Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 14, 1998, Image 18

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    AlB-Lincaster Fuming, Saturday, March 14, 1998
Oklahoma National
Stockyards - Weekly
Cattle Summary
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Mar 11, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market New*
Compared to last week; Feeder steers and
heifers steady. Demand moderate to good
with best demand on steers over 800 lbs and
heifers over 700 lbs. Stocker cattle and
calves weak to 3.00 lower. Demand mod
erate in a weather related market Quality
Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
March 10, 1998
CATTLE 275... PDA
...Ccmpared with hut week’s
sale...tl. steen mostly steady
on small supply of Choice, si.
cows steady to .75 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1140/1465 lbs.
59.75- Select
55.75- few Standard
52.00-54.00.
HOLSTEINS: few High
Choice and Prime 1430/1700
Ibi. 59.50-60.00. Choice
1245/1600 the. 54.75-59.00,
few Select 52.25-52.50, few
Standard 44.50-46.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 1000/132S Ibf.
59.25-64.50 moftly
60.00- Select
54.00- few Standard
45.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility
■id Commercial 34.75-39.75,
cne@ 4130, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 32.00-39.00, Can
ner and Low Cutter
29.75-34.25. Sheila down to
25.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade
No. 1 1440/1635 Ibi.
43.25-49.50, few No. 2
1345/1915 lb*. 38.50-43.25.
FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS: Medium Frame No.
1 470/750 Iba. 63.00-88.00,
few Large Frame No. 2
475/1000 Iba. 44.00-47.00;
HEIFERS: few Large Frame
No. 1 450/500 Iba.
68.00-71.00, Medium Frame
No. 1 250/675 Iba.
56.0068.00, few Large Frame
No. 2 475/750 Iba.
47.0062.00, Medium Frame
No. 2 375/800 Iba.
49.50-58.00; BULLS; few
Medium Frame No. 1 A 2
625/850 Iba. 47.0051.00, few
320/625 Iba. 56.0070.00
CALVES
121...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 7S/10S Ibi.
15.00- Utility 55/85 lb*.
7.00-
FARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs.
60.00-85.00, one @ 90.00.
No. 2 90/125 lb*. 30.006000;
few No. 1 Holstein heifen
95/120 lbs. 100.00125.00.
No. 2 80/90 lbs. 30.0080.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers
75/115 lbs. 22.00-67.00.
HOGS 20... BARROWS
AND GILTS: few US 1-3
195/270 lbs. 27.0035.00
BOARS: one 535 lbs. @
16.50, few 170/240 lbs.
17.0022.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0
MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 6... NEW CROP
LAMBS: few Choice 22/40
lb*. 100.00-130.0 a
GOATS 2...C0up1e Small
@ 12.5 a par head.
plain to average. Wrigh-ups average. Feed
er cattle in medium to moderate flesh, few
fleshy. Calves and Stockers in thin to
medium flesh conditions. Soft field condi
tions from Saturday's tain combined with
cold front Sunday and Monday sharply cur
tailed receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Demand very good from
packets. Light receipts and good demand
due to attic blast Total of 200 cows and
bulls sold on the regular turn with 55 per
cent going to packets. Special cow sale
accounted for 675 head of mostly Fancy
quality Angus purebred and commercial
bred stock cows from one ranch. The bulk
dfiw)
SUPERFLOW
FERTILIZER SPREADERS
CJicaii) superflow
vy SEEDER
Spreaders are the
most accurate
broadcast
spreaders in the
world. The unique
pendulum action
keeps the spread
pattern close to
the rear of the
machine while at
the same time
providing a
symmetrical
pattern on both
sides.
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The pattern allows “back and forth” as well as “around
and around” operation. The “truncated” pattern offsets
inaccurate overlap problems, eliminating streaking.
Stop By Your Nearest Dealer and See
First Hand Why They’re Worth The Investment
PENNSYLVANIA
Bloomsburg
D&E Equipment
Centre Hall
Dunkle& Grieb, Inc.
Clifford
North East Dist. &
Equip.
Glen Rock
Wertz Farm
Equipment
Jersey Shore
Thomas Dunlap
D ' S “ BV: CUMMINGS and BRICKER, Inc. ST
I BEs B 5 100 Stover Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013 717/249*6720
GREENLAND
Klingerstown
Stanleys Farm
Service
Leola
M.M. Weaver & Son
Mahaffey
Hutton Farm
Equipment
New Berlmville
Erb & Henry
Equipment
New Ringgold
Eckroth Bros. Farm
Equipment
Orefield
Eckroth Equipment
of these wen young fall calvers with near
30 percent young cows middleto long bred.
Excellent demand for replacements.
Receipts this week9,9oo; last week 15,977;
last year 13,122. Supply consisted of 79
percent yearlings over 600 lbs; 12 percent
calves under 600 lbs; 9 percent cows and
bulls of which 2 percent were for slaughter
and 7 percent replacements. Prices follow
with weighted average weight and price in
parenthesis.
Feeder Steers; Medium and Large 1
400-430 lbs (429 lbs) 96.23-106.00
(99.87); 450-500 lbs (499 lbs) 91.50-94.25
(93.26); 500-550 lbs (514 lbs) 89.00-91.50
f 90.05). Fancy 93.75-98.00 (95.62);
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Peach Bottom
Triple H Equipment
Rome
Allis Hollow
Equipment
Pen Run
Manor Motors
Sharon
Watsons, Inc.
NEW JERSEY
Pittsgrove
Schaper Bros.
100-120 Lehigh Ave., P.O. Box 928, Batavia, New York 14021-0928 716/343-5411
550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 81.23-92.00 (85-50);*
600-650 lbs (627 lbs) 81.00-8750 (84.99),
Fancy 84.00-91.25 (8955); 650-700 lbs
(674 lbs) 76.00-80.00 (78.20); 700-750 lbs'
(732 lbs) 7350-76.75 (75.64). few Stockers
715 lbs 77.00- 79.00 (77.40); 750-800 lbs
(778 lbs) 72.25-76.25 (74.03); 800-830 lbs
(821 lbs) 72.00-76.00 (73.46); 850-900 lbs
(870 lbs) 68.00-73.75 (71.60); 900-950 lbs
(916 lbs) 68.25-7150 (70.12); 1000-1010
lbs (1006 lbs) 65.00-65.25 (65.19). Hols
teins: Large 2 550 lbs 6350; 600-700 lbs
5750-58.00; 800-850 lbs 54.25-5950.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
350400 lbs (365 lbs) 83.00-8950 (89.23);
450-500 lbs (476 lbs) 79.00-8550 (83.02);
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500-550 lbs (532 lbs) 76.00-81 JO (79.04);
550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 73.75-79.75 (76J9);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 70.00-76J0 (72.66);
700-750 lbs (721 lbs) 70.00- 73.75 (72.00);
750-800 lbs (778 lbs) 68.25-71.75 (69J3);
800-850 lbs (821 lbs) 64.00-71 JO (66.75);
lot 890 lbs 64.75; few 900-950 lbs (935 lbs)
62.25-64.50 (63.22).
Slaughter Cows; Avenge dressing: Cutters
36.00-39.00, Utilities 37.0040J0; high
dressing: Cutters 39.00-41.50, Utilities
40J0-42J0; low dressing: few Cutters
32J036J0, Utilities 34.00-37.00. Can-
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Cutters 80.40,