Livestock market and auction news
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
MarchS, IMS
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 306... Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows mostly 1.00 lower. Few
Choice steers 54.25-56.50, one Good
at 53.00, few Standard 45.00-49.00,
Utility 38.00-42.75. One Choice
heifer at 54.00, few Good 48.75-
50.00, few Standard 41.00-45.50, few
Utility 36.50-39.75. Breaking Utility
Si Commercial slaughter cows I
36.00- Cutter Si Boning Utility
33.00- Canner & Low Cutter!
28.00- Shells down to 25.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 2150-2165 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.00-45.50, one
46.75, one §2 1520 lbs. at 41.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium
Frame #1 570-945 lbs. steers 45.00-
51.50, Medium Frame HI 400-730
lbs. heifers 44.00-48.00, Holsteins
500-900 lbs. 30.00-40.00. Few
Medium Frame #l5OO-600 lbs. bulls
51.50-55.50
CALVES 333: Few Choice
vealers 87.00-94.00, few Good 74.00-
81.00, few Standard 50.00-60.00, one
small lot 133 lbs. at 40.00, Standard
& Good 90-120 lbs. 39.00-50.00,65-85
lbs. 29.0042.00, Utility 5080 lbs.
15.00-25.00. FARM CALVES-
DEKALB-PFIZER
GENETICS
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Wehave the alfalfa seed
DEKALB-PFIZER alfalfa wins for more growers.
DEKALB 120
Superior yields, year after year
Outstanding winterhardiness
Fine stemmed and leafy
high in protein
Resistance to Phytophthora root
rot
1984 and 1985 Forage Analysis
Superbowl winner
DKI3S and Advantai
DKI3S
• Excellent yields.
• Verticillium wilt, anthracnose
and Phytophthora root rot
resistance
• Lush, leafy forage
• Bred for long rotations
Advantage
• Outstanding yield performance
in state trials
• Recovers quickly after cutting
• Healthy for long stand life
• Resistance to anthracnose and
Phytophthora root rot
JOE PISKOROWSKI Princeton, N.J
Wins Ist place in North East Forage Quality Contest
hay division with Dekalb Alfalfa
FOR TOP YIELDING ALFALFAS CONTACT YOUR
DEKALB is a registered brand name Numbers
designate varieties As a condition ol sale please
/>ote statement of limited warranty and remedy on
DEKALB PFIZER GENETICS orders tags and bags
DEKALB PFIZER GENETICS DEALER
Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs. 65.00-
78.00, few 50.00-60.00.
HOGS 412: Barrows and gilts
steady. US No. 1-2 220-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.00-40.75, No. 1-
3 215-245 lbs. 39.00-40.10, few 195-200
lbs. 36.00-36.75, No. 2-3 220-250 lbs.
38.00- No. 2-4 240-260 lbs.
35.00- No. 1-3 140-180 lbs.
29.00- Sows 1.00-2.00 higher.
US No. 1-3 300-665 lbs. sows 37.00-
43.50, Few No. 2-3 440420 lbs. 32.00-
36.00. Boars 25.50-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 65: US No. 1-3 45
lbs. feeder pigs at 39.00-40.00 per
head.
SHEEP 61: High Choice & Prime
55-85 lbs. new crop lambs 84.00-
93.00, Good & Choice 60-90 lbs. wool
lambs 65.00-77.00. Slaughter ewes
18.00-27.00.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, Mar. 5
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
P.M. report, Fresh Pork Loins 14-
18 lbs. $l.OO-3.00 lower. Picnics
steady to $2.00 lower. Boston Butts
generally steady. Skinned Hams
steady to $2.00 lower. Sdls Bellies
steady to $2.00 lower. Trade slow to
moderate for moderate offerings
you need.
120 Winsl9BsWorld Forage Superbowl.
e Results In The World Fora;
Paul Sprecher, Sauk City, Wisconsin
Dairy and Diversified Cropping
DK 135
3rd Place- Ist Cutting Hay -1985
“We had a little bit of everything this year, from drought
to Verticillium wilt and our 135 stood up excellent. This
was our first year for seeding. Our first cutting stood
over 30 inches high with leaves right down to the bottom
of the plant. And only 25 days after our second cutting
we came back through for our third.”
Forrest Strieker, Wernersville, Pennsylvania
Dairyman
Advantage
3rd Place- Ist Cutting Haylage-1985
“We made five cuttings this season. Advantage showed
good tonnage and quick regrowth. My average was 1.4
tons dry bay equivalent. Alfalfa is the key to our
operation and DEKALB has the best alfalfa lineup. My
cows have convinced me of that.”
and light to moderate demand.
U.S. No. 2 175 lb. Pork carcass
cutout value declined $1.35 to an
estimated $55.70 p/cwt.
Sales reported on 38 loads of
fresh Pork cuts and 14 loads of
trimmings and boneless
processing pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Trends
Loins (Regular)
14-18 lbs. 89.00-91.00, 1.00-3.00
lower.
22/up lbs. 75.00.
Picnics
4-8 lbs. 38.0040.00, stdy to 2.00
lower.
17-20 lbs. 57.00, couple loads
59.00, steady to 2.00 lower.
20-26 lbs. 57.00, steady.
12-14 lbs. 48.00-49.00, 1.00-2.00
lower.
14-16 lbs. 48.00-49.00, steady to
weak.
DEKALB Brand 120
swept the Forage Analysis
Superbowl held during the
World Dairy Expo in 1985.
Orland and Dan Reimer
took top honors. It was
their DEKALB Brand 120
that captured a first and
second in the hay and
haylage divisions.
8/up lbs. 38.00.
Boston Butts
4-8 lbs. 60.00, generally steady.
Skinned Hams
Bellies
(Sdls Skin On)
16-18 lbs. 46.00, weak.
Pork Trimmings
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean)
42% Lean Trmgs Fresh 25.00,
High-quality alfalfa like 120 is important
to the Reimers’ 92-cow Holstein operation in
Loganville, Wisconsin.
4 ‘Oar crude protein levels have been as
high as 26.8 percent. The fourth and fifth
crops ran over 24 percent,” says Dan, who
farms 435 acres with his father, Orland.
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4.00 lower.
42% Lean Trmgs, frozen 29.50,
weak.
72% Lean Trmgs, frozen 55.50,
2.50-5.00 lower.
72% Bnls Picnics, fresh 55.00,
steady.
72% Bnls Picnics, frozen 59.00.
Jowls, fresh 21.00-22.00.
Jowls, frozen 21.25 delivered
thru late March.
Cured and Processed Pork;
Smoked Hams
(Water Added)
16-19 lbs. 68.50-75.00.
19-23 lbs. 63.00-75.00.
Picnics
4-7 lbs. 53.00-58.00.
No. 1 Bacon
11b. pack 113.00-148.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, Mar. 5,1986
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Special fed Veal 2.00 higher. .Good
and choice boning Veal generally
steady; Inshipped 1.00-4.00 lower.
Carcass Lamb unestablished with
a steady to weak undertone.
Boneless Beef generally steady.
Beef trimmings 4.00-5.00 lower
than last week.
Veal Carcass
Choice & Prime
DEKALB-PFIZER
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 8,1986-Al3
(Special Fed)
Hide On 2N Head
220-280 lbs. 177.00-182.00, 2.00
higher.
Good and Choice
Boning Type-Hide On
Northeastern Supplies
710 Head
65-75 lbs. 78.00-80.00, few 81.00,
generally steady.
55-64 lbs. 76.00-78.00, few 79.00.
45-54 lbs. 74.00-76.00, few 77.00.
35-44 lbs. 72.00-74.00, few 75.00.
34 lbs. down 70.00-72.00, few
73.00.
Ins hipped
1480 head
71-80 lbs. 78.00-81.00, 1.0CM.00
lower.
61-70 lbs. 76.00-79.00.
51-60 lbs. 74.00-77.00.
41-50 lbs. 72.00-75.00.
30-40 lbs. 70.00-73.00.
Boneless Beef
2 loads
(US and Canadian Origin)
Compared to last week generally
steady.
85% Chem Lean, Fresh 94.00.
Beef Trimmings
3 loads
50% Chem Lean, Fresh 40.00,
4.00-5.00 lower.
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