Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, December 23, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
56 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
150.00- 2ND 100.00-157.00.
TIMOTHY; 131.00-211.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
152.00- 2ND CUTTING
151.00- 3RD CUTTING
177.00- 4TH 177.00-195.00.
CLOVER: 127.00-152.00.
GRASS: 127.00-215.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 120.00-131.00.
RYE STRAW: 114.00.
CORN FODDER: 74.00.
EAR CORN; 76.00-92.00.
SALE DAYS. TUESDAYS. 11 A.M.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippensburg, PA
Dec. 20 and 23
Report Supplied by Auction
101 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 142J0-167J0.
MIXED HAY: 75.00-184.00.
TIMOTHY: 84.00-1152J0.
BROMEGRASS: 97J0-155.00.
ORCHARDGRASS: 84.00-88.00.
STRAW: 72.00-124.00.
EAR CORN: 97.00-11&00.
CORN FODDER: 76.00-77J0.
OATS: 2.80 BU.
WOOD: 20.00-S2JO LOAD.
ATTENTION POULTRYMAN
CHARLES
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CIHVUHUPD ELECTRIC MOTORS
minmn supply co.
146 Penn 6t. Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Ph# (717) 684-5050 or 684-3940
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At A Reasonable Price"
CG SEEKS FARMERS TO PRODUCE
1998 ORGANIC SOYBEANS
AN INVITATION TO ATTEND AN
ORGANIC PRODUCTION MEETING
JANUARY 6 9 1998
Radlsson Hotel Ponn Harris, Harrisburg, PA
PRODUCERS: REGISTER NOW FOR PRESENTATIONS:
• Clarkson Grain will present organic and food grade
programs for soybeans, corns, and wheats; indicate
preferred varieties, hybrids and agronomics; and present its
contracts. • Rodalo Ex part mental Farm will describe
its experiments with food grade soybeans in terms of yield
and quality.* PCO (Pennsylvania Certified Organic) will
discuss organic certification and cost. • AgriEnorgy will
discuss available consulting and input services for those
seeking assistance in raising high quality food grade crops.
ORGANIC PRODUCTION MEETING AGENDA
Radisson Penn Harris, I ISO Camp Hill By-Pass, Camp Hill PA
8:30 Registration
9:00 Clarkson Grain presents market programs and contracts
9:45 Rodale presents 2 year’s test results with food grade
organic soybeans
10:00 Rodale introduces programs available to assist
organic producers
10: IS Refreshments
10:40 PCO presents certification requirements and costs
11:00 AgriEnergy introduces its services for food grade
production
11:15 Questions/Answers
To rtstrve a phce and ftt an info picket all CG 800-252-1(38
To reserve a room at the Radisson, all 717-763-7117 and clearly
indicate that you are attending the Clarkson Grain Conference.
CLARKSON GRAIN CO. INC.
BOO-252-1638
E-mail: cgci@novanetl .com
MARKET NEWS SERVICE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
DECEMBER 19, 1997
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4875 . Compared with 5854
head last week and 5015 head a year ago
Compared with the summary for two
week's ago slaughter steers steady to
75 lower, si. heifers mostly steady, si
cows 50 to 200 higher, most advance
latter part of week, bulls 1 00 to 3 00
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 67 50-70 50, Choice 63 00-
68 00, Select and Low Choice 59 00-
65 00, Select 55 00-64 00, few Standard
42.00-55 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prime
57.50-62 00, few to 64 00, Choice
53 75-59.00, Select 48 00-54 00
HEIFERS: Choice 61.25-67 75, Select
56.00- 00, Standard 40.00-55.00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
33 00-42 00, few to 44 50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 28.00-37 00, Canner
and Low Cutter 24 00-32 00, few to
21.00 Shells down to 15 00
BULLS: Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400
lbs. 41 50-50 00, No. 2 900/2000 lbs
35.00- 75
FEEDER CATTLE - STEERS’ Medium &
Large Frame No 1 300/600 lbs 60 00-
77.00, few to 55 00, few Medium &
Large Frame No 2 500/900 lbs. 45.00-
64 00, HEIFERS: Medium & Large
Frame No 1 300/650 lbs. 56 00-72 50,
few to 50 00, few Medium & Large
Frame No 2 275/800 lbs 36 00-53 00,
BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1
300/750 lbs 60 00-78 00, few to
53.00, Medium & Large Frame No 2
.275/800 lbs 38 00-55 00
CALVES 3274 Compared with 3455
head last week and 2938 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady, few Choice
140/325 lbs. 75 00-103.00, Good
125/300 lbs 40 00-70 00, Standard and
Low Good 70/110 lbs 15 00-32 00,
Utility 50/100 lbs 10 00-25 00, few to
4 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
uneven, mostly steady to 10 00 lower,
Holstein heifers unevenly steady No I
Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 80.00-
120 00, 80/95 lbs 50 00-90 00, No 2
80/125 lbs 30 00-75 00, No 1 Hol
stein heifers 85/125 lbs 70 00-122 00,
No 2 75/125 lbs 35 00-65 00 Beef
cross bulls and heifers 75/145 lbs
25 00-59 00
HOGS 3502 Compared with 4038 head
last week and 1890 head a year ago Bar
rows and gilts 2 00 to 4 00 lower, most
decline latter part of week, sows mostly
steady
BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2
220/265 lbs 39 50-43 50, few to
45 00, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 38 50-
43 00, US 2-3 220/300 lbs 33 00-
40 00 SOWS US 1-3 300/700 lbs
29 00-39 00 BOARS: 25 00-28 00
FEEDER PIGS 266... Compared with 514
head last week and 528 head a year ago
Feeder pigs .Few US 1-3 30/55 lbs
30 00-47 00. per head.
SHEEP 3007. Compared with 1741
head last week and 1937 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to strong.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 50/80
lbs. 10000-130.00, 75/105 lbs 80 00-
112 00, 100/130 lbs 70 00-95 00
ORGANIC FARMERS WANTED:
CLARKSON GRAIN (CG)
seeks farmers within ISO
miles of Harrisburg to
produce organically certified
food grade soybeans.
CG offers contracts to buy
whatever quantity you
produce on the contracted
acres of the following
varieties at the
indicated prices:
HP2O4s $22/bu
Vinton 81 $21.50/bu
lA3OOI $l9/bu
Pioneer 9305 SIS/bu
Prices apply at the farm.
CG is a licensed, bonded,
organically certified Illinois
grain company seeking
contracts with eastern
farmers. It supplies food
grade soybeans, corns
(white, yellow, blue), and
wheats to processors on
4 continents. It originates
organic and food grade
crops in several states and
parts of Canada.
Lancaeter Farming, Saturday, December 27, 1897-A7
NEW CROP LAMBS. Choice 25/50 lbs
120 00-275 00 mostly 150 00-230 00,
50/80 lbs 100 00-160.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25 00-55.00.
TWO GRACED FEEDER PIG SALES
2189 Compared with 1373 head last
week and 1767 head a year ago Feeder
pigs 500 to 15 00 higher, many sold
for slaughter for the holidays US 1-2
40/50 lbs 67.00-90 00, 50/60 lbs
66 50-80 00, 60/70 lbs 66.50-76 00,
70/100 lbs 67 00-73 00, Slaughter
13/30 lbs 95 00-220.00, 30/40 lbs
65 00-135.00, 40/50 lbs 65 00-98 00,
50/60 lbs. 65.00-110 00 per hun
dredweight
EIGHTY FOUR AUCTION SALES
INC.
EIGHTY FOUR, PA
MARKET NEWS SERVICE
December 23, 1997
CATTLE 366...[PDA]
SLAUGHTER STEERS' few Standard
37 00-49 75
HEIFERS few Standard 36 76-40 00
COWS' Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.50-38 00, few to 40 00. Yield
Grade 4 & 5 30 00-36 50, Cutter and
Boning Utility 29 00-34 00, Canner
and Low Cutter 23 00-29 50 Shells
down to 18 00
BULLS few Yield Grade No I
1360/1550 lbs 46.50-47 50, few No 2
1095/1965 lbs 32 50-38 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: few Medium
& Large Frame No 1 400/600 lbs
62 50-72 50, Medium & Large Frame
No 2 485/900 lbs 35 00-56 00
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No Equity Deductions?
No Co-op Dues?
Farmer Owned-Farmer Controlled?
No Bull Talk-Straight Answers?
Secure Milk Market?
No Gimmick Milk Prices?
Top Competitive Milk Price?
Fewest Deductions?
Top Notch Trucking?
Milk Check Never Late?
Member Services?
Fair Treatment to all Members?
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HEIFERS few Medium Frame No 1
43/550 lbs 55.00-61 00, Medium &
Large Frame No -2 285/500 lbs. 36 50-
57 00, 510/875 lbs 32 50-50 00;
BULLS few Medium Frame No 1
270/500 lbs 63 00-73 50, Medium &
Large Frame No 2 265/925 lbs 32 00-
58 00
CALVES 170 VEALERS few Choice
140/215 lbs 69 00-80 00, few Good
130/300 lbs 37 50-52 50, Standard and
Good 90/110 lbs 18 00-29 00, 75/85
lbs 15 00-25 00, Utility 55/85 lbs
6 00-14 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs 70 00-113 00 mostly
85 00-105 00, No 2 85/115 lbs
35 00-70 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers
100/105 lbs 90 00-107 50, few No 2
90/95 lbs 35 00-77 50 few beef cross
bulls and heifers 85/105 lbs 30 00-
86 00
HOGS 25 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-3 230/265 lbs 37,50-40 00, US 2-3
260/275 lbs 35 00-39 00
SOWS few US 1-3 485/670 lbs 30 00-
30 50
BOARS-one 200 lbs @l9 00
FEEDER PIGS 26 Couple US 1-3 60/75
lbs 22 00-31 00, 23 head 48 lbs @
20 00 per head
SHEEP 103 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 115/120 lbs
75 50-77 00,65/75 lbs 84 00-105 00,
80/95 lbs 81 00-87 50, Good and
Choice 90/95 lbs 67 00-80 50
GOATS 5 Small Billies 40 00 &
43 00, Large Kids 26 00 & 31 00, one
Small @ 13 00 per head