Greencastle
Livestock
Great castle. Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
December 23, 1996
SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
346 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 50
HEAD. STEADY TREND. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 68.00-71.50,
CHOICE 2-3,950-1075 LBS. 60.00-65.00,
CHOICE 2-3, 1075-1375 LBS.
62.00- CHOICE 2-3, OVER 1375
LBS. 58.00-64.50; CHOICE 4, ALL
WEIGHTS 59.00-66.00, SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2,950-1100 LBS. 52.00-59.75;
SELECT AND CHOICE 102, 1100-1375
LBS. 53.00-61.50; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, OVER 1375 LBS.
50.00-
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1050-1450
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Sale Dai
12/30-Mon. -10 AM
1/3-Fri - 10 AM
Receiving Dates:
12/28; 7 AM - Noon
12/30; 7 AM - Sale
Thank You Farmers For Giving U*
Support We Like To Sell Your Tobacco
"Attention farmers"
The price of tobacco could go up yet
Country buyers are telling farmers prices will
come back Don't believe them as tobacco
is rationed Demand is stronger than it has
been in 11 years Also we feel sure if it
would have not been for any contract on
the farm, prices would be $ I 92/lb
"Farmers" please let us stick together
Golden Leaf t l%
Hi) Tobacco 18%
ideal leaf 60%
Lancaster Leaf 2%
South ’ 3%
victor Winstead.-8%
Paradise Tobacco 3%
162,184 lbs* Sold
Average Price-$1.68
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LBS. 52.00-60.00; SELECT 1-2,
1050-1450 LBS. 40.00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 10 HEAD.
STEADY TREND. CHOICE 2-3,
850-1000 LBS. 60.00-65.25; CHOICE 2-3,
1000-1250 LBS. 64.00-69.50; CHOICE 4.
ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-64.50; SELECT
AND CHOICE 1-2, 850-1000 LBS.
52.00-60.75; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2,
1000-1250 LBS. 54.00-62.50.
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1000-1350
LBS. 46.00-54.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1350 LBS.
39.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 13 HEAD.
TREND 1.00 HIGHER. YG#l, ALL
WEIGHTS 39.00-46.50; YG#2, ALL
WEIGHTS 33.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: 0 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
950-1150 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
1150-1375 LBS., NONE; SELECT 1-2
Coastal Tbbacco 4%
Golden Leaf 13%
Ideal Leaf 35%
Lancaster leaf . 9%
Victor Winstead 10%
Paradise Tobacco 29%
159,869 Lbs. Sold
Average Price 5i.66
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950-1250 LBS., NONE
COWS: 273 HEAD, TREND 1.00
HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 32.50-38.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 31.00-36.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 30.50
AND DOWN.
STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE
RECEIPTS: 91 HEAD, STEADY TREND.
BEEF TYPE STEERS 200-400 LBS.
35.00- BULLS 35.00-45.00, HEIF
ERS 30.00-42.00; 400-600 LB. STEERS
39.00- BULLS 32.00-42.00, HEIF
ERS 30.00-42.00; 600-800 LB. STEERS
40.00- BULLS 30.00-41.00, HEIF
ERS 34.00-47.75; 800-975 LB. STEERS
44.00- BULLS 30.00-39.00. HEIF
ERS 38.00-50.00.
HOLSTEINS AND DAIRY CROSS
200-400 LB. STEERS 23.00-31.50,
BULLS. NONE: HEIFERS. NONE;
400-600 LB. STEERS 24.00-29.00;
BULLS, NONE; HEIFERS. NONE;
600-800 LB. STEERS 25.00-30.00,
BULLS, NONE; HEIFERS, NONE;
800-975 LB. STEERS 29.00-33.50,
BULLS, NONE: HEIFERS, NONE.
CALVES: 443 HEAD. STEADY
TREND. CHOICE 150-300 LBS., NONE;
GOOD 150-300 LBS. 40.00-50.00; GOOD
100-150 LBS. 30.00-40.00; GOOD 80-100
LBS. 20.00-29.00; STANDARD 80-100
LBS. 15.00-19.00; STANDARD 80 LBS.
AND DOWN 14.00 AND DOWN.
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
FARM, STEADY. HOLSTEIN BULLS
OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 79.00, UNDER
100 LBS. UP TO 60.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 125.00,
UNDER 100 LBS. 110.00; BEEF TYPE
BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 45.00;
BEEF HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. 30.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS: 140 HEAD.
906 E. Main Street (Rt. 322) Ephrata, PA 17522
1 Block East of Rt. 222
(717) 733-4973 800-642-0310
Mon., lues., Wed. 10 to 6; Thurs., Fri. 10 to 8; Sat. 10 to 4
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Commodities
Smith Barney
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SMITH BARNEY INC.
29 East King Street
Suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17602-2852
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28, 1996-A7
TREND STEADY TO STRONGER.
CHOICE 80-100 LBS. 90.00-106.00.
100-120 LBS. 87.00-94.00,120 LBS. AND
OVER 75.00-86.00, FEEDER LAMBS
60-85 LBS. 100.00-115.00, LIGHT
LAMBS 115.00-135.00.
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 31.00-42.00;
EWES FAT 23.00-30.50; YEARLINGS
49.00-54.50; BUCKS 23.00-32.50.
GOATS: 115 HEAD. SMALL
18.00-42.00; MEDIUM 39.00-69.00;
LARGE 60.00-119.00; BIG BILLIES UP
TO 149.00.
HOGS, SHOWS AND BOARS: 131
HEAD. 210-250 LBS. 49.00-54.00;
250-260 LBS. 51.00-53.00; 260-270 LBS.
50.00-53.00; 270-300 LBS. 47.00-52.00.
LIGHT HOGS 140-180 LBS.
30.00-45.00; 180-210 LBS. 40.00-46.00.
SOWS: TREND 2.00 LOWER. GOOD
SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 40.00-49.00,
OVER 400 LBS. 45.00-51.00; CULL
SOWS, ALL WEIGHTS, 39.00 AND
DOWN.
BOARS 1.00 LOWER. 180-210 LBS.
36.00-40.00; 210-260 LBS. 37.00-40.50;
260-300L85.35.00-37.00.300L8S ANn
OVER 35.00-37.00.
SALE EVERY MON. AT 2 P.M. AND
EVERY TOURS. AT 1 P.M. HAY AND
STRAW EVERY MON. AND TOURS.
AT 11:30 A.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY. JAN. 3 AT 7:15 P.M.
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December 25, 1996
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: ACTIVE
2.00- HIGHER. UTILITY
33.00- HIGH DRESSING
38.00- 1 AT 43.75; CANNERS
27.00- SHELLY 26.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 1670 LBS. AT 42.75.
HEIFERS: 1 HOLSTEIN 1155 LBS. AT
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VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 1 210 LBS.
AT 60.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS.
17.00- FEW 115-125 LBS. TO
23.00; 50-80 LBS. 11.00-18.00.
FARM CALVES: PRICES STEADY.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 100-120 LBS.
60.00- 90-95 LBS. 50.00-69.00; #2
80-90 LBS. TO 20.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 120.00-160.00;
#2 70-100 LBS. 60.00-105.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 38.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED.
US4I-3 125-260 LBS. 50.00-52.00; I 260
LBS. AT 48.00.
SOWS; NONE.
BOARS: NONE.
STEERS: POOR SELECTION. FEW
450-700 LBS. TO 41.00.
HEIFERS: 500-700 LBS. 34.00-38.00;
700-900 LBS. 38.00-43.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 110 LBS. TO 81.00;
GOOD 75-80 LBS. 68.00-70.00; YEAR
LINGS 125 LBS. TO 50.00.
SHEEP; 25.00-40.00.
GOATS: NONE.
PIGS AND SHOATS; NONE.
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Sales Stables
Goat and Sheep Sale
Monday, December 23, 1996
GOATS: BILLIES 75.00-125.00 AND
125.00- MUTTON 75.00-150.00;
NANNIES 50.00-75.00 AND FEW
75.00- YEARLINGS
60.00- KIDS 30.00-50.00 AND
50.00-
ALL WEIGHTS, SLAUGHTER EWES
30.00- SLAUGHTER RAMS
30.00- 1 YEAR-OLDS 50.00-80.00;
2 YEAR-OLDS 30.00-60.00.
LAMBS: 100-120 LBS. 85.00-100.00;
80-100 LBS. 100.00-110.00; 60-80 LBS.
100.00-120.00; NEW CROP LAMBS
30-40 LBS. 175.00-25000