A6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 5,1983 Hay Markets Pa. Grain Monday, Jan. 31 Report supplied by PDA Compared with last Monday’s market for Southeastern, Central and South Central Pa. Corn, steady to 10 cents higher. Wheat & Barley steady to strong. Oats steady. Ear Corn steady to $3 higher. Prices paid delivered to dealers dock - (All prices per bushel, ex cept Ear Com per ton.) Southeastern Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.55-2.78, average 2.67, New Crop 2.70-2.88; Wheat No. 2 range 3.34-3.50, average 3.42, New Crop 3.25-3.42; Barley No. 3 range 1.90-2.30 mostly 2.00-2.20, average 2.09, New Crop 1.70-2.00; Oats No. 2 1.67-1.92, average 1.81; Soybeans No. 1 range 5.60-5.80, average 5.71, New Crop 5.85-6.00; Gram Sorghum #2 range 2.00, average 2.00; Ear Com range 66.00-70.00, average 67.27. Central Pa. Cora No. 2-y range 2.45-2.65, average 2.56; Wheat No. 2 range 3.00-3.40, average 3.20; Barley No. 3 range 1.80-1.85, few reported 1.70, average 1.79; Oats No. 2 range 1.50-1.70, average 1.58; Soybeans No. 1 range few reported 5.55, average 5.55; Ear Com 57.00-67.00, average 62.00. South Central Pa. Cora No. 2-y range 2.35-2.65, average 2.47; Wheat No. 2 range 2.85-3.20, few reported 3.40, average 3.04; Barley No. 3 range 1.70-1.80, average 1.78; Oats No. 2 range 1.60-1.70, few reported 1.95, average 1.68; Ear Corn range 60.00-75.00, average 66.38. Southeastern Central & South Central Summary Corn No. 2-y range 2.40-2.75, average 2.60; Wheat No. 2 range 3.00-3.50, average 3.26; Barley No. 3 range 1.80-2.20, average 1.90; Oats No. 2 range 1.50-1.85, average 1.67; Ear Corn range 58.00-70.00; average 65.32. Western Pa. Cora No. 2-y range 2.40-2.55, few reported 2.70, average 2.51; Wheat No. 2 range 2.80-3.20, average 3.00; Barley No. 3 range few reported 1.85, average 1.85; Oats No. 2 range 1.55-1.70, average 1.61; Ear Com range 60.00-68.00, average 64.00. Regional Hay Friday, Jan. 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 to $lO lower. Alfalfa 90.00-110.00, few 130.00; Mixed hay 75.00-95.00; Timothy hay 65.00-95.00; Straw 45.00-55.00, few to 70.00; Mulch 25.00-45.00. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, Jan. 28 Report supplied by PDA 141 loads hay and 48 loads straw. Alfalfa 70.00-141.00, mostly 81.00- 135; Mixed hay 40.00-130.00, mostly 57.00- Timothy hay, few 71.00- one load 110.00; Clover, few 68.00-106.00; Orchard Grass, few 49.00-74.00; Straw 65.00-82.00; Ear Com, 10 loads 69.00-76.00; Com Fodder, 5 loads 44.00-69.00; Oats, 6 loads $1.90 to $2.25, 1 load $1.45 per bushel. Leinbach’sHay Shippensburg, Pa. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Report supplied by auction 39 loads. Alfalfa 98.00-140.00; Mixed 70.00- 114.00; Clover 83.00-115.00; one Fodder 42.00; two Ear Com 78.00 & 79.00; six Firewood 24.00-32.50. Kiester’sHay Middleborg, Pa. Tuesday, Feb. 1 Report supplied by auction 36 loads of Hay; Timothy 65.00- 77.00; Mixed 55.00-102.00; Alfalfa 90.00-117.00. 8 loads of Straw: 65.00-77.00. 1 load of Oats; 1.80& 1.95 bu. Frederick Co. Hay Buckeystown, Md. Thursday, Feb. 3 Report supplied by auction 49 loads; market steady to weak. Alfalfa good 100.00-142.50, dark 67.50-90.00; Alfalfa Mixed some dark 65.00-102.00; Timothy 66.00- 88.00; Mixed 67.50-76.00; Mixed damaged 40.00-46.00; Timothy Mixed 75.0086.00; Straw 68.00- 81.00; Locust Posts 2.10-2.60 ea., three wood two good 59.00-63.00, one poor 26.00. Belleville Hay Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 26 Report supplied by PDA 55 loads hay, 9 loads straw. Alfalfa 70.00-125.00; mostly 90.00-' 105.00; Mixed hay 46.00-105.00; mostly 60.00-96.00; Straw 50.00- 70.00. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, Jan. 31 Report supplied by auction 213 Loads. Prices steady on good quality alfalfa but lower on all other hay and straw. Alfalfa choice 125.00-160.00, medium quality 90.00-125.00, some first cutting down to 80.00; Mixed choice Timothy & Alfalfa few 120.00- Timothy & Clover 90.00- medium 70.00-90.00, some with dust or mold sold as mulch 58.00-65.00; Timothy choice 100.00- mostly 80.00-100.00; Clover choice 80.00-100.00, some down to 70.00; Straw 60.00-78.00; Fodder 45.00 & 51.00; Com 74.00- 83.00, one poor load 55.00; Grass up to 105.00, some off-color sold as mulch 58.00-65.00; Oats 2.10 & 2.45 bu.; one load not clean 1.50; Wood 28.00. Good’s Hay Leo la, Pa. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Report supplied by auction 80 loads. Mixed 71.00-115.00; Straw 62.00- 83.00; Alfalfa 62.00-125.00; Timothy 81.00-121.00; Com 67.00-78.00; two Fodder 40.00 & 45.00; Clover 71.00; Oats 2.10 & 2.30 bu. LeespOrt Livestock Lees port. Pa. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 271: Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers .75-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bullocks 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Few High Choice & Prime 1150- 1200 lbs. slaughter steers 62.35- 64.35, Choice 1000-1250 lbs. 60.00- 62.50, few to 64.00, Good 57.75-60.00, few to 60.75, few Standard 52.00- 52.50, few Utility & Low Standard 46.00- Few Choice slaughter heifers 56.85-61.00, few good 52.00- 55.25, few Standard 45.50-48.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.00-43.00, few to 44.75, Cutters 37.75-40.85, few to 41.85, few Canner k Low Cutter 35.75- 38.00. Good slaughter bullocks 52.00- few to 59.50, few Standard 49.00-52,00. Yield grade #1 1275-2400 lbs. slaughter bulls 50.75-57.35, mostly 52.5055.25; few yield grade #2 1100-1400 lbs. 40.50- 48.00. Few Large Frame #2 700-800 lbs. feeder steers 44.00-47.50. CALVES 113: Vealers mostly steady. One Prime vealer at 120.00, few Choice 100,00-113.00, Good 80.00-97.00, Standard & Good 110- 130 lbs. 62.00-70.00,90-110 lbs. 54.00- 58.00, 75-90 lbs. 50.0063.00, Utility 65-100 lbs. 52.00-50.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 70.00-88.00, few down to 60.00; few holstein heifers 95-110 lbs. 68.00-72.00. HOGS 211: Barrows & gilts 75- 1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs. barrows & gilts 60.00-61.10, No. 1-3 190-270 lbs. 59.00-60.25, few to 62.00, one lot No. 2-3 250 lbs. 58.85. Sows mostly steady. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 49.50-53.00, few to 56.00, Medium 250-420 lbs. 44.0048.50. Few Boars 44.0046.00, few light weights 47.5049.50. FEEDER PIGS 58: Few Lots US No. 1-3 40-55 lbs. feeder pigs 91.00- 114.00 cwt., few Utility 3040 lbs. 76.00-96.00 cwt. SHEEP 5: One Choice 50 lbs. new crop lamb at 107.50. Few Slaughter sheep 22.00-29.00. GOATS 5: Few 31.00-37.00 per head. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Feb. 2 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 69 cows, 50 heifers and 6 bulls. Market steady. Load of Franklin Co. fresh cows, 700.00-960.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 960.00-1280.00; Load of NY fresh cows, 1050.00-1340.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 560.00-1080.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 1125.00- 1350.00. Locally consigned cows 410.00- 1100.00. Springing heifers 700.00-1200.00. Open heifers 285.00-435.00. Bulls 410.00-530.00. Herd dispersal- 12 head, all stages, 560.00-1385.00.
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