Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 07, 1981, Image 6

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    A6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7,1981
Hay
Markets
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, February 27
Report supplied by PDA
139 Loads Hay and 40 Loads
Straw
Alfalfa 131 00-166, some 81 GO
-121 00, Mixed hay 60 00-147, few to
171 00, Timothy hay 59 00-85, few
103 00, Clover, few 100 00-107 00,
Orchard Grass, few 58 00-74 00,
Straw 50 00-70, mostly 54 00-64.00,
Ear Corn, 18 loads 115 00-121, few
131 00, Oats, individual 15perbu
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, March 4
Report supplied by auction
252 loads
Mixed 57 00-148 00, Timothy
75 00-111 00, Corn 116 00-134 00,
Alfalfa 78 00-166 00, Straw 50 GO
-64 00, two Clover 119.00 and 130 00,
one Corn Fodder 43 00, three
Orchardgrass 52 00-745 00 Oats $3
and 3 10 bu
New Holland Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, March 2
Report supplied by auction
225 loads
Alfalfa 80 00-178 00; Timothy
64 00-130.00; Mixed 57 00-139 00,
Straw 54 00-69 00, Corn 115.00-
138 00
Vintage Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, March 5
Report supplied by auction
10 loads
Alfalfa 100 00-145.00, Mixed
80 00-100.00, Timothy 70 00-90 00
Keister’s Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 3
Report supplied by auction
43 loads hay. Alfalfa 75 00-139 00,
Mixed 60.00-90 00, Timothy 52 00-
80 00
15 loads straw 40 00-58 00
5 loads ear corn. 110 00-122 00
1 load oats 2 70 bu
HAULING
NATIONWIDE
Rayß Harbold
Rd I Box 9S
Hers hey, PA 17033
PH 717-964-224*
or 717-569-2061
All-Risk Federal
Crop Insurance is
now available from
Van Cleve Real Estate
Before you spend a
fortune planting your
crops this year, think
about protecting
yourself with All Risk
Federal Crop In
surance Just call
717-392-3032
Find out how the
benefits of all risk
insurance can be
tailored to your
farming operation
All Risk Federal
Crop Insurance In
good years ann bad
it pays
off
Ail-Risk
Regional Hay
Monday, Marcli2
Report supplied by PDA
(All hay No 2 and better, prices
paid by the dealers at the farm and
per ton )
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 80 00-110.00, few 130 00,
Mixed hay 65 00-85 00, Timothy
hay 55 00-80 00, Straw 45 00-55 00,
Mulch 30 00-40 00
Frederick Co. Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, March 5
Report supplied by auction
Only 7 loads due to snow but
buyer demand high
Three Mixed 81 00-100 00, One
Alfalfa 160 00; One Straw 38.00;
One Corn 132 00, Dry Sawdust
14 00
Belleville Livestock
Thursday, March 5
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 105 Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 3 00-4 00 lower
Individual Standard slaughter
steers at 48 50 Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 54 00 Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
38 50-42 85, couple 44 00, few
Cutters 40 00-41 00, few Canner and
Low Cutters 35 50-37 75, Shells
down to 30 00 Few Yield Grade No
1, 1010-2420 lbs slaughter bulls
50 00-56 75
CALVES 128 Standard and
Good 70-95 lbs vealers 51 00-61 00,
few Utility 50-80 lbs 30 004 300
Farm Calves Hoi Bull 85-125 lbs
80 00-101 00; few Hoi Heifers 90-115
lbs 100 00-131 00
HOGS 359 Barrows and Gilts
1 00-1 50 lower US No 1-2 200-235
lbs barrows and gilts 40.8541 60,
few 41 85, No 1-3 195-265 lbs 39 85-
41 00, few lots No 2-3 230-275 lbs
38 00-39 75, No 1-3 175-185 lbs
36 50-37.35 US No 1-3 290490 lbs
sows 34 00-37 00, couple 41 50 Few
Boars 29 00-31 00
FEEDER PIGS 180 US No 1-3
2040 lbs feeder pigs 19 00-31 50,
No 1-3 60-100 lbs. 32 00-37 00
SHEEP 31 Few Choice 35-60 lbs
spring slaughter lambs 8100-
120 00, few Choice 80-90 lbs wooled
lambs 60 00-64 00 Few Slaughter
ewes 25 00-35 00 HOLSTEIN
DAIRY COWS 780 00-1160 00,
couple 1500 00
H? SECHLER'S POULTRY, INC. j||
STARTING EARLY MARCH - CAGE CART LEGHORN
Covering Eastern U.S. & Canada
Call Collect 215-488-7617 for price quotes
Livestock market and auction news
Compared with last Monday’s
market for Southeastern, Central
and South Central Pa Corn and
Barley mostly steady. Wheat
unevenly steady, Oats steady to
strong, Ear Corn steady, instances
weaker
Prices paid delivered to dealers
dock - (All prices per bushel, ex
cept Ear Corn per ton )
Corn No 2-y range 3 70-3.95,
average 3.84, Wheat No. 2 range
4 40-4 67, average 4 56; Barley No
3 range 2 50-2 85, few reported 3 25,
average 2 81, .Oats No 2 range
2.60-2 85, average 2 68, Soybeans
No 1 range 6 90-7 20, average 7 07,
Grain Sorghum No 2 range 3 00,
average 3 00, Ear Corn 103 00-
120 00, average 110.53
Corn No 2-y range 3 75-3 90, few
reported 3 60, average 3 79, Wheat
No 2 lange 4 00-4 70, average 4.39,
Barley No 3 range 2 30-2 60, few
reported 2 85, average 2 53, Oats
No 2 range 2 25-2 70, average 2 44,
Grain Sorghum No 2 range 4 00,
average 4 00, Ear Corn 101 00-
ilO 00, average 106 00
Corn No 2-y range 3.60-3.85,
average 3 70, Wheat No 2 range
3 80-4 20, average 4 00, Barley No
3 range 2 40-3 15, mostly 2 60-3.00,
average 2 75, Oats No 2 range
2 40-2 70, few reported 2.95,
average 2 61, Ear Corn range
100 00-115 00, average 108 75
Corn No 2-y range 3 40-3 75,
average 3 57, Wheat No. 2 range
3 95-4 00, average 3 97, Barley No
3 few reported range 2 10-2 15,
average 2 13; Oats No 2 range
2 15-2 45, few reported 1.80,
average 2 21; Ear Corn range few
reported 85 00-88 60, average 86 80
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Corn No 2-y range 3 65-3 95
average 3 80, Wheat No 2 range
4 004 65, average 4.41, Barley No
3 range 2 35-3 15, average 2.7 C,
Oats No 2 range 2 30-2.85, average
2 56, Ear Corn range 100 00-120 00,
average 108 73
Buyers & Sellers of Live
Leghorn, Medium, Heavy Fowl, Broilers & Roosters
WE USE OUR OWN LIVE HAUL RIGS
AND MEDIUM FOUL PICKUPS
Box G, Strausstown, PA 19559
Scott Sechler
Pa. Grain
Tuesday, March 2
Report supplied by PDA
Southeastern Pa.
Central Pa.
South Central Pa.
Western Pa.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 5
Rcportsupplied by USDA
At Midweek, Slaughter Steers
50-1 00 lower, instances 1 50 off
Heifers 25- 50 lower, instances 1 00
lower Cows and Bulls closed 1 00-
2 00 lower
Steers and Heifers held steady
Monday but trended downward
through midweek. Further
bearishness was reflected in the
dressed trade later Slaughter
Steers made up 49 pet of the
estimated five day total, Heifers 31
pet, cows 11 pet and Feeders 7 pet
Four day receipts 14,225, Last
Week 15,075, Year Ago 12,575
STEERS Choice 2-3 1050-1225
lbs. 61 00-61.50, Few loads and lots
61 75-62.10. Choice 2-11050-1300 lbs.
60.00-61.50 Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1350 lbs 59 00-61 00, Load
larger percentage 4 1400 lbs 56 00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1050-
1250 lbs 60.00-61 00, Good 57 00-
60 50 Good and Mostly Choice 2-3
1300-1400 lb Holsteins 57 00-57 50,
one lot 58 00, load mostly good
54 w
We Specialize in Processing Your
Animals Into The Meat Products You
Want...
• Lebanon Bologna
• Sweet Bologna
• Ring Bologna
For Your Custom Processing Call For Appointment
BURKHOLDER'S MEAT PRODUCTS
Located 2 Miles North of Myerstown, PA, along Rt. 645
Phone 717 933 4104 Collect Open Mon thruFn 7AM to 5 30 PM Sat 9t02
HEIFERS: Few loads and lots
Choice, some Prune 3 975-1025 lbs.
61 00 Two loads Tuesday 61 25
Choice 2-4 900-1100 Ib.s 59 50-60 75,
many 60.00-60.50, some mostly
Choice 875-950 lbs. 59.00-59.50.
Choice and Prime 3-4 975-1125 lbs.
58 00-60.00 Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 850-1100 lbs 57 50-59 50; Good
56 00-58 00
Average of LS-214 Detailed
Quotations for Choice 900-1100 lb.
Steers 61.60; 1100-1300 lbs 60.70.
Average cost Steers this week
60.80, average weight 1200 lbs as
compared 61.29 and 1184 lbs. a
week ago Average cost Heifers
59.81, average weight 1035 lbs as
compared 60 28 and 1037 lbs. a
week ago
COWS High Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 40 50-42.00. Canner
Low-Cutter 1-2 38.50-40.50.
BULLS; 1-2 1300-1800 lb s 49 00-
54 00, few 154.00-56.00.
REPLACEMENTS: Few Loads
Medium Frame 1 1050-1150 lb
Steers Good and mostly Choice
Slaughter flesh 61.00-61 50
EEF & HOG
IPSTOM
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• Hot Dogs
• Sausage
• Pork .101 l • Minced Bologna
We Also Do Curing & Smoking
• Hams • Dried Beef
• Bacon • Smoked Sausage
* Beef and Pork Custom Cut To Your Specifications
Wrappmc and Quick Freezinc Available
* Beef Sides and Quarters Also Available
• Salami