Al2-Lancast«r Fanning, Saturday, February 22,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Livestock
Leesport,PA
Wednesday, February 19,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 197. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market, si.
steers steady to 1.00 lower, si. cows
.50 to 2.00 higher; Choice 1030-1230
si. steers 54.00-57.25, few Good
47.25-53.50; Good & Choice
holsteins 1200-1600 lbs. 48.00-53.75,
Standard 42.75-47.50, few Utility &
low Standard 40.00-41.00; few
Choice si. heifers 51.00-56.10, few
Good 44.00-48.00, few Standard
41.75-42.00; Breaking Utility &
Commercial cows 38.50-40.35, few
41.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 36.00-
39.50, few 40.85; Canner & Low
Cutter 32.00-36.00, few down to
30.60, shells down to 25.00; few
Choice bullocks 48.50-52.25, one at
57.00, Good 47.00-50.25, few Stan
dard 45.75-49.00; few Yield Grade
1,1300-2100 lb. bulls 48.00-50.85, few
Yield Grade 2,1000-1200 lbs. 44.85-
47.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Large Frame 2, 650-725 lbs. 46.00;
heifers lot Large Frame 2,640 lbs.
43.00.
CALVES: 192. Vealers Grading
Standard & low Good 2.00 to 3.00
lower. Choice 88 lbs. at 100.00, one
at 104.00, few Good 76.0048.00;
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 48.00-
53.00, 70-85 lbs. 43.00-48.00; Utility
90-120 lbs. 40.0046.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
95-130 lbs. 53.00-120.00, mostly
92.50-114.00; few holstein heifers
95-115 lbs. 55.00-60.00; few beef
cross bulls & heifers 75-100 lbs.
57.0086.00.
HOGS; 427. Barrows and Gilts
weak to 1.50 lower. US 1-2 210-260
lbs. 44.0046.00, small lot at 47.25; 2-
3 205-260 lbs. 43.75-44.60 with lot
43.25; few 2-4 250-265 lbs. 42.00-
43.35, few 270-290 lbs. 40.25-41.00; 3-
4 lot 275 lbs. at 37.50; few 1-3185-190
lbs. 40.0040.75; Sows under 500
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lbs., .50 to 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs.
steady to .75 higher; US 1-3 290-500
lbs. 34.00-35.00, few to 39.75,500-650
lbs. 35.00-37.75; few Medium 375-
425 lbs. 31.00-34.00; Boars 30.75-
35.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 229. US 1-3 20-60
lbs. 66.00-86.00, lot 91.00 per hun
dredweight; few 60-70 lbs. 62.00-
63.00, few 140-150 lbs. 39.5047.50
per hundredweight.
SHEEP: 30. Choice 75-110 lb.
wooled si. lambs 76.00-85.00, lot 140
lbs. at 61.00; lot Good 85 lbs. at
63.00; few si. sheep 28.00-39.00.
GOATS: 13. Few Medium &
Large 26.0041.00, few kids 19.00-
20.00 per head.
Apple Market
News Service
Feb. 18,1986
Report Supplied the PDA
Demand fair to good, market
steady for controlled atmosphere
packs. Ixiwer for regular storage
packs.
Prices quoted are wholesale,
truckload, F. 0.8. at the orchard or
packing house.
1.A.1. storage figures released as
of January 1, 1986, reflect an in
crease in movement (disap
pearance) of 6.8% over last year.
Price comparisons from Federal
Market reports average a $l.OO to
$2.00 improvement over the 84/85
crop.
SUMMARY
Regular Storage: Bagged Ap-
| OVER 2000 ACRES OF HYDROW SEEDING j
ALFALFA WITH FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE
Lancaster, PA
/ 391-3721
lewistown, PA
248-0983
State College, PA
237-7607
| 2020 Horseshoe Rd.. Lancaster, PA
| Ph. 717-397-003 S |
pies: Cartons 12/3# bags 2V4” up;
Golden Delicious, U.S. Fancy, 5.50-
6.00; Rome,'U.S. Fancy, 6.50.
Regular Storage: Traypacks:
Golden Delicious, Comb. U.S. Ex.
Fey & U.S. Fey 100’s Igr. 10.00;
Golden Delicious, Comb. U.S. Ex.
Fey & U.S. Fey 113’s 9.00; Rome,
Comb. U.S Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey
100’s Igr. 8.50.
Controlled Atmosphere Storage:
Bagged Apples; Cartons 12/3#
bags 2Vi” up; Red Delicious,
Comb. US Ex. Fey & US Fey 8.00-
8.75 mo. 8.50; Red Delicious, U.S.
Fancy 7.75-8.50; Golden Delicious,
Comb. US Ex. Fey & US Fey 8.00;
Golden Delicious, U.S. Fancy 7.50;
Stayman, Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey &
U.S. Fey 8.50; Rome, Comb. US
Ex. Fey & US Fey, 8.00-8.50; Rome
U.S. Fancy 7.75; York, Comb. U.S.
Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey 7 50.
Traypacks
Red Delicious, U.S. Extra Fancy
100’s Igr. 14.00-15.50 mo., 14.00;
Red Delicious, U.S. Extra Fancy
113’s 13.00; Red Delicious, U.S.
Extra Fancy 125’s, 11.50-12.00; Red
Delicious, Comb. US Ex. Fey & US
Fey 100’s Igr. 12.00; Red Delicious,
Comb. US Ex. Fey & US Fey 113’s
11.00-11.50; Red Delicious, Comb.
US Ex. Fey & US Fey 125’s 10.50;
Red Delicious, Comb. US Ex. Fey
& US Fey 138’s 10.00; Golden
Delicious, Comb. US Ex. Fey & US
Fey 88’s 12.50; Golden Delicious,
Comb. US Ex. Fey & US Fey 100’s
Gary Forry and Larry Herr
New Higher Yielding
Phytophthora Resisting
Fine Stem and Leafy
Find Out How
Here’s what a satisfied
EPIC
Competitive Our Fertilizer
A ?orryb
wHlUUiaUiUdilk
Xancuztar .Va.
12.00; Golden Delicious, Comb. US
Ex. Fey & US Fey 113’s 11.00;
Golden Delicious, Comb. US Ex.
Fey & US Fey 125’s snd. 10.00;
Staymen, Comb. US Ex. Fey & US
Fey, 100’s Igr. 13.00-13.50;
Stayman, Comb. US Ex. Fey & US
• Fey, 113’s Igr. 12.50-13.00; Rome,
Comb. U.S. Ex. Fey & U.S. Fey
100’s Igr. 1100.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 17
CATTLE. 496. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 56.50 to
58.00 few to 59.35; Good & Choice
51.00-56.00 few 57.00; Good &
Choice-Holstein 45 to 48.00 few to
50.00; Standard & Good-Holstein 38
to 44.00 few to 45.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 54.00 to 56.25 few to 57 50;
Goorl & Choice 48.00-53.50 few to
55.50; Standard & Good 44.0048 00
few to 49.75.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
37.00 to 40.75; Cutter & Boning
Utility 35.00 to 39.00; Canner & Low
Cutter 35.00 & down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 46.00-52.00; Yield Grade 2
44.00 to 47.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS: Steers-Medium &
Good 52.00-61.50; Heifers-Medium
& Good 45.00-58.00; Bulls-Medium
grower says:
Larry Herr
• I had fast pop up with hydrow seeding
• One phone call and it was taken care of
It cost about the same as to rent a seeder
Epic gave even growth with, fine stem, also
very leafy
• The convenience, cost, it really pays to
hydrow seed
Suppliers Of Other Alfalfa Seeds
Big Ten - Magnum - Magnum Plus
Edge
Also Dealing In Paymaster Seeds
& Good 44.00-57.50; Steers-
Holstein 38.00-50.00.
CALVES 374. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 65.00-90.00; Medium
& Good-125 to 250 pounds 55.00-
75.00; Medium & Good-80 to 120
pounds 50.00-65.00; Light & Cull
all weights 50.00 & down; Holstein
Bulls-retum to farm up to 102.00;
Holstein Heifers-return to farm up
to 68.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 34.
Choice Lambs none offered;
Medium & Good Lambs 60.00-
66.00; Light & Cull Lambs 50.00-
65.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks up to
28.50; Goats-all sizes (by head)
15.00 to 35.00.
HOGS 164. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 44.00 to 46.00; No. 1-
3 Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
44.75 to 46.00; No. 1-3 Butcher
Hogs-250-300 pounds 40.00 to 44.75;
Good Butcher Sows-400 pounds
down, up to 40.50; Good Butcher
Sows-400 pounds up up to 40.00;
Heavy Boars-over 300 pounds
30.00 to 35.00; Pigs-all sizes (by
head) 10.00 to 37.00.
21 loads. Alfalfa 76.00 to 93 00 a
ton; Mixed 50.00-65.00 a ton; Mulch
40.00-50.00 a ton; Straw 55.00-62 50
a ton.
Sale every Monday evening at
5;00p.m.
Hay & straw sale every Monday
atl;oop.m.
Lancaster Area
Forty’s Ag Service Is An
Authorized Dealer For
Servos Seed Corp.
Prices Can Be.
LIQUID
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