Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, September 26,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
11 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5350... Compared with 6092 head
last week and 5413 head a year ago. Compared
with last Friday’s summaiy; slaughter steers
sold mostly steady on Choice grade and higher
while Select steers sold steady to 3.00 lower,
Holstein steers sold steady to firm, trying to
close the gap with beef steers, slaughter heifers
sold mostly steady on a limited supply, slaugh
ter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower with
spots 4.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
93 00-98.00, Choice 1-3 86.25-93.00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 84.50-88.00, Select 1-3
77.00- few to 70.00, Standard 1-2
65.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 2-3 78.75-84.50, Choice 2-3 73.50-78.75,
Select 1-2 64.00-74.00, Standard 1-2
58.00-62.00.
HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 2-4 83.50-91.50,
few to 94.00, Select 1-3 78.00-83.75, few to
70.00, Standard 1-2 68.00-70.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.00-46.50,
few to 50.25, Boners 80-85% lean 38.50-44.50,
Lean 85-90% 34.00-40.75. Shells 32.75 and
down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
50.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
44.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00-109.00, 500-700 lbs
80.00- Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
71.00- 500-700 lbs 70.00-80.00; HEIFERS;
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 82.00-98.00,
500-700 lbs 78.00-84.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 71.00-85.00, 500-700 lbs 62.00-76.00;
BULLS; Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs
86.00- 500-700 lbs 71.00-84.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 76.00-95.00, SOO-700 lbs
65.00-
CALVES 3188... Compared with 3469 head
last week and 3777 head a year ago. Vealers
sold steady to firm. VEALERS' Standard and
Good 70-120 lbs 4000-75.00, Utility 50-100 lbs
10.00-42.00. FARM CALVES; Holstein bull
calves sold 5.00 to 25.00 lower, Holstein heifers
sold sharply higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs 100.00-145.00, few to 155.00, No 2 Holstein
bulls 80-120 lbs 70.00-115.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 385.00-670.00, No 2 80-120
lbs 120.00-340.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-105 lbs
1080.00-160.00.
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HOGS 774... Compared with 823 head last
week and 794 head a year ago. Barrows and
gilts sold mostly 1.00 higher, sows sold weak to
1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 220-275 lbs 44.50-45.75, 45-50% lean
225-280 lbs 40.00-44.85, 40-45% lean 240-300
lbs 32.00-35.75.
SOWS; 1-3 300-500 lbs 25.00-32.00, 500-700
lbs 32.00-35.75.
BOARS; 7.00-12.50.
FEEDER PIGS 167... Compared with 279
head last week and 375 head a year ago. US 1-3
20-40 lbs 15.00-25.00, 40-60 lbs 19.00-32.00.
per head.
SHEEP 1964... Compared with 2184 head last
week and 1737 head a year ago Slaughter
lambs sold steady to 10.00 lower, with slaughter
ewes mostly 10.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lbs
110.00- few to 137.00, 60-90 lbs
100.00- 90-125 lbs 85.00-116.00, Good
and Choice 40-75 lbs 76.00-112.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 35.00-58.00, Year
lings to 71.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
1192.. with 260 head last week and
<329 head a year ago... Feeder pigs sold steady to
weak while Slaughter pigs sold sharply lowe
r.US 1-2 40-50 lbs 60.00-72.00, 50-70 lbs
62.00- 80-90 lbs 56.00-67.00, 90-125 lbs
53.00- Slaughter pigs: 20 lbs
100.00- 22-30 lbs 30.00-50.00, 30-35 lbs
90.00. 40-80 lbs 50.00-67.00- per cwt.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market
Of North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, September 30,2003
CALVES 23-4.10.
COWS .17-.69.
EASY COWS .04-,37'A
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. 15-.87'/i
HEIFERS .20-.83.
BULLS .35.-.67 1 /:
STEERS .40-.81 1 /..
HOGS .iT/i-Al'A
ROASTING PIGS EACH 6.00-42.00.
BOARS .05-.28.
SOWS .25'/>.28.
SHEEP .18-.75.
LAMBS EA. 35.00-70.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .15-1.19.
GOATS EA. 65.00-140.00.
KIDS EA. 31.00-70.00.
TOTAL; 534,
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STOCK STEERS AND BULLS: 200-500 lbs.
6400-120.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 60.00-98.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Good to Choice,
none available. Medium to Good 52.00-73.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Good 50.00-62.00,
Light 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Good to Choice,
none available, Medium to Good 50.00-73.00.
BULLS: Heavy 45.00-54.00, Light
40.00-47.00.
COWS; Utility Holsteins 40.00-46.50, Can
ners 34.00-38.50, Culls 32.00 and down.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO
FARM; 90-120 lbs. Up to 110.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN
TO FARM: Up to 165.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM: Up to 145.00.
HOGS; Top Quality up to 52.50, Heavy up to
47.00, Light 25.00-44.00; FEEDER PIGS, BY
HEAD: Up to 43.00.
SOWS: 20.00-30.00.
MALE HOGS: 4.75-21.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 lbs. up to 114.00, 85-125 lbs.
up to 92.00, 30-60 lbs. up to 90.00, Culls up to
60.00.
SHEEP; Up to 42.00, FAT UP TO 25.00
GOATS: Large 55.00-105.00, Medium
25.00-70.00, Small 10.00-51.00, all by the head,
kid 3.00-50.00.
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STOCK STEERS AND BULLS' 200-500 lbs
55 00-100.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 200-500 lbs. 51.00-90.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to Choice
87.00-93.10, medium to good 70.00-86.50, heavy
Choice over 1450 lbs. 70.00-87.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
60.00-73.00, light 42.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to Choice
86.00-90.00, Medium to Good 70.00-82.00.
BULLS: heavy 40.00-58.00, light 46.00-61.00.
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Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, September 27,2003
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
September 29,2003
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COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 40.00-46.50, Com
mercial to Good 35.00-39.75, cull cows 34.00
and down.
VHALS: Good to Choice 50.00-90.00, Med. to
Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES; 30.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO
FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to 150.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM
-90-120 lbs. up to 460.00, BEEF X CALVES re
turn to farm up to 130.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 41.00.
SOWS; up to 32.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 95.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 75.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hundred
weights.
Fall feeder cattle sale Oct. 4 and 25.
Tri-State Special Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Warrenton, Va.
October 1,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
State Graded Weighted Average Feeder Cat
tle Sale, Sept. 29 FEEDER CATTLE: 691
head (437 steers, 254 heifers). Prices per cwt.
Average weights and prices in parentheses
where applicable.
FEEDER STEERS; Med./Lge. 1; 22 head,
500-600 lb (562) 97.50-98.50 (97.86), 451 head,
600-700 lb (665) 92.25-94.25 (93.53); 58 head,
700-800 lb (758) 94.75-96.20 (95.48); 57 head,
800-900 lb (841) 89.25-93.00 (90 66); 21 head,
900-1000 lb (945) 85.25-87.50 (86.63); 8 head,
1000-1100 lb (1039) 82.25. Med./Lge. 2:20 head,
500-600 lb (569) 95-99.00 (96.02); 36 head,
600-700 lb (648) 89-8910 (89.05); 54 head,
700-800 lb (757) 88-88 25 (88 11), 29 head.
800-900 lb (847) 80 25-82.50 ( 81.28); 12 head,
900-1000 lb (951) 73-84.50 (79 00) Small 1 10
head, 600-700 lb (659) 89 75.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Med
ge, 1 24 head, 500-600 lb (573) 87 50-88.00
(87.68); 39 ehad, 60-700 lb (656) 89.25, 35 head,
700-800 lb (754) 86 50-86.85 (86 64); 20 head,
800-900 lb (836) 82.75-83.00 (82.94). MedTLge
2. 8 head, 400-500 lb (461) 85-88.00 (86.89), 18
head, 500-600 lb (559) 86.50-88.00 (87.43); 34
head, 600-700 lb (656) 89-89 50 (89.29); 19 head,
700-800 lb (744) 78-79.75 (78.56). Small 1: 10
head, 500-600 lb (561) 78-80.50 (79.59); 15 head,
600-700 lb (660) 78-79.50 (78.30).
Mineral Wells
Livestock Exchange
STOCK STEERS GRADE M-L
300-UNDER 89-1.15,300-500 .78-1.10, 500-700
7S-.94,800-OVER .72- 87
STOCK HEIFERS GRADE M-L
300-UNDER .83-1.05, 300-500 76-.95, 500-700
.68-81 50,800-OVER .58-.75.
STOCK BULLS GRADE M-L 300-UNDER
.75-117.50,300-500.81-1.05, 500-700 .70-.92.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 47.50-.56, COWS
AND CALVES BY THE HEAD 540 00-900.00,
BRED COWS BY THE HEAD 400.00-715 00,
BY THE LB., NONE.
SLAUGHTER COWS. HIGH DRESS
,46-.46'/j, UTILITY .38-46 50, CANNER,
NONE.
LAMBS: .81-.82, EWES 29-34.50, RAMS
J4-.37.
FEEDERS .29-34.50, RAMS ,34-.37, FEED
ERS -67-.52
BABY CALVES; BY THE HEAD .75 .95
HORSES BY THE HEAD, 24000-400.00,
PONIES 100.00-150.00 HEAD.
PIGS BY THE HEAD .50
GOATS: .21.63 HEAD.
Narrows State Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Warrenton, Va.
October 1,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
Narrows Weekly State Graded Feeder Cattle
Sale, Sept. 30 810 head (418 steers, 392 heif
ers) Prices per cwt
FEEDER STEERS Med./Lge. 1: 5 head,
300-400 lb (3546) 114.00; 51 head, 40-500 lb
(464) 97-107.00 (105 01), 127 head, 500-600 lb
(560) 92-93 00 (92 60, 90 head, 600-700 lb (643)
92 50-93 50 (93 03), 21 head, 700-800 lb (744)
84-85.75 (85.26) Med /Lge 2' 28 head, 400-500
lb (454) 100.50-103.50 (101 98), 25 head, 50-600
lb (555) 88-92 75 (89 89), 5 head, 600-700 lb
(622) 85.50. Small 1. 10 head, 30-400 lb (366)
99 00; 14 head, 400-500 lb (460) 87 00; 18 head,
500-600 lb (538) 84 50.
FEEDER HEIFERS Med/Lge 1: 6 head,
300-400 lb (371) 97 00, 83 head, 400-500 In (459)
88.50-94.00 (90.98); 86 head. 500-600 lb (553)
86-90.50 (89.01), 36 head, 600-700 lb (632)
84-89.00 (87.49). Med.
ge. 2. 16 head, 300-400 lb (362) 89-97.00 (93.04),
57 head, 400-500 lb (458) 89-90.50 (89.90); 44
head. 500-600 lb (541) 83-84 SO (83.56). Small 1:
IS head. 300-400 lb (356) 82.00;
18 head, 400-500 lb (468) 85.00,
15 head, 500-600 lb (549) 79 00
Mineral Wells, WV
Report Supplied by Auction
September 27,2003
Wythe County,
Va.
Graded Feeder
Cattle
Richmond, Va.
September 26,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION, Sept
25 FEEDER CATTLE. 641
head state graded (280 steers,
289 heifers, 72 bulls). Prices per
cwt.; based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS; Med /Lge.
1. 300-400 lb 95-112.00; 400-500
lb 10675-11000; 500-600 lb
93.60-97.50; 600-700 lb 90-93 75;
700-800 lb 93-95.25. Med./Lge 2
300-400 lb 92-10600; 400-500 lb
101 50-103 00; SOO-600 lb
93.50-94 50, 600-700 lb
90 75-92 00
HEIFERS. Med./Lge. I;
300-400 lb 92-94.00; 400-500 lb
87-97.00; 500-600 lb 83.50;
600-700 lb 87-88.75; 700-800 lb
84-86.50, 800-900 lb 82.50;
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 88-96.00;
40-500 lb 89-90.50; 500-600 lb
83.50-88.75; 700-800 lb 84-86.50;
800-900 lb 82 50 Med./Lge. 2;
300-400 lb 88-96.00; 400-500 lb
89-90.50, 500-600 lb 83 50-85.00;
700-800 lb 87.00.
BULLS; Med./Lge. 1 200-300
lb 106-113.00, 300-400 lb
95-107 00; 400-500 lb 96-101.50;
500-600 lb 84-85.00. Med./Lge 2
300-400 lb 94-104.00, 40-500 lb
84-90 00; 500-600 lb 72-83 50
Roanoke-Hollins
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
September 30, 2003
Report Supplied By L'SDA
WEEKLY AUCTION for
Sept. 29 No report available
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