Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
March 5,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Front Royal,
Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton Union, and Winchester for the
week of Feb. 25 thru Mar. 3, 2002. All
prices per hundred pounds liveweight
(cwt), except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 2432.
FEEDER STEERS: Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90-116.00; 400-500 lb
85-102.00 few 99.50-110.00; 500-600 lb
85-105.50; 500-600 lb 85-105.50 few to
72.50; 600-700 lb 80-89.00; 700-800 lb
71.50- 800-900 lb 72-76.00; 900-1000
lb 66-68.50; 1000-1100 lb 77.50. Small 1;
300-400 lb 80-106.00; 400-500 lb 89-99.00
few to 77.00; 500-600 85-93.00; 600-700 lb
75-81.00; 700-800 lb 59.50-71.00. Med.
and Lge. 2:200-300 lb 95.00; 300-400 lb
90-106.50; 400-500 lb 83-100.00 few
90-105.00; 500-600 lb 80-90.50; 600-700 lb
71-87.25; 700-800 lb 62-74.00; 800-900 lb
67.50-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med. and Lge.2:
200-300 lb 81-95.00; 300-500 lb 80-90.00;
500-700 lb 63-77.50; 700-900 lb 64.50.
HEIFERS; Med. and Lge. 1:200-300 lb
104.50; 300-400 lb 89-100.50 few to 78.00;
400-500 lb 78-98.00; 500-600 lb 77-88.50;
600-700 lb 67-81.00; 700-800 lb 65.75-
74.00; 700-800 lb 65.75-74.00; 800-900 lb
65.00. Small 1: 300-400 lb 72-81.00 few
60-71.00; 400-500 lb 61-80.00; 500-600 lb
72-77.00 few to 55.00; 600-700 lb 61-72.00;
700-800 lb 62-69.00. Med. and Lge. 2:
300-400 lb 75-93.25; 400-500 lb
72.50- SOO-600 lb 66.50-84.00;
600-700 lb 63-72 00; 700-800 lb
59.50-
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200-300 lb 100-122.00; 300-400 lb
95.50- 400-500 lb 88-105.50;
500-600 lb 76-96.00; 600-700 lb 71-81.00;
700-900 lb 662.50-76.00. Small 1: 200-300
lb 73.00; 300-400 lb 63.00 few 101.75;
400-500 lb 63-75.00; 500-600 lb 64-76.00;
600-700 lb 59-70.50; 700-900 lb 64.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 75.50-91.00;
300-400 lb 80-98.50; 400-500 lb
84.50- 500-600 lb 72-81.00; 600-700
lb 68.50-73.00; 700-900 lb 45-67.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 422 head.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 359 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
31-44.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3,
34-43.50; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,
25-41.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 63 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lb 45-58.00,
1300-1600 lb 47.50-57.25, 1600 lb and
over 45.75-59.75.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 102
head. Mostly Med. and Lge. 1, 7-10 yrs.
old 1000-1250 lb 525-640.00 per head;
Med. and Lge. 1 few 2, 3-8 yrs. old
1045-1458 lb bred 6-8 months 670-1160.00
per head; Med. and Lge. 1 few 2, 8 yrs. to
aged 840-1103 lbs bred 2-6 months
360-640.00 per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 32
pairs. Lge. 1, 8-10 yrs. old 1200-1350 lb
with calves baby to 200 lbs 925-1075.00
per pair; Med. and Lge. 1 few 2, 3-8 yrs.
old 1050-1425 lbs with calves baby to 345
lbs 700-1100.00 per pair; Med. 1 few 2, 10
yrs. to aged 840-995 lb with calves baby to
245 lb 480-705.00 per head.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 125 head. Newborn to 4 wks:
30-157.00 per head; over 100 lb 32-134.00
per cwt.
SHEEP. 73 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 26 head. Woolcd: Choice and
Prime 1-2 few 3, 101-112 lb 75 50-77.00;
Good and tew Choice 1-2, 89-100 lb
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RAMS: 44 head. EWES: Choice 2-4,
35.50; Utility and Good 1-3, 36.75-39.00;
Cull and Low Utility 1-2, 37-40.00.
RAMS: All wts. 37.25.
HOGS: 6 head. SOWS: US 1-3,300-500
lb 25-32.00; US 1-3, 500 Ib/over 27-28.00.
BOARS: 300-600 lb 12.00.
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March 5,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 94 HEAD,
1.00- HIGHER. BREAKERS
41.00- BONERS 41.00-45.00, LEAN
38.00- THIN 37.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 21 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER.
YG+NI 1800-2100 57.00-65.25; YG+N2
1000-1400 LBS. 50.00-56.25.
FED STEERS: 20 HEAD, NO HIGH
CHOICE OR PRIME. CHOICE 2-3
1100-1300 LBS. 71.00-73.00, SELECT
65.00- CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1100-1450 LBS. 57.00-59.75.
FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME 1100-1350 LBS. 72.00-75.00.
CALVES: 156 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 45.00-55.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM 5.00-10.00 LOWER. +NI 90-110
LBS. 140.00-155.00, 80-88 LBS.
120.00- +N2 90-120 LBS.
110.00- 80-88 LBS. 80.00-110.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 11 HEAD NO
NO. I’S. +N2 80-110 LBS. 425.00-540.00,
70-80 LBS. 240.00-290.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS +NI 90-110
LBS. 120.00-150.00, +N2 70-95 LBS.
75.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 39 HEAD,
STEADY. +NI AND 2 240-270 LBS.
37.00, +NI AND 3 220-280 LBS.
35.00- 285-325 LBS. 30.00-33.00.
SOWS: 9 HEAD. 300-550 LBS.
27.00- THIN 21.00-23.00.
BOARS: 400 LBS. 12.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 166 HEAD.
STEADY PRICES. STEERS
MED. AND IARGF FRAME
200-400 LBS 85.00-105 00,
400-600 LBS. 89 00-93.00, 600-800
LBS. 83.00-89 00, 800-1000 LBS.
70.00-
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-400 LBS. 80.00-94.00,
400-600 LBS. 75.00-BS.OO, 600-800 LBS.
70.00-78.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 89.00-108.00, 400-500 LBS.
83.00- 500-600 LBS. 75.00-88.00,
600-700 LBS. 62.00-69.00, 800-900 LBS.
54.00-
SHEEP: 19 HEAD 30.00-49.00.
LAMBS: 19 HEAD. WOOLED 80-100
LBS. 80.00-90.00, 140-170 LBS.
54.00- NEW CROP 60-80 LBS.
113.00- 20-50 LBS. 160.00-165.00.
GOATS: 52 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 85.00-162.00, MEDI
UM 50.00-75.00, LARGE NANNIES
60.00- MEDIUM 40.00-70.00,
FLESHY KIDS 45.00-60.00, SMALL
KIDS 20.00-3' 00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 33 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD 30-50 LBS. 22.00-28.50; BY
THE LB. 60-80 LBS. 51.00-61.00, 2
HEAD 91 LBS. AT 48.00.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
March 6,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 27S...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 116 steers & heifers. 111 cows, 19
bulls and 29 feeder cattle)..Compared
with last week’s saie..steers 1.50 to 2.50
higher, cows active 3.00 to 4.00 higher,
heifers mostly steady, bulls 1.00 to 3.00
higher.
STEERS: one High Choice and Prime
2-4 1285 lbs 77.50, Choice 2-3 1020-1495
lbs 72.50-76.25, Select 1-3 60.50-73.50,
few Standard 1-2 55.00-63.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1395-1520 lbs 63.25-64.75,
one 67.75, Choice 2-3 1315-1695 lbs
57.00-64.25, return to feed 55.00-58.00,
Select 1-2 56.00-58.25
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HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4 1085-1200
lbs 67.00-70.00, Select 1-3 61.75-67.00,
Standard 1-2 52.50-61.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.50- Boners 80-85% lean
42.50- Lean 85-90% lean
40.00-49.75. Shells 38.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade I 1190-2560 lbs
59.75-63.50, one 70.50, Yield Grade 2
1515-2500 lbs 53.50-62.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
500-700 lbs Holsteins 56.00-59.00, couple
Medium 1 500-700 lbs 68.00-74.00, one
Large 2 645 lbs 59.00; HEIFERS: one
Large 1 460 lbs 81.00, one Large 2 995 lbs
45.00, Large 3 300-500 lbs Holsteins
115.00- 500-700 lbs Holsteins
49.50-65.00; BULLS: one Medium 1 760
lbs 67.00, Large 3 300-500 lbs Holsteins
75.00-
CALVES 177...Vealers steady. VEAL
ERS: Standard and Good 70-120 lbs
40.00- Utility 50-100 lbs
10 00-35.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls mostly steady, Holstein heifers not
fully tested..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
130.00- No 2 80-120 lbs
70.00- one No 1 Holstein heifer 95
lbs 300.00, No 2 80-100 lbs 110.00-250.00.
One beef type bull and heifer 85 lbs
122.50.
HOGS 30... Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
3.00 lower, sows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean
245-280 lbs 33.50-35.00, 40-45% lean
310-400 lbs 22.00-30.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 24.50-29.50.
BOARS; couple 395 & 415 lbs 13.00 &
15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 41... 1-3 57-59 lbs
62.00-65.00, 85-95 lbs 62.00 per cwt.
SHEEP B...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 100-105 lbs 75.00-86 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 29.00-38 00, one
Yearling 60.00.
GOATS 2...(A1l sold by the head) One
Large Kid 23 00. one Small 12 50.