Dewart Livestock
l)e»art. Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, December 23. 2002
STFFRS 50.00-63 00
HFIFFRS 50 00-62 (H)
GOOD COWS 50 00-41 50
LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Monday, December 23, 2002
Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today 12/18/02 Today 12/18/02 Today 12/18/02 Today 12/18/02
DO2 7.5 200 73 725 - -
JO2 83 375 83 000
FO3 79 150 78 250 - 53 150 51225 88 500 84 325
Mr 03 81 900 81 225 - 87 250 82 650
Apo3 77 975 77 250 81 675 80 975 59 400 56 325
My 03 - 82 200 81300 63 650 61050 87 600 84 300
Jn 03 72 050 71300 - 66 125 63 575
JIO3 - 63 100 60 750 87 400 84 800
Auo3 70 175 69 350 84 200 83 550 60 450 58 500 87 000 83 900
SO3 ----- - 84 100 83 700 - -
003 71300 70 600 83 975 83 450 53 025 52 175
NO3 84 475 84 200 -
DO3 - - - - 51775 51 025
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CANNFRS AND
20 00-30 00
BULLS NONF
VFAI • 90-190 LBS
70-90 LBS 40 00-100 00
HOGS 20 00-33 00
SOWS 20 00-25 00
FEFDFR PIGS- 15 00-29 00
Farmers
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Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
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Saturday, December 21, 2002
CUTTFRS
100.00-450 (K).
STOCK STEFRS AND BUI IS
200-500 lbs 45 00-80 00
STOCK HFIFFRS 35 00-70 00
SLAUGHTER STEFRS. Good to
Choice 63 00-66 25, Medium to Good
42 00-60 00
HOISTFIN STFERS Good
38 00-45 50,1 ight 35 00-42.00
SI AUGHTFR HFIFFRS Good to
Choice 62 00-64 50, Medium to Good
50 00-61.50
BULLS Heavy 33.00-48.00, light
40.00-47.00.
COWS Utility Holstems 32 00-40.00,
Canners 28.00-32 00, Culls 25 00 and
down.
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 36.00, Heavy
up to 35.00, Light 25.00-32.00; 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 107 00,
85-125 lbs up to 90 00, 30-60 lbs up
to 116.00, Culls up to 60 00
SHEEP Up to 40 00
GOATS Large 55.00-105.00, Me
dium 25 00-75 00, Small
10 00-30 00, all by the head
Feeder sale every second Sat per
month No sale Dec 28; sale as
usual Jan 4, 2003
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Hagerstown, Md.
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December 23. 2002
70 HFAI), STFADY ERIC FS
BRFAKFRS 36 00-40 75, BONFRS
15 00-38 50, 1 FAN 30 00-34 00, THIN
AND I IGHT 10 00 DOWN
BUI IS 7 HF AD YG+NI 1954 IBS
AT 47 25, YG+N2 12(H)-17(H) IBS
42 00-45 00
FFD STFFRS GOOD DFMAND
HIGH CHOICF 2-4 1200-1475 LBS
74 50-75 50, FEW OVFR 1500 LBS
68 00-71 00, lOW CHOICF 1200-1300
I BS. TO 72 50, SFI FCT 68.00-70 (H)
FED HEIFERS. HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME 1425 LBS. 73 50-75 25, CHOICF
3-4 1200-1400 IBS 72 00, YG+N4 1530
LBS. 67.00-71.00
CALVES 127 HEAD CHOICF 200
IBS AT 79.00, GOOD 182 IBS AT
66 00, GOOD 80-120 LBS. 34
HOLSTEIN BULLS, RETURNED TO
FARM 5.00-10.00 LOWER +NI 92-120
LBS. 80.00-105.00, +N2 92-120 LBS.
50.00-80.00, +N2 82-90 LBS 45.00-50.00,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +NI 100-115
LBS TO 350 00, FEW 90 LBS TO
250.00, 60-88 LBS 100.00-130 00, BFFF
X BULLS AND HEIFERS FEW 110-125
LBS. 100 00-115.00,
BUTCHER HOGS 10 HEAD NO
TOP WEIGHTS US+NI-3 320-400 1 BS
25.00-31.00
SOWS 20 HEAD 300-40(1 IBS
14 00-18 50, 400-500 LBS 18 00-22 00,
500-700 LBS 20 00-24 00.
STOCK CATTLE 30 HTAD FEW
400-600 L BS 61 00-64 50
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HFIFFRS 400-SOO IBS FFW FO
55 (K)
DAIRY RFPI ACFMFNTS FFW
SMAI I BRFD HFIFERS 500 00-7IM) 00,
1 I ARGF OPFN HFIFFRS 700(H)
I AMBS 1 lOT t HOIC F 95 1 BS A 1
86 00
GOATS MFD 81l I V 59(H)
FIGS AND SHOATS 70 HF AD
mainiv tuns tuns 40-60 1 b
ROUGHr SIM), 70-90 IBS 12 00-19 00
90-100 IBS 25 00-30 00, B> THF IB
100-135 IBS 25 (MI-30 00, 150-180 IBS
25 00-30 (M)
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettslown, N-I.
Report Supplied by Auction
I uesday, December 23, 21H12
CALVES .05-1.20
COWS .29- 44
EASY COWS 17'/!-38'/4
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. 10- 83
HEIFERS ,37-.63'/2
BULLS .46'/4-.70. ,
STEERS .30- 65 'A
HOGS 32-.3S
ROASTING PIGS EACH 15.00-32 00
FA.
BOARS 27-32
SHFFP 34-71
LAMBS FA 13 00-86 00
lAMBSPFRIB 25-129
GOATS EA 40 (HI-170 00
KIDS FA 26 00-60 00
HIDFSFA 15 00-25 00
I I AMA 50 (Ml
TOT AI 529
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