Livestock market and auction news
Apple Market News
Monday, March 12
Report supplied by PDA
Demand today is good and prices
remain steady. Movement of 12/3#
bagged apples is very good and
last week’s trend toward a
stronger market is continuing.
Sales of traypacked apples is down
this week. Seven grower, packers,
and shippers reported movement
of 32,226 cartons of 12/3# bagged
apples _ and 2,49 S cartons of
traypacked apples.
Prices quotes below are
wholesale, truckload, f.o.b. at the
orchard or packing house.
SUMMARY
Bagged Apples, Regular
Storage, Cartons, 12/3# bags, 214”
Min. Red Rome U.S. Fancy some
6.25; Ida Red U.S. Fancy some
7.25; Yorks U.S. Fancy few 5.50.
Bagged Apples, CA Storage,
Cartons, 12/3# bags, 214” Min. Red
Delicious U.S. Extra Fancy some
8.00, m. 9.00; Red Delicious U.S.
Fancy few 7.25, m. 7.50; Red
Delicious Comb. U.S. Extra Fancy
& 'U.S. Fancy 7.50; Golden
Delicious U.S. Fancy 7.50; Golden
Delicious, Comb. U.S. Fancy &
U.S. Extra Fancy 7.50; Red Rome
U.S. Extra Fancy 9.00; Red Rome
Comb. U.S. Fancy & U.S. Extra
Fancy few 7.50; Red Rome U.S.
Fancy 7.00; Law Rome U.S. Extra
Fancy m. 8.00-9.00; Law Rome
U.S. Fancy 7.00; Red Stayman
Comb. U.S. Fancy & U.S. Extra
Fancy 7.50.
Traypack CA Storage: Red
Delicious U.S. Extra Fancy 100’s
few, 11.00-12.00 m; Red Delicious
U.S. Extra Fancy 113’s 10.50-
11.00 m; Red Delicious Comb. U.S.
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 100’s
10.50; Red Delicious Comb. U.S.
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 113’s
9.75-10.00 oc. 10.50; Red Delicious
Comb. U.S. Extra Fancy & U.S.
Fancy 125’s 9.25-9.50, oc. 9.75;
Golden Delicious Comb. U.S.
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 88’s
11.00; Golden Delicious Comb. U.S.
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE 4
* DUEL 4
* BICEP 4
* LASSO 4
* SUTAN + *
* BLADEX
* LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 110’s
113’s 10.50; Golden Delicious
Comb. U.S. Extra Fancy U.S.
Fancy 125’s 9.00; Red Romes U.S.
Extra Fancy 100’s & 88’s 11.00; Red
Romes U.S. Extra Fancy 113’s &
125’s 10.50; Red Romes Comb. U.S.
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 88’s Igr.
10.50, few 11.00; Red Romes Comb.
U.S. Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy
100’s 9.50-10.00; Stayman Comb.
U.S. Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy
125’s 12.00; Yorks Comb. U.S.
Extra Fancy & U.S. Fancy 100’s
9.50; Yorks Comb. U.S. Extra
Fancy & U.S. Fancy 113’s 9.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 220: Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 1.50-2.00 lower. Few Choice
slaughter steers 55.00-68.50, one
Good at 61.50. Few Good
slaughter heifers 56.75-59.25, few
Standard 49.50-53.25. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 45.00-48.50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 41.00-47.25, Canner & Low
Cutter 32.00-41.25. Yield Grade No.
1 1200-2320 lbs. slaughter bulls
49.50-55.75, one 57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium & Large Frame #1 400-680
lbs. feeder steers 52.50-61.50, few
Large #2 630080 lbs. 40.00-45.00.
Frame #2 holsteins 480-775
lbs. 40.00-45.25.
CALVES 331: Vealers grading
Good & Choice mostly 2.00 lower,
Standard mostly 5.00 higher. Few
Prime vealers 90.00-92.00, Choice
77.00-90.00, Goo(l 63.00-76.00,
Standard 55.00-65.00, Standard 90-
130 lbs. 50.00-60.00, 65-85 lbs. 38.00-
50.00, lot Utility 57 lbs. at 30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
95-135 lbs. 65.00-86.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-120 lbs. 58.00-62.00.
HOGS 358; Barrows and gilts
1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.00-47.25,
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
couple small lots 47.75-48.50, No. 1-
3 200-265 lbs. 45.00-46.00, couple
small lots 44.00-44.60, lot No. 2-3 230
lbs. at 40.75, No. 1-3 170-190 lbs.
37.00-40.25. SOWS 5.00 higher. US
No. 1-3 320-630 lbs. sows 41.5049.00,
No. 2-3 330-530 lbs. 35.0041.00.
BOARS 30.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 41: Few US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-28.00
per head, No. 1-3 70-90 lbs. 24.00-
42.00 per head.
SHEEP 99: Choice & Prime 60-85
lbs. new crop lambs 70.00-82.00, one
small lot 87.00, Choice & Prime 75-
105 lbs. wooled lambs 62.00-69.00,
couple lots Shorn lambs at 72.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.00-19.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 13
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 326. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers about steady. Slaughter
cows steady to 1.00 higher. High
Choice & Prime 69.85-71.75. Choice
Yield Grade 2-4 1080-1280 lbs. 66.00-
71.00, Good 59.75-65.00, few
Holstein 56.25-59.85, Standard
50.00-56.50, few Utility 45.0046.25.
Choice slaughter heifers 64.00-
69.25, few Good 56.25-61.25.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 44.0047.50, couple
48.35, Cutter & Boning Utility 40.50-
44.50, Canner & Low Cutter 38.25-
41.00, Shells down to 35.00. Choice
slaughter bullock at 59.00. Yield
Grade #1 900-2065 lbs. slaughter
bulls 50.00-57.60.
FEEDER CATTLE. One lot
Medium Frame #1 feeder steers
475 lbs. at 62.00.
CATTLE 122. Few Good &
Choice Vealers 70.00-85.00. Stan
dard & Good 75-105 lbs. 50.00-57.00.
Utility 60-90 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 58.00-72.00.
HOGS 618. Barrows & gilts 1.25-
2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 47.7549.10, few lot
49.60, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.00-
47.75, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 45.75-
47.00. Sows: US No. 1-3 300300 lbs.
sows 40.0044.00, few Individual at
46.00. No. 2-3 280-500 lbs. 36.00-
40.00. Boars 33.50-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 163. US No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 27.0043.00 per head, No.
1-3 40-60 lbs. 40.00-52.00 per head.
SHEEP 26. Few Choice 3045 lbs,
New Crop lambs 85.00-96.00,
Slaughter ewes 19.00-25.50.
GOATS ;0.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, March 14
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prime Special Fed Veal steady to
3.00 higher in limited test and
comparison. Good and Choice
Boning Veal not tested, steady to
firm undertone indicated. Lamb
slow to develop; lighter average
weight loads unevenly steady with
last week.
VEALCARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On 100 Head
220-280 lbs. LTD 180.00-183.00,
steady-3.00 higher.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers; 34 lbs.
down, no sales reported.
Inshipped; 3040 lbs, no sales
reported.
LAMB CARCASS
5 Loads
Choice and Prime 3-4, 60 lbs,
down 128.00, unevenly; 55 lbs,
down 130.00, steady.
ATTENTION
YORK CO. FARMERS
Lookinglll For Quality
Every Monday
HATFIELD PACKING CO.
BUYING STATION AT
SECHRIST SALES CO.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
R.D. 1 Stewartstown, PA
.. Top Select Price on HI & 2 Hogs 210-
245 lbs.
.. We will receive your hogs from 6 A.M.
until 11 A.M.
.. Your hogs will be weighed & paid for
immediately
.. There will not be a commission or yard
age fee
.. You may call our office Monday morning
for base price
.. Please give us a chance to market your
hogs
FOR INFORMATION CALL
7T7-993-6130
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
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 soiling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Land race cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hugs Sold Ou t'ommissiou
R. 0.1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE MAY 11
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS