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    Kirkwood Ag Auction
Produce
Kirk Wood, PA
May 6
10:00 AM.
Report Supplied by Auction
ASPARAGUS: .50-1.20 BUNCH.
RADISHES: 2.00-3.00 BOX.
RHUBARB: 4.50-5.50 BOX.
SPINACH: 2.00 BOX.
STRAWBERRIES: 13.50 8 QT. FLAT.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: COLE
PLANTS .50-2.50 FLAT; TOMATOES
100-8.00 FLAT; TOMATOES. SM. POT
! 25-3.00. LARGE 3.00-4.00 EACH.
HERBS: .30-1.00 POT.
FLOWERS: ANNUALS 5.00-8.00
FLAT, POTTED ~10-50 EA.; GERA
NIUMS 1.10-5.50 POT; PERENNIALS
SM. POT 2.50-3.00 EA., LARGE
300-3.50 POT, 3.50-7.50 FLAT.
HANGING BASKETS: BLEEDING
HEART 5.00; ASSORTED 4.00-8.00
BACH.
NURSERY STOCK: AZALEAS
3.50-4.50 EA.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed May 6, 1998
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Summary
Compared to lost week: Feeder steers
steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady
to 1.00 lower. Demand good for feeder
cattle despite some increase in flesh. Mark
et improved throughout the day with
strength noted midsession thru close. Light
supply Stocker cattle and calves steady
with good demand. Quality of feeder supp
ly improved from last week with decline in
Brahman cross and increase in English and
exotic crosses. Flesh condition medium to
fleshy with bulk supply feeders medium
plus to moderately fleshy. Weigh condi
tions mostly average. Slaughter cows
steady to 1.00 lower, decline on Breakers.
Slaughter bulls steady. Packer demand
very good with all areas participating. This
the first week in many months that upper
midwest packets were firmly in the market.
Total of 550 cows and bulls sold with 50
percent to packers. Receipts this week
15,250; last week 11,337; last year 12,847.
Supply consisted of 85 percent yearlings
over 600 lbs; 11 percent calves under 600
lbs; 4 percent cows and bulls of which half
went to packets. Prices follow with weight
ed average weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 105.50-112.50
(108.65); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
10150-110.50 (105.60); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 88.00-96.00, pkg thin 9850 (9256),
few new crop calves 80.00-90.00; 600-650
lbs (636 lbs) 8450-88.75 (87.78); 650-700
Lane Silo Roller Mill Blower
(like new) SPECIAL $17,500
NH 892 w/kernal processor, exc
cond $12,800
NH 892 w/kernal processor, elect
controls $11,900
JO 3950 w/kernal processor, electric
controls, exc cond $17,500
Without Kernel Processors
JD 3970, elec control, hydro swing,
good condition $8,500
JO 3940, manual controls, very nice
$4,900
NH 892, manual controlßSZHD $4,200
NH 890, good cond $3,200
NH 770 harvesteratjUngood cond
$1,500
Gehl 800, new knives $2,750
Gehl 800, new spout, good cond $2,450
Gehl 600 w/table, exc cGEZSQ $2,895
Massey Ferguson harvester w/table
$2,495
Gehl 1200
Badger harvester, nice w/corn &
grass head
Corn& Grass Heads
I 1) 31\12 JD 3 row narrow com head,
, new belts, completely rebuilt. $4,200
4) 880 W grass heads. . .$3OO to $6OO
3 880 N 2 corn heads $4OO to $550
] 1 -row Gehl corn head $395
u 2 row Gehl corn head . ... $475
Ib Stockers (672 lbs) 82.75-88.25 (86i23);
700-730 lb stockeis (716 lbs) 78.25-84.00
(81.95); 650-700 Ib feedeis (685 lbs)
77.50- (80.24); 700-750 lbs (735 lbs)
74.25- (76.40); 750-800 lbs (777 lbs)
73.50- 7650 (74.78); 800-850 lbs (821 lbs)
71.50- (73.78); 850-900 lbs (865 lbs)
70.25- (71.84); 900-950 lbs (926 lbs)
67.75-71.00 (69.68); 950-1000 lbs (976
lbs) 6650-68.75 (6758); few 1000-1025
lbs (1012 lbs) 67.25-68.25 (67.39).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
350-400 lbs (379 lbs) 8450-94.00 (90.33);
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 8650-90.00. few
fleshy 79.00-87.00 (8656); 500-550 lbs
(523 lbs) 7950-85.00 (82.70); 550-600 lbs
(579 lbs) 77.25-81.00 (78.49); 600-650 lbs
(627 lbs) 7350-77.00 (75.88); 650-700 lbs
(669 lbs) 72.00-75.25 (73.81); 700-750 lbs
(722 lbs) 70.25-73.50 (71.87); 750-800 lbs
(770 lbs) 68.25-72.25 (69.75); 700-800 Ib
fleshy 6650-71.00 (68.79); 800-850 lbs
(821 lbs) 66.25-70.00 (68.62), fleshy
65.00- (65.87).
Slaughter-Cows; Avenge dressing: Cut
ters 34.00-36.75, Utilities 36.00-3950;
high dressing; Cutters 36.00-39.00, Utili
ties 3850-4150; low dressing: Cutters
31.00- Utilities 33.00-36.00. Can
nets 27.00-31.00.
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Cutters 75.85; Bon
ers 75.15; Breakers 71.25, Y. 0.4-5 6650;
Cannets 71.55. Bulls 87.20.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1
1300-2050 lbs average dressing
48.00-50.00; high dressing 4950-5250,
high dressing/high boning 52.00-5550;
low dressing 44.00-4550.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
Bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Urge 1 4-6 yr old 925-1175 lbs 5-8 mo
bred avg quality 520.00-580.00, 2-3 mo
bred avg quality 410.00-465.00.
Pairs: Medium and Large 1 Average
quality : 5-7 yr old 850-1175 lb English
cows bred bock 2-4 months with 250-300
lb calves 630.00-700.00. 3-7 yr old
800-1200 Ib cows with 100-300 Ib calves
600.00- 7-8 yr old 800-1000 Ib
cows with 150-200 Ib calves
590.00-
Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle; Pa.
May 5, 1998
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
CHOICE 1050-1450 LBS. 63.75-6750,
SELECT 900-1450 LBS. 6250-64.75;
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 1500-1700 LBS.
61.75- SELECT 1500-1750 LBS.
50.75- HEIFERS CHOICE
60.75- SELECT 58.75-60.00;
COWS, ACTIVE I BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 39.00-47.00, CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY
35.00-42.00, CANNER AND LOW CUT-
CALL FOR EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS
ON KNIVES, HARVESTERS,
KERNAL PROCESSORS, ETC '
Hay Equipment
NH 276 baler
w/new Kohler engine (like new)
$5,695
NH 311 baler
knotters checked (exc. cond.)
$3,975
New NH 900 Chopper
$20,990
MISCELLANEOUS
“Special on Kohler Engines”
23 HP $1,475
25 HP $1,340
(1) 120 Ton Press $950
(1) 8 Drum Oil Station $375
(1) Electric Hoist $295
Call lor current stock & pricing on all grass &
corn heads. We are now making new
harvest tables! We also have new & used
harvt parts, knives, shear bars, grind
stones, etcl
Georgetown Hydraulics
610-593-2753
(answering service)
CALL
$995
TER 30.00-38.00. MOSTLY 30.00-36.00,
SHELLY 29.00 AND DOWN; BULLS.
HOLSTEINS 1360-2625 LBS
48.00-48.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 650-900
LBS. 67.00-76.00; HEIFERS 400650
LBS. 60.00-73.00. HOLSTEINS 400-600
LBS. 60.00-67.00; BULLS. HOLSTEINS,
DAIRY TYPES 500-850 LBS.
46.00-50.00; CALVES. VEALERS,
GOODI 200-260 LBS. 76.00-81.00,
RETURNING TO FARM, STRONG
DEMANDI HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
95-125 LBS. 110.00-125.00, #2 130-160
LBS. 80.00-100.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 80-120 LBS. 100.00-130.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 95.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 ACTIVE!
220-270 LBS. 38.50-39.00,290-340 LBS.
33.00- BOARS ALL WEIGHTS
1660-21.00; SOWS US#l-3 300-650 LBS.
24.00- THIN. WEAK, ROUGH TO
23.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD.
ACTIVE! 16-25 LBS. 13.00-27.00, 30-45
LBS. 33.00-41.00, 50-60 LBS.
43.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MED. TO
LRGE. NANNIES AND BILLIES
47.50-110.00; FLESHY KIDS
36.00- SMALL/THIN KIDS
12.00-
LAMBS; GOOD 60-130 LBS
73.00-95.00.
SHEEP; ALL WEIGHTS 38.0067.50.
SALE EVERY TOES. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS. POULTRY AND EGGS. 6:30
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES.
NEXT FED AND FEEDER CATTLE
TOES.. MAY 19.
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES FRIDAY. MAY 22. RECEIVING
FROM 6:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. SALE
STARTS AT 1 P.M. PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED.
EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE TOES. 2
P.M.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md
May 6, 1998
Report aupplled by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 79 HEAD.
PRICES STEADY. UTILITY 38.00-42.00;
HIGH DRESSING 42.00-43.75; CAN
NERS 34.00-38.00; SHELLY 34.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 7 HEAD 1100-1200 LBS.
YG#l 49.50-51.25; YG#2 43.75-48.00.
FED STEERS: 98 HEAD STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1100-1450 LBS. 66.00-68.75,
1450-1600 LBS. 61.50-6X50; CHOICE
1200-1450 LBS. 63.00-66.00; LOW
CHOICE' 60.00-63.00; SELECT
57.00-61.00.
ERRY riPE
WATERLINE QUEST-PEX
RR 2 Box 345 Elliottsburg, PA 17024 (717) 582-2758
FED HEIFERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE
1100-1200 LBS. 65.00-67.00; LOW
CHOICE HOSLTEINS TO 48.25.
VEAL CALVES: 96 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 29.00-36.00; 60-85 LBS.
20.00-29.00.
FARM CALVES; HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 100.00-130.00, 85-95
LBS. 75.00-107.00; WEAKER CALVES
40.00-75.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS. FEW
OFFERED: BEEF X BULLS AND HEIF
ERS 60.00-102.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US#l-2 230-260
LBS. TO 38.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 227 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LRGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 83.00-102.00; 400-600 LBS.
76.00-88.00; 600-800 LBS. 65.00-77.00; 4
HOLSTEINS 550 LBS. AT 63.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LRGE FRAME
300500 LBS. 70.0083.00; 500700 LBS.
62.0073.00, FEW TO 78.00; 700900
LBS. 52,0059.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200400 LBS. 75.0088.00; 400600 LBS.
66.0080.00; 600800 LBS. 53.0067.00;
800900 LBS. TO 51.50.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: LARGE
FRESH AND SPRINGING
850.001025.00; MED. 550.00800.00;
MED. OPEN HEIFERS 240.00350.00; 2
HEAD SMALL 230 LBS. AT 98.00 PER
HUNDRED.
SHEEP: 33.00-36.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE 90-100 LBS
84.00-86.00.
GOATS; LARGE 70.00-88.00; SMALL
23.00-26.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB. 16
HEAD 88-105 LBS. 54.00-61.00.
NEXT SPECIAL DAIRY CATTLE
CONSIGNMENT SALE WED., MAY 20.
7:15 P.M.
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, May 4, 1998
Calvea Sheep Goats
Today
211 864 1076
Last Week
142 894 768
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION. A SMALL SUPPLY
OF VEAL CALVES SOLD SHARPLY
HIGHER. SLAUGHTER CALVES
WERE MOSTLY 5.00 LOWER. HOLS
TEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS RETURN
ING TO FEED SOLD 5.00-20.00
LOWER.
VEALERS: FEW GOOD AND
CHOICE 75-95 LBS. 35.00-60.00. FEW
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LBS. 15.00-20.00.
Lancaster Finning, Saturday. May >, 1998-Al5
SLAUGHTER CALVEa; uOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 95.00-10S.00;
350-600 LBS. 65.00-80.00. UTILITY
AND GOOD 200-350 LBS. *5.00-95.00;
350-600 LBS. 50.00-65.00
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 100.00-120.00.
PLAINER CALVES 90-120 LBS.
60.00-100.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-120 LBS. 105.00-130.00. FEW PLAIN
ER CALVES 80-100 LBS. 80.00-105.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION, OLD CROP SLAUGHTER
LAMBS WERE ONLY LIGHTLY
TESTED. SPRING LAMB PRICES
WERE MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGH
TER EWES SOLD STEADY TO 5.00
HIGHER.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3
25-60 LBS. 100.00-125.00, FEW PLAIN
75.00-100.00; 60-90 LBS. 95.00-105.00;
90-100 LBS. 90.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR
OLDS 40.00-60.00; UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 30.00-45.00. AGED BUCKS
200-300 LBS. 35.00-40.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
BILLIES 100.00-140.00, FEW TO 160.00,
MED. 75.00-100.00; GOOD AND
CHOICE MUTTON 75.00-100.00;
LARGE NANNIES 60.00-90.00, MED.
35.00- CHOICE YEARLINGS
70.00- GOOD 50.00-70.00; GOOD
AND CHOICE KIDS 40.00-65.00, UTILI
TY 20.00-40.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, May 5, 1998
CALVES .10-1.22% .
COWS .22% -.43'/..
EASY COWS .21-36% .
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .28 .91.
HEIFERS .25%-.60.
BULLS .2S-.63.
STEERS .30-.75.
HOGS .12-.44.
ROASTING PIGS 12.00-31.00 EA.
BOARS .10-.18.
SHEEP .18.
LAMBS EACH 15.00-81.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .31-1.55.
GOATS EACH 42.00-145.00.
KIDS EACH 10.00-97.50.
HIDES EACH 4.00.
TOTAL 892.
HAY, STRAW
& GRAIN
SALE
Every Thursday
at 12 NOON
Vintage Sales
Stables. Inc.
(Rt. 30,10 miles east
of Lancaster
in Paradise, PA)
For info.
(717)442-4181 bus.
(610) 458-8518 home
David S. King
Iron Worker
Manufacturer of
Church Bench
folding hinges.
SCOTCHMAN BEWO
CIRCULAR COLD SAW
Check Us For Used
Iron Workers
Selling
Scotchman Um
ubea
.HYDRA
WORKf-R
120 TONS
wj KNOW
873 South Railroad Street,
Myerstown, PA 17067
717-886-6856