Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, March 16
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5817... Compared with 3904
head last week and 5330 head a year
ago. SI. steers mostly 1.00 lower in re
sponse to lower future trading and
greater western movement, si. heifers
mostly 1.50 to 2.00 lower, si. cows steady
to weak, bulls mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
81.75-85.50, Choice 1-3 77.00-83.00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 72.75-78.00,
Select 1-3 70.00-79.25, Standard 1-2
55.00-69.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 70.00-73.75, Choice 2-3
65.00- Select 1-2 58.00-66.50, Stan
dard 1-2 50.75-57.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 few Prime
75.00- few 83.75, Select 1-3 68.50-
75.50, Standard 1-2 56.00-67.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.00-
49.00, few to 51.75, Boners 80-85% lean
40.00- low dressing to 37.50, Lean
85-90% lean 34.00-39.00, High Yielding
to 44.00. Shells 33.50 and down.
What Do These Farms
Have In Common ■
COW COMFORT & PRODUCTION
By Using Tunnel Ventilation
And Purina Proteus A EXT
High Bros, feed Consultants,
Doug High, Jr., Left - Rick Kolb,
Purina Mills Dairy Specialist,
Right with Doug High Sr. (Not
pictured) wants to work for your
cows comfort and production.
That works and continues to
work!
g State Of The Art Research
H Highly Trained Personnel
H Local Ph.D Nutritional Backup
H Veterinarian Services
(Sample Analysis)
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BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 67.00-71.75,
Select 1-3 61.25-67.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 88.00-
117.50, 500-700 Lbs 82.00-100.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 75.00-
85.00, 500-700 lbs 71.00-81.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
80.00- 500-700 lbs 73.00-88.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-
88.00, 500-700 lbs 65.00-75.50; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 82.00-
115.00. 500,700 lbs 75.00-84.00; Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 75.00-89.00.
CALVES 3696... Compared with 3335
head last week and 3461 head a year
ago. Vealers steady to 10.00
higher...VEALERS; Choice 175-300 lbs
81.00- Good 150-275 lbs 70.00-
97.00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs
40.00- Utility 50-100 lbs 20.00-
40.00,
FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves
5.00 to 10.00 higher with late weak sales
25.00 higher, Holstem heifers steady to
g| State of the Art Milling Facilities
55 Local Dealer Representation
gj Product Guarantee
H Highest Energy Products in the
industry
HIGH BROS.
441 Centerville Road
Gordonville, PA
717-354-0301
weak..No 1 Holstein bulls 80-120 lbs
150.00- late sales to 222.00, No 2
75-120 lbs 120.00-165.00 weaker calves
to 80.00; No 4 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs
290.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 210.00-
305.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 75-
130 lbs 115.00-220.00.
HOGS 799... Compared with 1331
head last week and 1376 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts mostly steady
with greater movement, sows steady to
3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 220-270 lbs 42.50-46.25, 45-50%
lean 220-275 lbs 40.50-43.75, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 36.00-40.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 31.00-
35.00, 500-700 lbs 35.00-38.00, Medium
280-450 lbs 23.00-26.00.
BOARS: 14.00-19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 230... Compared with
143 head last week and 261 head a year
ago. US 1-3 40-50 lbs 42.00-47.00, 50-65
lbs 52.00-60.00 per head.
SHEEP 1245... Compared with 719
head last week and 2813 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs strong to 10.00
higher on weights over 80 lbs. SLAUGH
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TER LAMBS: Choice 40-80 lbs 130.00-
175.00, 80-120 lbs 110.00-145.00, 120-
160 lbs 80.00-110.00, Good and Choice
30-80 lbs 75.00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.0060.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES llll...Compare with 301 last
week 454 head a year ago... Feeder pigs
mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher in response
to a very active future market...No 1-2
30-50 lbs 102.00-127.00, 50-60 lbs 91.00-
108.00,60-80 lbs 80.00-93.00; US 2 30-50
lbs 87.00-107.00, 50-70 lbs 82.00-95.00;
Slaughter 20-35 lbs 125.00-150.00 per
cwt.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
March 21,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS: 61 HEAD,
1.00- HIGHER. BREAKERS 44.00-
49.75, BONERS 43.00-48.00, LEAN
41.00- THIN 40.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 9 HEAD. YG#l 1100-1650
LBS. 54.00-58.50, YG#2 950-1500 LBS.
44.00-
FED STEERS: 64 HEAD, 1.00-2.00
LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1100-1495 LBS. 79.00-82.00, 1500-1600
LBS. 77.00-79.75, 1600 LBS. 73.00-
76.00; CHOICE 2-4 1200-1500 LBS.
77.00- LOW CHOICE HOL
STEINS 1600-1750 LBS. 55.00-58.00,
SELECT 1200-1500 LBS. 47.00-53.75.
FED HEIFERS; 20 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1050-1375 LBS.
75.00- CHOICE 2-4 72.00-76.00,
SELECT TO LOW CHOICE HOL
STEINS 1100-1600 LBS. 50.00-57.00.
CALVES: 126 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER, 80-110 LBS. 55.00-
75.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM, STEADY,
LIGHTWEIGHTS 10.00 HIGHER. #1
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 24,2001-All
95-120 LBS. 150.00-180,00, 125-130
LBS. 150.00-167.00, 80-94 LBS. 140.00-
177.00; #2 95-120 LBS. 120.00-150.00,
75-94 LBS. 80.00-130.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #l, NONE; #1 95-110 LBS.
170.00- 70-90 LBS 80.00-130.00,
BEEF X BULLS #1 100-115 LBS.
175.00- BEEF X HEIFERS SO
HO LBS. 122.00-152.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED,
NO TOP WEIGHTS OFFERED 1 274
LBS. AT 45.75, 290-370 LBS. 34.00-
38.00
SOWS: 46 HEAD. 300-500 LBS.
32.00- 500-600 LBS. 32.00-36.25,
600-700 LBS. TO 38.75.
STOCK CATTLE: 144 HEAD, IN
CLUDES 61 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS.
STEERS, FEW OFFERED, 200-400
LBS. 102.00-113.00,400-600 LBS. 80.00-
99.00, 600-700 LBS. TO 84.50, 700-975
LBS. 63.00-69.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 82.00-96.00, 500-
600 LBS. 70.00-80.00.
BULLS: NO LIGHTWEIGHTS, 400-
600 LBS. 79.00-88.50, 600-700 LBS.
72.00-
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 49
HEAD. SPRINGING HEIFERS
LARGE 900.00-1300.00, REGISTERED
1500.00- COWS AND SMAL
HEIFERS 775.00-1000.00; FRESH
COWS TO 1150.00; FRESH HEIFERS
775.00- 00; COWS MILKING
500.00- SHORTBRED HEIF
ERS LARGE 885.00-1235.00; MEDIUM
650.00- LARGE OPEN HEIF
ERS TO 825.00, MED. 450 00-750 00;
SMALLER 200.00-460.00; BRED
BEEFWS SOLD BY THE LB. LARGE
1000-1500 LBS. 47.00-55 00
GOATS: 16 HEAD, LARGE 62 00-
80.00, MEDIUM 33 00-55.00, SM THIN
18 00-26 00
HIGH
FENCE SUPPLIES
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*3.95
F 1717
*6.75
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*3.99
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TREATED POSTS
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4” to 5” x 8’
TREATED POSTS
*7.50
F 1247
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RUBBER GATE HANDLE
*1.55
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STEEL CASED GATE HANDLE
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F 2222
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14’
*11.70
F 2221
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24'
*12.95
50 Woodcorner Rd
.ititz, PA 17543
1 Mi. West of
Ephrata
717-738-7350