Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, July 5,2000 SLAUGHTER COWS: 61 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 41.00- 44.75, CANNERS 38.00-42.00, SHELLY 37.00 DOW. BULLS: 4 HEAD, GOOD DEMAND. YG#l 1500-1980 LBS. 59.00-64.50. YG#21962 LBS. AT 56.25. FED STEERS; FEW OFFERED. 1 HIGH CHOICE 1256 LBS. AT 72.50; 1 SELECT HOLSTEIN AT 53.75. FED HEIFERS: 4 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE *3 AND 4 1200-1300 LBS. 67.00-70.50; LOW DRESSING 1050- 1110 LBS. 60.75-63.00. CALVES: 134 HEAD. CULLS 90-120 LBS. 35.00-50.00, 70-85 LBS. 20.00- 33.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. #1 95-120 LBS. 100.00-117.00, FEW TO 122.00; 80-94 LBS. 60.00-80.00; «2 95- 120 LBS. 57.00-97.00, 75-90 LBS. 40.00- 60.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS STRONG DEMAND. #1 95-110 LBS. 300.00- 335.00, #2 70-90 LBS. 140.00-250.00; BEEF X BULLS 80-120 LBS. 90.00- 135.00; BEEF X HEIFERS FEW 80-115 LBS. 120.00-130.00. BUTCHER HOGS; 11 HEAD. NO TOPS OFFERED. US#l AND 3 225-260 LBS. 42.00-44.00; 1 LOT 296 LBS. AT 39.00; FEW #2 AND 3 315 LBS. 32.00- 36.00. SOWS: 21 HEAD. 350-475 LBS. ATTENTION FREESTALL & TIE STALL BARN OWNERS! Let Us Show You A Recent Tunnel Ventilation System In A Freestall Barn. Barn Kooler® Air Circulation Fans IN slBB°° $ 199 00 sor More $ 5 OO OF 24”- 36”- Receive Year-Round benefits for your livestock with a Schaefer Barn Kooler Call CEDAR CREST To Assist You In Designing Your Ventilation System. IVe Also Do Complete Installations Cedar Crest Equipment M 339 King Street Myerstown, PA 17067 rdTbox&i (717) 866-1888 • 1-800-646-6601 32.00-36.25, 500-675 LBS. 35.00-38.25, THIN, ALL WEIGHTS 27.00-32.50. BOARS: 600 LBS. TO 15.00. STOCK CATTLE: 35 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 95.00-115.00, FEW 89.00- 92.00, 400-500 LBS. 93.00-112.00, 1 AT 118.00; COUPLE 800-1000 LBS. TO 69.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 94.00-109.00, 400-600 LBS. 77.00; 600-700 LBS. TO 68.00. BULLS: 500-600 LBS. 84.00-89.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 13 HEAD. LARGE SPRINGING HEIF ERS TO 1185.00; LARGE SPRINGING COW 800.00-1125.00; 1 JERSEY X SPRINGER AT 900.00; 1 FRESH COW AT 1085.00; SMALL AND MED FRESH HEIFERS 475.00-725.00; 1 LARGE REG. OPEN HEIFERS 960.00 SMALL AND MED. HEIFER 390.00- 455.00. LAMBS: 23 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-120 LBS. 79.00-88.00 GOOD TO CHOICE 50-90 LBS. 92.00 99.00, MED. TO GOOD 30-50 LBS. 75.00-86.00. SHEEP: 16 HEAD 30.00-37.00. GOATS: 19 HEAD. LARGE BILLY 114.00; MEDIUM BILLY 69.00; MED. NANNIES 35.00-66.00; FLESHY KIDS 35.00-46.00; SMALL KIDS 11.00-30.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 56 HEAD. 8 HEAD 20 LBS. AT 14.00; 4 HEAD 80 LBS. AT 43.00; BY THE LB. 110-140 LBS. 35.00-49.00,150-180 LBS. 45.00. K: New Wilmington Livestock Auction New Wilmington, Pa. Monday, JuLY 3,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 98...(PDA). SLAUGHTER STEERS: one Standard 1-2 57.75. HEIFERS: couple Standard 1-2 49.00 & 50.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80% lean 42.00-46.00, Boners 80-85% lean 38.50-45.00, Lean 85-90% lean 33.75-40.75. Shells down to 30.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1380-2075 lbs 49.00-52.00, few Yield Grade 2 1100- 1815 lbs 40.25-47.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple Medium 2 380 & 525 lbs 63.00 & 69.00; HEIFERS; one Medium 1 670 lbs 75.50; BULLS: few Medium 2 300-525 lbs 68.50-73.00. CALVES 161...VEALERS: Standard and Good 80-120 lbs 40.00-50.00, Utility 50-75 lbs 15.00-40.00. FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 130.00-145.00, 80-90 lbs 75.00- No 2 90-115 lbs 75.00- 130.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 300.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 220.00- 270.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 85-125 lbs 95.00-200.00. HOGS 69...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-260 lbs 49.25-51.10,45- 50% lean 230-280 lbs 47.10-49.10, 40- 45% lean 250-300 lbs 41.75-46.25. SOWS: few US 1-3 410-615 lbs 35.00- 41.75. WILL SHIP ANYWHERE BOARS: few 485-845 lbs 19.00-19.75. FEEDER PIGS 18... US 1-3 75-85 lbs 57.50-70.00. per head. SHEEP 53... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 65-80 lbs 75.00- 85.00, Choice 50-125 lbs 60.00-70.00, Good and Choice 45-60 lbs 45.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 5.00-30.00 mostly 20.00-22.50. GOATS 8...(A11 sold by the head). Few Medium Nannies 20.00-30.00, few Large Kids 15.00-25.00. New Holland Sheep and Goats New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Monday, July 3,2000 CALVES SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 156 432 705 LAST WEEK 159 881 1647 LAST YEAR 187 891 970 CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s auction, a light test of vealers sold stead y. Slaughter calves were not well tested ,on a light and very plain supply. The Holstein bulls returning to feed sold firm to 15.00 higher in active trading. A light test of Holstein heifers sold near steady. VEALERS: Few Standard and Good 70-130 lbs 30.00-50.00. Utility 55-75 lbs 12.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Not well tested.RETURNED TO FARM: Hol stein bulls 95-125 lbs 105.00-131.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 70.00- 110.00, few weaker calves down to 40.00. Few Holstein heifers 85-95 lbs 300.00- 320.00. Few plainer heifers 75-110 lbs 195.00- SHEEP: Compared to Thursday, slaughter lambs sold fully steady in a fairly light test due to the holiday Slaughter ewes and aged sheep were also steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice and Prime 2-3 60-110 lbs 90.00-100.00. Good and Choice 1-3 80-130 lbs 80.00-90.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and ATTETNTIpN DAIRY QUALITY HAY BUYERS! 180-220+ RFV 10% Max. Moisture - •Performance Proven • Price Competitive • Cost Effective • Highly Palatable HANDLES LIKE GRAIN. MINIMIZE YOUR SHRINKAGE! WHY WOT USE SOME? Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers Co-op 320-231-2400 E-mail sales @mnvap com Prevent bird damage in sweet com ana melons! 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WORK HORSES 885.00-1450.00. DRIVING HORSES 485.00-1100.00. RIDING HORSES 485.00-1000.00. REGISTERED RIDING 1175.00- 1600.00. 1 AT 2500.00. BETTER RIDING 1250.00-1875.00. PONIES 150.00-410.00. LARGE PONIES 510.00-610.00, FEW 710.00-850.00. COLTS 165.00-333.00. REGISTERED COLTS 410.00- 675.00. Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, July 3,2000 STEERS; TOO FEW TO QUOTE. HEIFERS: SO.OO-67.00. GOOD COWS 38.00-44.75. CANNERS AND CUTTERS 20.00- 38.00. BULLS 45.00-52.00. VEAL 90-190 LBS. 100.00-340.00,70- 90 LBS. 30.00-100.00. HOGS 46.00-47.00. SOWS 37.50-44.00. FEEDER PIGS 38.00-50.00 PER HEAD.