Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
October 7, 1996
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 40.00-60.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 30.00-49.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 68.00-70.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 60.00-68.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-59.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 43.00-54.25, LIGHT
34.00-41.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 62.00-68.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-61.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 35.00-44.00, LIGHT
30.00-39.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
33.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
28.00- CULL COWS 28.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
40.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
808 CALVES: 20.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-
30.00-74.r0.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
UP TO 130.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 24.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 54.50-57.00,
HEAVY 50.00-55.00, LIGHT
30.00-42.r0.
SOWS: 35.00-4250.
MALE HOGS: 24.00-36.00.
LAMBS, LIGHT. UP TO 74.00, FEED
ER LAMBS, NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 18.00-24.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI
FINAL FALL CATTLE SALE SATUR
DAY, OCT. 26. 7 P.M.
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pm.
October 7, 1996
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
145.00.
VEAL CALVES. NONE.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 97.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 29.00 AND
DOWN.
ORASSERS AND FEEDERS
12.50-41.75.
LAMBS 55.00-90.00.
SHEEP 20.00-25.00.
HOGS, 200-250, 45.00-55.00.
SOWS 36.50-44.50.
BOARS, NONE
PIGS EACH, 15.00.
HEIFERS. FAT, TO 4200.
STEERS, TOP 51.00, 21.00-4200.
STEERS, FEEDER, 21.00-51.00.
BULLS. LARGE, 34.00-37.75.
COWS. GOOD, 36.25-43.25.
COWS MEDIUM 2950-35.75.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL,2B.OOAND
DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET STRONGER.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES 340.00840.00.
PONIES. NONE
GOATS 18.0075.00.
DAIRY SALE OCT. 17. SELLING
HERD OF AYRSHIRES.
New Holland
Sales Stables
Goat and Sheep Sale
Monday, October 7, 1996
GOATS: 1376 HEAD. BILLIES
65.00- AND 85.00-120.00, FEW
120.00- NANNIES 40.00-65.00;
MUTTON 65.00-85.00; YEARLINGS
50.00- KIDS 50.00-65.00 AND
30.00- FEW 20.00-30.00.
SHEEP: 544. ALL WEIGHTS, RAMS
25.00- 1 YEAR-OLD 50.00-70.00; 2
YEAR-OLD 30.00-50.00.
LAMBS: 100-130 LBS. 80.00-90.00;
80-100 LBS. 90.00-95.00; 60-80 LBS.
95.00-105.00; 40-60 LBS. 95.00-120.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stable!
New Holland, PA
Monday, October 7, 1996
Report Supplied By Auction
202 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING 400.00-775.00.
RIDING 410.00-950.00.
BETTER RIDING HORSES
1000.00-1200.00.
REGISTERED RIDING
700.00-1225.00.
KILLERS, 1 AT 935.00. HEAVY
WEIGHTS 550.00-785.00, LIGHT
WEIGHTS 390.00485.00.
PONIES 110.00410.00.
LARGE PONIES 460.00-505.00.1 AT
610.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Frederidubun. PA
Tucaday, October 8, 1996
Report anpplied by Auction
STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
70.00- CHOICE 68.00-71.00;
SELECT 56.00-58.00.
HOLSTEINS SELECT 58.00-60.75.
HEIFERS SELECT 58.00-58.25;
STANDARD 30.00-38.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 36.75-42.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 30.00-34.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
25.00- SHELLS 20.00 AND
DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 40.50-41.50; YG#2
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: ALL WEIGHTS,
STEERS 40.00-46.00; HEIFERS
25.00- BULLS 30.00-38.50.
CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD
50.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
35.00- UTILITY 12.00-22.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 74.00-89.00; #2 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 55.00-70.00; #1 HOSLTEIN
HEIFERS 100.00-135.00; «2 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 50.00-80.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-2 56.50.
SOWS: US#l-3 48.50-50.50 AND
42.00- US#2-3 30-40 LBS.
20.00-
BOARS: 35.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 125 LBS. 68.00; SLAUGH
TER SHEEP 15.00-18.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 pan.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Oct 10, 1996
RETURN TO FARM CALF
35.00135.00.
GOOD VEAL: 35.0060.00.
COMMON VEAL: 15.0030.00.
SELECT STEERS: 54.0068.00.
COMMON STEERS: 35.0048.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.0041.50.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 27.0034.75.
SHELLS: 16.0026.75.
COMMON HEIFERS: 34.0045.00.
GOOD FEEDERS; 40.0052.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 25.0039.00
BULLS: 34.0043.25.
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Agriculture Secretary Charles
C. Broshis recently announced the
dates for eight graded feeder cattle
sales to be held around the Com
monwealth during October 1996.
“Many beef cattle producers
only market their calves once a
year,” Brosius said. “We can help
local fanners by letting other pro
ducers know when graded feeder
cattle sales ate scheduled in their
particular areas.”
Personnel from the Livestock
Division of the Agriculture De
partment’s Bureau of Market De-
Pennsylvania 4-H, Ohio
State University
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania’s 4-H team took
first place in the Junior Livestock
Judging Contest held as part of the
40th annual Keystone Internation
al Livestock Exposition, Oct 2-7
at the Farm Show Complex,
Harrisburg.
Ohio State University won the
collegiate judging contest and
Ohio 4-H was second in the 4-H
event
Nine teens competed in the 4-H
contest and 11 competed in the
collegiate contest
Pennsylvania’s winning team
was from York County, and
included Adam Sellers, Matt
Trostle, Heather Jasienski, and
Shanna Dougherty. The coach
was John Eaton Jr. The Pennsyl
vania team was second in beef and
swine, and fifth in sheep. Sellers
was overall high individual,
Trostle was filth, Jasienski was
12th, and Daugherty was 13th.
Trestle was first in overall rea
sons scores in the youth contest;
Sellers was second. Sellers was
high individual in swine and sec
ond high in beef.
Ohio’s 4-H team was first in
swine, second in sheep and third
in beef. Kristi Kress from the 4-H
team was second high individual
overall, and was third in reasons.
Other top teams in 4-H were: 3.
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veiopment will be on hand to
grade the cattle for frame size and
muscle thickness, using USDA
standards. Cattle will be sold in
uniform lots according to grade,
weight, sex and breed. Some sales
do not accept dairy cattle, cattle
with horns or bulls.
The 1996 sale dates and loca
tions arc as follows:
• PA Livestock Auction,
Waynesburg, Greene County
Sale date and time - Wednesday,
Oct 16, 10:30 a.m. Cattle will be
received Oct 15 between 7 ajn.
and 6 pjn. Approximately 800
Indiana FFA; 4. Indiana 4-H; and
5. Florida 4-H.
Indiana’s FFA team was first in
sheep, and they had* the third high
individual, Chris Holliday. India
na 4-H was first in beef, and
Jeremy Haag from the team was
fourth high individual in the
contest.
The Ohio State won first place
in swine, second place in sheep
and third in beef. They were sec
ond overall in reasons.
Tom Ostgaard of the team was
first in swine, third overall in rea
sons, fifth in sheep and 10th over
all individual. Keven Isler of Ohio
State was ninth high individual.
Other winning team members
are: Jamie Bond, Chad Neer, Jus
tin Lahmers, Ivan Belleville, and
Mary Jane Hoskinson. Coach is
Dr. Tom Turner.
Overall high individual in the
contest was Amanda Sink of Vir
ginia Tech University. Second
high was Leslie Cline, Delaware
Valley College, who was high
individual in reasons.
The team from the University
of Illinois was first in reasons.
Kyle McMillian was second high
individual in reasons and Dan
Hamilton was fourth high indivi
dual in reasons, fifth overall.
from PA DHIA
Barbara Mearkle, Bedford County Technician
Lancaater Farming, Saturday, October 12, IM6-Al9
head will be sold; no cattle with
horns or bulls will be accepted.
Call Joe Friend at (301) 746-8178
or (412) 627-9585 (sale barn).
.* PA Feeder Calf Roundup
Tele-Auction Sale date and
time - Wednesday, Oct 16,9 am.
Sale Agent PA Livestock Auc
tion, Waynesburg, Greene Coun
ty. Approximately 600 head will
be sold by phone; all cattle must
be prevaccinated, wormed and
weaned. Call John Comerford at
(814) 863-3661 or (412) 627-9585
(sale bam).
• Bedford Cattlemen's Associa
tion, Bedford County Fairgrounds
Sale date and time - Saturday,
Oct. 19, 1 pm. Cattle will be re
ceived Oct 18 between 8 am. and
2 pm. Approximately 200 head
will be sold. Call Allen Hammond
at (814) 623-1603 or Barry Low
ery at (814) 839-2044.
• Central PA Cooperaative
Feeder Calf & Yearling Sale,
Belleville Livestock Auction,
Mifflin County Sale date and
time - Friday, Oct. 18,7 pm. Cat
tle will be received Oct. 18 be
tween 7 am. and 12 noon. Ap
proximately 300-350 head will be
sold. Call James Conner at (717)
726-3055 or (717) 935-2146 (sale
day).
• Indiana Fanner's Livestock
Market, Homer City, Indiana
County Sale date and time -
Saturday, Oct 19, 7 p.m. Cattle
will be received Oct. 19 between 8
a.m. and 2 p.m. Approximately
400 head will be sold. Call Dave
Dalcssio at (412) 397-9285 or
(412) 479-2600 (sale bam).
• Westmoreland County Cattle
men’s Association, Westmoreland
County Fairgrounds, Greensburg
Sale date and time Saturday,
Oct. 26, 6:30 pjn. Cattle will be
received Oct. 26 between 8 am.
and 11 a.m. Approximately 200
head will be sold; no cattle with
boms, dairy breeding or bulls will
be accepted. Call William Kelly at
(412) 837-1402.
Additional information about
these sales is available from Rich
ard McDonald in the Bureau of
Market Development at 717-
787-5319.
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