St. Louis
Feeder Cattle, Hogs
Springfield, IL
Thu Apr 13,2000
USDA-IL Market News Service
Farmers Livestock Marketing Assn
auction at Greenville.lL Wed Apr
12,2000
Cattle and calves: 1000 head. Com
pared to last week, slaughter steers and
heifers firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
mainly Choice slaughter steers and heif
ers. Moderate supply of holstein steers.
Total Receipts this week; 1000 Last
week: 1424 Last year; 1070
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1050-1450 lbs 69.00-72.00; Yield Grade
2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1125-1475 lbs 72.00-
74.00. Prime 2-4 1175-1475 lbs 73.00-
75.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1450
lbs 66.00-69.00. Select 2-3 950-1400 lbs
63.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1200-1700 lbs 62.00-66.00, mostly 62.00-
65.00. Prime 2-3 1400-1900 lbs 64.00-
66.00. few up to 66.25. Select and Choice
2-3 1200-1500 lbs 59.00-62.00; Select 2-3
1150-1475 lbs 53.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1400 lbs 69.00-72.00; YG 2-3 and
Fancy 2-4 1000-1400 lbs 72.00-74.00;
Prime 2-4 1175-1400 lbs 73.00-75.00.
Select and Choice 2-3 925-1300 lbs
66.00- Select 2-3 900-1250 lbs
63.00-
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HEIFERETTES: Few Medium and
Large Frame 1025-1450 lbs 44.00-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Compared with
last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs
3.00-5.00 higher and over 500 lbs steady.
Holstein steers steady. Feeder heifers
under 500 lbs firm to 2.00 higher and
over 500 lbs steady.
Overall quality above last weeks level,
with large supply thin steers and heifers
under 500 lbs. Large buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large Frame 1: Thin 200-300 lbs 109.00-
120.00 300-400 lbs 100.00-115.00, fancy
115.00- pkg blacks at 124.00 400-
500 lbs 96.00-110.00, fancy 110.00-
117.00 500-600 lbs 90.00-100.00 600-700
lbs 85.00-92.00 700-800 lbs 80.00-87.00
Moderately Fleshy:3oo-400 lbs 95.00-
103.00 400-500 lbs 90.00- 98.00 500-600
lbs 85.00- 91.00 600-700 lbs 78.00- 86.00
700-800 lbs 74.00- 80.00 800-900 lbs
70.00- 76.00 900-1000 lbs 67.00- 72.00
1000-HOOIbs 64.00- 69.00 Large Frame 2
Holsteins: 200-300 lbs 85.00- 95.00 300-
400 lbs 82,00- 89.00 FEEDER HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large Frame 1: Thin:
300-400 lbs 91.00-100.00, fancy 100.00-
105.00 400-500 lbs 88.00- 96.00, fancy
96.00- Pkg blacks at 105.00 500-
600 lbs 84.00- 90.00, fancy 90.00- 94.00
600-700 lbs 77.00-86.00 700-800 lbs
70.00- Moderately Fleshy:3oo-400
lbs 84.00-91.00 400-500 lbs 82.00-88.00
500-600 lbs 77.00-84.00
Cow/Calf Pairs: Large Frame 3-9 yrs
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old with calf at side 600.00-785.00/pr.
Medium to Large Frame 7-10 yrs old
520.00-650.00/pr.
Bred Cows: Medium to Large Frame
2-10 yrs old in 2nd and 3rd stage 410.00-
560.00/hd.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls: 150 head.
Compared to last week both classes firm
to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean
Weight Price Breakers 75-80 % 850-1200
lbs 37.00-41.00 Boners 80-85 % 850-1200
lbs 39.00-43.00 High Yielding 80-85 %
over 1100 lbs 41.00-44.00 Lean 85-90 %
850-1200 lbs 35.00-38.00 85-90 % 750-
850 lbs 32.00-35.00 85-90 % under 750
lbs 28.00-32.00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2100
lbs 45.00-51.00. Yield Gr 2 1070-2250 lbs
42.00- Yield Gr 1 1400-2250 lbs
51.00-
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, April 10,2000
HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES 165.00-
330.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 100.00-180.00, 70-95 LBS. 85.00-
150.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 11.00-50.00.
GRASSERS & STR. CFS. 37.00-
56.00.
FEEDERS 67.00-72.00.
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LAMBS 97.50-167.50.
SHEEP 29.00-37.00.
HOGS 200-250 LBS. 36.00-40.00.
SOWS 26.00-34.00.
BOARS 1.00-7.00.
PIGS, EACH, NONE.
HEIFERS 42.00-48.00.
STEERS 43.50-56.50.
BULLS 46.00-50.00.
GOOD COWS 38.50-43.25.
MEDIUM COWS 30.50-38.00.
THIN COWS 15.00-30.00.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET STRONGER.
HORSES AND PONIES, NONE.
GOATS 25.00-75.00.
KILLER CALVES HIGHER.
FEEDER SALE IST MON. EACH
MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RD THURS.
EACH MONTH.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied bj Auction
Monday, April 10,2000
CATTLE: 86 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 70.25-72.25,
GOOD 67.25-70.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 70.00-72.00,
GOOD 60.00-68.50, UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.50-45.00, CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 20.00-36.00.
Distributed by
Leßay Sealed Storage
Evans Milts NY 13637
(315) 629-4143 • (315) 629-4333
Fax (315) 629-5854
Web Site: www.gisco.net/lerayss
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 15, 2000-A2l
BULLOCKS: 47.00-52.50.
BULLS: YG#146.00-54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 68.00-
83.00, BULLS 65.00-80.00, HEIFERS
66.00-83.00.
CALVES: 57. PRIME, NO MARKET
TEST; CHOICE 84.00-97.00; GOOD
68.00-79.00; STANDARD 25.00-45.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 60.00-
160.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS. 155.00-280.00.
HOGS 231. US#l-2 45.00-46.50;
US#l-3 42.50-44.00.
SOWS: US#l -3 30.00-39.25.
BOARS: 10.50-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30. US#l-3 20-50
LBS. 9.00-44.00.
SHEEP: 145. CHOICE LAMBS
120.00-130.00, GOOD LAMBS 105.00-
115.00, SLAUGHTER EWES 30.00-
42.00.
GOATS: 15.00-80.00.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of North
Jersey
Hackettstown, N.J.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 11,2000
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA: 2 LOTS, 2.70 AND 3.40
BALE.
MIXED HAY: 5 LOTS, 2.80-3.50
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 4 LOTS, 2.50-3.80
BALE.
GRASS: 2 LOTS, 2.60 AND 5.00
BALE.
OATS: 3 LOTS, 2.50-2.70 BAG.
LOCUST POSTS: 2 LOTS, 2.00 EA.
18 LOTS TOTAL.
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