13 Livestock Auctions 26 May. 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 4672 Compared with 1856 head last week and 4829 head a year ago Slaughter steers mostly 1 00 to I 50 lower with Holstems 100 to 200 lower si hufers 1 00 to 2 00 lower si cows mostly steady spots 1 00 lower bulls steady to 2 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 73 75 76 00 Choice 1 3 68 00 74 50, Select and Low f hoicc 2 3 66 50 72 00, Select I-3 63 00 70 50 Standard 1-2 55 00 60 50 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 63 25-67 25, Choice 2-3 61 00 65 00 Select 1-2 55 00-59 50, Standard 1-2 51 75-56 00 HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2 4 67 00-71 50, few 74 00, Select 1 3 63 00 68 50, Standard I 2 50 00-61 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 50 46 75, Boners 80-85% lean 38 00-44 25, Lean 85-90% lean 33 00-43 50, mostly 36 00-40 50 Shells down to 27 00 BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 60 50-62 25, Select 1-3 53 50-59 25 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000 2500 lbs 51 00-57 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 46 75-52 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 90 00 114 00, 500-700 lbs 74 50-85 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70 00-88 00, 500- 700 lbs 64 00-79 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80 00-104 00, 500-700 lbs 77 00-86 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70 00-87 00, 500-700 lbs 65 00-77 00 BULLS Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 85 00-105 00, 500-700 lbs 77 00- SI 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 75 00-83 00 CALVES 3117 Compared with 2898 head last week and 2869 head a year ago Vealers small supply steady to strong VEALERS Choice 140 300 lbs 110 00- 145 00. Good 120 275 lbs 79 00- 105 00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs 30 00- 60 00, Utility 50-100 lbs 15 GO -35 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves 10 00 to 20 00 higher, Holstein LEBANON PRODUCE AUCTION Reistville, PA SALE Wmmtom ★ Thursday I Friday *IQ AM Hay and Straw Bedding Plants 717-949-2643 JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH DAIRY MONTH SPECIALS Dextrose 50% 500 ml JSIjL $ j so rl Hubers Mon-Medicated MILK REPLACER 20-20 All Milk $9Q95 lb, HUBER’S ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLIES 810 Tuipehocken Rd., Myerstown, PA 17067 7tX«W«MS Mon. 7$Q am. to 6 pm: thofi A Pit. am, to #p.m. Tubs. 4 Waft. 7:i? am to heifers mostly steady No I Holstein bulls 80 130 lbs 17000 241 00. No 2 80-120 lbs 120 00-185 00 weaker calves to 80 00 No 1 Holstein heifers 80 120 lbs 290 00- 350 00 No 2 70 125 lbs 140 00-280 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 70 125 lbs 100 00 187 00 HOGS 2118 Compared with 1771 head last week and 2457 head a year ago Barrows and gilts 100 to 125 lower sows 2 00 to 4 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS 49 54% lean 225-270 lbs 44 75 48 00 45 50% 230 275 lbs 42 00-45 00 40 45% lean 265-300 lbs 39 00-43 00 SOWS US I 3 300-500 lbs 35 00-38 00, 500-700 lbs 37 00-41 00 BOARS 12 50-1800 FEEDER PIGS 313 Compared with 157 head last week and 231 head a year ago US 1-3 20-35 lbs 20 00-37 00, 35 65 lbs 41 00-75 00 - per head SHEEP 2275 Compared with 1939 head last week and 2489 head a year ago Slaughter lambs mostly 10 00 to 20 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 30-60 lbs 120 00-160 00, 60-80 lbs 85 00 110 00. 80-110 lbs 95 00-104 00, Good and Choice 60-85 lbs 70 00-86 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-43 00 ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE 798 Compared with 249 last week 942 head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly 30 00 lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs 120 00-170 00, 40-55 lbs 102 00-122 00, US 2 40-50 lbs 97 00-120 00, Slaughter 18-30 lbs 135 00-205 00, 30-55 lbs 90 00-120 00 per cwt Eighty-four Livestock Eighty-four, Pa. 29 May 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 219 [SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION] SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3 60 00-60 50, Standard 1-2 50 00-51 00 HEIFERS Standard 1-2 52 00-58 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 41 00-45 00, few to 48 00, Boners 80- 85% lean 37 00-41 50, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-38 50 Shells down to 20 00 BULLS Yield Grade I 990 1775 lbs Co-Flex HOOF WRAPS 4"x5 yards $lO5 each north River^-^ Cow |Spl XowclsHS 4000 Ct. $J2 9 5 Subject To Supply On Hand SO 00-60 50 Yield Grade 2 11 SO-2020 lbs 47 00-51 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS lev. Medium and Large 1 750 560 lbs 70 00- 112 00 lew Medium and Large 2 765 840 lbs 70 00-01 00 HEIFERS lew Medium and Large I 720 690 lbs 80 00 97 00 Medium and Large 2 745-500 lbs 70 00 78 00 BULLS Medium and Large I 250 400 lbs 90 00 112 00 Medium and Large 2 700-550 lbs 65 00-78 00 CALVES 182 [All calves sold per ewt] FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90 115 lbs 165 00-205 00 No 275 170 lbs 75 00-160 00 No I Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs 250 00 770 00 No 2 80 115 lbs 90 00-210 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 65 120 lbs 100 00-170 00 145-295 lbs 77 00 110 00 HOGS 9 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-5091 lean 260-280 lbs 44 50 45 50 40- 45% lean 305 320 lbs 30 00 40 50 SOWS US 1-3 325-445 lbs 77 00 74 50 BOARS one 675 lbs 17 00 FEEDER PIGS I US I 7 72 lbs 30 00 per head SHEEP 79 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 105-110 lbs 85 00 77 00 Choice 30-50 lbs 85 00, 50 75 lbs 88 00 94 00, 80-100 lbs 80 00-87 00, Good and Choice 75-85 lbs 70 00-86 00 FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 30-60 lbs 78 00-81 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 13 00 32 00 GOATS 20 [All sold by the head] Medium Billies 40 00-60 00 Large Nannies 40 00-45 00, Medium 30 00- 40 00, Large Kids 20 00 30 00 Small 13 00-18 00 CATTLE 243 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers weak, si cows 1 00 to 3 50 higher on small supply SLAUGHTER STEERS few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1185 1385 lbs 72 00-74 00, Choice 2-3 1000-1500 lbs 69 75-74 25, Select 1-3 64 00-70 75, few Standard 1 2 54 00 62 00 HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1230-1360 lbs 63 00-64 00 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1050-1425 lbs 67 75 73 00 few Select 1-3 56 25 62 75 COWS few Breakers 75 80% lean 42 00-51 00, Boners 80-85% lean 42 00- 46 75, Lean 85-90% lean 39 50-44 00 Shells down to 34 00 BULLOCKS one Select I 3 1295 lbs 56 25 BULLS few Yield Grade I 1065-1425 lbs 51 25 62 00 few Yield Grade 2 1120- 4 ■' PASTURE WALK Green Spirit and BG-34 Ryegrass, as well as Alfalfa, Hakari Brome, Orchardgrass, Timothy and more. We expect to have some well established Sorghum Sudan, Turnips, and Forage Soybeans. One of the topics for discussion will be milk yield per acre Mark Rehak and Ron Dodds (agronomists and C.C.A.) will be here to help answer questions. Tim Fritz from Penn State Extension will be here to speak about the financial aspects of grazing. We will demonstate the Reese mower and Baar’s Irrigation System IS YOUR GRASS GONE TO HEADS? Try B.G. 34 RYEGRASS! NO HEADS in sight as of May 24, 2000!! Has already yielded 6000 lbs. high energy high protein pasture on a dry matter intake basis. For seed and how to manage BG-34 RYEGRASS PASTURE contact Aaron King Seeds. IB BARENBRUG Forages For Profit _3T Ice Cream, Drinks great in grass & Sandwiches , at 3:30 ■Also Available: B.G. 34 Ryegrass Baralfa 54 & 32-IQ Alfalfa Red & Alice White Clover Agronomist Mark Rehak mrehakSsupernelcom Chicory Bromes Timothy Reeds Canary Fescue Horsemaster Orchardgrass Kemal Festululolium Green Spirit Mercer Livestock Mercer, Pa. 30 May 2000 Report Supplied By PDA TUB. JUNE 6 at 1 P.M. D.S.T. Come see our products growing in the fields AARON KING SEEDS Specializing in high quality forages and grazing since 1993 Fairview Fruit Farm, 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 717-687-6224 - Also available from - Ephrata Carl Martin 717-733 7155 717-394-4470 Lancaster Ag Products 717-293-9701 Manheim John Glick 717-665-2010 Little Britain Landis Weaver 717-529-2609 E. Drumore Seeds Henry King 717-548-3376 Bio Farm Service 717-687-7420 S "] ome markets j due * 'I ! not available to the holiday 1590 lbs 42 00 51 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS one Medium I 765 lbs 95 00 few Medium 2 550 685 lbs 75 50 76 00 HEIFERS few Large 1 455 555 lbs 81 00 90 00, Medium 1 700-500 lbs 85 00-107 00 BULLS few Large 2 700-500 lbs 70 00-78 00. few Medium and Large I 715-875 lbs 66 GO -77 00, Medium 1 750 675 lbs 81 00 95 00 Medium 2 650 875 lbs 59 00-65 00 CALVES 145 VEALERS Standard and Good 75 95 lbs 25 00 40 00, Utility 55 80 lbs 10 00 24 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs 170 00-215 00, No 2 80 120 lbs 115 00-170 00, some down to 50 00 few No I Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 305 00-755 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 125 00 175 00, some down to 80 00 Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs 120 00-165 00 HOGS 86 BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 240-260 lbs 47 85 49 50 45 50% lean 250 285 lbs 44 75 45 60 40 45% lean 230 280 lbs 36 50-42 00 SOWS few US 1-3 380-515 lbs 32 00 35 50 BOARS one 565 lbs 15 00 couple 245 & 295 lbs 25 00 & 27 00 FEEDER PIGS 6 One lot US I 3 25 lbs 28 00 - - per head SHEEP 11 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 12 [All sold by the head| One Large 60 00 Large Kids 5 00 7 00 Aberdeen Livestock Churcbville, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, June 1,2000 SLAUGHTER STEERS: 1.00 LOWER. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 71.50-74.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. 65.00-71.00; HOLSTEIN STEERS HI CHOICE AND PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 64.00- 67.00; CHOICE. 1200-1500 LBS. 62.00- 65.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 53.00- 58.00. Atglen Sylvan Smoker 610 593 2831 Centre Co John Glick 814-383-4529 Cochranville Ag Service 610-869-9627 Berks Co. Paul Keller 610-589-2614 York Co Dauphin Co. Hakes Farm & Seed Christ F Fisher Service 717-362-9038 717-244-2754 Perry Co. Glenn Martin 717-582-2730 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 3, 2000-Al5 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.00 LOWER. CHOICE AND PRIME 950- 1300 LBS. 71.00-73.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS 59.00-67.00. COWS: STEADY. BRK. UT AND COMM 2-4 BULK 39.00-45.00; HI DRESSING 46.00-50.00; CUTTER AND BONING UT. 36.00-39.00; HI DRESSING 40.00-44.00; CANNERS AND CUTTERS 34.00-39.00; LOW DRESSING 32.00-DOWN. BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 48.00-59.00. VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. LBS. 77.00- 91.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 64.00-73.00. FARM CALVES: 10.00 LOWER. HOL. BULLS 100-125 LBS. 190.00- 220.00; HOL BULLS 85-95 LBS. 145.00- 180.00; HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100- 120 LBS. 280.00-315.00; SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 155.00-210.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-45.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEADY. BULLS AND STEERS 400-900 LBS. 55.00- HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 61.00- LAMBS: 10.00 LOWER. CHOICE AND PRIME 90-110 LBS. 91.00-95.00; LIGHTER LAMBS 100.00-130.00; HEAVY EWES 24.00-31.00; LIGHT EWES 35.00-52.00. GOATS: STEADY. SMALL 25.00- 40.00; MEDIUM 40.00-70.00. LARGE 80.00-110.00. HOGS: 2.00 LOWER 210-250 LBS. 43.00-45.00; 255-300 LBS. 35.00-43 00; HEAVY SOWS 33.00-39.00; LIGHT SOWS 27.00-31.00, BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 14.00-17.00. Manheim Lynn Fahnestock 717-665 7655 Lebanon Co Abner Stoltzfus 717-949-2486 #' s r L < , 26 Variety Test Plots Also Available: Blends for Intensive Grazing Mega Green Sudangrass Brown Mid-Rib Sorghum Hi Protein Corn Brassicas Forage Soybeans Forage Oats Triticale Cereal Rye