Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 03, 1981, Image 6

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    A6—Lancasterfarming, Saturday, October 3,1981
Hay
Markets
Regional Hay
Monday, September 28
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 80.00-100.00; Mixed hay
65.00- Timothy hay 55.00-
80.00; Straw 30.00-40.00; Mulch
20.00-
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, September 25
Report supplied by PDA
35 loads hay and 9 loads straw.
Alfalfa, few 81.00-lll.00; Mixed
hay 80.00-111.00, one at 122.00;
Timothy hay 90.00-100.00, few down
to 62.00; Stubble hay, one load at
92.00; Straw 57.00-67.00, one load at
48.00; Ear Corn, 20 loads 90.00-
106.00, one 113.00.
Frederick Co. Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Report supplied by auction
Market extremely strong; more
buyers than hay. Up ?sslo over
last ivo£ic.
Alfalfa, 3 loads, 90.00-126.00;
Orchard Grass, one, 89.00; Straw,
one, 54.00; Mixed, two, 77.50 &
113.00; Alfalfa & Timothy, one,
115.00; Pure Timothy, one, 117.50.
Kiester’s Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Report supplied by auction
11 loads.
Alfalfa 105.00-111.00; Mixed
79.00-101.00.
SADDLE
UP!
To Better
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Find It In
Lancaster
Farming's
CLASSIFIEDS!
Pa. Grain
Monday, Sept. 28
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last Monday’s
market for Southeastern, Central
and South Central Pa. Corn - New
Crop on the market in most areas,
steady to 30 cents lower. Wheat
steady, spots uneven. Barley &
Oats mostly steady. Old Ear Corn
steady to flO lower. New Ear Corn,
few prices reported, market not
fully established.
Prices paid delivered to dealers
dock - (A 1 prices per bushel, ex
cept Ear Corn per ton.)
Southeastern Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.61-3.00,
average 2.78; Wheat No. 2 range
3.00- mostly 3.15-3.35, average
3.26; Barley No. 3 range 2.10-2.30,
average 2.22; Oats No. 2 range
1.80-2.00, average 1.90; Soybeans
No. 1 range 5.80-6.00, average 5.90;
Gram Sorghum No. 2 range 2.20,
average 2.20; Old Ear Corn range
72.00- few reported 105.00,
average 81.20; New Ear Corn
range 54.00-61.00, range 57.43;
Buckwheat range 9.80, average
9.80.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.70-2.90,
average 2.81; Wheat No. 2 range
3.00-3.25, average 3.10; Barley No.
3 range 2.00-2.20, average 2.12;
Oats No, 2 range 1.50-1.80, average
1.68; Old Ear Corn range 80.00-
90.00, average 82.63; New Ear Com
range 56.00-64.00, average 60.00;
Buckwheat range 10.00, average
10.00.
South Central Pa.
Cora No. 2-y range 2.45-3.10,
mostly 2.65-2.70, average 2.70;
Wheat No. 2 range 2.85-3.30, mostly
3.00, average 3.03; Barley No. 3
-range 2.05-2.40, average 2.20; Oats
No. 2 range 1.80-1.95, average 1.89;
Old Ear Com range 70.00-90.00,
average 81.46; New Ear Corn
range 58.01W8.00, average 63.25.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.552.95,
average 2.82; Wheat No. 3 range
3.00, average 3.00; Barley No. 3
range 2.20, average 2.20; Oats No.
2 range 1,70-2.00, average 1.84; Old
Ear Corn range 86.00-90.00,
average 88.00.
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS AND
HEIFERS
WAPA ARLINDA CONDUCTOR, Ist calf, fresh
9-481, milking 50 lbs. Dam-Job 3-4, 362, 22,731,
837,3.7,2nd Dam-88 pt. Kingpin.
PACLAMAR DAIRYMAN, 2nd call, due 11-2 to
Nigel. Dam-Admiral Jay 4-11, 385, 32,233, 980,
3.0.
STERK CITATION KNIGHT, Ist call, due late
Oct. Dam-Astronaut 2-4,305,14,910,627,4.2.
WALHAWDON PRESIDENT VERNON, 3rd
call, due 11-12 to Trump.
IDEAL PINONIA MATT TIPPY, 2nd calf, due
11-2981 to Cavalier.
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS
LIME HOLLOW ELEVATION MARS, born
9/7/80. Dam-Ex 90 Osborne Dale Ivanhoe.
Lifetime to date 154,251 milk 6,173 fat.
CREEK-BLUFF ELEVATION LESTER, born
2-1980. Dam- VG 86 Typeblazer 3-4,383,24,852,
826,3.3.
STRAIGHT-PINE ELEVATION PETE, born 2-
24-81. Dam-Ex 90 Rockman 6-2,302,18,578,819,
4.4.
PENSTATE IVANHOE STAR, born 5-980.
Dam-Ivanhoe Jewel 2-5,348,16,525,581,3.5.
Transportation and financing available.
STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER
717-653-2284 717-653-1523
Office: 717-653-4851
Central Pa.
Western Pa.
Livestock market and auction news
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary /'
Corn No. 2-y range 2.62-2.95,
average 2.79; Wheat No. 2 range
3.00-3.35, average 3.16; Barley No.
3 range 2.05-2.30, average 2.18;
Oats No. 2 range 1.60-1.95, average
1.80; Old Ear Corn range 72.00-
95.00, average 81.66; New Ear Corn
range 56.00-67.00, average 59.62.
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, October 1
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this jweek ; 3,600;
Week Ago: 4,500;
Year Ago: 4,400;
Compared to last week’s close,
slaughter steers tally .50-1.00
lower. Slaughter heifers 1.50 to
mostly 2.00 lower. Cows 3.00-5.00
lower. Bulls 1.50 lower. Slaughter
supply mainly Choice and Choice
and Prune 2-41050-1150 lbs. steers,
around 35% heifers and 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-41050-1275 lbs.
63.00- tew closing sales 64.00-
64.50. Choice 2-41000-1275 lbs. 62.00-
64.00, closing 63.00-64.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-4 900-1175 lbs.
61.00- Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs.
59.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1050-
1320 lbs. tiolstems 54.0068.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 875-1075 lbs.
60.00- most closing sales
60.00. Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 58.50-
60.50, closing 59.00-60.00 ; 750-850
lbs. 54.00-58.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 55.00-59.00.
Good 2-3 700-975 lbs. 53.00-56.00.
COWS; Closing week sales:
Utility and Commercial 24 36.00-
39.00. Boning Utility 1-2
Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 31.00-34.00.
' BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-
1900 lbs. 47.50-52.00, closing 47.50-
51.60.
FEEDERS; Uncludmg around
1,500 at the regular Thursday
auction.; Feeder steers and heifers
2.00-3.00 lower, instances 4.00-5.00
lower on 300400 lbs. steer calves.
Overall quality improved
somewhat over a week ago with
bulk supply Medium Frame 1 and
/ Home of the complete
) Yorkshire: sound,
' meaty> P roduct ' ve!
HAUL €«m€fl f flflms
ITwllKtylnrt | H We bree< jßest .Slaughter the rest”
Rd 2 Noxon Rd
Wappinger Falls, NY 12590
Farm: 914-223-5976
Max Heflich, Mgr. 914-471-1438
Get the “Concrete” difference
Get Ehmer Yorkshires
Mixed Medium Frame 1 and 2 400-
800 lbs. steers and 300-700 lbs.
heiters. Farmer buyer attendance
smaller than past several weeks.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
•Frame 1: 400-500 lbs. 63.5069.00,
scattered lots 325-350 lbs. 62.00-
63.00; 500-550 lbs. 62.5067.00, 600-
800 lbs. 60.0066.75. Few lots 875-
1025 lbs. 59.2560.00. Medium
Frame 1 and 2 and some Small
Frame 1: 325600 lbs. 55.0060.00
Large Frame 2 Holstems: Few lots
500650 lbs. 47.50-51.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 250450 lbs. 50.00-54.50,
500600 lbs. 51.00-56.50, tew lots 625-
700 lbs. 52.25-54.50. Medium Frame
1 and 2 and some Small Frame 1
375600 lbs. 46.50-51.25.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, October 1
Report supplied by USUA
Through midweek, steefs mostly
50c lower. Heifers steady to 50c
lower except,instances ‘2sc higher
on Choice 1000-1050 lbs. weights.
Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls 1.00-3.00
lower, largely 2.00-3.00 otf.
Small receipts on Tuesday and
Wednesday forced some recovery
on fed cattle prices, after a sharp
decline on liberal offerings
Monday.
Slaughter steers made up 32 pet
of receipts; heifers 28 pet.; cows 8
pet.; feeders including Friday
auction 32 pet.
STEERS: At midweek, load
Choice 2-3 high dressing 1250 lbs.
68.00. Load Choice 3 near 1175 lbs.
67.00. Choice 241000-1200 lbs. 65.00-
66.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
64.0065.50. Few Good 63.0064.50.
Small lot Choice 2-3 holstems 61.00,
load and part load Good and Choice
60.00.
HEIFERS: At midweek, two
loads Choice and Prune 3, some 4
and part load Choice 3 1000-1050
lbs. 64.00; load Choice 3 67.75. Few
loads Choice and Prime 34 63.00-
63.50. Choice 24 925-1000 lbs. 61.50-
63.00, 875-925 lbs. 60.50-62.00,-some
62.00-62.50.
Average ot LS-214, detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lbs.
steers 64.70; 1100-1300 lbs. 65.88.
Average cost steers 64.69, average
I"* FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS |
I State Graded - Vet Inspected X
| Excellent Quality and Delivery Service |
| JOHN H. THOMAS, JR. I
| Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 j
I Complete Line of Feeds I
x Management Program |
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weight 1124 lbs. compared 66.04
and 1131 lbs. a week ago. Average,
cost heiters 61.34, average weight
989 lbs. as compared to 62.53 and
995 lbs. a week ago.
COWS: High Cutter and Utility 1-
3 40.00-40.50. Cutter 37.00-40.00.
BULLS: Earlier in week 1-21300-
1700 lbs. 47.00-51.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, October 1
Report supplied by USOA
51 Weekly Cattle Summary:
Compared to last iyeek slaughter
steers closed 50 to 1.00 lower.
Heifers uneven. Choice hellers
over 900 lbs. mostly 1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower than last
week’s high sales. Heifers under
'3OO lbs. near steady. Cows 1.00 to
2.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.
Trade during the week slow and
selective with buyers adjusting
live bids the unsettled carcass beet,
trade. Yield Grade becoming more
of a pricing factor once again on
load lots, along with live weights.
Receipts this week about 2150 as
compared to 2933 a week ago and
2403 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 975-1250 lbs. 63.50-05.00, largely
64.00- few 1100-1250 lbs. 65.50
on Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 62.0064.00.
G00d60.0062.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 2-4 875-1050 lbs.
61.00- bulk 62.0063.00. Load
1000 lbs. 63.25 Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs.
57.00- closing 60.0062.00.
Goods 55.0060.00.
COWS: Utility, tew Commercial
16 38.00-43.00. Cutter 38.00-42.00.
Canner and Low Cutter 34.00-38.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 11004800 lbs.
46.00- individual 1950 lbs.
52.00.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
SO to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Landrace cross. Bred for easier &
less trouble over farrowing.
Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale
date. Now everything vaccinated for ' both
Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for
lice.
Local Trucker Available.
No Hogs Sold On Commission.
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN 0. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27