Greencastle
Livestock
Cremceetie, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
December 9, 1996
SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
580 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 170
HEAD, TREND STEADY TO 2.00 LOW
ER. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4
68.00- CHOICE 2-3,950-1075 LBS.
56.00- CHOICE 2-3, 1075-1375
LBS. 60.00-74J0; CHOICE 2-3, OVER
1375 LBS. 61.00-68.00; CHOICE 4. ALL
WEIGHTS 57.00-64.50; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2,950-1100 LBS. 46.00-56.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 102,1100-1375
LBS. 48.00-59.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, OVER 1375 LBS.
40.00-
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3,1050-1450
LBS. 48.50-59.00; SELECT 1-2,
1050-1450 LBS. 40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 26 HEAD.
TREND STEADY TO 2 LOWER. HOICE
2-3,850-1000 LBS. 60.00-68.50; CHOICE
2-3, 1000-1250 LBS. 62.00-71.50;
CHOICE 4, ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-65.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2, 850-1000
LBS. 50.00-59.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1250 LBS.
52.00-62.50.
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1000-1350
LBS. 48.50-54.50; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1350 LBS.
40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 30 HEAD.
STEADY TREND. YG# 1, ALL WEIGHT-
S 37.00-44.75; YG#2, ALL WEIGHTS
30.00-36.50.
BULLOCKS: 5 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
950-1150 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
1150-1375 LBS., NONE; SELECT 1-2
950-1250 LBS. 50.00-59.50.
COWS: 349 HEAD. TREND 2.00
LOWER. BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 31.50-37.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 29.00-34.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 29.00
AND DOWN.
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DAVE’S LAWN &
GARDEN
158 Doe Run Rd.
Manheim Pa 17545
717-665-5501
MASCOT SHARPENING
& SALES
434 Newport Rd
Ronks Pa 175723
2/ miles Bast of Rte 23 (on Rte 772)
717-SSB-8486 An*. Sfrv.
ROHRERSTOWNLAWN
MOWER SERVICE
2208 Wood St.
Rohrerstown, Pa
717-394-7617
STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE
RECEIPTS: 1159 HEAD, STEADY
TREND. INCLUDES RESULTS FROM
SPECIAL FEEDER SALE. BEEF TYPE
STEERS 200-400 LBS. 35.00-51.00,
BULLS 35.00-50.00, HEIFERS
30.00- 400-600 LB. STEERS
40.00- BULLS 35.00-48.00, HEIF
ERS 32.00-45.00; 600-800 LB. STEERS
44.00- BULLS 35.0047.00, HEIF
ERS 35.00-47.00; 800975 LB. STEERS
42.0054.00, BULLS 30.0044.00, HEIF
ERS 36.0047.50.
HOLSTEINS AND DAIRY CROSS
200400 LB. STEERS 22.0032.00,
BULLS 20.00-30.00; HEIFERS
30.0050.00; 400-600 LB. STEERS
23.0031.00; BULLS 22.0029.00; HEIF
ERS 25.0037.00; 600800 LB. STEERS
24.0033.00, BULLS 220030.00; HEIF
ERS 29.0037.00; 800975 LB. STEERS
26.0036.00, BULLS 24.0031.50; HEIF
ERS 32.004200.
CALVES: 548 HEAD. STEADY
TREND. CHOICE 150300 LBS., NONE;
GOOD 150300L85. 35.005250; GOOD
100150 LBS. 25.00-40.00; GOOD 80100
LBS. 20.0030.00; STANDARD 80100
LBS. 15.0025.00; STANDARD 80 LBS.
AND DOWN 15.00 AND DOWN.
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
FARM STEADY TO STRONGER.
HOLSTEIN BULLS OVER 100 LBS. UP
TO 80.00, UNDER 100 LBS. UPTO 75.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS.
UP TO 120.00, UNDER 100 LBS. 95.00;
BEEF BULLS OVER 90 LBS. 45.00;
BEEF HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. 30.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS: 105 HEAD.
STEADY TREND. CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
79.00-97.00. 100-120 LBS. 76.00*9200,
DEL
NOUS ENGINE SERVICE
994 Ridge Rd
Shippensburg Pa 17257
717-423-6300
LANCO LAWN &
RECREATION
520 N. Reading Rd
Rte #272
Ephrata Pa 17522
717-733-4151
ZIMMERMANS
HARDWARE
306 Hartman Bridge Rd,
Strasburg Pa 17579
717-687-8605
717-394-7617
120 LBS. AND OVER 65.00-75.00,
MEDIUM AND GOOD ALL WEIGHTS
80.00- LIGHT LAMBS
98.00-
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 32.00-42.50;
EWES FAT 26.00-31.50; YEARLINGS
45.00-54.00; BUCKS 24.00-37.00.
GOATS: 252 HEAD. SMALL
20.00-44.00; MEDIUM 40.00-66.00;
LARGE 60.00-125.00; BIG BILLIES TO
140.00.
HOGS, SHOWS AND BOARS: 85
HEAD. 210-250 LBS. 53.00-57.00;
250-260 LBS. 53.00-56.00; 260-270 LBS.
52.00-55.00; 270-300 LBS. 51.00-55.00.
LIGHT HOGS 140-180 LBS.
35.00-45.00; 180-210 LBS. 45.00-50.50.
SOWS: STEADY TREND. GOOD
SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 44.00-s*oo,
OVER 400 LBS. 48.00-56.50; CULL
SOWS. ALL WEIGHTS. 43.00 AND
DOWN.
BOARS STEADY. 180-210 LBS.
38.00-41.25; 210-260 LBS. 39.00-41.25;
260-300 LBS. 37.00-40.00; 300 LBS. AND
OVER 37.00-39.00.
SALE EVERY MON. AT 2 P.M. AND
EVERY THURS. AT 1 P.M. HAY AND
STRAW EVERY MON. AND THURS.
AT 11:30 A.M
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY. JAN. 3 AT 7:15 P.M.
Compared to lait Monday: Feeder tteen
and heifers steady to 1.00 higher with good
demand. Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher;
TOBACCO FARMERS;
We are paying top prices for type 609 and
41 tobacco Call if you need trucking
RADISE WAI
Mon.-Fri. 7:30 AM-4 PM
TERRE HILL WAREHOUSE
Tues. 12/7, Wed. 12/18, Fri. 12/20 8:00 AM - 4 AM
(Buyer. John Martin, Grader: George Martin)
Seed and Cotton twine for sale
Orders taken for bale boxes
PENN LEAF
TOBACCO CO.
PARADISE WAREHOUSE TERRE HILL WAREHOUSE
PO Box 192 Between Terre Hill &
Paradise, PA 17566 Bowmans^Ue
Off 625 on Sawmill Rd
717-687-9517 (Henry Carman Farm)
717-445-8309
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$27.50 Year
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$53.00 years
In PA, NJ. OH. MD.
DE, NY, VA ft WV
(Other Areas $37(50 Per Year or
$73 00 For Two Years)
LANCASTER FARMING WILL SENP A GIFT CARP ANNOUNCING
THE START OF THE GIFT SUBSCRIPTION
OK City
Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
DECEMBER 11, 1996
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heifer celvei 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand few ranch flesh groups: Heifera 800-1075
good for heifer calvea and 4wt ateen, Iba 5-6 monlha bred average quality
moderate for other aleer calvea. Quality of 357.00-387.00, high quality 545.00; 3-6 yr
aupply plain to average, with roodeat end old 850-1250 lbs 5-7 month* bred avenge
attractive calvea. Fleah condition of calvea quality 370.00-452.00, high quality blacks
highly varied with many medium to thin, 500.00-603.00, high quality colored
but aeveral fleafay. Weigh condition aof 460.00-495.00.
calvea and yeariinga moatly avenge. Supp
ly included modcat number of yearlinga off
wheat Weather clear and mild and perfect
for moving calvea. Buy era relieved with
correction in atodc market aa thia may have
been largeat concern to cattle demand thia
week. Slaughter cowa and bulla a ready.
Demand moderate. Some inornate in corn-
belt participation but southern buyera con
tinue to take bulk of slaughter cowa and
bulla. Replacement buyers very active and
aggressive for numbers. Near 1100 cowa
and bulls told with 60 percent to packet*.
Receipts thia week 17,550; last week
5,583; last year 11,244. Supply consisted
of S 3 percent yearling* and calvea over 600
Iba; 41 percent calvea under 600 lbs; 6 per
cent cowa and bulla. Prices follow with
weighted average weight and prices in
parenthesis. Feeder Steen: Medium and
Urge 1 Calves: 300-400 Iba (350 Iba)
71.00- (75.72); 400-500 Iba (450 Iba)
70.00- few fleshy or Brahma cross
67.00- (72.44); SOO-600 lb* (550 Iba)
65.00- (67.93); 600-700 Iba (650 Iba)
63.00- (64.79); Yeariinga: 600-700
Iba (650 lbs) 66,00-70.50 (68.42); 700-800
Iba (750 Iba) 65.25-70.50 (67.58); 800-900
Iba (850 lbs) 65.25-69.25 (66.94). Fteder
Heifers: Medium and Large 1 Calves;
300-400 Iba (350 Iba) 60.00-62.00 (61.71);
400-500 Iba (450 Iba) 57.00-63.75 (61.04);
500-600 Iba (550 Iba) 59.00-62.25 (59.98);
600-650 Iba (616 Iba) SS.SO-64.50 (60.47);
650-700 Iba (680 Iba) 58.50-60.00 (59.47);
Yearlings; SSO-600 lbs (582 lbs)
65.75- (65.90); 600-700 lb* (650 lbs)
60.50- (62.44); 700-750 lbs (717 lbs)
62.00- (62.98); 750-800 lbs (761 lbs)
58.75- (61.63); 800-850 lbs (821 lbs)
54.75- (56.50); 890 lbs 52.50.
Slaughter Cows; Cutters average dressing
27.00- high dressing 29.00-33.00; lo
dressing 23.50-27.00; boning and breaking
Utilities average dressing 29.50-32.50.
high dressing 31.50-34.00, lo dressing
26.50- Carmen 19.50-24.00. shells
or light weights 16.00-19.00. Estimated
dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stock-
yards: Cullers 60.35; Boners 61.70; Break
ers 59.45; Canner 51.25. Bulls 69.30; fat
bolls 62.85. Slaughter Bulls; Yield Grade 1
1350-2100 lbs average ,dressing
37.00-40.50; high dressing 41.00-44.00;
low dressing 33.00-36.00, few very low
dressing 31.50-32.50. Replacement Cows:
Pretested for Bangs, pregnancy, and age
Medium and Large 1 Single head sales.
Eighty-Four
Livestock
EIGHTY FOUR, PA
DECEMBER 9,1996
CATTLE 266... PDA ..
HOLSTEIN SLAUGHTER STEERS:
few Standard 33.00-34.00.
HEIFERS: few Standard 35.00-40.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 31.00-36.00, one 38.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 26.00-30.50, Canner and
Low Cutter 19.50-26.00. Shells down to
14.00.
BULLS; few Yield Grade No.
1200/2(05 lbs. 34.00-36.50, few No. 2
970/2400 lbs. 24.0034.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
& Urge Frame No. 1 315/750 lbs.
44.00- Medium St Large Frame No.
2 325/SOO lbs. 26.00-40.00; HEIFERS:
Medium St Urge Frame No. 1300/725 lbs.
40.00- Medium and Urge Frame
No. 2 250/650 lbs. 20.00-38.00; BULLS:
Medium A Urge Frame No. I 250/600 lbs.
40.00- Medium & Urge Frame No.
2 30C/BSO lbs. 22.00-37.50.
CALVES 175...
VEALERS: Choice 130/205 lbs
50.00- Good 130/240 lbs.
22.50-45.00, Standard and Good 90/105
lbs. 19.00-21.00, 65/85 lbs 15.00-22.00,
Utility 55/70 lbs. 5.00-13.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 90/120 lbs.
50.00- No. 2 80/125 lbs.
22.00- No. 1 Holstein heifers 90/1 IS
lbs. 100.00-125.00, No. 2 85/95 lbs.
30.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
75/125 lbs. 23.01V67.00.
HOGS 17....
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-3
235/255 lbs. 52.25-55.25.
SOWS: few US 1-3 290/350. lbs
45.00- .
BOARS; few 300/675 lbs. 20.00-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 23... US 1-3 25/40 lbs
21.0023.00, 45/85 lbs 36.0044.00... per
head.
SHEEP 81....
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; High Choice Sc.
Prime 105/120 Ibi 96.00-98.00, Choice
80/100 lbs. 92.50-100.00, 50/75 lbs.
97.00- 16.00, Good and Choice 45/75 lbs.
70.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25.00-43.00.
GOATS 26... Large 50.00-65.00,
Medium 35.00-48.00, Small 25.00-29.00.
per head.
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