Ai2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31, 198/ Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, PA Wed., October 28, 1987 ( CATTLE 246...PDA. Supply included IS head feeder cattle ...Compared to last Wednesday’s market: Slaughter steers .50 to $2.50 lower; Cows weak to $1.25 lower. Choice 985/1300 lbs si. steers 6200-67, mostly 64 25-66.25, Good 57.50-63, Good & Choice holstems 1250/1550 lbs. 55-60.75, Standard 52.10-56 10. Couple Choice si. heifers 59&60.50, few Goodd 53-57.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 43.50-47.25, few 48.75, Cutter & Bon. Uuhty 42-45.50, Canner & Low Cut ter 39-42.25. Few Good & Choice si. bul locks 55-66.25, few Standard 54-57.75. Yield Grade No. 1,1300/1700 lbs. si bulls 52.50-57 25, mostly 54.75-56 00. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1.500/580 lbs. steers 70.00-72.50. Few Medium Frame #l, 375/450 lbs. bulls 73 00-77 00. CALVES 185... Few High Choice & Prime vealers 100.00-105, Choice 88.00- few Good 81.00-90, few Stan dard and Good 110/120 lbs. 85.00-88. 90/1 JO lbs. 82.00-85, 80/90 lbs. 80.00-83, Utility 90/110 lbs. 75.00-80, 50/80 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calvfes: Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 87.00-113; Hols. Heifers 90/130 lbs. 85.00-95.00. HOGS 229.. B»rrowi and Gilti fully $1.50 to $1.75 lower. US No. 1-3 220/260 Ibi. 44-45.75, few 48.50. 2-3 220/265 Ibi. 43 50-44.50, few 2-4 220/290 lb«. 40-43.75, few 1-3 145/170 lbs. 40 50-45.00. Sows $2 to $3 lower. US No. 1-3 325/635 lbs. sows 36.00-40, few 41.50, few Medium 365/440 lbs. 30.00-33.00. Few Boars 35.50-37.00. FEEDER PIGS 261...Few0 US No. 1-3 20/25 lbs. feeder pigs 100.00-125, 30/35 lbs. 73.00-90, 35/50 lbs. 63 00-72, few 55/75 lbs. 59.00-60.00 - aU per hundredweight SHEEP 32... Few Choice&Prime 60/120 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 68.00-73.00, few lots Choice 30/40 lbs. 122.50-135, few 125/170 lbs. 58.00-66, few Good & Choice 50/60 lbs. 92.00-99.00. Few Slaughter sheep 27.00-37.00, one 46.00. GOATS 12... Few Large Adults 42.00- 1.00.0ne 69.00, few Large Kids 36.00- -- all per head. Omaha Cattle Omaha, NE Thurs, October 29, 1987 SLAUGHTER STEERS RANGED .50-100 LOWER FOR THE WEEK, WHILE SLAUGHTER HEIFERS TRENDED .50 DOWN. DEMAND RAN FAIRLY GOOD FOR THE PERIOD, BOLSTERED SOMEWHAT BY PUR CHASERS OF STEERS FOR C.ME. DELIVERY. OVERALL FINISH CON TINUED ATTRACTIVE, ALTHOUGH NUMBERS OF Y G#4 AND STEERS WEIGHING OVER 1300 LBS STILL A NAGGING PROBLEM. DEMAND FOR THESE KINDS NARROWED. SLAUGH TER COWS 1.00-3.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS 3.00-5.00 LOWER. ESTIMATED 5 DA Y RECEIPTS 6,500; ACTUALS LAST WEEK 6,443; LAST YEAR 6,454. STEERS COMPRISED 47 PERCENT OF THE WEEK’S RECEIPTS: SUPER SAVINGS On Jamesway Quality r |v Bam Cleaner .jjfp I You get strength where it counts in the easy tightening Hook- Link Chain. Each link is totally forged with extra steel at wear points and hardened for extra strength and dependable cleaning performance. LAPP'S BARN EQUIPMENT Sales & Service 5935 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap, PA 17527 (717) 442-8X34 HEIFERS 45 PERCENT; COWS 7 PER CENT: AND FEEDERS NONE. SLAUGHTER CLASSES (CLOSING SALES) STEERS; CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS 64.00-65.50 GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 1050-1200 LBS 63.00-64.00 GOOD 61.00-63.00. HOLSTEINS: PT LD GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 NEAR 1275 LBS 57.50 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 975-1125 LBS 63.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 925-1050 LBS 62.00-63.00 GOOD 59.00- AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED PRICE QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE 900-1100 LB STEERS THIS WEEK $64.42; 1100-1300 LBS $64.92; 900-1000 LB CHOICE HEIFERS $63.67. AVERAGE COST AND WEIGHT OF: THIS WEEK: SLAUGHTER STEERS SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. CHOICE $ 65.01 1,220 LBS $ 64 22 1,098 LBS GOOD 62.741,18762.17 1,056 ALL 64.46 1,212 63.76 1,088 LAST WEEK: CHOICE $ 66.13 1,219 LBS $ 65.011,101 LBS G00D63.10 U 22 63.74 1,076 ALL 65.46 1,220 64.46 1,090. SLAUGHTER COWS: (CLOSING PRICES) CUTT, UTIL, COMM 1-3 BULK HI DRESS LO DRESS BONING 41.00- CANNER & CUTTER 38.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS: (CLOSING PRICES) YIELD GRADE 1-3 BULK HI DRESS LO DRESS 1300-2100 LBS 53.00-55.50. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, Oct. 26, 1987 CATTLE 741. SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE & PRIME 65.00-68.75; GOOD & CHOICE 63.00-66.85; GOOD & CHOICE - HOLSTEIN 56.00-62 75; STANDARD & GOOD HOLSTEIN 53 00-57.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-67.75; GOOD & CHOICE 62 00-67.00; STANDARD & GOOD 52 00-62.00. COWS; UTILITY & COM MERCIAL 44.00-48.75, CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 42.50-47.75; CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 43 50 & DOWN. BULLS - ALL WEIGHTS: YIELD GRADE 1 55 50-61.75; YIELD GRADE 2 48.50-55.75. STOCKER CATTLE - ALL WEIGHTS: STEERS - MEDIUM & GOOD 65.00-79.00; HEIFERS - MEDIUM & GOOD 59.0071 00, BULLS - MEDIUM & GOOD 60 00-72 00; STEERS - HOLSTEIN 48.0058 00. CALVES 611. GOOD & CHOICE 125-250 LBS. 92.00-110.00, MEDIUM & GOOD 125-250 LBS. 82 00-93.50; MEDIUM & GOOD 80-120 LBS. 85.0095.00; LIGHT & CULL - ALL WEIGHTS 85.50 & DOWN; HOLSTEIN BULLS - RETURN TO FARM UP TO 130 00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS - RETURN TO FARM UP TO 139.00. LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 69. CHOICE LAMBS 69.0075.50; MEDIUM & GOOD LAMBS 60.0069.00; LIGHT LAMBS 66.0072.00; SHEEP, EWES & BUCKS 24.0033.50; GOATS - ALL SIZES (BY HEAD) 12.0051.00. HOGS 179. NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 190-225 LBS. 42.0tM6.00; NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 225-250 LBS. We Service Whet We Sell 44.00- NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 250-300 LBS. 40.00-45.00; GOOD BUTCHER SOWS - 400 LBS. DOWN 38.00- GOOD BUTCHER SOWS - 400 LBS. UP 38.00-44 00; HEAVY BOARS - OVER 300 LBS. 34.00-35.00. LIGHT 35.00-39.00; PIGS - ALL SIZES (BY HEAD) 21.00-39.00. SALE EVERY MONDAY AFTER NOON AT 3:30 A THURS AT 1.00 P.M. HAY A STRAW SALE EVERY MON DAY A THURS. AT 11:30 AM. SPECIAL FEEDER SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 6TH AT 7.15 P.M. Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, Oct. 26, 1987 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 443. COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S MARKET: SLAUGH TER COWS UNEVENLY STEADY. FEW GOOD SL. STEERS 61-63.50, STANDARD 55.00-57.00. FEW GOOD SL. HEIFERS 56-58.50, STANDARD 49.00- UTILITY 43.25-47.50. BREAK ING UTILITY A COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 44 50-48.25, ONE 50.00, CUTTER A BON. UTILITY 42.00-46, CANNER A LOW CUTTER 36.00-42, SHELLS DOWN TO 22 00. YIELD GRADE NO. 1, 1500/1900 LBS. SL. BULLS 52 50-57, FEW NO. 2. 950/1400 LBS. 49 00-58 00. FEEDER CATTLE: MEDIUM A LARGE FRAME NO. 1, 260/460 LBS. STEERS 65.00- FEW 93 00, 700/950 LBS. 60 00-69.00. MED. A LARGE FRAME NO. 1,250/450 LBS. HEIFERS 55 00-75, 600/800 LBS. 55.00-65.00. FEW MED. A LARGE FRAME NO. 1, 400/600 LBS. BULLS 60 00-75 00. CALVES 237. FEW GOOD VEALERS 80.00-90, STANDARD AND GOOD 90/120 LBS. 76.00-90, 60/85 LBS. OKE3HEIHKJHC3H WE HAVE THE TOTAL PROGRAM! * Assistance in financial package design, presentation. * CONTRACTING, m m m m m 64.00- FEW UTILITY 50/85 LBS. 45.00- FARM CALVES: HOLS TEIN BULLS 90/125 LBS. 95.00-125. HOL. HEIFERS 85/115 LBS. 90.00- HOGS 107 BARROWS AND GILTS $4 TO S 5 LOWER. LOT (10 HEAD) US NO. 1-2 232 LBS. 45.35, SMALL LOT 45 50, 1-3 205/265 LBS 44 00-45, 1-3 190/198 LBS. 43.00-43.75. US NO 1-3 350/600 LBS. SOWS 42-43 50. BOARS 30 00-36.50. FEEDER PIGS 26 US 1-3 35/45 LBS. FEEDER PIGS 30.00-41.00. FEW UTILI TY 30/40 LBS. 21.00-24 00 ALL PER HEAD. SHEEP 248. WOOL SLAUGHTER LAMBS FULLY STEADY. HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 88/95 LBS. 79.00-82, LOT 103 LBS. 77.00. CHOICE 75/90 LBS. 78.00- LOT 80 LBS. 85.00; GOOD A CHOICE 55/75 LBS. FEEDER LAMBS 80.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP 28.00- GOATS 3. LARGE 30.00-40.00 —ALL PER HEAD. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, Oct. 26, 1987 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES TO 120 00. VEAL CALVES TO 95.00. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 125.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES 70.00-75 00. GRASSERS A FEEDERS 40.00-70 00. LAMBS 55.00-73.00. SHEEP 18 00-25.00. HOGS, 200 TO 250 48 00-53 50 SOWS 34.00-36.00. BOARS 34 00-37.00. PIGS, EACH 20.00-39 00. * Purina Feeds To Fit Your Operation * Quality PIC Breeding Stock lender Limited Risk PROGRAMS WANTED * Good Quality Sow Producers Farrow To Finish or for Feeder Pig Production * Well Managed Finishing Units, Both New And Renovations Considered. KEYSTONE MILLS —StMuta Aq/deulbi/u — Suta. iS94- R.D.3 Ephrata, PA 17522 (717)354-4616 ★ Trademark Ralston Purina Company KSEIXSOKSEIX HEIFERS 41.0047.50. STEERS,' MED 42.0047.00.' ' STEERS, FEEDER 50 00-80.00 BULLS 48 00-53.75. COWS, UTILITY 44.00-47 25 COWS. FAT 42.00-45 00. COWS, MEDIUM 39 00-4100 COWS. POOR OR SMALL 12 00-38.00. REMARKS: ENTIRE DAIRY OF SIM VIENTAL FOR NEXT MONDAY’S FEEDER SALE. FEEDER SALE IST MONDAY OF •ACH MONDAY. DAIRY SALE 3RD THURSDAY OF 3ACH MONTH. * Management Service * Record- Keeping 1975 Route 336 • Romulus, NY 14541 (315)549-2578 CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STEADY HORSES EA. TO 250 00. GOATS TO 51.00. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Wed., October 28, 1987 MID-SESSION CLOSE CATTLE & CALVES: 150. OPEN MARKET CONSIST OF COWS COWS 1.00 TO MOSTLY 2.00 LOWER INSUFFICIENT VOLUME SLAUGH TER STEERS AND HEIFERS TO SLAUGHTER HEIFERS TO ESTAB LISH A MARKET. SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS % LO DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 39.00-42.00. BONING 1-2 42.00-44.00 44.00. CANKER & CUTTER 1-2 37.00-43 00 SHELLY CANKER 1-2 33.00-37.00 DS CB 39.00-42.00 CD 41.00-44 00 CG 40.00-44.00 CH 36.00-40.00.