Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
October 27,2003
CATTLE: 144 HEAD
STEERS: CHOICE 88.00-93 00, GOOD
80.00-87 00.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 88.00-93.50, GOOD
65.00-80.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
35.00- CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
18.00-
BULLOCKS GOOD & CHOICE
60.00-65.00
BULLS: YG+N1,45.00-55.00
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 65.00-75.00,
BULLS 62.00-72.00; HEIFERS 65.00-78.00.
CALVES; 121 HEAD CHOICE, NO MKT.
TEST, GOOD 72.00-84.00, STANDARD
20.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
8000-145.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS. 140.00-320 00.
HOGS; 139. US+NI-2, 38.00-41.00; US +N
-3,34,00-37 00.
SOWS; US +NI-3 18,00-33.00
BOARS: 8.50-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 56 HEAD, US +NI-3 20-50
LBS. 12.00-35.00.
SHEEP: 45 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
95.00-125 00, GOOD LAMBS 90.00-100.00, SL.
EWES 25.00-35.00.
GOATS; 13.00-10400 EACH
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Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, October 27,2003
STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE
GOOD COWS; 40.00-53.50.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS. 30 00-40 00.
BULLS; 40.00-50.00
VEAL 90-190 LBS 10000-590.00, 70-90
LBS. 50.00-100.00.
HOGS; 36.00-42.50.
SOWS- 33 00-34,25.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-28.00 EA
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market
Of North Jersey
Hacketlstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, October 28,2003
CALVES .20-4.80.
COWS .25>/.-.61.
EASY COWS .10-.39
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .08-.79,
HEIFERS .20-.59.
BULLS ,28.-.60‘/j
STEERS .44'/j-.75.
HOGS .22-.35.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 21.00-30.00.
BOARS .07
SOWS .21.
SHEEP .26-.57
LAMBS EA. 29 00-43.00,
LAMBS PER LB. 57-1.27
GOATS EA. 34.00-115 00
KIDS EA. 21.00-70.00.
HIDES 28.00.
TOTAL 587.
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, October 25,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS; 200-500 lbs
64 00-110.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 60 00-96.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to Choice
74.00-83 00, Medium to Good 52.00-73.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS- Good 50.00-63 00.
Light 46.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to Choice
73 00-78.00, Medium to Good 50 00-72.00.
BULLS; Heavy 45.00-58.00, Light
40.00-47.00.
COWS. Utility Holsteins 40.00-52.00, 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 58.50, Heavy up to
54.00, Light 25.00-53.00; FEEDER PIGS, BY
HEAD: Up to 43.00.
SOWS- 20.00-40.00.
MALE HOGS: 4.75-21.00.
LAMBS; 70-85 lbs. up to 135.00, 85-125 lbs.
up to 125 00,30-60 lbs. up to 170.00, Culls up to
6000.
SHEEP' Up to 45.00, FAT UP TO
30 00.
GOATS- Large 55 00-115 00, Medium
25 00-83.00, Small 10.00-51.00, all by the
head, kid 3.00-50.00.
Feeder sale every second Sat per
month.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 1,2003-All
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
October 27,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS; 200-500 lbs
55 00-109 00.
STOCK HEIFERS* 200*500 lbs. 51.00-97.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Good to Choice
95 00-104.00, medium to good 81.00-94 75,
heavy Choice over 1450 lbs. 70.00-80 00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS heavy
60.00-67.00, light 42 00-65.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Good to Choice
95 00-100.00, Medium to Good 75.00-94 00
BULLS heavy 45 00-57 00, light 46.00-61 00
COWS- Utility (Holsteins) 40.00-56 00, Com
mercial to Good 35 00-3975, cull cows 34 00
and doi
VEALS Good to Choice 50 00-90 00, Med to
Good 50.00-67 00.
808 CALVES 37.00 and down
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO
FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to 190.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM
90-120 lbs. up to 490.00, BEEF X CALVES re
turn to farm up to 138.00.
HOGS- lop quality, up to 52.00
SOWS; up to 32.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 97.00.
GOATS. Choice up to 75 00
Livestock prices are all given per hundred
weights.
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., October 27, 2003 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, October 26, 2003
Confirmed Sales: 141,296; Week Ago: 205,486; Year Ago: 202,118
LIVE FOB BASIS S ALES - Beef Breeds:
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head
Ovei 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-80% Choice
0-35% Choice 6,292
TOTAL all grades 46,345
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS'
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
0-35% Choice
TOTA L. all, grades
DELIVERED BAS
SLAUGHTER STEERS'
Over 80% Choice 389
65-80% Choice 1,878
35-65% Choice 11,042
0-35% Choice 330
TOTAL all grades 13,639
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 297 725-845
65-80% Choice 2,248 661-829
35-65% Choice 6,309 688-827
0-35% Choice 136 707-729
TOTAL all grades 8,990 661-845
WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVENGES
This Week: Head Count
46,345
38,019
13,639
8,990
Week:
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
ime Period Last
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
ime Period Las
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied B> Auction
October 27,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS 63 HEAD, STEADY
TO 100 LOWER BREAKERS 45 00-51 75, 1
AT 55.00, BONERS 41.00-46.00, LEAN
36.00-41.00, THIN AND LIGHT 36.00 DOWN
BULLS. 4 HEAD YG+N2 2114 LBS AT
52 50, LOW DRESSING 1100-1700 LBS TO
45 75.
FED STEERS FEW OFFERED
Choice
FED HEIFERS NO CHOICE SELECT
1000-1200 LBS 78 00-81 50. DAIRY CULLS
4600-56 00
CALVES 136 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGH
TER 80-110 LBS. 65 00-8000, 60-80 LBS
50 00-70 00, HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM 5 00-15 00 HIGHER +NI
94-120 LBS 130 00-171 00, 88-92 LBS
75 00-100 00, +N2 94-120 LBS. 105 00-127 00.
YOUNG 75 00-97.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS,
FEW OFFERED +NI 94 LBS AT 450 00, +N2
80-105 LBS. TO 300 00, BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS 80-105 LBS 80.00-105 00, 1 HEIF
ER 94 LBS. AT 170 00.
STOCK CATTLE. 45 HEAD STEERS
250-500 LBS 79 00-90 00, 2 HOI STEINS 940
LBS AT 58.00
BULLS 1 192 LBS 93 00-95 00, 300-500
LBS TO 85 00, 500-700 LBS 60 00-72 00,
700-900 LBS 51 00-57 00
Weight
Range
1200-1400
1000-1385
1075-1400
1075-1375
1000-1400
Count
1,268
3,315
35,470
1,025
1065-1275
1075-1380
975-1325
1050-1275
~975-1380
- Beef Breei
3.184
30,961
2,849
38,019
772-861
677-882
700-896
869-873
677-896
65,551 1,261
57,616 1,134
20,523 827
12,237 737
55,538 1,297
56,516 1,183
30,236 858
30,347 794
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Monday Sale
BUTCHER HOGS +N2 220-275 LBS 42.00
HEIFERS 700-900 LBS 67 00-78 00
GOATS MED 40 00-5900
Price Avg.
Weight
1,308
1.269
1,241
1,236
1,244
Range
95.00-105.00
92.50- 50
93 00-106 00
94 00-103 00
92.50-
1,183
1.211
1.116
1.146
1.128
195 00-102 50
95 00-103 50
94 00-103 00
94 00-103 00
94.00-103.50
817
803
812
870
812
155 00-162 00
153 00-162 00
150 00-162 00
158 00-160 00
150.00-162 00
807
772
738
708
748
158 00-162 00
155 00-165.00
152.00- 00
158.00-
152.00-
Avg. Weight
1,244
1,128
812
748
Avg. Price
97 70
97 59
158.55
159.75
108.80
108.80
177.78
178.33
66.77
66.95
105 21
105.35
Avg.
Price
99 63
99 77
97 51
97 30
97.70
99 53
99 73
97 31
97 50
97,59
160 11
158 27
158 54
158 35
158 5S
160 86
159 55
159 78
159 09
159.75