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Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Hacketlslown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, September 16,2003 Hay—Straw—Grain 24 LOTS TOTAL ALFALFA. 2 LOTS, 3.00 BALE EACH. MIXED HAY; 2 LOTS, 3.00 AND 4.00 BALE GRASS; 15 LOTS, 1.25-2.20 BALE MULCH; 4 LOTS, 10-1.50 BALE. OATS; 1 LOT AT 6.00 BU SOY-BASED BIODIESEL. You grow soybeans- Your soybean checkoff helped develop soy-based biodiesel Government and industry studies show • it’s good for your engines, the environment, and U.S. farmers. f * Farmers are the second-largest consumers of diesel fuel in the U.S. So when you request biodiesel, fuel suppliers will listen. Ask your fuel supplier to carry B 2 - a two-percent blend of pure, ASTM D-6751 quality soy-based biodiesel. It’s available throughout the United States, so why not ask for it and use it? * - Using B 2 on your farm supports the industry’s growth, by increasing the number of suppliers for high-quality biodiesel fuel. And, a B 2 blend provides increased lubricity for your engines, a boost in cetane, and reduced dependence on foreign oil more than 50 million bushels of soybeans per year - the combined 2001 annual soybean harvests of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Imagine the potential. ASK FOR IT. PUMP IT. Delaware, Maryland & Pennsylvania Biodiesel Sources mr If II PI I Call ahead to ensure availability and biodiesel blends offered. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ This list has been compiled by the soybean checkoff boards to help promote biodiesel use in the Mid-Atlantic. If your biodiesel supplier is not listed, have them call us at (571) 333-0108. For more information about clean-burning, ASTM D-6751 quality biodiesel, including suppliers in Virginia & other states, visit: www.biodiesel.org Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Hackeltstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, September 16,2003 CALVES .24-4 80. COWS .25-.S6'/!. EASY COWS 18-.53*/2. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS ,30-1.13. HEIFERS 41‘/2-.60’/2 BULLS .47'/i.-.65. STEERS .30- 81. HOGS 35- 39 1 /; ROASTING PIGS EACH, NONE. BOARS, NONE. SOWS, NONE. SHEEP .22-.57. LAMBS EA 10.00-50.00. LAMBS PER LB. .36-140 GOATS EA. 25.00-85.00 KIDS EA. 5.00-72 00. HIDES 15.00 TOTAL; 599. Studies show that if every farmer used 82, we could utilize Bare Truck Center, Westminster, Md. - (410) 840-0666 Clements Fuels - Clayton, Del. - (302) 653-2800 Easton Amoco, Easton, Md. - (410) 822-7650 Export Fuel Company - Export, Pa. - (724) 468-4185 Courtesy Service Station/Kilduff Oil, Heathsville, VA (804) 580-8888 Kilduff Oil - Reedville, VA - (888) 276-3320 I *=7/ L -i Noblett Oil - Kilmarnock, VA - (800) 535-0084 Peninsula Oil - (302) 629-3001 Ext. 1 Pep-Up in Georgetown, Del. (302) 856-2555 Southern States Cooperatives - ask your local manager about availability. Taylorsville Shell/Tevis Oil Co. - New Windsor, Md. - (410) 875-0202 Tevis Oil - Westminster, Md. - (410) 848-4433 Tri-Gas & Oil, Federalsburg, Md. - (800) 638-7802 X 1076 Uncle Willie’s gas stations in Bridgeville, Millsboro and Woodside, Del. Worley & Obetz - Manheim, Pa. - (717) 665-6891 soybean checkoff. Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. September 17,2003 Report Supplied By Auction CATTLE 312..(PDA)..(Supply included 190 cows and heifers in the Dairy Sale). Slaughter cows were .25 to 1.00 lower with spots to 3.50 lower. STEERS few Select 1-2 69.50-75.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1-2 61.50, couple Standard 1-2 45.00 & 50.25. HEIFERS: couple Standard 1-2 54.25 & 55.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 44.25-49.50 with a few up to 53.50, average 47.65, Boners 80-85% lean 38.50-46.00, average 42.45, Lean 85-90% lean 34.50-40.75, average 36.90. Shells 36.90 and down. BULLS; few Yield Grade 2 1025-2285 lbs 45.00-52.75. Lancaster Farming, Saturday,, September 20,-2003-Al9 FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple Medi um and Large 3 695 & 700 lbs 49.00 & 57.50; HEIFERS; one Large 1 345 lbs 87.00, one Medi um 3 505 lbs 51.00; BULLS; one Large 1 230 lbs 94.00, one Large 2 225 lbs 80.00. CALVES 72...VEALERS; Standard and Good 70-110 lbs 50.00-79.00, Utility 55-90 lbs 15.00- FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls 10.00 to 12.00 higher pushed by sharply higher veal calf prices..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00- average 13620, 85-90 lbs 82.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 70.00-115.00; few No 2 Holstein heifers 65-85 lbs 100 00-145 00 HOGS 0 ..NO MARKET TEST' FEEDER PIGS 79...1-3 20-35 lbs 10.00-22.00, 35-50 lbs 23.00-37.50 per head. SHEEP 4... SLAUGHTER SHEEP, few 28.00-47.00. GOATS 39...(A11 goats sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 20-40 lbs 30.00- Selection 2 under 20 lbs 9.00-10.00, 20-40 lbs 15.00-22.00, 40-60 lbs 29.00-45.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs 25.00-56.00. Billies: 50-70 lbs 25.00- 70-100 lbs 57 50-85.00. DAIRY COWS: 750.00-1475.00, few up to 1575.00 per head. Westminster Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, September 16,2003 SLAUGHTER COWS: 120 HEAD, 2.00 LOWER. BREAKERS 44.00-48.00, BONERS 42.00-45.75, LEAN 35.00-41.00, THIN AND LIGHT 35.00 DOWN. BULLS; 18 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 LOWER YG+NI 52.00-55.00, YG+N2 46.00-51.00; HOL STEIN BULLOCKS 1184 LBS. AT 60.25. FED STEERS: 41 HEAD, STEADY. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1300-1500 LBS. 93.75-98.00, I HIGH DRESSING LIMI 1286 LBS. 100.00, HIGH CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LBS. 90.00-93.00, LOW CHOICE 85.00-89.00, SELECT 79.00-85.00, HIGH CHOICE 2-3 HOLSTEINS 1200-1400 LBS. 72.00-77.00, 1500-1700 LBS. 68.00-73.00. FED HEIFERS; 26 HEAD, STEADY FANCY 2.00 HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1400 LBS. 90.00-97.00, HIGH DRESSING 1212 LBS. AT 10000, HIGH CHOICE 3-4 1000-1300 LBS. 85.00-89.00,- LOW CHOICE 76.00-82.00, CHOICE HOL STEINS TO 65.25 CALVES. 115 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 250-300 LBS 94.00-103.00, GOOD 170-250 LBS 86.00-92.00, 100-120 LBS 35.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM, STEADY. +NI 95-120 LBS 130.00- 90-94 LBS 97 00-115 00; +N2 95-125 LBS 102.00-125 00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS +NI 80-120 LBS 400 00-460 00; +N2 280.00- 00. BUTCHER HOGS- FEW OFFERED +NI AND 2 210-260 LBS. 38.75-39.50, 1 328 LBS AT 35.25. SOWS; 500-600 LBS. 33 00-35 00. BOARS; 500-850 LBS. 6.00-8.00. STOCK CATTLE: 165 HEAD, ACTIVE BIDDING. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 96 00-102.00, 500-600 LBS. 85.00-97.00, 600-700 LBS. 87 00-91.50, 900-1100 LBS. 68.00-80.00. HEIFERS; MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-400 LBS. 78.00-100.00, 400-600 LBS. 75.00-91.00,600-800 LBS. 72.00-83.00,800-1000 LBS. 65.00-76.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 95.00-110.00, 400-600 LBS. 79.00-92.00,600-800 LBS. 67.00-75.00. SHEEP; 39 HEAD 29.00-55.00. LAMBS. 123 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 100-135 LBS. 85.00-93.00, 80-100 LBS. 87.00-97.00, 50-80 LBS. 90.00-114.00, MED. TO GOOD 40-80 LBS. 75.00-85.00. GOATS: 129 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES TO 94.00, MEDIUM 50.00-80.00, LARGE NAN NIES 55.00-75.00, MEDIUM 40.00-65.00, FLESHY KIDS 35.00-55.00. PIGS AND SHOATS; 97 HEAD. BY THE HEAD 15-25 LBS. 6.00-20.00, 25-40 LBS. 17.00-35.00; BY THE LB. STOCK BOARS 200-270 LBS. TO 26.50,1 318 LBS. AT 24.00. Belknap Livestock Belktnap, Pa. Report Supplied By USD A September 17,2003 CATTLE 209...(PDA)...Compared with last week’s sale..si. cows were weaker. STEERS: one Prime 2-3 1478 lbs 94.50, few Choice 1-3 1100-1360 lbs 86.00-92.00, Select 1-2 75 00-85.00, Standard 1-2 65.00-75 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS; few Choice 2-3 1028-1268 lbs 72.25-78.25, Select 1-2 63.00-70.75, few Standard 1-2 53.00-58.50. HEIFERS; few Choice 1-3 1068-1202 lbs 83.00-89.75, one Standard 1-2 65.00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 46.00-53.00, Boners 80-85% lean 39.25-47.25, Lean 85-00% lean 34.75-41,00. Shells 34.00 and down BULLS; few Yield Grade 1 1344-2190 lbs 53.00-62.25, few Yield Grade 2 992-1574 lbs 47.00-49.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS' few Medium 1-2 638-796 lbs 62.00-86.00; HEIFERS: few Medium 1 450-775 lbs 72.00-80.00, few 200-300 lbs 76.00-82.00, few Medium 2 400-575 lbs 51.00-74.00; BULLS; few Medium 1-2 350-525 lbs 70.00-82 50 CALVES 80. .VEALERS: Choice 280-350 lbs 89.00-101.00, few Good 250-330 lbs 59.00-84.00, Standard and Good 70-120 lbs 23 00-35.00. FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls small supply majority of calves went for slaughter No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 30.00-70.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs 425.00-475 00, few No 2 70-95 lbs 50.00-190.00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 78-96 lbs 47.00-155 00 HOGS 12... Barrows and Gilts’ few 49-54% lean 250-295 lbs 43.00-45.50 SOWS: 1-3 few 440-625 lbs 30.50-39.00, few Medium 275-350 lbs 15.50-18.50. FEEDER PIGS 44 .1-3 10-20 lbs 8 00-13.00, 50-65 lbs 39.00-47.50, US 3 15-20 lbs 7.00 per head. SHEEP 31.. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 50-85 lbs 86.0-93.00, 90-110 lbs 66.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-40.00. GOATS 23...(A11 goats sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2 few 40-60 lbs 30.00-50.00. Nannies: few 75-100 lbs 32.00-35.00, one 125 lbs 50.00. Billies: few 85-110 lbs 48.00-70.00. Four States Livestock Wednesday Sale Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction September 17,2003 SLAUGHTER COWS: 150 HEAD, 2.00-3.00 LOWER. BREAK ERS 44.00-49.75, BONERS 41.00-45.00, LEAN 35.00-40.00, THIN AND LIGHT 35.00 DOWN. BULLS: FEW OFFERED. FED STEERS; NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME. SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 1000-1100 LBS. 70.00-77.00, LOW CHOICE HOL STEINS 1400 LBS. 70.00-72.00. FED HEIFERS; HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1150-1400 LBS. 94.00-98.00, CHOICE 2-3 1075-1200 LBS. 84.00-86.00, LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1300-1600 LBS. TO 62.00. CALVES: 211 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER. 90-110 LBS. 40.00- 60-80 LBS. 28.00-45.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM 30.00-40.00 LOWER. +NI 95-120 LBS. 95.00-122.00, FEW TO 135.00, 86-94 LBS. 65.00-85.00; +N2 95-120 LBS. 60.00- 80-94 LBS. 50.00-65.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 50.00- LOWER. +NI 90-120 LBS. 335.00-425.00, 72-85 LBS. 150.00- BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS +NI 90-120 LBS. 120.00- BUTCHER HOGS; NONE. SOWS; 32 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. 300-500 LBS. 28.00-33.00, 500-700 LBS. 29.00-34.00. STOCK CATTLE: 131 HEAD, STEADY PRICES. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-400 LBS. 91.00-101.00, 400-600 LBS, 89.00-96.00,600-800 LBS. 75.00-85.00,800-1000 LBS. 68.00-79 00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 80.00-92.00,500-700 LBS. 72.00-82.00,700-1000 LBS. 67.00-73.00 BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 87 00-107 00, 500-700 LBS. 75.00-85.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS; 50 HEAD. LARGE SPRINGING HEIFERS 1100.00-1425.00, MEDIUM 1000.00-1200.00, SMALL 600.00-1000.00, LARGE SHORT BREDS 800 00-1000.00 SHEEP; 17 HEAD 30.00-50.00. LAMBS; 25 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 100-125 LBS. 83.00-91.00,60-85 LBS. 97.00-111.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 173 HEAD, ALL CULLS. BY THE HEAD 70-100 LBS. 28.00-3900; BY THE LB. 100-150 LBS. 35.00-47.00, 150-190 LBS. 30.00-38.00.