Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. August 29,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 237,..(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 98 steers and heifers, 96 cows, 10 bulls and 33 feeder cattie)...Compared with last week’s sale...steers mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower with Holsteins .50 to 1.00 lower, cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers .50 to 1.00 lower, bulls steady to 1.00 lower. STEERS; Choice 2-3 1175-1295 lbs 67.50-71.50, Select 1-3 58.00-68.25, few Standard 1-2 54.75-55.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1390-1470 lbs 64.25-65.50, Choice 2-3 1280-1725 lbs 61.50-63.75, Select 1-2 58.25-61.75, Standard 1-2 53.00- HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1115-1355 lbs 67.00- Select 1-3 58.00-67.50, couple Standard 1-2 50 75 & 56.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 44.00- 49.75, Boners 80-85% lean 38.75-44.00, Lean 85-90% lean 36.50-42.75. Shells 37.25 and down. BULLOCKS: one Choice 2-3 59.00, one Select 1-3 57.00. BULLS; couple Yield Grade 1 1635 & 1850 lbs 58.00 & 64.00, Yield Grade 2 990-2370 lbs 50.50-58.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Large 2 290 lbs 76.00, one Medium 2 845 lbs 75.00, Large 3 250-450 lbs 62.50- 74.00, 530-965 lbs 59.50-78.00; HEIF ERS: Medium 2 375-400 lbs 75.00-80.00, one 570 lbs 60.00; BULLS: Medium 2 410-445 lbs 63.00-87.50, couple Large 2 640 & 665 lbs 44.00 & 65.00. CALVES 153...Vealers remain steady. VEALERS: Good 130-155 lbs 70.00- 87.50, Standard and Good 65-105 lbs 40.00-65.00, Utility 55-120 lbs 20.00- 40.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 5.00 higher, flolstein heifers firm on an active market...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 110.00-145.00, No 2 90- 120 lbs. 80.00-120.00; No 1 Holstein heif ers 85-110 lbs 410.00-490.00, No 2 65- 100 lbs 140.00-210.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs 80.00-160.00. HOGS 19... Barrows and gilts mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: 45- 50% lean 255 lbs 54.00,40-45% lean 250- 275 lbs 43.00. SOWS: couple 1-3 320 & 350 lbs 30.50 & 34.00, few 600-715 lbs 25.00-31.50. FEEDER PIGS 59... 1-3 20 lbs 125.00, .45-80 lbs 70.00-90.00, 125 lbs 82.50. per cwt. ON FARM STORAGE FOR MAXIMUM PROFITS • FARM BINS • GALVANIZED FANS AND HEATERS •TOP DRY SYSTEMS • GRAIN DRYERS • HOPPER BOTTOM TANKS • COMMERCIAL FLAT BOTTOM • FLEX-FLO FEED SYSTEMS • SAFETY ACCESS EQUIPMENT We Supply Expert Installation and Service Check Our Price* Before You Buy SHEEP 27... Slaughter lambs very good demand 20.00 to 40.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: couple Choice 30 & 40 lbs 145.00 & 160.00,65- 75 lbs 95.00-120.00, 80-130 lbs 70.00- 90.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-49.00. GOATS 9...(A11 sold by the head). One Large BiUy 90.00, Medium 62.00-85.00, couple Medium Nannies 47.50 & 60.00, couple Large Kids 37.50 & 40.00. —per head. Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, August 29,2001 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY 346 216 190 20 25 LAST TUESDAY 304 322134 24 31 CATTLE: Compared to last Tues day’s auction; slaughter steers and slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter heifers were steady on a light supply. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1405 lbs 72.75-74.25. Choice 2-3 1160-1500 lbs 67.75-72.50. Select 1-3 64.00-69.25. Standard 1-2 57.00-63.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 few 1260-1435 lbs 66.00- 67.25. Choice 2-3 1145-1605 lbs 61.75- 66.25. Select 1-2 57.00-61.75. Standard 1-247.75-53.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1140-1430 lbs 66.25-72.25. Select 1-3 few 66.00-67.25. Standard 1-2 few 55.00- 62.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 42.50-46.25, individual high yielding up to 49.75. Boners 80-85 percent lean 39.00-43.50. Lean 85-90 35.50-42.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 individual 1165 lbs 62.25. Yield Grade 2 800- 1805 lbs 43.00-51.00. Bullocks: Choice 2-3 few 60.50-62.50. FEEDER STEERS; Medium and Large 1310-385 lbs 83.50-90.00. Medium and Large 2 700-795 lbs 64.50-68.50. Medium and Large 3 265-315 lbs 75.00- 86.50; 570- 680 lbs 63.50-66.00; one head 930 lbs 59.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 2 385-440 lbs 73.00-80.00; 610-855 lbs 61.00-64.00. Medium and Large 3 675-790 lbs 57.00-65.00. Large 3 Holstein individual 715 lbs 81.00. FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1 550-625 lbs 60.00-71.00. Medium and Large 2 470-570 lbs 65.00-72.00. Medium fe. Evergreen 17042 thona? \ e-mail: afs@nbn.com and Large 3 220-315 lbs 75.00-84.00; 320-390 lbs 67.00-76.00; 515-765 lbs 40.00-48.00 CALVES; Compared to last week’s auction; Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold steady, while Holstein heifers were 30.00-50.00 higher. VEALERS: Good individual 130 lbs 90.00. Standard and Good 70-100 lbs 35.00- 52.00. Utility 70-85 lbs 10.00- 30.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Hol stein bulls Number 1 90-125 lbs 120.00- 147.00; 80-90 lbs 87.00-100.00. Number 2 80-125 lbs 65.00-117.00. Holstein heifers slumber 1 75-105 lbs 400.00-580.00. slumber 2 70-85 lbs 150.00-340.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 75-135 lbs 110.00- 210.00. BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 Individ ual 230 lbs 48.00 45-50 235-270 lbs 42.25- 45.60 190-220 lbs 39.50-41.75 40-45 Few 295-355 lbs 32.50-41.50 SOWS: 1.00 lower. US 1-3 315-470 lbs 31.00- 520-700 lbs 33.50-39.00, mostly 37.00-39.00 Medium 390-450 lbs 26.00- BOARS; 325-845 lbs 22.50-25.75, 215- 275 lbs 36.50-37.00 FEEDER PIGS: All sold per head. US 1-3 Few 35-45 lbs 30.00-42.00 Utility for Slaughter 50-90 lbs 25.50-53.00. SHEEP: Slaughter lambs traded 5.00- 10.00 higher than last week. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice indi vidual 40 lbs 122.00; 70-85 lbs 78.00- 86.00; 90-130 lbs 58.00-72.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3 few 26.00-37.00. GOATS: All sold by the head. Billies: Large 58.00-120.00. Medium 49.00- 61.00. Nannies: Large 50.00-65.00. Medium 50.00-74.00. Kids: Large 30.00- 34.00. CATTLE 345...(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 256 cows and heifers in the Dairy sale). .Compared with last week’s sale...sl. cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: couple Select 1-2 52.00 & 53.25, couple Standard 1-2 47.00 & 50.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.00- 46.75, Boners 80-85% lean 39.00-44.50, Lean 85-90% lean 34.50-41.25. Shells 33.50 and down. BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1960 lbs 56.00, couple Yield Grade 21615 & 1880 Automatic Farm System BIN UNLOADER Ensures Dense Material Flow Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. August 29,2001 Report Supplied By PDA FEED BINS Expert Installation lbs 53.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Medium and Large 3 600-805 lbs 56.50- 57.50, one Small 3 260 lbs 44.00; HEIF ERS: few Medium 1 270-340 lbs 75.00, one Medium 2 545 lbs 48.00. CALVES 71...VEALERS: Standard and Good 85-100 lbs 40.00-57.50, Utility 65-100 lbs 20.00-35.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Holstein heifers 20.00 to 30.00 higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-149.00 mostly 130.00-142.00, 80-85 lbs 107.50-115.00, No 2 85-120 lbs 60.00- few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-95 lbs 355.00-465.00, No 2 70-90 lbs 135.00- HOGS S...BARROWS AND GILTS: few 40-45% lean 265-275 lbs 30.00-35.00. SOWS: couple 1-3 490 & 675 lbs 25.00. FEEDER PIGS 92...1-3 25-45 lbs 17.00-43.00, 50-60 lbs 48.00-59.00. per head. SHEEP 22... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-80 lbs 75.00-91.00, 90-130 lbs 66.00-79.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 37.00-43.00. GOATS 28...(A11 sold by the head). Large Billies and Wethers 92.00-120.00, Medium 62.50-82.50, Large Nannies 43.00-71.00, Large Kids 23.00-53.00. per head. DAIRY COWS: 800.00-1925.00. per head. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. Report Supplied By PDA August 29,2001 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY 130 117 35 0 0 LAST TUESDAY 132 118 53 00. CATTLE: Compared with last Tues day’s auction; slaughter steers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were fully 2.00 lower. Other classes not well tested. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 1210-1435 lbs 68.00-70.75. Select 1-3 65.00- 68.00. Standard 2 individual 55.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2 53.00-55.50. Standard 1-249.25-52.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select 2 Holstein individual 53.75. SLAUGHTER COWS; Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 45.00-48.00, few low dressing down to 43.75. Boners 80-85 percent lean 39.75-45.00. Lean 85-90 percent lean 34.00-39.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1375-1590 lbs 56.50-57.25. Yield Grade 2 1025-1995 lbs 51.75-54.00, one head at Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 1,2001-A7 46.50. CALVES: Compared to last week’s auction; Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold steady to 5.00 lower. Too few Holstein heifers to trend. VEALERS; Standard and Good 70- 100 lbs 32.00-50.00. Utility 55-80 lbs 20.00-32.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls Number 190-120 lbs 110.00-137.00, four head 140.00-150.00; 80-90 lbs 70.00- 115.00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 50.00- 110.00. mostly 60.00-90.00. Holstein heifers Number 1 few 80-110 lbs 300.00- 395.00. Number 2 few 80-110 lbs 155.00- 250.00. BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 240-250 lbs 43.00 40-45 Few 170-190 lbs 31.00- 32.00 SOWS: US 1-3 One lot 345 lbs 28.00 500-600 lbs 32.00-34.75 BOARS: One lot 200 lbs 30.00 FEEDER PIGS: Utility (for slaugh ter) 70 lbs 30.00/cwt. SHEEP: No test. GOATS: No test. Morrison’s Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, August 27,2001 CATTLE: 114 HEAD. STEERS. CHOICE 70 00-73.10, GOOD 64.00-68.50. HEIFERS- CHOICE 69.00-71 50, GOOD 62.50-66.50. COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 40.00-48.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 22.00-38.50. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 52 50-57 50. BULLS: 47.50-57.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS 65.00- 79.00, BULLS 52.00-71.00; HEIFERS 51.00- CALVES: 94. PRIME, NO MKT TEST, CHOICE 82.00-90.00, GOOD 60.00- STANDARD 25.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 80.00- 120.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 175.00-300.00. HOGS: 139. US#l-2, 46.00-48.00, US #l-3,42.50-45.00. SOWS: US #l-3 32.00-42.00. BOARS: 20.50-45.00. FEEDER PIGS: 37. US #l-3 20-50 LBS. 14.00-54.00. SHEEP: 58 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 65.00- GOOD 55.00-65.00, SLAUGHTER EWES 29.00-39.00. GOATS: 11.00-89.00.
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