Central U.S. Carlot Beef Report May 25, 1989 Report supplied by JJSDA CENTRAL U.S. CARLOT BEEF REPORT (INCLUDES THE MAJOR PRODUCTION AREAS IN THE MID WEST AND TEXAS) AS OF 11:15 A.M. COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY’S 3:00 P.M. REPORT. CHOICE 3 HEIFER CARCASSES $l.OO LOWER; OTHER CARCASS TYPES NOT TESTED. DEMAND LIGHT. MOVEMENT VERY SLOW ON MODERATE OFFERINGS. 0 LOADS OF STEER CARCASSES AND 1 LOAD OF HEIFER CARCASSES TRADED TO PACKER-PROCESSORS. SALES REPORTED ON 6 LOADS OF STEER AND HEIFER CARCASSES. STEER CARCASSES: (6 LOADS REPORTED) FOB OMAHA BASIS CHOICE 3 600-900# 3 LDS. RANGE 111.00-112.00. $OO-550# 2 LDS. RANGE 104.00. 400-500# 1 LD. RANGE 103.00. COW AND BULL CARCASSES (5 LOADS REPORTED) MIDWEST: COW AND BULL CAR CASSES STEADY IN LIGHT TEST. DEMAND LIGHT TO MODERATE ON UGHT TO MODERATE SUPPLIES. CUTTER 1-2 350 & UP FOB OMAHA 1 LD. 94.00, FOB E. TX & OK 1 LD. 94.00. BULLS 500/UP YG 1 FOB OMAHA 3 LDS. 101.00. BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS (0 LOADS REPORTED) FOB OMAHA BASIS MIDWEST: BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF NOT FULLY ESTABLISHED WITH A STEADY UNDERTONE NOTED. Friend’s Stockyard, Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 May 22, 1989 STOCK BULLS & STEERS (200 TO 400 LBS ) 78.00-96.00. STOCK HEIFERS: 62.00-81.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 71.00-74.25; MEDIUM TO GOOD 64.00-70.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY 5800-64.50; LIGHT 52.00-61.00. THE CHECKERBOARD OF HESS MILLS 6 S. Vintage Rd. I Rt.B2 Paradise, PA 17562 IHv v Unionville, PA 18375 (717)442-4183 (Tjß (215)347-2377 (717)768-3301 TLI SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 68.00-70.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 60.00-65.50. BULLS: HEAVY 55.00-64.50; LIGHT 52.00-64.75. COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING 54.50; UTILITY HOLSTEIN 45.00-53.00; CAN NERS 41.50-49.00; COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 40.00-45.50; CULL COWS 40.00. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 90.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 80.00- 808 CALVES: 60.00-85.00. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES: RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB. 120.00-180.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES: RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB 85.00-130.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 44.00-46.25; HEAVY 43.50-45.00; LIGHT 38.00-42.25. , SOWS: 26.00-31.50. MALE HOGS: 24.00-27.00. LAMBS: 70.00-82.50; FEEDER LAMBS: NONE AVAILABLE. SHEEP: 18.00-26.00. EGGS: (PER DOZEN) LARGE .6S-.75; MEDIUM AND SMALL, NONE AVAILABLE. State Graded Feeder Pig Sale at Westminster Livestock Auction May 19, 1989 1,396 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 935; COMPARED TO LAST SALE, PRICES WERE FULLY 8.00-12.00 PER HUNDRED LOWER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDREDWEIGHT. 1&2: 71 HD. 20-35 LBS. 55.00-66.00; 146 HD. 32-39 LBS. 63.00-76.00; 327 HD. 40-48 LBS. 67.00-75.00; 156 HD. 40-49 LBS. 53.00-65.00; 288 HD. 50-59 LBS. 62.00- 86 HD. 50-59 LBS. 54.00- 98 HD. 61-69 LBS. 50.00- 51 HD. 71-78 LBS. 49.00- GRADE 2: 31 HD. 23-35 LBS.' 55.00- 78 HD. 39-52 LBS. 45.00- GRADE 2&3: 46 HD. 45-47 LBS. 45.00-49.00. NEXT SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1:30 P.M. *Rejl tiered trademark of Ralston Purine Company PURINA CHOWS (Continued from Page A 3) a range from $3.92-1/4 to $3.99-1/2. ACRES CATTLE UPDATE: Feeder and live cattle prices erased yesterday’s gains with fats losing from 10 points to 110 points while feeders settled from 3S to 65 lower. Selling pressure was attributed to expectations for lower dressed beef and cut-out values along with light demand and slow movement Additional selling was linked to a weaker tone in the fed cattle cash and beef markets. Feeders mirrored live cattle activity with further pres sure linked to a slight slippage in the cash index. CME FEEDER CATTLE SET TLEMENT PRICE - 5/22/89 - $77.00 dn $ .10. ACRES NEXT DAY OUT LOOK: CASH - steady to weak FUTURES - steady to lower. ACRES HOG UPDATE: Live hog futures closed out today’s ses sion lower from IS to 62 points after enduring session long pres sure exerted by larger kill figures and weakening cash prices. Los ses were compounded by weaker midday product quotes and spil lover from sharply lower bellies. Short-covering late in the session boosted prices off session lows with today’s closes at or near ses sion highs. Losses in the July option were pared by the rolling Lancaster Firming, Saturday, May 27,1989-Al9 forward of long June positions. Bellies closed from 117 to limit down under pressure from bearish fundamentals. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 p.tn. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, May 25,‘1989 RETURN TO FARM CALF 130.00-182.00. GOOD VEAL 90.00-120.00. COMMON VEAL 40.00-89.00. CHOICE STEERS 74 00-78.50. SELECT STEERS 70.00-75.00. COMMON STEERS 54.00-69.00. COMMERCIAL COWS 48 00-55 00 CANNERS-CUTTERS 44.00-52 00. SHELLS 38.00-43.00. CHOICE HEIFERS 70.00-75.00. SELECT HEIFERS 66 00-71.00. COMMON HEIFERS 53.00-65.00. GOOD FEEDERS 70.00-90 00. COMMON FEEDERS 50.00-69.00. BULLS 53.00-62 00 GOOD HOGS 44.00-47 00. Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, May 25 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 133. COMPARED WITH LAST THURSDAY’S MARKET, SL. STEERS WEAK .50 LOWER: SL. COWS STEADY: FEW CHOICE 71.00-73.00; SELECT 66.50-70.75; FEW, STANDARD 61.00- FEW SELECT 65.00-67.00; FEW STANDARD 58.00-64.00; BREAK ING UT. & COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 47.00- COUPLE 53.75; CUTTER AND BONING UT. 45.50-49.50, CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 40.00-45.50; SHELLS DOWN TO 22.00; FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1400-2000 LBS. SL. BULLS 55.25~-62.75; COUPLE YG NO. 2 1100-1200 LBS. 54.00-56.50. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: FEW LARGE FRAME NO. 1 900-1000 LBS. 60.00- HEIFERS: MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1 400-600 LBS. 63.00-68.00, FEW LARGE FRAME NO. 1 800-1000 LBS. 58.00-63.00. BULLS: MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 600-900 LBS. 64.00-67.00. CALVES: 72. CHOICE FEW 100.00- FEW GOOD 90.00-96.00; STAND. & GOOD 90-120 LBS. 86.00- 60-85 LBS. 78.00.91.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 106.00177.00. HOGS 199. BARROWS & GILTS $1 TO $1.50 HIGHER. US NO. 1-2 225-260 LBS. 46.25-47.00, 1-3 215-255 LBS. 45.5046.50; US NO. 1-3 300-550 LBS. SOWS 30.00-33.00. BOARS FEW 26.0027.50. FEEDER PIGS: 7. FEW US NO. 1-3 30-35 LBS. FEEDER PIGS 20.0022.00 PER HD. SHEEP; 54. HI CH. & PR. 80100 LBS. 68.0075.00. SL. SHEEP 16.0022.00. GOATS: 5. 3 MEDIUM @ 46.00, 2 SMALL 31.0036.00 PER HEAD. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, May 25 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 219. COMPARED WITH LAST THURSDAY’S MARKET. SL. COWS .75 TO $2 HIGHER. FEW SELECT 64.00-67.75. FEW SELECT 59 00-60 25, FEW SELECT-CHOICE 1100-1500 LBS. HOLSTEINS 56 75-62.25, FEW SELECT 58.00-63.75, FEW STANDARD 55 00-57.00 BREAK ING UT & COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 49 00-52 60, FEW 54.85, LOW YIELD ING 44.00-48.10 CUTTER & BONING UT. 47 85-52.00, FEW 53.50, CANNER & LOW CUTTER 46.00-48 75 SHELLS DOWN TO 35.00 FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1150-1750 LBS. SL BULLS 58.10-64.00, SEVERAL YG NO 2 885-920 LBS. 50.85-54.35. CALVES- 310. VEALERS STEADY $5 HIGHER. FEW CHOICE 92 00-10100, STAND & GOOD 80-105 LBS. 96 00-104.00, 70-80 LBS. 87.00-95 00, FEW UTILITY 90-100 LBS. 89 00-96.50, UTILITY 50-85 LBS 52.00-75.00. HOLS TEIN BULLS #1 FEW 120-135 LBS 135.00- 90-1 15 LBS. 178 00-201.00,80-85 LBS 155.00-188 00, 75-80 LBS. 95 00-112 50. #2 90-120 LBS 130.00- 00. FEW 96.00 HOLS. HEIF ERS 90-110 LBS. 100.00-130 00, FEW 168.00, FEW 70-85 LBS. 96.00-101 00. BEEF CROSS BCB&H 70-110 LBS. BULLS & HEIFERS 102.00-159.00 HOGS: 39 BARROWS & GILTS FEW 1-3 125-195L85. 34.50-39.00, US NO 1-3 300-600 LBS. SOWS 30 50-36 00, MOST LY 31.75-35.00. BOARS FEW 28 00-31.00. FEEDER PIGS; 8. SHEEP: 17. CHOICE 85-95 LBS. 68.00- GOOD 40-60 LBS 52.00- FEW SL. SHEEP 15.00- 00. GOATS: 26. FEW LARGE ADULT 41.00-65 00, KIDS 15 00-26.00 PER HEAD. Penn State Sponsors Landisville Crops Day UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The Penn State Crops Day at Landisviilc will be held June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held at the Southeast Field Research Laboratory on Auction Road in Lancaster County, two miles northwest of Landisville. This year’s Crops Day will fea ture research and educational programs related to small grains and forage crops. Penn State Pro fessor of Agronomy Dr. Elwood Halley will chair the event. The small grains programs will include a session on recently released and upcoming grain var ieties such as Hercules and Pennu da spring oats and Pcnnco winter barley. Another section will focus on managing diseases like mil dew, leaf rust and net blotch. There also will be sessions on nit rogen management for winter grains and the response of winter wheat varieties to row spacing and seeding rates. Programs on forages will include discussions of alfalfa dis ease, alfalfa weed control, annual forages, nitrogen management and forage-ruining insects. For more information on the Crops Day in Landisville, contact-