AMucwtir Faming, Saturday, January 31,1987
HOGS 166...8arr0ws &
_ ur «* mostly |1 higher. US No. 1-3 230-245
lilt lbs. 48.00, 1-3 210-245 lbs. 47.5048,
AT A rAPUTT’C AT 1| A V Af* small lot 48.40, lot 2-3 215 lbs. 46.00,
Uldif r Alv FI Li Iv 3 A!* Util A ./I.V few 1-3 205-210 lbs. 46.7547.30. Few
US No. 1-3 380410 lbs. sows 43.75-
45.50. Couple Boars 36.00&38.75.
FEEDER PIGS 50... US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 23.00-39.00, lot
SO lbs. 51.00—per head.
SHEEP 11... Couple small Lots
High Choice and Prime 86688 lbs.
New Crop Lambs 87.00&86.00. Few
slaughter ewes 32.0040.00.
GOATS 1...46.00 per head.
FEB. 2-8,1987
You're naive if you believe a groundhog's guess.
Groundhog Day Feb 2 New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley born in Am
herst, NH , Feb 3, 1811 First quarter of the moon Feb 5 (Thurs ) Spantsh-
Amencan War officially ended Feb 6, 1899 Average length of days for the week,
10 hours, 9 minutes American Guernsey Cattle Club organized Feb 7, 1877
Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble
the engine to remove the nests What can I do 7
=■—- - RA , Chautauqua, N Y
Get one of those uikes used inpublu toilets and plaie it on your engine bloik when yon store
your haclor for the winter The odor should keep the mice away
Home Hints Stamp down snow cover around voung fruit and ornamental trees after each storm
to make tunneling difficult for mire
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Through midweek ram, changing to snow, end of week clear and
cold
Greater New York-New Jersey; Beginning of week warm with light rain, midweek
cloudy and cold, flurries, end of week clear with seasonable temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week clear with ver\ warm temperatures,
midweek cloudy and cold, end of week sunny and warm
(All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport,Pa.
Wednesday, January 28,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 238...PDA... SUPPLY
11NCLUDED 25 FEEDER CATTLE
. Compared to last Wednesday’s
'market: Slaughter steers steady,
spots $2 higher; Slaughter cows
steady to $1.50, some to $2 higher.
Choice si. steers 1200-1400 lbs.
59.25-65.25, Good 53.50-60; few
Choice holsteins 53.25-55.50, Good
50.50-53, Standard 46.0050.25. Few
Choice 950-1350 lbs. si. heifers
56.7554, Good 50.25-55.50, few Good
holsteins 48.50-49.00. Breaking
Utility and Commercial si. cows
40.5045.25, couple 46.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 38.0043, Canner and
Low Cutter 34.50-38.00. Few Choice
si. bullocks 53.25-54.75, few Good
50.0052.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1050-
1720 lbs. si. bulls 46.0053.75, few
No. 2 900-1300 lbs. 39.5045.75.
Feeder Cattle: Few Large Frame
No. 2, 400-750 lbs. heifer holsteins
TO RA AC U)
CALVES 158... Few Choice
vealers 87.00-100, few Good 70.00-
86, few Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 60.0065, 75-100 lbs. 48.0058,
few Utility 6050 lbs. 40.0046.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90-125
lbs. 80.00-108.00.
HOGS 285...8arr0ws & Gilts |1 to
$3 higher. US No. 1-2 220-235 lbs. 54-
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE • BLADEX
* DUAL * BANVEL
* LASSO * LOROX
* SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT
* ROUND UP * PRINCEP
* LASSO-ATRAZINE
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL
• EXTRAZINE • DUAL • BLADEX
MELVIN R.
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
'V s Ask the Old Farmer: I have problems with field
/, A mice building their nests msiae the cylinder head
», of my tractor engine This not only causes the
engine to overheat, but forces me to dismantle
54.50, 15 220-250 lbs. 52.7553.60,25
210-255 lbs. 50.25-53.75, 34 240-260
lbs. 50.0051.35. US No. 15 350525
lbs. sows 44.5047.25. Boars 38.00-
44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 71...L0t US No.l
-318 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00 per head;
few Lots 3540 lbs. 99.00-104.00
all per hundredweight.
SHEEP 5... Few Slaughter ewes
32.0043.00.
GOATS 5... Few Large Adults
34.5053.00 —all per head.
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, January 28,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 62...PDA...Compared
with last Wednesday’s market;
Choice slaughter heifer, individual
54.00, few Good 47.0050.75, few
Standard 42.0043.50. Breaking
Utility and Commercial si. cows
41.0044, couple 44.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 37.0041, few Canner
and Low Cutter 33.0057.50, Shells
down to 30.00. Standard slaughter
bullock, one 47.75. Couple Yield
Grade No. 1,1370&1400 lbs. si. bulls
49.006c47.75.
CALVES 49... Few Good vealers
63.50-73, few Standard and Good 95-
110 lbs. 52.5057, 6555 lbs. 42.50-
50.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
95-130 lbs. 70.00-95, one 105.00. Few
Beef cross bulls and heifers 75-115
WEAVER
CATTLE 80... Report is supplied
by the auction ...Choice slaughter
heifers 38.75-47.50. Slaughter cows
32.00-44.75. One Yield Grade No. 1.
slaughter bull 44.75. Feeder Cattle
37.25-51.50.
' EXTRAZINE
* LORSBAN
* FURADAN
* COUNTER
* DYFONATE
ETC.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, January 28,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
jdMfek GWALTNEY of
IHP SUHTHFIELD, LTD.
RECEIVING HOGS:
LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Office, Bareville
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawellt Butcher Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: BARCattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: Thomasvllle
717-792-2248 or 9836
Contact for information;
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Futurefomard contracts available
MARWITIWO
ARE YOUR
\CVT7 MARKETING
W/ TOOL
m YSf 1
CROUP
TO ACCOMODATE THE
BUYERS, A CHANGE OF THE
SALES SCHEDULE
IS NECESSARY
BIBW SALES SCHEDULE
Monday, Fob. 2 • P.TA, intercourse - 9 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 2 - P.T.A., Intercourse -1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 - Garden Spot, Blue Ball - 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 - Paradise Tobacco, Paradise * 1 p.m.
The tobacco auction system is working for you. For most
growers, the auction system has provided the best opportunity
to turn crop into cash. For some growers, the auction system
has been the only opportunity to receive an offer.
Keystone Tobacco Marketing Group
717-687-0990 or
yiy_.299.3001 717-768-7100- Intercourse
717-786-8500 - Quarry ville
CALVES 99...Vealers (includes
Farm Calves) 45.00-123.00.
HOGS 79...8arr0ws and gilts
49.10-52.75.
FEEDER PIGS 244... Feeder
pigs 15.5046.00 —all per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 market test.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
$380.00-$1210.00 ALL PER
HEAD.
Omaha Cattle
Omaha, Ne.
Thursday, January 29,1987
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY 51-CATTLE- SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS CLOSED HIGHER
THIS WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
GOOD BUYER DEMAND FOLLOWING
RELEASE OF CATTLE ON FEED REPORT.
CLOSING LEVELS OF BOTH STEERS AND
HEIFERS 2.00-2.50 HIGHER, MOSTLY 2.00
HIGHER THAN LAST WEEKK
WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES NOT IN LINE
WITH LIVE COSTS EVEN THOUGH PRICES
HAVE ADVANCED 4.00 OR MORE THIS
WEEK. WITH LIGHT SELLING AT DIRECT
POINTS LATE LAST WEEK AND EARLY
THIS WEEK, PACKERS WERE FORCED
INTO A HIGHER MARKET TO OBTAIN
SLAUGHTER REQUIREMENTS
BAC
"THE NEW CHOICE"
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SLAUGHTER COWS 4.004.00 HIGHER
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER AS
DEMAND FOR THESE CLASSES TURNED
VERY GOOD.
ESTIMATED 5 DAY RECEIPTS THIS
WEEK 5700 COMPARED TO ACTUAL
RECEIPTS LAST WEEK OF 6563 AND SOU
LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER STEERS AG
COUNTEDS FOR 40 PERCENT OF
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK, HEIFERS 37
PERCENT, COWS 7 PERCENT AND
FEEDER CATTLE 5 PERCENT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CLOSING SALES
CHOICE 2-4 1050-1350 LBS 00.50- 02.00, LOAD
02.25. MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 1000-
1200 LBS 50.00-60.50..
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS' CLOSING SALES
CHOICE 24 050-1150 LBS 50.50- 01.00. MIXED
GOOD AND CHOICE 23 900-1050 LBS 57.50-
59.50. GOOD 55.5007.50.
AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED PRICE
QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE 900-11 00 LB
STEERS THIS WEEK 00.00, 1100-1300 LBS
00.79. AVERAGE COST OF ALL
SLAUGHTER STEERS THIS WEEK 5996
AVERAGE WEIGHT 1203 LBS COMPARED
TO 50.04 AND 1212 LBS LAST WEEK
AVERAGE COST OF ALL SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS THIS WEEK 50.06, AVERAGE
WEIGHT 1057 LBS COMPARED TO 57.54 AND
1000 LBS LAST WEEK.
SLAUGHTER COWS CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 1-3 42 5047 00. HIGH
DRESSING TO 49.00, COUPLE IN
DIVIDUALS 50.25. CANNER AND LOW
DRESSING CUTTER 37 004 2 50, FEW
SHELLS TO 35 00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1-2 1500-2100 LBS 47.50-
53 00, COUPLE HIGH DRESSING 150.50 AND
60.25.
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Garden Spot
Tobacco
Auction
717-354-6934