Livestock market and auction news
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, April 1
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 178. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to 75 cents higher.
Few Choice 1180-1350 lbs. slaughter
steers 60.25-62.50, few Good 53.25-
56.50, few Standard 45-49.75, few
Utility 4042.75. Individual Choice
slaughter heifer at 57.25, few Good
48.50-55.50, few Standard 44.75-50,
few Utility 39.7543.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 40.5044, Cutter & Boning
Utility 39.0042, Canner & Low
Cutter 35.75-39, Shells down to 33.
Yield Grade No. 1 990-1870 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45.50-51#5, few #2
875-1040 lbs. 39.5045.50.
CALVES 214. Few Choice
vealers 75.00-98, Good 58.00-70,
Standard & Good 70-110 lbs. 50.00-
58, Utility 60-80 lbs. 45.00-51.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 60.0084.00.
HOGS 110. Barrows and gilts $3
lower. Few Lots US No. 1-2 205-210
Don’t send
an ordinary
herbicide
to do a tough
herbicides job
Send Eradicane* Extra.
Any cornfield with a history of heavy infestations of hard-to
control weeds is the wrong territory for an ordinary herbicide. You
have to call in the specialist,Eradicane Extra, the preplant specially
designed to give you consistent, dependable control of the toughest
weeds in corn.
Eradicane Extra, tank-mixed with atrazine or Bladexf is tough
enough to knock out rough weeds like quack
grass, nutsedge and velvetleaf. And wild cane,
Johnsongrass, fall panicum, foxtails, and
many other grasses and broadleaves.
This spring,,for the best control of the
tough weeds in corn, send in the tough weed
specialist, Eradicane Extra.
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PL ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pennsylvania 17576
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lbs. barrows and gilts 40.4042, No
1-3 215-260 lbs. 38.1040, lot No. 2-3
280 lbs. at 37.00. US No. 1-3 3-675
lbs. sows 38.0044.50. Few Boars
no.li so
FEEDER PIGS 84. US No. 1-3 30-
45 lbs. feeder pigs 3541.50 per
head.
SHEEP 57. Choice 2040 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 90.00-110,
50-110 lbs. 75.00-83. Few Slaughter
ewes 7.00-15.00. GOATS 26: Kids
and Mediums 15.00-29 per head.
King’s Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, April 2
Report supplied by Auction
59 Ids.
Alfalfa 80.00-122.00; Alfalfa off
color and dusty 43.00-79.00; Alfalfa
Mixed 30.00-101.00; Timothy and
Timothy Mixed 70.00-118.00, but 2
loads 39.00 and 45.00; Grass and
Grass Mixed 34.00-75.00; Clover
and Clover Mixed 40.00-56.00;
Straw 79.00-92.00; Ear Com 84.00.
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Frederick Co.
Hay and Straw
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, April 4
Report supplied by auction
48 loads. Market steady to
uneven compared to last week.
9 loads Alfalfa fair to good 95.00-
130.00; 11 loads Alfalfa fair, some
damaged 57.0085.00; 3 loads
Timothy, Fancy 86.00-106.00; 9
loads Timothy fair to good, some
damaged, 40.00-77.00; 4 loads
Mixed Hay fair to good 50.00-70.00;
4 loads Orchard Grass, Good 52.00-
74.00; 5 loads Straw, Bright 75.00-
94.00; 1 load Straw, dark 60.00; 1
load, Round Locust posts 2.70 each.
Keister’s Hay
Keister’s Mlddleburg Auction
Tuesday, April 2
Report supplied by auction
63 loads.
Alfalfa (1 load) 102.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-92.50; Timothy 52.50-
87.50; Straw 62.5082.50; Ear Com
69.00-70.00; Oats (1 load) 195.00;
Firewood 26.00-36.00/load.
Eradicane
Extra
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Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, April 3
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Actual Auction Sales
Same Day Last Week
Feeder Steers under 625# and
Heifers under 525# steady to firm;
heavier weights both classes
steady to weak. Demand very good
for Cattle suitable for grazing.
Demand fair from feedlot accounts
with lack of loadlot availability a
t< 1 m the trade. Bulk supply
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
300-750# Steers and 375-675#
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
few Large Frame 1 330# thin and
gaunt 85.90, heavier sort same
cattle 420# 84.75, mates 520# 78.00;
few packages 450-500# 73.50-78.90;
500-600# 70.70-78.00 bulk 72.00-76.00;
600-625# 71.00-72.75; 625-700 lb.
67.40-71.00 ; 700-800# 65.50-67.75;
package 880# 63.90. Mixed Small
and Medium Frame 1 600-625#
68.60-68.75 ; 725-735# 66.00-66.25
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Small Frame 1 400-505# 71.50-75.50.
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 300-400# 74.75-80.50 ; 505# thin
75.00 ; 500-575# 70.70-73.25 ; 715#
67.40. Medium and Large Frame 2
350-400# 70.75-72.90 ; 425# 66.00; few
lots 565-785# 58.0fr62.50. Urge
Frame 2 Holsteins several lots 325-
460# Steers and Bulls 60.00-67.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
few large frame 1 270# 70.50 ; 370-
500# 66.90-69.50 ; 500-555# 63.75-
67.00 ; 600-700# 61.60-63.20. Mixed
Small and Medium Frame 1 400-
435# 63.9fr64.70. Small Frame 1400-
450# 61.70-63.25 ; 525-560# 60.20-
60.75. Medium and Urge Frame
Mixed 1-2 400-450# 62.50-66.00; 550-
600# 59.25-63.90 ; 650-800# 59.00-
61.50. Medium and Urge frame 2
270# 58.50 ; 375-450# thin 60.5fr60.90;
450-600# 55.0fr58.50.
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Weekly Cattle Trends: Feeder
Steers and Heifers under 600# 1.00-
3.00 higher; Over 600# firm to 1.00
higher. Good demand for grazing
type cattle; fair to good demand
for feedlot cattle, closing fair.
Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00
lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Run
light on both Feeder and Slaughter
numbers.
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