Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection December 6, 1989 CATTLE CALVES 128,000 8,000 127.000 8,000 124.000 9,000 370.000 26,000 372.000 26,000 370.000 27,000 WED, 12/06/89 (EST) WEEK AGO (EST) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (EST) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (ACT) Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, Dec. 4, 1989 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 140.00. VEAL CALVES TO 98.00. VEALER BULL CALVES MOSTLY 125.00-ISS.OO. SLAUGHTER CALVES 45.00-75.00. CRASSERS & FEEDERS 50.00-75.00. LAMBS, 50.00-60.00, NEW CROP TO 150.00. SHEEP 12.00-25.00. HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS. 42.00-47.00. SOWS 25.00-34.00. BOARS 22.00-26.00. PIGS EACH 10.00-26.00. HEIFERS 48.00-54.00. STEERS 55.00-63.00. FEEDER STEERS 50.00-75.00. BULLS 52.00-63.75. COWS GOOD 48.00-52.50. COWS MEDIUM 45.00-48.00. Thanks and Congratulations HARRY B. THOMPSON & FAMILY On Their New • Grooved Concrete Exercise Lot To Minimize Animal Injury • Insulated Studwall Tiestall Bam I AG RI-INC. The Construction Professionals R.D. 4, Ephrata, PA 17522 • (717) 354-4271 Serving The Agricultural Industry For Over 20 Years COWS POOR OR SMALL 28.00-42.00. CATTLE MARKET UNSETTLED. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES. SMALL TO 35.00. PONIES TO 150.00. GOATS 75.00. GOOD SUPPLY OF LIVESTOCK. Peoria Sheep PeorU, Illinois Tuesdaj, December 5, 1989 FEDERAL-STATE OPENING, MID SESSION AND CLOSE SHEEP: 200 TRADING MODERATE. COMPARED WITH LAST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER LAMBS FULLY STEADY. SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 100-120 LBS. 53.00- WOOLED SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 95-115 LBS. 52.00- FEW 54.00. Tiestall Barn With Parlor Wing BUILT BY HOGS 349.000 359.000 353.000 1.038.000 1.065.000 1.039.000 SHEEP 24.000 25.000 23.000 68.000 70.000 64.000 to CARLISLE, PA FEATURES New Holland Horses New Holland Said Stables New Holland, PA Monday, Dec. 4, 1989 REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 355 HEAD OF HORSES. MULES AND PONIES. MARKET LOWER ON ALL STOCK. FEW WORKHORSES 450.00-710.00. BETTER DRIVING HORSES 700.00- SEVERAL 400.00- RIDING HORSES 300.00-730.00. FEW LOCAL WORK HORSES AND MULES 360.00-560.00. LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS „ 250.00- SEVERAL THIN DOWN TO 125.00. HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS 350.00- SMALL PONIES: 50.00-125.00. FEW DOWN TO 25.00. LARGE PONIES: 150.00-300.00. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, Decamber 7,1989 OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY CLOSE CATTLE AND CALVES: 1,025 ( 25 SLTO, 1000 FDRS). BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FOR REGULAR THURSDAY AUCTION. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY CONSISTS OF COWS. TRADING ACTIVE. COWS STEADY. SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS: CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI- • Steel Grid In Cowbeds To Minimize Stray Voltage • Winch Controlled Ventilation System • Glazed Tile In Feed Troughs PARLOR WING FEATURES • Steel Grid In Cow Platform To Minimize Stray Voltage • Boxstall And Holding Area Let Our Experience Work For You For All Your Farm Building Needs, Large Or Small Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,1989-Al9 DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 43.00- BONING 1-2 47.00-50.00 49.00- FEW 5100 LOW TO AVG. CUTTER 44.00-48.00. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 2,300: WEEK AGO 2100: YEAR AGO 2,500 FOR THE WEEK, SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO .50 LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO WEAK. INSTANCES .50 LOWER. COWS FULLY 1.00 LOWER. BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS, AROUND 10% COWS. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1989 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 91 COWS. 84 HEIFERS, AND 7 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. SPRINGING HEIFERS: 800.00-1220.00, BULK 900.00-1050.00. SHORTBRED: 600.00-900.00. OPEN: 320.00-570.00. BULLS: 675.00-740.00. COWS: LOCAL 575.00-1650.00. NY FRESH COWS: 1000.00-1575.00. CANADA FRESH COWS: 1235.00- SPRINGERS 1000.00- WISCONSIN FRESH COWS 1425.00-ISOO.OO. FRANKLIN CO FRESH COWS 1210.00-isoo.oo. WESTERN PA FRESH COWS: 950.00- SPRINGERS 1060.00- PA FRESH COWS: 820.00-1425.00, 1 PUREBRED 1800.00. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, Dec. 7,1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 315: COWS UNEVEN, STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. STEERS: FEW GOOD SELECT 65.00-69.00; FEW STANDARD 57.25-59.00. FEW SELECT HOLSTEINS. HEIFERS: INCL. CHOICE @ 67.25; INCL. GOOD @61.25. COWS: BR. UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 48.25-53.25; CUTTER & BON. UT. 48.00-54.00, FEW TO 57.50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 44.50-48.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 FEW 930-2260 LBS. 57.00-67.25. FEEDER STEERS: FEW MED, FRAME NO. ONE 400-715 LBS 66.50-73.00. CATTLE HEIFERS: FEW MED FRAME NO. ONE 4IS-SBO LBS 61.00-63.50. ' BULLS: FEW MED. FRAME NO. ONE 350-700 LBS. 60.50-75.50. CALVES 473: FEW GOOD 70.00-85.00; STANDARD & GOOD 70-100 LBS. 60.00-72.00; UTILITY 60-80 LBS. 55.00-65.00, FEW DOWN TO 40.00. FARM CALVES: NO. I HOL. BULLS 90-130 LBS. 1.40-1.67; NO. 2 HOL. BULLS 85-120 LBS. 75.00-145.00; HOL. HEIFERS 80-140 LBS. 72.00-125.00, COUPLE TO 170.00; FEW BEEF X BULL & HEIFERS 70.00-130.00. HOGS 23: US NO. 1-3 ONE LOT 256 LBS. @ 48.00. SOWS; FEW US NO. 1-3 330-575 LBS 36.00-39.75. FEEDER PIGS 4, SHEEP 20: LAMBS FEW CHOICE 55-100 LBS. 59.00-67.00; UTILITY ONE LOT EWES @ 19.25. Owner: Willis Herr HAY& straw AUCTION Every Thursday at 11:00 AM. Location; Central Manor Auction House, 1 mile off Rt. 999, on Central Manor Rd., 1 mile North of Central Manor Mart or 2 miles South of Mountville, Lancaster County. For More Information Call One Of The Auctioneers: RODNET B. FRET DARVIN J. RODGERS. JR. PHIL NISSLEY 717-426-3769 or 717-293-8783 License #RTOOOOII-L