Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22,2001 GRAIN. CATTLE, HOG. &MILKBFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange Closing Bids: Thursday, September 20,2001 Corn 215 3/4 220 227 3/4 235 1/4 239 1/4 234 1/2 238 1/2 239 3/4[243 3/4|239 1/4| 243 242 3/4 248 257 beans So’ E&aJ! )« X, t ‘; 470 1/2 476 1/2 481 483 485 488 Soybean Meal iA.JrfaWs.-itifl-.-. IHH MSI ISESP 166.2 164.0 j 162.7 lOjSjfal 160.8 ' 02Nlay 158.5, 02JUI 157.8 tf2Al4(3 157.0 io2sfip 155.0 om 155.5 154.1j154.0 b 154.1 a 154.0 155.5 154.0 154.0 b|154.1 a JpwwwfHSlKß 154.5 twu®n |mo® Pa. Weekly 13 Livestock Auctions Friday, September 14 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 4920.. Compared with 4084 head last week and 6184 head a year ago. Compared with last Friday’s sum maiy.sl steers mostly 1.00 to 2 50 lower with lighter buyer demand due to terror ist attacks, heifers 1.50 to 2.00 lower, bulls steady STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 69.00-71 00, Choice 2-3 66.25-70 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3 65.75-70.00, Select 1-3 62.25-66.75, Standard 1-2 50.50-62.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 61.50-66.00, Choice 2-3 58.00-63.75, Select 1-2 SS.OO-62.50, Stan dard 1-2 46.25-56.75. HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4 65.00-70.75. Select 1-3 59.50-67 25, Stan dard 1-248.25-59.25. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.75- 48.75, Boners 80-85% lean 39.25-47.00, Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-43.25. Shells 33.00 and down. BULLOCKS: one Choice 2-3 64.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 54.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 44.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00- 105.00,500-700 lbs 64.00-85.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 72.00-88.00, 500-700 lbs 65 00-92.00; HEIFERS: SW^\ 474 3/4 468 481 475 486 480 481 1/2 487 1/4 489 1/2 484 488 488 ZWT- ■! ! Shji ■ ■ •, 166.01 168.4 168.9 166.9j163.8j 166.0 | 166.3 165.5{162.7{ 165.0 | 163.2 [~ 163.51160.51 161.1 158.3[ 160.6 j 160.7 160.6 j +l5 159.2 159.9 157.5 158.5i156.1 157.5 b 157.0 154.8 155.5 , -., s r. f /y\ >,- , Ji.y I.„ rU: J Medium and Large 1 300-700 lbs 75.00- 107.50, 500-700 lbs 65.00-84.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 56.00-83.00, 500-700 lbs 58.00-78.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 81.50- 98.00, 500-700 lbs 71.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 67.00-104.00, 500- 700 lbs 50.00-83.50. CALVES 3344... Compared with 2946 head last week and 3985 head a year ago Vealers steady. VEALERS: Good 150-280 lbs 79.00-112.50, Good 160-240 lbs 70.00-97.50, Standard and Good 60- 125 lbs 40.00-70.00, Utility 50-105 lbs 10.00-40.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves mostly steady with spots of 5.00 tower, Holstein heifers active, with record high prices being set..No 1 Holstein bulls 90- 120 lbs 105.00-159.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 60.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 80- 120 lbs 410.00-690.00, No 2 65-120 lbs 100.00- Beef type bulls and heifers 60-120 lbs 100.00-235.00. HOGS 1720... Compared with 989 head last week and 472 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly .25 to .50 higher, sows mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-280 lbs 43.00- 45-50% lean 200-280 lbs 41.25-43.75. 40-45% lean 240-280 lbs 35.00- SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 32.00-35.00, 500-700 lbs 34.00-36.00. BOARS: 22.00-26.00. 238 242 3/4 ■' V 1 «- -L 474 +4W 473 1/4 480 485 485 1/2 487 489 1/2 j 489 488 1/2 488 168.6 168.5 166.1 165.0 +2l [163-21 +22 159.2 157.7 158.0 a 155.5 154.1 154.0 238 1/4 24 242 3/4 22 480 +4O 485 1/4 +46 487 +4O +44 488 +44 + 21 + 19 Oats + 17 + 21 + 21 + 20 + 19 FEEDER PIGS 267... Compared with 206 head last week and 439 head a year ago. 1-3 30-50 lbs 34.00-49.00, 50-60 lbs 46.50-52.50 —percwt. SHEEP 1701... Compared with 1524 head last week and 1301 head a year ago. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 40-60 lbs 80.00-120.00, 60-100 lbs 65.00-90.00, 100-130 lbs 55.00-65.00, Good am’ Choice 40-100 lbs 50.00-72.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-45.00. ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE 38S...Compared with 298 last week and 221 head a year ago. Feeder pigs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. FEEDER PIGS: 1-2 45-55 lbs 89.00- 100.00, 60-65 lbs 80.00-85.00, 73 lbs 75.00; Slaughter 20-35 lbs 105.00-135.00, 50-55 lbs 90.00-101.00. per cwt. Oklahoma Feeder Cattle Weekly Oklahoma City, OK September 19,2001 Report Supplied By USDA Oklahoma National Stockyards - Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good for all classes. Cash feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, and cow markets are functioning normally with no ill affects Bulk supply calves under Lean Hogs Date 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 09/20/01 Oct 01 5930 5975 58875967 +6O Dec 01 5510 5525 54205490 +5 Feb 02 5535 55505455 5515 -7 Apr 02 5630 5675 55925617 unch May 02 6087 6105 60756100 +l5 Jun 02 6360 637063356355 -12 Jul 02 6090 609060776077 -3 Aug 02 5910 5910 5890 5890 -2 Oct 02 5342 534253425342 +2 Composite Volume Open_lnt 09/19/01 13553 42895 Pork Bellies Date 09/20/01 Feb 02 7940 81907855 8177 +237 09/20/01 Mar 02 8100 8200 8100 8200 +250 09/20/01 May 02 8267 8525 8267 8525 +255 09/20/01 Jul 02 8400 840084008400 +220 09/20/01 Aug 02 8400 840084008400 +lBO 0 2 Composite Volume Openjnt 09/19/01 952 2748 Live Cattle Date 09/20/01 Oct 01 6960 698568256912 09/20/01 Dec 01 7125 714769977082 09/20/01 Feb 02 7295 73177165 7242 09/20/01 Apr 02 7495 7515 7345 7460 09/20/01 Jun 02 7127 715070177107 09/20/01 Aug 02 7200 722071107192 09/20/01 Oct 02 7350 738073157365 Composite Volume Open_lnt 09/19/01 29071 117152 650 lbs. Feeder cattle over 700 lbs in short supply throughout the trade area Quality plain to average Calves in medium to mostlj fleshy conditions, ieeder cattle in slightly thin to medium flesh. Weigh-ups gaunt to average, few full. Receipts reduced by heavy rains over the weekend along with uncertainty on the part of cattlemen due to unsettled national situation. Receipts this week 5750; last week 11,762; last year 9184. Supply consisted of 37 percent yearlings and calves over 600 lbs; 57 percent calves, 6 percent cows and bulls. Heifers comprised 46 percent of feeder and calf supply. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: CALVES; few 295-335 lbs 134.00- 139.00; 350-400 lbs (393 lbs) 123.00- (125.48); 400-450 lbs (432 lbs) 110.00-115.00 (113.51); 450-500 lbs (471 lbs) 102.00-114.00 (109.87); 500-550 lbs (514 lbs) 96.75-108.00 (103.74); 550- 600 lbs (572 lbs) 96.00-104.00 (100.59); 600-650 lbs (622 lbs) 94.00-102.00 (97.22); 700-725 (715 lbs) 86.50-90.75 (89.68). YEARLINGS: 600-675 lbs (650 lbs) 96.00-103.25 (99.05); few lots 700- 725 lbs (723 lbs) 96.25; 750-800 lbs (780 lbs) 89.50-95.25 (93.64). HOLSTEINS: Steers: Large 3: 445 lbs 77.00; 525 lbs 76.50; 715 lbs 70.00. u- u i ¥ . Previous Previous Open High Low Last Chge Vo|ume open lnl 6929 18744 5147 16181 931 4980 337 1778 41 439 52 433 75 170 37 98 3 72 rk ... . , T *ru Previous Previous Open High Low Last Chge v „|ume Openjnt 938 2660 9 46 0 26 5 14 Open High Low LaslChge 0118 S 6 Volume Openjnt 10275 30587 11961 37759 3870 25409 1036 9876 1491 11893 433 1387 5 241 mmmmm 163 1/2 F 155 1/4 149 1/2 a 143 1/2 j 145 n 145 n Hi 163 1/2 155 1/2 155 1/2 1491/21 -4 143 1/2 145 Unch 145 FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: CALVES; 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 100.00-110.00 (108.39); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 90.00-97.00, several Fancy 104 00- 109.50 (95 99); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 85.25-91 25 (87.99), 600-650 lbs (630 lbs) 83.50-88.25 (85.93). YEARLINGS. 500- 600 lbs (550 lbs) 91.50-92.75 (92.86); 600- 650 lbs (646 lbs) 91.50-92.50 (92.41); 650- 700 lbs (670 lbs) 87.50-93.00 (91.57); 720 lbs fleshy 85.25; 755 lbs 84.50; 835 lbs 81.25. Average Farm Feed Costs for Handy Reference To help farmers across the state to have handy reference of commodity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s average costs of various ingred ients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember, these are averages, so you will need to adjust your figures up or down according to your location and the quality of your crop. Corn, No.2y 2.29 bu., 4.10 cwt. Wheat, N 0.2 2.48 bu., 4.14 cwt. Barley, N 0.3 —1.39 bu., 2.96 cwt. Oats, N 0.2 —1.38 bu., 4.30 cwt. Soybeans, No. 1 4.47 bu., 7.46 cwt. Ear Corn 62.81 ton, 3.l4cwt. Alfalfa Hay —122.50 ton, 6.13 cwt. Mixed Hay —116.25 ton, 5.81 cwt. Haj —.113,00 t0p,.5,6 cwt, . . + 14 Unch Unch Unch
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