Al6-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, February 15,1986
. | I j .• ' PFA’s ‘Friends’group names directors
Livestock market ana auction news **,.**,*-,*<*-«
and Leon Wilkinson, Chester
county dairyman.
Appointed to represent ag
related businesses are; Dean
Carey, president of Knouse Foods
Cooperative; Richard Croner,
chairman of Agway, Inc.; Richard
Denison, manager of PFA’s Farm
Management Services; and Art
Smith, executive director of the
Pennsylvania Farm and Power
Equipment Dealers Association.
Citizen representatives on the
board are: Art Davis, Maurice K.
Goddard Chair professor in
Forestry and Environmental
Resource Management, Penn
State University: Ron Smith,
president of CCNB Bank, N.A.; Dr.
Lamartine Hood, incoming Dean
of the College of Agriculture, Penn
State University; and W. Dixon
Stroud, philanthropist and founder
of the Stroud Water Laboratory
associated with the Academy of
Natural Sciences.
The remaining members of the
board of directors will be an
nounced later.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, February 14
Report supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 4808. Compared with
5523 head last week and 4944 head a
year ago. Steers and heifers
uneven; extremes .75 to 1.00 lower;
cows weak to 1.50 lower; bullocks
not fully tested; bulls steady to 1.00
lower; few High Choice & Prime
No. 2-4, 60.25-62.25; Choice 56.50-
61.25; Good 52.00-57.50; Standard
43.75-52.00; Choice heifers 53.00-
58.00; Good 49.00-54.00; Standard
42.00-48.50; Breaking Utility &
Commercial cows 36.00-39.50;
Cutter & Boning 34.00-37.50;
Canner & Cutter 28.00-34.75; shells
20.00; few Choice bullocks 51.75-
55.00; few Good 46.25-51.75; few
Standard 43.75-48.50; YG No. 1,
1000-1950 lb. bulls 43.0048.75; No. 2,
900-1500 lb. 38.0044.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers Med.
No. 1,350-650 lb. heifers
Med. No. 1, 350-700 lb. 43.00-51.00;
bulls Med. No. 1, 400-700 lb. 50.00-
60.00.
CALVES; 3452. Compared with
3528 head last week and 3864 head a
year ago. Steady to 5.00 higher;
Choice 84.00-100.00; Good 72.00-
85.00; 110-130 lb. 58.00-71.00 ; 90-110
lb. 45.00-56.00 ; 65-85 lb. 38.00-50.00;
Holstein bulls 90-130 lb. 52.00-
128.00; few heifers 90-140 lb. 51.00-
78.00.
HOGS: 6202. Compared with 5818
head last week and 6382 head a
year ago. Mostly steady; spots .50
lower; No. 1-2, 210-245 lb. 45.50-
48.00; No. 1-3, 215-250 lb. 44.50-
46.25; No. 2-3, 215-255 lb. 43.00-
45.50; No. 2-4, 230-285 lb. 42.00-
44.50; few No. 1-3,140-190 lb. 33.00-
40.00; sows steady to 1.00 higher;
No. 1-1, 300-575 lb. 34.00-39.75; No.
2-3, 300-650 lb. 32.00-38.00; boars
26.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS; 638. Compared
with 810 head last week and 955
head a year ago. Uneven; 20-35 lb.
J 9.00-30.00 ; 35-50 lb. 23.00-39.00 ; 50-
85 lb. 33.00-42.00, all per head.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1277. Compared with 1635
head last week and 1993 hegd a
year ago. Highly uneven; ex
tremes 10.00 higher to 15.00 lower;
No. 1-2, 20-30 lb. 68.00-80.00 ; 3040
lb. 71.00-108.00 ; 40-50 lb. 78.00-
100.00; 50601 b. 75.0069.00; 60651 b.
60.0064.00; No. 2-3, 4065 lb. 60.00-
76.00.
SHEEP: 344. Compared with 588
head last week and 600 head a year
ago. Uneven; High Choice & Prime
80-110 lb. 72.00-80.00; Choice 70-115
lb. 67.00-74.00; Good 65-100 lb. 65.00-
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Wednesday, February 12,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 245. SUPPLY IN
CLUDED 35 FEEDER CATTLE.
Compared with last week’s
market; Slaughter cows steady to
strong. High Choice & Prime 1200-
1600 lbs. steers 57.25-59, one 60.85,
Choice 1000-1340 lb. 54.50-58,25,
Good 48.10-55.75; Good & Choice
1250-1550 lbs. holsteins 47.25-53.00,
Standard 43.7549.50. Few Choice
1050-1225 lbs. heifers 53.60-56.75,
few Good 40-53.25. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
36.50-39, few 40.50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 35.25-37.50, few 38.10,
Canner & Low Cutter 31.60-34.75,
Shells down to 27.75. Few High
Good & Choice slaughter bullocks
53.35-55, few Good 48.75-51.75, few
Standard 44.2548.50. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1275-1600 lbs.
slaughter bulls 47.75-51.75, few #2
850-1000 lbs. 38.2544.10. FEEDER
CATTLE: Medium Frame #1 (few)
500-550 lbs. steers 57-58.50; Few
Medium Frame #1 450-500 lbs. 48-
49.50; Few Medium Frame #1 500-
700 lbs. bulls 50.00-55.00.
CALVES 181. Vealers sl-$4
higher. Few Choice 96.00-105, few
Good 73.00-91, few Standard &
Good 110-125 lbs. 55.00-71, 90-105
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lbs. 50-55.50, few 72.00, 70-90 lbs.
46.00- few 53.00, few Utility 90-
115 lbs. 47.00-60, 60-85 lbs. 30.0042.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls 90-
135 lbs. 95.00-125, some down 60.00;
few Holstein Heifers 100-120 lbs.
61.00- Few Beef Cross Bulls and
Heifers 100-120 lbs. 65.00-103.00.
HOGS 329. Barrows and gilts $1
to $2.50 lower. Few Lots No. 1-2 220-
255 lbs. 45.5048, No. 2-3 205-260 lbs.
42.2549, mostly 43.7545.25, one lot
No. 1-3 200 lbs. at 41.75. Sows
steady to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-3
290-730 lbs. sows 34.50-37.25, few
38.00. Few Boars 33.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 60. Few US No.
1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 60.00-66,
few 55-60 lbs. 72.00-75 - all per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 12. Few Choice 60-85 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 78.00-89,
one 35 lbs. New Crop Lamb at
130.00 and few 115 lbs. at 61.00-
66.00. Few Slaughter sheep 18.00-
28. GOATS 13: Medium & Large
30.0044.00 per head.
Paul Nissley and Gary Forry
Magnum - Grand Champion 1984
PA P.F.G.C. Trials -10.2 Ton Yield
Has Won More State Trials The Last
Five Years Than Any Other Alfalfa.
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CAMP HILL - The In
corporators of the Pennsylvania
Friends of Agriculture have an
nounced the appointment of 14
members to its Board of Directors.
The charitable foundation is
being established by the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ Association
(PFA) to provide an opportunity
for farmers and concerned citizens
who wish to contribute to projects
designed to improve the future of
agriculture in Pennsylvania.
Joseph Johns of Davidsville, a
former member of PFA’s State
Board of Directors, was selected to
chair the board which will include
a total of 18 directors - six each
representing agriculture, ag
related businesses, and citizens.
Dr. Robert Marshak, Dean of the
University of Pennsylvania’s
School of Veterinary Medicine, will
serve as vice-chairman.
Named to the board to represent
agriculture are; Keith Eckel,
president of PFA; Penrose
Hallowell, former Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture: Ken
• It took less time to plant
I got a quick start with hydrow seeding Magnum
I used Furadan and got good insect control
I had excellent yield for first year
Quick service was provided
I would recommend hydrow seeding with
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