A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1998
Pa. Livestock
Auction, Inc.
Wajneaburg, PA
April 1998
CATTLE;
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility A Com
mercial 34.00 to 4150; Cutler A Boning
Utility 31.00 to 35.50; Caimer A Low Cut
ter 30.00 to 34.00; Shells 30.00 A Down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000
43.00 to 5050; Yield Grade 2 1000-1400
38.00 to 60.00.
FEEDER STEERS: MALI 300-500
50.00 to 94.00; 250-280 66.00 to 102.00;
M 600-900 54.00 to 91.00; HEIFERS M
l&L 1 300-500 40.00-82.00; L 1 400-650
38.00 to 78.00; BULLS MALI 300-620
42.00 to 90.00.
CALVES: Veil Prime 40.00 to 80.00;
Choice 38.00 to 72.00; Good 35.00 to
48.00; Film Clives #1 Holstein Bulls
90-120 Few 35.00-69.00; «2 Holstein
Bulls 80-100 Few 20.00 to 40.00; Beef X
Bull A HfisTHd. 20.00 to 110.00.
HOGS: Bsrrows A Gilts 1-2 210-255
3450 to 38.00, #2-3 255-280 33.00 to
38.00; Sows #l-3 300-500 27.00 to 38.00;
Feeder Pigs 1-3 15-20 5.00 to 17.00/Hd.,
1-3 25-35 10.00 to 37.00/Hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100 BXOO to
101.00, Choice 40-75 90.00 to 110.00;
Feeder Lambi Good 80.00 to 100.00,
Sheep 20.00 to 40.00, Fat Sheep 40.00 A
Down.
GOATS; Large 50.00 to 140.00/Hd.,
Medium 40.00 to 60.0Q/Hd.; Small 10.00
to 3S.O(VHd.
HORSES: Hortea 35.00 to 70.00, Ponies
20.00 to 50.00.
Leola Produce
Auction
Lcola, PA
April 28, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
ASPARAGUS: 1.75-2.20 12 OZ.
BUNCH; 2.25-2.75 LB.
ONIONS: SPRING 10.50-14.50 40 CT.
BUNCH.
PEAS: 32.00-35.00 10-LB.; SNAP
PEAS 30.00-35.00 10-LB.
RADISHES: 8.50-14.50 40 CT.
BUNCH.
RHUBARB: 5.75-11.0015 BUNCH CT.
SPINACH: 8.50-12.50 BU.
TOMATOES: GREENHOUSE SM. TO
MED. RED 7.50-10.50 10 LBS., REG.
AND LARGE 9.00-12.00 10-LB.,
14.00-22.00 25 LBS. GREENHOUSE.
BEDDING PLANTS: 475-7.75 FLAT;
PERENNIALS 1.65-3.50 1 GAL. CON
TAINER. PERENNIALS 1.65-3.50 1
GAL. CONTAINER, 5.75-8.00 PER
FLAT; GERANIUMS 4V4" POTTED
1.20-1.50, 6" 1.75-2 JO.
VICON ROTARY RAKE
VICON 722
CENTRAL SWATH, IDEAL FOR RAPID FORAGE HARVESTING
'ln this versatile range of rotary
rakes the dual rotor rake with central
output takes up a leading position.
With the large working width and the
compact swath formation, these new
rotary rakes are geared for the ever
increasing capacity of forage
100 Stover Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
717/249-6720
♦Serving fiarnwf&TbroUi
HANGING BASKETS: FOLIAGE
3.75-5.25, FLOWERING 4.00-8.25.
NURSERY STOCK: ARBORVITAE
4.00-8.00. TREES: YEWS: 4.75-6.25.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.50-7.25
FLAT.
NEXT WEEK SALE DAYS MON.,
TOES.. THURS., AND FRI., 9 A.M.
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 pjn.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, April 30, 1998
RETURN TO FARM CALF
50.00-
GOOD VEAL: 30.00-49.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00.
SELECT STEERS: 60.00-63.00.*"
COMMON STEERS: 51.00-59.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS:
35.00-
CANNERS-CUTTERS:
30.00-
SHELLS: 25.00-29.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 54.00-58.00.
COMMON HEIFERS:
40.00-
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-82.00.
COMMON FEEDERS:
30.00-
BULLS: 42.00-46.00.
Greencastle
Livestock Auction
Special Brood Cow Sale
Friday, April 24, 1998
Greencastle, PA
151 HEAD.
900-1050 LBS. COWS WITH SMALL
CALVES 500.00-575.00PA1R; 1100-1250
LBS. COWS WITH SMALL CALVES
610.00- PAIR.
BRED HEIFER AND YOUNG BRED
COWS 525.00-600.00 PER HEAD.
YEARLING BULLS 450.00-525.00
PER HEAD; MATURE BULLS
525.00- HEAD.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettxtown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 28, 1998
CALVES .15-1.37V4 .
COWS .06-. 51'/..
EASY COWS .05-26*/..
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .19-1.20.
HEIFERS .26*-.65.
BULLS .37-.70.
STEERS .32-.69.
harvesting machines,
The rotors of the Vicon 632 and
the Vicon 722 can be lifted
hydraulically for turning at the
headland, driving across swaths or
putting the machine into transport
position.
Distributed By:
CUMMINGS and BRICKER, Inc.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
100-120 Lehigh Ave - PO. Box 928
Batavia, New York 14021-0928
716/343-5411
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New Holland Horses
New Holland Salea Stable!
New Holland, PA
Monday, April 27, 1998
Report Supplied By Auction
231 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
WORK HORSES 750.00-1185.00.
DRIVING 510.00-1550.00.
RIDING 485.00-975.00.
BETTER RIDING HORSES
1075.00-
REGISTERED RIDING
685.00- 1 AT 3000.00.
KILLERS, 1 AT 835.00, HEAVY
WEIGHTS 610.00-740.00; LIGHT
WEIGHTS 425.00-500.00.
PONIES 125.00-425.00.
LARGE PONIES 485.00-635.00, 2 AT
810.00 AND 1100.00.
COLTS 165.00-410.00.
lbs 100.00-120.00, few plain
90.00-100.00; 70-90 lbs 90.00-110.00;
90-100 lbs 85.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 30.00-40.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 100.00-130.00. Medium
75.00- 100.00. Nannies: Medium and Large
50.00- Yearlings: Good and Choice
40.00- Kids: Good and Choice
40.00- Utility 20.0040.00.
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK'S CLOSE; SLAUGHTER STEER
PRICES OPENED THE WEEK SLIGHT
LY LOWER. BY TUESDAY, PRICES
SHOWED DEFINITE SUPPORT. FOL
LOWED BY A HIGHER MARKET LATE
IN THE WEEK TO CLOSE JO-1.00
HIGHER. WESTERN DIRECT MARK
ETS MOVES A LARGE NUMBER OF
SLAUGHTER CATTLE THIS WEEK
WITH PRICES MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER.
FUTURES MARKETS ALSO CLIMBED
HIGHER THIS WEEK AND CLOSED
THURSDAY AT NEAR 70.00. SIAUGH
HOGS .15-.27.
ROASTING PIGS 1.00-31.00 EA.
BOARS .12.
SHEEP .06-.49.
LAMBS EACH 2.00-56.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .37-1.40.
GOATS EACH 42.00-85.00.
KIDS EACH 11.00-87.50.
HIDES EACH S.OO-20.00.
TOTAL 915.
(Continued from Page A 2)
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, May 1, 1998
Cattle Calves
2614 1162
3583 1269
3388
VICON 812 VARIO
The Vicon 812 Vario is a dual
trailed rake with side delivery. In
its trailed version the Vario is also
suitable for lighter tractors.
The machine features a
hydraulic lifting device for
transport or lifting at the
headland.
The hydraulic control of the rear
rotor makes it possible to let the
rotors run diagonally to the left or
to the right behind each other to
make one or two swaths.
Rakes up to 43'.
TER HEIFERS WERE ONLY LIGHTLY
TESTED THIS WEEK THE SLAUGH
TER COW MARKET WAS UNEVEN.
THE FLESHIER UTILITY AND COM
MERCIAL COWS FOLLOWED THE
STEER MARKIET AND CLOSED
JO-1.00 HIGHER. CANNER AND CUT
TER COWS ENDED WEAK TO JO
LOWER AND SLAUGHTRER BULLS
FINISHED .50-1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 51 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 4 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS. 31 PERCENT COWS. 4 PER
CENT BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1465
LBS. 63.50-69.00. CHOICE 2-3
1060-1490 LBS. 61.75-65.85, HIGH
DRESSING UP TO 70.00; FEW
1470-1685 LBS. 57.50-62.75. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1500 LBS.
57.00- FEW 1500-1650 LBS.
54.00- FEW SELECT 1-3
1030-1475 LBS. 53.00-62J0.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1180-1675 LBS.
56.75-62.25. CHOICE 2-3 1220-1650
LBS. 55.00-57.75. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1245-1600 LBS.
52.25-55.60. SELECT 1-2 980-1415 LBS.
48.00-52.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE,
FEW PRIME 2-4 1000-1390 LBS.
60.75-62.85. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 950-1280 LBS. 56.25-59.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BRKG. UTILI
TY & COMMERCIAL 24 LOW DRESS-
Potato Stocks Down
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
—Total stocks of potatoes stored
in Pennsylvania on April 1, 1998
were 380,000 cwt, 7 percent leu
than a year ago, according to the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Statis
tics Service.
Of this amount, 323,000 cwt
were stored in processor’s facili
ties, 85 percent of die total stocks.
Stocks are defined u the quan
tity (whether sold or not) remain
ing in storage for all purposes and
uses, including seed potatoes not
yet moved and shrinkage, waste
and other losses that occur after
the date of each report. Stocks
may also include potatoes pro
duced in other states.
Sales of fall potatoes for all pur
poses for the put five yean aver
aged 90.5 percent of the total fall
production. Shrinkage, loss and
home use account for the remain-
1401
ING 36.25-41.00. BULK 39.5045.25;
CUTTER/BONINO UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 33.00-36.00. BULK
35.50- HIGH DRESSING
39.50- CANNER/LOW CUTTER
1-2 LOW DRESSING 28.00-34.75, BULK
33.75-38.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1025-2130 LBS. 47.00-56.50.
FEW UP 59.00, SEVERAL HIGH
DRESSING BULLS 1340-2000 LBS.
64.25-66.25. YIELD GRADE 21030-2100
LBS. 40.00-48.25. BULLOCKS: INDIVI
DUAL CHOICE 3 1410 LBS. 71.50.
SELECT 1-3 1050-1425 LBS.
53.00-53.00. FEW STANDARD 1-2
900-1220 LBS. 48.00-54.00.
CALVES: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSING PRICES, VEALER
PRICES WERE FIRM IN A LIMITED
TEST. MANY LIGHTWEIGHT CALVES
NORMALLY SOLD FOR VEAL WERE
RETURNED TO THE FARM THIS
WEEK. SLAUGHTER CALVES ENDED
5.0010.00 HIGHER. ALL CLASSES OF
CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM
WERE IN GOOD DEMAND. HOLSTEIN
BULLS SOLD 5.00-10.00 HIGHER,
WHILE HEIFERS TRADED STEADY
TO 5.00 HIGHER.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-100 LBS. 20.00-32.00, LATE IN THE
WEEK MOSTLY 25.00-32.00. STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-95 LBS.
12.00-22.00.
ing 9.5 percent
Storage of foil potatoes in the
IS major states totaled 129 million
cwL, down 13 percent from last
year but 11 percent above two
yean ago. Stocks on April 1 ac
counted for 32 percent of fall pro
duction this year, compared with
33 percent a year ago.
Season-to-date disappearance
totaled 278 million cwt, down 6
percent from last year. Shrinkage
and loss were estimated at 24,5
million cwt, down 14 percent
from last year.
Season to date processing usage
totaled 137 million cwt, down 8
percent from the same period last
year and 2 percent helow two
yean ago. March processor usage
was 19. S million cwt, up 4 per
cent from a year ago and 8 percent
above two yean ago.
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