Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg,Pa.
Tuesday, March 25,1986
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 246. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter
steers mostly 1.00-2.00 higher;
Cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Choice 1050-
1700 steers 54.00-59.00, couple 60.85,
Good 50.00-53.75, few Choice
holsteins 48.00-54.00, few Good
45 00-49.25, few Standard 42JW
-46 00. Choice heifers 47.00-55.50,
few Good 43 00-46.00, few Standard
41 25-45.00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 37775-
41.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 35.50-
39.25, few Canner & Low Cutter
33.00-35-85. Few Good and Choice
slaughter bullocks 50.00-52.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 990-1675 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.00-49.85, few §2
760-1050 lbs. 36.25-40.00. Feeder
Cattle: Medium Frame #1 400-600
lbs. steers and bulls 50.00-58.50.
CALVES 190. Good & Choice
vealers 60.00-77.00, Standard and
Good 70-100 lbs. 38.00-48.00, Utility
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55-75 lbs. 31.00-40.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 70.00-
102.00, mostly 80.00-95.00.
HOGS 529. Barrows and gilts
1.00- lower. US No. 1220-235 lbs.
43.0043.75, No. 1-2 215-235 lbs.
41.00- No. 2-3 200-250 lbs.
40.00- No. 2-4 190-270 lbs.
34.25-40.00. US No. 1-3 270-600 lbs.
sows 35.00-39.00, few 40, No. 2-3 250-
500 lbs. 32.00-34.00. Boars 26.00-
32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 110. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.0041.00,40-
55 lbs. 46.00-56.00 - all per head.
SHEEP 63. Choice 15-35 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 90.00-
110.00, couple 135.00, 45-60 lbs.
85.00- few 80-100 lbs. 66.00-
79.00. Slaughter ewes 17.00-29.00.
GOATS 12: Large 26.0045.00, Kids
16.00- - all per head.
Week Ending March 28
This Week
Total Volume 4,163,836 lbs.
Price $5,761,518
Season Ave. $141.98
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Delaware expert offers financial advice
NEWARK, DE. - Little tilings farmers who want to improve their rather than treating all fields the
can mean a lot in any business. cas h flow and general economic same.
Given the current financial crisis stance. * Omit phosphorus ana
in American agriculture, good
management is especially im
portant for farmers.
Burdened by debts, high
production costs and low com
modity prices, farmers sometimes
have trouble recognizing ways to
cut costs. And sometimes, in their
haste to produce a crop, they
overlook details that affect"
profitability.
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Belt offers the following advice to
Last Year
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$6,202,112
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FINE TUNE PRODUCTION:
• Test your soil and compare past
records.
• Apply only as much fertilizer
as you need to meet realistic yield
goals.
• Take into account nutrients
suppled by legumes and manure.
• Calibrate your application
equipment.
• Band your fertilizer.
• Apply lime if needed.
• Avoid nitrogen losses by timely
application.
• Don’t add extra sulfur of
micronutrients unless soil or tissue
analyses or past experience in
dicate they are needed.
• Fertilize each field according
to specific recommendations
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potassium in soils testing high for
these nutrients, except for a small
amount banded in soils slow to
warm up.
• Compare prices of various
fertilizers-use the one that
provides the most for the money.
• Select the best yielding hybrids
possible.
• Plant as early as you can.
• Rotate your crops for
maximum yields.
• Compare conventional tillage
versus no-tillage for your
operation.
• Pool your purchasing power
with other growers.
IMPROVE MARKETING
PRACTICES:
• Have you established sales
price objectives for your 1986
crop?
• Do you know your production
costs?
• Plan a marketing strategy
now.
REEVALUATE EQUIPMENT
NEEDS:
• Does the size of your farm
operation justify ownership of
costly machinery?
• Consider sharing ownership of
specialty or seldom-used equip
ment.
• Consider doing custom work if
you have the time and equipment.
• Delay major machinery
purchases if possible.
• If you have equipment you
don’t need, consider selling it.
LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO
REDUCE PRESENT FINANCIAL
BURDENS;
• Give up rented land that
doesn’t return a profit. Con
centrate on your best ground.
• Consider restructuring some
loans.
“Take charge of your
operation,’’ says Belt.
“Management is still the key to
efficient production. You must
know your costs before any ef
fective decision can be made.”