Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,2001
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA, PDA
February 27,2001
TUESDAY CATTLE 111, CALVES
116, HOGS 45, SHEEP 16, GOATS 2.
LAST TUESDAY CATTLE CATTLE
86, CALVES 93, HOGS 62, SHEEP 0,
GOATS 0.
CATTLE- Compared with last Tues
day's auction, an attractive offering of
slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly
2.00- higher. Slaughter cows were
2.00- 00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1010-1430 lbs 77.75-81.75. Select 1-3
73 00- 76.75. Standard 1-2 returning to
feed 63 50-68.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS. Choice 2-3
1275-1405 lbs 63.75-65.25. Select 1-3 sev
eral returning to feed 60.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. High
Choice and Prime 2-4 few 1280-1360 lbs
80.75- Choice 2-4 1255-1315 lbs
74.50-80.00. Select 1-3 67.50-69.75. Stan
dard 1-2 few 64.50-65.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 48.50-52.00, heiferettes
up to 55.25. Boners 80-85 percent lean
45.00-49.75. Lean 85-90 percent lean
37.75-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
individual 2060 lbs 60.25. Yield Grade 2
few 1460-1545 lbs 53.25-56.00. Bullocks:
Select 2 individual 57.25.
FEEDER STEERS. Large 2 one lot
715 lbs 68.00. FEEDER HEIFERS.
Medium 2 few 595-640 lbs 62.00-68.50
CALVES: Compared to last week's
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady, with a weak under
tone. Holstein heifers were 45.00 higher
in an active trade.
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VEALERS: Standard and Good
790199 lbs 40.00-60.00. Utility 70-85 lbs
20 00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-120 lbs 140.00-170.00
Number 2 80-120 lbs 112.00-145.00, few
weaker calves down to 80.00. Holstein
heifers Number 1 80-120 lbs 310.00-
360.00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 150.00-
260.00; 65-80 lbs 105.00-140.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs 125.00-
205.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS; PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 250-275
lbs 39.00-41.50
SOWS: Prices were steady to 1.50
higher than last Tuesday. US 1-3 350-
500 lbs 28.00-30.50 500-650 lbs 29.00-
31.75 Medium Few 420-435 lbs 20.00-
26.00.
BOARS; Individual 495 lbs 16.50
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 65-75
lbs 100.00-117.00; 80-90 lbs 83.00-97.00;
few 120-150 lbs 63.00-69.00.
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Feb. 23
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4085... Compared with 4367
head last week and 4225 head a year
ago. si. steers held mostly steady to .25
higher with Holsteins steady to .25
lower, si. heifers and bulls mostly steady,
si. cows remain strong with prices climb
ing 1.00 to 3.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
79 50-82.75, Choice 1-3 73 50-80.50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 72.00-77.00,
Select 1-3 65 00-76.00, Standard 1-2
57 50-66.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 67.00-70.75, Choice 2-3
62.00-67.50, Select 1-2 55 00-63.00, Stan
dard 1-245.00-57.25.
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HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 2-4
72.00-79 75. Select 1-3 67.75-75.00, Stan
dard 1-2 51.00-65.00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 43.25-
54 25, Boners 80-85% lean 40.50-51.50,
Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-49.50. Shells
32 00 and down.
BULLOCKS; Select 1-3 64.00-68.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
56 00-67.50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium and Large 1 500-700 lbs 77.00-
85.00, Large 2 SOO-700 lbs 48.00-65.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 71.00-
94.00, 500-700 lbs 56.00-75.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
74.00- 500-700 lbs 67.00-76.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 61.00-
81.00, 500-700 lbs 40.00-67.00, Large 2
500-700 lbs 55.00-66.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 76.00-
96.00, 500-700 lbs 63.00-70.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 64.00-88.00,
500-700 lbs 51.00-55.00.
CALVES 2936... Compared with 3425
head last week and 2957 head a year
ago. Vealers steady...VEALERS: one
Choice 205 lbs 107.00, Good 130-350 lbs
65.00- Standard and Good 60-
120 lbs 35.00-75.00, Utility 60-115 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bull calves steady, Holstein heifers 20.00
to 40.00 higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-
120 lbs 120.00-185.00, No 2 90-120 lbs
75.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 85-
115 lbs 250.00-406.00, No 2 75-105 lbs
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HOGS 1032... Compared with - 1749
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2.00 higher, sows steady to 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS. 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 37.25-40.25, 45-50%
lean 225-295 lbs 35.00-38.75, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 33.00-36.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 23.00-
33.00,'500-700 lbs 32.00-34.00.
BOARS: 8.00-16.00.
FEEDER PIGS 79... Compared with
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150 lbs 31.00-49.00 per head.
SHEEP 932... Compared with 955
head last week and 972 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs lighter weights steady
with heavier weights lambs 20.00 to
higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-60
lbs 130.00-182.00, 70-100 lbs 95.00-
150.00, 100-140 lbs 90.00-120.00, Good
and Choice 45-65 lbs 110.00-115.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 35.00-70.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
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Wednesday, Feb. 28,2001
232 DAIRY COWS, 224 HEIFERS, 9
BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 450.00-
1485.00. FEW 1575.00-1625.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 685.00-
1310.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1675.00-
1900.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1310.00-1475.00,1
AS 1500.00, SMALL HEIFERS 575.00-
1185.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 835.00-
1350.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
775.00-
BULLS 610.00-860.00, PUREBREDS
700.00-
2 HERDS 425.00-1525.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1325.00-
1850.00.
CANADIAN LOADS FRESH 950.00-
1900.00, SPRINGERS 1350.00-1525.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 625.00-1300.00,
FEW 1575.00-1675.00.
REGISTERED HEIFERS 1400.00-
1475.00,
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 600.00-
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