AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 5, 2002
Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Sept. 27,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS. CAT
TLE 5413... Compared with 3999 head
last week and 5198 head a year ago.
Slaughter steers opened the week on a
strong note, but closed the week .50 to .75
lower, Holstein steers steady to 1.50
lower, si. heifers steady to .50 lower, si.
cows steady to 1.00, spots 2.00 lower, si.
bulls mostly .50 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
65.00-69.00, Choice 1-3 63.00-676.00, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 62.75-64.00, Se
lect 1-3 57.50-63.75, Standard 1-2
49.50-57.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 56.00-59.25, Choice 2-3
51.00- Select 1-2 48.50-51.50, Stan
dard 1-2 44.75-47.25.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
60.50- Select 1-3 56.25-61.00, Stan
dard 1-2 46.50-56.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00- Boners 80-85% lean
33.75-42.00, mostly 34.50-38.50, Lean
85-90% 28.00-34.75, high yielding to
37.75. Shells 28.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
45.50- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 71.00-89.00,
500-700 Lbs 70.00-85.00. Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 69.00-78.00, 500-700
lbs 54.50-67.50, Large 3 450-700 lbs Hol
steins 50.00-60.00; HEIFERS: Medium
and Large 1 300-500 lbs 62.00-74.00,
500-700 lbs 60.00-68.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 55.00-70.00, 500-700
lbs 51.00-67.50; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 70.00-85.00, 500-700
lbs 63.00-66.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 65.00-79.00.
CALVES 3777... Compared with 2382
head last week and 3197 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 85-120 lbs 20.00-47.50,
Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bull calves opened the
week with a lower undertone and closed
the week fully 15.00 to 20.00 lower, Hol
stein heifers steady to week...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 75.00-135.00, mostly
80.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 40.00-80.00,
early sales to 105.00; No 1 Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 350.00-600.00, No 2 80-110 lbs
150.00- Beef type bulls and heifers
75-105 lbs 75.00-140.00.
HOGS 794... Compared with 445 head
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rows and gilts mostly .50 lower on an in
creased supply, sows 1.00 lower. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
220-270 lbs 26.50-30.75, 45-50% lean
240-300 lbs 25.00-27.75, 40-45% lean
220-275 lbs 23.75-25.50.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 14.00-17.00,
500-700 lbs 18.00-19.50.
BOARS: 3.00-6.00.
FEEDER PIGS 375... Compared with
197 head last week and 269 head a year
ago. US 1-3 25-35 lbs 8.00-15.00,40-60 lbs
15.00- per head.
SHEEP 1737... Compared with 1500
head last week and 2146 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-80 lbs
90.00- 80-120 lbs 64.00-82.00,
Good and Choice 70-100 lbs 44.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-40.00, with
yearlings to 50.00. ONE GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALES 329... Compared
with 1196 head last week and 560 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs not tested, to few
sold to trend. Slaughter pigs steady to
weak. Slaughter 20-35 lbs 50.00-117.00,
40-60 lbs 40.00-60.00 per cwt.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, September 30,2002
CATTLE: 119 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 62.00-66.00,
GOOD 57.00-61.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 60.00-65.00,
GOOD 55.00-59.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 34.00-41.50, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 18.00-33.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
45.00-
BULLS: YG+NI 43.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
52.00- BULLS 50.00-65.00, HEIF
ERS 48.00-60.00.
CALVES: 122 HEAD. CHOICE
75.00- GOOD 65.00-75.00, STAN
DARD 20.00-53.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
90-130 LBS. 60.00-127.50, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 150.00-410.00.
HOGS: 108. US+NI-2, 35.00-42.00; US
+N 1-3,33.00-35.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 14.00-22.00.
BOARS; 3.50-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 97 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-25.00.
SHEEP: 40 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
70.00- GOOD LAMBS 60.00-70.00,
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Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
September 30,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Front Royal, Marshall, Rock
ingham, Shenandoah, Staunton Union
and Winchester for the week of Sept.
23-28. All prices per hundred pounds live
weight (CWT.), except where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 2382 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 80-84.00; 300-400 lb 75-94.50;
400-500 lb 73-85.50; 500-600 lb
64.25-82.50; 600-700 lb 64.25-82.50;
600-700 lb 69.25-83.00; 700-800 lb
63.50- 800-900 lb 67-70.25; 900-1000
lb 67-70.25; 1000-1100 lb 65-69.35.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: MedTLge. 2:
300-500 lb 54-61.00 few 46.50; 500-700 lb
50-53.50; 700-900 lb 43-49.00; 900-1100 lb
44.50-
HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
77-87.00 few 65-71.00; 300-400 lb 74-84.50
few 65-73.75; 400-500 lb 64-77.00; 500-600
lb 60-71.00; 600-700 lb 60-71.50; 700-800
lb 58-70.00; 800-900 lb 63.75-66.00.
BULLS; Med./Lge. 1:200-300 lb
80-100.00; 300-400 lb 75-93.50; 400-500 lb
68-83.50; 500-600 lb 64-80.00; 600-700 lb
58.50-66.00; 700-900 lb 54-63.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 492 head.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 441 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
29.50-41.50; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3, 30-43.75; Canner and Low Cutter
1-2,24.50-36.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 51 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lb 38.75-52.50,
1300-1600 lb 42.25-49.00, 1600 lb and
over 38.50-48.75.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS; 94
head. MedTLge. 1 few 2, 4 yrs to aged
801-1350 lb bred 2-7 months 330-640.00
per head. Med./Lge. 1, bred for fall, win
ter 460-530.00 per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 19
pairs. Med./Lge. 1: 5 yrs to aged 940-1465
lb with 150-390 lb calves 440-705.00 per
pair; with 150-250 lb calves 625-700.00
per pair.
BABY CALVES RETURNED
TO FARMS: 111 head. Newborn
to 4 weeks 18-100.00 per head,
few 2.00 to 30.00 per head. Over
100 lbs: 45-98.00 cwt.
SHEEP: 109 head. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS; 55 head. New
Crop: Choice and few Prime 1-2
few 3, 86-116 lbs 59.25-62.00;
81-97 lb 55-69.00. FEEDER
LAMBS: 25 head. Med./Lge. 1-2
85-100 lb 59.50, 70-85 lb 58.50,
60-70 lb 53.25, 50-60 lb 56.25.
SLAUGHTER EWES: 29 head.
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Front Royal Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Warrenton, Va.
October 2,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Front Royal State Graded Feeder Cat
tle Sale, Oct. 1 721 head. Prices per cwt.
Average weights and average prices
where applicable in parentheses.
BOARD CATTLE (On Farm): 61 steers.
STEERS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 61 head,
800-900 lb (850 lb) 75.50. IN BARN CAT
TLE: 660 head (399 steers, 261 heifers).
STEERS: Med./Lge. 1: 25 head,
400-500 lb (457 lb) 78.25-85.00 (83.40); 77
head, 500-600 lb (559 lb) 75.25-84.50
(83.70) 52 head, 600-700 lb (655 lb)
75.50- (77.48); 34 head, 700-800 lb
(746 lb) 70.25-74.75 (73.93); 6 head,
800-900 lb (856 lb) 72.75; 14 head,
900-1000 lb (985 lb) 68.25. Med./Lge. 2:42
head, 400-500 lb (466 lb) 72.50-79.50
(78.64); 42 head, 500-600 lb (554 lb)
67.50- (77.75); 32 head, 600-700 lb
(645 lb) 67.50-76.50 (75.68); 28 head,
700-800 lb (744 lb) 67.50-74.75 (73.99).
HIEFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 21 head,
400-500 lb (472 lb) 70.25-75.25 (74.28); 33
head, 500-600 lb (547 lb) 73.25-77.50
(76.75); 35 head, 600-700 lb (634 lb)
69.25- (71.34). Med./Lge. 2: 28 head,
400-500 lb (462 lb) 66-71.50 (70.55); 41
head, 500-600 lb (557 lb) 69-71.75 (71.06);
38 head, 600-700 lb (641 lb) 72.50-74.50
(72.70) 17 head, 700-800 lb (735 lb)
68.25- (69.15).
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, September 30,2002
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Roanoke-Hollins Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
October 1,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Hollins, Sept.
30 FEEDER CATTLE; 269 head. Price
based on in weights.
STEERS: 77 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 76.50-81.00; 400-500 lb
81.50- 500-600 lb 72-77.00; 600-700
lb 75.25.
HEIFERS: 115 head. Mcd./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 72-73.50; 400-500 lb
72.50- 500-600 lb 60-69.00; 600-700
lb 67-70.50.
BULLS: 77 head. Med./Lge. 1: 300-400
lb 72-81.00; 400-500 lb 66-78.00; 500-600
lb 73.50-75.00; 600-700 lb 63.00.
Wytheville Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
October 2„ 2002
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Wytheville,
Oct. 1 FEEDER CATTLE; 465 head.
Prices per hundredweight, based on in
weights.
STEERS: 172 head. MediLge. 1:
200-300 lb 85-87.00; 300-400 lb 84-95.00;
400-500 lb 85-87.00; 500-600 lb 77-79.00;
600-700 lb 72-73.00; 700-800 lb 70.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 41 head. Med J
Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 45-53.00; 300-400 lb
45-57.00; 400-500 lb 41-51.00; 500-600 lb
53-50.00; 600-700 lb 50-60.00.
HEIFERS: 191 head. Med./Lge. 1;
200-300 lb 69-77.00 300-400 lb 72-74.00;
400-500 lb 74.25-74.75; 500-600 lb
71.25-72.50; 600-700 lb 71-72.00; 700-800
lb 6066.00.
BULLS: 61 head. Med./Lge. 1: 200-300
lb 80-88.00; 300-400 lb 79-85.00; 400-500
lb 69-75.00; 500-600 lb 65.50-74.00;
600-700 lb 5662.00.