A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5,2001 (Continued from Page A 2) LAST YEAR 2384 1266 CATTLE: Compared to last week’s closing prices, slaughter steers High Choice and Prime sold 1.00-1.50 higher, with average Choice and plainer- type steady to .50 higher. Supply was down all week in local sale barns as farmers finish planting crop. Local holstein steers traded steady on light offerings. Slaughter heifers were not well tested. Feedlots in the plains and midwest re ported live cattle at 74.00-77.00 and 118.00-121.00 dressed Slaughter cows closed steady to 1.00 lower, with slow trading late in the week. Slaughter bulls traded 100 higher Supply included 43 percent steers, 6 percent heifers, 35 per cent cows, 7 percent bulls, with the bal ance feeders SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1140-1485 lbs 79 00-82.50, fancy singles up to 83.75 Choice 2-3 1040-1480 lbs 76.75-79 75, 1490-1690 lbs 73 00-78.00, individual 1500 lbs 79.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1045-1480 lbs 73 00-77.50; few 1490-1635 lbs 68.00- 72 75 Select 1-3 1035-1370 lbs 70.00- 75.50 HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3 few lots 1365-1605 lbs 67.85- 69.75; individual 1495 lbs 70.50. Choice 2-3 1300-1640 lbs 65.85-67.60. Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1290-1600 lbs 63.00-65 25. Select 1-2 few lots 1475- 1530 lbs 61.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 2-4 1030-1315 lbs 74.25-79.00 Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1060-1385 lbs 71.75-77.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 47.00- 52.00 43 00-47 50 Boners 80-85 over -1200 lbs 44 25-48.75 40.75-44.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 42.25- 46.75 38 00-42 75 Lean 88-90 over-1000 lbs 40.25-45.75 36 00-41 50 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 37.00-42.75 35 00-38.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS. Yield Grade 1 1065-2550 lbs 56 00-68.50, high dressing individual 1540 lbs 70.00. Yield Grade 2 1020-2370 lbs 50.50-59.50. Bullocks; A lesson well learned... Lancaster Farming’s classified ads get results! See Lancaster Farming Cow Cam Visit our Website at www. lancasterfarming.com Select 1-3 910-1515 lbs 61.25-68.75. CALVES: Compared to last week, vealers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Large slaughter calves sold mostly steady. Holstein bulls returning to farm sold 5.00-8.00 higher early in the week and prices closed Thursday 50.00 lower, with slow trading. Holstein heifers were very active all week and prices closed 25.00-40.00 higher for the week. VEALERS: Standard and Good 70- 115 lbs 50.00-75.00. Utility 50-85 lbs 19.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice few 225 lbs 114.00. Good and Choice few 205-450 lbs 80.00-95.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs 177.00-225.00, late 135.00- 167.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-210.00, late 120.00-157.00. Plainer-type bulls SO US lbs 120.00-190.00; 75-80 lbs 80.00, weaker calves 60-110 lbs 45.00- 100.00. Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 380.00- 495.00; 80-85 lbs 380.00-470 00. Plainer type heifers 80-120 lbs 240.00-405.00; 70- 75 lbs 280.00-340.00. Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, May 3,2001 Report Supplied By Auction CATTLE: 82. COWS; STEADY. STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1408 LBS. one at 77.50. SELECT 1-3 COUPLE 73.75 & 75.25 COUPLE STANDARD 1-2 59.00, 64.75. HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-4 1090 LBS. ONE AT 74.00. SELECT 1-3 73.75, 74 50. STANDARD 1-2 57.00,66.50. COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 44.75, 51.00. BONERS 80-85% LEAN 40.00, 45.50. LEAN 85-90% LEAN 36.00, 41.50. SHELLS DOWN TO 35.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 1000/1105 LBS. 50.00,51.25. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: M-l 490 ONE AT 96.00. M&L-2 470/575 70 00,88 00. HEIFERS: FEW M&L-l 475/520, 82 00,89 00. M&L-2 350/660, 78.50. CALVES: 60. FEW STANDARD & GOOD 75/130 LBS. 42.50,87.50. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN lanco Dairy Farms Co-op Inc. and Con Agra's Beatrice Food Divisions of Allentown PaNeed Your Milk Now! Plant volume's need to increase. Come and hear Mr. Mike Bright of Con Agra along with other spokesmen for Allied Federated Co-op and Lanco, tell you why you can be more profitable shipping your milk to us. There will be Con Agra Dairy Products on display for your looks and taste so you may know how your final milk products turn out. Place: Harvest Drive Restaurartt, Pa; Date: MayB , Time: 8:00 PM D.S.T. . .rjWßjjp'.:, Free sib Block of Cheese to All Formers In Atfend^hce' v Call 410-658-7532 / ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► jgife VECTOR TOBACCO UPDATE SEEDLING DELIVERY • If you think you may want some of your seedlings a week before you originally scheduled, we MAY be able to accommodate you Please call the Trileaf office We’ll put youi name on a list for e;trly deliveiy • Build your plant pond NOW, the roots need to be soaked before going to the field They will have been out of the watei 36+ hours You can store them in the pond foi one week, if necessary Use black 6ml plastic, clear plastic works, but the weeds grow up under it • Make suie someone at the farm knows where you want your plants and can help unload, |ust m case you are not home when they are delivered Working with Vector is your local tobacco company: p-rrsi A. -n 7T 641 Spruce Rd„ f £ New Holland, PA 17557 JLFIiC<SIJL 717/351-9221 Office Hours Tobacco Company, Inc. - Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM ► Jerry Winstead, President, Larry Weaver, Manager, A Gail Sensenig, Supervisor BULLS STEADY. NO. 1 90/120 LBS. 137.50, 172.50. NO. 2 90/110 LBS, 115.00,140.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1 85/115 LBS. 330.00, 420.00. NO. 2 50/80 LBS. 130.00, 245.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 70/120 LBS. 135.00,197.50. HOGS: 23. BARROW & GILTS STEADY. 45-50% 275/310 LB. 44.00, 45.50. 40-45% 260/338 LB. 35.00, 42.00. 45-50% 275/310 LB. 44.00, 45.50. 40- 45% 260/338 LB. 35.00,42.00. SOWS: 1- 3 438, 608 LBS. 31.00, 36.00. BOARS: 446,606 LBS. 10.75,13.00. SHEEP: 23. FEEDER LAMBS GD & CH 25/65 LBS. 90.00,112.00. SLAUGH TER SHEEP 20.00,35.00. GOATS: 11. BILLIES: MEDIUM ONE AT 68.00. NANNIES: LARGE 4000.77.50. Greencastie Livestock Greencastie, Pa. Report Supplied by PDA Thursday, May 3,2001 CATTLE. 157 ONE STANDARD 1-2 AT 66.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2 COUPLE 57.25, 57.75. STANDARD 1-2 48.50-55 25. COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 44.00- BONERS: 80-85% LEAN 40.00- MOSTLY 42.25-46.75. LEAN 85-90% LEAN 36.00-45.50, MOSTLY 38.00-44.50. SHELLS 34.75 AND DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 COUPLE 1365, 1375 LBS. 59.75, 60.00. YIELD GRADE 2 ONE 1395 LBS. AT 57.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Ml, ONE 565 AT 83.00, L 3, ONE 475 AT 75.00. HEIFERS: MALI, 620/680, 77.00, 80.00, M&L3, COUPLE 580 & 740, 60.00, 89.00. BULLS: L 3 (FEW), 355/ 575.52.00. CALVES: 239. STANDARD AND GOOD 75/85 LBS. (FEW) 40.00-62.50. UTILITY 55/65 LBS. (FEW) 22.50- 38.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS NO. 1: 90/125 LBS. 160.00- 190.00, MOSTLY 165.00-185.00, 80/90, 150.00-170.00. NO. 2 75/120 LBS. 90.00- 165.00, WITH WEAKER CALVES DOWN TO 70.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1: 85/105 LBS. 370.00-465.00. NO. 2 75/110 LBS. 200.00-350.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 80/110 LBS. 100.00-200.00, ONE AT 175 AT 115.00. HOGS: 0. BARROW & GILTS: NO MARKET TEST. FEEDER PIGS: 0. NO MARKET TEST. SHEEP; 3. GOOD & CH 45, 70 LBS. COUPLE AT 70.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: ONE AT 47.00. GOATS: 3. BILLIES: MEDIUM: ONE AT 57.50. NANNIES: LARGE Grain Sorghum Group Expands Washington, D.C. Representation LUBBOCK, Texas In an ef fort to advance the interests of grain sorghum producers on the legislative and regulatory front, National Grain Sorghum Pro ducers (NGSP) is pleased to an nounce that it has retained the services of Paul Magliocchetti Associates (PMA), a Washing ton, D.C., based government re lations firm specializing in agri culture. The agreement comes after the retirement of former NGSP Washington representa- * tive, Dan Shaw of World Per spectives, Inc. “Grain sorghum farmers are now in a very critical period as we move forward in the 2002 Farm Bill process,” said Leo Bindel, NGSP president and a producer from Sabetha, Kansas. “We look forward to working closely with PMA as we go to work on this important leg islation.” Established in 1989 by Paul Magliocchetti after serving 20 years in the legislative branch of government, PMA has com- DS is Distributor for SUPER CHIMNEY 2100 Stainless Steel I II I Chimney Systems Super Pro 2100 Chimney DS/316 Stainless Features 25 Year Warranty Chimney Liners Also Available D.S. Machine Shop Ni PP e " ose stove Stoves & Chimneys R t. 3 bS? 2388 Old Leacock Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529 Williamsport, PA 17701 717-768-3853 717-745-3253 ONE 52.50. KIDS; LARGE ONE A 25.00. Greencastle Livestock Hay Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction May 3,2001 TOTAL LOTS: 8 LOTS OF HAY, ALFALFA: 65.00. MIXED HAY: 61.00-90.00. mitted itself to being a leading resource for agricultural organi zations seeking effective strate gies and results. PMA staff members working on behalf of sorghum producers include Fred J. Clark, a special- ist in Farm Bill issues and other farm legislation; Timothy K. Sanders, whose expertise centers on agricultural appropriations, and Mark A. Rokala, who will concentrate on general legislative and regulatory issues. NGSP represents U.S. grain sorghum producers nationwide. Headquartered in the heart of the U.S. sorghum belt at Lub bock, Texas, the organization works to increase the profitabili ty of sorghum production through market development, re search, education, and legislative representation. 'S HCALTH K/CK kT
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