Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, March 16,2002
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS
200-500 LBS. 55.00-105.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 50.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 70.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
42.00-55.00, LIGHT 52.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 67.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-58.50.
BULLS HEAVY 41.00-60.00, LIGHT
48.00-67.00.
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
35.50-44.50, CANNERS 32.00-40.00,
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 525.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM UP TO 150.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 37.00,
HEAVY UP TO 34.00, LIGHT 30.00,
FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 50.00.
SOWS 20.00-29.00.
MALE HOGS 12.00-19.00.
LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 120.00,
85-125 LBS. UP TO 92.00, 30-60 LBS. UP
TO 140.00, CULLS UP TO 60.00.
SHEEP UP TO 45.00.
GOATS LARGE 55 00-150.00, MEDI
UM 25.00-70.00, SMALL 10.00-40.00,
ALL BY THE HEAD.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 19,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 302...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 117 steers and heifers, 139 cows,
16 bulls and 30 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers steady with
some weakness late in the sale. Lean cows
steady. Boners and Breakers 2.00 to 3.00
lower, heifers steady, bulls 2.00 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-4 1300-1455 lbs 74.00-76.00, 1505-1570
lbs 70.75-71.50, Choice 2-3 1175-1495 lbs
69.50- 1530-1625 lbs 65.75-69.00,
Select 1-3 66.00-72.00, Standard 1-2
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1445 lbs 67.50, Choice 2-3 1180-1550 ibs
58.75-64.00, few Select 1-2 51.50-58.00,
Standard 1-247.00-51.00.
HEIFERS: one Prime 3 1460 Ibs 76.25,
Choice 2-4 1245-1420 Ibs 70.75-75.00, few
Select 1-3 65.00-68.25, few Standard 1-2
45.50-56.75.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
41.00- mostly 42.00-46.50, Boners
80-85% lean 40.00-48.50, bulk of sales
42.00- Lean 85-90% lean
37.75-47.25 mostly 40.75-46.50. Shells
35.00 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1670-2045
lbs 57.75-63.25, Yield Grade 2 1035-2115
lbs 50.00-56.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 3 740 Ibs 55.00, Large 3 370-425 Ibs
Holsteins 69.00-78.00; HEIFERS: few
Large 2 365-575 Ibs 78.00-85.00, one
Large 3 1100 lbs Holstein 79.00; BULLS:
few Medium and Large 3-4 400-465 Ibs
40.00-41.00,555-565 Ibs 48.00-60.00.
CALVES 260...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 75-110 lbs 40.00-60.00,
few UtiUty 60-105 lbs 20.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls uneven
5.00 lower to 5.00 higher, Holstein heifers
steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
130.00-ISS.OO, 80-90 lbs 129.00-147.00,
No 2 80-125 lbs 70.00-132.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 90-105 lbs 500.00-675.00, No
2 75-110 lbs 200.00-490.00.
HOGS 93...8arr0ws and gilts 2.00
lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: few
49-54% lean 260-270 lbs 35.50-37.00,
45-50% lean 245-275 lbs 28.00-32.00,
40-45% lean 280-325 lbs 26.50-34.50, few
up to 39.00.
SOWS; one 1-3 450 lbs 29.50, few
545-670 lbs 28.00-29.50.
BOARS: 420-805 lbs 11.75-13.50.
FEEDER PIGS 3... Few 1-3 60 lbs
34.00. per head.
SHEEP 121... Slaughter lambs 5.00 to
10.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 25-45 lbs 102.00-137.00, 45-65 lbs
100.00- 80-85 lbs 60.00-75.00,
Good and Choice 30-35 lbs 72.00-97.00,
60-70 lbs 75.00-88.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 10.00-35.00, Yearlings
40.00-
GOATS 54...(AU sold by the head). One
Large Billy 95.00, Medium 50.00-77.00,
Large Nannies 56.00-80.00, Medium
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WEEKLY AUCTION at Tri-State,
Mar. 15 FEEDER CATTLE: 730 head.
Prices per hundredweight, based on Out
Weights.
STEERS; 241 head. Med. and Lge. 1;
200-300 lb 108-127.00; 300-400 lb
102-116.00; 400-500 lb 97-108.00; 500-600
lb 91-99.00; 600-700 lb 75-83.50; 700-800
lb 72-75.50; 800-900 lb 67.50-70.00;
900-1000 lb 62.50; 1000-1100 lb
58.50-62.50. Small 1: 300-400 lb 80-94.00;
400-500 lb 85-92.00; 500-600 lb 82-86.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 97-104.00;
400-500 lb 95-98.00; 500-600 lb 85-90.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; 19 head. Med.
and Lge. 2; 300-500 lb 69-76.50; 500-700
lb 62-71.00; 700-900 lb 60-65,00.
HEIFERS; 284 head. Med. and Lge. 1;
200-300 lb 90-97.00; 300-400 lb 88-95.00;
400-500 lb 86-92.00; 500-600 lb 79-83.00;
600-700 lb 75-81.50; 700-800 lb 69-74.50;
800-900 lb 59-61.00. Small 1: 200-300 lb
77-85.00; 300-400 lb 80-84.00; 400-500 lb
76.50- 500-600 lb 65-71.00; 600-700
lb 66-69.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
85.50- 300-400 lb 83-90.00; 400-500
lb 83-88.00; 500-600 lb 70-78.00; 600-700
lb 70-74.00; 700-800 lb 62-66.00.
BULLS: 186 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 95-103.00; 300-400 lb
101-116.00; 400-500 lb 93-106.00; 500-600
lb 83-85.00; 600-700 lb 79-85.00; 700-900
lb 67.50-72.00. Small 1: 600-700 lb
69-73.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
94-103.00; 400-SOO lb 86-94.00; 600-700 lb
75-80.00.
Wythe ville Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
March 20,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at WytheviUe,
Mar. 19 FEEDER CATTLE: Receipts;
120 head. Prices per CWT, Based on In
Weights.
STEERS: 18 head state graded. Med.
and Lge. 1: 300-400 lb 97.00; 400-500 lb
96,00; 500-600 lb 90-93.00; 600-700 lb
78-82.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
97.00; 400-500 lb 91.00; 500-600 lb 80.00;
600-700 lb 83.00.
HEIFERS: 54 head state graded. Med.
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Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Vi.
March 18,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
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Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 15 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat produc
tion under federal inspection for the week ending Sat., Mar. 16, was estimated
at 876.4 million lb, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
This was 2.2% higher than a week ago and 3.2% higher than a year ago.
Cumulative meat production for the year to date was 1.1% higher compared to
the previous year.
Week Ending (1) Beef
16-Mar-02 492.8
09-Mar-02 485.4
up 1.5%
478.4
Change;
17-Mar-01
up 3.0%
5314.0
5165.2
Change;
2002 YTD:
2001 YTD
Change: up 2.9% dn 7.3% dn 1.0% dn 3.6% up 1.1%
1- Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals.
2- Excludes lard.
3- Totals may not add due to rounding. 2002 totals are subj
Week Ending
16-Mar-02
09-Mar-02
Change:
17-Mar-01
dn 1.5%
6.958.000
7.049.000
dn 1.3%
Change;
2002 YTD:
2001 YTD:
Change;
Week Ending: LIVE:
16-
09-Mar-02
17-
Estimate
Estimate
Actual
DRESSED
Estimate
Estimate
Actual
16-
09-Mar-02
17-
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Gilts Sows Boars/Stags
02- 48.3% 34.2% 15.6% 1.8% 96.6% 3.2% 0.3%
03- 47.6% 33.2% 17.4% 1.9% 96.6% 3.0% 0.4%
and Lge. 1; 406-500 lb 88.00; 600-700 lb
74.50-75.00. Med. and Lge. 2; 300-400 lb
98.00; 400-500 lb 86-89.00; 500-600 lb
79-87.00 600-700 lb 75.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 21 head. Med.
and Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 91-100.00.00;
300-400 lb 85-93.00; 400-500 lb 71-76.00;
2002 Training Activities
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July 26,2002; 10:00 A.M
Location: Cedar Meadow Far
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2)
3.6 374.4
4.1 363.0
dn 12.2%
3.8
dn 5.3%
38.3
41.3
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs
647.000 19,000 1,890,000 81,000
637.000 21,000 1,832,000 70,000
dn 9.5%
19,000
up 1.6%
657,000
0%
208,000
212,000
dn 2.0%
AVERAGE WEIGHTS (lbs.)
Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs
1255 321 267
1258 327 267
1212 324 265
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766
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Lamfc/Mutton Totals (3)
5.6 876.4
4.8 857.3
up 16.7%
4.9
up 3.1%
362.0
up 14.3%
45.4
47.1
up 3.4%
3973.3
4013.5
ject to revision.
up 15.7%
68,000
up 3.2%
1,847,000
up 19.1%
656.000
652.000
dn 0.6%
up 2.3%
20.090.000
20.472.000
dn 1.9%
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199
197
196
200
200
500-600 lb 63-67.00.
BULLS: 39 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 88.00; 400-500 lb 90-99.00;
500-600 lb 81-88.00; 600-700 lb 64-70.00.
Small 1: 400-500 lb 79-84.00. Med. and
Lge. 2: 400-SOO lb 86-92.00; SOO-600 lb
78-82.00.
up 2 2%
849.1
up 3.2%
9371.0
9267.1
Sheep/Lamb
138
139
143
69
69
72
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