Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, May 9,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 88 HEAD,
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
UTILITY 40.00-45.25; HIGH
DRESSING 1 AT 48.00; CANNERS
37.00- SHELLY 37.00 DOWN.
BULLS: NONE OFFERED. 1
CHOICE BULLOCK 1408 LBS. 57.00.
FED STEERS; 22 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE #2 AND 4 1100-1400 LBS.
73.00- CHOICE #2&3 71.00-
74.00; HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1300-1500 LBS. 63.00-05.25; 1600-1700
LBS. 61.25-62.50; LOW CHOICE 1200-
1400 LBS. 57.00-61.00.
FED HEIFERS; IS HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1400 LBS.
73.00- 1 1500 LB. AT 70.00;
CHOICE #244 1000-1300 LBS. 70.00-
73.00; SELECT 1000-1300 LBS. 62.00-
65.00.
VEAL CALVES: 108 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE 1376 LBS. AT 87.00; CULLS
80-110 LBS. 25.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS STEADY PRICES. #1 95-120
LBS. 185.00-211.00,1 AT 219.00, 80-94
LBS. 135.00-180.00; #2 95-115 LBS.
140.00- 75-94 LBS. 90.00-130.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS VERY
STRONG DEMAND. #1 85-118 LBS.
300.00- 75-85 LBS. TO 235.00; #2
85-120 LBS. 202.00-297.00; BEEF X
BULLS 87.00-185.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 77 HEAD, 1.00-
2.00 LOWER. #1 AND 2 240-270 LBS.
44.00- #1 AND 3 225-270 LBS.
43.00- 270-290 LBS. 42.00-43.00,
295-310 LBS. 35.00-38.00.
SOWS; 18 HEAD, 1.00 HIGHER.
300-400 LBS. 32.00-34.25,400-500 LBS.
40.00-43.00, 500-000 LBS. 42.00-46.00,
600-700 LBS. 46.50-48.00, THIN SOWS
300-500 LBS. 25.00-36.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 106 HEAD, CON
TINUED STRONG DEMAND.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 98.00-106.00; 400-600
LBS. 94.00-109.00; 600-800 LBS. 73.00-
88.00; 800-900 LBS. 70.00-80.00; 900-
1000 LBS. 63.00-68.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
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FRAME 200-400 LBS. 93.00-118.00;
400-500 LBS. 85.00-104.00; 500-600
LBS. 80.00-91.00; 600-700 LBS. 74.00-
82.00; 700-900 LBS. 59.00-73.00; 900-
1050 LBS. 58.00-65.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 99.00-125.00,
400-500 LBS. 89.00-103.00, 500-700
LBS. 75.00-90.00.
SHEEP: 62 HEAD. LIGHT 35.00-
58.00, HEAVY 25.00-35.00, YEAR
LINGS 50.00-70.00.
LAMBS: SO HEAD, 5.00-8.00
HIGHER. CHOICE TO PRIME
SPRING 50-75 LBS. 120.00-145.00, 80-
99 LBS 100.00-111.00; MED. TO
GOOD 30-60 LBS. 75.00-115.00, 60-90
LBS. 77.00-96.00, WOOLED 90-120
LBS. 79.00-97.00.
GOATS: 147. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 75.00-127.00, LARGE
NANNIES 60.00-80.00, MEDIUM
35.00- SMALL FLESHY 35.00-
50.00, THIN KIDS 10.00-30.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 39 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 20-30 LBS. 29.00-31.00,
30-40 LBS. 31.00-42.00, 50-70 LBS.
51.00- BY THE LB. 100-125 LBS.
41.00- BOARS 175-220 LBS.
30.00-
USDA-IL Market News Service
Fanners Livestock Marketing Assn
auction at Greenville,lL Wed May
10,2000
Cattle and calves; 995 head. Com
pared to last week, slaughter steers and
heifers firm to 1.00 higher, full advance
on Choice grades of both classes.
Supply mainly Choice slaughter steers
and heifers, with several lots of Prime
blacks. Light supply of holstein steers.
Total Receipts this week: 995 Last
week: n/r Last year; nit
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
975-1450 lbs 69.00-72.00, 1450-1700 lbs
66.00-70.00; Yield Grade 2-3 and Fancy
2-4 1100-1450 lbs 72.00-74.00, Prime 2-4
1025-1475 lbs 74.00-77.00, few up to
77.25, 1475-1600 lbs 70.00-72.00. Select
and Choice 2-3 950-1400 lbs 65.00-69.00.
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Feeder Cattle
Springfield, 1L
Thu May 11,2000
Select 2-3 900-1375 lbs 61.00-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1250-1700 lbs 63.00-67.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 1225-1500 lbs 60.00-63.00;
Select 2-3 1150-1500 lbs 54.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1325 lbs 69.00-72.00, YG 2-3 and
Fancy 2-4 1150-1400 lbs 72.00-74.00;
Prime 2-4 1025-1400 lbs 74.00-76.00.
Select and Choice 2-3 900-1225 lbs
65.00- Select 2-3 900-1175 lbs
61.00-
HEIFERETTES: Few Medium and
Large Frame 1000-1350 lbs 45.00-58.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Compared with
last week, feeder steers firm to 2.00
higher.
Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.
Overall quality comparable to last weeks
level. Large buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium and
Large Frame 1: Thin 300-400 lbs 100.00-
111.00, fancy 111.00-116.00 400-500 lbs
94.00- fancy 102.00-108.00 Pkg
450 lbs blacks at 114.00 500-600 lbs
88.00- 600-700 lbs 84.00-93.00 700-
800 lbs 75.00-85.00 Moderately
Fleshy:3oo-400 lbs 90.00-100.00 400-500
lbs 88.00-94.00 500-600 lbs 83.00-89.00
600-700 lbs 77.00-84.00 700-800 lbs
70.00- 800-10001bs 66.00-71.00
Large Frame 2 Holsteins; Pkg 180 lbs at
115.00 200-300 lbs 82.00-91.00 300-500
lbs 78.00-88.00
BUCKET CALVES: (Holstein) 90.00-
125.00/head.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large Frame 1: Thin: 200-300 lbs 100.00-
112.00 300-400 lbs 92.00-100.00 400-500
lbs 88.00- 98.00, fancy 98.00-100.00 500-
600 lbs 84.00- 91.00 600-700 lbs 78.00-
85.00 700-800 lbs 70.00- 78.00
Moderately Fleshy:3oo-400 lbs 83.00-
92.00 400-600 lbs 75.00- 85.00 600-800
lbs 65.00- 75.00 Cow/Calf Pairs: Large
Frame 7-9 yrs old with calf at side
625.00-800.00/pr. Medium to Large
Frame 8-10 yrs old 530.00-650.00/pr.
Bred Cows: Large Frame 3-10 yrs old
in 2nd and 3rd stage 430.00-590.00/hd.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls; 150 head.
Compared to last week, cows steady to
1.00 lower. Bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean
Weight Price Breakers 75-80 % 850-1200
HUHHOUMM
LENDER
lbs 38.00-42.00 Boners 80-85 % 850-1200
lbs 40.00-43.00 High Yielding 80-85 %
over 1100 lbs 42.00-45.00 Lean 85-90 %
850-1200 lbs 37.00-40.00 85-90 % 750-
850 lbs 33.00-37.00 85-90 % under 750
lbs 28.00-33.00
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1000-2400
lbs 45.00-50.00. Several Yield Gr 11500-
2000 lbs 50.00-53.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, May 10,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 71 HEAD,
1.00 LOWER. UTILITY 40.00-45.00;
HIGH DRESSING 46.00-47.00,
CANNERS 37.00-42.00; SHELLY 37.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 8 HEAD, STEADY. YG#l
1100-2200 LBS. 52.00-57.00, YG#2
1100-1200 LBS. 44.00-53.00.
FED STEERS: 67 HEAD, STEADY.
HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1500
LBS. 73.00-76.00, 1 AT 77.00; OVER
1500 LBS. TO 72.75; CHOICE #2-3
1100-1500 LBS. 71.00-74.00, SELECT
TO LOW CHOICE 64.00-71.00, LOW
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1300-1400 LBS.
TO 53.00,1500-1900 LBS. 49.00-52.25.
FED HEIFERS: 20 HEAD. CHOICE
900-1050 LBS. 64.00-70.00, LOW
DRESSING 800-950 LBS. 53.00-61.00,
LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1300-
1500 LBS. 46.00-53.75.
CALVES: 115 HEAD. CULLS 80-110
LBS. 40.00-42.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
RETURNING TO FARM, STEADY. #1
92-120 LBS. 197.00-215.00, 82-90 LBS.
130.00- #2 90-120 LBS. 130.00-
195.00. 125-135 LBS. 147.00-162.00,75-
88 LBS. 55.00-122.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS »1 95-120 LBS. 305.00-
355.00. 80-95 LBS. 240.00-285.00; #2 95-
120 LBS. 250.00-290.00, 70-95 LBS.
160.00- BEEF X BULLS 115.00-
190.00, HEIFERS 75-85 LBS. TO
125.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 1294 LBS. 43.75.
SOWS: 27 HEAD, 2.00-3.00
HIGHER. 300-500 LBS. 34.00-38.00,
500-700 LBS. 43.00-47.00, THIN 400-
600 LBS. 32.00-40.00.
BOARS; 2 HEAD. 450-600 LBS. TO
14.75.
STOCK CATTLE: 74 HEAD, LIM
ITED SUPPLY. STEERS MED. AND
LARGE FRAME 200-300 LBS. TO
113.00; 400-500 LBS. 97.00-105.00; 600-
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700 LBS. 87.00-94.00, 700-800 LBS.
68.00- 900-1000 LBS. TO 71.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 90.00-100.00;
400-500 LBS. 90.00-99.00; 500-700 LBS.
75.00- 700-800 LBS. 60.00-68.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-300 LBS. 106.00-125.00,
500-700 LBS. 75.00-85.00, REG. RED
ANGUS 1250 LBS. AT 75.00; 2 RED
ANGUS SIMMENTAL 1200-1400 LBS.
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1700 LBS. 90.00; GRADE ANGUS 1120
LBS. AT 59.00.
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JERSEY HOLSTEIN X SPRINGER
835.00; RED AND WHITE SPRINGER
975.00; MED. COWS MILKING
540.00-650.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
1100 LBS. AT 600.00; SM. STARTED
HEIFERS 230.00-450.00; MED. HEIF
ERS 350.00-485.00.
SHEEP: 20.00-48.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 163 HEAD,
MAINLY ROUGH LIGHT WEIGHTS.
BY THE HEAD, 20-30 LBS. 10.00-
19.50, 30-45 LBS. 20.00-25.00; BY THE
LB. 1 LOT 56 LBS. AT 96.00,1 LOT 72
LBS. AT 64.00, 1 STOCK BOAR 376
LBS. AT 20.00.
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Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettstown, N.J.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, May 9,2000
CALVES .15-3.70.
COWS .27V!i-.46V2.
EASY COWS .10-.34y4.
FEEDERS 300-000 LBS. .47-.56.
HEIFERS .27VJ-.65.
BULLS .40 j /4-.57 1 /i.
STEERS .45-.73V4.
HOGS AVh-AVA.
ROASTING PIGS EA. 36.00-42.00.
BOARS .23.
SOWS .35.
SHEEP .05-.58.
LAMBS EA. 18.00-82.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .49-1.67'/i.
GOATS EA. 47.00-117.50.
KIDS EA. 5.00-91.00.
HIDES 19.00 EA.
757 HEAD TOTAL.
Inc.