Greencastle
Livestock
GrtoKuUt, Pa.
Mart* 23, 199 S
CATTLE 445...PDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 70 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS, 252 SLAUGHTER
COWS, IS BULLS AND 105 FEEDER
CATTLE. COMPARED TO LAST MON
DAY’S SALE SL. STEERS STEADY, SL
OWS 1.50-100 HIGHER, SL. HEIFERS
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER, BULLS
1.00- HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1255-1430 LBS.
63.00- CHOICE 1120-1495 LBS.
59.25-6175,1520-1715L85. 59.00-60.50,
SELECT 55.0060.00, COUPLE STAN
DARD AT 47.00.
HOLSTEINS: FEW SELECT
48.00- COUPLE STANDARD AT
47.00.
HEIFERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1115-1285 LBS. 63.0064.00,
CHOICE 1030-1435 LBS. 59.5063.00,
SELECT 54.00-60.00, STANDARD
3950-45.00.
EASTBROOK SEED CO.
Barenbrug Group
“World’s Finest forage Seed for Hay Crop and Pastute”
Baralfa 54 Leading Alfalfa in
Penn State Trials
800-680-3167
Also carrying a full line of pasture products...
PASTURES UNLIMITED
P.O. Box 490, Little York, NY 13087
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-43.75, CUTTER
355061.50. CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 28.00-3715. SHELLS DOWN TO
20.00.
BULLS: YG«I 1150-2090 LBS.
47.00- 1 AT 5715, #2 925-1840
LBS. 40.006650.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
FRAME «1 400-550 LBS. 75.00-89.00,
550-765 LBS. 65.00-70.00,800-950 LBS.
54.50- MED. AND LARGE
FRAME #2 270-590 LBS. 585065.00,
640-BSO LBS. 52.006150; HEIFERS
MED. AND LARGE FRAME #1 340650
LBS. 64.00-80.00; 4SO-S9O LBS.
62.50- MED. AND LARGE
FRAME #2 325-785 LBS. 50.0064.00;
BULLS MED. AND LARGE FRAME #1
400600 LBS. 6250-74.00. ONE AT
83.00, 725-950 LBS. 510061.50, FEW
MED. FRAME #2 385-550 LBS.
55.0064.00.
CALVES: 449..V8AL8RS FEW
GOOD 130-140 LBS. 35.00-5750, STAN
DARD AND GOOD 80-115 LBS.
24.00- UTILITY 60-80 LBS.
10.00-
Forney Longenecker
Vice PrestdenVFmancial Consultant
Commodities Only
Smith Barney
717-295-8914 • 800-441-1997
SMITH BARNEY INC
A Member of TravelersGroupT 2g Eas , K|ng S(ree(
Suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17602-2852
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER..,#! HOLS
TEIN BULLS 85-120 LBS. 62.50-90.00
#2 80-125 LBS. 29.0070.00; #1 HOLS
TEIN HBIPPRS 95-110 LBS.
90.00- 130.00; #2 70-105 LBS.
27.00- BEEFX BULLS AND HEIF
ERS 70-115 LBS. 45.00-137.50.
HOGS: 31... BARROWS AND GILTS
US#2-3 260340 LBS. 33.0035.00
SOWS: US#l-3 300-475 LBS.
24.50-32.00, FEW 500-565 LBS.
26.5028.00, COUPLE MED. 430 AND
470 LBS. 15.00 AND 20.00.
BOARS: COUPLE 235 AND 290 LBS.
17.50 AND 29.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 0...N0 MARKET
TEST.
SHEEP: 15... SLAUGHTER LAMBS.
ONE CHOICE 35 LBS. AT 190.00. FEW
55-80 LBS. 99.00115.00. FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 5080 LBS. 79.009000
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: FEW
25.0047.00.
GOATS: 32...8Y THE HEAD. FEW
LARGE BILLIES 77.50125.00, MED.
55.0077.50, FEW LARGE NANNIES
60.0067.50, FEW MED. 52.5060.00,
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 28, 1998-A7
FEW LARGE KIDS 31.004250, FEW
SMALL 14.0020.00 PER HEAD.
Four States
Livestock
Hagentom, Md
March 1998
Report wppllad by Auctloa
SLAUGHTER COWS: 97 HEAD,
STEADY TO 50 LOWER. UTILITY
35.0039.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 4050;
CANNERS 31.0035.00; SHELLY 3000
DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD, STEADY PRICES.
YG#l 2082 LBS. 47.00; 1 1050 LBS. AT
44.00
FED STEERS: 85 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 12001450 LBS.
62.006450; CHOICE 59.75-61.75;
SELECT 53.0058.00; HIGH CHOICE
14501600 LBS. 57.0061.00; CHOICE
16001750 LBS. 54.0058.25.
FED HEIFERS: 6 HEAD. CHOICE #4
12001400 LBS. 53.0057.75; 1 HIGH
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 12001300 LBS.
TO 5350.
VEAL CALVES; 103 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 25.0031.00; 6080 LBS.
18.0025.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 65.00-80.00; #2 90-120
LBS. 35.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS,
1 126 LBS. AT 142.00; BEEF X BULLS
40.00-77.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED.
US#l-3 230-260 LBS. AT 34.00; 1 LOT
#2A3 300 LBS. AT 27.00.
SOWS: 6 HEAD. 400-500 LBS.
22.00-25,00; THIN 18.00-21.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 251, STRONG
DEMAND. STEERS MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 75.00-93.00;
Dii/i DG D I'AliM m% \
j Don't nlant another crop of tobacco until VS
£ the old one is sold
SG Maryland auction people say as long as \
f we have pm hooker buyers, our auction $
L barn will not work We must have
x/ company buyers And we need farmers I
TP to help put that together «
/ Talk or write to people in control. j£
Vote for the quota, coming on March 24
y>o This would be better than what we have \
T now The quota will bring company tv
L buyers and price support When you V
V vote for the quota, don't exclude type 41 \
J* Tobacco buyers say they only need a Jp
/ small amount of 41 next year Watch
out for a big price cut y
There is possibly 8 million pounds of *
j tobacco still on farms The best is left on %
ft, farms We are sending samples weekly
Maryland Tobacco Market Report i
j 3/23/98 J®
h $1.71/lb. average
XL* Your Concerned, \
500-700 LBS. 73.00-88.00; 700-100 LBS.
67.00- 800-1000 LBS. SCARCE.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 70.00-84.00;
500-700 LBS. 64.00-76.00; 700-800 LBS.
57.0062.00; 800-950 LBS. 45.00-55.00.
BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 67.00-82.00;
500-700 LBS. 64.00-75.00,750-950 LBS.
46.00-
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1 FRESH
AT 76000; SMALL TO MED. SPRIN
GERS TO 500.00; 2 SHORTBREDS TO
450.00; SMALL HOL. HEIFERS
125.00-295.00.
SHEEP: 35.00-55.00.
LAMBS: 44 HEAD. FEW WOOLED
100-120 LBS. 69.00-73.00; SPRING 70-85
LBS. 96.00-105.00, 40-60 LBS.
110.00-127.00.2040L85. 117.00-152.00.
COATS: MED. 40.0064.00; SMALL
34.004000.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD.
1 LOT 35 LBS. AT 30.00; BY THE LB.. 1
STOCK BOARD 238 LBS. AT 24.00
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, March 25, 1998
Report wpplied by auction
142 DAIRY COWS, 198 HEIFERS, 13
BULLS. MARKET LOWER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
375.00-iuo.oa
LOCAL SPRINGERS 360.00-1010.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 310.00-1225.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
775.00-
BETTER
1285.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
960.00.1135.00, SMALL 475.00-875.00
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
550.00-1025.00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS
675.00-1185.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
525.00-675.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
225.00-500.00.
BULLS 31000-650.00, PUREBREDS
61000-80000.
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fy treatment J
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Call our office for the salesman nearest you.
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