Greencastle Livestock
Special Monthly Feeder
Cattle Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, August 3,2001
252 HEAD.
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 90.00-115.00,
300-500 LBS. 85.00-112.00, 500-700
LBS. 84.00-103.00, 700-900 LBS. 70.00-
87.50,900-1000 LBS. 65.00-78.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 LBS.
80.00- 400-500 LBS. 72.00-81.00,
500-700 LBS. 71.00-76.00.
HEIFERS: 200-300 LBS. 85.00-
103.00. 300-500 LBS. 82.00-99.00, 500-
700 LBS. 74.00-93.00, 700-900 LBS.
65.00- 900-1000 LBS. 60.00-66.00.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 85.00-104.50,
300-500 LBS. 86.00-108.00, 500-700
LBS. 74.00-91.00, 700-900 LBS. 60.00-
75.00. 900-1000 LBS. 52.00452.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 160-290 LBS.
82.00- 300-400 LBS. 73.00-82.00,
800-1050 lbs. 56.00-60.50.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
August 7,2001
CATTLE 93..(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s saie...cows 80*90% lean
mostly steady to .50 lower.
STEERS: one Select 1-3 71.75, few
Standard 1-265.00-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Select 1-2
58.00-63.25.
COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean
48.75-50.25 with one low dressing down
to 44.50, few Boners 80-85% lean 45.50-
48.25, Lean 85-90% lean 38.00-
44.50.5he11s 36.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1615-1780 lbs
59.25- Yield Grade 21470-2100 lbs
49.25-
FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS: one
Medium 1835 lbs 66.50.
CALVES 89...Vealers traded weak on
a light offering.VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-105 lbs 40.00-70.00,
few Utility 50-110 lbs 15.00-42.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
uneven, No 1 15.00 to 20.00 lower, No 2
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mostly steady to 15.00 higher.No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 120.00-147.00, No 2
80-110 lbs 80.00-122.00; one No 1 Hol
stein heifer 90 lbs 315.00, few 80-85 lbs
250.00, few 60-75 lbs 100.00-170.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 90-140
lbs 110.00-185.00.
HOGS 23...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
few 45-5095) lean 272 lbs 47.25, one 40-
45% lean 275 lbs 40.00.
SOWS: 1-3 460-480 lbs 32.00-35.00,
one 625 lbs 38.75.
BOARS: one 380 lbs 32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 4... SLAUGHTER: 1-
3 95 lbs 52.00. per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, August 6,2001
CATTLE: 67 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE
GOOD 65.00-69.00.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 71.00-75.00,
GOOD 62.00-68.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 44.00-49.00, CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 28.00-42.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
55.00-62.00.
BULLS: 51.00-66.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 65.00-
83.00, BULLS 62.00-79.00; HEIFERS
60.00-81.00.
CALVES: 79. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST, CHOICE 85.00-93.00, GOOD
75.00-83.00, STANDARD 25.00-55.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 80.00-
130.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS. 150.00-300.00.
HOGS: 47. US#l-2, 49.50-51.50; US #
1-3,46.00-48.00.
SOWS: US #l-3 32.00-42.00.
BOARS: 21.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 3. US #l-3 20-50
LBS. 22.00-39.00.
SHEEP: 68 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
80.00-85.00, GOOD 75.00-80.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 22.0f1i-40.00.
GOATS: 11.00-79.00.
Since 1961
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, August 6,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS: 200-
500 lbs. 65.00-97.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
65.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; good to
choice 68.00-73.50, medium to good
64.00- heavy choice over 1450 lbs.
64.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
61.00- light 58.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 68.00-70.00, Medium to Good
55.00-
BULLS: heavy 55.00-64.00, light
55.00-61.50.
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 40.00-
49.75, Commercial to Good 35.00-39.50,
cull cows 35.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-103.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 50.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
142.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
465.00; beef cross calves return to farm
up to 200.00.
72.00-75.25,
HOGS: top quality, up to 49.00.
SOWS: up to 38.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, up to 73.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
August 8,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Oklahoma National Stockyards -
Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to
last week: Feeder cattle steady, excep
tion noted on 7 wt steers and 6 wt heifers
1.00 higher. Demand good for feeder
cattle and very good for those that utilize
the February hedge. Calves steady to
4.00 lower. Calf demand light to moder
ate. Front-end calves still at steady
prices while others lower. Out-front
hedges continue to support feeder cattle
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Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St Joseph, Mo., August 6 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, August 5, 2001
Confirmed Sales: 182,948 Week Ago- 229,957
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
1,695
6,007
34,908
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
1 -35% Choice
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1,623
65-80% Choice 4,613
35-65% Choice 34,680
1 -35% Choice
DRESSED BASH
SLAUGHTER STEER,
iALES
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice . 14,061
35-65% Choice 21,820
1-35% Choice 605
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice 13,027
35-65% Choice 22,310
Accumulati
;d Wen
Week!'
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Week Ago Wen
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
levels despite current sag in slaughter
cattle and beef prices. Receipts this week
7700; last week 10,662; last year 8435.
Supply consisted of 67 percent yearlings
over 600 lbs; 27 percent calves and light
yearlings under 600 lbs; 6 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; Calves; lot 310 lbs 119.50; lot
370 lbs 109.00; 450-500 lbs (466 lbs)
103.50-107.00 (106.22); 500- 600 lbs (550
lbs) 92.00-101.00, several fancy 525-550
lbs 104.00-109.00 (100.73); 600-650 lbs
(632 lbs) 89.25-94.25 (91.32); 650-700 lbs
(675 lbs) 87.00-90.50 (88.53); 725 lbs
Field and Farm Tours
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,2001-Al9
Weight
Range
900-1,600
900-1,600
850-1,575
850-1,400
775-1,450
850-1,500
107 00-116 00
108 00-116 00
108 00-114 00
476-1,045
478-1,064
520-1,023
110 00-122 00
108 00-116 00
461-1,000
475-1,022
Beef Breeds
rhted Averai
Head Count Avg. Weight
49,978 1,258 8
41,630 1,124 1
36,869 810 9
37,488 737 0
80,499 1,250 1
62,403 1,128 4
35,753 800 4
24,224 7210
86.50; Yearlings; 600-700 lbs (650 lbs)
92.00- (94.75); 700-750 lbs (718 lb)
91.00- (93.00); 750-800 lbs (769 lbs)
88.00- (89.74); 800-850 lbs (829 lbs)
84.75- 88.25 (86.21); few 900-925 lbs
81.50-81.75.
HOLSTEINS: Large 3 550 lbs 74.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1: Calves: 400-450 lbs (437 lbs)
97.50-104.00 (101.64); 500-550 lbs (513
lbs) 91.00-97.75 (95.04); 550-600 lbs (562
lbs) 89.00-95.50 (91.88); 600-650 lbs (621
lbs) 86.50- 91.00 (87.83); Yearlings: 600-
650 lbs (608 lbs) 90.00-92.00 (90.99); 650-
700 lbs (659 lbs) 88.25-90.75 (89.96); 700-
800 lbs (750 lbs) 84.50- 87.00 (85.64); lot
815 lbs 85.00.
August 25 and 26
loam-4pm each day
(take the Pine Creek Exit off of Rt 220
between Jersey Shore and Lock Haven
and watch for the signs!)
Parking Nearby
Avg. Avg.
Weight Price
1,296 7178
1.302 70 40
1,253 69 91
Price
Range
69 00-74 00
694)0-73 50
68 00-72 50
69 00-74 00
68 50-73 00
67 00-72 25
1,127
1.152
1,119
806
816
759
112 50
111 49
110 33
112 53
111 72
742
735
Avg. Price
70 02
70 20
111 86
112 03
71 75
71 69
115 89
114 75
71 73
70 33
70 12