Virginia Weekly
Richmond, VA
Thurs., March 10, 1988
MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 3-9,
1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SOLD
STEADY TO $3.00 LOWER, AS MID
WEST AREA PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00
MEWS
\ BUYING
\j\ % STATION
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD4. EPHRATA. PA 17522
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648' Office
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
| Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors (
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD c MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BL AIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RD 1 Martinsburg, Pa
Eutei Umb ft Ooat Sate
Thursday,
M«ich 84.
MONDAYS - Hogs BAMto 11 ;30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS Cattle & Calves
SAM to 3 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
Livestock market and auction news
LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $3.00-4.00
LOWER AS MIDWWEST PRICES
WERE SLOW IN THE BEGINNING
ANDSLIGHTLYHIGHERATTHE END
OF THE PERIOD. THE BOXED BEEF
CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS
$109.49 UP $1.57 FROM LAST WEEK.
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
We will also accept your sows & boars.
Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA
MARKETS WERE STEADY TO $3.00
LOWER WHILE MIDWEST MARKETS
WERE STEADY TO WEAK. BEEF PRO
DUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN
4% AND 11% BELOW LAST YEAR AS
SLAUGHTER WEIGHTS WERE 5
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY ALSO. PRO
DUCTION WAS DOWN 2 PERCENT
FROM LAST YEAR AS AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 11
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA SALES
WERE MOSTLY STEADY LAST WEEK
AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY. PRODUCTION WAS 4 PER
CENT ABOVE LAST YEAR WHILE
WEIGHTS WERE 11 POUNDS HEA
VIER THAN LAST YEAR.
MARKET HOG PRICES AT VIRGINI-
A SALES WAS $2.00 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$2.00 LOWER. PRICES FOR FRESH
PORK PRODUCTS WERE MIXED $l.OO
HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER. PORK PRO
DUCTION WAS 1% BELOW LAST
WEEK AND 4% ABOVE A YEAR AGO.
AVEAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1
POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A MARKET.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED STEADY THAN
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT
$41.00-42.00 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG
AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE 50 CENT TO $2.00 LOWER
THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$39.50-42.00. SOWS RANGED
$28.00-31.00 AND BOARS $20.00 PER
CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1%, SLAUGHTER COWS 14%,
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%. SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 66%, OVER
600 LBS 16%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS;
HAY & STRAW
AUCTION
EVERY
THURSDAY
AT 1 PM
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES. INC.
10 miles East of Lan
caster on Rt. 30,
Paradise, PA
717-442-4181 or
768-8204
L Robert Frame, Mgr.
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
We Need
Tomato
Growers
Guaranteed paid
price per ton.
Call 717-284-4793
or 717-786-3189
Southern Lancaster
County Area
either March 21, 1988 or March
28, 1988, since Easter is April 3, 1988. Or lambs may be
consigned for sale on April 4, 1988' for the Greek Easter,
April 10, 1988.
All lambs consigned to Walter M. Dunlap and Sons on
March 21, or March 28, and April 3 will be sold at auction
beginning at noon and will be sorted and weighed upon
arrival beginning at 5:00 A.M.
Your consignments are respectfully solicited and for
further information contact KEN SMOKER 717-397-5136
(office) or 215-593-2123 (home).
Walter M. Bimiap and Sons
L»nca»tir Stockyards
m i7in 397-5136 v
Ail Old Une Commission eim
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CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 64.50-66.90
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS
62.00- UTILITY A COMMERCIAL
COWS 42.00-51.75 BULLS; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 53.00-61.00 FEW 49.001-2
1300-i6OOLBS 49.00-60.25 1-21600 LBS
& OVER 50.25-63.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 84.00-101.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 73.00-85.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
70.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS
79.50-80.10; SHORN 76.00; SPRING
82.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200-250 LBS 39.50-42.50 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 27.50-34.00; 500 LBS &
OVER 28.00-37.00 FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS: MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS
94.00- FEW 81.00 500-700 LBS
82.00- HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
300-500 LBS 82.00-91.00 500-700 LBS
71.00-
Grantsville Livestock
Granisville, Maryland
Saturday, March 5, 1988
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
42.00- HEAVY BUTCHER
40.50-43.50; LIGHT BUTCHER
38.00- BUTCHER SOWS
33.00- FEEDER SHOATS
20.00-
VEAL: GOOD 90.00-108.00; STAN
DARD 80.00-82.50; UTILITY
60.00-70.00; BULL CALVES 1.05-1.40.
SHEEP & LAMBS: SLAUGHTER
EWES 18.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS:
GOOD 63.00-66.50; STANDARD
60.00- UTILITY 52.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: GOOD 60.00-64.10; STAN
DARD 55.00-58.50; UTILITY
45.00-
COWS: COMMERCIAL 45.00-49.50;
UTILITY 42.00-44.00; CANNER & CUT
TER 38.00-40.00.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD
54.00- CUTTER & UTILITY
48.00-
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD
78.00-84.00; MEDIUM 68.0075.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.0098.00;
MEDIUM 70.0075.00.
HEIFER CALVES: GOOD
75.0084.00; MEDIUM 58.0065.00.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TUESDAY. MARCH 15,
1:00 P.M.
50 HEAD OF FEEDER STEERS
AND HEIFERS
500-700 Lb. Weights
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES. INC.
Paradise, PA
L. Robert Frame, Mgr.
717-442-4181
LAMB
CONSIGNORS
An Important Notice
M. Dunlap and Sons recommends
lambs for the Easter Trade be