Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 13, 1981, Image 6

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    A6— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 13,1981
Hay
Markets
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, June 10
Report supplied by auction
52 loads.
Alflafa 91.00-127.50; Mixed 64.00-
122.50; Timothy 83.00-129.00; Straw
44.00-79.00; Com 119.00-134.00.
New Holland Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, June 8
Report supplied by auction
35 loads.
Alfalfa 51.00-109.00; Timothy
64.00-115.00; Mixed 65.00-100.00;
Straw 56.00-69.00; Com 127 00-
132,00.
Kiester’s Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Wednesday, June 10
Report supplied by auction
15 loads hay.
Timothy 64.00-70.00; Mixed 52.00-
74.00; Alfalfa 75.00*1.00.
Two loads Straw 45.00 & 54.00; 3
loads Cora 111.00-121.00.
Regional Hay
Friday, Junes
Report supplied by PDA
( All hay No. 2 and better, prices
paid by the dealers at the farm and
per ton.)
Old crop hay slow and mostly
steady; New crop hay slow
because of rainy weather, few
sales reported.
Alfalfa (old) 85.00-100; New crop
60.00- Mixed hay (old) 50.00-75;
New crop 50.00-75; Timothy hay
(old) 50.00-70.00; Straw 35.00-50.00;
Mulch 20.00-40.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, June 5
Report supplied by PDA
28 Loads Hay and 9 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 110.00-166.00; Mixed hay
55.00- one 152, mostly 65.00-114;
Timothy hay, individual’s 98.00 &
114.00; Straw 55.00-63.00; Ear Corn
19 loads 124.00-132, few down to
112; Oats, individual 2.90 per
bushel.
New Wilmington
Hay
New Wilmington, Pa.
Friday, Junes
Report supplied by PDA
21 Loads Hay and 4 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa, individual’s 72%-80.00;
Mixed hay 45.00-67.50, few 2nd
cutting to 122.30; Timothy hay, few
47.50-50, individual 65.00; Clover,
individual 44.00 & 46.00; Straw
55.00-65.00; Ear Corn, 3 loads 95.00-
98.00; Oats, individual 129.00.
Pa. Grain
Monday, June 1
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last Monday’s
market for Southeastern, Central
and South Central Pa. Corn &
Wheat steady to 10 cents lower.
Barley & Ear Com uneven, mostly
steady to weak. Oats unevenly
steady.
Prices paid delivered to dealers
dock - (All prices per bushel, ex
cept Ear Cora per ton.)
Southeastern Pa.
Com- No. W-y range 3,65-3.90,
average 3,BU3gWheat No. 2 range
3.954.10, average 4.04; Barley No.
3 range 2.50-3.10, average 2.79;
Oats No. 2 range 2.70-2.85, average
2.75; Soybeans No. 1 range 6.80-
6.95, average 6,88; Ear Com range
102.00-120.00, average 111.34.
Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.70-3.95, few
reported 3.50, average 3.74; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.85-4.00, average 3.97;
Barley No. 3 range 2.50-2.60,
average 2.57; Oats No. 2 range
2.30-2.60, few reported 2.75,
average 2.53; Gram Sorghum 3.70,
average 3.70; Ear Corn 103.00-
110.00, average 108.00.
South Central Pa.
Com No, 2-y range 3.58-3.75,
average 3.65; Wheat No. 2 range
3.804.00, average 3.84; Barley No.
3 range 2.70-3.15, average 2.76;
Oats No. 2 range 2.40-2.70, few
reported 2.90, average 2.58; Ear
Com 100.00-115.00, average 104.25.
Western Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 3.45-3.55, few
reported 3.72, average 3.55; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.754.00, average 3.90;
Barley No. 3 few reported range
2.30-2.35, average 2.33; Oats No. 2
range 2.00-2.45, average 2.26; Ear
Com few reported range 85.00-
88.60, average 86.80.
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Com No. 2-y range 3.65-3.95,
average 3.77; Wheat No. 2 range
3.854.10, average 3.97; Barley No.
3 range 2.50-3.10, average 2.75;
Oats No. 2 range 2.40-2.75, average
2.62; Ear Com range 100.00-118.00,
average 108.56.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, June 10
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 49 cows, 37
heifers, and 5 bulls. Market steady.
Load of Pa. springers 885.00-
1485.000; Load of Susquehanna Co.
fresh cows, 925.00-1435.00; Load of
Pa. fresh cows, 1050.00-1460.00.
Herd of 13 head, all stages,
490.00-1110.00.
Locally consigned cows 450.00-
1175.00; Springing heifers 630.00-
1275.00; Open heifers 250.00-600.00;
Bulls 250.00-770.00.
Livestock morket and auction news
Fruit &
Vegetable Markets
Thursday, June 4
THOMASVILLE Central
Georgia prices FOB shipping
points basis:
PEACHES: Demand light.
Market slightly lower. Various
yellow flesh varieties mostly June
gold hydrocooling included 3/4
bushel cartons. US extra #1 2 inch
and up 9.00-10.00; 2 V* inch and up
$ll.OO-12.00; 1 7/8 minimum too
few to quote, some unsold or
consigned.
South Carolina price FOB
shipping point basis:
PEACHES: Demand light.
Market slightly lower. Various
yellow flesh varieties mostly June
gold hydrocooling included 3/4
bushel cartons; US extra 112 inch
and up $9.00-10.00; 2 V* inch and up
$ll.OO-12.00; 1 7/8 inch minimum
too few to quote, some unsold or
consigned.
Florida-South Georgia prices
FOB shipping point basis.
PEACHES: Supplies light.
Demand light. Market lower, 3/4
bushel cartons various yellow flesh
varieties hydrocooling included US
extra II; 2 inch and up $9.00-10.00;
'l 7/8 inch minimum too few to
quote.
South Georgia prices FQB
shipping point basis: __
BEANS; Demand* moderate.
Market pole type higher, round
green steady bushel crates, and
hampers. Round green $6.00-7.00,
mostly $6.00; pole type $7.00-8.00,
few $6.00.
CUCUMBERS: Demand good.
Market higher. 1 1/9 bushel car
tons waxed; medium $7.00-8.00,
fair quality $4.00-5.00, few $5.30,
small $5.00-6.00; large $3,004.00.
Carton 24’s medium-large $2.00-
2.75.
SQUASH: Demand yellow
crookneck moderate, zucchini
light. Market steady. Yellow
crookneck- bushel crates and
hampers; small $7,00-8.00, few
$6.00, medium $3.50-4,00, few $3.00.
Zucchini Ms and 5/9 bushel crates
and cartons; small $3,004.00,
medium $2.00-3.00.
New Wilmington
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, JuneS
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 297. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to 75 cents higher.
Choice slaughter steers 62.50-65.75,
few heavy weights 1350-1585 lbs.
60.00-62.75, Good 55.00-61.00,
Standard 48.00-55.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 59.50-61.75, Good
54.50-57.50, Standard 45.00-52.25.
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MARYLAND
GRADED FEEDER
PIG SALES
New Schedule
2nd Monday Monthly
Denton - 301-479-2656
. 4th Friday Monthly
Westminster - 301-848-9820
4th Monday Monthly
Denton - 301-479-2656
All Sales Start at 1:30 P.M.
MARYLAND PORK
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
(Graded Sale Since 1957)
Utility St Commercial slaughter
cows 44.0047.75, one at 49.00,
Commercial No. 4-5 40.0044.00,
Cutters 42.0045.74, Canner & Low
Cutter 35.0042.25, Shells down to
26.50. One Good slaughter bullock
at 58.00, Standard 46.50-53.50. Yield
Grade §1 1020-1675 lbs. slaughter
bulls 52.00-55.25; few yield grade
#2 1150-1925 lbs. 49.75-50.75. Few
Medium Frame #1 560-590 lbs.
feeder steers 62.00-62.50; Medium
St Large Frame #1 325-500 lbs.
feeder heifers 52.00-59.50, 550-700
lbs. 47.50-52.50; Medium & Large
Frame #1 540-870 lbs. feeder bulls
47.00-56.00.
' CALVES 195. Vealers mostly $l5
lower. Choice vealers 70.00-85.00,
few 88.00, Good 60.00-72.50, Stan
dard & Good 90-125 lbs. 55.0065.00,
-65-85 lbs. 40.0055.00, one lot Utility
56 lbs. 30.00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 95-135 lbs. 80.00112.00;
holstem heifers 70-125 lbs. 75.00
100.00.
HOGS 741. Barrows & gilts $1.50
to $1.75 higher. US No. 1-2 210245
lbs. barrows St gilts 49.5050.50, No.
1-3 200250 lbs. 48.0049.80, No. 2-3
200265 lbs. 46.0048.00, few 265-285
lbs. 44.0045.00, No. 1-3 150190 lbs.
31.5040.00. Sows steady. US No. 1-3
280705 lbs. sows 33=0040.00, few
Utility 225-325 lbs. 27.5031.00.
Boars 28.5040.30.
FEEDER PIGS 40 AJS No. 1-315-
30 lbs. feeder pigs 12.0027.00 per
head. No. 1-3 3045 lbs. 23.0032.00
per head.
SHEEP 271. Choice 6085 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 58.0070.00,
85-100 lbs. 55.0062.00, Good 55-85
lbs. 44.0060.00. Slaughter ewes
7.0025.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, June 11
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2,600; s"days last week 3,515; same
period a year ago 3,277. Trading
slow for the week. Slaughter steers
ended the week 1.00 to 1.75 higher,
most sales 1.50 to 1.75 higher
compared with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers over 950#
ended the week mostly 50 higher.
Heifers under 950 lbs. ended the
week mostly SO lower. Cows closed
the week steady to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-
1350# 65.50-67.25 Monday; 67.00-
68.00 Wednesday; YG 3-5 1200-1400
lbs. 62.40-65.25 Monday; 65.00-66.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-3, few 4,1100-
1250# 67.00-67.25, 2 loads 67.50
Monday; 67.76-68.00, 1 load 68.25
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300#
66.00- Monday; 67.00-67.75
Wednesday. _ Choice 2-4 1000-1050#
66.00- Wednesday. • Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250#
64.50- Monday; 65.5066 5(
Wednesday.' Load Choice 2-3 1500#
holsteins 60.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1300-1400# holsteins
57.50- Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few loads with a prime
end, 2-4 950-1100# 64.75-66.25
Monday; 64.00-66.50 Wednesday.
Choice 24 875-950# 64.00-84 50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1050# 63.00-64.50
COWS: Cutter & Utility 1-3 39 00-
42.00 Monday and Wednesday
40.00-43.00 Thursday.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 11
Report supplied by USDA
51 weekly Cattle Summary;
Compared to last week Slaughter
Steers 1.00 to mostly 1.50 higher.
Heifers steady to .75 higher. Cows
1,00, instances 2.00 higher. Bulls
1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade on
Slaughter Steers during the week!
active with demand centered on
weights over 1150 lbs. Heifers
erratic and uneven with buyers
very selective for weight and yield
grade. Receipts this week 3500 as
compared to 2783 a week ago and
3248 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 66.50-
68.50, bulk 67.00-68.00. YG 3-4 1100-
1350 lbs. 65.00-66.50. Load mostly
i’s 1485 lbs. 65.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lbs. 64.50-66 50
couple loads and packagers 1150-
1400 lbs. Holsteins 56.00-58.50. Good
61.00-64.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice, few Prime 2-4 950-1050 lbs
64.00-65.50. Load and few packages
65.7566.00. Few lots $OO-900 lbs
and with increase number YG 4’s
60.0062.50. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 850-1000 lbs. 63.0064.00. Good
60.0063.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
2-3 41.00-45.00, few high yielding
45.50-46.00. Cutter 40.00-44.00
Canner and low Cutter3s.oo-41.00
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1800 lbs
47.00-55.00. Couple packages
butcher Bulls 57.00-59.00.
Computer Slaughter
Lamb Sale
Dublin, Va.
Friday, JuneS
Report supplied by VDA
There were 809 head sold. All
lambs were graded by
Representatives of the VDACS’s
Division of Markets, Livestock
Section on USDA standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 lbs.
64.25-68.00.
CHOICE 85-125 lbs. 61.25-65.00.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
qqVIS COWS COty§
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from
Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15
other local consignors.
Lots of good Northern
Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale,
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on the farm or at our barn or other
market information call: Office 717-733-
2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor