Cumberland Valley
Produce Auction
Sbippensburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
April 6,2000
APPLES: 1.50-5.00 Vi BU.
ASPARAGUS: .40-1.20 BUNCH.
CIDER: 1.80 GAL., 1.40 Vi GAL.
ONIONS: .35-50 BUNCH.
PEARS: 3.00 Vi BU.
POTATOES: SWEET 3.00 Vi BU.
RADISHES: .10 BUNCH.
RHUBARB: .20-70 BUNCH.
PLANTERS: 7.00-18.00.
FLOWERS; 2.00-9.25 FLAT, .35-2.60
POT; PRIMROSE 1.20; MINI ROSES
3.75; PERENNIALS 1.75-2.25.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-7.00
FLAT, 1.60-1.90 POT.
BASKETS: 4.00-22.00.
NURSERY STOCK: AZALEA 8.50;
TREES 2.00-21.00.
Snyder County
Produce Auction
Port Trevorton, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
May 10,2000
ASPARAGUS: .70-1.00 LB.
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Kirkwood Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, May 9,2000
54 LOTS.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING 85.00-
140.00. 2ND 110.00-186.00.
TIMOTHY: 110.00-183.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 84.00-
157.00. 2ND 105.00-157.00,3 RD 155.00-
186.00. 4TH 110.00-116.00.
GRASS: 108.00-154.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 100.00-125.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 107.00-130.00.
RYE STRAW: 93.00-105.00.
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14 Livestock Auctions
May 5,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4977 Compared with 5042
head last week and 4929 head a year ago
Slaughter steers steady to 1 00 higher si
heifers and cows steady bulls steady to
I 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2 4 75 00 76 75. Choice 1 5
70 00 75 50 Select and Low Choice 2-7
68 50 72 50 Select 1-7 60 00 69 50
Standard 1-2 54 00 62 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2 7 63 50-68 00, Choice 2-3 59 00-66 25
Select 12 5150-6125, Standard 1-2
46 00 50 00
HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2 4
69 00-73 25, Select 17 60 00-68 50
Standard 1 2 49 00-58 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 40 GO
-47 00, Boners 80 85 % lean 37 00-44 00
Lean 85-90% lean 34 75 43 00 Shells
down to 29 00
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 49 50-58 75
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
50 00-58 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42 00-52 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 89 00
108 00, 500-700 lbs 77 00-96 00, 700-900
lbs 68 00 80 00, Medium and Large 2 300
High Feed Costs
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500 lbs 65 00-81 00, 500-700 lbs 60 CO
-79 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1
300-500 lbs 84 00-110 00, 500 700 lbs
74 00-84 50 Medium and Large 2 300-
500 lbs 68 00-86 00, 500-700 lbs 57 GO
-69 00 BULLS Medium and Large I 300
500 lbs 88 00-102 00, 500-700 lbs 75 00
87 00 Medium and Large 2 700-500 lbs
64 00-89 00, 500-700 lbs 55 00-75 00
CALVES 2624 Compared with 2712
head last week and 2649 head a year ago
Vealers steady on small
supply VEALERS Choice 220 355 lbs
86 00 108 00 Good 175 255 lbs 70 00
90 00 Standard and Good 65 110 lbs
30 00-75 00 Utility 50-100 lbs 20 GO
-55 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bull
calves steady to 10 00 lower Holstein
heifers steady No I Holstein bulls 80-120
lbs 140 00 257 00, No 2 80 120 lbs
100 00-200 00, weaker calves to 70 00. No
I Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 280 00
385 00, No 2 70-115 lbs 100 00-280 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-160 lbs
95 00-200 00
HOGS 1504 Compared with 1517
head last week and 1776 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady with spots to 1 00
higher sows mostly 2 00
higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49
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54% lean 220-265 lbs 47 00 50 00 40
45% lean 220-275 lbs 46 00 48 25 45
50% lean 280 300 lbs 42 00-46 85
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 34 00 41 50
500-700 lbs 37 00-48 00 BOARS 11 50
1800
FEEDER PIGS 61 Compared with
220 head last week and 345 head a year
ago US 1 3 20 40 lbs 13 00-43 00 40 60
lbs 3S 00-61 00 - per head
SHEEP 1468 Compared with 2798
head last week and 1709 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 20 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
30 60 lbs 110 00 175 00 60-80 lbs 80 00
11000. 80-115 lbs 65 00-100 00 Good
and Choice 70 90 lbs 52 50 86 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 70
90 lbs 70 00-72 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-50 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 935 Compared with 288 last
week and 354 head a year ago Feeder
pigs 20 00 lower US 1-2 25 40 lbs
14000 17800 40 55 lbs 100 00-125 00
60 80 lbs 96 00-105 00, Slaughter 20 40
lbs 150 00 190 00, 40 65 lbs 125 00-
140 00 - percwt