Average Farm Feed
Costs for Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state to have
handy reference of commodity input costs
in their feeding operations for DHIA re
cord sheets or to develop livestock feed
cost data, here’s last week’s average costs
of various ingredients as compiled from
regional reports across the state of Penn
sylvania.
Remember, these are averages, so you
will need to adjust your figures up or
down according to your location and the
quality of your crop.
Com, No.2y 2.73 bu., 4.89 cwt.
Wheat, N 0.2 3.25 bu., 5.42 cwt.
Barley, N 0.3 1.89 bu., 4.04 cwt.
Oats, N 0.2 1.92 bu., 5.98 cwt.
Soybeans, No.l 5.25 bu., 8.77 cwt.
Ear Com 85.54 ton, 4.27 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay 116.25 ton, 5.81 cwt.
Mixed Hay 112.50 ton, 5.63 cwt.
Timothy Hay 110.00 ton, 5.5 cwt.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
August 11, 2003
CATTLE: 144 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 74.00-80.50,
GOOD 70.00-74.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 73.00-79.00,
GOOD 65.00-71.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-44.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-36.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
52.00-57.00.
BULLS: YG+N1,42.00-55.00.
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27964 Thompson's
Corner Rd
Mechamcsville, MD 20659 _
Frysville Machine
Shop
240 Frysville Rd
Ephrata, PA 17522
B&MTool Sales
15357 Georgia Rd
Middlefield, OH 44062
Belief’s Pneumatics
718 Vintage Rd
Christiana, PA 17509
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
52.00- BULLS 48.00-63.00; HEIF
ERS 49.00-65.00.
CALVES: 108 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD, NO MKT. TEST, GOOD
68.00- STANDARD 15.00-35.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
80.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 50.00-245.00.
HOGS: 107. US+NI-2, 43.00-45.50; US
+N 1-3,39.00-41.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 22.00-36.00.
BOARS: 7.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 65 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-31.00.
SHEEP: 35 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
80.00-90.00, GOOD LAMBS 75.00-80.00,
SL. EWES 20.00-36.00.
GOATS: 20.00-80.00 EACH.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market
Of North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August 12,2003
CALVES .05-1.55.
COWS ,26'/2-.56.
EASY COWS .02-.39H.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .4S-.98.
HEIFERS .42-.62.
BULLS ,43.-.66’/2.
STEERS .55-76.
HOGS .S5-.62.
ROASTING PIGS EACH, NONE.
BOARS .07‘/2.
SOWS, NONE.
SHEEP .03-.65.
LAMBS EA. 20.00-125.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .48-1.16.
GOATS EA. 50.00-110.00.
KIDS EA. 10.00-64.00.
TOTAL: 410.
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RR 2, Box 241
Mitflmtown, PA 17059
County Line Welding
7 SR 655
Millcreek, PA 17060
Keystone Air Power
1234 S CollegeSt
Myerstown, PA 17067
King’s Tool & Supply
463 Maidstone
Branch Rd
Dover, DE 19904
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Bloomfield, IA 52537
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Mast’s Saw Shop
6105 County Rd 129
Romulus, NY 14541
Riverview Air Power
RR #2, Box 665 L
Liverpool, PA 17045
J.K.S. Repair
RR #l, Box 299
Watsontown, PA 17777
Shady Lane Hardware
215 Orchard Rd
Spring Glen, PA 17978
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
August 12,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 433...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower,
cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1075-1450 lbs
76.00-81.25, Select 1-2 70.00-76.00, few
Standard 1-2 62.00-64.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1375-1500 lbs 68.75-74.00,
Choice 2-3 1265-1745 lbs 64.00457.00, few
Select 1-2 59.00-63.00, few Standard 1-2
47.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1030-1240 lbs
74.75-78.25, few Select 1-2 62.50-68.75,
few Standard 1-2 53.00-60.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- one 53.50, Boners 80-85%
lean 38.75-46.50, Lean 85-90% lean
34.50-
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1055-2125 lbs
53.25-58.50, Yield Grade 2 940-1625 lbs
42.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um 1 325-525 lbs 85.00-110.00, Medium
and Large 1 650-835 lbs 73.00-80.00,
Large 2 250-575 lbs 48.00-56.00, Medium
2 650-835 lbs 53.50-71.00; HEIFERS: Me
dium and Large 1 200-300 lbs
72.00- 300-500 lbs 76.00-88.00,
500-750 lbs 75.00-80.00, Medium 2
200-300 lbs 62.00-75.00, 300-500 lbs
65.00- 500-700 lbs 58.00-66.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs
101.00- 300-500 lbs 85.00-117.00,
500-700 lbs 67.00-85.00, few Medium 2
200-300 lbs 74.00-83.00.
CALVES 82...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-120 lbs 20.00-40.00, few
Utility 50-60 lbs 5.00-15.00. FARM
23.8 @ 100 PSI
Stoltzfus Plumbing
1355 Ml Vernon
Church Rd
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
S.C.D. Hydraulics
5731 Derby Ave S W
Kalona, IA 52247
Winter Road Supply
65 E Winter Rd
Loganton, PA 17747
CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
80.00- couple to 122.50, No 2
80-105 lbs 42.50-82.50; one No 1 Holstein
heifer 95 lbs 360.00, few No 2 95-120 lbs
140.00-
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 80-100
lbs 70.00-100.00,120-185 lbs 74.00-117.50.
HOGS 48... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-270 lbs 43.00-45.00,
45-50% lean 230-280 lbs 38.50-41.25,
40-45% lean 210-300 lbs 35.00-37.75.
SOWS: one 645 lbs 31.00.
BOARS: couple 580 & 626 lbs 4.00 &
6.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 16... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 70-115 lbs 47.00-92.50 mostly
49.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
25.00-
GOATS 3...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 3 one
40 lbs 15.00. Nannies: one 90 lbs 40.00.
Billies: one 80 lbs 13.00.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 12,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 323...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 125 steers and heifers, 124 cows,
12 bulls and 62 feeder cattle)..Compared
with last week’s sale..steers 2.00 to 3.00
lower, cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower most weak
ness on Leaner cows, bulls 3.00 to 5.00
lower.
STEERS: one High Choice and Prime
2-3 1415 lbs 87.50, Choice 1-3 1000-1390
lbs 74.25-81.75, average 77.85, Select 1-2
67.75-75.25, Standard 1-2 53.50-63.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1170-1435 lbs
72.25-73.50, average 72.80, Choice 2-3
1125-1495 lbs 63.25-71.50, average 67.10,
Select 1-2 55.50-63.00, Standard 1-2
46.00-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1000-1200
lbs 73.25-78.50, few Select 1-2
69.00- Standard 1-2 50.00-65.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- one 52.75, low dressing down
to 40.00, Boners 80-85% lean 36.75-45.00,
average 41.15, Lean 85-90% lean
32.00- average 35.15. Shells 31.25
and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1150-1865 lbs
51.50-53.50, average 52.15, Yield Grade 2
1180-2350 lbs 42.00-48.50, average 46.20.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 1 595 lbs 70.00, one Large 595 lbs
52.50; HEIFERS: one Large 1 740 lbs
56.50, Medium and Large 2 340-490 lbs
57.00-69.00, 520-675 lbs 51.00-64.00, Me
dium and Large 3 325-525 lbs
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16, 2003-AQ
50.00- 585-680 lbs
795-835 lbs 41.50-47.00; BULLS: Medium
and Large 1 680-825 lbs 54.00-61.00, one
Medium and Large 3 345 lbs 53.50, few
815-820 lbs 41.00-51.50.
CALVES 183...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 22.00-32.00, Utility
65-90 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher, Hol
stein heifers steady...No 1 Holstein heifers
90-125 lbs 120.00-167.00, few down to
105.00, average 132.65, 85-90 lbs
95.00- No 2 80-125 lbs
50.00- weaker calves down to
85.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-100 lbs
300.00- No 2 60-95 lbs
100.00-
HOGS 91... Barrows and gilts 2.00 to
3.00 higher, sows steady to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean
230-265 lbs 41.00-44.00, one lot 40.75,
40-45% lean 230-320 lbs 30.25-38.50.
SOWS: 1-3 295-485 lbs 25.00-32.00,
535-690 lbs 26.00-36.00.
BOARS: 315-760 lbs 3.00-7.00, one 315
lbs 23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 30...1-3 30-45 lbs
17.00-39.00 per head.
SHEEP 16... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 65-95 lbs 70.00-80.00, few
105-110 lbs 60.00, few Good and Choice
35-50 lbs 40.00-65.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 10.00-45.00.
GOATS 39...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 35.00-37.00. Selection 2 under
20 lbs 5.00-7.00, 20-40 lbs 10.00-22.00,
40-60 lbs 40.00-57.00. Selection 3 20-40
lbs 10.00-15.00, 40-60 lbs 30.00. Nannies:
50-75 lbs 30.00-50.00, 80-105 lbs
90.00- Billies: 60-90 lbs
59.00- over 100 lbs 95.00.
Mineral Wells
Livestock Exchange
Mineral Wells, WV
Report Supplied by Auction
Aug. 9,2003
STOCK STEERS M-L 300 AND
UNDER 1.00-1.07'/i, 300-500 LBS.
.81-1.06, 500-700 LBS. .71-.90, 800 AND
OVER .70-.72; STOCK HEIFERS
GRADE M-L 300 AND UNDER,
.75-1.05, 300-500 ,64-.97‘/ 2 , 500-700
.60-.83,800 AND OVER .60-.73.
STOCK BULLS GRADE M-L 300
AND UNDER, NONE, 300-500 LBS.
.75-.95, 500-700 .60-.90.
SLAUGHTER BULLS .4S-.52.
COWS AND CALVES BY THE
-HEAD 460.00-810.00.
BRED COWS 400.00-650.00 HEAD.
SLAUGHTER COWS HIGH DRESS
,38-.46, UTILITY ,28-,44'A, CANNER
,28-.33.
SHEEP, EWES .2S-.27, FEEDERS
.41-.79.
BABY CALVES 75.00-112.00 HEAD.
HOGS 200-250 LBS. .39-.47.
MALE HOGS .08.
PIGS 6.00-37.00 HEAD.
GOATS .42-68.00 HEAD.