AB-Uncastw Farming, Saturday, September 2,1989
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Sept 6, 1923, "player pianos" are in great demand in America , Sept. 7, 1936,
Boulder Dam, now Hoover Dam, begins operations on the Colorado River Average
length of days for the week 12 hours 53 minutes Sept 10,1927, an Amencan meat
packing firm perfects a frankfurter with a discardable, zippered casing One of the
greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow
L Ask the Old Farmer: What I can't understand about Eastern peo
■ pie is the interest they take in fish Why fish, anyhow? D D, Nev
Hi ’ ftw Som< of 'em are relatives from the West
' ■ Home Hints: Buy fresh manure m the fall to season for spnng
WilU OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Warm weather days most of the week, partly cloudy and cool for a
short stretch at middle, clear and warm days finish the week nicely.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear and seasonably warm days start the week, then
partly cloudy and mild Sprinkles dot this week's ending.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heavy westerly showers; then mild temperatures Clear
and pleasant most of the week; then partly cloudy skies and wet
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and pleasant days begin the week, showers
come on m the west; cooler, then clearing in the west. Ram.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
August 30, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
127.000 9,000
127.000 9,000
130.000 9,000
WED, 8/30/89 (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ACT)
Friend’s Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Align it 28, 1989
STOCK BULLS & STEERS (200 TO
400 LBS.) 80.00-102.50.
STOCK HEIFERS; 70.00-84.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 67.00-72.10; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 62.00-66.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
56.00- LIGHT 55.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 63.00-69.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 55.00-62.50.
BULLS: HEAVY 59.00-66.00; LIGHT
55.00-
COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING 54.50;
UTILITY HOLSTEIN 45.00-53.00, CAN
NERS 42.00-47.50, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 43.00-46.50; CULL COWS 42.50
& DOWN.
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THE
SEPT 4-10,1989
As September, so Match.
25,000
375,000
25.000
29.000
360.000
381.000
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
85.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
65.00-
808 CALVES: 55.00-74.00.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES:
RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB.
100.00-
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES;
RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB.
80.00-
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 48.00-49.00;
HEAVY 47.00-48.25; LIGHT
38.00-43.50.
SOWS: 29.00-35.00.
MALE HOGS: 27.00-32.00.
LAMBS: 60.00-65.00; FEEDER
LAMBS; 60.00-67.00.
SHEEP: 18.00-24.50.
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Morrisons Cove
Livestock
Mirtiniburg, Pa.
Monday, August 28, 1989
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: 155 STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 69.00-71.25; CHOICE
67.50- GOOD 62.00-66.75; STAN
DARD 53.50-61.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 65.00-67.25;
GOOD 55.50-62.75.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
49.50- CUTTERS 46.50-49.25;
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 40.50-46.25.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
60.50-
BULLS:
54.75-61.75
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS GOOD
64.50- STANDARD 56.00-63.75;
BULLS GOOD 63.00-91.50; STANDARD
54.00- HEIFERS GOOD
62.00- STANDARD 52.00-61.00.
CALVES: 295. PRIME 94.00-108.50;
CHOICE 88.00-93.50; GOOD
82.00- STANDARD & GOOD
65.50- 90-110 LBS. 82.50-96.50,
65-90 LBS. 71.00-88.50; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 105.00-141.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
92.50-
HOGS: 100. US#l-2 48.00-49.25; US
#l-3 45.25-47.75.
SOWS: US#l-3 32.75-37.75.
BOARS: 31.00-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 88. US#l-3 20-35 LBS.
16.00- PER HEAD; 1-3 35-50 LBS.
26.00- PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 68. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 61.00-66.50; GOOD
58.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
18.00-
GOATS: 16.00-71.00 PER HD.
3 LOADS OF SECOND CUTTING
TIMOTHY, 85.00-89.00.
3 LOADS OF STRAW, 55.00-63.00.
1 LOAD OF RYE, 5.50 PER 100 LBS.
SHEEP
23.000
23.000
21.000
60,000
60,000
60,000
HOGS
326.000
309.000
304.000
973.000
935.000
927.000
East Coast Carlot
Wed, Aug. 30, 1989
Report eupplied by USDA
EAST COAST CARLOT MEAT
TRADE DELIVERED PRICES (CAP)
BOSTON TO WASHINGTON AREA
INCLUSIVE.
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: NO
SALES REPORTED ON SPRING LAMB.
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YIELD GRADE NO. 1
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Fa.
Monday, August 28, 1989 ■
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 372...PDA.,.Compared with
last Monday’s maiket: Slaughter cows
mostly steady. Choice slaughter steers
68.00- Select 64.25-67.00, Standard
55.00- few Utility 52.00-55.50. Few
Choice si. heifers 65.25-67.50, Select
60.50-64.50, Standard 55.00-59.00, Utility
49.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 47.50-53.00, few high yield
ing 55.00, Cutter & Bon. Utility
46.00- Canner & low Cutter
38.75-46.50, Shells down to 22.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1100/2080 lbs. si. bolls
58.00- No. 2, 900/1690 lbs.
53.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium
Frame No. 1, 275/500 lbs. steers
85.00- Large #l, 300/450 lbs.
87.00- 50/650 lbs. 75.00-89.00.
Medium Frame No. 1,230/260 lbs. heifers
78.00- 400/600 lbs. 70.00-80.00,
Urge #l, 350/500 lbs. 80.00-90.00, lot
Medium #2, 444 lbs. 60.00. Medium &
Urge Frame No. 1, 350/500 lbs. bulls
83.00- lot Medium #2, 370 lbs.
70.00.
CALVES 252...Ch0ice vealers
100.00- Good 85.00-97.00, Stan
dard & Good 90/120 lbs. 76.00-89.00,
60/85 lbs. 64.00-80.00, few Utility 45/60
lbs. 40.00-50.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 90/125 lbs. 90.00-140.00; Holstein
heifers 95/120 lbs. 85.00-115.00. Beef
cross 80/115 lbs. bulls & heifers
80.00-
HOGS 204...8art0ws and gilts fully
steady. US No. 1-2 215/245 lbs.
46.00- 1-3 220/265 lbs. 45.00-46.10,
2-3 250/277 lbs. 43.00-44.00,1-3 190/206
lbs. 40.00-43, lot 165 lbs. 36.50. .US No.
1-3 300/580 lbs. tows 32.00-33.50, 2-3
350/600 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Boars
27.00-
FEEDER PIGS 16... Few US No. 1-3
30/50 lb*, feeder pigs 13.00-23.00, few
70/90 Ibi. 39.00-43.00, couple Utility 20
Ibi. 5.00 per head.
SHEEP 379... Spring daughter lambi $2
to $3 higher. High Choice A Prime 75/95
Ibi. spring slaughter lambs 65.00-69.50,
100/110 lbs. Shorn lambs 64.00-65.50,
Choice 80/110 lbs. 61.75-65.00. Good A
Choice 50/70 lbs. feeder lambs
54.00- Good 40/45 lbs. 45.00-49.00,
lot Utility 39 lbs. 38.00, Slaughter sheep
17.00-
GOATS 13... Large 45.00-58.00, few
Medium 24.00-43.00 all per lyead.
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Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, August 28,1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 121...PDA...Compared with
hut Monday’s market: Slaughter cows .75
to $1.75 lower. One Choice Holstein steer
66.75, few Standard 58.25-63.00. Couple
Choice Holstein si. heifers 65.00&67.25.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
45.00- Cutter & Bon. Utility
46.00- couple 51.00, Canner & Low
Cutter 42.00-45.00, shells down to 35.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 1, 990/1975 lbs. sl v
bulls 58.00-60.00. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 540/740 lbs. steers
70.50-74.50. Few Medium Frame No. 1,
420/650 lbs. heifers 55.50-63.50.
CALVES 212... Few Choice vealers
96.00- Standard & Good 70/100
lbs. 78.00-89.00, Utility 60/85 lbs.
65.00- few down to 55.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls No. 1, 90/130 lbs.
115.00- No. 2, 85/125 lbs.
85.00- Hoi. Heifers 100/125 lbs.
110.00-
HOGS 65... US 1-3 210/250 lbs. barrows
and gilts 45.30-47.70. US N 6. 1-3 330/630
lbs. sows 33.25-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 59... Few Lott US No.
1-3 25/55 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-26.00
all per head.
SHEEP S... Few Choice BQ/8S lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 55.00-57.50.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1989
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .30-1.22%
COWS .31-.53%.
EASY COWS .21.51%.
HEIFERS ,42-.65%.
BULLS .48% -.67%.
STEERS .44% -.67%.
HOGS .28 .39.
SOWS .29.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 16.00-36.00
BOARS .28-.28% .
SHEEP 10.00-43.00.
LAMBS EACH 22.00-59.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .33-.54.
GOATS EACH 30.00-127.50.
KIDS EACH 1 £.OO-60.00.
TOTAL; 1208.
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