Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, April 28,2003
CATTLE: 88 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 73.00-75.00,
GOOD 68.00-70.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 70.00-72.75,
GOOD 58.00-68.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-46.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
55.00-
BULLS: YG+N1,43.00-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
65.00- BULLS 40.00-65.00; HEIF
ERS 50.00-71.00.
CALVES: 79 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD 80.00-95.00, GOOD 65.00-80.00,
STANDARD 25.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 75.00-130.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
100.00-
HOGS: 115. US+NI-2, 37.00-40.00; US
+N 1-3,35.00-37.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 16.00-28.00.
BOARS: 6.50-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 83 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-32.00.
SHEEP: 31 HEAD. SPRING LAMBS
110.00- GOOD LAMBS
100.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
24.00-
GOATS: 15.00-120.00.
Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, April 25,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5406... Compared with 5168
head last week and 4802 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s summary:
slaughter steers mostly steady to .25
lower, si. heifers steady to weak, si. cows
steady with some gain on Lean cows, bulls
steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
78.50-83.25, Choice 1-3 75.00-80.00, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 75.00-77.50, Se
lect 1-3 68.00-75.25, Standard 1-2
54.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 67.00-71.75, Choice 2-3
64.00-69.00, Select 1-2 58.00-61.50; Stan
dard 1-243.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
73.50-79.50, Select 1-3 65.50-74.00, Stan
dard 1-2 50.00-65.00.
splatter board, rear foot winch, two
front foot winches and a full width belly
band and winch to lift the animals
weight off their feet. All winches have
heavy duty friction brakes providing
constant, positive holding action.
ALL STEEL PARTS ARE POWDER
COATED USING THE PBZ
FIVE-STEP PROCESS.
Call or write for additional information
and the name of your nearest dealer
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- few to 50.00, Boners 80-85%
lean 37.00-44.00, Lean 85-90%
32.00- Shells 30.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
49.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 75.00-88.00,
500-700 lbs 68.00-78.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 66.00-82.00, 500-700
lbs 57.00-73.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 63.00-77.00, 500-700
lbs 55.00-74.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 51.00-70.00, 500-700 lbs
53.00- BULLS: Medium and Urge
1 300-500 lbs 67.00-89.00, 500-700 lbs
68.00- Medium and Urge 2 300-500
lbs 68.00-79.00, 500-700 lbs 60.00-74.00,
Large 3 400-800 lbs Holsteins 39.00-54.00.
CALVES 2SB7...Compared with 2406
head last week and 2950 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to firm. VEALERS; Stan
dard and Good 60-110 lbs 30.00-55.00,
Utility 60-110 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bull 5.00 to 10.00
lower, Holstein heifers steady to 5.00 low
er...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
125.00- No 2 80-120 lbs
70.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 200.00-320.00, No 2 75-115 lbs
90.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs
70.00-130.00.
HOGS 864... Compared with 1529 head
last week and 1283 head a year ago. Bar
rows and gilts firm, sows sold 1.00 to 2.00
lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 220-275 lbs 34.00-36.50, 45-50% lean
220-290 lbs 32.50-34.00, 40-45% lean
240-300 lbs 29.50-31.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 22.00-25.00,
*5OO-700 lbs 24.00-27.00.
BOARS; 5.00-8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 112... Compared with
124 head last week and 56 head a year
ago. 1-3 25-50 lbs 27.00-42.00 per head.
SHEEP 2299... Compared with 3985
head last week and 3360 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 20-30
lbs 205.00, 40-60 lbs 140.00-190.00, late
week sales to 250.00, 60-80 lbs
115.00- 80-100 lbs 125.00-132.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-36.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
236... Compared with 1193 head last week
and 349 head a year ago... Slaughter pigs
were 10.00 to IS lower and were all going
for slaughger... Slaughter: 20-35 lbs
125.00- 37-60 lbs 60.00-75.00 per
cwt.
Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc.
295 Woodcorner Road • Lititz, PA 17543
717/738-7365
1 mile west of Ephrata
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 45.00-95.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 35.00-81.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 63.00-71.75, Medium to Good
52.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
50.00- Light 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 60.00-70.00, Medium to Good
50.00-66.00.
BULLS: Heavy 43.00-56.00, Light
40.00-47.00.
COWS: Utility Holsteins 37.00-45.25,
Canners 28.00-34.00, Culls 25.00 and
down.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. Up to
122.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: Up to 230.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM: Up to 170.00.
HOGS: Top Quality up to 34.00, Heavy
up to 32.00, Light 25.00-30.00; FEEDER
PIGS, BY HEAD: Up to 34.50.
SOWS: 18.00-25.00.
MALE HOGS: 2.00-19.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 lbs. up to 129.00,85-125
lbs. up to 120.00, 30-60 lbs. up to 136.00,
Culls up to 60.00.
SHEEP: Up to 30.00, FAT UP TO
25.00.
GOATS: Large 55.00-125.00, Medium
25.00-70.00, Small 10.00-44.00, aU by the
head, kid 3.00-50.00.
Feeder sale every second Sat. per
month.
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction-
Tuesday, April 29,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 80 HEAD,
STEADY. BREAKERS 40.00-44.25,
BONERS 39.00-43.00, LEAN 34.00-39.00,
THIN AND LIGHT 34.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 15 HEAD. YG+NI 1600-1800
LBS. TO 50.25, YG+N2 1200-2100 LBS.
45.00-49.75.
FED STEERS: FEW OFFERED, NO
PRIME. HIGH CHOICE 2-4 1150-1475
LBS. 78.00-80.00, OVER 1500 LBS, TO
75.00, LOW CHOICE 72.00-77.00.
FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1200-1400 LBS. 75.00, LOW CHOICE
950-1150 LBS. 69.00-70.00.
This highly versatile equipment can
be used to secure a cow safely and
efficiently for foot care or
veterinary services.
Side panels and gates easily
replace hoof care accessories to
create a vet chute where almost
any common vet procedure can
be performed.
Once in the chute with the belly band winched into
working position, the cow is safely secured
for foot treatment
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, April 26,2003
v
Hours
Mon - Fn 7-5
CALVES: 101 HEAD. CHOICE
170-250 LBS. 93.00-96.00, 1 366 LBS. AT
90.00, GOOD 80-110 LBS. 35.00-45.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM, STEADY. +NI 94-125 LBS.
140.00- 82-92 LBS. 110.00-132.00;
+N2 94-110 LBS. 100.00-137.00, 80-92
LBS. 65.00-105.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 20 HEAD. +NI 80-110 LBS.
290.00- +N2 180.00-275.00, SEV
ERAL YOUNG 75.00-150.00. STARTED
130-150 LBS. TO 145.00, BEEF X HEIF
ER 75 LBS. AT 105.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 17 HEAD. +NI
AND 2 240-280 LBS. 34.00-35.75, 2 302
LBS. AT 31.00, +NI AND 3 220-275 LBS.
33.00-
SOWS: 16 HEAD. 300-450 LBS.
20.00- 500-700 LBS. 25.00-27.75.
STOCK CATTLE: 244 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 80.00-96.00, 400-500 LBS.
79.00- 500-700 LBS. 71.00-81.00,
800-1000 LBS. 68.00-75.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 71.00-81.00,
500-700 LBS. 67.00-75.00, FEW TP 80.00,
700-900 LBS. 54.00-60.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300-500 LBS. 81.00-95.00, 500-600 LBS.
72.00- 600-700 LBS. 60.00-73.00.
SHEEP: 71 HEAD 30.00-45.00,
HEAVY WEIGHTS 14.00-30.00.
LAMBS: 101 HEAD, LIGHT
WEIGHTS 30.00 LOWER. GOOD TO
CHOICE 90-110 LBS. 97.00-113.00,70-90
LBS. 110.00-120.00, 50-70 LBS.
115.00- GOOD TO MED. 30-50
LBS. 85.00-100.00, CHOICE TO 120.00.
GOATS: 62 HEAD, LOWER PRICES.
LARGE BILLIES TO 77.00, MEDIUM
35.00- LARGE NANNIES
50.00- KIDS 5.00-30.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: FEW OF
FERED. BY THE HEAD 20-35 LBS. TO
21.00, 40-60 LBS. 30.00-40.00, 1 9G LBS.
AT 50.00.
NEXT TUES., MAY 6, SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE, APPROX.
7:45 P.M.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, April 28,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-86.50.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Good to
Choice 75.00-83.00, medium to good
66.00- heavy Choice over 1450 lbs.
55.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
52.00- light 39.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 70.00-75.00, Medium to Good
60.00-
BULLS: heavy 42.00-54.00, light
36.00-59.00.
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 37.00-42.50,
Commercial to Good 31.00-36.50, cull
cows 31.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-75.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES; 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
130.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
255.00, BEEF X CALVES return to farm
up to 136.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 33.00.
SOWS: up to 25.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 100.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 68.00.
Spring grass cattle sale Sat., May 3, 7
p.m.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3, 2003-All
Four States Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, April 28,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 64 HEAD,
STEADY. BREAKERS 40.00-45.00,
BONERS 38.00-44.00, LEAN 34.00-39.00,
THIN 34.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG+NI 1786 LBS. AT 52.00;
YG+N2 1400-2400 LBS. 48.00-49.00.
FED STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1100-1475 LBS. 76.00-77.00, LOW
CHOICE 74.00-76.00, LIGHTWEIGHTS
68.00-
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 1075 LBS
AT 75.25, FULL HOLSTEIN 1300-1600
LBS. TO 55.75.
CALVES: 127 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 182
LBS. AT 81.00, GOOD 90-115 LBS.
40.00- 70-85 LBS. 30.00-40.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM, STEADY. +NI 94-120 LBS.
125.00- 80-92 LBS. 102.00-132.00;
+N2 94-120 LBS. 95.00-125.00, 80-92
LBS. 60.00-100.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS, GOOD DEMAND. +NI 80-115
LBS. 250.00-300.00, YOUNG 70-110
LBS. 100.00-200.00; BEEF X BULLS
AND HEIFERS +NI 70-115 LBS.
110.00- YOUNG 70.00-90.00.
BUTCHER HOGS;
220-250 LBS. 32.00-34.00,
STOCK CATTLE: 54 HEAD.
STEERS, 3 JERSEY HOLSTEIN X 875
LBS. AT 51.00.
HEIFERS: 300-400 LBS. 75.00-81.00,
500-700 LBS. 69.00-73.00.
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. 69.00-74.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1 SHORT
BRED HEIFER 760.00, SM. OPEN
HEIFERS 435.00-450.00.
SHEEP: 26.00-44.00.
GOATS: MEDIUM 37.00-48.00.
West Virginia
Feeder Cattle Sales
Charleston, W. Va.
April 29,2003
Report Supplied By (JSDA
Regular Sale from Greenbrier Valley,
Marlinton and Parkersburg on Apr. 25
and 26. Price per cwt.
STEERS: 219 head. Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 88.00-102.00; 300-400 lb
85.00- 400-500 lb 85.00-97.00;
500-600 lb 85.00-97.00; 600-700 lb
78.00- 700-800 lb 70.00-78.00;
900-1000 lb 68.00. Med./Lge. 2: 200-300 lb
87.00- 300-400 lb 86.00-99.00;
400-500 lb 76.00-89.00; 500-600 lb
75.00- 600-700 lb 67.00-80.00;
700-800 lb 60.00-67.00. Small 1 & 2:
200-300 lb 80-.00-87.00; 300-400 lb
85.00- 400-500 lb 60.00-73.00;
500-600 lb 62.00-77.00; 600-700 lb 77.00.
HEIFERS: 366 head. Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 78.00-90.00; 300-400 lb
76.00- 400-500 lb 74.00-86.00;
500-600 lb 66.00-76.00; 600-700 lb
62.00- 700-800 lb 60.00-69.00;
800-900 lb 52.50-62.00. Med./Lge. 2:
200-300 lb 75.00-94.00; 300-400 lb
66.00- 400-500 lb 71.00-70.00;
500-600 lb 60.00-71.00; 600-700 lb
55.00- 700-800 lb 50.00-60.00;
800-900 lb 51.00. Small 1 & 2; 300-100 lb
63.00- 400-500 lb 60.00; 500-600 lb
58.00- 600-700 lb 59.00-62.00;
700-800 lb 45.00.
BULLS: 209 head. Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 86.00-95.00; 300-400 lb
84.00- 400-500 lb 80.00-93.50;
500-600 lb 76.00-91.00; 600-700 lb
65.00- 700-800 lb 54.00-62.50.
MedTLge. 2: 200-300 lb 75.00-85.00;
300-400 lb 84.00; 400-500 lb 75.00 87.00;
500-600 lb 63.00-78.00; 600-700 lb
59.00- 700-800 lb 54.00-62.50. Small
1 & 2: 300-400 lb 80.00-89.00; 400-500 lb
63.00- 500-600 lb 65.00-73 00;
600-700 lb 50.50-59.00; 700-800 lb
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