(Continued from Page A 2) 1020-1470 lbs 88.00-9.1.50, mostly 90.00-92.00, higher yielding 95.00-100 00 Standard 1-2 1010-1340 lbs 82.00-88.00, mostly 84.00-87.00 Returning to feed: package 1085 lbs 92.00. Holstein Steers: Couple Select and low Choice 2-3 1460 lbs 8800. Select 1-2 1250-1530 75.50-81.00 Slaughter Heifers. Choice 2-3 1005-1290 lbs 100.50-102.00, couple 97.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1015-1400 lbs 90.00-93.00, up to 95.50. Select 1-2 1095-1390 lbs 84.50-87.00. Slaughter Steer Weighted Average Report for 10/30/2003 in New Holland; (weights are combined into groups weighing from 900-1100 lbs, 1100-1300 lbs, and 1300-1500 lbs, and does not include any Hol stein steers or slaughter heifers) Slaughter Steers high Choice and Prime 2-4; Head, Wt Range, Avg Wt, Price Range, Avg Price, 12, 1250-1292, 1273, 103.75-108 50, 104.95. 12, 1300-1455, 1359, 103,75-110.00, 105.53 Slaughter Steers high yielding Choice 1-2. Head, Wt Range, Avg Wt, Price Range, Avg Price. 3, 1165-1295,1242,106.00-107.00, 106.65. 4, 1360-1395, 1370, 106.50-IIO.SO, 107.75. 1, 1545,1545,103.00,103.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3. Head, Wt Range, Avg Wt, Price Range, Avg Price. 68, 1160-1290, 1251, 100,00-104.25, 102.77. 2, 1275-1290, 1282, 102.00-104.00, 102.99, Charo lais-crosses. 8, 1138-1177, 1156, 97.50-99.00, 98.54, Full. 43, 1310-1475, 1372, 100.00-104.00, 102 33 4, 1300-1415, 1368, 10200-105.50, 104.28, Charolais-crosses. 8, 1300-1355, 1313, 104.50-105.00, 104.81, Fancy. 8, 1305-1425, 1340,97.00-100 00,98.80, Full, Slaughter Steers Choice 4: Head, Wt Range, Avg Wt, Price Range, Avg Price. 3,1230-1240, 1233, 94.00-96.50, 95.50. 2, 1225-1235, 1230, 88.50, 88.50, Full. 4, 1323-1480, 1362, 95 00-97.50, %82 1, 1315, 1315, 93.50, 93.50, Full. Wood or Steel Pallet shop'vac 7feS3x» Hl©! 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Slaughter Steers Standard 1-2; Head, Wl Range, Avg Wt, Price Range, Avg Price. 3, 1010-1080, 1050, 82.00-87.50, 84.39. 8, 1115-1260, 1168, BS.OO-88.00, 86 49. 4, 1305-1340,1324,84.00-86.00, 85.37. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean, Weight, Bulk, Low Dressing. Premium White, 65-70, Over 1600 lbs, 52.00-56,75, 46.00-50.00. Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs, 46.75-52.00, 40.00-46.00, High dressing 52.00-54 00. Boners, 80-85, Over 1200 lbs, 41.50-46.75, 38.00-41,00. Lean (Hi- Yield), 85-88, Over 1200 lbs, 41 00-42.75, 37.00- Lean, 88-90, Over 1000 lbs, 36.00- 31.50-35 25. Lean (Light-Wt), 85-90,750-1000 lbs, 30.50-35.50,27.50-30.00. Slaughter Bulls' Yield Grade 1 1140-2145 lbs 49.50-58.00, mostly 50.00- 54.00, high dressing up to 66.00, low dressing 46.25-47.25. Calves; Compared to last Thursday, slaugh ter calves sold steady to 300 higher Holstein bull calves suitable for special-fed veal bams sold with a sharply higher undertone. Holstein heifer calves trended with a lower undertone, although the supply was comprised of a lot of lower quality calves. The PA Department of Ag riculture graded 556 head of bulls for the grad ed sale, with an estimated 87 percent of the graded run going into veal barns. Slaughter Calves Num ber 3 and Utility 60-120 lbs 55 00-84.00 Holstein Calves Going Into Special-fed Veal Barns. Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 120-128 lbs 117.00; 114-118 lbs 125 00, 94-112 lbs 14000-162.00, 90-92 lbs 127 00, 80-88 lbs 85.00- Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls 112-124 lbs 127.00:94-110 lbs 137.00-162.00; 80-92 lbs 83.00-88.00 Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls 105-130 lbs 8200-84.00. Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs 450.00- 470.00. Plainer Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 400.00- 80-85 lbs 310 00- 420.00; 70-75 lbs 180 00-220.00 Weaker Crcvlc®Tt?*l / ► Hard-to-Reach Spots ► Efficient Filtration for Easy Clean Up Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs 260 00- 300.00,80-85 lbs 180-00-280.00; 70-75 lbs 110 00-150 00.60-65 lbs 100 00-170.00 Sheep and Lambs Compared to last Monday, slaughter lambs sold steady to weak on very light offerings. Slaughter sheep sold mostly steady on a light run Buyer attendance was light with very light bidding activity. Slaughter Lambs. Choice and Prime 2-3 30-40 lbs few individuals 140.00- 160.00; 40-50 lbs 132.00-140.00; 50-60 lbs 122.00-134.00,60-70 lbs 11600- 126.00, few singles 132.00; 70-80 lbs 109.00-12000; 80-90 lbs 110.00-120.00; 90-100 lbs 9800-113.00; 100-125 lbs 94.00-106 00, 125-150 lbs 85.00-94,00. Good 2-3 30-40 lbs 112.00; 50-60 lbs 112.00-116.00, 90-100 lbs 91 00-95.00. Slaughter Sheep: Utility and Good 1-3 Year lings 70-100 lbs 66.00-80.00; 150-200 lbs 50.00- Sheep 100-150 lbs 47.00-53.00, long fleeced 26.00- 40.00; 150-200 lbs 36.00-46.00. Bucks 150-200 lbs 37.00-4200; 200-225 lbs 34.00- Slaughter Goats: Compared to last Monday, unable to establish an actuate trend due to light run. However, buyer attendance was good with moderate demand. All goats are sold by the head, with estimated weights. Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 78.00-88.00. Selec tion 2 20-40 lbs 44.00, 40-60 lbs 62.00-7100, 60-80 lbs 68.00-83.00. Selection 3 20-40 lbs 28.00- 40-60 lbs 46.00-58.00; 60-80 lbs few 56.00- Yearlings Selection 2 60-80 lbs 70 00-82 00. Nannies: Selection 2 50-70 lbs 51.00-64.00, pigmies 34.00-40.00; 70-100 lbs 57.00-69.00, 100-150 lbs 70.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs 44.00- 70-100 lbs 45.00-57 00; 100-150 lbs 60.00. Billies: Selection 1 individual 100-150 lbs 110.00. Selection 2 70-80 lb 74 00-87 00, few pigmies 50.00-6800; 100-150 lbs 80.00-93.00; 150-250 lbs 110.00-120.00. Selection 3 70-100 lbs 61.00- 100-150 lbs 75.00-85.00 Wethers- 50-70 lbs 66,00-79 00, weaker 54 00-55 00, few pigmies 4000- 53.00. 70-100 lbs 77 00-80.00 Lancaster County Weekly Cattle New H inland. Pa. Report Supplied By USI)\ tndav* October 31,2003 THIS WFFK LAST WEEK This week in Lancaster County, slaughter steers sold mostly steady The quality of the supply this week was made up of a lot of average Choice cattle, with pack ages of high Choice and Prime steers remaining hard to come bv However, prices for Choice stecis are from 10000-104 00, which is around 3000 more than pro ducers ucre planning on receiving when they put them on feed The western direct feedlots let go of the bulk of their cattle on Thursday with the hlack-hided Ne braska steers trending 1 00-S 00 higher, from mostly 101 00- 105 00 Dressed sales ranges from 160 00-162 00, mostly steady to 2 00 higher The Mer cantile Exchange was very volatile this week as limit up and limit-down days have become the norm The October live cattle contract will soon leave the board, closing at 10180 November is currently holding If It Doesn't Say Shop*Vac, Keep Shopping!® www.lowes.com ©2003 Lowe's® Home Centers, Inc. Lowe's® and the gable design are registered trademarks of LF, LLC. For the Lowe's nearest you call 1-800-44-LOWES. Prices may vary if there are market variations. around a 5 00 discount to the cash trade, closing at 95 80 on Thursday Roved beef cutout values have dropped sharply over the past month and this week was no exception as Choice cuts arc from around 165 00-167 00. Select at about 14100 The Holstein steer and slaughter heifer runs were both very light this week in the County Slaughter cows sold I 00-4 00 lower for the week Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1 00 lower The cattle supply this week in Lancaster County included 780 slaughter steers, 135 slaughter heifers, 1265 slaughter cows 157 slaughter bulls, and 534 head of feeder cattle Slaughter Steers High Choice and Prime 2-4 1230-1475 lbs 10300-11000, mostly 10400-105 00. fancy 109 00-115 00 Choice 2-3 1160-1475 lbs 99 00- 104 25, mostly 100 00-103 00, fancier from 104 50-105 00, full 9700-100 00, Charolais-crosses 102 00-105 SO High yielding Choice 1-2 1165-1410 lbs 105 00-110 50. heavy single 1545 lbs 103 00 Choice 4 1230-1480 lbs 94 00- 97 50, few full 88 50-93 50 Select and low Choice 2-3 1045-1460 lbs 94 00- 99 50, mostly 97 00-98 00, few 1015 lbs 97 50, full 92 00-94 25, Cha rolais- crosses 95 00-100 00 Select 1-2 1020-1470 lbs 8800-93 50, mostly 90 00- 92 00, higher yielding 95 00-10000 Standard 1-2 1010-1340 lbs 82 00-8800, mostly 84 00-87 00 Returning to feed package 1085 lbs 92 00 Holstein Steers Choice and Prime 2-3 1445-1545 lbs 9000-93 25 Select and low Choice 1-3 1455-1515 lbs 85 50-88 75 Select 1-2 1235-1530 75 50- 81 00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 1005-1290 lbs 100 50-102 00, few 97 25-97 50 Select and low Choice 2-3 1015-1400 lbs 9000-93 00, up to 95 50 Select 1-2 1095-1390 lbs 84 50-87 00 Slaughter Cows Percent Lean. Weight. Bulk. Low Dressing Premium White, 65-70. Over 1600 lbs, 52 00-57 75, 46 00*50 75 Breakers, 75-80, Over 1400 lbs, 46 00-52 00, 40 00-46 00 Boners, 80-85. Over 1200 lbs, 41 00-46 75, 36 00-41 00 Lean (Hi-Yield), 85-88, Over 1200 lbs, 40 00-43 50, 37 00-38 75 Lean, 88-90, Over 1000 lbs, 34 25-40 25, 31 00-35 25 Lean (Light- Wt), 85-90, 750-1000 lbs. 30 00-35 50,25 00-3000 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1 1140-2145 lbs 49 50-5800, mostly 5000- 54 00, 66 00-6900. tow dressing 45 50-47 25 Calf Summary This week in Lancaster County, slaughter calves sold steady to 300 higher Holstein bull calves suitable for special-fed vea) barns sold steady to form early m the week, with late week prices trending sharply higher Holstein heifer calves sold steady to weak, with prices sharply lower at times The PA Department of Agriculture graded 1417 head of bulls and heifers at the two graded sales in Lancaster County this week Slaughter Calves Number 3, and Utility 60-109 lbs 3000-8600 in the graded sale Standard and Utility m the regular sale 55-125 lbs 50 00- 75 00 weaker 10 00-45 00 Calves Going Into Speuat-fed Veal Barns Mondav- Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 12000-15500 80-90 lbs 10S00-14000 Plainer-type Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 90 00-120 00, 80-90 lbs 90 00-100 00 Weak er Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs 62 00-85 00 Tuesday- Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 122 lbs 13600, 111-112 lbs 15000- 15500, 102 lbs 17000-172 00, 95 lbs 14500-15000. 90-91 lbs 13000 80-85 lbs 10000-105 00 Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls 114 lbs 162 00 101-m lbs 15000-157 00 90-95 lbs 11000-12000, 83 lbs 7500-8200 73 lbs 66 00 Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls 95-109 lbs 79 00-86 00, 81-94 lbs 74 00-80 00 Graded Number 1 Holstein heifers 114 lbs 435 00, 92-103 lbs 475 00 83 lbs 250 00 Graded Number 2 Holstein heifers 105 lbs 475 00, 92 lbs 300 00 83 lbs 200 00. 73 lbs 100 00, 61 lbs 45 00 CATTLE CAIVFS 2871 2027 Thursday- Graded Number 1 Holstein bulls 120-128 lbs 117 00, 114-118 lbs 125 00 94-112 lbs 14000-162 00, 90-92 lbs 127 00 80-88 lbs 85 00-89 00 Graded Number 2 Holstein bulls 112-124 lbs 127 00 94-110 lbs 137 00 162 00 80-92 lbs 83 00-88 00 Graded Number 3 Holstein bulls 105-130 lbs 82 00-84 00 Hol stein heifers 90-100 lbs 450 00-470 00 Plainer Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 40000- 45000, 80-85 lbs 31000-420 00, 70-75 lbs 18000-22000 Weaker Hoi stem heifers 90-105 lbs 260 00-300 00, 80-85 lbs 18000-280 00. 70-75 lbs 110 00- 150 00. 60-65 lbs 100 00 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 1,c2003-A4t Improving Home Improvement* Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Waynesburg, Pa. Thursday, Oct. 30,2003 Report Supplied By Auction CATTLE. STOCK COWS 45 00-51 50 SLAUGHTER COWS Utility & Commercial 44 50-52 00, Boner & Boning Utility 40.00- 00, Cutter & Boning Utility 35.00- Canner & Low Cutter 30 00-34 50, Shells 30.0 & down. BULLS. YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000# 5100-57.00; YIELD GRADE 2 10000-1400# 38.00- FEEDER STEERS- M & L 1 300-500# 80.00- 00 250-280# 80.00-107 00, M 600-900# 70.00-103.00. HEIFERS: M 1 & L 1 300-500# 78 00-91 00, LI 400-650# 60.00-94.00. BULLS: M & L 1 300-620# 70.00-102 00. CALVES. Veal Prime 70.00-85.00; Choice 60.00- Good 35.00-70.00; Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120# Few 35.00-95.00, #2 Hol stein Bulls 80-100# Few 10.00-5000; Beef Bull & HfrsTHd. 35.00-90.00. HOGS: Barrows & Gills #l-2 210-255# 42.00- #2-3 255-280# 40.00-50.00; Sows #l-3 300-500# 24.50-35.00; Feeder Pigs 1-3 15-20# 5.00-22.00/Hd. 1-3 25-35# 10.00-23.00/ Hd. LAMBS' High Choice 80-100# 80.00-100.00, Choice 40-75# 85.00-118.00, Feeder Lambs Good 65.00-96.00; Sheep 35.00-55 00, Fat Sheep 35.00 and down. GOATS; Large 45.00-110 00/Hd; Medium 30.00- 1.00/Hd; Small 10 00-30.00/Hd HORSES; Horses 19 00-51 50, Ponies 20.00- Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Thursday, Oct 30,2003 REfURN TO FARM CALF-100-500. GOOD VEAL: 70.00-99.00. COMMON VEAL- 20 00-69 00. CHOICE STEERS 94 00-10400. SELECT STEERS 70 00-93 00. COMMON STEERS 52.00-69.00 COMMERCIAL COWS: 43 00-52 00. CANNERS/CUTTERS 33.00-45 00 SHELLS. 24 00-32.00 CHOICE HEIFERS 80 00-95 00 SELECT HEIFERS 70 00-79 00 COMMON HEIFERS- 48 00-69 00 GOOD FEEDERS- 70 00-83 00 COMMON FEEDERS 45 00-69 00 BULLS 4000-54 00 Greencastle Hay Greencastle, Pa, Report Supplied By Auction Thursday, October 30,2003 HAY 14 loads STRAW 1 load MISC 1 load. TOTAL 16 loads ALFALFA 300 BALE, ROUND BALES 26.00 BALE MIX HAY 45 00-152 50, 100 BALE, ROUND BALES 15 00 BALE STRAW. 2 50 BALE
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