AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 31, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
SEPT. 2-8,1991
Be Late for Something Day, Sept. 5.
f\ Sept 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out in a wooden house on
\ Pudding Lane More than 13,000 houses are destroyed as the fire rages
' ir three more days Sept 4, 1833, 10-year-old Barney Flaherty
iswers an ad by the publisher in the New York Sun and becomes
America's first newsboy Sept 5,1882,10,000 working people
march in this country's first Labor Day parade m New York City
You Lanriot do a kindness too soon, herausc you never know how
soon it will he too lute
Ask the Old Fanner: What is a horseboat 7 HL , lowa
A horseboat is a siowltkc iraft whose two paddle wheels were powered
I horse-driven treadmill It was invented In/ a Mr Patten for use on Lake
tpesaukce in N H Two horses were used
mts Paint the lowest basement step white for fewer falls
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Sunny and hot for the holiday, then changing to showers and more
seasonable temperatures The weekend is clearing and warming again
Greater New York-New Jersey: The heat wave is still in session as the week begins
Midweek brings cooling showers Sunny and seasonable on the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Clear and hot to start the week, then turning cooler and
rainy Clearing again, with sunshine and seasonable temperatures for the weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; A few days of clear, hot weather remain before show
ers return Then clearing again and turning milder Thundershowers finish the week
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Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, August 27, 1991
SLAUGHTER; SLAUGHTER
STEERS: SELECT 62.00-66.00, STAN
DARD 55.00-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS: SELECT
& CHOICE 59.00-65.75, STANDARD &
UTILITY 51.00-57.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAK UT. &
COMM. 50.25-52.25, CUTTER & BON
ING UT. 48.00-52.00, CANNER & LOW
CUTTER 45.00-47.75, BIG MIDDLE
47.50-50.00, SHELLY 44.50 & DOWN.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS; YG #2
61.75-63.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FDR. STEERS:
(ALL WTS.) MED.#I LIGHTS
117.00-130.00, HOLSTEINS 66.00-89.00;
FDR. HEIFERS: ALL WTS. MED.#I
LIGHTS 127.50-155.00, MED.&LAR.#!
75 00-85.00, LAR. #2 61.00-69.00, HOLS
TEINS 52.50-62.00; FDR. BULLS; ALL
WTS. MED. #1 LIGHTS 110.00-145.00,
MED.&LAR.#! 79.00-91.00, HOLS
TEINS 58.00-69.00.
VEAL CALVES: VERY ACTIVE!
STRONG DEMAND FOR CALVES
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THE
RETURNING TO THE FARM. CHOICE
106.00-120.00, GOOD 90.00-105.00,
STANDARD 70.00-89.00.
FARM BULLS: OVER 95 LBS. TO
205.00, UNDER 95 LBS. TO 197.50.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS ZOO
LOWER. US NO. 1-3 (210-260 LB.)
47.00-48.50, 2&4’S (ALL WTS)
44.75-46.75.
SOWS: ACTIVE! OVER 450 LBS.
40.25- UNDER 450 LBS.
38.25- 2&4’S (ALL WTS)
35.25-
BOARS: HEAVY 34.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS: (BY THE HEAD):
ACTIVE! 25-30 LB. 24.00-32.00, 35-45
LB. 41.00-43.00.
SHEEP: EWES 12.00-22.00.
LAMBS: GOOD & CHOICE (30-55
LBS.) 53.00-65.00, GOOD & CHOICE
(70-120 LBS.) 45.00-53.00, MED. ALL
WTS. & FEEDER LAMBS 39.00-52.00.
GOATS: (BY THE HEAD): LARGE
67.50-82.50, SM/MED 22.50-57.50.
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Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Wednesday, August 28, 1991
** ATTENTION DODGE CITY **
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK
YARDS WEEKLY CATTLE SUM
MARY COMPARED WITH LAST
WEEK: FEEDER STEERS CLOSED
STEADY AFTER REGISTERING
ADVANCES MONDAY ON BULK OF
SUPPLY. HEIFERS OVER 500 LB.
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER WITH
ADVANCE ON THOSE OVER 700 LB
STEER AND HEIFER CALVES
$l.OO-$3.00 LOWER. CALF ORDERS
NARROWED AS SEED BED PREPA
RATION FOR GRAINS HAS MANY
FARMER- STOCKMEN IN THE
FIELDS. FEEDER CATTLE BUYERS
AGGRESSIVELY SOUGHT CATTLE
MONDAY DESPITE BAD VIBES IN
THE SLAUGHTER CATTLE MARKET
AND A MUCH LOWER CME. BY
TUESDAY THE CONTINUATION OF
NEGATIVE FACTORS CONVERTED
THE OPTIMISTS AND A SLOW CAU
TIOUS TRADE DEVELOPED. QUAL
ITY OF THE SUPPLY THIS WEEK
AVERAGE THROUGH ATTRACTIVE.
HOWEVER, WEIGH-UPS WERE NOT
ATTRACTIVE TO BUYERS AS
CATTLE FILLED EASILY WITH HELI
FROM THE WEATHER. DEMAND FOE
BRAHMA-CROSS CATTLE NAR
ROWED THIS WEEK AS THE SEA
SONAL ADJUSTMENT BEGINS.
SLAUGHTER COWS CLOSED
STEADY. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY. COW DEMAND MOD
ERATE. BULL DEMAND GOOD.
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 10,875; LAST
WEEK 6,683; LAST YEAR 9,674. SUPP
LY INCLUDES 71% YEARLINGS: 25%
CALVES & STOCKERS UNDER 600
LB.; 4% COWS & BULLS. BULK PRICE
RANGES FOLLOW:
FEEDER STEERS; MEDIUM &
LARGE FRAME 1. 225-300 LB.
$129.50-$ 141.00; 325-400 LB.
$llO.OO-$! 17.00; 400-450 LB.
$102.75-$! 12.00; 450-500 LB.
$97.00-$105.75; 500-550 LB.
$94.00-$100.00; 550-600 LB.
$91.75-$97.50; 600-700 LB.
$86.25-$92.25; 700-800 LB. OPENING &
BULK $85.00-$92.00, CLOSED
$83.50-$87.75; 800-850 LB.
$84.00-$87.25; 850-900 LB. $82.00-
$84.50; 900-950 LB. $79.75-$83.00.
LARGE FRAME 2 HOLSTEINS, 350-375
LB. $90.00-$99.00; 575-650 LB. $76.75-
$81.50: 700-750 LB. $71.50-$75.50;
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Tel. 717-626-5466 fax 717-627-3599
825-900 LB. $65.50-$67.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM &
LARGE FRAME 1, 300-350 LB.
$103.50-$lOB.OO, LOT REPLACE
MENTS $113.00; 350-400 LB.
$93.25-$104.25, REPLACEMENTS
$104.25-$! 10.00; 400-450 LB.
$93.25-$97.50, LOT REPLACEMENTS
$103.00; 450-500 LB. $87.50-$95.00;
500-550 LB. $88.50-$92.50; 550-600 LB.
$85.50-$89.75; 600-700 LB.
$83.75-$88.50; 700-800 LB.
$82.00-$84.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY Y.G. 1-2 AVERAGE
DRESSING $48.25-$52.00; HIGH
DRESSING $51.75-$56.00; LOW
DRESSING $45.50-$49.00. BREAKING
UTILITY Y.G. 3-4 AVERAGE DRESS
ING $47.50-$49.50; HIGH DRESSING
$49.50-$52.00; LOW DRESSING
$45.00-$48.00. CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER $42.50-$46.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1 1150-2025
LB. AVERAGE DRESSING
$62.00-S6S.SO; HIGH DRESSING
$66.00-$70.00; LOW DRESSING
SSB.SO-$63.00.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, August 28, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 246...PDA... Supply included
19 feeder cattle and 98 iL steers and heifers
...Compared to last Wednesday’s market:
Slaughter steers and cows were 1.00 to
2.00 lower. Choice 980/1400 lbs. si. steers
65.25-66.75, few 69.75, Select
61.50-65.75, few 66.75; Choice 1200/1650
lbs. Holsteins 61.50-64.00, one 65.75,
Select 59.75-61.00, few Standard
54.00- Choice 965/1470 lbs. si. heif
ers 63.50-66.75, Select 58.25-62.50, few
Standard 52.00-59.00. Breaking Utility
and Commercial si. cows 49.00-53.25, few
55.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
47.75-52.00, few 54.00, Canner & low
Cutter 45.00-49.50, SheUs down to 35.00.
Select and Choice si. bullocks 62.00-63.50,
few 66.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1170/1640 lbs. si. bulls 61.50-63.50, one
70.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Large Frame
No. 2, 435/600 lbs. steers 78.50-82.00.
Few Medium and Small Frame No. 1,
340/415 lbs. bolls 77.50-96.00.
CALVES 224...0ne Choice vealer
110.00, Standard and Good 80/110 lbs.
84.00- 65/80 lbs. 75.00-81.00. Few
Choice 280/400 lbs. si. calves 79.00-81.00.
Farm Calves; No. 1, Holstein Bulls 95/125
lbs. 170.00-200.00, one 204.00, 80/90 lbs.
140.00- No. 2, 90/125 lbs.
115.00- few 90.00. 75/90 lbs.
Mt. Joy, PA
95.00- No. 1. Hoi. Heifers 80/120
lbs. 165.00-196.00, few No. 2,90/100 lbs.
110.00- Few Beef Cross 90/110
lbs. bulls and heifers 140.00-185.00.
HOGS 161... Barrows and gilts: .50 to
1.50 lower. Few US No. 1-2 235/250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.00-48.75,1-3 215/260
lbs. 47.50-48.25, lot 2-3 245 lbs. 47.00.
few 2-4 280/310 lbs. 41.00-42.00, 1-3
135/200 lbs. 37.00-42.00, lot 50.00.
SOWS: .50 to 1.50 higher. US No. 1-3
270/670 Iba. sows 37.50-41.25, one 42.50.
few Medium 350/470 lbs. 36.00-36.50
Boars 33.75-34.75, few It. wts.
35.00-
FEEDER PIGS 438... Few US No. 1-3
20/25 lbs. feeder pigs 77.50-102.50,
30/501bs. 82.00-96.00, (15/20 lbs.
14.00- per head). --- per
hundredweight
SHEEP 42... Choice 50/115 lbs. spring
si. lambs 51.00-62.00, one 74.00, few
Good and Low Choice 40/50 lbs.
67.50-68.00, few 60/75 lbs. 40.00-49.00.
Few Slaughter sheep 17.00-24.00. - all
Cwt
GOATS 31... Few Large 40.00-55.00,
Medium and Thin 15.00-40.00, Large Kids
28.00-40.00, few Small Kids 15.00-25.00
all per head.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, August 29, 1991
FEDERAL-STATE CATTLE WEEK
LY TRADING MODERATE.
COMPARED WITH LAST MONDAY
SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY 1.00
TO 1.50 LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS WEAK. COWS AND BULLS FUL
LY STEADY. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
ABOUT 1500 AS COMPARED WITH
908 A WEEK AGO AND 1506 A YEAR
AGO. SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT TO
AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT
4% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1050-1300 LBS. 66.00-67.50 FEW
68.00- MIXED SELECT & CHOICE
2-3 1000-1300 LBS. 63.00-66.00 SELECT
2-3 900-1200 LBS. 62.00-65.00.
HOLSTEINS: MIXED SELECT &
CHOICE 2-3 1200-1550 LBS.
62.50-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
950-1250 LBS. 65.00-67.00 MIXED
SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 900-1150 LBS.
63.00- SELECT 2-3 800-1100 LBS
61.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 46.00-51.00 CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 2-3
47.00- FEW 53.00-55.00 CANNER
& LOW DRESSING CUTTER 1-2
42.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1200-2100 LBS.
58.00-