A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday,
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Yearlings. Selection 1 few 80-100 lbs
70 00-76.00. Selection 2 few 60-80 lbs
58 00-62 00
Nannies Selection 1 lew 70-100 lbs
62 00-66 00. few 100-150 lbs 80 00- 92.00 Selec
tion 2 few 50-70 lbs 44 00; few 70-100 lbs
53 00-6600, few 100-150 lbs 58 00-75 00 Selec
tion 3 few 50-70 lbs 37 00-39 00
Billies Selection I 70-100 lbs 60 00-77 00,
100-150 lbs 86.00-104.00, few ISO-250 lbs
122 00-136 00, with a fancy individual early
160.00. Selection 2 70-100 lbs 50.00-62 00,
100-150 lbs 70 00-9200, few 150-250 lbs
% 00-110 00 Selection 3 70-100 lbs 47.00-66 00,
couple 69 00
Wethers- 50-70 lbs 60.00-72.00, fancy
78 00-82 00, 70-100 lbs 72 00- 102.00; 100-175
lbs 92 00-112.00, couple 78 00
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, April 11,2003
CATTLE CALVES
2707 1153
2658 1491
2522 1280
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold
firm to .50 higher early in the week; trending
steady to weak on Thursday The Western di
rect feedyards moved the bulk of their show
lists mid-week from 80.00-81.00 live, and
130 00-131.00 on a dressed basis. This put a
higher undertone in the red meat market as
boxed beef was over 4.00 higher by Thursday.
However, local steer prices failed to break
steady even m the face of the extremely bullish
national markets. For the first time in a few
months the current contract at the Merc is at a
discount to the cash trade, as the April contract
is trading at around 77.00; with the mid to late
summer contracts remaining bearish as they
trade m the upper 60.00 range. Slaughter Hol
stein steers sold fully 1.00-2.00 higher early in
the week, with the late week supply trading
steady to weak. The demand for stems contin
ues to remain fairly good, as buyers are able to
take some of the sting off of their colored loads
by tossing a few spots m the mix. Although,
most of the Holstems that have been on offer
the past few weeks have been very well fed, and
once the hides are pulled off most could proba
bly go on the same Choice rail with their black
counterparts Slaughter heifers sold steady to
firm on a light test Slaughter cows sold
2 00-4.00 higher for the week due to very good
demand The cow runs are beginning to taper
off a little in Lancaster County, with the runs
expected to get fairly light as we head into sum
mer; as the grass greens up many farmers will
turn a lot of their cows out to graze instead of
selling them. This week's reported supply m
Lancaster County included 1282 head of steers,
144 heifers, 966 cows, 98 bulls, with 217 head of
feeder cattle
Note: The first feeder cattle specials in Lan
caster County this spring will begin in a couple
of weeks. The Vintage Sales Stables will hold a
special feeder sale on Monday Apni the 21st,
with New Holland Sales Stables holding a feed
er special on Friday April the 25th
Slaughter Steers. High Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1485 lbs 77 75-82.50, few fancy
83 00-84 00, Yield Grade 4-5 some full
75 00-79.00 Choice 2-3 1080-1470 lbs
76 25-80.50, Charolais and Limi-X‘s
78 00-83 75, fancy high dressing Yield Grade
1-2 82.75-86 00, heavy 1500-1575 lbs
72 75-77.75 with a few heavy Charolais-X‘s on
Monday from 78.00-79.75, Yield Grade 4 or full
7150-77.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1095-1490 lbs 73.50-78.50, few heavy 1570-1625
lbs 67 75-70 00 Select 1-2 1090-1495 lbs
71 00-76.00, few higher dressing up to 79 25.
Holstein Steers. High Choice and Prime 2-3
1200-1600 lbs 66.25-72.25, few beel-crosses
Managers Can Improve Reproduction, Milk Production
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Modem dairy
farms must have manage
ment systems that help peo
ple to do the right jobs the
right way and at the right
time. This may sound simple
enough, but it takes a lot of
thought and planning to de
sign and implement such sys
tems with a workforce.
Dairy Alliance will con
duct two workshops that will
help dairy managers and ad
visers to greatly improve day
to-day performance from
their employees in specific
dairy production areas.
The Reproductive Man
agement Systems Workshop
is scheduled Wednesday,
April 23, from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at the Donahoe Center
in Greensburg. The workshop
will focus on the standard op
erating procedures (SOPs),
monitoring tactics, and feed-
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73 00-75.25. Choice 2-3 1205-1595 lbs
6100-66.00 Select and low Choice 2-3
1300-1575 lbs 59 75-63.00. Select 1-2 1175-1545
lbs 55 00- 5900 Standard 1-2 1045-1365 lbs
50 50-55.00
Slaughter Heifers Prune 3 1230-1285 lbs
78 00-78 25 Choice 2-3, few 4 1060-1485 lbs
74.00-77.25, few Yield Grade 4-5 72 25-72 75,
few Charolais and Limi-X‘s 75 00-79 50, few
high dressing Yield Grade 1-2 82 00-85 00
Slaughter Cows. Breakers 70-75 Over 1400
lbs 40 00-48 75, 37 00-42 75 Boners 75-80 Over
1200 lbs 37.25-43.25, 35.25-39 25 few outstand
ing up to 45.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 80-85 Over
1200 lbs 36.75-41.50, 34.00-37.50. Lean 85-90
Over 1000 lbs 33 00-38.50, 29.00-35.50 few late
in the week 39 75. Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 29 00-33.75,24.50-31 50
Slaughter Bulls. Yield Grade 1 1010-2315 lbs
48.25-56.00, few high dressing up to 56.75.
Yield Grade 2 1190-2100 lbs 46.25-51.75, full
45 40-47.50.
Calf Summary. Compared to last week,
slaughter calves continue to trade steady, as
buyer competition is all but void Holstein bull
calves going into special-fed veal bams sold
sharply higher at the two graded sales this
week Northeast special-fed veal sold mostly
2.00 lower this week, with the 5797 head report
ed by the USDA trading from 185.00-192.00 for
215-275 lb hide-off carcasses. Holstein heifers
continue to remain under 300.00 at most area
sales, with buyer interest moderate to light. This
week the PA Department of Agriculture graded
733 head of bulls and heifers for the two graded
sales m Lancaster County, which is around 200
head less than last week.
Slaughter Calves; Standard and Utility
55-110 lbs 15.00-30.00, weaker down to 11 00.
Calves Going On Feed:
Monday - Holstein Bulls individual 130 lbs
90.00; 90-125 lbs 120.00-140.00. Plainer-type
Bulls 90-125 lbs 90.00-117.00. Weaker bulls
90-125 lbs 67.00- 85 00. Few Holstein heifers 90
lbs 240.00; 70 lbs 110.00.
Tuesday - Graded Number One Holstein
Bulls 90-125 lbs 127.00-172.00; package 85 lbs
145.00; package 80 lbs 70.00. Graded Number
Two Holstein Bulls 90-115 lbs 127.00-132.00;
package 83 lbs 85.00. Holstein Bulls sold m the
singles auction: few 130-135 lbs 80.00-125.00;
few 100-125 lbs 125.00-140.00. Fancy 135 lb
Swiss bull 40.00. Graded Number One Holstein
Heifers 90-115 ibs 25000- 32000; package 82
lbs 220.00. Graded Number Two Holstein Heif
ers 90-110 Ibs 240.00-260.00, package 83 lbs
150.00; package 74 Ibs 80.00. Holstein Heifers
sold in the smgles auction- 90 lb individual
235 00.
Thursday - Graded Number One Holstein
Bulls 90-125 Ibs 200.00-212.00, package 145.00;
85-90 Ibs 125.00; 80-85 Ibs 92.00. Graded Num
ber Two Holstein Bulls 95- 125 Ibs
15000-180.00; 85-95 Ibs 100.00; 80-90 Ibs 55.00.
Few Holstein Heifers 90-120 Ibs 21000-260.00;
few 80-85 Ibs 145 00-150 00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, April 10,2003
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100-290.
GOOD VEAL 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL-15.00-69.00
CHOICE STEERS: 78 00-81 00
SELECT STEERS. 73.Qft-77.00
COMMON STEERS- 55.00-72,00
COMMERCIAL COWS' 38.00-48 50.
CANNERS/CUTTERS: 33 00-41.00.
SHELLS-24 00-32 00.
CHOICE HEIFERS. 75.00-80.00.
SELECT HEIFERS. 70.00-74.00.
COMMON HEIFERS; 47.00-69.00.
COMMON FEEDERS; 35.00-70.00.
BULLS. 43.00-58 00.
GOOD HOGS 35.00-37.00.
SOWS- 24.00-26 00.
back tools that dairy farms
need in order to improve
herd reproduction. Partici
pants will receive example
SOPs, monitoring charts,
training materials and other
useful materials. They will
learn practical steps that they
can use immediately in their
own operations. At the end of
the program, participants
will be able to implement a
system of reproductive man
agement on their dairy that
will maximize the number of
pregnant cows they get and
minimize reproductive losses.
The Milking Management
Systems Work
shop is sched
uled Friday,
April 25, from
9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at Lancas
ter DHIA’s of
fice in Man-
V
Cattle; STOCK COWS: 34.50-52.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 37.00-45.50; Boner & Boning
Utility 31.00-36.00; Cutter & Boning
Utility 30.00-34.00; Canner & Low Cut
ter 30.00-33.50; Shells 29 00 & down.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
1500#-2000# 39.00-53.50; YIELD
GRADE 2 1000#-1400# 38.00-56.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500#
80.00- 250-280# 80.00-92.00; M
600-900# 55.00-85.00.
HEIFERS: M 1 & L 1 300-500#
68.00- L 1400-650# 60.00-77.00.
BULLS: M & L 1 300-620#
70.00-
CALVES: Veal Prime 70.00-85.00;
Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 35.00-70.00;
Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120#
Few 35.00-150.00; #2 Holstein Bulls
80-100# Few 10.00-50.00; Beef Bull &
Hfrs./Hd. 35.00-90.00.
HOGS; Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-255#
35.00-41.00; #2-3 255-280# 40.00-40.00;
Sows #l-3 300-500# 22.50-33.00; Feeder
Pigs 1-3 15-20# 5.00-22.00/Hd. 1-3
25-35# 10.00-23.00/Hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100#
77.00- Choice 40-75#
75.00- Feeder Lambs Good
50.00- Sheep 22.00-37.00; Fat
Sheep 20.00 and down.
GOATS: Urge 45.00-120.00/Hd.; Me
dium 30.00-67.00/Hd.; Small
10.00-
HORSES: Horses 19.00-51.50; Ponies
20.00-
CATTLE: 110. STEERS. STEADY TO 5.00
HIGHER COWS: STEADY TO 3.00 HIGH
ER.
STEERS. CHOICE 1-3 1230/380 LBS 75.00,
78.25 SELECT 1-2 70.50,72.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1228
LBS ONE AT 62.00. SELECT 1-2 54.00, 59.00.
STANDARD 1-2 45.00,48.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1-3 1050/1380 LBS.
74.00, 79.75. SELECT 1-2 69.00, 72.50. STAN
DARD 1-2 55.00,64.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 38.75,
48.50, COUPLE TO 52.50. BONERS 80-85%
LEAN 36.00, 39.00. LEAN 85-90% LEAN
31.50, 36 50. SHELLS 31.50 AND DOWN.
BULLS: YG 1 1085/1505 LBS. 49.00, 53.00
YG 2 1130/1680 LBS. 39.25.47.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: NO MARKET TEST.
CALVES: 70. STANDARD & GOOD 70/110
LBS. 30.00,75.00. UTILITY 58/100 LBS. 22.50,
30.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY. NO. 1 BULLS 90/130 LBS. 130.00,
157.50, FEW TO 165.00, 80/85 LBS. 115.00,
130.00. NO. 2 BUtLS 90/130 LBS. 80.00,
127.50. NO. 1 HEIFERS 95 LBS. ONE AT
270.00. NO. 2 HFIFERS 70/110 LBS. 125.00,
210.00. BEEF CROSS BULLS AND HEIFERS
80/115 LBS. 80.00, 155.00, 140 & 160 LBS.
120.00 & 130.00.
HOGS: 20. BARROW & GILTS STEADY.
45-50% LEAN 255/305 LBS. 33.00,40.00. LITE
40-45% LEAN 260/320 LBS. 26.00, 30.25 US
heim. The workshop will
focus on the milking center.
Management in this area is
particularly important be
cause many people must
work together to consistently
perform the vital work of
harvesting quality milk in an
efficient manner. Once again
the emphasis will be on build
ing systems to ensure that
work is done correctly and
consistently. Participants will
receive example materials
and practical learning experi
ences that they can use in
their own operations.
Registration fee for each
program is $65 and includes
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every minute, in your state, and in all
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Call JDS Telecom 1-888-315-1179
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesbure, Pa.
Thursday, April 10,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
Indiana
Livestock Auction
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, April 10,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
all software, educational ma
terials, and meals. For more
information, or to register for
either workshop, call the
Dairy Alliance office at (888)
373-PADA. Visit the Dairy
Alliance Website at
www.dairyalliance.org.
1-3 444 LBS ONE AT 25.00. BOARS- 170/590
LBS 5.50,9 50.
FEEDER PIGS NO MARKET TEST
SHEEP: 101. CHOICE 35/50 LBS. 131.00,
144.00 CH 55/75 LBS 114 00,127.00 CHOICE
80/100 LBS 96.00, 115.00. GOOD & CHOICE
30/45 LBS 85.00, 125 00 SLAUGHTER
SHEEP 10 00,27.50
GOATS: 42. KIDS SELECTION 1 20/40
IBS. 32 00, 38.00, 40/60 LBS. 40.00, 50.00. SE
LECTION 3 20/40 LBS. 12.50, 27.50 NAN
NIES. 50/70 LBS 20.00, 40.00, 70/100 LBS
FEW AT 50.00
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, April 10 2003
CATTLE. 169.
COWS. 1.00-3 00 HIGHER THAN LAST
THURSDAY.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2 COU
PLE 50.25 & 53.00, STANDARD 1-2 43.75,
46.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 40.00,
45.25, AVERAGE 43.00. BONERS 80-85%
LEAN 34.25, 44.25, AVERAGE 40.10. LEAN
85-90% LEAN 31.50, 41.00, MOSTLY 32.50,
39.50, AVERAGE 35.70.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 ONE AT 1765
LBS. 54.50. YG 2 ONE AT 1675 LBS. 47.75.
FEEDER CATTLE. BULLS; L-3 HOL
STEINS, ONE AT 430 LBS. 47.00, ONE AT
1050 LBS. 42.00.
CALVES; 172. STANDARD & GOOD
70/110 LBS. 30.00, 35.00. UTILITY 60/90 LBS.
10.00, 25.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
New Director For Bureau Of Ride
And Measurement Standards
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Agriculture Secretary des
ignee Dennis C. Wolff an
nounced that Governor Ed Ren
dell has appointment Kent D.
Shelhamer Jr. as the new director
for the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture’s Bureau of Ride
and Measurement Standards.
A member of several boards,
committees and community
groups, Shelhamer sustains a
commitment to agriculture while
holding more man 30 years of
management experience in retail
and wholesale operations. From
1982 to the present, Shelhamer
served as a member of the Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) As
sociation.
As a member
of the PFB
-State Executive*.
Committee
from 1998 to
the present and
a State Board
member since
1995, Shelham-
er has testified
and voted on is
sues of seasonal
BULLS 6 00-6 50 HIGHER. NO I BULLS
90/125 LBS. 125.00, 155.00, MOSTLY 13000,
150.00, AVERAGE 138.90, 80/90 LBS. 105.00,
130.00 NO. 2 BULLS 80/125 LBS 7000, 127.50,
WEAKER CALVES DOWN TO 50.00 HOI -
STEIN HEIFERS: NO 1 95/115 LBS. FEW
250 00, 27000 NO 2 80/95 LBS. FEW 165 00,
19000 BEEF CROSS BULLS ONE AT 110
LBS. 100.00
HOGS. NO MARKET TEST
FEEDER PIGS: 0. NO MARKET TEST.
SHEEP: 55 CHOICE 30/50 LBS. 115 00,
137 50 CH 55/75 LBS. 11000, 12100 GOOD
ONE AT 75 LBS. 77.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP
FEW 22.00, 32.50.
GOATS- 74 KIDS; SELECTION 1 UNDER
20 LBS. 17 50, 20/40 LBS. 25 00, 44 00, 40/60
LBS 61.00, 62.50. SELECTION 2 UNDER 20
LBS. 14.00, 16.00, 20/40 LBS. 22.00, 40.00,40/60
LBS 35.00, 47.00. SELECTION 3 20/40 LBS.
20.00. YEARLINGS; SELECTION 1 40/60 LBS.
38.00. 49.00.60/80 LBS. 56.00,65.00. NANNIES:
50/70 LBS. 22.50, 40.00, 70/100 55.00, 60.00.
WETHERS; 100/125 LBS. 62.50,70.00.
April 10,2003
HAY: 15 LOADS, STRAW 6 LOADS.
TOTAL LOADS. 21.
ALFALFA; 122.00-145.00.
MIX HAY: 120.00-165.00.
farm labor, drought relief, prop
erty taxes and various farming is
sues on behalf of the association’s
28,000 members.
Shelhamer also serves as an
adviser to the State Agriculture
Labor Committee and Farm
Safety Committee. Since 1999, he
has been a member of the Penn
State Cooperative Extension
Board.
Shelhamer attended Blooms
burg State Teacher’s College
after graduation from Central
Columbia High School and re
ceived accreditation in soil analy
sis from Penn State. Shelhamer
resides in Berwick.
PUBLIC A
SALE
WED., APR1L30,2003
9:00 AM
Stitzel’s Farm Equipment
Inventory Reduction Sale
Location: 734 E Windsor Street,
Hamburg, Berks County PA 19526
Tractors & Farm Equipment
Starting at 9:00 AM
Compact Tractors and Lawn Mowers
at 4:00 PM
*** Watch for Full Listing next week***
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EMAIL-wolgemuth-auct@juno.com
Auctioneers: Dennis Wolgemuth &
Blaine Rentzel
Greencastle Hay
Greencastle, Pa.
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