AB-Lancastcr -farmlpfc/Samnhw Octobtr-itO, aMTw,:
40.00-44.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: (CLOSING
fUf PRICES) YIELD GRADE 1-2 BULK HI
_ _ _ _, _ _ DRESS LO DRESS 1500-2100 LBS.
OLD FARMERS ALMANAC ~
Oct. 12-18,1987
Bold days, quiet nights.
Columbus Day Oct 12 Cornerstone of the White House laid Oct 13, 1792
Margaret Thatcher born Oct 13, 1925 Theodore Roosevelt shot in the chest, at
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 14,1912 Last quarter of the moon Oct 14 (Wed ) Average
length of daysfor the week 11 hours 6 minutes The cathedral in Cologne,
Germany completed Oct 15, 1880, after 600 years of construction Audience
walked out on Edgar Allen Poe s reading of The Raven" Oct 17,1845, at the Lyceum
in Boston Dial telephone long-distance service began Oct 17,1949 What good is
patience if you iaii'l find it when you want it’
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week showers with mild temperatures, clear with pleas
ant temperatures midweek, end of week cold and rainy, snow in mountains
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week scattered showers with warm
temperatures, midweek clear and mild, end of week rainy and cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning of week sunny and warm, ram west, midweek
seasonable, end of week rainy
(All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
Omaha Cattle
Omaha, Ne.
Thursday, October 8, 1987
WEEKLY 51—CATTLE - SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND HEIFERS PRICES
RANGED 25-50 C LOWER THROUGH
THIS WEEK WHEN COMPARED TO
LAST WEEK’S CLOSE. BUYER
DEMAND PROVED DECENT FOR THE
SESSION. WHILE BEEF REALIZA
TIONS DECLINED AT MIDWEEK.
DEMAND CONTINUED NARROW FOR
SLIGHTLY INCREASED NUMBERS OF
Y G #4. SLAUGHTER COWS AND
BULLS STEADY.
ESTIMATED 5 DAY RECEIPTS THIS
WEEK 4,600 COMPARED TO ACTU
ALS THE PREVIOUS WEEK OF 6,031
AND ACTUALS LAST YEAR OF 7,553
SLAUGHTER STEERS ACCOUNTED
FOR 44 PERCENT OF THE WEEKS
RECEIPTS, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 44
PERCENT. SLAUGHTER COWS 7 PER
CENT AND FEEDER CATTLE 4
PERCENT.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES (CLOSING
SALES) STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
Tll A.M.
Graded Sale Fri., Oct. 16 - 11 A.M.
SPECIAL
GRADED SALE
• 250 Head Local Acclimated Cattle
All Weights
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times
OUR BUSINESS IS
SERVICE TO FARMERS
Let us help you build a
successful marketing program!
Call:
717-761-2740
800-382-1356
Grains &
• Forward Contracting
- PFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE, INC.
Ask the Old Farmer: How are the fat and oil removed
from bone so the bone can be used to make implements
such as spoons and knife handles 7 TP, Pensacola, Fla
Cut off the etui's of the hones so the marrow shows then hod
them in water until the center is clean After removing them
from the water scrape off any residue that remains on the
outside of the hones
Home Hints. To remove rust stains from a porcelain sink rub in
table salt and turpentine, then rinse
1100-1300 LBS 65.00-66.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1200 LBS 64.00-65.00
GOOD 62.00-64.00 HOLSTEINS: GOOD
AND CHOICE 1-3 1200-1400 LBS
58.50-60.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 975-1200 LBS
63.5065.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3
925-1025 LBS 62.00-64.00 GOOD
60.0062 00.
AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED
PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE
9001100 LB STEERS THIS WEEK
$64.83,11001300 LBS. $65.83.9001100
LB CHOICE HEIFERS 64.54.
AVERAGE COST AND WEIGHT OF.
SLAUGHTER STEERS SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS THIS WEEK: CHOICE $65.76
1,206 LBS. $ 64.88 1,079 LBS. GOOD
62.29 1,205 62.68 1,090 ALL 64.98 1,206
64.38 1,082.
LAST WEEK: CHOICE $ 66.06 1,184
LBS. $ 65.06 1,060 LBS. GOOD 63.11
1,202 63.14 1,043 ALL 65.45 1,188 64.37
1,054.
SLAUGHTER COWS: (CLOSING
PRICES) CUTT, UTIL, COMM 1-3
BULK HI DRESS LO DRESS BONING
44.00-48.25 CANNER & CUTTER
Livestock
• Hedging Services
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, Oct. 5, 1987
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 139; STEERS: H. CHOICE &
PRIME 63.50-66.75; CHOICE
61.00- GOOD 60 00-62.75, STAN
DARD 52.00-59.50. HEIFERS; CHOICE
60 00-62.75, GOOD 53.00-61.00. COWS
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
45.75-49.75, CUTTERS 43.75-46.25,
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
35 00-44.25. BULLOCKS: GOOD AND
CHOICE 54.00-58.75. BULLS: YIELD
GRADE NO. 1 50.25-55.00 FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS GOOD 60.00-75.50,
STANDARD 55.00-68.50, BULLS GOOD
62.00- 00, STANDARD 52.00-61.00;
HEIFERS GOOD 60.00-75.00, STAN
DARD 55.00-62.00.
CALVES 242; VEALERS PRIME
96 00-104.00, CHOICE 87.00-94.50,
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD p MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RD 1 Martmsburg. Pa
MONDAYS-HogsB AM to 11:30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS-Cattle & Calves
SAM 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
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
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1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552
LOCAL DEKALB HATC
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Four nearby locations capable of large volumes to fill
your orders in 1 to 2 consecutive days utilizing
professional people and state of the art equipment.
This provides you with fast, efficient service
that results in a top quality chick.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultrymen.
For More Information Phone: .
ST 717-653-1102 BwawM
t Monday -Friday 8:30 AM -4:00 PM j
GOOD 78.50-84.00, STANDARD AND
GOOD 67.00-76.00; 90-110 LBS.
82.00- 65-90 LBS. 68.00-86.50.
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
95.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 85.00-110.00.
HOGS 151: BARROWS AND GILTS
US NO. 1-2210-250 LBS. 51.00-53.25, US
NO. 1-3 208-275 LBS. 50.00-52.10. SOWS
US NO. 1-3 43.50-51.00. BOARS
39.50-43.00
FEEDER PIGS 87. US NO. 1-3 20-35
LBS. 22.00-40.00 PER HEAD, NO. 1-3
35-50 LBS. 41.00-46.50 PER HEAD.
SHEEP 48: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 81.00-83.00, GOOD
7000-78.50. SL. EWES 18.50-27.00
GOATS. $16.00-$44.00 PER HEAD
5 LOADS MIXED HAY $57.00-584 00
PER TON.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, September 24, 1987
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
£ mu
fe
* * »
1:
HEIFERS ST- EADY TO .50 LOWER.
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER ON STEERS.
SLAUGHTER COWS UNEVENLY
STEADY TO FIRM. BULLS 3.00 TO 4.00
LOWER IN LIMITED COMP- ARISON.
SUPPLY MAINLY GOOD TO AVER
AGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS WITH 5% COWS. ESTI
MATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
ABOUT 1500 AS COMPARED WITH
ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1630 LAST
WEEK AND 1811 A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS. 64.50-66.00
950-1150 LBS. 63.00-65.00 GOOD &
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS.
62.00-
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200
LBS. 63.25-64.50 850-1000 LBS.
62.00- GOOD & CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LBS. 60.00-63.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY 2-3
41.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 42.00-45.00 FEW HIGH
DRESSING INDIVIDUALS 46.00-46.50.
BULLS: FEW YG 1-2 1500-2000 LBS.
52.00-
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RO 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 cattle 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: 717-275*2880
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