AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1992
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, July 20, 1992
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES IX)
180.00.
VEAL CALVES MEDIUM
65.00-85.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES
125.00-157.50,
SLAUGHTER CALVES 55.00-80.00
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 45.00-72.00.
LAMBS MEDIUM MOSTLY TO
50.00.
SHEEP 12.00-20.00.
HOGS 200-250 LBS. 38.00-42.00.
SOWS 22.00-26.00.
BOARS LARGE TO 20.00.
HEIFERS 50.00-56.75.
STEERS NO TOP STEERS.
FEEDER STEERS 50.00-72.00.
BULLS 48.00-62.50.
GOOD COWS 47.00-51.50.
COWS MEDIUM 44.00-46.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 38.00 AND
DOWN.
HORSES EACH TO 325.00
PONIES SMALL TO 90.00.
GOATS: TO 52.50.
CATTLE AND CALF MARKET
STEADY. PRICES ABOUT STEADY
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, July 22, 1992
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 108; HEIFERS 113;
BULLS 2. MARKET STRONGER.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA, SPRIN
GERS 1025.00-1400.00, FRESH COWS
975.00- BETTER FRESH
1350.00-
FROM PENNSYLVANIA. FRESH
COWS 925.00-1275.00, SPRINGER
1225.00-1300.00.
FROM CANADA, FRESH COWS
825.00- SPRINGERS
825.00-
FROM CANADA. FRESH COWS
1100.00- BETTER FRESH
1550.00-
A HERD DISPERSAL OF 36 HEAD IN
ALL STAGES OF PRODUCTION
BROUGHT 660.00-1125.00.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
SOLD FRESH 775.00-1185.00.
OPEN BREEDING-AGE HEIFERS
520.00-685.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS
825.00-1125.00, FEW 1200.00-1260.00.
PUREBRED
950.00-1300.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
700.00-985.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
400.00-470.00.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
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HENRY B. HOOVER, INC.
1731 W. Main St. FTjSSii
Ephrata, PA 17522
717-733-6593
AGWAY
Keisters Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
July 21, 1992
CATTLE 3S9...Supplied by the auc
tion.. High Choice and Prime steers
74.00- Choice 71.00-74.50. Good
68.00- Choice Holsteins
66.00- Good 63.00-65.75, Standard
58.00- Choice heifers 70.00-72.25,
Good 65.00-69.75, Standard 58.00-64.75.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
47.00- Cutter & Boning Utility
46.00- Canner & Low Cutter
42.00- Shells down to 35.00-42.00.
Choice bullocks 65.00-67.50, Good
60.00- Yield Grade No. 1,
1200/2330 lbs. si. bulls 58.00-65.00, No. 2
800/2275 lbs. 53.50-57.75. Feeder Cattle:
350/775 lbs. steers 70.00-83.50, 550/700
lbs. heifers 60.00-78.50,400/825 lbs. bulls
62.00-
CALVES 201....Ch0ice vealers
89.00- Good 60/100 lbs. si. calves
60.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
No. I, 85/125 lbs. 120.00-157.50, Hols
teins heifers No. 1, 80/125 lbs.
150.00-
HOGS 310...(07/20/92)..N0. 1 220/250
lbs. barrows and gilts 45.00-46.50, No. 1-2
220/250 lbs. 44.00-45.00, No. 1-3,220/250
lbs. 42.50-44.00, 2-3 220/300 lbs.
35.00-42.00. Sows: 1-3 350/740 lbs.
30.50-32.50.2-3 300/700 lbs. 24.00-30.00.
Boars 28.00-30.75.
FEEDER PIGS 222... US 1-3 20/40 Ibi.
feeder pigs 15.00-28.00, 40/60 lbs.
25.00- all per head.
SHEEP 76...Ch0i0e 75/100 lbs. Spring
si. lambs 60.00-68.00, few 25/38 lbs.
70.00- Good 40/75 lbs. 45.00-60.00.
Slaughter Ewes 18.00-28.00. • all cwt.
GOATS 62...5ma1l 20.00-48.00, Large
45.00- all per head.
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, July 23, 1992
RETURN TO FARM CALF
110.00-160.00.
GOOD VEAL; 70.00-109.00.
COMMON VEAL: 40.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 69.00-72.00.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-70.00.
COMMON STEERS: 60.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 46.00-51.00
CANNERS-CUTTERS; 43.00-50.00.
SHELLS: 37.00-42.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 70.00-72.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 65.00-69.00.
COMMON HEIFERS; 53.00-64.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 70.00-106.00.
COMMON FEEDERS; 50.00-69.00.
BULLS. 49 00-64.00
GOOD HOGS: 40.00-42.00.
HEIFERS
Mon.-Thur».
7:30 a.m.-6;00 p.m.
Frl. 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat. 7:30 a.m.-3;00 p.m.
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Adams Co. 4-H Horse Show Planned
GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)
The Adams County 4-H Horse
clubs are busy getting ready for
the annual 4-H Horse Show, sche
duled for Saturday, August 1, at
the South Mountain Fairgrounds,
near Arendtsville.
The riders who will participate
in the show are to be the members
of the Abbottstown 4-H Horse
Club, the Gettysburg 4-H Club,
and the Riding High Club.
Members will compete in
grooming and showmanship
classes, with a champion and re
serve champion being awarded in
each division. Riders are also to
participate in halter and perfor
mance classes, such as equitation,
jumping, trail, and Western plea-
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynetburg, Pa.
THurs., July 23, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 45.00-51.50; CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 41.50-48.00; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 40.00-47.75;
SHELLS 40.00 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-1870#
58.50-64.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# 50.00-57.50.
FEEDER STEERS: M&L-l 300-500#
77.00-95.00; 250-280# 85.00-100.00; M
900-1000 55.00-68.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 75.00-91.00; L-l
400-650# 55.00-83.00. BULLS M&L-l
300-620# 64.00-94.50.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME
90.00-100.00; CHOICE 75.00-93.00;
GOOD 60.00-72.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 100.00-141.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
75.00-105.00; BEEF X
BULL&HFRS./HD. 100.00-160.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 40.00-43.00; #2-3 255-280#
38.50-41.00; SOWS #l-3 300-500#
28.00-36.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 25-35#
15.00-32.00/HD.
LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 52.50-57.00;
CHOICE 85-95# 50.00-56.00. FEEDER
LAMBS GOOD UP TO 54.00; EWES
15.00-26.00.
GOATS: LARGE 40.00-80.00/HD.;
MEDIUM 25.00-47.00/HD.; SMALL
15.00-40.00/HD.
HORSES: 45.00-65.00; PONIES
30.00-50.00.
NORTHEAST AGRI SYSTEMS, INC.
FLYWAY BUSINESS PARK
139 A West Airport Rd.
Lititz. PA 17543
(717) 569-2702 1-800-673-2580
sure. The 4-H Horse program is
designed to introduce young peo
ple to the feeding, grooming, and
training of horses.
Local businesses and private in
dividuals support the show by
sponsoring the show’s classes,
and they receive recognition
through radio stories and newspa
per ads and articles.
Everyone is invited to come to
the show, and admission is free.
Grooming and showmanship
classes begin at 9:30 a.m. with
Chester Co.
Holstein Club
Picnic Set
Those who wish to attend the
annual Chester County Holstein
Club picnic should have reserva
tions made by August 4, according
to club organizers.
The picnic is scheduled for 10
a.m., August 13, at the Alvin Stolt
zfus farm, located near
Russellville.
More than half of the Stoltzfus
herd is out of the Dunwood Golden
and Cola cow families and scored
Very Good or Excellent. The herd
BAA is 106. Production average is
more than 24,000 pounds milk,
and 950 pounds fat with a 3.3 per
cent protein content
The speaker for the day is Dave
Rama, Holstein merchandiser and
pedigree reader, whose topis is to
be “Breeding to Merchandise.”
In addition, generous pork sand
wiches are offered for lunch at $4
per adult, $2 for youth aged 5 to 12
years, and no charge for youth 4
years old and younger.
To make reservations, call Jim
Miller at 938-8668, Dick Hostetter
at (215) 857-2780, or Ken Umble
at 593-2274.
To get to the farm, head north
approximately VA miles from the
intersection of routes 10 and 896.
The farm is located on the west
side of the highway.
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performance classes immediately
following. The Adams County
4-H Horse Show is a part of the
annual 4-H Fair.
Field Day
Shows Grazing
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) All are invited to a Penn
State University Extension and
farmer-supported field day on
grazing dairy cattle as an alterna
tive to bunk-only feeding, to be
held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,
July 31, at the Lindenhof Guernsey
Farm, in southern Lancaster
County.
The Lindenof farm is located
along Rt. 472, about 2 miles south
of Kirkwood, and is the home of
Dick and Axel Linde, and Millie
Widmann.
In addition to a full day of
speakers, also on hand will be
exhibits of fencing materials,
fence chargers, and cattle waterers.
The schedule is for material
exhibits to start at 9:30 a.m., fol
lowed by a talk by Glenn Shirk,
county extension agent on “Is
Grazing For Me?”
Shortly afterward, Dr.
Lawrence Muller, PSU dairy pro
fessor, is to discuss managing
cows on pasture as experienced at
the state college.
At 11 a.m., Thomas Calvert,
with the Somerset office of the
USDA Soil Conservation Service,
is to discuss the number and size of
pasture lots recommended for
grazing.
Robert Anderson, extension
agent, is to take over at 11 ;30 a.m.
to discuss lots and weed control.
At 11:45 a.m., Calvert is to talk
about fencers, fencing materials
and waterers.
Lunch starts 12:13 p.m. and
food is to be available for
purchase.
At 1:30 p.m., several farmers
experienced with grazing are to
report on their findings.
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