Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 16, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 193 PDA. Compared with
PROFITABLE SWINE PRODUCTION
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• Farrow To Finish Programs
• Quality Feeding Programs
• On Farm Computer Services
• A Fleet Of Clean Disinfected Livestock Trucks
• Manager And Technician Training Programs
• Proven Genetic Program
• Professional Service Supervisors To Assist In Your Management Decisions
NOTE:
All Services Are Available For Contract And For Independent Operations,
• We Also Provide Feed And Services For
• • Feeder Pig Operations
• • Finishing Operations
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last Tuesday’s market; Slaughter cows 23
to $l, spots $1.50 higher. Few Choice si
steers 65.50-68.25, few Select 61.00-65.75,
Select & Choice 1220/1545 lbs. holsteins
59 50-63, few Standard 58.75-61 50
Choice with few High Choice 975/1315 lbs
3-5, si. heifers 60 75-66, Select 59 63 75,
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few Standard 51.25-57.50, Utility & Low
Standard 440/825 lbs. 41 00-70.00 Break
ing Utility & Commercial si cows
48 75-53.50, few 55.00, Culler & Boning
Utility 47 75-52 50, few 56 50, Canner &
Low Culler 43.75-47.75, Shells down to
33 00 Good si. bullock, one 62 00, one
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Standard 57.75, one Utility 5050 Few
Yield Grade No, 1, 1190/1680 si bulls
60-65.50.
CALVES 213. .Vealers unevenly
steady Two Choice 106 00&107, two
Good 82 00&84, Standard and Good
85/110 lbs 87 00-%. 75/85 lbs 77 00-90,
Utility 45/80 lbs. 35.00-63, few to 75 00
Farm Calves- Holstein Bulls 85/13* lbs
100.00-177, mostly 124.00-165 00, Hoi
Heifers 85/110 lbs. 104.00-128 00. Beef
cross bulls & heifers 80/100 lbs
85 00-112,00.
HOGS 176 Barrows and gilts small
supply steady to 50 higher US No 1-2
215/255 lbs. 45 5047 10. 1-3 225/250 lbs
46 75-47 50, two lots 280/295 lbs
41&43 25, 2-3 215/240 lbs 45-46 25, lot
2-3 3121bs 48 00. US No. 1-3 275/725 lbs
sows 34 5 037 50, few 2-3 445/565 lbs
30 00-33.50. Boars 25.50-29.75, light
weights 32 25-36 25
FEEDER PIGS 0 No Market Test.
SHEEP 7. .TwoChoice&Pnme 100 lbs
wool slaughter lambs 77 00&87, two
Choice 110/115 lbs. 63.00&64 00. Few
Slaughter sheep 25 00-30 00.
GOATS 3 Few 35 0 052 00 - per head
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, February 17, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 96.. PDA Compared with
last weeks market- Few Select slaughter
steers 62 75-63 75, one Standard 58 00
Few Standard si heifers 54 50-56 50, few
Utility 46 50 49 50 Breaking Utility and
Commercial si cows 50 00-52 50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 45 50-49 75, Canner & Low
Cutler 41 00-46, Shells down to 35 50
Yield Grade No. 1,1080/1900 lbs si bulls
56 50-60 75, one low dressing 55 75, one
Every Wednesday
Westend of Avondale
at the intersection of
Baltimore Pike and
Route 41.
t o* s COWS X
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
No. 2, 1005 lbs. 50.00. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,740/945 lb«.
steers 60 00-66.50. Few Medium Frame
No 1. 300/410 lbs. heifers 73 50-82, few
690/825 lbs. 56 00-62.50. Medium No. 1-2,
300/520 lbs. bulls 72 50-86.00.
CALVES 138... Choice vcaler, 355 lbs
individual 110 00, few Good
102 00-109 00, Standard and Good 90/120
lbs 82 00-100, 60/85 lbs. 62 00-85 00
Farm Calves- Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs
100 00-146 00 Beef cross bulls & heifers
65/135 lbs 90 00-125 00.
HOGS 183 .Barrows and gilts $1 lower
US No. 1-2 220/235 lbs 45.75-46 10, 1-3
220/265 lbs 45 00-46, 2-3 220/265 lbs
44 00-45, 1-3 210/215 lbs. 43 00-44, lot
185 lbs 38 75. Sows weak to $1 lower. US
No 1-3 315/575 lbs. sows 34 00-37 75
Boars 25 00-35.00, mostly 27 50-28 25.
FEEDER PIGS 65.. US No 1-3 20/30
lbs feeder pigs 26 00-32 00, 30/40 lbs
29 00-44 00 all per head
SHEEP 5 . Few Slaughter ewes
30 00-36 00.
GOATS 9... Medium 36.00-50 00 -
per head.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, February 18, 1988
WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
FIRM TO 1 00 HIGHER, SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS FIRM TO 100 HIGHER,
INSTANCES 1 50 HIGHER ALL
REPORTED SALES MONDAY WITH
NOT ENOUGH SALES BALANCE OF
WEEK FOR A MARKET TEST
SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD WEAK TO
200 LOWER BULLS NOT WELL
TESTED SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT
TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT
7% COWS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
THIS WEEK ABOUT 1200 AS COM
PARED WITH ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF
1214 A WEEK AGO AND 1380 A YEAR
AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES. STEERS
CHOICE 2-4, MOSTLY 3 1100-1350
LBS 68.00-70 00 950-1100 LBS
65 00-68 00 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3
1000-1200 LBS 63 00-67 50
HEIFERS CHOICE 2-4, MOSTLY 3
1000-1200 LBS 67.00-68 50 850-1000
LBS. 64 00-67 00 SELECT & CHOICE
2-3 900-1100 LBS 62 00-67.00
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY 2-3
43 00-47 00 CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 44.00-48 00 FEW HIGH
DRESSING INDIVIDUALS 48 00-52 50
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2
40 00-45 00
HAY & STRAW
SALE
12:00 Noon
Harvey Z. Martin
215-268-3604
(Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
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Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.
Ephrata.
- all
HAY & STRAW
AUCTION
EVERY
THURSDAY
AT 1 PM
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES. INC.
10 miles East of Lan
caster on Rt. 3p,
Paradise, PA
717-442-4181 or
768-8204
L. Robert Frame, Mgr.