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
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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.
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
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' |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)
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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.
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7:30 A.M.
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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