Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Wednesday, March 8,2000
Wednesday 2000-02-09 (est)
Week ago (est)
Year ago (act)
Week to date (est)
Same Period Last Week (est)
Same Period Last Year (act)
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, March 6,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-100.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 36.00-89.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-70.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-63.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 40.00-58.00, LIGHT 35.00-
46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-71.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-64.00.
BULLS HEAVY 38.00-50.00, LIGHT
38.00-60.50.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
Feed those grains for big savings.
We will roast
on your farm.
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CALVES HOGS
6.000 375,000
5.000 376,000
5.000 381,000
16.000 1,123,000
15.000 1,127,000
14.000 1,076,000
CATTLE
126,000
130.000
126.000
369.000
364.000
378.000
34.75-42.00, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-35.50, CULL COWS 30.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.00-
47.00.
808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 132.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 275.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 120.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
42.00.
SOWS UP TO 35.00.
LAMBS CHOICE UP TO 75.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT.
Growers wishing to "buy-up" to higher coverage levels
will receive a reduction in premium of up to 10% of the
cost of the gross premium. This reduction is in
ADDITION to the 25% subsidy Protection Bonus being
provided by the USDA for emergency disaster
assistance.
SHEEP
15.000
14.000
16.000
45.000
43.000
45.000
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Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, March 7,2000
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1450-1485
LBS. 68.00-69.75, SELECT 1-3 64.50-
65.50, STANDARD 1-2 62.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1545 LBS. 62.00, SELECT 1-2 57.25-
58.00, STANDARD 1-2 54.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1425 LBS.
67.50, HOLSTEINS SELCT 1-3 56.25,
STANDARD 1-2 50.00-50.50.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
39.00-40.75, ONE AT 46.00; BONERS
80-85% 37.75-38.75, LEAN 85-90%
LEAN 36.00-37.50, SHELLS DOWN
TO 25.00-35.50.
BULLS: YG#11555-2630 LBS. 48.75-
52.75.
CALVES: GOOD 75-95 LBS. 88.00-
96.00, STANDARD AND GOOD 85-90
LBS. 60.00-68.00, UTILITY 70-85 LBS.
25.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 95-115 LBS.
122.00-138.00, #2 95-115 LBS. 80.00-
110.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: #1 100 LBS.
277.50-302.50, #2 90 LBS. 182.50-
247.50.
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
75-105 LBS. 80.00-98.00.
HOGS: 45-50% 241-250 LBS. 39.00-
39.50.
SOWS: US#l-3 574 LBS. 37.00.
Special Monthly
Greencastle Livestock Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, March 3,2000
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 85.00-120.00,
300-500 LBS. 88.00-120.00, 500-700
LBS. 80.00-96.00, 700-900 LBS. 69.00-
86.00,900-1000 LBS. 60.00-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 LBS.
65.00- 400-500 LBS. 62.00-73.50,
500-700 LBS. 57.00-67.00, 700-900 LBS.
56.00- 900-1000 LBS. 48.00-57.00.
HEIFERS: 200-300 LBS. 80.00-
115.00, 300-500 LBS. 83.00-109.00, 500-
700 LBS. 75.00-92.00, 700-900 LBS.
68.00-76.00,900-1000 LBS. 58.00-67.00.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 85.00-115.00,
300-500 LBS. 85.00-114.00, 500-700
LB§. 72.00-92.00, 700-900 LBS. 62.00-
70.00,900-1000 LBS. 50.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 500-900 LBS.
51.00-60.00.
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Bedford: Bence's Farm Equipment
116 Willow Brook Lane
Greencastle: Meyers Implements, Inc
400 North Antrim Way, PO Box 97
M.M. Weaver & Sons, Inc
169 North Groffdale Rd
Leola
New Bethlehem:. Hetricks Farm Supply, Inc
Rt. 3, Box 177
Smith's Farm Equipment
30 Acker Road
Newport:
Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake Implement Co , Inc,
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Williamsburg: ...Longeneckers, Inc
Rd. 2, Boxl2lA-1
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 2000-Al9
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, March 8,2000
TOTAL HEADAGE: 213 DAIRY,
179 HEIFERS, 6 BULLS. MARKET
STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 475.00-1500,
FEW 1675.00-2025.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 700.00-
1225.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1650.00-
2025.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1225.00-1375.00,
1 AT 1450.00, SMALL 500.00-1125.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 585.00-
975.00, FEW 1150.00-1200.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
735.00-910.00.
BULLS 235.00-660.00, PUREBREDS
585.00-775.00.
HERD, ALLS STAGES 460.00-
1400.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 875.00-
1750.00.
CANADIAN LOADS FRESH 875.00-
1825.00, SPRINGERS 1050.00-1425.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 375.00-1100.00,
FEW 1350.00-1450.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 600.00-
700.00, SMALLER 285.00-435.00.
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