Al4-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 5,2001 Shippensburg Produce Auction Shippensburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction April 26 and May 1,2001 APPLES: 2.50-3.50 Vi BU. ASPARAGUS: 1.20 LB. CABBAGE: 4.75-5.25 SO LBS. ONIONS: SPRING .80 BUNCH, 1.00-10.00 50 LBS. POTATOES; 3.00-5.50 50 LBS. FLOWERS: 4'A ” POT .30-1.70, ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLATS 3.00-10.00, HANGING BASKETS 4.00- 18.00, PLANTERS 5.50-17.00. NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS 2.00- 11.00; TREE 17.00-21.00. SALE DAYS TUES. AND THURS. AT 9:30 A.M. Kutztown Produce Auction Kutztown, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction April 28,2000 ASPARAGUS: 1.95-2.20 LB. ONIONS: .20-.45 BUNCH. FLOWERS: BEDDING PLANTS 3.50-9.00 FLAT; PANSIES 2.00-6.00 FLAT; HANGING BASKETS 2.00- 9.00; GERANIUMS .90-1.50 EACH, PERENNIAL POTS 2.00-6.50; PEREN NIAL PLUGS .45-.65. VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-6.00 FLAT. NURSERY STOCK: JUNIPERS 3.00-7.00; ARBORVITAE 4.00-15.00. AUCTION DAYS TUES. AND THURS., 10 A.M HAY AND STRAW SAT 9 A.M. Lebanon Produce Auction Rebtville, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction May 1,2001 ASPARAGUS; 1 70-1 75 BUNCH POTATOES. WHITE 1 00-6.25 RHUBARB 45-.7S BUNCH SPINACH. 90-2 75 PLANTS RASPBERRY 3 50, STRAWBERRY 1.75, CHFRRY TO MATOFS 10- 25, TOMATOES 1 10. CHIVES 1 00; LETTUCE 10-150 FLOWI RS BEDDING ANNUM S 2 50-9 00. PERENNIALS 1 25-5 00, HANGING BASKETS 1 65-6 50 SAIL DAYSTUES AND FRI Leola Produce Lcola,Pa Report Supplied by Auction May 3,2001 ASPARAGUS: 1.00-1.50 BUNCH. ONIONS: SPRING 12.00-14.00 BOX BUNCHED. RADISHES: 10.00-14.00 20 BOX BUNCHED. RHUBARB: 10.00-14.00 20 LBS. SPINACH: 4.00-6.00 BOX. TOMATOES: GREENHOUSE 30.00- 40.00 25 LBS. FLOWERS: BEDDING ANNUALS 6.00-8.00 FLAT; PERENNIALS .80- 1.10. VEGETABLE PLANTS: TOMA TOES .50-.80 POT; HANGING BAS KETS 6.00-10.00. HERBS: 6.00-8.00 FLAT. TREES: CHERRY 15.00-20.00. SALE DAYS MON., TUES., THURS., FRL, 8:30 A.M. Corn Belt Feedstuffs St. Joseph, Mo. May 1,2001 Report Supplied By USDA CORN BELT FEEDSTUFFS: Whole sale Bids. Truck or Rail dollars per ton. FOR THE WEEK: Abundant spring forage everywhere offering a cheap source of food for livestock. This ac counted for seasonal decline in feedstuff prices. Pastures and hay crop looking good so far this spring and planting of row crops on schedule. Supply side of feedstuff production looking very good and this lowered prices for immediate Multi-Deck l„- ... m Layer Cage System OF AMERICA INC 1-800-683-2634 delivery. Producers already building in ventories for next winter. Very few drought areas are currently on the weather maps. SOYBEAN MEAL: 44 percent rail bids 2.00 to 3.00 higher at 149-153.00.48 percent rail 2.00 to 3.00 higher at 159- 162.00. Truck 44 percent 3.00 higher at 155-158.00; 48 percent 2.00 to 3.00 higher at 159-166.00 per ton. CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed 21 percent, Interior Points, 1.00 lower at 46-58.00; Chicago 2.00 to 3.00 lower at 50-68.00. 60 percent Gluten Meat, Inte rior points steady to 10.00 higher at 220- 240.00; Chicago 5.00 to 10.00 lower at 225-230.00. Rail hominy feed Central Illinois Points, steady to 1.00 lower at 45- 50.00; trucks steady to 1.00 lower at 47- 52.00. Crude corn oil 25 points lower at 14.00-14.50 cents per lb. MIDDLINGS; Northwest steady to 2.00 lower at 42-48.00; Buffalo 2.00 lower 43-48.00 per ton. ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17 percent dehydrated, steady at 133- 140.00 and IS percent sun-cured steady at 125-135.00 per ton. Toledo meat 17 percent, steady at 135-142.00. 15 per cent, steady at 130-137.00 per ton. DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS: Central Illinois steady to 1.00 higher at 85-95.00; Chicago 2.00 to 5.00 higher at 95-100.00; Lawrenceburg 10.00 lower at 90.00. Nebraska 5.00 to 20.00 lower at 90.00. Minneapolis steady at 80.00 per ton. BREWERS DRIED GRAINS: Newark, New Jersey, steady at 80.00. Williamsburg, Va., steady at 65.00. Automated system for feeding, watering, egg collection & manure removal Provides stress free environment Solid partition walls shewon 7 eiset "T Goodine , g == .fl s Regional r I=3 L ~ 3 ~ Manager 2187 North Penryn Rd., Manheim, PA 17545 BM Phone (717) 665-4056 Fax (717) 665-2240 • Plastic coated removable floor • Produces more eggs per hens housed • Lower feed conversion and mortality rate • Increases profits Compost High-Rise Layer House Compost System The composting process elimmotes methane gas and hydrogen sulfide odors while converting manure in a pathogen-free, weed seed-free organic product that will never revert to raw manure. The end product is a stable organic material which has retained most of its nutrients and is no longer a breeding source for flies, bee tles or other insects. Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. May 1,2001 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 414...(PDA)..Compared with last week’s sale.xows .50 to 2.00 lower. STEERS: Choice 2-3 1045-1355 lbs 75.00-79.75, Select 1-3 69.50-75.00, few Standard 1-2 65.00-70.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Low Choice and Select 1155-1295 lbs 63.00- 66.00, couple Standard 1-2 58.00 & 61.50. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 980-1370 lbs 71.00- Select 1-3 64.00-77.00, few Standard 1-2 54.50-60.50. COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 45.00- 52.50, one 54.50, 70-75% 37.00-44.00, Boners 80-85% lean 41.50-49.00, Lean 85-90% lean 37.25-45.00. Shells down to 30.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-2145 lbs 60.00- Yield Grade 2 1000-2285 lbs 50.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Medium 1 400-630 lbs 80.00-95.00, few Medium 2 550-850 lbs 69.00-80.00, Large 2 275-450 lbs 77.00-87.00; HEIFERS: few Large 1 500-600 lbs 80.00-89.00, Large 1-2 650-850 lbs 56.00-66.00, Medium 1300-550 lbs 79.00-100.00,550- 670 lbs 71.00-80.00, Medium 2 200-300 lbs 70.00-81.00, 300-550 lbs 58.00-80.00, 550-700 lbs 65.00-77.00; BULLS: Medium 1 275-450 lbs 80.00-108.00, Medium 2 300-550 lbs 67.00-85.00, Medium 1-2 SSO-700 lbs 64.00-77.00. CALVES 136...VEALERS: Standard and Good 80-110 lbs 30.00-60.00, Utility 50-80 lbs 10.00-28.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-115 lbs 110.00-147.50, No 2 85-115 lbs 60.00-110.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 95-115 lbs 325.00-400.00, few No 2 80- 100 lbs 125.00-300.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 100-140 lbs 130.00-155.00. HOGS 134...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-260 lbs 47.25- 49.85. 45-50% lean 230-260 lbs 45.50- 47.00, 40-45% lean 200-300 lbs 39.00- 43.25. SOWS; few US 1-3 300-410 lbs 38.50- 39.00. BOARS; one 560 lbs 22.00. FEEDER PIGS 6... Few 1-3 35-40 lbs 37.00-55.00 per head. SHEEP 3... SLAUGHTER SHEEP: couple 14.00. GOATS 4...(AU sold by the head). One Medium Nanny 29.00, few Small Kids 7.00. Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Monday, April 30,2001 STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE. HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE. GOOD COWS: 40.00-48.25. CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 30.00- 40.00. BULLS: 50.00-SS.7S. VEAL: 90-190 LBS, 150.00-450.00; 70-90 LBS. 60.00-150.00. HOGS: 42.00-46.00. SOWS; 30.00-37.00. FEEDER PIGS: NONE.
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