Pennsylvania Auction Summary Week Ending July 20 Livestock Markets
Weekly farm market report shows cattle numbers 5515 head down from 6884 last week and 7119 a year ago with steers and cows mostly higher. Calves and hogs also declined in volume with vealers uneven and slaughter hogs up about two dollars per hundred weight. Sheep numbers rose slightly with lambs cheaper and overall market activity steady in mid July trade.
Two Umble Holsteins Exceed Half-ton Butterfat Mark
Vernon R. Umble of Christiana reports two Registered Holstein cows surpassing 1 000 pounds butterfat in a 305 day test. Maris Dales Kathy 5511312 produced 23 243 pounds milk and 1 122 pounds butterfat in 365 days. Maris Dales Apollo Kim 7237184 produced 22 877 pounds milk and 1 163 pounds butterfat. Both cows milked twice daily with sires Pennstate Marksman Reflection and Hilltop Apollo Ivanhoe. University supervision and Dairy Herd Improvement Registry support noted.
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Vernon R. Umble
Christiana
Maris-Dale Reflection
Kathy
Penstate Marksman
Maris-Dale Apollo
Kim
Hilltop Apollo Ivanhoe
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