Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection Much 26. 1997 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP WEDNESDAY 03/26/97 (ESI) 124,000 7,000 358,000 16,000 WEEK AGO (ESI) 123.000 7,000 352,000 17.000 YEAR AGO (ACT) 118,000 6,000 363,000 20,000 WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 371.000 20.000 1,028.000 49,000 SAME PD LT WK (ESI) 376.000 19,000 1,016,000 51,000 SAME PD LT YR (EST) 357,000 19.000 983.000 56,000 PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY. STEER AND HEIFER 102,000, COW AND BULL 24,0b0. ♦•♦ REVISION ON TUES.’S HOG SLAUGHTER...3S6.OOO. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. March 22, 1997 Report supplied bj auction 300-499 LB. STEERS 70 00-85.25-90.50, HEIFERS 71.00, BULLS 40.00-68.00; 500-699 LB. STEERS 60.00-76.00, HEIFERS 55 00-68.00. BULLS 38.00-67.00; 700-1000 LB. STEERS 55.00-62.00, HEIFERS, NONE. BULLS 50.00-52.00. STOCK COWS BEEF 300.00-590.00; BABY CALVES 10.00-75.00; SLAUGH TER COWS 28.00-38.00; SLAUGHTER BULLS 35.00-46.75. SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME YG#l-3BLUEOSPRING 110.50; GOOD AND FEW CHOICE YGI-2 RED 0 120.00. FEEDER LAMBS BL SH SMALL FRAME 1&2 119.00-122.00; SLAUGH TER EWES 25.00-30.00. HOGS 200-240 LBS. 40.00. VEALS 63.00. SLAUGHER CALVES 61.00. The Building you want. The L0&S0 you need. Whether your new farm or commercial building is of pole, timber column, st steel or block construction; choose Telmark lease financing. Telmark has been leasing equipment for over 30 years. Did you know that we’ve been leasing new buildings for that long too? Consider the features: • Tax deductibility and accelerated writeoffs: Lease payments are income tax deductible over the term of the lease compared to 20-year depreciation of farm buildings and 39-year depreciation of commercial buildings. 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STEERS TO 37.50. STEERS, FEEDER, TO 56.50. BULLS 31.00-37.75. COWS, GOOD, 34.5tM0.25. COWS, MEDIUM. 38.75-33.50. COWS. POOR OR SMALL, 27.50 AND DOWN. HORSES. NONE. PONIES. NONE. GOATS TO 98.00. Doug Snee 412-627-5941 Lisa Francisco Sonncn 717-866-9217 412-346-3455 & Telmark Inc. McLean 410-827-5052 Shipper 302-456-1931 Frank Hunter 716-595-3954 Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericfcaburg, PA Tundaj, March 25 Report aupplied by Auction STEERS CHOICE 64.50-68.25; SELECT 61.25-62.50; STANDARD 48.00-55.00. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 58.75-62.25; SELECT 55.50-56.75; STANDARD 50.00-52.00. HEIFERS; CHOICE 60.00-62.25; SELECT 55.00-58.00; STANDARD 45.00-49.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 38.00-41.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 34.00-36.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 29.00-32.00; SHELLYS 27.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG#l 48.00-49.00; YO#2 42.00-44.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 57.00-63.50; HEIFERS 31.75-37.00; BULLS 50.00-60.00. CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD 30.00-40.00; UTILITY 15.00-28.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 60.00-74.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 52.00-59.00; «1 HOLSTEIN iSBFBRS 150.00-190.00; #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100.00-130.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 40.00-72.00. HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS US#l-2 48.00-49J0. SOWS: US#l-3 43.50-45.50 AND 40.00-43.00; US«2-3 35.00-38.00. BOARS; 36.00-36.50. SHEEP: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 140.00-153.00; CHOICE 100.00-130.00; SLAUGHTER SHEEP 40.00-50.00. GOATS: LARGE 108.00; MEDIUM 100.00; SMALL 80.00. Andrew Elizabeth Anderson 410-651-4128 Mike Fullam 717-966-9202 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Much 29, IW7-A7 Carlisle Livestock Market CiiUa Pa. Tneaday, March 25, 1997 Report SnppHad by Auction SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 900-1400 LBS. 56.00-6550; HEIFERS SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 62.0066.00; COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 35.50-39.50; CUTTER AND BON ING UTILITY 34.00-37.75; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 28.00-33.75; BIG MIDDLE 30.75-34.75; SHELLY 27.00 AND DOWN. BULLS YG#2 38.00-42.00. FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE #1 ALL WEIGHTS 60.00-69.00; FEEDER HEIF ERS MEIDUM AND LARGE #1 ALL WEIGHTS 50.50-62.00, MEDIUM AND LARGE #2 4350-49.00; HOLSTEINS/ DAIRY TYPES 38.50-44.00; FEEDER BULLS 400-600 LBS. 58.0064.00. CALVES: VEALERS STANDARD AND GOOD 25.0040.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90130 LBS. 57.5065.00. #2 80130 LBS. 48.0056.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 75-100 LBS. 65.00105.00; BEEF X BULLS 80-120 LBS. 63.0070.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 80120 LBS. 85.009250. SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS. 48.35-49.00. 280-350 LBS. 43.00-47.75, 180-200 LBS. 43.50-45.50. SOWS: US#l-3 300-700 LBS. 42.00-49.00; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO 40.00. BOARS; 34.00-37.75. FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD. 15-25 LBS. 20.00-40.00; 27-55 LBS. 31.00-53.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD. MEDIUM AND LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES 65.00-90.00; FANCY KIDS 55.00-72.00; FLESHY KIDS 36.00-52.00; SMALL KIDS 13.00-35.00. SHEEP: 467 HEAD. SPRING LAMBS 100.00- CHOICE LAMBS 105.00- GOOD LAMBS 95.00- SLAUGHTER EWES 30.00- SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 33.00-68.00. GOATS: 16.00-120.00 EA. LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 50-100 LBS. 100.00-167.50. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR 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. Randall G. Renninger Certified Public Accountant Specializing in agriculture and construction industries “We help business people discover ways to cut costs, save taxes, and be more profitable” 100 Foxshire Drive, Lancaster, Pa. 17601 (717) 560-5720 0 Fax (717) 560-5721 TOE NEXT SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALES TUBS., APRIL 1. SALE TIME APPROXIMATELY *7:30 P.M. EARYBIRD PENS FOR CATTLE, COWS AND HOGS CLOSE EVERY TUBS. AT 2 P.M. FOR PREMIUM PRICES, USB THESE PENS. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALES TUBS., APRIL 1, 7:30 P.M. APPROX. Morrison Cove Livestock Martinet) urf, Pa. March 24, 1997 Report nipplied bj auction CATTLE 147. STEERS CHOICE 63.00-69.50; GOOD 59.006X00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 62.00-65.50; GOOD 58.00-61.00. COWS: UTILITY * COMMERCIAL 36.00- CANNER A LOW CUTTER 22.00- BULLOCKS: 44.00-55.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 38.0046.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 45.00-61.00; BULLS 38.00-47.00; HEIF ERS 37.00-51.00. CALVES 150. PRIME. NO MKT. TEST; CHOICE, NO MKT. TEST; GOOD 55.00- STANDARD 10.00-32.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 40.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 50.00-130.00. HOGS: 197. US NO. 1-2 49.50-50.50; US NO. 1-3 48.00-49.50. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 37.50-47.00, BOARS: 37.00-39.50. FEEDER PIGS: 21 HEAD. US#l&3 20-50 LBS. 22.00-39.00. 15 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA 122.50-167.50; GRASS 80.00-120.00; 4 LOADS OF STRAW 60.00-76.00. Call about our FREE seminars
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