Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. May 8,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 327...(PDA)..(SuppIy in cluded 234 cows and heifers in the Dairy sale)..cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. STEERS: one Standard 1-2 55.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1275 & 1560 lbs 55.25 & 56.00, one Select 1-2 50.00, few Standard 1-245.00-48.50. HEIFERS: one Standard 1-2 43.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.25- Boners 80-85% lean 38.50-44.00, Lean 85-90% lean 36.25- Shells 35.00 and down. BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 1365 lbs 53.75. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me dium and Large 2 60S lbs 50.00, few 990-1010 lbs 56.50-61.50, one Large 3 820 lbs 51.00; BULLS: one Medium 1 530 lbs 61.00, one Medium 2 790 lbs 46.00. CALVES 61...VEALERS; few Stan dard and Good 85-105 lbs 40.00-67.00, few Utility 60-80 lbs 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs 130.00-150.00, No 2 80-125 lbs 75.00-125.00; No 2 Holstein heifers 60-95 lbs 200.00-390.00. One beef type bull and heifer 75 lbs 120.00. HOGS 6... BARROWS AND GILTS: few 40-45% lean 245-275 lbs 21,75-25.00. BOARS; couple 675 & 960 lbs 6.50. FEEDER PIGS 69...1-3 25-40 lbs 15.00-34.00, 45-65 lbs 37.50-48.00 per head. SHEEP 21,..SIaughter lambs 10.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lbs 85.00-111.00, 65-85 lbs 85.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 12.00- GOATS 31...(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 one 40 lbs 66.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs 23.00- one 40-60 lbs 38.00. Selection 3 20-40 lbs 14.00-18.00. Billies; 50-70 lbs 20.00- 70-100 lbs 66.00-78.00. DAIRY COWS: 825.00-1585.00, fancy bred heifers up to 1775.00 per head. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, May 5,2002 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-500 LBS. 55.00-90.00. STOCK HEIFERS 50.00-80.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 65.00. MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-62.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 42.00-57.00, LIGHT 52.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 63.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-58.50. BULLS HEAVY 41.00-58.00, LIGHT 48.00-70.00, SLOW UP TO 20.00. COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 35.50-43.00, 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 130.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE TURN TO FARM UP TO 525.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 195.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 34.00, HEAVY UP TO 32.00, LIGHT 30.00-35.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 50.00. SOWS 20.00-22.00. SELL-A-BRATION! Buy 10, Get One FRE Offer Good Now Thru June 29 COWS • Increased feed intake • Higher peak milk • Increased lactation production • Reduced metabolic problems • Good reproductive performance • A healthy herd MIX & MATCH LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, May 8, 2002 Live Hogs Frozen Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies Today 05/01/02 Today 05/01/02 Today 05/01/02 Today 05/01/02 My 02 76 650 75 700 45 400 44 800 63 350 66 150 Jn 02 63 650 63 225 - 52 450 52 025 - JlO2 - 51 575 52 750 62 200 67 250 Au 02 63 950 63 525 78 425 77 725 51600 51 800 62 125 66 925 SO2 - 77 600 77 600 - - - 002 66 525 66 325 77 600 77 675 43 000 43 200 NO2 78 250 77 900 - - DO2 67 925 67 850 - 40 100 40 350 JO2 - 78 050 77 900 - - FO3 68 700 68 250 42 350 43 050 65 250 64 550 Mr 03 77 600 76 850 - - 65 500 64 400 Apo3 70 000 69 800 77 600 76 400 - - MALE HOGS 12.00-22.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 90.00, 85-125 LBS. UP TO 85.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 100.00, CULLS UP TO 60.00. SHEEP UP TO 35.00. GOATS LARGE 55.00-140.00, MEDI UM 25.00-70.00, SMALL 10.00-40.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. FEEDER SALE EVERY SECOND SAT. PER MONTH. MINERAL STOCK UP ✓ Suppl Minerals - vitamins and added selenium ✓ Dairy Minerals - free choice feeding ✓ Dairy Buffer Pale - rumen buffer during periods of low milk fat test ✓ Cornerstone Minerals - heifer mineral kssMus PURINA EHOWS 6 S Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562 (717) 442-4183 800-635-3592 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11,2002-A1 \ Some markets not 1 available because | of the holiday HEIFERS ' • Increased feed intake/grazmg • Higher ADG • Fly control • Good reproductive performance • Healthy replacement heifers 9
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