A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8, 2000
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, h.
Thunday, April 6, 2000
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: 95. STEERS STEADY.
COWS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
HEIFERS STEADY. STEERS: CHOICE
2-3 1090-1440 LBS. 66.23-72.00, SELECT
1-3 COUPLE 65.7 S A 66.50, STANDARD
1-2 COUPLE 51.50 A 55.00. HOLSTEIN
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1400-1600 LBS.
FEW 59.50-65.00, SELECT 1-2 COUPLE
51.50 A 53.50, STANDARD 1-2 FEW
42.00- HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
985-1410 LBS. 65.00-70.50. SELECT 1-3
FEW 58.00-64.50, STANDARD 1-2
42.00-
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
39.00- BONERS 80-85% LEAN
34.00- LEAN 85-90% LEAN
31 JO-34.25. SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00 A
DOWN.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 11150 & 1250
LBS. 47 JO A 48.75, YIELD GRADE 2
1174 LBS. ONE AT 43J0. FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS: FEW L 2 890-1050
LBS. 46J0-53 JO HOLSTEINS. HEIFERS
FEW M&L2 495-660 LBS. 62.00-75.00.
BULLS: FEW M&L2 390-760 LBS.
54.00-67.50, ONE AT 46J0.
CALVES; 68. CH 140 LBS. ONE AT
112.50. STANDARD A GOOD 90-110
LBS. 35.00-50.00, STANDARD A GOOD
75-85 LBS. 35.00-42J0. UTILITY 55-100
LBS. 22.50-27.50. FARM CALVES:
HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY TO 15.00
HIGHER, NO. 1 90-120 LBS.
110.00- NO. 2 80-120 LBS.
50.00- 107 JO. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW
NO. 1 95-1 IS LBS. 260.00-300.00., NO. 2
70 LBS. ONE AT 90.00. BEEF TYPE
BULLS A HEIFERS 70 A 82 LBS.
105.00- 164 A 236 60.00 A 76.00.
HOGS: 38 BARROWS & GILTS
STEADY TO 2.50 HIGHER. 45-50%
240-275 LBS. 42.50-45.50. 40-45%
230-285 LBS. 36.50-40.75.
SOWS: 1-3 355-460 LBS. 29.00-3550,
1-3 505-670 LBS. 31.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 2 2-3 25 LBS. TWO AT
1250.
SHEEP: 10. CH 56 A 58 LBS. 110.00 &
112.00. 88 LBS. ONE AT 80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25.00-43.00.
GOATS: 5 MEDIUM ONE AT 5750,
NANNIES, MEDIUM, ONE AT 25.00,
KIDS: LARGE 20.00 & 29.00, SMALL
ONE AT 17.00.
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CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2295 1457
LAST WEEK 2168 1531
LAST YEAR 2709 1408
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif
ers ended the week mostly .50 to 1.00
lower. The market quickly opened 1.00
lower on Monday, but found firm
ground to stand on at that point. Trad
ing turned active on Tuesday and con
tinued through the week, with the
strongest market of the week coming on
Thursday’s late cattle. The Western
feedlot trade seemed destined for weak
ness early in the week, but cattlemen
showed their leverage over packers as
they held out for steady money with no
help from the futures or dressed beef
markets. Midwestern slaughter cattle
closed steady, instances .50-1.00 higher
in the Northern areas at 72.00-72.50 live
and 115.00-116.00 dressed. Local Hol
stein steer prices finished steady to 1.00
higher with an outstanding offering
sparking interest on Thursday. Slaugh
ter cows trended uneven, with fleshy
cows ending weak to .50 lower and
leaner types (over 85 pet lean) closing
.50-1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls ended
the week 1.00 lower. Supply included 49
percent slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 32 percent slaughter
cows, 5 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1120-1465 lbs 71.25-
74.25, fancy singles up to 76.75. Choice
2-3 1105-1490 lbs 68.75-72.50, high
dressing 1-2 up to 74.50; 1505-1650 lbs
67.00-70.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1080-1500 lbs 65.00-70.00. Select 1-3
1055-1495 lbs 62.00-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1250-1610 lbs 62.35-
65.25. Choice 2-3 1270-1590 lbs 58.85-
63.50; 1690-1760 lbs 56.75-60.25. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1270-1540 lbs 55.75-
58.75. Select 1-2 1000-1415 lbs 53.00-
with S/8” Bottoms & 3/8” Sides
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, April 7,2000
Fly-Thru
■ Bam Clean-up
56.25. Standard 1-21195-1430 lbs 46.25-
51.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-41170-1460 lbs 67.25-71.75.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1390 lbs
64.25-68.85. Select 1-3 905-1355 lbs
60.00- 64.00. Heiferettes: Few Choice 3-
4 1250-1335 lbs 62.50-64.75. Commer
cial and Standard 2-4 1060-1290 lbs
47.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 40.00-43.75 37.75-40.50 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 38.00-42.00 35.50-
39.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 38.00-43.00 35.75-39.50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 35.50-
Environmental Law, Regulation
Applied To Agriculture Workshop
CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
The Agricultural Law
Research and Education Center
(Ag Law Center) of the
Dickinson School of Law, the
Pennsylvania State University
will conduct a two-day workshop
June 20 - 21.
The workshop, which is fund
ed in part by a grant from the
Environmental Protection
Agency, is designed to highlight
how state and federal environ
mental agencies manage and
monitor agricultural activities.
The primary target of the
audience is high school vocation
al agricultural teachers from
northeast and Mid-Atlantic
states, but cooperative extension
faculty and staff and high school
science and government teach
ers are also encouraged to
attend.
The workshop will be at the
Dickinson School of Law in
Carlisle.
A nominal registration fee of
Feed those grains for big savings.
We will roast
on your farm.
39.75 33.75-37.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 33.75-36.75 30.00-
35.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1 1195-2025 lbs 49.75-62.00. Yield
Grade 2 1055-2310 lbs 44.75-52.75. Bul
locks: Select 1-3 880-1535 lbs 48.00-
56.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealer prices were not tested as the
demand for lightweight farm calves
overshadowed packer bids. Larger
slaughter calves ended the week mostly
steady. Trading for Holstein bulls re
turning to feed became very exciting this
week. Records were broken on Thurs
day for the highest bull calf market in
Lancaster County history. Prices soared
well above breakeven points for even the
$25 will be charged.
The seminar will cover, but
will not be limited to, the follow
ing topics:
•Traditional solutions to
environmental problems
•Right-to-farm laws
•State and federal sources of
regulatory authority
•The Clean Water Act
•EPA/USDA Unified
Strategy for Dealing with
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations
•State approaches to dealing
with nutrient management
problems
•Regulation of activities tak
ing place on wetland areas
•Regulation of the sale and
♦ Field Crop & Vegetable Consulting
♦ Soil Testing ♦ Precision Ag
♦ Spreader Calibrations
♦ Nutrient Management
♦ IPM / Field Scouting
♦ GPS Soil Testing
♦ Manure Analysis
800-840-1711
most optimistic finished veal market
and closed 32.00-100.00 higher. Demand
was also good for Holstein heifers and
prices ended firm to 15.00 higher.
VEALERS: Few Standard and low
Good 60-90 lbs 10.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 80.00-110.00; 350-
550 lbs 75.00-90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 140.00-272.00, late in
the week 172.00-272.00. Plainer type
bulls 80-130 lbs 95.00-212.00, late
175.00- 212.00, weaker calves 60-110 lbs
26.00- Holstein heifers 80-120 ibs
290.00- Plainer heifers 65-130 Ibs
200.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 70-130 lbs 90.00-180.00.
use of pesticides
•Food safety/biotechnology
Successful completion of the
two-day conference and a take
home exam will provide regis
trants who are enrolled in a
graduate program with one
credit through the Pennsylvania
State University. The official
designation for this course is
AGEC497A. High school voca
tional agricultural teachers will
be given priority because of lim
ited space.
For more information, contact
the Ag Law Center at (717) 241-
3517 or by e-mail at
aglaw@psu.edu or visit the
Website at: -http://www.dsl.edu/
aglaw .html.
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