Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USD A
October 15,2001
CATTLE 456...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 61 slaughter steers and heifers,
227 cows, 23 bulls and 145 feeder
cattle) .Compared with last week’s sale.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1370-1425 lbs 70.75-73.50, few 1520-
1535 lbs 68.75-69.00, Choice 2-3 1150-
1480 lbs 65.25-70.75, few 1535-1570 lbs
66.75-68.50, Select 1-3 60.50-65.50, one
Standard 1-2 58.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice 2-3
1305-1550 lbs 56.25-57.25, few Select 1-2
52.50-54.00, few Standard 1-2 41.75-
46.25.
HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-4 1125 &
1395 lbs 66.00 & 70.00, few Select 1-3
55.00-65.00, Standard 1-245.50-54.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Breakers 75-
80% lean 40.25-46.50 mostly 41.50-
45.50, Boners 80-85% lean 37.75-44.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 33.75-42.00 bulk of
sales 34.75-40.00. Shells 32.75 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1030-1955 lbs
50.00- with a few up to 57.75, Yield
Grade 21220-2055 lbs 46.00-55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 365-495 lbs 80.00-
98.00, 500-655 lbs 68.00-80.00, 750-935
lbs 65.00-69.50, Medium and Large 2
330-490 lbs 69.00-85.00, 500-665 lbs
64.00- 845-970 lbs 58.00-66.00, one
Medium and Large 3 295 lbs 78.00, 535-
615 lbs 44.00-58.00; HEIFERS: Medium
and Large 1 245-490 lbs 74.50-85.00,
520-640 lbs 66.00-75.00, one 910 lbs
55.00, Medium and Large 2 200-320 lbs
62.00- 390-480 lbs 62.00-71.00,
525-610 lbs 55.00-67.00, Medium and
Large 3 350-495 lbs 40.00-50.00, 500-565
lbs 52.00-58.00; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 295-480 lbs 74.00-87.00, few 580-
835 lbs 56.00-65.00, few Medium and
Large 2 255-365 lbs 62.00-70.00, Medium
and Large 3 300-545 lbs 50.00-56.00,
595-775 lbs 42.00-45.00.
CALVES 518...VEALERS: one 190
lbs 90.00, Standard and Good 70-115 lbs
40.00- Utility 50-95 lbs 10.00-
35.00,
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 100.00-130.00, 80-90 lbs
85 00-115.00, No 2 75-125 lbs 65.00-
Attention Dairy Producers!
Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. Cordially Invites You To The 2001 Nutrient Management Dairy Conference
Where: Blue Seal Feeds, Inc.
11431 Hopewell Avenue, Hagerstown, MD
When: November 1, 2001 From 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
9:00 - 10:00
10:00-2:00
2:00-2:30
102.50; No 1 Holstein heifers 75-130 lbs
410.00-550.00, No 2 70-90 lbs 190.00-
350.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs
100.00-150.00.
HOGS 31... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 225-240 lbs 37.00-38.00,40-
45% lean 300-405 lbs 35.00-39.00.
SOWS: few 1-3 290-340 lbs 31.00-
33.00,
BOARS; 495-500 lbs 12.50-16.50, 270-
335 lbs 20.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 20... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 65 & 70 lbs 90 00 & 105.00,90-95
lbs 53.00-66.00,100-120 lbs 45.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: one 25.00.
GOATS 68...(A1l sold by the head).
Large Billies and Wethers 72.50-97 50,
one 127.50, Medium Billies 37.00-62.00,
Large Nannies 60.00-72 50, Medium
37.00-61.00, Large Kids 23.00-55.00.
per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, October 16,2001
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 70.50-
72.00, CHOICE 1050-1475 LBS. 66.00-
70.25, 1500-1780 LBS. 62.00-70.50,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 60.00-
67.00, HOLSTEINS SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 54.50-58.75; HEIFERS
CHOICE 1100-1475 LBS. 66.00-70.25,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 1025-
1500 LBS. 58.00-65.75; COWS BREAK
ERS MOSTLY 39.00-42.75, COUPLE
HEAD 43.50-50.00, BONERS 38.75-
42.50, LEAN 36.75-42.00, BIG
MIDDLE,LIGHTS.LOW DRESSING
COUPLE 34.00-38.50, SHELLY 33.00
AND DOWN; BULLS 1300-2215 LBS.
48.00-53.25.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEEERS MED.
AND LARGE #1 350-600 LBS. 77.00-
90.00, HOLSTEINS,DAIRY TYPES
400-950 LBS. 55.00-69.00; HEIFERS,
HOLSTEINS,DAIRY TYPES 600-850
LBS. 54.00-79.00; BULLS MED. AND
LARGE #1 400-600 LBS. 78.00-82.00;
CALVES RTURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-125
LBS. 100.00-120.00, HOLSTEIN HEIF
AGENDA
REGISTRATION
First 150 attendees will receive
a FREE Blue Seal Cap
CONFERENCE
with the following speakers:
Randy Schwalke - VP. & General Sales Mgr. of Blue Seal Feeds - Today's Blue Seal
Ted Holthaus - Intervet - Deworming Strategies
Matt Schrage, M.S. - Trouw Nutrition - NEW Research Results - Early Lactation Response
Dr. Clay Zimmerman - Sr Dairy Nutritionist of Blue Seal Feeds - Targeting Nutrient Needs
Cecil Vandygriff - President of Blue Seal Feeds - Comments
Dr. Larry Chase - Cornell University - Improving Profitability By Feeding Environmentally Friendly Rations
PLANT TOURS, ICE CREAM SOCIAL & DOOR PRIZES
Please R.S.V.P. to the Hagerstown Plant Office at 800 845-5413 by October 26, 2001
ERS #lBO-120 LBS. 240.00-540.00.
SWINE: SOWS US#l-3 350-600 LBS.
32.00-36.50; FEEDER PIGS BY THE
LB. 30-50 LBS. 50.00-51.00, 18-21 LBS
150.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MED, TO
LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
57.50-142.50, FANCY KIDS 55.00-
70.00, FLESHY KIDS 42.50-54.00,
SMALL, THIN KIDS 12.00-40.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60-
75 LBS. 80.00-113.00, 80-140 LBS.
55.00-64.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-35.00
SALE EVERY TUES., 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY, AND EGGS,
6:30 P M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUES., OCT.
30; STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRI, OCT. 26; PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE
CEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE
TUES., 2 P.M.; RED CARPET HORSE
AND TACK SALE FRL, OCT. 19, 7
P.M. RECEIVING 5 P.M.
SMALL ANIMAL SALE
TUES., OCTOBER 16
RABBITS 1.50-6.50.
BUNNIES .50-1.75.
BANTIES 1.10-3.50.
PIGEONS 1.25-2.50.
PHEASANTS 5.00-7.00.
QUAIL .85-1.50.
TURKEYS 5.50-6.50.
DUCKS 1.00-6.75.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 PM.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, October 15,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS: 200-
500 lbs. 65.00-101.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 200-500 lbs.
65.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: good to
choice 64.00-69.25, medium to good
61 00-64.00, heavy choice over 1450 lbs.
61.00-64 50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
48.00- light 47.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 65.00-68.00, Medium to Good
55.00-
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St Joseph, Mo , Oct 15,2001- USDA Market News Service
Sales m Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, October 14, 2001
Confirmed Sales 180.771 Week Ago 156
LIVE BASIS SALES
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Count
()\ei 80% Choice 6,290
65-80% Choice 5 S3O
35-65% Choice 41923
I-35% Choice 2.840
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 6.203
65-8091 Choice 7.658
35-65% Choice 33,150
1-35% Choice 986
DRESSED BASIS SALES:
Ovei 80% Choice 2,485
65-80% Choice 10.279
35-65% Choice 14.384
1-35% Choice 43
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Ovei 807 r Choice 1.810
65-809!- Choice 10.443
35-65 r /r Choice 12 938
1-35% Choice 415
Week
Accumulated Weighted Avei.iees
Live Steer
Live Heitei
Dressed Steel
Dressed Heitei
Week Aao Wei
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steel
Dressed Heifer
BULLS; heavy 41 00-55.00,
48.00-59 00
COWS. Utility (Holsteins) 38 00-
44.00, Commercial to Good 35,00-37.50,
cull cows 34.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-86.00.
Med. to Good 50.00-67 00.
808 CALVES. 50.00 and down
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM- 90-120 lbs up to
Pet Foods & Animal Feeds
Since 1868
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,2001-Al5
Weight Price
Range Range
796-1,600 65 00-70 00
893-1600 64 50-69 25
860-1,575 64 00-68 85
1,075-1.500 66 00-68 25
875-1.450 65 00-71 (X)
900-1.460 65 90-68 50
850-1.525 66 00-68 85
950-1,371 66 00-68 00
619-1019 107 00-109 00
500-1.073 102 00-109 00
472-1.070 105 00-109 00
639-1057 103 00-108 00
.544-1,006 106 00-109 00
491-1.(HO 106 00-109 00
4*56-1.046 10*5 00-108 00
*5Ol- 917 106 *5O-108 00
Bed Biccds
Head Count Avg. Weight
*56.884 I 277 4
47 998 I I *57 2
27.191 844 8
2*5 607 7*116
47,484 1278 0
41 602 I 148 *5
26 74*5 849 .*5
19.021 74*5 7
120 00; HOLS! EIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM- 90-120 lbs up to
550.00, beef cross calves return to farm
up to 150 00
HOGS, top quality, up to 47 00
SOWS up to 38 00
LAMBS, CHOICE, up to 71 50
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights
Final fall feeder sale Oct 20, 2001, 7
PM.
light
144
A'g. Avg.
Weight Price
I 777 67 87
I 706 68 06
I 267 67 67
1.268 67 92
1.197 68 79
1218 67 89
1,177 67 81
I 174 67 90
877 108 77
842 108 76
829 107 10
874 107 09
777 108 07
757 108 06
745 107 24
709 106 51
Avg. Price
67 72
67 90
107 72
107 62
67 09
67 20
105 80
10661