Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, February 14,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
11 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 3963... Compared with 5410
head last week and 4213 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s summary:
slaughter steers for the week sold .50 to
1.00 lower with Holstein steers trading
mostly 1.00 lower, heifers steady, to 1.00
lower, cows for the week sold 1.00 to 2.00
lower, bulls mostly steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
77.00- Choice 1-3 74.75-81.00, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 74.00-75.50, Se
lect 1-3 65.00-73.00, Standard 1-2
2.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 65.75-68.50, Choice 2-3
61.25- Select 1-2 54.75-60.50, Stan
dard 1-2 50.00-54.00.
HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 2-4
70.50-77.00, Select 1-3 66.00-72.75, Stan
dard 1-260.50-65.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00-45.50, Boners 80-85% lean
35.25- Lean 85-90% 31.50-38.75.
Shells 30.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
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trout hatcheries in Monroe County; a research update on
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48.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
44.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: scarce..STEERS;
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
87.00- 500-700 lbs 65.00-74.00;
HEIFERS- Medium and Large 1 300-500
lbs 70.00-76.00, 500-700 lbs 65.00-73.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
52.00- 500-700 lbs 50.00-63.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
84.00- 500-700 lbs 66.00-79.00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
63.00-
CALVES 2714... Compared with 3162
head last week and 3281 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to firm. VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 70-120 lbs 30.00-45.00,
Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-35.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bull calves 20.00 to
30.00 higher with better demand for light
weight calves, Holstein heifers steady to
weak..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
110.00- 80-90 lbs 90.00-120.00, No
2 80-120 lbs 80.00-120.00, weaker calves
to 60.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs
310.00- No 2 70-120 lbs
130.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
85.00-160.00.
HOGS 1214... Compared with 1196
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Barrows and gilts mostly steady, sows
1.00 to 2.00 higher. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs
36.00-37.25, retail sales 38.00-44.50,
45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 34.25-36.25,
40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 26.00-30.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 20.00-24.60,
500-700 lbs 23.50-26.85.
BOARS: 6.25-7.75.
FEEDER PIGS lll...Compared with
124 head last week and 120 head a year
ago. 1-3 40-50 lbs 18.00-34.00, 50-80 lbs
29.00- per head.
SHEEP 1643... Compared with 2075
head last week and 1393 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs started the week steady
but closed the week 10.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 50-70 lbs
125.00- 70-100 lbs 110.00-144.00,
110-140 lbs 84.00-130.00, Good and
Choice 50-95 lbs 65.00-95.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP; 34.00-68.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
148... Compared with 276 head last week
and 357 head a year ago... Feeder pigs not
tested. No 1-2 45-65 lbs 70.00-75.00;
Slaughter: 20-25 lbs 135.00-142.00, 30-50
lbs 80.00-BS.OO, one lot 105.00, 50-65 lbs
55.00 per cwt.
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Richmond, Va.
February 19,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Front Royal, Rockingham.
Staunton Union and Winchester for Feb.
10-15, 2003. All prices per hundred
pounds liveweight (CWT.), except where
noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 861 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1-
200-300 lb 77-81.00; 300-400 lb 80-92.00;
400-500 lb 80-93.00; 500-600 lb 78-92.50;
600-700 lb 75-86.75; 700-800 lb 65-79.50;
800-900 lb 70.50; 900-1000 lb 65.00. Small
1: 400-500 lb 65-82.00; 500-600 lb
73-79.00; 600-700 lb 46.00. Med./Lge. 2:
400-500 lb 70.50-83.00; 500-600 lb
62-79.00; 600-700 lb 65-71.00; 700-800 lb
61-70.00; 800-900 lb 65-66.50.
HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 300-400 lb
70-85.00; 400-500 lb 66-83.50; 500-600 lb
67-77.00; 600-700 lb 62.50-76.25. Small
300-400 lb 63.00; 400-500 lb 63.50. Med./
Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 71-75.00; 400-500 lb
67-76.00; 500-600 lb 67-72.50; 700-800 lb
57.00.
BULLS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 98.00;
300-400 lb 768-96.50; 400-500 lb 77-93.50;
500-600 lb 71-79.00; 600-700 lb
65.50-70.00: 700-900 lb 67.75. Small 1:
300-400 lb 66.00; 400-500 lb 69.00;
500-600 lb 66.00; 600-700 lb 57.00. Med./
Lge. 2: 400-500 lb 70 50-80.00; 500-600 lb
60-68.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE. 158 head.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 137 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
34-45.25; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3,
32.50-41.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,
26-36.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 21 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lbs 44.50, 1300-1600
lbs 39-48.50,1600 Ibs/over 39-49.25.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 42 head. Newborn to 4 weeks
21-92.00 per head. Over 100 lbs 75-113.00
per cwt.
SHEEP: 10 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 9 head. Wooled: Choice and few
Prime 1-2 few 3, 130 lb 96.00; Good and
few Choice 1-2,97 lbs 93.00.
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STEERS; 20 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 83-85.00; 400-500 lb 86.00;
500-600 lb 78-83.00. 900-1000 lb 57.00;
1200/up lb 56.00. Med./Lge 1: 200-300 lb
78.00; 400-500 lb 78.00; 500-600 lb 67.00;
600-700 lb 68-72.00; 700-800 lb 70.00.
Small 1-2: 300-400 lb 68.00.
HEIFERS: 11 head. Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb 71-76.50; 500-600 lb 72-73.00,
600-700 lb 66.00. Med./Lge. 2: 400-500 lb
64.00.
BULLS: 19 head. Med./Lge. 1: 400-500
lb 81-82.00. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
70-76.00; 400-500 lb 69-73.00; 500-600 lb
61.00; 700-800 lb 49.00; 800-100 lb 47.00.
Small 1-2: 200-300 lb 54.00; 400-500 lb
67.00.
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
Feb. 14 FEEDER CATTLE: 570 head.
Prices per hundredweight, based on in
weights.
FEEDER STEERS. 270 head. Med/
Lgc l I; 200-300 lb 77-81.00: 300-400 lb
80-92 00; 400-500 lb 80-93.00. 500-600 lb
80-92.50: 600-700 lb 75-86 "5; 700-800 lb
70-79 50. Small 1: 400-500 lb 75-82.00;
50-600 lb 73-79 00.
Med./Lge. 2- 400-500 lb 75-83.00;
500-600 lb 73-79.00, 600-700 lb 65-71 00:
700-800 lb 61-68 00.; 800-900 lb 65-66 50.
FEEDER HEIFERS. 270 head. 300400
lb 70-80 00: 400-500 lb 66-76 00; 500-600
lb 67-77.00; 600-700 lb 66-76.25
FEEDER BULLS: 30 head. Med./Lge.
1: 300-400 lb 78-88.00; 400-500 lb
77-87.00; 500-600 lb 71-79.00.
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Feeder Cattle
Charleston, W. Va.
February 18,2003
Report Supplied By IfSDA
Regular Sales from Greenbrier Valley
Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 10,2003
Report Supplied By USDA