Dewart Hay
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, Dec. 4,2000
HAY: 39 LOTS. 40.00-130.00.
STRAW: 1 AT 50.00.
WOOD: 5 LOTS, 37.50-70.00.
OATS: 4 LOTS, 1.50-1.80 BU.
CLOSED FOR HUNTING SEASON
WEEK OF NOV. 27, DEC. 11 AND 25.
Vintage Hay
Vintage, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Thursday, Dec. 7,2000
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA: 107.00-140.00.
TIMOTHY: 105.00.
MIXED HAY: 70.00-131.00.
GRASS: 95.00-112.00.
STRAW: 80.00-97.00. ,
CORN FODDER: 62.00.
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Dec. 1,
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 3S96...Compared with 4617
head two weeks ago and 4151 head a
year ago. Compared with two week’s ago
summary..sl. steers 1.50 to 2.00 higher,
si. heifers steady, si. cows uneven 1.00
lower to 1.00 higher, bulls 1.00 to 2.00
higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
72.85-76.25, Choice 1-3 68.00-72.00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 62.25-71.00,
Select 1-3 61.50-68.00, Standard 1-2
51.50-61.25.
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HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 63.00-65.50, Choice 2-3
59.00- Select 1-2 52.00-59.50, few
Standard 1-245.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
63.00- Select 1-3 60.00-64.75, Stan
dard 1-247.25-57.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 36.50-
43.50, Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-42.25,
Lean 85-90% lean 30.00-38.25. Shells
31.00 and down.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 51.00-
61.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2100 lbs
49.00- Yield Grade 2 1000-2400 lbs
40.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 73.00-
93.00, 550-775 lbs 68.00-74.00, Medium
and Large 2 445-620 lbs 55.00-68,50;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1295-600
lbs 72.00-97.50,600-745 lbs 56.00-59.50,
Medium and Large 2 300-600 lbs 57.00-
77.00; BULLS; Medium and Large 1
450-600 lbs 70.00-80.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-550 lbs 42.00-58.00.
CALVES 2893... Compared with 2711
head two weeks ago and 3018 head a
year ago. Vealers steady with spots to
5.00 higher..VEALERS: Choice 145-250
lbs 80.00-107.50, Good 105-165 lbs
70.00- Standard and Good 65-105
lbs 55.00-72.00, Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-
30.00; FARM CALVES; Holstein bull
calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower, Holstein
heifers 15.00 to 30.00 lower..No 1 Hol
stein bulls 80-125 lbs 100.00-160.00, No 2
80-125 lbs 57.50-130.00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 235.00-370.00, No 2
60-105 lbs 100.00-275.00.
THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS
WAYNE & CAROLYN MARTIN AND FAMILY
533 Rowe Avenue, Shippensburg, PA
REMODEL OF THEIR 4 ROW HOUSE WITH
FARMER AUTOMATIC
MULTI-DECK STACK LAYER CAGE SYSTEM
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-135 lbs
90.00-260.00.
HOGS 266... Compared with 777 head
two weeks ago and 1149 head a year ago.
Barrows and gills 2.00 to 3.00 higher,
sows 1.00 to 2.00 higher; BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-275 lbs
36.00-40.50, 45-50% 225-280 lbs 35.00-
37.00, 40-45% lean 285-340 lbs 23.00-
36.00, SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 25.00-
29.00, 500-700 lbs 29.00-32.00. BOARS:
9.25-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 95... Compared with
231 head two weeks ago and 147 head a
year ago. US 1-3 30-40 lbs 16.00-19.00,
50-75 lbs 17.50-23.00 per head.
SHEEP S9l...Compared with 1182
head two weeks ago and 1428 head a
year ago. Slaughter lambs steady with
lighter weights 20.00 higher-
...SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-55
lbs 130.00-175.00, 55-85 lbs 80.00-
140.00. 90.130 lbs 70.00-90.00, Good and
Choice 55-85 lbs 60.00-70.00; NEW
CROP LAMBS; Choice 40-50 lbs 150.00-
230.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-
55.00.
NO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
REPORTED!
Greencastle Livestock
Grecncastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Dec. 4,2000
CATTLE 514, CALVES 579, HOGS
55. SHEEP 20, GOATS 133. LAST
MONDAY Not available. CATTLE: No
comparison with last week’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 1145-1480 lbs 64,00-70.25; 1520-
FEAT
• rugged construction
• stress-free cage environment
• plastic coated removable cage floors
• full width plastic cage doors
• stainless steel nipple drinker
• egg tray, separate from cage floor
• egg saver system
• V-Link feeding system
• complete manure removal system
• manure drying system (optional)
• solid galvanized partitions
• new cage size
• new feed trough support
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1605 lbs 62.50-64.75. Select 1-3 few
59.50- Standard 1-2 54.00-59.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3
1285-1450 lbs 55.00-59.75. Select 1-3
50.00- 57.50. Standard 1-2 41.75-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1375 lbs 63.75-70.50. Select 1-3 few
60.50- Standard 1-2 few 43.25-
57.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 35.00-41.00. Boners 80-
85 lean 33.25-38.75. Lean 85-90 percent
lean 29.50-36.75. SLAUGHTER
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-1900 lbs
47.00- individual up to 54.75.
Yield Grade 2 1190-2315 lbs 40.00-46.75.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium and
Large 1400-470 lbs 85.00-89.00; 500-650
lbs 78.00-87.00; 760-980 lbs 60.00-73.00.
Medium and Large 2 270-365 lbs 79.00-
82.00; 650-770 lbs 52.00-57.50; 810-920
lbs 56.00-64.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 210-375 lbs 81.00-87.50; 540-685
lbs 78.00-83.50; 865-920 lbs 65.50-74.50.
Medium and Large 2 250-465 lbs 61.00-
79.00; few 630-640 lbs 54.50-65.00; 700-
755 lbs 46.00-58.00.
FEEDER BULLS; Medium and Large
1 215-400 lbs 82.00-85.00, individual up
to 116.00; 500-680 lbs 65.00-78.00; 750-
830 lbs 52.50-59.00. Medium and Large 2
180-250 lbs 80.00-87.00; 375-560 lbs
59.00-81.00.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 85-
130 lbs 57.50-72.50; 70-85 lbs 42.00-
50.00. Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-30.00. few
down to 5.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-125 lbs 120.00-152.50;
80-90 lbs 110.00-137.50. Number 2 80-
120 lbs 57.50-122.50; 70-80 lbs 50.00-
70t00.
Holstein heifers Number 1 90-125 lbs
250.00- Number 2 70-125 lbs
100.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 75-108 lbs 115.00-155.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 40-45 275-335
lbs 31.00-36.00
SOWS: US 1-3 3KM6S lbs 25,50-34.00
500-675 lbs 25.00-33.50
BOARS: Individual 545 lbs 12.00 In
dividual 295 lbs 20.50
RE
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• less cracks and checks
• healthy, full feathered birds
• more eggs per hens housed
• better feed conversions
• lower mortality
• low-cost maintenance
• long equip, life expectancy
• lower labor costs
V-Link Feeding System
Stainless Steel Nipple Drinker
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-85
lbs 86.00-105 00; few 90-100 lbs 84 00-
85.00. Good and Choice 50-100 lbs
75.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; Utility 1-3
few 36.00-48.00.
GOATS: All sold per head Billies
Large 71.00-110.00. Medium 48.00-
73.00. Nannies; Large 67 00-78.00
Medium 56.00-75.00. Kids Large 32.00-
64.00.
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, Dec. 4,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-107.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS.
66.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 66.00-74.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-65.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 61.00-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 51.75-64 00, LIGHT 50.00-
70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-73.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-64.50.
BULLS HEAVY 43.75-53 00, LIGHT
4.00-
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
38.50-41.50, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-37.50, CULL COWS 30.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
91.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES SO 00 AND DOWN
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 155.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
LBS. UP TO 350.00; BEEF CROSS
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO
150.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
47.00.
SOWS UP TO 34.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 79.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS.
Jg. .farmer.
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BENEFITS
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Manager
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