Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
THE Wednesday, July IS, 1987
g\w U» A IB X4T ATAAA U AT Rc > >ort Su PP |ied fc y PDA
ULil fAKrILIViJ ALnAnAI, with
lan Wednesday s market: Few Standard
slaughter steers 53.50-54.00. Few Standard
slaughter heifers 48.25-53 SO. Cutter and
Boning Utility si. cows 39.75-44.50, Can
nes and Low Cutter 35,00-40, Shells down
to 20.00. Yield Grade No. 1, individual
1390 lbs. si. bull 55.25, couple No. 2,1060
& 1140 lbs. 49.75 & 52.75. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium Frame No. 2, 460/710 lbs.
steers 58.00-62.00, few Large No. 2,
335/725 lbs. holstems 54.00-57.00.
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,595/800 lbs.
heifers SS.OO-60.00. Few Medium Frame
No. 1, 705/790 lbs. bulls 49.00-54.00.
CALVES BS...Couple Good vealers
74.00- Standard and Good 90/120 lbs.
63.00- 65/85 lbs. 51.00-71.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
90.00- 85/90 lbs. 75.00-100.00.
HOGS 164...8arr0ws and gilts $1 lower.
US No. 1-2 215/240 lbs. 59.20-60, 1-3
225/245 lbs. 58.00-59, 2-3 225/250 lbs.
57.85-58.20, lot 1-3 203 lbs. 57.00. Sows
$2 higher.
July 20-26,1987
Dog days begin their ways.
New moon July 25 (Sat) Moon is farthest from the earth for the year July 25
Neil Armstrong said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,"
July 20, 1969 Ernest Hemingway born July 21, 1899 Ice-cream cone invented
July 23, 1904 Benjamin Franklin appointed first colonial postmaster general July
26,1753 Average length of days for the week 14 hours, 45 minutes talking comes
by nature, silence by understanding
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Week begins with showers, midweek cool, end of week rainy
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week showers with slightly cool tem
peratures, warm with light ram mid through end of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week seasonable, sprinkles north, midweek
rainy and mild, end of week sunny and hot
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Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, July 14
Report supplied by Auction
BEEF COWS; UTILITY AND COM
MERCIAL 45.00-47.50; CUTTERS
42.00-44.50; CANNERS 39.50-41 75;
SHELLS 37.50.
HEIFERS- GOOD 58.50-60 00; COM
MERCIAL 40 00-47 00
STEERS GOOD 60 00-63 00, STAN
DARD 54 00-59.00
BULLS GOOD 54 75-56 50; STAN
DARD 47 00-52.00
FEEDER CATTLE. 300-500 LBS
LARGE FRAME 55 00-75.00; 300-500
LBS. SMALL FRAME 50 00-62 00,
500-700 LBS SMALL FRAME
49.00-54.00.
VEAL CALVES: GOOD 80 00-88 00,
STANDARD 70.00-79 00, UTILITY
60.00-69.00
FARM CALVES- BULLS .95-1.26,
HEIFERS .85-.99.
HOGS: 52.50-59.50,
SOWS: 41.00-44.00.
BOARS; 37.50-39.00.
SHOATS; 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD
24.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD
32.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD
41.00-
LAMBS; 72.00-75.00.
SHEEP; 18.00-21.00.
GOATS PER HEAD: 15.00-29.00.
Valley Livestock
Athena, Pm.
Monday, July 13, 1987
Report mpplicd by auction
HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES TO 115.00.
VEAL CALVES TO 89.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 109.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 65.00-75.00.
CRASSERS & FEEDERS 40.00-60.00.
LAMBS 60.00-81.00.
SHEEP 15.00-21.00.
HOGS, 200 TO 250 52.00-57.50.
SOWS 44.00-50.00.
BOARS 35.00-40.00.
PIGS EACH 25.00-48.00.
HEIFERS 42 00-48.75.
STEERS 46.00-57.00.
STEERS. FEEDER 50,00-70 00.
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Ask the Old Farmer; Could you tell me how to re
move the cloudy haze on the inside of my antioue cut
glass water mg 7 I'll never again use it to grow plants in
water FS, Royal Oak, Mien
Throw in a small handful of uncooked rice, cover with
vinegar and shake, then rinse well and it should come clean
as a whistle
Home Hints* Cut a rose just above a five-leaf cluster
BULLS 46 00-54.75.
COWS. UTILITY 45 00-48.25.
COWS, FAT 44 00-47 50
COWS, MEDIUM 42 00-44,00.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL
32 00-40 00
CATTLE MARKET STEADY
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES EACH TO 19000
PONIES EACH TO 175 00
GOATS TO 28 00
REMARKS • REAL ACTIVE MARKET
ON ALL LIVESTOCK
FEEDER SALE IST MONDAY OF
EACH MONTH
DAIRY SALE 3RD THURSDAY OF
EACH MONTH
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 16, 1987
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK.
SLAUGHTER STEERS CLOSED .50 TO
MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS WEAK TO 2.00 LOWER,
MOSTLY .50-1.00 LOWER. SLAUGH
TER COWS STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER,
MOST ADVANCE MONDAY. PLY
MAINLY GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND SUPPLY
MAINLY GOOD TO AVERAGE
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND’
HEIFERS WITH 6% COWS. ESTI
MATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1800
COMPARED WITH ACTUAL
RECEIPTS OF 1375 LAST WEEK AND
2091 A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS 67.00-67.75
COUPLE PART LOADS 68.0 G-68.25
950-1100 LBS 65.00-67.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS 64.00-67.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200
LBS 63.00-65.75 COUPLE PART LOADS
66.00- 850-1000 LBS 62.25-65.00
GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS
62.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY 2-3
40.00- CUTTER AND BNG UTILI
TY 1-2 38.00-44.00 FEW HIGH DRESS
ING INDIVIDUALS 44.00-46.00.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2
1500-2000 LBS 48.00-50.00 MAL WEEK
LY CATTLE 214 AM 65.38 AN 67.13 AS
60.50 BK 64.50 BM 56.00 BN 58.50 CD
43.00 CG 40.63 DB 49.00 DF 49.00.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, July 15, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 237...PDA... Supply included
26 head feeder cattle . Compared to last
Wednesday's market' Slaughter steers
grading Good and Choice holstems steady
to weak. Cows steady to .75 lower. Few
High Choice & Prune 1200/1350 lbs. si
steers 67.50-68.75, Choice 970/1400 lbs
63 00-67 75. few 1400/1600 lbs
60 50-63.75, Good 59 60-62, one 63 00,
few Standard 55.25-58, Good & Choice
1200/1450 lbs holstems 55 00-59 75. few
Standard 50.25-54.50 Few Choice si. heif
ers 58 25-6225, few Good 54.75-56 00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si cows
45 75-49.25, few 50 005, Cutter & Bon
Utility 42 85-47.25, few 48.85, Canner &
jgSßßjlt GWALTNEY of
SMITHFIELD, LTD.
RECEIVING HOGS:
LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Office, Bareville
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawells Butcher Shop)
8 FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: B&RCattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: Thomasvllle
717-792-2248 or 9836
Contact for information:
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward contracts available
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, OanvHle, 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 cattle will be received from 12:30 to S 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: 717-275-2880
Low Cutter 38-42.75, Shells down to 30.7S V '. 104.00-106.00. MOSTLY CHOICE
Good & Choice il. bullocks 55.75-60.25, v HOLSTEINS 98.50.
cue 62.50, one Good 55.00. Few Yield
Grade No. I, 1370/1900 lbs. si. bulls
54.00-57.10, one 59.85, few No. 2.
900/1400 lbs. 48.75-54.50. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium Frame No. 1, 350/400 lbs.
steers 71.00-72.00.
CALVES 171...Vealen mostly steady.
Few Choice 83.00-104, few Standard &
Good 110/130 lbs. 72.00-77, 85/110 lbs,
68.00- few 77.50, 70/85 lbs. 65 00-68,
Utility 55/85 lbs 45.00-63.00 Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
75.00- mostly 100.00-11200; Hols.
Heifers 90/120 lbs. 80.00-105.00; few Beef
Cross bulls and heifers 85/105 lbs.
77.50-82.50.
HOGS 253. ..Barrows and Gdts $3 to $4
lower. US No. 1-3 220/250 lbs.
58.75-59.10, few 60.00, 210/220 lbs.
57.25-58, 2-3, 225/270 lbs. 57.75-58.50,
few 2-4 260/270 lbs. 55.10-56.10. Sows $2
to $4 lower.
Joliet Cattle
Wednesday, July 15, 1987
REPORTED SALES FOR WEDNES
DAY 4,800 WEEK TO DATE: 14,800.
LIVE SALES TRADE MODERATE
TO FAIRLY ACTIVE. SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY
WITH TUESDAYS CLOSE. DEMAND
MODERATE. SELLER INTEREST MIX
ED. MOSTLY MODERATE.
LIVE SALES SLAUGHTER STEERS;
MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 1050-1300 LBS.
66 00-66.50, FEW 66 75-67.00. MIXED
GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 64.50-66 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- MOSTLY
CHOICE 2-4 950-1100 LBS. 64.50-65 00,
FEW 65 50-66 00 MIXED GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 63.50-64 50.
MOST CATTLE DELIVERED TO
THE PACKING PLANTS WITH WEIGH
ING CONDITIONS EQUIVALENT TO
3% SHRINK AT THE FEEDLOTS
CARCASS BASIS: STEERS AND
HEIFERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER.
WEIGHT ONLY STEERS: MOSTLY
CHOICE 2-4 600-900 LBS.
! York County
I Livestock Sales Ltd.
X P O BOX 243 • FAWN GROVE. PA 17321
ft (717)993-2564
I Martin Haaps, Mgr.
? 717-382-4725
I Stan & Mary Naglp - Owntn
Home Phone: (215) 566-3239
WEIGHT ONLY HEIFERS: MOSTLY
CHOICE 2-4 550 800 LBS
102.00-103.50.
DRESSED PRICES BASED ON HOT
WEIGHTS.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, July 16, 1987
MIDSESSION AND CLOSE HOGS
2,500 (SLTR 2,500) TRADING ACTIVE
BARROWS AND GILTS .75-1.00 HIGH
ER, BEST DEMAND FOR WEIGHTS
240-260 LBS. US 1-3 230-270 LBS
60.75-61.25, BULK 61.00 US 2-3 260-270
LBS. SCARCE. FEW 60.50 US 1-3
200-220 LBS. 57.50-58.50 220-230 LBS
59.50-60.50 SOWS: 300-500 LBS 50
HIGHER; OVER 500 LBS. 1.00-1.50
HIGHER. ABOUT 8%. US 1-2 300-400
LBS. 49.00-51.00 400-500 LBS. 46.50
OVER 500 LBS. 46.50-47.50 BOARS:
OVER 300 LBS. 47.00 UNDER 300 LBS.
42.00 RM B 61.00-61.25 C 61.00-61.25 G
60.50- H 61.00-61.25 J 60.50-61.25
O 60.75-61.25 P NONE VV 49.00-51.00
WW 46.50-46.50 XX 46.50-47.50 YY
46.50- ZZ 47.00-47.00.
CATTLE AND CALVES: 500 (SLTR
100 FDRS 400) BULK OF RECEIPTS
FEEDER CATTLE FOR THURSDAY’S
AUCTION OPEN MARKET CONSISTS
OF COWS. COWS FULLY STEADY
SLAUGHTER CLASS COWS CUTT,
UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HIGH
DRESS % LO'DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
42.00- 00 BONING 1-2 45.00-47.00
47.00, FEW 48.00 CANN & CUTT 1-2
39.00- SHELLY CANN 1-2
35.00- 00
RECEIPT’S THIS WEEK 2,600 WEEK
AGO 2,000 YEAR AGO 2,700 AS COM
PARED TO LAST WEEK’S CLOSE,
SLAUGHTER STEERS 2 50-3 00 LOW
ER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS UNEVEN
LY 1.50-3 00 LOWER COWS FIRM TO
1.00 HIGHER. ADVANCE ON CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY BULLS
STEADY
trie Count'
•d 4 between Stewartstown and
New Park
All Kinds of Livestock Sold on Commission
GWALTNEY OF SMITHFIELD
Open Every Monday - Hogs - 6:00 am. -12 noon
Auction - 7.00 p.m -?
route
Buyers - Livestock Producers - Farmers
We Need l> Appreciate Your Patronage
FRIDAY, JULY 31-7:30 P.M.
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 tniles 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
Hero Now a new cross agofa.
Large White & Landrace, first
generation true F-l gilts.
Parent stock originated from
Lleske Bros. Minnesota. Very
productive In litter size
and feed conversion.
Vaccinated for Lopte, Eryslplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pastauaralla
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
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