A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,2001
Greencastle Livestock
Special Monthly Feeder
Cattle Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, October 19,2001
457 HEAD.
STEERS: 200-300 LBS. 80.00-97.00,
300-500 LBS. 75.00-93.00, 500-700 LBS.
73.00- 700-900 LBS. 65.00-81.00,
900-1000 LBS. 60.00-69.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 200-400 LBS
67.00- 400-500 LBS. 65.00-72 00,
SOO-700 LBS. 59.00-65.00.
HEIFERS: 200-300 LBS. 70.00-86.00,
300-500 LBS. 70.00-84.00, 500-700 LBS.
65.00-80.00, 700-900 LBS. 60.00-72.00,
900-1000 LBS. 53.00-63.50.
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 78.00-90.00,
300-500 LBS. 75.00-88.00, 500-700 LBS.
60.00- 700-900 LBS. 52.00-63.00,
900-1000 LBS. 43.00-54.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 160-290 LBS.
60.00- 300-400 LBS. 65.00-70.00,
400-600 LBS. 55.00-59.00.
CALVES WERE WEAKER WITH
LIGHT DEMAND. YEARLINGS
WERE STEADY TO WEAK WITH A
VERY CONSISTENT DEMAND.
TWO FEEDER SALES NOV. 2 AND
16,7:15 P.M.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, October 23,2001
SLAUGHTER CATTLE. HEIFERS
CHOICE 1100-1275 LBS. 65.25-68.00;
COWS, BREAKERS 39.00-46.00, 1
HEAD 50 00; BONERS 38.00-43.00;
LEAN 35.75-42.50; BIG
MIDDLE,LIGHTS.LOW DRESSING
COUPLE 33.00-37.75, SHELLY 32.75
AND DOWN.
BULLS. 1060-1530 LBS. 45.00-49.00.
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS, HOL
STEIN, DAIRY TYPERS HEREFORD
400-650 LBS. 60.00-67.00; HEIFERS,
HOLSTEINS,DAIRY TYPES,HERE
FORD 4000-750 LBS. 55.00-67.00;
BULLS, HOSLTEINS,DAIRY TYPES
400-700 LBS 42 50-69.00; CALVES RE
TURNING TO THE FARM, HOL
STEIN BULLS #1 80-130 LBS. 75.00-
114 00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 65-
120 LBS. 110.00-560.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 250-290 LBS
41.00-44.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 300-600 LBS. 32.00-
35.00, THIN,WEAK,ROUGH 25.50-
31.50.
BOARSOVER 300 LBS. 15.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 15-25
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RO. Box 187, Myerstown, PA 17067 • (717) 866-2030
LBS. 70.00-150.00, 30-55 LBS. 75.00-
95.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
TO LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
50.00-99.00, FANCY KIDS 55.00-77.50,
FLESHY KIDS 37.50-54.00,
SMALL,THIN KIDS 20.00-36.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 50-
100 LBS. 62.50-100.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 20.00-55.00.
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 FRIDAY, 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, NOV. 16 AT 7
P.M. RECEIVING 5 P.M.
SMALL ANIMAL SALE
OCTOBER 23,2001
RABBITS 1.10-4.25.
BUNNIES .50-1.00.
CHICKENS 1.00-4.00.
BANTIES .50-1.85.
PIGEONS 1.10-1.80.
TURKEYS 5.00-11.50.
GUINEAS PIGS 1.00.
DUCKS 3.00-5.85.
GUINEAS: 2.00-2.10.
GEESE: 3.253.75.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, October 22,2001
CATTLE 77...(PDA)..c0ws mostly
steady to weak.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Choice 2-3
1680 lbs 55.50.
HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-4 1070 &
1115 lbs 60.50 & 62.00.
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00-
44.00, Boners 80-85% lean 35.50-39.25,
Lean 85-90% lean 31.25-36.00. Shells
down to 20.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 2 1045-1485
lbs 39.75-47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 1-2 600-910 lbs 54 00-61.00, few
Large 3 420-750 lbs 41.00-60.00; HEIF
ERS: few Medium 1-2 320-425 lbs 59.00-
65.00,
CALVES 168...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 40.00-60.00, Utility
50-70 lbs 20.00-34.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
120-130 lbs 100.00-107.00, 95-115 lbs
110.00, couple to 120.00,80-90 lbs 75.00-
100.00, No 2 90-120 lbs 70.00-107.50; few
No 1 Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 530.00-
570.00, No 2 75-115 lbs 200.00-480.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-115 lbs
130.00-
HOGS 85... BARROWS AND GILTS;
few 49-54% lean 220-260 lbs 39.00-40.25,
45-50% lean 230-260 lbs 35.00-38.50,40-
45% lean 225-300 lbs 32.75-35.00.
SOWS: few 1-3 500-670 lbs 33.50-
35.25, few 325-465 lbs 30.00-35.50.
BOARS: 200-330 lbs 18.00-28.50, 340-
495 lbs 15.00-17.50.
FEEDER PIGS 54... 1-3 25-35 lbs
15.00- 35-60 lbs 20.00-26.00.
per head. 1-3 115-135 lbs 22.50-31.00.
per cwt.
SHEEP 51... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Choice 55-65 lbs 78.00-95.00, 70-80 lbs
67.50-80.00,85-115 lbs 45.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-33.00.
GOATS 7...(A11 sold by the head). One
Large Billy 65.00, one Large Nanny
47 50. counle I.arep Kids 70 OO
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, October 24,2001
184 DAIRY COWS, 138 HEIFERS,
IS BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 550.00-
1675.00. FEW 1875.00-2000.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 725.00-
1500.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1875.00-
2150.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1550.00-1800.00,
SMALL HEIFERS 850.00-1475.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 635.00-
1400.00. I.AT 1550.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
950.00-
BULLS 210.00-800.00, PUREBREDS
225.00-
HERD ALL STAGES 485.00-1375.00,
1 AT 1750.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1275.00-
1775.00.
2 CANADIAN LOADS FRESH
1125.00-2150.00, SPRINGERS 1175.00-
1785.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 550.00-
925.00, SMALLER 235.00-410.00.
FIR.
Tickets on sale new
and all Tlcketomstt
Charge-by-Phone 5
cm
_ t, PRODUCTIONS
Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 19- (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat production
under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Oct 20, was estimated
at 934 million lb, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service
This was 2 7% higher than a week ago and 1.9% lower than a year ago
Cumulative meat production for the year to date was 2 3% lower compared to
the previous year
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2)
3 7 409 3
4 0 396 0
Week Ending (1) Beef
20-Oct-0l 517 3
13-Oct-01 505 8
up 2 3%
526 1
Change
-21-Oct-OO
Change
2001 YTD
2000 YTD
dn 1 7%
20,713.3
21,578.6
Change dn 4.0% dn 85% up 03% dn 40% dn 23%
1- Previous week estimates may bf revised Year ago data are actuals
2- Excludes lard
3- Totals may not add due to rounding 2001 totals are subject to revision
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
683.000 20,000 2,088,000 60,000
667.000 21,000 2,030,000 59,000
up 2 4% dn 4.8% up 2 9%‘ up 1 7%
703.000 22,000 1,972,000 28,000
Week Ending
20-Oct-01
13-Ocl-01
Change.
21-Oct-OO
dn 2.8%
28.065.000
29.117.000
dn 3.6%
Change
2001 YTD
2000 YTD
Change
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs
1246 311 266
1247 316 264
1235 307 264
Week Ending- LIVE
20-Oct-01 Estimate
13-Oct-OI Estimate
21 -Oct-OO Actual
DRESSED
20- Estimate
13-Oct-01 Estimate
21- Actual
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk Ending Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Slags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
06- 47 4% 33 9% 16 7% 20% 96.5% 31% 0.4%
07- 47 5% 35 3% 15 5% 17% 96.7% 3.0% 0.3%
up 3 4
382 9
dn 7 5%
40
up 6 9%
14,905 3
14,857.1
dn 7 5%
150.5
1645
up 5 9%
76.496.000
77.027.000
dn 0 7%
dn 9 I %
801,000
878,000
dn 8 8%
190
195
189
761
762
752
THE PRC A
FRONTIER
O CIRCUIT
FINALS
Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
4 1 934 4
4 0 909 8
up 2 7%
9169
up 2 5%
3.9
up 1 9%
35,940 7
36,778 9
up 5 1%
171 6
178.7
up 3.4%
2.439.000
2.646.000
dn 7 8%
Sheep/Lamb
137
137
136
69
68
67
197
196
195