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Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, June 22,1987
CATTLE 616. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 69.00-
73.00, several to 75.25; Good &
Choice 63.50-71.00; Good & Choice
- Holstein 57.00-65.75; Standard &
Good Holstein 53.00-57.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 67.00-71.75; Good & Choice
62.00-67.50; Standard & Good 56.00-
62.75.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
46.00-50.75, several to 53.50; Cutter
& Boning Utility 44.00-49.00,
several to 51.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 44.50 & down.
BULLS - ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 57.00-62.75, individual
69.25; Yield Grade 2 53.00-58.50.
STOCKER CATTLE - ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers Medium &
Good 66.00-79.00; Heifers
Medium & Good 59.00-69.00; Bulls
Medium & Good 56.00-65.00;
Steers Holstein 56.00-61.75.
CALVES 620. Good & Choice
125 to 250 pounds 87.00-96.00;
Medium & Good 125 to 250
pounds 78.00-87.00; Medium &
Good 80 to 120 pounds 85.00-
99.00; Light & Cull all weights
88.00 & down; Holstein Bulls
return to farm up to 135.00;
Holstem Heifers return to farm
up to 100.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 49.
Choice Lambs 70.00-77.50; Medium
& Good Lambs 60.00-70.00; Sheep,
Ewes & Bucks 22.00-32.00; Goats
all sizes (by head) 12.00-67.00.
HOGS 167. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
- 190-225 pounds 60.5fr63.00; No. 1-
3 Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds
62.0fr63.60; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
250-300 pounds 55.00-60.50; Good
Butcher Sows 400 pounds down
44.00-49.50; Good Butcher Sows
400 pounds up 43.00-49.00; Heavy
OUR BUSINESS IS
SERVICE TO FARMERS
Let us help you build a
successful marketing program!
Call:
717-761-2740
800-382-1356
Grains & Livestock
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Boars over 300 pounds 39.00-
41.00, Light Boars 44.00-50.00; Pigs
-all sizes (by head) 30.00-49.00.
Sale every Monday afternoon at
3:30 p.tn. & Thurs. at 1:00 p.m.;
Hay & straw sale every Monday &
Thurs. at 11:30 a.m.
5 loads.
New Mixed 62.00-75.00/ton.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, June 23,1987
CATTLE: Steers- Mostly Steady
and Active. Low Choice 68.50-71.75;
Good 64.00-68.00; Medium 59.50-
63.50. Holsteins- Choice 58.00-60.00;
Good 54.25-57.50; Couple Medium
53.50 & Down.
HEIFERS: Choice 67.00-70.00;
Good Holsteins 55.00-57.00;
Medium Holsteins 47.00-54.50.
Cows- Strong Demand! High Yield
49.00- Good 47.00-48.85;
Medium 44.00-46.85; Big Middle
42.00- Few SheUy 41.50 &
Down. Fat Bulls; Good 57.0040.00;
Medium 49.0055.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers—
(3oo4so lbs.) Good 66.00-70.00.
Heifers (All Weights)- Choice
73.00- Good 60.0048.00;
Medium 51.5049.00. Bulls (All
Weights)- Choice 70.00-75.00;
Medium-Good 56.5046.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice 90.00-
95.00; Good 80.0049.00; Medium
70.00- Light/Weak 69.00 &
Down; Farm Bulls 95.00-110.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts 1-3 210-
250 lbs. 61.5fr62.75; Over 260 lb.
57.0fr60.00; 2 & 4’s 61.25 & Down.
SOWS: Over 450 lb. 42.75-44.00;
Under 450 44.00-48.25 ; 2 & 3’s 34.25-
42.00.
BOARS: 40.00-45.00.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd.) (15-
25 lbs. 16.00-25.00) (25-40 lbs. 26.00-
44.00) (40-55 lbs. 45.0fr69.00).
SHEEP: Lambs Choice 71,00-
Report Supplied by Auction
Apples 1.75-2.25 h bu
Asparagus 17 75-20 50 l z bu or 15
lbs
Broccoli 4.00-6.50 bu.
Cabbage 4.006.0011/9 bu.
Cantalopes .30-.70 ea.
Cauliflower .10-.62 ea.
Cherries (Bmg) 7.75-13.00, 8 qt.
flat; (sweet) 5.25-8.008 qt. flat.
Cucumbers 4.50-4.75 l k bu.
Lettuce 1.75-4.25 bu.
Onions (green) 5.50-10.00 Vz bu.
20 bunches.
Peas (hull) 9.00-15.0011/9 bu.
Pickles 3.50-4.00 Vz bu.
Raspberry 8.00-16.00, 3 qt. flat
(black).
Red Beets 3.50-6.50 15 bunch, 1
1/9 bu.
Strawberries 9.00-11.50 8 qt. flat.
String Beans 7.00-11.25 % bu.
Sugar Peas 7.25-14.00 Vz bu.
Sugar Snaps 7.00-9.50 bu.
Tomatoes 13.75-16.00 25# box.
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Shippensburg
Wholesale
Produce Auction
(Leinbach’s)
Shippensburg, PA
June 18.20,23
Green Dragon v
Livestock Sales ft? j
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St., “
Ephrata.
*****
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.-Small 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
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
‘ MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately
• We will also accept your sows & boars
• Your cattfe 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 for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
Watermelon 1.60-4.20 ea.
Zucchini Squash 4.00-7.75 Vz bu.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, June 22,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 293. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows fully steady. Few Choice si.
steers 67.00-72.50, Good 59-66.50,
Standard 54-59.25, few Utility 50
53.50. Few Choice si. heifers 64.00
68, few Good 56.50-61.50, Standard
51.50-57, Utility 47-52.50. Breaking
Utility and Commercial si. cows
48-53.50, several high yielding
Commercial 55.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 45-48.50, Canner and
Low Cutter 40.00-46, Shells down to
32.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1050-2050
lbs. si bulls 55.0066.50, No. 2, 900
1400 lbs. 47.50-54.00. Feeder Cattle:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,250
400 lbs. steers 70.00-85, Large #l,
500800 lbs. 60.0072.00. Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 240400 lbs.
heifers 62.0079.00, Medium #1,550
700 lbs. 54.00-67.00. Medium Frame
No. 1,350-650 lbs. bulls 64.00-79.00.
CALVES 295. Choice vealers
90.00-98.00, Good 69.00-79.00,
Standard and Good 90-120 lbs.
70.0068.00, 6065 lbs. 62.00-72.00,
few Utility 55-90 lbs. 40.00-55.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs. 90.00-150.00, Holstein Heifers
90-120 lbs. 88.00-120.00.
HOGS 133. Barrows and gilts
steady to strong. US No. 1-2 210-240
lbs. 62.25-62.75, 1-3 205-250 lbs
61.9062.25, 2-3 280-295 lbs. 55.00-
58.00. US No, 1-3 380-550 lbs. sows
46.50-50.50, No. 2-3 300600 lbs
43.0046.50. Boars 40 0044.00.
FEEDER PIGS 4. No Market
Test.
SHEEP 216. Spring si. lambs $2
to $4 higher. High Choice & Prime
65-95 lbs. 86.00-91.00, 100-110 lbs
78.0060, Choice 70-97 lbs. 77.00
84.00, lot 106 lbs. 76.25, Lot Choice
88 lbs. Bucks 73.50, Good & Choice
65-80 lbs. feeder lambs 78.00-85.00
Slaughter sheep 20.00-32.00.
GOATS 17. Large 30.00-55.00,
Medium 20.00-26.50 - all per head
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD 0 MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RD 1 Martinsburg, Pa
-Hoi
MONDAY
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
FRIDAY, JULY 3 ■ 7:30 PA
OK THf FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
For Ths Sale SO Head White
Diamonds, plus 15 Head York-Hamp
F-Vs. Mostly due within I to 3
Weeks After Sale Date.
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 Head
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 Lopto, Eryilplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pastauaralia
Hand matad with Brooding Datas
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE JULY 31, 7:30 P.M
;s 8 AM to 11:30 AM