Middleburg Livestock Middleburg, Pa. 18 April 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CA ii lE 418 (PDA] Compared with last week’s sale si steers 50 to higher si cows steady to 100 higher, heifers 10 00 to IS 00 higher, bulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1230-1455 lbs 73 75-76 00, Choice 2-3 1165-1450 lbs 70 00-74 25 Select 1-3 66 00-71 25, Standard 1-2 47 00-56 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1265-1575 lbs 65 00-67 50, Choice 2- 3 1260-1605 lbs 60 00-64 75, Select 1-2 53 75-60 75, Standard 1-2 45 50-51 25 HEIFERS, few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1205 lbs 74 00-75 25, Choice 2- 4 1035-1420 lbs 6975-73 75. Select 1-3 61 75-69 50, few Standard 1-2 44 75- 54 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 41 75- 45.75, few high dressing up to 48 00, Boners 80-85% lean 38.00-42 75, with low dressing to 38.25, Lean 85-90% lean 33 75-41.75 Shells down to 27 00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1140-2040 lbs 48.75-53,75, Yield Grade 2 975-1460 lbs 40.50-4V.50. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: one Medium and Large 1 480 lbs 85 00, Medium and Large 2 200-400 ibs 65.50- 81.00, 400-550 lbs 62.50-75.00, 580-675 lbs 57.00-64.00. few 865-900 lbs 48.50- 53.50; HEIFERS: Large 2 350-475 Ibs Holsteins 82.00-90.00, 565-600 lbs Holsteins 70.00-74.00, Medium and Large 1 330-450 Ibs 70.00-86.00, 540-775 Ibs 66.00- BULLS; Medium and Large 1 300-400 Ibs 88.00-100.00, Medium and Large 2 495-690 lbs 48 00-63.00 CALVES 150...VEALERS: few Standard and Good 70-95 lbs 35.00-40 00. FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 140.00-180.00, 80-90 lbs 135.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 60.00- 147.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 75-115 Ibs 300 00-380 00, No 2 70-130 lbs 12000- 240.00 HOGS 192. .(04/17 & 18/00) Bulk of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction Barrows and gilts 1 00 lower, sows 1 00 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% 24 HOUR PARTS SERVICE YEAR-ROUND Hkt Pi i ~" * *v* fbtJi >J" -ii *•■<•-.s■ PORTABLE HAY TESTER LOW MOISTURE RANGE 8500818 - Portable Tester with 18" Probe 8505453 - Portable Tester / Lew Moisture Down $148.19 $199.79 £pfe INTERCOURSE, PA MIDDLETOWN, DE McAUSIERWUE, PA 800 732-0017 8003414028 8004338679 ' >2OOO CASE CORPORATION IH Visit us on the Internet .it http ■ ivvviv c.isrcorp com Case IH IS .1 rcuistcrcd trademark of Case Cm|)or.itlon Up Ttlnc ail the time lean 230-270 lbs 45 00-47 75, 45-50% lean 225-275 lbs 42 00-44 75, few 40-45% lean 290-310 lbs 38 00-42 00 SOWS US 1-3 345-465 lbs 31 50- 35 00. 500-770 lbs 38 00-42 25, few Medium 370-465 lbs 12 00-14 50 BOARS 350-670 Ibs 6 50-13 50, one 260 lbs 26 50 FEEDER PIGS 15 US 1-3 30-50 lbs 30 00-47 00 per head SHEEP 135 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 20-40 lbs 87 50-120 00, few up to 134 00, 45-60 lbs 97 50-120 00, 70-90 lbs 88 00-98 00, Good and Choice 20-55 lbs 62 00-80 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 24 00-44 00 GOATS 86 [All sold by the head] Few Large Billies 7000-80 00, Medium 34 00-62 00, Large Nannies 39 00-60 00, Medium 33 00-51 00, Large Kids 20 CO -48 00, Small 12 00-34 00 with one 70 00 Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, April 15,2000 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-112.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-102.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS UP TO 74.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00- 58.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00- 52.00, LIGHT 35.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 56.00-67.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-55.50. BULLS HEAVY 44.00-53.00, LIGHT 35.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 32.00- CANNERS 25.00-33.00, CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 145.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 255.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 145.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 48.00, THIRTY-PLUS PRESERVATIVE KROP-KEEPER PRESERVATIVE For a complete list of Hoober inventory look on the World Wide Web: www.hoober.com lIOOBER I H THREE LOCATIONS HEAVY UP TO 44.50, LIGHT 20.00- 62.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 50.00. SOWS 20.00-37.00. MALE HOGS 5.00-25.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 115.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 105.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 170.00, CULLS UP TO 65.00. SHEEP UP TO 35.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-125.00, MEDIUM 40.00-60.00, SMALL 20.00- 40.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. ANNUAL SPRING FEEDER SALE SAT., MAY 6 WITH REG. SALE. Weekly Livestock Summary 14 Livestock Auctions 14 April 2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 5148 Compared with 4788 head last week and 5925 head a year ago Slaughter steers fully steady, si heifers steady to 1 00 higher, si cows steady to I 75 higher, bulls mostly steady SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 71 75-75 00, Choice 1-3 67.00- 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3 66.00- Select 1-3 62 00-68 00, Standard 1-2 53 75-59 00 HOLSTEINS- High Choice and Prune 2-3 62 00-66 75, Choice 2-3 59 25-63.50, Select 1-2 54.50-6050, Standard 1-2 46 50-5400 HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4 66.50-72.00, few 74.00, Select 1-3 61 00- 68 SO. Standard 1-2 50 00-59 00. COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean 39 50- 45 75, Boners 80-85% lean 38 00-43 00, few to 36.50, Lean 85-90% lean 3200- 43 00 mostly 35 00-41 50 Shells down to 2450 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 60 00-70 80. Select 1-3 50.25-55 75. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 48.50-55 25, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 43 00-49 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 88 00- 112.00, 500-700 lbs 76 50-100 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 64 00- , 85 00. 500-700 lbs 60 00-75 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 REBATE PROGRAM $5O REBATE on 55 Gallon Drums ot Thirty-Plus Preservative $2OO REBATE on Cubes of Thirty-Plus Preservative *With Purchase of CIH Hay Preservative Applicator lbs 81 00-115 00, 500-700 lbs 76 DO -92 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 68 00-83 00, 500-700 lbs 65 00-76 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1 300-600 lbs 80 00-107 00, 300-550 lbs 60 00-79 00 CALVES 2438 Compared with 2812 head last week and 2778 head a year ago Vealers very limited supply sold mostly higher VEALERS Choice 195-325 lbs 89 00-110 00, Good 125-250 lbs 60 00- 85 00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs 30 00-50 00, Utility 50-100 lbs 12 00- 30 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves sharply lower after last week’s record setting prices, Holstein heifers mostly steady No I Holstein bulls 80-120 lbs 135 00-185 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 80 00- 15000, No I Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 290 00-365 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 180 00- 315 00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs 100 00-180 00, few to 80 00 HOGS 1730 Compared with 1877 head last week and 1705 head a year ago Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 3.00 higher, sows steady to 2 00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs 48.00-45 00, 40-45% lean 225-275 lbs 43.25-45 00, 45-50% lean 240-300 lbs 40 00-43 00 SOWS- US 1-3 300-500 lbs 32 00 36.00, 500-700 lbs 35 00-40.00 BOARS 11 00-14 00 FEEDER PIGS 302 Compared with 250 head last week and 258 head a year ago US 1-3 30-50 lbs 37 00-52 50 per head SHEEP 5252. Compared with 2424 head last week and 1403 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 20 00 higher in active Holiday trading SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 25-35 lbs 15000-225 00. 35-45 lbs 125 00-175 00, 45-80 lbs 10000-13000, 80-110 lbs 90 00-113 00, Good and Choice 50-90 lbs 25 00-38 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-38 00 ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE 487 Compared with 365 last week and 439 head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly steady US 1-2 30-40 lbs 127 00-145 00, 40-60 lbs 82 00-100 00, US 2 30-45 lbs 100 00-120 00, Slaughter 20-35 lbs 155 00-215 00, 50-80 lbs 75 00-106 00 - - per cwt Eighty-four Livestock Eighty-four, Pa. 17 April 2000 Report Supplied By PDA ' CATTLE 265 [PDA] Compared with last week’s sale si cows steady SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select 1-5 58 00 64 00, few Standard 1-2 55 GO -58 00 HEIFERS Standard 1-2 42 50-46 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 38 50- 44 00, Boners 80-85% lean 35 50 39 00, Lean 85-90% lean 31 00-35 00 Shells 30 00 and down BULLS Yield Grade 1 1075-1690 lbs 48 00-53 50, Yield Grade 2 965-1315 lbs 45 50-48 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large 1 300-495 lbs 84 00- 100 00, 510-780 lbs 77 00-93 00, few Medium and Large 2 330-480 lbs 64 00- 80 00, 505-915 lbs 56 00-76 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 83 00-95 00, 510-750 lbs 75 00 88 00, Medium and Large 2 310-500 lbs 63 00- 82 00, 505 675 lbs 56 00-75 00, BULLS few Medium and Large 1 355-575 lbs 85 00-116 00, Medium and Large 2 350- 810 lbs 60 00-81 00, few to 56 00 CALVES 169 [All calves sold per cwt] VEALERS Standard and Good 90- 100 lbs 35 00-6000, 50-85 lbs 30 GO -47 50, Utility 40-60 lbs 17 00-37 50 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady No 1 Holstein bulls 85-130 lbs 120 00-152 50, No 2 75-110 lbs 75 00- 125 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 85-120 nuuuza From $166 to $372 We repair all makes of tools & motors Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 2000-A7 lbs 23000-32000, few No 2 75-175 lbs 11000-19000 Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs 100 00-170 00, 140-295 lbs 70 00-138 00, one 147 50 HOGS 34 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 245-325 lbs 40 00- 47 50, lightweights 40-45% lean 105-185 lbs 39 00-44 00 SOWS US 1-3 330-420 lbs 34 00 36 00, 575-630 lbs 39 00-41 00 BOARS couple 190 & 250 lbs 15 00 & 19 00 FEEDER PIGS 6 All US 1-3 28 lbs 26 00 per cwt SHEEP 865 Slaughter lambs uneven 25 00 to 35 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 105-145 lbs 75 00-103 00, Choice 25-50 lbs 100 00-135 00, few to 150 00, 50-75 lbs 85 00-110 00, 80-100 lbs 95 00-115 00, Good and Choice 60-90 lbs 50 00-75 00 FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 25-55 lbs 70 00-97 50 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-47 50 GOATS 184 [All sold by the head] Large Billies 75 00-135 00, Medium 40 00-65 00, Large Nannies and Wethers 48 00-58 00, Medium Nannies 30 00- 50 00, Large Kids 25 00-35 00, Small 10 00-25 00, few to 7 00 Friend’s Stockyard, Inc. Accident, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, April 17,2000 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-112.00. STOCK HEIFERS 36.00-100.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 66.00-74.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 52.00-63.50, HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 61.00-66.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY CHOICE 56.00-64.00, LIGHT 45.00- 55.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 68.00-73.50, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-68.75. BULLS HEAVY 45.00-52.50, LIGHT 40.00-55.50. COWS UTILITY (HOLS FEINS) 38.00-46.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 32.50-39.00, CULL COWS 32.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00- 80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.00- 47.00. MOB CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 164.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP 10 350.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 140.00. HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP lO 46.50. SOWS UP TO 35.00. LAMBS CHOICE UP TO 75.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGH T. ANNUAL SPRING GRASS CAT TLE SALE SAT., APRIL 29,7 P.M. &AAftl STRING TRIMMERS A (^1 r*s