AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,2001 Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. March 14,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 285...(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 118 steers and heifers, 139 cows, 16 bulls and 12 feeder cattle).. Com pared with last week’s sale..sl. steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, cows steady to .50 lower, bulls mostly 1.00 higher. STEERS- one High Choice and Prime 2-4 1245 lbs 84.25, few Choice 2-3 1125- 1445 lbs 78.00-83.00, Select 1-3 63.75- 74.00, Standard 1-2 59.00-61.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS. High Choice and Prime 2-3 1240-1750 lbs 68.25-73 75, Choice 2-3 1115-1780 lbs 65 00-7175, Select 1-2 58 00-66.50, Standard 1-2 49 00-57 50 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1170- The Ultimate in Cow Comfort ULTI-MAT" 9 Ulti-Mat mattresses do not become thinner and harder over time 10 Ulti-Mat mattresses use only a specific cut of rubber that always keep its memory 11 Ulti-Mat mattresses are totally protected by a patent-pending installation method, and the mattress cover 12 Warranty on Ulti-Mat mattresses is the same as whatever the cover is warranted for 13 Up to 5 year warranty with vinyl cover - patent pending on mattress installation method SPECIAL NOTICE: Because of the success of the Ulti-Mat" Zartman Farms is now introducing a complete line of 1 Comfortable cows produce more milk 2 Unti-Mat all rubber cow mattresses provide excellent, confident tooting 3 Cows stand in line to get on Ulti-Mat mattresses 4 Mattresses stay level 5 Comfort doesn’t change after 3 years in barn 6 Rubber doesn’t displace under cover 7 All rubber Ulti-Mat mattresses recovers to its original shape every time cows change foot position 8 No ripple effect of top cover new ULTI-MAT“ mattresses. Contact: • Cow Comfort Systems • Poly Dome East • Zartman Farms Manufactured Exclusively lor ZARTMAN FARMS CALL FOR REFERENCES - Installation & , , Financing Available, . . 74.00- Select 1-3 64.00-74.50, Stan dard 1-2 50.00-54.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.50- 54.00, Boners 80-85% lean 38.00-47.75, Lean 85-90% lean 36.00-44.00. Shells 34.50 and down. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-1340 lbs 57.25-66.75, Yield Grade 2 1200-2145 lbs 52 50-58 25. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: Medium and Large 2 575-1095 lbs 73.50- 82.00, few Large 3 305-375 lbs 77.50- 82.00; HEIFERS; one Medium 2 285 lbs 115.00, couple Medium 2 595-775 lbs 40.00- BULLS; Medium and Large 2 265-365 lbs 86.00-90.00, one Medium 2 945 lbs 56 75. CALVES 152...VEALERS: Standard and Good 65-130 lbs 50 00-75 00, Utility 60-105 lbs 20.00-40.00. FARM CALVES- Holstein bulls active 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein 25.00 to 1305 lbs Larry Johnson Authorized Semex Technician m Southern Lancaster County £V surrounding area JIjMliA Ph (877) 767-7874 USA AM Service calls by 8 00 a m PM Service calls by 2 00 p m The Power of Saturday afternoon calls by 4 00 p m Balanced Breeding Sunda y afternoon calls by 12 00 noon Effective March 13 2866 Agriculture Drive • Madison, W 153718 wvvw semexusa com • into@semevusa com THE ONLY All Rubber Mattress that recovers to original shape after cow movement FACTS and FEATURES about Cow Comfort & the Ulti-Mat™ I. • An all-rubber • The most comfort mattress that is for cows of any type rebuildable (no of installation, sewing to come • Designed by farmers apart, no material to • Mattress insert does tear). not promote fungus • Choice of mattress or bacterial growth, covers. • 3” nominal thickness • Water & acid resistant polyurethane binder • Uses PA reclaimed tire rubber. We are now manufacturing; COW WALKWAY MATS for Feed Bunks • Holding Areas • Milking Parlors • Cow Walkways Where cow walkway mats are installed on only I /2 of the walkway, cows travel only on the one side where mats are on top of concrete. Milking parlor mats for milkers relieves stress on feet and legs for workers. 50.00 lower-No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 160.00-190.00, No 2 90-120 lbs 100.00- No I Holstein heifers 90- 100 lbs 220.00-295.00, No 2 60-90 lbs 80.00- Beef type bulls and heifers 60-105 lbs 70.00-185.00. HOGS 26...8arr0ws and gilts steady to 1 00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 48.50-49.00,40- 45% lean 265-295 lbs 41.50-43.50. FEEDER PIGS 94... US 1-3 22-30 lbs 120.00-130.00, 30-55 lbs 50.00-85.00 per cwt. SHEEP 36... Slaughter lambs 20.00 to 30.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 25-60 lbs 120.00-147.00, 80-105 lbs 84.00- 117.00,120-145 lbs 77.00-93.00. New Farmer-Friendly installation allows changing cover or rebuilding mattress in minutes! SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 30.00-54.00. GOATS 16...(A11 sold by the head). Couple Medium Billies 52.50 & 107.50, couple Medium Nannies 60.00, Large Kids 40.00-52.50. Small 15.00-30.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied by ~u Wednesday, March 14,2001 177 DAIRY COWS, 312 HEIFERS, 9 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. LOCAL FRESH COWS 610.00- 1525.00. FEW 1600.00-1800.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 775.00- 1325.00. BETTER FRESH COWS 1600.00- 1725.00. The LARGE HEIFERS 1335.00-1500.00, SMALL HEIFERS 800.00-1285.00. SHORTBRED HEIFERS 850.00- 1385.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 875.00-1025.00. BULLS 625.00-775.00, PUREBREDS 525.00-1075.00,1 AT 1735.00. 2 HERDS ALL STAGES 575.00- 1500.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 900.00- 1725.00. FRESH HEIFERS 825.00-1525.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS 1335.00- 1825.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 635.00- 710.00. SMALLER 310.00-585.00.
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