Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 29, 1987, Image 16

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    St. Louis Cattle
National Stockyards
Thursday, August 27
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 2,100
Week Ago 2.000
Year Ago 2,500
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS
WEEK’S CLOSE, SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS .50-1.00 LOW
ER, EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS
STEADY. COWS AND BULLS FULLY
STEADY, CLOSING 1.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY
CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS.
AROUND 5 % COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4,
MOSTLY 2-3 1000-1325 LBS.
62.50-64.00, SEVERAL 62.50-63.50;
900-1000 LBS. 61.00-62.50; 3-4
1025-1275 LBS. 60.00-61.50. MIXED
GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 950-1250 LBS.
61.0063.00. GOOD 2-3 1000-1250 LBS.
59.50-61.00; 900-1000 LBS. 57.00-59.50.
MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3
1075-1500 LB. HOLSTEINS 54.00-58.00.
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LQS. 58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4,
MOSTLY 2-3 900-1175 LBS. 61.00-62.60,
SEVERAL 61.00-62.00; 800-900 LBS.
58.00-60.50; 3-4 925-1100 LBS.
59 00-61.00. MIXED GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS. 57.00-59.00;
800-900 LBS. 54.00-57.00.
COWS; (CLOSING WEEK TERMI
NAL SALES) BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 42.00-45.00.
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
45.00- HIGH-CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 1-2 46.00-47.00. CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 38.00-40.00.
SHELLY CANNER 1-2 34.00-37.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1150-2300 LBS.
51.00-
Thursday, August 27
Weekly Sheep Auction
RECEIPTS AROUND 300 HEAD.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 5.00-7.00 LOW
ER COMPARED TO LAST WEEK.
Check Out These
COUNTRY BOY GRAVITY BOXES
We Urge You To Compare Our Quality
Construction And Price With Any Other Box
—CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER TODAY—
Swartz Equip. Co. Kauffman’s Straly Farm Delridge
Richfield, PA Farm Supply Supply Inc. Supply Inc.
717-694-3861 Mt. Pleasant Dover, PA Greenwood, DE
Mills, PA 717-292-2631 302-349-4327
717-539-4571
or 935-2131
Weaver’s
Hardware
Fleetwood, PA
215-944-7681
Wenger’s Farm
Machinery, Inc.
Myerstown, PA
717-866-2135
Zimmerman
Farm Service
Bethel, PA
717-933-4114
George V. Seible
& Son
Easton, PA
215-258-7146
Yingling’s
Implement, Inc.
Gettysburg, PA
717-359-4848
Hougtallngs Smiths Tractor Brickajlik
Garage & Equip. Bros. Inc. au * Histand
Middlebury Washington, NJ Sellersville, PA Co. Inc.
Center, PA 201-689-7900 215-257-8101 Doylcstown. PA
717-376-3361 215-348-9041
COUNTRY BOY MFG.
1601 King St.' * Lebanon, PA 17042
_ (717) 272-9595
LIGHT DEMAND. SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY TO WEAK. FEEDER LAMBS
STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER ON LIGHT
RECEIPTS.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME SHORN WITH NO. 1-2 PELTS.
100-120 LBS. 63.00-68.60. WOOLED
95-117 LBS. 62.00-66.50; 120-135 LBS.
60.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: CULLT O
GOOD 17.00-25.00. CULLS 10.00-15.00
REPLACEMENT EWES: LOAD
REGISTERED 155 LB. OPEN SOLID
MOUTH 46.00. FOUR YEARS TO AGED
29.00-
FEEDER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
FANCY 50-80 LBS. 70.00-73.50. PACK
AGE FANCY 61 LBS. 78.50. MOSTLY
CHOICE 70-95 LBS. 64.00-68.50.
Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1987
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 505. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME SL. STEERS 68-71.10, CHOICE
64-68.85, GOOD 60.00-64, STANDARD
55.00- CHOICE HOLSTEINS
59-63 25, GOOD 56.00-59, STANDARD
53 00-56.00. CHOICE SL. HEIFERS
64-65.50, GOOD 60-63.75, STANDARD
55-60.00. BREAKING UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL SL. COWS 44.50-48 60, FEW
50 35, CUTTER & BONING UTILITY
42-47.50, CANNER & LOW CUTTER
35.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00
CHOICE SL BULLOCKS 62.75-65 50.
GOOD 58-62 50. YIELD GRADE NO. 1,
1200/1965 LBS. SL. BULLS 55 50-59.75,
NO 2.800/1200 LBS. 45 00-55.00. FEED
ER CATTLE: (ALL WEIGHTS 350/750
LBS.) - STEERS 63.00-74 00, FEW
88 00-90.00. HEIFERS 55.00-67., FEW
73.50. BULLS 53.00-73 00.
CALVES 152. CHOICE VEALERS
90 00-93, GOOD 75.00-85, STANDARD
AND GOOD 90/110 LBS. 85.00-95,60/90
LBS. 75.00-85 00 FARM CALVES;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90/125 LBS
100.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85/100 LBS. 85.00-110.00.
HOGS 536. US NO. 1, 210/245 LBS
BARROWS AND GILTS 62 00-63.00,1-2
Sussex, NJ
201-875-5449
Kinsinger Central
Tractor
Oakland, MD
301-334-4129
A.M. Rawson
Wellsboro, PA
717-724-2381
Marshall
Machinery
Honesdale, PA
717-729-7117
Addison Farm & Irvin Getz
i-j,,,.,. , Maurertown, VA
Equipment 703-436-3237
Addison, PA -
814-395-3521
McMillan Bros.
Loysville, PA
717-789-3961
H.O. Bonsall
Reiffs Farm
Service
Shippensburg, PA
717-532-8601
ons _ Histands Farm &
P / Home Sen ice
717-589-3146 RomCi pA
717-744-2371
luiries Invited
Dealer Ini
D&J Implements
Myerstown, PA
717-949-3074
Sytsema
Edgar
Dickensheets
New Windsor, MD
' 301-775-2909
Gunther
Heussman
Emmaus, PA
215-965-5203
210/245 LBS. 61,00-62,2-3 200/250 LBS.
60.00- 2-4 190/270 LBS. 56.00-60.00.
US NO. 1-3 280/650 LBS. SOWS
46.50-50.50, 2-3 270/550 LBS.
40.00- BOARS 40 00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 445. US NO. 1-3 20/40
LBS FEEDER PIGS 30.00-47.00, 40/60
LBS. 47.00-58.50 ALL PER HEAD.
SHEEP 60. CHOICE 90/110 LBS.
SPRING SL. LAMBS 65.00-68, FEW
91.00, GOOD 60/90 LBS. 60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES 20.00-26 00.
GOATS 22. (ESTIMATED RANGE)
29.00-63.00 PER HEAD.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, August 24, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 167. COMPARED WITH
LAST MONDAY’S MARKET:
SLAUGHTER COWS .25 TO $1 LOWER.
FEW GOOD SL. STEERS 55.75-62.10,
FEW GOOD HOLSTEINS 54.56.50,
COUPLE CHOICE 57-59.75. CHOICE
SL. HEIFER. INDIVIDUAL 65.00, COU
PLE GOOD 54 & 54.50. BREAKING
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL SL. COWS
44.50-48, CUTTER & BON. UTILITY
42.75- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
38.75- SHELLS DOWN TO 35.00.
FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1, 980-2120
LBS. SL. BULLS 50.25-59.75. FEEDER
CATTLE: FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1.
340-590 LBS. STEERS 63.00-72.00.
CALVES 188. FEW CHOICE
VEALERS 85.00-88.00, FEW GOOD
75 00-80.00, STANDARD AND GOOD
75-100 LBS. 72.00-78, 60-85 LBS.
60.00-70.00. FARM CALVES; HOLS
TEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 95.00-124,
FEW DOWN TO 79.00, FEW HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 100-120 LBS. 85.00-105.00.
HOGS 35. FEW LOTS US NO. 1-2
205-235 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS
60 90-61.80. US NO. 1-3 380-520 LBS.
SOWS 44.25-47.00.
FEEDER PIGS 124. US NO. 1-3 20-40
LBS. FEEDER PIGS 29.00-41.00, 50-80
LBS. 49.00-56.00 - ALL PER HEAD.
SHEEP 16. CHOICE 70-110 LBS
SPRING SL. LAMBS 65.00-71.00.
GOATS 0. NO MARKET TEST.
Rrecast Fir September 11-19,1987
k/ TAB PILLED NIGHTS ON THE GRANDSTAND
Ssptsmhsr 11 -040 pm-No*l A Ths Os*
liptimhsr 12—MO pm—Lss Qrssawsod a
o—is0—is Joust
lipliiOir 13-MO pm-CMe—a
Ssptimhsr 14—7:00 pm— Ths Ms
Ssptsmhsr IS-7KIO pm—Ms CWsM ThHO
Show
Ssptsmhsr 16—6:00 pm—Ths Bsst si ths Bands
Ssptsmhsr 17—040 pm—JUsbsms
Ssptsmhsr IS-M 0 pm—Tom Joust
Ssptsmhsr 10—600 A 040 pm—Oak RMg* Boy*
Also enjoy continuous FREE shows throughout the
fairgrounds featuring the ever popular Nichols Brothers,
Carla Wallenda, Hanneford Family Circus, Marionette
Star Theater, and Qarray & Tomio Harness racing takes
place September 14-17 at 1 30 pm
afid admission to the grandstand
racing program is free
{-1
| *’
4 #
Joliet Cattle
Wednesday, August 26, 1987
REPORTED SALES FOR WEDNES
DAY 5,100 WEEK TO DATE: 13,800.
LIVE SALES TRADE ACTIVE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
FIRM. DEMAND GOOD. SELLER
INTEREST REMAINS MIXED, MOST
CATTLE STILL ON THE SHOW LIST
ARE HELD IN FIRM HANDS.
LIVE SALES SLAUGHTER STEERS;
MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 1050-1300 LBS.
64.75-66,00, h MOSTLY 65.00-65.50.
MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3
64.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 950-1100 LBS.
63.50-64.75, FEW HIGH DRESSING
65.00. MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3
63.00-
MOST CATTLE TO THE PACKING
PLANT WEIGHING CONDITIONS
EQUIVALENT TO 3% SHRINK AT THE
FEEDLOTS.
CARCASS BASIS STEERS AND
HEIFERS STEADY TO 50 HIGHER.
WEIGHT ONLY STEERS: MOSTLY
CHOICE 2-4 600-900 LBS.
103.00-104.00. MOSTLY CHOICE 1-3
HOLSTEINS 99.00-100.00. WEIGHT*
ONLY HEIFERS: MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4
550-800 LBS. 101.00-102.00. DRESSED
PRICES BASED ON HOT WEIGHTS.
FOR THE WEEK: EST. 18,000 LAST
WEEK: 13,200 LAST YEAR: STEERS
AND HEIFERS: LIVE
BASIS 50-1.00 HIGHER. DRESSED
BASIS-MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, Aug. 27, 1987
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
WEAK TO 1 00 LOWER EARLY, LATE
SALES STEADY; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS 1.00 TO 150 LOWER EARLY,
LATE SALES .50 LOWER. SLAUGH
TER COWS WEAK TO 2.00 LOWER
BULLS 1.00 TO 4.50 LOWER. SUPPLY
MAINLY GOOD TO AVERAGE
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS WITH 5 % COWS ESTI-
Nine Days and Nigf%
I
f •
, ring things
* In eat and drink
' -C'" r~\ * > 131,15 ran9e
_JL*. ~ V 3 A »f hides ond
r- games In delight all
A ***
A RAINBOW OF EXHIBITS -
hints hut/tin X I 111 II
ji/<l> ons juHilh H In
slot k (thi t fist s
<n< /t hk
mtdand 11/ m/i i
DispU\s
Inin stn and i ialt i.
an!n,a lam ntfit h m n/ mu
if Ik mf i niffs hail drn mij s' , k
/adi/im/
\ml Mm h Mm h Mom* 1
■Ss>‘
UM A Amthermy
I y H '7
H 7
I H
MAIN OR SHI\K 'iOl 11. H\\ K \(.RK\I 1 IMF
tot mon iHfot mutton and (ooijtlt ft s ihtdnh of ml i tins tordmffin
}otkFnn iVf((v(isU \uum }otk P\ 17WP/
Phom 7l7*'iS2 c >%
MATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
ABOUT 1700 AS COMPARED WITH
ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1427 A WEEK
AGO AND 1979 A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES. STEERS:
CHOICE 2-41100-1300 LBS. 63.00-65 00
LATE SALES 64 00-65.00950-1100 LBS
62.00- GOOD & CHOICE 2-3
1000-1200 LBS. 61.00-63.00.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200
LBS. 62.00-63.50 LATE SALES
62.00- 850-1000 LBS. 61.00-62.00
GOOD & CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS.
60.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY 2-3
38.00-42.00 CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 41.00-44.00 FEW HIGH
DRESSING 44.00-45.00 CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 35.00-40.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1300-1900 LBS.
47.50-58.00.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, August 27, 1987
MID-SESSSION CLOSE CATTLE
AND CALVES 700 (SLTR 100, FDRS
600) BULK OF RECEIP6S FEEDER
CATTLE FOR THURSDY'S AUCTION.
OPEN MARKET CONSISTS OF COWS
TRADING ACTIVE. SLAUGHTER
COWS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER BULLS SCARCE
SLAUGHTER CLASS- COWS: CUTT,
UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS
% LO DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
42.00- BONING 1-2 45.00-4600
46.00- INDIVIDAUL 48.00 CAN
NER AND CUTTER 1-2 38.00-42.00 RM
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 2,100: WEEK
AGO 2,000; YEAR AGO 2,500 COM
PARED TO THE PREVIOUS WEEK’S
CLOSE, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS .50- 1 00 LOWER. EXCEPT
HOLSTEIN STEERS STEAY COWS
AND BULLS FULLY STEADY. CLOS
ING 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER SUPP
LY MAINLY CHOICE STEERS AND
HEIFERS, AROUND 5% COWS. DS &
RM CB 42,00-44.00 CD 44 00-47 00 CG
41 00-48.00 CH 37.00-41.00
HING INDER
I'N ON THE
/AV -
5 000 mouth
UHMh
/'AT matks tin loiifh \uan i i
sill // nf tin ]otk hot at d
pn si ill filiation I lon I in/ss
tin s/i' i nil <U tn d/i s that n dl