A6-LancMtar Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1994
National
Grain Summary
St Joseph, Mo.
Wedneadajr, March 30, 1994
DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN
SUMMARY WHEAT PRICES MOVED
SLIGHTLY HIGHER, WEDNESDAY,
SUPPORTED BY COMMERCIAL BUY
ING ON THE BOARD, CONTINUED
DRYNESS IN HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT AREAS AND GOOD EXPORT
DEMAND. CORN PRICES EXTENDED
YESTERDAY’S LOSSES DUE TO PRO
FIT TAKING AHEAD OF USDA’S
PROSPECTIVE PLANTING AND
STOCKS REPORT DUE THURSDAY
AND LACK OF NEW EXPORT TEN
DERS. SOYBEAN PRICES ARE MIX
ED. WHEAT 1 TO 6 CENTS HIGHER.
CORN UNCHANGED TO 1 CENT
LOWER. SORGHUM UNCHANGED TO
2 CENTS LOWER. SOYBEANS MIXED.
DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN
HARD RED WINTER WHEAT AREAS
THIS WEEK AND COLD WEATHER
BLEW ACROSS TEXAS, OKLAHOMA
AND KANSAS. EEP AND CCC BUSI
NESS HAS BEEN GOOD THIS WEEK
BUT SRI LANKA’S TENDER FOR
100,000 TONNES U.S. WHEAT WAS
RE- JECTED. CORN PRICES ARE
SLIGHTLY LOWER ON LIQUIDATION
SELLING ON THE BOARD AND ANTI
CIPATION OF USDA’S PLANTINGS
AND GRAIN STOCKS REPORT DUE
TOMORROW. FEED USAGE OF CORN
HAS DECLINED WITH SPRING JUST
AROUND THE CORNER. SOME MOIS
TURE IN MID- WEST AREAS HAVE
BEEN BENEFICIAL TO PASTURES
BUT HAMPERED FIELDWORK IN
SOME AREAS. EXPORT BUSINESS
VERY SLACK THIS WEEK. LIGHT
SUPPORT WAS SEEN IN SOYBEAN
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IN BUYING ANGUS -
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the kind of Angus bulls cows or heifers
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American Angus Association
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Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547
HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M.
TUES. APR. 5 WHOLESALE FURNITURE 6:30 P.M.
WED. APR. 6 WINROSS & TOYS 6:30 P.M.
FRI. APR. $ FARM EQUIP.. TRACTORS. 6 SUPPLIES 8:00 A.M.
SAT. APR. 23 SPRING TRACTOR SALE 10:00 A.M.
ALSO APR. 23 ABSOLUTE AUCTION OF FARM EQUIP. FOR
ABC GROFF INC. 11:30 A.M.
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likely will remain that way for the balance of
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PRICES TODAY, BOOSTED BY FUND
BUYING ON THE BOARD AND LIGHT
FARMER SELLING. LIGHT EXPORT
SALES A HELP BUT NOTHING TO
REALLY ENCOURAGE A RALLY.
EXPORT NEWS: USDA ACCEPTED
BIDS TO SELL 33,371 TONNES HARD
RED WINTER WHEAT TO SUB
SAHARAN AFRICA UNDER EEP FOR
APRIL SHIPMENT. USDA’S CCC
BOUGHT 35,000 TONNES U.S. ORDIN
ARY PROTEIN HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT FOR DONATION TO ARME
NIA FOR APRIL/ MAY SHIPMENT.
USDA ACCEPTED BIDS TO SELL
1,750 TONNES SUNOIL TO MEXICO
UNDER THE SUN- FLOWERSEED OIL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR JULY
SHIPMENT. TAIWAN BOUGHT 54,000
TONNES U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW SOY
BEANS FOR APRIL SHIPMENT.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK
BIDS: 03/30/94 03/29/94 03/31/93
WHEAT: KANSAS CITY 3.53-3.55 UP 1
3.71-3.74 MINNEAPOLIS 4.47 UP 2 1/2
3.92 3/4 PORTLAND 3.45-3.47 NC-DN 1
3.80-3.83 ST. LOUIS 3.28-3.31 UP 6
4.03-4.06.
CORN, U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 2.86-2.88 DN 1-NC 2.29-2.30
MINNEAPOLIS 2.78 DN 1 2.25 1/4 SO.
lOWA 2.84-2.87 DN 1-NC 2.32-2.34
OMAHA 2.71-2.73 DN 1 2.15-2.18.
SOYBEANS. NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 7.01-7.04 NC-UP 1 5.80-5.84
MINNEAPOLIS 6.83 1/2 DN 1/4 5.77 1/4
SO. lOWA 6.91-6.92 UP 3-DN 1
5.83-5.85 C. ILL. PROCESSORS 6.91
1/2-7.01 1/2 DN 1/4-UP 3/4 5.86 1/4-5.97
1/4.
♦TRUCK BIDS FOR KANSAS CITY,
US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT. ORDINARY PROTEIN. MIN
NEAPOLIS, US NO.
1 DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT.
H w m
14ft PROTEIN. PORTLAND. NO. 1
SOFT WHITE WHEAT. ST. LOUIS. NO.
2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT.
FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY
(MAY) WHEAT 3.34 1/2 UP 1/4 3.30 3/4
MINNEAPOLIS (MAY) WHEAT 3.37
UP 2 1/2 3.32 3/4 CHICAGO (MAY)
WHEAT 3.32 3/4 UP 2 3.47 1/4 (MAY)
CORN 2.84 DN 1 2.30 1/4 (MAY) SOY
BEANS 6.89 1/2 UP 3/4 S.BB 1/4..
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO.T HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT OkDINARY PROTEIN 3.811/2
UP 1 1/4-1/4 4.04 3/4-4.05 3/4 NO. 2
SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 3.55-3.59
NC-UP 2 4.42-4.47 NO. 2 YELLOW
CORN 3.06 1/2-3.07 UP 1/2-DN 1/2 2.55
3/4-2.56 NO. 2 YELLOW SORGHUM
RAIL 5.16 DN 2 BARGE 5.16 NC
4.40-4.43 NO. 2 YELLOW SOYBEANS
7.17-7.18 NC 6.10-6.11 BIRD.
THIS REPORT A SERVICE OF U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET
NEWS. ST. JOSEPH. MISSOURI.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Wednesday, March 30, 1994
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL
STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE
SUMMARY: Compared to Un week:
Feeder steers end heifers $ 1.00-52.00 high
er. Stocker cattle and calves steady. Trade
active. Demand good for Stockers, mod
erate to good for feeders. Quality of the
supply plain to attractive. Feeder cattle
flesh condition generally slightly thin thru
moderately fleshy with increased numbers
in the average to thinner condition. Weigh
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC;
THE ACTION AUCTION
SLAUGHTER HOGS
EARLY BIRD HOG SALE
Sell Your Hop Al Now Holland Solm SWUM, Inc.
Soo thorn wtlghad, told and pickup your chock.
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HORSES
MULES 51
Ck 1»30 P»M.
Kjf> BEEF SALE
% SS Hi
CALVES ,
HEIFER SALE 11:00 A.M.
Wa hava tho usual run ol SO to 100 Hslfsra, all agaa.
Loads ol (rath cows and sprlngars from our ragular
•hlppara. Alto aoma local (rath cow* and aprlngara.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
Norman ft
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Homar Ebarly - 215-267-3047
Ron Ranok • 717-686-9649
up* ranged from gaunt to full. Slaughter
cowi steady to $2.00 higher, advance on
Utility cows. Slaughter bulls steady to
$l.OO lower. 252 cows and bulls sold. Also
452 slaughter show steers included in
receipts. Receipts this week 7,725; last
week 17,022; last year 9,933. Supply con
sisted of 78 percent yearlings over 600 lbs.;
13 percent calves and Stockers under 600
lbs.; 6 percent slaughter show steers; 3ft
cows and bulls. Prices fallow with weight
ed average weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large
Frame 1: 350-400 lbs. (365 lbs.) $114.00-
$llB.OO ($116.50); 4(XM5Olbs. (428 lbs.)
$107.00-$! 15.50 ($110.79); 450-500 lbs.
(468 lbs.) $105.00-$107.00 ($105.73);
500-550 lbs. (530 lbs.) $98.75-$106.50
($103.32); SSO-600 lbs. (569 lbs.)
$94.00-$99.00 ($96.85); 600-650 lb.
STOCKERS (631 lbs.) $89.50-$94.7S
($91.30): 650-700 lb. STOCKERS (672
lbs.) $85.00-$92.00 ($87.47); 650-700 lb.
FEEDERS (680 lbs.) $85.00- $86.00
($85.41); 700-800 lbs. (750 lbs.)
$80.25-587.75 ($83.38); 800-850 lbs. (822
lbs.) $78.75-SBI.SO ($80.58;; 850-900 lbs.
(869 lbs.) $76.00-580.50 ($77.75);
900-1000 lbs. (950 lbs.) $74.00-577.50
($75.61); Large Frame 2 Hdlsteins: 290
lbs. $92.50; 370 lbs. $88.50; 450 lbs.
$76.50; few lots 765-775 lbs. $60.00; few
lots 850-950 lbs. $57.00-558.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large
Frame 1: 350-400 lbs. (366 lbs.) $99.00-
$109.00 ($105.09); 400-450 lbs. (415 lbs.)
$92.50-$lOl.OO ($98.29); 450-500 lbs.
(476 lbs.) $90.00-$98.00 ($93.71);
500-550 lbs. (524 lbs.) $87.00-S9S.SO
($89.97); 550-600 lbs. (575 lbs.)
$84.50-$90.00 ($87.11); 600-650 lbs. (628
lbs.) $83.50-$89.50 ($86.16); 650-700 lbs.
(668 lbs.) $79.00-$84.00 ($82.09);
700-750 lbs. (712 lbs.) $75.50-582.00
LIVESTOCK IS OU:
MONDAY
7:30 A.M.
'l7-397*5636
ONLY BUSINESS
THURSDAY J
Beef Auction 10:00 A.M.
BULLS, STEERS,
BEEF COWS
1:00 PJB.
STOCKERS ft FEEDERS WAiy— Jl
7T 11:30 of
( J SHEEP
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FAX #717-355-0706
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Paul Good - 215-445-6602
($78.41); 790-800 Ibi. (784 Ibt.)
$75.50-$78.75 ($77.12); 800-850 Dm. (818
lbs.) $73.25-$77,75 ($76.22); 850-900 lb«.
(879 lb«.) $70.00-874.00 ($7183).
Included in thi* week’* sale 452 head
4-H and FFA Show Steen from the Okla
homa City Junior Liveitock Show. Moit
steen carrying 3-4 percent fill • 0 Indicate
weighted average weight or price.
Slaughter Show Steen: Mixed Select
and Choice Y.G. 1-2 few 3'*. 181 head
1100-1400 lb*. (1283 lb*.) $69.00-$74.50
($7137), ievenl veiy full $65.00-$71.25
($67.97) full few 1400-1600 lb*. (1478
lb».) $64.75-871.75 ($70.87) few very full
$61.75-868.25 ($65.85) full Moitly Select
Y.G. 1-2, 55 head 1100-1400 lb*. (1213
1b..) 565.75-571.75 ($71.44).
Slaughter Cow*: Cutter, Boning and
Breaking Utility Y.G. 1-4 avenge druling
$45.00-848.00; high drei.ing
$48.75-853.25. Canner and low Cutter
538.00-540.75.
Slaughter Bulls; Y.G. 1 1300-2075 lbs.
average dressing SSB.2S-$62.75; high
dressing not tested; low dressing
SS4.2S-$58.00.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for
Bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large Frame avenge quality: 2-4 year old
850-1200 lbs. 3-7 months bred
$600.00-5700.00/head 1100-1200 lbs.
exotics 6-8 months bred
$750.00-8775.00/hd 6-7 year old
1200-1300 lbs. 5-7 months bred
$655.00-$755.00/hd.
Pairs: Medium and Large Frame No. 1,
4-7 year old 975-1150 lb. cowi with
100-325 lb. calves $885.00-5975.00 per
pair; 8-10 year old 875-1075 lb. cows with
100-150 lb. calves $675.00-$775.00 per
pair.
1:30 P.M.
FEEDER PIG SALE