AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, 1987 Pennsylvania Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, October 23 Report supplied by PDA 15 Livestock Markets CATTLE: 6120. Compared with 3741 head last week and 6644 head a year ago. Steers uneven; extremes 1.00 higher to 1.00 lower, heifers riiostly weak to 1.00 lower, cows steady to 1.00; spots 2.00 lower; bul locks small supply uneven; bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lower; High Choice & Prime 2-4, 67.35-71.50; Choice 65.50-69.00; Good 58.00-64.25; Standard 54.00-58.00; Good & Choice holsteins 57.50-62.50; heifers Choice 60.50-65.00; Good 56.00- Standard 50.00-56.00; cows Breaking Utility & Comercial 45.00-48.75; Cutler & Boning 42.00-46.50; Calmer & Cutter 37.00-42.50; shells 29.00; bullocks few Choice 59.75-63.75; few Good 56.00- few Standard 51.75-52.50; YG 1. 1000-2250 lb. 52.75-60.25; 2, 900-1550 lb. 50.00-57.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Med. & Large 1, 300-500 lb, steers 70.00-78.00;500-800 lb. 58.00- heifers Med. & Large 1, 300-500 lb. 59.00-65.50; 500-850 lb. 50.50-60.50; Med. 1, 300-500 lb. bulls 65.00- 500-800 lb. 52.00-65.00. CALVES: 4052. Compared with 2949 head last week and 4138 head a year ago. Steady to 5.00 higher; few Prime 100.00- Choice 90.00-100.00; Good 80.00-90.00; few Standard & Good 110-130 lb. 85.00-95.00; 90-110 lb. 80.00- 65-85 lb. 68.00-85.00; Utility 50-100 lb. 70.00-82.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90-135 lb. 90.00- heifen 90-130 lb. 90.00- HOGS; 4501. Compared with 3088 head U«l week and 4412 head a year ago. Weak to 1.25 lower; 1-2,220-2401 b. 50.00-51.50; 1-3,220-250 lb. 48.00-50.00; 2-3,210-260 lb. 47.00-49.85; 2-4, 235-280 lb. 46.00- sows unevenly steady; 1-3, 300-600 lb. 43.00-48.00; 2-3, 300-685 lb. 39.00- boars 35.00-4100. FEEDER PIGS: 1320. Compared with 854 head last week and 868 head a year ago. 3.00- lower; 1-3, 20-35 lb. 19.00- 35-50 lb. 25.00-38.00; 50-85 lb. 38.00-47.00. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 2489. Compared with 2828 head last week and 2246 head a year ago. Uneven; weights under 50 lb. steady to 15.00 lower, over 50 lb. steady to 5.00 lower, 1-2, 20-30 lb 90 00-119.00; 30-40 lb. 92 00-133,00, 40-50 lb. 76 00-117.00; 50-60 lb 85.00- 00, 60-85 lb. 70.00-93.00, 2-3, 30-40 lb 84 00-124 00; 40-50 lb. 73.00- 00. SHEEP 1251 Compared with 689 head last week and 1029 head a year ago. Steady to 5.00 higher; High Choice & Prime 65-110 lb 70.00-82.00, Choice 80-135 lb 65 00-78.00. Good & Choice 65-95 lb 56 00-65 00, Good & Choice 55-85 lb feeder lambs 70 00-83.00; si sheep 18 00-36.00 Keister’s Livestock Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1987 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 442. COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S MARKET: SLAUGH TER STEERS STEADY TO .50 HIGHER; COWS ABOUT STEADY. FEW HIGH CHOICE & PRIME SL. STEERS 66.75-71, CHOICE 1050-1600 LBS. 65-68 50. GOOD 60.00-65, FEW 66.00; CHOICE HOLSTEINS 59-64.50, GOOD 57.50-60; STANDARD 57.00-61.00. FEW CHOICE SL. HEIFERS 59.6-64.75, FEW STANDARD & GOOD 54.50-58.50. BREAKING UTILITY & COMMER CIAL SL. COWS 45-50.50, FEW BEEF BREED 49.75-56.50. CUTTER & NON ING UTILfTY 43.50-47.50. CANNER & LOW CUTTER 38-43 75, SHELLS DOWN TO 35 00. COUPLE CHOICE SL BULLOCKS 63&67 25. YIELD GRADE NO. 1, 1150-1750 LBS. SL BULLS 55 00-59, ONE 65.00, NO. 2. FEW 900-1065 LBS 50 00-53 00 FEEDER CATTLE MEDIUM FRAME NO 1, 400-700 LBS STEERS AND BULLS 63 00-73 00 CALVES 190 FEW GOOD AND CHOICE VEALERS 80 00-90.00, STAN DARD AND GOOD 70-100 LBS. 82 00-90, UTILITY 60-85 LBS 70 00-82 00 FARM CALVES HOLS TEIN BULLS 85-125 LBS 90 00-136, MOSTLY 100 00-125 00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-125 LBS. 90 00-120 00 HOGS 456 BARROWS AND GILTS $1 TO S 3 LOWER US NO 1, 230-240 LBS 52-54 50, 1-2 210-245 LBS 50 00-52, 2-3 200-250 LBS 49 00 50,2-4 Maryland Dairyman Is Atlantic Local President SOUTHAMPTON S. Keith Dixon, Chestertown, Md, was elected president of the Chestertown-Massey Local of Atlantic Dairy Cooperative Dis trict 10 at the local’s annual meet ing Sept. 17. P. Thomas Mason, also of Ches tertown, was named as secretary/ treasurer. William S. Sutton, Chester town, was appointed delegate to attend the cooperative’s annual meeting in November. Named as alternate delegate was P. Thomas Mason. Jersey Breeders District #3 members gathered Wednesday night at the Bird-ln wnof E «a Hand Restaurant. Members represented Chester, Berks, Lancaster, Lehigh, and one 85.00,90-110 lbs. 63.00-7i.00. Schuylkiil counties. Penn State extension dairy agent Glenn Shirk also attended the goats i’o. fewlarge 33.00-ioo.oo meeting. - ALL PER HEAD. Jersey Local Holds District Meeting Make Hardy Brand® your hybrid. Make every kernel count. "Hardy corn is great! It does a great Job of husking, and it's always nice and green, and it stands well. Our 300 acres are all Hardy. Why. some folks say. my gosh, I never saw corn like that!'" Tom McConahy Volant. PA NEW FOR ’B7 -105 XS and 175 XS - short single crosses with high yields r jt f m rA I mam "Hardy comes out on top compared to the others. Hardy 760 XS Is a good shelling com, yields terrific and stands great. The 370 XS short season is a tall corn, and shells so easy, you can hardly hear it go through the combine." Dave Moore Boonsboro. MD “I've been with Hardy for 10 years. We get a lot longer grain with Hardy 370 XS, and it really shells great. And Hardy has a better stalk than most I've seen. It’s great looking com. why it really sells itself!" Roy Hofftnen Richfield. PA
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