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eluded 427 in State graded sale and 99%
of the supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
110 lbs 40-60.00. Utility 50-105 lbs 20-
40.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Not
well tested.
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 130-152.00; 80-90 lbs
147-160.00; 75-80 lbs 100.00. Plainer
type bulls 80-125 lbs 110-152.00; 75-85
lbs 75.00, weaker calves 70-110 lbs 35-
80.00. Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 410-
550.00. Plainer type heifers 80-120 lbs
200-445.00; 60-75 lbs 160-280.00.
SHEEP: 286 head, last week 358, last
year 179. Compared to Monday, Good
and Choice slaughter lambs 40-70 lbs
sold steady to 10.00 higher, with 70-110
lbs 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes
traded mostly steady. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Good and Choice 1-3,40-70 lbs
lbs 90-120.00; 70-110 lbs 82-95.00. Good
1-2, 40-70 lbs 75-90.00; 70-110 lbs 70-
80.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 40-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3,25-50.00.
GOATS: 147 head, last week 312, last
year 158. (All sold by the head) Billies;
Large 100-125.00; Medium 75-100.00.
Mutton: No test. Yearlings: No test.
Nannies; Medium 40-75.00. Kids:
Choice and Prime 50-70.00; Good 20-
50.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, July 5,2001
CATTLE: 120.
COWS: 1.00-2.00 LOWER. HOL
STEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2 (FEW)
57.00- FEW STANDARD 1-2
50.00-
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
44.50-49.00. BONERS: 80-85% LEAN
42.00- LEAN 85-90% LEAN
38.00- SHELLS 37.50 AND
DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
ONE 1235 LBS. AT 59.00. YIELD
GRADE 2 COUPLE 1145 & 1660 LBS.
49.25 & 55.00.
CALVES: 331. STANDARD AND
GOOD 75/135 LBS. 50.00-77.50. UTIL
ITY 60/100 LBS. 10.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS UNEVEN, 5.00 HIGHER. TO
’15.00 LOWER. NO. 1: 90/120 LBS.
147.50-182.50 WITH LATE SALE
DOWN TO 130.00,80/90,130.00-167.50.
NO. 2 80/120 LBS. 100.00-155.00,
WEAKER CALVES DOWN TO 80.00.
STRETCH-O-MATIC
REMOTE
f V> 7 CONTROL
9f\ ,< The remote control
will enable the
*? - wrapping from a
distance. You will also be albe to steer the
machine thus keeping the outcoming tube in
a perfectly straight line. All this from the
comfort of your tractor’s cab.
HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, Inc.
567 South Reading Road, Ephrata, PA 17522
Telephone: 1-717-733-7951
Selling Quality Equipment through
Authorized Servicing Dealers
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: STEADY.
NO. 1; 80/110 LBS. 390.00-555.00. NO. 2
75/115 LBS. 170.00-340.00. BEEF TYPE
BULLS & HEIFERS 70/105 LBS. 80.00-
195.00.
HOGS: 3. SOWS: 1-3 FEW 420/525
LBS. 36.50-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 0. NO MARKET
TEST.
SHEEP: 0. NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS: 1. KIDS: LARGE ONE AT
25.00.
Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
July 5,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Oklahoma National Stockyards -
Weekly Cattle Summary: Compared to
last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-
2.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 2.00
higher; heifer calves steady. Demand
very good for all classes. Light holiday
run consisting of plain to average quality
and average weigh ups. Bulk of yearlings
in medium to slightly thin condition.
Supply continues to include many year
lings from Texas and southeastern Okla
homa. Bullish hog inventory more
pleasing to buyers than the negative May
Cattle On Feed report.
Receipts this week 4944; last week
12,806; last year holiday. Supply con
sisted of 72 percent yearlings over 600
lbs; 21 percent calves and light yeaslings
under 600 lbs; 7 percent cows and bulls.
Heifers comprised 42 percent of feeder
and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium and
Large 1: 380 lbs 118.50; 400-500 lbs (450
lbs) 107-115.00 (111.44); 500-550 lbs (524
lbs) 106-114.50 (109.38); 550-600 lbs (570
lbs) 101-114.00 (106.44); 600-650 lbs (630
lbs) 100-110.00 (103.60); 700-750 lbs (722
lbs) 94-96.00 (94.88); 750-800 lbs (779
lbs) 92-95.00 (93.00); 800-850 lbs (816 lb)
89.25-92.75 (91.32); 850-900 lbs (870 lbs)
86.50- (87.01); 935 lbs 83.75. HOL
STEINS: Large 3: Few 550 lbs 74.50; 650
lbs 71.00; 750-800 lbs 70.25; 825-900 lbs
65.50- 980 lbs 60.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 111.75-
115.00 (112.91); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
105-108.00 (106.17); *5OO-550 lbs (529 lbs)
90-94.50 (93.39); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs)
91.75- 95.75 (92.73); 700-750 lbs (721 lbs)
89.00-90.00 (89.69); 750-800 lbs (782 lbs)
86.75- (88.02); 835 lbs) 85.00.
FRONT WHEEL
DRIVE
Front wheel drive
gives you the
possibility to raise
the machine in a
towing position
without the need of a jack. It also gives you
the possibility to lower the machine right into
the ground giving it better grip in the working
position.
Wholesale Distributor
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
July 3,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
At So. St. Paul slaughter lambs steady
and Sioux Falls on Monday 3-4.00 lower.
Slaughter ewes at midwest market cen
ters steady to S.OO higher and feeder
lambs steady. At New Holland, PA,
slaughter lambs 40-60 lbs 5.00-10.00
lower and 60-100 lbs 5.00 higher; slaugh
ter ewes steady to 5.00 higher. San
Angelo closed for July 4th Holiday. At
McMinnville, TN all classes steady.
LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150
lbs: San Angelo: closed. Midwest: shorn
60.00-62.00; wooled 58.00-59.00. Vir
ginia: no test New Holland, PA; 60-100
lbs BS.OO-100.00. Billings, MT: no test.
McMinnville: 80-110 lbs 65.00-73.00;
100-120 lbs 60.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo:
no test Midwest: Utility and Good 1-3
23.00-35.00; Cull 1-2 18.00-27.00. New
Holland: Good and Choice 2-4 45.00-
65.00; Utility and Good 1-3,20.00-50.00.
Billings, MT: no test. McMinnville: Util
ity and Good 1-3 25.00-30.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Hay
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
July 5,2001
TOTAL LOADS: 5.
MIXED HAY: 27.50-78.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, July 5,2001
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100.00-
500.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 25.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 75.00-77.00.
SELECT STEERS: 68.00-74.00.
COMMON STEERS: 55.00-67.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 45.00-50.50.
CANNERS/CUTTERS: 40.00-49.00.
SHELLS: 32.00-39.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 75.00-78.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 70.00-74.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 55.00-69.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 80.00-98.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 50.00-79.00.
BULLS: 54.00.
TUBULAR BALE
WRAPPER
FAST - Wrap up to 140
bales in an hour.
Handles bale sizes up to
s’o”xs’6”
Compact size -
8’0” wide x 8 6' nigh
website: www.haminc.com
Regional Hay
July 2,2001
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA (ALL HAY GOOD
GRADE & BETTER PRICES PAID BY
DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON)
HAY AND STRAW MOSTLY STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-105.00; MIXED HAY
75.00-115.00; TIMOTHY 70.00-110.00;
STRAW 60.00-90.00; MULCH 25.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDS
06/29/01. PRICES PER TON: 89 LOADS
HAY, 18 STRAW & 8 EAR CORN. AL
FALFA 94.00-150.00; MIXED HAY 65.00-
135.00; TIMOTHY 80.00-150.00, STRAW
100.00-130.00. EAR CORN 70.00-90.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA HAY
AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDS
06/29/01 PRICES PER TON; 51 LOADS
HAY, 7 STRAW & 16 EAR CORN. AL
FALFA 85.00-105.00, MIXED HAY 65.00-
125.00, TIMOTHY 70.00-90.00, STRAW
92.50-122.50, EAR CORN 65.00-87.50.
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, July 6,2001
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1808 1728
LAST WEEK 2007 1693
LAST YEAR 1490 1623
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers sold
steady to 1.00 lower. Early sales held
steady on limited offerings due to July
4th holiday but prices were down by late
in the week on the average Choice and
plainer cattle. The High Choice and
Prime grades held steady all week, with
very active trading. Local holstein steers
traded steady on a light test. Slaughter
heifers not well tested. Feedlots in the
Plains and Midwest reported live cattle
at 70.00-72.00 avg 70.18 and 112.50-
114.00 avg 113.95 dressed basis. Slaugh
ter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 lower
for the week. Supply included 43 percent
steers, 4 percent heifers, 39 percent cows,
6 percent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41115-1470 lbs 78.00-82.00,
fancy singles up to 83.00; few 1520-1585
lbs 80.75. Choice 2-3, 1105-1485 ibs
75.25-78.85, high dressing 1-2 up to
81.00; 1490-1560 Ibs 73.00-76.00. Select
and low Choice 2-3,1020-1485 lbs 72.00-
76.50; few 1515-1565 lbs 70.50-71.25.
Select 1-3, 1125-1450 lbs 69.25-74.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3, 1205-1515 lbs 68.35-70.75,
one head 1345 Ibs 72.00. Choice 2-3,
1285-1625 Ibs 65.75-68.35. Select and
low Choice 2-3, 1210-1670 Ibs 62.50-
65.75. Select 1-2, 1145-1675 Ibs 56.75-
62.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select and
low Choice 2-3, 1045-1220 lbs 70.00-
75.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80% over-1400 lbs 49.00-54.00, low
dressing 46.00-50.00 Boners 80-85%
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,2001-A4l
lean over-1200 lbs 47.00-51.00, low
dressing 44.00-47.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-
88% lean over-1200 lbs 42.00-46.25, low
dressing 59.00-43.00. Lean 88-90% lean
over-1000 lbs 40.00-45.25, low dressing
38.00-41.50. Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90%
lean 7SO-1000 lbs 38.50-43.50, low dress
ing 36.50-40.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade
1, 1185-2210 lbs 56.75-66.00, high dress
ing 1460-2210 lbs 70.00-71.00. Yield
Grade 2,1085-1945 lbs 46.50-63.00. Bul
locks: Choice 3, 1285 lbs 73.00. Select 1-
3,1180-1445 lbs 61.50-68.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers traded 10.00 lower for the week.
Large slaughter calves not well tested.
Holstein bulls returning to farm traded
slow to moderate and prices were
sharply lower than last week. Holstein
heifer prices continue to trade very
active closing steady to 10.00 higher,
with very good demand. VEALERS;
Standard and Good 70-110 lbs 40.00-
60.00. Utility 50-105 lbs 20.00- 40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Not well
tested.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 130.00-187.00, late
130.00- 152.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00-186.00;
75-80 lbs 57.00-100.00. Plainer-type
bulls 80-125 lbs 110.00-178.00, weaker
calves 70-110 lbs 35.00-80.00. Holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs 410.00-550.00.
Plainer-type heifers 80-120 lbs 200.00-
475.00; 60-75 lbs 160.00-280.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers 90-110 lbs 150.00-
230.00.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
July 4,2001
Report Supplied By PDA
SALE NOT REPORTED JULY 4
DUE TO HOLIDAY!
Lancaster
Farming
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