Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction April 24,2001 SLAUGHTER COWS: 76 HEAD, 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. BREAKERS 46.00- 52.25,1 AT 53.25, BONERS 43.00-48.00, FEW 49.50, LEAN 41.00-44.50, THIN AND SLOW 40.00 DOWN. BULLS; 13 HEAD, 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. YG#l 1700-2250 LBS. 59.75- 64.25, YG#2 1100-2000 LBS. 54.00- 58.00. FED STEERS: 20 HEAD, NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME. CHOICE 2-3 1300-1500 LBS. TO 76.75, LOW CHOICE TO 73.75, HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME HOLSTEINS TO 69.25, CHOICE 2-3 66.00-68.00, 1 1600 LBS. AT 63.75. FED HEIFERS: 21 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1400 LBS. 77.00- 900-1075 LBS. 72.00-74.00; CHOICE 2-3 850-1000 LBS. 66.50- 69.00, LOW CHOICE 1100-1300 LBS. 72.00- OLD TYPE 1300-1600 LBS. 60.00- CALVES: 75 HEAD. HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FARM 10.00- LOWR. #1 94-120 LBS. 170.00- #2 110.00-162.00, 80-90 LBS. 97.00-140.00, 70-80 LBS. 67.00- 90.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 110 LBS. AT 400.00, 150-180 LBS. 165.00- 172.00, #2 80-90 LBS. 210.00-290.00, 1 JERSEY 64 LBS. AT 160.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 67 HEAD, STEADY. #1 AND 2 240-270 LBS. 45.00; 2 LOTS 280-285 LBS. AT 44.00; #1 AND 3 240-270 LBS. 43.00-44.00, 275-320 LBS. 39.50-42.50, 180-220 LBS. 38.00-42.50. SOWS: 13 HEAD. #1 AND 2 300-500 LBS. 34.00-36.75, #1 AND 3 500-600 LBS. 40.00-41.75. STOCK CATTLE: 209 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 95.00-107.00, HOL STEINS 81.00-87.00, 400-600 LBS. 83.00- HOLSTEINS 70.00-73.50, 600-800 LBS. 74.00-85.00, HOLSTEINS 70.00- 800-900 LBS. 70.00-76.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200. 87.00-106.00, 400-600 LBS. 80.00-95.00, 600r800 LBS. 73.00- 85.00,800-1000 LBS. 69.00-72.00. BULLS: 200-400 LBS. 86.00-107.00, 400-600 LBS. 80.00-94.00, 600-800 LBS. 66.00-75.00. SHEEP: 22 HEAD 30.00-45.00, HEAVYWEIGHTS 21.00-26.00. LAMBS: 58 HEAD, HIGHER SPRING AGLIME APPLICATION Don’t put it off, Put it on. • If you need aglime, you can’t afford to farm without it. • Martin’s quality aglime will effect your soil pH immediately after application You can get lime NOW! Call for delivery. Martin Limestone, Inc. Blue Ball, PA (800) 233-0205 (717) 354-1370 Martin LIMESTONE PRICES. HIGH CHOICE TO SPRING 80-100 LBS. 97.00-115.00, 60-80 LBS. 120.00-132.00, 30-60 LBS. 117.00- 127.00, MEDIUM 30-60 LBS. 77.00- 110.00, WOOLED 90-120 LBS. 83.00- 94.00, GOATS: 110 HEAD. LARGE BIL LIES AND WHETHERS 60.00-85.00, FEW 100.00-112.00, MEDIUM 35.00- 67.00, NANNIES MED. AND LARGE 35.00-65.00, FLESHY KIDS 25.00- 40.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 18 HEAD. BY THE HEAD, 20-30 LBS. 11.00-25.00, 30-45 LBS. 25.00-36.00; BY THE LB. STOCK BOARS 120-190 LBS. 30.00- 37.00,200-270 LBS. 33.00-39.00. BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFER CALVES TO 187.00. Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, April 24,2001 SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS, ACTIVE! BREAKERS 44.50-49.75, BONERS 43.00-48.75, LEAN 41.00- 48.50, COUPLE LIGHTS.LOW DRESSING DOWN TO 34.50, SHELLY 34.00 AND DOWN; BULLS YG#ll3OO-1850 LBS. 57.00-63.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, HOL STEINS AND DAIRY TYPES 400-900 LBS. 58.00-77.00; HEIFERS 550-800 LBS. 61.00-81.00, HOLSTEINS.DAIRY TYPES 51.00-105.00; BULLS 500-800 LBS. 61.00-72.50; CALVES RETURN ING TO THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 80-130 LBS. 140.00-187.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 80-120 LBS. 300.00-425.00, #2 70-140 LBS. 165.00- 300.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 85 LBS. 165.00. SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 230-280 LBS. 45.50-46.00, US#2-4 230-280 LBS. 44.00- 45.25; BOARS OVER 350 LBS. 16.50; SOWS US#l-3 300-500 LBS. 39.00- 41.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 19- 21 LBS. 150.00,25-35 LBS. 110.00. GOATS; BY THE HEAD, LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES 62.00-167.50, FANCY KIDS 65.00-BS.OO, FLESHY KIDS 47.00-64.00, SMALL,THIN KIDS 15.00-45.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 30-40 LBS. 180.00- 190.00,40-80 LBS. 122.50-160.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS LEAN 42.00-75.00, FAT 28.00-40.00. SALE EVERY TUES., 5 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START- ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE TUBS., MAY 1; SPE CIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUES.. MAY 1; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE CEIVED: EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE TUES. 2 P.M. Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, April 24,2001 CALVES .21-3.95. COWS.27>/4-.53'/i. EASY COWS .02-.41. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .36-1.15. HEIFERS-24W-.73. BULLS .48W-.73. STEERS .50-.71. HOGS .30-.57. ROASTING PIGS EA., 26.00-31.00 EA. BOARS. 15. SOWS .33>/j-,35, SHEEP .18-.61. LAMBS EA. 5.00-131.00. LAMBS PER LB. .24-l.S7'/i. GOATS EA. 37.50-115.00. KIDSEA. 5.00-100.00. HIDES EA. 23.00-36.00. TOTAL: 725 HEAD. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, April 21,2001 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 62.00-109.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-99.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 74.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-67.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00- 61.00, LIGHT 57.00-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-62.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-55.50. BULLS HEAVY 45.00-59.50, LIGHT 35.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 35.00- CANNERS 33.00-36.00, CULLS 30.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 185.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 335.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 190.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 45.00, HEAVY UP TO 44.00, LIGHT 34.00- 44.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 64.00. SOWS 20.00-41.00. MALE HOGS 8.00-30.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 100.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 94.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 125.00, CULLS UP TO 57.00. SHEEP UP TO 30.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-85.00, MEDIUM 25.00-60.00, SMALL 10.00- 30.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. FEEDER SALE SAT., MAY 19 AND EVERY 2ND SAT. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, April 23,2001 HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES 200.00- 370.00. BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120 LBS. 150.00-215.00, 70-95 LBS. 75.00- 175.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 20.00-65.00. GRASSERS & STR. CFS. 43.00- 74.00. GOATS 20.00-67.50. LAMBS 60.00-147.50. SHEEP 20.00-37.50. PIGS, EACH, NONE. HOGS 200-250 LBS. 38.00-54.00. SOWS TO 32.00. FEEDERS 65.00-96.00. HEIFERS 46.00-64.00. STEERS 55.00-62.00. BULLS 50.00-53.00. GOOD COWS 42.00-50.00. MEDIUM COWS 37.00-45.00. THIN COWS 20.00-35.50. CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STRONG. TREND: HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES STILL STRONG. FEEDER SALE IST MON. OF MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RD THUR. EACH MONTH. FEEDER SALE: MONDAY, MAY 7, AT VALLEY STOCKYARDS, ATHENS, PA. ALREADY CONSIGNED, LOAD OF LIMOUSIN AND X STEERS AND HEIFERS AND A LOAD OF RED ANGUS 400-500 LB. FEEDERS EX PECTING A GOOD RUN OF GOOD CATTLE. MORE INFORMATION: 570-358-3368. Free Estimates Fully Insured _ BIN PAD FOUNDATIONS Any Size - Call For Price Lv. Message or Call After 6:00 PM S.K. BUILDERS 717/44Z-OIJ4 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,2001 -Al9 New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, April 25,2001 106 DAIRY COWS, 143 HEIFERS, 14 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. LOCAL FRESH COWS 575.00- 1625.00, FEW 1800.00-2100.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 675.00- 1400.00,1 AT 1650.00. BETTER FRESH COWS 1800.00- 2100.00. LARGE HEIFERS 1325.00-1475.00,6 HEAD 1550.00-1625.00; SMALL HEIF ERS 425.00-1200.00. SHORTBRED HEIFERS 475.00- 1360.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 860.00-1010.00. BULLS 450.00-810.00, PUREBREDS 710.00-900.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1150.00- 1875.00, FEW 2000.00-2100.00. CANADIAN LOADS FRESH 735.00- 1625.00. FRESH HEIFERS 525.00-1475.00, FEW 1650.00-2150.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS 910.00- 1500.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 625.00- 750.00, SMALLER 250.00-375.00. West Virginia Feeder Cattle Charleston, W. Va. April 23,2001 Report Supplied By USDA FEEDER CATTLE: Regular Sales at Parkersburg, W.Va. April 21, 2001. Prices per hundredweight. STEERS: 158 head. Med. and Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 100-117.00; 300-400 lb 96- 111.00; 400-500 lb 86-105.00; 500-600 lb 91-103.50; 600-700 lb 78-92.50; 700-800 lb 77-82.50; 800-900 lb 75.50-82.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 95-107.00; 400- 500 lb 87-90.00; 500-600 lb 85-91.00. HEIFERS: 177 head. Med. and Lge. 1: 200-200 lb 90-100.00; 300-400 lb 87.50- 104.00; 400-500 lb 80-95.00; 500-600 lb 78- 600-700 lb 77-88.50; 700-800 lb 67-75.00; 800-900 lb 62-76.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 88-91.00; 400-500 lb 80-90.50; 500-600 lb 77-87.50; 600-700 lb 79- 700-800 lb 67.50. BULLS: 73 head. Med. and Lge. 1: 400-SOO lb 96-107.00; 500-600 lb 91- 97.50. 600-700 lb 78-87.00; 700-800 lb 70-74.00; 800-100 lb 54-68.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 400-500 lb 85-98.00, 500-600 lb 81-89.00.