AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 18, 1998
Valley Stockyards
Athena, Pa.
July 13, 199 S
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
105.00- 185.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 67.50-105.00, 70-95 LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES 11.00-31.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES, NONE
FEEDERS 40.50-56.50.
LAMBS 91.00-96.00.
SHEEP 27.00-42^0.
HOGS, 200-250 LBS. 32.00-42.00.
SOWS TO 23.50.
BOARS, NONE
PIGS, EACH, 11.00-20.00.
HEIFERS 34.00-43.00.
STEERS 42.0045.75.
BULLS 38.25-45.00
COWS, GOOD, 35.004075.
COWS. MEDIUM, 300036.00.
COWS, POOR OR 5MALL,9.0031.00
CATTLE MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES AND PONIES. NONE
GOATS 16.007000.
REAL GOOD MARKET FOR HEIFER
CALVES.
Grants ville
Livestock
GranUrllic, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Sat, July 11, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 60.00-89.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 55.00-77.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-59.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
41.50-47.50; LIGHT 40.00-50.00.
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.0058.75.
BULLS: HEAVY 42.0057.75, LIGHT
40.00-48.50.
COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS
35.004000, CANNERS 34.0037.00.
CULLS 27.00 AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO
100.00, MEDIUM TO G00D35.0055.00.
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM: 90120 LBS. UP TO 60.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 100.00.
BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO
FARM: UP TO 110.00.
HOGS; TOP QUALITY 3X0037.00,
HEAVY 32.00-38.50, LIGHT
30.0035.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD, UP TO 34.00.
SOWS: UP TO 26.00.
MALE HOGS: UP TO 26.00.
LAMBS: 7085 LBS. UP TO 86.00;
85-125 LBS. UP TO 87.00; 3060L85., UP
TO 86.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN.
SHEEP: UP TO 34.00.
GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, LARGE
40.0070.00; MEDIUM 20.0050.00;
SMALL 10.0035.00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredcrlckiburg, PA
July 14
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 1090-1175 LBS.
57.00- SELECT 56.00-57.00
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 51.50-53.50:
SELECT 48.00-51.00; STANDARD
45.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-40.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 36.00-37.75;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
34J0-35.75; SHELLS 32.00-34.25.
BULLS: YG#l 1400-2365 LBS.
47.00- YG#2 1405-2090 LBS.
45.00-
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August 25 Sept. 1
FARM CALVES: «1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 9S-11S LBS. 75.00-84.00. «2
95-115 LBS. 50.0074.00; #2 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERSS 95 LBS. 64.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS 110 LBS. 72.00.
HOGS: US«I-3 235-263 LBS.
32J033.00.
SOWS; US# 1-3 SOO-64S LBS.
23.50-24.50 AND 355-495 LBS. 24.25.
BOARS: 675 LBS. 13.50; 470 LBS.
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Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
July 13, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 77 HEAD,
1.00-2.00 MAINLY ON UTILITY. UTILI
TY 37.00-41.00; CANKERS 34.00-38.50;
LOW DRESSING 3100-34.00; SHELLY
33.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 2 HEAD. YG#l 1475 LBS. AT
47.00; YG#2 1300 LBS. AT 44.50.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE ANGUS
1060 LBS. AT 60 JO; SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1650-1900 LBS.
47J05100.
FED HEIFERS: 1 SELECT 965 LBS.
AT 54 JO; DAIRY BULLS TO 45.75.
VEAL CALVES: 180 HEAD. CULLS
2.00- LOWER. BS-110 LBS.
24.00- 68-85 LBS. 19.00-27.00;
WEAK/ROUGH 18.00 DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
BIDDING VERY SELECTIVE FOR
QUALITY; «195-120 LBS. 80.00-104.00;
42 35.00-70.00; 85-95 LBS. 3000-50.00
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 4195-120 LBS.
145.00- 42 80-100 LBS.
40.00- BEEFX BULLS AND HEIF
ERS 50.0097.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 10 HEAD. US4I-3
282 LBS. TO 32J0 42*3 255 LBS. TO
33 JO
BOARS: 340650 LBS. 14.0015.00
STOCK CATTLE: FEW OFFERED.
HEIFERS: FEW 600-800 LBS
45.0047.50.
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Variety Trials
Oct. 1
BULLS: FEW 500-600 LBS.
53.00414.00.
SHEEP: 15.0025.00.
Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
July 14, 1998
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 53.5054.50;
COMMERCIAL 43J047.00.
COWS: ACTIVEI BREAKING UILTI
TY AND COMMERCIAL 38.25-40J0.
HIGH YIELD 37.0040.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 310036.75;
BIG MIDDLE 34.5038.00; SHELLY
30.00 AND DOWN.
BULLS: HOLSTEINS 15202135 LBS,
46.75-47.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; GOOD DEMAND!
STEERS 850-1100 LBS. 56.0060.00;
HOLSTEINS 800850 LBS. S1.0O58J0;
HEFIERS 600-700 LBS. 515057.00;
7501045 LBS. 48.0056.50.
CALVES; VEALERS STANDARD
AND GOOD 25.0040.00; RETURNING
TO FARM, ACTIVE! HOLSTEIN BULLS
«I 95-125 LBS. 90.00105.00; #2 90140
LBS. 70.0089.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 80120 LBS. 105.00145.00
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220270 LBS.
3125-33.50; BOARS OVER 400 LBS.
14.50; SOWS US«I-3 300600 LBS.
24.0029.00; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO
23 JO; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD
25-45 LBS. 16.0035.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MED. TO
LRGE. NANNIES AND BILLIES
80.0087.50. FANCY KIDS 500068.00,
FLESHY KIDS 35.0049.00; SMALL/
THIN KIDS 24.003150
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 35-45
LBS. 95.0012150, GOOD AND CHOICE
50100 LBS. 80.00107.00
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 34.0053.00
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STARTS AT 1 Pint PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED.
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Receipts this week: 125 Last week: 100
Last year: na
Compared to last Monday, slaughter
steers and heifers weak to 1.00 lower,
decline on Choice grades. Cows 1.00-2.00
lower. Too few bulls to establish a market.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1000-1275 lbs. 58.00-60.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 950-1225 lbs. 55.00-58.00.
Select 2-3 925-1175 lbs. 52.00-55.00.
Holstein steers: Few Select and Choice
1250-1375 lbs. 48.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1200 lbs. 58.00-60.00; Select and
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 55.00-58.00.
Select 2-3 850-1125 lbs. 52.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter, Boning
and Breaking Utility 1-4 32.00-36.00;
High Yielding absent; Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 29.00-32.00; Shelly Canner 1-2
25.00-28.00; Low Yielding 20.00-25.00.
BULLS; Few Yield Grade 1-2
1200-1450 lbs. 40.00-45.00
Forestry
Tour
LEESPORT (Berks
Co.) Sustainable timber man
agement techniques are to be fea
tured during a Penn State Exten
sion twilight forestry tour, 6:30
p.m., July 28, at the Jackson Tree
Farm, located south of Topton.
The rain date is July 30.
For more information, call
Mena Hautau, Berks Count Exten
sion agent, at (610) 378-1327.