Middleburg Livestock Middleburg, Pa. November 30,1999 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 322 [SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION] Compared with last week's sale si steers and cows 1 00 higher, si heifers I 50 higher, bulls 2 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1450 lbs 71 50-75 25, Choice 1200-1475 lbs 68 00 71 50 Select 1-3 64 00-68 00, Standard 1-2 57 GO -64 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1400 lbs 62 00-65 50, Choice 2- 3 1100-1450 lbs 58 00-62 00, Select I 2 54 00 58 00, Standard 1 -2 48 00-54 00 HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2- 4 1100-1350 lbs 70 00-72 50, Choice 2-4 1100-1200 lbs 67 00-70 00, Select 1-3 63 00-67 00, Standard 1-2 58 00-63 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 00- 45 00, Boners 80-85% lean 35 00 39 00, Lean 85-90% lean 3100-35 00 Shells down to 20 00 BULLS Yield Gradel 1400-1800 lbs 45 00-49 00, Yield Grade 2 1200-1500 lbs 40 00-45 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium I 450-550 lbs 65 00-78 00, HEIFERS Medium I 450-550 lbs 48 00- 60 00 BULLS Medium 1 450 600 lbs 45 00-65 00 Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. November 30, 1999 Report Supplied By Auction SLAUGHTER CATTLE; STEERS, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 62.50-68.00; HEIFERS CHOICE 62.00- COWS, STRONG DEMAND! 2.00- HIGHER. BREAK ERS 39.50-46.50. BONERS 35.00- LEAN 31.00- SHELLY 30.00 AND DOWN. BULLS 1050-1600 LBS. 40.00-53.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED. AND LARGE #1 300-800 LBS. 69.00- HOLSTEINS/ DAIRY TYPES 58.50-61.50; HEIFERS MED. AND LARGE *1 400-850 LBS. 67.00- 850-1050 LBS. 54.50-63.00; BULLS MED. AND LARGE #1 400-500 LBS. 77.00-86.00; CALVES RETURNING THE THE FARM. ACTIVE! HOLS TEIN BULLS #1 95-130 LBS. 100.00-131.00; HOLS TEIN HEIFERS #1 90-125 LBS. 200.00-255.00, 80-85 LBS. 155.00-180.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 90 LBS. 90.00. SWINE: HOGS US# 1-3 220-270 LBS. 34.00-35.00, 280-340 LBS. 28.00-34.00, 200-215 LBS. 32.00-33.50; BOARS OVER 400 LBS. 5.00- SOWS US# 1-3 350-550 LBS. 24.00-27.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD 40-60 LBS. 21.00- GOATS: LARGE NAN NIES AND BILLIES 55.00-106.00; FLESHY KIDS 42.50-60.00; SMALL/ THIN KIDS 9.00-40.00. LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 50-75 LBS. 87.00- 80-140 LBS. 78.00- NOTICE: FARM OWNERS Goodville Mutual Is One of the Top 5 Farm Insurance Companies in Pennsylvania WANT TO KNOW WHY? - Liz Martin Martin Insurance Agency 459 C N. George St. Millersville, PA 17551 (717) 872-7756 Toll Free 1-877-791-5235 www martminsurance com Affordable insurance for farm, home, vehicle, and small business CALVES 275 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs 117 00 135 00 No 2 95-120 lbs 9000 11700, No I Holstein heifers 95-110 lbs 250 00 305 00 No 2 80 100 lbs 150 00 250 00 HOGS [HEADAGE UNAVAILABLE] (11/29&30 /1999) Bulk of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 36 00 38 00 SOWS US 1-3 450-550 lbs 23 00 25 00. 500 600 lbs 27 00 29 00 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST I SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST' Grantsville Livestock Grantavllle, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, November 27, 1999 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 50.00-90.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE. UP TO 65.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-58.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00-49.00, LIGHT 35.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 56.00-60.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-55.50. BULLS: HEAVY 35.00-44.00. LIGHT 35.00-54.00. COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS 32.00-38.50, CANNERS 25.00-33.00, Mora total valuo Lippy Bros. Planting Date: 4/28/99 PRODUCT 33K81 33G26 33K81 DK626BTX 33K81 DKSBS 33K81 DK6B7 33K81 639XYG 33K81 636XY 33K81 634XRR 33K81 8409 33K81 9313 33K81 N76398T 33K81 BRAND Pioneer Pioneer Pioneer DeKalb Pioneer DeKalb Pioneer DeKalb Pioneer Doebler’s Pioneer Doebler’s Pioneer Doebler’s Pioneer Field Ch Pioneer Field Ch Pioneer NK Brand Pioneer SAVE more! Purchase high-yielding Pioneer 0 brand soybeans and increase your Quantity Savings Discount! Westminster, MD Harvest Date: 11/11/99 SPECIALTY YIELD MSI TEST INC BRAND PRODUCT SEGMENT (BU/A) (%) WT /ACRE DeKalb CX47B 55.4 11.9 59 5 $290 84 Pioneer 94801 RR 56 0 11 2 61 5 $293.96 Mid-Atlan MA3901 51 8 11 7 58 5 $27192 Nevin Garvick Planting Date: 6/22/99 Mechanicsburg, PA Harvest Date: 11/1/99 SPECIALTY YIELD MSI TEST INC BRAND PRODUCT SEGMENT (BU/A) (%) WT /ACRE Pioneer 9421 STS 63 0 12 0 58 0 $330 82 Hubner 382 49 0 13 0 57 0 $257 24 Robert Berkheimer Planting Date: 5/20/99 For corn, income per acre is calculated with the price of corn at $2 00 per bushel and drying costs of $ 02 per point of moisture Yield is represented in bushels/acre at 15% moisture For soybeans, income per acre is calculated with the price of beans at $5 25 per bushel www.pioneer.com Pioneer* brand products are provided subject to the terms and conditions of purchase which are part of the labeling and purchase documents Pioneer is a brand name numbers identify varieties and products *SM TM Trademarks and service marks registered or applied for, of Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc of Des Moines lowa, USA C 1999 PHII CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 LBS. UP TO 109.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 155.00. BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM, UP TO 110.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 38.00, HEAVY UP TO 37.00, LIGHT 20.00-32.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD UP TO 25.00. SOWS: 15.00-28.00. MALE HOGS: 5.00-20.00. LAMBS; 70-85 LBS. UP TO 100.00, 85-125 LBS. UPTO 95.00,30-60 LBS. UP TO 115.00, CULLS UP TO 65.00. SHEEP: UP TO 40.00. GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD. LARGE 60.00-135.00; MEDIUM 40.00-75.00; SMALL 20.00-50.00. NO SALES SAT., DEC. 25 AND SAT., JAN. 1. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. November 29, 1999 Report Supplied By Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 98 HEAD, ACTIVE 1.50 HIGHER. UTILITY 36.50-40.25, HIGH DRESSING 41.00-43.00, CANNERS 32.00-37.50, SHELLY 32.00 DOWN. BULLS: 10 HEAD. YG#2 1250-1900 LBS. 41.25-45J0. 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' P| oneei® brand hybrid with the YieldGard' gene ' Ftegistered trademark of and used under license from Monsanto Co SRR Pioneer® brand soybean with the Roundup Ready' gene ’ Registered trademark of Monsanto Company STS Pioneer® brand soybean with the STS’gene 3 Registered trademark of DUPONT Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 4, 1999-Al7 STEADY. US#l-3 240-275 LBS. 34.00-35.75, 290-320 LBS. 30.00-32.75; #2*3 325-350 LBS. 25.00-29.00; 3 HEAD 420-435 LBS. 22.00-25.00. SOWS: 4 HEAD. #l*2 1 480 LBS. AT 22.00; THIN 350400 LBS. 16.00-18.50. BOARS; 8 HEAD. 300450 LBS. 5.25-650; 1 255 LBS. AT 15.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS HOLS TEINS 750-950 LBS. 41.5048.00, HEIFERS; HEREFORD X 400-600 LBS. TO 6250. GOATS; LARGE NANNIES 50.00-60.00; MED. BILLIES 40.00-53.00; SMALL 19.00-35.00. COME ON Yoy eaiYS,,, /V\C)VE OVER / 86 1 102 2 164 7 159 9 165 0 INC /ACRE $256 88 $285 95 $251 48 $154 00 55 5 25 6 $193 63 58 0 20 3 $312 27 56 0 20 2 $3Ol 49 20 7 57 0 $313 84 19 9 58 0