AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 2003
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
April h 2003
CATTLE lll...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...sl. steers mostly 3.00
higher, cows weak to .50 lower.
STEERS: Choice 2-4 1180-1280 lbs
73.75- average 74.19, few 1500-1510
lbs 70.75-71.00, Select 1-2 70.25-73.75,
one high dressing 74.75, average 72.79.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Choice 2
1365 lbs 62.75, Standard 1-2 48.25-55.50,
one returning to feed at 56.50.
HEIFERS: Select 1-2 69.75-72.00, aver
age 70.88, one Standard 1-2 56.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.75- average 41.73, Boners
80-85% lean 35.00-40.75, average 37.22,
Lean 85-90% lean 31.00-35.75, average
33.51. Shells 30.00 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1725 lbs
49.75, few Yield Grade 2 1275-1450 lbs
43.00-46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one lot
Urge 2 765 lbs 53.00; HEIFERS: one lot
Small 2 675 lbs 47.00; BULLS: Urge 3
370-660 lbs Holsteins 40.00-41.00.
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CALVES 88...VEALERS; Standard
and Good 75-120 lbs 35.00-40.00, average
38.33, Utility 55-95 lbs 10.00-25.00, aver
age 16.67. FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls steady to weak, Holstein heifers
sharply higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs 115.00-142.00, average 126.54, 80-90
lbs 97.00-105.00, average 99.20, No 2
80-120 lbs 60.00-105.00, weaker calves to
50.00, average 78.57; No 1 Holstein heif
ers 85-110 lbs 200.00-255.00, No 2 80-100
lbs 110.00-140.00, average 121.67.
One beef cross bulls 105 lbs 152.00.
HOGS 37...50ws mostly steady. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: one lot 45-50% lean
225 lbs 28.00, 40-45% lean 130-180 lbs
15.00-20.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 18.00-21.00,
500-615 lbs 20.00-24.00, average 21.20,
few Medium 370-615 lbs 10.00-17.50.
BOARS: 180-275 lbs 20.00-20.50, one
785 lbs 6.00.
FEEDER PIGS 11...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 1,2003
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
ACTIVE! NO HIGH CHOICE OR
PRIME OFFERED! CHOICE 1100-1500
LBS. 75.25-78.00, 1550-1700 LBS.
68.75-73.00, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 1075-1490 LBS. 73.00-75.00,
SELECT 68.00-72.75, HOLSTEINS NO
HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED!
CHOICE 1150-1700 LBS. 64.75-67.50,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
59.50- HEIFERS ACTIVE! HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1050-1475 LBS.
77.00- CHOICE 74.75-76.75, SE
LECT AND LOW CHOICE 975-1275
LBS. 68.00-74.50; COWS GOOD DE
MAND! BREAKERS 42.00-44.75,
BONERS 38.00-42.00, LEAN 33.00-42.00,
BIG MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING,
LIGHTS 28.00-37.00, SHELLY TO 27.75;
BULLS YG+N2 1460-2040 LBS.
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER
STEERS 350-975 LBS. 66.50-86.00,
HOSLTEINS 45.00-50.00; FEEDER
HEIFERS 350-950 LBS. 61.00-71.00,
HOSLTEINS 57.00-60.00; FEEDER
BULLS 550-950 LBS. 40.00-59.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 80-140
LBS. 80.00-136.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS +NI 70-130 LBS. 140.00-230.00;
BEEF X BULLS 80-110 LBS. TO 170.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 230-265
LBS. 32.00-33.00, 270-290 IBS.
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US+N2-4 ALL WEIGHTS 28.00-31.50;
FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. US+NI-3
23-45 LBS. 95.00-130.00, 60-85 LBS.
59.00-70.00; ROASTERS AS IS 25-180
LBS. 20.00-42.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, FANCY
KIDS 66.00-80.00, FLESHY KIDS
48.00- SMJALL, THIN 13.00-45.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 20-40
LBS. 138.00-170.00, 40-60 LBS.
122.00- 60-80 LBS. 116.00-122.00,
80-100 LBS. 89.00-101.00.
SHEEP; ALL WEIGHTS FAT
18.00-
SALE EVERY TUESDAY FOR RAB
BITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6 P.M.
FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING WITH
CALVES; SPECIAL FED CATTLE
SALE TUBS., APRIL 15; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS.,
APRIL 15; STATE GRADED FEEDER
PIG SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 11. RE
CEIVING FROM 7 A.M.-9 A.M. SALE
12:30 P.M. RED CARPET HORSE AND
TACK SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 18.
COMPLETE EASTER SALE, PIGS,
GOATS, LAMBS, SHEEP, RABBITS,
POULTRY AND EGGS ERL, APRIL 11.
SALE 9 A.M. Small Animal Sale
April 1,2003
RABBITS AND BUNNIES 4.25-16.00,
CHICKENS 2.25-5.75
BANT I E S
1.00-2.50.
PIGEONS
1.80-2.10.
PHEASANTS
16.00.
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QUAIL 2.75-4.50.
GEESE 5.25-10.25.
TURKEYS 8.50-10.50.
DUCKS 5.00-10.25.
GUINEAS 4.75-5.25.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
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Dairy Month!
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