*22-Unctt»f Farming. Saturday. Dtoomtor 11, im Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection December 15, 1993 CATTLE CALVES 125.000 5,000 127.000 4,000 111.000 6,000 371.000 15,000 375.000 14,000 346.000 17,000 WEDNESDAY (EST) WEEK AGO (EST) YEAR AGO (EST) WEEK TO DATE (EST) SAME PD LT WK (ESI) SAME PD LT YR (ACT) PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED STEER AND HEIFER 98,000, COW AND BULL 29,000. •••REVISION TUESDAY HOG SLAUGHTER.3SO,OOO. Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Report Supplied by AmU« December 6, 1993 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 75.00-100.00. STOCK HEIFERS 60.00-83.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 64.30-68.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 59.00-64.00; HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1430 LBS. 63.00-66.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 56.00-60.00; LIGHT 48.50-56.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 64.00-67.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 46.00-57.00. BULLS HEAVY 51.00-66.50. LIGHT 46.00-57.00. COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 45.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 40.00- CANNERS 38.00-44.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 38.00-43.50, CULL COWS 38.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 70.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00- 808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (90-120 LBS.) 120.00-163.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES. RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS.) 150.00-203.00. BEEF X CALVES. RETURN TO FARM, UP TO 175.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 40.00-41.50, Central U.S. Carlot Beef Report December 15, 1993 Report supplied by USDA CENTRAL U.S. CARLOT BEEF REPORT (INCLUDES THE MAJOR PRODUCTION AREAS IN THE MIDWEST AND TEXAS) AS OF 3:00 P.M. COMPARED TOMONDAY'S 3P.M. REPORT: UTIL ITY CARCASSES 2.00-3.00 HIGHER IN A NARROW TEST; CUTTER NOT ESTABLISHED. DEMAND AND OFFERINGS LIGHT. COW AND BULL CARCASSES FOB OMAHA BASIS 3 LOADS REPORTED UT.BRK 2-4, 4SO A UP. I LOAD, RANGE 74.00, LATEST ESTB. MKT. 74.00 l UT. BNG 1-3,400 A UP, 2 LOADS, RANGE 77.00, LATEST ESTB. MKT. 77.00. CUTTER 1-2 350 A UP, UNQUOTED. BULLS 500 LBS. AND UP, YGI, LATEST ESTB. MKT. 99.00 A. BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/ BEEF TRIMMINGS 138 LOADS REPORTED FRESH 90% BONELESS BEEF FIRM TO 4.00 HIGHER: 85% STEADY; 75% 1.50-2.00 HIGHER; 65% FIRM TO 2.50 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE OFFERINGS. BEEF TRIMMINGS STEADY TO FIRM ON LIGHT DEMAND AND OFFERINGS. 90% FR, 34 LOADS, RANGE 118.0-122.0, WT. AVG. 119.97. 90% FZ. UNQUOTED. 85% FR. 2 LOADS, RANGE 111.0, WT. AVG. 111.00. 83% FZ, 1 LOAD. RANGE 115.0, WT. AVC. 113.00. 73% FR, 6 LOADS, RANGE 88.0, WT. AVG. 88.00. 73% FZ. UNQUOTED. 63% FR, 12 LOADS, RANGE 67.30-69.30, WT. AVC. 68.08. 65% FZ. UNQUOTED. 30% FR. 46 LOADS, RANGE 38.00-39.00, WT. AVG. 38.33. 30% FZ, 14 LOADS. RANGE 43.00-46.00, WT. AVG. 45.71. 30% BX, 1 LOAD. RANGE 41.00, WT. AVG. 41.00. BULL 92-94, RANGE 135.00, WT. AVG. 135.00 A. FOB EAST TX AND OK 90% FR, 12 LOADS. RANGE 122.0-122.5. WT. AVG. 122.23. 90% FZ, UNQUOTED. 83% FR. UNQUOTED. 83% FZ, UNQUOTED. 75% FR, UNQUOTED. 75% FZ, UNQUOTED. 63% FR, UNQUOTED. 63% FZ, UNQUOTED. BULL 92-94 UNQUOTED. CAF NORTHEAST AREAS 90% FR, 7 LOADS, RANGE 122.5-123.0, WT. AVG. 122.79. 90% FZ. UNQUOTED. 83% FR. 1 LOAD. RANGE 113.5. WT. AVG. 113.50. 83% FZ. 73% FR, 75% FZ. 65% PR AND 65% FZ, UNQUOTED. HOGS 358.000 362.000 367.000 1.046.000 1.066.000 1,067,000 HEAVY 38.00-40.50, LIGHT 35.00-39.00. SOWS 28.00-33.0 a MALE HOGS: 23.00-27.00. LAMBS: 55.00-72.00. FEEDER LAMBS:' 60.00-77.00. SHEEP: 10.00-24.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHT! Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Sat, December 11, 1999 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 70.00-86.00. STOCK HEIFERS: 55.00-80.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD UP TO 64.00. FEEDER STEERS GOOD 70.00-75.00; LIGHT 60.00-69.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE: MEDIUM TO GOOD 54.00-62.50. BULLS HEAVY 52.00-60.00, LIGHT 45.00-51.50. COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 42.50- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 42.50- CANNERS 36.00-43.00, CULLS 35.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 85.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 60.00- 808 CALVES: 40.00 AND DOWN. Admwlown AOAMSTOWN EQUIP. INC. BMhMwllto MILLER EQUIP. CO. BmwM C.H. RINEHMER 8 SONS C«M* QUTSHALL’S, INC. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 100.00-138.00 HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVFBS RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LBS. UP TO 125.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 100.00. SHEEP 21,000 20,000 2LOOO 60,000 57.000 61.000 HOGS TOP QUALITY 40.00-41.25: HEAVY 38.00-40.30, LIGHT 35.00-40.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD 2000-36.00 SOWS 25.00-32.25. MALE HOGS 23.00-26.50. LAMBS 38.00-70.00, LIGHT 70.00-90.00. SHEEP 20.00-29.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock HarriraOwig, Va. DtCMßbw 1L 1993 Report wppMsS by ucUm STEERS: MAL-1 300-300 LBS. 83.00-99.00; 300-700 LBS. 71.00-99.00; 700-1000 LBS. 69.00-73.00 HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 64.00-12.50. S-LiMAL-2: 300-300 LBS. 79.00-87.00 500-700 LBS. 69.00-74.50 700-1000 LBS. 65.0069.00. FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 83.5099.00 500700 LBS. 66.0084.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-SOO LBS. 70.00-82.00; 500-700 LBS. 64.00-78.00. HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 71.00-79.00; 500-700 LBS. 65.00-77.00; 700-1000 LBS. 71.00-71.75. S—L&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS. 64.00-70.00; 500-700 LBS. 57.00-67.50. STOCK COWS; BABY CALVES SO.OO-131.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 37.00-48.00; CAN KERS AND CUTTERS 1-3 37.00-43.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS I*2 47.00-57.00. LAMBS; BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 68.25; ; RED O CHOICE 70.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 80.25-84.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 25.00-40.75. SOWS 1-3: 30.25. Greeting you at Christmas with sincere wishes for a joyous time. Dww GEORGE N. GROSS, INC. EmMi GEORGE V. SEIPLE Elivwcihluwn MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT CO. IntoreowM C.B. HOOBER ISON Lareaator LANDIS BROTHERS, MO. Thanks for your continued patronage. FROM YOUR BRILLION DEALERS Lebanon Naw HoHnd UMKRGER’S A.B.C. GROFF, INC. DEERFIELD AG & OF FONTANA Oakland Mia TURF CENTER, INC. PEOPLES SALES I SERVICE Olay PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT, INC. Quanyvlla GRUMELU FARM SERVICE Taaiaqua Frederick CHARLES CERESVILLE FORD SNYDER INC. NEW HOLLAND Lynnport KERMTK. KISTLER INC. Iluatnmy N.H FUCKER I SONS, INC. NMdtNOIt CLUQSTON FARM EQUFMENT Alternative Ag Enterprise Conference Set WILKES-BARRE (Luzerne Co.) —Jack Moulton, rural deve lopment agent for Penn State Cooperative extension in Lacka wanna and Luzerne counties, announced that the first annual Northeastern Pennsylvania Alter native Agricultural Enterprise Conference will be held on Febru ary 12« t the Pitts ton Convention Center in Pittston. He said the purpose of the con ference is to provide information on how to make sound decisions before spending large sums of financial investment The process coveted at the Alternative Agti- Indiana Livestock Homer City, PA Tburaday, Dec. 16, 1993 Report nip plied by Auction BEEF: HEIFERS GOOD 70.75, MEDIUM 68.00-70.00; COMMON 67.00- DOWN. STEERS; GOOD 72.50, MEDIUM 70.00-71.75, COMMON 69.00 DOWN. COWS; GOOD 51.75, MEDIUM 48.00- COMMON 47.00 DOWN. BULLS: BUTCHER 62.50, BOLOGNA 57.50-60.00. FEEDERS: GOOD 600 LBS. HEIFERS 64.50, MEDIUM 300 LB. 75-854, COM MON 60.00-DOWN. CALVES: 85-115 LBS. (PULLS) 120.00- 85-115 LBS. (HFRS.) 140.00- 80 LBS. UNDER 65.00 DOWN. LAMBS; GOOD 80.00, MEDIUM 68.00-74.00, COMMON 65.00. HOGS: NO. 1 200-240 LBS 39.50-41.30, 245 LBS. UP 380. SOWS; 30.00-37.50, BOARS 25.00-26.50. LITTLE PIGS: 22.00 PER HEAD 35.00. GOATS: 20.00 TO 60.00 PER HEAD. cultural Enteiprise will provide the participants the ability to assess personal, family, and busi ness goals; inventory their resour ces; research local and regional markets’ analyze production feasibility, profitability and cash flow of an enterprise idea: and then make the final decision. Moulton further stated that the conference is for those who have access to limited acreage that can be used to produce a different or special agricultural commodity that may be in demand by various types of markets found in the Northeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Types of alternative agricultural enterprises to be covered will include tradi tional as well as non traditional enterprises, such as nontnditional crops,'livestock, and other farm products; service, recreation, tour ism, food processing, forest/ woodlot, and other enterprises based on farm and natural resour ces; unconventional production systems such as organic farming or aquaculture; and direct market ing and other entrepreneurial marketing strategies. The conference will include seminars, trade exhibits, and direct discussion with farmers who have entered into alternative types of agriculture. For more information, contact Jack 1 Moulton, rural development agent. Luzerne County Coopera tive Extension, (717) 825-1701. Ask for die Conference brochure and registration form. Happy Holidays Wmi Grow# S.Q. LEWIS I SON, INC. BrMgMon LESLIE FOGG CohMibiM REED BROTHERS EQUIPMENT Elmar POLE TAVERN EQUIP. SALES CORP Fabflatd CALDWELL TRACTOR I EQUIPMENT
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