AMancMter Farming, Saturday, April 8,1989
100-250 LBS 86.50-100.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
72.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS
VUI HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS
_ _ *"|L. 1 , SPRING 68.00-78.30 HIGH CHOICE &
111 n TAviir K \ AT MAN A ■ prime 95-125 lbs wool 60.00-73.00
VmA# r /VIV I*l LAV >) AiirlAll/lv FEW 58.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200-250 LBS 34.00-37.50 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 27.00-32.00; 500 LBS &
OVER 32.80-33.10
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 108.00-127.00 FWBB.OO
300-400 LBS. 79.00-96.00 300-400
96.00- 400-500 75.00-89.00
400-500 94.00-108.00 FW87.00 500-600
70.00- 500-600 91.00-107.00
600-700 66.00-78.00 600-700
75.50- 700-800 62.00-74.50 700-800
70.50- 800-900 58.00-68.00 800-900
66.75-78.00.
First Arbor Day celebration was April 10,1872 in Nebraska Woodie Guthrie writes
Dust Bowl Ballad, “So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh" April 14, 1935 Insulin,
discovered by Dr Frederick Banting of Toronto, Canada, becomes available for gener
al use, April 15,1923 Averagalength of days for the week 13 hours 16 minutes
Happiness ’s mrtue, not Us reward —B Spinoza
Ask the Old Farmer: Why, for heaven's sake, don't New En
glanders raise more popcorn 7 R T, Fla
Raising popiorn is going out of style here You see, our seasons are
gelling so much warmer, the stuff pops in the fields
Home Hints: Spmts of camphor, rubbed on white rings on wooden tables
fc will help remove the rings
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Rain, some heavy, snow in the mountains, sunny and normal, cold,
finally rain and it's snow m the mountains again
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sprinkles and cold, mild in the south, ram, partly
cloudy, and finally cold to round out the week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Hey! Sunny and pleasant, what do you say 7 Rainy and cold
to change the scene, warm and showers to top it off
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny, very warm, rain m the north, sun in the
south, warm, cold wave, then ram again
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Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, PA
April 5, 1989
CATTLE 100...PDA...Compated with
last Wednesday’s market: Couple Choice
slaughter steers 71.50 & 71.75, one Select
67.75, Choice 1400/1575 lbs. Holsteins
66.5069.75, few Standard 57.0065.50.
Couple Choice low yielding si. heifers
66.50 & 67.00, couple Select 62.25 ft
62.50, one Standard 60.00. Few Breaking
Utility ft Commercial si. cows
46.0047.25, one 52.00, low yielding down
to 44.25, Cutter ft Bon. Utility
44.50- Canner ft Low Cutter
37.50- Shells down to 30.00. Few
Yield Grade No. I,IOBQ/2000 lbs. sL bulls
55.75-61.00, one No. 2, 975 lbs. 47.25.
Feeder Cattle: Few Medium and Large
Frame No. 1, 695/770 lbs. steers
67.00- Medium Frame No. 1,
320/475 lbs. heifers 71.50-79.00, 530/775
lbs. 60.25-68.00. Few Medium Frame
No.l, 340/530 lbs. bulls 78.00-86.00, few
600/650 lbs. 69.50-75.50.
CALVES 96...0ne Choice vealer
107.00, one Good 94.00, few Standard and
Good 90/110 lbs. 77.00-86.00, 60/85 lbs.
69.00- few Utility 50/55 lbs.
63.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
85/130 lbs. 100.00-162.00, few 150/185
lbs. 89.00-106.00; Hoi. heifers 90/115 lbs.
90.00- Beef cross bulls ft heifers
60/115 lbs. 83.00-145.00.
HOGS 183...8an0wt and gilts $1 lower.
US No. 1-2 240/250 lbs. 37.10-37.50. 1-3
220/255 lbs. 36.00-36.80,2-3 225/285 lbs.
35.00-35 90. small lot 295 lbs 33.75, 1-3
205/215 lbs. 34.00-35.10, 130/150
1b5.34.25-35.50, lot 2-3 135 lbs. 27.00. US
MATERIALS
* BULLET
* ATRAZINE
* DUAL
* BICEP
* LASSO MT.
* SUTAZINE
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BULLET • LASSO MT • ETRAZINE
BLADEX • DUAL • BICEP • PROWL
APRIL 10-16,1989
Listen for the whip-poor-will.
No. 1-3 260/605 lbs. sows 28.00-31.00,
one 33.00. Few Boars 25.00-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 33... US No. 1-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 18.50-30.00, Utility 10/25
lbs. 7.00-12.50 all per head.
SHEEP 17... Few Choice 70/90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 62.00-65.00.
Slaughter ewes 17.00-28.00.
GOATS S... One Large 65.00, few
Medium and Small 26.00-41.00 all per
head.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
MARKET IN VIRGINIA TOTALED
19,181 HEAD. COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK 10,007 HEAD. THE MARKET
CLOSED $1.50 LOWER COMPARED
TO LAST WEDNESDAY’S TRADING.
COUNTRY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3
200-240 LBS 34.00-37.50 US 1-2
210-240 LBS FEW HIGH YIELDING
37.00-39.00 US 2-4 210-240 LBS BASE
PRICE 35.50-37.00 SOWS $25.00-30.00
AND BOARS $lB.OO-22.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 2%; SLAUGHTER COWS 8%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
70% OVER 600 LBS 18%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS;
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 68.00-74.60
CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
71.70-75.75 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1200 LBS 70.75-73.75 UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 43.00-53.50
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.75-62.00
1-21300-1600 LBS 53.00-65.00 1-21600
LBS & OVER 50.00-66.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS
95.50-100.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
* ROUND UP * EXTRAZINE
* BLADEX * FURADAN
*BANVEL * COUNTER
* LOROX * LORSBAN
* GRAMOXONE* DYFONATE
* PRINCEP * ETC.
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, PA
April 5, 1989
CATTLE 227...PDA... Supply included
21 head feeder cattle ...Compared to last
Wednesday's market: Slaughter steers .50
to $2.50 lower; cows steady to $1 lower.
Choice 1050/1400 lbs. si. steers
70.75- Select 65.75-69.25, few High
Choice & Prime 1450/1675 lbs. Holsteins
67.85-70.00, ‘ Choice 1250/1600 lbs.
66.75- Select 1100/1400 lbs.
61.00- few Standard 58.75-66.00.
Choice si. heifers 67.75-70.00, few Select
and Choice Holsteins .57.50-63.25, few
Standaid 55.00-55.25. Breaking lit. &
Commercial si. cows 47.00-50.00, few
54.85, Cutter & Bon. Utility 46.75-51.50,
one 55.00, Low Dressing 44.00-45.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 44.75-48.00, few
Shells down to 37.00. Select & Choice si.
bullocks 60.00-67.75, one 69.00, few
Select & Choice Holsteins 58.00-64.10,
few Standard 55.50-58.25. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1250/1770 lbs. si. bulls
58.50-61.25. Feeder Cattle: Few Large
Frame No. 2, 750/1000 lbs. steers
62.00-
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
***** s*
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.
gSMSSfk GWALTREY of
SMITHFIELD, LTD.
RECEIVING HOGS;
LANCASTER COUNTY
FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy r a Branch Office, Baravllla
WEDNESDAYS; (Next to Bawalla Jutcfiar Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butlar Rd. 717-856-9668
TUESDAYS; BAR Cattla
THURSDAYS; Marietta
717-426-3258
YO&S-COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: Stawartalown
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS; Thomaavllla
717-792-2248 or 9636
I Contact for information:
Ron Myers.
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Chaiie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
CALVES 145...C0up1e Prime vcalers
129.00, few Choice 109.00-115.00, few
Good 96.00-107.50, few Standard & Good
80/115 lbs. 80.00-85.00, few 65/80 lbs.
65.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/130 lbs. 125.00-150.00, one 152.50,
some down to 85.00; Holstein Heifers
95/125 lbs. 95.00-134.00; Beef Cross
85/130 lbs. bulls and heifers 87.50-170.00,
mostly 110.00-155.00.
HOGS 490...8arr0ws and gilts steady
.50 to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs.
37.00- 1-3 220/260 lbs. 36.50-37.75,
few 39.00, 2-3 220/280 lbs. 34.00-36.50,
few 2-4 285/290 lbs. 33.50-34.00, lot 1-3
180 lbs. 34.50. Sows .50 to $1 higher. US
No. 1-3 290/560 lbs. sows 29.50-32.75,
couple 33.25, 2-3 485/665 lbs.
27.50- few Medium 315/435 lbs.
28 00-30.50. Few Boars 26.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 236... Few US No. 1-3
20/25 lbs feeder pigs 76.00-82.50, 25/60
lbs 60.00-74.00, lot 130 lbs. 42.50, few
Utility 65/100 lbs. 46.00-48.00 all per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 71... Few Choice 20/50 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 99.00-115.00, few
65/115 lbs. 75.00-85.00, few Good 20/30
lbs. 77.50-85.00. Slaughter sheep
5.00- mostly 10.00-13.50.
GOATS 22... Few Large adult
39.00- one 75.00. Large Kids
37.50- all per head.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, PA
April 5,1989
CATTLE I4o...PDA...Compated with
last Wednesday’s maiket; Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher. Couple Select si. steers
58.75 & 61.50. Few Select heifers
57.00- Breaking Utility and Com
mercial si. cows 45.00-50.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 45.75-50.50, Canner and
Low Cutter 40.50-44.50, Shells down to
35.00. One Yield Grade No. 1,2015 lbs. si
bull 58.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large
Frame No. 1, 400/570 lbs. heifers
66.00-
CALVES 74... Standard and Good
70/100 lbs. vealers 75.00-85.00, few Utili
ty 60/80 lbs. 60.00-66.00. Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs. 85.00-144.00,
mostly 110.00-135.00. Few Holstein Heif
ers 90/125 lbs. 85.00-90.00.
HOGS 132...8arr0ws and gilts weak $2
lower. US No.l-3 205/250 lbs
37.35-40.00, lot 2-3 270 lbs. 37.25. Few
US No. 1-3 350/480 lbs. sows 27.00-31.00.
Few Boars 20.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 277... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 17.50-24.50, 35/50 lbs,
21.50-30.50,60/80 lbs. 32.50-40 00 aU
per head.
SHEEP 25... Few Good 80/120 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 49.00-54.00
Slaughter ewes 12.00-28.00.
GOATS 5.... Few Small Kids
16.00-24.00 all per head. HOLSTEIN
DAIRY COWS $650.00-1300 00 - PER
HEAD.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, April 1, 1989
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
36.50- HEAVY BUTCHER
30.50- LIGHT BUTCHER
28.00- BUTCHER SOWS
20.00- FEEDER SHOATS
5.00-
VEAL: GOOD 85.00-115.00; STAN
DARD 75.00-80.00; UTILITY
60.00- BULL CALVES
100.00-
SHEEP * LAMBS: GOOD
65.00- UTILITY 55.00-60.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: GOOD
68.00- STANDARD 62.00-65.00;
UTILITY 55.00-60.00.
COWS: A FEW HIGH DRESSERS UP
TO 60.00. COMMERCIAL 45.00-55.50;
UTILITY.4O.OO-42.00; CANNER ft CUT
TER 30.00-35.00.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL ft GOOD
55.00- CUTTER ft UTILITY
48.00-
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD
80.00- MEDIUM 65.00-75.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.00-99.00;
MEDIUM 68.50-75.00.
HEIFER CALVES: GOOD
72.00- MEDIUM 60.00-70.00.
EGGS: Large .60-.75; MEDIUM
.S5-.62,
MARTIN'S HAY &
STRAW SALE
Public Auction Every Wednesday,
12 Noon Sharp
Location: John Primus &*Son,
Buck Run Road, Coatesville, PA
Coordinators:
Harvey Z. Martin John Martin Primus
215-445-5303 215-383-6686
Leon Kurtz, Auctioneer
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