Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
November 26,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 128 HEAD,
1.00 LOWER. BREAKERS 34.00-39.50,
BONERS 34.00-37.50, LEAN 30.00-34.00,
THIN 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 13 HEAD, STEADY. YG+NI
47.00- YG+N2 43.00-46.00.
FED STEERS: 29 HEAD, STEADY
PRICES. HIGH CHOICE 1100-1475
LBS. 69.75-71.25, CHOICE 2-3
65.00- SELECT 60.00-64.00.
FED HEIFERS: 17 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE 1200-1400 LBS. 69.00-70.75,
CHOICE YG4-5 57.00-62.00.
CALVES: 135 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 350
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LBS. AT 67.00, GOOD 80-110 LBS.
32.00-42.0; HOLSTEIN BULLS RE
TURNING TO FARM 5.00-15.00
LOWER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 80.00-97.00,
+N2 50.00-75.00, 88-94 LBS. 45.00-65.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW OFFERED.
+NI 100 LBS. AT 430.00, +N2 80-115
LBS. 150.00-250.00; BEEF X BULLS
75-120 LBS. 90.00-112.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 5 HEAD. 280-325
LBS. 27.00-30.75,1 254 LBS. AT 25.50.
SOWS: 4 HEAD. THIN 400-500 LBS.
TO 17.75.
BOARS; 4.00-6.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 144 HEAD, GOOD
DEMAND. STEERS MED. AND
LARGE FRAME 76.00-79.00, 550-700
LBS. 60.00-71.00, 700-900 LBS.
60.00-72.00,900-1100 LBS. 60.00-64.00.
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HEIFERS; MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 54.00-65.00,
500-700 LBS. 55.00-65.00, 700-800 LBS.
50.00-
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 75.00-83.00, 400-600 LBS.
57.00-
SHEEP: 26 HEAD 25.00-42.00.
LAMBS: 71 HEAD, STRONG DE
MAND. CHOICE 100-125 LBS.
87.00- 80-100 LBS. 92.00-103.00,
60-80 LBS. 98.00-110.00, SO LBS. TO
121.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50-80 LBS.
89.00- 130-145 LBS. 78.00-94.00,
YEARLINGS 90-120 LBS. 60.00-79.00.
GOATS: 63 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 65.00-85.00, MEDIUM
45.00- LARGE NANNIES
60.00- 1 AT 99.00, MEDIUM
40.00-60.00, SMALL 22.00-40.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 38 HEAD.
BY THE HEAD 20 LBS.
20.00-22.00, 50-60 LBS. 19.00-27.00;
BY THE LB. 70-76 LBS. 45.00,
100-130 LBS. 25.00-34.00, 140-170
LBS. 32.00-33.00.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, November 26,2002
CALVES .02-3.20.
COWS .19-.44'/2.
EASY COWS .02-32‘/2.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .20-.74.
HEIFERS .32'/2-.66.
BULLS .2S-.64.
STEERS .2S-.63.
HOGS .18-.35.
ROASTING PIGS EACH
10.00-25.00.
BOARS .05.
SOWS .17-.23.
SHEEP .07-.63.
LAMBS EA. 67.50-122.50.
LAMBS PER LB. .56-Ls7'/2.
GOATS EA. 45.00-95.00.
KIDS EA. 10.00-90.00.
TOTAL: 637.
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Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, November 25,2002
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-90.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 63.00-69.00, medium to good
56.00- heavy Choice over 1450 lbs.
50.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
40.00-54.00, light 39.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 64.00-67.85, Medium to Good
60.00-63.50.
BULLS: heavy 38.00-48.00, light
40.00-49.00.
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 34.50-40.50,
Commercial to Good 31.00-35.00, cull
cows 30.50 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-75.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
108.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
400.00, BEEF X CALVES return to farm
up to 135.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 38.00.
SOWS: up to 21.50.
LAMBS, Choice up to 82.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 65.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
Rockingham Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
November 22,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Rockingham State Graded Feeder Cat
tle Sale, Nov. 21 ISO head. Prices per
CWT. Average weights and average
prices where applicable in parentheses.
FEEDER STEERS: 89 head, Med./Lge.
1: 7 head, 400-500 lb (458 lb) 81-89.00
(86.89); 19 head, 500-600 lb (552 lb)
82-84.00 (83.89); 11 head, 600-700 lb (635
lb) 70-80.00 (77.21); 11 head 700-800 lb
(729 lb) 80.75; 8 head, 800-900 lb (861 lb)
79.50-80.85 (80.43); 13 head, 900-1000 lb
(955 I b )
74.75-76.00
(75.33).
FEEDER
HEIFERS: 61
head. Med./Lge.
1: 7 head,
400-500 lb (456
lb) 73.00; 12
head, 500-600 lb
(560 lb) 67-75.00
(74.36); 22 head,
600-700 lb (637
lb) 67.00; 9 head,
800-900 lb (864
lb) 66.75.
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Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
November 25,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
Nov. 22 FEEDER CATTLE: 650 head.
Feeder steers, heifers and bulls steady.
Prices per cwt. based on in weights.
STEERS: 425 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90-108.00; 400-500 lb 85-96.00;
500-600 lb 83-96.00; 600-700 lb 80-87.00;
700-800 lb 74-79.00; 800-900 lb 78-83.75;
900-1000 lb few 75.00; 1000-1100 lb few
71.75. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 90-100.00;
400-500 lb 85-92.00; 500-600 lb 80-90.00;
600-700 lb 78-85.00; 700-800 lb 70-77.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 15 head. Med./
Lge.2: 300-500 lb 42-53.00; 500-700 lb
51.00.
HEIFERS: 130 head. Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 70-80.00; 500-600 lb 70-76.00.
BULLS: 80 head. Med./Lge. 1: 300-400
lb 90-108.00; 400-500 lb 85-96.00; 500-600
lb 80-93.00; 600-700 lb 72-81.00.
Winchester Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
November 26,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Winchester,
Nov. 25 FEEDER CATTLE: 543 head.
Prices per cwt., based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: 141 head. Med./
Lge. 1: 300-400 lb 88.00; 400-500 lb
77-81.00; 500-600 lb 67-82.50; 600-700 lb
70.50-76.00; 800-900 lb 68.00; 900-1000 lb
71.50. Med ./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 83.00;
400-500 lb 66.00; 500-600 lb 69-71.00;
600-700 lb 67.50; 700-800 lb 64-66.50;
800-900 lb 57.00; 900-1000 lb 57.50-63.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 225 head. Med./
Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 75-76.00; 300-400 lb
69-75.00; 400-500 lb 67.50-74.50; 500-600
lb 66-73.50; 600-700 lb 67.50-70.00;
700-800 lb 67-73.00. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400
lb 64-69.00; 400-500 lb 60-65.00; 500-600
lb 55-60.00; 600-700 lb 60-64.50; 700-800
lb 63.50-65.00; 800-900 lb 59.00.
BULLS; 177 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 73-84.00; 400-500 lb
67.50-80.50; 500-600 lb 66-80.00; 600-700
lb 64-70.00; 700-900 lb 60-64.00. Med./
Lge. 2; 300-400 lb 60-71.00; 400-500 lb
61-68.00; 500-600 lb 59-66.00; 600-700 lb
57-64.00; 700-900 lb 47.50-57.25.
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