Four States Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
July 15,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 90 HEAD, 2.00
LOWER. BREAKERS 38.00-43.00,
LIGHTWEIGHTS 34.00-37.00, BONERS
36.00- LEAN 33.00-36.00, THIN
33.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG+NI 1548 LBS. AT 54 00.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE 1150
LBS. AT 63.75, SELECT 1475 LBS. AT
58.25, LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1700-1875 LBS. 49.50-51.75
CALVES, 164 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-115 LBS. 40.00-55.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM, STEADY LIGHTWEIGHTS
10 00 LOWER. +NI 94-120 LBS
115.00- MAINLY 120.00-131.00,
86-92 LBS. 75.00-95.00, +N2 94-120 LBS
70.00- 00, 80-92 LBS. 45 00-65.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +NI 90-110 LBS.
TO 525.00, +N2 70-90 LBS.
■115.00-200.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: NONF.
SOWS- NONE.
BOARS; 460 LBS. AT 11 00.
STOCK CATTLE; HEIFERS 350-550
LBS. 60.00-71 00, MEDIUM 55.00-57.00.
BULLS: 1 975 LBS. AT 55 00; REGIS
TERED RED LIMOUSIN 3 YRS. OLD
885.00
GOATS: I LARGE 70.00, MEDIUM
35 00-56.00, SMALL 20.00-35.00
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD
10 HEAD 20 LBS. AT 7 00
Four States Livestock
Wednesday Sale
Ha|>erstown, Md.
Report Supplied liv Auction
July 17, 2002
SI AUGHTFR COWS 68 HFAD.
STFADY PRICFS. BRFAKFRS
38 50-42 25, BONFRS 36.00-40.00, I FAN
34 00-37 00, THIN 34 00 DOWN
BUI I S 11 HFAO HIGH DRESSING
1690 I BS AT 61 75, YG+NI 1400-2000
1 BS. 56 50-59 50, V C.+N2 48 00-54 50
FED STFFRS FFW OFFERFD
I OW CHOICE 1250 I BS TO 62 75
HFIFFRS- HIGH CHOICE
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1150-1200 LBS. 62.75-64.25, 1000-1150
LBS. 60.00-61.50
CALVES: GOOD SLAUGHTER
80-110 LBS. 38.00-48.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM
5.00- HIGHER. +NI 94-115 LBS.
115.00- 86-92 LBS. 70.00-95.00;
+N2 94-120 LBS. 85.00-110.00, 80-92
LBS. 50.00-70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
+NI 85-120 LBS. 400.00-500.00, +N2
75-120 LBS. 200.00-375.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS 70-95 LBS.
90 00-97.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: NO TOP
WEIGHTS. +NI AND 3 275-300 LBS.
30 00-32 50,300-350 I BS. 20.00-24.00.
SOWS: 45 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
300-500 LBS. 11.00-17.00, 500-700 LBS
14.00-
BOARS: 9.00-10.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 89 HEAD.
STEERS, NO TOP QUALITY OF
FERED 300-50 LBS. TO 73.00, 500-700
LBS. 60.00-66.00, 700-900 LBS.
57.00- 00.
HEIFERS; NO LIGHT WEIGHTS
500-600 LBS. TO 78.00, 600-800 LBS.
54.00-
BULLS: 2 HEAD 240 LBS. AT 84.00,
600-700 LBS. TO 66.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 81
HEAD. LARGE SPRINGERS
1050.00- MEDIUM SPRINGERS
750.00- SMALL 300.00-600.00,
MEDIUM FRESH 600,00-900.00,
SHORT BREDS 600.00-975 00, LARGE
OPEN HEIFERS 600 00-950 00, MEDI
UM 400 00-600.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS, 123 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD 30-40 IBS. 1100-20 00,
50-70 IBS, NONE, 80-110 IBS,
29 00-39 00
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied liy Auction
July 16. 2002
SI AUGHTFR COWS' 109 HEAD.
100-2.00 lOWFR BREAKERS
37 00-43.50, BONFRS 37 00-42.00, 1 AT
45.00, 1 FAN 33 00-37 00. THIN 33.00
DOWN.
BUI IS. II HEAD. NO YG+NI OF
FFRFD YG+N2 47 00-53 75.
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FED STEERS: 34 HEAD. 2.00-3.00
LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1100-1450 LBS. 54.00-66.50, CHOICE 2-3
62.50-65.00, LOW CHOICE 60.00-63.50,
HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200-1500
LBS. TO 54.75.
FED HEIFERS; 29 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1400 LBS.
63.00- 1 HIGH DRESSING 1246
LBS. AT 67.00, CHOICE 1000-1100 LBS.
59.00-
CAIVES; 150 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER 166 LBS. AT 60.00, 1
CHOICE 242 LBS. AT 94 00, GOOD
80-110 LBS 35.00-50.00: HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM,
STEADY PRICES. +NI 94-115 LBS.
100.00- 84-92 LBS. 65.00-90.00;
+N2 94-120 LBS. 75.00-100.00, 80-92
LBS. 45.00-65.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
30.00- LOWER. +NI 90-115 LBS.
440.00- +N2 75-105 LBS.
200.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 44 HEAD. +NI
AND 2 225-270 LBS. 34.25-35.25, +NI
AND 3 275-300 LBS. 31.00-33.25.
SOWS: 18 HEAD. 350-500 LBS
13.00- 500-700 LBS. TO 18.75.
BOARS: 400-750 LBS. TO 10.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 112 HEAD.
STEERS 300-500 LBS. 69.00-75.00,
500-700 LBS. 67.00-71.00, DAIRY X
700-900 LBS. TO 48.00.
HEIFERS: 250-500 LBS. 67.00-77.00,
500-700 LBS. 56.00-69.00, 700-900 LBS.
TO 53.00.
BULLS: 200-400 LBS 68.00-79.00,
400-600 LBS. 61 00-69.50, 600-800 LBS.
55.00-64.00.
SHEEP; 15.00-29.
LAMBS: 69 HEAD, MOSTLY
STEADY. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
80-115 LBS. 76.00-82.00, GOOD TO
CHOICE 40-80 LBS. 70.00-80.00, MEDI
UM TO GOOD 80-100 LBS. 60.00-73.00.
GOATS: 111 HEAD. LARGE BILLI
ES AND WETHERS 85.00-130.00, ME
DIUM 40.00-70.00, LARGE NANNIES
60.00-70.00, MEDIUM 35.00-65.00,
FLESHY KIDS 25.00-45.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS; 275, VERY
LITTLE BUYER INTEREST. BY THE
HEAD 20-35 LBS 20 00-29.00; BY THE
LB. 35-45 LBS TO 60.00, 50-70 LBS
40 00-50.00, 1 110 LBS AT 57.00
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Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 12 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat
production under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, July 13,
was estimated at 886.5 million lbs., according to the USDA's
Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 16 0% lower than a week ago
and 2 9% higher than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the
year to date was 3.1% higher compared to the previous year,
MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds)
(excludes condemned)
Calf/Veal Pork (2)
3 4 344 5
2 9 288 2
Week Ending ( 1 ) Beef
I.VJuI-02 535 I
06-Jul-02 470 4
Change
14-Jul-0I
Change
2002 YTD
2001 YTD
Change up 3 l°k dn 45% up 25% dn 39% up 31%
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 subject to revision
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (head)
Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealcrs Hogs Sheep/Lambs
13-Jul-02 706.000 18,000 1.764,000 53,000
06-Jul-02 623,000 15.000 1,468.000 41.000
Change
14-Jul-01
Change
2002 YTD
2001 YTD
Change
Week Ending LIVE
L3-Jul-02 Estimate
06-Jul-02 Estimate
14-Jul-OI Actual
DRESSED
13- Estimate 762 191 196
06-Jul-02 Estimate 759 195 197
14- Actual 745 190 194
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SLAUGHTERED BY CLASS
CATTLE HOGS
Sleers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Colls Sows Boars/Stags
527% 30 8% 14 8% 18% 96 1% 36% 03%
50 8% 310% 15 3% 18% 96 3% 34% 03%
Wk Ending
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Lamb/Mutton Totals (3)
3 5 886 5
2 7 764 2
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3 9
up 19 5%
338 4
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117 3
up I 8%
10,096 2
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131
132
143
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up 16 0%
861 5
up 2 9%
24.309 0
23.570 5