Greencastle
Livestock
Green caatlc, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auctiou
March 3, 1997
SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
392 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS 106
HEAD, TREND STEADY TO 1.00 HIGH
ER. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4
69.00- CHOICE 2-3,950-1075 LBS.
60.00- CHOICE 2-3, 1075-1375
LBS. 61.00-68.00; CHOICE 2-3, OVER
1375 LBS. 60.50457.75; CHOICE 4, ALL
WEIGHTS 62.00-67.25; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2,950-1100 LBS. 57.00-64.50;
SELECT AND CHOICE 102, 1100-1375
LBS. 56.00-62.75; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, OVER 1375 LBS.
54.00-
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1050-1450
LBS. 57.00-61.75< SELECT 1-2,
1050-1450 LBS. 47.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 21 HEAD;
TREND STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
CHOICE 2-3.850-1000 LBS. 58.00-64.00,
CHOICE 2-3, 1000-1250 LBS.
62.00-69.00, CHOICE 4, ALL WEIGHTS
59.0065.75; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2,
8501000 LBS. 54.0061.50, SELECT
AND CHOICE 1-2, 10001250 LBS.
57.0064.25.
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 10001350
LBS. 50.00-57.50; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1350 LBS.
44.0050.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 20 HEAD.
TREND STEADY TO STRONGER.
YG#l, ALL WEIGHTS 45.00-54.50;
YG#2, ALL WEIGHTS 39.0044.50.
BULLOCKS; 8 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
950-1150 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
1150-1375 LBS. 48.00-57.75; SELECT
1-2 950-1250 L 85.50.00-60.00.
COWS: 237 HEAD, TREND STEADY
TO STRONGER. BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 36.00-44.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY
37.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 36.00 AND DOWN.
STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE
RECEIPTS: 61 HEAD; TREND STEADY
TO STRONG. BEEF TYPE STEERS
200-400 LBS. 60.00-70.00, BULLS
60.00- HEIFERS 55.00-65.00;
400-600 LB. STEERS 60.00-68.00,
BULLS SS.OO-64.50, HEIFERS
57.00- 600-800 LB. STEERS
56.00- BULLS 48.00-55.00, HEIF
ERS 53.00-62.00; 800-975 LB. STEERS
53.00- BULLS 46.00-55.00, HEIF
ERS 48.00-58.00.
HOLSTEINS AND DAIRY CROSS
STEERS 200400 LBS. 40.0049.00,
BULLS 30.0040.00, HEIFERS. NONE;
400600 LB. STEERS 39.0046.00,
BULLS 35.0041.50, HEIFERS. NONE;
600800 LB. STEERS 38.0043.00,
BULLS 35.0040.50, HEIFERS. NONE;
800-975 LB. STEERS 36.50-44.00,
BULLS 36.004250; HEIFERS, NONE.
CALVES: 376 HEAD; STEADY
TREND. CHOICE 150300 LBS., NONE;
GOOD 150300 LBS. 55.0070.00; GOOD
100150 LBS. 40.0060.00; GOOD 80100
LBS. 30.0045.00; STANDARD 80100
LBS. 25.0035.00; STANDARD 80 LBS.
AND DOWN 25.00 AND DOWN.
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
FARM, WEAKER. HOLSTEIN BULLS
OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 79.00; UNDER
100 LBS. UP TO 75.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 150.00,
UNDER 100 LBS. 110.00; BEEF TYPE
BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 75.00;
BEEF HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. 47.50.
SHEEP -AND LAMBS: 22 HEAD;
TREND 5.00 HIGHER. LAMBS CHOICE
80-100 LBS. 100.00-125.00; 100-120 LBS.
100.00- MEDIUM LIGHT
LAMBS 130.00-170.00.
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 40.00-50.00;
EWES FAT 32.00-40.00; BUCKS
35 00-4000
GOATS: 94 HEAD. SMALL
20.00- MEDIUM 45.00-70.00;
LARGE 70.00-125.00.
HOGS, SHOWS AND BOARS; 69
HEAD. 210-250 LBS. 47.00-48.50;
250-260 LBS. 48.00-49.00; 260-270 LBS.
47.00- 270-300 LBS. 45.00-49.00.
LIGHT HOGS 140-180 LBS.
30.00- 180-210 LBS. 40.00-46.00.
SOWS: TREND STEADY. GOOD
SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 40.00-48.50,
OVER 400 LBS. 45.00-55.00; CULL
SOWS, ALL WEIGHTS 40.00 AND
DOWN.
BOARS STEADY. 180-210 LBS.
34.00- 210260 LBS. 36.0040.00;
300 LBS. AND OVER 37.00.
SALE EVERY MON. AT 2 P.M. AND
EVERY THURS. AT 1 P.M. HAY AND
STRAW EVERY MON. AND THURS.
AT 11:30 A.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY. MARCH 7 AT 7:15 P.M.
OK City
Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
MARCH 5, 1997
Compared to lut week; Feeder cattle
ranged 1.003.00 lower, moatly 1.002.00
down. Demand good at lower level*.
Stocker cattle, a* well a* 6 weight heifer*
steady with good demand. Shaip incieaae
in grain futures coopted with heavy sup
plies of available' whe* cattle i* earning
price adjustment. Qiality of supply aver
age and somewhat improved from last
week. However, feeder fleih condition*
building and cattle in medium to flethy
condition with emphati* on moderate
fleih. Weigh-ups helically average. Stock
er* in medium to thin condition however
several new crop calves are back in the
supply. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00
higher. Packer demand moderate at higher
levels. Total of 465 cows and bulls sold
with 65 percent going to packers. Receipts
this week 18,000; last week 14,736; last
year 15,585. Supply consisted of 80 per
cent yearlings over 600 lbs; 17 percent
calves and light yearlings under 600 lbs; 3
percent cows and bolls. Prices fallow with
weighted average weight and price in
parenthesis. Feeder Steers: Medium and
Large 1 350-400 lbs (387 lbs) 90.00-96.50
(92.73); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 85.00-91.50
(89.43); 500-550 lbs (522 lbs) 80.00-85.75
(84.02); 550-600 lbs (580 lbs) 78.00-83.50
(81.18); 600450 lbs (625 lbs) 69.00-74.50,
many thin 76.00-83.75 (76.52); 650-700
lb* (678 lbs) 69.25-73.50 (71.61); 700-800
lbs (750 lbs) 67.50-71.00 (68.83); 800-850
lbs (823 lbs) 65.50-7050 (67.98); 850-900
lbs (872 lbs) 63.00-68.75 (65.70); 900-950
lbs (925 lbs) 62.50-67.00 (64.90);
950-1000 lbs (958 lbs) 62.50-64.00
(63.12); 1010 lbs 62.75. Holstein*: Large 2
575 lbs plain 51.00; 650-800 lbs
53.75-56.50; 800-950 lbs 54.50-55.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
350-400 lbs (370 lbs) 74.50-77.50 (76.21);
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 72.00-78.25 (74.93);
500-600lb* (5501b*) 68.00-74.00, few lots
510 lbs thin 77.00-79.00 (70.63); 600-700
lbs (650 lbs) 64.00-68.50, few drafts stock
era 69.00-70.00 (66.53); 700-800 lb* (750
lbs) 62.50-65.50 (63.98); 800-900 lbs (850
lbs) 60.75-64.
SO (61.65); 900-1000 Ibi (9SO Ibi)
57.75-59.00 (58.51). Slaughter Cowi:
Average dcetiing; Omen 37.50-40.50,
Boning Utility 39.00-42.75, Breaking Util
ity 41.50-44.50; high dreiting: cutten
40.00- UUlhiea 44.00-47.00, high
dreuing/high boning to 48.50; low dren
ing: Cutten 34.00-37.50, Utilitief
38.00- Canner and low Cutter
30.00- ihelly 26.50-29.50. Eiti
mated dimed coat it Oklahoma National
Stockyardi: Cutten 82.70; Bonen 83.05;
Breaken 82.20; Cannen 77.05. Built
88.35. Slaughter BuUi: Yield Grade 1
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March I, IM7-A9
1300-2300 lbs average dressing
48.00-5150, high dressing 50.005350,
high dressing/high boning 54.25-54.75;
low dressing 43.75-47.00. Replacement
Cows: Pretested for Bangs, pregnancy, snd
age Medium and Large 1 single head sales
4-6 yr old 975-1200 lbs 4-8 months bred hi
quality 550.00-615.00; 4-5 yr old
8501000 lbs 4-7 months bred avg quality
430.0050000.
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction ft
Appraisal Service
Churchville, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, March 5, 1997
SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 11001400 LBS.
68.0071.50; SELECT A LOW CHOICE
10001500 LBS. 57.0064.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE ft PRIME
12501400 LBS. 62.0066.00; CHOICE
12001500 LBS. 58.0061.00; SELECT,
ALL WEIGHTS 47.0051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 9501300
LBS. 67.00-70.00; SELECT ALL
WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 56.0063.00.
COWS: MARKET 2.00 HIGHER. BRK.
UT. ft COMM. 2-4 8ULK39.00-42.00; HI
DRESSING 43.0047.00; CUTTER ft
BON. UT. 35.0040.00; HI DRESSING
41.0043.00; CANNER ft CUTTERS
32.0037.00; LOW DRESSING 26.00 ft
DOWN.
BULLS: MARKET ZOO HIGHER. ALL
WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 43.00-54.00.
VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS.
74.00- HI GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 56,00-69.00.
FARM CALVES; MARKET STEADY.
HOL. BULLS 100-125 LBS. 81.00-90.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 43.00-72.00;
HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
115.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 53.00-79.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-30.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 3.00
HIGHER. BULLS ft STEERS 400-900
LBS. 55.00-74.00; HEIFERS 300-700
LBS. 43.00-62.00.
LAMBS: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE ft PRIME 90-110 LBS.
95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
75.00- HEAVY EWES
33.00- LIGHT 37.00-55.00.
GOATS: MARKET STEADY. SMALL
25.00- MEDIUM 40.00-70.00;
LARGE 80.00-120.00.
HOGS: MARKET 3.00 LOWER.
210-250 LBS. 47.00-49.00; 255-300 LBS.
43.00- HEAVY SOWS 41.00-46.00,
LIGHT 34.00-38.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 31.00-35.0 a
VA
Feeder Sales
ORANGE, VA
MARCH 5,1997
Feeder Cattle 195 head Steen 40 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Urge 2 300-400 71.00 - 75.00 - - 400-500
- 63.50 - 68.00 72.50 - 83.50 SOO-600
67.00 - 67.50 - - 600-700 - 51.00 - 57.00 -
HOLLINS, VA
MARCH 3, 1997
Feeder Steen steady to 2.00 higher.
Feeder Heifen 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder
Cattle 249 head Steen 98 head Medium
and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and Large 2
400-500 79.00 - 86.50 63.00 - 76.00 73.00
- 82.00 500-600 78.00 - 85.00 - 78.00 -
80.00 600-700 70.00 • 70.50 - - 700-800
65.50 - 66.00 - -
SOUTHSIDE, VA
MARCH 5,1997
Feeder Cattle 360 bead Steen 130 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Large 2 300-400 78.00 - 76.00 - 78.00
400-500 73.00 - 82.50 59.50 - 65.00 65.00
- 77.00 500-600 75.00 - 77.00 56.00 -
59.00 68.00 - 75.25 600-700 73.50 - 61.00
- 65.00 700-800 68.00 - 57.00 800-900
58.50 - 50.00 - 55.00
FRONT ROYAL, VA
MARCH 4, 1997
Steen 442 head Medium and Large 1
Small 1 Medium and Large 2 300-400
77.00 - - 400-500 80.50 - 83.00 77.50
68.00 - 68.50 500-600 73.00 • 83.50 77J0
68.00 - 78.50 600-700 70.75 - 80.75 -
63 JO - 69J0 700-800 65.00 - 77.25 -
59 JO - 66.00 800-900 61.75 • 72.75 - -
900-1000 62.00 - 65.25 - 64.00