Westminster Livestock Auction Westminster, Pa. Tuesday, February 19 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 110 head $l.OO-2.00 lower. High Yield to 46.75; Utility 40.00-44.50; Canners 37.00- Shelly 36.00 down. Bulls- Steady prices. Good 50.00- 52.00; Medium 45.00-50.00. Fed Steers- Few Choice to 63.75; Good to Low Choice 53.00-60.00; Medium to Good 48.00-53.00. Fed Heifers- Few Choice to 60.00; Good 50.00- 56.00. Veal Calves-110 head. Good demand. Good 82.50; Standard 55.00- Stocky/Thin 35.00- 45.00; Killers 80-110 lb. 50.00-57.00; Weak/Rough 35.00 down. Farm Calves- Holstein Bulls 100-125 lb. 75.00- 90-100 lb. 56.0070.00; Beef Type 75-110 lb. 55.00-72.00. Butcher Hogs- $3.00 under last week. US tt 1&3 215-240 lbs. to 48.10; 240260 lb. 51.5053.00; 195-210 lb. 44.5045.50. STOCK CATTLE: Large demand, good demand. Steers- 300 500 lb. 57.00-62.00 ; 500-950 lb. 51.00 54.00; Holstein 500-900 lb. 39.00 42.00. Heifers- 300-700 lb. Good- Choice 49.00-53.00; Medium-Good 43.00- Bulls- 300600 lb. Good 51.00- Medium 43.00-50.00. Lambs- Good New Crop. 100-115 lb. 65.0066.50; Good Wooled 78-80 lb. 56.00- Sheep- 21.00-25.00. Goats by the Head- Mature 26.00 49.00 ; 2 head at 66.00; Kids few to 26.00. Pigs & Shoats- 120 head. Steady prices. 20-25 lb. to 25.00; 30 45 lb. 24.00-36.00 ; 65-100 lb. 37.00 42.50; Bred Sows 165.00 each. By the Lb.- 150-180 lb. 48.0048.50; 95- 130 lb. 35.0039.00. Sows- Over 500 lb. 48.5049.50; 300500 lb. 45.00 47.00. Boars- 500600 lb. to 35.00. “TWist-Lock” cups: newest innovation from the new leader ...another reason SWISH saves you more labor, more birds, and more money The newest twist m cage watering makes cup cleaning pf the ways SWISH s new cup saves you labor-easy and maintenance a real snap its SWISH s Twist-Lock* installation, low maintenance, and labor savings between cups for cage layers and brood-grow watering systems flocks because our cup constantly cleans itself Saves labor. 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Buyers are getting interested in Feeder Cattle. Special Heifer sales will be starting in the middle of March. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, February 13 Report supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers- Steady prices. Low Choice 61.00 62.50; Good 56.0060.00; Medium 55.00 down. Heifers- Choice 57.00 60.00; Good 50.0056.00; Medium 49.00 down. Cows- Good run $l.OO lower. High Yield 44.00-48.00; Average 39.00-43.00; Big Middle 35.0038.00; Fatty Herf. 35.0040.00; Shelly 37.00 down. Fat Bulls- 1.00 higher. Good 48.00-49.50; Medium 45.00-47.00. Veal Calves- Light Calves $3.00 higher. Heavy Calves steady. Good 75.0088.00; Medium 65.0074.00; Farm Hfrs. 54.0059.00; Farm Bulls 65.0075.00; Light Calves 47.00-56.00; Weak Calves 46.00 down. STOCKERS: Steers- 300650 lbs. Very active steady prices. Choice 62.00- Good 55.00-61.00; Medium 50.0054.00; Culls 49.00 down. Steers 600850 lbs. Choice 60.00- Good 55.00-59.00; >H total commitment to qi Medium 54.00 down. Heifers (All Weights)- Choice 50.0053.50; Good 45.00-49.00; Medium 40.00-44.00. Springing Heifers to 735.00. Pigs, Hd.- $2.00 to $4.00 higher. 2035 lbs. 23.0037.00; 4070 lbs. 38.0063.50. Shoats by Lb. 45.50-54.50. Slaughter Hogs- Steady prices. 220230 lbs. 49.35-51.50; 240260 lbs. 49.2050.00. Sows- $l.OO higher. 460555 lbs. 47.0050.75; 350450 lbs. 42.50-46.00. 4H & FFA Club Grand Champion at $4.00 per pound. Buyer was Hatfield & was the buyer of Reserve Champion & largest amount of Club Hogs. Other buyers were Brook Meadow, Phares Horst, Pheasant Run Farm, Sam Hunter, Roy L. Hoffman & Sons & John Royer. Next State Graded Feeder Pig Sale at Westminster Livestock will be Feb. 22nd. at 1:30 p.m. Hatfield tops this week was $52.50. Slaughter Steer and Heifer prices trended .50-.75 lower this week, with some closing levels at the lowest point since November 1984. Most downward pressure came from an uncertain beef trade which declined on the carcass side while improving on the boxed items. Overall finish continued fair and mud an ongoing problem. Slaughter Cows 1.00 lower. Bulls steady. Estimated 5 day receipts 8200, actuals last week 6736 and last year 7382. Steers comprised 40 pet. of the week’s receipts, Heifers 42 pet., Cows 11 pet., Feeders 6 pet. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At the close, load Choice and Prime 3-4 near 1225 lbs. 64.00. Choice 2-41050- 1300 lbs. 63.00-64.00; load muddy [uality D service smTsh uatenng systems now a division of CTB Inc Local Representative DAVID NEWMAN (717) 299-9905 Omaha Cattle Thursday, February 21 Report supplied by USDA Choice 2-4 1350 lbs. 62.25. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 62.00-63.00. Good 60.00-61.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1075 lbs. 61.0002.00, upper half of Choice grade poorly tested. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 9001050 lbs. 60.5061.50. Good 58.00 60.50. Average of LS 214 detailed quotations for 9001100 lb. Choice Steers 62.60, 11001300 lbs. 63.35. Average cost Steers 63.08, average weight 1188 lbs.; as compared 62.73 and 1192 lbs. a week ago. Average cost Heifers 61.03, average weight 1057 lbs, as compared 61.50 and 1038 lbs. a week ago. SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 39.00-42.50, high dressing to 44.00. Canner and low Cutter 36.50-39.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1350- 2000 lbs. 46.00-53.00, few lot dressing to 43.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, N J Wednesday, February 19 Report supplied by auction Calves-15.00-89.00. Cows-25.0047.50. Easy Cows- 22.0041.00. Heifers-28.50-51.00. Bulls-35.00-50.25. Steers-33.50-57.25. Hogs-29.00-54.00. Roasting Pigs, each-10.00-37.00. Boars-30.00-35.00. Sows- 35.00-50.00. Sheep-18.0051.00. Lambs, each- 22.00-69.00. Lambs, per lb. 30.00-83.000. Goats, each 19.00-81.00. Kids, each 16.00-36.00. Hides, each 10.00-16.00. 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Butcher Steers- Choice up to 66.00; Butcher Steers- Medium-Good 52.00-64.50; Butcher Heifers-Choice 62.0005.25; But cher Heifers-Medium-Good 45.00 63.00; Butcher Cows-Utility-Good 42.00-48.00 few to 52.00; Butcher Cows-Canners and Cutters 37.00 45.00; Butcher Cows-Shells 37.00 and down; Butcher Bulls-Medium- Good 46.00-58.75; Stock Steers- Medium-Good up to 66.00; Stock Heifers-Medium-Good 56.50. CALVES 317. Medium-Good Calves 160-220 lbs. 70.00-94.00; Medium-Good Calves 125-160 lbs. 60.00-80.00; Medium-Good Calves 100-120 lbs. 55.00-70.00; Medium- Good Calves 80-100 lbs. 50.0060.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 95.00; Holstein Heifer Calves 65.00; Light and Green Calves down to 35.00. SHEEP and LAMBS 29. Medium-Good Lambs 44.00-61.00; Butchering Ewes and Bucks 23.00 30.00. HOGS 101. Good-Choice Butcher Hogs 190225 lbs. 50.00; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 50.50; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 47.50; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up 48.50; Heavy Boars 35.00; Pigs-Per Head 20.00-31.00. 43 Loads Hay & Straw 50.00 to 102.50 Ton. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, February 18
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