Kutztown Produce
Hay Auction
Fleetwood, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, May 12,2001
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA HAY: 72.00-180.00.
MIXED HAY: 60.00-170.00.
GRASS HAY: 70.00-110.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 80.00-155.00.
CLOVER HAY: 70.00.
HAY BY THE BALE: .50-1.10.
WHEAT STRAW: 85.00-114.00.
OATS: 2.00 BU.
HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD SALE
EVERY SAT., 9 A.M.
Corn Belt Feedstuffs
St. Joseph, Mo.
May 15,2001
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CORN BELT FEEDSTUFFS. Whole
sale Bids. Truck or Rail dollars per ton.
Feedstuff prices were steady to mixed
last week. Demand continued slow for
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the most part. Some strength was due to
tightness in tome inventories. Pastures
are greening up after the mild tempera
tures and beneficial rains the past couple
of weeks. Farmers continue to plant corn
and now drill beans.
SOYBEAN MEAL: 44 percent rail
bids 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher at 150.50-
156.50.48 percent rail 1.00 lower to 3.00
higher at 160.50- 165.50. Truck 44 per
cent steady to 2.00 higher at 158.50-
161.50; 48 percent steady to 4.00 higher
at 164.50-169.50 per ton.
CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed
21 percent. Interior Points, steady at
45.00-58.00; Chicago steady to 2.00
higher at 45.00-58.00. 60 pet Gluten
Meal, Interior points, steady at 220.00-
240.00; Chicago steady at 220.00-240.00.
Rail hominy feed Central Illinois Points,
steady to 5.00 higher at 50.00; trucks
steady to 3.00 higher at 50.00-52.00.
Crude corn oil 25 points higher at 14.25-
14.75 cents per lb.
MIDDLINGS; Northwest 1.00 to 5.00
lower at 41.00-43.00; Buffalo 4.00 to 5.00
lower at 38.00-44.00 per ton.
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ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio
17 percent dehydrated, steady at 133.00-
140.00 and 15 percent sun-cured, steady
to 7.00 lower at 128.00- 135.00 per ton.
Toledo, Ohio meal 17 percent, steady at
135.00-142.00.15 percent, steady to 7.00
lower at 130.00-137.00 per ton.
DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS:
Central Illinois steady at 87.00-93.00;
Chicago steady to 7.00 lower at 90.00-
93.00; Lawrenceburg steady at 90.00.
Nebraska steady to 5.00 lower at 80.00-
90.00. Minneapolis steady at 80.00 per
ton.
BREWERS DRIED GRAINS:
Newark, NJ steady at 80.00. William
burg, VA steady at 65.00,
Okla. National
Stockyards
Oklahoma City, OK
May 16,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
steady to 2.00 lower, most declines on
steers over 800 lbs and heifers over 700
lbs. Demand good for cattle that will
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finish in the fall. Calves mostly new
crops and these steady to 2.00 lower.
Few thin calves firm. Demand moderate
for fleshy new crops, good for thin
calves. Quality plain to mostly average
and improved from last several weeks.
Feeder cattle in medium to moderate
flesh and continue to show less flesh
than what is normal for May wheat run.
Weigh-ups average. Slaughter cows
firm. Slaughter bulls steady. Packer
demand good. Demand light for replace
ments and pairs as farmers are busy with
hay and preparing for harvest. Cows and
bulls totaled 780 head with 55 percent to
packers. Receipts this week 14,800; last
week 11,378; last year 13,361.
Supply consisted of 76 percent year
lings over 600 lbs; 19 percent calves and
light yearlings under 600 lbs; 5 percent
cows and bulls.
Heifers comprised 30 percent of feeder
and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1:
new crop calves: few 350-400 lbs (359
lbs) 113.50-130.50 (122.00); 400-450 lbs
(420 lbs) 110.00-115.00 (112.33); 450-500
lbs (468 lbs) 105.00-110.50 (107.40), 500-
550 lbs (526 lbs) 95.00-104.00 (101.97);
550-600 lbs (565 lbs) 91.50-99.50 (97.58);
600-650 lbs (619 lbs) 90.00-96.75 (94.13);
650-700 lbs (667 lb) 92.75-93.50 (92.99);
Yearlings or old crop calves: 400-450 lbs
thin 115.50-119.50 (117.23); 500-550 lbs
(534 lbs) 104.00-105.00 (104,64); 550-600
lbs (579 lbs) 98.50-101.50 (100.27); 600-
650 lbs (629 lbs) 9S.SO-102.00 (98.11);
650-700 lbs (684 lbs) 91.75-97.00 (94.08);
700-750 lbs (724 lbs) 87.00-92.75 (89.75);
750-800 lbs (772 lbs) 83.75- 89.25 (87.01);
800-850 lbs (827 lbs) 82.50-86.75 (84.58),
fleshy 81.75; 850-900 lbs (866 lbs) 79.50-
83.75 (81.99); 900-975 lbs (950 lbs) 78.00-
81.50(79.21); 1005 lbs 76.00.
Holsteins; Large 3 515 lbs 78.00; 600-
625 lbs 75.75-76.00; 650- 700 lbs 71.50-
72.75; 750-800 lbs 70.50-72.00; 800-850
lbs 69.75-70.50; 900-950 lbs 61.00-63.75.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1:
new crop calves; few 340-350 lbs (341
lbs) 105.00-106.00 (105.31); 400-500 lbs
(450 lbs) 97.50-105.00 (100.39); 500-550
lbs (533 lbs) 92.00-93.25 (92.58); Year
lings; package 505 lbs thin 100.00; 550-
600 lbs (570 lbs) 92.00-95.25 (94.42); 600-
650 lbs (616 lbs) 88.25-95.00 (92.15),
fleshy 86.50-87.25; 650-700 lbs (671 lbs)
83.00- (86.20); 700-750 lbs (728 lbs)
81.00- 84.25 (82.92); 750-800 lbs (779 lbs)
79.00- (80.27); 800-850 lbs (813 lbs)
78.25-79.50 (79.11); 850-900 lbs (877 lb)
75.75-77.75 (76.68); 905 lbs 76.25.
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 53 75-80% 925-1750 44.50-46.50
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 19,2001-A7
48.50 40.50-44.75 Boner ISO 80-85%
925-1550 43.50-46.50 47.00-49.50 40.50-
44.50 Lean 169 85-90% 825-1450 41.75-
45.00 45.50-49.00 37.00-41.50 Lights 5
80-90% 675-825 39.50 34.50-36.00
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 23 1300-2350 53.50-56.50
56.50-61.5049.00-54.50
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 93.60, few
light carcasses 81.25, Boners 90.95;
Breakers 87.60. Bulls 98.75.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 4-7 yr old 1075-1275 5-8 months
avg, blacks 600.00-685.00, 2-8 yr old
850-1100 5-7 months avg, blacks 550.00-
650.00; 5-7 yr old 925-1200 2-4 months
avg, blacks 520.00-645 00; 4-7 yr old
800-950 2-4 months avg quality 450.00-
500.00.
CATTLE 84...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale..cows mostly steady tc
4.00 lower.
STEERS' one Standard 1-2 63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1-2
62.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Breakers 75-
80% lean 43.75-49.50, Boners 80-85%
lean 42.25-48.50, Lean 85-90% lean
39.50-44.75. Shells down to 34.00.
BULLOCKS: couple Select 1-3 1065
& 1175 lbs 63.00 & 64.00.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1510 &
1785 lbs 59.00 & 61.00, few Yield Grade
2 1780-1785 lbs 54.00-57.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS:
couple Medium 2 525 & 560 lbs 75.00;
BULLS: Medium 2 660-855 lbs 60.00-
69.00, one 500 lbs 76.00.
CALVES 150...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 90-115 lbs 50.00-60.00,
Utility 50-80 lbs 10.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 148.00-165.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
65.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-
105 lbs 430.00-450.00, No 2 85-120 lbs
200.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-125 lbs
145.00-195.00.
HOGS 157.. Barrows and gilts steady
to 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 240-270 lbs 48.25-
49.75, 45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 45.75-
48.00, 40-45% lean 240-290 lbs 43.50-
44.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-465 lbs 30.00-36.50,
few Medium 355-430 lbs 22.50-27.00
BOARS: one 600 lbs 16.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6... Few 1-3 35-50 lbs
45.00-52.50. per head.
SHEEP 137... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
High Choice and Prime 70-127 lbs 97.50-
101.00, Choice 50-100 lbs 77.50-98.00,
Good and Choice 55-85 lbs 60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 10.00-40.00
mostly 25.00-33.00.
GOATS 18...(AII sold by the head).
One Medium Billy 67.50, couple Large
Nannies 55.00 & 62.50, few Medium
60.00-70.00, few Large Kids 22.00-45.00,
few Small 6.00.
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Monday, May 14,2001