Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. December 23, 1997 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 68 HEAD. ACTIVEI 2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 35.00- CANNERS 31.00-35.00; SHELLY 30.00 DOWN. BULLS: 1 YG#l 1800 LBS. AT 51.00. FED STEERS: NONE. FED HEIFERS: FEW COMMERCIAL TO 37.75. VEAL CALVES: CULLS 85-110 LBS. 25.00- 60-80 LBS. 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER! HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 86.00-109.00; 85-95 LBS. 45.00- FEW 125-135 LBS. TO 70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS. 90.00- #2 80-100 LBS. 35.00- BEEF X BULLS 35.00- HEIFERS 35.00-60.00. BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED, 2.00- LOWER. US#l-3 260-275 LBS. 35.25. SOWS: NONE. BOARS: NONE. STOCK CATTLE: SMALL RUN, GOOD DEMAND. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-SOO LBS. 75.00-81.00; 500-600 LBS. 70.00-74.00; FEW HOLSTEINS TO 49.50. HEIFERS: 400-600 LBS. 46.00-63.00; 600-80 LBS. 50.00-60.00; 800-900 LBS. FEW TO 46.00. BULLS; 300-600 LBS. 60.00-75.00; 600-800 LBS. 52.00-64.00; 800-1000 LBS. 44. 00-48. 0.0. LAMBS: FEW OFFERED. CHOICE 110-125 LBS. 87.00-92.00; 1 166 LB. AT 64.00; FEW 40-65 LBS. 117.00-140.00. SHEEP: 37.00-56.00, FEW HEAVY TO 33.00. GOATS: LARGE 70.00-85.00, FEW 120.00-130.00; MED. 40.00-75.00, SMALL 18.00-40.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB.. FEW CULLS FOR SLAUGHTER; 60-110 LBS. 45.00-70.00; 120-160 LBS. 30.00-47.00. Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Report Supplied by Auction December 22, 1997 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 57.00-70.00. STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 58.00-61.75, HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LB. 55.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY CHOICE 37.00-51.50, LIGHT 38.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 62.50-65.50; MEDIUM TO GOOD 47.00-62.00. Art Byers Mercersburg (717)328-2992 Renaissance Nutrition Inc. Roaring Spring 800-346-3649 William J. Parsons Pennsylvania Furnace (814) 692-4681 Douglas Bieda Clarksburg (412)459-6311 Milos Sinan Home (412) 397-4044 Gregory Yocum Blairs Mills (717)349-2611 Curtis A. Brant Harrisonville (717)987-3962 Yachere Mobile Milling Rockwood (814) 926-3493 BULLS: HEAVY 35.00-43.50, LIGHT 38.00-40.00. COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIH) 31.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 27.00- CULL COWS 27.00 AND DOWN. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-65.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.0046.00. 808 CALVES: 20.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120LB.)-UP TO 110.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP TO 109.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 60.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 43.50, HEAVY UP TO 42.00, LIGHT 30.0041.00. SOWS: 30.00-34.00. MALE HOGS: 25.00-30.00. LAMBS, LIGHT AND FEEDER, Hone available. SHEEP: 15.00-38.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT! Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Sat, December 20, 1997 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 45.0070.00. STOCK HEIFERS 35.0061.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.0061.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 415049.00; LIGHT 35.0048.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.0060.50. BULLS: HEAVY 36.0045.55, LIGHT 40.0044.00. COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS 30.0034.75, CANNERS 25.00-29.50, CULLS 27.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 76.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 35.0055.00. 808 CALVES: 22.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM: 90120 LBS. UP TO 60.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 60.00. BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM: UP TO 75.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 575044.00, HEAVY 36.00-43.00, LIGHT 40.0043.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD, UP TO 50.00. SOWS: UP TO 41.00. MALE HOGS: UP TO 33.00. LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 97.00; 85-125 LBS. UP T 096.00; 30-60L85., UP TO 132.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN. SHEEP: UP TO 42.00. GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, LARGE 50.00-150.00; MEDIUM 20.00-50.00; SMALL 8.00-34.00. NO SALE S?AT., DEC. 27. Solutions In The TMFIOO 100-day RM A TMF silage hybrid for the northern Com Belt that delivers excel lent tonnage and high grain-content forage. Produces four to six more leaves about the ear than most hybrids but with slightly shorter plant height than TMFIO6 Excellent plant health and tolerance to drought stress. TMFII4 II4-day RM The first and only hybrid bred exclusively for silage that also cames the NGBtl gene to protect against first and second orood European com borer damage. Very large, leafy plants with excellent staygreen. Manage this hybnd as you would TMFII3. Prefers fertile soils ana a final stand of 25,000-27,000 plants per acre. JOE EMANUELE MARK KIMM DUANE DORMAN MARTY REICHARD (412)468-6533 (71 7) 626-2907 (71 7) 726-7200 (717)840-9509 Call your nearest sales representative for early order and other discounts available. Carlisle Livestock CarUile, Pa. December 23, 1997 SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 36.00-41.50; CUTTER AND BON ING UTILITY 34.00-38.75; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 29.00-33.75. BULLS: 32.5042.75. FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS 1 LOT 880 LBS. 64.50. CALVES: CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM. STRONG DEMAND! HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-130 LBS. 90.00115.00. SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 225-300 LBS. 41.0045.00. SOWS: US# 1-3 300-600 LBS. 28.0038.50; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO 26.00. BOARS: OVER 300 LBS. 21.00. FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD, 15-28 LBS. 35.0040.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, FANCY KIDS 61.00-85.00. LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 5075 LBS. 137.50-140.00, 80-130 LBS. 96.00110.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 32.0039.00. SALE EVERY TUES 5:30 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS. 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. STARTING WITH CALVES. EARLYBIRD PENS FOR CATTLE, COWS, AND HOGS CLOSE EVERY TUBS. AT 2 P.M. FOR PREMIUM PRICES, USE THESE PENS. NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER AND FED CATTLE SALE TUBS., DEC. 30. SALE TIME APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. HATFIELD’S TOP PRICE FOR CASH HOGS WED., DEC. 22 WAS 37.00. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. December 22, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 75 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 35.00-40.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 41.25; CANNERS 30.00- SHELLY 30.00 DOWN. BULLS; YG#l 1055 LBS. AT 41.00. FED STEERS: NONE. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE 1260 LBS. AT 48.25. VEAL CALVES: 238 HEAD. CULLS 85-110 LBS. 28.00-34.00, FEW TO 37.00; 60-80 LBS. 21.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: 5.00-10.00 HIGHER! HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 90.00- 85-95 LBS. 40.00-85.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 100.00- #2 80-100 LBS. 35.00- BEEFX BULLS AND HEIF ERS 50.00-63.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 4.00-5.00 LOWER. District Sales Managers Mycogen LmcMtef Farming, Saturday, December 27, 1997-Al7 US#l-2 230260 LBS. 38.00; 1 LOT 304 LBS. 38.00; 1 345 LBS. 35.00. BOARS: 1 275 LB. 30.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS. FEW OFFERED. LAMBS: FEW WOOLED 130145 LBS. 65.0069.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD. 1 LOT 30 LBS. 25.00; BY THE LB., FEW 90105 LBS. 32.0038.00. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA Dec. 23 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS CHOICE 13601500 LBS. 63.25-64.75. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1330-1535 LBS. 54.5058.25; SELECT 12101335 LBS. 49.25-51.25; STANDARD 9201280 LBS. 45.0048.75. HEIFERS: SELECT 1195 LBS. 49.00. COWS: BREAKING UTHJTY AND COMMERCIAL 1555-1895 LBS. 37.2540.25; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 10101635 LBS. 33.75-3650; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 995-1140 LBS. 28.0032.00; SHELLS 21.002650. BULLS: YG#l 900-1200 LBS. 39.2540.50. CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD 70100 LBS. 21.0028.00; UTILITY 7080 LBS. 13.0020.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS. 96.00115.00, #2 90115 LBS. 54.0080.00; #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85 LBS. 38.00. HOGS: US# 1-3 245-259 LBS. 36.0039.00. SOWS: US#l-3 500-635 LBS. 30.0032.75 AND 410 LBS. 35.00; US#2-3 430535 LBS. 29.00. BOARS: 260 LBS. 22.00; 370 LBS. 20.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 175-190 LBS. 29.00. MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MERCER, PA December 23, 1997 CATTLE 149 .[PDA] Compared with last week's sale . si cows steady to 2 00 higher STEERS one Choice 1200 lbs @ 63 25, few Select 57 25-63 00, few Standard 45 00-54 00 HOLSTEINS' High Choice and Prime 1400/1785 lbs 61 75-65 50, few Choice 1395/1695 lbs 57 50-59 50, few Select 55 00-55 50 HEIFERS few Choice 1215/1415 lbs 61 75-63 00, few Select 55 00-59 00, few Standard 40 00-48 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 35 00-40 50, Cutter and Boning & In The Seed' Utility 2950-37.00, Conner and Low Cutter 27 50-32.25 Shells down to 20.00 BULLS- one Yield Grade No 1 1800 lbs @ 41 25, few No. 2 1085/2035 lbs 32 50-40 00 FEEDER CATTLE’ STEERS, few Medium Frame No 1 400/670 lbs 58 00-63 50, HEIFERS few Medium & Large Frame No 2 345/730 lbs 40 00-49 00, BULLS Medium Frame No 1 375/555 lbs 51 00-61 00, few Medium Frame No 2 530/800 lbs 43 00-49 00 CALVES 138 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/130 lbs 15 00-27 00, Utility 55/95 lbs 6 00-16 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs 75 00-120 00, No 2 90/120 lbs 40 00-70 00, few No 2 Holstein heifers 85/100 lbs 55 00- 80 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 85/100 lbs 27 00-50 00 HOGS 20 SOWS fewUS 1-3 310/525 lbs 31 00-35 00 BOARS few 290/565 lbs 21 50- 23 00 FEEDER PIGS 2 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 2 SLAUGHTER SHEEP couple 19 00 & 23 00 GOATS 11 Couple Small Billies @ 20 00, Small 3 00-5 00 per head Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. December 22, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 140.00. VEAL CALVES. NONE. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 13730. SLAUGHTER CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS AND FEEDERS 30.00-56.00. LAMBS TO 13230. SHEEP 35.00. HOGS. 200-250 LBS. to 40.00. SOWS TO 29.00. BOARS to 22.00. PIGS 23.00-38.00. HEIFERS. FAT. 40.00. STEERS TO 45.00. STEERS, FEEDER, TO 47.00. BULLS TO 40.00. COWS. GOOD. 3430-41.00. COWS. MEDIUM. 28.75-33.75. COWS, POOR OR SMALL, 27.50 AND DOWN. HORSES 115.00-235.00. PONIES TO 160.00. GOATS 15.00-7230. Seeds Ephrata (717)656-2508 John Stump Bernville (610) 488-1965 Ed Werner Northampton (610) 262-6552 Kenneth Bittner Cermansville (610)767-4017 Ralph Daugherty Brogue (717)927-6084 Charly Shutts Williamsport (717) 745-3539 Elimsport Welding Shop Allenwood (717)547-2476 Eddie Budman Hughesville (717) 584-3188 Zeager Farms Danville (717) 437-2067 OR (717)437-2798 Dorman Machine Mill Hall (717)726-7200 *
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