Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, April 5,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 87 HEAD,
ACTIVE 2.00-4.00 HIGHER. UTILITY
40.00-45.75; HIGH DRESSING 47.00-
50.00; CANNERS 37.00-42.50;
SHELLY 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 6 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER.
YG#l 1300-1650 LBS. 49.00-54.00; 2
HIGH DRESSING LIMOUSINS 1850-
2266 LBS. 57.00-59.75.
FED STEERS; 35 HEAD, STEADY.
HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1500
LBS. 71.00-74.00; 1500-1650 LBS.
68.00-70.00; CHOICE #2-3 1100-1450
LBS. 69.00-71.50.
FED HEIFERS: 12 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1300 LBS.
70.50-72.25; 950-1150 LBS. CHOICE
#2-3 69.00-70.75; LOW CHOICE 1000-
1100 LBS. 66.25; HOLSTEINS TO
53.25.
VEAL CALVES; 119 HEAD. BULK
SOLD TO FARMERS. CULLS 85-110
LBS. 30.00-41.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 25.00-40.00 HIGHER. #1 95-
120 LBS. 155.00-190.00, 85-95 LBS.
100.00- #2 95-120 LBS. 105.00-
145.00, 80-90 LBS. 45.00-80.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS.
300.00- #2 80-110 LBS. 250.00-
290.00; BEEF X BULLS 100.00-181.00;
BEEF X HEIFERS 70.00-115.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: NONE.
SOWS: 29 HEAD, STEADY
PRICES. 300-400 LBS. 31.00-38.00;
400-500 LBS. 32.00-36.00; 500-650 LBS.
34.00-37.50.
BOARS: 6 HEAD. 400-775 LBS.
10.75-11.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 213, ACTIVE
BIDDING. STEERS MED. AND
LARGE FRAME 86.00-106.00; 500-600
LBS. 83.00-93.00; 600-700 LBS. 84.00-
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90.00; 700-800 LBS. 72.00-84.00; 800-
900 LBS. 70.00-79.00; 900-1050 LBS.
61.00- HOLSTEINS 200-400 LBS.
77.00-
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 88.00-103.00;
400-500 LBS. 84.00-100.00; 500-600
LBS. 80.00-96.00; 600-700 LBS. 75.00-
86.00; 700-800 LBS. 66.00-76.00; 80-
1000 LBS. TO 64.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 86.00-104.00;
400-500 LBS. 86.00-107.00; 500-600
LBS. 80.00-90.00; 600-700 LBS. 70.00-
84.00; 700-800 LBS. TO 60.00; 900-1050
LBS. 53.00-63.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 14
HEAD. LARGE SPRINGING HEIF
ERS 1000.00-1125.00; MED.
SPRINGERS 850.00-935.00; SPRING.
COWS 950.00-1075.00; SMALL OPEN
HEIFERS 250.00-500.00.
BEEF STOCK COWS: 99 HEAD,
WIDE SELECTION. BETTER COW
CALF PAIRS TO 810.00; SMALLER
PAIRS 400.00-600.00.
SHEEP: 13 HEAD 25.00-39.00.
LAMBS: 31 HEAD. CHOICE
SPRING 30-60 LBS. 139.00-150.00, 60-
70 LBS. 120.00-137.00, 70-90 LBS.
107.00-
GOATS; 15 HEAD. MED. NANNIES
50.00- FLESHY KIDS 39.00-
42.00; SMALL 15.00-30.00.
NEXT WED., APRIL 12, SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE AT 7:45 P.M.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
April 5,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
465 3% 68 97 120
LAST MONDAY
429 345 34 47 65
CATTLE Compared to last Monday's
auction, slaughter steers were uneven, 50
lower to SO higher Slaughter cows sold
steady, instances 100 lower Slaughter
bulls traded 2 00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 few 1400-1450 lbs 73 GO
-74 25 Choice 2-3 1220-1485 lbs 66 75-
72 75, 1500-1665 lbs 65 50-69 00 Select
1-3 62 00-67 75 Standard 1-2 few 43 00-
44 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 3 individual 1435 lbs 64 25
Choice 2-3 1450-1615 lbs 59 25-62 25
Select 1-2 50 25-57.75 Standard 1-2
42 00-51 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1115-1360 lbs 66 00-70 00 Select 1-3
59 50-61 75
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 38 75-44 00 Boners 80-85 pet
lean 37 00-42 50, low dressing down to
35 50 Lean 85-90 pet lean 31 75-40 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1170-2155 lbs 50 00-56 50 Yield Grade 2
1000-2150 lbs 44 25-49 50 Bullocks
Choice 2 individual 64 50FEEDER
STEERS Medium and Large 1 350-475
lbs 9000-113 00, 500-680 lbs 75 00-
95 00 Medium and Large 2 310-490 lbs
63 00-75 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 300-495 lbs 85 00-110 00, 500-
710 lbs 73 00-95 00 Medium and Large
2 380-460 lbs 78 00-83 00, 635-690 lbs
50 00-68 00, 710-805 lbs 56 50-64 00
FEEDER BULLS Medium and Large
1 385-496 lbs 84 00-110 00, 500-655 lbs
75 00-90 00 Medium and Large 2 300
460 lbs 76 00-87 50
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 50 00 higher Holstein heifers
were steady
VEALERS Standard and Good 75
110 lbs 26 00-50 00 Utility 55-70 lbs
16 00-25 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 155 00-
198 00, mostly 170 00-198 00, 80-90 lbs
12000-175 00 Number 2 85-120 lbs
110 00-170 00, 70-80 lbs 50 00-110 00
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Holstein heifers Number 1 80-110 lbs
280 00-365 00 Number 2 80-85 lbs
200 00-250 00. 60-70 lbs 130 00-210 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-112 lbs
120 00-195 00, 185-275 lbs 105 00-
139 00
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50 pet
lean 230-240 lbs 40 00-43 0040-45
pet lean 320-345 lbs 30 00-34 00
SOWS Sold unevenly steady,
instances 100 higher US 1-3 325-
490 lbs 25 50-38 50 500-635
lbs 30 00-39 00, individual 42 00
Medium 345-405 lbs 11 00-19 00
Couple
BOARS
1300-1400
SHEEP Slaughter lambs trended 500
lower than last week
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 4,2000
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OF
FERED! CHOICE 1100-1550 LBS.
68.50- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 950-1575 LBS.. 61.50-69.00,
HOSLTEINS CHOICE 60.00-62.25;
HEIFERS CHOICE 1100-1475 LBS.
68.00- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 90-1600 LBS. 59.25-67.50;
COWS, BREAKERS 39.50-44.00,
BONERS 38.50-40.50, LEAN 35.00-
40.25, LOW DRESSING LIGHTS
DOWN TO 32.50, SHELLY 31.00 AND
DOWN; BULLS YG#l 1045-1900 lbs.
47.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: ACTIVE ON
GOOD RUN! STEERS MED. 1 AND 2
400-600 LBS. 81.00-99.50,600-900 LBS.
66.50- lIOLSTEINS 450-850 LBS.
64.50- HEIFERS MED. 1 AND 2
350-600 LBS. 74.50-100.00, 600-850
LBS. 66.00-75.00, HOLSTEINS-DAIRY
TYPES 400-900 LBS. 45.00-94.00;
BULLS MED. AND LARGE #1 400-600
LBS. 90.00-104.00, 600-950 LBS. 59.50-
86.00; CALVES RETURNING TO
THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
90-130 LBS. 100.00-136.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 81 90-120 LBS. 320.00-
350.00, #2 70-105 LBS. 185.00-250.00.
SWINE: HOGS USBI-3 230-275 LBS.
42.00- USB2-4 250-380 LBS.
35.00- BOARS 400 LBS. 12.00;
SOWS US#l-3 400-550 LBS. 35.50-
40.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD
15-28 LBS. 122.50-210.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
NANNIES AND BILLIES 49.00-90.00,
FANCY KIDS 57.50-70.00, FLESHY
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KIDS 41.00-55.00, SMALLHIN KIDS
20.00-40.00.
LAMBS; GOOD 60-80 LBS. 95.00-
122.50.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 31.00-
52.00.
SALE EVERY TUES. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS;
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALES TUBS., APRIL 18;
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES FRIDAY, APRIL 14; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS.,
APRIL 18. EASTER SALE FRIDAY,
APRIL 14. RABBITS, POULTRY,
EGGS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM 7
A.M. TO 9 A.M. THE STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE WILL
BE APRIL 14 ALSO, WITH RECEIV
ING FROM 6-9:30 A.M. SALE AT
12:30 P.M. GOATS, LAMBS, AND
SHEEP RECEIVED FROM 7-11:30
A.M. SALE AFTER THE STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE. PEN
LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER
RECEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS
CLOSE TUES. 2 P.M.
455-655 lbs
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by \uitioii
Wednesday, Aprd 5, 2000
TOTAL HEADAGK- 220 DAIRY,
133 HEIFERS, 12 BULLS. MARKET
STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 475.00-
1450.00. I.AT 1675.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 510.00-
1350.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1600.00-
1900.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1225.00-1425.00,
SMALL 675.00-1085.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 950 00-
1260.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIIERS
785.00-
BULLS 450.00-825.00, PUREBRLDS
600.00-
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1410.00-
1600.00.
CANADIAN LOADS FRESH 775.00-
1650.00,
FRESH HEIFERS 710.00-1200 00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS 750.00-
1450.00, FEW 1850.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 550.00-
775.00, SMALLER 310.00-525.00
HERD OF 132 HEAD 610.00-1525.00,
FEW 1750.00-1900.00.
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