Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 11, 1989, Image 17

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    Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, lsB9’
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 71
CHOICE & PRIME 74.00-79 25; GOOD
AND CHOICE 69.00-75.00, GOOD &
CHOICE HOLSTEIN 64.00-72 50,
STANDARD AND GOOD HOLSTEINS
56 00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 50 CHOICE
72 50-76.00; GOOD AND CHOICE
65.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
56.00-
COWS; 220. UTILITY AND COM
MERCIAL 46.50-5Z75; CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 45.00-51.75; CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER 45.50 &
DOWN.
BULLS: ALL WEIGHTS, 12. YIELD
GRADE 158.00-65.50; YIELD GRADE 2
54.00-
STOCKER CATTLE: ALL WEIGHTS,
59. STEERS, MEDIUM AND GOOD
75.00- HEIFERS MEDIUM AND
GOOD 69.00-80.00; BULLS, MEDIUM
AND GOOD 65.00-74.00; STEERS,
HOLSTEINS 58.00-64.00, LIGHT
WEIGHTS UP TO 82.00.
CALVES: 385. GOOD AND CHOICE
125-250 LBS. 100.00-119.50; MEDIUM
AND GOOD 125-250 LBS. 79.00-99.00;
MEDIUM AND GOOD 80-120 LBS.
74.00- LIGHT AND CULL, ALL
WEIGHTS 74.50 AND DOWN; HOLS
TEIN BULLS RETURNED TO FARM UP
TO 152.00, BULK 130.00-145.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS RETURNED TO FARM
UP TO 128.00, BULK 90.00-115.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP AND GOATS. 14.
CHOICE LAMBS NONE OFFERED;
MEDIUM AND GOOD LAMBS
65.00-72.00; LIGHT AND CULL LAMBS
NONE OFFERED: SHEEP, EWES AND
BUCKS NONE OFFERED; GOATS, ALL
SIZES, BY THE HEAD, 34.00-57.00.
HOGS, 69. #l-3 BUTCHER HOGS
190-225 LBS. NONE; #l-3 225-250 LBS
NONE: #l-3 BUTCHER HOGS 250-300
LBS. NONE; GOOD BUTCHER SOWS
400 LBS. AND DOWN 32.00-39.00,
GOOD BUTCHER SOWS 400 LBS. AND
UP 32.00-38.00; HEAVY BOARS OVER
300 LBS. 27.00; PIGS. ALL SIZES. BY
THE HEAD, NONE.
SALE EVERY MONDAY AITER
NOON AT 2:00 P.M. & TOURS. AT 1 00
P.M.
lIAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY & TOURS AT 11-30 A.M
FEEDER PIG SALE MARCII2SIII A 1
1 00 P.M
HAY & SI RAW FEEDER CATI I.E
SALE APR 7TH AT 7 15 PM
NOT ENOUGH FOR MARKE I' IFS I
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wedneaday, March S, 1959
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 90...PDA...Compared with
laat Wednesday*! market: Slaughter cows
about Heady. Individual Select daughter
fleer 61.73. Breaking Utility and Commer
cial daughter cows 48.50-52.25, Cutter
and Boning Utility 47.30-51.00, few Can
ner and Low Cutler 44.00-47.25, Shell!
down to 43.00. Couple Yield Grade No. 1,
130041820 Ibi. iL bulls 34.10 A 37.10.
CALVES BS...Few Standard and Good
70 195 lbs. vealers 70.00-83.00, few Utility
60/83 lbs. 30.00-60.00. Farm Calves: Hols
tern Bulls 90/130lbs. 88.00-154.00, mostly
110.00-135.00.
HOGS 124...8ur0ws and gibs .SO to .75
higher. US No. 1-3 200/2SS lbs.
42.50-43.75, 10l 1-3 150 lbs. 36.00. Few
US No. 1-3 40Q/SOO lbs. sows 30.50-38.00.
Couple Been 28.00428.50.
FEEDER PIGS 136... US No. 1-3 20/45
lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-27.00, few lots
140/160 lbs. 45.00-49.00 all per head.
SHEEP 45... Slaughter ewes
16.00-36.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test HOLS
TEIN DAIRY COWS $600.00-$1450.00,
couple 1600.00 ALL PER HEAD.
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, March 8,1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 65...PDA...Compared with
last Wednesday's market: Individual Stan
dard slaughter steer 62.75. Couple Stan
dard sL heifers 57.00458.00. Few Break
ing Utility 4 Commercial tl. cows
48.00- couple 52.00455.00, Cutter
4 Bon. Utility 45.00-SO.OO, Caimer 4 Low
Cutler 38.50-46.00, Shells down to 30.00.
Ffeeder Cattle: Medium 4 Large Frame No.
1-2, 390/585 lbs. steers 70.00-78.00,
6SWBBS lbs. 57.25-66.00.
CALVES 74... Individual Choice vealers
108.00, couple Good 90.00495.00, Stan
dard and Good 90/120 lbs. 75.00-88.00,
65/85 lbs. 68.00-82.00. Farm Calves: Hols
tein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 100.00-153.00; few
Hoi. heifers 100/135 lbs. 94.00-106.00.
Beef cross bulls 4 heifers 80/125 lbs.
85.00-
HOGS 180... Barrows and gills .50 to $1
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1989*A17
higher. Small lot US No. 1-3 240 lbs.
41.50, 1-3 220/250 39.50-40.80, 2-3
225/255 lbs. 38.75-40.00, lot 2-3 125 lbs.
30.00. Few US No. 1-3 420/550 lbs. sows
34.00- 240/365 lbs. 27.00-30.50.
Boon 24.50-28.25.
FEEDER PIGS 99... US No. 1-3 5/20
lbs. feeder pigs 6.00-1100, lot 70 lbs.
39.00, lot 2-3 20 lbs. 7.50, #3, 40/50 lbs.
13.00- all per head.
SHEEP 11,..L0t Good 50 lbs. feeder
lambs 78.00. Slaughter ewe, one 25.50.
GOATS 18... Few Large 52.00-58.00,
Medium 38.00-55.00, few Small
26.00-44.00 all per head.
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, March 8, 1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 194...PDA... Supply included
13 head feeder cattle ...Compared to last
Wednesday's market: Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher. One Choice si. steers
75.50, Select 67.50-71.50, couple to 75.25;
couple High Choice 4 Prime holsteins
72.25474.25, few Choice 1250/1500 lbs.
67.75-73, Select 1100/1350 lbs. 63.00-68,
few Standard 58.50-64.50. Choice
1100/1250 lbs. si. heifers 67.75-70, couple
72.75; few Select 64.25-66.25, few Stan
dard 53.75-60.25. Breaking Ut 4 Com
mercial si. cows 48.00-52.25, few 56.25,
Culler 4 Bon. Utility 47.50-52.25, couple
53.00, Canner 4 Low Cutler 45.00-49.50,
Shells down t 040.00. Few Select 4 Choice
si. bullocks 63.75-69.25, Select 4 Choice
holsteins 62.50-63.50, one 65.00. Few
Yield Grade No. 1,1100/1530 lbs. si. bulls
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Wanted To Buy
-XV Crippled and I
i/co Disabled Sows
an( j Boars
57.75- one 64.75. Feeder Cattle:
Few Large Frame No. 2, 500/950 Iba.
iteen 59.50-69.00. Small Lot Large No. 2,
500 lbs. 70.00.
CALVES 184... Few Choice & Prime
vealers 118.00-124, one 130.00, few Good
85.00- few Standard & Good
70/110 lbs. 72.00-87.50, few Utility
60/110 lbs. 50.00-70.00. Faint Calves; Few
Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 137.50-161,
some down to 85.00, few 80/90 lbs.
81.00- Hoi. Heifers 80/140 lbs.
90.00- Few beef cross bulls & heif
ers 90/155 lbs. 80.00-118, one 137.50.
HOGS 380... Barrows and gilts .25 to
$1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs.
41.75- mostly 42.85-43.50, 1-3
2KV250 lbs. 40.75-41.75, lot 200 lbs.
40.00, 2-3 225/255 lb*. 40.50-41,50, few
2-4 260/300 lbs. 33.50-36.00. Sows S 3 to
$3.50 higher. US No. 1-3 275/565 lbs.
sows 33.00-36.50, few 2-3 525/540 lbs.
28.50-29.00, few Medium 225/500 lbs.
23.00- Few Boars 20.00-24.00, few
light weights 32.00-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 156... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 102.50-125.00, lot 142.50,
35/50 lbs. 67.00-71.00-all per hindied
weight; lot 1-3 IS lbs. 23.00 per head.
SHEEP 25... Few Choice 90/125 lbs.
wool lambs 60.00-68.00; few High Choice
A Prime 50/90 lbs. spring si. lambs
75.00- lot Choice 55 lbs. 130.00, few
Choice 25/35 lbs. wool 175.00. Few
Slaughter sheep 22.00-35.00.
GOATS I3...Medium A Large adult
50.00- all per head.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackcttstown, NJ
Tues., March 7, 1989
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .28-1.42'/.
COWS .41V4 -,61V..
EASY COWS 02- 49'/..
HEIFERS 45-64.
BULLS .57'/. - 64
HOGS .30'/.-31
STEERS 55-.70
ROASTING PIGS, EACH 30 00
BOAR HOGS- 24- 25'/.
SOWS 30
SHEEP .10-.73
LAMBS EACH 15 00-73 00
LAMBS PER LB. 20-1 08
GOATS EACH 45 00-103 00
KIDS EACH 6 00-62 00
HIDES EACH 38 00
TOTAL 1161