Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, July 18,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 254...(PDA)Cows stronger.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1150-1450 lbs 70.00-71.00, few Select 1-3
62.50-68.00, few Standard 1-2 55.00-
59.50.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1345-1445 lbs 59.00-64.25,
Choice 2-3 1215-1695 lbs 57.00-60.75,
few Select 1-2 54.00-57.50, few Standard
1-249.00-52.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1200 lbs
64.50-68.50, few Standard 1-2 50.00-
53.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.00-
46.50, few to 50.50, Boners 80-85% lean
40.00-44.00. Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-
42.00. Shells down to 30.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 1190-
1360 lbs 58.50-61.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1150-1965 lbs
53.00-55.75, Yield Grade 21070-1930 lbs
46.50-52.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few
Medium 1 360-550 lbs 84.00-91.00,
Medium and Large 2 425-700 lbs 79.00-
88.00; BULLS: few Large 1 700-975 lbs
60.00-67.50, few Large 2 344 lbs 78.00,
few Medium 1 375-525 lbs 88.00-94.00,
few Medium 1-2 250-295 lbs 84.00-
126.00, Medium 2 550-725 lbs 68.00-
80.00, CALVES 156...VEALERS:
Standard and Good 75-100 lbs 27.50-
50.00, Utility 60-80 lbs 10.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 90.00-115.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
49.00- few No 1 Holstein heifers
80-115 lbs 270.00-325.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
100.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs
105.00-135.00.
HOGS 67...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 250-270 lbs 47.25-48.50, one
50.25, 45-50% lean 230-270 lbs 45.35-
Is actually a better feed than alfalfa. Has more digestible fiber and sugars.
Does not head out until approximately May 12. Cut your alfalfa &
GREEN SPIRIT first week of May and the GREEN SPIRIT will be ready
again 3 weeks later. Yes, that's 2 cuttings and still time to plant corn.
So if you have moisture in the ground, no-till GREEN SPIRIT into
your worn out alfalfa fields after 3rd cutting and still get a good cutting or
Ryegrass 10 inch tall
Ryegrass 30 inch tall
Rye 12 inch tall
Rye 30 inch tall
Feed value of Rye versus Ryegrass, on-farm trial Lancaster County, PA,
8.G.34 Ryegrass
32-IQ Alfalfa
Red & Alice White Clover
Chicory Bromes
Timothy Reeds Canary
Fescue
Horsemaster
Orchardgrass
Kernal Festululolium
Green Spirit
Manheim Ephrata
John Ghck Carl Martin
717-665-2010 717-733-7155
E. Drumore
Seeds
Henry King
717-548-3376
Lots
of Seed Bio Farm
In StOCk 717 5 687 C 7 e 420
800-216-1271
46.50, 40-45% lean 230-280 lbs 44.00-
46.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 375-600 lbs 33.50-
36.00, one 550 lbs 25.00.
BOARS: few 585-715 lbs 16.50-17.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 4... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
few Choice 74 lbs 60.00.
GOATS 2...N0 MARKET TEST!
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, July 17,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-109.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS.
36.00-97.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 66.00-72.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-65.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 61.00-69.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 56.00-62.00, LIGHT 45.00-
55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 68.00-74.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-66.50.
BULLS HEAVY 45.00-58.50, LIGHT
40.00-55.50.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
40.50-44.50, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-38.50, CULL COWS 30.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
75.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 124.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
LBS. UP TO 310.00; BEEF CROSS
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO
150.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
48.00.
NEED HIGH
QUALITY FORAGE?
NO-TEL GREEN SPIRIT
RYEGRASS INTO THOSE TIRED
OLD ALFALFA FIELDS!
Has much higher quality than triticale or wheat
two this fall, and lots of tonnage next spring
NDF
34.2
47.1
47.5
54.0
AARON KING SEEDS
Fairview Fruit Farm, 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 17572
717-687-6224
Or
MARK REHAK, Agronomist
717-394-4470 717-394-5399 fax
mrehak3s@supemet.com
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Lancaster
Ag Products
717-293-9701
Little Britain
Landis Weaver
717-529-2609
ADF
16.7
25.8
21.6
31.0
CP
33.0
18.2
22.4
17.0
Distributor
Centre Co.
John Glick
814-383-4529
Berks Co.
Paul Keller
610-589-2614
Perry Co.
Glenn Martin
717-582-2730
Atglen
Sylvan Smoker
610-593-2831
SOWS UP TO 32.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 84.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS.
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, July IS, 2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-112.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-965.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS UP TO
70.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-
60.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00-
53.50, LIGHT 35.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 56.00-68.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-55.50.
BULLS HEAVY 44.00-56.00, LIGHT
35.00-61.50.
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
32.00-45.00, CANNERS 25.00-35.00,
CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN.
808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN,
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 105.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 265.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 120.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 47.00,
HEAVY UP TO 46.00, LIGHT 20.00-
45.00. FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP
TO 55.00.
SOWS 20.00-36.00.
MALE HOGS 12.00-30.00.
LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 100.00,
85-125 LBS. UP TO 85.00, 30-60 LBS.
UP TO 95.00, CULLS UP TO 65.00.
SHEEP UP TO 32.00.
GOATS LARGE 60.00-100.00,
MEDIUM 40.00-60.00, SMALL 20.00-
40.00, ALL BY THE HEAD.
NEL
RFV TON
207 83.7
136 73.6
141 69.5
122 67.0
88
76
72
69
Blends for
Intensive Grazing
Mega Green
Sudangrass
Hi Protein Corn
Forage Soybeans
Forage Oats
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Dauphin Co.
Christ F. Fisher
717-362-9038
Cochranville
Ag Service
610-869-9627
York Co.
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Seed Service
717-244-2754
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717-949-2486
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Brassicas
Cereal Rye
Churchtown
Galen Martin
717-445-5782
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, July 20,2000
Report Supplied By Auction
Cattle: SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility
& Commercial 37.00-45.00 Canner &
Boning Utility 34.00-41.00 Canner &
Low Cutter 34.00-34.50 Shells 30.00 &
down
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-
2000# 47.00-62.50 YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# Fat 50.00-76.00
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500#
65.00-124.00; 250-280# 54.00-127.00; M
600-900# 40.00-82.00;
HEIFERS M 1 & L 1 300-500# 62.00-
98.00; Ll4OO-650#62.00-90.00;
BULLS M & L 1 300-620# 65.00-
110.50;
CALVES: Veal Prime 85.00-111.00;
Choice 55.00-112.00; Good 35.00-70.00;
Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120#
Few 35.00-90.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80-
100# Few 12.50-50.00; Beef X
Bull&Hfrs./HD. 20.00-110.00
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-
255# 42.00-47.50; #2-3 255-280# 38.00-
44.00; Sows #l-3 300-500# 22.00-40.00;
Feeder Pigs; 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17.00/HD.
1-3 25-35# 10.00-21.00/HD
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100# 80.00-
95.00; Choice 40-75# 80.00-105.00;
Feeder Lambs Good 60.00-102.00; Sheep
20.00-31.00; Fat Sheep 59.00 and down;
GOATS: Large 35.00-92.00/HD.;
Medium 30.00-70.00/HD.; Small 20.00-
48.00/HD.;
HORSES: Horses 35.00-64.00; Ponies
20.00-55.00
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, July 20,2000
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100.00-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 22, 2000-A2l
290.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 20.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 68.00-70.00.
SELECT STEERS: 63.00-67.00.
COMMON STEERS: 53.00-62.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 37.00-
42.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, July 20,2000
CATTLE: 143. COWS: STEADY TO
SPOTS 1.00 HIGHER. STEERS:
SELECT 1-3 COUPLE 54.50, 55.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2
COUPLE 54.50, 55.75. STANDARD 1-
2:43.50,49.75.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
39.75-45.00 WITH A FEW UP TO
47.00. BONERS: 80-85% LEAN 37,00-
42.75. LEAN 85-90% LEAN 33.00-
41.75. SHELLS DOWN TO 28.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1: 1075 &
1650 LBS. COUPLE 50.75 & 57.00
YIELD GRADE 2 1315 & 1645 LBS
COUPLE 47.50 & 48.25. FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS: L 2 ONE 505 64.00.
HEIFERS' L 2 HOLSTEINS (FEW)
700/760, 63.00-75.00. BULLS: LI,
COUPLE 950 & 1050, 64.00, 67,00, L 2
FEW 485/610,61.00-63.50.
CALVES: 283. STANDARD &
GOOD: 75/105, LBS. 30.00-55.00, UTIL
ITY 50/75, LBS. 10.00-27.00, FARM
CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY WITH LIGHTER WEIGHTS
10.00- HIGHER. NO. 1: 90/120,
LBS. 90.00-120.00 WITH A FEW
DOWN TO 80.00, 80/90, 60.00-82.50.
NO. 2 90/125, LBS. 50.00-85.00, 75/90,
43.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS.
STEADY. NO. 1: FEW 95/100 LBS.,
270-335.00. NO. 2 70/100 LBS. 100.00-
240.00, BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIF
ERS: 80/95 LBS. FEW 80.00-185.00.