A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 14, 1998
(Continued from Pago A 2)
ter lambs sold Arm to 10.00 higher with the
best demand for weights under 60 lbs.
Slaughter ewes sold mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 few 30-40 lbs 200.00-215.00;
40-60 lbs 100.00-135.00, few to 150.00;
60-80 lbs 90.00-110.00; 80-100 lbs 80.00
100.00; 100-120 lbs 65.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 30.00-40.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 80.00-100.00, few to 120.00.
Medium 60.00-80.00. Nannies: Medium
and Large 40.00-60.00. Yearlings: Choice
and Prime 50.00-80.00. Kids: Choice and
Prime 40.00-60.00. Good 20.00-40.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Nov. 13, 1998
Cattle Calves
2372 1863
2324 1834
3643 1859
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSING PRICES. THE
SLAUGHTER STEER MARKET
OPENED SLIGHTLY LOWER. BUT
MADE UP THE LOSS BY WEEK’S END
TO CLOSE FULLY STEADY. THIS
WEEK’S TYPICAL FALL RUN OF
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
WAS RATHER LIGHT AND WIDELY
MIXED AS TO QUALITY. WESTERN
DIRECT FAT CATTLE MOVEMENT
WAS MOSTLY STEADY TO WEAK AS
MANY AREAS RECEIVED THEIR
FIRST BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER.
LOCAL HOLSTEIN STEERS CLOSED
STEADY TO .50 HIGHER AND
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WERE
STEADY IN A LIGHT TEST. A GOOD
OFFERING OF SLAUGHTER COWS
SOLD 1.50 TO MOSTLY 2.50 HIGHER
AND SLAUGHTER BULLS ENDED
THE WEEK STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
SUPPLY WAS MADE UP OF AROUND
39 PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS, 6
PERCENT SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 40
PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS. 6 PER
CENT BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 MSS-1490
LBS. 62.25-66.75. CHOICE 2-3
1065-1490 LBS. 60.00-63.60, HIGH
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NO. 1 ALFALFA IN
PENN STATE TRIAL
Baralfo 54
Table 8 1995 alfalfa variety trial-Landisville.
Vanet’
BARALFA 54 8 07
5454
DKI27
WL 324
ABT 405
MARINER 7 50
INNOVATOR +Z 7 43
TMF GENERATOR 7.34
5312
MAGNUM IV
DOMINATOR
DEMAND
WL 323
PREFERRED
SUPERCUTS
ONIEDAVR
MULTIQUEEN
PRISM 2
EXCALIBUR II
WL 332 SR
AFFINITY +Z
DIVIDEND
WL 252 HQ
ALFASTAR
HAVGRAZER
SARANAC AR
MAGNUM MI-WET
GRAND MEAN 7 15
LSD (p=.os) 0 52
CV(%) 519
CV= Coefficient of variation
LSD = Least significant difference
• Seeded April 20, 1995
• Yields (tons per acre at 12% moisture)
• Yields indicated represent the sum of four cuttings each year
• Stand score based on a scale from 1 to 100 AlOO is considered to be
a perfect stand
• Grand Mean, CV, and LSD values represent 64 total entries
• Varieties are listed by rank for 1997 yield Numbers in parentheses
indicate rank within the listed data (see column headings)
Baralfa 54 is a variety selected for exceptional yield and excellent
disease resistance
DRESSING 1-2 UP TO 66.00 AND LOW
DRESSING 4-5 DOWN TO 57.50.
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1040-1520 LBS. 54.75-61.60; 1500-1705
LBS. 50.00-58.00. SELECT 1-3 965-1430
LBS. 52.00-59.00, FEW RETURNING TO
FEED 1170-1215 LBS. 50.00-55.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1295-1555 LBS. 52.35-54.50; FEW
1615-1690 LBS. 50.00-52.00. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1195-1555 LBS.
49.75-53.25. SELECT 1-2 1110-1655
LBS. 46.25-50.75. STANDARD 1-2
1225-1968 LBS. 37.75-43J0; CONSIGN
MENT 2060-2395 LB. 33.25-36.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1020-1195
LBS. 60.25-61.10. CHOICE 2-3
1020-1350 LBS. 57.75-60.50. FEW
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1020-1270 LBS. 57.25-58.75. SELECT
1-3 930-1305 LBS. 50.25-57.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKERS
75-80% LEAN, OVER 1400 LBS. BULK
33.00-38.00, LOW DRESSING
3250-35.00; BONERS 80-85% LEAN
OVER 1200 LBS., BULK 31.25-33.75,
LOW DRESSING 28.00-32.50; LEAN
(HI-YIELD) 85-88% LEAN, OVER 1200
LBS. BULK 29.75-33.75, LOW DRESS
ING 28.50-31.25; LEAN 88-90% LEAN,
OVER 1000 LBS. BULK 27.00-31.00,
LOW DRESSING 24.00-28.75: I fan
(UGHT-WT) 85-90% LEAN 750-1000
LBS., BULK 25.00-29.23, LOW DRESS
ING 24.00-2750.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1150-2050 LBS. 4150-52.00,
FEW UP TO 53.00. YIELD GRADE 2
950-2330 LBS. 355043.00. BULLOCKS:
SELECT 1-3 9801530 LBS. 45.0053.00.
CALVES: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK. VEAL CALVES SOLD 3.005.00
LOWER WITH REDUCED DEMAND.
SLAUGHTER CALVES ENDED
STEADY TO 8.00 HIGHER. TRADING
WAS MUCH SLOWER ON HOLSTEIN
BULL FARM CALVES AND PRICES
WERE 7.00-14.00 LOWER. GOOD
DEMAND RETURNED TO THE HOLS
TEIN HEIFER MARKET AND PRICES
CLOSED FIRM TO 15.00 HIGHER.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-120 LBS. 18.00-33.00, LATE MOST
LY 18.00-27.00. STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 55-90 LBS. 10.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 65.00-88.00;
3SO-S5O LBS. 45.00-65.00. STANDARD
1996
Yield
1997
Yield
7 90
7 61
7 58
7 58
7.29
7 27
7 22
7 21
7 16
7.07
7 04
7 02
7 01
6 93
6 91
6 88
6 87
6 82
6 82
6 76
6 75
671
6 51
6 95
0 42
4 35
1996-97 Stand
Average 10/21/97
7.98 (1)
7.75 (2)
7.52 (3)
7.33 (5)
7.25 (6)
7.44 (4)
7.10 (9)
7.24 (7)
73 8
75.4
72.8
73 1
73.7
73.2
73.1
73.2
73.9
68 9
73.2
73.8
7.09 (11)
7.10 (10)
6.95 (15)
6.93 (16)
7.11 (8)
7.02 (13)
6.90(18)
7.01 (14)
7.06 (12)
6.89 (20)
6.89 (19)
6.88 (21)
6.70 (24)
6.90 (17)
6.82 (23)
6.67 (25)
6.82 (22)
6.66 (26)
6.53 (27)
7.05
70.8
71 0
70 6
70 7
67 6
72.1
67.4
72.2
72 3
68.3
70.3
69.6
71 3
69.7
73 4
70.8
3.9
40
0.42
4.23
300-600 LBS. 40.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-125 LBS. 60.00-109.00, LATE
MOSTLY 60.00-90.00. PLAINER-TYPE
BULLS 80-115 LBS. 27.00-77,00. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 80-120 LBS.
140.00-195.00. PLAINER HEIFERS
70-100 LBS. 77.00-130.00. FEW BEEF
TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS 70-130
LBS. 60.00-110.00.
Central Carlot
Pork Report
Des Moines, IA
Thu Nov 12, 1998
USDA Market News
USD A NATIONAL CARLOT PORK
REPORT Equated to FOB Omaha Basis as
11:15 AM
Compared to Wednesday's Close: Fresh
bone-in 13-19# loins sknd. hams 17-20 lbs.
steady to 3.00 higher, 20-23 lbs. generally
steady; sdls. bellies firm; lean trimmings
not fully established. Trading slow to mod
erate, with light to moderate demand and
mostly moderate offerings.
Loads PORK CUTS: 41.5 ** NOON *•
Loads TRIM/PROCESS PORK : 12.0 **
REPORT ••
FRESH PORK CUTS PRICE RANGE
WGHTD AVG. LOINS, BONE-IN Primal
Cutout Value • 56.98 **ABP Regular
14-18# - 42.00 - 53.00 48.82 A Lds Price
Range Wghtd Avg. 1/4“ Trim 13-19#
68.00 - 78.00 75.58 A 1/8* Tnn/less
13-19# 71.00 - 84.00 74.27 A 1/4“ Blade
less 1/4* Trim 19-23# 61.00 61.00 A com
bos 23/Up# 36.00 36.00 A
LOINS.CNTRCUT, 10-11 RIB.I/4TRM
Tender-in FLO 8-13# unq Tender-out FLO
8-13# BNLS Strap-on 5-9# 1.0 130.00
130.00 BNLS Strap-off 5-9# 2.0 145.00
145.00 WHLE BNLS LOINS 7-11#
108.00 108.00 C BNLS SIRLOIN .75-1#
85.00 - 92.00 8733 B BONE-IN SIR
23-33# BLADE EN<iS 2-4# TENDER
LOIN 1.25/DN# 221.00 221.00 B LOIN
BACKRIB (BOXED) FRSH/FRZN
13/DN# “ 1.75/DN# “ 1.75-2.00# 213.00
213.00 B ‘ 2.00/UP# LOIN BACKRIB
(COMBOS) 1.75/DN# 252.00 252.00 E
PICNIC Primal Cutout Value * 18.83
**ABP Untrmd Picnic - 18.50 1830 Lds
Price Range Wghtd Avg. Smkr Trm, RS,
combo 2730 - 28.00 27.83 A Smkr Trm,
SS, boxed 13 38.00 ■ 41.00 40.00 PICNIC
CUSHION MEAT Combo 92% Fresh
77.00 77.00 B Boxed 92% Frozen 72.00
72.00 B BOSTON BUTT Primal Cutout
Value - 3632 **ABP Regular 4-8# -
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Baralfa 32 IQ Top Milk Yields Per Acre In Wis.
Baralfa 32 IQ was bred specifically for Increased Quality, and combines
excellent persistence, winterhardiness, and top-notch disease resistance
(DRI of 29/30) with exceptional yields (7.52 tons per acre sum of four
cuttings in Penn State trials). Adapted throughout the dairy states of northern
U.S. and Canada, and it is a top choice for leading dairy producers who want
the most out of their feed.
Baridana Orchardgrass. Timothy. High yielding early and
Very productive. A few days later in late maturing varieties.
Maturity than Pennlate.
Baravla Orchardgrass.
Extremely late maturity. Much better
digestibility than Pennlate.
B.G. 34 Ryegrass. A blend of 3
late maturing Ryegrasses for
grazing
“If we had to do it over again, we
would plant at least 60 percent of
our farm in GB-34 with Alice White
Clover.
Russ King
Out of 6 Ryegrass varieties B.G.
34 had the (fast *e#dheods. r
21.00 - 30.00 23.00 A Lds Price Range
Wghtd Avg. 1/4“ Trim 4-9# 46.00 - 51.00
47.89 A 1/8“ Trim 4-9# 54.00 54.00 E 1/4“
Trim Neck-off 53.00 - 57.00 54.71 B 1/8“
Trim Neck-off 53.00 - 64.00 55.20 A
BNLS, Cellar Trim combo's 9/UP#
SPARERIB Primal Cutout Value - 86.94
**ABP 13-33# - 76.00 76.00 B Lds Price
Range Wghtd Avg. 3 BAG/3 PCVAC
3.8/DN# 95.00 - 99.00 97.00 B 2 BAG/3
PCVAC 3.8-S.B# 69.00 - 83.00 74.67 B
COMBOS 3.8/DN# COMBOS 3.8-S.B#
SKINNED HAM Primal Cutout Value -
35.76 **ABP Untrm Sel 17-20#- 60.00 -
66.00 63.00 **ABP Untrm Sel 20-26#-
31.00 - 37.00 34.77 Lds Price Range
Wghtd Avg. BONE-IN, TRIMMED
17- Trim Spec 1 6.0 64.00 - 70.00
67.00 20-23# Trim Spec I 6.0 39.00 -
39.50 39.08 23-27# Trim Spec 1 32.50 -
36.00 34.78 A 17-20# Trim Spec 2 20-27#
Trim Spec 2 34.00 34.00 B 27#/up Trim
Spec 2 BONELESS MUSCLES 94-96% 3
Muscle Group 4 Muscle Group unq 5
Muscle Group 5.0 93.00 - 94.00 93.20
Inside Outside Knuckle Lite Butt Inner
Shank HAM TRIMMINGS (CHEM
LEAN) Combo 72% Fresh 1730 1730 E
Boxed 72% Frozen Combo 90% Fresh
Boxed 90% Frozen Outer Shank Frozen
BELLY, SEEDLESS Primal Cutout Value
- 40.74 **ABP Untrmd 12-14# - 38.00
38.00 **ABP Untrmd 14-16# - 38.00
38.00 **ABP Untrmd 16-18# - 3730
37.50 D Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg.
SKIN-ON, TRIMMED Fresh 10-12#
26.00 26.00 C Fresh 12-14# 6.0 42.00
42.00 Fresh 14-16# 14.0 41.00 - 42.00
41.79 Fresh 16-18# 4030 40.50 D Fresh
18- 33.00 33.
00 A Fresh 20-2S#SKINLESS.
SQUARED Fresh 9-ll#Fresh
11-13#Fresh 13-15#Fresh
15-17#SK1NLESS, CENTER CUT Fresh
8-10#Fresh 10-12#Ftesh !2-14#Fresh
14-16#PORK TRIMMINGS/BONELESS
PROCESSING PORK (CHEMICAL
LEAN) **ABP:Cmbo 42% Fish - 11.00
11.00**ABP:Cmbo 72% Frsh - 18.00
18.00**ABP:Cmbo Bnls Pic Fis - 19.00
19.00**ABP:Cmbo Jowl Fish - 930 930
Lds Price Range Wghtd Avg. Combo 42%
Fresh 4.0 13.00 13.00 Boxed 42% Frozen
16.00 16.00 C Combo 72% Fresh 1.01930
1930 Boxed 72% Frozen 24.00 24.00 B
BONELESS PICNIC MEAT Combo 72%
Fresh 4.0 2030 • 21.00 20.7580xed 72%
Frozen 1.0 27.00 27.00 SKINNED JOWLS
Combo Fresh 2.0 11.00 I t.OOßoxed Fro
zen 1830 1830 B FAT. VISUAL TRACE
Matua Bromegrass. can utilize
more N than any other grass.
• Red & White Clovers
• Chicory - Fescue
• Annual Ryegrass
• Pasture Blends for Grazing
FAIRVIEW FRUIT FARM
Aaron M. King
96 Paradise Lane, Ranks, PA 17572
Answering Service: 717-687-6224
OF LEANCombo Frcshßoxed Frozen-
TRIM, VISUAL TRACE OF LEAN Com
bo 12-16% Freshßoxed 12-16% Frozen
"Adjusted Base Price ■ Weighted avenge
price for non-value added product calcu
lated by subtracting the packer's value dif
ferential from the reported price of value-,
added product.
Specifications for all reported cuts avail
able upon request STANDARD ADJUST
MENTS FOR CONVERTING TO VAC
UUM BASIS Loins (!3-23#'s); Butts
(4-9#'s): Vacpak : report basis Vacpak :
report basis Gas Pak: minus $2.00 Gas Pak
: no price differential Paper ; minus $5.00
Paper : minus $3.00 Combo : minus $6.00
Combo : minus $4.00 Spareribs: Adjust
ments for Trim - Vacpak : report basis
Bone-in Center Cut Loins: Polywrap:
minus $7.00 False Lean Off; basis Tender
loins; False Lean On; minus $5.00 Vacpak
: report basis Boneless Center Cut Loins:
Polywrap: minus $ 10.00 1/4" Trim: report
basis 1/8" Trim : add $6.00
ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test Quotes are
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.
BELLY QUOTES FOR CME CASH
SETTLEMENT - BELLY. SKIN-ON,
UNTRIMMED LDS WGHTD AVG.
Fresh 12-14# 6.0 38.00Ftesh 14-16# 14.0
38.00 Fresh 16-18# 37.50 D
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