Ae-Lincwtw Farming, Saturday, October 10, 1998
Middleburg Hay
Report Supplied
By Auction
October 6, 1996
49 LOADS TOTAL; 22 LOADS OF
HAY.
ALFALFA 4 LOTS, 67.50-130.00.
MIXED HAY: 8 LOTS, 75.00-125.00.
TIMOTHY: 8 LOTS. 52.50-120.00.
TIMOTHY SEED: 21.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 2 LOTS. 77.50
AND 85.00.
EAR CORN: 14 LOTS. 65.00-9730.
RYE: 6 LOTS, 3.00-4.60.
OATS; 1.65-2.35.
BARLEY: 1.85-1.90.
Kutztown Produce
Auction
Hay Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, October 3, 1998
22 LOADS.
ALFALFA HAY: 150.00-155.00.
GRASS HAY: 120.00-126.00.
MIXED HAY: 78.00-132.00.
HAY: 2.25 BALE.
WHEAT STRAW: 50.00-86.00.
STRAW: 130-1.75 BALE.
FIREWOOD: 35.00 LOAD.
CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY
SAT. AT 9 A.M.
Weekly Livestock
Summary
October 2, 1998
14 Livestock Auctions
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5479 Compared with 5141
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100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557
Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547
HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 A.M.
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head last week and 4981 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers and bulls 1 00 to
200 lower, si heifers steady to 150
lower, si cows 100 to 300 lower, in
stances 400 lower SLAUGHTER
STEERS High Choice & Prime 2-4
58 00-63 25, Choice 1-3 54 00-60 50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 52 00-58 25,
Select 1-3 50 00-57 00, Standard 1-2
40 00-5100 HOLSTEINS High Choice
and Prime 52 00-54 75, Choice 2-3
48 00-53 25, Select 1-2 44 50-50 00,
Standard 1-2 39 00-45 00 HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 53 50-59 10, Select 1-3
50 00-56 00, few to 47 00, tew Standard
1-2 40 00-50 00 COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 28 00-42 00 mostly 32 00
38 00, Boners 80-85% lean 27 00
35 00, Lean 85-90% lean 23 00-30 00,
few to 20 00 Shells down to 15 50
BULLOCKS few Select 1-3 44 00-
52 00 BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-
2400 lbs 40 00-52 00, Yield Grade 2
900-2000 lbs 34 00-4100 FEEDER
CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large 1
275-550 lbs 55 00-70 00, tew to 75 00,
few 500-750 lbs 51 00 64 00. Medium
and Large 2 290-800 lbs 40 00-57 00,
Large 2 Holstems 300-700 lbs 42 DO
-53 00, 600-1000 lbs 37 50-45 50,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 275-750
lbs 45 00-62 50, Medium and Large 2
300 600 lbs 35 00-61 00, 550-750 lbs
38 00-52 00, BULLS Medium and Large
I 275 600 lbs 50 00-66 00, few to
74 00, Medium and Large 2 285-500 lbs
40 00-53 50, 550-900 lbs 36 GO
-53 00
CALVES 5561 Compared with 5.5
head last week and 2967 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Good
150-285 lbs 55 00 52 50, Standard and
Good 70 115 lbs 18 00-50 00, few to
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■*s 00, Utility 55-100 lbs 8 00-23 00,
few 500 FARM CALVES’ Holstein
bull and heifer calves very uneven,
mostly steady to 25 00 lower No 1
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 50 00-80 00,
No 2 85-125 25 00-60 00, few to
70 00, No I Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs
135 00-214 00 few to 115 00, No 2 75-
120 lbs 6000-139 00, few to 50 00
Bcel type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs
45 00-90 00
HOGS 2183 Compared with 2108 head
ast week and 1528 head a year ago Ba r
ows and gilts steady, sows I 00 to I 50
ower BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
can 220-265 lbs 27 00-29 00 few to
13 00 45-50% 210-280 lbs 25 50-
’8 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs
12 00-21 00, few to 27 00, 500-700 lbs
i 6 sO-21 00 BOARS few 9 00-11 00
FEEDER PIGS 672 Compared with
413 head last week and 364 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-40 lbs
5 00-10 00, 35-55 lbs 8 00-16 00
per head
SHEEP 2257 Compared with 2209
head last week and 1432 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady SLAUGHTER
LAMBS Choice 40-60 lbs 80 00-
110 00, few to 68 00, 60-80 lbs 67 GO
-95 00, 80-110 lbs 65 00-80 00, few to
55 00, 105-130 lbs 55 00-75 00, Good
and Choice 60-110 lbs 50 00-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 18 00-41 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
2536 Compared 1343 last week and
1618 head a year ago Feeder pigs un
evenly steady US 1-2 25-30 lbs 25 00-
32 00, 30-40 lbs 30 00-55 00, 40-50
lbs 34 00-5100, 50-60 lbs 30 00-
50 00, 60-70 lbs 30 00-46 00, 70-80
lbs 35 00-42 00, few 2-3 30-50 lbs
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- SLAUGHTER HOGS
EARLY BIRD HOG SALE
7:30 A.M.
Sell Your Hogs At New Holland Sales Stables Inc
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
THE ACTION AUCTION
Livestock Is Our Only Business
* MONDAY J
HEIFER SALE 10:30 A.M.
COW SALE 12:00 NOON
We have the usual run of 50 to 100 Heifers all ages
Loads of fresh cows and springers from our regular
shippers Also some local fresh cows and springers
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
MANAGERS
Norman & David Kolb-717-397-5538
Roger Floyd- 717-354-4341
FAX #717-355-0706
Order Buyer:
Paul Good • 215-445-6662
13 00-20.00, Slaughter 15-25 lbs
72 00-80 00, 25-35 lbs 30.00-40 00,
few to 70 00 per hundredweight
Eighty-Four
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
October 5, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 308 [PDA] Compared to last
week's sale slaughter cows steady to
3 00 lower, bulls steady to 2 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Select 2
50 00, Standard 1-2 41 25-49 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS one Select 2
48 00, Standard 1-2 40 00-46 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 32 50-
38 00, one 40 00, Boners 80-85%
28 50-33 00, Lean 85-90% lean 22 GO
-29 00 Shells 14 00-22 00
BULLS, Yield Grade I 1100-2355 lbs
39 00-46 25, Yield Grade 2 1020-1845
lbs 32 00-39 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
and Large I 400-600 lbs 60 00-72 00,
Medium and Large 2 330-500 lbs 40 GO
-57 00, 600-910 lbs 40 00-51 50, few to
30 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 35P-725
lbs 51 00-57 00, Medium and Large 2
300-775 lbs 40 00-49 00, BULLS Me
dium and Large 1 310-600 lbs 54 00-
66 00, few to 73 00, Medium and Large
2 300-500 lbs 45 00-56 50, 510-875
lbs 38 00-52 00
CALVES 173 [All calves sold per
cwt] VEALERS couple Choice 125-
225 lbs 62 50 & 66 00, few Good 140-
230 lbs 45 00-59 00, Standard and Good
BULLS, STEERS,
BBtf beef cows
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1:00 P.M.
STOCKERS & FEEDERS -A.
90-100 lbs 19 00-3100, 65-85 lbs
15 00-30 00, Utility 55-95 lbs 5 00-
15 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady to 15 00 lower No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 55.00-77 50, No 2 80
120 lbs 30 00-57 50. couple No I Hol
stein heifer 100-110 lbs 175 00 &
235 00, couple No 2 80-95 lbs 80 00 &
132 50 Beef type bulls and heifers 90-
105 lbs 35 00-92 50, 175-285 lbs
40 00-65 00
HOGS 17 BARROWS AND GILTS
few 45-50% lean 210-265 lbs 28 CO
-35 00 SOWS US 1-3 375-565 lbs
17 00-19 75 BOARS one 230 lbs
15 00
FEEDER PIGS 8 US 1-3 40-45 lbs
12 00 17 00 per head
SHEEP 110 Slaughter lambs
steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and
Prime 110-145 lbs 45 00-57 00, Choice
40-60 lbs 80 00-88 00, 65-75 lbs
64 00-78 00, 80-IQO lbs 56 00-66 00,
Good and Choice 40-65 lbs 58 00-
65 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 18 00-
37 00
GOATS 39 Laige Billies
84 00, Medium 35 00-65 00,
Nannies 40 00-50 00, Medium
35 00, Large Kids 18 00-28 00
head
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WOLGEMUTH’S AUCTION
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11 North Maple Ave.
Leola, PA 17540
717-656-2947
717-656-9558
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BEEF AUCTION 10:00 A.M.
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I:3Q PM
FEEDER PIG SALE
Pigs are accepted after 6 30 A M State graded from 8 to 12
Dairy Barn and Feeder Pig Barn are cleaned and disinfected
weekly for your protection
Luke Eberly - 610-267-6608,717-738-1865
Homer Eberly- 610-267-3047
Nevin Martin - 717-354-7186
Ronßanck - 717-656-9849
aid Representatives For Goats. Sheep & Calv
Ken Smoker - 610-593-2123
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