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Poultry
JULY 18, 1996
RANGE
Muscovy Dudes - Drakes 1.10 - 1.28
Muscovy Ducks - Hens 1.20 - 1.42
Pekin Ducks .50 - .68
Red Fowl 4-4 5 .30 - .56
Red Fowl 5-6 50 - .92
Crossbred Fowl 5-9 .20 - .74
Crossbred Roosters 4-6 .60 - %
Crossbred Roosters 7-11 .50 - .86
Guinea Fowl 1.20 - 1.40
Banty Roosters 3.00 - 6.50 ea.
Banty Hens 2.00 - 3.50 ea.
Leghorn Hens .12 - .28
Silkies ZOO - 2.75 ea.
Geese 9-14 12 - .30
Pigeons 1.35 - ZOO ea.
White Pigeons 3.25 - 4.25 ea.
Rabbits 4-6 .80 - 1.08
Rabbits 7-11 .80 - 1.10
Bunnies .50 - 2.00 ea.
Guinea Pigs 1.00 - 5.00 ea.
Kid Goats 21.00 - 36.00 ea.
Doves 2.50 - 4.50 ea.
Chukars 3.75 - 4.50 ea.
Total Coops Sold 840
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, July 15, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 85.
ALFALFA 92.00-200.00
MIXED HAY: 60.00-170.00.
TIMOTHY. 51.00-137.00
CLOVER; 1 LOAD 100.00.
ALFALFA HAYLAGE: 45.00 BALE.
ORCHARDGRASS: 1 LOAD 50.00
STRAW: 60.00-100.00.
EAR CORN: 170.00-182.00.
WOOD SHAVINGS: 2.50 BAG.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
32 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
72.00-
TIMOTHY: 130.00-180.00.
ALFALFA; IST CUTTING
102.00- 2ND CUTTING
107.00-
GRASS: 75.00-140.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 80.00-125.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 60.00.
SALE TIME 11 A.M.
Kutztown Produce
Auction
Hay Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, July 13, 1996
ALFALFA HAY: 84.00.
MIXED HAY: 60.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 72.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 59.00-61.00.
HAY AND STRAW SOLD EVERY
SAT. AT 9 A.M. FOLLOWED BY PRO
DUCE AND MISC ITEMS.
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Shell Eggs
July 18, 19%
Atlanta, Ga.
PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO
HIGHER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC.
MARKET TONE WAS FIRM. DEMAND
WAS FAIR TO GOOD, MOSTLY GOOD
WHERE FEATURES WERE IN PROG
RESS OR PLANNED. SUPPLIES ARE
ADEQUATE WITH JUMBOS AND
EXTRA LARGE IN THE TIGHTEST
POSITION.
PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO
RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND
GRADE A.W HITE EGGS IN CARTONS.
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, EXTRA
LARGE .78 .85. LARGE .76-.83,
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OK City
Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
JULY 17, 1996
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
and calves film. Demand moderate. Qual
ity of supply average to many plain, few
attractive. Flesh condition of feeder cattle
and calves generally medium. Weigh-ups
average to mostly full. General rains
throughout central Oklahoma has improve
d pasture oondiUons but not much response
in the calf market Best demand for cattle
still centers on heavy weight feeders
Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls 2.00 lower. Demand moderate. Large
tuns of cows continue in Oklahoma and
have resumed in Texas following the hob
day week. Thus packers are well set for
numbers and are not aggressive buyers.
Beef cow slaughter dunng June was 31
percent greater than June of 1995. 765
cows and bulls told with 80 percent to
packers. Receipts this week 12,050; last
week 14,389; last year 10,588. Supply con
sisted of 66 percent yearlings over 600 lbs;
28 percent calves under 600 lbs; 6 percent
cows and bulls. Feeder Steers: Medium
and Large 1 calves: 450-500 lbs (485 lbs)
60.00- (62.36); 500-550 lbs (SlOlbs)
57.75- (62.38); 550-600 lbs (571 lbs)
56.00- (60.80); 600-650 Ibt (627 lbs)
57.25- .75 (59.61); 650-700 lbs (663 lbs)
57.00- (58.50); 700-750 lbs (734 lbs)
59.75- (60.25); yearlings 500-550 lbs
(530 lbs) 61.50-65.25 (63.74); 550-600 lbs
(583 lbs) 60.00-63.00 (61.13); 600-700 lbs
(650 lbs) 60.00-64.75 (62.46); 700-800 lbs
(750 lbs) 60.75-65.25 (63.04); 800-900 lbs
(850 lbs) 60.00-64.75 (62.51); 900-950 lbs
(932 lbs) 60.25-6Z50 (62.14). Holstein:
Large 2 775 lbs 44.50; 800-850 lbs
44.25- Feeder Heifers: Medium and
Large 1 calves: 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
50.25- (52.72); 500-550 lbs (523 lbs)
52.00- (54.80); 550-600 lbs (586 lbs)
5000-55.75 (53.90); yearlings: 500-600
lbs (550 lbs) 54.75-59.75 (57.77), 600-650
lbs (632 lbs) 56 00-60 00 (57.34); 650-700
16» x«7» JM)~S&00-6Z5Cr(59.5I){ 700-800
Ibt (750 Ibf) 57.75-62.23 (59.28); 800-850
Ibi (842 Itx) 57.75-61.75 (59.42); 850-900
Ibf (872 Ibt) 57.00-59.00 (58.23). Slaugh
ter Cowt; Average dreuing: Colter
26.00- bonen 27.00-30.00, bieaken
28.00- high dressing: Cutter
29.00- boners 30.00-33.00, breaker!
31.00- high dretsmg/high boning
31.50-35.50; low dreuing: Cutter
21.00- bonen 24.00-27.00, breaken
26.0a29.50. Canner 17.5a22.50. Esu
mated dressed cost at Oklahoma National
Stockyards: Cutter 58.40; Boner 58.10;
Brcakei 57.35; Canner 49.80. Bulls 64.55;
few fleshy bulls 59.15. Slaughter Bulls:
Yield Grade 1 135a2000 lbs average
dressing 35.25-38.25; high dressing
38.0a41.00; high dresting/high boning
41.0a42.50; low dressing 33.0a34.50.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for Bangs,
pregnancy, and age Medium and Large 1
High quality: 6 yr old Brangut 975-1200
lbs 4-6 months bred 353.0a397.00; 5 yr
old Limousin 90ai0S0 lbs 4-6 months
bred 275.0a333.00. Pairs: Medium and
Large 1 5-7 yr old 90ai055 lb cows
250-350 lb calf high quality
475.0a515.00.
Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
JULY 16, 1996
323... PDA ..Compared with
tale...steers steady, cows .50
CATTLE
last week's
lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prune
1250/1300 lbs. 65.60-66.50, Choice
1050/1450 lbs. 61.85-65.10, Select
54.25-62.00, Standard 47.00-55.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
1350/1600 lbs. 59.00-62.00. Choice
1000/1475 lbs. 55.00-59.25, Select
47.00-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1000/1400 lbs.
60.00- few Select 52.00-59.50, few
Standard 46.00-48.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.75-39.50, Yield Grade 4 & 5
25.00- Cutter and Boning Utility
27.00- Canner and Low Cutter
24.50-27.50, few down 22.00. Shells down
to 18.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 925/192S
lbs. 39.00-48.35, No. 2 825/1400 lbs.
32.35-38.60.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium Frame No. 1 500/575 lbs.
51.00-52.50:
HEIFERS: few Medium Frame No. 1
200/525 lbs. 42.00-49.00, few Medium
Frame No. 2 375/450 lb*. 32.00-37.00;
BULLS: couple Medium Frame No. 1 530
& 575 lbs. 40.00 & 45.50, few Large
Frame No. 700/975 lbs. 30.00-34.50, one
46.00.
CALVES 65...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 75/95 lbs. 12.00-20.00, Utility 45/90
lbs. 5.00-13.00.
FARM CALVES: No.-1 Holstein bulls
95/115 lbs. 40.00-48.00, one 51.00, few
No. 2 90/115 lbs. 19.00-37.00; few No. 2
Holstein heifers 90/110 lbs. 19.00-45.00.
equipment
J V
Few'beef 'trots bulls' and heifen9€/150
lbs. 27.5a55.00.
HOGS 15... BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 250/280 lbs. 57.5 a 59.25.
SOWS: few US 1-3 350/525 lbs.
48.5a52.00.
BOARS: one 255 lbs. 27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 11... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 80/105 lbs. 82.0a92.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
CATTLE 244... PDA.. Supply included
96 si. steen & heifen and 33 feeder cattle
...Compared with last week's sale...tteen
steady to weak, cowt 1.00 to 4.00 lower.
STEERS: Choice 1030/1400 lbs.
61.75-64.00, Select 53.5a59.50.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 1195/1590 lbs. 57.5a60.25, Choice
1190/1670 lbs. SS.SO-S9.SO, Select
S3.OaSS.SO, few Standard 41.5a49.50.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime
1250/1265 lbs. 62.75-64.50, Choice
1030/1335 lbs. 58.50-62.00, Select
53.5a57.75, few Standard 40.5a47.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 35.75-39.00, one 40.25, Cutter and
Boning Utility 27.75-34.00, Canner and
Low Cutter 23.5a28.00. Shells down to
15.00.
BULLOCKS; couple Select 52.00 &
57.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1245/1820
lbs. 44.00-50.00. few No. 2 950/1790 lbs.
3.50-43.75.
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS: few
Large Frame No. 2 800/1015 lbs.
34.00-35.00;
HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1
335/430 lbs. 31.00-39.00, Medium Frame
No. 2 460/820 lbs. 21.00-28.00.
CALVES 182... Holstein bulls steady to
5.00 lower.
VEALERS: few Good and Choice
110/130 lbs. 47.50-60.00, Standaid and
Good 80/125 lbs. 16.00-19.00, Utility
65/100 lbs. 12.00-17.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
95/120 lbs. 40.00-60,00, No. 2 85/120 lha.
19.00-32.50; No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/110
lbs. 60.00-85.00, one 105.00, few No. 2
80/100 lbs. 18.00-45.00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 75/90 lbs. 47.50-75.00.
HOGS 120... Barrows and gilts 2.00 to
2.50 higher, sows 4.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200/255 lbs. 58.50-60.25, US 1-3 210/265
lbs. 57.00-58.00, few US 2-3 205/270 lb*.
52.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 340/480 lbs.
40.00- 500/775 lb*. 42.50-48.00,
few Medium 320/450 lbs. 35.00-39.00.
BOARS; 200/490 lb*. 32.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 118... US 1-3 30/40 lbs.
82.50-100.00,30/63 lb*. 60.00-80.00.
pcrcwt. US 1-3 15/20 lbs. 14.00-18.00.
per head.
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Leesports
Livestock
LEESPORT, PA
JULY 17, 1996
-FREE DEMOS
717-354-2354
252 N. Shirk Road • New Holland, PA«
former location of Beiler Hydraulics
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• Rinses Completely
• Leaves A Shine
• Works Well Hot Or
Cold
• Will Not Streak
• Enviromentally
Safe
• Will Not Harm
Paint
• Works Well
Brushless
• Develops A Gloss
SHEEP 34lSL'AlfcffrER LAMBJ:
Choice 25/75 Ibi. 85.00-95.00. one 130.00,
few 85/95 Iba. 82.50-105.00, few Good
end Choice 30/85 lb». 50.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few
25.00-40.00, one 58.00.
GOATS...Few Medium 54.00-67.00,
few Small 30.00-47.00, Large Kidi
39.00-52.00, few Small Kida 14.00-18.00.
per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 35.00-40.25; CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 33.25-38.00; CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 26.75-33.00; BIG
MIDDLE 32.00-34.75.
BULLS: YG#2 36.00-36.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS
HOLSTEIN/DAIRY TYPES 28.00-38.00.
CALVES: VEALERS STANDARD
AND GOOD 10.00-30.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 95-125 LBS. 43.00-50.00; #2
95-130 LBS. 30.00-42.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #1 TO 87.50.
SWINE- HOGS US# 1-3 220-270 LBS.
57.00-58.00; US#2-3 220-270 LBS.
55 50-56 50; US#l-3 280-350 LBS.
36 50-55.00; US#l-3 180-209 LBS.
46 00-52 25.
SOWS. US#l-3 300-700 LBS.
41 25-49 75; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO
41.00
BOARS 400-500 LBS. 35.00-35.75.
FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD, 40-50
LBS. 25.00-31 00.
GOATS- BY THE HEAD, LARGE
NANNIES 50.00-72.50; 1 FAMILY
140.00; FLESHY KIDS 35.00-47.00;
SMALL KIDS 10.00-30.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 80-140
LBS. 84.00-101.00; GOOD FEEDERS
30-70 LBS. 60.00-86.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 19.00-51.00.
SALE VERY TUES. 5:30 P.M. FOR
PRODUCE. RABBITS, POULTRY AND
EGGS. 7 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK.
NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER AND FED
CATTLE SALE TUBS., JULY 23 AND
AUG. 6. (THESES ALES WILL BE HELD
2ND AND 4TH TUESDAYS IN THE
MONTH OF JULY.) SALE TIME FOR
FEEDER CATTLE WILL BE APPROX.
7:30 P.M. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL
BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED.)
EARLYBIRD PENS FOR CATTLE,
COWS, AND HOGS CLOSE EVERY
TUES. AT 2 P.M. FOR PREMIUM
PRICES, USE THESE PENS.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES WILL BE FRIDAY. JULY 26
AND AUG. 9. RECEIVING 7-11 A.M.
SALE TIME IS 1 30 P.M.
NEXT HORSE AND TACK SALE
SAT. AUG 3 RECEIVINGS PM SALE
WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M.
HAIEIELD’S TOP PRICE FOR CASH
HOGS WED, JULY 17 WAS 58.75