Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Wayneiburg, Pa.
Thunday, April 27,1995
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 39.00 TO 44.50; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 37.00 TO
41 50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 30.00
TO 37.50; SHELLS 30.00 & DOWN.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE I 15004-2000#
4000 TO 61.00. YIELD GRADE 2
|ooo#-1400# 42.00 TO 51.00.
FEEDER STEERS; M & L I 300-500#
50 00 TO 82.00; 250-280# 65.00 TO
85.00: M 600-900# 50.00 TO 70.00.
HEIFERS M I A L 1 300-500# 50.00 TO
72.00; L 1 400-650# 48.00 TO 72.00;
BULLS M & L 1 300-620# 50.00 TO
7600.
CALVES: VEAL. PRIME 90.00 TO
94.00; CHOICE 70.00 TO 85.00: GOOD
50.00 TO 67.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120#FEW 60.00 TO 100.00;
#2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
55.00 TO 75.00; BEEF X BULL &
HFRS7HD. 50.00 TO 118.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 33.00 TO 36.00; #2-3 255-280#
3000 TO 36.50; SOWS #l-3 300-500#
25 00 TO 32.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 25-35# 10.00 TO
25.00/HD.
LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 40-75#
BIG DUTCHMAN LAYER AND
PULLET CAGE SYSTEM
BIG DUTCHMAN
BROILER SYSTEMS
<*'*
(®) 614 Putdiman. and
“ The Mark of Excellence”
IF ITS WORTH YOUR INVESTMENT, TRUST IT TO HERSHEY
TT€RSH€V
mmt equipment co., inc.
70.00 TO 100.00: CHOICE 90-105# 70.00
TO 88.00; FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
70.00 TO 81.00; SHEEP 21.00 TO 38.00.
GOATS: LARGE 60.00 TO 85.00/HD.;
MEDIUM 30.00 TO 52.00/HD; SMALL
10.00 TO 30.00/HD.
HORSES: 45.00 TO 80.00; PONIES
28.00 TO 50.00.
Greencastle
Livestock Auction
Thunday, April 27,1995
CATTLE: 176 STEERS INCLUDED
37 HEAD FEEDER CATTLE, COWS
$1.50-$3.00 LOWER.
STEERS: ONE SELECT ® 55.00.
HOLSTEIN: COUPLE CHOICE
1315-1445 LBS. 54.25-57.00; STAN
DARD 41.50-49.00.
HEIFERS: SELECT HOLSTEIN
41.15-50.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-40.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 35.00-38.75;
CANNER & LOW COTTER 32.00-37.00;
SHELLS 26.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1295-2195
LBS. 43.50-49.50 ONE ® 53.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 470-600
LBS. 56.00-51.00; HEIFERS 400-665
LBS. 54.00-66.00, M 530-920 LBS. 55.50-
58.50; BULLS M 250-550 LBS. 58.50-
80.00,265-500 LBS. 46.50-59.00.
CALVES: 207 STANDARD &
GOOD 80-105 LBS. 58.00-68.00; UTILI
TY 60-45 LBS. 41.00-60.00.
BIG DUTCHMAN
FLAT CHAIN FEEDING
SYSTEMS
H^rshcv
mm mm equipment co., inc.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 5.00-10.00 HIGHER; HEIFERS
STEADY TO STRONG. #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 85-120 LBS. 95.00-129.00
MOSTLY 110.00-125.00; #2 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 80-120 LBS. 69.00-97.50; #1
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-110 LBS.
162.00-230.00 ONE ® 250.00. #2 HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 70-100 LBS. 100.00-
160.00. BEEF CROSS BULLS AND
HEIFERS 80-100 LBS. 80.00-112.50.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction cwjr Thursday
at 4:00 pja.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report (applied by Auctloa
Tbunday, April 27, IMS
RETURN TO FARM CALF
60.00-150.0 a
GOOD VEAL: 6aoo-liaoo.
Common veal: 2000-60.00.
CHOICE STEERS; 58.0064.00.
SELECT STEERS; 48.00-57.75.
COMMON STEERS: 42.00-48.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS; 34.0041.75.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 33.0039.00.
SHELLS: 25.0033.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 55.0063.75.
SELECT HEIFERS: SO.OOSS.OO.
COMMON HEIFERS: 4Z0047.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 65.0078.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 30.0064.00.
BULLS: 40.0042.00.
You get
what
you pay
for.
It’s interesting that some Poultry
Producers who would never buy the
cheapest tractor in the lot will buy the
cheapest equipment for their birds. If
you want equipment that lasts, that
costs little to maintain but delivers a
lot in every workday, you want what
Producers all across the country have
already discovered: Big Dutchman,
the “Mark of Excellence” and Hershey
Equipment, Co. “A Step Ahead”. You
can always find cheaper equipment.
But these days, who can afford it?
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Day June 19
NORCROSS, Ga.—The Potash
& Phosphate Institute (PPI),
Foundation for Agronomic
Research (FAR), The Fertilizer
Institute (TFI) and the USDA/
ARS Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center are coordinating
plans for a Precision Agriculture
Field Day on June 19. The field
day will be held at the USDA/
ARS Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center which is located
on U.S. Route 1 just outside the
Beltway in Beltsville. Md.
Visitors will see how space-age
technology is providing important
tools for nutrient management and
other aspects of modem crop pro
duction. Site-specific or precision
management in crop production
could enable U.S. agriculture to
remain a competitive player in
world markets and at the same
“A Stop Ahead”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29, 1995-A2l
time to safeguard our environ
ment Those attending will also
learn how farmers can begin to set
the stage for using this available
technology by developing record
systems and management plans
for their fields.
Exhibits will open at 9 a.m. dis
playing various hardware, soft
ware, and related technology
developments. Representatives
will be on hand to answer
questions.
The joint House and Senate
Agriculture Hearing will begin at
9:30 a.m. in the 500-seat Belts
ville Center Auditorium. Leading
experts will testify on the technol
ogy available, how it is being
used, and expected future
advancements. Farmers from vari
ous sections of the U.S., who use
precision agriculture techniques,
will testify and discuss their
experiences.
Lunch will be sponsored by the
Maryland Grain Producers Asso
ciation and the Maryland Grain
Producers Utilization Board.
Exhibits will remain open during
the lunch hour. In the afternoon,
bus tours will include live demon
strations of on-the-go yield moni
tors. variable rate input applica
tions and other components of the
system.
Pre-registration is required. The
deadline for receiving pre
registration forms is Friday, May
26. For information, contact Bill
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Falls, VA 22066.
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