WEEKLY LIVESTOCK SUMMARY May 2,1997 14 Livestock Auctions RATTLE 5863 Compared with head last week and 4762 head a ago Compared with last Friday's summary slaughter steers & bulls mostly steady, si heifers steady to 1 00 lower, si cows unevenly steady . SLAUGHTER STEERS- High Choice & Prime 67 85-70 35, few to 71 00, Choice 63 50-69 00, Select and Low Choice 60.00-65 25, Select 55 00-64.00, Stan dard 50 00-56 00, few to 44 50. HOL STEINS: High Choice and Prime 59 25- 64 00, Choice 55 00-61 00, Select 52 00- 57 00 HEIFERS. Choice 61 00-67 00, Select 54 00-62 00, Standard 40 00- 54 00 COWS. Breaking Utility and Commercial 38 75-46 00, few to 36 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 33 00-40 00, Cannerand Low Cutter 28 00-36 00, few to 2600 Shells down to 15 00 BUL LOCKS few Choice 52 00-63 50 BULLS Yield Grade No I 1000/2400 lbs 43 75-51 00, few to 55 00, No 2 900/ 2000 lbs 38 00-46 50, few to 34 000 FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS Medium tfktrge Frame No I 300/800 lbs 64 00- ■■O. few to 85 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 775/800 lbs 53.00-69 50; HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I 300/750 lbs 45 00-78 00 mostly 50 00- 69 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 275/800 lbs 40 00-65 00, few to 35 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No I 300/850 lbs 55 00-70 00, few to 80 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 275/800 lbs 40 00-61 00 CALVES 2838 Compared with 2684 head last week and 1707 head a year ago Vealers mostly YOUR HESSTON’ TEAM KEEPS YOU RUNNING. With the right equipment and the right service. The right equipment: the new 545 Round Baler. Its beefed-up drive system and automatic features let you bale the tough stuff, like silage and high-moisture hay, with ease. And for normal dry hay, just let it roll. One baler, three jobs. It’s the new heavy-duty 545 Silage Baler at your Hesston dealer now. HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT. INC. 2095 S. Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367*8867 STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE, INC. Rts. 10 & 41 Cochranville, Pa. 215-593-2407 ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE School Road, Rt. 1 717-933-4114 D. W. OGG Frederick, MD 301-473-4250 Westminster, MD 410-848-4585 steady.. VEALERS: few Choice 140/300 lbs 70.00-105 00, Good 130/300 lbs. 50.00-73 00. Standard and Good 70/110 lbs 24 00-43.00, Utility 50/100 lbs. 1000-25.00 FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls steady to 25 00 higher, Holstein heifers mostly steady No I Holstein bulls9o/1301b5.8000-12800,No 285/ 125 lbs. 45.00-80 00, few to 35 00. No I Holstein heifers 85/130 lbs 95 00- 130 00, few to 172 50, No 2 80/125 lbs 60 00-129 00, few to 35.00. Beef cross 70/140 lbs bulls and heifers 35 00-95.00, HOGS 2520 Compared with 2332 head last week and 3086 head a year ago Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 2 00 higher, sows mostly steady.. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/260 lbs 57.00-56.00, US I -3 210/270 lbs 55 00-58.00, US 2- 3 220/300 lbs 52 00-55 85 SOWS- US 1-3 300/500 lbs. 39.50-45 00, 500/700 lbs 44 50-48 00 BOARS 36.00-40.00. FEEDER PIGS 288. Compared with 198 head last week and 390 head a year ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 30/50 lbs 29 00-4rf 00, few 45/75 lbs. 45 00-59 00 —per head SHEEP 1590 Compared with 4242 head last week and 846 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 25 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 30/55 lbs 117 50-150 00, few to 180 00, 50/85 lbs 115 00-142 00, 80/105 lbs 110 00-129 00 OLD CROP LAMBS few Choice 70/110 lbs 100 00-132 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-57 50 TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 1684 Compared with 879 head last week and 2352 head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly steady to 15 00 lower few US 1-2 20/30 lbs 145 00- 175 00, 30/40 lbs 120 00-155 00,40/50 lbs 120 00-145 00, 50/60 lbs 120 GO -142 00. 60/70 lbs 107 00-137 00, few 70/80 lbs 101 00-114 00, few US 2-3 25/ 30 lbs 115 00-139 00, few 40/50 lbs 129 00-141 00, Slaughter 18/37 lbs 120 00-155 00 per hundredweight The right service; this season ask your Hesston Team to help with all your haying needs From twine to computerized parts support to fast field service, we keep you running when it counts. Nobody Knows Hay Like Hesston. See a new Hesston 545 baler at; Bethel, Pa, UMBERGER'S OF FONTANA, INC. RD 4, Box 545 Lebanon, Pa. 717-867-2613 Ml laoooj THE PRIME LINE New Holland Sales Stables Goat and Sheep Sale Monday, May 5, 1997 Calvaa ShMp Goata 169 606 901 140 836 1043 Today Lut Week CALVES; VEALERS STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLS TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE ISO-325 LBS. 80.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 150-200 LBS. 65.00-80.00; 80-120 LBS. 25.00-31.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LBS. 12.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: CHOICE 250-450 LBS. 50.00-65.00, GOOD 250-400 LBS. 40.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-120 LBS. HOLSTEIN BULLS 90.00-115.00; SMALL FRAME 80-110 LBS. 50.00- FEW SMALL FRAME 80-110 LBS. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 50.00- SHEEP: NEW CROP LAMBS STEADY; SLAUGHTER EWES FULL STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 75 PER CENT NEW CRM* LAMBS. WITH THE BALANCE MAINLY SLAUGHTER EWES. NEW CROP LAMBS; CHOICE 3040 LBS 130.00-163.00, 60-80 LBS. 115.00- 80-105 LBS. 105.00- 105-130 LBS. 85.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: FEW CHOICE 1-3 30.00-75.00; UTILITY AND GOOD 1-2 40.00-50.00, 2-3 30.00-40.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD, BILLIES MEDIUM 70.00-95.00; LARGE 100.00-125.00, FEW 125.00- MUTTON: LARGE C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Finland Rd., Quakertown, PA 215-536-1935 / 215-536-7523 Rts. 309 & 100, New Tripoli, PA 610-767-7611 STANLEY'S FARM SERVICE RD 1, Box 46 Klingerstown, Pa. 717-648-2088 SESSION IX HAY SEASON’S HERE! Stock up on Quality Brazilian Baler Twine Now! aln Ml For Ag, Construction, Marine *3l si7g s sg S&D 25 bales or more • s hr b&s, 2” s&d Call for skid lots. $319.99 70.00- NANNIES: MEDIUM AND LARGE 50.00-80.00; YEARLINGS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60.00-90.00; KIDS: CHOICE 35.00-50.00; GOOD 25.00- UTILITY 18X10-25.00. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Audios rrary Thursday at 4:00 pja. Jeney Shan, Pa. Report (applied by Anctkta Thursday, May 8, 1997 RETURN TO FARM CALF 50.00-125.0 a GOOD VEAL; 30.00-50.00. COMMON VEAL: iaoo-29.00. CHOICE STEERS: 65.006950. SELECT STEERS: 600064.00 COMMON STEERS: 54.0059.0 a COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.0042.00 FEW 45.00. CANNERS-CUTTBRS: 300034.00. SHELLS: 200029.00. CHOICE HEIFERS: 64.0069.00. SELECT HEIFERS: 60.0063.00. COMMON HEIFERS: 500059.00. GOOD FEEDERS: 60.0082.00. COMMON FEEDERS: 26.0059.00. BULLS: 37.0045.00 GOOD HOGS: 55.0058.75. BKevstonel tv [StedtWlre I I# FIELD FENCE as low as AMERICAN $68.99 BSSMADE 330’ Rolls - 30’ Free! Stock# Height Spacing Gauge Price 770044 32” 6 12.5 68.99 72133 39” 6 12.5 79.99 770022 32" 6 11 94.99 770024 39” 6 11 109.99 72134 47” 6 12.5 87.99 770038 47” 12 11 92.99 72062 47” 6 11 117.99 * _ „,. _. _ . Rt. 272 South 14 Herrvlllo Road ffiEH ★Sail, Sarvlca t Inatall* willow Stroot, PA 17584 i Ph. 717-464-3321 or Hardware Toll Free 800-732-0053 TUMuiUdl s '"” H C r ™“'”" 9 VSBiP/ “I'.SiS.T.W" H 5/3 Cun rinaaft Uncwter Farming, Saturday, May 10< IM7-Al7 CATTLE; 125: Steen: Steady, Heifen Steady; Com: Steady. STEERS: Choice 118S/IS3S Ibi. 63.0041.00; Select 56.5042.25: Stmdaid 48.50-53.75; HoUteim: Select Few 53.00- HEIFERS: Choice 10S0/13S0 lb«, 61.5049.50; Select 54.00-57.75; Stmdard 39.00- COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 37.00-44.00; Cuter and Boning Utility 33.00- Canner A Low Cotter 25.00- Sheila down to 2000. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1250/2175 Iba, 45.00- Yield Grade 2 950/15SO Iba, 36.75-45.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few STEERS: MAL-2 370/775 lb«. 44.50-52.00; Few HEIFERS; MAL-1 400/S7S Ibi, 61.50-68.50; MAL-2 275/800 Ibi, 34.00- Few BULLS; MAL-1 500/750 lb(, 51 JO-57.00. CALVES: SS; Pew Choice 130/210 Ibi, 78.00- Standard A Good 90/100 Iba, 33.00- Standard A Good 6S/8S lb*. 25.00- Utility 60/6S Ibi, 20.00- FARM CALVES: Holatein Bulla iteady to 30.00 loader; No 1 Holatein Bulla 9S/12S Ora, 67.50-107.50; No 2 Hola lein Bulla 85/105 Ibc, 46.0045.00; No 1 Holatein Heifen 98 Iba, one at 100.00; Beef Croaa Bulla A Heifen 80 A 90 Iba, 2 at 45.00. HOGS; 33: Banowa and Gilts: Steady; 1-3 225/255 Ibe, 54.00-56.00; 2-3 260/270 Iba, 45.75-53.25. SOWS: BOARS: 550 Ibi, one at 35.25. FEEDER PIGS: 5: US 1-3 40/50 Iba, 24.00-35.00. SHEEP; 5: Choice 72/95 Ibi, 91.00-102.50; Slaughter Sheep: One at 30.00. EAIHBRR /AME AS CASH AVAILABLE HEAVY DUTY T-Posts w/clips Starting at $2. 49 stocking s’/.’, 6’, 6V2 7 NORWESCO POLT STORAGE TAMS M 425 Gal, J 550 Gal. , 91000 Gal. 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