Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA January 7,2002 CATTLE 342„.(PDA)...(Supply in cluded 47 slaughter steers and heifers, 238 cows, 24 bulls and 33 feeder cattle). STEERS, few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1195-1455 lbs 69.75-70.50, few 1515- 1600 lbs 64.75-66.75, few Choice 2-3 1185-1385 lbs 67.00-68.25, Select 1-3 60.00- one Standard 1-2 56.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1440 lbs 57.00- few Choice 2-3 1200-1475 lbs 52.75-55.50, Select 1-2 47.75-51.25, Standard 1-245.00-48.00. HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1405-1490 lbs 68.50-70.25, few Choice 2-4 1310-1335 lbs 65.75-67.25, one Select 1-3 60.25, one Standard 1-2 55.50. SLAUGHTER COWS; Breakers 75- 80% lean 38.25-44.00, Boners 80-85% lean 35.75-43.00 mostly 36.50-42.00, Lean 85-90% lean 33.50-41.00. Shells 32.75 and down. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1475-2125 lbs 54 25-59.25, Yield Grade 2 1010-2075 lbs 49 00-53.75. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Medium and Large 1 410 lbs 90.00, few 570-680 lbs 59.00-63.00, few Large 3 945- 975 lbs 51.50-56.00; HEIFERS, few MLSKr/ Pennsylvania Crop /Wlmr Insurance Program IV inis V hi The PA Crop Insurance Assistance Program has been extended for crop year 2002. Benefits include: To receive agent www.RMA@usda.gov. insurance Enrollment Deadline: Pennsylvania encourages growers to have crop insurance protection as part of their farming risk management plan. All policy fees and approximately 20 percent of net premium costs are paid for growers. Sponsored by the PA Department of Agriculture with cost share support from RMA/USDA. Medium and Large 2 415-525 lbs 55.00- 67.50, few 730-835 lbs 41.00-46.50, one Large 3 610 lbs Holstein 89.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 2 345-550 lbs 61.00- 72.00, Medium and Large 3 290-415 lbs 53.00-63.00, few 565-745 lbs 42.00-58.00 CALVES 390...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-100 lbs 35.00-55.00, Utility 50-95 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 115.00-149.00, bulk of sales 120.00-140.00, 80-90 lbs 100.00-122 50, No 2 80-125 lbs 70.00-120.00; No 1 Hol stein heifers 80-100 lbs 400.00-560.00, No 2 70-115 lbs 150.00-300.00. Few beef type bulls and heifers 70-80 lbs 75.00-140.00. HOGS 20... BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 200-260 lbs 32.00-37.00. SOWS: 1-3 350-485 lbs 23.00-28.00 500-590 lbs 22.50-29.00, few Medium 385-445 lbs 16.00-19.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 25... FEEDER LAMBS: Good and Choice 30-40 lbs 97.50-103.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: couple 37.00 & 41.00. GOATS 24...(A1l sold by the head) One Large Billy and Wether 102.50, Medium Billies 72.50-80.00, Large Nan nies 82.50-105.00, Medium Nannies 67.50-77,50, Large Kids 17.50-30.00. FREE “CAT” Coverage Discounted Premiums & Fees (Paid for “BUY-UP” Coverage) these Sam Hayes Secretary of Agriculture benefits, contact a crop List available at today. March 15 - Spring crops Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. January 8,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 267, CALVES 157, HOGS 22, SHEEP 0, GOATS 3. LAST TUES DAY Not Available. CATTLE' No comparison with last Tuesday’s auction; reporter unavailable. SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice 2-3 1160-1500 lbs 68 25-75 25. Select 1-3 60 00- 68.00. Standard 1-2 51.00-59.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1300-1600 lbs 54,75-60.50. Select 1-2 52 00- 54.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Choice 2-3 1025-1425 lbs 66.00-74 00. Select 1-3 few 60.00- SLAUGHTER COWS. Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 40.00-46.25, mostly 42.00- Boners 80-85 percent lean 37.00- 50 Lean 85-90 percent lean 34.25-39.00. Shells down to 25.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS. Yield Grade 1 few 1370-1715 lbs 52 75-56.00. Yield Grade 2 1025-1850 lbs 43.25-52.00. Bul locks; Select 3 individual 1250 lbs S 3 25. FEEDER STEERS; Medium 1 few 375-425 lbs 81.00-95 00. Medium 1-2 few 695-770 lbs 70.00-74.00 FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 1-2 350-500 lbs 75.00-87.00, 500-700 lbs FEEDER BULLS Medium and Large 1 375-600 lbs 81.00-9100 Medium 1-2 600-700 lbs 60.00-74 00. VEALERS; Standard and Good 75- 115 lbs 30.00-50.00. Utility 60-80 lbs 10.00- RETURN TO FARM; Holstein bulls Number 190-115 lbs 120.00-140.00, indi vidual up to 155.00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 60.00- Holstein heifers Number 1 few 80-120 lbs 425.00-500.00. Number 2 75-135 lbs 170.00-350.00; few 65-75 lbs 120.00- Beef type bulls and heif ers few 75-95 lbs 110.00-150 00. BARROWS AND GILTS' PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 230-240 lbs 40.25-41.50. SOWS' US 1-3 Few 490-580 lbs 26 00- 31 50 BOARS; Individual 255 lbs 14.00 FEEDER PIGS: None SHEEP' None New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. Report Supplied By PDA Monday, January 7,2002 CATTLE 65. .(PDA). STEERS: few Select 1-3 55.00-58.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Select 1-2 51.75-54.50, few Standard 1-2 47.00- 51.00. Rogers Community Auction, Inc. t ' :i 31 where buyer and seller get together' CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONS Every Friday Furniture & misc Pi cxluce & F„ggs Poultry Barn FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH FARM EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION 3pm Miscellaneous auction 4 p.m Garden tractor auction spm Firewood 6pm Farm Machinery EVERY Wednesday 1 p.m. Hay & Grain Auction FAMILY OWNED AND MANAGED SINCE 1955 r i | Thur. & Fri. January 24 & 25, 2002 | ■ 9:00 AM-11:30 AM ■ ■ at * | D & J Farm Store, 65 Hess Rd, Quarryville, PA | ■ Special Prices On: ■ | Razorback Shovels • D Handled Forks | ■ Sputnik Filters ■ ■ D & J Farm Store j . 65 Hen Road, QvanyviUo, PA 17566 . Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 12,2002-Al5 COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.25- 47.00 mostly 43.50-45.25, Boners 80-85% lean 39.25-44.25, Lean 85-90% lean 33.75-39.75. Shells down to 30.25. BULLS, few Yield Grade 1 1425-1575 lbs 53.00-55.00, few Yield Grade 2 1305- 1785 lbs 48.75-51 50. FEEDER CATTLE BULLS: couple Large 2 320 & 345 lbs 59.00 & 60.00. CALVES 110 ..VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-105 lbs 25.00-52.50, few Utility 60-70 lbs 18.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-125 lbs 120.00-130.00, No 2 85-115 lbs 90.00- 00, few 135-215 lbs 57.50- 80.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-130 lbs 500.00-620.00, No 2 75-120 lbs 200.00- One beef type bull and heifer 85 lbs 97 50 HOGS 110. .BARROWS AND GILTS. 49-54% lean 240-290 lbs 37 75- 41.75, 45-50% lean 240-280 lbs 36.00- 37.25 SOWS: 1-3 435-555 lbs 26.00-30 75, few Medium 290-430 lbs 26.00-30.00. BOARS; 330-650 lbs 14.00-14.75. FEEDER PIGS 27... 1-3 30-40 lbs 10 00-20.00, 2-3 60-80 lbs 10.00-15.00. per head. SHEEP 37... SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 125-160 lbs 58.00-70.00,60-65 lbs 80.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP -25.0- GOATS 13 . (All sold by the head) One Medium Billy 42 50, few Large Nannies 65.00-97.50, one Medium 48 50, few Large Kids 35 00-67 50, one Small 32 00 KEN, BILL BAER AUCTIONEERS One halt mile west of Rogers, Ohio on St Rt 154 330-227-3233 Tri State Area’s Largest Open Air Market open every Friday FREE PARKING • NO ADMISSION FEE FARM FOR PROFIT Meeting Speakers: AM Allan Farrow and Todd Reece • Insta-Gro Liquid Plant Food • The benefits of True Solution Fertilizers • Insta-Cal - The super performer • Energizer - The differentiator Gilson Martin - Star Dairy Resources • Remedy and Achieve - The first step • Soil Balancing the FFP way • Quality forage production - the results Lunch Served Pesticide Update Training You Only Need To Be Here In PM To Get Points Speakers; 12:30 PM Gilson Martin - Pest Identification & Control Tim Markozits - DuPont (Fri. 25th only) Bob Anderson - Lancaster Extension - Safety Points - 2 core 2 category in PM 1 p m spm 6pm
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