Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 14,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 249...(PDA)...{Supply in
cluded 82 steers and heifers, 87 ccws, 14
bulls and 66 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers 1.00 to 3.00
higher, cows active, 2.00 to 3.00 higher,
heifers and bulls firm.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1105-1480 lbs
78.25-82.75, average 80.44, Select 1-2
67.50-77.50, average 73.39, couple Stan
dard 1-2 57.50 & 57.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1290-1580 lbs 62.25-71.00, average 67.45,
Select 1-2 52.50-61.75, average 57.97,
Standard 1-2 48.50-52.25.
HEIFERS: couple Choice 1-3 1070 &
1170 lbs 76.50 & 78.50, few Select 1-2
62.50- Holstein heifers 56.00-66.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- average 48.25, Boners
80-85% lean 37.00-47.25, average 43.13,
Lean 85-90% lean 36.50-43.00, average
39.16. Shells 32.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1160-1745 lbs
49.00- Yield Grade 2 1270-1700 lbs
49.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple
Medium 2 460 lbs 85.00, package Large 3
415 lbs 59.00, Medium and Large 1
590-990 lbs 66.00-72.50, Medium and
Large 2 670-760 lbs 47.00-66.50, Large 3
500-940 lbs 47.00-65.00; HEIFERS: Medi
um and Large 1 555-700 lbs 65.00-72.00,
Medium and Large 2 320-450 lbs
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VENTILATION +
Evaporative Cooling Pad
Quarryville, PA
Evaporative Cooling What is Evaporative Cooling?
for Dairy Tie-stall Barns When water evaporates, heat energy is converted
The use of evaporative cooling for livestock and i ?° a diffe [ ent form - which lowers the temperature of
poultry in the northeast United States has been the air or thaob t ect that the water was on - As water
gaining acceptance in recent years. The main rea- evaporates the temperature continues to drop until
son being that producers now understand that dur- the air reaches the 100% saturated point. In the
ing the hottest part of the day, the relative humidity northeast U.S. there is typically a 16 degree F. cooling
is often very low, which allows for the effective use potent,al on an avera 9 e 90 de 9 ree da V- Since most
of evaporative cooling. Since many tie-stall dairy evaporative pad systems are designed to be 75%
barns now use tunnel ventilation systems for hot efficient, that means that a 12 degree temperature
weather, dairy farmers can further enhance their hot d ' op c ° u ' dbe expected. When temperatures reach
weather ventilation by adding evaporative cooling 98t0 100 degrees , tbere is often a cooling potential
pads. These systems work hand-in-hand to increase ° f up t 0 ? 4 de 9 rees > re^. ltin 9 in an 18 de 9 ree drop in
the amount of heat removed from the cow due to i T^tV OTTER IT IS ’ THE
the high air speeds. The cost of the cooling system MORE COOLING YOU GET.
is minimized when designing it for tunnel ventilation
compared to a cross-flow ventilation system.
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75.00- 500-725 lbs 42.00-70.00,
package 520 lbs 90.00, Large 3 320-340
lbs 57.50-77.50, 580-900 lbs 36.50-58.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 2 535-690 lbs
56.00- Large 3 500-670 lbs
36.00-
CALVES 96...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 65-115 lbs 30.00-47.50, Utility
65-95 lbs 15.00-35.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher...No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 132.50-172.50,
average 155.29, 80-75 lbs 65.00-107.50,
average 90.63, No 2 90-125 lbs
50.00- average 100.94; couple No 2
Holstein heifers 80-100 lbs 70.00 &
100.00.
HOGS 26...8arr0ws and gilts steady to
1.00 higher. Barrows and Gilts; 45-50%
lean 240-285 lbs 38.50-42.50,40-45% lean
310 lbs 28.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-450 lbs 14.00-20.00, one
545 lbs 28.75.
BOARS: one 8.50.
FEEDER PIGS 57...1-3 14-15 lbs
178.00-183.00 per cwt.
SHEEP 16... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 30-40 lbs 102.00-165.00, 50-70 lbs
88.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
24.00- couple Yearlings 58.00 &
70.00.
GOATS 15...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 2
15-30 lbs 20.00-40.00. Yearlings: Selection
2 couple 27.50 & 39.00. Nannies: couple
35 & 45 lbs 44.00 & 47.50, 60-75 lbs
40.00-68.00. Wethers: one 45 lbs 55.00,
one 125 lbs 128.00.
CEDAR CREST
EQUIPMENT
CATTLE 135...(PDA).
STEERS: one Choice 1-3 1300 lbs
80.25, Select 1-2 66.25-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Choice 2-3
1148 lbs 67.00, Standard 1-2 52.00-57.00.
HEIFERS: Select 1-2 70.50-72.00, Stan
dard 1-2 55.00-63.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.00- Boners 80-85% lean
40.50-45.00, Lean 85-90% lean
34.00- Shells 33.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 935-1660 lbs
50.75-56.00, Yield Grade 2 1155-1755 lbs
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
470-650 lbs 45.50-64.00; HEIFERS: few
Medium and Large 1 305-465 lbs
69.00- 515-640 lbs 64.00-71.00, Me
dium and Large 2 350-485 lbs
58.00- 550-605 lbs 53.00-58.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 400-530 lbs
75.50-87.00, Large 3 540-840 lbs
44.00-
CALVES 55...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 85-95 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
68-75 lbs 24.00-28.00. FARM CALVES:
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
120.00- No 2 80-125 lbs
70.00- one No 1 Holstein heifers 88
lbs 275.00, No 2 104 & 110 lbs 100.00 &
200.00.
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EVAPORATIVE
COOLING
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Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
May 14,2003
in 96 Cow Tie-Stall Barn
339
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs
80.00-147.50,150-290 lbs 89.00-105.00.
HOGS 31... BARROWS AND GILTS:
lite 45-50% lean 150-175 lbs 19.00-30.50,
40-45% lean 250-280 lbs 27.00-40.00.
SOWS: 1-3 398-495 lbs 19.00-25.50,678
& 766 lbs 27.00 & 29.50.
BOARS: 170-270 lbs 11.00-14.00,
530-590 lbs 7.00-7.50.
FEEDER PIGS 56...2-3 20-35 lbs
11.00-20.00, 1-2 40-50 lbs 18.00-26.00,
60-80 lbs 27.00-36.00 per cwt.
SHEEP B...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 47-70 lbs 110.00-122.50. Slaughter
Sheep; two 29.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
May 14,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 349...(5upp1y included 196
cows and heifers in the Dairy sale).
HOLSTEIN STEERS: couple Choice
1-3 1300 & 1655 lbs 59.00 & 60.25, few
Select 1-2 52.75-57.25, few Standard 1-2
44.75-52.50.
HEIFERS: one Choice 1-3 1085 lbs
70.00, one Standard 1-2 60.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00-49.50 mostly 42.00-46.50, average
44.00, Boners 80-85% lean 35.25-44.75,
average 40.50, Lean 85-90% lean
31.50-41.25 mostly 32.75-39.25, average
35.30. Shells down to 30.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1440-1625
lbs 51.75-54.00, average 52.80, few Yield
ULTIMATE
COW
COMFORT
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 17, 2003-Al7
Grade 2 890-1215 lbs 41.00-50.50, average
45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Large 3
700-890 lbs Holsteins 40.00-46.00; HEIF
ERS: few Medium 2 435-440 lbs
40.00-
CALVES 69...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 32.50-40.00, Utility
55-90 lbs 12.50-27.00. FARM CALVES:
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
130.00- average 139.20, 75-80 lbs
105.00- No 2 80-120 lbs
75.00- weaker calves down to
50.00; No 2 Holstein heifers 70-90 lbs
110.00-
HOGS 16... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-5095- lean 280-285 lbs 32.00.
SOWS: 1-3 345-410 lbs 13.0-17.50.
BOARS: 530-550 lbs 3.50.
FEEDER PIGS 16... 1-3 40-65 lbs
35.00-55.00 per head.
SHEEP 32... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few High Choice and Prime 35-55 lbs
115.00- 65-90 lbs 117.00-127.00,
Choice 30-45 lbs 80.00-107.50, 50-65 lbs
95.00- 70-90 lbs 65.00-98.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 14.00-36.00,
Yearlings 46.00-50.00.
GOATS 34...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1
under 20 lbs 21.00-27.00, 20-40 lbs
22.00- Selection 2 under 20 lbs
10.00- 20-40 lbs 16.00-37.00, 40-60
lbs 42.00-44.00. Nannies: 50-90 lbs
30.00- Billies: one 100 lbs 70.00.
DAIRY COWS: 675.00-1300.00, Heif
ers up to 1385.00 per head.
Four States
Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, May 12,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 55
HEAD, STEADY, SPOTS
1.00 HIGHER. BREAKERS
41.00- BONERS
40.00- 1 AT 49.00,
LEAN 36.00-41.00, THIN
AND LIGHT 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS; 5 HEAD. YG+NI
1200-1300 LBS. 51.50-52.25,
YG+N2 1638 LBS. AT 47.50.
FED STEERS: 40 HEAD,
1.00 HIGHER, QUALITY
VERY GOOD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME
1300-1500 LBS. 81 00-84.00,
1500-1600 LBS. 80.00-82.50,
CHOICE 2-3 1300-1500 LBS.
77.00- OVER 1500 LBS
78.00- OVER 1600 LBS
73.00-
CALVES: 106 HEAD.
LOW CHOICE 204 LBS. AT
81.00, GOOD 80-110 LBS.
38.00- HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO
FARM, STEADY. +NI
95-120 LBS. 135.00-150.00,
80-94 LBS. 105.00-130.00;
+ N 2 95- 120 LBS.
102.00- 80-94 LBS.
75.00- HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS HIGHER
PRICES. +NI 90-110 LBS.
285.00- +N2 80-110
LBS. 150.00-275.00, 60-80
LBS. 100.00-190.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS TO
107.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 2.50
HIGHER. +NI AND 2
230-275 LBS. TO 39.00, 1 300
LBS. AT 35.50.
STOCK CATTLE:
STEERS, NONE.
HEIFERS: PLAIN CHA
ROLAIS 300-500 LBS
57.00-66.00, GOOD BLACKS
650 LBS. AT 73.00, 3 930
LBS. AT 64.50.
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. TO
83.00, THIN CHAROLAIS
500-700 LBS. 54.00-62.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS'
FEW OFFERED. BY THE
LB. 120-160 LBS. 34.00-37.00.
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