AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1987
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Aug. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS REGISTERED GAINS OF 1.00-2.00
THIS WEEK. FOLLOWING
I ADVANCES IN THE CARCASS AND
BOXED BEEF TRADE. DEMAND TO
MOST BUYERS PROVED GENERAL
LY GOOD THROUGH THE SESSION,
PARTICULARLY FOR PREDOMIN
ANTLY CHOICE KINDS. OVERALL
FINISH NOTED AS FAIR. SOME
Pennsylvania
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, August 7
Report supplied by PDA
14 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5383. Compared with 5418
head last week and 6135 head a year ago.
Steen steady to 2,00 higher; heifen steady
to 1.00 lower; cows Breaking Utility &
Commercial steady to 1.00 higher; all other
grades steady to 1.00 Iqwer; bullocks no
market test; bulls steady to 1.00 lower.
High Choice & Prime 2-4, 68.00-70.60
Choice 64.00-68.50; Good 58.75-63.50;
Standard 51000-59.00; Good A Choice
holsteins 54.00-61.75; Choice heifers
57.00- Good 53.50-58.00; few Stan
dard 46.00-54.00; Breaking Utility & Com
mercial cows 44.00-48.00; Cutter Boning
41.75-46.75; Canner & Cutter 37.00-42.00;
shells 29.00; Choice bullocks 57.50-62.75;
Good 54.00-58.00; few Standard
50.00- YG 1. 1000-2100 lb.
53.00- YG 2. 900-1500 lb.
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: Med. ft Luge 1,
300-400 lb. Keen 70.00-90.00; Large 2,
425-875 lb. 48.00-56.50; heifen Med ft
Large 1.300-725 lb. 56.00-71.00; Large 2,
200-370 lb. 71.00-84.00; Med. ft Large 1
bull* 500-745 lb. 49.50-63.50.
CALVES: 3761. Compared with 3996
head last week and 4003 head a year ago.
Keystone Chapter
Conservation Farmers
Paul and Joseph Musser were
honored at the Keystone Chapter,
Soil Conservation Society of
America (SCSA) at the outstand
ing Conservation Farmers for
1987. This meeting was held on
July 10, 1987 at Williamsport
stated John Akers, District Conser
vationist with the U.S. Soil Con
servation Service and a member of
the Society from Franklin County.
The Mussers were recognized
for the conservation work that they
have applied on the 352 acres of
land that they own. Some of the
conservation work included an
agricultural waste storage and
management system. 214 acres of
ROHRER’S
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FOR AUGUST
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• Apollo II Alfalfa *
• Armor Alfalfa *
• Agriblend Alfalfa *
• Ladino Clover
• Redland II Clover
• Orchard Grass
• Baylor Brome Grass
Bio Power Silage Innoculant
Bottle Treats 50 Ton
NEW REDUCED PRICE $37.50.
P.L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN/PA
Holland Extra Baler Twine
INTEREST SURFACED FOR “TWO
WAY” CATTLE SUITABLE FOR
FURTHER FEEDING. SLAUGHTER
COWS STEADY. BULLS 1.00 HIGHER.
ESTIMATED 5 DAY RECEIPTS 3,950;
LAST WEEK 2,963; LAST YEAR 4,281.
STEERS COMPRISED 46 PCT OF
WEEK’S RECEIPTS; HEIFERS 43 PCT.,
COWS 10 PCT; FEEDERS NONE.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
(CLOSING SALES) CHOICE 2-4
1100-1400 LBS. 65.00-66.50; GOOD
AND CHOICE 2-3 1050-1200 LBS.
63.00-65.00; GOOD 61.00-63.00.
Steady to itrong; Choice 78.00-96.00;
Good 73.00-81.00; 90-120 lb. 70.00-80.00;
65-85 lb. 55.00-70.00; Utiliity 50-100 lb.
30.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. built 90-135 lb.
75.00-136.00, moitly 100.00-118.00; heif
en 90-125 lb. 75.00-95,00; beef croai built
and heifen 60-115 lb. 75.00-82.00.
HOGS: 4552. Compared with 5047 head
lait week and 4904 head a year ago. Mostly
1.00- lower; 1-2, 200-245 lb.
56.00- 2-4,245-285 lb. 55.00-59.00;
1-3,150-210 lb. 50.00-58.00; towt uneven
1-3,300-685 lb. 42.00-48.00; 2-3,300-750
lb. 41.00-46.00; boan 38.00-43.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 1054. Compared with
1186 bead last week and 969 head a week
ago. Uneven; 20-35 lb. 24.00-35.00; 35-60
lb. 34.00-58.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIC SALES:
1150. Compared with 1350 head last week
and 2050 bead a year ago. Unevenly steady;
30-40 lb. 95.00-115.00; up to 50 lb.
90.00- up to 60 lb. 86.00-100.00; to
70 lb. 79.00-91.00; 2-3, 30-40 lb.
99.00- 10.00; to 50 lb. 83.00-98.00; to 70
Dr. 67.00-87.00; all per hundredweight
SHEEP: 1443. Compared with 1502
head last week and 1407 head a year ago.
Steady to 3.00 lower; High Choice ft Prime
75-110 lb. 75.00-84.50; Choice 70-125 lb.
66.00- Good ft Choice 60-80 lb.
60.00- Good ft Choice 30-75 lb.
feeder lambs 73.00^100.00; si. sheep
14.00-
contour strip farming, 3800 feet of
diversions and terraces and 1200
feet of grassed waterways and 54
acres of bay and pasture
management.
Paul is the the father and within
the past year has retired and turned
the everyday operation of the farm
over to his son Joseph. Joseph is
getting his two sons involved in the
farm.
The Mussers were the Franklin
County 1986 outstanding Conser
vative Farmers of the year and
spoke at the District’s Annual
Meeting last September on their
conservation practices.
SEEDS
SEEDING
• Certified Climax Timothy
• Toro Timothy
• Annual Rye Grass
• Winter Rye
• Pasture Mixture
• Waterway Grass Mix
• Reeds Canary Grass
• Resistant to Vertictllium Wilt
PH: 717 299-2571
HEIFERS: (CLOSING SALES)
CHOICE 2-4 975-1100 LBS. 64.00-65.00;
GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 925-1050 LBS.
62.00-64.00; GOOD 59.00-62.00.
AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED
PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE
900-1100 LB. STEERS THIS WEEK
$64.42, 1100-1300 LBS. $65.33. AVER
AGE COST FOR 900-1100 LB. CHOICE
HEIFERS $64.08.
THIS WEEK: STEERS: CHOICE AVG.
COST- 65.28, AVG. WEIGHT- 1154;
GOOD AVG. COST- 59.31, AVG.
WEIGHT-1148; ALL AVG. COST- 63.47,
AVG. WEIGHT- 1152. LAST WEEK:
CHOICE AVG. COST- 63.39, AVG.
WEIGHT 1196; GOOD AVG. COST
-57.84. AVG. WEIGHT- 1187; ALL AVG.
COST- 61.35, AVG. WEIGHT- 1192.
HEIFERS: CHOICE AVG. COST
-64.18. AVG. WEIGHT- 1035; GOOD
AVG. COST- 61.73, AVG. WEIGHT
-1032; ALL AVG. COST- 63.58, AVG.
WEIGHT- 1035. LAST WEEK: CHOICE
AVG. COST- 62.15, AVG. WEIGHT
-1030; GOOD AVG. COST- 59.16, AVG.
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COWS (CLOSING SALES): CUTT,
UTIL, COMM 2-3: BREAKING 2-3
BULK 46.50-48.50, CUTT A BONING
1-3 BULK 44.00-48.00, FEW TO 49.50,
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BULLS: YG 1-2 1500-2100 LBS.
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SOME IN CHOICE FLESH 60.50-67.75.
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FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM WITH
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CHAROLAIS 119.00; 300-500 LBS.
70.75-78.50, 455 LB. CROSS BREDS
80.00; 500-600 LBS. 65.50-72.50 600-700
LBS. 62.00-70.00; 670 LB. CROSS
BREDS 71.00-71.75; 800-1,000 LBS.
FLESHY. SOME CHOICE 59.25-62.75.
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