AlB-Uncsster Farming, Friday, January 10, 1907 St. Louis Cattle, Hogs SpringOHd IL. Monday January 06, 1997 USDA-I1 Market News Service National Stockyards Illinois terminal slaughter cattle market Cattle: 500 head, last week 500, and last year 300 head. Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers fully 1.00 low er. Slaughter-cows fully 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Supply mainly Select and Choice steers and heifers. Moderate supply hots tein steers. Fully 20% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Limited supp ly Choice 2-4 1025-1250 lbs. 65.00-67.00; Several Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1225 lbs. 60.00-64.00; Select 2-3 975-1175 lbs. 55.00- Holstein Steers: Several Choice 2-3 1300-1500 lbs. 61.00-63.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1250-1500 lbs. 56.00- Select 2-3 1075-1350 lbs. 52.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Limited supply Choice 2-4 925-1200 lbs. 64.00-66.00; Several Select and Choice 2-3 875-1150 lbs. 59.00-63.00; Select 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 54.00-59.00. SLAUGHTER COWS; Breaking Utili ty, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-4 27.00- High Yielding 30.00-31.00, few up to 32.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 24.00-25.00; Shelly Canner 1-2 19.00- Low Yielding 15.00-19.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1200-1900 lbs. 30.00-35.00, Individual Gaunt Yield Grade 1 at 38.00. Lancaster Poured Walls CULL FOR PRICES OR: " * n . Manure nts • R«tainiii|| Walls SCSWork • Rasaments • Flat Work » can you think of a better wall than poured on site with lower construction costs and no maintenance? Lancaster Poured Walls 2006 Horseshoe Rd. • Lancaster, PA • (717) 299-3721 • 800-770-3721 aFs flp HAMMER MILLS for Grinding High Moisture & @r Grinds Fi than Roller Mi Give us a call to learn how an AFS hammer mill will work on your dairy operation, with low initial cost and Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md January 8, 1997 Report supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: HD 1.00 LOW ER. UTILITY 32.50-78.50; HIGH DRESSING 38.00-40.00; CANNERS 26.00-31.00; SHELLY 26.00 DOWN. BULLS: 7 HD. YQ#l 1840 LB. AT 39.25. YG #2 ALL WEIGHTS 33.50-38.00. FED STEERS: FEW CHOICE 1200-1300 LBS. TO 66.75; SELECT 52.00-58.00; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1400-1600 LBS. TO 52.25. FED HEIFERS: H. CHOICE-PRIME 1100-1300 LB. 67.00-71 JO, 1000-1100 LB. 62.00-64.75; SELECT- LOW CHOICE 900-1100 LB. 56.00-60.00 HD. CULLS: 110-130 LB. 25.00-30.00, 85-105 LB. 18.00-23.00, 50-80 LB. 13.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: GOOD DEMAND. HOLSTEIN BULLS 1100-1200 LB. 70.00-87.00, 90-100 LB. 60.00-75.00. #2 85-100 LB. 30.00-50.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 100-120 LB. TO 145.00, 80-90 LBS. 40.00-80.00, BEEF X BULLS 30.0045.00. BUTCHER HOGS: US 1&3 225-260 LBS. 50.75-52.50, FEW 270-300 LB. 47.00-51.00. SOWS: FEW OFFERED. BOARS; I 878 LB. AT 36.00. STOCK CATTLE: HD. PRICES HIGHER. STEERS: M&L FRAME 200-400 LB. 45.00- 400-600 LB. 50.00-63.00; 600-800 LB. 45.00-54.00; 800-1000 LB. 45.00- automatic farm systems HEIFERS MftL FRAME: 300-500 LB. 40.00-53.00; 500-700 LB. 40.00-55.00. 700-900 LB. 37.00-49.00. BULLS: 200-400 LB. 45.00-58.00; 400-000 LB. 44.00-53.00; 600-800 LB. 40.00-5100. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS LARGE SPRINGERS 725.00-900.00, MEDIUM 400-700 LB. 1 LARGE FRESH AT 910.00. SMALL SPRINGING & FRESH 300.00-450.00, FEW HOLSTEIN BULLS 385.00 & 435.00. Hatfield Direct Hatfield, Pa. Reports Supplied by Packer For Monday, January 0, 1997 And Wednesday, January 8, 1997 MONDAY: 6731 LAST MONDAY 6664 TREND: COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY 2.16 LOWER. 55.596-56.4% 216-269 LBS. BASE 53.67. 56.5%-58.4% 216-269 LBS 54.45-55.23. 58.5%-60.4% 216-269 LBS 56.01-56.79. FEW 216-269 LBS. 57.58. GOOD'S RECEIVING MONDAY CASH: 53.50. WEDNESDAY TOTAL HOGS: 6718. LAST WEEK: HOLIDAY. TREND: COMPARED TO LAST WED NESDAY: HOLIDAY. 55.5%-56.4% 216-269 LBS, 53.67, 56.5%-58.4% 216-269 LBS 54.45-55.23. 58.596-60.4% 216-269 LBS 56.01-56.79. FEW 216-269 LBS.: 57.58. 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Die SRBC has authority and resonsibility to manage and protect the flows of the Suquehanna River and all its tributaries. Though not detailed in a news release made recently, at the Jan. 16 meeting the SRBC is to consid er a proposed policy concerning the diversion of water out of the Susquehanna River Basin and to make it an amendment to the SRBC Comprehensive Plan. Approval is being sought to pre sent the proposed policy for a publ BASE: -kssMhis kssMus PURINA CHOWS i I 6 S. Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562 (717) 442-4183 800-635-3592 SRBC Meeting Jan. 16 In Harrisburg ic hearing. Also on the agenda for the meet ing is a presentation of staff goals for the second half of fiscal year 1997 and a review of accomplish ments made since the fiscal year began. Also to be considered are water withdrawal and other water project applications processed by SRBC staff since the last commission meeting. Specifically, the SRBC is to consider a request by IBM Corp. to withdraw up to 30,000 gallons of water per day from wells No. EN-219 and EN-89, located in the village of Endicott, in Broome County, New York. Additional reports to the com mission are to concern the hydro logic conditions of the Susquehan na River Basin; highlights of staff reports; a lode at the SRBC’s 1996 2Sth anniversary events; a prog ress report on the implementation of the SRBC’s strategic plan; and a background report on New York state environmental bond legislation. Background As background, the agency has been especially active in the past (Turn to Pag* A 42)