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    Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat, Jan. 24,1987
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND:
STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 1 Lot
at 62.50; 500-700 lbs. Few 58.75-
63.00; 700-1000 lbs. Few 52.75-55.75.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs.
Few 55.50-56.50; 500-700 lbs. Few
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rHM BUYING i
I ifi m STATION i
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT fllE GREEN DRAGON MARKET i
RD 4. EPHRATA, PA 17522
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
1 215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors
ATJBtTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RO 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid (or immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price (or hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE
Complete Feeding
Programs and Services
Feeding Programs to
Meet Your Individual
Needs
Computerized
Record Keeping
System
Providing Veterinarian
Service
PA. Toll Fi
1-800-468-5524
.VIRGINIA
MARKETS
54.00-55.75; 700-1000 lbs. 1 Lot at
55.75.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves:
Small & Medium 35.00-75.00, Large
95.00-114.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND:
Utility & Commercial 2-4 37.00-
42.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 1 at
48.75.
HOGS: Sows 1-3 50.00.
Co*
419 W. High Street
Blizahethtown, PA Developing Individual
1/U^2 Financial Programs
livestock market and auction news
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.,;
Ephrata. '
co ** cow#
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb.
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Smail Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from.bank.
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD - MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RDI Martinsburg. Pa
MONDAYS - Hogs 8 AM to 11:30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS-Cattle & Calves
8 AM to 3 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
Direct Dial
(717) 367-1525
Virginia Cattle
Richmond, Virginia
Northern, Va.
Thun., Jan. 22 to
Wed., Jan. 28,1887
Report Supplied by VDA
No livestock sale due
snowstorm.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, January 27,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 210...PDA. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
Marketing and Hedging
Services
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Slaughter Steers mostly steady;
Cows .50 to $1 higher. Choice si.
steers 56.00-61, one 61.80, Good 53-
56.50, Standard 47-53.50, few Utility
41.00- Few Choice si. heifers
55-56.50, Good 50-54.75, Standard
44.50-50, Utility 40.00-45.00.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
si. cows 40.50-45.25, one 47.75,
Cutter and Boning Utility 38.00-42,
Canner and Low Cutter 35-38.25,
Shells down to 28.00. Yield Grade
No. 11100-2000 lbs. si. bulls 4551.50,
No. 21000-1300 lbs. 41-44.50. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
400-750 lbs. steers 48.00-58.00.
Medium Frame No. 1, 270-640 lbs.
heifers 4654.50. Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 500-700 lbs. bulk
50.00-
CALVES 115...0ne Choice vealer
90.00, few Good 66.00-78, Standard
and Good 90-120 lbs. 46.0659,6655
lbs. 40.0647, few Utility 5050 lbs.
20.00-30.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 96-125 lbs. 80.00-112, few
Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs. 70.00-
86.00.
HOGS 178... Barrows and gilts |1
to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 226-250
lbs. 48.1049.50, 1-3 215-260 lbs.
47.5048.20. Few US No. 1-3 506500
lbs. sows 46.0046.50. Couple Boars
32.00&35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market
test.
SHEEP 0.. .No market test,
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
Dancamnille, Pa.
Moo., Jan. 26,1987
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 287. STEERS: H.
Choice & Prune 61.50-62.25; Choice
59.50-61.00; Good 56.50-58.00;
Standard 50.50-54.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 53.50-56.00;
Good 52.25-54.50.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
43.2548.00; Cutters 37.50-42.50;
Conner & Low Cutter 33.50-38.00.
BULLOCKS: Good & Choice
49.50-53.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 146.50-
LIVESTOCK HAULING
Dependable Service
6 Possum Bottom Tractors
and Trailers
Call Anytime
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
L. Robert Frame Manager
Office 717-442-4181
Office & Home. 215-458-5060
Office & Home: 215-458-8518
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FORWARD CONTRACT
QUOTES
717-761-2740
800-482-1356
CFS_ FFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE. INC.
51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 53.50-55.00, Standard 48.20
51.50; Bulls Good 47.5052.25,
Standard 45.50-48.00; Heifers Good
47.50-53.25, Standard 43.5047.50.
CALVES 389. Prime 90.25-98.50;
Choice 85.50-93.00; Good 75.50
82.50; Standard & Good 60.5074.00;
90110 lbs. 55.5064.00; 65-90 lbs.
42.5054.00; Holstein Bulls 90125
lbs. 95.00119.00; Holstein Heifers
90120 lbs. 55.5065.50.
HOGS 106. US No. 1-2 49.5050.25;
US No. 1-3 47.5048.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 41.5044.00.
Boars 33.5035.00.
FEEDER PIGS 34. US No. 1-3 20
35 lbs. 30.0037.00 per head; No. 1-3
3050 lbs. 38.0043.00 per head.
SHEEP 6. Choice 74.5081.50; SI.
Ewes 28.0031.00; 1 Goats |4.00 per
head.
Hay 7 loads 71.00 to 116.00 per
ton; Straw 3 loads 70.00 to 72.00 per
ton.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 21,1W7
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 69.00.
Veal Calves 70.00-79.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 80.00-1i9.00.
Slaughter Calves 50.0000.00.
Grassers & Feeders 34.00-15.00.
Lambs 70.00-140.00.
Sheep 25.00-35.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 45.00-52.00.
Sows 36.00-15.00.
Boars 34.00-12.00.
Pigs each none.
Heifers 36.00-45.50.
Steers none.
Steers, feeder 36.00-50.00.
Bulls 44.00-51.00.
Cows, utility 38.00-42.00, top
44.25.
Cows, fat 38.00-13.00.
Cows, medium 36.00-38.00.
Cows, poor or small 28.00-35.00.
Cattle Market steady.
Calf Market steady.
Horses each small 90.00.
Ponies each small 80.00.
Goats each 25.0040.00.
Remarks: Real active market.