Virginia Livestock Auctions Richmond, Va. November 27,2000 Report Supplied By USDA Shenandoah and Winchester VA Feeder Cattle 387 head Steers Med and Large 1 Small 1 Med and Lge 2 300-400108.00-11S.00 - 97.00- 105.00 400-500 97.00-106.50 - 88.50- 98.00 500-600 90.00- 94.50 79.00 84.00- 89.50 600-700 78.50- 86.00 72.00 72.00- 79.00 700-800 85.00 - - 900-1000 79.25 - - Heifers Med and Lge 1 Med and Lge 2 300-400 88.00- 93.00 79.00- 86.00 400- 500 82.00- 87.50 78.00- 82.50 500-600 79.00- 85.25 - 600-700 74.50- 80.50 69.00- 75.00 700-800 77.50 75.50 Bulls Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and Lge 2 400-500 93.00-100.00 84.00 88.00- 95.00 500-600 83.00- 88.50 - 74.00- 85.00 600-700 73.50- 77.50 69.00 68.00- 72.00 Slaughter Cattle 65 head Slaughter Cows 48 head Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 35.00- 39.50 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35.75- 41.25 Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 28.00- 34.00 Slaughter Bulls 17 head Yg 1-2 900- 1300 lbs 43.25- 48.75 YG 1-2 1300-1600 lbs 45.00- 51.00 YG 1-21600 lbs and over 48.75-50.25 Cows Returned to Farms 23 head Medium and Large 1, 3-6 yrs old 2nd and 3rd trimester 580.00-650.00 per head Medium pnd Large 1,6 yrs old and older Ist and 3rd trimester 340.00- 490.00 per head Cows With Calves at Side 18 pairs Large 1, 3-6 yrs old with calves 150-250 lbs 700.00-810.00 per pair Medium 1, 3-6 yrs old with calves 150- 250 lbs 610.00-690.00 per pair Baby Calves Returned to Farms 12 head Blueprint yo financial success. 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Flexible terms for cash planning Customized payment schedules Progress payments are available during construction Ken Darlington PA.NJ.MD.VA.WV 610-793-0150 Michele Bogucki Sue Beshore Andrew McLean Elizabeth Anderson PA,NJ,MD,VA.WV PA.NJ MD,VA,WV Delmarva Delmarva 717-244-3665 717-932-1715 410-827-5052 410-651-4128 " Mike Dixon Mike Fullam Brenda Pfleegor Joe Polite Lisa Sonnen Doug Snee Central PA,West MD Central PA Central PA Northwest PA Northeast PA, North NJ Southwest PA.WV 814-684-5707 570-966-9202 570-568-8440 724-981-1324 717-866-9217 724-627-5941 LMAFIK /vww.telmark com ® 800-451-3322 Newborn to 4 weeks 1.00- 25.00 per head Over 100 Ibf 25.00- 83.00 per cwt Lambs 157 head Slaughter Lambs 101 head Wooled Choice Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 88-113 lbs 68.00- 75.75 Choice Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 101 lbs 85.00 Good and Few Choice 1-2 93-102 lbs 75.00- 87.00 Feeder Lambs 49 Head Medium and Large 1-2 70-85 lbs 107.00 Few 85.00 60- 70 lbs 111.00 Slaughter Ewes and Rams 7 Head Ewes Choice 2-4 33.25 Rams All 30.00 Goats 42 head (sold by the head) Bil lies Large 95.00-103.00 Medium 38.00- 69.00 Small 28.00- 38.00 Nannies Large 55.00- 68.00 Medium 35.00- 53.50 Small 31.00- 36.00 Kids 10.00- 36.00 Slaughter Hogs 5 bead Barrows and Gilts US 1-3 200-250 lbs 35.00 Sows US 1-3 300-500 lbs 16.00-18.00. Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. November 28,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 356...(PDA)..51. steers mostly steady to strong, cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. STEERS: Choice 2-3 1075-1475 lbs 66.25-71.75, Select 1-3 59.00-65.50, Stan dard 1-251.50-58.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1350-1375 lbs 62.00- few Choice 2-3 1350-1425 lbs 57.50-60.00, few Select and Standard 51.75-55.00. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 970-1275 lbs 63.00- Select 1-3 60.00-65.00, Stan dard 1-2 51.00-56.75. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.00- 43.50, one 45.00, 70-75% 32.00-37.50, Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-39.50, Lean t * ‘ \ 85-90% lean 30.00-38.25. Shells down to 20.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1140-1930 lbs 43.00-49.00, Yield Grade 21400-2220 lbs 35.00-46.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Large 2 665-800 lbs 59.00-66.00, Medium and Large 1 300-550 lbs 73.00-93.00, 550-775 lbs 68.50-74.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 325-600 lbs 72.00- 85.00, Medium 2 300-600 lbs 59.00- 77.00; BULLS: Medium 1-2 450-600 lbs 70.00-80.00. CALVES 136...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-110 lbs 20.00-42.50, Utility 50-80 lbs 5.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs 125.00-157.50, No 2 80-120 lbs 57.50-125.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 280.00-305.00, few No 2 80- 120 lbs 160.00-250.00. Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs 87.00-170.00, 195-280 lbs 68.00- 103.00. HOGS 76...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-250 lbs 36.00-38.00,45- 50% lean 220-280 lbs 34.25-35.85. SOWS: US 1-3 470-585 lbs 29.50- 32.00, one Medium 375 lbs 26.00. FEEDER PIGS (Headage unavaila- l-3 120-150 lbs 29.00-32.00 per cwt. US 1-3 50-70 lbs 20.00-30.00 per head. SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST! GOATS 2...(A11 sold by the head). Couple Medium Nannies 40.00. Frederick Livestock Frederick, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Monday, November 27,2000 SLAUGHTER COWS: 90 HEAD. MOSTLY STEADY, FLESHY COWS 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 37.50-42.00; A* • ' * HIGH DRESSING 42.50-44.75, CANNERS 34.00-38.50, SHELLY 34.00 DOWN. BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1700-2100 LBS. 50.75-55.75; 2 LOW DRESSING AT 47.00. FED STEERS: NONE. FED HEIFERS: 5 HEAD. LOW CHOICE HOLSTEIN 1460 LBS. 45.75- 50.25, COMMERCIAL BEEF BREEDS TO 45.25. CALVES: 176 HEAD. 1 LOW CHOICE 280 LBS. AT 75.00, GOOD SLAUGHTER 80-110 LBS. 45.00-60.00, CULLS 70-80 LBS. 30.00-45.00; HOL STEIN BULLS RETURNED TO FARM 10.00-15.00 HIGHER. #1 90-120 LBS. 140.00-167.00, SEVERAL 170.00- 172.00, #1 80-90 LBS. 90.00-117.00, #2 90-120 LBS. 100.00-135.00, 80-90 LBS. 55.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS MOSTLY STEADY. #1 90-115 LBS. 310.00- 1 130 LB. AT 340.00, #2 80-110 LBS. 200.00-300.00, FEW 70-80 LBS. 100.00-165.00, BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 75-110 LBS. 140.00- 210.00. 1 125 LB. AT 170.00. BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED. #1 AND 3 380 LBS. AT 35.00; #2 AND 3 400-450 LBS. 40.00. BOARS: 1440 LBS. AT 15.50. STOCK CATTLE: FEW OFFERED. STEERS 1 605 LBS. AT 77.00; HEIF ERS, 1 515 LB. AT 68.00, 2 880-980 LBS. 54.00-59.00; BULLS 1660 LBS. AT 77.00. LAMBS: 14 HEAD. CHOICE 95-115 LBS. 74.00-75.00, FEW 35-55 LBS. 90.00-95.00, GOOD 70-90 LBS. 73.00- 86.00,3 115 LBS. AT 70.00. SHEEP: 35.00-36.00 LIGHTWEIGHTS 50.00-70.00. GOATS: LARGE BILLY 92.50. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, Nov. 25 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-118.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-94.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 68.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-60.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00- 57.00, LIGHT 35.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 56.00-66.75, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-55.50. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2, 2000-A9 BULLS HEAVY 44.00-52.00, LIGHT 35.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 32.00- CANNERS 25.00-35.00, CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS UP TO 118.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 270.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 140.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 48.00, HEAVY UP TO 47.00, UGHT 20.00- 45.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 30.00. SOWS 20.00-40.00. MALE HOGS 6.00-30.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 105.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 95.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 120.00, CULLS UP TO 72.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-110.00, MEDIUM 40.00-80.00, SMALL 20.00- 50.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. LAMB AND GOAT SALE DEC. 9 IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGULAR SALE. CATTLE 232...(SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION). COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 36.50- 42 25, Boners 80-85% lean 34.00-37.75, Lean 85-90% lean 26.00-34.00. Shells down to 20.00 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1200-1600 lbs 40 75-41.50. FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS- few Medium 1 60 00-75.00 CALVES 97...VEALERS: Standard and Good 90-110 lbs 35.00-50.00, Utility 75-85 20.00-32.00. FARM CALVES: No I Holstein bulls 95-110 lbs 120.00-170.00, No 2 85-110 lbs 55.00-105.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 95- 110 lbs 250.00-310.00. HOGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! FEEDER PIGS 21... US 1-3 15.00- 22.00 per head. SHEEP 13... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 60-80 lbs 80.00-92.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.00-48.00. GOATS 2D...(A11 goats sold by the head). Medium Billies 54.00-61.00, Large Kids 14.00-26.00. SHEEP UP TO 40.00. Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Nov. 29,2000 Report Supplied By PDA