Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Sept. 12,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 89 HEAD,
FULLY 2.00 LOWER. UTILITY 36.00-
39.75, HIGH DRESSING 40.00-42.00,
CANNERS 33.00-37.00, SHELLY 33.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 11 HEAD, 2.00 LOWER.
YG#l 1300-1900 LBS. 50.00-51.00,
YG#2 1500-2000 LBS. 45.00-48.00; 3
SELECT HOLSTEIN BULLOCKS 950-
1050 LBS. 48.00-52.00.
FED STEERS: 1 CHOICE 1540 LBS.
AT 64.75; FEW RETURNED TO FEED
1100-1200 LBS. 52.00-57.50.
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 1350
LBS. AT 62.00; 1 SELECT 1275 LBS.
AT 59.00.
CALVES: 126 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE 200-300 LBS. 95.00-97.00,
GOOD 90-120 LBS. 53.00-65.00; HOL
STEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. #1 95-125
LBS. 110.00-126.00, FEW TO 131.00,
90-95 LBS. 80.00-100.00; #2 95-120 LBS.
85.00- 75-90 LBS. 45.00-70.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS STEADY
PRICES. #1 90-110 LBS. 330.00-385.00,
#2 80-100 LBS. 175.00-275.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS 80-120 LBS.
125.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD, 1.00
HIGHER. #1 AND 2 225-270 LBS.
37.00- #1 AND 3 260-290 LBS.
33.00- #2 AND 3 290-340 LBS.
30.00-
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SOWS; 14 HEAD, 1.00 LOWER. 300-
450 LBS. 29.00-30.00, 500-700 LBS.
34.00-35.25.
BOARS: 1650 LBS. TO 15.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 78 HEAD.
STEERS, SCARCE. NO
LIGHTWEIGHTS OFFERED. 400-500
LBS. TO 96.00; 500-700 LBS. 70.00-
80.00; 700-900 LBS. 63.00-72.00; 900-
1000 LBS. 56.00-60.00,1 AT 66.00.
HEIFERS: 300-400 LBS. 80.00-94.00,
400-600 LBS. 73.00-87.00,600-800 LBS.
68.00- 800-1000 LBS. 49.00-61.00.
BULLS: 200-400 LBS. 84.00-104.00,
400-500 LBS. TO 97.00, 500-600 LBS.
75.00- 600-800 LBS. 62.00-75.00.
SHEEP: 20 HEAD 40.00-55.00, FEW
33.00-
LAMBS: 70 HEAD, 5.00-8.00
HIGHER. CHOICE 100-120 LBS.
75.00- 80-100 LBS. 80.00-88.00, 3
AT 95.00, 60-80 LBS. 83.00-89.00, 1 45
LBS. AT 115.00.
GOATS: 87 HEAD. 3 LARGE BIL
LIES 100.00-122.00; MEDIUM TO
LARGE BILLIES 60.00-85.00, NAN
NIES 45.00-65.00, FLESHY KIDS
40.00- KIDS 14.00-35.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 36 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 3 HEAD 16 LBS. AT
17.00; BY THE LB. 10 AT 39 LBS. AT
76.00; IS 54-70 LBS. 75.00-82.00; 6 105
LBS. AT 63.00; STOCK BOARS 290-
325 LBS. 18.00-22.00.
SPECIAL FALL FEEDER CATTLE
SALES BEGIN TUES., SEPT. 26 AT
7:45 P.M. OTHER SPECIAL FEEDER
SALES OCT. 10 AND 24, NOV. 7 AND
21.
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Oklahoma National Stockyards -
Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to
two weeks ago; Feeder cattle and calves
steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate.
Quality plain to average with large per
centage Brahma-cross yearlings and
calves in supply. Weigh-ups average to
full. Feeder cattle in slightly thin to mod
erate flesh, few fleshy. Calves in medium
to fleshy condition. Weather continues
hot and dry with 46 plus days of no rain.
Some buyers and producers alike are
concerned they will have to market
cattle early which could possibly pro
duce another month of relatively large
placements.
Compared to last week: Slaughter
cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Bulk supply
of packer cows in thin to very thin condi
tion. This seasons hot and dry weather
has dropped cow condition earlier than
normal. Demand moderate for all
classes. Half the supply bred cows of
mostly low quality. Total of 895 cows
and bulls sold with 48 percent to pack
ers.
Receipts this week 10,625; last week
1276; last year 9398.
Supply consisted of 67% yearlings
over 600 lbs; 25% calves under 600 lbs;
8% cows and bulls. Heifers comprised
38% of feeder and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
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• Stockyards
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed., Sept. 13,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 16, 2000-Al7
weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
300-400 lbs (350 lb) 116.00-120.50
(116.75); 400-450 lbs (419 lbs) 102.00-
120.50 (115.02); 450-500 lbs (468 lbs)
95.00-104.50 (99.85); 500-550 lbs (521
lbs) 95.00-100.50 (97.01); 550-600 lbs
(574 lbs) 89.75-95.50 (92.82); 600-650 lbs
(632 lb) 90.00-97.00 (91.54); 650-700 lbs
(679 lbs) 86.00-91.50 (87.94); 700- 750 lbs
(720 lbs) 84.00-88.25 (86.48); 750-800 lbs
(775 lbs) 81.50-86.00 (83.74); 800-850 lbs
(816 lbs) 80.00-85.75 (82.50); 850-900 lbs
(875 lb) 75.00-81.50 (76.77); 900-950 lbs
(922 lbs) 75.50-76.25 (75.68).
Holsteins: Large 2 650-725 lbs 67.50-
70.00; 825 lbs 64.00; 915 lbs 62.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
250-300 lbs (276 lbs) 101.00- 107.00
(104.88); 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 95.00-
99.50 (98.93); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 88.00-
97.00 (91.21); 500-550 lbs (528 lb) 83.50-
89.25 (86.12); 550-600 lbs (582 lbs) 81.25-
84.75 (83.51), thin 89.50-90.00; 600-650
lbs (616 lbs) 82.00-89.00 (85.29); 650-700
lbs (669 lb) 80.25-84.00 (82.76); 700-750
lbs (728 lbs) 78.75-81.50 (80.54); 750-800
lbs (777 lbs) 76.00- 81.00 (77.25); 800-850
lbs (835 lbs) 73.00-76.25 (75.33).
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 41 75-80% 1000-1650 36.50-
40.00 39.00-44.00 36.00-38.50 Boner 85
80-85% 925-1450 36.50-40.00 40.00-
43.50 34.25-36.50 Lean 223 85-90% 875-
1300 35.00-38.50 38.25-44.00 30.50-34.00
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Light 14 85-90% 800-90025 00-31 00
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 28 1200-2200 46 00-50 00
51.0042.50-47.00
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 78.40; Boners
77.10; Breakers 73.55. Bulls 86.40,
Replacement Cows; Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 2-3 yr old 1000-1100 2-4 months
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Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, Sept. 11,2000
CATTLE; 94 HEAD
STEERS- CHOICE 66 00-70 00,
GOOD 61 00-65 00.
HEIFERS- CHOICE 64 00-68.00,
GOOD 59 00-61 50
COWS UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 37 00-44 00, CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 18.00-36 00
BULLOCKS. GOOD & CHOICE
48 00-53.50.
BULLS YG#l 47 00-51 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS 63 00-
79.00, BULLS 60.00-76 00, HEIFERS
53.00-72 00
CALVES 112 PRIME 85 00-95 00,
CHOICE 85 00-95 00, GOOD 75 00-
85.00, STANDARD 20 00-58 00; HOL
STEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS 60.00-
112 00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS 140 00-220 00
HOGS. 243. US#l-2 39 00-41 00,
US#l-3 36 00-38 00
SOWS. US#l-3 29 00-39 00
BOARS. 13 50-30 00
FEEDER PIGS: 41. US#l-3 20-50
LBS. 19 00-36.00
SHEEP: 27 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
90 00-100 00, GOOD LAMBS 80 00-
90 00, SL EWES 28 00-40 00
GOATS; 19 00-89 00
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