Greencastle
livestock
Greencaatle, h.
December 27, 1999
CATTLE 417...PDA..SUPPLY
INCLUDED 77 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS. 281 SL. COWS. 20
BULLS AND 39 FEEDER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: ONE HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1330 LBS.
73.50, FEW CHOICE 2-3 1140-1310 LBS.
66.00-70.25. SELECT 1-3 62.50-64.50,
STANDARD 1-2 45.00-55.50.
HOLSTEINS: FEW HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1500-15*5 LBS.
59.25-60.25. FEW CHOICE 2-3
1345-1545 LBS. 54.75-58.75, SELECT
1-2 49.00-55.00. STANDARD 1-2
41.00-47.50.
HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
SPRIME2-4 1120-1320 LBS. 70.75-72J0.
CHOICE 2-4 1025-1325 LBS.
66.75-70.50, FEW SELECT 1-3
60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKERS
75-10* LEAN 31.00-44J0, ONE 47.00.
LOW DRESSING DOWN TO 35 JO,
BONERS 80-85% LEAN 300041.00.
LOW DRESSING DOWN 32J0-35.00.
LEAN 85-90* LEAN 27.00-37.75, FEW
UP TO 39 JO. SHELLS DOWN TO 19J0.
BULLS: YG*l 1070-2045 LBS.
46.75-50.75, ONE 61.75. Y0#21145-1560
LBS. 43.00-47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW
MED. AND LARGE 1 200-455 LBS.
85.00- COUPLE 90S AND 960
LBS. 61.00-61.50; HEIFERS FEW MED.
AND LARGE 1 310-545 LBS.
70.00- 625-1035 LBS. 59.00-60.00,
FEW MED. AND LARGE234S-740L85.
45.00- BULLS COUPLE MED.
AND LARGE 1305 AND 375 LBS. 94.00
AND'IO3.OO, ONE MED. 1 1070 LBS.
6550. FEW MED. AND LARGE 2
200-480 LBS. 45.00-73.00,500-735 LBS.
55.0064.00, 8001000 LBS. 38.0054.00.
CALVES; 282. ..VHALERS STAN
DARD AND GOOD 70-95 LBS.
20.0032.00, UTILITY 60100 LBS.
5.0018.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY WITH SPOTS TO 5.00 HIGH
ER...#! HOLSTEIN BULLS 85-120 LBS.
120.00- BULK OF SALES
130.00- #2 80-125 LBS.
50.00150.00 WITH A FEW TO 35.00;
FEW #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 8085
LBS. 260.00270.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS
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AND HEIFERS 80-100 LBS
80.00-140.00.
HOGS; 24...8ARR0WS AND GILTS
4045* LEAN3IS-380LBS. 37.00-39.00,
ONE LOT 46.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 400-480 LBS.
22.00-34.00, 510-600 LBS. 28.00-34.0 a
BOARS: ONE 200 LBS. 17.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 48...F0R SLAUGH
TER (UTILITY) 60-90 LBS. 48.00-57.00
PER CWT.
SHEEP: 34...SLAUOHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 70-95 LBS. 96.00-110.00,
100-150 LBS. 76.00-95.0 a
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 26.00-48.00.
GOATS: 109...8Y THE HEAD.
LARGE BILLIES 86.00-155.00,
MEDIUM BILLIES 50.00-78.00. LARGE
NANNIES 60.00-76.00, MEDIUM
34.0047J0, LARGE KIDS 25.0059.00,
SMALL 17J0-21 JO, SPECIAL CON
SIGNMENT OF 50 HEAD OF BOER
CROSS GOATS. MEDIUM BILLIES
AND WHETHERS 61.00-102.50,
MEDIUM NANNIES 82.50-120.00,
LARGE KIDS 56.0080.00 PER HEAD.
Westminster Livestock
Auction
Hmgentown, Md.
December 28, 1999
Report euppßed by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 110 HEAD.
STEADY. UTILITY 36504050; HIGH
DRESSING 40.75-43.25; CANNERS
32.0036.00; SHELLY 32.00 AND
DOWN
BULLS; 9 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. YG#2
42.0045.75; 2 CHOICE BOLLOCKS
1374 LBS. AT 64.75.
FED STEERS: STEADY PRICES.
CHOICE #2-3 1300-1450 LBS.
70.0071.75; LOW DRESSING CHOICE
11001400 LBS. 67.0069.00; SELECT
11001300 LBS. 57.0064.00.
FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 10501375
LBS. 67.006950
VEAL CALVES: 123 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 26.0031.00. 6085 LBS.
18.0025.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
GOOD DEMAND. #1 95-120 LBS.
130.00160.00. FEW TO 168.00; #2
95.00- #1 85-94 LBS.
100.00- #2 82-94 LBS.
32.0080.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
95-120 IBS. 255.00300.00; #2 75-90
LBS. TO 127.00; BEEF X BULLS
75.00120.00; BEEF X HEIFERS TO
Jeff Martin
95.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 37 HEAD. #l*2
235-265 LBS. 36.00; #l*3 34.00-35.00;
270-290 LBS. 34.00; 295-360 LBS.
2t.00-32.00.
SOWS: 14 HEAD. 400-500 LBS.
26.00- 500-600 LBS. 30.00-33.00,
600-700 LBS. 31.00-32J0.
STOCK CATTLE: 130 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300-400 LBS. 89.00-97.00,400-600 LBS.
76.00- 600-700 LBS. 70.00-74.00,
700-800 LBS. 62.00-69.50, 800-900 LBS.
58.00-
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 65.00-79.00;
500-600 LBS. 67.00-77.00,600-700 LBS.
64.00-
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 78.00-91.00,400-500 LBS.
75.00- 500-600 LBS. 70.00-80.00;
600-700 LBS. 67.00-71.00.
SHEEP: 13 HEAD 37.00-48.00;
HEAVY WEIGHTS 29.00-39.0 a
LAMBS: 33 HEAD, HIGHER PRICES.
CHOICE WOOLED 80-110 LBS.
84.00- CHOICE 60-80 LBS.
98.00- GOOD 50-80 LBS.
90.00- WOOLED 130-140 LBS.
65.00-
GOATS; 162 HEAD. PRICES HIGH
ER. LARGE BILLIES 75.00-125.00;
MEDIUM BILLIES SS.OO-70.00; LARGE
NANNIES 60.00-75.00; MEDIUM NAN
NIES 35.00-60.00; SMALL FLESHY
35.00- SMALL 15.00-30.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 58 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD. STRONG DEMAND MAIN
LY FROM SLAUGHTER BUYERS.
15-25 LBS. 11.00-26.00. BY THE LB.
60-75 LBS. 53.00-73.00; 80-90 LBS.
45.00- 100-120 LBS. 36.00-41.00.
Central Carlot
Beef Report
Des Moines, IA
Tue Dec 28, 1999
USDA Market News
USD A NATIONAL CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (includes major production areas
in the Midwest and TX) as of 3:00 PM
COW&BULL CARCASS FOB OMAHA
Loads Repotted. Compand to Monday’s
3:00 P.M. report: Cow and bull carcasses
not established.
UT,brk 2-4 4SO#/up 67.00 B UT.bng 1-3
400#/up 71.00 B Cutter 1-2 350#/up 70.00
B Bulls YG 1 500#/up unq
Curt Cooper
(2 15) 257-3071
Jeff Vance
(717) 560-8894
Steve Ferrara
(814) 353-9146
COW & BULL CARCASS CAF WEST
COAST Loads Reported. Compared to last
week:
Market for Week Ended: December 23,
1999 Lds Price Range UT.brk 2-4 450#/up
UT.bng 1-3 400#/up 72.00 Cutter 1-2
3SO#/up 72.00 Bulls YG 1 500#/up
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS 92.0 Loads Reported.
Tens lean boneless beef prices are two
tiered. This week and early next week
delivery trading steady and delivery after
Tuesday of next week was 3.00 lower;
75% 2.00 lower, 65% steady to 1.50 tower.
Demand and offerings light to moderate.
Beef trimmings mostly lower on moderate
demand and moderate to heavy offerings.
FOB OMAHA BASIS: Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% fr 103.0 • 104.0 103.70
B 90% fz 106.0 - 109.0 107.00 B 85% fr
94.0 - 95.5 94.94 C 85% fz 75% fr 3 73.0
73.00 75% fz 65% fr 9 65.5 - 67.0 66.44
65 %fz 50% fr 70 50.00 - 55.00 51 £ 1 50%
fz unq 50% bx unq Bull 92-94 unq
FOB EAST TEXAS AND OKLAHO
MA: Chm Ln Lds Price Range Wtavg 90%
fr 10 101.0 - 106.0 102.90 90% fz 107.0
107.00 B 85% fr 85% fe 75% fr 75% fz
65% ft 65% fz
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS: Cbm La
Lds Price Range Wtavg 90% fr 109.0 -
112.0 110.85 C 90% fz 85% frunq 85% fz
75% fr 75% fz 65% fr 65% fz
CAF WEST COAST BASIS Market foe
Week Ended: 12/23/99 Chm Ln Lds Price
Range Wtavg 90% ft -107.50
107.23 90% fe unq 15% fr 99.00 -100.00
99.15 85% fz unq 75% fr 82.00 82.00 75%
fz unq 65% fr 67.00 - 68.50 67.45 65% ft
50% fr 55.00 - 55.50 55.33 50% fz unq
**ABCDE after quotes represents days
since last actual market test Quotes are
dropped after 5 days of no test or before if
they no longer reflect current market
conditions.**
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinaburg, Pa.
December 27, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 81.
STEERS CHOICE 66.00-72.20; GOOD
63.00-
HEIFERS; CHOICE 66.00-73.25;
GOOD 60.00-64.50.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
36.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 15.00-35.75.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 1, 2000-Al5
BULLOCKS: GOOD A CHOICE
43.00-54.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
42.00-Sl.OO.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
35.00-74.00; BULLS 52.00-65.00; HEIF
ERS 48.00-68.00.
CALVES: 79. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST;
CHOICE 66.00-83.00; GOOD
62.00- STANDARD 18.00-38.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
45.00- IS 1.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 10S.0O-285.50.
HOGS; 229. US NO. 1-2 38.00-39.00;
US NO. 1-3 3550-37.30.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 22.00-34.00.
BOARS: 7.00-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 54 HEAD. US# I*3
20-30 LBS. 11.00-32.00.
SHEEP; 29. CHOICE AND GOOD
lAMBS, NO MARKET TEST. SLAUGH
TER EWES 35.00-42.00.
GOATS: 30.00-118.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES:
150.00-
BACK TO FARM CALVES: 93-120
LBS. 100.00-177.30, 70-93 LBS.
36.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: 10.00-28.00.
ORASSERS AND STR. CFS.: NONE.
FEEDERS; 48.00-77.00.
LAMBS: 80.00-117.30.
SHEEP: 28.00-40.00.
HOGS: 200-230 LBS., 39.00-44.00.
SOWS: 15.00-28.00.
BOARS: 3.00-3.30.
PIGS. EACH 23.00-44.50.
HEIFERS: 4350.
STEERS: 43.00-46.00.
BULLS: 36.75-44.75.
COWS GOOD: 38.00-43,00.
COWS MEDIUM: 32.00-37.25.
COWS THIN: 10.00-32.00.
CATTLE MARKET STRONG.
CALF MARKET STRONGER.
HORSES &. PONIES TO 305.00.
GOATS; 17.00-89.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES HIGHER.
FEEDER SALE IST MON. EACH
MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RD THURS. OF
EACH MONTH. 7:30.
Valley Stockyards
Athene, Pa.
December 27, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction