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    Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, March 23,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 382...PDA...Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2 higher.
Few Choice si. steers 58.00-60, one
yield grade #2 at 62.00, few Good
54.50-57.50, few Standard 48.00-53,
few Utility 41.50-46.00. Few Choice
si. heifers 56.50-58.50, Good 52-
55.50, Standard 45-50.50. Breaking
Utility and Commercial si. cows
42.50A6.50, few 47.0048, one 50.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 40.0044,
Canner and Low Cutter 35.0040,
Shells down to 26.00. Few Choice si.
bullocks 57-58.50, Good , one 55.50.
Yield Grade No. 1,1300-2000 lbs. si.
bulls 46.50-53, No. 2, 900-1400 lbs.
42.00-46.00. Feeder Cattle:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,350
500 lbs. steers 56.0064, Medium No.
1, 210340 lbs. 70.0077.00. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1 300400 lbs.
heifers 64.0072., 450650 lbs. 54.00
64.00. Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 350600 lbs. bulls 55.0065,
Medium #1300410 lbs. 70.0076.00.
CALVES 181... Few Choice
vealers 90.00103, few Good 65.00
80, Standard and Good 90120 lbs.
51.0060, 6085 lbs. 45.0052, few
Utility 55-90 lbs. 30.0040.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90130 lbs.
70.0092, few Hols. Heifers 85-110
lbs. 68.0087.50.
HOGS 79...8arr0ws and gilts $1
to |1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 220-250
lbs. 48.25-49, 1-3 210-260 lbs. 47.00-
48, 2-3 230-250 lbs. 46-47.10, few 1-3
160-180 lbs. 44.50-45.50. US No. 1-3
350-600 lbs. sows 40.00-42, 2-3 300-
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ATTENTION
TOBACCO FARMERS
< FINAL SALE AT INTERCOURSE
MARCH 30." 9 a.m.
If you wish to sell at our final sale, get your tobacco in now! Trucking is
available.
X. At Ouerrywlll*
March 30.1 p.m.
We will continue to have auctions at Quarryville, if the buyers are here
and tobacco is available. Prices have remained strong at P.T.A. We still
need the farmers support. Please decide NOW on what to do with your
tobacco.
If you decide to store your tobacco, stand it on end to prevent heating.
P.T.A. is still receiving for processing at both locations.
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WORKING FOR THE FARMERI
500 lbs. 3840.00. Boars 33.0037.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market
test.
SHEEP 80... Spring slaughter
lambs steady. High Choice &
Prime 6070 lbs. spring si. lambs
95.0097.50, 85-98 lbs. 93.0097.00;
Good & Choice 55-85 lbs. feeder
lambs 85.0090.00. Slaughter sheep
25.0032.00.
GOATS 17... Large 40.0050.00,
Medium 30.0038.00—a1l per head.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, March 23,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 201..PDA...Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows $2 to $3 higher.
Few Choice si. steers 975-1440 lbs.
58-63.25, Good 54.0058.00. Few
Choice si. heifers 55-57.00, few
Good 52-54.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 45.0049,
couple 50.85, Cutter & Boning
Utility 41-46.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 37.0042, Shells down to
33.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1060
1840 lbs. si. bulls 50.35-56.75.
Feeder Cattle: Few Large Frame
No. 2,500800 lbs. steers 47.0054.00.
Few Medium Frame No. 1,400-650
lbs. heifers 50.00-57.00.
CALVES 258... Few Choice
vealers 98.00103, Good 65.0075,
Standard & Good 75-100 lbs. 55.00
64, 6080 lbs. 45.0055.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90125 lbs.
62.00-80, few Holstein Heifers 70.00
119.00.
HOGS 72...C0up1e Lots US No. 1-3
210 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.70&45.90,2-3 230-240 lbs. 42-43.70,
You can grow nontoxic forages on your
farm at a low cost, and result in better
health for you and your livestock.
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nutrients in your soil.
few 3-4 280-300 lbs. 40.8041.40. Few
US No. 1-3 500-550 lbs. sows 39.75-
40.75. Boars 36.75-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 90... US 1-3 3050
lbs. feeder pigs 39.00-52.00 all
per head.
SHEEP 14... Choice 40-65 lbs.
spring lambs 90.00-108.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 20.00-30.00.
GOATS B... Few Large 35.00-
52.50, few Small Kids 16.00-24.00 -
all per head.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, March 24,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 329...PDA...Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
Slaughter Steers $2.50 to $3 higher;
Cows $2 to $2.50 higher. Few High
Choice & Prime si. steers 66.00-67,
Choice 60.00-66, few yield grade #2
65.0067, Good 56-60.25, Standard
50-56.25. Choice si. heifers 57.50-
62.50, Good 54.00-58, Standard 46-
53.50, few Utility 43.5046.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si.
cows 44.0048, Cutter & Bon. Utility
41.5046, Canner & Low Cutter 37-
41.50, Shells down to 30.00. Couple
Choice si. bullocks 54.10&58, one
Good 52.75. Yield Grae No. 1,1000-
2150 lbs. si. bulls 49-55.85, few No. 2,
1100-1300 lbs. 45.0047.00. Feeder
Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1, 370-
750 lbs. steers 55.00-65, few § 2, 640
lbs. 40.00. Medium Frame No. 1,
400-500 lbs. heifers 51.5062, §2 600-
760 lbs. 41.0049.00. Medium Frame
No. 2,600600 lbs. bulls 42.0048.50.
CALVES 115...0ne Choice vealer
93.00, few Good 80.00-89, Standard
and Good 90-120 lbs. 51.00-61, 60-85
Come Learn About
Advanced Biological
Concepts
lbs. 49.00-51, few Utility 5060 lbs.
16.00-30.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 66.00-93.00.
HOGS 205...8arr0ws and gilts
$1.25 to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 215-
250 lbs. 48.5049.25, 1-3 205-255 lbs.
47.8548.60, few 2-3 220-265 lbs. 47-
47.50, lot 24 255 lbs. 42.00. US No. 1-
3 400-580 lbs. sows 41.0043.50, 2-3
300-550 lbs. 35.0040.00. Boars 32.00-
36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3... US 1-3 65 lbs.
feeder pigs 50.00—per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 market test.
GOATS I... Medium 26.00 per
head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 23,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 281...PDA. Compard
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows $1 to $1.50 higher.
Few Choice si. steers 59.50-60.50,
Good 55-58.25, couple Good &
Choice holsteins 55.75&57, Stan
dard 48.50-54.50. Few Choice si.
heifers 56.25-58.75, few Good 50.25-
54.75, few Standard 45.0047.75.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si.
cows 4447.25, few 4848.50, Cutter
& Bon. Utility 40.5045.75, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.0041, Shells down to
32.00. Couple Good si. bullocks
53.00&55, few Standard 46.7561.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1375-1540
lbs. si. bulls 51.5062.75. Feeder
Cattle: Medium & Large Frame
No. 1,370680 lbs. steers 61.5069.00.
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,305-
515 lbs. heifers 54.0064, couple
67.00&69,560600 lbs. 44.5065, Med.
& Large No. 2, 365-700 lbs. 42.50-
52.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1,
550605 lbs. bulls 49.5068.50.
CALVES 343... Few Choice
vealers 92.00-100, few Good 73.00-
80, few Standard 57.0066, Standard
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 28,1987-Al5
and Good 90-120 lbs. 55.0045,6505
lbs. 45.00-54, few Utility 50-00 lbs.
10.00-33.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 85-135 lbs. 65.0083, few 90.00,
Hols. Heifers 90120 lbs. 89.0097, lot
85 lbs. 60.00.
HOGS 478...8arr0ws and gilts $1
to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 230250
lbs. 49-49.75, 1-3 220265 lbs. 47.35-
49, 2-3 220285 lbs. 45-47.50, 1-3 175-
185 lbs. 40-41.50. Sows about
steady. US No. 1-3 360-670 lbs. sows
36.0043.00. Boars 35.0039.50.
FEEDER PIGS 34...L0t US No.
1-3 25 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00, lot 45
lbs. 38.00 all per head.
SHEEP 50... Choice and Prime
65-90 lbs. spring lambs 87.0096,95-
115 lbs. 82.0088; Good & Choice 65-
105 lbs. wool lambs 60.0074.00.
Slaughter ewes 22.0027.00.
GOATS 6... Large 23.0032.00
all per head.
Heavy Fowl .20-.70.
Leghorn Fowl .10-.40.
Broilers .40-.50.
Geese .40.
Batams .50-1.15.
Roosters .40.
Turkeys .85.
Bunnies (each) 3.00-5.00.
Ducks .70-.80.
Rabbits .55-1.70.
Pigeons 1.50-2.30.
Guineas 2.50.
Jumbo X Lge. .55-.85; Large .43-
.65; Medium .35-.55.
Brown
Jumbo X Lge. .72-.90; Large .58-
.80; Medium .SS-.57.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N. J.
Tuesday, Mar. 24,1987
Report Supplied by Auction
Eggs
White
Grade A
White