Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, April 10 Report supplied by PDA 15 Livestock Markets CATTLE: 6737. Compared with 6368 head last week and 6677 head a year ago. High Good & above 1.00- 2.00 higher; Standard & Good steady to 1.00 lower; heifers steady to 2.00 higher; cows steady to 1.50 lower; bulls steady to weak; High Choice & Prime 64.35-69.00; Choice 62.00-67.00; Good 55.00-64.00; Standard 48.50-56.00; Good & Choice holsteins 52.25-59.00; Choice heifers 55.50-63.50; Good 51.50- 58.00; few Standard 45.00-53.00; cows Breaking Utility & Com mercial 41.50-48.25; Cutter & Boning 38.50-45.50; Canner & Cutter 34.00-41.00; shells 30.00; few Choice bullocks, 55.00-63.00; few Good 50.00-58.00; YG 1, 1200-2300 lb. 49.00-56.50; few No. 2, 900-1400 lb. 45.00-50.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Med. & Large No. 1,350-750 lb. steers 55.00- 68.00; Med. No. 1, 300-750 lb. heifers 48.00-60.00; few Med. No. 1, 350-750 lb. bulls 50.0050.00. CALVES: 3324. Compared with 3241 head last week and 3739 head a year ago. Mostly steady; few High Choice & Prime 100.00-108.00; few Choice 76.00-102.00; Good 64.00- 85.00 ; 90-110 lb. 51.00-64.00; 70-90 lb. 42.00-56.00; Utility 50-100 lb. 20.00- 45.00; hoi. bulls 90-135 lb. 65.00- C' 1985 Ciba Geig] 94.00; few heifers 90-130 lb. 60.00- 110.00. HOGS: 5701. Compared with 4938 head last week and 6910 head a year ago. 1.00-2.00 higher; most advance latter part of week; 1-2, 210-245 lb. 49.0052.25; 1-3, 200-255 lb. 48.00-51.50; 2-3,210-260 lb. 47.00- 50.00; few 25, 230-280 lb. 44.00- 48.50; 1-3, 150-195 lb. 43.00-48.85; sows unevenly steady; 1-3, 300-750 lb. 37.00-44.00; few 2-3, 400-700 lb. 35.00-41.00; boars 30.75-37.50. FEEDER PIGS: 795. Compared with 963 head last week and 1093 head a year ago. Unevenly steady; 1-3, 20-35 lb. 25.00-45.00; 3555 lb. 30.0051.00; per head. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 2675. Compared with 1470 head last week and 1984 head a year ago. Uneven; 25-50 lb. steady to 5.00 lower; 50-85 lb. steady to 15.00 higher; 1-2, 30-40 lb. 134.00- 150.00; up to 50 lb. 115.00-149.00; up to 60 lb. 90.00-130.00; up to 85 lb. 80.00-114.00 ; 2-3, 25-40 lb. 120.00- 140.00; up to 50 lb. 112.00-135.00; up to 60 lb. 89.00-111.00; up to 85 lb. 55.0055.00. SHEEP: 6071. Compared with 1448 head last week and 890 head a year ago. Bulk of supply 20-60 lb. sold to Easter trade. Choice & Prime 25-45 lb. 110.00-175.00; 45-65 lb. 90.00-140.00 ; 65-115 lb. 84.00- 110.00; Good & Choice 25-45 lb. 78.00- 45-65 lb. 80.00-125.00; few Choice wool lambs 90-115 lb. 69.00- si. ewes 14.00-36.00. Dewart Livestock Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, April 6,1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 171.. PDA... Compared with last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows .50 to |2.50 lower. Few Choice 1060-1240 lbs. si. steers 62.0045, few Good 56.00-61, few Good & Choice holsteins 55-58.25. Few Choice si. heifers 55.75-58.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 42.50-47, couple 48.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 38.00-43.75, Canner & Low Cutter 34.50-38, Shells down to 33.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 975-1785 lbs. si. bulls 48.00- Feeder Cattle; Few Medium Frame No. 1, 375-700 lbs. steers 67.00-71.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1, 500-750 lbs. heifers 54.00- CALVES 195... Few Choice vealers 76.00-101, Prime, few Good 69.00- few Standard & Good 75- 100 lbs. 56.0044, Utility 6080 lbs. 45.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90130 lbs. 65.0092, few Holstein Heifers 90115 lbs. 80.00 102.00. HOGS 84... US No. 2-3 205-250 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.85-49.10, one lot 2-4 260 lbs. 45.60. US No. 1-3 300- 540 lbs. sows 38.25-41.00. Boar 36.75. FEEDER PIGS 103... Few Lots US 1-3 25-55 lbs. feeder pigs 41.00- 61.00—all per head. SHEEP 60... Choice 25-35 lbs. Weeds, grasses and trash in no-till com can be a no-win situation for most herbicides. But not for Bicep plus Princep! They’re an unbeatable com bination for keeping no-till corn clean all season long. With Bicep plus Princep in a pro gram you get effective, long-lasting control of annual broadleaf weeds and grasses—even late germinators, like crabgrass and fall panicum. Put Bicep and Princep together on your team for dependable, economical control of no till weeds and grasses all season long. And be king of the jungle. CIBA-GEIGY BKEP+PRINCEP Lancaster Famine, Saturday, April 11, 1957-AIS spring si. lambs 110.00169, 4065 lbs. 83.00115, Good 6095 lbs. wool lambs 55.0066.00. Slaughter ewes 22.0028.00. Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, April 8,1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 103... REPORT IS SUPPLIED BY AUCTION ...Standard slaughter steers 49.25- 51.50. Standard slaughter heifers 47.5050.75. Breaking Utility and Commercial si. cows 41.5044.10, one 47.10, Cutter and Boning Utility 38.5042, Canner and Low Cutter 36.5039.00, Shells down to 32.00. CALVES 110... Standard and Good 80110 lbs. vealers 46.00-55.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 95- 115 lbs. 70.0094.00. HOGS 106... US No. 1-2 210245 lbs. barrows and gilts 4941.35, 14 190210 lbs. 48.5049.50. US No. 1-3 sows 36.00-43.50. Boars 33.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 172... US No. 14 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00-46,35-55 lbs. 45.0060.00 —all per head. SHEEP 384...Ch0ice 2045 lbs. spring si. lambs 130.00-180, mostly 150.00-170, 80-100 lbs. 85.00-100.00. r SPECIAL NOTICE j | Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. | I 10 miles East of Lancaster, Rt. 30. I I Send your hogs to us. We have a good « * demand for hogs. Every Saturday at 9 I FRIDAY, MAY 8 ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE l:OOP.M. Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, right. 2nd farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, left. Watch for sale arrows. 50 to 60 Hood WHITE DIAMOND GILTS Here Now a new cross again. Large White & Landrace, first generation true F-1 gilts. Parent stock originated from Lieske Bros. Minnesota. Very productive in litter size and feed conversion. Vaccinated for Lapto, Erysiplas, Rhinitis, E'Coll, Pastauoralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R. 0.1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL Slaughter ewes 21.00418.00. GOATS 98... Kids 18.00-40.00, Large Adults 35.00-62.00 all per head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $650.0081300.00, ONE $1675.00 PER HEAD. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tuesday, Apr. 7,1987 Report supplied by auction Calves-26.00-93.00. Cows 29.0049.00. Easy Cows 20.0043.25. Heifers 40.75-56.50. Bulls 38.25-61.00. Steers 50.0067.00. Hogs 32.0049.00. Roasting Pigs, each 20.0039.00. Boars 33.0034.00. Sows 32.0-37.50. Sheep 9.0072.00. Lambs, each 18.0090.00. Lambs, per lb. .33-1.16. Goats, each 17.0066.00. Kids, each 5.0046.00. Hides, each 34.00. Total 975. NEXT SALE DATE JUNE 5,1:00 P.M.
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