Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection May 13, 1998 CATTLE CALVES 128,000 6,000 WEDNESDAY 5/13/98 (ESI} WEEK AGO (ESI) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (ESI) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (EST) Grants ville Livestock Grantivillc, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction SaL, May 9, 1998 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 60.00-91.00. STOCK HEIFERS 60.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 63.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-61.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 41.50-50.00; LIGHT 40.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 61.50-62.40; MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.00-61.00. BULLS: HEAVY 36.00-50.00, LIGHT 40.00-48.00. COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS 35.00-43.50. CANNERS 30.00-35.00, CULLS 27.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 10X00, MEDIUM TO G00D35.00-55.00. 808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 LBS. UP TO 100.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 95.00. BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM: UP TO 125.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 31.00-38.50, HEAVY 26.00-37.00, LIGHT 25.00-35.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD, UP TO 38.00. SOWS: UP TO 32.00. MALE HOGS: UP TO 22.00. LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 105.00; 85-125 LBS. UP TO98.00; 3(F60 LBS., UP TO 114.00; CULLS 6000 AND DOWN. SHEEP: UP TO 35.00. COATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, LARGE 40.00-95.00; MEDIUM 20.00-40.00; SMALL 10.00-35.00 ANNUAL SPRING FEEDER CATTLE SALE SAT., MAY 16. | Farmer Boy Ag Systems j I ——■— - - ———- - I Another New Farmers Pride Broiler Facility These units feature. A Division of Feeding Systems S Shenandoah Heating Systems Please Contact Shane Weller For New Poultry Contracts and Existing Building Renovations "f* Hours: Poultry contract provided by Mon.-Fri. 7 to 5:30, t r i Sat. 7:30 to Noon 24 Hour Farmers sendee F armer Boy Ag Systems p r j de 410 East Lincoln Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067 I Fredericksburg, PA 5/16/98 717-866-7565 • 1-800-845-3374 HOGS 355.000 357.000 335.000 1.068.000 1,072,000 5.000 5.000 17.000 17.000 130.000 131.000 380.000 388.000 16,000 390,000 960,000 North Jersey Livestock Hackettitown, NJ Report Supplied bj Auction Tueedaj, May 12, 1998 CALVES .16-1.52V4 . COWS -27V4 -.43V4. EASY COWS .05-33'/.. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. ,36-.97. HEIFERS .40-.77. BULLS .29 .66. STEERS .40*/. -.76. HOGS .34-.4a ROASTING PIGS 1200-40.00 EA. SHEEP .10-.55. LAMBS EACH 5.00-80.00. LAMBS PER LB. .35-123. GOATS EACH 3200-147.50. KIDS EACH 5.00-78.00. HIDES EACH 6.00-18.00. TOTAL 905. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredcrtckibuif, PA M»y 12 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS: CHOICE 1275-1345 LBS. 64.50-66.00; SELECT 60.00-63.25; STANDARD 54.00-57.00. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 54.50-56.00; SELECT 53.00-53.50; STANDARD 48.5 a HEIFERS: CHOICE 1160-1490 LBS. 60.75; SELECT 58.00-61.25; STAN DARD 47.00-53.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 39.75-4X25, ONE AT 46.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 35.50-38.50; CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 33.00-35X5; SHELLS 25.00-32.00. BULLS: YG«I 945-2240 LBS. 50.00-53.25; YG«2 1335-1360 LBS. 47.00-48.50. CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD 80-100 LBS. 48.00-60.00; UTILITY 60-75 LBS. 15.00-30.00 FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-115 LBS. 104.00-130.00, #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-115 LBS. 60.00-100.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-115 LBS. 125.00-isaoo, #2 HOLS TEIN HEIFERS 85-115lBS. 50.00-97.50. SHEEP 14.000 14.000 15.000 40.000 40.000 42.000 HOGS: US«I-3 236 LBS. 39.00; US#l-3 295 LBS. 37.75. SOWS: US«I-3 455-685 LBS. TO 27.25 AND 360-375 LBS. 26.00-27.50. BOARS: 435-700 LBS. 16.50-17.00, 215-310 LBS. 23.00-25.00. New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, May 11, 1998 Report Supplied By Auction 281 HEAD. MARKET STEADY. WORK HORSES 885.00-1200.00. DRIVING 485.00-975.00. RIDING 460.00-900.00. BETTER RIDING HORSES 975.00-1850.00. REGISTERED RIDING 775.00-1510.00. KILLERS, 1 AT 975.00, HEAVY WEIGHTS 610.00-700.00; LIGHT WEIGHTS 435.00-560.0 a PONIES 160.00-400.00. LARGE PONIES 460.00-500.00. COLTS 165.00-425.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sale* Stable* Wadnaaday, May 13, 199 S Report mpplicd by auction 97 DAIRY COWS. 189 HEIFERS. 10 BULLS. MARKET STEADY. LOCAL 535.00-1100.00. VOCAL SPRINGERS 560.00-1025.00. FRESH HEIFERS 810.00-1175.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 875.00- BETTER 1225.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 1035.00-1129.00. SMALL 475.00-535.0 a SHORTBRBD soaoo-iooo.oa OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 635.00-710.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS In Lebanon, PA r mvfnU/nUon »ys/ems«J w A Division of Ventilation FRESH COWS FRESH COWS HEIFERS □VAL WATERING SYSTEMS SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 290.00-600.00. BULLS 460.00-575.00, PUREBREDS 510.00-800.00. Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Wayneaburg, Pa, Thurfc, May 14, 1998 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: SU COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL 36.00-41 JO; CUTTER* BONING UTILITY 31.00-37.00; CAN NER A LOW CUTTER 30.00-34.00; SHELLS 30.00 A DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000# 43.00-53.50; YIELD GRADE 2 1000*-1400# 38.00-70.00. FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500# 50.00-95.00; 250-280# 66.00-95.00, M 600-900 LBS. 54.00-91.00. HEIFERS M l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-84.00; L-l 400-650# 38.00-78.00. BULLS M&DI 300-620# 42.00-90.00. CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 68.00-90.00; CHOICE 38.00-77.00; GOOD 35.0048.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90120# FEW 35.0069.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80100# FEW 20.0040.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD. 20.00110.00. HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2 210-255# 34.50-40.00; #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 40-75 LBS. 90.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 80.00- SHEEP 20.0040.00; FAT SHEEP 40.00 & DOWN. GOATS: LARGE 50.00-125.0