Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
December 16, 1998
CATTLE CALVES
131.000 6,000
131.000 6,000
123.000 7,000
377.000 17,000
379.000 17,000
372.000 18,000
TUESDAY 12/16/98 (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ESI)
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martlnaburg, Fa.
Dec. 14, 1998
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 138. STEERS CHOICE
60.50-63.50; GOOD 55.00-59.50.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 59.50-63.00;
GOOD 54.00-58.50.
COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL
3150-39.50; CANNER A LOW CUTTER
1650-30.50.
BULLOCKS: GOOD A CHOICE
38.00-
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
58.00- BULLS 44.00-59.00; HEIF-
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HOGS
389.000
388.000
382.000
1.175.000
1.161.000
1,117,000
ERS 41.00-58.00.
CALVES 92. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST;
CHOICE 63.00-78.00; GOOD
56.00- STANDARD IZOO-28.0O;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
45.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 100.00-152.00.
HOGS: 125. US NO. 1-2 15.00-16.00;
US NO. 1-3 12.00-15.00.
SOWS; US NO. 1-3 10.00-15.00.
BOARS; 3.00-10.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 0 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. NO MARKET TEST.
SHEEP: 196 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS,
NO MARKET TEST. GOOD LAMBS
68.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
25.00-
GOATS; 29.00-102.00 EACH.
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Grantsville
Livestock
GranlivlUe, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Sat, December 12, 1998
SHEEP
16,000
15.000
16.000
49.000
47.000
51.000
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 50.00-77.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 35.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 54.50; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-53.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
30.00-45.00; LIGHT 40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO SZSO; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 42.00-51.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 30.00-38.00, LIGHT
32.0042.50.
COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS
32.00-38.50, CANNERS 23.00-32.00,
CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO
75.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 35.00-55.00.
808 CALVES: 25.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM: 90-120 LBS. UP TO 68.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO, NONE
AVAILABLE.
BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO
FARM. UP TO 60.00.
mi
models from 15,000 BTU
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1998-Al5
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 41.00,
HEAVY 23.00-27.00, LIGHT
20.00-26.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD, UP TO 14.00.
SOWS: UP TO 24.00.
MALE HOGS: UP TO 10.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 79.00;
85-125 LBS. UP TO 64.00; 30-60 LBS. UP
TO 87.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN.
SHEEP: UP TO 35.00.
GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, LARGE
40.00-98.00; MEDIUM 20.00-50.00;
SMALL 10.00-35.00.
NO SALE DEC. 26
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
December 14, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 94 HEAD,
STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 33.50-36.50;
HIGH DRESSING 37.00-38.25; CAN
NERS 29.00-33.00; SHELLY 29.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1100-1300
LBS. 41.00-45.00; YG#2 1075 LBS. AT
36.75.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE
1200-1400 LBS. 50.00-55.00.
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33.00- #2 90-120 LBS. 40.00-70.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS.
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73.00- BEEF X BULLS AND
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BUTCHER HOGS; 46 HEAD. VERY
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STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, FEW
OFFERED.
HEIFERS: HOLSTEINS 130-300 LBS.
60.00-80.00.
SHEEP; 16 HEAD 29.00-39.00.
LAMBS; 11 HEAD. GOOD TO
CHOICE 95-110 LBS. 59.00-62.50,45-80
LBS. 79.00-88.00.
GOATS: 3 HEAD. MEDIUM TO
LARGE NANNIES 50.00-72.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 22 HEAD. BY
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