Kirkwood Produce
Kirkwood, Pa
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Aug. 8,2000
APPLES: 2.00-7.00 Vi BU.
BEANS: GREEN 3.00-16.00,
YELLOW 10.00-12.00, LIMA 5.00-
16.00, ALL BU. SHELLED 1.75-2.25
PINT.
BLACKBERRIES: 1.60-1.80 PINT.
BLUEBERRIES: 15.00 FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN .15 HEAD, 3.50
50 LBS.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. .05-
.65.
CUCUMBERS: 2.00-2.50 BU.
EGGPLANT: 1.50-4.50 Vi BU.
ONIONS: SPANISH 4.50 Vi BU.,
SWEET 4.50 ViBU.
PEACHES: 3.00-12.50 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
2.00- 11-9 BU.; RED 7.50 BU.
PICKLES: 1.00-5.00 Vi BU.
POTATOES: WHITE 4.00-5.50 50
LBS., RED 3.50-5.00 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: 2.00 ViBU.
SWEET CORN: .25-1.60 DOZ.
TOMATOES: SM. 1.00-6.00, MED.
2.00- LARGE 2.00-12.00, EX.
LRGE. 4.50-15.00, ALL 25 LBS.;
CHERRY 3.00 8-QT FLAT.
WATERMELONS; SANGRIA .40-
2.25; SEEDLESS .55-2.10; SUGAR
BABIES .22-.55.
SALE DAYS MON., TUBS.,
THURS.,FRI., 10 A.M.
Farmers Produce
Auction
Mount Hope, Ohio
Report Supplied by Auction
Aug. 8,2000
APPLES: 3.50-5.00 PECK.
BEANS: GREEN 10.00-20.00,
YELLOW 20.00 BU.
BLACKBERRIES: .75-1.66 PINT.
CABBAGE: GREEN 3.00-4.00 BOX,
BULK .XO-.60.
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CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. .50-
1.30.
CUCUMBERS: 1.00-4.00 24 CT.
EGGPLANT: 5.00-8.00 BU.
ELDERBERRIES: 1.00-2.00 PINT.
GARLIC: 9.00-10.00 BRAIDED.
HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE:
2.75.
NECTARINES: 6.50-7.50 PECK.
ONIONS: SPANISH 3.00-5.00 PECK.
PEACHES: 3.00-7.50 PECK.
PEARS: 1.00-3.50 PECK.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
5.00-8.50 BU.; HOT 2.50-5.00 Vi BU.
PICKLES: 4.00-20.00 Vi BU.
PLUMS: 3.50 PECK.
POTATOES: WHITE 1.00-2.00 5
LBS., 5.00-8.50 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: 3.00-8.00 Vi BU.
RHUBARB:. 10 LB.
SQUASH: YELLOW 2.50-10.50 Vi
BU.; ACORN 4.00-6.00 BU.; BUTTER
NUT S.OO-7.00 BU.; PATTYPANS 4.00-
5.00 ViBU.
SWEET CORN: 1.00-1.80 DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRGE.
2.00-5.00 10 LBS., YELLOW 6.00-7.00
10 LBS.
WATERMELON: 1.00-1.60.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 2.50-7.50 Vi
BU.
FLOWERS: MUMS 7.50-9.00 FLAT,
POTTED 6.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, August 9,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 74 HEAD,
1.50 LOWER. UTILITY 37.50-40.50,
HIGH DRESSING 41.00-43.00,
CANNERS 33.00-38.50, SHELLY 33.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 7 HEAD, 1.00 LOWER.
YG#l 1200-1650 LBS. 47.50-49.25,
YG#2 45.00-48.00.
FED STEERS: FEW OFFERED.
LOW CHOICE 1150 LBS. TO 65.00.
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144 Main Street
Landisville, PA 17538
Phone: (800) 776-7929
CALVES: 147 HEAD. GOOD
SLAUGHTER ACTIVE 10.00
HIGHER. 80-120 LBS. 50.00-65.00,
CULLS 35.00-45.00, 60-75 LBS. 15.00-
35.00; HOSLTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM 5.00 HIGHER. #1 90-
120 LBS. 100.00-120.00, 125-135 LBS.
TO 112.00,140-170 LBS. 75.00-88.00; #2
80-110 LBS. 60.00-97.00, 70-80 LBS.
40.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
STEADY TO HIGHER. #1 90-115 LBS.
295.00- #2 80-100 LBS. 150.00-
240.00, 70-80 LBS. 102.00-190.00;
JERSEY 60-90 LBS. 70.00-137.00;
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 80-
110 LBS. 115.00-175.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 10 HEAD, NO
TOP WEIGHTS OFFERED. #1 AND 3
300-350 LBS. 31.00-34.00, 1 400 LBS.
AT 29.75.
SOWS: 30 HEAD, MOSTLY
STEADY. 300-400 LBS. 30.00-31.25,
400-500 LBS. 31.50-33.00, 500-700 LBS.
34.00-35.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 73 HEAD,
STEERS 300-500 LBS. 90.00-103.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 84.00-103.00,
400-500 LBS. 75.00-87.00, 500-700 LBS.
70.00-
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-400 LBS. 88.00-105.00,
400-500 LBS. 85.00-97.00, 800-1000
LBS. 55.00-66.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1
LARGE SPRINGER AT 1060.00; MED.
OPEN HEIFERS 460.00-600.00.
LAMBS: 8 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE
TO PRIME 100-125 LBS. 79.00-84.00,
GOOD TO CHOICE 90-115 LBS. 74.00-
78.00. 80 LBS. TO 85.00.
GOATS: 9 HEAD. 43.00-55.00,
SMALL FLESHY 30.00-45.00, KIDS
10.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB. 1
LOT 75 LBS. AT 59.00; 1 120 LBS. AT
47.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, Aug. 7,2000
MONDAY CATTLE 388, CALVES
485, HOGS 80, SHEEP 35, GOATS 122,
LAST MONDAY 383,468,31,56,151.
CATTLE: Compared to last Mon
day’s auction; slaughter steers, heifers
and bulls sold 2-00-3.00 lower. Slaughter
cows were 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1140-1415 lbs 63.75-67.25; few 1500-
1520 lbs 60.25-64.25. Select 1-3 59.50-
66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1350-1665 lbs 57.25-60.25. Select 1-3 few
52.50- 57.50. Standard 1-245.00-49.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4
11085-1265 lbs 52.75-66.00. Select 1-3
few 57.00-62.00. Standard 1-2 few 51.25-
56.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 40.00-44.75, low dressing
down to 38.00. Boners 80-85 percent
lean 36.75-42.75, low dressing down to
35.00. Lean 85-90 percent 32.75-39.50,
mostly 34.00-38.75. Shells down to 24.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
few 1135-2290 lbs 50.50-54.50, individ
ual 56.00. Yield Grade 2 975-1730 lbs
43.00-
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 few 220-425 lbs 99.00-105.00;
600-65 lbs 82.00-83.00. Medium and
Large 2 few 350-460 lbs 62.50-80.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Large 2 individ
ual 230 lbs 112.50. Medium and Large 1
260- 370 lbs 91.00-101.00; 495-615 lbs
81.00- Medium and Large 2 395-
460 lbs 80.00-86.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
X 270-350 lbs 104.00-113.00; few 440-550
lbs 84.00-88.00. Medium and Large 2
235-335 lbs 73.00-Bti.oo.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 5.00-10.00 higher, while Hol
stein heifers were 10.00 higher.
VEALERS: Good few 135-150 lbs
86.00-87.00. Standard and Good 70-105
lbs 30.00-55.00. Utility 55-75 lbs 19.00-
27.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 95.00-130.00,
mostly 100.00-125.00; 80-90 lbs 85.00-
97.50. Number 2 80-120 lbs 50.00-97.50.
Holstein heifers Number 1 85-115 lbs
270.00- Number 2 60-105 lbs
100.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 75-125 lbs 100.00-180.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45 pet
lean Few 285-390 lbs 41.50-42.00
SOWS: Prices were steady, instances
2.00 higher than last Monday. US 1-3
335-490 lbs 29.50-36.00 Few 540-565 lbs
36.00-37.00.
SHEEP: Utility (sold for slaughter)
70-115 lbs 24.00-33.00
er cwt,SHEEP: Slaughter lambs sold
5.00 higher than last
week.SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
40-65 lbs 106.00-125.00; 70-120 lbs
80.00-87.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP
Utility 1-3 27.00-45.00. Individual Year
ling 53.00.
GOATS; All sold per head. Billies;
Large few 77.50-90.00. Medium 48.00-
77.00. Nannies; Large 47.00-67.50.
Medium 32.50-52.00. Kids- Large 29.00-
50.00. Small 18.00-25.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, August 10,2000
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100.00-
355.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 20.00-69.00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000-Al7
CHOICE STEERS: 65.00-67.00.
SELECT STEERS: 62.00-64.00.
COMMON STEERS: 58.00-61.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 38.00-
43.50.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 34.00-41.00.
SHELLS: 25.00-33.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 65.00-68.00.
SELECT HEIFERS; 62.00-64.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 50.00-61.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 44.00-90.00.
BULLS: 43.00-44.00.
GOOD HOGS: 43.00-43.50.
Greencastle Livestock Sale
360 HEAD.
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 100.00-
135.00, 300-500 LBS. 90.00-125.00, 500-
700 LBS. 85.00-106.50, 700-900 LBS.
72.00- 900-1000 LBS. 66.00-72.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 LBS.
79.00- 400-500 LBS. 75.00-85.00,
500-700 LBS. 75.00-83.00, 700-900 LBS.
66.00- 900-1000 LBS. 55.00-61.00.
HEIFERS: 200-300 LBS. 100.00-
125.00, 300-500 LBS. 90.00-118.00, 500-
700 LBS. 80.00-96.00, 700-900 LBS.
70.00- 900-1000 LBS. 60.00-66.00.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 100.00-130.00,
300-500 LBS. 90.00-119.00, 500-700
LBS. 80.00-92.00, 700-900 LBS. 70.00-
81.00. 900,1000 LBS. 60.00-69.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 500-900 LBS.
51.00-
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, August 10,2000
CATTLE: 178. COWS: STEADY
WITH SPOTS TO 3.00 HIGHER. HOL
STEIN STEERS: CHOICE SELECT 1-
2 FEW 49.25, 53.25. FEW STANDARD
1-2: 42.00, 49.00. HEIFERS; ONE
STANDARD 1-2 54.50.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
39.75- BONERS: 80-85% LEAN
37.00-43.50 WITH LOW DRESSING
DOWN TO 34.50. LEAN 85-90% LEAN
32.75- SHELLS DOWN TO 26.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1; FEW
1130/1475 LBS. 49.75, 53.25. YIELD
GRADE 2 FEW 1145/1485 LBS. 43.00,
50.00. HEIFERS: Ml, ONE 285 AT
102.00; M&L2, COUPLE 305 & 385,
66.00 & 75.00, L 2 HOLSTEIN ONE 160
LB. 122.50.
BULLS: M&LI COUPLE 645 & 710,
65.00 & 68.00, M&L2, 180/250, 72.00-
82.50.
CALVES: 282. STANDARD &
GOOD: 70/115, LBS. 34.00-60.00, FEW
UTILITY 60/90, LBS. 20.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
ACTIVE WITH SPOTS 10.00-15.00
HIGHER. NO. 1: 90/125 LBS. 100.00-
137.50 WITH A FEW TO 157.50, 80/90,
80.00- NO. 2 80/125, LBS. 60.00-
110.00 WITH WEAKER CALVES TO
52.50, 70/80, 45.00-62.50. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS: UNEVENLY STEADY. NO.
1: 80/105 LBS. 300-385.00. NO. 2 70/100
LBS. 130.00-270.00, BEEF TYPE
BULLS & HEIFERS: 85/95 LBS. 90.00-
185.00.
HOGS: 8. SOWS: 1-3 390/500 LBS.
29.00- BOARS: ONE 555 LBS. AT
16.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 0. NO MARKET
TEST.
SHEEP: 7. SLAUGHTER SHEEP
24.00-33.00.
GOATS; 2. NANNIES: LARGE ONE
AT 50.00. MEDIUM ONE AT 20.00
Special Monthly
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, Aug. 4,2000
Inc.