AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13, 2003
December 15-21
DECEMBER 16
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DECEMBER 20
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4 to 5 medium pota
toes, sliced thin
1 onion, sliced thin
salt and pepper,
to taste
4 center-cut pork
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New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied b\ Auction
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
123 COWS, 210 HFIFFRS 19
BUI LS MARKET STEADY
LOCAL FRFSH COWS 525 00-1550 00, 4
HLAD 1600 00-1775 (K)
L(KAI SPRINGERS 775 00-1575 00
BETTER FRESH COWS 1600 00-1775 00
LARGE HEIFERS 1475 00-1675 00
SHORTBRFD HFIFERS 775 00-1475 00, 1
AT 1600 00
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
875 00-975 00
BUMS 225 00-615 00, PURFBRFDS
500 00-960 00
FRFSH HEIFERS 725 00-1600 00
REGISTERED HEIFERS 1050-00-1475 00
SMALL HFIFERS 875 00-1375 00
SMAI I OPEN HFIFERS 575 00-835 00
SMALI ER OPEN HFIFFRS 150 00-400 00
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied b\ Auction
Monda>, December 8, 2003
148 HFAD, MARKET STEADY
DRIVING HORSFS 385 00*775 00
RIDING HORSFS 165 00 950 00
RFGISTFRED RIDING 900 00 1300 00
BFTTFR RIDING 1 AT 1300 Q 0
PONIFS 135 00-400 00
i ARGF PONIES 1 AT 525 00
COLTS 185 00-410 00
RFGISTFRFD COI TS 1 AT 350 00
Lancaster
Farming's
Classified
Ads Get
Results!
Monday Market
W/e are
selling fat cattle
and butcher cows
Monday, 10 am
Private Treaty
Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
old Farmer’s December 15. 16
Almanac
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(owaid all weie prevalent and a
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■ked ivvelets look to the stieels
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□reheat oven to 375°F. Grease a casserole dish. Layer
sliced potatoes on the bottom, sptead onions
ovet them, and add salt and pepper
Top w till pork chops Spread ueam
ol mushtoom soup (don't add water)
o\ei the lop Bake tot about 1 bout
until potatoes ate cooked
thiough and potk chops ate
tendei makes 4 servings.
WIT AND WISDOM FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
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Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
December 8, 2003
CATTIb 142 HEAD
STEERS CHOICE 80 00-9150, GOOD
78 00-85 00
HFIFFRS CHOICE 87 00-9100, GOOD
75 00-83 00
COWS UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
48 00-60S0, CANNFR AND LOW CUTTER
20 00-45 00
BULLOCKS GOOD &. CHOICE
54 00-59 00
BULLS YG+NI.4B 00-60 00
FEEDFR CATTLE STEERS 50 00-70 00,
BULLS 50 00-64 00, HEIFERS 45 00-70 00
CAI VES 109 HEAD CHOICE 75 00-85 00,
GOOD 65 00-7SOO. STANDARD 20 00-5000,
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 I BS 70 00-130 00,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS
100 00-335 00
HOGS 128 US+NI-2, 40 00-42 00, US +N
3, 38 00-39 00
SOWS US+NI-3 18 00-33 00
BOARS 8 00-21 00
FEEDER PIGS 22 HFAD US +NI-3 20-50
LBS 5 00-29 00
SHEEP 32 HEAD CHOICE lAMBS
110 00-135 00, GOOD LAMBS 100 00-110 00.
SI FWFS 35 00-40 00
GOATS 25 00-88 00 FAC H
Rogers Community Auction, Inc.
'where huyei and seilei get logethei ’
LIVESTOCK, INC. KEN, BILL BAER AUCTIONEERS
Farmers one mi ' e west ers ' onm on
Good’s Livestock, Inc,, announces T[i Slale Area .fi a 2 ” s fop C „ Air Markli ,
the opening of a ope „ evetv | rjday
New Receiving Station
. " rT uT n S r FREE PARKING •NO ADMISSION FEE
at the Robt. Bowers Farm,
6059 Keysville Rd., CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONS
Keymar, Md. 21757 II I Every Friday Furmtuie & misc 1 n
Paying Top Prices for Produce & Eggs 5 pm
3-6 day old baby Calves Only ou try arn pm
I* . , 1.. 0 J.. . . FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
Holstein Bulls & Heifers and Black, FARM E q UIPMENT consignment auction
Black White Faced Crossbreeds . ~ „
_ ~ Ip m Miscellaneous auction
Bulls & Heifers 4 p m Ga.den t.acto. auction
.. . a . spm Encwood
Hours: Mon 10 AM -2 PM 6p m Faim Machinery
_ Thur 10 AM - 2 PM EVERY Wednesday 1 p.m. May & Giam Auction
Any questions call 410-756-4644. family owned and managed since 1955
2003
DECEMBER 17, 18
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg. Pa.
December 9,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Cahcs Sheep Goats
EHIS WEF K
872 947 1 1
I AST WFFK
617 999 1 0
I \Sl't FAR
1098
( VFTIF 121 (PDA) (Supply included 119
steers and hufers 142 cows, 19 hulls and 21
feeder cattle)
STFTRS High Choice and Prime 2 1
H6O-HBS lbs 100 00-IOSOO. a\erage 101 (M)
C hoicc I 1 1065-149 S lbs 92 (H) 102 00 a\ciagc
99 10 Select 1-2 80 00-91 SO Standaui 12
62 SO 77 SO
HOI STFIN STEERS few High C hoice and
Prime 2 1 I4IS-142S lbs 91 SO-9S 00. C hoice 2-1
121 S HIS lbs 80 00-87 00 a\erage 83 40. Select
I 2 70 00-81 SO. Standard 1 2 SO SO-68 00
HFIFFRS Choice 1 1 1000-146 S lbs
92 00-100 00. average 96 4S. Select 1-2
80 00-92 00, Standard 1 2 60 00-78 50
COWS Breakers lean 46 00-S4SO.
high yielding SS 2S-60 75, average S 4 OS, Boners
80-85*7 lean 42 00-49 SO, tew up to SS 00. aver
age 4S 80, I ean 85-90 r/ r lean 15 00-4 S 25, avei
age 19OS Shells 14 SO and down BUI lOC KS
few C hoice 1 1 60 00 69 50
BULIS few Wld Grade I 1210-1920 lbs
54 SO-S 9 SO, Yield Grade 2 1080-251 S lbs
41 7S-S4 SO, average 47 9S
FFEDFR C ATI I F STEERS few Medium
and Urge 2 515-515 lbs 6200-7000. Medium
and I arge 1 140-565 lbs 47 50-57 00, one 825 lbs
61 00. HEIFERS ont Medium 2 535 lbs 48 00
one Urge 1 705 lbs 65 00, BUI LS one Medium
2 715 lbs 57 50, Urge 1 665-875 lbs Holstems
45 50 52 50
CAIVFS 171 VEAIERS Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 10 00-67 00, Utility 65-105 lbs
5 00-10 00 FARM CAIVFS No I Holstein
bulls 00-110 lbs 11500-147 00. average 111 20.
80 85 lbs 80 00-107 00, No 2 80-125 lbs
70 00-110 00, No I Holstein heifers 80-115 lb‘
160 00-500 00. No 2 75-115 lbs 100 00-115 00
One beef cross bull and heifer 85 lbs 115 00
HOGS 171 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50** lean 220-295 lbs 40 00-46 50, 200-215
lbs lightweights 45 00-46 50. 40-45 lean
100-185 lbs 14 50-44 50
SOWS 1-1 125-460 lbs 2600-1400. 550-685
lbs 27 50-11 75, Medium 185-450 lbs
16 00-25 00
BOARS 520-560 lbs 7 00-8 00
FFEDFR PIGS 21 1-1 35-70 lbs 14 00-11 00
per cwt
SHFEP 19 SLAUGHTER lAMBS few
High Choice and Prime 40-75 lbs 120 00,
Choice 65-75 lbs 95 00-98 00. 90-100 lbs
87 00-99 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP one 100 00
GOATS 36 (All goats sold by the head with
weights estimated) Kids Selection 1 under 20
lbs 15 00, 20-40 ibs 27 00, 40-60 lbs 47 00-62 00,
60-80 Ibs 75 00 Selection 2 20-40 lbs
22 00-25 00. 40-60 Ibs 40 00 Nannies 50-70 lbs
35 00-50 00, 70-100 Ibs 42 00-69 00 Wethers
50-70 lbs 60 00-70 00 Billies 50-70 Ibs
30 00-55 00,70-100 Ibs 72 00
Greencastle Special
Monthly Feeder Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, December 5,2003
191 HEAD
STEERS 200-300 LBS 96 00-117 00,
300-500 LBS 86 00-96 00, 500-600 LBS
85 00-95 00, 600-700 LBS 84 00-95 00, 700-900
I BS 80 00-86 00,900-1000 I BS 72 00-76 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS 200-400 LBS
58 00-66 00, 400-500 LBS 58 00-62 00,500-700
I BS 58 00-62 00,900-1000 LBS 58 00-62 00
HEIFERS 200-300 LBS 80 00-92 00,
300-500 LBS 78 00-90 00, 500-700 LBS
75 00-88 00,700-900 LBS 75 00-86 00,900-1000
LBS 6000-70 00
BULLS 200-300 LBS 80 00-10000, 300-500
IBS 80 00-95.00, 500-700 IBS 7000-82 00,
700-900 LBS 64 00-74 00
NEXT SALE FRIDAY, JAN 2, 7 15 P M
Carlisle Livestock
( arlisle. Pa.
Report Supplied by Vuctmn
T nesdav, December 9. 2001
SI \UGHTFR C ATI IF COWS BRFAK
FRS NONE OFFFRED BONFRS
46 00 SS 2S I FAN 42 00 SI 00 BIG MIDDI F
lOW DRFSSING I IGHTS 14 00-47 7S
SHFin 1100 AND DOWN BUMS
ANGUS 161 S 1 BS S4(H)
FFFDI R CATIIF FFFDFR STI FRS
MFD AND I ARCiI +N2 SSO 10(H) IBS
64 SO 74 SO FI FDER HFIEFRS 9SO-10S0
I BS 61 00-70 (M)
CAIVES RETURNING TO IHI FARM
HOISFFIN BUIES +M 9S-11S IBS
110 00 148(H) HOI STFIN BUI LS+N2 9S-I4S
IBS 9S 00-129 (Ml HOLS 1 EIN HFII FRS +N2
7S 1001 BS 9S 00-100 00
SWINE HOCiS US' 1 240 4SO IBS
2800 ISOO, SOWS US+NI-1 175-600 IBS
28 00 14 SO, BOARS S 00-7 00. I FFDFR PIGS
B\ IHF IB 17-21 IBS 170 00-201 (K), 21-2 S
IBS 171 00-I7S 00 40-SS IBS THIN
SI 00 63 00
C.OATS B\ THI HEAD, 1 ARGF NAN
NIES AND BIIIIFS 48 00-14 S 00 FANC
KIDS 60 00-81 00 FI ESHT KIDS 18 00-S9 00
SMAII I HIN 21 00 17 00
lAMBS G(X)D AND CHOICE 15-60 IBS
12S 00-190 00. 60-80 IBS 98 (HI-110 00, 80-110
I BS 91 00-122 00
SHFFP AH WEIGHTS 17 00-62 00
SAIF FVFR\ TUFS S PM FOR RAB
BITS, POUITRY AND FGGS 6 PM FOR
1 DESTOCK, STARTING WITH CAIVES
SPECIAL FI D C AFTI F SAI F TUFS . DEC
16 NO RED CARPET HORSE AND TACK
IN DEC SPEC lAI I AMB AND GOAT SAI F
FUFS DEC 16 RECEIVING 9 A M-6 P M
Small Animal Sale
December 9, 2001
RABBITS AND BUNNIES I 00 9 75
CHIC KFNS 1 90-4 50
PIGEONS 1 00-2 60
GUINI A PIGS 2 75-1 75
POULTRY SOI D BV THE HEAD SAIF
STARTS AT 5 P M
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
December 9,2003
CATTLE 85...(P1)\)...C ompared with two
week's ago sale..sl. cows were inostlv steadv.
HEIFERS: one Select 2 90.50, lew Standard
1-2 64.50-66.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 58.00-62.50.
low dressing to 54.75, average 58.80, Boners
80-85% lean 43.00-54.75 mostly 45.75-50.00,
average 48.96, Lean 85-90% lean 39.25-45.50,
average 42.61. Shells 38.00 and down.
BULLS: one \ ield Grade 1 1320 lbs 61.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: one Large
3 250 lbs 55.00; BULLS; one Small 3 285 lbs
47.00. CALVES 96...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-120 lbs 40.00-57.00, Ulilils
60-100 lbs 25.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls active
and Grm...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 95-120 lbs
115.00- average
133.00, 80-90 lbs
90.00- average
95.50, No 2 80-120 lbs
80.00- weaker
calves to 55.00, aver
age 79.00; few No 1
Holstein heifers 80-115
lbs 305.00-350.00, few
No 2 80-110 lbs
125.00-
HOGS 9...50W5:
1-3 445-500 lbs
25.00- one 590
lbs 30.00, one Medium
600 lbs 26.00.
FEEDER PIGS
0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0
MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0
MARKET TEST!
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Mercer, Pa.
December 9.2003
Report Supplied R> PD \
CATTIFS47 (PDA)
STFFRS Choice I 1 1090-1180 lbs
94 SO 107 SO Select 1-2 77 SO-94 00 Standard
1 2 S 8 00-71 SO
HOI SFFIN SIhFRS High Choice and
Prime 2-1 1295-141 S lbs 89 SO-9600, few Choice
2-1 1210-119 S lbs 84 00-87 SO. few Select 1 2
84 00-8 S 00, few Standard 1-2 5S 00-61 00
HFIFFRS Choice 1 1 1000-13 SO lbs
92 SO-105(H), few Select 1 2 89 00-94 SO Stan
dard 1 2 64 00-7 S 00
COWS Breakers 7S 80 r r lean SlOO-6SOO,
tew to 70 SO low \ielding 44 50 SO 00, Boners
80-BS'c lean 4SOO-SSOO, lean BS-90*V lean
40 SO-49 00 Shells 40 00 and down
BUMS Vield (.rade 1 1120-169 S lbs
S 8 00-62 SO. icld Grade 2 1020-2SOO lbs
46 00-SS SO
FFFDERC ATTIF STFFRS few Medium
1 2 4SO SSO lbs 78 00-94 SO, Urge 2 6SS-9SO lbs
48 SO-54 00, HFIFFRS Medium 1 100-SOO lbs
80 00 90 00. SOO-600 lbs 79 00-8100 few
600-700 lbs 71S0-79 00, few Urge I 6SO-104S
lbs 6SSO-8100. Medium 2 100-SOO lbs
67 00-81 00. SOO-700 lbs 6SOO 7SOO BUI LS
Medium 1 100-400 lbs 90 00 101 00, 400-500 lbs
84 SO-9I 00, Medium and Large 1 500-700 lbs
81 00-% 50. Medium 2 400-700 lbs 60 00-87 00
CAI VFS 16 VFAIFRS few Standard and
Good 90-ISS lbs 67 50-80 00, few UtihU SO-6S
lbs 30 00-S2 50 FARM CAI VFS No 1 Holstein
bulls 9S-12S lbs 10S 00-112 SO, few 80-8 S lbs
80 00-9 S 00, No 2 90-110 lbs 75 00-100 00
HOGS 68 BARROWS AND Gil TS one lot
49-54 G lean 211 lbs 15 SO. 45-50 r/ r lean 220-270
lbs 12 50-11 50, 40-45% lean 250-280 lbs
10 50- 12 00
SOWS 1-1 185-620 lbs 28 00-1100. one Me
dium 425 lbs 25 50
BOARS one 450 lbs 6 00
FFFDFR PIGS 0 NO MARKFT TFST’
SHFFPO NO MARKFT TEST'
(iOATSO NO MARKFT TFST’
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied Auction
Monday, December 8,2003
STEERS 60 00-87 50
HEIFERS TOO FFW TO QUOTE
GOOD COWS 45 00-61 50
CANNERS AND CUTTERS 30 00-45 00
BULLS 50 00-56 50
VEAI 90-190 IBS 100 00-510 00, 70-90
LBS 60 00-100 00
HOGS 3100-37 00
SOWS 27 00-30 00
FEEDER PIGS 22 00-34 00 EA
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