A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 2000 St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Springfield, IL Thu Mar 9, 2000 USDA-IL Market News Service Farmers Livestock Marketing Assn, auction at Greenville, IL Wed Mar 8,2000 Cattle and calves; 1050 head. Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers firm to 1.00, instances 2.00 higher, most advance on Choice grades of both classes. Holstein steers fully steady. Supply mainly Choice steers and heifers. Light supply of Holstein steers. Total Receipts this week: 1050 Last week: 880 Last yean n/r SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4 1025-1500 lbs 67.00-70.00,m0511y 67.00- 1500-1600 lbs 65.00-69.00, Yield Grade 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1150-1500 lbs 69.00-70.00. Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lbs 70.00- Select and Choice 2-3 950-1450 lbs 64.00-67.00. Select 2-3 950-1350 lbs 61.00-64.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-4 1350-1700 lbs 61.00-65.00, mostly 61.00- Prime 2-3 1475-1800 lbs 65.00- Select and Choice 2-3 1250-1650 lbs 57.00-61.00; Select 2-3 1150-1500 lbs 52.00-57.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 975-1375 lbs 66.00-69.00, mostly 66.00-68.00; YG 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1125-1400 lbs 68.00-70.00; Few Prime 2-4 1150-1300 lbs 70.00-71.00. Select and Choice 2-3 950-1300 lbs 64.00-66.00; Select 2-3 925-1250 lbs 61.00-64.00. HEIFERETTES:Medium and Urge Frame 1075-1475 lbs 42.00-55.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Compared with last ★ STAR SILO ★ Thursday & Friday March 16&17 9 am to 3 pm ★ Discount on Parts ★ Tool Giveaway ★ Drawings ★ Refreshments ★ Good Buys On Nice Used Equipment DON’T MISS ITU ★ STAR SILO * Rt. 422 - Myerstown, PA 800-431-7709 NOTICE New Fiberglass Stormfront Carriages New Pickups-New Spring Wagons w/ 2 Seats-New Pony Spring Wagon-New Open Buggy-New Breaking Carts w/ Lights and Brakes-Rebuilt Fiberglass Stormfront Carriages-Market Wagons and Spring Wagons in Like-new Condition. Good Used Carriages-Spring Wagons-Carts, etc. To Bo Sold at Gap Fire Co. Sale Mar. 25th at Approx. 1:30 PM • All carriages parked on clean gravel lot - no mud • Consignments welcome - Reasonable Commission Rates • Receiving Dates March 23rd and 24th For more information call Gap Fire Co. at (717) 442-8100 March 23rd and 24th Attention Quilt Consigners: Sol and Nancy Stoltzfus 682 White Horse Rd. Gap, PA 17527 Will be receiving quilts at their home until March 23rd week, reeder steers and heifers fully steady. Overall quality below last weeks level, with several lots of moderately fleshy steers and heifers. Large buyer attendance. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: Thin 200-300 lbs 105.00-120.00 few ISO-200 lbs up to 128.00 300-400 lbs 100.00- fancy 114.00-118.00 400-500 lbs 97.00-107.00, fancy 107.00- 500-600 lbs 91.00- 98.00 600-700 lbs 85.00- 91.00 700-800 lbs 80.00- 87.00 800-900 lbs 75.00- 82.00 Moderately Fleshy;3oo-400 lbs 92.00- 97.00 400-500 lbs 86.00- 95.00 500-600 lbs 81.00- 87.00 600-700 lbs 76.00- 83.00 700-800 lbs 74.00- 79.00 800-900 lbs 70.00- 75.00 few 1000-1 ISOIbs 62.00- 70.00 Large Frame 2 Holstdns: 200-300 lbs 88.00- 9S.OO,pkg 210 lbs 103.00 300-400 lbs 82.00- 89.00 400-500 lbs 75.00- 83.00 500-700 lbs 69.00- 75.00 700-900 lbs 61.00- 69.00 900-losolbs 56.00- 61.00 FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame I: Thin: 200-300 lbs 97.00-107.00 300-400 lbs 94.00-100.00 400-500 lbs 90.00- 98.00, fancy 98.00-109.00 500-600 lbs 83.00- 90.00 lbs 76.00- 84.00 Moderately Fleshy:4oo-500 lbs 82.00- 88.00 500-600 lbs 76.00- 84.00 600-800 lbs 68.00- 77.00 800-900 lbs 65.00- 69.00 Cow/Calf Pairs: Large Frame 2-8 yis old with calf at side 570.00-730.0tVpr. Bred Cows: Large Frame in 2nd St 3rd stage 5 to 10 yts old 450.00-600.0Cyhd. Medium to Large Frame 6-10 yts old 310.00- Slaughter Cows and Bulls: 210 head. Compared to last week, slaughter cows 1.00- higher. Bulls firm-1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lem Weight Price Breakers 75-80 % 850-1200 lbs 35.00- Boneis 80-85 % 850-1200 lbs 37.00- High Yielding 80-85 % over 1100 lbs 39.00-42.00 Lem 85-90 % 850-1200 lbs 33.00-36.00 85-90 % 750-850 lbs 30.00-33.00 85-90 % under 750 lbs 26.00-30.00 BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1300-2000 lbs 41.00-48.00, 2100-2500 lbs 39.00-41.00; Low Yield 1050-1300 lbs 39.00-41.00, Yield Gr I 1600-2050 lbs 48.00-49.00, Individual at 50.00. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, March 6,2000 HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES 110.00- 310.00. BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120 LBS. 65.00-137.50, 70-95 LBS. 39.00- 140.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 11.00-45.00. GRASSERS & STR. CFS. 40.00- 79.00. FEEDERS 63.00-90.00. LAMBS 87.50-155.00. SHEEP 37.00-62.50. HOGS 200-250 LBS. 33.50-39.00. SOWS 36.00-39.50. BOARS TO 5.00. PIGS EACH, NONE. HEIFERS 39.00-50.00. STEERS 43.00-50.00. BULLS 44.00-49.00. GOOD COWS 36.50-40.25. MEDIUMS COWS 30.00-37.25. THIN COWS 14.00-31.00. CATTLE MARKET STRONG. CALF MARKET STRONG AND A LITTLE HIGHER. HORSES AND PONIES, NONE. GOATS 20.00-70.00 EACH. GOOD CALF MARKET; HEIFER CALVES AND KILL CALVES HIGHER. FEEDER SALE IST MON. EA. MONTH. DAIRY SALE 3RD THUR. EA. MONTH. Indiana Livestock Homer City, Pa. Thursday, March 9, 2000 Report Supplied By Auction CATTLE: 145. STEERS STEADY TO 1.50 HIGHER, COWS STEADY TO 1.50 HIGHER. HEIFERS STEADY. STEERS: CHOICE 2-31110-1485 LBS. 64.00-70.50. SELECT 1-3 56.00-63.50, STANDARD 1-2 49.25-52.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 ISIS LBS. ONE AT 57.50, COUPLE STANDARD 1-2 47.00 * 51.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 985-1355 LBS. 63.00-67.35, SELECT 1-3 55.00-62.50, STANDARD 1-2 47.50-54.50. COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 38.00- ONE AT 45.25, BONERS 80-85% LEAN 35.00-37.75, LEAN 85-90% LEAN 28.00-33.00, SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00 A DOWN. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE I 1355-2360 LBS. 45.50-52.00. YIELD GRADE 2 995-1800 LBS. 39.0045.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW MALI 540-720 LBS. 69.00- M&L2 400-450 LBS. 63.00- 510-825 LBS. 55.00-69.00. HEIFERS: MALI 425-805 LBS. 67.50-79.00, M&L2 SOS LBS. FEW AT 63.50. BULLS: M&L2 FEW 665-755 LBS. 57.00-68.50. CALVES: 79. FEW CHOICE 130-145 LBS. 70.0080.00, STANDARD A GOOD 60110 LBS. 27.50-40.00. UTILITY 6080 LBS. 11.0023.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY TO 15.00 LOWER NO. 190-125 LBS. 57.50-110.00, NO. 2 S5-11S LBS. 50.00-87.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1 75-115 LBS. 240.00-300.00, NO. 2 80-100 LBS. 100.00-190.00, BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 70-125 LBS. 65.00-130.00. HOGS: 35 BARROWS A GILTS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. 49-54% LEAN 250-270 LBS. 42.25-46.50.45-50% 215-290 LBS. LTTE 40-45% 110 & 112 LBS. 42.50 &43.00, SOWS; 1-3 408 A 584 LBS. 37.00 A 38.00. BOARS: 125-180 LBS. 10.00-22.00. FEEDER PIGS: NO MARKET TEST. SHEEP: 13. HCH A PR. 114 LBS. ONE AT 80.00. CH. 74 A 78 LBS. 107.50 A 122.50, 85-100 LBS. 87.00-122.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 39.00 A 37.50. GOATS: 6 MEDIUM ONE AT 47.50, NANNIES. LARGE ONE AT 48.00, MEDIUM 29.00-35.00, KIDS: LARGE ONE AT 47.50. Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Wayncsburg, Pa. Thursday, Mar. 9, 2000 Report Supplied By Auction CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL 34.50-42.50; CANNER A BONING UTILITY CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 26.00-29.75; SHELLS 26.00 A DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000# 40.00-52.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400# FAT 40.00-48.50. FEEDER STEERS: M&L-l 300-300# 55.00-108.00; 250-280# $4.00-114.00, M 600-900 LBS. 40.00-76.00. HEIFERS M l&L-l 300-300* 42.00-96.00; L-l 400-650# 42.00-89.00. BULLS M&H 300-620# 43.00-112.00. CALVES: VEAL: PRIME 68.00-90.00; CHOICE 38.00-80.00; GOOD 33.00-70.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-10S.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW 12.50-50.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD. 20.00-95.00. HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2 210-255# 34.00-42.00, #2-3 255-280# 30.00-41.00; SOWS #l-3 300-300* 22.0040.00.
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