Al4-Lancester Farming, Saturday, December 30, 2000
(Continued from Pago A 2)
1235-2000 lbs 54.00-65.50. Yield Grade 2
1115-2075 lbs 44.25-55.75. Bullocks:
Choice 2-3 few 1075-1160 lbs 60,25-
63.00. Select 1-3 905-925 lbs 58.00-59.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold 5.00 higher. Large slaughter
calves traded 5.00-10.00 lower. Holstein
bulls returning to farm sold 15.00- 20.00
lower. Holstein heifer prices sold 25.00-
40.00 lower.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
110 lbs 45.00-67.00; individual 100 lbs
70.00. Utility 45-110 lbs 11.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 70.00-96.00, individ
ual 200 lbs 106.00; 350-550 lbs 60.00-
90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 117.00-172,00. Plainer
type bulls 75-125 lbs 80.00-147.00,
weaker calves 60-120 lbs 20.00-90.00.
Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs 140.00-
335.00. Plainer type heifers 80-110 lbs
100.00- 280.00. Beef type bulls and heif
ers 75-110 lbs 100.00-200.00.
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Dec. 22
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4048... Compared with 4505
head last week and 3225 head a year
ago. SI. steers very active 1,50 to mostly
2.00 higher with largest advances late in
the week, Holstein steers steady to 1.00
higher, heifers .50 to 1.50 higher, si. cows
mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher late week sales
fully 2.50 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
76.85-81.75, Choice 1-3 74.00-78.75 with
Yield Grade 4-5 to 68.50, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 67.00-75.25, Select 1-3 63.00-
73.25, Standard 1-2 54.00-62.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 65.00-69.00, Choice 2-3
62.00- Select 1-2 52.00-62.00, Stan
dard 1-246.25-51.50.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
69.00- Select 1-3 58.00-67.25, Stan
dard 1-2 51.50-60.25.
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ANNUAL VEGETABLE
GROWERS MEETING
Thursday, January 4, 2001 -12:00 to 3 p.m.
at BAREVILLE FIREHALL, Bareville, PA
Jeff Stoltzfus - will review vegetable test plot
results from 2000 and discuss
the latest varieties.
Tim Elkner - will make pesticide credits
available
Ernie Zimmerman - will discuss new sprayer
options
Leola Produce Auction, Inc.
Wholesale Auction of Lancaster Co. Vegetables
Brethren Church Road
gfcWilinV. Leola. PA 17540
Office 717-656-9592
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Dec. 27,2000
Wednesday 2000-08-02 (est)
Week ago (est)
Year ago (act)
Week to date (est)
Same Period Last Week (est)
Same Period Last Year (act)
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.00-
45.75, late week sales to 47.50, Boners
80-85% lean 35.50-42.50, late sale to
45.50, Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-37.75,
late sales to 42.00. Shells 31.50 and
down.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 60.25-63.00,
Select 1-3 58.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
50.50-56.50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
44.25-SO.SO.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 90.00-
107.00, SOO-700 lbs 81.00-86.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 85.00-96.00,
500-700 lbs 65.00-73.50; HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00-
92.00, 500-700 lbs 70.00-86.00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-500 lbs 63.00-70.00,
500-700 lbs 60.00-66.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 500-700 lbs 79.50-
83.50, Medium and Urge 2 300-500 lbs
76.00- 500-700 lbs 68.50-75.00.
CALVES 3448... Compared with 3200
head last week and 2390 head a year
ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
Iower...VEALERS: Choice 190-350 lbs
105.00- Good 140-290 lbs 70.00-
96.00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs
35.00- Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-
35.00; FARM CALVES: Holstein bull
calves mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower, Holstein
heifers 20.00 to 50.00 lower on very light
demand... No I Holstein bulls 80-120 lbs
125.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 80.00-
135.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs
200.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 180.00-
245.00,
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
90.00-200.00.
CALVES HOGS
5.000 382,000
4.000 380,000
5.000 377,000
9.000 683,000
12.000 1,083,000
15.000 1,118,000
CATTLE
118,000
130.000
122.000
227.000
380.000
366.000
HOGS 16S5...Compared with 1178
head last week and 1705 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts 1.25 to 2.50
higher, sows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; 49-54%
lean 225-270 lbs 40.50-43.00, 45-50%
lean 230-275 lbs 38.00-40.00, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 36.50-39.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 28.00-
33.25,500-700 lbs 31.00-36.25.
BOARS: 15.00-17.00.
FEEDER PIGS 265... Compared with
196 head last week and 296 head a year
ago. US 1-3 30-50 lbs 22.00-33.00 per
head.
SHEEP 1898... Compared with 1982
head last week and 2121 head a year
ago. Slaughter New Crop lambs 20.00 to
30.00 higher, Wooled lambs steady to
5.00 higher in Holiday trading.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-45
lbs 150.00-250.00, 45-70 lbs 125.00-
170.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-80 lbs
90.00-136.00, 80-100 lbs 75.00-105.00,
100-130 lbs 60.00-80.00, Good and
Choice 55-95 lbs 69.00-97.00.
Free Enterprise...
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Auction Sales, Inc.
412-222-9965
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Middleburg
Auction Sales. Inc.
570-837-2222
Middleburg
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Market, Inc.
570-538-9835
Dewart
New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc.
717-354-4341
New Holland
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-65.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 2118... Compared with 505 last
week 2771 head a year ag0...N0 trend on
feeder pigs due to largest part of supply
sold for slaughter. US 1-2 60-80 lbs
70.00- Slaughter: 15-25 lbs 200.00-
280.00,25-40 lbs 102.00-160.00,40-60 lbs
80.00- 60-100 lbs 60.00-80.00 per
cwt.
SHEEP
14.000
11.000
15.000
22.000
38.000
43.000
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
ACTIVE! CHOICE 1050-1490 LBS.
76.00- SELECT AND CHOICE
1500-1800 LBS. 60.00-78.00, SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 1025-1485 LBS.
70.50-75.75; HOLSTEINS SELECT
AND CHOICE 1050-1525 LBS. 60.25-
66.00; HEIFERS CHOICE 1050-1475
LBS. 74.75-78.25, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 64.00-74.00; COWS,
ACTIVE! BREAKERS 40.25-45.25,
BONERS 36.00-41.00, LEAN 38.00-
44.25, SHELLY 31.00 AND DOWN.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE #1 400-700 LBS. 85.00-
89.00,900-1000 LBS. 68.50-72.00; HOL
STEINS,DAIRY TYPES 61.00-72.50;
HEIFERS MED. AND LARGE #1 375-
425 LBS. 86.00-89.00, 450-900 LBS.
62.00- BULLS MED. AND LRGE.
#1 400-600 LBS. 77.00-91.00, 650-800
LBS. 66.00-69.00; CALVES RETURN
ING TO THE FARM, HOSLTEIN
BULLS #1 90-125 LBS. 122.50-137.00,
HOSLTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS.
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Dec. 26,2000
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240.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#2 80-125 LBS. 110.00-220.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 300-340 LBS.
39.00- BOARS OVER 450 LBS.
13.50; SOWS, ACTIVE! US#l-3 300-
600 LBS. 36.50-41.00; FEEDER PIGS
403 HEAD. BY THE LB. US#l-3 16-25
LBS. 175.00-212.50, 26-39 LBS. 140.00-
170.00. 45-60 LBS. 82.50-120.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 57.50-140.00,
FANCY KIDS 55.00-75.00, FLESHY
KIDS 45.00-54.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE 40-60 LBS. 175.00-
235.00, GOOD AND CHOICE 65-130
LBS. 84.00-100.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-57.00.
SALE EVERY TUES. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS,
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALES TUES., JAN. 2;
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
JAN. 12; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE
SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED; EAR
LYBIRD PENS CLOSE TUES. 2 P.M.