Ais-Lancastor Farming, Saturday, February 28, 1998 New Holland Sales Stables Monday, Feb. 24, 1998 Calvea Sheep Goal* Today 216 795 1189 Last Week 192 670 721 CALVES: COMPARED TO LAST THURSDAY’S AUCTION, VEALERS AND SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD STEADY. PRICES WERE ALSO STEADY ON CALVES GOING BACK TO THE FARM WITH GOOD DEMAND. VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE 80-90 LBS. 20.00-27.00, STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-80 LBS. 11.00-20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 85.00-95.00, 300-500 LBS. 70.00-80.00, UTILITY AND GOOD 300-500 LBS. 50.00-70.00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-125 LBS. 97.00-115.00, SMALL FRAME CALVES 47.00-82.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS. 70.00- SMALL FRAME CALVES 42.00- SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS DAY’S AUCTION. PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY ON A GOOD OFFERING OF SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3 50-75 LBS. 130.00-150.00, 75-100 LBS. 100.00- 100-120 LBS. 80.00- 120-140 LBS. 70.00-80.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3 35-50 LBS. 150.00-200.00, 50-80 LBS. 130.00- 165.00, 80-100 LBS. 100.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 1-3 35.00-55.00, AGED BUCKS 40.00-55.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE BILLIES 100.00-130.00, FEW TO 165.00, MEDIUM 75.00-100.00; GOOD AND CHOICE MUTTON 80.00-100.00; LARGE NANNIES 50.00-75.00, FEW TO 85.00, MEDIUM 35.00-50.00; CHOICE YEARLINGS 80.00-95.00, GOOD CAPLAN fif LUBER, LLP Offices In Pennsylvania and New Jersey I -800-472-4356 Internet: http://caplublaw.com Call Richard Caplan or Joel Luber for a FREE consultation "Lawyers Who Understand Farming fie Farmers" Our law Arm handles matters including: jjEL. Planning for farm business, tax and estate matters; preparing wills, trusts, partnership and corporation forms. Resolving farm insurance coverage disputes; Obtaining recovery for injuries arising from farm accidents; &£ Handling real estate, equipment and other farm business transactions; Protecting farmers from environmental liability; jEW Counseling in agricultural and water law, farm-related contracts and all types of litigation; Assisting with electricity and natural gas procurement issues. 60.0080.00; GOOD AND CHOICE KIDS 40.0060.00, UTILITY 20.00-40.00. Valley Stockyards Athena, Pa. February 23, 199 C Report Supplied By Auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES 45.00135.00 BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120 LBS. 80.00-122.50, 70-9 S LBS. 77.50117.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 7.002000. GRASSERS AND STARTED CALVES 33.006000. FEEDERS 346067.50. LAMBS, NEW CROP 170.00 TO 182.50 AND 9760116.00 SHEEP 46.0049.00. HOGS, 200250 LBS. 32.0039.00. SOWS, NONE. BOARS 11.00 PICS EACH 16.0026.00. HEIFERS 25.0042.00. STEERS 36.0040.00. BULLS 39.5043.00. COWS, GOOD, 37.75-41.50. COWS, MEDIUM, 31 JO-38.00. COWS, POOR OR SMALL. 13.5042.00. CALF MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET EASIER. GOATS 30.00-100.0 a STILL GOOD DEMAND FOR FEEDERS. New Holland Horses New Holland Sale* Stable! New Holland, PA Monday, February 23, 1998 Report Supplied By Auction 182 HEAD. MARKET STEADY. DRIVING 485.00-950.00. RIDING 410.00-925.00, BETTER 1290.00- REGISTERED RIDING 800.00- 1 AT 2200.00. KILLERS. 2 AT 850.00 AND 860.00, HEAVYWEIGHTS 635.00-800.00, LIGHTWEIGHTS 405.00-550.00. PONIES 125.00-425.00. COLTS 145.00-335.00. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction Sc Appraisal Service CburcbTille, Md. Report Supplied by Auctiou Wednesday, February 25, IMS SLAUGHTER STEERS: 2.00 LOWER CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 62.50-65.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. SB.SO-63.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 55.00-58.00; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 54.00-56.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-53.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 100 LOW ER CHOICE A PRIME 950-1300 LBS. 62.0065.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 53.0058.00. COWS: MARKET STEADY. BRK. UT. A COMM. 2-4 BULK 39.0043.00; HI DRESSING 43.0047.00; CUTTER A BON. UT. 35.0039.00; HI DRESSING 39.0042.00; CANNBR A CUTTERS 32.00-36.00; LOW DRESSING 27.0033.00; CRIPPLED, SLOW A SICK .17-30. BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS 11001900 LBS. .44-38. VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200400 LBS. 73.0085.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 49.0075.00. FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL BULLS 100125 LBS. 8S.OOHS.OO; HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 600079.00 HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100120 LBS. 95.00120.00; SMALL FRAME 70105 LBS. 30.00-60.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 200035.00. FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 3.00 LOWER BULLS A STEERS 400900 LBS. 57.0083.00; HEIFERS 300700 LBS. 45.0069.00 LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS. 95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 130.00- HEAVY EWES 29.00- LIGHT 38.00-53.00 GOATS: STEADY. SMALL 30.00-45.00; MEDIUM 45.00-65.00; LARGE 80.00115.00 HOGS: MARKET 2.00 LOWER. 210250 LBS. 32.0034.00; 255-300 LBS. 27.0034.00. HEAVY SOWS 210027.00, LIGHT 16.00-22.00. BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 15.0028.00 Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Impection Febroeiy 25, 1998 CATTLE CALVES 125.000 7,000 125.000 7,000 126.000 6,000 372.000 18,000 369.000 19,000 384.000 18,000 WEDNESDAY 2/25/98 (EST) WEEK AGO (EST) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (EST) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (ESI) Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Waynesburg, Pa. Thura, Feb. 26, 1998 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: SU COWS: UTIUTY A COMMERCIAL37.OO-40.00; CUTTER A BONING UTILITY 31.003630; CAN NER A LOW CUTTER 30.003430; SHELLS 30.00 A DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000# 41.00-47.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400# 38.00-44.50. FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500# 50.0090.00; 250-280# 66.0095.00, M 600900 LBS. 54.0074.00. HEIFERS M l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-85.00; L-l 400650# 38.0079.00. BULLS M&H 300620# 42.0087.00. CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 40.0080.00; CHOICE 38.00-72.00; GOOD 35.0048.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-69.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW 20.00- BEEF X BULLAHFRS/HD, 20.00- HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2 210-255# 35.50-49.00, #2-3 255-280# 33.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500# 27.00- FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20# 5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35# 10.00- LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS. 82.00- CHOICE 70-90 LBS. 84.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 80.00- SHEEP 20.00-48.00; FAT SHEEP 30.00 & DOWN. GOATS: LARGE 70.00- 100.00/HD.; MEDIUM 30.00-57.00/HD.; SMALL 10.00- HORSES: 35.00-64.00, PONIES 20.00- HOGS 375.000 372.000 343.000 1.101.000 1.037.000 976.000 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Feb. 26, 1998 CATTLE 183...PDA...C0WS MOSTLY 1.00 TO 1.50 LOWER. HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT FEW 43.00~47.00.. HEIFERS FEW STAN DARD 41.0046.44. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 37.50-41.25, CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 31.75-37.00, CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 25.00-32.25. SHELLS DOWN TO 15.00. BULLOCKS: CHOICE ONE SELECT AT 54.00. BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1 COU PLE 1455 A 1710 LBS. 43.75 & 45.00, YIELD GRADE NO. 2 ONE 1100 LBS. AT 42,00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW M 270-360 LBS. 86.00-87.00. FEW L, 280-300 LBS. 70.00-74.00. HEIFERS FEW L&M, 290-520 LBS. 68.00-71.00 ONE AT 77.00, FEW M&L2 320-650 LBS. 57.00-59.00. CALVES: 256 GOOD ONE 195 LB. AT 57.00, STANDARD & COOL 80-110 LB. 25.00- UTILITY 65-100 LBS. 12.00- FARM CALVES: HOLS TEIN BULLS MOSTLY STEADY NO. 1 95-120 LBS. 70.00-95.00, NO. 2 90-120 LB. 29.00-6750 MOSTLY 3750-60.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS NO. 1 85-120 LBS. 7250-95.00. ONE AT 110.00. NO. 2 75-110 LB. 47.50-75.00. BEEF CROSS BULLS &. HEIFERS 70-95 LBS. 31.00- ONE AT 80.00. HOGS; 9. FEW 1-3 465-620 LB. 23.00-27.00 ONE AT 20.00. FEEDER PIGS: 26. NO MARKET TEST. SHEEP: 1, SLAUGHTER SHEEP ONE AT 40.00. GOATS: 0. SHEEP 17.000 17.000 17.000 44.000 44.000 50.000