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95.00-103.50
94.00-101.50
90.50-92.75
85.75-86.75
85.35-89.00
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79.60-79.60
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Tuesdays
April 17, 2001
Avg Price
130.28
121.21
119.13
110.42
104.85
101.47
102.76
95.09
93.90
87.58
85.27
84.56
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114.94
108.81
103.79
99.09
99.00
92.47
86.33
87.05
85.15
85.93 Fancy
79.60
77.75
77.00
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Grass Hay...................
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Good to Premium.......
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.........................Central
(small sq) 95.00-105.00
. (small sq) 65.00- 80.00
(large rnd) 50.00- 70.00
(large rnd) 22.00- 28.00
......Central and Western
(large sq) 110.00-130.00
(small sq) 115.00-130.00
(large sq) 100.00-115.00
(small sq) 100.00-115.00
. (Irg round) 65.00- 80.00
..................90.00-100.00
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Hiland to buy Farm Fresh dairy
(CNHI) - Hiland Dairy Foods Co. LLC, which operates
dairies in Norman and in four other cities in surrounding states,
has agreed to purchase the dairy operations of Farm Fresh, Inc.
The purchase includes the Farm Fresh dairy plant in Chan-
dler. one of the newest such plants in the country and consid-
ered a national model. The sale is expected to be completed by
May 1. Details of the financial transaction were not disclosed
Hiland Dairy Foods, headquartered in Springfield, Mo.,
began operations in 1938. Besides Norman, the company has
other dairy manufacturing plants in Springfield, Wichita, Kan.,
and in Arkansas at Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
Hiland employs more than I,(XX) in manufacturing a full line
of dairy products, including milk, ice cream, butter, yogurt, cot-
tage cheese, dips and sour cream it distributes Hiland products
and juices, bottled water and drinks through 26 distribution
sites in six states. In 1955, Hiland became a member of the
Quality Chek’d Association, the largest international coopera-
tive of dairy processing companies.
. Officials said the sale of the dairy division will not have a
’direct impact on the Lawton-based bakery division of Farm
Fresh The company plans include continuing to own and oper-
ate the bakery division, licensing the Farm Fresh name from
Hiland Dairy Co. for branding and marketing purposes.
The Farm Fresh Bakery in Lawton employs 100 and pro-
duces baked goods including breads, rolls and buns.
Source: OK Dept of AG-USDA Market News Service, Oklahoma
City, OK, Joe Creech, Telephone (405) 521 3881, Internet, http://
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreport/ok_gr310.txt
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Oklahoma closing cash grain
bids. Prices paid to farmers as of
2:00 p.m. Thursday.
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8 310-343 338
9 353-398 367
19 405-443 418
20 452-498 477
54 500-540 514
28 553-590 585
14 625-647 638
59 655-687 663
89 703-743 723
153 751-766 759
16 815-815 815
8 859-859 859
5 763-763 763
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FARM SCENE:
U.S. No I HARD RED WIN-
TER WHEAT: 6 to 7 cents higher
2.66-2.89.; MILO: Steady to 2 cents
higher, 2.60-3.50; SOYBEANS: 1
to 2 cents lower. 3.82-3.96.;
CORN: 2.00-2.11.;Grade 41, Leaf
4, Staple 34 Cotton in Southwest-
ern Oklahoma, Averaged 41.00
cents per pound FO B railcar or
truck.
Oklahoma Dept of AG-USDA Market
News. Oklahoma City, OK. Joe
Creech,Telephone (405)521 -3881.
Internet: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
mn report/ok_gr 110.txt
Head Weight Avg Wt Price
6 322-335 325 122.00-132.00
12 350-373  368  113.00-124.00
25 400-445  421  114.00-125.00
48 453-489  472  105.00-116.50
64 500-547  533  103.00-109.00
13 555-580  572  100.00-107.00
41 600-633 610 99.50-105.50
74 659-667 665 94.00-95.25
45 701-721 716 92.00-96.75
118 750-794  780  84.50-89.00
26 807-821 814 84.25-86.25
62 854-898 861 80.60-85.60
17 946-946 946 79.00-79.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Weight Avg Wt Price
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Stockman's Livestock, Inc., Apache, Oklahoma
Friday and Saturday Auction 4/13-14/2001
Receipts: This Week 2102                            Last Week 3118
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 higher. Stocker steers 2.00-
4.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers steady. Demand very good on all
classes. Quality average to attractive. Weigh-ups and flesh average Heif-
ers comprised 44 percent of feeder and calf supply. Slaughter cows 2.00-
3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Total of 297 head of cows
and bulls sold with 38 percent going to the packers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
ALFALFA HAY: Trade light. Demand light to moderate. Prices steady.
Alfalfa growth has taken off since the weather turned warmer. Rain and
sun have helped conditions across much of the state. Spraying and field-
work have begun. Extremely high winds hampered spraying for several
days.
GRASS HAY: Trade light. Demand light to moderate. Prices steady.
Many hay lots have been cleaned up this winter. Grass and pasture growth
has improved over the week with fieldwork picking up in many areas.
Row crop work has begun fields have dried enough for equipment.
All prices are from most recent sales:
ALFALFA: CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA: Premium
quality large and small squares 105.00-130.00 per ton. Small lots to
horsemen 5.00 a bale. Good quality large squares and small squares
100.00-115.00 a ton. Good large rounds 70.00-95.00, Fair quality large
squares 50.00-65.00 per ton. Fair large rounds 35.00-55.00 a ton.
GRASS HAY: CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA: Premium
quality large squares 65.00-85.00 a ton, small squares 90.00-105.00 small
lots to horsemen up to 120.00 per ton. Good quality small squares 65.00-
80.00. Premium quality large rounds 45.00-70.00. Good quality large
rounds 30.00-55.00 per ton. Fair quality 20.00-28.00. Good quality
wheat hay in large round bales 30.00-45.00 a ton.
DETAILED QUOTATIONS—OKLAHOMA
Pairs: Medium and Large 1
Age Cow Weight CalfWt Quality
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Vidalia Onion The damage to this year's Actual Receipts 935. Last Tuesday 894; Yr Ago Tuesday 1229; Mondays Actual: 7409
crop presents a dilemma for Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.50-2.00 higher Slaughter bulls
crop to be smaller   growers: Should they leave  1 00 lower. Packer demand good Demand continues very good for grazing
ATLANTA (AP) - Here's  the onions in the ground  andIreplacemenr cows. Total of 425 cows and bulls sold with 27 percent to
sour news for lovers of longer, hoping for bigger               «nle and calves not well tested
Vidalia onions: Experts say  bulbs, or rush them to market  -laug) te‘ 0Ws:                  _    ... , _
to save what thev can1’               Head %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dl
at neycan.           Breaker 13 75-80% 975-1450 41 50-44 50 45 50-49 50
-nion groes.P lanted  Boner 33 80-85% 900-1550 42.00-45.50 44.00-50 00 37.50-43 00
14,38/ acres ot Vidalias this Lean   19 85-90% 825-1300 40 00-43.00 42.00-45 50 35.50-40 00
year, about 1,000 fewer acres slaughter Bulls:
than in 2000, according to the          Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Georgia Department of Agri- Yield Grade 1-2 34 1250-2000 51.50-55.50 55.00-58.00 45.00-51 oo
culture.                            Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stockyards:
The growers are counting Lean 89 50; Boners 87.05; Breakers 84 45. Bulls 93.35.
Farmers protest tax on farm equipment
(AP) - More than 100 farmers bought farm equip-
tractor-driving farmers ment in another state from
clogged downtown streets to 1995 to 1998, according to
support a bill to overturn the the board.
state sales tax on farm The bill would give a
equipment.                  break to farmers who “are
The farmers who rallied really having a bad time this year's crop will ‘be small-
Monday say low commodity right now," said Dave Kranz, er. more expensive and later to
prices and high production spokesman for the Califor- arrive in stores because of
costs already put California nia Farm Bureau Federation, brutal weather that battered
growers at a disadvantage Opponents say the legis- Georgia in December,
against their out-of-state and  lation would mostly benefit “We are just going to come
foreign competitors. Only  large farming corporations,  up short," said Reid Torrance,
three other states - Washing-  not struggling family farm-  a University of Georgia agri-
ton, Nevada and Hawaii -  ers.                             Culture extension officer. on mild. Stable weather this Replacement Cows: Pretested for bangs, pregnancy, and age
fully tax farm equipment. ‘We find this to be too "There's no two ways about week • a break from big Medium and Large 1
Assemblyman Dennis  large and precedent setting,"  it."                            swings in temperature in late Age   Weight Months Bred Quality Price
Cardoza, a Democrat, wrote  said Allison Pratt, spokes- The   rough December,  winter and early spring. 3-6  1000-1300  5-7 months   High, black 700.00-770.00;
the bill after the state's tax-  woman for the California  marked  by repeated deep The crop also needs rain  4-6 yr old  1000-1275 5-7 months avg quality 640.00-685.00.
collecting agency cracked  Tax Reform Association,      freezes  killed 15 percent to  this month to keep  the 5-7 yr old  875-1175  2-4 months   avgquality 550 00-640.00;
down on out-of-state equip- The bill is now in the 20 percent of the Vidalia crop, onions’ critical above- yrod 10120 6-8 months avg quality 550.00-60^00,
ment purchases.               Assembly Appropriations growers say,                   ground tops from withering, 1 yr^d. '    5-7 months avg quality 495 00-51000.
The Board of Equaliza- Committee.                     The onions that survived Torrance said.                       diun wndlargclcws. Quality Price
tion last year obtained war- If passed, it would still didn't start growing until A smaller crop means high- ggtoa 950-1250
ranty records from two  allow local government  mid-January, pushing their  er pices forconsumers.        5-6rold 950-1200
major equipment manufac-  taxes as high as 3.25 per-  debut in stores back to about T , good news. Growers  7.9yrold 750-1100
turers and demanded sales cent.                          May 1.                        tPesamthightduaitynion Source: USDA-Oklahoma Depr of Ag Market News. OklahomaCity. OK;
tax from the fanners who Eliminating the 4.75 per- Vidalia onions, renowned sweetness            8                   Robert Miles-TinaColby;Telephone(405) 232-5425
registered their equipment in cent general fund sales and for being so sweet that some Two tYpes of bacteria that                 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ko_lsi50.txt
California but bought it in  use tax would cost the state  folks eat them like apples, are  are fierce enemies of the
another state.                   $21.4 million a year, accord-  among the state's most valu-  Vidalia nearly vanished this
About 1,200 California  ing to a legislative analysis,   able crops.                     year.
t I livers car-like response.
~}Cast iron front axle and all-steel fenders.
S hood and side panels provide added
Boners 49 80-85% 1000-1650 43.00-45.50 46.50-48.50
Lean 35 85-90% 850-1475 42.50-44.50 45.00-48.50 36.50-40.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Head Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2   51 1550-2000 54.50-58.50 59.50-64.50 50.00-54.00
2-5 yr old 800-1100 100-250 high quality Blacks 870.00-960.00
2-7 yr old 700-950 100-150 avequality 610.00-690.00
Source: Oklahoma Dept of Ag-USDA Markt News, Oklahoma City.
OK; Dean Wilson; Telephone (405) 232-5425; www.ams.usda.gov/
mnreports/ko_ls754.tx