AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17, 1988 Belknap Livestock Auction *Hi< Dayton, PA OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC CATTLE 76 PDA Compared with last Wednesday's market Few Select slaughter steers 62.50-63.50 Few Breaking Utility and Commercial si cows 47.00-50, Culler and Boning Utility 44.00-48, Canner and Low Cutter 38.75-44, Shells down to 32 00 Individual Yield Grade No 1,1385 lbs si bull 55 00, couple No 2 1110/1275 lbs S 2 75&5100 Feeder Cattle. Medium Frame No. 1, 450/585 lbs steers 73 00-80 00. Medium Frame No. 1, 425/565 lbs heifers 65.50-70.50, few Med & Large #1,240/315 lbs 78 50-81 00 Few Medium Frame No 1, 350/410 lbs bulls 73 00-79 00 CALVES 94 Few Good & Choice vealers 95.00-98 00, Standard & Good M „ms. 90/120 lbs 87 00-94, 60/85 lbs -Home Hints: Sow-poppies now for an early spring 67 00-86 00. Farm Calves Holstein Bulls ~ ' 85/125 lbs 123.00-160, few down to 100 00 Beef cross bulls & heifers 70/100 lbs. 97.00-125.00. HOGS 169... US No. 1-2 230/245 lbs 42.00-42.50, couple 45.00,1 -3 220/250 lbs. 41.50-42.25, 2-3 220/250 lbs. 41 00. lot 39.00, few 2-4 300/315 lbs. 35.25-37, 1-3 150/205 lbs. 35.00-39.50. US No. 1-3 340/685 lbs sows 30.00-34.25 Boars 22 00-25.00. FEEDER PIGS 67 . US No. 1-3 20/30 lbs feeder pigs 11.50-17.50, 35.45 lbs 18 00-23 50 aU per head. SHEEP 60 Choice & Prime 85/110 lbs spring slaughter lambs 55 00-63.50. Good & Choice 50/85 lbs. feeder lambs 57 00-65 00 slaughter ewes 20 00-37 00 GOATS 11 Large 43 00-64 00, few Medium 29 00-40 00, couple Small 18 00 all per head Yom Kippur Sept 21 . Fiftieth anniversary of the New England Hurricane, which devastated region Sept” 21,1938 Autumnal equinox occurs at 2:29 PM ESX Sept 22. Italo Marchiony patented the ice cream cone Sept. 22,1903.. Average length of days for the week 12 hours, 11 minutes . Full moon Sept 25 (Sun.) . Fust American newspaper published m Boston by Benjamin Harris, Sept. 25, 1690 . Prosperity makes fools, and adversity cures them. Ask the Old Farmer; My linen tablecloths have yellow spots on them that I can't remove. Can you suggest a method? 8.5., Pebble Beach, Calif. Those spots may be rust spots if the linen was washed, not nnsed enough to get all the soap out, and then ironed. The heat of the iron caused the soap to turn yellow Put fresh lemon juice on the spots, then cover with salt. Stretch the area tightly over a pan and pour hot water through the stains. Home Hints: Sow -poppies now for an early spring bloom OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Week begins mild with thundershowers, heavy west, midweek cloudy, heavy ram west; end of week sunny with seasonable temperatures. Greater New York-New Jersey; Beginning of week ram, heavy north, midweek heavy rain, possible hurricane; end of week sunny and mild with few showers. Middle Atlantic Coastal; Tropical storm at week's beginning; midweek cool; end of week clear and warm Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Week begins cool with heavy rain; offshore tropical storm with heavy ram east at midweek; end of week sunny and hot with possible showers (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Eighty-Four Livestock Auction September 12, 1988 CATTLE 369.. PDA . Choice slaughter steers 66.00-70 50. Select 63.25- 50,Standard 55.50-66 50, Stan dard 55 50-60.00, Utility 49 50-53 00. Choice si. heifers 64 25-66 50, Select 60.25- 50, Standard 52.00-55 00, Utility 47-51 00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.00-50, few High Yielding Com mercial 53.50, Cutler & Bon Utility 44.00-49, Canner & Low Cutter 37.50-43 50, Shells down to 26 00 Couple Select si. bullocks 58.00 Yield Grade No 1.1000/20.35 lbs. si. bulls 53.00-59 50. No 2. 850/1400 lbs. 48 00-52.50 Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No 1, 200/260 lbs. steers 90.00-100 00. 300/500 lbs. 74 00-80 00 Medium Frame No 1, 230/450 lbs. heifers 70 00-81 00 Med & Large Frame #l, 200/300 lbs bulls 80 00-87, 350/600 lbs 66.00-75 00 n<[NG’S^AUcfiON' KIRKWOOD / Huy, Straw and { Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY , 12:00 Located Rt 472 5 mile* couth I of Ouartyvlllo or ( mllee north ' of Oxford comer of Rt. 472 and { Noble Road at Rouao Tobacco t 'Station. I Lloyd H. Kroldor, Aucllonoor AU-OMSI3L No out of state chocks ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME 1 *■ *■■ 1 iii MARTOV’S HAY & STRAW SALE Publk Auction ' Every Wednesday, 12 Noon Sharp Location: John Primus A Son, Buck Run Road, Coabvllle, PA For Information 215-383-6686 Coordinators; Harvay Z. Martin John Martin Primus Mulch Contracts 'Abo Available SEPT. 19-25,1988 Line storms and downright warm. CALVES 281... Few Choice vealers 100.00- Good 81.00-95, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. 80.00-91, 60/85 lbs 70.00- few Utility 50/70 lbs 50.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 100.00-150.00. HOGS 125... US No. 1-2 210/250 lbs barrows and gilts 41.00-41.90,1-3 207/255 lbs. 40.00-41.10. US No. 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 35.00-39.50, 2-3 350/670 lbs. 31.50-35.00. Boars 25.00-30.50. FEEDER PIGS 33... Few US No. 1-3 40/45 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-22.00, Utility 20/30 lbs. 8.00-13.00 all per head. SHEEP 258... High Choice & Prime 80/107 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 60.00- 00, lot 72.50&73.50, Choice 85/95 lbs. 57.50-60.00, Good & Choice 60/74 lbs. feeder lambs 55.00-70.00 Slaughter sheep 22 00-31 00 GOATS 21... Large 40 00-67 00, Medium 35 00-40.00, few Small kids 13 00-20 00 all per head. PLEASE NOTE! Change of Location to Home Farm FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 - 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, i mile off 472 midway between Quarryvllle & 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. I have an extra large run of gilts again this mo. Would sell some private again. Don’t miss this sale if you need gilts. 60 Head F’2s and 20 3 ways A lot of these are due last week in September yet, bal. scattered out in the next 3 wks. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified jPseudorabies 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. 1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., OCT. 21, 1:00 P.M. On Hill Rd. Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, PA September 14, 1968 CATTLE 95...PDA...Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows were mostly $1 to $2 Higher. Individual Select si steer 60 00 Few Select to Low Choice si heifers 61 75-64 75. Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 47 25-51.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 46.50-49.00, Few Canner and Low Cutter 40 50-44 75, Shells down to 35,00 Few Yield Grade No. 1.1400/1620 lbs. si. bulls 55.35-61.75 IYAIIIIT C MW-WSHBt iitij Mj *1”1 i wl*i3r^' TRU€aKtti^^^«^?; ioiow.i^st.i^^.Mi7sa-.^gt: The Brown Egg Layers * % Jy d Proving herself Brown egg V ear sfter layer of T/ J®T ' year under % varying Strong shells, it y* conditions. > good % i , ~ High performance. livability / dekalb and adaptable. \T* Ambef - Unk STARTED PULLETS FOR SALE Amount Strain 20 Week D 1 7.000 Sex-Sal Floor grown 10/21/88 2.000 Sex-Sal Floor grown 12/4/88 The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of poultrymen. i For More Information Phone: tffF) 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM ■ 4:00 PM CALVES 110... Individual Choice vealer 93.00. Standard and Good 70/100 lbs. 81.00- few Utility 60/85 lbs. 70.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs. 90.00-153.00, mostly 110 00-140.00 Few Holstein Heifers 95/110 lbs. 89.00-120.00. HOGS 145 . Barrows and Gills .25 to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 225/245 lbs barrows and gilts 42.85-43,35, 1-3 215/250 lbs. 41.00- US No. 1-3 350/600 lbs sows 27.50- Few Boars 22.00-25 00. FEEDER PIGS 166. US No. 1-3 25/35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-20 00, 45/55 lbs 29.50- 50. all per head SHEEP 23. .Choice 60/110 lbs. spnng slaughter lambs S 3 00-65.00, couple 88.00 Few slaughter sheep 23.00-51.00 GOATS 22... Large 33 00-78.00, Kids 16.00- per head HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $550 00-$l 160 00 ALL PER HEAD Mercer Livestock Auction September 13, 1988 CATTLE 324...PDA ..Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Slaughter steers mostly steady. Cows .50 to $1 higher Choice si steers 68 00-72, Select 63 00-68 00, Standard 56.00-62.00. Choice si. heif ers 65-68.70, Select 60.00-64.00, Standard 54.00- few Utility 48.00-51.00 Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.00- few High yielding Commer cial 52.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 44.00- Canner & Low Cutter 37.00- Shells down to 25.00 Yield Grade No. 1, 1100/1890 lbs. si. bulls 52.75-60.35, few No. 2, 1000/1200 lbs 49.50-51.00. Feeder Cattle' Medium Frame No. 1, 700/900 lbs. steers 67.00-72.50 Medium Frame No. 1, 300/400 lbs. heifers 79.00- Few Medium Frame No. 1, 210/280 lbs. bulls 87.00-94.00 CALVES 106... Few Good vealers 90.00- Standard and Good 90/120 lbs 85.00- 60/85 lbs. 74.00-90.00, few Utili ty 50/70 lbs. 38.00-45.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 105.00-137 00. HOGS 147... Barrows and gilts steady. US No. 1-2 220/240 lbs. 41.75-42, 1-3 215/255 lbs 40.75-41.60. Few US No 1-3 350/500 lbs. sows 36.00-40.00, few 2-3 300/600 lbs. 27.50-34.50. FEEDER PIGS 18... US No. 1-3 18/20 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-18.00. few 25/30 lbs 17.00-21.00 per head SHEEP 44... High Choice 80/91 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 64.00-65 75, Choice 90/103 lbs. 57.00-60.00; Good and Choice 42/80 lbs. feeder lambs 45.00-64.00. GOATS 1... 5ma1l 15.00 - per head. DEKALB Peoria Cattle Peoria, Illinois Thursday, September 15, 1988 TRADING FAIRLY ACTIVE COM PARED WITH LAST WEEK’S CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD .50 TO LOO LOWER. SLAUGH TER COWS SOLD GENERALLY STEADY TO FIRM. BULLS SOLD GEN ERALLY STEADY. ALL SALES EARLY WITH NO CLASS WELL REPRE SENTED AFTER MONDAY SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT 9% COWS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1500 AS COMPARED WITH ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1638 A WEEK AGO AND 1630 A YEAR AGO SLAUGHTER CLASSES. STEERS CHOICE 2-4. MOSTLY 3, 1100-1350 LBS. 68.00-70.00 950-1100 LBS 66.50-68.00 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS. 65.00-68.00 SELECT 2-3. 900-1100 LBS. 63.00-67.00 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4. MOSTLY 3 1000-1200 LBS. 67.50-69.00 850-1000 LBS. 66.00-68.00 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3.900-1100 LBS. 64 00-67.00 SELECT 2-3, 800-1000 LBS. 62.0a66.00 COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 45.0a48 00 CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 44.0a50.00 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 38.00-44.00 BULLS. YIELD GRADE 1-2 1400-2425 LBS. 55.00-60 00 New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Sept. 14,1988 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 86 COWS, 22 HEIFERS. AND 10 BULLS MARKET STEADY LOAD OF NY FRESH COWS, 950.00- SPRINGERS 875.00- LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS, 885 00-1400.00 LOAD OF CANADA FRESH COWS. 830.00- SPRINGERS 820.00- HERD OF 22 HEAD. ALL STAGE COWS, 565.0a980.00. LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS 600.00-950.00. SPRINGING HEIFERS 640.0a950 00 BULLS 510.0a95000. DEKALB-Warren Sex-Sal-Link « tTv . L v V
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