Mt. Airy Livestock Auction Back in Business
Cattle: At the livestock auctions held Tuesday in Mt. Airy and Shelby a total of 685 cattle and 32 goats were sold.
Eggs: The market was higher on extra large and large, steady on the balance. Supplies were mostly light. Retail demand was good. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: Extra Large 155.05, Large 155.05, Medium 110.08, and Small 72.00.
Apples: Demand very good. Market about steady. All varieties U.S. Extra Fancy. Cartons 12 3-pound Red Delicious 2 1/2” minimum/up $20.90-$24; Golden Delicious 2 1/2” minimum/up $22-$24; Gala 2 1/2” minimum/up $24-$25.
Peppers, Bell Type: Demand fairly light. Market lower. 1 1/9 bushel cartons Green jumbo & extra large $10-$10.35.
Squash: Demand fairly light. Market Zucchini and Yellow Crookneck slightly lower, Yellow Straightneck about steady. 1/2 and 5/9 bushel cartons Zucchini small $8-$10.35; Yellow Straightneck small $8-$10.35; 3/4 bushel cartons Yellow Crookneck small $12-$16.35.
Tomatoes: Demand light. Market slightly lower. 25 pound cartons loose Vine Ripes U.S. Combination or Better jumbo & extra large $12.95-$17.95.
Grape Type Tomatoes: Demand light. Market slightly lower. Flats 12 1-pint containers $9.95-$11.95, 20.
Plum Type Tomatoes: Demand light. Market about steady. 25 pound cartons loose Roma extra large & large $9.95-$13.95.
Cotton: The strict-low middling one and one sixteenth Southeast average price is 69.40 cents per pound; the U.S. average is 67.14 cents per pound.
Grain: U.S. 2 yellow shelled corn was mostly 2 cents higher when compared to last report. Prices ranged $3.74-$4.31 at feed mills and $3.54-$4.04 at elevators. U.S. 1 yellow soybeans were mostly 2 cents higher. Prices were $9.90 at the processors and ranged $9.06-$9.46 at the elevators; new crop $9.11-$9.61. U.S. 2 soft red winter wheat was mostly 2 cents higher; prices were $3.89-$4.04 at the feed mills and $3.69-$3.86 at the elevators; new crop $4.45-$4.79. Soybean meal, f.o.b. at processing plants, was $343.30 per ton for 48% protein.