Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 22, 1980, Image 6

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    A6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980
Hay
Markets
Beil’s
Hay
York Springs, Pa.
Friday, March 14
Report supplied by auction
Only 6 loads due to snow.
Prices per ton.
Alfalfa 50.00; Mixed 50.00;
Mixed 90 cents per bale;
Timothy 56.00.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by auction
30 loads moved.
Alfalfa 65.00-91.00; Mixed
50.00- Straw 41.00-
55.00; Fodder 43.00; Com
77.00-
Regional
Hay
Monday, March 10
Report supplied by PDA
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by the dealers at
the farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw slow,
steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-75.00; Mixed
Hay 35.00-50.00; Timothy
Hay 35.00-50.00; Straw 35.00-
50.00; Mulch2o.oo-35.00.
Green
Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Much 14
Report supplied by PDA
(Snow Storm) 11 Loads
Hay and 6 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa, few 64.00-128.00;
Mixed hay, few 49.00-82.00,
individual 104; Timothy,
individual 50.00; Straw 50.00-
60.00.
Beil’s
Horse Auction
York Springs, Pa.
Friday, March 14
Report supplied by auction
Local nduig 275.00-590.00;
Better riding 600.00-875.00;
Lightweight killers 300.00-
495.00; Heavyweight killers
542.50-600.00; Ponies 115.00-
150.00; Larger ponies 267.50-
415 00; Pont colt 40.00.
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
SNYDER TANKS
IM-PRUV-ALL
Check Our Prices Before You Buy.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Lea brook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
G&M
Livestock
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by auction
Market reported steers
weak, cows lower, hogs
lower.
DAIRY COWS: 660.00-
1260.00.
STEERS: Good to Choice
66.00-68.00; Good 62.00-66.00;
Standard 55.00-62.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice
and Prime 64.00-66.50; Good
to Choice 60.00-64.00;
Standard 54.00-60.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 75.00-
90.00.
BULLS: 1200-1940 lbs.
60.00- ; 900-1200 lbs.
58.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 53.00-55.50; Good
50.00-53.00; Utility 45.00-
50.00; Cutters 42.0045.00;
Canners Down to 40.00.
CALVES: High to Choice
110.00- Good to Choice
90.00- Standard to
Good 70.00-90.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 110.00-138.00; Hoi.
Heifers 175.00-250.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs.
,10.00-20.00; 25-50 lbs. 18.00-
'27.50.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 35.00-
37.10; 150-190 lbs. 30.00-35.10.
SOWS: 25.00-35.50.
BOARS: 25.00-32.00.
LAMBS: 65.00-72.50,
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS
Good to Choice 69.00-74.00.
FEEDER STEERS
Standard to Good 74.00-87.00
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 49.00-50.25; Good to
Standard 47.75-48.50; Utility
43.50-46.00; Cutters 43.25-
44.50; Canners 32.7541.00.
CALVES: 140-180 lbs.
95.00- Good to Choice
120-140 lbs. 93.00-115.00;
Standard to Good 90-115 lbs.
85.00- Utility 75-85 lbs.
68.00- Low Utility 65-75
lbs. 55.00-72.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs.
$lB to $22 by hd.; 3545 lbs.
$2O to $25 by hd.
SOWS: 30.00-34.00.
BOARS: 29.00-34.00.
LAMBS: 127.00-146.00
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Grain
Monday, March 17 .
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last
Monday’s market for
Southeastern, Central and
South Central Pa. Com
steady to 5 cents lower.
Wheat steady to 10 cents
lower. Barley, Oats & Ear
Cora steady.
Prices paid delivered to
dealers dock. (All prices per
bushel, except Ear Com per
ton).
Southeastern Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.70-
2.95, average 2.83; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.90-4.39,
average 4.18; Barley No. 3
range 2.00-2.30, few reported
to 2.65, average 2.26; Oats
,No. 2 range 1.60-1.90,
average 1.75; Soybeans No. 1
range 5.70-5.95, average
5.87; Gram Sorghum No. 2
range 2.20, average 2.20;
Ear Com range 70.00-82.00,
average 74.08.
Central Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.85, average 2.71; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.15,
average 4.00; Barley No. 3
range 1.80-2.12, average
1.95; Oats No. 2 range 1.50-
1.80, average 1.63; Gram
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.40-
2.60, average 2.53; Ear com
range 65.00-74.00, average
69.71.
South Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.50-
2.75, average 2.63; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.70-4.00,
average 3.79; Barley No. 3
range 1.90-2.10, average
2.01; Oats No. 2 range 1.65-
1.90, average 1.80; Ear Com
range 65.00-70.00, average
67.50.
Western Pa,
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.80, average 2.67; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.75-3.95,
average 3.83; Barley No. 3
range 1.60-1.75, average
1.68; Oats No. 2 range 1.50-
1.60, few reported to 1.75,
average 1.58; Ear Cora
range 60.00-63.00, average
61.50.
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI., MAR. 28
1:30 P.M.
AT
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Westminster, Md
Phone (301) 848-9820
#AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO AU CONSIGNORS OF UMBS
On Monday, March 31st, which is tha Monday before Easter, as well as the Monday
before the Greek Easter, all lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon. All these
lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival and we recommend that this be the
day, Monday, March 31st, to have your lambs on the market, and your consignments
are respectfully solicited. For further information contact Horace Plank. Tel* Area
717-397-5136 (office) or Area 717-392-2304 (residence).
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.90, average 2.75; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.25,
average 4.05; Barley No. 3
range 1.85-2.30, average
2.10; Oats No. 2 range 1.60-
1.90, average 1.71; Ear Com
range 65.90-76.00, average
71.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Tuesday, March 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 229. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers uneven,
about steady. Slaughter 25
cents-$l lower, spots $2
lower. Choice 2-4, 1050-1350
lbs. slaughter steers 66.00-
68.85, individual at 69.35,
Good 62.75-65.50, Standard
59.00- Choice slaughter
heifers 62.00-65.60, few Good
60.60-63.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
48.75-54.00, few 54.75, Cutters
48.50-52.60, Canner and Low
Cutters 43.5048.50, Shells
down to 40.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 68.10-
75.85. Yield Grade No. 1,
1050-1770 lbs. slaughter bulls
60.00- Large Frame
#l&2, 300-550 lbs. feeder
steers and bulls 71.00-72.00,
couple to 87.50.
CALVES 142. Vealers
grading Standard and Low
Good $lO lower. Few Prune
vealers 129.00-132.00, Choice
108.00- Good 90.00-
102.00, Standard and Good
70-90 lbs. 60.00-72.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls $l5-
$25 lower. Hoi. Bulls 85-120
lbs. 75.00-100.00, couple to
107.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-150
lbs. 147.50-235.00, mostly
190.00-
HOGS 58. Barrows and
gilts steady to 25 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-220 lbs.
barrows and gilts 35.75-36.25,
WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS
Lancaster Stockyards
one lot No. 2-3 253 lbs. at
33.25. (Tues. 3/18/80).
HOGS 505. Barrows and
gilts 25 cents-76 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 36.00-37.75,
No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 35.25-
36.00, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs.
32.35-35.00. US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 32.00-35.25. Boars
26.75-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 184. US
No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigs
11.50-15.00 per head, No. 1-3
3045 lbs. 19.00-27.00, No. 1-3
45-60 lbs. 25.00-35.00 per
head.
SHEEP 7. Few Choice 85-
100 lbs. shorn slaughter
lambs 60.00-70.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 185. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers uneven.
Slaughter cows weak to $1.25
lower. Two Choice slaughter
steers 66.00 and 68.50, Good
64.00- Good & Choice
holstems 61.5063.50, Stan
dard 56.10-61.10, few Utility
& Low Standard 54.85-57.75.
One Choice slaughter heifer
at 61.75, two Good 60.00 and
61.00, few Standard 52.00-
58.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.85-52.50,
few 53.75, Low Yielding &
Utility 47.25-50.00, Cutters
47.00- few to 52.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 45.00-
47.75, few Shells down to
40.00. Two Good slaughter
bullocks 64.25 and 64.75, few
Standard 58.00-61.75. Few
Yield Grade #1 1315-1620 lbs.
slaughter bulls 58.25-64.25.
CALVES 215. Vealers
grading Standard & Good $1
to $2 lower. Few Choice
vealers 115.00-130.00, Good
100.00-111.00, Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 69.00-78.00,
65-90 lbs. 61.00-68.50, few
Utility 50-90 lbs. 50.00-62.00.
Farm calves active, holstem
bulls 90-120 lbs. 30.00-130.00,
mostly 100.00-125.00; holstem
heifers 80-145 lbs. 101.00-
219.50, mostly 117.00-185.00.
HOGS 305. Barrows & gilts
mostly $1 lower. US No. 1-2
215-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
35.50-36.25, No. 1-3 195-255
lbs. 35.00-36.10, No. 2-3 190-
250 lbs. 34.00-35.00, few down
to 33.00, No. 1-3 135-160 lbs.
26.10-30.60. Sows $2 to $3
lower. US No. 1-3 325-520 lbs.
sows 28.50-31.75, No. 1-3 280-
630 lbs. 24.00-30.00, Utility
235-280 lbs. 20.50-23.00. Boars
26.00-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales
on offer.
SHEEP 2. Two Slaughter
sheep at 27.50.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 503
calves, 116 cows, 22 heifers, 9
bulls, 7 steers, 90 hogs.
Cattle market reported
strong, calf market reported
easier.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
205.00; Veal Calves 87.50-
112.00; Bobs, 90-110 lbs.
75.00- Bobs, 80 and
down lbs. 50.00-85.00;
Grassers & Feeders 47.75-
80.00; Lambs 65.00-71.00;
Sheep 24.50-31.50; Hogs, 200-
250 lbs. 33.50-41.50; Sows
29.00- Boars 23.00-
33.00; Pigs 10.00-27.00;
Heifers 48.00-56.00; Steers
59.00- Steers, feeder
62.00- Bulls 57.00-65.00;
Cows, utility 47.50-52.50;
Cows, fat 44.00-48.50; Cows,
medium 42.00-46.50; Cows,
poor or small 32.0044.50;
Horses to 485.00; Pomes to
305.00; Goats 25.00-56.00.