MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE MERCER, PA MARKET NEWS SERVICE November 18, 1997 CATTLE 611 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers 1 00 to 2 00 higher STEERS few High Choice and Prime 1180/1360 lbs 67 00-69 25, Choice 1090/1620 lbs 64 00-68 25, Select 55 50-64 00, Standard 46 00-56 00. HOLSTEINS few High Choice and Prime 1300/1335 lbs 61 50-62 50, few Choice 1070/1560 lbs. 55.00-59 75. HEIFERS- Choice 970/1300 lbs 62 GO -66 00, Select 55 00-62 50, few Standard 45 50-53 50 COWS' Breaking Utility and Commercial 32 00-39.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 27,50-36 25, Canner and Low Cutter 24'00-29 00. Shells down to 15 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1110/16*5 lbs 39 00-52 25, No 2 960/2475 lbs 30 00-38 75 FEEDER CATTLE' STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1 250/575 lbs. 59.00-83 00. Large Frame No. 2 225/775 lbs. 45.D0-52 52 00, Medium Frame No. 2 325/750 lbs 50 00-59 00, HEIFERS- Large Frame No sfflBMW mm? \ f FIRST TOBACCO SALE: tg ft, December 8, 1997 W V Sale Every Mon., Wed. ft Fri. \ J Until January 27 - % Last Sale for 609 Tobacco f and Type 41. $ a FARMERS - how much is type 609 ■mr worth? \ / We at Paradise still think we should ft/ reach $1.92/lb. where we quit last year. V Please don’t let anybody convince you * Ito straight strip your tobacco. Please Jr color grade and take out grown leaves. \ j Please get your tobacco strippedearly. jP ft. This pays two ways: WweWlffz T tp 1. More Weight S ups c i / 2. Be ready for our all-time < Tob * cco^Jp & high mark f Plow when your tobacco is stripped. $ L PARADISE TOBACCO < > SALES A L Mitch White-Sale Mgr. Jr & Mitch Ashby-Auct AU0002616-R BRINGING TECHNOLOGY Ask about com hybrid: NC+ 2395 100 Days, 2282 GDUs ♦ Shorter statured plant with superb standability. ♦ Excellent drydown. ♦ Good early growth. Ask about com hybrid: NC+ 4646 111 Days 2425GDUs ♦ Dominating yield performer. ♦ Excellent standability. ♦ Rapid drydown. Call District Sales Manager Harvey Doyle at 412-459-8580 or see one of these NC+ Dealers. AARONSBURG MANHEIM MICHAEL SPEICHER ARTHUR AUKER • 717-665-6627 ELLIOTSBURG WAYNE FREEMAN • 717-582-2397 HAUFAX BETHTEL FARMS, KENNETH BECHTEL* 717-896-8314 KINTNERSVILLH WAYNE LITZENBERGER •610-847-5563 1 450/700 lbs 5100-63 00, Medium Frame No 1 275/600 lbs 49 00-71 00, Small Frame No 1 225/610 lbs 34 50- 42.00, Large Frame No 2 250/95 lbs 37 00-49.00, Medium Frame No. 2 275/700 lbs 38 00-52 00, BULLS Me dium Frame No 1 325/675 lbs 56 DO -72 00, Small Frame No I 250/750 lbs 35 00-46 00, Large Frame No 2 650/870 lbs 25 00-30 00, Medium Frame No 2 585/725 lbs 44 00-54 00 CALVES 177 VEALERS- Standard and Good 80/125 lbs 10 00-20 00, Utility 60/95 lbs 5 00-11 00 FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 95/115 lbs 50.00-82 50, few 90 lbs 40 00-45 00, No 2 95/125 lbs 30 00- 47 50, one No 1 Holstein heifer 110 lbs @ 80 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 65/155 lbs. 13.00-60.00 HOGS 31 .BARROWS AND GILTS US 1- 2 250/260 lbs, OO, few US 1-3 260/270 lbs 44 00-45 00, few US 2-3 250/265 lbs 40.00. SOWS: one US 1-3 475 lbs @ 39 50 BOARS one @ 245 lbs 27 50 FEEDER PIGS 16 US 1-3 35/70 lbs 50 00-7’2 00. per cwt SHEEP 23 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 70/95 lbs 61 00-73 00, few 50/65 tbs JfU'v. Rodeo Tonight @7:30 PM and Tomorrow @ 2 PM NOV. 22 & 23 STATE FARM SHOW ARENA HARRISBURG, PA Exit 23 Off 1-81 2300 Cameron St. Down to Earth Your NC+ Dealer has the genetically superior hybrids and varieties that will yield for you. KUNKLETOWN JEFFREY BORGER • 610-381-3785 LEBANON CLARENCE MULL* 717-865-2037 LITITZ ELVIN HURSH • 717-733-3538 MANCHESTER ANIMAL MEDIC • 717-266-5611 100 00-162 50 SLAUGHTER SHEEPi few 25 00-40 00 I n nn < c aa GOATS 0. .NO MARKET TEST' FARM TAT VFC- h n . a , FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls FARMmVESHolsta.bullssteady t° 90/120 lbs 50.00-100,00, No 2 90/120 EIGHTY FOUR AUCTION SALES “j. 99. oc ' H ° ste ' n bulls lbs 2100-49 50, couple No. 1 Holstein INC. 125 ° 0 ’ Na , 29( ! /120 heifers 90 &95 lbs 57 50 & 7000, cou- PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE fcw No Holste,n pie No 275& 90 lbs 24 00-25.00. EIGHTY FOUR, PA ® 123 130 ° O, HOGS 20. BARROWS AND GILTS few November 17, 1997 No 2 90/95 lbs 40 00-77.50, Beef cross US 1-3 240/285 lbs 45.00-49 75 CATTLE 409 [PDA] Compared with b “'' s 9 ° / . ,* b ® 35 00 ’ SOWS few US 1-3 320/355 lbs 38 00- last week's sale slaughter cows steady to 0 ° O, 1 85/2/5 lbs 30 00-65.00 49 00, 385/550 lbs 35 25-39 25 100 lower HOGS 27 .BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1- BOARS one 615 lbs @ 30 00 SLAUGHTER STEERS-few Select 54 00- 3 215/285 lbs 46 00-48 00 FEEDER PIGS 169 US 1-3 15/30 lbs 55 00, few Standard 44 25-51 00 SOWS- US 1-3 350/670 lbs 24 00- 10 00-22.00,30/55 lbs 22 00-34 00 per HOLSTEIN SLAUGHTER STEERS few 35 00 head Standard 34 50-44 75 BOARS few 170/560 lbs 25 00-32 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Standard 39 50- H32DER PIGS 15 US 1-3 28/48 lbs NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK 5100, few to 35.00 17 00-27 00 per head AUCTION. COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial SHEEP 83 Slaughter lambs steady to NEW WILMINGTON, PA 30 50-38.00, mostly 32 00-36 00, Yield <5 00 higher MARKET NEWS SERVICE Grade No 4&5 27 50-34 75, Cutter and SLAUGHTER LAMBS- High Choice and November 17, 1997 Boning Utility 27.50-32 00, Canner and Prime 110/130 lbs 70 00-78 50, Choice CATTLE 194 [PDA] .Compared with last Low Cutter 21 00-27 00. Shells down to 43/7 lbs 103 00-118 00, Good and week's sale slaughter cows 100 to 14 00 Choice 60/90 lbs. 60.00-80 00 2 00 higher BULLS: Yield Grade No I 1180/1425 SLAUGHTER SHEEP. 15 00-39 00 SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 1465 lbs 39 00-41 00, few No 2 1240/1800 GOATS 31. Large Billies 54 00-62 00, lbs 64.00 few Select 58 00-61 25 lbs 34.50-39.00. Medium 37 00-48.00, Medium Nannies SLAUGHTER HEIFERS few Standard FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS- Medium & 25 00-43 00, Large Kids 18 00-29.00 43 50-44 75 Laige Frame No I 300/500 lbs. 60 00- P 6l " bea< l COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 74.00, 525/900 lbs 60 00-69 00, fcw 31 50-37 00, Cutter and Boning Utility Medium & Large Frame No 2 350/500 BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK 26 50-33 75, Canner and Low Cutter lbs 44.00-50 00, 510/825 lbs 4100- AUCTION Hnu , n 1 7 „ 60 00, PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 2 J,?°;? B 00 M V HEIFERS. Medium & Large Frame No 1 BELLEVILLE, PA 300/500 lbs 56 00-69 00, 525/715 lbs. November 19. 1997 SeR £’^Medmm 53 00-60 00, Medium & Large Frame No CATTLE 347...[PDA] .[Supply included nn Z 2 300/500 lbs 39.50-55 00. 525/875 134 cows and heifers in Dairy ,1. ™ ’ a lbs 34 00-55 50, few to 30 00 sale] cows steady with spots 200 200/9 °2 lbs 47 O<LSI 00,. M®* l ™ BULLS- Medium & Large Frame No 1 higher HHFERS um No l 300/500 lbs 60.00-73 00, Medium & STEERS: few Select and Choice 58.50- J™? ™ ™ 1 Large Frame No 2 300/950 lbs 40 00- 65 00. couple Standard 37 75 & 49.75. 340/500 lbs 45 00-54 00 Medium and 60 00. HOLSTEINS. couple Select 49 75 & , N °' l 35 °°: CALVES 220 VEALERS- few Choice 5225, few Standard 35 00-3675 \ 2 ®®’ B f^ LS „ Frame 140/320 lbs. 60 00-69.00, few Good HEIFERS- few Select 58.00-61 50, few 0/b ™.. Ibs 52.00-37.50, one 6150, 130/290 lbs 34 00-52 50, Standard and Standard 39 75-40 50 Good 90/115 lbs 20 00-30 00 70/85 Utility »d Commercial VEALERS Standard and lbs 17 00-25 00, Utility 50/95 lbs 33 00-38 00, Cutter and Boning Utility GoodBo/115 , bs 19 00-31 00. Utility “ er 60/75 lbs 5 00-18 00 21 75-29.25 Shells down to 15 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls BULLS few Yield Grade No 1 1160/1875 120/135 lbs 5000, 95/115 Ibs 69 00- lbs 34 00-36.75, fcw No 2 980/1140 77 00, No 2 90/115 lbs 29 00-40 00, Ibs 30.25-33 50 few No I Holstein heifers 90/120 lbs FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium 110 00-115 00, No 2 85/120 lbs Frame No 1 300/850 lbs 53 50-61 50, 30 00-95 00 Medium and Large Frame No 2 420/800 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 90/105 lbs. 39.50-43.50; HEIFERS- Medium & lbs 25 00-62.50 Large Frame No. I 325/800 Ibs 30 00- HOGS 289 Barrows and gilts steady to 53 00, BULLS- Medium Frame No 1 100 higher 300/700 lbs 40 50-50.00, one Large BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/275 Frame No I 935 lbs @56 50, few Me- lbs 45 25-47 00, few to 49 75, US 1-3 dium and Large Frame No 2 570/700 Ibs 210/270 Ibs. 43 85-46 25, US 1-3 31 00-44 50 180/200 lbs 35 00-47 00 CALVES 72. .VEALERS: Standard and SOWS US 1-3 360/720 lbs 33 25- Good 80/120 lbs 19 00-24 00, Utility 42 50. one Medium 345 lbs 3150 60/80 Ibs. 10 00-18 00 BOARS few 290/450 lbs 30 75-32 00 RICHFIELD SAMUEL KNOUSE • 717-463-2085 SALEM DONALD EMEL* 609-769-1577 THOMPSONTOWN DAVID SANER • 717-535-5103 THOMPSONTOWN ROGER SANER • 717-535-5307 Uncart* Firming, Saturday. Novmbw 22, IW7-Al7 Ask about com hybrid: NC+ 4880 112 Days, 2430 GDUs ♦ Strong yield potential. ♦ Excellent germination and seedling vigor. ♦Good standability and fast drydown. ♦ Outstanding yielder. ♦ Good tolerance to rpoSt foliar diseases. ♦Good hybrid in soybean rotation. America’ down to earth seed company Ask about com hybrid: MC+ 5445 IHDoys, 25I5GDUS
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