Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, November 30,2002 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS; 200-500 lbs 45.00-90.00. STOCK HEIFERS 35 00-81.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS- Good to Choice 63 00-66.25, Medium to Good 42.00- 00 HOI STEIN STEERS Good 38.00- Light 35.00-42.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- Good to Choice 62.00-64.50, Medium to Good 50.00-61.50. BULLS. Heavy 33.00-45 00, Light 40.00-47.00. COWS. Utility Holstems 32 00-39.00, Canners 28 00-32.00, Culls 25.00 and down So you should call the shots. Ask your NC+ Dealer which hybrids will work best for your management techniques. We’ll give you the freedom to succeed. 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Call District Sales Manager Harvey Doyle at 724-459-8580 or see one of ALEXANDRIA J CLETUS RHODES *Bl4-669-4705 BIGLERVILLE ROGER & KALAIWHERLEY • 717-334-6129 CANTON ED PEPPER *717 364-5242 EAST EARL IVAN ZIMMERMAN • 717-354-5826 DANIELSVILLE LARRY BENDER • 610-837-0830 ELLIOTTSBURG WAYNE FREEMAN • 717 582-2397 HALIFAX BECHTEL FARMS KENNETH BECHTEL • 717-896-8314 KINTNERSVILLE WAYNE LITZENBERGER • 610-847-5563 KUNKLETOWN JEFFREY BORGER • 610-381 3785 LEHIGHTON GEORGE S FARMS • 610 377 3219 Independent. W 6% Cash Discount Until January 11, 2003 Attention Organic Farmers: NC+ Organics offers certified Organic seed and conventional, non-GMO, untreated seed -- corn, soybeans and alfalfa. See your NC+ dealer or call 1-800-279-7999 Visit our website at www.ncorgamcs.com 808 CALVES: 50.00 and down. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE TURN TO FARM; 90-120 lbs. Up to 85.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE TURN TO FARM: Up to 200.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM: Up to 125.00. HOGS: Top Quality up to 44.00, Heavy up to 40.00, Light 25.00-42.00; FEEDER PIGS. BY HEAD: Up to 23.00 SOWS: 20.00-28.00. MALE HOGS- 3.00-10.00. 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 28.00. GOATS: Large 55.00-115 00, Medium 25 00-70.00, Small 10.00-30.00, all by the head. Feeder sale every second Sat. per month. these NC+ Dealers. LEWISBURG AARON MARTIN • 717-524-2952 LEWISBURG URIE YODER *717-524-7739 LITITZ ELVINHURSH* 717-733-3538 MANCHESTER ANIMAL MEDIC *717-266-5611 MANHEIM ARTHUR AUKER • 717-665-6627 RICHFIELD SAMUEL KNOUSE • 717 463 2885 SALEM DONALD EMEL* 609-769-1577 THOMPSONTOWN ROGER SANER *717 535 5307 WESTMINSTER MD RON LEISTER *4lO-876-4519 WOODBURY GREGG CARBAUGH • 814-766-3696 Friend’s Stockyard Accident, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, December 2, 2002 STOCK STEERS AND BULI S 200-500 lbs. 55.00-90 00 STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs. 51 00-72.00 SLAUGHTER STEERS Good to Choice 66.00-71.00, medium to good 60 00-65.50, heavy Choice over 1450 lbs 50 00-64.00. HOI STEIN STEERS, heavy Choice 40 00-54.00, light 39 00-52.00 SI AUGHTER HEIFERS- Good to Choice 64.00-69.00, Medium to Good 60 00-63.50 BULLS: heavy 38.00-48.00, light 40.00- 00 COWS Utility (Holstems) 37 00-41.50, Commercial to Good 31.00- 50, cull cows 33 00 and down VEAI S- Good to Choice 50.00- Med to Good 50.00- 00. 808 CALVES- 40 00 and down HOLSTEIN BUI L CALVES, RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs Op to 112 00, HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM 90-120 lbs up to 300 00, BEEF X CAIVES return to farm up to 125 00. HOGS, top qudht), up to 38 00 SOWS up to 21 50 I AMBS, Choice up to 82 00 GOATS' Choice up to 65 00 I ivcstock prices are all given per hundred weights CHECK AD WEEKLY FOR MORE BUDGET-PLEASING SUPER BUYS! NEARLY 20 PRiOttNED * PIECES ON DISPLAY AT 4019 ASH VIUUE RD. QUARRYVILLE, PA. I ’ Liquid Waste Equipment Specialists 800-222-2948 *717-529-2782 • www.midatlanticagri.com Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 2002-Al7 Wytheville Weekly Feeder Cattle Richmond, Va. December 4,2002 Report Supplied by USDA WEEKLY AUCTION at Wytheville, Dec 3 FEEDER CATTI F: 400 head Prices per hundredweight, based on in weights. STEERS 125 head Med /Lge 1 300-400 lb 90-101 00; 400-500 lb 90 50-94 00, 500-600 lb 80-82.00, 600-700 lb 78 00, 700-800 lb 78 75, 800-900 Ih 75 00 Med,/Lge 2 300-400 18 80-100 00, 400-500 lb 80-95.00, 500-600 lb 72-78.00, 600-700 lb 70-78 00. 700-800 lb 64.00 HOI STEIN STEERS 60 head Med/ Ige 2 200-300 lb 40-53.00, 300-500 lb 45-56 00, 500-700 lb 50-54 00, 700-900 lb 45-51.00. HEIFERS: 150 head Med./I gc 1 300-400 lb 81-85.00. 400-500 lb 75-79 50; 500-600 lb 70.00; 600-700 lb 71-71 75, 70-800 lb 70-73 00. Med /I ge 2 300-400 lb 77-78.00, 400-500 lb 73-80 50, 500-600 lb 70 75, 600-700 lb 70 50-72.25, 700-800 lb 70.00; 800-900 lb 55-61 00 BULLS 65 head. Med./Lgc. 1 200-300 lb 90-100.00, 300-400 lb 93 50-100 00, 400-500 lb 76-94 00; 500-600 lb 78-87 (M), 600-700 lb 60-73 (K); 700-900 lb 61-72 00 / Marshall Weekly Feeder Cattle Sale Richmond, Va. December 4, 2002 Report Supplied Bv USDA WFFKIY AUCTION at Marshall, Dec 3 FEFDFH C ATTI F 82 head Prices based on in weights STFFRS 14 head Med II ge 1 600-700 lb 73-74 75, 800-900 75 50 Med / I ge 2 800-900 lb 84 50 HOI STFIN STFFRS 17 head Med/ Uge 2. 500-700 lb 52 50, 700-900 lb 51-55 00 HFIFF:RS. 31 head Med/I ge 1 300-400 lb 65.00, 600-700 lb 63 50, 700-800 lb 66 00. Med /I ge 2. 300-400 lb 63 00, 500-600 lb 56-60 00; 700-800 lb 59-59 50. BULLS 20 head Med /Lge. 1 300-400 lb 66.00; 500-600 lb 74 00; 600-700 lb 69.50; 700-900 lb 60 50-62.50. Med /Lge 2. 600-700 lb 60.50 agnsys/ems Front Royal Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Warrenton, Va. December 4, 2002 Report Supplied by USDA Front Royal State Graded Feeder Cat- tie Sale, Dec 3 1,347 head Prices pei CWT Average weights and a\erage prices where applicable m parentheses BOARD CATTI F (On Farm) 253 head (61 steers, 192 heifers FEEDER STTFRS Med/I ge I 61 head, 800-900 lb (825 lb) 83 25 FFEDFR HFIFFRS Med/I gc 1 M 2 head, 700-800 lb (738 lb) 75 80-77 10 (76 43) 60 head, 800-900 lb (825 lb) 77 75 IN BARN CATTI F 1094 head (598 steers, 496 heifers) FFEDFR STEERS Med/I ge I 42 head, 400-500 lb (467 lb) 84 50-94 50, 153 head, 500-600 lb (549 lb) 68 50-82 25 (78 28), 139 head, 600-700 lb (654 lb) 73 25-81 00 (78 55), 28 head, 700-800 lb (736 lb) 76 50-78 25 (76 99), II head, 800-900 lb (854 lb) 81 75 Med /I gc 2 16 head, 300-400 lb (377 lb) 99(H), 47 head, 400-50(454 lb) 80-92 (M) (90 29), 54 head, 500-600 lb (542 lb) 69 75-82 25 (75 45), 25 head, 600-700 lb (637 Ih) 73 25-79 00 (74 59), 8 head 700-800 lb (761 lb) 73 75 Small 1 15 head, 400-500 lb (462 lb) 78 50 FFFDFR HFIFFRS 179 head Med/ Igc I 46 head, 400-500 lb (462 Ih) 70-76 25 (75 54), 117 head, 500-600 lb (555 lb) 69 50-72 75 (7122), 96 head, 600-700 lb (636 lb) OO (74 16), 19 head, 700-800 lb (745 lb) 71-71 75 (71 67) Med /I ge 2 13 head, 300-400 lb (372 lb) 76 50-77 00 (76 93), 61 head, 400-500 lb (456 lb) 73-76 25 (75 33), 56 head, 500-600 lb (558 lb) 64-72 75 (70 66), 16 head, 600-700 lb (651 lb) 69 00 Small 1 10 head 300-400 lb (353 lb) 75 (X)