Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. July 25,2002 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 303...(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 244 cows and heifers in the Dairy sale)...Compared with last week’s sa le.xows fully 1.00 lower. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00- Boners 80-85% lean 36.00- few High Yielding to 40.75, Lean 85-90% lean 32.75-36.00. Shells 32.00 and down. BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 2135 lbs 57.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; one Large 1 245 lbs 70.00, few Large 3 345-500 lbs Holsteins 37.00-45.00; BULLS; one lot Large 2 305 lbs 60.00, few Large 3 500-550 lbs 36.00-40.00. CALVES 92...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-100 lbs 30.00-42.50, Utility 60-90 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls weak to 10.00 lower, Holstein heifers mostly steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100.00- 80-90 lbs 77.50-87.50, No 2 90-120 lbs 60.00-87.50, 75-85 lbs 45.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 85-100 lbs 350.00-490.00, No 2 75-90 lbs 160.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers 90-110 lbs 90.00- HOGS 13... BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 260-285 lbs 29.50-31.50, 40-45% lean 230-315 lbs 23.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 37...1-3 25-40 lbs 20.00- 40-50 lbs 41.00-46.00. per head. SHEEP 18... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: one High Choice 60 lbs 86.00, Choice 60-110 lbs 50.00-64.00, few Good and Choice 85-105 lbs 40.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-30.00. GOATS 34...(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 40-50 lbs 40.00-50.00. Selection 2 20-35 lbs 16.00-25.00, 40-55 lbs 28.00-45.00. Se lection 3 10-40 lbs 11.00-23.00, one 6.00. Yearlings: Selection 2 60-100 lbs 40.00- Nannies: 60-100 lbs 22.00- one 50.00. Billies: one 100 lbs 150.00. Wethers; one 80 lbs 61.00. DAIRY COWS: 775.00-1750.00. per head. STOCK UP SELL-A-BRATION! Buy 10, Get One FRE Offer Good Now Thru Sept. 30, 2002 COWS • Increased feed intake • Higher peak milk • Increased lactation production • Reduced metabolic problems • Good reproductive performance • A healthy herd MIX & MATCH Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA July 22,2002 CATTLE 495..(PDA)...(Supply in cluded 168 steers and heifers, 219 cows, 30 bulls and 78 feeder cattle)..Compared with last week’s sale..steers 1.00 higher, cows steady to spots 2.00 lower, bulls steady. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1245-1450 lbs 66.00-67.50, Choice 1-3 1130-1490 lbs 61.75-65.75 mostly 63.00- Select 1-2 60.00-63.75, few Yield Grade 1 up to 65.25, Standard 1-2 50.50- HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice 2-3 1185-1440 lbs 53.00-55.00, few Select 1-2 49.00- Standard 1-2 42.50-47.25. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1130-1335 lbs 61.00- Select 1-2 59.50-62.00, Stan dard 1-243.00-58.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.00- Boners 80-85% lean 37.00- Lean 85-90% lean 32.00- mostly 33.00-37.50. Shells 31.75 and down. BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1065-1990 lbs 54.25-60.75, Yield Grade 2 1035-1890 lbs 44.50- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Large 1 500 lbs 86.00, few 895-940 lbs 60.50- few Medium and Large 2 250 lbs 85.00, one 580 lbs 62.00, Large 3 690-905 lbs Holsteins 47.50-49.50; HEIF ERS: Medium 1-2 210-295 lbs 70.00- 400-470 lbs 53.00-61.00, one 850 lbs 57.00, one Large 3 245 lbs Holstein 82.50, few 880-950 lbs Holsteins 50.00; BULLS; Medium and Large 1 210-280 lbs 93.00- Medium and Large 2 215-260 lbs 82.00-90.00, few Medium and Large 3 260-480 lbs 51.00-55.00, couple 730 & 1010 lbs 55.50. CALVES 453...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-95 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility 55-80 lbs 10.00-27.50. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100.00- mostly 110.00-135.00,80-90 lbs 80.00-95.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 55.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110 lbs 380.00-530.00, No 2 70-110 lbs 200.00- Few beef cross bulls and heifers 95-105 lbs 100.00. HOGS 38... BARROWS AND GILTS: few 45-50% lean 210-260 lbs 31.00-36.00, lightweights 170-200 lbs 32.00-33.50, few 40-45 lean 290-335 lbs 24.00-31.50. SOWS: few US 1-3 365-490 lbs 11.00- one 605 lbs 19.00. MINERAL ✓ Suppl Minerals - vitamins and added selenium ✓ Dairy Minerals - free choice feeding ✓ Dairy Buffer Pak - rumen buffer during periods of low milk fat test ✓ Cornerstone Minerals - heifer mineral HIGH BROS. 441 Centerville Road Gordonville, PA 717-354-0301 BOARS: 525-630 lbs 5.50-10.00. FEEDER PIGS 0..N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 62... Slaughter lambs steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-45 lbs 72.50-77.50, 50-75 lbs 71.00-82.50, 80-130 lbs 66.00-73.00, few Good and Choice 35-75 lbs 52.50-65.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 26.00-30.00. GOATS 109...(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 few under 20 lbs 23.00, 20-40 lbs 28.00-37.00, 40-60 lbs 37.00-53.00. Selection 2 under 20 lbs 12.00-22.00, 20-40 lbs 20.00-31.00, 50-70 lbs 33.00-67.50. Selection 3 under 20 lbs 6.00-9.00, few 20-40 lbs 14.00. Yearlings: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 40.00- Nannies: 50-70 lbs 34.00- 70-90 lbs 49.00-72.00. BUlies: 50-70 lbs 62.50-68.00, 70-90 lbs 75.00- 100-135 lbs 120.00-140.00 Wethers: one 70 lbs 67.00. CATTLE 93...(PDA)...Compared with last week’s sale..cows .50 to 1.50 lower, in sufficient Breakers to set trend. STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1305-1395 lbs 64.00-66.00, few Select 1-2 62.00-63.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1-2 52.00. HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-4 1085 & 1395 lbs 63.25 & 65.50. COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00-42.00, Boners 80-85% lean 34.50-38.25, Lean 85-90% lean 31.75-37.25. BULLS; few Yield Grade 2 1000-1900 lbs 43.00-50.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple Medium 2 325 & 550 lbs 70.00 & 71.00; HEIFERS: one Medium 1 290 lbs 72.00; BULLS: one Medium 2 315 lbs 64.00. CALVES 153...{A11 calves sold per cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-110 lbs 32.00-50.00, Util ity 50-75 lbs 15.00-25.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 95-115 lbs 105.00-115.00, 80-90 lbs 60.00-90.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 60.00-87.50; few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 520.00-522.50, No 2 80-110 lbs 250.00-425.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 60-105 lbs 80.00-125.00. HEIFERS 1 • Increased feed intake/grazing • Higher ADG • Fly control • Good reproductive performance • Healthy replacement heifers New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. Report Supplied By PDA Monday, July 22,2002 HOGS 195...8arr0ws and gilts 1.00 to 1.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 39.00-40.00, 45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 37.00-38.00, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 35.75-37.00. SOWS: 1-3 350-580 lbs 15.50-20.00. BOARS: few 250-495 lbs 22.00-23.50. FEEDER PIGS 66..2-3 20-30 lbs 8.00-14.00, 40-50 lbs 14.00-16.00. per head. SHEEP 58... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: one High Choice and Prime 30 lbs 130.00, Choice 40-100 lbs 60.00-70.00, Good and Choice 30-80 lbs 50.00-51.00. SLAUGH TER SHEEP: 19.00-24.00. GOATS 18..(A1I sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 60 lbs 44.00, few 40-60 lbs 20.00-42.50. Nan nies; couple 70-100 lbs 30.00 & 37.50, few 50-70 lbs 19.00-40.00. Lynchburg Weekly State Graded Feeder Cattle Richmond, Va. July 23,2002 Report Supplied By USD A STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE at Lynchburg, Mon., July 22: 435 head; 193 steers, 242 heifers. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. A consignment of 31 head registered Angus bulls sold: 760-900 lbs 625-1025.00, mostly 750- 925.00 per head. Prices of graded feeder cattle follow with average weights and average prices in parentheses where applicable. FEEDER STEERS: Med. and Lge. 1; 16 head, 400-500 lb (458 lb) 82.50-85.50 (84.73); 19 head, 500-600 lb (551 lb) 79.75-82.75 81.60; 15 head 600-700 lb (640 lb) 72-76.00 (74.68). Med. and Lge. 2: 11 ATTENTION; MANURE HAULERS and NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 2002 Manure Hauler Certification Field Days £ Dates: July 30, 2002 - Manure Hauler Certification Program Field Day Greater Vision Farm, Fleetwood, Pa., Berks Co. w August 1, 2002 - Manure Application Field Day The Buser Farm, Yorkana, Pa., York Co. Agenda: 8:45 Registration - Coffee, Doughnuts 9:00 Introduction and program recap; Some main points from the Classroom - Robb Meinen, PSU Dept, of Dairy & Animal Science 9:45 Concurrent Sessions (For concurrent sessions the group will be split and each session will be offered twice); P-Index Exercise* - Jerry Martin, Pa. Nutrient Management Program: Joel Myers, USDA-NRCS; Mark Goodson, York Co. Coop Ext.; Jennifer Weld, USDA-ARS Compaction Exercise - Sjoerd Duiker, PSU Dept, of Agronomy: Robb Meinen, PSU Dept, of Dairy & Animal Science 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Concurrent Sessions Calibration Exercise* - Leon Ressler, Lancaster Co. Coop Ext.; Robb Meinen, PSU Dept, of Dairy & Animal Science Soil Pit - Joel Myers, USDA-NRCS; Mark Goodson, York Co. Coop Ext. 2:00 Concurrent Sessions Hand-held GPS Exercise - Brad Georgic, PSD Dept, of Ag Engineering GPS on Field Equipment - David Wagner, PSD Dept, of Ag Engineering 30 E 3: equipment Demonstrations, Injection and Variable Rate Applications - Dan Shirley, Beltsville, Md., USDA Ag Research Farm; Various local haulers 4:00 Adjourn Registration Contact: Robb Meinen (814) 865-2987 or rmeinen@das.psu.edu Please bring a calculator to the meetings. Participants will be asked to pay a $lO registration fee at the farm, Five Continuing Ed credits are offered to certified Management Plan A classroom session must be attencMflf^^^^^^^^H the Farm Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 2002-All head, 300-400 lb (350 lb) 91-93.00 (92.31); 28 head, 400-500 lb (456 lb) 77.50-84.00 (82.44); 24 head 500-600 lb (548 lb) 76.50-81.00 (80.09). Small 1: 13 bead, 400-500 lb (574 lb) 65.50-67.00 (66.69). FEEDER HEIFERS: Med. and Lge. 1: 22 head, 400-500 lb (463 lb) 73.25-75.75 (75.05); 35 head, 500-600 lb (544 lb) 68-73.25 ( 72.13); 17 head, 600-700 lb (638 lb); 68-70.25 (68.78). Med. and Lge. 2: 13 head, 300-400 lb (366 lb) 74-82.00 (81.36); 39 head, 400-500 lb (453 lb) 71-75.75 (74.89); 34 head, 500-600 lb (540 lb) 71-73.75 (71.79). Med. and Lge. 3: 10 head, 300-400 lb (347 lb) 65-70.00 (69.48); 16 head, 400-500 lb (451 lb) 64.50-68.00 (67.56). Small 1; 11 head, 400-500 lb (44 lb) 62.00. REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION, Lynchburg, July 15: FEEDER CATTLE: 445 head. Feeder bulls steady. Prices based on in weights. HOLSTEIN STEERS: 4 head. Med. and Lge. 2:500-700 lb 53.50. BULLS: 159 head. Med and Lge 1: 300-400 lb 89.00; 400-500 lb 75.50-77.00; 500-600 lb 72-73.00. Small 1; 200-300 lb 80-85.00; 300-400 lb 77.50. Med. and Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 87-95.00; 300-400 lb 85-88.00; 400-500 lb 72-77.00; 500-600 lb 72.25-74.00. SPECIALISTS
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