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    A6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 27, 1993
Eastern PA
& NJ Poultry
ATLANTA, GA.
MARCH 23, 1993
NORTHEAST LIVE HEN REPORT,
MARCH 23. 1993. FEDERAL-STATE
Pricing levels insufficient to report on
either class of fowl. Offerings of light type
hens have increased providing most pro
cessing plants with adequate numbers
through next month. Demand was mixed
for limited availability of heavy hens.
Further processed sales are slow to develop
for next week. Trade sentiment unsettled
but barely steady at best
CENTS PER LB., GENERALLY FOR
SLAUGHTER THE FOLLOWING
WEEK.
HEAVY TYPE (7 POUNDS AND UP)
* AT FARM BUYER LOADING TOO
FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO
FEW TO REPORT LIGHT TYPE AT
FARM BUYER LOADING TOO FEW
TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO FEW TO
REPORT * WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS.
SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT.
Nastional
Egg Market
EDISON
MARCH 24, 1993
NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A
GLANCE:
Prices for larger sizes trended higher at
some points in the midwest; otherwise,
prices were unchanged. The trade senti
ment was steady to fmn, mostly steady to
fully steady. Demand for canoncd eggs
ranged light to good, mostly fair; however,
the trade anticipates improved demand
going into next week in preparation for the
upcoming holiday. Supplies of larger sizes
were in good balance and held with confi
dence, mediums were at least adequate and
additional supplies were difficult to place
In the central stales, breaking stock prices
were unchanged Trading and demand
were irregular. Breakers were cautious.
Supplies were adequate. The trade senti-
Special Easter Lamb Sales
Wednesdays, March 31 and April 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Leesport Farmer’s Market
North End of Leesport, PATurn East off Route 61
Regular Livestock Sale Every Wednesday 1:00 p.m.
Farmer’s Market begins at 9 a.m. ■ Flea Market at 7:00 a.m.
Phone: (215) 926-1307
Bill Weist and Wood Weist, Managers
A o
Diffenbach
Auction Inc.
100 West Jackson Street • Box 186 • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557
Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547
HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.mT
FRI. APR. 2 STOLTZFUS HARDWARE 9:00 A.M.
MON. APR. 5 WHOLESALE FURNITURE 6:30 P.M.
WED. APR. 7 WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS 6:30 P.M.
FRI. APR. 16 FARM EQUIPMENT 8. SUPPLIES 9:00 A.M.
TUES. APR. 27 ANTIQUE TRACTORS 10:00 AM
EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS
ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT. • AU2258-L
BOYDELL FARMS
302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: 717-272-8943
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
ment was steady. Prices for light type fowl
in the southeast trended lower. Offers
increased. The undertone was barely
steady to weak.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckcystown, Md.
Thursday, March 25, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
34 LOADS. CLOUDY, MARKET
STEADY.
ALFALFA; FAIR TO GOOD
100 00-135 00, FAIR. SOME DARK
71.00-
TIMOTHY; FAIR TO GOOD
100.00- 00. DARK 50.00-52.00.
MIXED HAY: FAIR 65.00-77.00,
DARK 40.00-50.00, BIG ROUND BALES
16 00-28.00 EACH.
BROME GRASS; 66 00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 88 00.
STRAW- BRIGHT 80.00-90.00.
OAT STRAW: 76.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
March 22, 1993
SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
740. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 170 HD.
TREND: 2.00 HIGHER.
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4,
81.00-85.50, INDIVIDUAL TO 89.00;
CHOICE 2-3 950-1075 LBS. 71.00-75.00;
CHOICE 2-3 1075-1375 LBS.
74 00-80 50; CHOICE 2-3 OVER 1375
LBS. 70 00-78.50; CHOICE 4 ALL
WEIGHTS 66 00-73.00, SELECT &
CHOICE 1-2 950-1100 LBS. 66.00-72.75
SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 1100-1375 LBS.
67 00-74.50; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2
OVER 1375 LBS 62.00-69.00.
HOLSTEINS- CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450
LBS. 67 00-72 00; SELECT 1-2
1050-1450 LBS 62 00-67 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 87 HD
TREND: 2.00 HIGHER. CHOICE 2-3
850-1000 LBS. 65.00-75.00; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1250 LBS. 75.00-83.50; CHOICE 4
ALL WEIGHTS 70.00-73.50; SELECT &
CHOICE 1-2 850-1000 LBS. 62.00-70.50;
SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 1000-1250 LBS.
67.00-
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350
LBS. 59.00-66.75; SELECT & CHOICE
1-2 1000-1350 LBS. 54.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 24 HD.
TREND; 1.00 HIGHER. YIELD GRADE
1 ALL WEIGHTS 59.00-69.00; YIELD
GRADE 2 ALL WEIGHTS 55.00-59.00.
BULLOCKS: 8 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
950-1150 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
1150-1375 LBS., 65.00-68.75; SELECT
1-2 950-1250 LBS. 66.00-76.00.
COWS: 451 HD. TREND; STEADY.
BREAKING UTILITY & COMMER
CIAL 47.00-54.00; CUTTER & BONING
UTILITY 48.50-55.75; CANNER & LOW
CUTIER 48.00 & DOWN.
STOCKER & FEEDER CATTLE
RECEIPTS: 151 HD.. TREND; STEADY,
GOOD DEMAND. BEEF TYPES:
200-400 LBS. STEERS 80.00-110.00,
BULLS 84.00-105.00, HEIFERS
76.00- 400-600 LBS. STEERS
82.00- BULLS 76.00-90.50, HEIF
ERS 74.00-84.00; 600-800 LBS. STEERS
75.00- BULLS 68.00-76.00; HEIF
ERS 70.00-79.00; 800-975 LBS. STEERS
66.00- BULLS 60.00-69.00; HEIF
ERS. 64.00-70.75.
HOLSTEIN AND DAIRY CROSS;
200-400 LB. STEERS 72.00-87.00,
BULLS 65.00-76.00, HEIFERS
85.00- 400-600 LB. STEERS
65.00- BULLS 60.00-66.00, HEIF
ERS 70.00-81.00; 600-800 LB. STEERS
62.00- BULLS 54.00-62.00, HEIF
ERS 58.00-68.00; 800-975 LB. STEERS
55.00- 00. BULLS 48 00-55.00, HEIF
ERS 57.00-61.00.
CALVES; 567 HD. VEAL CALVES
TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 150-300
LBS 90 00-111.00; GOOD 150-300 LBS
80 00-100 00. GOOD 100-150 LBS
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC?
THE ACTION AUCTION
SIAUG ttTEK
EARLY BIRD HOG SALE
7;3P A.M.
Sell Your Hogs At Now Holland Salt* Stabln, Inc
Seo them wolghod. sold and pickup your chock.
_ sJk 10:00 A.M.
Jfga HORSES
W I MULES
1:30 P.M.
ME# BEEF SALE
f£ SS in
HEIFER SALE 11:00 A.M.
COW SALE 12:00 NOON
C °*PS
Wa hava tha uaual run ot SO to 100 HaHara, all agat
Loads of frash oowa and aprlngare from our regular
ahlppan. Alio aorna local fraah oowt and aprlngare.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
Norman & David Kolb - 717-397-5538 <
Luka Eberly • 215-267-6608 738-1865
Homer Eberly • 215-267-3047
Ron Ranck - 717-656-9849
70.00- GOOD 80-100 LBS.
55.00- STANDARD 80-100 LBS.
45.00- STANDARD 80 LBS. &
DOWN 45.00 AND DOWN.
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
FARM: TREND: WEAKER. HOLSTEIN
BULLS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 150.00;
UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 147.50; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO
180.00; UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 175.00;
BEEF TYPE BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP
TO 190.00; BEEF TYPE HEIFERS OVER
90 LBS. 145.00.
SHEEP & LAMBS: 75 HD. LAMBS
TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 80-100 LBS
80.00- 100-120 LBS. 75.00-85.00;
120 AND OVER 56.00-65.00; MEDIUM
AND GOOD, ALL WEIGHTS.
60.00- LIGHT LAMBS
90.00-
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 34.00-41.00;
EWES FAT 27.00-37.00; YEARLINGS
41.00- BUCKS 30.00-35.50.
GOATS: 140 HD.. SMALL
11.00- MEDIUM 25.00-59.00;
LARGE 60.00-99.00.
HOGS, SOWS & BOARS: 207 HD
TREND; 1.50 HIGHER. HOGS. BAR
ROWS & GILTS: 210-250 LBS.
44.50-47.25, 250-260 LBS. 44.50-46.50,
260-270 LBS. 42.00-44.50; 270-300 LBS
39.00-
LIGHT HOGS: 140-180 LBS.
30.00- 180-210 LBS. 35.00-40.50
SOWS; TREND: 3.00 HIGHER. GOOD
SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 38.00-42.00,
GOOD SOWS OVER 400 LBS.
42.00- CULL SOWS ALL
WEIGHTS 35.00 & DOWN.
BOARS- TREND; 2.00 HIGHER
180-210 LBS. 30.00-33.00; 210-260 LBS.
33.00- 260-300 LBS. 30.00-33.00;
300 LBS. & OVER 30.00-34.00.
SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 2:00
P.M. & EVERY THURSDAY AT 1:00
P.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY & THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M.
LIVESTOCK IS OU
MONDAY
*<>GS
CALVES
ONLY BUSINESS
THURSDAY ~^]
Beef Auction 10:00 A.M.
UH^MMP BULLS, STEERS,
ffilpflH BEEF COWS
1;00 P.M.
STOCKERS & FEEDERS "f 7
•DAY
WED]
Plgt v* accepted liter 6.30 A.M. SUM gradid from 8 to 12
Dairy Barn and Feeder Pig Bam are cleaned and disinfected
weekly tor your protection.
Roger Floyd - 717-354-4341
FAX #717-355-0706
Qrdn Buv»r
Paul Good - 215-445-6662
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE:
FRIDAY. APRIL 2. 1993, AT 7:15 P.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER PIG SALE;
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, AT 1:00 P.M.
EASTER LAMB AND GOAT SALE
THURSDAY. APRIL 1 AT 6:30 P.M.
Kutztown Produce
Auction
Hay Auction
Saturday, March 20, 1993
TOTAL LOADS: 16.
MIXED HAY; 96.00, 2.00 BALE
ALFALFA: 93.00-113.00.
TIMOTHY MIX: 105.00.
CLOVER STUBBLE: 70.00.
GRASS: 105.00.
WHEAT; .95-1.10 BALE, 69.00-7000
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, March 24, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 130; HEIFERS 75 AND
2 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
JERSEYS 360.00-935.00.
CANADA FRESH COWS
950.00- BETTER FRESH
1325.00-
CANADA FRESH COWS
925.00- SPRINGERS
950.00-
HERD OF 38 HEAD ALL STAGES
500 00-975 00. BETTER
1125.00-
LOCAL COWS FRESH 490.00-950.00,
BETTER 1075.00-1350.00.
OPEN BREEDING ACE HEIFERS
910.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS
910.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
445.00- SMALLER
240.00-
BULLS 860 00-875 00
11:30 AM.
..
SHEEP
goats ir^l
CALVES
1:30 P.M.
FEEDER PIG SALE