Virginia Livestock Auctions Richmond, Va. October 3,2000 Report Supplied By USDA Northern Virginia Livestock Auctions Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton Union and Winchester for Sep 25*30, 2000 Feeder Cattle 2124 head. Steers Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and Lge 2 200- 300 99.00-109.00 - - 300-400 85.00- 106.00 74.00 79.25- 95.00 400-500 85.00- 105.00 80.00- 92.00 80.00-100.00 SOO-600 83.75-103.00 75.00- 88.00 78.50- 95.00 600-700 85.00- 96.00 78.00- 85.00 80.00- 90.00 Few 76.00- 85.75 - 67.00- 76.50 700-800 73.50- 90.00 65.00- 82.00 71.50- 85.00 800-900 67.00- 85.50 - - 900-1000 72.00-77.25-- Holstein Steer Med and Lge 2 300-500 78.00 500-700 62.00- 78.00 700-900 62.00-68.00 Heifers Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and Lge 2 200-300 95.00 85.00 82.50- 88.75 300-400 83.50-101.00 80.00- 90.00 78.00- 97.00 400-500 83.00- 98.00 70.00- 88.00 78.00- 91.00 500-600 74.00- 90.00 62.00- 82.00 76.00- 85.00 600-700 69.50- 86.50 70.00- 77.00 67.00- 81.00 700-800 68.00- 72.50 - 65.50- 67.50 800-900 67.00 -62.00 Bulls Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and Lge 2 200-300 95.00-106.50 80.00 83.00- 94.00 300-400 95.00-113.00 68.00- 76.00 79.00- 96.00 Few 85.00- 95.00 80.00- 90.00 75.00 & 101.00 400-500 84.00- 102.50 72.75- 90.00 76.00- 95.00 Few 79.25- 85.50 - - 500-600 80.00- 90.00 - 69.50- 81.00 600-700 69.00- 85.00 64.50- 66.00 67.00- 71.50 700-900 62.00- 72.50 - 45.50- Slaughter Cattle 486 head. 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Receipts; 621 (Steers 358; Heifers 263) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 400-SOO 457 105.25-105.75 105.51 105 500-600 557 91.50-97.75 95.34 108 600-700 652 82.75-87.00 85.61 46 700-800 747 78.00-82.50 80.43 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 400-500 459 98.50 98.50 21 500-600 543 89.00 89.00 7 600-700 644 80.5080.50 I V Andrew McLean Elizabeth Anderson' Delmarva Delmarva p* 410-827-5052 410-651-4128 * Lisa Sonnen Joe Polite Northwest PA Northeast PA, North NJ Southwest PA,WV 724-981-1324 717-866-9217 ' 724-627-5941 Virginia Livestock Auctions Richmond, Va. October 5,2000 Report Supplied By USDA Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 356 90.00-92.50 91.09 22 400-500 467 86.00-90.00 87.63 81500-600 558 80.50-88.75 84.33 58 600- 700 652 74.75-80.25 79.09 16 700-800 75072.00-74.2573.55 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 300-400 360 93.00 93.00 15 400-SOO 470 84.00 84.00 24 500-600 547 81.00 81.00 10 600-700 645 76.50 76.50. Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. October 4,2000 Report Supplied By PDA WEDNESDAY CATTLE 244, CALVES 187, HOGS 161, SHEEP 23, GOATS 28. LAST WEDNESDAY CATTLE 269, CALVES 169, HOGS 87, SHEEP 27, GOATS 9. CATTLE; Compared with last Wednesday’s auction, Slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter i Doug Snee Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 2000-A9 Some Markets Unavailable Because Of Early Press Deadlines heifers traded 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaugh ter cows were 1.00-3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 1060-1495 lbs 64.50-67.50, few returning to farm 60.00-68.00. Select 1-3 57.00- 64.00. Standard 1-2 53.00-53.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 few 1195-1500 lbs 61.00- 62.50. Choice 2-3 1280-1625 lbs 57.50- 61.25. Select 1-2 55.00-58.50. Standard 1-244.50-53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1135-1275 lbs 61,00-65.75. Select 1-3 57.00- 63.00. Standard 1-2 45.25-47.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 37.75-40.25. Boners 80- 85 percent lean 35.00-39.00. Lean 85-90 percent lean 28.50-34.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1190-1830 lbs 51.50-57.00. Yield Grade 2 1225-1840 lbs 45.25-50.00 FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1 395-500 lbs 97.00-100.00. Medium 2 ind 460 lbs 87.50; individual 810 lbs 74.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 2 indi vidual 415 lbs 90.00. FEEDER BULLS. Large 2 Holsteins 415-430 lbs 45.00-72 50, 605-900 lbs 39.00- 50.50. CALVES: Compared to last week’s auction, vealers sold steady. Holstein bulls returning to the farm were uneven, 100-120 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, 75-90 Opportunity Additional Farm Income In Association With Bell&Evans /a* Schuylkill If you are interested in developing a broiler growing operation, Bell & Evans can offer you. The support necessary to begin the project Technical support to maintain an efficient and environmentally-conscious operation Feed programs to provide profitable results To further explore this opportunity, i please contact: Bob Sydell, 1-800-692-6008 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Holstein heif ers traded 25.00-50.00 higher. VEALERS: Standard and Good 80- 120 lbs 40.00-75.00. Utility 60-105 lbs 10.00- 35.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 117.50- 75-85 lbs 75.00-132.50. Number 2 80-120 lbs 75.00-125.00. Hol stein heifers Number 1 95-115 lbs 300.00- Number 2 70-105 lbs 82.50- Beef type bulls and heifers 60-110 lbs 65.00-130.00. BARROWS AND GILTS: Prices were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher than last Wednesday. PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 261 lbs 42 75 Lightweights 208-220 lbs 36.50-38 50 40- 45 253-258 lbs 40.50-40.75 SOWS; 3.00-5.00 lower. US 1-3 365- 495 lbs 26.50-32 50 510-620 lbs 34.50- 38.00. BOARS- Couple 775 lbs 12 00-15 00 FEEDER PIGS: All sold per cwl US 1-3 20 lbs 155 00 25-30 lbs 137 50 37-62 lbs 75.00-90.00. SHEEP- Slaughter lambs sold steady to 10.00 lower than last week SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 25-55 lbs 100.00-137 50; 60-85 lbs 80 00- 102.00; 105-130 lbs 66.00-79 00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; Utility indi vidual 45 00. Yearling individual 75 00. GOATS. Sold by the head Billies Medium 30.00-60.00. Nannies- Medium 42 50-77.50 for Dauphin
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