Kutztown Produce Hay Auction Fleetwood, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, March 10,2001 Hay—Straw—Grain ALFALFA HAY: 46.00-120.00. MIXED HAY: 52.00-130.00. GRASS HAY: 44.00-88.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 58.00-100.00. HAY; 1.25-1.80 BALE. WHEAT STRAW: 77.00-86.00. OATS STRAW: 70.00-84.00. OATS: 1.55-2.20 BU. FIREWOOD: 50.00-60.00 LOAD. HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD SALE EVERY SAT., 9 A.M. FIRST FLOWER AUCTION MARCH 20. SCHOOL BENEFIT CONSIGNMENT APRIL 7. Frederick Livestock Frederick, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction March 12,2001 SLAUGHTER COWS: 68 HEAD, STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 42.00-46.00, HIGH DRESSING 46.50- 48.00, CANNERS 38.00-42.50, SHELLY 38.00 DOWN. BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG#l 1810 LBS. AT 56.75, YG#2 1300-2050 LBS. 51.75- 53.75. FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE HOL STEINS 1600-1750 LBS. 62.00-63.75, 1 Are You —J Interested In Extra Farm Income? 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And More BEITZEL’S SPRAYING Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS LICENSED 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED 5 Trucks For Air Cleaning And Whitewashing Barn Spraying Is Our Business, not a sideline. SELECT 1550 LBS. AT 60.00. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200-1480 LBS. &7.75-1480 1480 LBS: 57.75-60.75, 1 SELECT AT 52.75. CALVES: 159 HEAD. LOW CHOICE 290-320 LBS. 80.00-90.00, GOOD 90- 110 LBS. 45.00-60.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FARM 20.00- HIGHER. #1 95-120 LBS. 157.00- MAINLY 165.00-179.00, 85-95 LBS. 125.00-155.00; #2 95-120 LBS. 120.00-150.00, 80-95 LBS. 75.00- 115.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 50.00- 80.00 HIGHER. #1 90-110 LBS. 370.00- 420.00, #2 80-110 LBS. 200.00-350.00, 60-80 LBS. 75.00-150.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 75-110 LBS. 165.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD. 1.00 LOWER. #1 AND 2 240-270 LBS. 44.00, #1 AND 3 230-270 LBS. 42.00-43.00, 290-375 LBS. 36.00-40.00. BOARS: 5 HEAD. 335-375 LBS. 12.00- 1660 LBS. AT 11.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, HERE FORDS 650-800 LBS. TO 65.50. HEIFERS: 350-5000 78.00, HOL STEINS 130-225 LBS. 130.00-185.00, 2 GUERNSEY 970 AND 1105 LBS. 58.00- BULLS: 400-600 LBS. TO 78.00; SMALL FRAME 60.00-68.00; 1 LARGE HOLSTEIN SPRINGING COW AT 785.00. ASHING witjj E FARM WHTfE DISPATCHED TRi ■nAL. VECTOR TOBACCO /Sfar i •WT' UPDATE < HAULERS NEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE SEEDLING PLANTS TO FARMS MAY 1 * JUNE 20, 2001 DEPENDABLE HAULERS NEEDED FOR LANCASTER AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. • Need trucks with flatbed or gooseneck trailer • Need trucks with stock trailers • Need flatbed trucks • Very competitive pay rates Call for more information during office hours to phone numbers listed below SIGN UP TO GROW VECTOR NOW Be sure to have 1320 feet distance between another variety of tobacco I'oh.u cot omp.nn . I iu . Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, March 13,2001 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 459...(PDA)..Compared with last week’s sale...steers unevenly steady, heifers steady to spots 1.00 lower, bulls steady. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1240-1485 lbs 83.00-85.50,1505-1525 lbs 80.25-82.75, Choice 2-3 1150-1480 lbs 76.75-83.75, Select 1-3 70.00-79 25 mostly 73.00-78.00, few Standard 1-2 62.50-68.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1250-1590 lbs 71.25-73.25 with a few to 74.50, Choice 2-3 1125- Mercer 2 56 - 50 ' Lives t° ck Auction HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1420 lbs 76.00- Select 1-3 69.00-78.50, few „ March 13, 2001 Standard 1-260.00-67.25. Re l p “ rt . Morrison’s Cove COWS: (early sales)Breakers 75-80% CATTLE 370...(PDA)..Compared Livestock lean 42.00-47.50, Boners 80-85% lean wlth tet , week * stronger, MartinsburK Pa , ncn ,,, r - oc i ,rnA cows mostly steady to stronger on active «. 39.50-44.75, Lean 85-90% lean 34.00- mar j tc j Report Supplied by Auction 43.75. Shells 33.00 and down. “ STEERS- few Hiah Choice and Prime Monday, March 12,2001 “TTI.E, "’HEAD. m«3 1100-1450 lbs 77.75-83.00, Select 1-3 STEERS: CHOICE 78 °°- 82 - 85 > fffdfr CATTIF ctffpc f 72.00-78.00. Standard 1-2 58 00-66.50. GOOD 73 50-77.50. FEEDER CATTLE; STCERS: few HOLST E IN STEERS: few' High HEIFERS. CHOICE 75.00-82.00, Choice and Prime 2-3 1470-1595 lbs G00D69.00-74.50. m r 69.50-71.75, Choice 2-3 1240-1660 lbs COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER- few 65M . 69mStandaidl . 2 64.00-65.00. CIAL 37.00-47.50, CANNER AND m HP^ rB M h h ? HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1450 lbs LOW CUTTER 20.00-36.00. 61.00; HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1 r BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 260-450 lbs 80.00-82.00, 500-715 lbs 52.50-61.00. 77.00- Medium and Large 2 300- ar ’ Breakers7S . Bo% lean 43 qq. BULLS: YG#147.50-55.00. 510 °; 2T515S eeeder steers 78o «- t Bs s ,ean 36 °°- 42 - 50 - sheiis 7200 - 87 00 - HEIFERS h “bullocks: few Select 1-3 1205- CAL VES: 121. PRIME, NO MKT. CALVES 262...VEALERS: Standard TEST, CHOICE 100.00-108.00, GOOD S^iSo 1 wS 3 ° 00 - 60 00 ’ UtUUy BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1365-1900 lbs 75.00-89.00, STANDARD 25.00-57.00, .... eon 62.25-64.75, Yield Grade 2 1245-2205 lbs HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 80.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 ’ 145.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 to 10.00 higher, Holstein heifers ' p r. ctffrs- i LBS. 150.00-275.00. steady..No 1 Holstein buUs 90-125 lbs f“ f* 83 00 1 HOGS. 221 ,US#l-2 44.00-45.50, 150.00- mostly 160.00-182.00, 75- « f °- 5 , 4 ° ' b US#l-3 41.00-43.50 85 lbs 135.00-175.00, No 2 80-125 lbs 450^ 25 93 °?' 104 Jlntm ihs SOWS-US#l-3 26.00-36.00. „„ .... .. 70 00-80.00, Medium 2 450-700 lbs Z 67.50-87.00; HEIFERS: one small lot BOARS-13 00-28.50 m Large2s6l lbs66.oo,Medium 1400-580 FEEDER PIGS: 30. US#l-3 20-50 3 Hnrc B 7«T r 8 1. ,bs 82.00-100.00, Medium 2 310-550 lbs LBS 15.00-35.00. HOGS 288... Barrows and gdts uneven BULLS: Medlum t 325 . 50 0 SHEEP: 11 HEAD CHOICE, GOOD with Tuesday sales 300 to 4.00 lower 85-00 . 10 4.50, few Medium 400-565 AND SLAUGHTER EWES, NO than Monday, sows no comparison due MARKET TEST \ AgRO y6W»5..5!i. > | M ... u P. OATS . are now interested in growing VT tobacco. Sign up PA’s allotment. 641 Spruce Rd., New Holland, PA 17557 717/351-9221 J Office Hours Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM id, President, Larry Weaver, Manager, Gail Sensenig, Supervisor king with Vector is your local tobacco company: leaf AND GILTS; 49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 47.00-48.50, with Tuesday’s sales down to 44.00, 45-50% lean 220-275 lbs 45.00- 46.50 Tuesday’s sales down to 41.00, 40- 45% lean 285-327 lbs 34.00-42.00. SOWS: US 1-3 315-490 lbs 28.00- 35.75 500-565 lbs 33.75-36 00, Medium 320-450 lbs 23.50-26.00. BOARS: 315-710 lbs 12.00-15.50, 225- 275 lbs 25.50-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 40... SLAUGHTER: Utility 95-125 lbs 7.00-14.00 per cwt SHEEP 4...N0 MARKET TEST! GOATS 7..(A1l sold by the head). Couple Large Billies 81.00 & 100.00, couple Medium Nannies 56.00 & 59.00, few Large Kids 35.00-55.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,2001-A7 and Good 75-100 lbs 40.00-73.00, Utility 50-75 lbs 5.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-115 lbs 125.00-145.00, couple to 155.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 62.50-125.00; No 2 Holstein heifers 80-105 lbs 230.00- 280.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs 115.00-165.00. HOGS 54...8ARR0WS AND GILTS -49-54% lean 230-260 lbs 44 10-46 25, 45- 50% lean 240-270 lbs 42.50-43 75, 40- 45% lean 240-280 lbs 39 50-40.85. SOWS few US 1-3 485-610 lbs 34.00- 35.50 BOARS 270-300 lbs 28.00-28.25. FEEDER PIGS 0. NO MARKET TEST! SHEEP 2 ..NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 17...(A11 sold by the head) Medium Nannies 22 00-27 00, few Small Kids 3.00
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