61.00 - all per head.
SHEEP 33... Choice 90-110 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 60.00-65, few
75.00, Good 60-90 lbs. 52.00-60.00.
Slaughter ewes 18.00-26.00.
GOATS 0.. .No market test.
RENT YOUR COWS
Established Pennsylvania
Holstein herd needs to rent
breeding age heifers or
young cows, grade or regis
tered, to carry embryo trans
plant calves. Eggs implanted
on your farm without surgery
or harm to your female. We
cover all costs. $2OO per live
calf to you. Well managed
herd a necessity. For more
information write
Lancaster Farming
PO Box 366-A-110
Lititz, PA 17543
Henry Eby
Sales Rep.