AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 19, 2003
Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
July 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
July 11 FEEDER CATTLE: 495 head
(300 steers, 135 heifers, 60 bulls). Prices
per cwt. based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-107.00; 400-500 lb
90.00- SOO-600 lb 88.00-101.00;
600-700 lb 85.00-98.00; 700-800 lb
80.00- load lot 800-900 lb 80.00; lot
1000-1100 lb 77.75. Med./Lge. 2: 400-500
lb 91.00-98.00; 500-600 lb 79.00-86.00;
600-700 lb 75.00-85.00; 700-800 lb
72.00- Small 1: 400-500 lb
75.00- 500-600 lb 75.00-84.00;
600-700 lb 70.00-77.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 80.00-89.00; 300-400 lb
82.00- 400-500 lb 82.00-90.00;
500-600 lb 79.00-83.75; 600-700 lb
75.00-
FEEDER BULLS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.00-102.00; 400-500 lb
85.00- SOO-600 lb 80.00-86.00;
600-700 lb 75.00-81.00; 700-800 lb
71.00-
West Virginia
Feeder Cattle
Charleston, W. Va.
July 14,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
REGULAR SALES FROM WESTON,
GREENBRIER VALLEY AND PARK
ERSBURG on July 11 and 12. Prices per
cwt.
FEEDER STEERS: 114 head. Med 7
Lge. 1:200-300 lb BS.OO-100.00; 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 91.00-103.00;
500-600 lb 82.00-93.00; 600-700 lb
75.00- 700-800 lb 74.00-80.00;
800-900 lb 70.00; 900-1000 lb 62.00-68.50.
MedTLge. 2; 300-400 lb 85.00; 400-500 lb
74.50- 500-600 lb 82.00; 600-700 lb
68.50- 800-900 lb 64.00-68.50. Small
1&2: 300-400 lb 80.00-86.00; 500-600 lb
745.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: 218 head. Med./
Lge. 1; 200-300 lb 70.00-83.00; 300-400 lb
75.00- 400-500 lb 77.50-88.00;
500-600 lb 74.50-86.00; 600-700 lb
65.00- 700-800 lb 62.50-79.00;
800-900 lb 62.00-76.00. Med./Lge. 2:
300-400 lb 67.00-78.00; 400-500 lb
67.00- 500-600 lb 69.00-77.00;
600-700 lb 65.00-70.60; 700-800 lb
60.50-69.00; 800-900 lb 44.00-52.50. Small
1&2: 300-400 lb 63.00-72.50; 400-500 lb
60.00- 500-600 lb 60.00-65.00;
600-700 lb 60.00-65.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 106 head. MedTLge.
1: 200-300 lb 90.00-102.50; 300-400 lb
84.00- 400-SOO lb 80.50-84.00;
500-600 lb 76.00-85.00; 600-700 lb
64.00- 700-800 lb 65.00-75.00;
800-1000 lb 49.50-59.00. Med./Lge. 2:
200-300 lb 87.50-93.00; 300-400 lb
88.00- 400-500 lb 75.00-76.00;
500-600 lb 70.00-77.50;
600-700 lb 67.00-72.00;
700-800 lb 72.00; 800-1000
lb 54.50. Small 1&2:400-500
lb 83.00; 500-600 lb
63.00-68.00; 700-800 lb
57.00.
Livestock Cooper-
ative
Auction Market
Of North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auc-
lion
Tuesday, July 15,2003
CALVES .13-2.60.
COWS .10-.50.
EASY COWS ,20-.43'/4.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS.
.29-.9J.
HEIFERS ,49'/2-.70.
BULLS .48'/2-.63>/4.
STEERS ,42-.73.
HOGS, NONE.
ROASTING PIGS EACH
20.00-44.00.
BOARS .07.
SOWS, NONE.
SHEEP. 13-.67.
LAMBS EA. 2.00-60.00.
LAMBS PER LB
.57-1.41.
GOATS
90,00-147.50.
E A
KIDS EA. Ifoo-100.00.
' Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
July 16,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Front Royal, Marshall, Rock
ingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, and
Winchester for July 07-12. All prices per
hundred pounds liveweight, except where
noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1,022 head (410
steers, 7 Holstein steers, 351 heifers, 254
bulls).
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90.000-107.00; 400-500 lb
88.50-100.00; 500-600 lb 88.00-101.00 few
81-85.00; 600-700 lb 79.00-98.00; 700-800
lb 75.00-86.75; 800-900 lb 76.75-80.00;
900-1000 lb 74.00; 1000-1100 lb 77.75.
MedTLge. 2: 300-400 lb 81.00-89.50;
400-500 lb 81.00-98.00; 500-600 lb
75.00-86.00; 600-700 lb 75.00-85.00;
700-800 lb 66.00-74.00; 800-900 lb 72.00.
Small 1: 400-500 lb 75.00-85.00; 500-600
lb 75.00-84.00; 600-700 lb 70.00-77.00.
HOLSTEIN STfeERS: Med./Lge. 2:
300-500 lb 72.00; 500-700 lb 55.00-63.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1;
200-300 lb 80.00-92.00; 300-400 lb
82.00- 400-500 lb 79.00-90.00;
500600 lb 77.00-86.50; 600-700 lb
70.25-82.75; 700-800 lb 71.00; 800-900 lb
69.50. Med./Lge. 2; 200-300 lb
82.00- 300-400 lb 80.00-91.75;
400-500 lb 74.00-80.00 few 64.0069.00;
500-600 lb 71.00-79.75; 600-700 lb
71.00- 700-800 lb 68.0068.50;
800-900 lb 64.5066.00.
BULLS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 99.00;
300-400 lb 90.00-104.75; 400-500 lb
83.00- 500600 lb 73.00-86.00;
600-700 lb 67.00-81.00; 700-900 lb
61.00- few 55.00-57.00. Med./Lge. 2:
300-400 lb 76.00-88.00; 400-500 lb
72.00- 500-600 lb 64.50-77.00;
600-700 lb 65.00-70.50; 700-900 lb 55.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 662 head (95
steers and heifers, 528 cows and 39 bulls).
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3,
1150-1300 lb 75.50-80.25, 1300-1450 lb
74.50-82.00, 1505-1600 lb 70.00-78.00; Se
lect 2-3, 1000-1200 lb 74.75-75.25. HOL
STEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3, 1100-1300
lb 64.50, 1300-1500 lb 64.25. HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3, 950-1100 lb 77.00-78.00;
1100-1300 lb 74.00-80.00, 1315-1370 lb
70.00- Select 2-3,850-1100 lb 71.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking Utili
ty and Commercial 2-4, 38.50-51.00; Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-3, 36.00-50.50;
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,28.00-41.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YG 1-2,
900-1300 lbs 45.5061.50; 1300-1600 lbs
47.75-54.00; 1600 lbs and over
49.0060.00.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 28
head. 1113-1410 lbs: Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 8
years old to aged, bred 2-8 months,
425.00-625.00 per head.
I Custom Fabrication of Galvanized Barn Equipment
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 17
pairs. 825-1150 lbs: MedVLge. 1 few 2, 6
years to aged with calves 175-501 lbs
420.00-900.00 per pair. 950-1150 lbs:
Med./Lge. 1, 4 years to aged with calves
125-300 lbs 535.00-700.00 per pair.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 142 head. Newborn to 4 Weeks
10.00- per head. Over 100 lbs
35.00- per cwt.
SHEEP: 153 (60 slaughter lambs, 68
feeder lambs, 25 slaughter ewes).
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Spring Wooled:
Choice and Prime 1-2, 80-110 lbs
92.00-100.25; 110-125 lbs 90.00. Good and
few Choice 1-2, 60-90 lbs 983.00-92.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Spring Wooled:
Med./Lge. 1-2, 40-60 lbs 72.50-80.00;
60-90 lbs 76.25, one 90.00; Small/Med.
1- 40-60 lbs 80.00; 60-90 lbs 95.75-99.50
few 80.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice
2- 15.50-29.00; Utility and Good 1-3,
29.00-34.50.
Oklahoma Feeder
Cattle Weekly
Oklahoma City, OK
July 16,2003
Report Supplied By USD A
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK
YARDS, Weekly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week:Feeder steers and
steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder
heifers and heifer calves steady to 1.00
lower. Yearling Stockers steady. Demand
good though not as robust as last week.
Hot dry conditions plus a good market
has many cattle moving to town. Flint
hills and Osage cattle are moving or pre
paring to move, big video sale starting
Tuesday, and larger Oklahoma auction
receipts giving buyers a larger selection.
Quality of supply plain to average with
numerous plainer type Brahma cross. Top
flight northern quality yearlings scarce.
Receipts this week 14,550; last week
7430; last year 9659, Supply consisted of
79% over 600 lbs; 19% calves; 2% cows
and bulls. Heifers comprised 41% of feed
er & calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: CALVES: few 325-400 lbs (350
lbs) 114.00-121.00 (119.40); 400-500 lbs
(450 lbs) 104.00-110.50, load 425 lbs thin
118.25 (111.06); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs)
96.00- (99.30); 600-650 lbs (622 lbs)
92.50- (95.12); 650-700 lbs (675 lbs)
91.50- 92.00 (91.61); 725-750 lbs (737 lbs)
84.00- (87.60). YEARLINGS:
500-525 lbs thin (515 lbs) 108.75-110.25
(109.48); 600- 700 lbs (650 lbs) 93.00-98.50
(95.36); 700-750 lbs (724 lbs) 88.00-95.75
(92.34); 750-800 lbs (772 lbs) 86.25-90.35
(88.42); 800-850 lbs (823 lbs) 83.00-87.75
(85.79); 850-900 lbs (876 lbs) 81.00-86.25
(83.52); 925-975 lbs (950 lbs) 81.75-83.75
(82.50).
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large X: CALVES; few 300-350 lbs
105.00- 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
92.00- (94.00), many thin
99.50- 500-550 lbs (520 lbs)
93.50- (96.83); 550-600 lbs (575 lbs)
88.50- (90.15); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs)
85.50- (86.73). YEARLINGS:
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 91.00-97.50 (94.28);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 86.75-92.00
(89.69); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs)
83.00- (85.45); 800-850 lbs
(811 lbs) 81.50-84.50 (82.27),
Kirkwood Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, July 15,2003
21 LOTS.
TIMOTHY: 115.00-165.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
125.00-192.00,2 ND 142.00-175.00.
GRASS: 70.00-115.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 122.00-135.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 90.00-135.00.
SALE DAY TUES. 10 A.M.
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., July 14, 2003 - USDA Market News Service •
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, July 13, 2003
Confirmed Sales: 248,062; Week Ago: 217,691; Year Ago: 156,058
LI VE FOB BASIS SALES - Beef Breeds:
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Head
Count
Over 80% Choice 2,282
65-80% Choice 10,767
35-80% Choice 51,715
0-35% Choice 1,261
TOTAL all grades 66,025
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 928
65-80% Choice 7,199
35-65% Choice 34,962
0-35% Choice 1,.192
TOTAL all grades 44,281
DRESSED DEUVERED H
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 1,577 752-850
65-80% Choice 15,765 708-900
35-65% Choice 26,931 700-884
0-35% Choice 81 727
TOTAL aU grades 44,354 700-900
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 736 685-788
65-80% Choice 12,884 646-829
35-65% Choice 17,235 651-806
0-35% Choice
TOTAL all grades 30,855 646-829
Weekly Wei
Live Steer
Dressed Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period L
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Same Period L
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Hfc Salute Our faming Industry
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Friday, July 11,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
47 LOADS TOTAL
MIXED HAY:
62.00-190.00.
RCHARDGRASS: 3 LOADS
71.00-120.00.
Weight
Range
991-1375
1050-1400
1075-1465
1140-1300
991-1,465
i 1050-1230
I 1075-1260
1 950-1280
! 1100-1280
I 950-1280
iASIS SALES
Averai
Head Count
66,025
44,281
44,354
30,855
63,247
50,425
30,366
28,324
Year
33,522
32,129
37,990
26,122
ALFALFA: 5 LOADS, 95.00-150.00.
TIMOTHY: 60.00 AND 220.00.
STRAW: 13 LOADS, 107.00-180.00
EAR CORN: 127.00
O
Avg. Avg.
Weight Price
1,290 75.18
1,285 74.93
1,263 74.28
1,243 73.86
1,267 74.41
Price
Range
73.00-
73.00-
72.00-
73.00-
72.00-
1,162
1,163
1,142
1,193
1,147
74.00-
74.00-
73 00-75.60
74 00-74.50
73.00-
Beef Breeds:
824
817
815
827
816
118.00-120.50
117.50-
116.50- 00
118.00
116.50-
118.00-121.00
119.00-121.00
117.75-121.00
740
747
729
117.75-121.00
737
Avg. Price
74.41
74.39
119.62
119.57
Avg. Weight
1,267
1,147
816
737
1,262 -i - 74.90
1,146 74.89
816 119.55
733 119.63
1,298
1,153
835
753
LOADS
74.40
75.12
74.24
74.46
74.39
120 14
119.79
119 50
118.00
119.62
119.47
119.84
119.37
119.57
62.72
62.94
97.61
97 67