Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
June 19,2001
MONDAY CATTLE 291, CALVES
384, HOGS 23, SHEEP 32, GOATS 85.
LAST MON. CATTLE 296, CALVES
371, HOGS 55, SHEEP 79, GOATS 61.
CATTLE: Compared with last Mon
day’s auction, slaughter steers unevenly
steady, slaughter heifers steady to 1.00
higher; slaughter cows 2.00 higher.
Slaughter bulls were steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1400 lb 75.25-81.25, 1525-1710 lbs
70.00- 75.25. Select 1-3 74.00-76.50.
Standard 1-260.50-68.50..
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 few
1380-1430 lbs 67.25-68.50. Standard 1-2
50.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lbs 74.00-81.25. Select 1-3
71.75- 75.75. Standard 1-2 57.25-68.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 44.50-55.00, mostly
47.25- Boners 80-85 percent lean
43.25- Lean 85-90 percent lean
38.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade 1
1370-1955 lbs 58.75-65.00. Yield Grade 2
1335-2235 lbs 53.00-58.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 2 365-635 lbs 71.00-85.00. Large 3
Holsteins 495-680 lbs 62.00-70.00
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 310-450 lbs 97.00-106.00.
Medium and Large 2 295-435 lbs 94.00-
97.00, 530-580 lbs 74.00-86.00. Few
medium and Large 3 650-685 lbs 54.00 fr
63.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1495-535 lbs 93.00-101.00. Medium and
Large 2 365-465 lbs 104.00, 520-600 lbs
65.00-73.00. Medium and Large 3 320-
450 lbs 67.00-88.00, 580-810 lbs 49.00-
57.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady to 10.00 lower, while
Holstein heifers were steady.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-95
lbs 50.00-75.00. Utility 55-65 lbs 25.00-
32.50. RETURNED TO FARM; Hol
stein bulla Number 1 90-120 lbs 140.00-
172.50; 80-85 lbs 120.00-137.50. Number
2 80-120 lbs 95.00-150.00, weaker calves
to down to 75.00, Holstein heifers
Number 1 90-110 lbs 400.00-520.00.
Number 2 80-85 lbs 300.00-365.00,65-75
lbs 95.00-185.00. Beef type bulls and
heifers 75-95 lbs 150.00-220.00.
SOWS: Prices were steady to 2.00
higher. US 1-3 365-490 lbs 35.75-40.00
500-565 lbs 36.00-40.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs sold 3.00-
S.OO blither.
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 50-80
lbs 77.50-81.00,85-135 lbs 72.00-79.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
22.00-33.00.
GOATS: All sold per head. Billies;
Large 64.00-115.50. Medium 47.50-
75.00. Nannies: Large 45.00-77.00.
Medium 35.00-53.00. Kids: Large 25.00-
48.00. Small 17.00-22.50.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA, PDA
June 21,2001
WED. CATTLE 94, CALVES 124,
HOGS 109, SHEEP 16. GOATS 38.
LAST WED. CATTLE 92, CALVES 96,
HOGS 96, SHEEP 37, GOATS 19.
CATTLE: No comparison with last
Wednesday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 45.00-53.00. Boners BO
SS percent lean 42.00-46.00. Lean 85-90
percent lean 37.00-43.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1200-1840 lbs 59.75-62.25. Yield Grade 2
985- 1250 lbs 48.75-57.00. Bullocks:
Select few 65.75-68.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
2 Holsteins 350-475 lbs 69.00-80.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady to 10.00 higher.
VEALERS: Good 280-245 lbs 61.00-
92.00. Standard and Good 90-120 lbs
55.00- 85.00; 75-80 lbs 52.50-80.00. Util
ity 45-70 lbs 18.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 185-130 lbs 140.00-175.00.
Number 2 80-130 lbs 90.00-145.00. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 85-105 lbs
360.00- Number 2 60-115 lbs
160.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 60-100 lbs 130.00-200.00; 150-295 lbs
90.00-
BARROWS AND GILTS; Prices were
steady to 2.00 higher than last Wednes
day. PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT
PRICE 45-50 220-260 lbs 48.00-49.75
40-45 250-310 lbs 43.00-47.75
Lightweights 130-198 lbs 45.00-63.50
SOWS: US 1-3 448-520 lbs 36.50-39.00
Medium One head 375 lbs 29.00
BOARS: 160-185 tbs 42.00-58.00 Indi
vidual 652 lbs 21.00
FEEDER PIGS: All sold per cwt. US
1-3 60-70 lbs 70.00-72.50 US 2-3 35-40
Um 38,00-55.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 55-60
lbs 81.00-98.00; 80-95 lbs 74.50-87.00.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Billies;
Medium 49.00-72.00. Nannies: Large
62.50-71.00. Medium 30.00-54.00. Kids:
Large 22.50-37.50. Small 2.00-20.00.
TRACTORS, FARM EQ. & SUPPUES
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, June 19,2001
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OF
FERED. CHOICE 1150-1485 LBS.
78.00-81.50, 1500-1775 LBS. 70.00-
77.75; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
1100-1480 LBS. 73.00-77.50; HEIFERS
CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS. 74.50-80.25;
COWS, BREAKERS MOSTLY 48.00-
49.75, BONERS MOSTLY 45.00-48.75,
LEAN 40.00-48.75, BIG MIDDLE,LOW
DRESSING COUPLE 35.00-39.75,
SHELLY TO 34.00; BULLS YG#l 950-
1355 LBS. 61.50-65.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, HOL
STEINSJDAIRY TYPES 450-650 LBS.
69.00- HEIFERS 450-600 LBS.
80.00- BULLS 600-900 LBS.
65.00- CALVES RETURNING
TO THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
80-120 LBS. 110.00-160.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #1 75-120 LBS. 220.00-
520.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-280 LBS.
49.25-52.00, 350-380 LBS. 35.50;
BOARS 350-600 LBS. 20.00-23.50;
SOWS US#l-3 350-530 LBS. 35.00-
42.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 17-
21 LBS. 150.00, 25-40 LBS. 100.00-
122.50,80-90 LBS. 63.00-80.00.
ROASTERS; 80-90 LBS. 63.00-80.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
AND LARGE NANNIES AND BIL
LIES 45.00-98.00, FANCY KIDS 62.50-
70.00, FLESHY KIDS 45.00-60.00,
SMALL THIN KIDS 12.50-42.50.
LAMBS; GOOD AND CHOICE SO
HO LBS. 75.00-100.00.
SHEEP: AL WEIGHTS 32.00-69.00.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
June 21,2001
TUESDAY CATTLE 70, CALVES
71, HOGS 40, SHEEP 0, GOATS 0.
LAST TUESDAY CATTLE 126,
CALVES 101, HOGS 59, SHEEP 2,
GOATS 3.
CATTLE: Compared with last Tues
day’s auction; slaughter steers sold fully
1.75 higher, instances 3.00 higher on
Lean cows. Other classes were not well
tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select 2 in
dividual 75.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1265-1420 lbs 65.25-70.00. Select 1-2 few
62.25-63.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 3
individual 1140 lbs 76.25. Standard 2
Holstein individual 54.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 47.00-52.25. Boners 80-
85 percent lean few 44.50-46.75. Lean
85-90 percent lean 38.00-47.75, mostly
39.75-44.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
few 1095-1995 lbs 59.25-63.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Large 2 Holstein
individual 575 lbs 65.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Large 3 Holstein
individual 935 lbs 57.70.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold fully 3.00 higher; while Hol
stein heifers were mostly steady to 15.00
higher, instances 50.00 higher on an at
tractive supply.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 70-
110 lbs 50.00-85.00. Utility 45-80 lbs
30.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-115 lbs 160.00-185.00;
few 80- 85 lbs 155.00-162.00. Number 2
80-120 lbs 125.00-155.0, weaker calves
down to 105.00. Holstein heifers Number
1 90-110 lb* 450.00-515.00; few started
heifers 125-155 lbs 240.00-375.00.
Number 2 few 70-75 lbs 105.00-235.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 40-45 Individ-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23 2001-A7
ual 265 lbs 35.00
SOWS: Heavy weight sows fully 3.00
higher than last Tuesday. US I*3 Indi
vidual 395 lbs 39.50 500-700 lbs 40.00-
43.50
BOARS: 230-300 lbs 38.00-39.00
FEEDER PIGS: All sold for slaughter
at per cwt. US 1-3 40 lbs 40.00 150 lbs
56.00
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, June 16,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 62.00-100.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 77.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-67.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00-
61.00, LIGHT 57.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 50.00-78.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-55.50.
BULLS HEAVY 45.00-66.50, LIGHT
35.00-
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
42.00- CANNERS 35.00-46.00,
CULLS 35.00 AND DOWN.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 160.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 225.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 195.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 52.00,
HEAVY UP TO 49.00, LIGHT 45.00-
75.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP
TO 75.00.
SOWS 20.00-41.00.
MALE HOGS 8.00-30.00.
LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 84.00,85-
125 LBS. UP TO 86.00, 30-60 LBS. UP
TO 100.00, CULLS UP TO 60.00.
SHEEP UP TO 40.00.
GOATS LARGE 60.00-100.00,
MEDIUM 25.00-65.00, SMALL 10.00-
30.00, ALL BY THE HEAD.
FEEDER SALE 2ND SAT. EVERY
MONTH.