Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 pjn.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report auppllad by Auction
Th unday, February 2
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-220.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 40.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS; 60.00-65.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 40.00-4745.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 37.00-45.00.
SHELLS: 30.00-36.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 64.00-68.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 54.00-63.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-76.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 40.00-59.00.
BULLS; 49.00-50.00.
HOGS: 34.00-43.00.
Summary of 1994
Pa. Graded
Feeder Cattle Sales
Report Supplied
By PDA
There were eight special state graded
Feeder Cattle sales hdd in Pennsylvania
this year. There was a total of 3,182 head
graded this year.
Cattle were graded for frame size and
muscle thickness using USDA feeder
cattle grading standards. Graded cattle
were grouped into uniform lots as to
grade, breed, weight and sex. Personnel
from the Pennsylvania Department of
Livestock Division, graded
the cattle.
The special sales were sponsored'
cither by the livestock market or the local
Cattlemen's Association.
Below are the results of the individuals
sales all sales per hundredweight:
Eighty-four Auction Sales, Eighty
four, PA (Washington County) October
7, 1994 Total head (93
Steers - 375 head Medium A Large
Frame No. 1350/(00 Ibe. (5.00-83.00, lot
435 lbs. 88.00 500/(00 lbs. (5.00-80.00,
lot 57( lbs. 84.00 (00/725 lbs. (4.00-70.00
Heifers • 318 head Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 300/400 lbs. 55.00-5840
400/500 lbs. 54.00-70.00, lot 445 lbs.
74.00 500/(00 lbs. S(.00-(8.50 few
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alfalfa varieties.
New +Z varieties with high levels of seedling resistance produce powerful results for
alfalfa growers including: thick and healthy stands, better winterhardiness,
longer stand life, and higher yield potential.
Tnftolor V* The Persistent
Multileaf
This top-performing variety features very dark green
color and high multileaf quality. It has scored in the
top 10 in university yield trials. This variety features
high resistance to all 5 major alfalfa diseases, +Z
seedling resistance to Phytophthora and
Aphanomyces, and better winterhardines than other
multileaf varieties. Fall dormancy rating: 3.4
+Z Variety
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Smokatown, PA
600/625 Ibi. 53.00-58,00, mall lot 610
Ibi. 66.00 Small Frame No. 1300/5251be.
41.50-51.00 Medium Frame No. 2
340/425 I be. 54.00-58.50.
Pennsylvania Livestock Auction,
Waynesburg, PA (Greene County)
October 12, 1994 Total head 1061
Steers - 565 head 'Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 300/400 lbs. 67.00-87.00
400/500 lbs. 73.00-78.50, lot 410 lbs.
82.00 500/600 lbs. 68.50-76.00, lot 503
lbs. 79 JO 600/740 lbs. 60.00-76J0 mostly
67J0-71.00 Small Frame No. 1 few
380/475 lbs. 50.00-64.00 Medium &
Large Frame No. 2 few 300/360 lbs.
70.00- few 480/525 lbs. 58.00-65.00
Hrifers • 496 head Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 300/400 lbs. 64.00-68J0
400/500 lbs. 57.00-70.00 500/600' lbs.
51.00- mostly 57.00-65J0 600/700
lb*. 55.00-55.00 Small Frame No. 1
360/620 lbs. 55.00-56.00 Medium &
Large Frame No. 2 360/620 lbs.
51.00-
Keister’s MMdleburg Livestock Auc
tion, Mlddleburg, PA (Snyder County)
October 14, 1994 Total head 294
Steers - 178 head Medium & Large
Frame No. 1300/400 lbs. 75.00-93.00 few
400/500 lbs. 77.00-88.00 500/600 lbs.
73.00-87.00 mostly 78.00-80.00 600/700
lbs. 69.00-79.00 few 700/800 'lbs.
71.00- few 830/840 lbs. 64.00 Large Heifers •95 head Average weight 475 lbs.
FrameNo.2 one 10t3(3 lbs. (4.00 one lot- ' Average Price $58.(0 Medium & Large
533 lbs. 54.00 few (00/700 lbs. Frame No. 1 300/400 lbs. (1.00-((.00
53.00- few 700/900 lbs. 52.00-57.00 400/500 lbs. 55.00-(5.00 500/700 lbs.
Heifers -90 head Medium & Urge 54.00-(2.00, lot 5040 Small Frame No. 1
Frame No. 1 375/500 lbs. 59.00-(7.00 3(0/500 lbs. 52.00-(0.00 Medium Frame
500/(00 lbs. mostly (2.00-(3.00 few n O . 2 360/(50 lbs. 48.00-(2.00.
(00/750 lbs. 43.00-58.00 Large Frame
No. 2 lot 5(5 lbs. 45.00
Bulls • 26 head Medium & Urge Frame
No. 1 400/500 lbs. 71.00-77.00.
Indiana Farmer’s Livestock Market,
Homer City, PA (Indiana County)
October 15, 1994 Total head 389
Average Weight Average Price
188 Steers 563 lbs. 66J54 1(3 Heifers 540
lbs. 54.(9 38 Bulls 447 lbs. 4843.
Central, PA Feeder Calf and Yearly
Sale, Belleville Livestock Auction Spon
sored by: The Central PA Livestock Co
op (Mifflin County) October 21, 1994
Supply Very Limited. Sow 20 Lbs. per acre.
Innovator-^
This high-quality variety was NIRS selected for high
stem protein and total protein. It outyielded 80 other
Alfalfa varieties in university yield trials, and offers
high digestibility to produce more milk and meat per
day. It features high resistence to 4 major alfalfa
diseases, +Z seedling resistance to Phytophthora and
Aphanomyces, and excellent winter survival. Pall
dormancy rating; 3.0
Supply Very Limited. Sow 20 Lbs. per acre.
AMERICAS
PHONE 717-299-2571
Total head 287
Steen ■ 136 head Average weight 569 Ibe.
Average price $67.0 Medium ft Large
Frame No. 1 330/360 Ibe. 68.00-70.00
450/500 lb*. 67.00-81.00 500/600 iba.
66.00- few 600/640 Ibe. 66.00-76.00
4 hd. 615 Ibe. 86.00 few 770/800 Ibe.
65.00- Medium ft Large Frame No.
2 one lot 442 Ibe. 59 .50 500/600 Ibe.
52.00- 830/885 Ibe. 48.00-52.50
Bulls • 31 head Average weight 515 Ibe.
Average Price $60.14 Medium Frame
No. 1 few 320/460 Iba. 66.00-74.00
530/640 lbs. 63.00-66.00 lot 744 lbs. 50.00
Large Frame No. 2 lot 406 Ibt. 50.50
Heifers -120 head Average weight 529
lbs. Average Price $46.08 Medium
Frame No. 1 340/380 lbs. 43.00-44.50 ■*'
400/470 lbs. 44.50-60.00 550/600 lbs.
45.00-59.00 Medium ft Large Frame No.
1 640/775 Ibe. 42.00-44.00, lot 625 lbs.
49 JO-Medlum ft Large Frame No, 2 few
360/420 lbs. 40.00 few 670/680 lbs.
31.50-33.00.
Westmoreland Co. Cattlemen’s Assoc.
Feeder Calf Sale, Grecnsburg, PA
(Westmoreland County) October 27,
1994 Total head 177
Steers • 82 head Average weight 511 lbs.
Average price $6739 Medium ft Large
Frame No. 1385/500 Ibe. 65.00-81.00, lot
441 lbs. 88.00 500/600 lbs. 60.00-73.00
600/760 lbs. 60.00-66.00 Small Frame
No. 1 300/480 lbs. 55.00-59.00
Bedford County Cattlemen’s Assn.
Feeder Cattle Sate, Bedford, PA (Bed
ford County) October 22, 1994 Total
head 144
Steen - 87 head Average weight 552 Ibc.
Average price $71.00 Medium t Large
Frame No. 1 300/400 Ibe. 70.00-78.00
400/500 Ibc. 72.00-78.00 500/600 lbs.
68.00- 600/700 Ibc. 61.00-82.00
meetly 67.00-73.00 few 700/800 Ibc.
71.00- Medium Frame No. 2 few
450/500 lbs. 70.00 few 600/715 lbs.
55.00- Large Frame No. 2 lot
735/775 lbs. 53.00
Bulls ■ 4 head Medium & Large Frame
No. 1 400/650 lbs. 59.00-64.00
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' Lancaator Fuming, Saturday, Fabruary 4, 1995-A2l
Heifers •S 3 head Average weight47B lbs.
Average Price $6330 Medium ft Large
Frame No. 1 300/400 Ibe. 63.00-70.00
400/600 lbs. 57.00-69.00 Medium ft
Large Frame No. 2 400/525 lbs.
50.00-59.00.
South Central PA Cattlemen’s Assn.
Feeder Calf Sale Wcikert’s Buying Sta
tion, Thomasville, PA (York County)
October 28, 1994 Total head 137
Steers • 67 head Medium ft Large Frame
No. 1 320/340 lbs. 73.00-78.00 390/500
Lancaster Crops
Day Set
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The 34th Annual Lancaster
County Crops and Soils Day will
be held on Tuesday, February, 7,
at the Lancaster County Farm and
Home Center.
All interested persons are invit
ed to attend.
The program will open at 8:30
a.m. with time for coffee and
donuts and visiting the numerous
exhibitors. This year’s program
will deal with topics associated
with forage crop production,
including Selection of Small Grain
Varieties and Small Grain Crop
Management by Dr. Elwood Hat
ley, Penn State Agronomy Depart
ment; Intensive Management of
Pastures by Dr. Steve Ford, Penn
State Agricultural Economics
Department; Alternative Field
Crops for Pennsylvania and Buy
ing vs. Renting Land by Dr.
Jayson Harper, Penn State Agri
Winter Conference Set
LEWISBURY (Northumber
land Co.) The Northumberland
County Conservation District an
nounces the annual winter agricul
tural conference for 1995 is set for
Monday, Feb. 13.
The conference, cosponsored
by the Northumberland County
Conservation District and Penn The conference is expected to
State Cooperative Extension Ser- fun from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will
vice, will be held at the Otterbein include a baked ham dinner. Tick-
United Methodist Church hall in et prices are $5.50 which includes
Sunbury. dinner, plus'coffee, and dqnuts in
Topics planned to be discussed the morning,
during the conference are manure For more information or to
application systems, weed control make a reservation, call the con
in field crops. Farm Bill updates, servation district office at (717)
narrow row com spacing to im- 988-4224.
You Are Invited to Attend J
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Friday, February 10,1995
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Featuring: 3 Guest speakers *
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lb*. 63.00-68.00, lot 469 lb*. 73.00
500/600 lb*. 64.00-73.00 600/130 Um.
65.00-69.00
Bull* - 3 head Large Frame No. 1650/810
lb*. 52.00-6430
Hdfen • 67 head Medium Frame I & 2
375/400 I be. 55.00-59.00, lot 379 Ibe.
6730 Medium & Large Frame No. 1
400/500 Ibe. 62.50-7030 500/600 Ibe.
59.00-6130, lot 513 Ibe. 7030 600/750
lbs. 6030-64.00 Medium Frame No. 2 lot
298 Ibe 64.00.
cultural Economics Department;
and Controlling Weeds in Forage
and Grain Crops a video by Dr.
William Curran, Penn State
Agronomy Department.
At noon a reduced-price lunch
will be available followed by time
to visit with Agribusiness repre
sentatives. After lunch, Kathy
Baxter, director, Lancaster County
FSA Office, will discuss the New
Federal Crop Insurance program.
Soybean Silage and Small Grain
Silage will be discussed by Dr.
Elwood Hatley. Dr. Steve Ford
will expand his morning discus
sion on intensive management of
pastures. The program will con
clude with a discussion of the
Worker Protection Standard
Requirements for Pesticide Users
by Bob Anderson, extension
agent. Portions of the program will
qualify for pesticide credit update
training.
prove yields, an update on the
Chesapeake Bay program in
Northumberland County, and inte
grated weed management.
Agricultural suppliers will be
present and have displays around
the room.