A6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16,1981
Hay
Markets
Regional Hay
Friday, May 11
Report supplied by PDA
(All hay No. 2 and better, pnces
paid by the dealers at the farm and
per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow and steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-110.00, few to 135.00;
Mixed hay 55.00-85.00; Timothy
hay 55.00-80.00; Straw 35.00-40.00;
Mulch3o.oo-35.00;
Green Dragon Hay
Epbrata, Pa.
Friday, May 8
Report supplied by PDA
35 loads hay and 11 loads straw.
Alfalfa, few 96.00-201.00, one at
275.00; Mixed hay 85.00-144.00, one
at 166.00; Timothy hay 80.00
110.00; Orchard Grass one at 85.00;
Straw 60.00-71.00; Ear Corn 9 loads
128.00-137.00.
New Wilmington Hay
New Wilmington, Pa.
Friday, May 1
Report supplied by PDA
40 loads hay and 6 loads straw.
Alfalfa few 90.00-125.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-84.00, with some second
cutting to 125.00; Timothy hay
60.00-99.00; Clover one load 55.00;
Straw 46.0061.00; Ear Com 2 loads
91.00 & 102.00.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, May 13
Report supplied by auction
Alfalfa 130.00-158.00, few at
205.00; Mixed 74.00-124.00;
Timothy 70.0098.00; one Clover
137.00; three Fodder 38.00, 40.00,
44.00; one Bromegrass 70.00;
Straw 46.00-75.00 Com 126.00
135.00.
New Holland Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, May 11
Report supplied by auction
113 loads.
Alfalfa 63.00-225.00; Timothy
68.00-168.00; Mixed 78.00-156.00;
Straw 54.00-69.00; Com 125,00
135.00.
Keister's Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Wednesday, May 13
Report supplied by auction
31 loads Hay. Timothy 55.00-
99.00; Mixed 60 00-119.00; Alfalfa
115.00-143.00.
3 loads Straw 55.00-59.00.
2 loads Ear Com 124.00 & 126.00.
Vintage Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, May 14
Report supplied by auction
20 loads.
Alfalfa 103.00-142.50; Mixed
80.00-114.00; Straw 61.00;' Com
124.00.
Frederick Co. Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, May 14
Report supplied by auction
23 loads.
Alfalfa 86.00-135 00; Timothy &
Alfalfa to 101.00; Timothy 71.00;
Mixed 73.00-90.00; Mulch 25.00;
Ear Com 124.00; Straw 25.00-57.00
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg,Pa.
Monday, May 11
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 182. Choice slaughter
steers 64.5066.75, Good 62.5063.75,
Standard 58.0061.50, Utility 48.00
56.50, Choice slaughter heifers
61.00- Good 57.00-61.50,
Standard 52.50-54.50. Utility St
Commercial slaughter cows 46.00
54.50, Cutters 43.5044.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.5043.50, Shells down
to 35.00. Good slaughter bullocks
58.0062.50, Standard 52.50-56.50,
Utility 44,5051.50. Yield Grade #1
slaughter bulls 58.5062.50; yield
grade #2 51.50-57.50.
CALVES 262. Choice vealers
90.00- Good 80.00-88.00,
Standard St Good 90110 lbs. 68.00
80.00, 7090 lbs. 65.0068.50, Utility
55-100 lbs. 60.0063.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 85.00
108.50; holstein heifers 85-100 lbs.
140.00200.00.
HOGS 543. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gilts 43.8045.00, No. 1-3 42.5043.25,
No. 2-3 41.0042.50. US No. 1-3 sows
36.0041.00, No. 2-3 300650 lbs.
36.5039.50. Boars 31.0036.00.
FEEDER PIGS 93. US No. 1-3 20
35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.0024.50 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0035.00
per head.
SHEEP 2. Slaughter ewes 23.00
32.00.
GOATS 3.23.0041.00 per head.
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Grain
Tuesday, May 11
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last Monday’s
market for Southeastern, Central
and South Central Pa. Com steady
to 5 cents higher. Wheat steady to
20 cents lower. Barley & Oats
uneven, mostly steady to strong.
Ear Com steady to strong.
Prices paid delivered to dealers
dock - (All prices per bushel, ex
cept Ear Com per ton.)
Southeastern Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.75-4.00,
average 3.90; Wheat No. 2 range
4.004.40, average 4.24; Barley No.
3 range 2.30-3.25, average 2.90;
Oats No. 2 2.70-2.85, average 2.77;
Ear Com 105.00-120.00, average
112.80.
Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.754.00, few
reported down to 3.65, average
3.85; Wheat No. 2 range 3.904.45,
average 4.18; Barley No. 3 range
2.50-2.85, average 2.63; Oats No. 2
range 2.40-2.70, average 2.55;
Grain Sorghum No. 2 range 3.70,
average 3.70; Ear Com 104.00-
110.00, average 107.44.
South Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.60-3.75,
average 3.69; Wheat No. 2 range
3.804.00, average 3.92; Barley No.
3 range 2.703.15, average 2.88;
Oats No. 2 range 2.40-2.70, few
reported 2.95, average 2.59; Ear
Com range 100.00-120.00, average
107,50.
Western Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.45-3.55, fe.w
reported 3.75, average 3.55; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.954.00, average 3.97;
Barley No. 3 few reported range
2.40-2.45, average 2.43; Oats No. 2
range 2.25-2.45, few reported 2.00,
average 2.28; Ear Com few
reported range 85.00-88.60, average
86.80.
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Com No. 2-y range 3.65-4.00,
average 3.85; Wheat No. 2 range
3.90-4.45, average 4.16; Barley No.
3 range 2.50-3.10, average 2.81;
Oats No. 2 range 2.40-2.85, average
2.63; Ear Com range 104.00-120.00,
average 109.78.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, May 14
Report supplied by USDA
As compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers mostly 1.00-
1.50 lower, except holstein steers
1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers
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mostly 1.50 lower. Cows 2.004.00
higher. Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
and Choice and Prime 241050-1200
lbs. steers, around 35% heifers and
15% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Mixed
Choice and Prime 241050-1275 lbs.
65.00- closing 65.00-66.00; 34
1125-1250 lbs. 65.00-65.50 early, few
lots late 62.50. Choice 24 950-1275
lbs. 64.00-67.50, closing 64.0065.00;
part load 2-3 1000 lbs. early 68.00;
part load 970 lbs. late 65.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 900-1200 lbs.
64.00- not tested late. Good 2-3
900-1175 lbs. 62.00-65.00. Standard
to mostly Good 2-3 1075-1550 lbs.
holsteins 54.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-1075 lbs.
61.50-65.25, few late sales 61.50; few
lots 34 850-1000 lbs. 58.50-59.00 late.
Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 60.50-64.50,
few closing sales 60.50-61.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs.
61.00- not tested late. Good 2-3
900-975 lbs: 59.00-62.00. ’
COWS: Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 2-4 41.00-
44.00. Boning Utility 1-2 44.00-46.00.
Cutter 1-2 40.00-43.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 36.00-40.00.
BULLS- Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1900 lbs. 49.00-54.50, closing 50.00-
55.00. Individual outstanding yield
grade 1 1645 lbs. Charolais 56.75
late. ‘
FEEDERS: (Including around
1,100 at the regular Thursday
auction. Feeder steers under 500
lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower; over 500 lbs.
steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder
heifers mostly 2.006.00 lower.
Supply mainly Medium Frame 1
400-800 lbs. steers and 400-700 lbs.
heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: few lots 230-350 lbs. 71.00- -
72.50; 400-500 lbs. 67.00-70.50; 500-
600 lbs. 66.00-69.50; lot thin 530 lbs.
71.00; 600-700 lbs. 62.00-67.25; 700-
900 lbs. 60.75-65.00; few lots fleshy
800-975 lbs. 58.25-61.50. Medium
Frame 1-2: 400-700 lbs. 60.00-64.25;
Large Frame 'l-2 530-910 lbs.
holstems 49.50-55.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: Few lots 295-375 lbs.
63.0066.00; 400600 lbs. 56.0060.25;
500600 lbs. 56.00-59.00; lot thin 527
lbs. 61.50; 600600 lbs. 55.7568.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 500-700 lbs.
51.5065.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, May 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 353. - Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to $1 higher. Few
Choice slaughter steers 62.00-65,50,
Good 58.00-62.60, Standard 52.00-
58.00, few Utility 47.00-49.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 60.00-
62.75, few Good 55.00-58.75, Stan
dard 49.00-54.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 45.5048.75,
few 50.50, Commercial No. 4-5
42.0045.00, Cutters 43.0047.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 37.0043.50,
Shells down to 31.75. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 60.00, few
Good 53.00-57.75, Yield Grade #1
and 2 1000-2095 lbs. slaughter bulls
51.50-55.75. Few Medium & Large
Frame it 1425-700 lbs. feeder steers
58.00-66.00, Medium Frame it 2 400-
750 lbs. 50.00-59.50; Medium &
Large Frame #l3OO-645 lbs. feeder
heifers 48.00-59.50, few to €5.00,
Medium & Large Frame §2 44.50-
53.00; Medium & Large Frame itl
420-850 lbs. feeder bulls 48.50-60.50.
CALVES 235. Vealers grading
Good & Choice steady. Utility &
Standard $5 to $lO lower. Choice
vealers 98.00-111.00, Good 80.00-
97.50, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
55.00-74.00, 65-85 lbs. 50.00-57.50,
Utility 50-110 Iba. 40.00-50.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 95-135 lbs.
72.50-88.00; holstem heifers 70-140
lbs. 110.00-162.50.
HOGS 785. Barrows & gilts $1 to
$2 higher. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs.
barrows & gilts 45.00-46.00, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 43.75-44.90, No. 2-3 205-
260 lbs. 39.00-44.00, one lot 198 lbs.
at 303)0, No. 2-3 260-355 lbs. 28.00-
39.50. Sows mostly $2 lower. US No.
1-3 300-645 lbs. sows 30.00-37.00, few
Utility 300440 lbs. 25.0030.00.
Boars 20.0030.00, few 36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 45. US No. 13 25-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-25.00 per
head, few No. 13 3545 lbs. 25.00-
26.00 per head.
SHEEP 56. Choice 55-80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 78.00-87.00;
few Good & Choice 90-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter 1amb560.0084.00.
Slaughter ewes 15.00-33.00.
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