Four States Livestock Wednesday Sale Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction February 27,2002 SLAUGHTER COWS: 90 HEAD, AC TIVE, 1.00-3.00 HIGHER. BREAKERS 40.00- BONERS 40.00-44.00, LEAN 38.00- THIN AND SLOW 38.00 DOWN. BULLS: 6 HEAD. YG+NI 1500-2200 LBS. 57.00-58.00; YG+N2 LOW DRESS ING 1200 LBS. AT 46.50. FED STEERS: NO PRIME TOP WEIGHTS. HIGH CHOICE 2-3 1200-1475 LBS. TO 72.50, OVER 1500 LBS. 66.00-68.50, LOW CHOICE 1100-1500 LBS. 65.00-69.00. FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE 2-4 1200-1400 LBS. 68.00-71.00, 3-4 65.00- VEAL CALVES: 133 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 50.00-60.00, 115-190 LBS. TO 75.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FARM 5.00- LOWER. +NI 90-110 LBS. 140.00- 115-130 LBS. 122.00- 80-88 LBS. 120.00-137.00; +N2 90-110 LBS. 100.00-140.00, 80-88 LBS. 75.00-112.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 23 HEAD. +NI 90-120 LBS. 500.00- +N2 80-110 LBS. 340.00- WEAKER TYPES 60-90 LBS. 160.00-300.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS, STRONG DEMAND. +NI 80-115 LBS. 140.00-190.00, 1 AT 220.00; +N2 70-90 LBS. 75.00-125.00. BUTCHER HOGS: +NI AND 2 220-260 LBS. 36.00-38.00, 270-325 LBS. 34.00-37.00,350-450 LBS. 30.00-33.00. SOWS: 24 HEAD. 300-500 LBS. 25.00- 500-700 LBS. 26.00-30.00, THIN AND ROUGH 24.00 DOWN. STOCK CATTLE: 174 HEAD, IN CLUDES 8 STOCK COWS. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-450 LBS. 91.00-106.00, 450-600 LBS. 79.00- 600-800 LBS. 74.00-80.00, 800-1075 LBS. 55.00-69.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 73.00-87.00, 500-600 LBS. 73.00-84.00, 600-700 LBS. 65.00- BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 80.00-95.00, 500-600 LBS. “From Plant to Harvest” 2002 Fuel Program ♦ Fix Your Price this planting season ♦ Take advantage of low market rates ♦ Fill your Propane tank at competitive rates All From Sunoco Home Comfort Services The Largest Refiner in the Northeastern U.S. Don’t Delay - Sign-up period ends March 8, 2002* Call 800-627-4328 or 717-442-4312 77.00- 600-700 LBS. 65.00-79.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 80.00-95.00, 500-600 LBS. 77.00- 600-700 LBS. 68.00-79.00 DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 21 HEAD. LARGE SPRINGERS 1225.00- 1 LARGE FRESH 1035.00, COWS MILKING 560.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS 500.00- SHEEP: 20.00-55.00. LAMBS: FEW OFFERED. CHOICE 85-100 LBS. 77.00-83.00. GOATS: 19 HEAD. LARGE 75.00- 10.00, MEDIUM 45.00-70.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 104 HEAD, MAINLY CULLS FOR SLAUGHTER. BY THE HEAD 60-80 LBS. 18.00-25.00, 80-100 LBS. 25.00-45.00. NEXT WED., MARCH 6, SELLING 35-40 BEEF COWS. MAINLY ANGUS DUE IN SPRING OR FRESH SINCE SEPT. Daily National Grain Market Summary SI. Joseph, MO February 27,2002 Report Supplied By (JSDA Overnight cold temperatures in winter wheat areas still a growing concern, yet wheat bids turned lower. Export sales re mained slow through Mid-week for wheat. Corn bids bounced around steady most of the day looking for a definite di rection to move. Light support came from overnight export sales and talks that China cancelled a large November order. Soybean bids surged higher due to techni cal buying on the Board. Small overnight export sales of soybeans helped boost bids. Wheat steady to 3 cents lower Com mostly 1 cent higher. Sorghum IS to 18 cents higher. Soybeans 5 to 8 cents higher. EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY DATE Taiwan Com 23,000 Mar-Apr Is rael Com 9,000 Mar-Apr Israel Com Glu ten Meal 16,000 Mar-Apr Taiwan Soy beans 12,000 Mar-Apr Israel Soybeans 32,000 Mar-Apr Totals: Com 32,000 tonnes. Com Glu- Now Direct to You * Available in areas serviced by Sunoco Home Comfort* Requires credit approval. Home Comfort Services ten Meal 16,000 tonnes. Soybeans 44,000 tonnes. THESE MAY NOT BE THE ONLY EXPORT SALES THAT HAVE TRAN SPIRED, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY SALES THAT COULD BE CONFIRM ED BY USDA GRAIN MARKET NEWS. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 02/27/02 02/26/01 02/28/01 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW ORD) 2.77-2.80 dn 3 2.81-2.86 Minneapo lis (DNS) 3.25 Vi dn 3 3.48 Portland (SWW) 3.63-3.65 dn 1-unch 3.18-3.20 St. Louis (SRW) 2.77 dn 3 2.62-2.63 Corn, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 1.94-1.96 dn I 2.04-2.07 Minneapolis 1.84 /i up 1 1.97 Vi So. lowa 1.97 up 1 2,03 Omaha 1.85 up 1 1.96-1.98 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow; Kansas City 4.41 up 8-6 4.53 Minneapolis 4.23 up 6 Vi 4.30 Vi So. lowa 4.40 up 5 4.48 Cent. II Processor 4.42 Vi-4.54 ’/< up 6-8 4.48 '/:- 4.60 % Minneapolis truck - to arrive 20 days FUTURES: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 2.80 Vi dn 2 Vi 3.11 Vi Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 2.90 'A dn 3 3.16 Vi Chicago (Mar) Wheat 2.71 Vt dn 4 Vi 2.65 Chicago (Mar) Corn 1.99 Vi up 1 2.14 Vi Chicago (May) Com 2.07 up 1 Vi Chicago (Mar) Soy beans 4.42 Vi up 6 4.53 'h EXPORT BIDS: Barge bids out of Port of New Orleans or Rail out of North Texas Gulf. Bids per bushel except sorg hum per cwt. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: Rail 3.33-3.35 dn 2 Vi 3.53 Vi-3.61 Vi US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: Barge 3.04 Vi dn 3 Vi -4 '/« 2.95-2.97 US 2 Yellow Corn Barge 2.26 Vi-2.27 Vi up 1 Vi 2.38 Vi US 2 Yellow Sorghum Rail 4.10-4.23 up 2-6 4.46-4.54 Barge 4.23-4.25 up 2 4.63-4.65 US 2 Yel low Soybeans Barge 4.76 Vi up 6-5 4.96 Vi -4.97 Vi Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday. February 23, 2002 STOCK STEERS AND BUI IS 200-500 LBS. 55.00-112.00. STOCK HEIFERS 50.00-100.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 71.50, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-62.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00- LIGHT 52.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 72.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-58.50. BULLS HEAVY 41.00-59 00, LIGHT 48.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 35.50-44.00, CANNERS 32.00-37.50, CULLS 32.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE TURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 125.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE TURN TO FARM UP TO 350.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 150.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 46.00, HEAVY UP TO 40.00, LIGHT 30.00-44.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 38.00. SOWS 20.00-35.00. MALE HOGS 8.00-23.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 105.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 95.00,30-60 LBS. UP TO 110.00, CULLS UP TO 60.00. SHEEP UP TO 55.00. GOATS LARGE 55.00-160.00, MEDI UM 25.00-70.00, SMALL 10.00-40.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. Oklahoma Feeder Cattle Weekly Oklahoma City, OK February 27, 2002 Report Supplied By USDA OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to LOO lower. Demand moderate for feeders. Stocker cattle and calves steady. Demand continues very good for cattle headed to graze-out wheat and spring grass. Quality average, end at tractive. Receipts this week 11,850; last week 13,594; last year 6579. Supply consisted of ll c /r yearlings over 600 lbs; 129 c calves under 600 lbs, 1% cows and bulls. Heifers comprised 39 c /c of feeder and calf supply. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 400-500 lbs (450 lb) 105.00- (110.01); 500-550 lbs (531 lbs) 95.00-108.00 (101.56), thin (523 lbs) 105.00- (107.87); 550-600 lbs (589 lbs) 90.00-96.00 (93.89), thin (569 lbs) 97.00- (101.11); 600-650 lbs (631 lbs) 85.00-92.00 (88.00); 650-700 lbs (683 lbs) 84.50-89.25 (86.71); 700-750 lbs (732 Need A Quality Protein Source? 13 . J... , M....IETT. 175 7 „7 1-000-544-4574 717-r,53- !7i 13 E B w V i Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,2002-Al9 S £ r*' w r i r i r i r i lb) 81.75-84.75, few thin 84.75-86,25 (83.18); 750-800 lbs (772 lbs) 80.00- 82.75 (81.64); 800-850 lbs (825 lbs) 75.50-81.00 (78 25); 850-900 lbs (870 lbs) 74.50-77 75 (76.01); 900-950 lbs (920 lb) 73 00-74 75 (74 34); 1000-1025 lbs (1012 lbs) 71 50-72.25 (72.03). HOLSTEINS Large 3- 650-775 lbs 63.00-63 50; 800-875 lbs 61.75-62.00; 920 lbs 54 00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Urge 1- 300-350 lbs (320 lbs) 100 00- 113.50 (107.92); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) mostly thin 93.00-106.00 (99.13); 500-550 lbs (533 lbs) 86 00-90.00 (88.23), thin 90.50-98.00; 550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 82.75- (85.29); 600-650 lbs (626 lb) 80 50-84.00 (82.21); 650-700 lbs (678 lbs) 77.00- (80,43); 700-750 lbs (730 lbs) 75.00- (76.98); 750-800 lbs (763 lbs) 72.75- (75 67); 800-850 lbs (821 lbs) 72.25-74.50 (73.46); 850-900 lbs (872 lb) 71.00- Four States Livestock Monday Sale Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction February 25, 2002 SLAUGHTER COWS: 44 HEAD, STEADY. BREAKERS 40.00-44.75, BONERS 39.00-42.50, LEAN 37.00-40.00, THIN 36.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG+N2 1512 LBS. AT 53.00. FED STEERS: 26 HEAD 1300-1500 LBS. CHOICE 2-4 72.00-74.00, CHOICF 2-3 69.00-72.00, LOW CHOICE 67.00- 00, SELECT 1100-1500 LBS. 55.00- FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE HOL STEINS 1650-1875 LBS. 54.00-56.00, HIGH CHOICE 1100-1300 LBS. TO 73.00, LOW CHOICE HEIFERETTES 58.00-62.00 CALVES: 108 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER 80-120 LBS. 55.00-70 00, 70-90 LBS 40.00-55.00. HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FARM S.OO-8 00 lOWFR. +NI 90-115 LBS. 135.00-151.00, 1 AT 161.00, 120-140 1 BS. 12200-147 00, 80-88 IBS. TO 127 00; +N2 90-110 LBS. 100.00-130 00, 78-88 LBS. 80.00-102.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 14 HEAD. +NI 95-110 LBS. TO 525.00, 80-94 LBS. 400.00-475.00; +N2 60-78 LBS. 140.00-180 00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 80-100 LBS. TO 145.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD, 1.00 HIGHER. +NI AND 2 240-285 LBS. 37.00- +NI AND 3 280-325 LBS. 34.00- 110-160 LBS. 33.00-36.00. SOWS: 2 HEAD. 1 550 LBS. AT 26.50, I THIN 435 LBS. AT 21.50. BOARS: 1 320 LBS. AT 31.00. STOCK CATTLE- 24 HEAD. STEERS, NONE. HEIFERS 300-500 LBS. 79.00-80.00 BULLS: 300-500 IBS. 82.00-88.00, 600-800 LBS. TO 61.00. GOATS: MEDIUM BiLLY AT 79 00, MEDIUM NANNIES 47.00-54.00. ra w F r*' d 5 E ' •
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