Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection Jan. 2,2001 1 Tuesday 2000-08-02 (est) Week ago (est) Year ago (act) Week to date (est) Same Period Last Week (est) Same Period Last Year (act) Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, January 2,2001 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 323...(PDA)..Compared with last week’s sale..(Supply included 249 si. steers and heifers)..steers steady to .50 higher, most strength late in sale, heifers steady to .50 higher. STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1265-1470 lbs 81.00-82.75,1525-1580 lbs 77.00-78.75, Choice 2-3 1075-1495 lbs 74.25-80.75, 1535-1605 lbs 71.75-76.25, Select 1-3 66.75-75.00, one 76.75, Stan dard 1-260.00-65.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1360-1455 lbs 66.25-69.00 with one 71.00, Choice 2-3 1310-1660 lbs 62.75-66.75, Select 1-2 53.25-63.25, few to 65.50, Standard 1-245.00-53.00. HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2- 4 1230-1440 lbs 79.75-81.25, Choice 2-4 1030-1435 lbs 73.25-80.25, Select 1-3 65.00-74.25, Standard 1-2 50.00-56.75. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.00- 47.50, Boners 80-85% lean 38.00-44.75, li3iaeii3ini3iaiai3i3uiiaiai3iai3i3i3i3i3iaiai3ini3ini3i;ii3i3iaiaunaiaiaaiai3i! WHAT’S AHEAD FOR I I CORN & SOYBEAN FUTURES I | • We Deal In Futures And Options | | • Our Only Business is Commodity Futures and Options B j• In Allentown Area and Same Principals For Over 25 jn | Years B • When Buying options, your risk is limited to the loss of fi I the premium paid plus all transaction costs. Buying E futures and options have inherent risks and should be b done only with risk capital E FOR INFORMATION..LITERATURE... tf CHARTS... 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BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1185-1945 lbs 54.25-SS.OO, couple Yield Grade 2 1600 & 2295 lbs 45.00 & 46.75. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple Large 2 595 & 730 lbs Holsteins 68.00 & 70.00; HEIFERS: couple Medium 1 475 lbs 79.50, few Medium and Large 2 475- 495 lbs 55.00-61.50, 600-630 lbs 65.50- 69.00, couple Large 2 235 & 255 lbs Holsteins 80.00 & 94.00; BULLS: one Medium 1 390 lbs 75.50, one 895 lbs 52.00, CALVES 21S...VEALERS: few Good 140-330 lbs 80.00-87.00, Standard and Good 80-105 lbs 30.00-45.00, Utility 70- 90 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 115.00-150.00 mostly 125.00- 145.00, 80-90 lbs 85.00-120.00, No 2 80- 125 lbs 50.00-130.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 100-120 lbs 255.00-325.00, No 2 75-110 lbs 90.00-190.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs 95.00-110.00. HOGS 132...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 235-275 lbs 38.00- 39.50, 45-50% lean 225-275 lbs 36.00- 38.00, 40-45% lean 270-285 lbs 35.50- 37.50, few up tp 42.00. SOWS: US 1-3 350-495 lbs 25.50- 33.50, 515-615 lbs 28.00-36.50, Medium 230-305 lbs 14.00-20.00. SHEEP 13.000 8,000 15.000 13.000 8,000 28.000 BOARS: 450-630 lbs 9.00-14.00 mostly 12.50-14.00. FEEDER PIGS 23... US 1-3 40-55 lbs 10.00-22.00, few 85-95 lbs 26.00-30.50, Utility 30-45 lbs 5.00-7.00 per head. SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST! GOATS 13...(A11 sold by the head). Couple Large Billies and Wethers 70.00 & 125.00, Medium 49.00-78.00, one Large Nanny 62.00, few Large Kids 24.00-56.00. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied By PDA Dec. 28,2000 CATTLE 312...(PDA)..Compared with last week’s sale..sl. cows and bulls 2.00 higher. STEERS: one Select 1-3 65.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1360-1630 lbs 58.00-62.75, Select 1-2 53.00- Standard 1-2 46.00-50.25. HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-4 1120 & 1125 lbs 68.25 & 73.00, one Select 1-3 64.50. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.50- 47.75, Boners 80-85% lean 36.50-44.75, bulk of sales 39.00-44.00, Lean 85-90% lean 33.00-42.75 mostly 35.00-41.50. Shells 32.50 and down. BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1380-1980 lbs 52.75-58.00, Yield Grade 2 1045-2300 lbs 50.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Medium 1 545 lbs 79.00, Medium and Cot cows? For highly productive cows feed quality forages from HYTEST® SEEDS High yields and nutri- tional value from your com, sorghum, alfalfa, legumes and grasses are delivered to the most demanding part of your operation your cows HYTEST SEEDS offer — HYT es T : to fulfill your cows' nutritional needs For your one seed source of high quality forage and grain crops, call 1-800-442-7391 If you've got cows, get HYTEST. Large 2 300-530 lbs 65.00-79.00; HEIF ERS: one Medium 1 750 lbs 55.00, Medium and Large 2 350-455 lbs 67.00- 70.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 360-465 lbs 75.00-90.00, Medium and Large 2 320-520 lbs 62.00-74.00 CALVES 433...VEALERS; one Good 175 lbs 70.00, Standard and Good 70- 115 lbs 30.00-70.00, Utility 50-80 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady with spots to 5.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90- 120 lbs 110.00-150.00, bulk of sales 115.00-145.00, 80-90 lbs 90.00-115.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 60.00-125.00; No 1 Hol stein heifers 80-120 lbs 220.00-305.00, No 2 70-110 lbs 80.00-185.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-100 lbs 100.00-175.00. HOGS 4...50W5: one US 1-3 455 lbs 30.00, couple 525 lbs 35.00, one Medium 350 lbs 11.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST! GOATS 5...(A11 sold by the head). One Medium 42.50, few Large Nannies 60.00- 64.00, one Large Kid 15.00. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, Dec. 30 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-115.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-90.00. Get s -y Hmgr Forages Built To Feed. ©2OOO HYTEST SEEDS HYTEST SEEDS (logo) and brand are a registered trademarks DHOB44ILF Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6, 2001-At 5 SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 70.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-62.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00- 59.00, LIGHT 45.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 56.00-70.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-55.50. BULLS HEAVY 44 00-52.00, LIGHT 35.00-61.50. COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 32.00-43.00, CANNERS 30.00-35.00, CULLS 25.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 126.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 240.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 128.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 45.00, HEAVY UP TO 45.00, LIGHT 20.00- 45.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 30.00. SOWS 20.00-38.00. MALE HOGS 6.00-30.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 112.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 134.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 160.00, CULLS UP TO 72.00. SHEEP UP TO 47.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-135.00, MEDIUM 40.00-80.00, SMALL 20.00- 50.00, ALL BY THE HEAD.