Al6—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, August 20,1983 Livestock market Weekly Summary Friday, August IS Report supplied by PDA Markets: 16. CATTLE: 8376. Compared with 8187 bead last week, and 6607 bead a year ago. Compared with last week’s market; Slaughter steers uneven, mostly steady to .50 lower; Sl. heifers & cows steady to 2.00 lower; SI. bullocks & bulls uneven. SI. steers: High Choice & Prime No. 3-4,63.00-65.75; Choice NO. 2-4 59.00-63,75; Good 55.00-60.00; Standard 48.00-55.00. SI. heifers: Choice 54.50-59.50; Good 50.00- 55.00; standard 45.00-52.00. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 39.50 43.00. few to 45.75; Cutters 38.00- 40.50, few to 43.50; Canner & L. Cutter 32.00-38.00; Shells down to 25.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 53.00 57.75; Good 50.0054.00; (few) Standard 45.5050,25. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2400 lbs. 48.0055.10; Yield Grade No. 2,900 1500 lbs. 45.0050.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers, Medium Frame No. 1, 350650 lbs. 49.0058.09, few to 62.00; Large Frame No. 2, 350750 lbs. 41.25- 46.00. Heifers, Medium Frame No. 1, 400650 lbs. 40.0050.00. Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1, 400-670 lbs. 44.0061.00. CALVES: 4835. Compared with 4398 bead last week and 4213 head a year ago. Vealers grading Good & Choice 1.003.00 higher, Standard & Good steady to 2.00, spots 10.00 lower, (few) Prime 85.00105.00; Choice 75.0085.00; Good 60.00 76.00; (few) Standard & Good HO 130 lbs. 52.0065.00; 90110 lbs. 44.00 55.00; 65-90 lbs. 38.0048.00; Utility 50110 lbs. 30.0042.00. FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 90 125 lbs. 50.0099.00, mostly 57.00 83.00; Hoi. Heifers 90130 lbs. 47.50 65.00. Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers: 75-110 lbs. 47.0079.00. HOGS: 7637. Compared with 6871 head last week and 7318 bead a lUIG • Liquid Manure Pumps CBEDCILG • ELECTROMIX • Barn Cleaner Chains year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly 3.00-3.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-2*5 lbs. 52.5054.75, some sales to 55.50; US No. 1-2 200245 lbs. 52.5054.75, some sales to 55.50; No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 51.2053.00; No. 2-3 200285 lbs. 48.0052.25; (few) No. 1-3 140190 lbs. 46.0049.50; Sows 1.002.00 higher. US No. 1-3 300650 lbs. 34.00 38.50; No. 2-3 300650 lbs. 29.25- 35.50. Boars 28.0034.00. FEEDER PIGS 1768. Compared with 1544 bead last week and 833 a year ago. Steady to 4.00 higher per head. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 12.00 22.00; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.0035.00; (few) No. 1-3 5075 lbs. 30.0039.00. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 1653. Compared with 2614 head last week, and 2099 head a year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs strong to 10-00 higher per hundredweight. US No. 1-2 2025 lbs. 76.50-80.00, 30-40 lbs. 60.00 74.00, 4050 lbs. 56.0069.50, 5060 lbs. 52.0058.00, 6070 lbs. 51.00 61.00; US No. 2-3 3040 lbs. 60.00 69.00. 4060 lbs. 47.0055.00. SHEEP: 1180. Compared with 885 bead last week and 890 head a year ago. Spring si. lambs uneven. High Choice ft Prime 70115 lbs. 50.00S1.00; Choice 75 -110 lbs. 43.00- 56.00; Good 5090 lbs. 35.0048.00; Utility 4070 lbs. 30.00-41.50. SI. ewes: 9.0024.00. Eighty-four Livestock Eighty-four, Pa. Monday, Aug. 15 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 363: Good slaughter • Bedding Choppers • Silage Carts • Manure Tanks Available Fronv JIM'S EQUIPMENT Springville, Pa. , 717-942-6928 steers 55.50-59.00, Standard 50.00- 55.00. Good slaughter heifers 54.00- 59.00. Standard 48.00-52.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.50-42.00, Cutters 35.0040.50, Canner & Low Cutter 31.00-38.50, Shells down to 25.00. Yield Grade #1 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00- yield grade #2 900-1400 lbs. 45.00-50.00. Feeder steers 49.00- 58.00; feeder heifers 48.00^50.00. CALVES 271: Choice vealers 70.00- good 63.00-70.00, Standard & Good 70-110 lbs. 49.00- 58.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls Peach market news Wednesday, August 17 Report supplied by PDA This fifth week of the 1983 Peach Market News comes to you with our reporters indicating a weak slow market for peaches 2” minimum. The demand for 244” up peaches is stronger. Large peaches are relatively scarce even so the prices quoted reflects a continued drop of 82.00 to 83.00. Smaller sizes are moving slow at prices slightly below last week. SUMMARY The prices reported below are the latest wholesale, truckload, f.o.b. peach prices for Adams, Franklin, York and Berks coun* ties: 38# cartons, U.S. Extra #l, 2‘rt" up, Sun High 10.00-11.00; 38# cartons U.S. Extra #l, 2 1/8” up Loring 7.00-8.00; 38# cartons U.S. Extra #l, 2” up Sun High, Loring 6.00-7.00; J /2 bu. crates orchard run Ked Haven, Sun High 5.50-6.00; 25# boxes, yellow nectarines, U.S. Extra #1 9.00; l /z bu. orchard iun nectarines (yellow Hcsh) 6 50. 90-120 lbs. 60.00-80.00. HOGS 49: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.75-50.25, few No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.0048.00. US No. 1- 3 350-500 lbs. sows 36.00-38.25, No. 2- 3 400-500 lbs. 33.00-36.50. Boars 26.75-30.50. FEEDER PI GS 23: VS No. 1-3 3549 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-26.00 per head. SHEEP 219: Choice 75-95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 43.0045.00, Good 75-85 lbs. 38.0043.25,60-75 lbs. 35.0044.75, Utility 40-65 lbs. 30.00- 35.00. Slaughter ewes 11.00-19.00. APPLES: 12/3# bags Beacon, Summer Hambo 7.00-8.50; Bushels Orchard Run Lodi, - Beacon, Kambo 4.50-5.00. BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET; 38# U.S. Extra #1 24a” mm. (yellow flesh) 12.60; 38# U.S. Extra #1 244” mm. (yellow flesh) 7.00-7.50; 38# U.S. Extra #l2” min. (yellow flesh) 3.504.00; sales on small 2” nun. very slow. APPALACHIAN FRUIT REPORT: Supply very heavy on small fruit. Prices falling daily 2 V up very scarce. 38# U.S. Extra #1 2V’ up 9.00-10.00 m. 10.00; 38# U.S. Extra #1 2" up 6.00-7.00 in. 6.00; 38# U.S. Extra #1 2” min. almost no market. NEW JERSEY: Slow movement - Market dragging. Small, sizes very hard to sell. 38# U.S. Extra #l, 2te” mm. 12.00-13.00 m. 12.00; 38# U.S. Extra #l2V*" mm. 9.00-10.00; 38# U.S. Extra #1 2 1/8" mm, 7.00- 7.50 m. 7.00; 38# U.S. Extra #1 2” mm. 4.00-4.50 m. 4.00. PA. RETAIL PRODUCE Thursday, Aug. 18,1983 Report Supplied By PDA Apples - Average Prices; 1.20 hi peck; 1.35 hs peck; 2.80 peck; 5.25 '/2 bushel; 0.99 bushel. Lodi Apples -1,45 peck; 1.95- 2.65 L /z peck; 3.95 ha bushel; Hed Delicious-.79/lb. Peaches-,39-,49/lb.; 1.00-1.65 qt; 2.75-2 qt.; 3.75-4.65; l /z peck; 7.50 peck; 9.96-14.95 bushel. Potatoes - .25/lb.; .59/qt; 99 hi peck; 1,95 */2 peck. Hot Papens - .05/each; 1.25 hi peck; 2.50 '/z peck. Bell Pepens-5/1.00; 2.00 Va peck. Radishes - ,30/bunch. Zucchini and Summer Squash - 35 cents each and 35 cents/lb. Tomatoes - .40-.79/lb.; $5/10 lbs.; Hydroponic .791 b. Green Beans and Yellow Beans - ,75/lb; .77/qt; 1.25 U peck; 2.00 te peck; 6.00 tt-bushel; 11.65 bushel. Italian Beans - .75 lb.; Wax (_ Beans .59 lb; Broccoh .79/head. Red Beets - .50/bunch; Cabbage 191 b. Cucumbers - 4/100 to 5/100. Pickling Cucumbers -. 10 each; 3.95 peck. Cauliflower - average 1.05 each. Cantalope - .49-1.79 according to size. Ave-iarge 1.40; medium 1.15; small .69. 75-1.60/head; Watermelon - 1.75-5.25 according to size. Cider -2.50 gal. Hooey-1.75 lb. Onions -.35/lb. Parsley - .29/bunch.
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