WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JUNE 18, 1999
12 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4634. .Compared with 4461
head last week and 5524 head a year ago
Slaughter steers mostly steady to 1 00
higher, heifers mostly steady, si cows
uneven, mostly steady, bulls un
even...SLAUGHTER STEERS. High
Choice and Prime 2-4 66 00-70 00,
Choice 1-3 61 00-67.50, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 59.00-64.25, Select 1-3
56.75-62 00, Standard 1-2 50.00-
56 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 57 75-60 75, Choice 2-3 54.75-
58 00, Select 1-2 48 75-54.25, Standard
1-2 45 00-48.50. HEIFERS: Choice few
Prime 2-4 60.00-65.50, Select 1-3
54.00-60.00, Standard 1-2 49.00-
53 50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00-
45.25, Boners 80-85% lean 36.00-
43.00, Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-37.50.
Shells down to 25.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 52.50-
59.00, Select 1-3 48.50-56.00. BULLS:
Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 49.75-
55 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.75-47.50 FEEDER CATTLE;
STEERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500
lbs 72.00-80.00, 550-750 lbs 60.00-
72.00, Medium and Large 2 400-600 lbs
61.00-69 00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-700 lbs 65.00-76.00, Me
dium and Large 2 350-750 lbs 52.00-
62.00, BULLS: Medium and Large 1
400-700 lbs 66.00-82.00, Medium and
Large 2 400-600 lbs 58.00-65 00.
DFA Spurs Industry Support of Dairy
Relief Inc., Global Hunger Relief
Today’s preoccupation
with producing more
milk, developing new
dairy products and mak
ing the bottom line
work, sometimes causes
us to lose sight of real
needs. In February,
Dairy Relief Inc. (DRI), a
nonprofit organization,
was formed to help alle
viate world hunger by
CALVES 2833 .Compared-with ' n,245 Compared with 996 head last
head last week and 3397 head a year ago week and 1963 head a year ago Feeder
Vealers steady to 5.00 p,g S mo stly steady .US 1-2 25-40 lbs
lower. .VEALERS: Choice 150-350 lbs 70 00-90.00, 40-50 lbs 70 00-82 00,
70 00-90.00, Good 150-275 lbs 55.00- 50 . 60 )bs 65 00-70 00, 60-80 lbs
60.00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs 6I 00-67.00, SLAUGHTER; 20-35 lbs
20.00-30.00, Utility 50-100 lbs 11 00- 90.00-150.00, 40-50 lbs 70 CO
-24 00. FARM CALVES' Holstein bulls 120.00. percwt
mostly 10.00 lower, heifers less active
15.00 to 60.00 lower...No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 95.00-139.00. No 2
80-120 lbs 60.00-123.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 80-120 lbs 160.00-
241.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 100 00-
205 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130
lbs 62.50-132.50.
HOGS 2122... Compared with 1948
head last week and 2938 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts mostly steady, sows
steady to 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; 49-54% lean
220-265 lbs 35.00-36.50, 45-50% lean
225-270 lbs 33.50-35.00, 40-45% lean
240-300 lbs 31.00-34.00 SOWS: US 1-
3 300-500 lbs 23.50-30 00, 500-700
lbs 30.00-33.00.
BOARS: 11.00-12 50.
FEEDER PIGS 201... Compared with
239 head last week and 459 head a year
ago. US 1-3 30-60 lbs 25.00-41.00.
per head
SHEEP 1622... Compared with 1974
head last week and 2057 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs steady to
weak...SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
40-80 lbs 80.00-100.00, 80-110 lbs
75.00-85.00, Good and Choice 60-100
lbs 70.00-90.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00-35.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
providing dairy products
for humanitarian aid.
With its first major
grant of $50,000 from
Dairy Farmers of America
(DFA) and additional
support from other dairy
and agricultural organiza
tions, DRI immediately
began fulfilling its mission
of relief here and abroad.
Its efforts included:
EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
SALES, INC.
EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
JUNE 21, 1999
CATTLE 226...(PDA]..Compared with
last week's sale...slaughter cows and
bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Choice 2-
3 1095-1260 lbs 61.00-63 25, couple
Select 1-3 55.00 & 56 75.
HEIFERS: Standard 1-2 45 00-53.50.
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 38 00-
43.50, Boners 80-85% lean 33.00-
37.75, Lean 85-90% lean 26 00-33 50.
Shells 20.00-27.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 950-1520 lbs
47.00-56.00, Yield Grade 2 1075-2305
lbs 37.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, few Me
dium and Large 1 635-825 lbs 66.00-
72.50, few Medium and Large 2 355-775
lbs 56.00-65.50; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 340-675 lbs 65.00-75 50, Me
dium and Large 2 350-500 lbs 55.00-
65.00, 525-880 lbs 50.00-61 00, few to
45.00; BULLS. Medium and Large 1
335-500 lbs 62.50-78.00, 515-665 lbs
60.00-68.50,. Medium and Large 2 300-
500 lbs 52.50-56 00, 510-855 lbs
52 00-62.00.
CALVES 241. .[All calves sold per
cwt).
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
• Establishing a grant to
the Mennonite Central
Committee of Akron, Pa.,
for delivery of nearly
7,500 pounds of nonfat
milk powder to schools
on the strife-tom West
Bank of Palestine;
• Delivering approxi
mately 20,000 pounds of
buttermilk powder to
VEALERS Standard and Good 90-120
lbs 30 00-45.00, 70-85 lbs 23.00-
35 00, Utility 50-85 lbs 13 00-25 00
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady to 25 00 lower No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 90.00-125 00, No 2
80-120 lbs 45.00-87 50, No 1 Holstein
heifers 95-130 lbs 180 00-250 00, No 2
70-85 lbs 127 50-142.50, one 155 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-130
lbs 55 00-120 00, 195-285 lbs 55 00-
87 50
HOGS 56 Barrows and gilts steady
to 1 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lear
210-260 lbs 35.00-36 00, 45-50% lean
265-348 lbs 30 00-35.00, few to 27 50,
lightweights 95-160 lbs 39.00-48 00
SOWS couple US 1-3 330 & 345 lbs
24 00 & 25 00
BOARS two 575 & 595 lbs 12 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 .NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 157 . Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS, one High
Choice and Prime 120 lbs 83 00, Choice
40-50 lbs 72 00-86 00, 55-75 lbs
74 00-82 00, 80-100 lbs 77 00-82 00,
Good and Choice 50-70 lbs 52 00-
70 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
30-45 lbs 50 00-69 00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 14 00-35.00
GOATS 33 Medium Billies 42 GO
-69 00, Large Nannies 49.00-64.00, Me
dium 30 00-46 00, Large Kids 27 00-
44.00, Wethers 53 00-78 00 per
head.
Global Bridges, a Texas
based charity, for ship
ment to needy North
Koreans for bread roll
production;
• Shipping more than
39,900 pounds of nonfat
dry milk to Honduran
hurricane victims.
(This DRI donation was
made possible with the
assistance of the David
Livingstone/K.U.R.E.
Foundation.)
“We’ve received contri
butions from many
sources,” says Tom
Townsend, a retired dairy
industry executive who
serves as DRI vice presi
dent and chief executive
officer. “Those contribu
tions, along with matching
funds from Dairy Farmers
of America, have made it
possible for DRI to make
product purchases and
work with other humani
tarian organizations to
put dairy products where
they are needed most.”
To date, DFA has
matched more than
$lOO,OOO in contributions
and DRI has generated
more than $260,000 for
humanitarian relief.
In coming months,
DRI will focus on two
fronts. “We’ll be assem
bling additional shipments
of dairy products and, at
the same time, we will be
actively seeking new
donations,” Townsend
says. “We plan to reach
and exceed our initial
fund-raising goals in
order to purchase and
ship dairy products to
hungry and undernour
ished people around the
world. We hope this is
only the beginning.”
For more information
about DRI or to make a
tax-deductible contribu
tion, contact Dairy Relief
Inc., P.O. Box 1837,
Springfield, MO 65801-
1837, or talk to your local
DFA representative.
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Carlisle
livestock
Car Mile, Pa.
June 22, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 57.75-63.00.
HEIFERS: HOLSTEINS 49.75-55.25.
COWS: BREAKERS 40.00-43.25.
BONERS 35.00-41.00, LEAN
34.00- LOW DRESSING DOWN
TO 25.75, SHELLY 21.00 AND DOWN.
BULLS: 1050-1600 LBS. 44.00-53.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER HEIF
ERS, HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES
600-ISO LBS. 46.00-50.00; FEEDER
BULLS 050-950 LBS. 55.00-5f.50;
HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES
41.00-
CALVES: CALVES RETURNING TO
THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS »1
95-130 LBS. 105.00-120.00, #2 95-130
LBS. 90.00-10250; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
*1 05-125 LBS. 170.00-215.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 100.00.
SWINE: HOOTS US#l-3 220-270 LBS.
35.00- MOSTLY 35.00-36.75;
US*l-3 200-300 LBS. 30.00-35.75;
US#2-4 220-275 LBS. 34.00-34.75.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 55.00-100.00;
FANCY KIDS 55,00-75.00; FLESHY
KIDS 40.00-5250; SMALL/THIN KIDS
12.00-
LAMBS: GOOD 60-100 LBS.
73.00-tS.OO.
SHEEP; ALL WEIGHTS TO 45.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 3 P.M. FOR
RABBITS. POULTRY AND EGOS.
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES.
SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALES
TUBS.. lULY 6 AND 20.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALES
TUBS., JULY 20.
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ORDER RECEIVED. EARLYBIRD
PENS CLOSE TUESDAY 2:00 PM.
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& GRAIN
SALE
Every Thursday
at 12 NOON
Vintage Sales
Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30,10 miles east
of Lancaster
in Paradise, PA)
For info.
(717) 442-4181 bus.
(610) 458-8518 home
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