AB-Lancnt«r Farming, Saturday, Octobar 28, 1995
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All Saints’ Day
Originally celebrated on May 13, All Saint’s Day was
a catch-all holiday to honor saints without days of
their own. In the Bth century the date was changed
to November 1, making All Hallow’s Eve October 31st,
as an attempt to counteract a pagan holiday traditionally
celebrated then. The Celt’s celebrated the end of the old
year on October 31, their New Year commencing
November 1, and bonfires were lit to help the Sun
through the dark days of winter. The masquerade
elements <>f the holiday were added in
the 18th and 19th centuries, when
“guisers” stepped out in costume
to drive away evil
They are not all saints
who use holy water.
*r To combat a tweet tooth, rinae your mouth with a tea
spoon of baking soda in a cup of water. Your craving will
diaappear.
Popcorn Balls
1/2 cup light com tyrup
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon vinegar
4 tablespoons melted butter
8 cups popped corn
(SD
Anonymous
Bring syrup, molasses,
and vinegar to boil in a
saucepan, stirring, until
a candy thermometer reads
270° F. Remove from heat
and stir in butter. Pour
over popcorn, tossing gen
tly until well coated.
Crease your hands
ind form popcorn
to balls.
10 to 12 popcorn Mis.
Compared to Uit Monday: Feeder (teen
and heifers iteady to 2.00 lower. Demand
moderate for feeder iteen, fairly light for
small supply of feeder heifers. Steer and
heifer calves 2.00-4.00 lower with mod
erate demand. Yearling cattle carried
medium flesh and average to full weigh
ups. Calf flesh is improving for buyers and
is medium to moderately fleshy. Wheat
planting is basically completed with most
fields germinated. A general rain is needed
but pastures would still be late. Slaughter
cows 1.00-2.00 lower, with exception of
fleshy cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady
to 1.00 lower. Packer demand moderate.
Bred cow buyers fairly active at this level
65 percent of cows and bulls bought by
packers. 730 cows and bulls sold. Receipts
this week 11,475; last week 11,005; last
year 14,327. Supply consisted of 46 per
cent yearlings and calves over 600 lbs; 48
percent calves under 600 lbs; 6 percent
cows and bulls. Prices follow with weight
ed average weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
350-400 lbs (371 lbs) 66.00-74.00 (70.52);
400-450 lbs (417 lbs) 64.50-69.00 (66.36);
450-500 lbs (474 lbs) 60.75-66.00 (63.51);
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 58.50-66.00 (61.89);
600-700 lb calves (650 lbs) 57.50-63.50
(59.32); 600-700 lb yearlings and few thin
calves (650 lbs) 64.00-69.50 (66.95);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 64.75-69.00 (66.52);
800-850 lbs (827 lbs) 65.00-67.85 (66.08);
850-900 lbs (878 lbs) 62.75-66.00 (64.11).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
300-350 lbs (331 lbs) 65.00-67.00 (65.75);
350-400 lbs (385 lbs) 54.50-61.00 (58.03);
400-450 lbs (425 lbs) 54.00-61.00 (56.26);
450-500 lbs (484 lbs) 51.00-56.25 (53.83);
500-600 lb calves (550 lbs) 52.00-57.50
(54.03); 550-600 lb yearlings (569 lbs)
56.00- (57.34); 600-700 lb calves
(650 lbs) 52.50-56.50 (54.39); 600-700 lb
yearlings (650 lbs) 57.25-62.00 (60.43);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 58.00-64.75 (60.80).
Slaughter Cows; Cutter, boning and break
ing Utility average dressing 31.00-33.50;
high dressing 32.00-35.50, high dressing/
high boning 36.00-37.50, low dressing
27.00- mostly 28.00-30.50. Canner
and low Cutter 21.50-26.00. Estimated
dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stock
yards: Cutter 67.50, Boning Utility 63.00;
Breaking Utility 61.30. Slaughter Bulls;
Yield Grade 1 1400-2000 lbs average
dressing 42.50-47.00; high dressing
47.00- indiv high dressing/high bon
ing 48.00; low dressing or fleshy
38.00- Estimated dressed cost at
Oklahoma National Stockyards: Bulls
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Hang up a
snakeskin
and it will
bring rain.
If the beech
acorn is wet
on All Saint’s
Day, (Nov, 1)
the winter will
be wet.
The swine
jerk up their
heads before a
big wind.
Special Offer'
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs. Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept UF, The Old
Farmer's Almanac,
Box 520, Dublin,
NH 03444.
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Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
OCTOBER 25, 1995
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Animal Housing Expo
jp Nov. 8-9,1995
FISHER & THOMPSON, INC.
* & SERVICE
71.90. Replacement Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Average quality single head sales;
Heifers 775-900 lbs 3-4 months bred
432.00- 6 year old 1050-1300 lbs
4-8 months bred 440.00-485.00; 8-9 yr old
900-1225 lbs 4-6 months bred
340.00-
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
October 25, 1995
Report mppMad by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 2.00 LOWER.
UTILITY 31.50-35.00; HIGH DRESSING
35J0-37.75, 1 AT 40.50; CANNBRS
27.00-32.50; SHELLY 27.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 8 HEAD, STEADY TO 1.00
LOWER. YG*l 1200-1950 LBS.
42.0045.00; YO#2 37.0041.00; LOW
DRESSING 35.00.
FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
1100-1450 LBS. 62.0064.75; SELECT
TO 55.00; STANDARD 45.0050.00
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 1100 LBS.
AT 62.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE, NONE;
GOOD 200300 LBS. TO 60.00; CULLS
85-110 LBS. 30004000; 5080 LBS.
25.0033.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
«1 95-120 LBS. 82.00103.00 #2 80100
LBS. 45.0060.00 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
«1 90120 LBS. 100.00120.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS TO 62.50.
BUTCHER HOGS: US«l*3 220-260
LBS. 42.00-42.50; FEW 350 LBS. TO
39.00.
SOWS: 400500 LBS. TO 34.50
500700 LBS. 37.0038.50.
BOARS: 500 LBS. TO 30.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS MEDIUM
AND LARGE FRAME 300-300 LBS.
53.00- 500-700 LBS. 50.00-62.00;
700-900 LBS. 50.00-57.00; 900-1050 LBS.
51.00-
HEIFERS; MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 40.00-50.00;
300-700 LBS. 43.00-52.00; 700-900 LBS.
39.00-47.00.
BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 50.00-60.00;
400-600 LBS. 48.00-56.00; ST BULLS 2
SIMI X 1000 LBS. TO 45.00; 1 HERE
FORD TO 41.75; 1 ANGUS AT 485.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS; GOOD
DEMAND. LARGE SPRINGER 850.00
UP. i AT 1125.00; FEW SMALL TO
650.00; OPEN HEIFERS7OOLBS.47S.OO.
SHEEP: 21.00-37.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 90110 LBS
72.007600.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD,
HEAD 25 LBS. AT 1100.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE; SLAUGH
TER STEERS SELECT HOLSTBINS
50.50-55.50; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
HOLSIEINS UP TO 50.00; SLAUGH
TER COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.0041.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 35.00-35.00,
CANNBR AND LOW CUTTER
30.00- BIG MIDDLE 33.00-36.75;
SHELLY 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YO #1 31.00-43.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM «1 400-150 LBS. 52.00-68.00,
HOLSTEIN/DAIRY TYPES 31.00-58.00;
FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM #l2OO-850
LBS. 31.00-65.00, DAIRY TYPES
33.00- FEEDER BULLS 450-850
LBS. HOLSTEIN/DAIRY TYPES
39.00-
CALVES: VBALERS STANDARD
AND GOOD 30.00-60.00; CALVES
RETURNING TO FARM, HOLSTEIN
BULLS «195-120 LBS. 87.50-105.00,82
90-135 LBS. 6150-85.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS «1 70-120 LBS. 130.00-180.00.
SWINE: HOGS US4I-3 220-270 LBS.
415043.00, 300410 LBS. 40.00-51.00;
USS 2-4 220-270 LBS. 37.50-41.50,
300410L85. 28.00-37.00; SOWS US4I-3
300475 LBS. 34.0040.00, THIN/WEAK/
ROUGH TO 33.50; BOARS 610430L85.
28.00-28.25; FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD, 15-35 LBS. 9.00-23.00, 30-50
LBS. 24.00-3150.
COATS: BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
60.00- FLESHY KIDS 35.00-57.00,
SMALL KIDS 18.00-32.50.
LAMBS: CHOICE 4S-7S LBS.
89.00- 15.00, GOOD 80.00-87.00. GOOD
AND CHOICE 80-120 LBS. 78.00-83.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS, 17.00-30.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5:55 P.M. FOR
PRODUCE, RABBITS, POULTRY AND
EGGS; 7 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRI., OCT. 27.
NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE
SALE TUBS., OCT. 31 (PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER
RECEIVED.)
NEXT SPECIAL MONTHLY FED
CATTLE SALE TUBS., NOV. 14 (PEN
LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN
ORDER RECEIVED.)
EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE EVERY
TUBS. AT 2 P.M.
ESTIMATED HOG BASE PRICE AT
THE PLANT FOR WED.. OCT. 25 WAS
42.50.
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