A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 9,2001
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA, PDA
May 31,2001
WED. CATTLE 82, CALVES 90,
HOGS 108, SHEEP 19, GOATS 22.
LAST WEDNESDAY CATTLE 88,
CALVES 92, HOGS 86, SHEEP 0,
GOATS 31.
CATTLE: Compared to last Wednes
day’s auction, slaughter cows sold
steady. Other classes were not well
tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select 1-3
few 67.75-74.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1235-1340 lbs 65.00-68.50. Select 1-2
59.00-62.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
couple 990-1075 lbs 73.50-74.25. Stan
dard 1-2 few 50.25-64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 44.50-49.50. Boners BO
SS percent lean 41.00-45.00. Lean 85-90
percent lean 35.00-40.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS. Yield Grade 1
1010-2485 lbs 58.25-59.75. Yield Grade 2
couple 1180-1730 lbs 52.50-55.25. Bul
locks: Select 2 individual 68.00.
CALVES; Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady to 10.00 lower, while
Holstein heifers were 20.00 higher.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 90-
115 lbs 50.00-75.00; 65-85 lbs 44.00-
80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 185-125 lbs 140.00-162.50.
Number 2 70-120 lbs 90.00-155.00. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 95-110 lbs
400.00- Number 2 60-85 lbs
175.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 65-125 lbs 130.00-210.00; 140-290 lbs
86.00-
BARROWS AND GILTS: Prices
steady to 2.00 lower than last Wednes
day. PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT
PRICE 49-54 250-265 lbs 45.00-46.75
45-50 230-290 lbs 44.00-45.00 195-
300 lbs 43.00-44.00
SOWS: US 1-3 595-695 lbs 55.00
BOARS: Couple 172-228 lbs 27.00-
39.00
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-3 55-60 lbs
62.00-67.00/per head
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 55-70
lbs 89.00-103.00; individual 85 lbs 92.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
10.00-27.00. Yearlings two head up to
74.00.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Nan
nies: Large 51.00-65.00. Medium 37.00-
47.50. Kids: Large 33.00-43.00. Small
individual 17.50.
Winchester
Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Winchester, Va.
June 4,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
FEEDER CATTLE: 455
head Prices per cwt. based
on m weights.
STEERS; 91 head
Med.and Lge. 1: 300-400 lb
113.00; 400-500 lb 101-
105.50; 500-600 lb 99-
104.50; 600-700 lb 88-93.00;
700-800 lb 85-87.00; 800-900
lb 83.00. Med. and Lge 2:
300-400 lb 87.50; 400-500 lb
96-102.00; 500-600 lb 86-
101.75; 800-900 lb 80.00.
HEIFERS: 222 head.
Med. & Lge. 1; 300-400 lb
98-100.00; 400-500 lb 94-
98.50; 500-600 lb 99-104.50;
600-700 lb 81.50-89.50; 700-
800 lb 76.50-83.50; 800-900
lb 74.50-77.00. Med. and
Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 85.00;
400-500 lb 86-97.00; 500-600
lb 82.50-94.50; 600-700 lb
74.50- 700-800 lb
75.50-
BULLS: 142 head. Med.
and Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 109-
122.00; 300.400 lb 95-
120.00; 400-500 lb 96-
110.00; 500-600 lb 90.50-
103.00; 600-700 lb 81.50-
90.00; 700-900 lb 64.25-
78.75. Small 1; 200-300 lb
80.00; 300-400 lb 74.50-
80.00; 500-600 lb 80.00.
Med. and Lge. 2; 200-300 lb
90-103.50; 300-400 lb
100.00; 400-500 lb 82-97.00;
Marshall Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Marshall, Va.
June 6,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
FEEDER CATTLE: 140 head. Prices
per cwt. based on in weights.
STEERS: 44 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 110-110.50; 400-500 lb 100-
105.50; 500-600 lb 98-105.00. Med. and
Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 83.00; 400-SOO lb
83.00; 500-600 lb 95-98.00; 600-700 lb
83.50.
HEIFERS: 76 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 93-97.50; 500-600 lb 89-93.75;
600-700 lb 80.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-
400 lb 93.00; 400-500 lb 88-91.00; 500-
600 lb 80-88.00.
BULLS: 20 head. Med. and Lge. 1;
300-400 lb 88-100.00; 400-500 lb 98-
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
June 4,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS; 57 HEAD,
1.00- LOWER ON LOWER
GRADES. BREAKERS 46.00-49.50,
BONERS 41.00-45.50, BONERS 41.00-
45.50, LEAN 38.00-41.00, THIN AND
SLOW 38.00 DOWN.
BUI J.S: 5 HEAD. YG#l 60.75-64.75,
YG#2 56.00-59.00.
FED STEERS: 1 SELECT HOL
STEIN 1115 LBS. AT 57.00.
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 890 LBS.
AT 67.50; 1 LOW CHOICE 1185 LBS.
AT 69.00; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1250-1500 LBS. 60.00-61.75; 1 SELECT
1140 LBS. AT 53.25.
CALVES: 151 HEAD, BULK RE
TURNED TO FARM. 1 GOOD 350
LBS. AT 80.00; 75-120 LBS. 60.00-77.00;
55-75 LBS. 35.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM
10.00- LOWER. #1 90-115 LBS.
150.00- 120-130 LBS. 127.00-
147.00. 75-85 LBS. 120.00-150.00; #2 90-
115 LBS. 125.00-150.00, 75-85 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 24
HEAD, STRONG DEMAND. #1 100-
115 LBS. 500.00-590.00, 80-100 LBS.
480.00- #2 100-115 LBS. 290.00-
475.00, 80-95 LBS. 340.00-400.00, 60-80
LBS. 115.00-220.00; JERSEY X 60-80
LBS. 85.00-240.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 32 HEAD. #1
AND 2 240-260 LBS. 48.50-49.00; #1
AND 3 217 LBS. AT 44.00,270-295 LBS.
44.00.
SOWS: 450-500 LBS. 32.00-35.00.
BOARS: 1 580 LBS. AT 22.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, 1
Can greatly increase your supply of high quality forage. Cows go for it and milk
very well on extra leafy Mega Green Sorghum Sudan. Mega-Green from Walter
Moss Seeds makes great haylage or balage. Will not head out for 160 days. Has
good drought tolerance and high sugars.
Barkant
Itirnips
HI BARENBRUG Forages For Profit
GREAT IN GRASS
- Also Available From -
Also Available:
B.G. 34 Ryegrass Snyder Co.
Baralfa 54 & 32-IQ Alfalfa Snyder Co.
Red & Alice White Clover s. Sommerset Co,
Chicory
Bromes
Timothy Reeds Canary
Green Spirit Ryegrass
Horsemaster
Orchardgrass
Kemal Festululollum
Fescue
Forage Soybeans
Forage Oats
Triticale
Cereal Rye
MEGA-GREEN NO-TILLED INTO
THIN ALFALFA FIELDS
Herb Weaver
Kirkwood
Edwin Martin . . Port Trevorton
Glenn Beidler .. ..570-539-8993
Leroy Brenneman 486 Davis Rd
Apt 1 Salisbury 15558
N. Sommerset Co. .. Marvin Thomas 814-479-7570
Eastern Shore Mickey Slant 410-673-2414
E. Drumore Seeds Henry King. 717-548-3376
Ephrata Carl Martin 717-733-7155
Lancaster Ag Products . . .717-293-9701
Little Britain Landis Weaver. 717-529-2609
Centre Co. JohnGlick. . .. 814-383-4529
Bio Farm Service 717-295-9100, 800-216-1271
Dauphin Co. .. Christ F. Fisher 717-362-9038
Churchtown Galen Martin 717-445-5782
BLACK 485 LBS. AT 99.00;
HOSLTEINS 400-700 LBS. 61.00-64.00.
HEIFERS: 1 940 LBS. AT 54.00; 1
FANCY HOLSTEIN 400 LBS. AT
155.00.
BULLS: 1 BLACK 805 LBS. AT
71.50,1 HOLSTEIN 775 LBS. AT 51.00,
2 HOLSTEINS 690 AND 950 LBS.
55.50.
SHEEP: 11 HEAD 25.00-29.00,
YEARLINGS 48.00-65.00.
LAMBS; 9 HEAD. CHOICE 80-120
LBS. 85.00-92.00, 50-65 LBS. 101.00-
111.00, MED. 85-130 LBS. 50.00-68.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB. 1
125 LBS. AT 40.00.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
JuneS, 2001
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 23S...(PDA)..steers 1.00 to
2.00 lower on small supply, cows steady
to 2.50 lower.
STEERS; Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lbs
76.50-81.00, Select 1-3 69.50-78.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1265-1735 lbs 69.75-74.25,
Choice 2-3 1160-1675 lbs 64.25-70.50,
few Select 1-2 63.00-66.00, few Standard
55.00-57.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1325 lbs
74.25-82.25, Select 1-3 69.00-74.50, few
Standard 1-2 57.00-61.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 48.00-
54.00, one High Yielding 60.00, Boners
80-85% lean 43.00-49.00, Lean 85-90%
lean 39.50-44.00. Shells down to 35.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1230-1490
lbs 55.25-62.75, Yield Grade 2 1020-2005
lbs 49.00-57.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large
1 840-1040 lbs 74.00-89.00, few Medium
1 595-735 lbs 81.00-95.00; HEIFERS:
Medium 1-2 350-600 lbs 81.00-99.00,
600-825 lbs 70.00-82.00; BULLS:
Medium 1400-650 lbs 89.00-103.00.
CALVES 128...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-95 lbs 35.00-60.00, Utility
60-80 lbs 25.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
85-115 lbs 150.00-190.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
70.00-150.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers
84-121 lbs 380.00-410.00, few No 2 70-90
lbs 200.00-340.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 69-104
lbs 140.00-195.00.
HOGS 98... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-240 lbs 49.75-49.85,45-
50% lean 46.10-48.35, 40-45% lean 220-
280 lbs 43.00-45.85.
SOWS: few 1-3 475-520 lbs 35.50-
37.50.
King’s AgriSeeds
Formerly Aaron King Seeds
Specializing in high quality forages and grazing since 1993
Fairview Fruit Farm, 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 17572
717-687-6224
717-529-2386
BOARS: few 325-730 lbs 22.00-24.50,
small lot 225 lbs 31.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 7...(AU sold by the head). One
Large Nanny 65.00, Medium and Small
Nannies 13.00-17.00.
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, June 6,2001
146 DAIRY COWS, 95 HEIFERS, 14
BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 760.00-
1650.00. FEW 1800.00-1825.00.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 975.00-
1525.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1775.00-
1925.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1400.00-1585.00,6
HEAD 1760.00-1800.00, SMALL HEIF
ERS 960.00-1350.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 1000.00-
1575.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
1050.00-
BULLS 450.00-750.00, PUREBREDS
610.00-
HERD ALL STAGES 460.00-1575.00.
20 HEAD FRESH AND SHORT
BRED 1000.00-1775.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1350.00-
1925.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 1085.00-1535.00,
FEW 1650.00-1685.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 550.00-
975.00. SMALLER 235.00-485.00.
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, June 4,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-105.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS.
65.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 75.00-81.30, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 68.00-74.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 68.00-78.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 61.00-68.50, LIGHT 58.00-
72.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 75.00-80.40, r MEDIUM TO
GOOD 55.00-74.50.
BULLS HEAVY 57.00-65.75, LIGHT
55.00-
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
44.50-53.50, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 38.00-44.00, CULL COWS 37.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
Berks Co. . Paul Keller..
Perry Co Glenn Martin .
Atglen Sylvan Smoker.
CochranvitleAg Service.. . .
York Co. Hakes Farm & Seed Service .
Lynn Fahnestock
Abner Stoltzfus
Isaac Beiler... .
Brian Futhey
David Johnson
Happy Hollow Seeds
Wayne Yoder
L&L Seeds
Manheim
Lebanon Co.
White Deer.. .
Bio Farm Service.
Tioga Co.
Juniata Co.
Belleville
Virginia
LEGGETT SEED & SUPPLY
Specializing in Grass-Based Forages and Dairy Nurtihon
Western Maryland • 301-733-2818
121.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 206.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
LBS. UP TO 485.00; BEEF CROSS
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO
225.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
45.75.
SOWS UP TO 38.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 82.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, June 4,2001
226 HEAD, MARKET STRONGER.
WORK HORSES 885.00-1450.00.
DRIVING HORSES 585.00-1175.00,
1 AT 1825.00.
RIDING HORSES 485.00-1000.00.
REGISTERED RIDING 1175.00-
2400.00.
BETTER RIDING 1250.00-1685.00,1
AT 2500.00.
PONIES 210.00-500.00.
LARGE PONIES 575.00-725.00,
FEW 800.00-1000.00.
COLTS 250.00-485.00.
Middleburg Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, June S, 2001
HAY; 31 LOTS. TOTAL 50.
ALFALFA: 4 LOTS, 65.00-120.00.
MIXED HAY: 7 LOTS, 50.00-145.00.
TIMOTHY: 5 LOTS, 60.00-92.50.
ORCHARDGRASS: 5 LOTS, 45.00-
100.00.
STRAW: 10 LOTS, 80.00-205.00.
EAR CORN; 6 LOTS, 67.50-77.50.
OATS: 3 LOTS, 2.35-2.55
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, June 4,2001
STEERS: 60.00-76.50.
HEIFERS: 60.00-75.00.
GOOD COWS: 40.00-50.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 25-00- -
40.00.
BULLS; 49.50-55.00.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 125.00-525.00;
70-90 LBS. 50.00-125.00.
HOGS: 45.00-50.00.
SOWS: 35.00-39.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 47.50-67.50.
BMR Sorghum
Sundangrass
Also Available:
Blends for
Intensive Grazing
Mega Green
Sudangrass
Brown Mid-Rib
Sorghum
HI Protein Corn
Brasslcas
610-589-2614
.717-582-2730
610-593-2831
717-529-5653
.717-244-2754
717-665-7655
717-949-2486
.570-547-7118
814-349-4333
570-324-2285
717-436-9798
717-935-5830
877-434-7333
*Baralfa 42-IQ not
included in rebate
Lots of
Seed
In Stock