A24-Lhridaster Farming, Saturday, July’s, 2003 Tennessee Graded Goat and Sheep Side Nashville, Tenn. June 27,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Tennessee Livestock Producers Graded Goat and Sheep Sale at Thompson Sta tion, Friday, June 27. Receipts: 1,445 head (1111 goats, 334 sheep); last sale 1428. Goats sold per head or per hundred weight, actual or estimated. GOATS: SLAUGHTER CLASSES: KIDS: Selection 1: 25-35 lb not well tested; 35-50 lb 99.00-100.00, 50-65 lb 95.75-102.00,65-85 lb few 85.00-95.00. Se lection 2: 25-35 lb 90.00; 35-50 lb 88.00- 51-65 lb 93.50-97.00,66-85 lb few 88.50, 86 lb few 78.00. Selection 3: 25-35 lb 81.00; 36-50 lb 82.00; 51-65 lb 82.00- 66-85 lb few 75.00. YEAR LINGS: Selection 2-3; 50-88 lbs 75.00- BUCKS/BILLIES: All wts. 57.00. NANNIES/DOES: All Wts. 45.00- FEEDERS: KIDS; Not reported. REPLACEMENTS: NANNIES/DOES: Per head, weights estimated. Small 65-75 lb: Selection 2: 40.00-53.00; Selection 3, 25.00- Medium 75-90 lb: Selection 1: few 66.00-77.00; Selection 2: 53.00-73.00; Selection 3, 40.00-52.00. Large 90 lb Se lection 1: few 62.00-92.00; Selection 2: 58.00- Selection 3, 43.00-60.00. PAIRS AND TRIOS: Selection 2-3, 44.00- BUCKS/BILLIES: Selection 1-2: per head 100-175 lb 95.00-137.00, 60-100 lb 56.00-82.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Good and Choice, includes all breeds; 35-37 lb not well tested; 40-60 lb 70.00-92.75, Prime 97.75-100.00; 60-80 lb 76.00-97.00, Prime 95.00- 80-100 lb 80.00- 8 Prime 98.50; 100-120 lb not well tested. FEEDER LAMBS: 35-60 LB 53.00-86.00, mostly 53.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good till wts. 32.00-39.00. SLAUGHTER RAMS; All Wts. 27.50-36.50. National Weekly Lamb Report Des Moines, lowa July 1,2003 Report Supplied By USD A NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB REPORT for week ending Monday, June 30: SLAUGHTERED LAMB PRIOR WEEK: From For ward Contracts: Domestic 0: Imported 0. From Formula Arrangements: Domestic 18,739 head; Imported; 0. SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED SHEEP: DOMESTIC 2,493 head, 48-74 lbs, avg 69 lbs; dressing SOT; Choice 99.2 T. IMPORTED: None FORWARD CON- IRACT PURCHASES. No trade reported, FORMULA PUR- CHASES-DOMESTIC 323 head, 47-54 lbs. avg 50 8 lbs. 190 00-204.00 utd a\g. prise 198 20 4.806 bead. 55-64 lbs, avg 60S lbs. 186 00-209 47, vvtd avg pi lee 196 70 10,384 head, 6S-74 lbs, avg 70S lbs. 180 24-207 82, utd avg pi lee 193 92 44 38 head, 7S-8S lbs, avg 78 3 lbs, 193 50-210 00, utd avg pnee 197 16. IMPORTED- None reported Boost In Wheat Production A Payoff For Ohio Growers COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio is seeing a bumper crop of soft red winter wheat this growing sea son, topping other wheat-grow ing, Midwest states in production and acres planted. According to the Ohio Agricul tural Statistics Service, producers are expected to harvest 65.3 mil lion bushels this year, a 30 per cent hike from last year’s produc tion. Additionally, 960,000 acres of grain are expected to be har vested from the one million acres seeded in the fall 150,000 acres more than what was harvested in 2002. The high production num bers double that of other Midwest states, such as Indiana and Illi nois. Matt Roberts, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural economist, said that the boost in Ohio’s wheat production spawned mainly from high wheat prices at planting and last year’s poor performance of com and soybeans because of the drought. “The simplest driving factor was the fact that a few months to Z TUNNEL , J VENTILATION + Evaporative Cooling Pad in 96 Cow Tie-Stall Barn Quarryvilie, PA “TUNNEL VENTILATION” SSI* aerotech M The Ventilation System Experts FIBERGLASS HOUSING Call Cedar Crest to design your complete ventilation system. Let us show you a recent installation: a few weeks before planting began, new crop wh£at prices hovered in the $3.50 range. At this time, soybean prices were projected at $5 or lower and com was just above $2. So on a rela tive basis, wheat looked like it would be a reasonably profitable crop given a good growing year,” said Roberts, an assistant profes sor with the Department of Agri cultural, Environmental, and De velopment Economics. “Further, one of the advantages of planting wheat is that there is a big cash flow benefit. Ohio had the largest increase in acreage this year than any other Midwest state, and I think it’s because fanners, who suffered from last year’s drought, were interested in the early cash flow wheat would offer.” Ohio wheat growers weren’t the only ones jumping on the production bandwagon. Attrac tive at-planfing prices drove pro ducers in other states to flood the country with wheat. The result was a steady decline in prices from $3.50 in September to $2.80 in March. Economical High Performance Fan apex. Galvanized Steel Housing CHECK OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY! Fans In Stock For Immediate Delivery CEDAR CREST EQUIPMENT Parts Stores: East Earl —717-354-0584 J,* ♦ M * *.*. * AERO COOL™ EVAPORATIVE COOLING i r ' .*_% “Those farmers who did not lock in their selling price at planting saw their profits whittled away and almost entire ly evaporate over the months,” said Roberts. “The winter we had nationwide was excellent for wheat, and there was a concern that the country would be awash in the crop.” For Ohio wheat growers, however, growing soft red winter wheat, compared to other wheat varieties, has turned out to be profitable. “The USDA reported that plantings of soft red winter wheat nationwide have been lower than expected,” said Roberts. “For Ohio producers, the last two weeks have been very good, since prices have rallied to $3.20 to $3.30 a bushel.” Roberts said favorable wheat prices and high wheat production may continue, albeit temporarily. “We had large harvests of wheat in the mid-’9os, both na tionally and worldwide, and in ventories were high. Since that time American production of wheat has declined dramatically. SCHAEFER Air Circulation Fans 24” & 36” Ideal For Freestall Barn Ventilation WILL SHIP Vantilation Equipment ANYWHERE 80 339 Ki I think Ohio’s acreage has been cut two-thirds since 1996,” said Roberts. “But now consumption is outstripping production and wheat is a much more compet itive commodity. That’s where the boost in acreage is coming from and prices may hover in the $3.15 to $3.20 range for a while until that equilibrium is met.” Roberts said that the rise in wheat prices and boost in acreage is almost a necessity to balance consumer demand and declining production. “If we produced the same amount of wheat this year as we did last year, one can make a re alistic scenario where soft red winter wheat comes in tight sup ply in the coming year,” said Roberts. “To counteract that force, prices had to rise and acres had to be planted.” U.S. winter wheat production is forecast at 1.56 million bushels, up 37 percent from last year. Yield is expected to be nearly 43 bushels per acre, almost 4.5 more bushels per acre than last year. ULTIMATE COW COMFORT
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