AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,2001
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA, PDA
June 28,2001
WED. CATTLE 82, CALVES 94,
HOGS 25, SHEEP 36, GOATS 27. LAST
WED. CATTLE 94, CALVES 124,
HOGS 109, SHEEP 16, GOATS 38.
CATTLE: No comparison with last
Wednesday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select 2 in
dividual 70.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select and
Choice 1-2 1162-1410 lbs 63.25-67.50.
Standard 2 individual 58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
couple 1032-1052 lbs 77.75-79.50. Select
1-3 70 00-72.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 48.50-52.75. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 45.00-50.00. Lean 85-90
percent lean 40.00-44.50. Shells down to
36.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
individual 1682 lbs 62.25. Yield Grade 2
1265-1846 lbs 42.00-59.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium 2 couple
470-580 lbs 75.00-79.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
2 few 330-650 lbs 56.50-86.00.
VEALERS: Good few 176-248 lbs
85.00- Standard and Good 75-
100'lbs 52.50-70.00. Utility 50-85 lbs
17.00-
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein
bulls Number 185-125 lbs 145.00-172.50,
one head up to 180.00. Number 2 80-120
lbs 80.00-145.00. Holstein heifers
Number 1 few 84-118 lbs 435.00-480.00.
Number 2 few 78-86 lbs 230.00-350.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers few 64-118 lbs
105.00-
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 Few
212-272 lbs 49.50-51.00
BOARS: Few 191-263 lbs 35.00-37.00
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-3 50-65 lbs
38.00- 00/per head US 1-3 Few 134-
174 lbs 49.00-70.00/per cwt
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice few
95-115 lbs 76 00-79.00; 40-60 lbs 80.00-
86.00. Good and Choice 35-80 lbs 70 00-
77 50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
35 50-40.00.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Billies-
Large individual 77.50. Nannies. Large
individual 48 00. Medium couple 67.50.
Kids. Large 23 00-52.00. Small few
32 50-42 50.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
June 27,2001
TUESDAY CATTLE 77, CALVES
82, HOGS 23, SHEEP 0, GOATS 2.
LAST TUESDAY CATTLE 70,
CALVES 71, HOGS 40, SHEEP 0,
GOATS 0
CATTLE. Compared with last Tues
day’s auction; slaughter cows sold fully
2 00 higher, instances to 6.00 higher on
an attractive offering of Breakers. Other
classes were not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
few 1380-1525 lbs 76 75-77 25. Select 1-3
few 73.00-76.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS. Standard 1-2
few 56.00-61.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- Choice 3
individual 1380 lbs 77.75; individual
Holstein 1480 lbs 68.75. Select 1-3 few
72 00-73 75. Standard 1-2 few 51.25-
51.75
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 48 75-59.00 Boners 80-
85 percent lean few 44.00-4900. Lean
85-90 percent lean 40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
individual 1375 lbs 68.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
HEAT WITH CORN
CENTRAL HEATING WITH CORN & WOOD PELLETS
COMPARE THE COSTS TO OTHER FUELS
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auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher.
VEALERS: Standard and Good few
70-110 lbs 40.00-52.00. Utility few 60-65
lbs 30.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 180-120 lbs 162.00-195.00,
mostly 170.00-185.00, individual up to
225.00, Number 2 80-120 lbs 112.00-
160.00, weaker calves down to 105.00.
Holstein heifers Number 1 individual 90
lbs 420.00. Number 2 60-120 lbs 110.00-
300.00, mostly 205.00-245.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 Few
230-260 lbs 48.00-51.00
SOWS; US 1-3 Few 500-535 lbs 37.50-
39.00
BOARS: Individual 250 lbs 34.00
FEEDER PIGS: All sold for slaughter
at per cwt. US 1-3 Few 90-105 lbs 90.00-
97.00 Individual 140 lbs 87.00
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: Not well tested.
Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
June 27,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Oklahoma National Stockyards -
Weekly Cattle Summary; Compared to
last week: Feeder steers and heifers
steady. Steer and heifer calves steady o
2.00 higher. Demand good despite last
Friday’s bearish cattle on feed report.
Quality plain to average. Feeder cattle in
mostly medium flesh with average to full
weigh-ups.
Receipts this week 12,800 last week
12,101; last year 10,786. Supply con
sisted of 71 percent yearlings over 600
lbs; 21 percent calves under 600 lbs. 8
percent cows and bulls. Heifers
comprised 38 percent of feeder and calf
supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1; 350-400 lbs (374 lbs) 115.00-
118.00 (116.40), thin 300-350 lbs (364
lbs) 124.00-128.00 (126.04); 400-450 lbs
(432 lbs) 113.00-122.00 (117.41); 450-500
lbs (476 lbs) 105.50-115.75 (111.15); 500-
550 lbs (522 lbs) 102.50-112.00 (107.41);
550-600 lbs (571 lbs) 102.00-108.50
(106.54); 600-650 lbs (614 lbs) 102.00-
108.00 (105.47), fleshy 600-650 lbs (621
lbs) 95.00-98.50 (96.17); 650-700 lbs (679
lbs) 95.00-99.00 (96 49); 700-750 lbs (734
lbs) 92.25-97.00 (94.47); 750-800 lbs (774
lbs) 88.00-95.35 (91.41); 800-BSO lbs (817
lbs) 87.75-92.75 (89 57); 900-1000 lbs
(950 lbs) 80.75-83.75 (82.54).
HOLSTEINS; Large 3: 630 lbs 77.00;
680 lbs 76.25, 750-800 lbs (764 lbs) 72.50-
75.00(73.76).
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: 300-350 lbs (346 lbs) 112.00-
113.00 (112.50), 350-400 lbs (371 lbs)
105 00-113 00 (108.08); 400- 450 lbs (428
lbs) 102 25-108 00 (104.33); 450-500 lbs
(478 lbs) 99.00-106.00 (103.69); 500-550
lbs (524 lbs) 94.50-102.00 (99.05); 550-
600 lbs (563 lbs) 93.00-98 00 (95.22); 600-
650 lbs (613 lbs) 91.00-94.10 (92.69); 650-
700 lbs (675 lbs) 88.50-92.75 (91.06), 700-
750 lbs (720 lbs) 86.50- 91.00 (88 14);
750-800 lbs (779 lbs) 85.50-88.00 (87.68);
800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 82.75-86.75 (84.50).
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
June 25,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS: 55 HEAD,
1.00-2 00 HIGHER. BREAKERS 51.00-
55 50, BONERS 47.00-52.00, LEAN
44 00-49.00, THIN AND SLOW 44.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 2 HEAD. YG#l 1500-1600
LBS. 63.00 AND 64 25.
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Shelled corn makes an excellent heating fuel
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FED HEIFERS: 1 HOLSTEIN 1360
LBS. AT 59.50.
CALVES: 192 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 90-115 LBS. 60.00-
72.00, 70-90 LBS. 45.00-60.00; HOL
STEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM 20.00-25.00 HIGHER. #1 95-120
LBS. 160.00-180.00, 80-94 LBS. 125.00-
157.00, 125-140 LBS. 110.00-145.00; #2
95-120 LBS. 125.00-155.00, 75-94 LBS.
92.00-122.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-110 LBS. 475.00-560.00, #2 90-110
LBS. 310.00-450.00, 80-85 LBS. 210.00-
290.00, 60-80 LBS. 110.00-160.00; 2
NICE JERSEYS 170.00 AND 230.00; 1
LINEBACK 130 LBS. AT 157.00; BEEF
X BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 70-115
LBS. 180.00-215.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 27 HEAD,
HIGHER PRICES. #1 AND 2 250-265
LBS. 53.00-54.25, 275-390 LBS. 48.00-
50.00,
BOARS: 1 250 LBS. AT 41.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, HOL
STEINS 550-650 LBS. 61.00-74.00.
HEIFERS: 530 LBS. 67.00 AND
83.00; 1 HOSLTEIN 560 LBS. AT
101.00.
LAMBS: 1 CHOICE 125 LBS. AT
79.00.
GOATS: 6 HEAD. MEDIUM BILLY
AT 87.00; LARGE NANNY AT 87.00;
MED. NANNIES 49.00-55.00; 1 SMALL
AT 42.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, June 26,2001
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
HOLSTEINS SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 60.00-67.50; COWS, BREAK
ERS 50.00-55.50, 1 HOLSTEIN
HEIFER TYPE 60.00, BONERS 46.50-
50.00, LEAN 42.50-49.75, BIG
IDDLE.LOW DRESSING COUPLE
35.00- SHELLY 34.00 AND
DOWN; BULLS YG#l 1250-1600 LBS.
55.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE #1 400-950
LBS. 70.00-96.00, HOLSTEINS,DAIRY
TYPES d 4.00-66.00; HEIFERS, DAIRY
TYPES 400-700 LBS. 56.00-68.00;
BULLS, HOLSTEINS,DAIRY
TYUPES 400-BSO LBS. 56.00-79.00;
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
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170.00- BEEF X BULLS 60-80
LBS. 250.00-270.00; BEEF X HEIFERS
95-115 LBS. 200.00-215.00.
SWINE; HOGS US#l-3 230-290 LBS.
51.00- US#2-4 230-290 LBS. 48.00-
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FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 20-28
LBS. 102.50-150.00, 30-50 LBS. 80.00-
100.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, FLESHY
KIDS 45.00-62.50, SMALL.THIN KIDS
23.00-44.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 45-
110 LBS. 75.00-110.00.
SHEEP; ALL WEIGHTS 25.00-39.00.
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Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, June 23,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 62.00-100.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 78.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-67.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00-
64.00, LIGHT 57.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-78.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-58.50.
BULLS HEAVY 45.00-66.50, LIGHT
35.00-67.50.
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
49.00-54.00, CANNERS 44,00-48.50,
CULLS 35.00 AND DOWN.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
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BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
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HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 54.00,
HEAVY UP TO 50.00, 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 80.00,85-
125 LBS. UP TO 78.00, 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.
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West Virginia
Feeder Cattle
Charleston, W. Va.
June 26,2001
Report Supplied By USOA
FEEDER CATTLE: Regular Sales
from Parkersburg, Greenbrier Valley
and Weston, W.Va. on June 22 and 23.
Prices per hundredweight.
STEERS: 40 head. Medium 1:200-300
lb 202-225.00; 300-400 lb 110.00; 400-500
lb 94-110.00; 500-600 lb 94-105.00; 600-
700 lb 90-99.00. Large 1: 300-400 lb
90.00. Small 1: 400-500 lb 80-100.00;
500-600 lb 84.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-
400 lb 90.00; 400-500 lb 80-101.00; 500-
600 lb 81-84.00.
HEIFERS: 101 head. Medium 1: 200-
300 lb 99-114.00; 300-400 lb 98-101.00;
400-500 lb 82-97.00; 500-600 lb 87-94.00;
600-700 lb 85.00; 700-800 lb 70.50-80.00.
Large 1: 200-300 lb 107-114.00; 300-400
lb 100.00; 500-600 lb 96-95.00; 600-700 lb
82-88.00; 700-800 lb 77-78.00; 800-900 lb
68.00. Small 1: 300-400 lb 77-85.00; 400-
500 lb 81-88.00; 500-600 lb 80-84.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 102.50; 300-
400 lb 70-89.00; 400-500 lb 79-80.00;
500-600 lb 85.50; 600-700 lb 69.50-78.50;
700-800 lb 63.50; 800-900 lb 65.25-68.00.
BULLS; 57 head. Medium 1: 200-300
lb 107.00; 300-400 lb 100-110.00; 400-500
lb 99-109.00; 500-600 lb 88-90.00; 600-
700 lb 88-92.00. Large 1: 300-400 lb
104.00; 400-500 lb 95.00; 500-600 lb 86-
90.00. Small 1. 300-400 lb 94-101.00;
400-500 lb 81-86.00; 500-600 lb 80-85.00;
600-700 lb 63.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 400- *
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