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Tri-State Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
April 9,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
Tri-State State Graded Feeder Cattle
Sale, Apr. 7 1,755 head (925 steers, 830
heifers). Prices per cwt. Average weights
and average prices where applicable in
parentheses.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1: 19
head, 400-500 lb (472) 90.00-97.00 (95.56);
76 head, 500-600 lb (561) 93.00-98.00
(95.72); 104 head, 600-700 lb (655)
81.00-87.00 (86.23); 116 head, 700-800 lb
(745) 76.25-77.50 (77.20); 44 head,
800-900 lb (860) 71.75-72.75 (72.38).
MedVLge. 2: 18 head, 300-400 lb (367)
94.00- (95.97) 77 head, 400-500 lb
(457) 86.00-97.25 (95.22); 135 head,
500-600 lb (556) 79.50-93.00 (92.30); 115
head, 600-700 lb (645) 82.50-86.36 (85.68);
30 head, 700-800 lb (740) 77.00-77.25
(77.18); 10 head, 800-900 lb (866) 71.00; 8
head, 900-1000 lb (946) 65.75. Small 1: 20
head, 300-400 lb (374) 80.00-89.50 (86.91);
30 head, 400-500 lb (448) 8030-90.00
(88.81); 34 head, 500-600 lb (544)
75.00- (81.16); 18 head, 600-700 lb
(649) 80.00; 9 head, 700-800 lb (732)
74.25-75.00(74.41).
FEEDER -HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 24 head. Med./Lge. 1-2, 6 yrs to aged, bred
head, 400-SOO lb (46 2-8, months 715-1140 lbs, 325.00-650.00
(§6-52); 62 head, Small/Med. 1, 8-12 yrs old,
82.50- (83.53) • checked safe with calf, 440.00-575.00 per
(642) 77.5g*ffi7S' ‘hew, head. Med./Lge. 1, Purebred Angus Bulls,
700-800 lb^|^7R7S^MB:', tT2sZ); 14 t4-l-»—m*4rths,
head, 800-900 lb (835) 68.25-70.00 (69.04). 775.00-1475.00 per head.
Med./Lge. 2: 29 head, 300-400 lb (366) COWS WITH CALVES at side. 112
86.« r 02 (so 2B)s lot h«id, 400-500 lb n ~:~ *ft.a./Lge. 1, 8 to 12 yrs with
(457) 85.25-88 00 (96.92); 156 head, 250-350 lb calves, 850.00-950.00 per pair.
500-600 lb (551) 81.00-84.50 (83.68); 116 Small/Med. 1, 8-12 yrs. old with 150-250
head, 600-700 lb (649) 70.50-77.75 (77.00) |b calves, 700.00-925.00 per pair. Med./
18 head, 700-800 lb (750) 71.00-71.50 Lge. 1 few 2, 6 yrs old to aged, 950-1240
(71.33). Med ./Lge. 3: 11 head, 300-400 lb lbs with 125-250 lb calves, 575.00-825.00
(359) 76.00-83.00 (81.10); 22 head, per pair. Mostly Med. 1,6-10 yrs old, thin
400-500 lb (448) 77.00-78.50 (77.96); 14 flesh with 100-250 lb calves,
head, 500-600 lb (566) 73.00-76.00 (74.52); 585.00-600.00 per pair. Med./Lge. 1, 7-9
10 head, 600-700 lb (642) 71.00. Small 1: yrs old, 1100-1200 lbs with 150-250 lb
45 head, 400-500 lb (457) 80.00-81.50 calves 810.00 per pair.
(81.06); 50 head, 500-600 lb (550) BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
74.50- (75.58).
Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
April 9,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Front Royal,
Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton and Winchester for Mar. 31
thru Apr. 5. All prices per hundred
pounds liveweight (CWT.), except where
noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1879 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 90.00-118.00; 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 90.00-11S.00 few
81.50- 500-600 lb
83.00- few 75.00-85.00;
600-700 lb 76.50-86.50; 800
lb 74.00-81.00; 800-900 lb
68.00- Med./Lge. 2:
200-300 lb 90-100.00 few
76.00- 4300-400 lb
83.00- 400-500 lb
85.00- few 71.00-82.00;
500-600 lb 79.00-92.00 few
66.00- 600-700 lb
72.50- 700-800 lb
67.00- 800-900 lb
67.50. Small 1: 300-100 lb
76.00- few 55.00;
400-500 lb 70.00-88.00;
500-600 lb 68.00-82.00;
600-700 lb 73.00-77.00 few
54.00- 700-800 lb
70.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS:
Med. /Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
62.00; 300-500 lb
57.00- 500-700 lb
58.50- 700-900 lb
50.50-
HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1
200-300 jb 84.00-Sn|dK|bjfe ft
77.50- 4(M-Si9»'PHHßproo;
500-600 Jb lb
800-900 2: 200-300 lb
77.00- WO-4iiftb.. 74-00-81.75;
400-500 lfc*ijS*ioO-75.00! 600-700 lb
61.50- 700-800 lb 60.00-62.00.
BULLS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
88.00- few 90-118.00; 300-400 lb
83.00- few 90-109.00; 400-500 lb
82.00- 500-600 lb 73.00-93.00;
600-700 lb 66.00-82.00; 700-900 lb
59.50-68.50. Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
72.00- 300-400 lb 74.00-82.50;
400-500 lb 71.00-84.00; 500-600 lb
60.00- 600-700 lb 60.00-65.50;
700-900 lb 55.00-59.0.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 563 head.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS: 8 head. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Se
lect 2-3,1100-1300 lb 50.00-53.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 492 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
30.25-40.50; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3, 32.00-40.25; Canner and Low Cutter
1-2,22.00-35.25.
- SLAUGHTER BULLS: 63 head. YG
1-2, 906-1300 lbs 32.50-52.00; 1300-1600
lbs 42.50-49.75; YG 1-2,1600 Ife antbovet
36.50-48.50.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 90
FARMS: 57 head. Newborn to 4 Weeks
5.00- per head; few 10.00-106.00 per
head. Over 100 lbs 110.00-140.00 per cwt.
SHEEP: 74 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 27 head. Spring Wooled: Choice
and Prime 1-2, 80-110 lb 89.75,110-125 lb
86.50; Good and Choice 1-3, 60-90 lbs
86.50-92.25. FEEDER LAMBS: Spring
Wooled: Med./Lge. 1-2: 40-60 lbs
85.00- 60-90 lb 88.00-90.00. Small/
Med. 1-2: 40-60 lbs 92.00; 60-90 lbs 91.25.
SLAUGHTER EWES: 16 head. Choice
2-4, 12.00; Good 2-4, 15.00; Utility 1-3,
14.25.
SLAUGHTER HOGS: 23 head. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: US 2-4,250-300 lbs
28.00. SOWS; US 1-3, 300-500 lbs 20.00;
500 Ibs/over 15.00-25.00.
Tri-State Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
April 7,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Tri-State,
Apr. 4 FEEDER CATTLE: 633 head
(Steers 273; Holstein Steers 12; Heifers
232; Bulls 116). Prices per cwt., based on
out weights.
FEEDER STEERS; Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 120-.00-130.00; 300-100 lb
104.000- 400-500 lb 92.00-103.00;
500-600 lb 85.50-94.00; 600-700 lb
80.00- 700-800 lb 71.50-73.00;
800-900 lb 73.00. Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
95.00; 300-400 lb 96.00-105.00; 400-500 lb
90.00- 500-600 lb 80.00-86.50;
600-700 lb 71.00-79.50. Small 1: 300-400
lb 90.00-96.00; 400-500 lb 78.00-85.00;
500-600 lb 75.00-82.00; 600-700 lb
67.00-
FEEDER HOLSTEIN STEERS:
Med./Lge. 2: 400-500 lb 55.00-57.00;
500-600 lb 66.50; 600-700 lb 66.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 87.00-92.00; 300-400 lb
91.00- 400-500 lb 81.00-90.00;
500-600 lb 80.50-84.50; 600-700 lb
70.00- 700-800 lb 69.50-72.50;
800-900 lb 65.50. MedTLge. 2: 200-300 lb
87.00- 300-400 lb 83.00-91.00;
400-500 lb 80.00-87.00; 500-600 lb
75.00- 600-700 lb 65.00-70.00;
700-800 lb 66.00-71.00. Small 1: 200-300
lb 75.00-81.00; 300-400 lb 79.Q0-84.00;
400-500 lb '68.00-75.00, sfco«.
(STiOo-Ta-bo.
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300-lb 100.00-112.00; 300-400 lb
104.00- 400-500 lb 93.00-99.00;
500-600 lb 84.00-89.50; 600-700 lb
75.00- 700-900 lb 69.00-73.50.
Med./Lge. 2; 200-300 lb 90.00-102.00;
300-400 lb 98.00-104.00; 400-500 lb
90.00- 500-600 lb 79.00-85.00;
600-700 lb 66.00-72.50; 700-900 lb
60.00- Small 1: 400-500 lb
80.00- 500-600 lb 75.00-77.50;
600-700 lb 65.00-68.50.
Four States Livestock
Wednesday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Wed., April 9,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 89 HEAD, 1.50
HIGHER. BREAKERS 38.00-42.25,
HIGH DRESSING TO 44.75, BONERS
37.00- HIGH DRESSING TO
44.00, LEAN 33.00-37.00, THIN AND
LIGHT 33.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 6 HEAD. YG+NI 1600-1700
LBS. TO 54.00; YG+N2 1000-1250 LBS.
46.00- 1 2080 LBS. AT 47.00.
FED STEERS: 54 HEAD, 2.00 HIGH
ER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 2-4
1150-1475 LBS. 78.00-82.00, CHOICE 2-3
77.00- LOW CHOICE 74.00-77.00,
LIGHTWEIGHTS 70.00-76.00, SELECT 67.00-73.25, Standard 1-2 53.00-66.00.
65.00-72.00.
FED HEIFERS: 18 HEAD. HIGH 39.00-45.00, low dressing to 37.00, Boners
CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1400 LBS. gO-85% lean 34.50-40.75, Lean 85-90%
79.00-80.75, LOW CHOICE 1050 LBS. 31.00-36.50, High Yielding 39.00. Shells
AT 70.75, SELECT HOLSTEINS 30.00 and down.
4S SfvK: .3. HEAD, GOOD E
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 35.00-46.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO ______ „ TPPDQ . M ..
FARM 5.00 HIGHER. +NI 95-120 LBS. FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS. Medi
-130.0- 84-94 LBS. 110.00-127.00; um and 1 30 °- 500 lbs 83. W-109.00,
+N2 95-120 LBS. 105.00-130. W, 80-94 50 °- 700 lbs 70.W-80.W, Medium and
LBS. 70.W-110.W; HOLSTEIN HEIF- Lar B e 2 300-5 W lbs 65.00-78. W, SW-7W
ERS 70-90 LBS. 9S.W-140.W; BEEF X ,bs 70.00-80. W, Large 3 4W-6W lbs Hol-
BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-90 LBS. steins 49.W-54.W; HEIFERS: Medium
85.00- FANCY ANGUS HEIF- and L 3l^6 1 3W-5W lbs 74.W-90.W,
ERS 96 LBS. AT 152. W, 1 BULL 128 SOO-7W lbs 66.00-74. W, Medium and
LBS. AT 112. W. Large 2 300-5 W lbs 65.W-78.W, SW-7W
BUTCHER HOGS: 13 HEAD. +NI
AND 3 220-250 LBS. 30.W-32.W, 1 298
LBS. AT 28.50.
SOWS: 28 HEAD. GOOD 3W-6W
LBS. 20.W-24.W, CULLS 20. W DOWN.
STOCK CATTLE: 135 HEAD, IN
CLUDES 20 STOCK COWS. STEERS
4W-6W LBS. 79.W-90.W, 6W-7W LBS.
75.W-85.W, HOSLTEINS SW-8W LBS.
50.00-62. W.
HEIFERS: 250-4 W LBS. 69.W-79.W,
400-600 LBS. 6S.W-74.W, 6W-8W LBS.
62.W-72.W.
BULLS: 400-500 LBS. 73.00-83.00,
500-600 LBS. 65.00-72.00, 600-700 LBS.
58.00-
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 13
HEAD. LARGE SPRINGERS
1050.00-
LAMBS: 30 HEAD. CHOICE 50-70
LBS. 110.00-115.00, 30-50 LBS. TO
102 00
oQ.-Tf,. MCAU. AN
NIES TO 56.00, KIDS 20.00-31.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 134 HEAD,
MAINLY CULLS.
NEXT WED., APRIL 16, DAIRY
CATTLE CONSIGNMENT SALE. AL-
READY PROMISED; 10 PUREBRED
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, ARTIFICIALLY
BRED, DUE IN MAY. ALSO 4 REG.
BROWN SWISS COWS AND 4
BROWN SWISS OPEN HEIFERS
READY TO BREED. ALL WERE 4-H
PROJECTS.
Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, April 4,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5376... Compared with 5399
head last week and 4889 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s summary:
Slaughter steers mostly 1.00 higher, spots
2.00 higher on fancy steers, Holsteins sold
mostly 1.00 higher, si. heifers 1.00 to 2.00
higher, si. cows sold steady to 1.00 higher,
bulls steady to firm.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
76.75-80.75, late week sales to 82.25,
Choice 1-3 74.00-78.50, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 72.25-75.50, Select 1-3
68.50-74.25, Standard 1-2 55.00-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 65.75-70.00, Choice 2-3
60.00-66.25, Select 1-2 53.00-59.25, Stan
dard 1-248.25-52.75.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
72.75-76.75, few to 79.00, Select 1-3
Breakers 75-80% lean
COWS
lbs 55.W-69.W; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 3W-SW lbs 80.W-IW.W, SW-7W
lbs 73.W-86.W, Medium and Large 2
3W-5W lbs6l.W-78.W.
CALVES 3018... Compared with 3249
head last week and 2919 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 75-120 lbs 30.W-44.W,
Utility 50-1 W lbs 10.W-30.W. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bull calves mostly
steady, Holstein heifers steady to
flrm...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
IIO.W-115.00, late sales 170.W-197.W,
80-90 lbs 100.00-125.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
60.00- late sales to 152.00; No 1
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 200.00-375.00,
No 2 75-120 lbs 95.00-210.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
80.00-
HOGS 1694.. —«* wlin 1719
|tlTt t. and toss h*ad a year ago.
Barrows and gilts sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower,
sows steady to 1.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs
33.50-37.00, 45-50% lean 220-290 lbs
31.75-34.00, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
29.00-
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 18.00-25.00,
500-700 lbs 24.00-28.50, Medium 300-600
lbs 15.50-19.00.
BOARS: 6.00-9.00.
FEEDER PIGS 190... Compared with
151 head last week and 323 head a year
ago. 1-3 20-40 lbs 11.00-30.00, 40-65 lbs
28.00-43.00. per head.
SHEEP 1644... Compared with 1421
head last week and 869 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher
with slaughter sheep trading mostly
steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
40-80 lbs 120.00-138.00, 60-80 lbs
108.00-136.00, 80-100 lbs 100.00-128.00,
100-140 lbs 90.00-104.00, Good and
Choice 40-75 lbs 70.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-39.00,
Yearlings to 68.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 412... Compared with 224 head
last week and 192 head a year ago... Fee
der pigs active 20.00 higher, slaughter pigs
sharply higher...l-2 50-65 lbs 66.00-87.00,
70-90 lbs 60.00-64.00, 90-125 lbs
55.00-65.00, US 2 80-95 lbs 56.00-60.00;
Slaughter 30-45 lbs 150.00-202.00, 50-60
lbs 95.00-100.00, 60-75 lbs 80.00-95.00,
100-130 lbs 47.00-56.00 per cwt.