Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, May 6,2003 SLAUGHTER COWS: 109 HEAD, STEADY. BREAKERS 40.00-45.00, BONERS 38.00-44.00, LEAN 34.00-38.00, THIN AND LIGHT 34.00 DOWN. BULLS: 12 HEAD, NO GOOD HEAVY WEIGHTS. YG+NI 1100-1300 LBS. 48.00-51.75, YG+N2 1100-1600 LBS. 47.00-51.00. FED STEERS: 25 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE 2-4 1100-1475 LBS. 79.00-80.75, OVER 1500 LBS. TO 78.75, CHOICE 2-3 1200-1400 LBS. 78.00- LOW CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 74.00-78.00, HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME HOLSTEINS 1200-1400 LBS. 73.00- SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 1400-1500 LBS. 61.00-63.00. FED HEIFERS: 16 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1450 LBS. 77.00- LOW CHOICE 1000-1200 LBS. TO 73.50. CALVES: 70 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE 196 LBS. AT 103.00, LOW CHOICE 316 LBS. AT 88.00, GOOD 80-110 LBS. 37.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RE TURNING TO FARM 10.00 LOWER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 137.00-145.00, 82-94 LBS. 130.00-142.00; +N2 95-120 LBS. 100.00- 82-94 LBS. 75.00-125.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +NI 90-115 LBS. 240.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 26 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. +NI AND 2 240-285 LBS. 35.00-37.00, 9 HEAD 300-325 LBS. I#' #■ id typeset y hty iCMbtenttaptff eft and dry cew Cmtfetntty ud cmfcMy rix ri M sWfe? c 31.75-33.50, +NI AND 3 240-260 LBS. 33.00-34.25,1 380 LBS. AT 25.00. SOWS; FEW OFFERED. 350-600 LBS. 24.00-28.50. BOARS: 400-850 LBS. 5.00-8.75. STOCK CATTLE: 215 HEAD, AC TIVE BIDDING. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 86.00- 400-600 LBS. 81.00-94.00, 600-800 LBS. TO 76.00, 800-1000 LBS. 64.00- HEIFERS; MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 76.00-88.00, 500-600 LBS. 72.00-84.00, 600-700 LBS. 72.00-80.00,700-900 LBS. 60.00-69.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 75.00-97.00, 500-700 LBS. 66.00- 700-900 LBS. 59.00-68.00. SHEEP; 43 HEAD 30.00-47.00, HEAVY WEIGHTS 20.00-30.00. LAMBS: 46 HEAD, STEADY AND HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 110-140 LBS. 100.00-112.00, 80-= 105 LBS. 115.00-125.00, 50-75 LBS. 130.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 20-50 LBS. 85.00-120.00, 50-75 LBS. 105.00- GOATS: 76 HEAD. MEDIUM TO LARGE WETHERS 50.00-77.00, NAN NIES 40.00-70.00, LARGE KIDS 35.00- SMALL KIDS 10.00-30.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 49 HEAD. BY THE HEAD. 15-25 LBS. 9.00-15.00, 30-45 LBS. 36.00-38.00; BY THE LB. SM. LOTS 50-70 LBS. 60,00-66.00, 100-125 LBS. 30.00-46.00; STOCK BOARS 200-300 LBS. 24.00-25.00. CEDAR CREST soo-646-660i _ 717-866-1888 EQUIPMENT Parts Stores: East Earl —717-354-0584 • Quarryville—717-806-0484 Four States Livestock Wednesday Sale Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction May 7,2003 SLAUGHTER COWS: 85 HEAD, SPOTS 1.00 LOWER. BREAKERS 39.00- FEW 46.00-50.00, BONERS 39.00- LEAN 34.00-39.00, THIN AND LIGHT 34.00 DOWN. BULLS: 10 HEAD. YG+NI 1050-1650 LBS. 51.50-56.25, YG+N2 1426 LBS. AT 49.00. FED STEERS: 85 HEAD, GOOD DE MAND. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1150-1400 LBS. 79.00-81.00, 1 FANCY 1284 LBS. AT 83.50, CHOICE 2-3 1150-1500 LBS. 75.00-78.00, SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 71.00-75.00, LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1100 LBS. 60.50 AND 63.25, SELECT HOLSTEINS 1300-1500 LBS. 54.00-58.25. FED HEIFERS: 1 HIGH CHOICE 1128 LBS. AT 77.75, DAIRY CULLS 46.50-50.00. CALVES: 128 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 184 LBS. AT 98.00, GOOD 80-110 LBS. 35.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RE TURNING TO FARM 2.00-5.00 HIGH ER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 135.00-152.00, 1 130 LB. AT 132.00, 84-94 LBS. 120.00- +N2 95-120 LBS. 90.00- YOUNGER CALVES 50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-110 LBS. 270.00-295.00, +N2 135.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 27 HEAD. +NI AND 2 240-300 LBS. 34.00-36.00, +NI AND 3 200-235 LBS. 32.00-33.75, 300-375 LBS. 23.00-30.00. 339 King Street, Myerstown PA 17067 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10, 2003-A27 SOWS: 36 HEAD. 400-650 LBS. 23.00- CULLS 22.00 DOWN. STOCK CATTLE: 183 HEAD. STEERS 200-400 LBS. TO 87.00,400-600 LBS. 75.00-91.00, 600-900 LBS. 67.00- HOLSTEINS 400-700 LBS. 45.00- HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 72.00-84.00, 500-700 LBS. 61.00-73.00, 700-900 LBS. 57.00- BULLS; 200-400 LBS. 79.00-86.00, 500-700 LBS. 62.00-72.00, 700-800 LBS. TO 67.00, PUREBRED LIMI 884 LBS. AT 62.00, ANGUS 846 LBS. AT 57.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS; FEW OF FERED. SHEP: 21 HEAD. 24.00-58.00, HEAVY WEIGHTS 18.00-26.00. LAMBS; 22 HEAD, GOOD DEMAND. GOOD TO CHOICE 95 LBS. AT 110.00, 60-80 LBS. 112.00-119.00, 30-55 LBS. 127.00-137.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 58 HEAD, ALL CULLS. NEXT WED., MAY 14, SPECIAL BEEF STOCK COW SALE 8 P.M. EX PECTING LOTS OF COW, CALF PAIRS, SPRINGERS, AND BEEF STOCK BULLS. East Coast and North Central Veal Report Des Moines, lowa May 7,2003 Supplied By USDA CARLOT VEAL CARCASS REPORT: Northeast and North Central Basis: Com pared to trading last week: Northeast spe cial fed veal mostly steady to slightly weak on light to moderate offer- ings and de- mand. North Central steady on mostly light to moderate offer- ings and de mand. Market undertone trending mostly steady. VEAL CARCASS, SPECIAL FED. HOT BASIS, FOB PRODUCTION POINTS: Northeast 1,210 head. North Central 135 head. Hide-Off, 215-275 lbs: Northeast: 182.00-188.00; North Central 185.00. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Hot Basis, Hide-Off (As of May 7, 2003) Contract calves slaughtered this week slaughtered this week; 182.00-197.00, mostly 185.00-192.00. Packers base mar ket 180.00-187.00. Future contracts of fered: Firm Bottom 185.00-190.00, Firm Top 200.00-210.00. Firm Bottom, 187.00, Split Half Top 207.00. Fixed, mostly 190.00 and some at 192.00. •North Central - OH, IN, 11, MI & WI. •Northeast - MA, MD, PA, NY, NJ, DE, CT & VT. WEEKLY DISTRIBUTIVE, LESS THAN CARLOT, EAST COAST AREA VEAL CUTS TRADE, SPECIAL FED: Market for Tuesday, May 6 Compared to last week: Distributive special fed cuts are trading mostly steady. Offerings are on light to moderate demand. Mother’s Day activity so far has shown little effect on the market and movement continues to be slow to moderate. Prices per CWT: Carcass, hide off 200-250 lb 220-235.00; Foresaddles 85-110 lb 170-180.00; Kosher Foresaddles 90-110 lb 195-205.00; Hindsaddles 85-115 lb 275-285.00; Loins, regular 17-25 lb 235-270.00; Loins, 4x4 trmd 12-18 lb 375-475.00; Hotel Racks, 8 rib 15-21 lb 385-430.00,7 rib 14-20 lb 410-470.00,6 rib 13-17 lb 475-525.00; Chuck, square cut 36-47 lb 95-115.00; Shoulder, full 14-20 lb 140-170.00; Legs, double 70-90 lb 270-295.00, TBS 3-piece 24-32 lb 550-615.00, BHS heel-out 27-35 lb 325-400.00; Top Round, trmd, cap-off 8-10 lb 600-725.00; Breast 10-12 lb 70-80.00; Necks, bone-in 24-28 lb 100-125.00; Stew Meat, regular 190-225.00; Boneless Trimmings 75-80% lean 63-70.00; Heavy Nature Green Hides, per piece 39-41.00. 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