AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10,2001
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
November 6,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS. 91 HEAD,
STEADY. BREAKERS 37.00-41.00,
BONERS 34.00-38.50, LEAN 31.00-
35.00, THIN 31.00 DOWN
BULLS. 16 HEAD. YG#l 46.00-48.00,
2 HIGH DRESSING 52.50 AND 53 75,
LOW DRESSING 41.00-44.00.
FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME 1300-1450 LBS. 67.00-68.75,
LOW CHOICE 1050-1250 LBS. 62.00-
64.00, HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1300-1550 LBS. 55.00-59.00, LOW
CHOICE 52.00-55.00.
FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 1200-1400
LBS. 63.75-65.00, CHOICE HOL
STEINS 1438 LBS. AT 50.00.
CALVES: 96 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-115 LBS. 45.00-
55.00; HOSLTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM, STEADY. #1 94-120
LBS. 100.00-111.00, 85-95 LBS. 75.00-
95.00; #2 95-120 LBS. 75.00-97.00,82-95
LBS. 60.00-75.00; HOSLTEIN HE
FIERS 105 LBS. TO 470.00; 1 85 LBS.
AT 350.00; 175 LBS. AT 150.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 12 HEAD. #1
AND 2 240-285 LBS. 34.00-36.00, 300-
400 LBS. 32 00-34.25.
SOWS; 9 HEAD. 300-500 LBS. 28.00-
31.00. 500-700 LBS. TO 32.00.
BOARS: 5 HEAD. 350-700 LBS. TO
15.50,1450 LBS. AT 19.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 236 HEAD, 2.00-
500 LOWER. STEERS MED. AND
LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. TO
85.00, 500-700 LBS. 65.00-78.00, 700-
800 LBS. 65.00-75.00, 800-900 LBS.
64.00-67.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 65.00-77.00, 500-
700 LBS. 6100-70.00, 700-900 LBS.
56.00-67.00.
BULLS; MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 72.00-90.00, 400-
700 LBS. 64.00-76.00, 700-800 LBS.
55.00-66.00,800-1000 LBS. 50.00-57.00.
SHEEP: 29 HEAD 33.00-48.00;
YEARLINGS 50.00-58.00.
LAMBS: 131 HEAD, 2.00-4.00
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LOWER. CHOICE 80-120 LBS. 54.00-
64.00, 40-80 LBS. 63.00-75.00, 120-140
LBS. 47.00-52.00.
GOATS: 78 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 70.00-118.00,
MEDIUM 45.00-75.00, NANNIES
35.00-80.00, SMALL FLESHY 25.00-
45.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 117 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD 20-30 LBS. 8.00-11.00, 30-
50 LBS. 20.00-25.00, 50-70 LBS. TO
34.00; BY THE LB. 35-60 LBS. 50.00-
60.00, 70-80 LBS. 50.00-53.00; LOWER
GRADES 30-80 LBS. 30.00-45.00.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
November 8,2001
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS WEDNESDAY 122 98 114 27
42 LAST WEDNESDAY 95 110 66 9 32.
CATTLE: No comparison with last
Wednesday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Standard 2
individual 52.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lbs 51.50-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Standard 2
one head 50.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean few 36.50-39.00, individ
ual up to 41.50. Boners 80-85 percent
lean 33.00-37.00. Lean 85-90 percent
lean 31.00-33.75. Shells down to 24.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
couple 1378-1996 lbs 48.50-52.50. Yield
Grade 21000-2295 lbs 39.00-45.25.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium 1-2 few
300-420 lbs 66.00-75.00. Large 2-3 few
650-900 lbs 48.00-55.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 1-2
300-550 lbs 52.00-66.00. FEEDER
BULLS: Medium 2 few 425-550 lbs
57.50-63.50.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-
110 lbs 35.00-55.00. Utility 55-80 lbs
25.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 195-115 lbs 100.00-115.00.
Number 2 80-115 lbs 50.00-97.50. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 individual 116 lbs
500.00. Number 2 couple 68-82 lbs
160.00 Beef type bulls and heifers 68-
105 lbs 120.00-200.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 240-285
lbs 40.50-43.00, couple up to 48.00 40-45
250-335 lbs 33.00-41.50
BOARS: Individual 704 lbs 11.00
FEEDER PIGS: All sold by the head.
US 1-3 50-60 lbs 43.00-48.00 25-50 lbs
21.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 95-120 lbs 52.00-59.50; few 71 lbs
81.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
few 28.00-35.50.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Billies:
Large few 73.00-80.00. Medium couple
46.00- Nannies: Large few 44.00-
49.00. Medium 32.00-49.00. Kids: Large
33.00- Small few 20.00-25.00.
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Des Moines, lowa
November 6,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB
REPORT; Prior week slaughtered lamb
count for week ending Monday, Nov. 5
FORWARD CONTRACTS: Domes
tic 703; Imported 0. FORMULA AR
RANGEMENTS: Domestic 35,494.
Imported 672.
PACKER OWNED SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED: Week ending
Monday, Nov. 5 - DOMESTIC: 1,417
head; carcass weight range 34-92 lbs,
avg. 70 lbs; dressing percentage range
49.2-50.0, avg. 49.4; Choice or better
grade 99.8%. IMPORTED: None.
FORWARD CONTRACT PUR
CHASES; None.
FORMULA PURCHASES: DOMES
TIC: 36,729 head; 41-96 lbs, avg. 74 lbs;
price range 45.75-118.50, wtd. avg. price
106.81 per cwt. IMPORTED; 672 head;
70-71 lbs, avg. 71 lbs; 83.94-118.50,
wtd.avg. 115.64.
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Head
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Over 80% Choice 2 658
65-80% Choice 4.947
35-65% Choice 12,354
1-35% Choice 1,825
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
1-35% Choice
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Over 80% Choice 1,695 625-1,060
65-80% Choice 6,958 497-1,054
35-65% Choice 9,045 456-1,050
1-35% Choice
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 789 530-1,012
65-80% Choice 7,657 479-1,054
35-65% Choice 6,694 469-1,000
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Range
900-1,600
900-1,675
860-1,579
1,050-1,550
730-1,500
880-1,512
840-1,521
481,1,425
2,207
2,644
9,950
876
;d Weighted Avera:
Head Count Avg. Weight
22,005 1,301.9
15,677 1,165.0
17,701 838.6
15,323 758.5
54,736 1,288.0
54,803 1,160.3
31,335 835.8
24,825 759.8
(agway)
Avg. Avg.
Price
Weight Price
1,370 65 14
1,340 65.18
1,272 64.94
1,294 64 59
Range
64 00-66 50
61.00-66 50
64 00-65 50
62 00-65.00
1.223
1,193
1,149
1,121
64 00-66.50
64.10-66.00
64 00-67.10
65.00-65.19
862
845
829
101.00-
102.00-
100.00-
781
763
753
733
103.00-
103.00-
102.50-104.00
100.00-
Beef Breed:
Avg. Price
64.99
65.15
103.80
104.12
65.10
65.16
104.02
103.9
65.35
65.23
65.09
65 01
103.69
104.14
103.55
103.40
104.62
103.70
101.42