Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 07, 1987, Image 17

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    Farmers Livestock
Auction
Duncans vllle, Pa.
Mon., Feb. 2,1987
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 317. STEERS: H.
Choice & Prime 61.00-61.75; Choice
59.25-60.75; Good 54.5058.00;
Standard 44.25-50.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 58.0040.25;
Good 50.00-55.75.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
44.00- Cutters 41.00-44.75;
Canner & Low Cutter 35.25-40.25.
BULLOCKS: Good & Choice
51.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 145.75-
5i,50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 55.0060.75, Standard 47.00
54.00; Bulls Good 53.0068.50,
Standard 44.0061.00; Heifers Good
45.00-56.00, Standard 40.0048.50.
CALVES 341. Prime None;
Choice 84.50-42.00; Good 74.00-
79.00; Standard & Good 55.00-67.50;
90-110 lbs. 55.00-85.00; 65-90 lbs.
40.0054.00; Holstein Bulls 90-130
lbs. 92.00-116.00; Holstein Heifers
90-130 lbs. 55.00-72.50.
HOGS 152. US No. 1-2 50.00-52.50;
US No. 1-3 49.50-50.25.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 42.0045.75.
80m37.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 46. US No. 1-3 20-
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35 lbs. 25.00-34.50 per head; No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 36.00-50.50 per head.
SHEEP 17. Choice 76.0061.00; SI.
Ewes 18.50-34.00; 6 Goats $22.50
48.00 per hd.
12 loads of Hay $61.00-99.00 per
ton; 5 loads of Straw $68.00-72.00
per ton.
Frederick Livestock
Monday, Feb. 2,1987
BUTCHER COWS: Large run,
steady to $1 higher. Good 41.00
45.00; Standard & Utility 37.00
40.00; Canners 32.00-36.00; Shelly
32.00 down.
BULLS: Good 44.50-45.75;
Medium 42.0044.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Good run,
$1.50 higher. 210250 lb. 49.0060.00;
260290 lb. 47.0049.00.
SOWS: 450600 lb. 42.0046.00;
Thin Sows 300425 lb. 35.0041.00.
VEAL CALVES: $2 higher
Good-Choice 65.00-78.00; Standard
59.00-64.00; Stocky & Thin 50.00-
58.00; Light Calves 46.0053.00;
Weak & Rough 45.00 down.
CALVES RETURNING TO
FARM: Mostly steady. Holstein
Heifers 90-120 lbs. 52.0055.00;
Holstein bulls 85-95 lbs. 60.0060.00;
100-115 lbs. 85.00-100.00.
LAMBS: Good & Choice 78.00-
80.00.
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STOCK CATTLE: Good run, $2
higher. Steers Choice 61.00-65.50;
Good 55.00-60.00; Medium
50.0064.00. Heifers Choice 51.00
54.00; Good 46.0060.00; Medium
40.00-45.00; Bulls Choice 60.00
65.00; Good 54.0059.00; Medium
49.0063.00. Dairy Cows $450.00
725.00. Springing Heifers $500.00
700.00.
PIGS & SHOATS: Steady. By the
head 2050 lbs. 26.0037.00; By the
lb. 47.0058.50.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, February 2,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 195..PDA...Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows $2 to |5 higher.
Few Low Choice 1130-1340 lbs. si.
steers 58.2041.25, Good 51.75-58.75,
Standard 45.00-51; few Good and
Choice holsteins 49.75-56.50. Few
Choice si. heifers 59.25-61.85, few
Good 50.25-55.50. Breaking Utility
and Commercial si. cows 41.50-
46.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 38.75-
44, Conner & Low Cutter 36.0039,
Shells down to 30.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1265-2240 lbs. si. bulls
48-55.50. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 415-850 lbs.
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The Multi-State Marketing, Inc.
RD #1 Box 62 B
Mansfield. Pa. 16933
(717) 662-7300
heifers 49.7562.50.
CALVES 201... Few Choice
vealers 92.00105, few Good 70.00
95, Standard and Good 70105 lbs.
50.0058, few Utility 6080 lbs. 42.00
50.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
90125 lbs. 75.00105, few to 117.50.
HOGS 41... Few Lots US No. 2-3
230250 lbs. barrows and gilts 50.75-
51.50. US No. 16 350600 lbs. sows
41.0044.25, few Medium 240380 lbs.
33.25-40.50. Couple Boars
38.00&49.00.
FEEDER PIGS 74... US 16 2040
lbs. feeder pigs 27.0039.00, 4565
lbs. 46.0048.50—a1l per head.
SHEEP 2... Slaughter ewes
14.00&20.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
Philadelphia Potato
& Onion
Thursday, February S, 1987
ONIONS-DRY ABOUT STEADY
50-lb sacks US#l or generally good
quality Yellow unless otherwise
stated ID-OR jumbo 11.90-12.00
mostly 12.00 medium-large 960-
10.00 25-lb sacks Red large 800 GO
jumbo 12.00 NY Globe type
medium 900-10.00 MEXICO White
jumbo 22.00-23.00 25-lb sacks White
Boilers 900*.
POTATOES ABOUT STEADY
50-lb sacks US#l size A washed or
, $
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brushed unless otherwise stated
Round Whites ME 5450 mostly 525-
550 large 6-650 LI 550 large 650
CANADA CD#l PEI 5-550 mostly
525-550 large 625450 Round Reds
MN-ND 675 size B 950-10.00 Russets
50-lb carton count ID 7040 s 12.50-
13.00 mostly 13.00 90s 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 100 s 900-10.00 mostly
10.00120 s 900 WI 7040 s 10.00 90s 900
100 s 700 CANADA CD#l PEI 80s
10.00 90s 900 100 s 750 New Brun
swick 70s 900 80s 950 90s 900 100 s
700*.
Reported receipts of 86 cows, 66
heifers, and 0 bulls. Market steady.
Load of PA fresh cows, 800.00-
1450.00.
Load of Canada fresh cows,
500.00-940.00, springers 635.00-
1000.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 420.00-
835.00.
Load of Perry Co. fresh cows,
620.00-1000.00.
Guernsey Herd, 20 Head, All
Stage cows, 430.00-520.00.
Locally consigned cows 470.00-
720.00.
New Holland
Sales Stables
New Holland Dairy
Wednesday, Feb. 3,1967
Report supplied by auction
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