Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, Dec. 31,1986
Report Supplied by Auction
124 loads.
Alfalfa 120.00-153.00; Straw
100.00- Timothy 95.00-145.00;
Mixed Hay 85.00-135.00; Ear Corn
65.00- Firewood 31.00; Oats
1.50-1.90.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 30,1986
Report supplied by Auction
43 loads.
Alfalfa, 72.00-145.00, mostly
124.00- Alfalfa Mix, 130.00-
141.00; Mixed Hay, 104.00-139.00.
Timothy and Timothy Mix,
117.00- Stubble Hay, 90.00;
15 loads Straw, 94.00-118.00; Ear
Corn, 66.00.
Carroll Co. Hay
Westminster, MD
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Report supplied by Auction
29 loads.
Alfalfa: Very Good 132.00-135.00;
Fair to Good 98.00-119.00,2.80 bale.
Timothy: Very Good 121.00-
142.50, Good 103.00-118.00,
2.05/bale.
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Alfalfa/Timothy: 120.00.
Alfalfa/Grass: 109.00-125.00.
Timothy/Clover: 133.00.
Grass Hay 98.00.
Wheat Straw: 93.00-113.00
sl/bale.
Rye Straw: 100.00.
Firewood 77.00-79.00/cord.
Westminster Hay
Tuesday, December 30
29 loads.
Alfalfa: Good 132.00-135.00; Fair
98.00-119.00.
Alfalfa Mixed: 109.00-125.00.
Timothy: Good 103.00-142.50.
Timothy Clover; 133.00.
Grass; 98.00.
Wheat Straw: 93.00-113.00.
Rye Straw: 100.00.
Firewood: 77.00-79.00/Cord.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, Dec. 31
BelleviUe, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
63 Ids. Alfalfa 72.50 to 122.50;
Mixed 55.00-92.50; 10 ids. Straw
70.00-95.00; 1 Id. corn fodder 70.00.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 30,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 257...PDA. Supply
includes 72% slaughter cows. Few
High Good and Low Choice
slaughter steers 56.00-58.00, Good
53.75-56.75, few Standard 52.50-
54.25, Good and Choice 1145-1650
lbs. holsteins 47.00-49.25, few
Choice 57.50-55.25, Standard 41-
46.75. Choice 3-4 slaughter heifers
975-1135 lbs. 52.00-57, two 58.25&59,
few Good 51.50-52, few Standard
40.00-47.00. Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 36.75-
38, few 40.25, one 42.75, few Low
dressing 34.50-36, Cutter and
Boning Utility 33.75-37, few 38.00,
Canner and Low Cutter 30.75-33.75,
few down to 28.75, Shells down to
20.00, Few Standard and Good
slaughter bullocks 44.75-48.25.
Yield Grade No. 1, 1400-1875 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.75-48.00. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
300-740 lbs. steers 58.50-63.00.
CALVES 261.,.Tw0 Good vealers
60.00 and 65, few Standard 39.00-
44.00, Standard and Good 90-110
lbs. 45.00-54.00, lbs. 40.00-
45.00, Utility 50-85 lbs. 27.00-35.00.
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Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85-120»
lbs. 70.00-101, few down to 55.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 75-105
lbs. 55.00-78.00.
HOGS 135... US No. 1-2 205-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 48.00, lot
47.00. 1-3 215-240 lbs. 47.50-48, lot 2-3
290 lbs. 44.00, lot 1-3 170 lbs. 42.50.
US No. 1-3 315-475 lbs. sows 35.00-
39.00, 495-620 lbs. 38.00-40, one
40.75. Few Boars 35.00-36.50, light
weights 32-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market
test.
SHEEP 2... Choice 60 lbs. wool
slaughter lamb individual 63.00.
■•Slaughter ewe, one 15.00.
GOATS 1... No market test.
Omaha Weekly
Wed., Dec. 31
Report Supplied by USDA
Weekly 51- Cattle- Slaughter
steers and heifers through
Tuesday of this holiday shortened
week posted steady to 50 higher
trends to a good packer demand.
Wholesale beef prices proved
unfriendly to the live level as both
carcass and boxed beef prices
posted declines from the previous
week, but packers were in need of
some numbers for the near term
kill. Slaughter cows and bulls
steady with last week.
Estimated 4 day receipts this
holiday shortened week, 4,400
compared to 4 day actuals last
week of 3,784 and 4 day actuals last
year of 5,415. Slaughter steers
accounted for 43 percent of the
weeks receipts, slaughter heifers
37 percent, slaughter cows 18
percent and feeder cattle none.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Closing
sales choice 2-41050-1350 lbs. 58.50-
59.75, four loads 60.00; Mixed good
and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 57.00-
59.00; Good 55.00-57.00. Part load
choice 2-3 holsteins, near 1250 lbs.
52.50; Mixed good and choice 2-3
1200-1450 lbs. 50.50-51.00; good
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Ph; 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1987-A7
47.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Closing sales choice 2-4 950-1150
lbs. 57.50-58.50; Mixed good and
choice 2-3 925-1050 lbs. 56.00-58.00.
Good 54.50-56.50.
Average of LS 214 detailed price
quotations for choice 900-1100 lb.
slaughter steer this week £8.75,
1100-1300 lbs. 59.44. Average cost of
all slaughter steers this week 58.25,
average weight 1,207 lbs. com
pared to 58.46 and 1,177 lbs. last
week. Average cost of all slaughter
heifers this week 57.11. Average
weight 1,072 lbs. compared to 56.98
and 1,054 lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility and commercial 2-3 34.75-
37.75; high cutter and boning
utility 1-3 34.00-38.25, few high
dressing to 39.00; low to average
cutter 30.00-34.00, few canner 28.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1300-
2200 lbs. 41.50-46.75, low dressing
40.0042.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s close;
Trading slow just prior to new
year’s day. Choice and prime
special fed veal weak in light test.
Good and Choice boning veal 1.00
to 3.00 lower; inshipped untested.
Compared to last week, Choice and
prime lamb 5.00 higher.
Veal Carcass-Hide On
Choice & Prime
(Special Fed)
50 Head
220-280 lbs. few 157.00, weak.
Good and Choice
Boning Type-Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers
500 Head
65-75 lbs. 83.00, 1.00-3.00 lower;
55-64 lbs. 81.00; 45-54 lbs. 79.00 ; 35-
44 lbs. 77.00; 34 lbs. down 75.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, Dec. 31,1986
Report supplied by USDA
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