Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA March 9,2000 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS WEDNESDAY 403 85 LAST WEDNESDAY 315 92 104 14 17 65 12 21 CATTLE Compared with last Wednesday's auction, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, 100 lower to 100 higher Other classes were not well tested SLAUGHTER STEERS Select 2 individual 61 25 HOLSTEIN STEERS Select 1-3 few 48 00-50 00 Standard 2 individual 41 50 SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75- 80 pet lean 37 00-42 25, 65-70 pet lean 31 75-33 00 Boners 80-85 pet lean 36 25- 40 75 Lean 85-90 pet lean 28 00-38 25 Shells down to 20 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 2 couple 1325-1855 lbs 43 25-45 75 FEEDER STEERS Medium 1 individual 615 lbs 67 00 Large 2 individual 445 lbs 67.00 FEEDER HEIFERS Medium 1 240- 390 lbs 76 00-85 00, 565-630 lbs 60 00- 65 00 Large 2 individual 905 lbs 50 50 VEALERS Standard and Good 70- 100 lbs 3000-40 00 Utility few 70-100 lbs 17 00-29 00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 10000- 135 00, mostly 115 00-135 00, 80-90 lbs 87 50-105 00 Number 2 75-125 lbs 50 00-105 00. Holstein heifers Number 1 80-100 lbs 237 50-335 00 Number 2 70- 95 lbs 97 50-200 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 90-130 lbs 112 50-170 00 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50 pet lean Few 235-260 lbs 36 00-40 00 IMK.IT DOES A BODY GOOD. 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Report Supplied By USDA March 8,2000 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS WEDNESDAY 296 183 100 7 9 LAST WEDNESDAY 289 136 CATTLE Compared with last Wednesday's aucuon, slaughter steers sold steady to 100 higher Slaughter heifers and cows were steady Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 couple 1375-1400 lbs 68 75 Choice 2-3 1110-1485 lbs 66 50-68 25 Select 1-2 56 00-65 00 Standard 2 individual 52 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1310-1585 lbs 61 00-62 50 Choice 2-3 1390-1620 lbs 58 00-66 00 Select 1-2 53 25-58 75 Standard 1-2 47 50-53 50 • Ground Corn • Bakery • Hulls • Fat Peak MARIETTA, PA 44-4574 717-653-8783 Individual 505 lbs Few 225-300 lbs 14 00- 165-170 lbs 19 00- 83 12 / jftlf' / j / i / • Vitamins • Minerals • Blood Meal • Gluten Meal SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1035-1330 lbs 64 00-68 00 Select 1-3 53 00-61 00 Standard 1-2 38 00-51 50 SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-80 pet lean 38 75-47 50, individual 43 00 Boners 80-85 pet lean 35 00-41 75 Lean 85-90 pet lean 29 00-39 25 Shells down to 20,00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1300-1655 lbs 52 00-57 75, individual 65 00 Yield Grade 2 1100-1805 lbs 45 50- 53 00 FEEDER STEERS Medium and Large 2 430-725 lbs 60 00-71 00 Medium 1 550-700 lbs 65 00-67 00 FEEDER HEIFERS Medium 1 320- 560 lbs 71 00-72 00 Medium 2 495-690 lbs 55 00-65 00 FEEDER BULLS Medium and Large 1 550-580 lbs 70 00-77 50 Medium 2 individual 520 lbs 50 00 Large 2 Holstems 375-445 lbs 66 00-72 00 CALVES Compared to last week's auction, Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold 20 00-30 00 lower Number 1 Holstein heifers trended steady, while Number 2 were 30 00-50 00 lower VEALERS Good 130-210 lbs 6000- 95 00 Standard and Good 90-110 lbs 45.00-60.00 Utility 70-100 lbs 10 00- 40 00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 80 00-105 00 Number 2 90-120 lbs 60 00-100 00 Holstein heifers Number 1 90-95 lbs 255.00-285.00. Number 2 few 75-95 lbs 60 00-8000 Beef type bulls and heifers 85-105 lbs 50 00-100 00, individual 105 lbs 145 00. BARROWS AND GILTS Steady to 1 00-2 00 higher than last Wednesday 45- 50 pet lean 245-295 lbs 40 00- 43 0040-45 pet lean 230-265 lbs 36 00-39 50 Out invour The Agri-specialists from Farmers First aren’t a bunch of deskbound bankers waiting around for the phone to ring. We get involved with you. Right where you live and work. We lend the money farmers need to keep growing. And, we can help your business in a lot of other ways, too. We talk the talk. And we walk the walk, (wherever that might lead us). SOWS Steady 460 lbs 26 00-28 00 lbs 33 50-39 25 BOARS 2000 10 50 Individual 30S lbs 2485-585 lbs 9 SO- SHEEP Slaughter lambs steady with last week SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 125- 145 lbs 81 00-87 50 SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3 couple 42 50-45 00 GOATS Sold by the head Billies Medium couple 66 00-85 00 Nannies Large individual 77 50 Kids Large 35,00-56 00 Eighty-four Livestock Eighty-four, Pa. March 6,2000 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 350 197 14 144 44 LAST MONDAY 261 237 CATTLE No comparison with last Monday's auction issued SLAUGHTER STEERS Select 1-3 couple 55 50-59 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Select 3 individual 56 00 Standard 1-2 45 00- 52 00 SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75- 80 pet lean 38 75-44 50 Boners 80-85 pet lean 34 00-39 00 Lean 85-90 pet lean 29 00-34 50 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1025-1920 lbs 48 00-53 00 Yield Grade 2 few 1040-1105 lbs 38 00-46 50 FEEDER STEERS Medium and Randall G. 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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 2000-AIS Large 1 350-500 lbs 89 00-106 00, 515- 700 lbs 76 00-85 00 Medium and Large 2 350-500 lbs 64 00-85 00. 525-700 lbs 66 00- 75 00 US 1-3 280- 500-545 FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 315-500 lbs 76 00-97 50, couple up to 103 00, 505-650 lbs 72 50-85 00 Medium and Large 2 350-500 lbs 53 GO -74 00, 550-875 lbs 51 50-63 00 FEEDER BULLS Medium and Large 1 350-500 lbs 86 00-104 00, 525-675 lbs 74 00- 82 00 Medium and Large 2 300- 500 lbs 60 00-82 00, 525-885 lbs 5100- 70 00 VEALERS Choice 130-180 lbs 87 50- 104 00 Standard and Good 95-105 lbs 35 00- 50 00, 50-85 lbs 30 00-49 00 Utility 45-70 lbs 17 50-32 50 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls Number 1 90-130 lbs 100 00-127 50 Number 2 70-110 lbs 50 00-105 00 Holstein heifers Number 1 80-115 lbs 200 00-300 00 Number 2 70-105 lbs 90 00-180 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 75-110 lbs 85 00-140 00, 240-290 lbs 71 00-101 00 106 51 BARROWS AND GILTS 40-45 pet lean 235-270 lbs 39 50-41 50 SOWS US 1-3 395-565 lbs 30 50-41 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime few 110-120 lbs 8250-8600 Choice 40-50 lbs 116 00-130 00,55-75 lbs 111 00-127 00, 80-105 lbs 86 00- 99 00 Good and Choice 65-125 lbs 68 00-81 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3 36 00-58 00 GOATS All sold per head Billies Large 86 00-130 00 Medium 57 00-80 00 Nannies Large 60 00-83 00 Kids Large 40 00-50 00 Small 25 00-36 00 Member FDIC ) i i • ■ ■ i si v ’ i