Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 06, 1988, Image 17

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    Grantsville Livestock beef cows: utility ani> com-
Graniaville, Mart land MERCIAL 45.00-48.75; CUTTERS
Saturday. Jan. 30, 1988 41.00-44.50; CANNERS 38.50-40.50;
SI SI£"t*NDARD 51.(0-35.00.
SEST.JtSS “SS&gSSSi* STAN
-40.50-46.50; LIGHT BUTCHER DARD 49.00-55.00.
35.00- BUTCHER SOWS BULLS: GOOD 55.00-57.50; STAN
-32.0- 00; FEEDER SHOATS DARD 50.00-54.00.
15.00- FEEDER CATTLE: 300-500 LB.S
LARGE FRAME 60.00-75.50; 300-500
LBS. SMALL FRAME 56.00-64.00;
500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME
62.00- 500-700 LBS. SMALL
FRAME 55.00-62.00.
VEAL CALVES: GOOD
103.00- 109.00; STANDARD
88.00- UTILITY 65.00-85.00.
FARM CALVES: BULLS
118.00- HEIFERS 1.00-1.05.
HOGS: 43.00-44.50.
SOWS: 34.00-36.50.
SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD
14.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD
23.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD
35.00-
LAMBS: 65.00-85.00.
SHEEP; 25.00-31.00.
GOATS: 24.00-36.00.
VEAL: GOOD 86.00-95.00, STAN
DARD 72.00-85.00; UTILITY
40.00- BULL CALVES 1.00-1.42.
SHEEP & LAMBS; GOOD
85.00- UTILITY 75.00-80.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 20.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS:
GOOD 62.00-64.50; STANDARD
58.00- UTILITY 50.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: GOOD 60.00-63.00; STAN
DARD 52.00-58.00; UTILITY
45.00-
COWS: COMMERCIAL 45.00-51.50;
UTILITY 42.00-44.00; CANNER & CUT
TER 38.00-40.00.
BULLS; COMMERCIAL & GOOD
58.00- CUTTER A UTILITY
48.00-
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: (YEAR
LING STEERS) GOOD 70.00-80.00;
MEDIUM 55.00-65.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.00-98.00;
MEDIUM 60.00-70.00.
HEIFER CALVES; GOOD
70.00- MEDIUM 52.00-60.00.
renns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
W-L Alfalfas
Why grow anything but the Best?
WBak <r-**2^E^g
“W-L is very definitely
a high quality seed
The varieties are
dependable, the crop is
more persistent, and I
think the hay quality is
better I took 4 cuttings last
y£ar, and the fourth was
just like the first l "
CarlKreider
OuarryviUe, PA
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, February 2, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 22S...PDA...Ccmpared with
Utl Tuesday*! market: Slaughter iteen
steady to weak; Cows mostly steady.
Choice si. steers 64.00-66.25, Select
60.00- few Standard 55.00-58.00.
Choice sL heifers 62.00-65, Select 57.
50-62, Standard 53.00-57, few Utility
48.00- Breaking Utility ft Commer-
A .v v T
“I plant 900 acres with W-L
because it gives me
tonnage and quality
WL 316 comes back quickly
and stays fine When
you’re doing as many acres
as I am, that leaf to stem
ratio is important”
Dean Stuart
Corning, NY
dal iL cowi 48.00-52, couple 33.00, Cutter
A Boning Utility 44.50-48.50, Canner A
Low Cutter 38-44.50, Shells down to 34.00.
Yield Grade No. 1.110012300 Ibi. il. bull.
57.00- Feeder Cattle; Few Medium
A Large Frame No. 1, 500/600 Iba. iteen
74.00- Few Medium Frame No. 1,
350/500 Ibi. built 70.00-80, few Large #2.
480 lbs. 67.00.
CALVES 108...Standatd and Good
90/120 lbs. vealen 79.00-94, 60/85 lbs.
65.00- few Utility 45/70 Ibi.
30.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
90/120 lbs. 100.00-151.00.
HOGS 164...8arr0ws and gilts mostly
steady. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs.
47.50-48.25, one lot 49.10, l-321Q/2601b5.
46.35-47.50, few 1-3 170/190 lbs.
40.00- Few US No. 1-3 40Q/SSO lbs.
sows 40.00-45.00, few 2-3 400/500 lbs.
37.00- Few Boars 17.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market test
SHEEP 2...C0up1e Slaughter ewes 21.00
and 28.00.
GOATS I... Medium 39.00 - per head.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, February 3, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 125...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market; Slaughter cows. 50 tosl
lower. Few Select slaughter steers
56.50-62, few Select holsteins 56.25-58.25,
few Standard 54.75-56.25, few Utility
52.75-53.00. Breaking Utility and Com
mercial tL cows 46.50-50.25, Cutter and
Boning Utility 44.50-48.25, Canner and
Low Cutler 40.00-44.50, Shells down to
39.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1075/1900
lbs. si. bulls 59.50-61.85. Feeder Cattle:
Few Large Frame No. 2,420/580 lbs. steers
60.00-66.00.
" I _
mm
|T
“The WL 318 has done
very well We’ve got one
bed we planted 8 years
ago, and it's still
producing We got four
cuttings this year l And we
planted some 316 this
Spring, and it did
exceptionally well 1"
Ross Smith, Jr
Jarrettsville, HID
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 6, 1988-Al7
CALVES 140... Choice vealen, indivi
duals 109.00&112.00, Standard and Good
75/100 lbs. 90.00-100, Utility 60/80 lbs.
79.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90/130 lbs. 100.00-162, mostly
140.00- few Hoi. Heifers 95/100
lbs. 101.00-104.00.
HOGS 142.. Barrows and gilts about
steady. US No. 1-3 215/235 lbs.
47.00- 2-3 210/260 lbs. 46.50-47.60.
US 1-3 320/675 lbs. tows 33.00-36.50,
couple 39.00. Few Boars 25.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 244... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 19.00-30.00, 35/50 lbs.
28.00- 60/70 lbs. 38.00-50.00 all
per head.
SHEEP I... Choice, cne 100 lbs. wool sL
lambs 83.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test HOLS
TEIN DAIRY COWS $670.00-$ 1250.00
PER HEAD.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tims., Feb. 2, 1988
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .19-1.60.
COWS .38-.52V..
EASY COWS .11.49‘A.
HEIFERS .40-.65.
BULLS .52-.65.
STEERS .57V4 -.66.
HOGS .30-.44.
ROASTING PIGS, EACH 21.00-31.00.
BOARS .24-.26.
SOWS .27-.42V4.
SHEEP .10-.75.
LAMBS. EACH 20.00-73.00.
LAMBS, PER LB. .59-1.33.
GOATS. EACH 30.00-85.00.
KIDS. EACH 10.00-45.00.
HIDES, EACH S.OO-30.00.
New Holland Horses
New Hoi land Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Feb. 1, 1988
Report supplied by Auction
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 260
HEAD OF, HORSES. MULES AND
PONIES.
MARKET: STEADY.
LOCAL
REGISTERED
650.00-900.00.
DRIVING HORSES: 400.00-650.00.
RIDING HORSES: 275.00-510.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS
250.00-375.00.
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS
425.00-550.00.
MARE PONIES; 30.00-70.00.
COLTS; 10.00-25.00.
GELDING PONIES: 30.00-70.00.
LARGER PONIES: 110.00-200.00.
Paradise
Tobacco Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Week of Feb. 1, 1988
Report Supplied By Auction
MIDDLES: .95-1.01, LARGE PER
CENTAGE, 1.00.
TIPS: .95-1.01, LARGE PERCEN
TAGE. 1.00.
GOOD BOTTOMS
(STRONGER).
OUT-GRADES: .06-.35.
TOTAL POUNDS SOLD: 305,910.
Garden Spot
Tobacco Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Week of Feb. I, 1988
Report Supplied By Auction
GOOD MIDDLES .90-1.05.
GOOD TOPS .80-1.00.
GOOD BOTTOMS .3S-.65.
OUT-GRADES: .15-.50.
NORBCO
Heavy-Duty
FREE STALLS
Featuring:
• Rugged Magna-Clamp
Horizontal Mounting Brackets
• Massive V* " Steel Neckrail
Crossclamp
• Strong 2 3/8” O.D. Galvanized
Tubing
• Available in Lengths Of 4’, 4'A S’,
5A 6’, &A ’
Unique design places neckrail at
higher level - Cows have additional
room for ease in getting up
(( MEGABEND
Wide loop provides cows more
room for greater comfort
7 UNIBEND
Conventional design for economy
Prices Start At $39.00
NORBCO EQUIPMENT
Corner Rt. 233 & South St.,
Westmoreland, N.Y. 13490
TEL 315-853-3936
Dealer & Contractor Inquiries Welcome
HORSES
40-.95