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Philadelphia Herbs
Philadelphia Terminal
Prices as of January 16,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
MISC HERBS -ANISE; Vi ctns CA
18s 20.00 24s 20.00-24.00 30s 20.00 -
ARRUGULA; 4/5 bucrts bchd FL 24s
18 00-22.00 4 lb ctns CA Baby type 14.00
ctns bchd TX 24s 23.00 -BASIL: crts
bchd FL 15s 15.00-16.00 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 11.00-13.00 -CELERIAC
(CELERY ROOT): 20 lb crts Ise CD
10.00 -CHERVIL: OFFERINGS IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -CHIVES: 1
kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00 -CILANTRO:
4/5 bucrts bchd FL 30s 12.00 ctns bchd
MX 60s 12.00 TX 30s 13 00-15.00 few
high as 17.00 -DILL: ctns bchd TX 24s
10 00 crts bchd FL 24s 8.00 few 10.00 -
DRY ESCHALLOT: 10 lb sks NL 11.00 -
HORSERADISH; NO SALES
REPORTED -MARJORAM- 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 13.00 -MINT: crts bchd FL
12s 12.00 sml crt 8.00-10.00 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 10.00
-OREGANO. 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13 00 -ROSEMARY: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13.00 -SAGE; 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13 00 -TARRAGON: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 17.00 -THYME: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 13 00 -WATERCRESS: ctns bchd
FL 12s 9.00 24s 16.00
Onions, Potatoes
Philadelphia Terminal Market
January 16,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
ONIONS AND POTATOES
ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY USI OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
Type NY SO lb sks med 6.00-8.00 mostly
7 00-8.00 mstr entr 20 2-lb mshsks med
6 50 Spanish Hybrid ID/OR 50 lb sks col
9.50-10.00 jbo 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50
some 7.50 fr cond 4.00-5.00 UT 50 lb sks
jbo 8.50-9.00 Sweets PE 40 lb ctns jbo
18.00 White ID 50 lb sks jbo hvy to min
sz 16.00 NV 50 lb sks jbo 24.00 few Iwr
Red Globe Type CD 25 lb sks Ige 6.00
med 4.00-4.50 NY 25 lb sks jbo 6.00-7.50
mostly 7.00-7.50 med 5.50-6.00 some
4.00- -POTATOES: MARKET
STEADY USI SZ A WASHED OR
BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Russet CD Prince Edward
Island CDOne bid 10 5-lb sks non sz A
10.00 50 lb ctns 80s 14.00 90s 14.00 Bur
bank ID bid 10 S-lb sks non sz A 12.00-
14.00 50 lb ctns 40s 12.00-13.00 50s
12 00-13.00 60s 14.00-15.50 70s 16.00-
17 00 mostly 17.00 80s 15.00-16.50
mostly 15 00 90s 14.50-16.00 mostly
15.00- 100 s 13.50-15.50 mostly
13 50-15.00 120 s 14.00 50 lb sks 6 oz min
fr qual 9.00 Round Red CD 50 lb sks fr
qual 6.50 MN/ND 50 lb sks 11.00 sz B
11 00 NY 50 lb sks 800 few hgr sz B
10 00-1100 Round White CD New
Brunswick CDOne 50 lb sks Ige 8.00-
8.50 Prince Edward Island CDOne 50 lb
sks 7 00-7 50 mostly 7.00 Ige 8 00 PA 50
lb sks 7 00 Ige 8.50
Lancaster Farming Issue
Deadline Feb. 1
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Representative or 717-626-1164
lanuary
Greencastle Livestock
Grecncastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
January 14,2002
CATTLE 467...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 116 slaughter steers and heifers,
253 cows, 22 bulls and 73 feeder
cattle)..steers ,50 to 1.00 higher, cows
steady to .50 lower, heifers .50 to 1.00
higher, bulls steady to strong.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1240-1435 lbs 69.00-72.50, Choice 2-3
1220-1465 lbs 65.00-68.75, one 1590 lbs
67.25, few Select 1-3 60.00-63.75, few
Standard 1-2 54.50-59.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3
1260-1650 lbs 54.00-58.00,1650-1760 lbs
53.25-56.00, Select 1-2 48.75-52.75, Stan
dard 1-244.00-50.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-
4 1200-1310 lbs 67.75-69.25, Choice 2-4
1040-1280 lbs 63.50-67.50, few Select 1-3
60.00-63.50, few Standard 1-2 46.50-
50 00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80% lean 38.00-43 50, Boners 80-85%
lean 37 00-42,50, low dressing down to
35 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32.50-41 25
mostly 34.00-40.00. Shells 31.50 and
down.
BULLS. Yield Grade 1 1155-1905 lbs
55.00- with one 60.00, Yield Grade
2 1430-2135 lbs 47 00-53.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 195-300 lbs 91.00-
120 00, 690-710 lbs 76.00-78.00, 990-
106 S lbs 67 00-68.00, one Medium and
Large 2 215 lbs 104.00, one 865 lbs 64.00,
Medium and Large 3 200-280 lbs 58.00-
68.00, HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
215-300 lbs 95.00-110.00, 500-700 lbs
71.00- Medium and Large 2 380-
485 lbs 64.00-79.50, few 515-685 lbs
58.00- 1.00, one Large 3 280 lbs Holstein
84.00, one 815 lbs 70.00; BULLS: one
Medium and Large 1 395 lbs 95.00,485-
545 lbs 77.50-80.00, Medium and Large 2
305-440 lbs 77.50-83.00, 500-640 lbs
64.00- Medium and Large 3 295-
435 lbs 59.00-71.00, Small 3 250-365 lbs
41.00-
CALVES 473...VEALERS: one Good
130 lbs 65.00, Standard and Good 70-
115 lbs 35.00-55.00, Utility 50-75 lbs
10.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls and
heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-
125 lbs 115.00-140.00 with a few up to
150.00, 80-90 lbs 95.00-120.00, No 2 80-
125 lbs 60.00-120.00; few No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-105 lbs 550.00-560.00, No 2
75-110 lbs 140.00-350.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-85
lbs 110.00-180.00.
HOGS 16...50ws 3.00 to 5.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: few 40-45%
lean 335-350 lbs 36.50-37.50. SOWS: 1-3
355-475 lbs 26.00-34,00, few 515-525 lbs
27.50-33.00. BOARS: 485-730 lbs 7.00-
13.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 36... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 65-95 lbs 81.00-99.00,100-140 lbs
63 00-75.00, one Good 55 lbs 80.00.
February 23
NEW CROP LAMBS: couple Choice 55
lbs 115.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
26.00-37.00, couple Yearlings 45.00.
GOATS 80...(A11 sold by the head).
Large Billies 92.50-130.00, one Boer
172.50, Medium Billies 66.00-78.00,
Large Nannies 75.00-90.00, Medium
Nannies 42.50-77.50, Small 44.00-52.00,
Large Kids 29.00-58.00, Small 15.00-
28.00.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
January 15,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 470...(PDA)..steers mostly
steady, cows 2.00 lower.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs
66.25-71.75, Select 1-3 62.00-68.00, Stan
dard 1-2 52.75-60.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: couple High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1405 & 1505 lbs
60,00 & 62.00, few Choice 2-3 1370-1720
lbs 52.00-57.75, few Select 1-2 52.00-
54 50, few Standard 1-2 46.00-51.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lbs
66 25-72.50, Select 1-3 61.00-67.00, Stan
dard 1-2 52.50-60.75.
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00-
42.00, few to 44.50, Boners 80-85% lean
35 00-40 25, Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-
37.50. Shells down to 22.75.
BULLOCKS, few Select 1-3 1180-
1650 lbs 53.00-58.25.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1595-2120
lbs 52.00-56.00, Yield Grade 2 1320-2340
lbs 43.00-52.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium 1 475-625 lbs 80.00-82.00,
Medium 1-2 800-1100 lbs 53.00-58.50,
few Medium 2 500-700 lbs 53.50-76 00,
Large 2-3 375-650 lbs 56.00-68.00, 850-
1000 lbs 51.00-56.00; HEIFERS:
Medium 1 350-500 lbs 79.00-81.00, 600-
725 lbs 64.00-70.00, Medium 2 350-600
lbs 55.00-71.00; BULLS: Medium 1 400-
600 lbs 82.00-96.00, few Medium 2 425-
650 lbs 65.00-75.00.
CALVES 119...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 70-90 lbs 20.00-40.00,
few Utility 55-75 lbs S.OO-15.00.
FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls
85-115 lbs 115.00-130.00, one 140.00, No
2 80-115 lbs 70.00-110.00; one No 1 Hol
stein heifer 131 lbs 410.00, few No 2 91-
105 lbs 145.00-370.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 70-90
lbs 100.00-175.00.
HOGS SO...BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 250-270 lbs 44.25-45.25,45-
50% lean 250-280 lbs 37.00-38.00, 40-
45% lean 250-300 lbs 35.00-36.50.
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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 14, 2002 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahotna; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Mmnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, January 13, 2002
LIVE BASIS SALES;
SLAUGHTER STEERS'
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 5,560
65-80% Choice 7,892
35-65% Choice 54,443
1-35% Choice 5,031
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 6,833
65-80% Choice 7,305
35-65% Choice 40,489
1-35% Choice 417
PRESSED BASIS SALES:
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Over 80% Choice 2,759
65-80% Choice 15,970
35-65% Choice 20,637
1-35% Choice 263
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1,750
65-80% Choice 11,023
35-65% Choice 24,578
1-35% Choice 160
Weekly Accumulated W
Head Count Avg. Weight
Live Steer 72,938 1,292 3
Live Heifer 55,058 1, 183 9
Dressed Steer 39,629 846 9
Dressed Heiter 37,523 770 9
Week Ago Weighted Averages
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
SOWS: 1-3 365-630 lbs 27.U0-2y.UO,
one 36.00.
BOARS: couple 325 & 535 lbs 13.00 &
16.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 12... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
few Choice 85-100 lbs 60.00-70.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Des Moines, lowa
January 14,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
National Weekly Lamb Report for
week ending Monday, Jan. 14.
Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head
techniques.
CONFIRMED SALES 228. 848, Week Ago
Weight
Range
790-1,625
900-1,600
875-1,600
975-1,525
900-1,600
870-1.525
850-1,525
975-1,255
590-1,082
500-1,089
498-1,110
520-1,000
471-1,032
435-1,022
466-1,061
520- 923
lighted Aver;
57,475
43,557
30,093
23,679
Cumberland Valley Cooperative
Association wishes to
congratulate Scott Walton of
Tower-Vue Farm for showing
the PA Farm Show Supreme
Champion Dairy Cow.
Congratulations also to Jeff & Michele Reasner
for showing the Champion Ayrshire cow.
202,225
Price Avg. Avg.
Range Weight Price
62 00-67.50 1,373 66.12
61.23-67 50 1,355 65.98
63 00-66 50 1,277 65.97
63.00-66 25 1,269 65.84
1,304
1,240
1,154
1,119
63 50-67 50
63 17-67 25
63 00-67.35
66 00-66 00
104 00-107 50
104 00-108 00
103 00-107 25
104 00-104 00
751
781
768
722
105 00-107 00
105 00-107 00
103 70-107 00
104 00-104 00
ges (Beef Brt
teds
Avg. Price
65 98
66 12
105 94
105 80
1,291 90
1,181 70
839 40
768.10
Count; Domestic; From Forward Con
tracts 0; From Formula Arrangements
21,111. Imported: None.
Slaughtered Packer Owned Sheep;
Domestic; 2,360 head; 56-76 lbs, avg. 69;
lbs; dressing percentage avg. 49.2%;
Choice or better 99.4.
Formula Contract Purchases: None.
Formula Purchases: Domestic: 1,428
head, 57-76 lbs avg. 63.8 lbs, 103.53-
124.99, wtd. avg. price 119.98; 15,655
head, 66-75 lbs avg. 72.1 lbs, 105.96-
122.13, wtd. avg. price 118.11; 14,864
head, 76-85 lbs avg. 79.8 lbs, 100.92-
122.00, wtd. avg. price 111.79; 3,184
head, 86-95 lbs avg. 88.2 lbs, 95.24-
106.00, wtd. avg. price 100.11.
Imported: None.
66 38
66 36
66.04
66 00
106 33
106.27
105 65
104 00
872
857
837
770
106 58
106 12
105 61
104 00
65 89
65 94
105 99
105 75