Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Impection July 22, 199 S CATTLE CALVES 121,000 6,000 120.000 5,000 131.000 6,000 366.000 16,000 364.000 16,000 387.000 19.000 WEDNESDAY 7/22/98 (EST) WEEK AGO (ESI) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (ESI) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (EST) WEEKLY LIVESTOCK SUMMARY JULY 17, 1998 13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS CATTLE 4478 Compared with 4675 hc.iij last week and 5051 head a year ago Compared with last Friday's sum mary slaughter steers weak to I 50 lower si heifers steady to 1 00 lower, si cows steady to 150 lower, most decline on Breaking Utility and Commercial, bulls I 00 to 2 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice & Prime 2-4 61 50-64 50. few to 65 25, Choiee 1-3 58 00-63 00, Select and Low Choice 2-3 55 00-61 75, Select 1-3 st 00 58 75, few Standard 1-2 45 00- 54 00 FDLSTEINS High Choice and Pnme 2- 1 54 00-57 75, Choice 2-3 52 00- 55 50, Select 1-2 48 00-52 50, few Standard 1-2 38 75-46 00 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 57 50-62.50, Se lect 1-3 52 00-59 00, Standard 1-2 44 00-53 00 COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-4 34 00-43 50 mostly 37 50-42 50, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 32 00-40 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 27 50-36 00 Shells down to 20 00 BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-2400 lbs 44 50 55 00, few to 58 50, Yield Grade 2 900-2000 lbs 39 00-46 75 I t.EDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium and Large 1 300-700 lbs 58 GO -75 00 HEIFERS few Medium and Large I 700 600 lbs 55 00-70 00, few Me dium 2 325-750 lbs 40 00-54 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1 275-700 lbs 60 00-77 00 CALVES 3209 Compared with 3393 head last week and 3285 head a year ago VEALERS mostly steady few Good and Choice 140-350 lbs 70 00-90 00, Standard and Low Good 70-115 lbs 24 00 4100. Utility 60-100 lbs 12 00- 30 00 1 \RM CALVES Holstein bull calves ver> uneven, mostly steady to strong, Holstein heifer calves steady to 15 00 higher No I HolstenC bulls 90-125 lbs 60 00-120 00, No 2 85-125 lbs 3s 00 75 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 85- 125 lbs 11000-185 00, No 2 75-120 lbs 50 00-110 00, few to 35 00 Beef tvpe bulls and heifers 75-125 lbs 50 00-100 00 HOGS 2217 Compared with 2213 head last week and 2493 head a year ago Superfuel for Super Cows Barrows and gilts 200 to 400 lower, sows 1.00 to 200 lower .BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-265 lbs 34 00-38 00. few to 41 00, US 1-3 210- 280 lbs 33 00-36 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 22 00-27 00, few to 30 00. 500-700 lbs 25 00-28 50 BOARS 14.00-16 00 FEEDER PIGS 520 Compared with 382 head last week and 227 head a year ago Feeder pigs ..US 1-3 35-50 lbs 20 00- 36.00, 50-70 lbs 28.00-49.00 per head SHEEP 2552 Compared with 1430 head last week and 2158 head a year ago Slaughter lambs unevenly steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40-70 lbs 7100-14000 mostly 85.00-120 00, 60-110 lbs 80 00- 100 00, few to 76 00, Good and Choice 50-80 lbs 59 00-80 00, few to 100 00, 70-100 lbs 60.00-90 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-42 00 TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 1889 Compared 987 last week and 1509 head a year ago Feeder pigs 500 to 10 00 lower, instances 15 00 lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs 30 pO - 40-50 lbs 30 00-66 00. 50-60 lbs 50 00-65 00, few to 34 00. 60-70 lbs 45 00-63 00. 70-80 lbs .45 00- 58 00 —per hundredweight EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK SALES, INC EIGHTY-FOUR, PA JULY 20, 1998 CATTLE 230. [PDA] SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 2-3 1260 lbs 60.00 HOLSTEINS couple Standard 1-2 33 00-4100 HEIFERS few Choice 1175-1340 lbs 60 00-62 75, few Select I -3 49 00-52 00, Standard 1-2 42 50-47 00, few to 36 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 36 00-40 75. Yield Grade 4 & 5 2 00-36 25, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 31 00-36 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 24 00-31 50 Shells down to 22 50 BULLS. Yield Grade 1 975-1180 lbs 45 50-51 25, Yield Grade 2 1085-2475 lbs 39 00-44 50. one 37 00 FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS few Medium and Large I 385-600 lbs 59.00-62 50, few Medium and Large 2 445-880 lbs 43 50-56 50, HEIFERS; few Medium and Large 1 445-850 lbs 51 50-59.00, few Medium and 2 300-610 lbs 41.00-52.00, BULLS. Medium and W-L Research’s high quality (HQ) alfalfa varieties deliver high forage yield, superior feed value and outstanding persistence. Top-rated in university trials, WL325 HQ is the leader in quality and milk production potential. WL324 is very winterhardy and is the high yield champion. Contact your local distributor: Ag-Chem, Inc. at (800) 441-0093 or Agchem Service at (315) 986-2226 SHEEP 13.000 12.000 13.000 33.000 33.000 38.000 HOGS 365.000 364.000 331.000 1.051.000 1.068.000 955,000 Large 1 300-670 lbs 55 00-67 00, Me dium and Large 2 300-915 lbs 45 00- 53 00, few to 38 00. CALVES 214 (All calves sold per cwt] VEALERS few Choice 130-260 lbs 62 00-67 50. Good 160-230 lbs 40 00- 58 00, Standard and Good 90-100 lbs 20 00-30 00, 65-85 lbs 20 00-40 00, Utility 50-85 lbs 10 00-21 00 FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90- 125 lbs 65 00-85 00 mostly 67 50- 75 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 40 00-67 50, No 1 Holstein heifers 95-120 lbs 100 00-150 00, No 2 70-105 lbs 40 00-85 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 70-125 lbs 47 00-92 50, 185-275 lbs 61 GO -67 00, few to 7 5 00 HOGS 57 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 215-265 lbs 36 50-39 00, US 2-3 300-395 lbs 27 50-35 00, US-1-3 105-170 lbs 36 00-50 00 SOWS US 1-3 325-640 lbs 22 GO -28 50 BOARS couple 155-640 lbs 16 00- 20 00 FEEDER PIGS 19 US 1-3 25-35 lbs 10 00-17 00, 40-50 lbs 21.00-30.00, 80-85 lbs 44 00-50 00 per head SHEEP 194 SLAUGHTER LAMBS four High Choice and Prime 109 lbs 85 50, Choice 35-50 lbs 82 00-95 00, 55- 75 lbs 74 00-92 00, 80-100 lbs 75 00- 84 00, Good and Choice 50-90 lbs 52 50-73 00 FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 25 45 lbs 45 00-71 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 29 00-39 00 GOATS 17 Medium Billies 43 00- 50 00, Medium Nannies 44 00-50 00, Large Kids 29 00-38 00. Small 14 00-20 00 - per head MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION MIDDLEBURG, PA JULY 21, 1998 CATTLE 365 [PDA) Compared with last week's sale si steers steady to 50 higher, si cows uneven, 2 00 lower to I 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1445 lbs 62 50-64 75, one 65 50, Choice 2-3 1095-1450 lbs 58 00-6175, Select 1-3 55 00- 59 25, Standard 1-2 43 75 55 00 HOLSTEINS STEERS Choice 2-3 1425- 1590 lbs 53 00-55 00, Select 1-2 47 50-53 50. Standard 1-2 40 DO -46 50 HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1450 lbs 61 75-64 25, Choice 2- 4 1030-1480 lbs 57 50-61 00, Select 1-3 55 00-59 00, Standard 1-2 41 00- 53 25 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-3 37 50-40 25, Cutter and Boning Unity 1-3 35 25-38 75, low dressing down to 34 00, Canner and Low CU tier 1-2 30 75-36 00 Shells down to 25 00 BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1065 & 1435 lbs 46 00 & 47 50, Yield Grade 2 High Quality Alfalfa 1035-2350 lbs 41 75-45 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large I 520-880 lbs 52 00-56 50. one lot 68 00, Medium and Large 2 300- 380 lbs 55 00-58 00, 450-750 lbs 44 00-50 50, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 450-560 lbs 55 00-6100, 630-740 lbs 5150- 57 00, Medium and Large 2 270-520 lbs 50 00-54 00, few 800-870 lbs 35 00-4100; BULLS. Medium and Large I 525-885 lbs 45 00-53 00, few Medium and Large 2 465-510 lbs 38 00-42 00 CALVES 272 VEALERS Standard and Good 80-125 lbs 26 00-33 00. Utility 65-85 lbs 14 00-24 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 20 00 to 25 00 lower No I Holstein bulls 85- 125 lbs 50 00-77 50, No 2 80-120 lbs 30 00-55 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 85-120 lbs 100 00-142 00, No 2 75 105 lbs 47 00-95 00 SHEEP 25 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few Choice 50-55 lbs 103 00-105 00, 60- 70 lbs 83 00-99 00. 75-105 lbs c . , , ... . . f „ int 81 00-87 00 bew beet type bulls and heifers 85-105 AiK-imm nmn. nn ~ icnn SLAUGHTER SHEEP one 38 00 lbs 75 00-112 50 HOGS 236 (7/20 & 21/98) Bulk of supply sold on Monday and supplied by the auction BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 230- 265 lbs 33 00-34 85, US 1-3 225-270 lbs 35 00-36 00, lightweights US 1- 3 190-205 lbs 30 00-33 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-495 lbs 21 00 24 50, 500-550 lbs 25 00-27 50 BOARS few 270-300 lbs 18 50-26 50 FEEDER PIGS 202 US 1-3 25-35 lbs 10 00-16 00. 40-55 lbs 14 00-27 00 - per head SHEEP 15 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 80-90 lbs 83 00-93 00, few 90- 120 lbs 77 00-86 00. few Good and Choice 75-150 lbs 62 00-72 00 GOATS 30 one Large Billy 85 00, few Medium 38 00-54 00. few Large Nin nies 48 00-61 00, few Medium 39 00-54 00, Large Kids 25 00-44 00 per head BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION BELLEVILLE, PA JULY 22, 1998 CATTLE 291 [PDA] si cows uneven, mostly 100 lower (Supply included 161 cows and heifers in the dairy sale] HOLSTEINS one Choice 2-3 1165 lbs 53 00. few Select 1-2 46 00-48 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 36 75-39 25. one 40 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34 00-38 75, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 28 50-35 75 Shells down to 25 00 BULLS Yield Grade 2 1010-1560 lbs 38 75-42 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Large 2 330 lbs 51 00-52 00, 670-890 tbs 36 50-49 50, HEIFERS few Medium 1 and 2 705-770 lbs 43 50-46 50, Mahoning Outdoor Tiiriiaces Cut Your Heating Costs With Our Outdoor Furnace • Standard Model Bums Wood, Coal or Wood by-products • Multi-Fuel Model Burns Wood, Coal, Oil or Gas Adapts to any existing heat system Installation & Acccssones Available KENNETH V. STAUFFER R.R. #1 Box 307, ML Pleasant Mills, PA 17853 PHONE (717) 839-4606 FAX (717) 530-4703 1-888-839-4606 Please Call For Free Information! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1996-Al7 BULLS few Large 2 290-385 lbs 44 00-49 00. few breed cows MOO -1245 lbs 43 00-43 25 CALVES 94 VEALERS Standard and Good 80-105 lbs 23 00-35 00. Utility 60-85 lbs 10 00-2100 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 10 00- 25 00 lower No I Holstein bulls 90- 120 lbs 50 00-62 50, No 2 85-125 lbs 39 00-55 00. one No 1 Holstein heifers 95 lbs 140 00, No 2 75-95 lbs 40 00-85 00 HOGS 9 BARROWS AND GILTS few US 1-3 215-220 lbs 31 00-31 50 BOARS one 14 75 FEEDER PIGS 343 US 1-3 30-40 lbs 10 00-20 00, 45-60 lbs 2100-36 00, few Utility 35-45 lbs 7 00-90 00 - per head GOATS 38 Couple Large Billies 85 00 & 90 00. Large Nannies 37 00-67 50, one 73 00, Medium 35 00-5100 Large Kids 20 00-3100, Small 8 00- 25 00 per head Lebanon Valley Livestock Frcderickdturi, PA Julj 21 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS: CHOICE 1255-1265 LBS. 61.25-63.50; SELECT 1155 LBS. 59.75- HOLSTEINS: SELECT 48.00-52.00; STANDARD 45.00-47.25. HEIFERS: CHOICE 1160-1275 LBS. 63.75- SELECT 55.00-56.25. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 35.25-35.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 33.50-35.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 32.00- SHELLS 23.00-31.0(1 BULLS: YG#l 1610 LBS. 48.25; YC»2 985-1545 LBS. 39.25-42.25. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS. 70.00-76.00, «2 95-115 LBS. 56.00-68.00; «2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERSS 85-120 LBS. 110.00-118.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-80 LBS. 64.00-88.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-90 LBS. 52.0M2.00. HOGS: US«I-3 237-253 LBS. 33.00- SOWS: US«I-3 500-600 LBS. 24.00- US«2-3 450-600 LBS. 22J0-23.C0. BOARS: 600-840 LBS. 13.50-14.00.
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