Westminster Livestock Auction Hagentown, Md. June 30, 199 S Report wpplied bj auction 73 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILI TY 37.00-41.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 42.50; CANNERS 33.00-38.50; SHELLY 33.00 DOWN. BULLS: 6 HEAD. NO YG#l OFFERED; YG#2 1100-1600 LBS. 45.00- FED STEERS: FEW OFFERED. HIGH CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 61.75-63-50; SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 56.00^0.00. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE 1000-1200 LBS. 59.00-60.00; SELECT 56.00- VEAL CALVES: 175 HEAD. GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 200 LBS. 60.00-66.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 33.00-40.00, 65-85 LBS. 26.00-37.00; WEAK/ROUGH 25.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 75.00-90.00, 85-95 LBS. 40.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 130.00-155.00; «2 75.00- BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 50.00-75.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 35 HEAD. US#l-2 230-260 LBS. TO 39.50; #l&3 TO 38.00, 265-280 LBS. 34.00-37.00,290-310 LBS. TO 30.00. SOWS: 10 HEAD. 500-700 LBS. 25.00- 240-300 LBS. THIN 21.00- BOARS: 5 HEAD TO 15.50; FEW YOUNG 230-325 LBS. 19.00-22.00. STOCK CATTLE: 92 HEAD. STEERS 200-400 LBS. NONE; 400-600 LBS. 69.00- 14 HOLSTEINS 500-650 LBS. 57.00-58.00 HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 58.00-61.00; 500700 LBS. 58.00-67.0 a BULLS: 200-400 LBS. 66.00-75.00, 400600 LBS. 61.0065.00, 800-900 LBS. 54.0059.00, 1016 LBS. 1 OFFERED AT 51.50. LAMBS; 60 HEAD. 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MARYLAND S/S Farm & Home Bedford Farm Bureau Sykesville, MD 410/795-1234 NEW JERSEY Woodstown Ice & Coal Woodstown, NJ 609/769-0069 WEST VIRGINIA Cedar Ridge Fencing Co. Weston, WV 304-873-1228 Stalnaker’s Farm Weston, WV 304-269-5042 LBS. 75.00100.00 YEARLINGS 100 LBS. TO 41.00. SHEEP: 25 HEAD 20.00-30.00; HEAVYWEIGHTS 14.00-25.00. GOATS: 38 HEAD. LARGE 57.00-80.00; MEDIUM 30.00-60.00; SMALL 10.00-30.00. PIGS AND SHOATS; 75 HEAD. BY THE HEAD, 15-25 LBS. 10.00-19.0 a 25-40 LBS. 19.00-27.0 a BY THE LB. BULK SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER, 85-120 LBS. 38.00-50.00; 125-175 LBS. 36.0(M1.0a 180210 LBS. 32.0036.00. STOCK BOARS: IBS-2SS LBS. 21.0023.00. NEXT TUBS., JULY 7 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE AT 7:15 P.M. New Holland Sales Stables Monday, June 29, 1998 Cahrea Sheep Goala Today UK Week CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.'S AUCTION, VEALERS SOLD 1.005.00 HIGHER, WHILE SLAUGHTER CALVES TRADED MOSTLY 10.00 LOWER IN A LIGHT TEST. HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FEED SOLD STEADY TO 10.00 LOWER AND HEIF ERS WERE NOT WELL TESTED. VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE 70110 LBS. 29.0041.00. FEW STAN DARD AND LOW GOOD 6085 LBS.- 15.0025.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES; FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 300500L85. 60.0075.00. UTILITY AND LOW GOOD 300500 LBS. 50.00-65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 60.00-85.00. PLAIN ER CALVES 80-120 LBS. 40.00-60.00. FEW HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-115 LBS. 110.00-130.00. SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.'S Best of all, Pro-Lix works with all types of pasture grass or forage, as a free-choice supplement, a top-dressing, or a ration mix PENNSYLVANIA Bedford, PA 814/623-6194 Brookland Mills McVeytown, PA 717/899-6772 Dayton Feed Mill Dayton, PA 814-257-8812 Heisey Farm Service Mt. Joy, PA 717-653-1568 Johnson Liquid Feed Tunkhannock, PA 717/836-1226 ‘ 717/836-4500 1-800-475-4492 AUCTION SLAUGHTER LAMBS UNDER 75 LBS. SOLD 10.00-15.00 LOWER, HEAVIER LAMBS WERE MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER EWES TRADED MOSTLY STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 30-75 LBS. 85.00110.00; 75-100 LBS. 85.00-90.00; 100-120 LBS. 83.00- GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 30-75 LBS. 60.00-80.00 SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND CHOICE 1-3 YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR-OLDS 45.00-55.00. UTILITY AND GOOD 1-2 25.00-45.00, FEW FLESHY 2-3 DOWN TO 15.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE BILLIES 100.00-130.00, FEW TO 160.00, MEDIUM 75.00-100.00; CHOICE AND PRIME MUTTON 75.00-100.00; LARGE NANNIES 55.00-75.00, MEDIUM 40.00- CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS 50.00-70.00; CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS 35.00-60.00, GOOD 20.00- 200 1004 928 218 1025 982 SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 850-1650 LBS. 59.00-62.25; HOLSTEINS SELECT 50.50- COWS, STRONG DEMAND! BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 38.50-40.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 33.00-41.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 33.50- BID MIDDLE 37.00-37.75; SHELLY 31.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: 1120 LBS. 45.50. FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS 400-850 LBS. 54.00-61.50. BULLS: 450-700 LBS. 65.00-68.00. CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD 40.00-70.00; RETURNING TO FARM, STRONG DEMAND! HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-150 LBS. 70.00-100.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 80-135 LBS. Martin’s Ag Service New Holland, PA 717/354-4996 Reinford Liquid Feed Newville, PA 717/776-6869 Ross’s Feed & Grain Quarryville, PA 717/786-7361 Susquehanna Seed and Feed Mifflinburg, PA 717/966-2580 H.R. Wentzel Bridgeport, PA 717/789-3306 Carlisle Livestock Carllrfe, Pa. June 30, 1998 Seiple & Son Easton, PA 610/258-7146 Tyrone Milling Tyrone, PA 814/684-3400 Watson’s Feed Service Mercer, PA 412/662-5219 Whitmoyer Liquid Feed Myerstown, PA 717/933-5011 Farmers Union Co-Op Greencastle, PA 717/597-3191 97.50-160.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 100.00; BEEF X HEIFERS TO 72.50. SWINE; HOGS US#l-3 220-280 LBS. 39.00-40.00; US#2-4 37.00-38.75; BOARS 16.00-18.00; SOWS US«I-3 300-600 LBS. 25.50-32.00; THIN/WEAK/ ROUGH TO 25.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD. 15-25 LBS. 12.00-25.00. 30-60 LBS. 22.00-30.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MED. TO LRGE. NANNIES AND BILLIES 475075.00; FANCY KIDS 62.00-69.00; FLESHY KIDS 43.0051.00; SMALL/ THIN KIDS 20.0040.00 LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 6080 LBS. 85.00-100.00; 80-105 LBS. 83.0085.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 22.0031.00. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS. 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING WITH CALVES. NEXT FED CATTLE TOES.. JULY 7 AND 21. SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TOES., JULY 21. STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES FRIDAY. JULY 10 AND 24. RECEIVING FROM 650 A M. TO 10:30 A.M SALE STARTS AT 1 P.M. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE TOES. 2 P.M. USDA National Carlot Beef Report Tue Jun 30, 1998 USDA Market Ncwa (Includes major production areas in the Midwest and TX) as of 3.00 PM COW A BULL CARCASS FOB OMAHA Loads Reported. Compared to Monday’s 3:00 P.M. report; Cow and bull carcasses not established. UTM 2-4 4SO#/up 60.00 D UTjmg 1-3 4004 Aip 64.00 D Outer l-2350#/up63.00- 64.00 B Bulls YG 1 500#/up unq COW A BULL CARCASS CAP WEST COAST Loads Repotted. Compared to last week; Lds Price Range UT.bik 2-4 4504/iip UT,bng 1-3 400#/up 64.00 Cutter 1-2 3504/iip 64.00 Bull. YG 1 500#/up BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS 31.0 Loads Reported. Lean boneless processing beef not estab lished; 75% film; 65% steady to mostly weak. Demand and offerings light to moderate. Beef trimming! needy to lower on light to moderate demand and offering!. FOB OMAHA BASIS: dim Ln Lit Price Range Wtavg 90% fr unq 90% fz unq 85% fr unq 85% fz unq 75% fr 6 69.0 69.00 75% fz unq 65% fr 12 46.0 - 49.0 47.33 65% fz tnq 50% fr 13 32.00 - 35.00 33.71 50% fz unq 50% bx unq Bull 92-94 unq FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA: Chm Ln Ldi Price Range Wtavg 90% fr unq 90% fz unq 85% fr unq 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Chm Ln Ldi Price Range Wtavg 90% fr unq 90% fz unq 85% fr unq 85% fz 75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market for Week Ended: 6/26/98 Chm Ln Ldi Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 92.50 - 95.50 94.32 Pennsylvania Agricultural Commodities Marketing Association, Inc. FORWARD FEED INGREDIENTS Corn Soybean Meal Soybeans Distillers Grains Wheat Hominy Soybean Meal ]/ V Cottonseed Cottonseed /*-■■.- ~■ ]| 'Hogs /, AVI Cattle /i V ' RISK MANAGEMENT CASH GRAIN MARSSF/ J I Hedging Services Feed Grains '.’j Market Consultation Wheat '”>■ y Xvj// Min./Max. 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YG#l 12002200 LBS. 46.7547.75; YG#2 TO 45.75. VEAL CALVES: 265 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 160 LBS. AT 68.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 35.0045.00, 6085 LBS. 27.00-35.00; WEAK/ROUGH 26.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 94-120 LBS. 75.00-92.00, 85-95 LBS. 45.00-80.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 130.00-172.00. #2 75-100 LBS. 45.00-100.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 50.00-95.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 60 HEAD. US#l-2 230-260 LBS. 41.50-42.00; #l*3 40.50-41.25; #2*3 275-300 LBS. 26.00-28.00. SOWS: FEW 500-600 LBS. TO 26.50; 300-500 LBS. 17.00-20.00. STOCK CATTLE: FEW OFFERED. GOATS: NANNY MED. TO LRGE. TO 60.00; BILLIES MED. 40.00-49.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 26 HEAD. BY THE LB. 20-30 LBS. 16.00-18.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Report Supplied by Audio* Tuesday, June 30, 1998 CALVES .02-1.40. COWS .12-.42. EASY COWS .25% -34% . FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .15-.76. HEIFERS .3S-.66. BULLS .30-.54. STEERS .25% -.60%. HOGS .26-.36. ROASTING PIGS EACH 5.00-28.00. BOARS .18. SOWS .27-.25. SHEEP .02-.53. LAMBS EACH 27.00-37.00. LAMBS PER LB. .21-1.09. GOATS EACH 12.00-120.00. KIDS EACH 10.00-71.00 HIDES 18.00. TOTAL 805.