LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, July 18, 2001 Choice Steers Today 7/11/01 Jl 01 Au 01 74.775 73.950 SOI 00l N 01 D 01 Ja 02 F 02 Mr 02 Ap 02 78.375 77.975 My 02 Jn 02 74.575 74 350 Jl 02 - Au 02 74.500 73.700 75 825 75.425 76.000 75 175 77 250 76.750 Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. July 18,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 210...(PDA)..(SuppIy in cluded 100 steers and heifers, 71 cows, 9 bulls and 30 feeder cattle)...Compared with last week’s sale..sl. steers mostly steady to .75 lower, cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. STEERS: Select 1-3 70.50-75.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1310-1640 lbs 65.25-71.00, Select 1-2 61.50-65.00, Standard 1-2 55.25-61.75. HEIFERS; one Choice 2-4 1285 lbs 76.75, few Select 1-3 69.25-74.75, couple Standard 1-2 60.00 & 64.00. COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean 46.75- few Boners 80-85% lean 43.75- Lean 85-90% lean 39.00- 44.00. Shells 38.00 and down. BULLS; couple Yield Grade 1 1200 & 1825 lbs 62.00 & 63.50, few Yield Grade 2 1050-1585 lbs 54.00-61.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple Medium 1 900 lbs 67.00, Large 3 Hol steins 275-405 lbs 62.50-79.00; HEIF ERS: Medium and Large 2 385-655 lbs 60.00-82.50, Large 3 Holsteins 500-625 lbs 55.00-77.50; BULLS: Medium and Large 2 225-660 lbs 60.00-100.00, few Large 3 Holsteins 320-660 lbs 60.00- 67.00. CALVES 171...Vealers traded strong FARMER BOY AG SYSTEMS, INC., Inlton Bank and W&l Balry Sales Parlor features: • DBI2 XpresswayXtreme Parallel Cow Traffic System • 3400 M Air Detachers with Perfection Meters • Smart ID System with Dual Sort Gates • 2050 Pro Vantage Network Controller interfaced with PC Dart Software • 6000 gal. 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FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower, Holstein heifers mostly steady to 20.00 higher with spots to 50.00 higher on both plain and fancy calves..No 1 Holstein bulls 90- 120 lbs 130.00-147.00. few 125 lbs 117.50-127.50, No 2 80-120 lbs 80.00- 135.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 95-100 lbs 460.00-480.00 with one 140 lbs 400.00, few No 2 85-100 lbs 360.00- 370.00. 55,80 lbs 145.00-260.00. Few beef type bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs 90.00-210.00. HOGS 29...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: few 45-50% lean 255-263 lbs 45.00-47.00, few 40-45% lean 250-291 lbs 40.75-44.25. SOWS: few Medium 325-355 lbs 26.00-37.00. BOARS; couple 440 & 180 lbs 24.00 & 26.00. FEEDER PIGS 56... 1-3 20-25 lbs 115.00-130.00, 55-60 lbs 97.00-110.00, few 110-170 lbs for slaughter 25.00- 52.00. percwt. SHEEP 24... Slaughter lambs active, steady to 5.00 higher with instances to 20.00 higher on mid-weights. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 40-50 lbs 75.00-80.00, few 60-100 lbs 92.50-122.50, couple 132 lbs 70.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 18.00-40.00, Invite you to an Open House on July 26, 2001 from 10 am -2 pm with Yearlings and two year olds to 60.00. GOATS 15...(A11 sold by the head). One Large Billy 74.00, few Medium 35.00-60.00, few Large Nannies 72.50- 81.00, one Large Wether 93.00, few Medium 35.00-49.00, one Large Kid 35.00, couple Small 7.00 & 16.00. Frozen Pork Bellies Today 7/11/01 90 700 87 150 87 000 84.950 CATTLE: 324...(PDA) (Supply in cluded 127 steers and heifers, 99 cows, 9 bulls and 87 feeder cattle)..Compared with last week’s sale..steers .50 to 1.00 lower, cows 2.00 lower, bulls 1.00 lower. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1290-1480 lbs 77.50-79.50, Choice 2-3 1140-1495 lbs 73.25-78.25, Select 1-3 68.00-74.75, Standard 1-262.00-67.00. 75 700 72 300 75.050 71 900 78 100 80.000 77.500 81.200 HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1130-1535 lbs 70.75- Choice 2-3 1120-1530 lbs 64.00- Select 1-2 59.00-63.75, Stan dard 1-2 50.00-52.00. HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 1100-1410 lbs 72.75- few Select 1-3 68.00-72.50, Standard 1-2 58.00-67.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 43.00- 48.50, Boners 80-85% lean 41.50-46.00, Lean 85-90% lean 38.00-44.75 mostly 38.00- Shells 37.00 and down. BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1635 lbs 58.75, Yield Grade 2 1060-1655 lbs 53.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Medium 1 765 lbs 74.00, one Medium 2 485 lbs 83.00, Medium and Large 3 585- 695 lbs 66.00-67.50, 730-880 lbs 65.50- 68.50; HEIFERS: few Medium 1250-260 lbs 95.00, one Large 3 605 lbs 74.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 290-475 lbs 86.00-97.00, 540-670 lbs 75.00-86.50, 700-795 lbs 66.00-71.00, Medium and Large 3 250-850 lbs 85.00. CALVES 264...VEALERS; Standard and Good 70-105 lbs 42.00-60.00, Utility 50-75 lbs 20.00-37.00. FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls 25.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady..No 1 Hol stein bulls 90-120 lbs 115.00-145.00, 80- 90 lbs 90.00-110.00, No 2 75-120 lbs 80.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 85- 105 lbs 380.00-535.00, No 2 70-95 lbs 190.00- Beef type bulls and heifers 75-105 lbs 140.00-210.00. at Duane and Marilyn Hershey's AR-Joy Farms Cochranville, PA to see a new state-of-the-art 360 Cow Dairy Facility Project features: • Grade 304 S.S. Equipment in breezeway; holding area and milking parlor • AgPro Flush System in holding area, breezeway and freestall bam • Animat Rubber Flooring in holding area and freestall bam Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, July 17,2001 Report Supplied By USDA TURN-KEY ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle St. Joseph, Mo.. July 16 - USDA Market News Service Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for Week Ending July 16, 2001 Confirmed Sales: 168,508 Week Ago: 223,455 LIVE BASIS SALES SLAUGHTER STEERS: Head Weight Count Range Over 80% Choice 2,281 756-1.600 65-80% Choice 6,626 900-1,600 35-65% Choice 25,315 895-1.600 1-35% Choice 4,290 485-1.600 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Over 80% Choice 65-80% Choice 35-65% Choice 1-35% Choice DRESSED BASK SLAUGHTER STI Over 80% Choice 1,405 562-1,032 65-80% Choice 14.657 459-1.054 35-65% Choice 21,183 476-1,066 1-35% Choice 990 559-1,041 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Over 80% Choice 65-80% Choice 7,937 455-1,009 35-65% Choice 23,330 461-1,005 1-35% Choice Weekly Accumulated Wei Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer Week Ago Weii Live Steer 65,458 1,238.0 70.47 Live Heifer 55,335 1,116.1 70.51 Dressed Steer 38,393 792.2 113.87 Dressed Heifer 35,752 722.4 113.61 HOGS 103... Barrows and gilts 3.00 lower, sows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. BAR ROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 230- 275 lbs 45.00-47.25. SOWS: 1-3 405-485 lbs 35.00-38.50, 530-730 lbs 36.00-43.50. BOARS: one 350 lbs 22.00,260-265 lbs 35.00-37.00. FEEDER PIGS 12... 1-3 40-65 lbs lIREeiIMS From Gap, PA., take Route 41 South to Cochranville In Codiranville; take Route 10 West for approximately 1.8 miles. Him right on High Point Road. Go approximately .4 miles and turn right onto Althouse Road. Farm is on the left Ask about INSTALLATION & 24 HOUR SERVICE after the sale. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21,2001-Al7 2,622 900-1,600 5,352 700-1,470 28,968 825-1.500 112 00-117 00 113.00- 00 108 00-117.00 110.00- 00 111.00-122.00 108 50-116.00 :hted Averages Head Count 38,513 37,427 38,246 Avg. Weight Avg. Price 1,243.5 70.67 1,114.1 70.56 797.5 114.16 717.2 113.55 33,289 Averages 36.00-66.00. per head. SHEEP 13... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 65-105 lbs 70.00-86.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 17.00-35.00, few Yearlings to 48.00. GOATS 15 .(All sold by the head). Large Nannies 62.00-71.00, Medium 48.00-54.00, Large Kids 37.00-45.00. stems Prices per cwt. Price Avg. Range Weight 70.50- 1,251 66.00- 1,254 67.00- 1,236 68.50- 1,270 70 50-75.50 69.50-73.75 65.00-72.50 1.146 1.147 1.107 807 794 800 794 114 95 114 90 113 69 112 38 114.54 113.17 719 716 Beef Breeds Avg. Price 72.78 71.67 70.16 71.03 73.13 71.11 70.21
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