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Virginia Livestock Auction Summary Richmond, Va. November 25,2003 Report Supplied By USD A NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS Summary including Fredericks burg, Front Royal, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton and Winchester for Nov. 17-22. Feed er Cattle: 1897 (Steers 546; Holstein Steers 67; Heifer 640; Bulls 644). Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1:200-300 lbs 116.00; 300-400 lbs 94.00-117.00; 400-SOO lbs 90.00- SOO-600 lbs 88.75-108.00; 600-700 lbs 90.00-104.75 few 81.00- 86.00; 700-800 lbs 90.00- few 82.50; 800-900 lbs 82.50; 900-1000 lbs 85.00- 95.50 few 75.00. Medium and Large 2:300-400 lbs 90.00-116.00 few 78.00; 400-500 lbs 80.00- 94.50; 500-600 lbs 73.50 88.00; 600-700 lbs 73.00- 87.00; 700-800 lbs 75.00- 98.00; 800-900 lbs 78.00- 81.00. Medium and Large 3; 400-500 lbs 69.00; 500-600 lbs 59.00; 600-700 lbs 63.00. Small 1: 300-400 lbs 90.00- few 69.00- 70.00: 400-500 lbs 55.00- 70.00; 500600 lbs 71.00. Holstein Steers: Large 2-3; 200-300 lbs 85.00; 300-400 lbs 61.00- 83.50 ; 400-500 lbs 75.00; 500600 lbs 66.75- 76.00; 600-700 lbs 72.50; 700800 lbs 74.00; 800-900 lbs 50.00- 57.50; 1000-1100 lbs 55.00 64.50. Feeder Heifers; Medium and Large 1- 200-300 lbs 93.00, 300400 lbs 89.50105.50 few 80.00 81.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00100.50 few 77.50- 82.00; 500600 lbs 75.00 91.75; 600700 lbs 76.00 92.00 few 71.00; 700800 lbs 76.00 86.00; 800-900 lbs 79.50 83.00. Medium and Large 2; 200300 lbs 90.00 92.00; 300400 lbs 80.00- 90.50; 400500 lbs 71.00- 88.00; 500600 lbs 71.00 81.00; 600700 lbs 65.00 76.00; 700800 lbs 70.00 75.00; 800-900 lbs 70.00 78.25. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs 69.00; 400500 lbs 63.00 71.50; 600700 lbs 49.00 57.00. Small 1: 200300 lbs 73.00; 300400 lbs 80.00 84.00 few 58.00; 400-500 lbs 69.50 71.00; 500600 lbs 61.00 76.00; 600700 lbs 65.00; 700800 lbs 58.0065.00; 800900 55.00. Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1: 200-300 lbs 97.00-133.00; 300-400 lbs 93.00-120.00; 400-500 lbs 89.00-113.00 few 86.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00- 98.00; 600-700 lbs 65.00-83.00; 700-800 lbs 70.00- 77.00; 800-900 lbs 65.00- 69.00; 900-1000 lbs 61.50-65.50. Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs 86.00- 99.00; 300-400 lbs 86.50-96.00; 400-500 lbs 78.50-91.00; 500-600 lbs 70.00- 83.00; 600-700 lbs 69.50-75.50; 900-1000 lbs 49.50-56.00. Medium and Large 3; 500-600 lbs 68.00. Feeder Bulls: Small 1: 400-500 lbs 58.00- 75.00; 500-600 lbs 58.00- 71.00; 600-700 lbs 59.00- 66.50; 800-900 lbs 42.00- 51.00. Slaughter Cattle: 672 (Heifers 3; Cows 612; Bulls 57). Slaughter Heifers: Choice 2-3, 1000-1200 lbs 95.00-98.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean 850-1200 lbs; 40.00- 54.00; 1200-1600 lbs: 44.00- 56.00, High Yielding 48.00- 62.00. Boners 80-85% Lean: 800-1200 lbs 38.50- 53.75: 1200-2000 lbs 40.00- 53.75 few 60.00, High Yielding 42.00- 63.50. Lean BS-90%:850 lbs and under 37.00- 47.00; 850 lbs and over 35.00- 48.00. Slaughter Bulb; YG 1-2:1000-1500 Ibi 45.50- 56.00, High yielding 52.00- 59.75; 1500-2500 lbs 47.00- 58.75 few 61.00- 64.25, High Yielding 52.00- Cows Returned To Farms: 106 head. <■ t' • ■' >"«> V*\' r * * * ' ' ’is* START WITH THE BEST! A poured solid concrete basement weighs about 50 lbs. more per cubic foot! Far denser. What's more, poured solid concrete walls are monolithic ..there are no joints! This is why laboratory tests show poured, solid concrete base ments have many times the flexural and compressive strength to withstand the side and down pressures caused by earth, wind, water and building loads and the material density to resist water penetration. 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Sheep: 231 (Slaughter Lambs 128; Feeder Lambs 86; Slaughter Ewes 17). Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle St. Joseph, Mo., November 24, 2003 - USDA Market News Service Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for Week Ending Sunday, November 23,2003 Confirmed Sales: 186,347; Week Ago: 102,659; Year Ago: 216,465 LES - Beef Breeds: LIVE FOB B SLAUGHTER STEERS: Head Count Over 80% Choice 1,149 65-80% Choice 5,207 35-80% Choice 38,591 0-35% Choice 12,003 TOTAL all grades 56,950 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 911 3,313 40,371 2,475 47,070 i SALE! Over 80% Choice 65-80% Choice 35-65% Choice 0-35% Choice TOTAL all grades DEUVEMbBAS SLAUGHTER STEERS: Over 80% Choice 637 65-80% Choice 6,974 35-65% Choice 12,596 0-35% Choice 90 TOTAL all grades 20,297 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Over 80% Choice 65-80% Choice 35-65% Choice 0-35% Choice TOTAL all grades 13,881 609- 870 HTED AVERAGES: This Week: Head Count Live Steer 56,950 Live Heifer 47,070 Dressed Steer 20,297 Dressed Heifer 13,881 Same Period Las Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer Year Live Steer Live Heifer Dressed Steer Dressed Heifer Introducing Agpro, Inc. Lapp’s Barn Equipment is pfeasecno announce we are now the dealer for Agpro, Inc. products in South-Central and Southeastern PA. • Separators with stackers • Pumps • Flash Valves • Double Screen Spectators And many more waste handling products. Call for details. Slaughter Lambs Old Crop Woolcd Choice and Prime 1-2: 90-110 lbs 106.75; 110-130 lbs 100.50. Choice, Few Prime 2-3; 90-110 lbs 95.75-113.00; 110-130 lbs 105.25. Few Choice 1-2; 60-90 lbs 112.00. Feeder Lambs Old Crop Wooled: Medium and Large 1-2: 40- 60 lbs 100.50; 60- 90 lbs 104.75-112.00; 90-110 lbs 104.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 60-90 lbs 107.50-116.00. Slaughter Ewes Choice 2-4 40.50; Good 2-4 46.00 Utility 1-3 42.00. Goat: 7 head. Bucks: 100-150 lbs 78.00 per head. Does 70-100 lbs 65.00 per head. Weight Range 1175-1400 1000-1400 1085-1450 1075-1400 1000-1450 Range 98.00- 95.00- 94.00- 96.00- 94.00- 99.00- 95.45-100.00 95.00- 97.00- 98.25 95.00- 1150-1380 1075-1300 975-1325 1060-1235 Beefßree 156.00- 155.00- 153.00- 152.00- 152.00- 747- 913 707-1350 678-1350 725- 750 678-1350 158.00- 157.00- 152.00- 713- 835 609-870 650- 819 264 5,090 8,257 152.00-160.00 Avg. Weight 1,247 1,127 843 748 29,286 1,267 19,016 1,153 15,083 812 17,624 724 66,059 1,267 62,854 1,162 25,954 852 18,774 778 Price Avg. Avg. Price 99.79 99.21 97.92 97.90 98.07 Weight 1,327 1,304 1,249 1,208 1,247 99.69 98.86 98.08 97.95 98.16 1,252 1,175 1,120 1,126 1,127 157.64 157 59 157.33 152.50 157.41 851 845 843 738 843 159.75 158.06 157.49 795 759 740 748 157.74 Avg. Price 98.07 98.16 157.41 157.74 100.57 100.56 160.51 159.55 71.24 71.32 111.47 111.96 Uft *«VVVt4r«V%4 V ft« fY«V% ftftf Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 29, 2003-Al5 Cattle On Feed 3 Percent Higher Washington, D.C. November 21,2003 Report Supplied By USDA/NASS Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter mar ket in the United States for feedlots with capac ity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.0 million head on November 1,2003. The inventory was 3 percent above November 1, 2002 but 7 percent below November 1,2001. Placements in feedlots during October totaled Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21 - (USDA-NASS) - Total red meat pro duction under federal inspection for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 22, was estimated at 881.3 million lbs, according to the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. This was 1.6 percent lower than a week ago and 5.8 percent lower than a year ago. Cumulative meat production for the year to date was 1.2 percent lower compared to the previous year. MEAT PRODUCTION (million pounds) (excludes condemned) Week Ending (1) Beef Calf/Veal Pork (2) Lamb/Mutton Totals (3) 22- 446.7 3.5 427.0 4.1 881.3 15-Nov-03 442.4 3.4 4417.8 4.2 867.8 Change: 1.0% 2.9% 2.2% -2.4% 1.6% 23- 519.8 4.0 407.1 4.2 935.1 Change: -14.1% -12.5% 4.9% -2.4% -5.8% 2003 YTD: 23,572.4 163.4 17,489.9 170.7 41,396.4 2002 YTd: 24,171.9 168.8 17,789.9 186.6 1,907.3 Change: -2.5% -3.2% 0.6% -8.5% -1.2% 1- Previous week estimates may be revised. Year ago data are actuals. 2- Excludes lard. 3- Totals may not add due to rounding. 2003 totals are subject to revision. livesto Week Ending Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lambs 22- 607,000 18,000 2,141,000 59,000 15-Nov-03 601,000 18,000 2,097,000 60,000 Change: 1.0% 0.0% 2.1% -1.7% 23- 684,000 22,000 2,050,000 63,000 Change: -11.3% -18.2% 4.4% -6.3% 2003 YTD: 31,598,000 876,000 88,417,000 2,537,000 2002 YTD: 31,784,000 905,000 88,555,000 2,772,000 Change; -0.6% -3.2% -0.2% -8.5% AVERAGE Week Ending: LIVE: Cattle Calves/Vealers Hogs Sheep/Lamb 22- Estimate 1236 316 269 139 15-Nov-03 Estimate 1233 308 269 138 23- Actual 1264 302 269 136 DRESSED; 22- Estimate 740 196 200 70 15-Nov-03 Estimate 740 191 200 70 23- Actual 764 186 200 68 PER(CENTAGE'of total^slaughtered^ CATTLE HOGS Wk.Endmg Steers Heifers Cows Bulls/Stags Barrows/Giks Sows Boars/Stags 08- 45.4% 31.7% 20.7% 2.1% 96.9% 2.8% 0.2% 09- 46.5% 34.0% 17.9% 1.6% 96.6% 3.2% 0.2% . 2.78 million, 16 percent above 2002 and 3 per cent above 2001. Net placements were 2.68 mil lion. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 1.02 million, 600-699 pounds were 796,000, 700-799 pounds were 508,000, and 800 pounds and greater were 454,000. Marketings of fed cattle during October total ed 1.86 million, 6 percent below 2002 and 2 per cent below 2001. Other disappearance totaled 101,000 during October, 20 percent above 2002 and 49 percent above 2001. Sales J-SXMt VAKT PALE* Silo Unloaders WASH HANDLERS Manure Equipment m Silo Unloaders & Feeding Equipment Parts Service