AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1990
Belknap Livestock
Y||£ Dayton, PA
At A TAD Wr P\ AT MAN Ar CATTLE 50...PDA!..Compaid with last
Uiill rA n LAV 4m A* ATI 4ml*4l>V Wednesday’s market: Few Select 985 lbs.
slaughter steers 68.75. One Choice si. heif
er 72.25. Few Breaking Utility and Com-
June 6,8, and 9, Ember Days. mercial daughter cows 51.25-54.00, few
June 6, 1944, D-Day the Allied troops begin landing on the beaches of Normandy F’ u^ e |' * Boning Utility 50.25-53,00, few
June 8, Full Strawberry Moon June 9, 1943, Congress authorizes employer- “ re,,in B 57.00-57.75, Canner & low
withheld income tax payments with the Pay-As-You-Go Act June 10, 1652, Cutter 45.00-48.00. Few Yield Grade No.
America's first mint issues the pine tree shilling in defiance of British law Better 1, 1770 Ibi. si. bulls 68.25. Feeder Cattle:
ride an ass that carries us than a hone that thrown us Few Large Frame No. 2, 805/945 lbs.
/•» Ask the Old Farmer: Do you know an easy way to remove the Holstein steers S6.SO-60.50. Few Large
A white scaly deposits inside teakettles without using dangerous Frame No. 2, 560/870 lbs. Holstein heifers
, chemicals 7 DK, 111 53.00-66.50.
Try boiling a weak solution of cider vinegar in the teakettle for a few CALVES 101...0ne Choice vealer
minutes This should loosen the scale and make it east/ to wash out Very 104.00, few Good 90.00-97.00, few Slan
• thick deposits may require more than one treatment dard and Good 90/110 lbs. 90.00-97.00,
Home Hints Keep iawnmower blades sharp so they cut rather than tear 6Q/8S lbs. 80.00-98.00. Farm Calves: No.
srass especially important for new, young grass 1, Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECAST 150.00-200.00, 75/85 lbs. 120.00-170.00,
New England: Cool weather for June (around 65°F 3° below average) brings £l°: dUIt
heavy ram in its wake before finally clearing and turning warmer ™L Heifer 110 lbs. 130.00. Few Beef
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and pleasant until midweek, then ** ,n( * heifera
scattered showers for the flowers, and turning cooler 101.00-167.50.
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Off-and-on rain all week First ram, heavy m the west, HOGS IW...US No. 1-2 230/260 lbs.
cool Then clearing and warmer, more ram, and finally clearing barrows and gilts 64.90-65.25, small lot
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clearing and much cooler to start the week Then i'?. L ? l
ram, heavy m the west, seasonable, partly cloudy (partly not), clear and hot 235/265 lbs. 62.80-63.50 US No. 1-3
’ r ’ ’ r 1 315/720 lbs. sows 51.00-55.00, few 2-3
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) 410/715 lbs. 47.25-50.75, couple Medium
335/400 lbs. 48.00. Few Boars
49.50-54.00.
FEEDER PIGS 30...SmaU lot US No.
1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs 34.00, 35/50 lbs.
40.00- all per head.
SHEEP 10... Slaughter sheep
12.00-
GOATS B... Few Large 59.00-90.00, one
Medium 36.00, few Medium & small Kids
29.00 -38.00 all per head.
Leesport Livestock
Lccsport, PA
May 30, 1990
CATTLE 199...PDA...5upp1y includes
40 head feeder cattle...Compered to last
Wednesday's market: Slaughter steers .50
to 1.50 higher; Cows steady to 1.30 higher.
Few Choice 1025/1435 lbs. si. steers
75 25-77.50, Select 69.00-75, few down to
66 00, few High Choice & Prime
1200/1500 lbs. Holsteins 71.50-74.75,
Choice 1150/1560 lbs. 67.00-70.00, few
Select 65 25-68 00. Few Choice si. heifers
73 50-76.00, one Select 69.75. Breaking
Ut & Commercial si. cows 54.25-55.85,
Shells down to 41.75. Select & Choice si.
bullocks 64 00-69.25, few Standard
58 75-63 50. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1050/1660 lbs. si. bulls 63.50-66.50. Feed
er Cattle; Few Large Frame No. 2,330/375
lbs. steers 90.00-91.00, few 450/600 lbs.
74 00-77 00. Few Medium & Large Frame
No. 1, 550/580 lbs. heifers 75.00-76.00.
CALVES 141 ..Couple Choice vealers
120 00-121 00, one Prime 136.00, couple
Good 100 00&104 00, few Standard and
Good 75/95 lbs 84.00-92.00, few Utility
70/75 Ihs 65.00-80.50 Fann Calves. No.
I, Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
185 00-204 00, few 130/145 lbs.
130 00-163.00, No. 2, 90/125 lbs.
KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rl 472 S mllaa south
of Ouarryvlllo or ( milaa north
of Oxford cornar of RL 472 and
Nobla Road at Rouas Tobacco
Station.
Lloyd H. Krsldor,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
JUNE 4-10,1990
155 00-145.00, few down to 95.00, few
80/S5 lbs. 100.00-135.00; No. 1, Holstein
heifers 90/145 lbs. 110.00-142.50, few No.
2, 80/95 lbs. 100.00-107.50. Few Beef
cross 75/105 lbs. bulls 130.00-200.00; few
Good 350/530 lbs. slaughter calves
72.00-79.00.
HOGS S76...Barrows and Gilts .75 to
1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 225/245 lbs.
65.00- small lot 67.00, 1-3 210/250
lbs. 64.00-65.25, 2-3 230/265 lbs.
62.75-64.25, few 2-4 270/315 lbs.
54.00- few 1-3 165/190 lbs.
54.00- Sows steady to 1.00 lower.
US No. 1-3 300/475 lbs. sows 51.50-54.00,
500/650 lbs. 54.75-56.00, few Medium
260/450 lbs. 43.00-50.50. Boars
51.00- It. weights 48.00-50.50.
FEEDER PIGS 329... US No. 1-3 20/25
lbs. feeder pigs 152.50-180.00, lot 192.50,
35/55 lbs. 110.00-132.50, few lots 145.00,
few 2-3 55/60 lbs. 95 00-97.50 all per
hundredweight; few 1-3 15/20 lbs,
27.00-28.00 - per head.
SHEEP BL..Few Choice 55/100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 69.00-75.00, few
30/50 lbs. 78.00-100.00, Good & Choice
35/60 lbs. 61 00-71.00. Slaughter sheep
30.00-43 00
GOATS 30... Few Large 45.00-50.00,
one 82.50, Medium 25.00-40.00, few
Large Kids 28.00-42.50, few small Kids
21.00-30 00 all per head.
CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED
COWS. STEERS
& BULLS
Slaughter Under VBDA Inspection
FREE CALL
1-800-234-COWS (2697)
215-286-9400
Wayne Taylor
Lebanon, Berks,
Lancaster & Chester Co.
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, PA
May 29, 1990
CATTLE 213...PDA...Compaied with
last Tuesday's matket; Slaughter steers
steady to weak; Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower.
Choice si. steers 75.00-78.50, one 79.10,
low yielding down to 73.00, Select
68.00- few high > ielding up to 75.00,
Standard 64.00-68.50. Few Choice si. heif
ers 72.00-74.80, Select 66.00-71.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
50.50-57.85. Cutter & Boning Utility
49.00- Canner & low Cutter
40.00- 00, Shells down to 30.00. Few
Select si. bullocks 67.00-69.50. Yield
Grade No. 1. 1300/1850 lbs. si. buUs
63.00- 00. Feeder Cattle; One Small Lot
Holstems 738 lbs. steers 67.00. Few
Medium & Large Frame No. I. 400/510
lbs. heifers 74.00-86.00. Mediumn Frame
No. 1, 400/780 lbs. bulls 61.00-79.00.
CALVES 128...C0up1e Choice vealers
115.00&125.00, few Good 94.00-100.00.
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Standard and Good 90/120 lbs.
84.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/140 lbs. 140.00-210,00, No. 2.
98.00- few Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
100.00- Beef cross 80/115 lbs.
bulls and heifers 130.00-195.00.
HOGS 9S...Barrows and gilts 2.00 to
3.00 lower. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs.
61.50-62.10,1-3 220/245 lbs. 61.25-61.60,
2-3 240/260 lbs. 58.00-59.00, lot 2-4 270
lbs. 53.50. Few US No. 1-3 400/690 lbs.
sows 44.00-46.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test
SHEEP 11... Few Choice 58/68 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 57.50-63.00. Few
Slaughter sheep 16.00-21.00.
GOATS 3... Three small Kids 14.00 -
all per head.
Morrisons Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
May 28, 1990
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 152. STEERS: H. CHOICE &
PRIME 74.25-78.50, CHOICE
70.00- GOOD 64.00-69.50, STAN
DARD 58.00-63.50. HEIFERS:
71.00- GOOD 61.00-69.00.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
55.50- CUTTERS 52.00-54.75,
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 44.50-51.25.
BULLOCKS; GOOD & CHOICE
66.50-
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1
62.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
68.00- BULLS 65.00-92.50; HEIF
ERS 64.00-91.50.
CALVES 226. PRIME 106.00-124.00;
CHOICE 98.00-105.00, GOOD
91.00- STANDARD & GOOD
84.5090.00, 90-110 LBS. 86.00-102.00,
65-90 LBS. 78.00-94.50, HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 160.00-201.00,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
124.00-
HOGS 97. US NO. 1-2 64.0065.50, US
NO. 1-3 62.0063.75.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 49.0055.00.
BOARS 48.0050.25.
FEEDER PIGS 24. US NO. 1-3 20-35
LBS. 18.00-38.50 PER HEAD, NO. 1-3
35-50 LBS. 39.00-54.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP 44. CHOICE 66.00-71.00;
GOOD 60.50-65.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 18.00-34.50.
GOATS: 24.00-61.00 PER HEAD.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
May 29, 1990
CATTLE 114...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market: Slaughter cows uneven,
extremes .75 higher tu 1.25 lower. Two
Select slaughter steers 68.00&70.75, few
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Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Standard 64.00-66.75; few Choice Hols
tcms 66.00-70.00, few Select 58.50-66.50,
few Standard 54.50-60.50. One Choice
Holstein heifer 66.75, few Select
61.00- few Standard 55.25-64.75,
one Utility 50.25. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 53.00-55.75, few high
dressing 58.25, Cutter & Boning Utility
52.25-54.75, few high dressing 56.75,
Cannes & Low Cutter 48.00-52.75, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Yield Grade
1315/1630 lbs. si. bulls 61.00-65.00.
CALVES 204...Vealers unevenly
steady. One Choice vealers 107.00, Stan
dard & Good 75/115 lbs. 82.00-90.00,
Utility 55/100 lbs. 60.00-73.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 80/125 lbs.
160 00-202.00, No. 2, 80/115 lbs.
90.00- few down to 182 00; Hoi. Heif
ers 80/105 lbs. 90.00-115.00. One Beef
cross 85 lbs. bull 190.00.
HOGS 114...5ma1l supply barrows and
gilts weak to .50 lower. Two Lots US No.
1-2 245 lbs. 65.00 and 280 lbs. 64.00,1-3
210/260 lbs. 63.00-64.10, two lots 2-3 230
lbs. 63.85, 1-3 135/200 lbs. 50.00-57.25.
Sows steady to .50 higher. US No. 1-3
315/490 lbs. sows 51.00-53.50, 485/700
lbs. 52.50-54.50. Few Boars 51.00-51.25.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test.
SHEEP 23... Slaughter sheep 95/240 lbs.
12.00-28.00, mostly 17.00-25.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
Report wpplled by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
200.00.
VEAL CALVES TO 101.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 200.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 99.00 AND
DOWN.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50.00-80.00.
LAMBS 55.00-57.50.
SHEEP 14.00-28.00.
HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS. 55.00-60.00.
SOWS 42.00-47.50.
BOARS TO 46.50.
PIGS 30.00-45.00.
HEIFERS 48.00-59.50.
STEERS 58.00-67.50.
FEEDER STEERS 55.00-82.00.
BULLS 52.00-64.75.
COWS GOOD 54.00-57.00.
COWS MEDIUM 48.00-53.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 50.00 AND
DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET ABOUT
STEADY
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES 350.00-625.00.
PONIES TO 110.00.
GOATS TO 72.50
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Monday, May 2S, 1990