JitA-BSPr 9 loHfr-svoM ,vabiuio!s J Al4-Lanc«ster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 1996 Carlisle Livestock Market CariMe, Pa. Tuesday, November 5, 1996 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS CHOICE 70.00-74.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 1100-1600 LBS. 66.00-69.75; SELECT 900-1000 LBS. 52.50-61.25 AND 1100-1575 LBS. 56.25-65.75. HOLSTEINS CHOICE 56.00-61.75; SELECT 45.25-55.00. HEIFERS CHOICE 64.25-69.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 55.50-63.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 34.00-37.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 28.50-34.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 22.00-28.00; BIG MIDDLE 30.00-33.75; SHELLY 21.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: YG#2 31.25-35.00. FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES ALL WEIGHTS 22.00-39.00; FEEDER HEIF ERS HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES 26.00- FEEDER BULLS 38.50- CALVES: VEALERS STANDARD AND GOOD 20.00-30.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-125 LBS. 50.00-67.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 95-125 LBS. 145.00- SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS. 51.50- AND 140-190 LBS. 40.00- SOWS: US#l-3 42.00-53.00; THIN/ WEAK/ROUGH 40.00 AND DOWN. BOARS: 490-765 LBS. 36.25-38.00. FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD, 15-25 LBS. 13.00-22.00; 30-45 LBS. 26.00- GOATS: BY THE HEAD. MED./LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES 50.00- FLESHY KIDS 35.00-51.00; SMALL KIDS 17.00-28.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 50 LBS. 160.00; GOOD AND CHOICE 75-130 LBS. 77.00- SHEEP; ALL WEGIHTS 23.00-27.00. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR PRODUCE. RABBITS. POULTRY AND EGGS; 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING WITH CALVES, THEN LAMBS, SHEEP, PIGS. FEEDER CATTLE, BOARS, BULLS, FED CATTLE, COWS. HOGS. SOWS. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 8 AND 22. RECEIVING 7-11 A.M. SALE TIME 1:30 P.M. NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS.. NOV. 19. DEC. 10AND31. SALE TIME APPROX. 7:30 P.M. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. EARLY BIRD PENS FOR CATTLE, COWS, ADN HOGS CLOSE EVERY TUBS. AT 2 P.M. FOR PREMIUM PRICES, USE THESE PENS. NEXT SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE WILL BE TUBS., NOV. 19. Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. November 5, 1996 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 118 HEAD. 1.00- LOWER. UTILITY 32.00- HIGH DRESSING, NONE .4$ #/ Mark L. James Estate Planning for Farm Families • Wills, trusts and tax planning • Charitable giving Business Planning for Farm Families • Farm partnerships and corporations • Succession Planning/Farm Transfers Real Estate • Tax-free exchanges of real estate • Real estate settlements • Public sales Estate Settlements • Prompt settlement (most completed in 3 months) • Tax planning during settlement 54 Queen Road, P.O. Box 497 Intercourse, PA 17534 (717)768-7100 Offices also in: New Holland ' Willow Street OFFERED; CANNERS 25.00-31.00; LIGHTWEIGHTS 19.00-24.00; SHELLY 20.00 DOWN. BULLS: 10 HEAD. 2.00 LOWER. YG#l 1 1500 LB. AT 38.00; YG#2 1100-1800 LBS. 31.50-34.00. FED STEERS: NO HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME; FEW CHOICE 1100 LBS. TO 70.25; 950-1050 LBS. 60.00-64.00; SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 1000-1300 LBS. 59.00-62.00; CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200-1600 LBS. 60.00-62.00; LOW CHOICE 57.00-59.50. FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 1050-1350 LBS. 64.00-68.00; CHOICE 900-1050 LBS. 59.00-64.00; SELECT 54.00-58.00. VEAL CALVES: 140 HEAD. CULLS 85-110 LBS. 17.00-24.00; 50-80 LBS. 5.00-15.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 50.00-69.00; 80-95 LBS. 30.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW #1 95-120 LBS. 127.50; BEEF X BULLS 30.00- HEIFERS TO 41.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 70 HEAD. 200-3.00 HIGHER! US#l-2235-270L85. 53.00; 220-260 LBS. 50.00-52.00; 275-300 LBS. 45.00-50.00; 195-210 LBS. 43.00- SOWS: FEW 600-700 LBS. TO 51.00. BOARS: 220-300 LBS. 38.00-40.00. STOCK CATTLE: 225 HEAD. STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 45.00-54.00; 400-600 LBS. 45.00-53.00, 1 AT 59.00; 600-800 LBS. 45.00-53.00; 900-1025 LBS. 52.00-58.50. HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 28.00-40.00; 6 HEAD 42.00-46.50; 400600 LBS. 3100-40.00. FEW 44.00-54.00; 600-70 LBS. 30.0040.00. BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 36.00-49.00; 400600 LBS. 41.0055.00; 600900 LBS. 33.0041.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 11 HEAD SHORT BRED HOL HEIFERS 450.00785.00. LAMBS: 60 HEAD. STEADY PRICES. CHOICE 100120 LBS. 74.0081.00; 125-140 LBS. 54.0069.00; 7095 LBS. 75.0087.00; 5070 LBS. 73.0085.00. SHEEP: 26.0053.00; YEARLINGS 55.0064.00; FEW 77.0083.00 GOATS: LARGE 70.00-110.00; MEDIUM 35.00-55.00; SMALL 18.0025.00; 2 PYGMIES AT 42.00. PIGS: 100 HEAD, GOOD DEMAND. BY THE LB. «1&2 26 HEAD 2027 LBS. 61.0081.00; 25 HEAD 35-50 LBS. 86.0091.00; 30 HEAD 50-65 LBS. 88.0096.00; 5 HEAD 72 LBS. 80.00; CULLS 100120 LBS. 30.0040.00. James R. Clark SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 71.50-74.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. 64.00-70.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 61.00-63.50: CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 57.00-60.00; SELECT, ALL WEIGHTS 48.00-53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 950-1300 LBS. 68.00-73.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS. 53.00-64.00. COWS: MARKET ZOO LOWER. BRK. UT. & COMM. 2-4 BULK 34.00-38.00; HI DRESSING 38.00-41.00; CUTTER & BON. UT. 31.00-35.00; HI DRESSING 35.00- CANNER & CUTTERS 23.00- LOW DRESSING 21.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: MARKET 1.00 LOWER. ALL WEIGHTS 11001900 LBS. 33.0045.00. VEAL CALVES: MARKET3.OOLOW ER. CHOICE AND PRIME 200400 LBS. 69.0077.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 30.0048.00. FARM CALVES: MARKET STEADY. HOL. BULLS 100125 LBS. 53.0086.00; HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 41.0063.00; HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100120 LBS. 12ZOO164.00; SMALL FRAME 70105 LBS. 35.00-93.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.0030.00. FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET ZOO HIGHER. BULLS A STEERS 400900 LBS. 34.0063.00; HEIFERS 300700 LBS. 31.0047.00 LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE & PRIME 90-110 LBS. 78.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 63.00- EWES - HEAVY 19.0031.00, LIGHT 33.0044.00. GOATS: MARKET STEADY. SMALL 25.0035.00; MEDIUM 40.0065.00; LARGE 70.00110.00. HOGS: MARKET 1.00 HIGHER. 210250 LBS. 51.0053.00; 255-300 LBS. 47.00- SOWS - HEAVY 42.0051.00; SOWS - L1GHT38.0047.00, BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 3Z0038.00. CATTLE 435... PDA ...Compared with last week's sale... Choice steers .75 to 1.50 higher, Select 2.50 to 3.50 higher, cows mostly steady. STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 1050/1375 lbs. 72.10-74.00, Choice 1075/1500 lbs. 66.50-72.00. Select FALL AG-LIME APPLICATION THE BEST BET FOR 1997 PROFITS AT FALL HARVEST TIME • SOIL TEST TO DETERMINE PHANDAGLIME NEEDS • APPLY AGLIME EARLY FALL TO COMPLETE SPREADING BEFORE WINTER Hi-Calcium fin LIMESTONE Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction A Appealaal Service Church ville, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Mercer Livestock MERCER, PA NOVEMBER 5,1996 55.5066.00, few Standard 405051.00 HQLSTEINS; few Choice 1175/1500 Ibf. 57.75-62.25. few Select 52.0057.25. few Standard 40.0045.00. HEIFERS; few High Choice and Prime 1075/1325 Ibi. 71.25-73.50, Choice 900/1350 lb*. 65.00-69.75, Select 5Z0057.75, few Standard 46.5050.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 30.0036.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 23.75-32.00, Canner and Low Cutter 18.5025.00. Shell* down to 15.00. BULLOCKS; one Select 1365 lb*. 44.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 940/2035 lb*. 33.00-40.25, No. 2 1025/2050 lb*. 29.5033.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Urge Frame No. 1 450/950 lb*. 42.0056.00, Large Frame No. 2 525/675 lb*. 22.00- Medium Frame No. 1 450/925 lb*. 44.5050.00, Medium Frame No. 2 375/925 lb*. 30.5036.00; HEIFERS: few Urge Frame No. 1 400/525 lb*. 43.0046.00, Urge Frame No. 2 525/1025 lb*. 33.5036.00, Medium Frame No. 1 350/85 lb*. 30.0041.50, Medium Frame No. 2 325/825 lb*. 20.0035.00; BULLS: few Medium Frame No. 1 375/750 lb*. 40.0045.00, Urge Frame No. 2 425/925 lb*. 19.0038.00, few Medium Frame No. 2 550/935 lb*. 25.0037.00. CALVES 81...VEALERS: Standard and Good 85/110 lb*. 17.0027.00, Utility 55/85 lb*. 5.0020.00. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/125 lb*. 60.0076.00, No. 2 90/140 lb*. 25.00- one No. 1 Holxtein heifer* 120 lb*. 135.00, few No. 2 85/110 lb*. 3Z5057.50. Few beef cron bull* and heif er* 85/200 lb*. 23.0033.00 HOGS 3I...BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 235/245 lb*. 53.25, US 1-3 230/260 lb*. 49.0051.00 SOWS: few US 1-3 340/450 lb*. 39.3045.00, BOARS: one 565 lb*. 38.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 9... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: couple Choice 93 lbs. 72.00, few Good and Choice 45/90 lbs. 50.00-56.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 21.00-24.0 a GOATS S... Pew Small 16.00-28.00, couple Small Kids 6.00. per head. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. November 4, Iff(6 , Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: >1 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILITY33.OO-37.00: HIGH DRESSING 40.00; CANNBRS 27.00-31.00; SHELLY 26.00 DOWN. BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#II34OLBS. AT 37.00; YG#2llOO-1300LBS. 33.00-35J0. Hi-Magtiesium For prompt delivery contact your local Martin Limestone dealer or call Blue Ball, Pa. (717) 354-1370 (800) 233-0205 FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE HOL 1700-1900 LBS. 45.00-SI.7S; 11995 LBS. AT42.00; 1 SELECT 1700 LBS. AT45.00. HEIFERS: 1 HOL. 17*0 LBS. AT40.00. VEAL CALVES: 228 HEAD. CHOICE 180-250 LBS. TO 55.00; LOW CHOICE 130-180 LBS. TO 44.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 18.00-24.00; 50-80 LBS. 13.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: PRICES LOWER ON BULLS. HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 48.00-65.00; #2 35.0CM5.00; 80-90 LBS. 20.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 95-120 LBS. 110.00-140.00; #2 80-100 LBS. 50.00-90.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 11 HEAD. US«I-2 230-250 LBS. 52.50-54.00; GOOD DEMAND FROM LOCAL COUNTRY BUTCHERS FOR ALL WEIGHTS. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 400-600 LBS. 44.00-49.00. HEIFERS: 400-600 LBS. 30.00-36.00; 2 300 LB. HOL AT 170.00 EACH. LAMBS: CHOICE 60-80 LBS. 84.00-85.00; GOOD 50-80 LBS. T 077.00; 1 105 LB. AT 68.00. SHEEP: YEARLINGS TO 59.00. GOATS: MEDIUM 35.00-50.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD. 20 LBS. 13.00-18.00; 30 LBS. 26.00. HATFIELD QUALITY MEAT5...53.00 PLUS BONUS ON QUALITY HOGS. BUYING STATION HELD EVERY TUBS. AT POUR STATES. Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. November 4, 1996 Report supplied bj auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 165.00. VEAL CALVES, NONE. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 87.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 29.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS AND FEEDERS 12.00-37.50. LAMBS 91.00-130.00. SHEEP TO 32.00. HOGS, 200-250, 51.00-60.00. SOWS 29.00-35.0 a BOARS 15.50. PIGS 10.00-28.50. HEIFERS 17.50-39.50. STEERS 22.50-48.50. STEERS, FEEDER, 24.50-48.50. BULLS 23.00-42.25. COWS. GOOD, 31.50-36.75. COWS. MEDIUM, 27.00-30.75. COWS, POOR OR SMALL, 26.50 AND DOWN. CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES, NONE. PONIES, NONE. GOATS 20.00-77.50. HORSE SALE SAT., NOV. 9. •4* *JI: