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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.
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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?
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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.