AS-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, May 12,1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
May 14, 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition sets out from St Louis to explore
the Louisiana Territory May 15, 1918, air mail service begins between New
York City and Washington, D C May 18,1980, Mt St Helens erupts May 20,
1873, Jacob Davis, a Reno tailor, and Levi Strauss, a San Francisco dry goods
merchant, are granted a patent for riveted pocket pants Diligence is the mother of
good luck
Ask the Old Farmer: Horses used to wear "caulks " What
are they 7 J H ,R I
Caulk s arc blunt metal piece s Four were inserted into each
, horseshoe to prevent slipping
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; A cold snap starts the week with a bang Clearing and warm by
midweek Bask fast it won't last 1 Showers and cooler weather end the week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Can it be 7 Are those blue skies I see’ Clear and
very warm through midweek Will it stay 7 No way 1 Ram and cold by week's end
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Surprise 1 The week dawns clear and hot Don't delay,
get out and play, this weather won't stay Showers drop, cold snap pops
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; A sunny cold wave (that's the best kind) begins
the week, warming, with showers in the west, ending up hot and cloudy
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, PA
May 9, 1990
CATTLE 188...PDA... Supply include
17 head feeder cattle ...Competed to last
Wednesday’s maricet; Slaughter steers 1.00
to 2.00 higher; Cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.
Choice 1000/1500 lbs si. steers
77.00- few 80.75, few Select
68.75- few High Choice & Prime
1400/1500 lbs. Holstems 72.00-73.75,
Choice 1225/1400 lbs. 68.50-72, Select
64.00- few Standard 60.75-63.50. Few
Choice si. heifers 72.50-76.75, few Select
65.75- couple Standard 56.00&56.25.
Breaking Ut. & Commercial si. cows
56.25- couple 60.00, few low dress
ing 50.75-54.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility
52.50- Canner & Low Cutter
50.00- Shells down to 42.50 Few
Choice si. bullocks 68.75-77.00, few
Select & Choice Holsteins 66.00-69.25.
Yield Grade No. 1,1300/1700 lbs. si. bulls
63.25- couple 70.25. Feeder Cattle:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 690/700
lbs. steers 75.50-79.00. Few Medium
Frame No. 1-2, 435/550 lbs. heifers
63.50- Few Medium Frame No. 1-2,
360/600 lbs. bulls 67.00-69.50, one lot
Large No. 2, 450 lbs. 67.00.
CALVES 132... Few Choice 145/285
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Livestock
Sales
Location: 1 mile N. on
North State St.,
Ephrata.
SALE EVERY
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M.- Beef
7:00 P.M.- Small
Animal Sale.
Office 717-733-2444
Home 717-838-4318
WALTER H. RISSER,
Proprietor
THE
MAY 14-20,1990
Cape Cod alewives hatching.
Home Hints: Wash sides of windows with liquid wax and they
will open and close with ease, e\en in humid weather One treat
ment should last a year
lbs. vealers 120.00-131.00, few Good
91.00- few Standard and Good
75/105 lbs. 79.00-93.00. Farm Calves; No.
1, Holstein Bulls 85/125 lbs.
190.00- No. 2, 90/120 lbs.
140.00- few 92.00, few 75/85 lbs.
120.00- No. 1, Holstein heifers
95/135 lbs. 167.50-200.00, No. 2, 80/110
lbs. 97.50-125.00. Few Beef cross 70/145
lbs. bulls and heifers 130.00-187.50
HOGS 403...8arr0ws and Gilts .75 to
1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs.
58.75-60.10, lot 61.10, 1-3 220/240 lbs.
57.50-58.85, few 205/210 lbs.
55.00- 2-3 225/260 lbs. 57.00-58.00,
few 2-4 250/295 lbs. 50.25-53.25. Sows
strong to 1.50 higher. US No. 1-3 300/480
lbs. sows 50.00-53.75, few down to 47.00,
490/670 lbs. 54.50-57.75, few Medium
210/375 lbs. 40.00-49.00. Boars (all
weights) 49.00-51.00.
FEEDER PIGS 210... US No. 1-3 20/30
lbs. feeder pigs 125.00-170.00, lot 40/50
lbs. 99.00-117.00, 50/60 lbs. 94.00-97.00
all per head.
SHEEP S4...Choice 60/100 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 70.00-81.00, one 86.00,
25/55 fcs. 82.50-107.50, one small lot 25
lbs. 117.50. Slaughter sheep 9.00-32.00,
mostly 13.00-22.00.
GOATS 33... Large 57.50-72.50, few
86.00, few Medium & Thin 40.00-55.00,
few Large Kids 37.00-60.00, few Small
23.00- all per head.
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Bellknap
Livestock Auction
Dayton, PA
May 9,1990
CATTLE 66,..PDA...Compard with last
Wednesday’s market: Individual Select
slaughter steer 69.00, few Standard
61.00- Couple low Choice si. heifers
69.50&69.75, few Select and low Choice
800/900 lbs. 62.75-65.00. Few Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter cows
53.75- Cutter & Boning Utility
50.25-54.25, Canner & low Cutter
40.00- Shells down to 34.75. Indivi
dual Standard si. bullock 67.50. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1110/1740 lbs. si. bulls
64.75- Feeder Cattle; Medium
Frame No. 1, 340/500 lbs. steers
89.00- 00. Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 385/645 lbs. heifers 67.00-77.50.
CALVES 77... Individual Choice vealers
110.00, few Standard and Good 70/125 lbs.
82.00- Farm Calves: No. 1, Holstein
Bulls 90/130 lbs. 147.50-189.00, one
200.00, 75/85 lbs. 100.00-145.00, No. 2.
90/120 lbs. 100.00-145.00; few Hoi. Heif
ers 85/110 lbs. 135.00-192.50. Beef cross
75/125 lbs. bulls and heifers
120.00-
HOGS 151... Barrows and gilts .50 to .75
higher. Lot US No. 1-2 240 lbs. 60.00,1-3
220/265 lbs. 58.50-59.60,2-3 260/270 lbs.
58.25-58.50, lot 2-4 280 lbs. 54.00, lot 1-3
190 lbs. 48.75. Few US No. 1-3 410/540
lbs. sows 52.25-55.25, one 2-3 435 lbs.
46.25. Boars 44.50-48.00.
FEEDER PIGS 28...L0t US No. 1-2 47
lbs. feeder pigs 63.50, 1-3 35/45 lbs.
40.00-52.00 all per head.
SHEEP 15... Few Choice & Prime 70/75
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.25-70.50.
Few Slaughter ewes 10.00-15.00.
GOATS 9... Few Medium 40.00-47.00,
few Medium Kids 15.00-25.00 all per
head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, May 7, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 262...PDA...Compared with
last Monday’s maricet; Slaughter cows .50
to 1.00 higher. Few Choice slaughter steers
74.50-77.25, few Select & low Choice
70.00-74.25; couple Choice Holsteins
69.50, one Standard 62.75. Couple Choice
si. heifers 71.50&73.75, one high yielding
79.50, one Holstein 66.00, few Select &
Wanted To Buy
Crippled and
Disabled Sows
and Boars
Hogs Slaughtered For
Federal Inspection
PHONE 717-274-7609
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CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED
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& BULLS
Slaughter Under USDA Inspection
FREE CALL
I-800-234-COWS (2697)
215-286-9400
Wayne Taylor
Lebanon, Berks,
Lancaster & Chester Co.
low Choice 810/940 lbs. 65.50-69.50, one
62.50, few Standard 58.00-62.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial al. cows
51.50-57.25, few 58.25-59.25, Cutter &
Bating Utility 49.75-54.50, high dressing
56.75, Canner & Low Cutter 42,00-50.00,
Shells down to 32.25. Few Yield Grade
No. 1.1150/2030 lbs. si. bulls 63.75-68.50,
few No. 2, 1025/1515 lbs. 56.50-60.00.
Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame #l,
335/615 lbs. steers 80.00-93.00, few 98.00.
Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 320/500 lbs.
heifers 70.00-82.00, 520/800 lbs.
60.00-
CALVES 253... Standard & Good
90/120 lbs. vealers 80.00-990.00, 60/85
lbs. 65.00-87.50, la Utility 50 lbs. 63.00.
Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1,85/140 lbs.
140.00- N0."2, 90/130 lbs.
100.00- No. 1, Hoi. Heifers 85/135
lbs. 112.50-165, No. 2, down to 92.50;
Beef cross 70/145 lbs. bulls & heifers
100.00-
HOGS 394...8arr0ws and gilts fully
2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs.
59.50- 1-3 225/265 lbs. 58.00-59.50.
2-3 260/290 lbs. 57.00-58.00,1-3 200/215
lbs. 56.75-57.50, lot 180 lbs. 51.50. Sows
fully 2.00 higher. US No. 1-3 350/620 lbs.
sows 50.00-57.00, one 59.00. Boars
47.50-
FEEDER PIGS 16... Few US No. 1-3
30/40 lbs. 34.00-39.00 all per head.
SHEEP 124... High Choice & Prime
50/75 lbs. spring lambs 83.00-96.00,85/95
lbs. 70.00-78.00, few 90.00; Choice 55/80
lbs. 74.00-83.00. Slaughter sheep
18.00-30.00.
GOATS 17... Few Urge 48.00-58.00,
Medium 30.00-47.00,Medium & Large
Kids 20.00-30.00 all per head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May 7, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 227...PDA...Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows
steady to strong. Select and low Choice
slaughter steers 70.00-74.25, Standard
64.00- few Utility 60.00-63.00.
Choice si. heifers 71.50-73.00, Select
67.00- few Utility 54.50-59.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
51.50- few high yielding 58.50, one
59.25, Cutter & Boning Utility
49.50- Canner & Low Cutter
41.50- Shells down to 31.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1400/1885 Ibi. il. bulk
61.00- No. 2, 1000/1400 lbs.
54.00- Feeder Cattle; Medium &
Large Frame #l, 250/350 lbs. iteen
88.00- few up to 120.00, 400/650
Ibi. 74.00-86.00. Medium & Large Frame
#l, 240/325 lb(. heifen 75.00-100.00,
450/700 Ibf. 65.00-76.00. Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 250/350 Ibt. bulk
74.00- 400/650 Ibi. 64.00-75.00.
Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 250/350
lbs. bulls 80.00-110.00, 400/650 lbs.
70.00-
CALVES 175...Ch0ice vealers
112.00- Good 93.00-108.00, Stan
dard & Good 90/120 lbs. 75.00-82.00,
60/85 lbs. 66.00-79.00, few Utility 40/65
lbs. 35.00-60.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulk
#l. 90/130 lbs. 120.00-197.00, 75/85 lbs.
85.00- No. 1, Hoi. Heifers 90/120
lbs. 105.00-160.00. Beef cross 80/115 lbs.
bulk and heifen 90.00-200.00.
HOGS 101... Barrows and gilts 1.50 to
2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs.
58.50-59.75,1-3 220/260 lbs. 57.00-58.50,
lot 2-4 280 lbs. 53.00. US No. 1-3 300/600
lbs. sows 50.00-54.00, 2-3 325/550 lbs.
44.00-48.00. Few Boars 47.00-49.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test.
SHEEP 264... High Choice & Prime
60/75 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
70.00- Choice 45/65 lbs.
64.00- Slaughter sheep 13.00-20.00.
GOATS 13... Few Large 35.00-55.00,
Medium 20.00-36.00 all per head.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 9, 1990
Report supplied by auction
REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 111
COWS, 16 HEIFERS, AND 2 BULLS.
MARKET STRONGER.
NY FRESH COWS: 1160 00-1300.00,
SPRINGERS 985.00-1235.00.
PA FRESH COWS: 101000-1500.00.
CANADA FRESH COWS:
890.00- 175.00, SPRINGERS
1020.00-
HERD OF 47 HEAD, ALL STAGE
COWS: 710.00-1450.00.
LOCAL SPRINGING HEIFERS;
900.00-1380.00.
PUREBREDS: 1200.00-2000.00.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
BULLS: 470.00-930.00.
LOCAL COWS: 610.001400.00.
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