A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,2002
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steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Good and
Choice 1-3 30-60 lbs 110.00-135.00; 60-80
lbs 105.00-115.00; 80-110 lbs 80.00-100.00;
110-130 lbs 70.00-80.00 Good 1-2 30-60
lbs 80.00-110.00; 60-80 lbs 75.00-105.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
40.00-70.00.
Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-55.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
Large 100.00-125.00. Medium
75.00-
Mutton: Choice and Prime
75.00-
Yearlings: Choice and Prime
60.00-90.00,
Nannies: Large 70.00-110.00. Medium
40.00-70.00.
Kids; Choice and Prime 60.00-75.00,
few 85.00. Good 40.00-60.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, March 1,2002
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2350 1836
LAST WEEK 2485 1736
LAST YEAR 2550 1738
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers sold mostly
steady, with some strength noted on the
top end late in the week. Trading opened
slow on Monday and Tuesday but as the
week ended the market regained losses
from early in the week. Holstein steers
sold 1.00-2.00 lower early in the week.
Feedlots in the Plains and Midwest re
ported live cattle 1.00 lower mostly 70.00
as of Thursday afternoon. Slaughter cows
closed the week mostly steady with last
week. Slaughter bulls were steady for the
week. Supply included 37 percent slaugh
ter steers, 7 percent slaughter heifers, 40
percent cows, 4 percent bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1185-1480 lbs 72.75-76.25,
fancy singles up to 76.75; 1485-1565 lbs
69.60-73.75; few 1635-1695 lbs
66.50-66.85. Choice 2-3 1145-1475 lbs
70.85-74.00, high dressing 1-2 up to 76.50;
1490-1570 lbs 68.00-70.75; few 1605-1680
lbs 62.00-65.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1065- 1455 lbs 66.00-71.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1475-1555 lbs 62.75-64.00,
one head 1380 lbs 66.00. Choice 2-3
1380-1585 lbs 60.25-62.00; 1625-1695 lbs
55.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1340-1455 lbs 57.25-60.25; 1070-1072 lbs
56.50- returning to the country.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1075-1410 lbs 68.10-71.60, few
up to 73.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 few
1075-1365 lbs 65.00-69.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs
41.00- 38.00-42.00 Boners 80-85
over-1200 lbs 41.00-45.00 38.00-42.00
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs
40.50- 37.00-40.50 Lean 88-90 over
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53.25- CALVES' Compared to last
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Plainer type bulls 82-125 lbs
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Feeder Pig Weekly
Springfield, lIL
February 22,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
FEEDER PIGS: Receipts: 16,072; last
week 22,219. SEW 10 lb pigs and feeders
were unevenly steady to weak. Demand
was moderate for a moderate offering.
Trading was moderate to slow.
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ana, Ohio, Michigan: Receipts: 9,472; last
week 10,002.
EARLY WEANED PIGS, 10 Lbs
Basis: Estimated 50-54% Lean Value. Lot
size under 250: 125 head, 32.95; lot size
250-750: 4,062 head, 29.04-37.26, wtd.avg
32.25; lot size 750 or more: 2,300 head,
30.55-39.00, wtd. avg. 33.49. Total Com
posite: 6,487 head, 29.04-39.00, wtd. avg.
32.70.
FEEDER PIGS, 50 Lbs Basis: Estimat
ed 50-54% Lean Value. Lot size under
250: 500 head, 53.50-58.00, wtd. avg.
56.20; lot size 250-750 lb 1,685 head,
48.18-48.52, wtd. avg. 48.41; lot Size 750
or more; 800 head, 48.18. Total Compos
ite; 2,985 head, 48.18-58.00, wtd. avg.
49.65.
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East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
February 27.2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Spot prices of class II cream, dollars
per lb. butterfat. F. 0.8. producing plants'
Northeast: 1.4523-1.6137. Delivered
Equivalent; Atlanta: 1.4647-1.6137 mostly
1.4647-1.5144.
PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM,
dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. produc
ing plants: Northeast: Class 11, includes
monthly formula prices: .9700-1.0500;
Class 111 - spot prices - .8800-.9900.
SPOT SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A
MILK: FLORIDA: This week - In 0, Out
33; last week - In 0, Out 47; last year - In
0, Out 78. SOUTHEAST STATES: This
week - In 0, Out 0; last week - In 0, Out 0;
last year - In 0, Out 0.
The base price for Class I milk for
March 2002 is $11.62 per cwt., down
$0.33 from February. A Class I differen
tial specific to each pricing point (county)
is added to the base price to determine the
applicable Class I price. The Class II
skim milk price for March is $7.66, down
three cents from February.
Milk production is increasing in most
of the region, but most noticeably in the
Southeast. At midweek, a cold front push
ed through the Midwest and Southeast
and contacts feel that the sharply colder
temperatures will retard the current gains
in milk production. In the Northeast, it is
still relatively mild and the milk flow con
tinues to show slight gains. Fluid milk
supplies are excessive of the slow Class I
demand and diversion to manufacturing
plants remain heavy. Contacts are sur
prised by the generally lackluster bottled
milk demand throughout the region. Most
feel that the recent cold and snowy
weather system did not cause very much
panic buying and “first of the month”
sales appear to be having little impact on
bottled milk orders.
Manufacturing plant contacts report
continued heavy receipts and their plants
are nearly full. Some schools have been or
are on vacation and this is also disrupting
Class I milk orders. Class II condensed
skim sales and prices are mostly steady.
However, prices from Class 111 wet solids
is lower. Spot demand is fair, but contract
shipments arc clearing normal volumes.
The fluid cream market is little
changed from past weeks, but a few con
tacts report that the glut of cream isn’t
quite as heavy as it has been. However,
supplies are still excessive and sales to
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butter plants continue at relatively low
prices. Spot prices are mixed. Last week’s
CME average butter prices did move
about one cent lower, but in a few in
stances, multiples moved a little higher.
Cream cheese producers are reportedly
taking a few extra spot loads this week.
Cream cheese orders for Easter are being
filled and shipped. Ice cream output is
steady to slightly heavier. Bottled cream
production is increasing slightly as Easter
needs are being filled. Churning activity
remains heavy.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 28,2002
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: 90. COWS: STEADY TO
1.50 HIGHER ON LEAN CUTS.
STEERS: SELECT 1-3 67.75-69.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1500/1535 LBS. 58.75-59.00. SELECT 1-2
54.25- STANDARD 1-2
52.00-
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 985/1305
LBS. 68.00-69.75. SELECT 1-3
63.00- STANDARD 1-2
54.25-
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
41.00- BONERS 80-85% LEAN
40.00- LEAN 85-90% LEAN
35.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 34.25
& DOWN. BULLS: FEW YIELD
GRADE 2 1040/1185 LBS. 45.00-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: NO
MARKET TEST.
HEIFERS: NO MARKET TEST.
BULLS: NO MARKET TEST.
CALVES: lIS. STANDARD & GOOD
90/110 LBS. 50.00-65.00. STANDARD &
GOOD 70/85 LBS. 40.00-65.00. UTILITY
65/75 LBS. 27.00-37.50.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY. NO. 1 90/130 LBS.
122.50- NO. 2 80/125 LBS.
72.50-
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1 85'/«10
LBS- 480.00-625.00, NO. 2 70/90 LBS.
120.00- BEEF TYPE BULLS &
HEIFERS 85/110 LBS. 117.50-187.50.
' HOGS: 26. BARROW & GILTS
STEADY 49-54% LEAN 225/275 LB.
41.50- 45-50% 230/240 LB.
37.00- LITE 40-45% 115/145 LB.
43.00- SOWS: 1-3 355/435 LBS.
31.75 & 32.00. 1-3 500 & 510 LBS. 27.00
& 28.00. MED. 205 & 368 LBS. 24.50 &
25.75.
SHEEP: 7. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
19.00-
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, Feb. 28,2002
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-520.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 20.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS; 70.00-73.00.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS: 55.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 38.00-42.00.
CANNERS/CUTTERS: 36.00-42.00.
SHELLS: 32.00 TO 35.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 64.00-67.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 35.00-63.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 65.00-70.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 59.00-64.00.
BULLS: 44.00-58.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, February 28,2002
Report Supplied By Auction
Cattle: STOCK COWS: 40.00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 36.00-44.00; Canner & Boning
Utility 34.00-40.00; Cutter & Boning Util
ity 30.00-37.00; Canner & Low Cutter
30.00-37.00; Shells 30.00 & down.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
1500#-2000# 41.50-60.00; YIELD
GRADE 2 1000#-1400# 35.00-58.00.
FEEDER STEERS; M & L 1 300-500#
82.00- 250-280# 80.00-112.00; M
600-900# 55.00-86.00.
HEIFERS: M 1 & L 1 300-500#
75.00- L 1400-650# 60.00-90.00.
BULLS: M & L 1 300-620# 70.00-98.00.
CALVES; Veal Prime 70.00-90.00;
Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 35.00-70.00;
Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120#
Few 35.00-100.00; #2 Holstein Bulls
80-100# Few 10.00-50.00; Beef Bull &
Hfrs./Hd. 50.00-100.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-255#
40.00- #2-3 255-280# 40.00-51.00;
Sows #l-3 300-500# 40.00-48.00; Feeder
Pigs 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17.00/Hd. 1-3 25-35#
10.00-
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100#
70.00- Choice 40-75# 80.00-135.00;
Feeder Lambs Good 80.00-110.00; Sheep
30.00- Fat Sheep 39.00 and down.
GOATS: Large 60.00-130.00/Hd.; Medi
um 30.00-75.00/Hd.; Small 20.00-50.00/
Hd.
HORSES: Horses 25.00-52.00; Ponies
20.00-48.00.
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