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February Is for Presidents
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on the third Monday in February (February 17 this
year), although his actual birthday is Februaiy 22.
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1/4 cup water
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3/4 cup maple syrup
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup whipped cream
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, February 10,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 179...(PDA)...Compared with
last week’s safe..cows steady.
COWS: Boners 80-85% lean
36.50- Lean 85-90% lean
32.00- Shells 31.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1130-1640 lbs
48.00- Yield Grade 2 900-1745 lbs
38.50-
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: few Me
dium and Large 1 350-465 lbs
87.00- 620-825 lbs 65.00-74.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 355-475
lbs 70.00-76.00, 545-680 lbs 65.00-73.00,
Medium and Large 2 310-460 lbs
52.00- 500-855 lbs 50.00-63.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-455 lbs
84.00- 500-625 lbs 70.00-79.00, Me
dium and Large 2 450-475 lbs
63.00- 500-945 lbs 56.00-65.00.
CALVES 115...(AU calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good
80-120 lbs 45.00-50.00, Utility 50-100 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls steady to 10.00 higher..No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 90.00-135.00 mostly
105.00- No 2 80-115 lbs
50.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120
lbs 375.00-430.00, No 2 85-135 lbs
130.00-
Beef cross bulls and heifers 165-290 lbs
60.00-85.00.
HOGS 12... Barrows and gilts steady to
8.00 higher on retail market. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 245-270 lbs
45.00- 45-50% lean 260-270 lbs
42.00-
SOWS: 1-3 475 & 520 lbs 26.00 &
28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 85 ...Slaughter lambs steady to
5.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 110-145 lbs 83.00-92.50,
Choice 45-75 lbs 117.00-130.00,80-100 lbs
102.00- Good and Choice 35-95 lbs
65.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 36.00-51.00.
GOATS 39...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 Hjs 43.00-54.00; 50-75 lbs
63.00- Nannies: 70-100 lbs and
47.00- 100 lbs and over 69.00-91.00.
Billies: one 70-100 lbs 90.00, one 100 lbs
and over 113.00.
bowl, and refngerate until
slightly thicker (at least 15
minutes) Beat egg whites,
gradually adding sugar
Fold beaten egg whites and
whipped cream into the
cooled mixture Refriger
ate until leady to serve
Mikes 4 servings
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, February 11,2003
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS,
BREAKERS 42.00-48.00, BONERS
38.00- LEAN 33.75-40.50, BIG
MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING, LIGHTS
30.00- BULLS 1100-2325 LBS.
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER
STEERS, HOLSTEINS 550-700 LBS.
52.00- FEEDER HEIFERS 700-850
LBS. 66.00-71.00; FEEDER BULLS
650-950 LBS. 50.00-62.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 95-130
LBS. 118.00-135.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
+N2 85-135 LBS. 60.00-117.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS +NI 90-125 LBS.
400.00-
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 220-360
LBS. 30.00-38.00; SOWS US+NI-3
BONERS 350-450 LBS. 16.00-22.00;
FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 16-23 LBS.
140.00-
GOATS: BV THE HEAD, LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 43.00-107.00,
FANCY KIDS SS.OO-70.00, FLESHY
KIDS 40.00-54.00, SMALL THIN
16.00-39.00.
LAMBS: GOOD 60-80 LBS.
102.50-111.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 39.00-49.00.
SALE EVERY TUES., 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES: SPECIAL FED CAT
TLE SALE TUES., FEB. 18, 2003;
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
FRL, FEB. 14, 2003, RECEIVING 7:30
A.M.-10:30 A.M., SALE 1 P.M.; RED
CARPET HORSE AND TACK SALE
FRL, FEB. 21.
Small Animal Sale
February 11,2003
RABBITS AND BUNNIES 1.50-11.25.
CHICKENS 1.75-5.25.
BANTIES 2.25-2.85.
PIGEONS 2.30-2.90.
GUINEA PIGS 4.50-13.00.
TURKEYS 19.00.
DUCKS 6.25.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
February 12,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
SALE NOT REPORTED FEBRUARY
12, BUT HEADAGE IS A FOLLOWS:
CATTLE 197, CALVES 125, HOGS 19,
FEEDER PIGS 36, SHEEP 12 AND
GOATS 2.
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Mlddleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 11,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 313...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 135 steers and heifers, 129 cows,
10 bulls and 39 feeder catt!e)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers 1.00 higher,
heifers .75 to 1.00 higher, bulls steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1210-1380 lbs 79.50-82.00, average 80.45,
Choice 1-3 1090-1485 lbs 73.00-80.75
mostly 74.50-79.00, average 76.65, Select
1-2 69.00-73.00 few Yield Grade up to
78.25, few Standard 1-2 63.00-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1370-1510 lbs
65.75- average 66.25, Choice 2-3
1210-1595 lbs 61.25-65.25, average 63.50,
Select 1-2 55.50-61.50, average 59.25, few
Standard 1-2 42.50-54.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1000-1370 lbs
71.75- average 74.10, Select 1-2
68.00-72.75, average 70.15, few Standard
1-265.00-65.25.
COWS: few early sales Breakers
75-80% lean 36.50-40.25, Boners 80-85%
lean 34.00-38.75, Lean 85-90%
31.00- Shells 30.00 and down.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1000-2125 lbs
48.00- average 51.50, Yield Grade 2
1055-1810 lbs 42.00-48.00, average 45.40.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
240-260 lbs Holsteins 50.00-58.00, couple
510 lbs 59.00; HEIFERS: one Large 1 560
lbs '63.50, one Medium 2 515 lbs 63.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 440-490 lbs
73.00- 605-730 lbs 58.50-66.00, Me
dium and Large 2 SIS-S6S lbs
57.00- Medium and Large 3 605-695
lbs 34.00-42.00,785-825 lbs 41.00-43.50.
CALVES 175...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 85-120 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
60-105 lbs 10.00-27.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 to
10.00 higher, Holstein heifers steady to
20.00 higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs 110.00-145.00 bulk of sales
120.00- lbs 87.00-102.00, No
2 80-130 lbs 60.00-117.00, weaker calves
down to 42.00; No 1 Holstein heifers
85-105 lbs 310.00-515.00, No 2 80-110 lbs
100.00- Few beef cross bulls and
heifers 90-95 lbs 115.00-132.00.
HOGS 104... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 230-285 lbs 35.00-44.50
mostly 38.00-41.00, few 40-45% lean
290-335 lbs 33.00-43.00.
SOWS: 1-3 460-495 lbs 19.00-30.50,
500-835 lbs 24.50-30.00.
BOARS: 345-620 lbs 6.25-9.00, 295-330
lbs 10.00-15.50.
FEEDER PIGS 21... Few 1-3 40-45 lbs
18.00,65-80 lbs 29.00-34.00 per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 11—(All goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
under 20 lbs 27.00-32.00. Yearlings: Selec
tion 1 40-60 lbs 55.00. Selection 2 40-60
lbs 35.00, 60-80 lbs 67.00. Nannies: 50-70
lbs 35.00-40.00. Billies; 70-100 lbs 82.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
February 11,2003
CATTLE 88...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION).
STEERS: Select 1-2 62.00-63.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1300
lbs 56.00-58.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1450 lbs 62.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.75,
Boners 80-85% lean 38.00 to 40.00, Lean
85-90% lean 35.00-38.00. Shells 22.00 and
down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 2 1960 lbs
45.00.
CALVES 74... FARM CALVES: No 1
Holstein bulls 95-115 lbs 130.00-145.00,
85-90 lbs 115.00, No 2 60-80 lbs 90.00; No
1 Holstein heifers 100 lbs 350.00, No 2
85-90 lbs 200.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 100-150 lbs
110.00.
HOGS 41... BARROWS AND GILTS:
one 49-54% lean 255 lbs 36.00, 45-50%
lean 200-240 lbs 33.75.
SOWS: 1-3 500-600 lbs 20.00-23.00,
400-500 lbs 20.00.
BOARS: 625 lbs 8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 18...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
February 12,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 315...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 252 Dairy cows and heifers in the
dairy saie)..cows steady.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice
1315-1570 lbs 58.25-63.25, average 60.38,
few Select 1-2 55.00-56.50, average 55.92.
HEIFERS: few Standard 1-2
46.50-52.75, average 49.15.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00- average 42.75, Boners
80-85% lean 34.25-40.75, average 37.40,
Lean 85-90% lean 30.00-38.25, average
33.84. Shells 26.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 2 1590-1890 lbs
45.00- average 46.42.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 2 220-280 lbs 36.00-47.00.
CALVES 85...VEALERS: couple Stan
dard and Good 90 & 95 lbs 30.00 & 45.00,
Utility 60-120 lbs 10.00-35.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls mostly 10.00 to
20.00 higher, Holstein heifers mostly
steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
100.00- average 122.69, No 2
90-120 lbs 67.50-117.50, average 96.18,
75-85 lbs 52.50-95.00, average 72.78; cou
ple No 1 Holstein bulls 70 & 95 lbs 320.00
& 330.00, average 325.00, No 2 90-95 lbs
140.00- average 221.00.
HOGS I...BARROWS AND GILTS:
one 45-50% lean 195 lbs 19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 36... 1-3 30-50 lbs
14.00-34.00, one at 40.00, average 22.78
per head.
SHEEP 10... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
one Choice 80 lbs 80.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP; 12.00-37.00.
GOATS 10...(AII sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids; Selection 2 few
10 lbs 7.00-10.00, average 9.25. Nannies;
60-80 lbs 25.00-40.00, one 77.50, average
34.17. DAIRY COWS: 775.00-1450.00 per
head.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, February 10,2003
CATTLE: 88 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 75.00-78.00,
GOOD 70.00-75.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 74.00-77.00,
GOOD 67.00-73.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 37.00-43.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
52.00-
BULLS: YG+NI 45.00-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
35.00- BULLS 45.00-55.00, HEIF
ERS 55.00-65.00.
CALVES: 63 HEAD. CHOICE
88.00- GOOD 75.00-85.00, STAN
DARD 20.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
90-130 LBS. 60.00-110.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 150.00-300.00.
HOGS: 102. US+NI-2, 38.00-39.00; US
+N 1-3,35.00-38.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 15.00-25.00.
BOARS: 6.00-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 24 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-32.00.
SHEEP: 3 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
100.00- GOOD LAMBS
90.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
38.00-
GOATS: NO MKT. TEST.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, February 11,2003
CALVES .10-3.90.
COWS ,23'/2-.46!/2.
EASY COWS .14'/2-36 ! /2.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .02-.83.
HEIFERS .47-.67.
BULLS .34'/2-.57.
STEERS .3S-.72.
HOGS, NONE.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 20.00-22.00
BOARS, NONE.
SOWS, NONE.
SHEEP .4S-.78.
LAMBS EA. 39.00-70.00.
LAMBS PER LB. 1.05-2.21.
GOATS EA. 27.00-115.00.
KIDS EA. 32.00-60.00.
HIDES EA. 2.00-33.00.
TOTAL: 342.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, February 10,2003
STEERS: 50.00-73.75.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS: 35.00-46.25.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS:
25.00-35.00.
BULLS: 42.50-52.25.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-450.00;
70-90 LBS. 50.00-100.00.
HOGS: NONE.
SOWS: NONE.
FEEDER PIGS: 14.00-17.00.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
February 11,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 216...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTlON)..Compared with last week’s
sale..steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, cows active,
heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1150-1560 lbs 76.00-80.50, Choice 1-3
1050-1360 lbs 70.00-77.00, Select 1-2
58.00-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1260-1560 lbs 63.00-70.00,
Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lbs 58.00-64.00, Se
lect 1-2 50.00-57.00, Standard 1-2
45.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1150-1400 lbs
72.00- Select 1-2 63.00-74.00, Stan
dard 1-2 45.00-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- Boners 80-85% lean
34.00- Lean 85-90% lean
28.00- Shells 10.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 lbs
49.00- Yield Grade 2 1200-1800 lbs
44.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 1
1050-1350 lbs 53.00-63.00, Medium 1
340-640 lbs 72.00-91.00, Medium 2
400-740 lbs 65.00-75.00; HEIFERS: Medi
um 1 350-730 lbs 65.00-75.00, Medium 2
485-740 lbs 50.00-67.00; BULLS: Medium
1400-800 lbs 45.00-50.00.
CALVES 62...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-155 lbs 40.00-65.00, Utility
60-80 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES:
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
80.00- No 2 80-115 lbs 60.00-85.00;
one No 1 Holstein heifer 105 lbs 350.00,
No 2 80-130 lbs 125.00-250.00.
HOGS 53...50W5: 1-3 230-260 lbs
35.00- 400-540 lbs 20.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 5...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Billies: one 23.00.
Four States Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, February 10,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 61 HEAD, AC
TIVE! STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
BREAKERS 41.00-45.25, 1 AT 47.75,
BONERS 38.00-42.00, LEAN 36.00-41.00,
THIN AND LIGHT 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 5 HEAD, STEADY PRICES.
YG+NI 1150-1400 LBS. 51.00-54.50,
LOW DRESSING 47.00-49.75.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE
1100-1200 LBS. 76.00.
FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 1050-1175
LBS. 71.00-73.25, CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1350 LBS. AT 55.00.
CALVES: 165 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 35.00-46.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM ACTIVE BIDDING 10.00 HIGH
ER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 127.00-150.00,
84-94 LBS. 77.00-100.00; +N2 95-120
LBS. 80.00-125.00, 82-94 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
HIGHER PRICES. +NI 80-110 LBS.
375.00- +N2 80-110 LBS.
200.00- 70-80 LBS. 140.00-215.00;
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS +NI
90-115 LBS. TO 120.00, +N2 70-100 LBS.
70.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 6 HEAD, GOOD
DEMAND. +N2 AND 3 210-260 LBS.
36.00-38.50,1 LOT 175 LBS. AT 35.00.
STOCK CATTLE: HEIFERS 300-500
LBS. 69.00-75.00,1 708 LBS. AT 68.00.
BULLS: 400-500 LBS. TO 78.00.
SHEEP: 1 LARGE EWE 25.50.
GOATS: LARGE NANNIES
84.00-95.00, FLESHY KIDS 28.00-45.00.