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Morrison’s Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction August 4,2003 CATTLE: 129 HEAD. STEERS: CHOICE 75.00-81.00, GOOD 73.00-76.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 73.50-80.00, GOOD 66.00-72.00. COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 40.00-48.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 20.00-38.00. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 54.00-58.00. BULLS: YG+NI,4B.OO-58.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 50.00-68.00; BULLS 50.00-65.00; HEIF ERS 45.00-58.00. CALVES: 109 HEAD. CHOICE AND GOOD, NO MKT. TEST, GOOD 65.00- STANDARD 15.00-35.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 100.00-285.00. HOGS: 64. US+NI-2, 41.00-43.00; US +N 1-3,39.00-41.00. SOWS: US +NI-3 18.00-36.00. BOARS: 7.00-24.00. FEEDER PIGS: 47 HEAD. US +NI-3 20-50 LBS. 5.00-40.00. SHEEP: 31 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS NO MARKET TEST, GOOD LAMBS 80.00-85.00, SL. EWES 20.00-35.00. GOATS: 18.00-65.00 EACH. We’ve teamed the personalized flexibility of Telmark with the financial strength and reputation of Wells Fargo & Company. 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HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1200-1420 lbs 72.50-79.00, few Choice 2-3 1070-1360 lbs 63.00-72.00, few Select 1-2 57.00-65.00, few Standard 1-2 48.00- HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1050-1330 lbs 72.50-83.25, few Select 1-2 65.50- few Standard 1-2 54.50- COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 45.50- one 57.75, Boners 80-85% lean 43.25-49.75, Lean 85-90% lean 37.50- Shells 37.00 and down. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1085-2140 lbs 58.00- Yield Grade 2 1020-1785 lbs 50.50- one down to 43.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me dium 1 455-710 lbs 85.00-87.00, Large 2 620-710 lbs 52.00-61.00, Medium and Large 2 520-745 lbs 61.00-77.00; HEIF ERS; Medium and Large 1 350-500 lbs 75.00- 500-700 lbs 61.00-77.00, Me dium 2 300-550 lbs 57.00-76.00, 550-750 lbs 55.00-70.00; BULLS: Medium 1 325-550 lbs 70.00-100.00, 550-800 lbs 65.00- Medium 1-2 200-300 lbs 74.00- Medium 2 300-550 lbs 53.00- CALVES 78...VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-95 lbs 17.50-40.00, Utility 50-85 lbs 5.00-17.50. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 75.00-105.00, No 2 90-105 lbs 75.00-105.00; one No 1 Holstein heifer 105 lbs 310.00, one No 2 125 lbs 125.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 160-190 lbs 95.00-110.00, few 90-115 lbs 35.00-82.50. HOGS 69...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 240-275 lbs 45.00-47.75, 45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 39.75-44.75, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 35.00-39.50. SOWS: few 1-3 350-485 lbs 25.00-36.50. BOARS: one 700 lbs 8.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 18... SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-38.00. GOATS 15...(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 3 one 60 lbs 17.50, few 20-40 lbs 10.00. Nannies: few 70-100 lbs 47.50. Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, August 5,2003 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 301 ...(PDA)...(Supply in cluded 127 steers and heifers, 97 cows, 13 bulls and 64 feeder cattle)..Compared with last week’s sale..steers .75 to 1.50 higher, cows .25 to .75 higher, bulls .50 to 1.00 lower. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1115-1300 lbs 84.25-87.00, average 85.10, Choice 1-3 1045-1280 lbs 78.00-83.50, av erage 80.90, few Select 1-2 72.75-76.00, one Yield Grade 1 81.50, few Standard 1-2 55.00-66.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1215-1480 lbs 74.00-79.25, Choice 2-3 1130-1475 lbs 65.75-73.50, average 69.20, Select 1-2 56.25-65.00, Standard 1-244.00-55.00. HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1000-1290 Doug Snee Lisa Sonnen lbs 79.00-83.50, average 81.15, few Select 1-2 68.00-69.25, few Standard 1-2 49.50-63.50. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 43.25-51.00 mostly 44.00-49.75, average 46.50, Boners 80-85% lean 39.25-47.00 mostly 42.00-46.00, average 43.05, Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-42.00, average 38.10. Shells 34.75 and down. BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1165-1970 lbs 55.75-65.50, Yield Grade 2 910-1680 lbs 51.00-55.50, average 53.45. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me dium and Large 1 660-835 lbs 71.00- Medium and Large 2 640-750 lbs 63.00-71.00, few Medium and Large 3 525-600 lbs 46.00-51.00, few Large 3 425 lbs Holsteins 72.00; HEIFERS: few Medi um and Large 1 685-690 lbs 69.00, Medi um and Large 2 485-530 lbs 62.00-66.00, few 730-735 lbs 60.00, Medium and Large 3 320-495 lbs 54.00-60.00, few 615-870 lbs 45.00- BULLS: one Medium 2 790 lbs 52.50, Medium and Large 3 295-455 lbs 45.00-59.00, one 805 lbs 46.00. CALVES 194...VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-100 lbs 20.00-30.00, Utility 65-90 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower with No 2 calves as much as 25.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs 120.00-155.00 with a few down to 115.00, average 132.85, 85-90 lbs 90.00-110.00, No 2 80-130 lbs 45.00-95.00 with a few up to 105.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs 350.00-400.00, No 2 75-100 lbs 100.00-285.00. HOGS Ss...Barrows and gilts steady, sows steady to 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: few 49-54% lean 225-250 lbs 42.00-43.50, 45-50% lean 240-265 lbs 36.75-40.25, 40-45% lean 320-350 lbs 20.25-27.50. SOWS: 1-3 300-495 lbs 27.50-31.75, 515-630 lbs 30.25-36.75. BOARS: one 365 lbs 3.25, one 195 lbs 21.50. FEEDER PIGS 12...1-3 35-55 lbs A focus on the latest forage varieties will be part of the Sept. 13 issue of Foraging Around. Also scheduled: update on pastured poultry research at Penn State and the latest haymaking and grazing information from various field days. McElwee’s Livestock Home of Shippensburg Cownet 3 Great Locations To Serve You Newburg Woodsboro, MD Chambersburg Mon. 9-4, Thurs. 9-2 Tues. 10-2 Wed. 9-3 (717)423-6869 (717)860-9975 (717)860-9975 § 3*7 Your Direct Market Connection fiT 4T Cows, Bulls, Steers, Calves iTifl l Call For Daily Price Quotes Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9, 2003-A9 35.00- per head. SHEEP 17... Slaughter lambs were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-85 lbs 72.00-91.00, 95-115 lbs 72.00-85.00, Few Good and Choice 45-50 lbs 50.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: one 40.00, Yearlings one 63.00. GOATS j6...(A11 goats sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 20-40 lbs 37.00, 40-60 lbs 47.00-60.00. Se lection 2 20-40 lbs 15.00-37.00, 40-60 lbs 45.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs 20.00-35.00, 70-100 lbs 67.00-70.00. Billies: 100-150 lbs 120.00- Wethers: 50-70 lbs 52.00- Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. Report Supplied By PDA August 5,2003 CATTLE 94...(PDA)_Compared with last week’s sale-Compared with last week's sale..steers sold steady to firm. STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1190-1230 lbs 78.25, few Select 1-2 74.25-74.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2 65.75-68.00, few Standard 2 53.75-57.75. HEIFERS: one Standard 2 58.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 47.25-49.50, average 48.55, Boners 80-85% lean 41.00-46.75, average 43.88, Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-43.75, average 39.63. Shells 34.00 and down. BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1460-1510 lbs 55.00-57,25, few Yield Grade 2 1220-2560 lbs 38.75-43.00. FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS: one lot Large 1990 lbs 49.50. CALVES 95...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-120 lbs 25.00-32.00, Utility 65-90 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to weak...No 1 Hol stein bulls 90-120 lbs 107.00-155.00 most ly 120.00-140.00, average 132.06, No 2 85-120 lbs 60.00-102.00, average 86.70; No 2 Holstein heifers 75-100 lbs 100.00-145.00. HOGS 19... BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45% lean 190 lbs 33.00. SOWS: 1-3 500-620 lbs 31.00-32.00, few Medium 515-580 lbs 17.50-25.00. BOARS: 145-240 lbs 20.00-25.50. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP O™NO MARKET TEST! GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!