Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection Thursday, January 20,2000 Thursday 2000-01-20 (est) Week ago (est) Year ago (act) Week to date (est) Same Period Last Week (est) Same Period Last Year (act) Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, January 18,2000 SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS, STRONG DEMAND! CHOICE 1050- 1525 LBS. 67.75-75.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 1025-1500 LBS. 64.00- 67.50; SELECT 900-1100 LBS. 58.50- 68.00; HOLSTEINS CHOICE 58.00- 65.00, SELECT 53.50-57.50; HEIFERS CHOICE 1025-1450 LBS. 66.00-74.50; COWS, BREAKERS 38.50-42.75, BONERS 35.00-41.00, LEAN 31.00- 34.75, LOW DRESSING LIGHTS DOWN TO 28.00, BIG MIDDLE 35.00- 38.00, SHELLY 27.00 AND DOWN; BULLS, ACTIVE! YG 1 995-1400 LBS. *Some Restrictions May Apply For more Serving Farmers Since 1881 CATTLE 128,000 128,000 130.000 511.000 509.000 524.000 50.50-55.00, YG 2 800-1400 LBS. 43.50- 48.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 300- 400 LBS. 80.00-90.00; HEIFERS 600- 850 LBS. 58.00-67.50; BULLS 600-850 LBS. 69.00-75.00; HOLSTEINS 400-650 LBS. 76.00-116.00; CALVES RETURN ING TO THE FARM, ACTIVE! HOL STEIN BULLS 1 90-140 LBS. 125.00- 150.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 1 85-90 LBS. 280.00-310.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 2 70-100 LBS. 125.00-230.00; BEEF X BULLS 85-100 LBS. 100.00- 125.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 90-100 LBS. 100.00-122.50. SWINE: HOGS US 1-3 230-290 LBS. 38.00-39.00; BOARS 300-500 LBS. 6.50- 8.00; SOWS US 1-3 350-550 LBS. 36.50- 38.00. The Ephrata National Bank other Ag Loan Programs Call 808 ZOOK at 717-733-2911 www.ephratanationalbank.com Member F.D.I.C. tnif CALVES HOGS 5.000 378,000 5.000 389,000 4.000 386,000 20.000 1,489,000 20.000 1,544,000 21.000 1,503,000 SHEEP 15.000 15.000 14.000 54.000 55.000 52.000 Loan $150,000* Ml* Year Rate Fix* Mflst Lien on qualifying Farm required* MtfTAppraisal, Title Insurance, Documentation and Closing costs to borrower* Utfliew or Existing Deposit Account Required* MTHo Points* MTno Prepayment Penalty* MMTofffer Expires 3/15/00* information on this GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE BILLIES AND NANNIES 57.50-90.00; FLESHY KIDS 40.00-60.00; SMALLHIN KIDS 24.00-37.50. LAMBS: GOOD 75-130 LBS. 81.00- 89.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00- 40.00. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALES TUBS., FEB. 1; STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES FRIDAY, JAN. 28; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE CEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE TUBS. 2 P.M. Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, January 18,2000 SLAUGHTER COWS: 95 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 37.50-42.75; CANNERS 33.00-38.00; SHELLY 33.00 DOWN. BULLS: 15 HEAD. YG #1 45.00- 49.00; HIGH DRESSING 52.00-57.50; YG #2 42.00-46.00; LOW CHOICE BULLOCKS 59.00-60.00. FED STEERS: 34 HEAD, NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED. CHOICE #2&3 1100-1300 LBS. 69.00- 70.75; 1300-1500 LBS. 65.00-68.75; HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1278 LBS. TO 63.50. FED HEIFERS: 10 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1300 LBS. 68.00-73.00; 1 CHOICE HOLSTEIN 1250 LBS. AT 55.50. VEAL CALVES: 115 HEAD. GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 250-350 LBS. 2 AT '83.00; CULLS 115-130 LBS. 30.00- 37.00, 85-110 LBS. 25.00-31.00, 60-85 LBS. 20.00-26.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 10.00-25.00 HIGHER. #1 95- 120 LBS. 125.00-150.00; #2 90.00- 120.00; #1 85-94 LBS. 80.00-127.00; #2 80-94 LBS. 35.00-80.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 95-120 LBS. 240.00- 275.00; 2 85-110 LBS. 135.00-225.00; 75- 85 LBS. 77.00-125.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75.00-110.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 43 HEAD. #1 AND 2 240-260 LBS. 36.00-37.00; #1 AND 3 220-260 LBS. 35.00-36.00; #2 AND 3 265-285 LBS. 33.00-35.00, 290- 350 LBS. TO 31.75. STOCK CATTLE: 170 HEAD, and Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 22, 2000-Al5 STRONG DEMAND ON QUALITY RUN. STEERS MD. AND LRGE. FRAME 300-500 LBS. 77.00-92.00; 500- 700 LBS. 69.00-82.00; 700-900 LBS. 61.00-72.50; 900-1050 LBS. TO 63.75. HEIFERS: MD. AND LRGE. FRAME 300-500 LBS. 77.00-94.50; 500- 600 LBS. 72.00-82.00; 600-800 LBS. 60.00-71.00. BULLS: MED. AND LRGE. 200-400 LBS. 90.00-104.00; 400-500 LBS. 79.00- 97.00; 500-700 LBS. 70.00-81.00; 700- 900 LBS. 53.00-66.00. SHEEP: 7 HEAD 25.00-36.00, FEW 40.00-54.00. LAMBS: 26 HEAD, NO HEAVYWEIGHTS. 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