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Wethers 70-100 lbs 85 00-91 00.100-175 lbs 95 00
Billies Selection I 100-150 lbs 101 00-137 00
ISO-250 lbs 145 00-22000
Selection 2 70-100 lbs 5000-65 00, 100-150 lbs
65 00-92 00,150-250 lbs 115 00- HO 00
Selection 3 100-150 lbs 90 00-100 00
Lancaster County
Weekly Cattle
New Holland, Fa.
Report Supplied Bv L'SDA
Friday, January 3,2003
CATTLE CALVES
2033 1728
1419 1265
2282 1601
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
Compared to last week, slaughter steers sold
2 00-400 higher Supplies continue to lighten up in
Lancaster County as producers get their barns cleaned
out This week was no exception, as the quality of the
steer runs were very mixed We did see the usual hard
fed Choice and Prime steers, but as farmers send the
tail end of their steers to town there are a lot more
Yield Grade 4‘s Also, with the snows melting and the
rains falling, there is a lot more mud hanging on the
bottom side of the stock, not to mention the fill some of
the steers are carrying Never-tue-less, packers made it
very clear early in the week that they need steers to
keep the chains running, and were willing to add sever
al dollars to their bids to procure them This time a
year ago m Lancaster County fed Choice steers were
bringing around 66.00, and with those same steers cur
rently bringing around 76 00; the 10.00 difference defi
nitely has put some black ink back into the farmers
bottom line as we enter 2003 Holstein steers also sold
2 00-4.00 higher this week, as bidding was very active
on the spotted stock Slaughter heifers sold with a
higher undertone in light tests Slaughter cows kicked
off the week trending weaker, but by weeks end cows
were trading 100-3 00 higher Higher cow carcass cut
out values lent very good support, as well as very good
buyer attendance, especially late in the week The
Western direct feed yards are moving steers at mostly
75.00 this week, which is a 1 00 higher than last week
This combined with February live cattle contract at the
Mercantile Exchange trading above 79.50 again, have
cast a fanner friendly ray on the current market as we
kick off the New Year This week's reported supply in
cluded 26 percent steers, 5 percent heifers, 58 percent
cows, 4 percent bulls, with the balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime
2-4 1235-1485 lbs 74 50-78 75, avg 76 06-77 35 Choice
2-3 1115-1490 lbs 72 50-76 75, avg 73 88-74 92. full
70 50-73 00, high dressing Charo
lais-X's 7425-81 50, heavyweights
1500-1545 lbs 69 25-72 50 Select
and low Choice 2-3 1095-1495 lbs
70 50-74 75, avg 72 09- 72 90, heavy
weights 1515-1545 lbs 7000-70 75
Select 1-2 1225-1470 lbs 68 75-
71 75, avg 70 75-70 81, heavyweights
1520-1655 lbs 6000-68 75 Standard
1-2 1070-1485 lbs 63 00-69 25, avg
66 96
HOI STEIN STEERS High
Choice and Prune 2-3 1270*1580 lbs
60 75-65 75, avg 63 50-64 44 Choice
2-3 1250-1610 lbs 55 00-6100, avg
57 68-59 86, heavyweights
Select
1605-1720 lbs 5100-53 25
and low Choice 1-3 1290-1660 lbs
52 75-5900, avg 53 33-56 80 Select
1-2 1050-1515 lbs 51 00-56 50, avg
53 94*54 39 Standard 1-2 1200*1535
Jersey Shore
Livestock Mar-
ket, Inc.
Jersey Shore, Pa-
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, Jan. 2,2003
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100 00-420 00
GOOD VEAL: 70 00-99 00
COMMON VEAL 1000-69 00
SELECT STEERS 65 00-68 00
COMMON STEERS 58 00-64 00
COMMERCIAL COWS
46 00-43 SO
CANNFRS/CUTTFRS
<0 00-38 00
SHFIIS 2500T02900
SFLECT HEIFERS 64 00-67 00
COMMON HEIFFRS
SO 00-63 00
COMMON FFEDFRS
35 00-72 00
BUI IS 38 00-47 00
Average Farm
Feed
Costs for Handy
Reference
To help farmers across
the state to have handy re
ference of commodity input
costs in their feeding opera
tions for DHIA record
sheets or to develop live
stock feed cost data, here’s
last week’s average costs of
various ingredients as com
piled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsyl
vania.
Remember, these are av
erages, so you will need to
adjust your figures up or
down according to your lo
cation and the quality of
your crop.
Com, No.2y 2.99 bu.,
5.34 cwt.
Wheat, N 0.2 3.43 bu.,
5.72 cwt.
Barley, N 0.3 2.11 bu.,
4.52 cwt.
Oats, N 0.2 1.96 bu.,
0.1 l cwt.
5 72
Soybeans, No.l
bu., 9.56 cwt.
Ear Com 85.44 ton,
1.27 cwt.
140.50
Alfalfa Hay
ton, 7.03 cwt.
Mixed Hay 143.75 ton,
19 cwt.
Timothy Hay 107.50
on, 5.38 cwt.
lbs 46 00-53 00. avg 49 81-50 13
SI AUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice and Prime
2-4 1005-1345 lbs 71 75-73 50, avg 70 65-72 25 Choice
2-3 1040-1295 lbs 69 00-70 50, avg 6967, few high
dressing Charolais crosses 70 75*79 00 Few Select and
low Choice 2-3 1040- 1420 lbs 67 00-67 SO, avg 67 25
Select 1-3 1045-1265 lbs 63 75-67 25. avg 65 50
SLAUGHTER COWS PFRCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BUI K LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80
Over 1400 lbs 38 25-46 50 34 25-39 75 Boners 80-85
Over 1200 lbs 35 50-39 50 32 00-37 25 I«m (Hi-Yield)
85-88 Over 1200 lbs 33 50-37 00 30 50-35 00 Lean
88-90 Over 1000 lbs 31 00-35 50 26 50-32 25 Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 26 50-31 75 23 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1315-2285 lbs
4SOO-58 00. 875 lb individual 5100 Yield grade 2
1110-2220 lbs 41 50-48 00. low dressing or full 37 25-
4150 Bullocks Couple Select 1-2 11 SO-1175 (bs
52 00-57 00
FEEDER CATTLE Holstein Steers Large 3 pack
age 695 lbs 47 50, package 715 lbs 43 50, package 820
lbs 43 50 Holstein Heifers Large 3 package 675 lbs
39 50, package 785 lbs 41 00
CALVES Compared to last week, veal calves sold
mostly steady to 15 00 higher Holstein bull calves re
turning to feed sold sharply lower the first day of the
trading period However, prices trended sharply higher
Tuesday through Thursday, as buyer demand was ex
cellent Many feeders are keeping a close eye on fin
ished prices as currently prices are below 200.00,
therefore there is definitely some skepticism in the air
Holstein heifers sold sharply higher due to very good
demand, and a very nice selection all week
SLAUGHTER CALVES* Choice 130 lb individual
96 00.325 lb individual 56 00
Standard and Utility 55-110 tbs 15 00-3000, weaker
1100-15 00
CALVES RETURNING TO FEED: Monday- Hol
stein bulls 95-125 lbs 100 00-132 00.90 lbs 75.00-80 00,
80 lbs 75 00. Plainer-type bulls 130-135 lbs 80.00-87 00;
95-125 lbs 77 00-100 00,85-90 lbs 75 00-80.00 Weaker
type bulls 95-125 lbs 30.00-75 00, 80 lbs 35 00- 60 00
Few Holstein heifers 80 lbs 15000-20000; 70 lbs
115 00-17000
Tuesday* Graded Number One Holstein Bulls
95-125 lbs 107 00*150 00, package 90 lbs 105 00,80*85
lbs 100 00 Graded Number Two Holstein bulls 95-125
lbs 9000-13000, couple packages 90 lbs 85 00-90.00,
package 84 lbs 70 00; package 82 lbs 65.00 Holstein
bulls sold individually 95-125ibs 45.00-90 00, few up to
110 00, 90 lbs 35 00-85 00; 75-85 lbs 35 00-50.00, indi
vidual 72 00 Beef- type bulls 110 lbs 80.00, fancy 85 lb
individual 85.00 Graded Number One Holstein Heifers
95-115 lbs 360 00-41000 Graded Number Two Hol
stein Heifers 95-110 lbs 29000-315 00, package 82 lbs
220 00; package 73 lbs 100 00, couple 65 lbs 85 00 Hol
stein heifers sold individually 95-110 lbs 125 00-200 00,
few 310 00-34000, 90 lb individual 10000 Few beef
type heifers 110 lbs 55 00, fancy 125 lb individual
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Thursday- Graded Number One Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 115 00-150 00, 90-92 lbs 107 00, 86-88 tbs
106 00, 80-84 lbs 102 00 Graded Number Two Hol
stein bulls 95-125 lbs 10000-12000, 88-92 lbs
96 00-103 00,80-86 lbs 105 00,76-78 lbs 30 00 Holstein
heifers 95-125 lbs 31000-49000 90 lbs 29000-30000,
80-85 lbs 210 00-300 00, 65-75 lbs 115 00-180 00 Plain
er-type heifers 95-125 lbs 20000-300 00, 90 lbs
205 00-280 00, 80-85 lbs 160 00-220 00, 70-75 lbs
100 00- 200 00
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
1 hursday, Jan. 2,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
Cattle STOCK COWS 34 50-46 50 SLAUGHTER
COWS Utility & Commercial 35.00-47 00, Boner &
Boning Utility 3100-3600, Cutter & Boning Utility
28 00-34 00, Canner & Low Cutter 28 00-32 00. Shells
29 00 & down.
BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 1500«-2000«
39 00-48 00, YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400#
3800-5400
FEEDER STEERS M & L 1 300-500# 80 00-89 00
250-280# 80 00-94 00. M 600-900# 55 00-85.00
HEIFERS- M I & L 1 300-500# 68 00-7400, L 1
400-650# 60 00-75 00
BULLS M & L 1 300-620# 7000-90.00
CALVES Veal Prime 70.00-85 00, Choice
60 00-84 00; Good 350&-7000-, Farm Calves #1 Hol
stein Bulls 90-120# Few 35.00-115 00. #2 Holstein Bulls
80-100# Few 10 00-5000, Beef Bull &. HfreTHd
50.00-34.00
HOGS- Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-255#
35 00-45 00, #2-3 255-280# 32.00-44 00,
Sows #l-3 300-500# 17 00-35.00; Feeder
Pigs 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17 00/Hd 1-3 25-35#
10.00-41 00/Hd
LAMBS High Choice 80-100#
60.00- Choice 40-75# 6000-122.50,
Feeder Lambs Good 50 00-95 00; Sheep
16.00- 00; Fat Sheep 20.00 and down.
GOATS Urge 45.00-125 00/Hd , Medi
um 30 00-70 00/Hd; Small 10 00-30 00/Hd
HORSES. Horses 2000-5200, Ponies
20 00-48 00
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FDA Finds ‘Serious Violations’
In Kraft’s Use Of MFC
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taining casein (an imported pure
milk protein product) for dec
ades, according to Carlin.
In a move which could nix ef
forts to curb MFC imports, the
International Dairy Foods Asso
ciation recently asked the FDA
to act on a 1999 petition by the
National Cheese Institute to
allow MFC in cheesemaking.
Fifteen U.S. representatives
have written the FDA opposing
such use of MFC (also referred
to as ultrafiltered milk) in
cheesemaking. Among these law
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“It cannot yet be assured that
all MPC from foreign sources is
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the representatives wrote in their
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