A6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 2000 New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. 17 April 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 84 [PDAI Compared with last week’s sale si tows I 00 to 200 higher on small supply HOLSTEIN STEERS few Select I 2 55 75-59 00 HEIEERS one Choice 2 4 1060 lbs 06 50. one Select 1-3 58 00 SLAUC.HTER COWS Breakers 75- 80% lean 40 00 43 25, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00 4150, Lean 85-90% lean 33 25 39 00 Shells down to 25 00 BULLS one Yield Grade 1 1960 lbs 50 00, tew Yield Grade 2 1310-1960 lbs 44 00-49 00 FEEDER CATTLE HEIFERS few Medium 1-2 300 500 lbs 61 00-80 00, BULLS few Medium 1 530-625 lbs 80 00 CALVES 81 VEALERS one Good 165 lbs 75 00, Standard and Good 70-105 lbs 35 00-50 00, Utility 50-85 lbs 15 00- 32 50 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs 100 00-140 00 mostly 125 00- 130 00, No 2 95-115 lbs 75 00-100 00, few No I Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 300 00-355 00, few No 2 75-125 lbs 160 00 250 00 Few beef type bulls and heifers 90- 115 lbs 135 00-165 00, one 200 lbs 103 00 HOGS 262 Barrows and gilts steady to 1 25 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 230-260 lbs 47 00-49 25, few 50 25 45 50% lean 220-280 lbs 46 00-47 00, 40- 45% lean 220 295 lbs 40 00-45 85 SOWS few US 1 3 475 640 lbs 42 00 43 00, few 280-475 lbs 32 00-38 00 BOARS few 300 600 lbs 14 00 16 50, tew 215-245 lbs 30 00-31 00 FEEDER PIGS 2 NO MARKET TEST SHEEP 379 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Piime 35-65 lbs 130 00- 200 00, Choice 30-50 lbs 100 00-125 00 50-60 lbs 100 00 127 50, 60-70 lbs 107 50-140 00, 70 80 lbs 92 50-120 00, 80-105 lbs 99 00 114 00, Good and Choice 20-40 lbs 50 00-100 00 40-70 lbs 60 00-100 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 10 00-39 00, Yearlings to 55 00 GOATS 57 \M\ sold by the head] Couple Large 47 50 & 65 00 Medium 30 00 52 00 Small 20 00-34 00 Large Kids 16 00-34 00, Small 5 00-27 00 Diffenbach Auction Inc. 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. WED MAY 3 WINROSS, HESS, FARM TRAC & TOYS FRI MAY 12 TRACTORS, FARM EQ & SUPPLIES TUES MAY 23 QUILT, CRAFT & BUGGY WED MAY 24 QUILTS & CRAFT EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. faM Special Sheep and Goat Sale ' |l MON., APRIL 24 9:00 AM Greek Easter Sale Recommended liveweight of lambs Greek Market: 45 - 65 lb Any questions contact Ken Smoker 717-354-4341 (Office) m or, 610-593-2123 (Home) n Norman & David Kolb 61L 717-355-0706 (Fax) FREE COMMODITY MARKET NEWSLETTER Whether your trade interests are grains or gold, Lehigh Valley Futures, Inc. has the knowledge and expertise to assist you in these markets. For a copy of our newsletter and/or a free trading kit, please contact: Lehigh Valley Futures, SOOOTilghman Street Suite 249 Allentown, PA 18104 1-800-543-8939 or 1-610-366-7979 Fax 1-610-366-9842 lvfuture@microserve.net The risk of loss in trading futures and options on futures can be substantial Futures and options trading may not be suitable for everyone You should carefully consider the risks in light of your financial condition in deciding whether to trade Mercer Livestock Mercer, Pa. 18 April 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 372 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers mostly steady, si cows steady to 1 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3 1025-1500 lbs 69 00-75 10 mostly 7000- 72 25, Select 1-3 60 50-71 50, few Standard 1 -2 50 00-60 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1575 lbs 62 75 67 25, Choice 2 3 1200-1565 lbs 58 00-61 50, few Select 1-2 54 00-58 00, few Standard 1-2 51 50- 53 50 HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1250 lbs 70 25-73 85, Choice 2- 4 1000-1400 lbs 67 00-74 00, Select 1-3 60 00-66 00, few Standard 1-2 52 50- 55 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 40 DO -44 50, Boners 80-85% lean 38 00-43 00, Lean 85-90% lean 35 00-41 00 Shells down to 30 00 BULLOCKS Select 1-3 1050-1400 lbs 48 50-55 25 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1150-1950 lbs 48 00-57 25, Yield Grade 2 1075-2065 lbs 42 50-46 75 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium 1 475-775 lbs 80 00-105 50, Medium 2 690-815 lbs 59 50-68 00, HEIFERS Large 1 425-500 lbs 73 50- 8000, Medium 1 350-600 lbs 82 00- 10100, Medium 2 325-650 lbs 64 00- 82 00, BULLS Medium 1 350-600 lbs 85 00-90 00, Medium 2 375-700 lbs 60 00-80 00 CALVES 88 VEALERS Standard and Good 80-110 lbs 4000-57 00, Uuhty 60-80 lbs 10 00-31 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs 130 00-165 00, one 170 00, No 2 85-120 lbs 57 50-12000, few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 280 00-340 00, No 2 80-115 lbs 110 00-230 00 Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs 95 00-165 00 HOGS 102 Barrows and gilts weak due to Holiday week BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 47 00-48 00, 45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 45 10-46 75, 40-45% lean 200-260 lbs 43 00-45 00 SOWS few US 1-3 400 610 lbs 33 00 39 00 BOARS one 645 lbs 15 00 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 39 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Good and Choice 50-85 lbs 80 00-100 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 24 00- 25 00 Frederick Livestock Frederick, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Monday, April 17,2000 SLAUGHTER COWS: 71 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 39.00- 44.50; BREAKERS 38.00-43.00; LEAN 35.00-41.50; THIN 32.00-37.00. BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1450 LBS. AT 51.50; LOW DRESSING 1000-1400 LBS. 46.00-47.25. FED STEERS: 1 STANDARD 1740 LBS. AT 48.75. FED HEIFERS: SELECT HOL STEINS 1585 LBS. AT 47.75. VEAL CALVES: 67 HEAD. CULLS 70-80 LBS. 34.00-38.00; CALVES RE TURNING TO THE FARM HOL STEIN BULLS #1 90-120 LBS. 150.00- 167.50, 125-130 LBS. 125.00-157.00, 80- 90 LBS. 110.00-132.00; #2 100-120 LBS. 120.00- 75-90 LBS. 55.00-97.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-110 LBS. 310.00- #2 75-85 LBS. 110.00- 255.00; JERSEY X 65-75 LBS. 140.00- 152.00; BEEF X BULLS 100-120 LBS. 170.00- 175 LB. AT 110.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 11 HEAD. #1 AND 2 225-265 LBS. 46.00; #1 AND 3 220-275 LBS. 44.00; 4 HEAD 302 LBS. AT 39.00. SOWS; 450-490 LBS. 33.00-34.50; 500-550 LBS. TO 39.50. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 1 HOL STEIN 985 LBS. AT 48.50. HEIFERS: 250-400 LBS. 80.00-97.00; HOLSTEINS 86.00-122.00; 400-500 LBS. 78.00-83.00; 500-700 LBS. 68.00- 78.00. BULLS: 1 245 LBS. AT 113.00; 400- 600 LBS. 79.00-91.00; 1 710 LB. AT 70.50. PENN LEAF TOBACCO CO. FARMERS! Do you have tobacco in your barn that you are tired of looking at? Are you tired of worrying about marketing it? If so, contact us for details about processing your crops - old and new. Penn Leaf Tobacco Co. “Your Local Tobacco Co. ” 661 Vintage Road, Christiana, PA 17509 Call before delivery. 610-593-6729 6.30 RM 900 A.M 900 AM - SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE 7:30 A.M. \i Sell Your Hogs At New Holland Sales Stables. Inc See them weighed, sold and pickup your check 9 00 AM Inc. 9 1 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. THE ACTION AUCTION MONDAY j 10:00 A.M. Wk PV HORSES ' I MULES 9:00 A.M. Amr ___ fT SHEEP, GOATS & jlBpP CALVES 9I) BEEF SALE .M. HEIFER SALE Jj COW SALE 12:00 NOON We have the usual run of 50 to 100 Heifers atl 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. Norman & David Kolb- 71 Roger Floyd- 717-354-4341 FAX #717-355-0706 Order Buyer: Paul Good ■ 215-445-6662 SHEEP: FAT 160-180 LBS. 26.00- 28.00. LAMBS: CHOICE SPRING 70-80 LBS. 93.00-100.00. GOATS: MED. BILLIES 45.00- 50.00; SM. BILLIES 34.00-3.00. SELLING NEXT MON., APRIL 24,9 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 250-400 LBS. ALSO 8 GUERNSEY AND 2 HOLS. X HEIFERS. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, April 19,2000 TOTAL HEADAGE: 119 DAIRY, 214 HEIFERS, 13 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. LOCAL FRESH COWS 725.00- 1400.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 660.00- 1425.00. BETTER FRESH COWS 1750.00- 2000.00. LARGE HEIFERS 1335.00-1475.00, 1 AT 1560.00, SMALL 675.00-1285.00. SHORTBRED HEIFERS 710.00- 1110.00, FEW 1125.00-1275.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 850.00-910.00. BULLS 350.00-1000.00, PURE BREDS 675.00-825.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1425.00- 1750.00. CANADIAN LOAD FRESH 1400.00- 2000.00. FRESH HEIFERS 850.00-1600.00, 1 AT 1975.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS 1135.00- 1500.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 535.00- 800.00, SMALLER 385.00-460.00. 32 HEAD PUREBRED OPEN HEIF- Livestock Is Our Onl 1 WEDNESDAY j >;OQ A. -397-5538 Luke Eberly - 610-267-6608,717-738-1865 Homer Eberly- 610-267-3047 Nevin Martin - 717-354-7186 Ronßanck - 717-656-9849 Field Representatives For Goats. Sheep & Cal\ ER5475.00-i170.00. HERD ALL STAGES 585.00-1625.00, 1 AT 2250.00. Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Hackettstown, N.J. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, April 18,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain ALFALFA: 2 LOTS, 3.50 AND 4.00 BALE. MIXED HAY: 7 LOTS, 2.50-3.40 BALE. TIMOTHY: 1 LOT AT 2.50. GRASS: 5 LOTS, 2.50-3.40 BALE. 15 LOTS TOTAL. Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Washington, D.C. Thu Apr 20,2000 USDA Market News Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal In- spection CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Thursday 2000-04-20 (est) 124,000 4,000 354.000 15,000 Week ago (est) 129,000 4.000 365,000 18,000 Year ago (act) 129.000 4,000 378,000 15,000 Week to date (est) 513,000 15,000 1,421,000 64.000 Same Period Last Week (est) 516.000 17,000 1,457,000 71,000 Same Period Last Year (act) 516,000 18,000 1.509.000 53,000 Previous Day Esti mated Steer and Heifer Cow and Bull Wednesday 108,000 21,000. Business THURSDAY J BEEF AUCTION 10:00 A.M. BULLS. STEERS. IMW BEEF COWS STOCKERS & FEEDERS 1:00 P.M. 7T 10:00 A.M. r J GOATS, SHEEP ■HI tfOB CALVES M7I 1:30 P.M. FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs are accepted after 6 30 A M State graded from 8 to 12 pftiry Barn and Feeder Pig Barn are cleaned and disinfected weekly for your protection Far ientati 1 Ken Smoker - 610-593-2123