Pa. Produce Summary Report Supplied by PDA October 4,2001 Wholesale Prices Only APPLES: 3 00-10 00 Vi BU BEANS: GREEN 7.00-10.00, YELLOW 5.00-9.00, BOTH Vi BU. BROCCOLI. 4.00-8.50 12 CT. BOX, 15.00 20 LB. BOX. CABBAGE: GREEN 3 50-8.00 50 LBS CAULIFLOWER. 1.00-1.75 HEAD. CIDER; 1.50-2.05 GAL. CUCUMBERS: 8.00-12.00 BU., PICKLES 5 00-12.00 Vi BU. EGGPLANT: 5.00-10.00 BU. GRAPES: 5.00-9.50 Vi BU. ONIONS: 6.00-8.00 Vi BU. PEPPERS: GREEN 5.00-11.00, COL ORED 6.00-14.00, BOTH BU.; HOT 4.00-7.00 (ABU. PLUMS: 5.00-10.00 >A BU. PUMPKINS: NECK .60-2.50 EACH. RED BEETS' S.OO-8.00 Vi BU. SWEET CORN: 2.00-3.00 DOZ. ORNAMENTALS: FACE PUMP KINS 1.00-3.00, .10-.18 LB., PRIZE WINNERS 6.00-25.00, BABY PAMS .30-.60, GOURDS AND JBL 3.00-8.00 Vi BU., GOOSE GOURDS .50-2.25, INDIAN CORN .75-1.50 BUNCH, FIN GERS .20-.50 BUNCH, MUMS 1.00- 2.50 POT. Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. October 3,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 214...(PDA)..(Supply in eluded 63 steers and heifers, 103 cows, 4 bulls and 44 feeder catt)e)...Compared with last week’s sale...steers, cows and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. STEERS: Choice 2-3 1100-1480 lbs 62.50-66.75, few 1505-1635 lbs 60.50- 62.00, Select 1-3 58.00-62.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1300-1555 lbs 56.25-61.00, Select 1-2 53.00-57.25, Standard 1-242,00-52.00. HEIFERS: few Select 1-3 59.00-62.50, Standard 1-249.00-55.00. COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 35 25- 42.75 mostly 38.00-42.00, Boners 80-85% lean 34.50-41.00 mostly 36.00-39.50, Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-38.00. Shells 31.50 and down. BULLOCKS: couple Select 1-2 58.50 & 60.50. BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 2015 lbs 50.75, couple Yield Grade 2 1230 & 2145 lbs 45.00 & 45.50 FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large 2 385-455 lbs 68.00- 72 00, couple 545 lbs 71.00, Medium and Large 3 335-500 lbs 52.00-' 5 aJipN lv Featuring TRI-PLY CEILINGS Great for Shops & Ag Buildings • Low Cost • Sound Reduction • Durable Also- Blown Ceiling Insulating Wall Insulation Cellulose Wall Spray or Fiberglas Batts Call for FREE Estimates WEAVER INSULATORS Myerstown, PA 717-866-8942 800-887-8818 Martinsburg, PA 814-793-3936 LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET " Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, October 3, 2001 Live Hogs Frozen Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies Today 9/26/01 Today 9/26/01 Today 9/26/01 Today 9/26/01 SOI 85.650 89 400 - - 001 66.625 66.975 85 025 85 975 59 975 57 875 NOl - - 84 800 86 150 - - —- DOl 67 975 78.600 - 56 125 53.775 Ja 02 - 84 800 86 200 FO2 70 625 71300 - 55 475 54 250 75 950 75 300 Mr 02 84 500 86 000 - 75 300 75 200 Ap 02 72 900 73 325 84 500 86 250 55 950 55 450 - My 02 84 500 85 750 60.800 60 400 77 900 78 400 Jn 02 69 450 70.200 63 175 62 950 - JlO2 60 500 60 100 76 300 76 900 Au 02 70 425 71.025 85 500 86 500 59 425 58 850 76 900 76 900 002 72.800 73 050 - 53 350 53 975 - and Good 70-120 lbs 32 50-50 00, Utility 60-90 lbs 10.00-30 00 FARM CALVES. Holstein bulls 35 00 to 45.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 85.00-107.50,75-85 lbs 65.00-75.00, No 2 75-120 lbs 50.00-82.50; few No 1 Hol stein heifers 90-105 lbs 370.00-540.00, No 2 70-100 lbs 170.00-320.00. One beef type bull and heifer 75 lbs 130.00. HOGS 23...8arr0ws and gilts 3.00 to 5.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS' few 45-50% lean 270-285 lbs 40.00-41.00, 40-45% lean 240-275 lbs 33.00-35.50. SOWS: one 1-3 375 lbs 26.50. FEEDER PIGS 16... 1-3 60-70 lbs 65.00-86.00. per ewt. SHEEP 3... SLAUGHTER LAMBS; couple Choice 75 lbs 90.00. SLAUGH TER SHEEP: one Yearling 38.00. GOATS 9...(A11 sold by the head). Medium Billies 60.00-72.50, Small 35.00- 49.00, one Medium Nanny 37.50, Large Kids 32.50-44.00. per head. Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction October 2,2001 SLAUGHTER COWS; 91 HEAD, 2.00- LOWER. BREAKERS 39.00- 43.50, BONERS 36.00-4d.60, LEAN 33.00- THIN AND SLOW 33.00 AND DOWN. BULLS; 19 HEAD, 2.00-3.00 LOWER. YG#l 54.00-SB.OO, HIGH DRESSING 1536 LBS. AT 62.00, YG#2 49.00-53.75, LOW DRESSING 43.00- 48.00. FED STEERS; 26 HEAD, 1.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 66.00-68.25, HEAVYWEIGHTS 60.00- 64.75, CHOICE 2-3 65 00-67.25, LOW CHOICE 62.00-65.00. FED HEIFERS: 21 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1075-1300 LBS. 65.00-67.75, HIGH DRESSING 68.75-69.75, HIGH CHOICE 950-1050 LBS. 64.00-65.00. CALVES: 118 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER. 90-110 LBS. 40.00- 55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM #1 90-115 LBS. 95.00- * m 110.00, #2 70.00-95.00,80-90 LBS 50.00- 75 00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-110 LBS 500 00-540 00, #2 80-100 LBS 125.00-275.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 80-100 LBS. 85.00-145.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 31 HEAD, STEADY. #1 AND 2 230-270 LBS. 42.00- #1 AND 3 40.00-42.00,275- 325 LBS. 35.00-39.00, 200-225 LBS. 39.00- SOWS: 4 HEAD. 400-650 LBS 30,00- 34.00. BOARS: 3 HEAD. 300-775 LBS. TO 21.25. STOCK CATTLE; 259 HEAD, 5 00- 8.00 LOWER STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-425 LBS. 90.00- 110.00, 450-600 LBS. 75.00-86.00, 600- 800 LBS 65.00-75.00, 800-1050 LBS 55.00-65.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 85 00-110 00, 400-600 LBS. 66 00-79.00, 600-800 LBS 63.00-71.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 90 00-109 00, 400-600 LBS. 64 00-75.00, 600-700 LBS. 55 00-68 00,700-800 LBS 51 00-61 00 SHEEP IS HEAD 21.00-38 00, FEW TO 47.00. LAMBS: 106 HEAD. 3 00-6 00 LWOER. CHOICE TO PRIME 90-125 LBS. 59.00-65.00, 60-90 LBS. 64.00- 71.00, 130-145 LBS. 51.00-57.00, 134 LBS. 66.00-75.00. GOATS: 107 HEAD, STEADY LARGE BILLIES AND WETHERS 70 00-125.00, MEDIUM 45 00-70.00, LARGE NANNIES 55.00-87.00, MEDIUM NANNIES 35.00-70 00, SMALL FLESHY 35.00-60.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 76 HEAD. BY THE HEAD 20-30 LBS. 29.00-35.00, BY THE LB. 25-35 LBS. 50.00-60.00, 40-55 LBS. 60.00-71.00, 100-135 LBS. 37.00- 50.00; STOCK BOARS 7 HEAD. 215- 300 LBS. 25.00-27.50. NEXT TUBS., OCT. 9, SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE, APPROX. 7:45 P.M. WE START RECEIVING AT 8 A.M. THAT DAY. New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. Report Supplied lit PDA Monday. October 1,20111 NO SALE REPORTED Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6,2001 -A" jP«Sfttre Pasture Perfect® Dealer of the Week LiT Ponderosa Enterprises Cattle Enjoy Smorgasbord This week Ampac Seed Company and Rohrer Seeds salute Bob Boyce, founder and owner of Lil’ Ponderosa Enter prises of Carlisle. PA "We began our business with tlie objective of proving that the family farm can survive." says Bob Boy cc 'We w anted to be good stewards of the land and raise plants and animals that contri bute to good health As we developed our managed inten siv e grazing sy stem by adding animals, improving forages and fertihtv on the farm, we soon recog nized that we needed to find suppliers that were knowledgeable, reliable, and in it for the long haul Rohrer Seeds has helped meet this need and is now an in tngral part of oui farming operation ' Bob now uses Rohrer s seeds and is a dealer for them LiF Ponderosa also of fers Gallagher Fencing supplies. Vermeer hav mg equipment. TICO manufactuied irugation s> stems, poly feed bunks and watering troughs For their own operation, the Boyces arc currently thickening their cow/calf pad docks with a blend of Tonga tetraploid perennial ryegrass. Bronson tall fescue. Starfire red clover, and Jumbo ladmo clover After using them for several years. Bob “is convinced Pasture Per fect R mixes arc superior We have used main of the Pasture Perfect R mixes and are very pleased with all of them Not only do they produce well in the spring and fall, but also during the summer slump Our cattle enjoy a year 'round smoigasbord of grasses, legumes, and other crops selected exclusively from Rohrer’s We welcome all inquiries, call or stop by l Lir Ponderosa Enterprises 44 Ponderosa Road Carlisle, PA 17013 717-245-2820 Fax 717-245-2800 Bobbyboyce@pa.net Foii4(»E tall ~ AMP For product details and local purchase info , please visit us on the web at www.pastureperfect.com or call Rohrer Seeds 717-299-2571 Pasture Perfect is a registered trademark of Integrity S Excellence. Our Foundation, Your Guarantee'' l 1 Bob Boyce Lil’ Ponderosa Enterprises FI'SCW,