AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1988
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
, May 30-june 5, 1988
'' Sprouts surprise gardeners' eyes.
Average length of days for the week 15 hours, 5 minutes Memorial Day May 30
(Mon) Benny Goodman born May 30, 1909 First reindeer born m the U S Ma\
31, 1929 at North Beverly Mass Full moon May 31 (Tues) USS Chesapeake
Captain James Lawrence cried Don t give up the ship 1 June 1 1813 Maim
became first state to enforce prohibition June 2 1851 Wallis Simpson wed the
former Duke of Windsor June 3, 1957 Ht is unworthy to live who live* only for
himself
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Showers at beginning ol week midweek raim with seasonable tem
peratures end ol weekcloudv and cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week raim and cool, midweek rams
and warm, end of week cool north
Middle Atlantic Coastal* Beginning of week raim and cool midweek ram end of
week hot south
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins cloudy v\ ith hea\ \ ram west midweek
sunny and hot showers north end of week rainy and mild
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Mon., May 23, 1988
CATTLE 206 PDA Compared with
last Monday’s market Slaughter cows
$1 50 to $2 lower. Choice si steers
72 00-74, Select 68 00-72 50, few Standard
62 00-65 00 Few Standard si heifers
56 00-60 00, few Utility 51 00-56 00
Breaking Utility & Commercial si cows
51 50-56,fewt057 00,Cutter*Bon Utih
ty 49 00-53, Canner & Low Cutter
43 00-49 50, Shells down to 30 00 Yield
Grade No 1, 1000/1800 lbs si buUs
58 00-66 50, No 2. 900/1200 lbs
51.00-56 00 Feeder Cattle Medium Frame
No 1, 360/500 lbs steers 77 00-96 00,
Large #l. 500/700 lbs 70 00 76 00 Few
Medium & Large Frame No 1,400/550 lbs
heifers 75 00-83 00
CALVES 211 .Few Choice vealers
112 00-120, few Good 100 00-110, Stan
dard and Good 90/120 lbs 94 00-108,
60/85 lbs 87 00-98. few Utility 50/70 lbs
70 00-80 00 Farm Calves Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs 115 00-195 00, few Hoi Heif
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On Hill Rd.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3-1:00 PM
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
Located 4 miles east of former loca
tion, 1 mile off 472 midway between
Quarryville & Oxford, PA, 1 mile south
of Kirkwood, turn west off 472 at Union
Church (Street Rd.) 1 mile to crossroad
turn left, 2nd farm on right. Hill Road.
Watch for sale signs.
20 Head due between
June 5 & 12
25 Head due between
June 12 & 25
Plus 10 York Hamp cross
& they’ll be close
Validated Brucellosis
Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies
Free Herd #55
50 to 60 Head
We will no longer have White Dia
monds, It will be the next generation or
F2’s crossbred to Chester White. Very
nice gilts.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryslplas,
Rhinitis, E’Coll, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. f, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT-SALE FRI., JULY t, 1:60 P.M,
THE
Ask the Old Farmer: Wh\ do we have what is
called plum pudding when to m\ knowledge
no plums are included in the recipe 7 LT Wil
mington Vt
Old turn Vi re ahi'iiu* mlliii tatsni s
plum's
Home Hints To revive deflated U nm*'balls wrap them
in toil and bake at 200°f for 20 mmuti s
ers 90/110 lbs 100 00-130 00 Beef cross
bulls* heifers 80/110 lbs 105 00-130 00
HOGS 235 Barrows and gilts steady
US No 1-2 220/245 lbs 49 80-50 20, 1-3
220/250 lbs. 49-49.85, 2-3 230/260 lbs
48-49 10,2-4 250/300lbs 45 00 47 00 US
No 1-3 300/600 lbs sows 37 00 39, 2-3
350/650 lbs 35 00-37 50 Boars
28 00-34 50
FEEDER PIGS 22 US No 1-3 30/40
lbs feeder pigs 30 00-37 00, 50/60 lbs
39 00-49 00 all per head
SHEEP 246 Spring slaughter lambs S 8
to $lO lower High Choice 75/85 lbs
70 00-74 50, few 45/55 lbs 80 00-85, few
Choice 20/34 lbs 83 00-90 00, Good &
Choice 35/65 lbs 70 00-78 00 Slaughter
sheep 20.00-29.00.
GOATS 15 ..Urge 37.00-43.00. few
Kids 14 00-30.00 *ll per head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Mon., May 23, 1988
CATTLE 264 PDA Compared with
last Monday’s market Slaughter Cows
$1 50 lower One Choice si steer 70 75,
couple Select 68&69 50, one holslein
64 25, few Standard 59 25-62 75, few Utili
ty 53 75-57 00. Few Select si. heifers
51 50-64 00, Standard 56 00-61 50, few
Utility 53-55 50 Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 50 00 55, couple
56 00&56 75. yield grade 4-5, 45 48 25,
Cutter & Boning Utility 48 00-53, Canner
& Low Cutter 40-48 50, Shells down to
14 00 Yield Grade No 1.1200/1925 lbs si
bulls 56 75-62, one No 2 1380 lbs 53 50
Feeder Cattle Few Medium & Large Frame
No 1, 350/560 lbs steers 77 50-84, few
725/1040 lbs 58 00-70 00. Medium &
Large Frame No 1. 310/490 lbs heifers
71 00-82, 480/645 lbs 63 00-73, few hols
tems 665/915 lbs 57 75-61,50 Medium
Frame No. 1, 505/795 lbs bulls
58 50-65 00
CALVES 322 Choice vcalers
114 00-124 00, few Good 100 00-109,
Standard & Good 90/120 lbs
93 00-112 50. 65/85 lbs 85.00 94 00, lot
Utility 57 lbs. 80 00 Farm Calves Holstein
Bulls 85/135 lbs. 120.00-168 00,1 10l Heif
ers 85/125 lbs 115 00-145.00. Beef cross
bulls & heifers 65/120 lbs. 100.00-170 00
HOGS 60S Barrows and gilts $1 to $2
lower US No 1-2 225/250 lbs
50 00-50 75,1-3 210/260 lbs. 48 75-50.25,
2-3 215/265 lbs 47-48 75.2-3 220/280 lbs
44 00 46, 1-3 180/205 lbs 44 75-48 50
Sows $2 lower US No 1-3 310/650 lbs
sows 32 00-37 00 Boars 32 00-35 00
FEEDER PIGS 14 Few US NO 1-3
30/35 lbs feeder pigs 33 00-40 00 - per
head
SHEEP 220 High Choice & Prime
60/95 lbs spring si. lambs 62 00-75, few
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
TRUCKING CO.
A SOUND GROWING PROGRAM INSURES TOP PERFORMANC
LET US GROW YOUR NEXT FLOCK
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of poultrymen.
For More Information Phone:
vW / 717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
1010 W. Main Bt, Mount Joy. PA X7SS2
QUALITY GROWN PULLETS
82.00, Choice & Prime 35/85 lbs. feeder
lambs 55.00-70.00. Slaughter ewes
5.00-19.00
GOATS 24 Medium 20 00-32 00, Kids
9.00-20.00 all per head
Oklahoma City
Feed Cattle
Weekly
Wed., May 25, 1988
FEEDER STEERS 2 00 LOWER THAN
LAST WEEK. FEEDER HEIFERS
1 00-2.00 LOWER. EXODUS OFF THE
GRAZE OUT WHEAT PASTURES
ALONG WITH DRY WEATHER
RESULTING IN CONTINUED LARGE
RUNS SOME BUYERS NOTE THAT
DESTINATION LOTS ARE PRESENT
LY FULL OR FILLING RAPIDLY
THESE FACTORS ALONG WITH
UNCERTAINTY IN GRAIN PRICES
HAMPERING DEMAND DECLINES
ALSO OBSERVED ON SLAUGHTER
CATTLE AND DRESSED BEEF PRICE
LEVELS SLAUGHTER COWS 3 00-5 00
LOWER FOR THE WEEK SLAUGH
TER BULLS 1 00-2 00 LOWER BOTH
SLAUGHTER AND FEEDER CATTLE
DEMAND FAIR FEEDER STEERS AND
HEIFERS FROM 600 900 LB FORMING
BULK OF SUPPLY COWS AND BULLS
4% RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 33,300
HEAD
FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 275-375 LB FEW
105.00-119 00, 425-500 LB FEW
93 50-100 00; 500-600 LB FEW
84 50-88 00, 625-700 LB 80.75-86 00,
700-750 LB 77 00-82 00, 750-800 LB.
76 00-78 75, 800-850 LB 74 00-77.50,
850-900 LB. 73 00-76 25, 900-1000 LB
72 00-75 25 HOLSTEIN STEERS
LARGE FRAME 2, 650-675 LB
70 00-73 50, 725-775 LB 68 25-70 00,
800-950 LB. 63.75-68 75, 1000-1075 LB
61 00-62 75
FEEDER HEIFERS- MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1. 300-350 LB
89 00-99.75; 400-500 LB SCARCE.
500-600 LB. 80 00-86.50; 600-650 LB
■t ji^
73.50-81.00, MOSTLY 74.00-79.00
650-700 LB. 73.00-77.00, 700-800 Lli'
71.75-75.00; 800-900 LB. 69.50-73 00
SLAUGHTER COWS- BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 3-5
42 75-46 50, CLOSING 42.75-45.50’
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
43 00-125, CLOSING 43 00- 47 50 CAN
NER AND LOW DRESSING CUTTER
37 00-45 50, MOSTLY 40 50-43 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Y.G 1
1000-1500 LB 56 00-64 00, MOSTLY
56 00-61 50, 1500-2000 LB 59 00-65 00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tues., May 24, 1988
CATTLE 163.. PDA Compared with
last Tuesday's market. Slaughter cows SO
to $1.50 lower Few Low Choice 975/1285
lbs si steers 69 25-71, Select 63.75-68 50,
Choice holstems 66 00-68 75 Few Choice
si heifers 66 25-70 25 Breaking Utility &
Commercial si cows 51.00-54 25, few
56 00, Cutler & Boning Utility 51-52 75,
Canner & Low Cutter 47 00-51, Shells
down to 44.00 Yield Grade No 1,
1200/1700 lbs si. bulls 61.75-67 50 Feed
er Cattle' One Lot Medium Frame No 1,
370 lbs. steers at 92.00
CALVES 221. Few Choice vealcrs
99 00-130.00, Standard and Good 75/100
lbs. 100 00-110, few Utility 60/85 lbs
85.00- 00 Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/130 lbs 120 00-180.00, few down to
104.00; Hoi. heifers 85/125 lbs
112.00- 00
HOGS 177... US No. 1-3 210/250 lbs
barrows and gills 50 25-52 00 US No 1-3
330/570 lbs. sows 34 00-37 50 Two Boars
29 00-32 00.
FEEDER PIGS 1 . No Market Test
SHEEP 1 . One Choice 65 lbs spring
slaughter lamb 94.00.
GOATS 0 ..No Market Test.
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