Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By (JSDA
March 25,2002
CATTLE 412...{PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 82 slaughter steers and heifers, 246
cows, 32 bulls and 52 feeder cattle)..Com
pared with last Monday’s sale, steers 2.00
to 3.00 lower, cows steady, bulls 1.00 to
I.SO lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-4 1535-1540 lbs 67.00-68.50, Choice 2-3
1100-1485 lbs 67.50-73.00 with one 74.50,
1510-1725 lbs 63.50-68.00, Select 1-3
65.00-68.50, couple 702.5 & 70.75, Stan
dard 1-2 57.00-64.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one High
Choice 3 1485 lbs 63.25, few Select 1-2
52.50-55.75, few Standard 1-2
41.75-44.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4 1140-1435
lbs 67.57-70.00, few Select 1-3
64.25-66.50, couple Standard 1-2 48.00 &
50.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80% lean 40.00-48.00 mostly
41.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- bulk of sales 40.00-45.50,
Lean 85-90% lean 36.00-46.75 mostly
38.00- Shells 35.75 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1270-1870
lbs 57.75-58.75, Yield Grade 2 990-2110
lbs 53.25-57.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 2 435 lbs 75.00, one Large 3 980 lbs
Holstein 52.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 210-475 lbs 88.00-90.00, 525-655
lbs 68.00-77.00, Medium and Large 2
310-425 lbs 70.00-BS.OO, 535-650 lbs
67.00- Urge 3 410-420 lbs Holsteins
65.00- 780-1065 lbs Holsteins
47.00- BULLS; few Medium and
Large 1 415-520 lbs 72.00-73.00, couple
770 lbs 62.00, one Large 3 245 lbs Holstein
87.50, one 775 lbs Holstein 51.00.
CALVES 427...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-115 lbs 40.00-70.00, Utility
55-85 lbs 20.00-36.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady to 5.00 lower, Hol
stein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 130.00-155.00, few up to
162.50, No 2 80-125 lbs 80.00-132.50; few
No 1 Holstein heifers BS-11S lbs
480.00- No 2 75-120 lbs
230.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-95 lbs
100.00-165.00.
HOGS 33...50ws steady. BARROWS
AND GILTS: one 40-45% lean 360 lbs
35.00.
SOWS: 1-3 305-485 lbs 22.50-31.00, few
525-570 lbs 24.50-30.50.
BOARS: 545-635 lbs 9.50-12.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 78... Slaughter lambs 15.00
higher. Slaughter Lambs: Choice 20-35 lbs
102.50-235.00, 40-60 lbs 125.00-137.50,
75-95 lbs 61.00-78.00, 110-115 lbs
65.00- few Good and Choice 65-70
lbs 50.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
20.00-
GOATS 130...(A11 sold by the head).
Large Billies and Wethers 80.00-125.00,
Medium Billies 65.00-72.50, Large Nan
nies 50.00-75.00, Medium 37.50-55.00,
Large Kids 29.00-45.00, 5 head 54.00,
Small 5.00-27.50.
LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today 03/20/02 Today 03/20/02 Today 03/20/02 Today 03/20/02
Mr 02 79 050 79 175 - 76 450
Ap 02 69 900 70 950 78 500 79 150 52 550 52 800 -
My 02 - 78 475 79 4(H) 60 750 62 450 76 275 77 075
Jn 02 65 475 66 650 - 60 825 62 825
JIO2 - 59 100 61375 77 400 78 100
Auo2 65 400 66 625 81475 82 100 56 900 59 275 76 0(H) 76 550
SO2 81500 81975 - -
002 68 325 69 350 81450 82 025 48 000 50 300
NO2 - 82 300 82 650 - - -
DO2 69 825 70 775 45 400 47 S(H) -
JO2 82 400 82 200 -
FO3 71000 71825 47 300 49 475 70 250 70 250
Mr 03 72 200 72 425 - 70 250 69 850
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, March 23,2002
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, I IGHT
48.00-67 00
COWS UTII ITY HOI STFINS
35 50-42.50, CANNERS 32 00-40 00,
CULLS 32 00 AND DOWN.
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INCORPORATED
Main Office
15 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540 » 717-656-3307
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If you still have new crop of tobacco
on your farm or old crop of tobacco
on your farm, call
717-529-6416 or
717-S7S-2S2S
on Tuesday, April 2 between
8:00 AM- 12:00 Noon.
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808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO
125 00
HOLSTFIN HEIFER CAIVES 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,
HFAVY UP TO 34 00, LIGHT 30 00,
FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 50 00
SOWS 20.00-29 00
MAI F. HOGS 12.00-19.1 X)
LAMBS 70-85 IBS UP TO 96 00,
85-125 I BS UP TO 80.00, 30-60 1 BS UP
TO 115 00, CUI I S UP TO 60 00
SHFFP UP TO 25 (X)
GOATS I ARGE 55.00-100 00. MFDI
UM 25 00-70 00. SMAI I 10 00-40 00,
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