Pa. Grain Report
December 31,2001
Report Supplied By PDA
COMPARED WITH TWO WEEKS
AGO FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA; Corn .03 to .07
lower. Wheat .05 to .10 higher. Barley
steady to .05 higher. Oats steady to firm.
Soybeans steady to .07 lower. Ear Corn
mostly. PRICES PAID DELIVERED
TO DEALERS DOCK, All prices per
bushel, except Ear Corn per ton.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN No. 2-Y, 2.25-2.45 few 2.13,
average 2.34; contract for harvest 2.23-
2.34. WHEAT No. 2, 2.73-3.17, average
2.97; contract for harvest 2.70-2.90.
BARLEY No. 3,1.65-1.85, average 1.74;
contract for harvest 1.25. OATS No. 2,
1.60-1.75, average 1.70. SOYBEANS
3.87-4.20, average 4.09; contract for har
vest 3.97-4.08. GRAIN SORGHUM, few
loads 2.22. EAR CORN 60.00-75.00, av
erage 64.38.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN No. 2-Y, 2.30-2.36, average
2.32; WHEAT No. 2, 2.30-2.80, average
2.51; BARLEY No. 3, 1.20-1.50 few
180.00, average 1.38; OATS No. 2, 1.44-
1.75, average 1.60; SOYBEANS No. 1,
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WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN No. 2, 1.98-2.32, avg. 2.22;
WHEAT No. 2, 2.50-2.70, avg. 2.60;
BARLEY No. 3,1.62; OATS No. 2,1.30-
1.55, avg. 1.40; SOYBEANS No. 1,4.05;
EAR CORN 61.00-66.00, avg. 63.50.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
EAR CORN No. 2, 2.25-2.35, avg.
2.33; WHEAT No. 2, 2.40-2.50, avg.
2.45; BARLEY No. 3, 1.40-1.55, avg.
1.49; OATS No. 2, 1.35-1.65, avg. 1.48;
SOYBEANS, No. 1, 3.80-4.10, avg. 4.01;
EAR CORN 60.00-66.00, avg. 62.00.
LEHIGH VALLEY
CORN No. 2-Y, 2.30-2.48, avg. 2.38;
WHEAT No. 2, 3.00-3.30, avg. 3.10;
BARLEY, No. 3, 1.65-1.70, avg. 1.68;
OATS No. 2, 1.75-1.80, avg. 1.77; SOY
BEANS No. 1, 4.00-4.05, avg. 4.02;
GRAIN SORGHUM 2.45-2.65, avg.
2.55. EAR CORN 66.00-70.00, avg.
67.75.
EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN No. 2-Y, 2.25-2.45, avg. 2.34;
month ago 2.26, year ago 2.13. WHEAT
No. 2, 2.50-3.17, avg. 2.79; month ago
2.79, year ago 2.35. BARLEY, No. 3,
1.50-1.85, avg. 1.56; month ago 1.55,
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year ago 1.44. OATS No. 2, I.SO-1.75,
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SOYBEANS No. 1, 3.85-4.20, avg. 4.04;
month ago 4.07, year ago 4 64. EAR
CORN 60.00-70.00, avg. 63.85; month
ago 63.45, year ago 58.16.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
(Prices FOB Truck): CORN 1.94-1.97;
WHEAT 2.68-2 81; OATS 1.50; SOY
BEAN MEAL; bulk 44% 146.20-154 00,
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December 31,2001
Four
SLAUGHTER COWS; 48 HEAD.
BREAKERS 40.00-46.25, BONERS
38.00-41.00, LEAN 35.00-39.00, THIN
35.00 DOWN.
BULLS: NONE.
FED STEERS: 18 HEAD. CHOICE
2-3 1200-1450 LBS. 64.00-67.00, 1450-
1550 LBS. TO 63.50, LOW CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 1250 LBS. AT 52.25.
FED HEIFERS: 8 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS. 65.00-
66.50, CHOICE 2-3 63.00-64.75,
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200 LBS. AT
52.00.
CALVES: 94 HEAD. SLAUGHTER
80-110 LBS. 40.00-57.00; HOLSTEIN
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Ja 02 -
FO2 70 525 70 750
Mi 02
Ap 02 73 300 73 725
My 02 -
Jn 02
Jl 02
69 825 70 125
Au 02 69 750 70 075
S 02 -
0 02
N 02
71 225 72 100
D 02
71 550 72 500
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM, #1
95-120 LBS. 120.00-135.00, 85-94 LBS.
100.00-130.00; #2 95-120 LBS. 100.00-
119.00, 80-94 LBS. 80.00-100.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS #1 90-110 LBS.
535.00-560.00, 1 80 LB. AT 450.00;
BEEF X BULLS 80-110 LBS. 90.00-
130.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; NONE
SOWS: 400 LBS. 23.00-26.00.
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Today 12/26/01
85 000 85 750
56 575 55 475
83 925 84 850
83 350 84 350
83 250 83 900
60 200 58 875
64 250 63 950
64 250 65 050
61 100 61 900
59 400 60 275
84 400 85 150
84 300 85 000
84 100 84 975
85 000 85 450
52 175 52 275
50 525 50 575
STEERS, NONE.
HEIFERS: HEREFORD X 400 LBS.
TO 60.00; BLACKS 600-800 LBS. 52.00-
55.00.
BULLS: HEREFORDS 300 LBS. t 6
69.00.
GOATS;
55 00.
PIGS AND SHOATS BY THE LB.
100-150 LBS. 33.00-39.00, 1 175 LB. AT
35.00.
Frozen
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Today 12/26/01
80 225 77 650
79 925 76 925
81700 79 500
82 450 79 500
81500 80 100
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