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Wednesday, August 20,2003
Live Hogs Frozen
Choice Steers Choice Feeders Lean Value Pork Bellies
Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago Today Wk Ago
Auo3 80.225 77.875 94.925 90.900 - 83.150 88.500
SO3 80.400 78.350 93.350 90.925 -
003 79.800 76925 92.650 90.050 53.750 53 075
NO3 79.800 77.500 91.675 88.925
DO3 79.800 77.875 - 51.775 51.325
JO4 89.250 86.520 - -
FO4 79 350 77.775 54.550 55.025 82.725 78.600
Mro4 86.900 85.200 80.550 78.250
Apo4 77.525 76.300 86 800 85 200 58.050 58.350
My 04 86.500 85.200 60.850 61.175 83.000 79.500
Jno4 72.650 71,500 - 62.600 62.550
JlO4 - - 60.350 60 300 83.250 80.100
Au 04 72.500 71.000 - 58.925 58.850
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Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
August 18,2003
CATTLE 388...(PDA)..(SuppIy in
cluded 71 slaughter steers and heifers, 259
cows, 14 bulls and 44 feeder cattle)...Com
pared with last week Monday’s sale...s
teers steady to 1.00 lower, cows steady to
1.25 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1220-1395 lbs 81.00-83.50, average 82.50,
Choice 1-3 1120-1385 lbs 75.00-81.00, av
erage 78.25, Select 1-2 68.00-75.75, Stan
dard 1-2 58.00-66.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Select 1-2
58.25-60.00, Standard 1-245.75-54.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1085-1275
lbs 75.00-79.75, one Select 1-2 73.50, Stan
dard 1-2 49.50-65.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.75-47.25, average 43.35, Boners
80-85% lean 37.00-43.75, average 40.20,
Lean 85-90% lean 34.00-41.50, average
36.95. Shells 33.50 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1510-1890
lbs 53.25-56.50, few Yield Grade 2
1050-1355 lbs 50.00-53.25, few down
to 41.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
few Medium and Large 1 415-455
lbs 90.00-96.00, 500-560 lbs
84.00- few Medium and Large
2 475-575 lbs 75.00-84.00, Medium
and Large 3 220-335 lbs 57.00-66.00;
HEIFERS; few Medium and Large
1 360-570 lbs 80.00-85.00, Medium
and Large 2 230-340 lbs 65.00-74.00,
Medium and Large 3 305-505 lbs
54.00- BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 200-305 lbs 10S.00-118.00,
few Medium and Large 2 315-380
lbs 76.00-87.00, couple 575 & 715 lbs
45.00 & 59.00, 500-615 lbs
45.00-
CALVES 494...VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 80-110 lbs
20.00- Utility 55-95 lbs
5.00- FARM CALVES: Hol
stein bulls steady to 5.00 higher,
Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 110.00-172.50
mostly 120.00-165.00, average
139.90, 80-90 lbs 70.00-95.00, No 2
80-120 lbs 40.00-100.00, few down to
25.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 95-115
lbs 400.00-495.00, No 2 70-100 lbs
70.00-
Few beef cross bulls and heifers
85-95 lbs 125.00-160.00.
HOGS 27...8ARR0WS AND
GILTS: few 45-50% lean 195-215 lbs
41.00- few 40-45% lean
325-335 lbs 34.50-35.00.
SOWS; 1-3 435-495 lbs
27.00- 525-600 lbs 32.00-35.00,
Medium 325-455 lbs 11.00-20.00.
BOARS: 510-630 lbs 3.00-6.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 51... Slaughter lambs 2.00
to 3.00 higher. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 50-70 lbs
74.00- 75-95 lbs 74.00-87.00,
100-115 lbs 77.00-82.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
34.00-
GOATS 174...(AU sold by the
head with weights estimated). Kids:
Selection 1 under 20 lbs 17.50-21.00,
20-40 lbs 43.00-62.50, 40-60 lbs
49.00- 60-80 lbs 79.00. Selec
tion 2 under 20 lbs 3.00-12.00, 20-40
lbs 15.00-40.00, 40-60 lbs
34.00- 60-80 lbs 66.00. Selec
tion 3 few 20-40 lbs 9.00-11.00.
Yearlings: Selection 2 40-70 lbs
47.00- Nannies: 50-70 lbs
37.00- 70-100 lbs 57.00-77.50,
100-125 lbs 72.00-80.00. Billies;
50-70 lbs-55.00-88.00, 70-100 lbs
91.00, 100-150 lbs 127.00-170.00.
Wethers: 60-85 lbs 68.00-77.00.
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Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, August 15,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5514... Compared with 4936
head last week and 4734 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday's summary;
slaughter steers sold'l.oo to 2.00 lower,
slaughter heifers mostly 1.00 lower,
slaughter cows were .50 to .75 lower, bulls
2.00 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
80.00-83.50, Choice 1-3 75.50-81.25, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 75.00-79.00, Se
lect 1-3 70.00-76.00, Standard 1-2
53.50-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 69.75-73.75, Choice 2-3
63.75- Select 1-2 56.75-63.00, Stan
dard 1-2 47.00-56.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
74.00- few to 82.00, Select 1-3
68.75- Standard 1-2 50.00-64.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- Boners 80-85% lean
36.75- Lean 85-90% 33.00-42.50.
Shells 32.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
50.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00-110.00,
500-700 lbs 73.00-90.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 71.00-80.50, 500-700
lbs 53.50-71.00, few Large 3 300-500 lbs
Holsteins 48.00-56.00, few 500-700 lbs
51.50- HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 70.00-97.00, SOO-700
lbs lbs 75.00-84.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 62.00-75.00, 50-700 lbs
50.00- BULLS: Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 82.00-117.00, 500-700 lbs
80.00- few Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 74.00-83.00, 500-700 lbs
63.00- Large 3 500-700 lbs Holsteins
50.50-
CALVES 3850... Compared with 4202
head last week and 3833 head a year ago.
Vealers steady. VEALERS: Standard and
Good 70-110 lbs 20.00-45.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 5.00-29.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bull calves mostly steady, Hol
stein heifers steady; No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 105.00-165.00, few to 180.00,
No 2 80-125 lbs 40.00-120.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 85-110 lbs 300.00-470.00, No
2 80-115 lbs 100.00-330.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-115 lbs
65.00-170.00.
HOGS 1151... Compared with 1099
head last week and 1579 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts sold 1.00 to 1.50 higher,
sows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs
42.00- 45-50% lean 220-300 lbs
39.00- 40-45% lean 220-275 lbs
36.00-
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 33.00-38.00,
500-700 lbs 38.00-41.00.
BOARS: 11.00-13.00.
FEEDER PIGS 242... Compared with
198 head last week and 245 head a year
ago. US 1-3 30-45 lbs 15.00-39.00 per
head.
SHEEP 1552... Compared with 2137
head last week and 1765 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs sold mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-50 lbs
110.00- 50-70 lbs 104.00-118.00,
80-100 lbs 86.00-106.00, 110-125 lbs
80.00- Good and Choice 40-70 lbs
40.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 23.00-46.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 994... Compared with 163 head
last week and 1162 head a year ag
o... Feeder pigs were lightweights 10.00 to
20.00 higher with balance holding stead
y...US 1-2 21-25 lbs 110.00-145.00, 30-35
lbs 110.00-120.00, 46-49 lbs 60.00-67.00,
51-59 lbs 61.00-70.00, 62-69 lbs
62.00-82.00, 70-79 lbs 58.00-81.00, 2-3 70
lbs 50.00 per cwt.
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 57.00-98.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 50.00-88.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice, none available. Medium to Good
52.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
50.00- Light 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice, none available, Medium to Good
50.00-72.50.
BULLS; Heavy 45.00-56.00, Light
40.00-47.00.
COWS: Utility Holsteins 40.00-45.00,
Canners 38.50-39.50, Culls 37.00 and
down.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. Up to
101.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM; Up to 165.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM: Up to 125.00.
HOGS: Top Quality up to 42.00, Heavy
up to 39.00, Light 25.00-36.00; FEEDER
PIGS, BY HEAD: Up to 40.00.
SOWS: 15.00-31.00.
MALE HOGS: 4.75-21.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 lbs. up to 100.00,85-125
lbs. up to 85.00, 30-60 lbs. up to 90.00,
Culls up to 60.00.
SHEEP: Up to 31.00, FAT UP TO
22.00.
GOATS; Large 55.00-95.00, Medium
25.00-65.00, Small 10.00-51.00, all by the
head, kid 3.00-70.00.
Feeder sale every second Sat. per
month.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Aug. 18,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-96.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice 76.00-82.50, medium to good
60.00- heavy Choice over 1450 lbs.
60.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
52.50-70.00, light 42.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 76.00-81.00, Medium to Good
60.00-
BULLS: heavy 40.00-56.00, light
46.00-
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 45.00-47.75,
Commercial to Good 38.00-44.75, cull
cows 37.50 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-90.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES; 30.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
150.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES,
RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
300.00, BEEF X CALVES return to farm
up to 120.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 41.00.
SOWS: up to 32.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 84.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 75.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hun
dred weights.
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