\ft —S ft fit P * ■i'.ntW v hs'ir* I A6—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, March 13,1982 Hay Markets Regional Hay Friday, March • Report supplied by PDA (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by the dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay & Straw steady to strong. Alfalfa 100.00-125.00; Mixed hay 75.00- Timothy hay 75.00- 85.00; Straw 40.00-50.00; Mulch 40.00- Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, March S Report supplied by PDA 86 loads hay and 31 loads straw. Alfalfa 98.00-151.00; Mixed hay 78.00-127.00, few 154.00; Timothy hay 85.00-112.00, one 131.00; Clover, 2 loads 98.00 and 118.00; Orchard Grass, one at 75.00; Straw 48.00- 65.00, one at 75.00; Ear Corn, 14 loads 71.00-82.00; Com Fodder, one load at 40.00; Oats, 3 loads $2.45- |2.50 per bushel. New Wilmington Hay N. WUm., Pa. Friday, March 5 Report supplied by PDA 75 loads hay and 18 loads straws. Alfalfa, few 102.50-135.00; Mixed hay 70.00-125.00, some 2nd cutting to 146.00; Timothy hay 72.50-85.00, few to 110.00; Clover, few 70.00- 90.00, one at 106.00; Birds Foot Trefoil, one at 90.00; Straw 48.00- 68.00; Ear Corn, 5 loads 68.00-87.50; Oats, one load $2.40 per bushel. Kiester’sHay Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, March 9 Report supplied by auction 22 loads of hay and 2 loads of ear corn. Alfalfa 112.00-139.00; Mixed 85 00-95 00; Timothy 61.00-86.00; Straw 47.00-53.00; Ear Corn 70.00 & 79.00. Pa. Grain Monday, MarchS Report supplied by PDA Compared with last Monday’s market for Southeastern, Central and South Central Pa.: Com uneven, mostly steady to weak. Wheat unevenly steady. Barley steady. Oats fully steady. Ear Cora mostly steady to strong. Prices paid delivered to dealers dock - (All prices per bushel, ex cept Ear Cora per ton.) Southeastern Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.60-2.85, average 2.73; Wheat No. 2 range 3.50-3.75, average 3.63; Barley No. 3 range 2.20-2.35, average 2.26; Oats No. 2 range 2.10-2.35, average 2.26; Soybeans No. 1 range 5.90- 5.95, average 5.91; Grain Sorghum No. 2 range 2.15, average 2.15; Ear Com range 69.00-77.00, average 73.41. Central Pa. Cora No. 2-y range 2.60-2.80, average 2.71; Wheat No. 2 range 3.40-3.60, average 3.51; Barley No. 3 range 2.10-2.25, average 2.18; Oats No. 2 range 1.90-2.10, few reported 2.30, average 2.03; Grain Sorghum No. 2 range 2.40, average 2.40; Ear Com range 69.00-74.00, average 70.78. South Central Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.55-2.70, average 2.65; Wheat No. 2 range 3.20-3.70, mostly 3.403.50, average 3.44; Barley No. 3 range 2.15-2.30, average 2.21; Oats No. 2 range 2.05-2.25, average 2.16; Ear Com range range 68.00-75.00, few reported 60.00, average 69.57. Western Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.55-2.80, few reported 2.40, average 2.61; Wheat Livestock market and auction news No. 2 range 3.20, average 3.20; Barley No. 3 range 2.25, average 2.25; Oats No. 2 range 2.00-2.10, few reported 2.30, average 2.10; Ear Com range few reported 65.00 71.00, average 68.00. Southeastern, Central & South Central Summary Cora No. 2-y range 2.60-2.85, average 2.71; Wheat No. 2 range 3.40-3.70, average 3.55; Barley No. 3 range 2.15-2.30, average 2.22; Oats No. 2 range 1.90-2.30, average 2.13; Ear Corn range 69.00-76.00, average 71.62. Frederick Co. Hay Buckeystown, Md. Thursday, March 11 Report supplied by auction 48 loads. Two loads fancy Alfalfa 144.00 & 177.00; 8 good Alfalfa 85.00130.00; 3 fancy Timothy 122.50131.00; 3 good Timothy 105.00107.00; 3 choice Alfalfa mixed 110.00135.00; 2 Alfalfa Mixed damaged 77.50 & 86.00; 6 Straw 35.0059.00; 3 Choice Mixed 105.00123.00; 10 good Mixed 80,00103.00; 2 damaged Mixed 55.00 Sc 70.00; 4 loads Locust Posts 2.00-3.10 each; 2 Ear Cora 75.00 & 77.00. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, March! Report supplied by auction 160 loads. Alfalfa 102.00196.00; Timothy 89.00123.00; Mixed 48.00143.00; Straw 40.0080.00; Corn 73.5090.00. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, March 10 Report supplied by auction 171 loads. Mixed 88.00-170.00; Straw 57.00- 64.00; Alfalfa 111.00-168.00; Com 77.00-81.00; Timothy 111.00-127.00; Clover 83.00-102.00; one Oats 2.45 bu. Zeller Agri Services High Pressure Washing & Disinfecting Poultry Houses, Hog Buildings, Calf Barns Mite & Beetle Spraying Complete Ventilation & Security Alarm Specialists RDI, Elizabethville, Pa. 17023 717-362-3860 St. Louis Cattle Thun day, March 11 Report supplied by USDA Receipts this week: 5,700; Week Ago; 4,700; Year Ago: 5,800 Compared to last week’s close, slaughter steers mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Cows 1.00 higher, mosty advance on boning utility. Bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Mixed Good and Choice slaughter steers and heifer and around 15% cows. • NOTE: A noticeable decrease in the supply of Choice and Prime steers and heifers occurred this week. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs. 66.0067.00. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 64.5066.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 63.0065.00. Good 2- 3 9001175 lbs. 61.0063.00. Mostly Good 2-3 10501350 lbs. holsteins 52.00- Few lots Mixed Good and Choice 1-2 58.50-59.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4 9001050 lbs. 64.0064.50. Choice 24 9001050 lbs. 62.5064.00; 800-900 lbs. 59.0061.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000 lbs. 58.0060.00. Good 2-3 750950 lbs. 56.0058.00. COWS: Closing weeks sales; Utility and Commercial 24 38.00 40.00. Boning Utility 1-2 40.0042.00. High-Yielding Utility 1-2 42.00 43.00. Cutter 1-2 36.0039.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 31.00-36.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 HOO 2160 lbs. 45.00-51.00, closing 46.00 51.00. Yield Grade 1 12501900 lbs. 51.00- FEEDERS. (Including aiound 1,800 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder steers weighing under 500 lbs. 3.005.00 higher; over 500 lbs. 1.003.00 higher. Feeder heiters 1.005.00 higher, most advance on weights under 500 lbs. Large buyer attendance and demand good tor bulk ot represented grades and weights. Overall quality improved over last week and supply included an in creased percentage of calves and yearlings. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1. Few lots and part load 230-310 lbs. 78.00-80.50; 300-500 lbs. 64.00- lot 468 lbs. 70.00; 500- 600 lbs. 60.50-66.75, mostly 62.25- 65.25; 600-700 lbs. 60.25-66.00, bulk 62.00- 7004W0 lbs. 60.00411.75. Rill .IS; Scattered lots Medium ' Frame 1-2 460-650 lbs. 56.00-58.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1: Part load 275 lbs. 72.75; couple lots 225-250 lbs. 63.25-66.75, bulk 300-500 lbs. 54.00-58.50; 500600 lbs. 54.00-58.00; 600-700 lbs. 51.00- 57.75; few lots partly fattened 700- 875 lbs. 54.75-56.00. Joliet Cattle Thunday, Mar. 11 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 2,700; 5 days last week 2,029; same period a year ago 3,786. Trading moderate for the week. Slaughter steers closed the week 50 to mostly 1.00 higher, some instances 1.50 higher on Good to average Choice steers compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week mostly 1.00; in stances 1,50 higher. Cows ended the week steady to 2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1400# 68.50419.00. Choice 2-4 1100-1300# 66.50-68.00; 1025-1100# 66.0066.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000- 1200# 64.0065.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1300-1500# bolstems 56.5069.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1100# load 66.50; 2 loads 67.25 Monday; 66.50- 66.75, load 67.00; package 68.00 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-1050# 65.0066.00 Monday; 65.5066.25 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000# 62.0065.00. COWS; Cutter & Utility few Commercial 1-3 38.00-40.00 Mon day; 37.00-42.00 Wednesday. HAY-STRAWCORN-MISC Sale every Monday 12:00 Noon Sharp Dewart Livestock Market Dewart, PA For Information Call H.H. My tin George H. Detrick 717-568-7271 717-568-5454 FRIDAY, MARCH 19 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. 50 to 60 Head Now selling our new hybred gilts representing mostly York & Landrace cross. Bred for easier & less trouble over farrowing. Jrucellbsis Negative Tested & Pseudorabies Negative Tested. Health Charts Pay of Sale 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 B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 16
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