AiB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 1997 Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA Sept. 23 Report Supplied bj Auction STEERS: CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 58.00; SELECT 52.50-53.00; STANDARD 50.00- HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1300-1670 LBS. 59.00-60.50; SELECT 47.50-54.00; STANDARD 40.00-45.50. HEIFERS: CHOICE 1000-1270 LBS. UP TO 63.00; SELECT 50.00-55.00; STANDARD 40.00-43.75. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 37.50-40.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 33.00-37.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 26.00- BULLS; YG#l 1675-2240 LBS. 47.00- YG#2 1300-1870 LBS. 42.00- CALVES: VEALERS STANDARD AND GOOD 80-90 LBS. 65.00-75.00; STANDARD AND GOOD 60-75 LBS. 30.00- UTILITY ALL WEIGHTS 25.00 AND DOWN. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS. 85.00-99.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 85-110 LBS. 72.00- #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 95-125 LBS. 132.50-137.50; #2 HOLS TEIN HEIFERS 80-95 LBS. 54.00-60.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-66.00. HOGS: US#l-2 1 LOT 247 LBS. 50.00; US#l-3 1 LOT AT 260 LBS. 49.50. SOWS: US#l-3 600-620 LBS. 39.00- AND 535-560 LBS. 35.00- #2-3 400-465 LBS. 32.50; MEDIUM 350-380 LBS. 34.00-38.50. BOARS 460-745 LBS. 28.00-30.00 TO 35.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 1 AT 41.00. MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION MIDDLEBURG, PA September 23, 1997 CATTLE 39*) [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers steady to strong, cows weaker with spots 2 00 lower, heifers steady, bulls steady to 1 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1150/1490 lbs 66 75-68 75, Choice 1020/1500 lbs 64 00 66 75. Select 57 25 64 75, Standard 46 50-53 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1210/1485 lbs 59 25-65 75, Choice 1120/1500 lbs 56 00-59 75, Select 51 00-55 00, Standard 40 00- 50 25 HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 1080/1500 lbs 66 75 67 75 few Choice 1045/1205 lbs 64 50 65 75, Sclecl 57 5() 65 75, Slandaid 44 00 55 50 COWS Breaking Util ily and Commercial 56 25-40 00. Cut ler and Boning Utility 32 75-37 00. Canner and Low Cutter 24 50-33 25 Shells down to 17 50 BULLOCKS few Select 50 00- 53 00, one @ 57 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1200/1460 lbs 43 50 44 75, No 2 1065/2215 lbs 35 00-42 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium Frame No I 430/930 lbs 61 50 69 00, few 2 420/1010 Me dium Frame No lbs 39 00-45 00, few Large Frame No 2 200/345 lbs Hol steins 42 00-54 00, HEIFERS Me dium Frame No I 420/660 lbs 47 00- 62 00, Medium Frame No 2 440/770 lbs 42 00 52 50, few Large Frame No 2 285/605 lbs Holstems 26 CO -35 00, BULLS Medium Frame No 1 275/760 lb 53 00-64 00 CALVES 164 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/120 lbs 26 00-31 00, Utility 55/85 lbs 14 00-25 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady to strong No 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs 60 00-100 00, No 2 80/125 lbs 28 00-55 00, No I Hol stein heifers 85/105 lbs 90 00- 137 50, No 2 75/110 lbs 4000- 85 00 Few beef cross bulls and heif ers 75/95 lbs 26 00-32 00 HOGS 188 (09/22 & 23/97) Bulk of supply sold on Mon day and reported by the auction BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 230/260 lbs 50 50-51 50, US 1-3 225/265 lbs 47 75 49 50, one US 1- 3 205 lbs lightweights 48 50 SOWS US I 3 300/475 lbs 37 00 42 50 500/625 lbs 39 CO -44 50 BOARS 300/550 lbs 34 50 44 50 FEEDER PIGS 113 US 1-3 25/35 lbs 18 00-25 00, 40/55 lbs 28 00 46 00 per head SHEEP 12 SLAUGHTER LAMBS one lot Choice 65 lbs 96 00, few 105/155 lbs 7100-79 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP one @ 29 00 GOATS 13 Few Large Billies 66 00 93 00, few Large Nannies 46 00-83 00, few Large Kids 42 GO -47 00, one Small @l6 00 --- per head NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION NEW WILMINGTON, PA September 22, 1997 CATTLE 179 [PDA] Compared with last Monday's sale cows 50 to 200 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select and Low Choice 93/1270 lbs 56 50- 62 50, few Standard 49 50-53 00 HEIFERS one Choice 1190 lbs @ 61 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 11 00-16 76, couple to 18 26, Cutler and Boning Utility 10 00-16 60, Canner and Low Cutter 27 00-11 60 Shells down to 20 00 BULLS few Yield Grade No 2 796/1180 lbs 16 60-41 26 FEEDER CATTLE Medium & Large Frame No I 335/790 lbs 60 00-78 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 225/650 lbs 61 00-69 00, BULLS few Medium & Large Frame No I 300/795 lbs 57 00 64 00, few Medium & Large Frame No 2 475/875 lbs 35 50 40 00 CALVES 170 VEALERS few Good 165/215 lbs 63 00-80 00, Standard and Good 70/155 lbs 24 00- 35 00, Utility 50/70 lbs 5 00-20 00 FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 76 00-88 00, No 2 90/115 lbs 57 50-70 00. few No I Holstein heifers 95/105 lbs 150 00- 152 50, No 2 80/130 lbs 30 00- 105 00 Few beaf cross bulls and heifers 90/125 lbs 62 50-90 00 HOGS 215 Barrows and gills steady to 1 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/270 lbs 53 25-56 00, US 1-3 220/285 lbs 50 00-52 25, US 2-3 200/300 lbs 48 00-50 35 SOWS US 1-3 410/720 lbs 38 00-42 75 BOARS few 285/555 lbs 35 00- 37 50 FEEDER PIGS 16 Few US 1-3 55/65 lbs 30 00-40 00 per head SHEEP 143 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 50/12*5 lbs 77 50- 96 00. 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ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 STEERS AGI-POMPE uju-i- Cedar Crest Equipment KwwV 608 Evergreen Rd QwVfcl Lebanon ' PA1 7042 /||y (717) 270-6600 1-800-646-6601 WE CUSTOM DESIGN SYSTEMS FOR YOU I ———— * Farm Tire Clearance on all Galaxy, Fidelity, Firestone, alaxv Farm Tire S: Two Convenient Locations SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00 39 00 GOATS 3 Few Medium & Small 30 00-44 00 - per head MERCER LIVESTOCK AUC TION MERCER, PA September 23, 1997 CATTLE 465 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers 75 higher, cows 25 to I 25 lower STEERS High Choice and Prime 1200/1550 lbs 66 00-67 85, Choice 1025/1575 lbs 63 00 66 50, Select 55 00 62 75, Standard 49 50-55 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1325/1600 lbs 60 00-63 25, Choice 1200/1500 lbs 57 00-59 00, few Select 52 50-55 00, Standard 43 75-45 25 HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 1075/1600 lbs 63 00-66 50, Choice 1000/1300 lbs 60 25-65 00. Select 55 25-61 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Com mercial 16 50-40 25, couple to 45 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 31 00- 38 75, Canner and Low Cutter 26 75- 32 00 Shells down to 20 50 BULLS Yield Grade No I 1060/1645 lbs 40 25-50 00, No 2 1010/1760 lbs FEEDER CATTLE Klabar, McCreary ials RD 2 Box 271 East Earl, PA 17519 (717) 354-0584 Medium Frame No I 28V750 lbs 60 00-63 00, Large Frame No 2 400/96“) lbs 40 00-48 00, Medium Frame No 2 600/776 lbs 48 60- 54 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 226/860 lbs 67 00-64 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/950 lbs 46 00-58 00, BULLS few Medium Frame No I 200/675 lbs 60 00-68 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 200/915 lbs 40 00-63 00 CALVES 167 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/120 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility 45/90 lbs 6 00-21 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 70 00-87 50, No 2 86/116 lbs ew No 1 Holstein heifers 90/116 lbs 125 00-145 00, No 2 75/125 lbs 34 00-120 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/135 lbs 30 00-82 50 HOGS 13 SOWS few US 1-3 336/740 lbs 42 00-45 00 BOARS couple 590 & 675 lbs 36 00 & 35 25 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 34 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 60/125 lbs 64 00-75 00 FEEDER LAMBS 55 00-56 00 GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST' STEERS few J FIRST TOBACCO SALE: J % December 1, 1997 jT Sale Every Mon., Wed. & Fri. / «. Until January 17 - 4 V Last Sale for 609 Tobacco and j J Type 41. J S' Last year Type 609 tobacco started T out at $1.65 per pound and ended J a at $1.92 as long as auction was 4 V open. J j We at Paradise make the farmer J % money. Don’t get scared and sign p a contract from bull stories. / a, Farmer, you will hear a lot from Hk V county buyers in the field such as y J our tobacco goes overseas. Grown J % in PA makes our tobacco at j* Paradise hard with prices on I k contract. iL PS. We have a strong demand for y j Type 41 tobacco at Paradise. J, & Make Paradise your Type 41 1$ V marketplace. We Need 41 ( L and 609. 4 yjL We Will Be On Your Farm Soon y f With Top Quality, Rocky Mountain & Cotton Twine - Not Seconds. V Remember, There Is A Difference. J PARADISE TOBACCO 4 SALES * Mitch White-Sale Mgr. Mitch Ashby-Auet AU0002616-B