Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinshurg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
July 21,2003
CATTLE: 80 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 72.00-76.00,
GOOD 68.00-72.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 71.00-75.00,
GOOD 65.00-70.00.
COWS; UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 41.00-50.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 25.00-30.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
53.00-
BULLS: YG+NI,4B.OO-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
55.00- BULLS 55.00-65.00; HEIF
ERS 55.00-70.00.
CALVES: 145 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD 82.00-90.00, GOOD 60.00-75.00,
STANDARD 20.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 80.00-130.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
125.00-
HOGS: 97. US+NI-2, 44.00-45.00; US
+N 1-3,39.00-42.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 22.00-34.00.
BOARS: 8.00-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 38 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-22.00.
SHEEP: 49 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
100.00- GOOD LAMBS
90.00- SL. EWES 25.00-35.00.
GOATS: 30.00-125.00 EACH.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
July 22,2003
CATTLE 78...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale.. Compared with last
week's sale..cows steady to 2.00 higher.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Choice 2
1500 lbs 66.75, Select 1-2 60.75-64.25.
HEIFERS: Select 2 Holstein 62.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.25- Boners 80-85% lean
42.00- Lean 85-90% lean
34.25- few high dressing to 41.00.
Shells 33.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 2 875-1575 lbs
48.00-
CALVES 119-VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-120 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
50-95 lbs 12.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower..No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 117.00-140.00,
few to 150.00, 80-90 lbs 62.00-80.00; one
No 1 Holstein heifer 95 lbs 350.00, No 2
60-95 lbs 100.00-150.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 70-135
lbs 85.00.
HOGS 21—SOWS: 1-3 395-650 lbs
28.00- Medium 365-425 lbs
15.00-
BOARS: one 515 lbs 8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 3—(All sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
40-55 lbs 50.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, July 21,2003
CATTLE 140...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale, .cows steady to 1.00 high-
STEERS: couple Choice 1-3 1200 &
1215 lbs 74.75 & 77.25, one Select 1-2
74.75, few Standard 1-2 55.00-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: couple Choice
2-3 1270 & 1275 lbs 65.50 & 69.25, few
Select 1-2 57.00-61.00, few Standard 1-2
53.50-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1130-1360
lbs 72.00-78.00, one Standard 1-2 57.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
47.50- Boners 80-85% lean
42.50- Lean 85-90% lean
37.00- Shells 37.00 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1680-2140
lbs 55.50-57.00, few Yield Grade 2
930-1230 lbs 45.50-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1-2 450-460 lbs 76.00-84.00, few
Large 2 440-630 lbs 46.00-56.00; Heifers:
few Medium 1-2 425-580 lbs 65.00-69.00;
BULLS: one Medium 1 520 lbs 67.00, few
Large 1-2 890-1135 lbs 44.00-60.00, few
Large 2 145-195 lbs 56.00-75.00.
CALVES 147...(AU calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good
70-115 lbs 20.00-45.00, Utility 50-80 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: No 1 Hol-
stein bulls 90-135 lbs 105.00-120.00, No 2
80-115 lbs 45.00-97.50; couple No 1 Hol
stein heifers 85 & 100 lbs 325.00 &
380.00, No 2 85-110 lbs 100.00-300.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 90-165
lbs 80.00-130.00.
HOGS 55...8arr0ws and gilts stronger
on a small supply. BARROWS AND
GILTS; few 49-54% lean 220-270 lbs
46.00- 45-50% lean 215-270 lbs
42.75-46.00, 40-45% lean 210-280 lbs
39.00-
SOWS: 1-3 300-400 lbs 28.00-32.00, few
480-610 lbs 34.50-36.00.
BOARS: one 295 lbs 21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 5... Few 1-3 30-40 lbs
17.50.
SHEEP 110... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
High Choice and Prime 80-105 lbs
98.00- Choice 50-75 lbs
67.50-95.00, 75-100 lbs 70.00-93.00,
100-125 lbs 70.00-96.00, Good and Choice
70-90 lbs 50.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 26.00-30.00.
GOATS 13.. .(All sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids; Selection 2
40-60 lbs 15.00-35.00, one 65 lbs 59.00.
Nannies: 70-100 lbs 20.00-41.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
July 21,2003
CATTLE 434...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 128 slaughter steers and heifers,
205 cows, 24 bulls and 77 feeder cat
tle)...Compared with last week Monday’s
sale...steers steady with Holsteins .50
higher, cows uneven, 1.50 lower to .50
higher most weakness on Breakers, bulls
1.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1150-1410 lbs 81.00-83.50, average 82.15,
Choice 1-3 1115-1490 lbs 74.00-81.00, av
erage 77.60, Select 1-2 69.00-76.25, few
Standard 1-2 62.00-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1280-1490 lbs 71.00-74.75,
average 72.85, Choice 2-3 1170-1575 lbs
65.00- average 67.50, few 1610-1790
lbs 62.50-64.50, Select 1-2 55.25-65.00,
Standard 1-2 43.00-49.75.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1185-1345
lbs 76.50-80.00, few Select 1-2
67.00- few Standard 1-2
56.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.75-47.75, average 44.35, Boners
80-85% lean 38.50-45.50, average 41.10,
Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-42.75, average
38.05. Shells 34.75 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1265-2520 lbs
55.50-62.75, one 67.00, average 59.30,
Yield Grade 2 1020-1820 lbs 52.00-55.75,
average 54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium and Large 1 415 lbs 82.00, one Me
dium and Large 2 495 lbs 76.00, one 670
lbs 67.50, one 1030 lbs 55.00, Medium and
Large 3 235-420 lbs 51.00-64.00, couple
825 & 860 lbs 56.00; HEIFERS: Medium
and Large 1 280-305 lbs 86.00-87.00,
530-680 lbs 69.00-71.00, one 750 lbs 70.00,
few Medium and Large 2 365-385 lbs
69.00- 505-665 lbs 65.00-68.00, Me
dium and Large 3 350-365 lbs
51.00- 580-680 lbs 44.00-50.00;
BULLS: couple Medium and Large 1 350
lbs 93.00 & 100.00, 505-640 lbs
74.00- one 715 lbs 76.00, Medium
and Large 2 250-390 lbs 79.00-84.00,
530-670 lbs 56.00-68.00, Medium and
Large 3 590-745 lbs 45.00-48.00.
CALVES 463...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-90 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
55-80 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, Hol
stein heifers steady...No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 120.00-160.00 ' mostly
130.00-155.00, average 141.30, No 2
80-125 lbs 70.00-125.50 weaker calves and
lightweight down to 50.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-115 lbs 310.00-430.00, No 2
70-90 lbs 110.00-280.00.
One beef cross bull and heifer 105 lbs
135.00.
HOGS 6...50W5: one 1-3 645 lbs 30.50,
few Medium 275-365 lbs 17.50-22.00.
BOARS: one 570 lbs 7.00. FEEDER PIGS
0...N0 MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 26... Slaughter lambs 5.00 to
7.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-55
lbs 81.00-105.00, 65-75 lbs 79.00-94.00,
100-130 lbs 89.00-91.00, few Good and
Choice 35-40 lbs 50.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 27.00-33.00.
GOATS 58...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection I
20-40 lbs 24.00, 40-60 lbs 45.00-55.00. Se
lection 2 under 20 lbs 5.00-17.50,20-40 lbs
17.00- 40-60 lbs 32.50-37.50. Year
lings: Selection 2 40-60 lbs 48.00-52.00.
Nannies: 50-70 lbs 35 00-58.00, 70-100 lbs
61.00- Billies: 50-70 lbs 55.00, one
150 lbs 125.00.