FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
RETAIL FARM MARKET PRICE SUMMARY
PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
June 22
APPLES: lb. .55. 1/4 pk. 1.25, 1/2 pk. 2.00. pk. 3.50.
BLUEBERRIES: pt. 2.10.
STRAWBERRIES: pt. 1.49, qt. 1.95-2.95 mostly 2.25-2.95.
CHERRIES-SWEET: lb. 1.50, pt. 1.65, ql. 2.95; TART- qt. 1.95 & 2.75.
BROCCOLI: lb. .69 & 1.20.
BEETS: bunch. 95.
CABBAGE-GREEN: lb. .25, he«d .75.
KOLIRABI: lb. ,90-.99.
LETTUCE- ICEBERG; head .75; LEAF or Boston; 1/2 lb. .50, lb. .59-1.20 mostly
ONION-GREEN: bunch .3S-.69 mostly .3S-.39.
PARSLEY: bunch .49-.50.
PEAS-SWEET: lb. 2.49-2.99; POD: lb. 1.00-1.50, qt. 1.00, 1/4 pk. 1.95-2 45. 1/2 bu
11.00; SHELLED: lb. 1.00 & 1.89.
POTATOES: 10 lb. 1.50.
RADISHES; bunch .35.
RHUBARB: bunch 1.45, lb. .99 & 1.25
SQUASH: lb. .35 .59.
SPINACH: lb. .95-1.19.
♦•‘PRICE QUOTATIONS ARE STILL LIGHT DUE TO VARIOUS WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND COOL TEMPERATURES ♦•♦
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
June 21, 1993
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 70.00-102.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 65.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
ANIMAL HOUSING EXPO
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»Mvestigateav*i!able options, talk
with Industry experts, and select the
system and services kat beat meet
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COMMERCIAL
EXHIBITS
Builders
Contractors
Suppliers
Painters
Roofers
Lenders
Consultants
10 ON-SITE
DEMONSTRATIONS
Swine handling
Poultry composting
Floor surfaces
Free-stall designs
Pit ventilation
Others
VARIOUS DISPLAYS
OF NEW PRODUCTS
SPECIAL THINKS TO ALL OUR COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS FOR
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Keystone Concrete Products
Lester Building Systems
Northeast Agri Systems Inc.
Agri-Business Insurance Agency
Cedar Crest Equipment
Automatic Farm Systems
Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc.
Schick Enterprises
Agri, Inc.
Farmaster
Quality Fencing
Fisher & Thompson, Inc.
Triple H Construction
CHOICE 75.00-79.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 71.00-74.75; HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 72.00-76.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
64.00-70.00; LIGHT 56.00-63.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 72.00-77.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 65.00-71.50.
BULLS HEAVY 58.00-71.50. LIGHT
50.00-61.50.
JULY 13, 1993
9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
(MAKIU
10:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p m.
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EDUCATIONAL
DISPLAYS
Universities
Agencies
FOOD
Available at
concession
stands
• Binkley & Hurst Bros., Inc.
• Alfa-Laval Agri, Inc.
• Farmer Boy Ag, Inc.
• Meridian Bank
• Tri-County Confinement
• King Construction Company
• Star Silos
• Pennsylvania National Bank
• Ryder Supply Company
• Farm Credit in Pennsylvania
do Keystone Farm Credit, ACA
• Frey Bros Manufacturing
• Telmark, Inc.
COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING
54.00- UTILITY' HOLSTEIN
48.50-54.50, CANNERS 44.00-52.50,
COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 45.00-50.50.
CULL COWS 44.00 AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE
72.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
50.00-
808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN
TO FARM (90-120 LBS.) 120.00-175.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS.)
150.00-200.00.
BEEF X CALVES, RETURN TO
FARM, UP TO 190.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 47.00-48.30,
HEAVY 47.00-48.00, LIGHT
37.00-44.00.
SOWS 30.00-34.50.
MALE HOGS; 27.00-35.00.
LAMBS: 55.00-63.00.
SHEEP: 18.00-24.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHT!
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Mirtlnsburg, Pa.
June 21, 1993
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 187. STEERS CHOICE
77.25-80.10; GOOD 74.00-76.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 76.50-80.00;
GOOD 72.25-75.50.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
Visit exhibits and
see demonstrations
(MAKIU
Environmental Impact Studies 10:00 a.m.
Richard Hoover,
R. E. Wright Associates
Successful Animal Handling
Techniques
Dr. Temple Grandin,
Colorado State University
Basic Ventilation Concepts
Dr. Robert Graves,
Penn State University
Legislative Update on
Pa. House Bill 100
Representative Sheila Miller
Getting the Most from Your
Milking Parlor
Mike Gamroth,
Oregon Slate University
Producer Panels
Dairy Expansion and
Remodeling
Poultry Composting
Trends in the Swine Industry
Early weaning
Independent production
Nutrient management
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LEBANON V
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322 72 * ® XPO .V.
Fairgrounds Y
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To Lancaster
JULY 14, 1993
9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Visit exhibits and
see demonstrations
Basic Ventilation Concepts
Dr. Robert Graves,
Penn State University
10’45 a.m.
Legislative Update on
Pa, House Bill 100
Representative Sheila Miller
11:00 am.
Getting the Most from Yv::r
Milking Parlo,
Mike Gamroth,
Oregon State University
Handling Swine Safely
Dr. Ken Kephart,
Penn State University
12.15 p.m.
1:00 p.m
Environmental Impact Studies
Richard Hoover,
R. H Wnght Associates
2'oopm
Producer Panels
Dairy Expansion and
Remodeling
Poultry Composting
Trends in the Swine Industry
Early weaning
Independent production
Nutrient management
DIRECTIONS
From the Lancaster-Lebanon exit of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Route 72
north toward Lebanon for about 6 miles
and turn right pnto Rocherty Road. Pro
ceed about half a mile to the fairgrounds.
From Lebanon, take Route 72 south. About
1 mile south of the light at Cedar Square
Plaza, turn left onto Rocherty Road. Pro
ceed about half a mile to the Lebanon
County Fairgrounds.
• Endless Mts. Equipment Co.
• Manada Construction
• Martin Water Conditioning
• Bou-Matic
• “Surge” Babson Bros.
• Brubaker Agronomic
Consulting Service, Inc.
• Lapp Barn Equipment
• Kipe Steel, Inc.
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• Timber Tech Engineering, Inc.
• Met Life
• Blue Mt. Structures
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 26, 1993-Al7
52.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
44.00-
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
62 50-68.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1
57.00-65.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
75.00-98.00; BULLS 70.00-89.00; HEIF
ERS 68.00-91.00.
CALVES 254. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 98.00-115.00; GOOD
89.00- STANDARD 45.00-65.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
132.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 145.00-200.00.
HOGS- 137. US NO. 1-2 47.00-48.25;
US NO. 1-3 45.50-46.75
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 32.00-38.50.
BOARS 32.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 49 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. 15.00-41.00.
SHEEP; 24 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
65.00-73.00; GOOD LAMBS 55.00-61.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-29.00.
GOATS: 18.00-49.00.
12 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
55.00-63.00; TIMOTHY 58.00-90.00; 1
LOAD OF STRAW, 89.00; 1 LOAD EAR
CORN 71.00.
Dewart
Livestock Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, June 21, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
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410 E. UNCOLN AVE. MYERSTOWN. PA 17067
Hours; Mon.-Fri. „
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CATTLE 131- PDA ..cowi about
•letdy. STEERS; couple Select at 75.00.
HOLSTEINS: few Select 64.25-74.75.
HEIFERS: few Select and Low Choice
68.25-74.75. COWS: few Breaking Utility
and Commercial 51.00-55.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 50.00-54.75, Canner and
Low Cutter 45.00-48.50. Shells down to
43.00. BULLOCKS: one Select 58.50.
BULLS; one Yield Grade No. 1 1450 lbs.
61.25. FEEDER CATTLE; few Medium
Frame No. 1 375/495 lbs. steers
80.00- few Urge No. 2 350/400 lbs.
76.00- few Medium Frame No. 1
415/540 lbs. heifers 69.00-76.00.
CALVES 147...VEALERS: few Utility
70/85 lbs. 45.00-55.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 85/125 lbs. Holstein bulls
160.00- No. 2 80/125 lbs.
100.00- few to 75.00; No. 1 80/125
lbs. Holstein heifers 200.00-227.50. Few
Beef Cross 75/100 lbs. bulls and heifers
145.00-
HOGS 104.. Barrows and gilts .50 to
1.00 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 225/250 lbs. 46.50-47.20, 1-3
245/270 lbs. 45.00-46.10, one lot 2-3 300
lbs. 38.25. SOWS; few US 1-3 400/600
lbs. 35.50-37.25, few Medium 275/350 lbs.
29.75-33.75. BOARS: few 32.75-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS So...few loti US 1-3
30/50 Iba. 22.00-36.00. per head.
SHEEP 11... few Choice 40/55 Ibi.
spring si. lambs 64.00-69.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: few 24.00-34.00.
GOATS 0...N0 maifcet test.
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