(Continued from Pag* A 3)
et returned to normal after the
storm pressured prices from the
opening, but active cash spreading
fueled advances in the front two
months. Yesterday’s bearish
weekly storage report seemed to
have been pre-factored into the
trade with only slight losses in the
bellies.
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Investment tax credits are still available on Farm Finance
Leases... but only until midnight December 31, 1987.
This is limited to farmers only on new equipment and only
up to $ 150,000 in new leases during a single year.
Ask your dealer or call your local Telmark representative.
Gail Post, Lehigh Valley, PA
215-298-3188
Glenn Lalhrop, West Chester, PA
215-430-6163
Mike Fullam, Mifflinburg, PA
717-966-9202
Telmark leases are available throughout the Northeast, KY, Ml, OH, VA and WV Minimum lease $5,000, based
upon credit approval
Greencastle
Livestock
Graancaatia, Pa.
Thursday, December 17
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 331. Cowl 1.00-1.25 higher,
few Choice 112S-128S lb. steers
62.85-64.50; few Select 57.75-63.00;
Choice beifen 62.00-66.25; few Select
58.50-63.00; cowi Breaking Utility ft
Commercial 46.25-49.25; Cutter ft Boning
44.00- Canner ft Low Cutter
40.00- ihellt down to 38.50; few YG
1 bull! 1210-2125 lb. 55.25-60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steen few Med. 1,
330-450 lb. 59.50-71.00.
CALVES; 402. Few Choice
95.00-98.00; few Good 70.00-80.00; Stan
dard ft Good 70-105 lb. 72.00-78.50; Utili
ty 50-80 lb. 55.00-73.00; hoi. bulls 85-90
lb. 77.00-90.00; 95-130 lb. 100.00-138.00;
Agrilease
heifer. 85-135 lb. 77.50-110.00.
HOGS: 16. Few US 2-3,280 lb. 37.00;
US 1-3,370-735 lb. sow. 34.00-39.25; few
boon 26.25-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS; IS. 1 lot US 1-3, SO lb.
40.00 per head.
SHEEP; 3. Few Choice 70-120 lb.
65.50-72.00.
Pennsylvania
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, December 18
Report supplied by PDA
14 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 4655. Compared with 5672
head lait week and 5976 head a year ago.
Steen uneven; moitly iteady to weak; heif
en and cow. unevenly iteady; bulls steady'
to weak; .teen High Choice A Prime
67.50-70.50; Choice 62.00-69.00; Select
y ?
%
58.00- Standard 52.00-58.50; Good
A Choice hols terns 56.50-63.00; Choice
heifers 60.00-66.25; Select 55.00-63.00;
few Standared 49J0-54.50; Breaking Utili
ty A Commercial cows 45.50-50.00; Cutter
A Boning 42.00-48.00; Canner A Cutter
36.00- sheUs 26.00; bullocks few
Choice 60.75-65.75; Select 57 JO-61.00;
bulls YGI,IIOO-23001b. 54.00-61.75; No.
2, 900-1400 lb. 47.00-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Med. A Large 1,
300-500 lb. steen 69.00-84.00; 600-850 lb.
63.00- Med. 1, few 300-450 lb. heif
ers 68.00-74.00; few 450-800 lb.
52.00- bulls Med. I, 300-450 lb.
64.00- 400-600 lb. 59.00-74.00.
CALVES: 3569. Compared with 4187
head last week and 3497 head a year ago.
Steady to weak; few High Choice A Prime
105-118 lb. Choice 85.00-105.00; Good
70.00- 90-1101 b. 68.00-80.00; 70-90
lb. 56.00-73.00; Utility 50-100 lb.
32.00-
FARM CALVES: HoL bulls 90-130 lb.
144.00; heifien 90-125 lb. 80.00-126.00.
HOGS: 4883. Compared with 5638 head
last week and 5206 head a year ago. Mostly
steady to .50 lower, US 1-2, 215-250 lb.
40.00- 1-3,200-260 lb. 39.50-42.00;
2-3, 220-270 lb. 37.00-40.50; few 2-4,
240-300 lb. 36.00-39.00; few 1-3,170-190
lb. 37.00-39.00; sows steady to weak; US
1-3, 300-700 lb. 25.00-39.00; few 2-3,
400-750 lb. 26.00-34.00; baors
25.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 834. Compared with
1044 head bn week and 899 head a year
ago. Mostly steady; 1-3, 15-35 lb.
18.0O3Z00; 35-55 lb. 28.00-48.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES:
2549. Compared with 2715 head last week
and 2463 head a year ago. Mostly steady to
12.00 higher, 1-2, 30-40 lb. 80.00-95.00;
40-50 lb. 75.00-96.00; 50-60 lb.
68.0092.00; 6070 lb. 65.0086.00; 7080
lb. 60.0076.00; 80105 lb. 56.0070.00,
2-3, 25-50 lb. 72.0084.00; 55-85 lb.
58.0069.00.
SHEEP; 1645. Compared with 1241
head last week and 1966 head a year ago.
Wool lambs steady to strong; wool lambs
High Choice & Prime 80-110 lb.
72.00-86.00; Choice 75-100 lb.
70.0076.00; Good & Choice 7095 lb.
64.0074.00; Good & Choice 45-75 lb.
feeder lambs 70.0099.00; new crop lambs
few Choice 15-35 lb. 202.00225.00; 35-55
lb. 110.00190.00; 5075 lb. 80.00125.00;
si. ewes 20.0048.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Dec. 17, 1987
RETURN TO FARM CALVES
90.00131.00.
GOOD VEAL 85.00100.00.
COMMON VEAL 50.00-84.00.
CHOICE STEERS 65.00-69.25.
SELECT STEERS 58.00-65.00.
COMMON STEERS 49.00-57.00.
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COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00-53.30.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 44.00-SO.OO.
SHELLS 35.00-43.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 63.00-65.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 58.00-63.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 48.00-57.00.
GOOD FEEDERS 65.00-75.00.
COMMON FEEDERS 45.004i4.00.
BULLS 50.00-61 JO.
GOOD HOGS 41.00-41.35.
HEAVIES 38.00-40.50.
SOWS 25.00-30.00.
LAMBS 60.00-61.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1987
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: COWS: HIGH YIELD
47.00- UTILITY 43.00-47.00; CAN
NERS 40.00-43.00; SHELLY 39.00
DOWN. FED STEERS ; ONE CHOICE TO
66.00; GOOD LOW CHOICE
58.00- STANDARD HOLSTEINS
50.00- HEIFERS; ONE GOOD AT
57.00; COMMERCIAL 48.00-52.00.
VEAL CALVES; KILLERS 80-100 LBS.
65.00- 50-80 LBS. 60.00-67.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
95-120 LBS. ft 0.00-130.00, 90-95 LBS.
80.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS:
90-125 LBS. 85.00-91.00. BUTCHER
HOGS: 60 HEAD. US 1&3 ONE LOT 210
LBS. 39.75, 215-245 LBS. 41.00-41.25,
260-270 LBS. 35.00-37.85,270-310 LBS.
31.00- SOWS: 300-700 LBS.
28.00- BOARS; 400-700 LBS.
25.50-27.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS: 300-500
LBS. 70.00-76.00, 500-700 LBS.
65.00- 700-850 LBS. 61.00-63.00.
850-975 LBS. 55.00-65.00. HEIFERS:
300-500 LB. CHOICE 68.00-72.00,
GOOD 58.00-68.00, 500-700 LBS.
CHOICE 62.00-70.00, GOOD
52.00- 700-900 LBS. GOOD
48.00- BULLS: 300-500 LBS.
71.00- 700-900 LBS. 49.50.
LAMBS: CHOICE 50-80 LBS.
69.00- GOOD SMALL WEIGHTS
60.00- SHEEP: 100-150 LBS.
35.00- 160-190 LBS. 24.00-34.00.
GOATS: LARGE 60.00-71.00, MEDIUM
45.00- SMALL 35.00-45.00. PIGS
& SHOATS: 30-45 LBS. 18.00-26.00,
80-90 LBS. 37.00-46.00. BY THE POUND
60-90 LBS. 46.00-56.00, 95-125 LBS.
43.00- FEEDING SOWS: 260-300
LBS. 28.00-36.00, BRED SOWS: 400-450
LBS. 34.00-46.00.
SALES AS USUAL DECEMBER 22ND
A 29TH.
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