Robert Fulton Fire Co.
Hay Market
Wakefield, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, April 3,2003
24 LOADS.
ALFALFA; IST CUTTING
137.00- 2ND 167.00-180.00, 3RD
160.00-
MIXED HAY: 150.00-155.00.
GRASS HAY; 115.00-140.00.
TIMOTHY: 165.00-172.00.
STRAW: 90.00-100.00.
CORN FODDER: 72.00.
SALE EVERY THURS., 10 A.M.
Vintage Hay
Vintage, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Thursday, April 3,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
ALFALFA: 140.00.
GRASS; 105.00-175.00.
MIXED HAY; 70.00-140.00.
OAT STRAW: 112.00 BY THE LOAD.
CORN FODDER; 50.00 BY THE
LOAD.
Tennessee Feeder
-
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-AuwMk 2003
ißeport Supplied By USDA
Tennessee Weighted Average report for
Tuesday, Apr. 1, at Dickson, Huntingdon
and Cookeville. Receipts 2,178 calves and
feeders (19 pet over 600 lbs). Trend: Feed-
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er steers and heifer unevenly steady. Av-
erage weights and average prices in pa
rentheses.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 74
head, 300-400 lb (354) 99.00-117.00
(105.91); 73 head, 400-500 lb (451)
84.00- (93.91); 82 head, 500-600 lb
(542) 79.00-100.00 (88.02). 50 head,
600-700 lb (643) 76.50-88.00 (82.60); 21
head, 700-800 (736) 69.00-76.00 (74.76).
MedTLge. 3: 20 head, 300-400 lb (344)
89.00- (96.92); 24 head, 400-500 lb
(452) 74.50-94.50 (84.94),
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1-2:76
Head, 300-400 lb (363) 80.00-97.50
(87.79); 147 head, 400-500 lb (438)
75.00- (83.63); 155 head, 500-600 lb
(537) 73.00-86.00 (79.38); 53 head,
600-700 lb (640) 68.00-75.50 (71.62); 31
head, 700-800 lb (773) 61.00-69.00 (68.62).
Med./Lge. 3: 33 head, 300-400 lb (377)
72.00- (81.25); 58 head, 400-500 lb
(451) 69.00-85.50 (77.15); 52 head,
500-600 lb (544) 67,00-76.00 (71.76).
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1-2: 24
head, 300-400
(453)
aa.db-ioXuO (90.54); 94 head, 500-600 lb
(549) 7§.00-89.00 (82.61); 46 head,
600-700 lb (636) 67.00-82.00 (74.19); 16
head, 700-800 lb (734) 62.00-71.00 (67.35);
14 head, 800-900 lb (814) 61.00-67.50
(63.25).
Midwest Dally
Livestock Summary
Amarillo, Texas
April 2,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
Five area direct slaughter cattle trade.
Live sales mostly 2.00 higher at mostly
80.00. Dressed sales 2.00 higher at
128.00- STEERS; LIVE BASIS:
Over 80% Choice 79.50-79.50, wtd. avg.
price 79.50; 65-80% Choice 78.00- 80.00,
wtd. avg. price 79.68; 35-65% Choice
78.00- wtd. avg. price 79.66.
DRESSED; over 80% Choice
128.00- wtd. avg. average 128.74;
65-80% Choice 128.00-129.50, wtd. avg.
128.98; 35-65% Choice 126.00-129.50,
wtd. avg. 128.21. SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS: LIVE BASIS: Over 80% Choice
79.50-80.00, wtd. avg. price 79.61; 65-85%
Choice 79.00-80.00, wtd. avg. price 79.93;
35-65% Choice 79.00-80.00, wtd. avg.
price 79.48. DRESSED: Over 80% Choice
128.00- wtd. avg. price 128.22;
65-80% Choice 128.00-129.00, wtd. avg.
price 128.75; 35-65% Choice
126.00- wtd. avg. price 128.06.
At So. St. Paul, slaughter stccrs ijij^
78.25-81.00, pkg 1343
lbs 82.00. Select and Choice 2-3
12504490 lbs 75.00-78.10. Heifers; Choice
2-3 1221-1375 lbs 78.75-80.50; Select and
Choice 2-3 1156-1310 lbs 75.50-77.00.
Sioux Falls terminal slaughter steers
and heifers 2.00 higher. Steers: Choice
2-3,1268-1390 lbs 79.40-80.40,2 loads old
crop high dressing blacks 1394 lbs 81.10.
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Choice end Prime 3-4 1377-1610 lbs
78.00- High Select and Choice 2-3
1273-1421 lbs 77.80-80.10. Select and
Choice 2-3 1133-1437 lbs 74.10-75.90.
Heifers; Choice 2-3 1125-1198 lbs
79.00-
Estimated daily cattle slaughter under
federal inspection week to date totals
through Wednesday 376,000 head com
pared to 369,000 last week and 352,000 a
year ago.
CME Futures Closes for Live Cattle:
April 77.12, up 90; May 74.47, up 72;
June 71.45, up 95.
Slaughter cows at South St. Paul sold
2.00 higher. Premium White 70-75 per
cent lean over 1200 lbs 46.00-49.00, high
dressing 49.00-52.50. Breakers 70-80 per
cent lean over 1100 lbs 45.00-48.00, high
dressing 48.00-50.00. Boners 80-85 per
cent lean over 1050 lbs 42.00-45.00, high
dressing 45.00-45.50. Lean 85-90 percent
lean over 850 lbs 40.00-43.00, high dress
ing 43.00-43.50.
Barrows and gilts were steady at St.
Paul. 220-270 lb 49-51% lean barrow and
gilts closing at 31.00-31.50, few 32.00. At
Sioux Falls, the same classes sold steady
at 32.00, inch back
fat and 6 inch square loin/2.0 inch depth
plant delivered. National direct trade
closed weak ranging from 39.00-49.01,
wtd. avg. 45.86. lowa-So. Minnesota di
rect trade trended .75 lower ranging from
39.50-47.30, wtd. avg. 44.71. The Western
Cornbelt closed .75 lower with prices
ranging 39.50-47.47, wtd. avg. 44.82. The
Eastern Cornbelt prices were steady sell
ing from 40.00-49.01, wtd. avg. 46.72.
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Below.
Maryland
Dayton
J.D. Mullinix
Pennsylvania
Airville
Farmers Equipment
& Supply, Inc.
Bechtelsville
Miller Equipment
Bethel
Zimmerman’s Farm Service
Glen Rock
Wertz Farm & Power Equip
Greencastle
Meyers Implements
Honesdale
Marshall Machinery, Inc
Klingerstown
Stanley’s Farm Servide
Lebanon
Umbergers of Fontana
Mercer
Ralph W. Kyle
Oakland Mills
Peoples Sales & Service
Quakertown
C. J. Wonsidler
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 2003-A25
Hog slaughter under federal inspection
estimated week to date through Wednes
day at 1,115,000 head compared to
1,141,000 a week ago and 1,045,000 a
year ago.
CME Future Closes for Lean Hogs:
April 49.62, up 107; May 56.50, up 130;
June 58.35, up 190.
Slaughter lambs sold steady at So. St.
Paul, MN. Slaughter l.ambs: Shorn:
Choice, end Prime 2-3 115-145 lbs
93.00-95.00. Wooled; Choice, end Prime
2-3 125-145 lbs 88.00-90.00.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under feder
al inspection estimated week to date
through Wednesday 38,000 head com
pared to 39,000 a week ago and 33,000 ac
tual slaughter same period a year ago.
Eastern Cornbelt Direct
Sheep Weekly Summary
Springfield, 111.
March 28,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Sheep Weekly
Report (includes. wTSdk,
slaughter lambs were mostly 3.00-5.00
lower. Lambs under 90 lbs were mostly
7.00 lower in a light market test. Ewes
were 6.00 lower. Goats were steady. De
mand was moderate. Trading was light to
moderate. Carlot lamb carcass prices
were mostly weak to 1.00 lower. Confirm
ed sales this week about 75% slaughter
lambs, 25% ewes and an additional 412
head of goats. Total sheep and lambs
sales 825, last week 900, and year ago
1575.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 2-3, 90-130 lbs
90.00-95.00, few up to 100.00;
50-70 lbs few 106.00-112.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Util
ity to Good 1-3: 35.00-40.00;
Cull to Utility: few
25.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS
(cwt.): Kids: Selection 2: 20-40
lbs 92.00-102.00; 40-60 lbs
90.00-92.00. Selection 3: 20-60
lbs 50.00-57.00. Yearlings: Se
lection 2: 70-90 lbs 57.00-62.00.
Does/Nannies and Bucks/
Billies: Selection 2-3: 80-125
lbs 45.00-50.00.
This report covers sheep and
lambs sold direct off the farm
through local country stations.
National Weekly
Lamb Report
Dcs Moines, lowa
April 1.2003
Report Supplied By USD A
NATIONAL WEEKLY
LAMB REPORT for week
ending Monday, Mar. 31
SLAUGHTERED lAMB
PRIOR WEEK: From For
ward Contracts: Domestic 0;
Imported 0. From Formula
Arrangements' Domestic
25,115 head; Imported: 1,336.
SLAUGHTERED PACK
ER OWNED SHEEP: DO
MESTIC: 1,6116 head; 69-85
tbs (avg. 76 lbs), dressing
50.0-50.09 f (avg. 50 09c);
Choice or better 96.2%. IM
PORTED: None.
FORWARD CONTRACT
PURCHASES: No trade re
ported.
FORMULA PURCHASES;
DOMESTIC: 823 head, 60-63
lbs, avg. 6 2.21 b s :
187.82-192,00, wtd. avg. price
189.98. 8,257 head, 65-75 lbs,
avg, 69.9 lbs; 178.64-200.00,
wtd. avg. price 189.29. 11,489
head; 75-84 lbs (avg. 90.1 lbs;
185.67-197.14, wtd. avg price
188.28. 1,000 head, 86-95 lbs,
avg. 90.1 lbs; 183.21-185.86,
wtd. avg. price 184 80
IMPORTED- 1,963 head
68-76 lbs, a\g 71 1 lbs
182.33-187.82. wtd avg. price