Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection March 19, 1997 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP WEDNESDAY 03/19/97 (ESI) 123,000 7,000 352.000 17,000 WEEK AGO (ESI) 128,000 7,000 330,000 17,000 YEAR AGO (ACT) 127,000 6,000 339,000 18,000 WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 376,000 19.000 1,016,000 31,000 SAME PD LT WK (EST) 392,000 20,000 1,018,000 53,000 SAME PD LT YR (EST) 385,000 20,000 1,042,000 53,000 PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 102,000, COW AND BULL 27,000. Mercer Livestock MERCER, PA MARCH 18, 1997 CATTLE 327... PDA ...Compared with last week's iale...ilaughter steers steady, cows steady to .50 lower. STEERS; one High Choice 1400 lbs. 72.00, Choice 1125/1500 lbs. 65.00-69.75, Select and Low Choice 1100/1525 lbs 62.25-65.00, Select 57.00-62.00, Standaid 45.00-54.00. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 1325/1610 lbs. 62.50-65.00, Choice 1125/1620 lbs. 55.75-62.75, few Select SI.2S-54.00, few Standard 42.00-50.00. HEIFERS: Choice 1075/1325 lbs. 63.00-67.25, Select 57.50-63.00, few Stan dard 43.50-49.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 37.50-43.50, one 45.25, Cutter and Boning Utility 3Z75-40.25, Canner and Low Cutter 26.75-33.00. Shells down to 22.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1100/1710 lbs. 44.25-53.00, No. 2 1000/1890 lbs. 37.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1420/620 lbs. 63.00-73.00, few Large Frame No. 1 600/1000 lbs. 44.50-Sl.OO, few Medium Frame No 2 375/525 lbs 57.00-64.00; HEIFERS: Large Frame No. 1750/930 lbs. 54.50-57.50, few Large Frame No 2 360/925 44.00-49.50, few Medium Fiame No 2 225/500 lbs 52.00- BULLS; Medium Frame No. 1 270/675 lbs. 64.50-68.00, Medium Frame No. 1 & 2 770/930 lbs. 54.50-59.50, few Large Medium Frame No. 2 500/600 lbs. 44.00-46.00. CALVES 154...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75/120 lbs. 27.00-34.00, Utility 50/75 lbs. 6.00-24.00. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/120 lbs. 57.50-90.00, No. 2 85/140lbs. 32.00- 'few No‘ 2 Holstein neifers 90/105 lbs. 60.00-105.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/120 lbs. 36.00-93.00. HOGS 18... BARROWS AND GILTS: few US 1-3 240050 Ibi. 49.50. SOWS; couple US 1-3 645/795 lb«. 47 JO & 48.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI SHEEP 15... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 85/95 Ibi. 88.00-99.00, few Good & Choice 25/30 Ibf 110.00-144.00. GOATS 7...00e Large 67.50, few Small Kidt 12.00. per head. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. March 17, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 105 HEAD. STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY 35.00- HIGH DRESSING 41.00- CANNERS 30.00-35.00; SHELLY 30.00 DOWN. BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1600-1900 LBS. 45.00-46.75; 1 2025 LBS. AT 53.25. FED STEERS: NO CHOICE BEEF BREEDS; 1 SELECT 1490 LBS. AT 59.50; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1250-1850 LBS. 52.00-54.00; SELECT HOLSTEINS 44.00-51.00. FED HEIFERS; CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1250-1400 LBS. 46.00-47.25; SELECT 43.00- VEAL CALVES: 213 HEAD. LOW CHOICE 180-300 LBS. 55.00-62.50; GOOD 45.00-55.00; 110-130 LBS. 32.00- CULLS 85-110 LBS. 27.00- 50-80 LBS. 20.00-28.00; WEAK/ROUGH/THIN 20.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: NO HOOD HOLS TEIN HEIFERS OFFERED. HOLSTEIN BULLS »1 95-120 LBS. 60.00-75.00; «2 90-110 LBS. 35.00-55.00; 80-90 LBS. 34.00- FEW 125-135 LBS. 39.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW #2 90120 LBS. TO 107.00; BEEF X BULLS 40.00-77.00, HEIFERS 40.0080.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD. STEADY TO .50 LOWER. US#l-2 240265 LBS. 48.0048.50; 215-260 LBS. #l*3 230265 LBS. 46.0046.50; 275-300 LBS. 45.0046.50. BOARS: 1 440 LB. AT 36.00. STOCK CATTLE: 82 HEAD. ACTIVE BIDDING! STEERS 300-500 LBS. 57.0067.00; 500700 LBS. 60.0070.00; 700900 LBS. 52.0065.00; HOLSTEIN 400800 LBS. TO 45.00. HEIFERS; 300500 LBS. 59.0067.00; 500700L85. 55.0065.00; 15 HOLSTEIN 315-525 LBS. 75.0088.00. BULLS: 200400 LBS. 70.0080.00; 400600 LBS. 59.0072.00; HOLSTEINS 400800 LBS. 39.0043.00. LAMBS: FEW OFFERED; LOW CHOICE 90115 LBS. 85.0090.00. SHEEP: FEW TO 35.00. GOATS: LARGE BILLIES AT 110.00; MEDIUM BILLY AT 71.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 8 HEAD 35 LBS. AT 37.00; 2 HEAD 22 LBS. AT 23.00. New Holland Sales Stables Goat and Sheep Sale Moaday, March 17, 1997 Calve* Sheep Goat* 194 SS4 1347 Today Lait Week 197 732 927 CALVES; VBALERS AND SLAUGH TER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM. VBALERS: CHOICE 180-280 LBS. 75.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-280 LBS. 35.00-65.00, 80-110 LBS. 15.00-29.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-90 LBS. 10.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: CHOICE 280-500 LBS. 40.00-60.00; GOOD 250-450 LBS. 45.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-120 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 55.00-70.00; SMALL FRAME 42.00-50.00; FEW 90-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 70.00- SHEEP; SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES 5.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 85 PERCENT SLAUGHTER LAMBS, WITH THE BALANCE SLAUGHTER EWES. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2 60-90 LBS. 120.00-135.00, 90-140 LBS. 100.00- NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2 25-40 LBS. 175.00-220.00, FEW 15-25 LBS. 45.00-60.00 PER HEAD, 40-60 LBS. 140.00- 60-95 LBS. 130.00-140.00. YEARLINGS: CHOICE 1-3 70.00- 105.00-. P GOOD 50.00-70.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: CHOICE 1-3 100-120 LBS. 40.00-75.00; UTILITY AND GOOD 1-3 30.00-60.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. BILLIES. MEDIUM 75.00- LARGE 100.00-150.00; COUPLE 150.00-170.00; MUTTON LARGE 70.00-90.00; NANNIES MEDIUM SO.OO-65.00, FEW LARGE 65.00- YEARLINGS CHOICE 60.00- KIDS CHOICE 40.00-60.00; GOOD 25.0040.00. Westminster Livestock Auction Hatentown, Md. March 18, 1997 Report auppHed by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 148 HEAD. UTILITY 35.0039.75; HIGH DRESSING 40.0042.00, 1 AT 44.75; CANNERS 30.0034.75; SHELLY 29.00 DOWN. BULLS: 12 HEAD. YG#l 12502000 LBS. 43.5049.00; 3 HEAD 51.5054.50. FED STEERS: 35 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 11001400 LBS. 69.0072.00; CHOICE 63.0068.00, LOW CHOICE 59.0063.00. FED HEIFERS: 12 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 11001300 LBS. 69.0070.00; CHOICE 9001200 LBS. 63.0066.00. VEAL CALVES: 1 CHOICE 310 LB. AT 73.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 28.00-33.00; 50-80 LBS. 20.00-27.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 60.00-73.00; 90-95 LBS. C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. ■ HOOBER EQUIPMENT. INC, Intercourse, PA Middletown, DB (717)768-8231 ■ « TWO LOCATIONS (302) 378-9555 WE SHIP PARTS DAILY Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT, ETC. HOURS Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat. CALL US... It Could Be We Have If Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, IM7-Al5 45.00- #2 85-95 LBS. 35.00-45.00; FEW 125-135 LBS. 45.00-57.00; HOLS TEIN HEIFERS #2 80-100 LBS. 90.00- BEEP X BULLS 50.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 50 HEAD. US#l-3 230-265 LBS. 47.00-48.00; 4 300 LB. AT 45.00; 2 387 LB. AT 38.00. SOWS; 12 HEAD. 350-450 LBS. 39.00- 450-600 LBS. 44.00-45.50; THIN 300-450 LBS. 34.00-38.00. STOCK CATTLE: 209 HEAD. STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 62.00-77.00; 400-600 LBS. 60.00-74.00; 600-700 LBS. 58.00- 700-800 LBS. 55.00-70.00. HEIFERS: MEIDUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-500 LBS. 55.00-65.00; 500-600 LBS. 50.00-66.00; 600-800 LBS. 46.00-60.00. BULLS; 200-400 LBS. 60.00-72.00; 400-700 LBS. 50.00-64.00; 1 HOLSTEIN 920 LBS. AT 50.00. LAMBS: 80 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 90-120 LBS. 107.00-122.00; FEW 60-80 LBS. 120.00-140.00; 40-60 LBS. 130.00-170.00; FEW 20-40 LBS. 140.00- WOOLED 100-150 LBS. 75.00- SHEEP: 35 HEAD. 35-68 LB. HEAVY WEIGHTS 30.00-50.00. GOATS: 25 HEAD. FEW LARGE TO 74.00; MEDIUM 40.00-70.00; SMALL 16.00- PIGS AND SHOATS BY THE LB. GRADE 1&2 IS HEAD 25-35 LBS. 125.00- 76 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 130.00- 5 HEAD SMALL LOTS 40-47 LBS. 160.00-180.00; 58 HEAD 50-57 LBS. 132.00-140.00; 3 HEAD 66 LBS. 122.00; 2 STOCK BOARS 215-280 LBS. 37.00-38.00. SPECIAL GRADED SALE. 175 HEAD. STRONG DEMAND. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction & Appraiaal Service Church ville, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, March 19, 1997 SLAUGHTER STEERS; MARKET STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 11001400 LBS. 68.0072.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE 10001500 LBS. 64.0068.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME 12501400 LBS. 59.0063.50; CHOICE 12001500 LBS. 53.0059.00; SELECT, ALL WEIGHTS 45.006150. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 9501300 LBS. 67.00-71.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 61.0065.00. COWS; MARKET 3.00 LOWER. BRK. UT. A COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.0041.00; HI DRESSING 41.0044.00; CUTTER A BON. UT. 35.0039.00; HI DRESSING 39.0041.00; CANNER A CUTTERS 28.0033.00; LOW DRESSING 25.00 & DOWN. BULLS; MARKET 3.00 LOWER. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 42.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES: MARKETS.OOLOW ER. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. The Saving Place CASE fil 7 AM-Noon Authorized UPS Station 71.00- HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 47.0042.00. FARM CALVES: MARKET LOWER. HOL. BULLS 100-12 S LBS. 53,00-68.00; HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 30.0049.00; HOL. HEUER CALVES 100-120 LBS. 105.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 25.00-69.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-25.00. FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET STEADY. BULLS A STEERS 400-900 LBS. 48.00-73.00; HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 39.00-68.00. LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS. 95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 90.00- HEAVY EWES 25.00- LIGHT 35.00-50.00. GOATS; MARKET STEADY. SMALL 25.00- MEDIUM 40.00-60.00; LARGE 80.00-120.00. HOGS; MARKET 1.50 LOWER. 210-250 LBS. 46.00-47.00; 255-300 LBS. 40.00- HEAVY SOWS 41.00-47.00, LIGHT 34.00-39.00. BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 32.00-37.00. Middleburg Livestock MIDDLEBURG, PA MARCH 18, 1997 CATTLE 454... SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION ...slaughter steers & heifers steady, cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 1250/1450 lbs 65.00-69.00, Select 1100/1350 lbs 58.00-65.00, Standard 45.00-55.00. HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime 1200/1450 lbs. 58.00-63.00, Choice 1050/1400 lbs. 54.00-58.00, Select 47.00- Standard 38.00-46.00. HEIFERS; High Choice and Prime 1050/1200 lbs. 67.00-69.00, Choice 1050/1200 lbs 60.00-67.00, Select 54.00- COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 44.00-50.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 40.00-44.00, Canner and Low Cutter 35.0040.00. Shells down to 25.00. BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1150/1800 lbs. 48.0056.00, No. 2 1150/1900 lbs. 35.0048.00. CALVES 202..PARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/110 lbs. 75.0090.00, No. 2 95/120 lbs. 60.0078.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers 95/110 lbs. 110.00170.00, No. 2 90/100 lbs. 50.00110.00. HOGS 292...(03/17 A 3/18)..Bulk of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction. Barrows and gilts 1.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220/260 lbs. 48.50-SO.SO, US 1-3 220/270 lbs. 46.00-48.00, US 2-3 210/280 lbs. 44.00- FEEDER PIGS 119... US 1-3 30.00- per head. SHEEP 92... SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 30/40 lbs. 177.00- Choice 30/45 lbs. 170.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 39.00-49.00. GOATS 47... 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