New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington. Pa. Report Supplied By PDA Monday. December 22,2003 CATTIE 185 PDA Compared with last week’s sale lean cows steady. Boner and Breakers 2 00 to 4 00 higher STEERS few Choice 1-3 1150-1235 lbs 91 00-96 50, few Select 1-2 82 00-84 00, few Standard 1-2 58 50-79 00 HOI-STEIN STEERS few Select 1-2 60 50-64 00, few Standard 1-2 55 50-60 00 HEIFERS Choice 1-3 1100-1430 lbs 88 00-94 00, Select 1 2 80 00-87 50 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 53 00-68 00 mostly 55 00-62 00, Boners 80-85% lean 45 00-52 00, Lean 85 90% lean 40 00-47 00 Shells 39 50 and down BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1390-2090 lbs 59 50-67 00, few Yield Grade 2 1040-1480 lbs 50 00-56 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS one Medium 1 490 lbs 71 00, few Large 2 340-360 lbs 62 00, Heifers few Medium 1-2 290-525 lbs 65 00-76 00, BULLS Medium 1-2 370-510 lbs 55 00-73 00 CALVES 136 All calves sold per cwt VEALERS Standard and Good 70-115 lbs 20 00-45 00, Utility 50-80 lbs 10 00-20 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95-115 lbs 13000-137 50, No 2 80-120 lbs 4000-12000, few No I Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 400 00-475 00, one No 2 90 lbs 275 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs 50 00-155 00 HOGS 79 Barrows and gilts 200 to 300 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 2 lots 49-54% lean 240-260 lbs 48 50 &. 49 50, 45-50% lean 230-270 lbs 40 50-45 00, 40-45% lean 220-270 lbs 3800-40.00 SOWS 1-3 380-515 lbs 22 50-30 00 BOARS, one 500 lbs 1 00 FEEDER PIGS 17 50-60 lbs 12 50-18 00 per head SHEEP 69 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 50-75 lbs 117 50-140 00, 75-100 lbs 100 00-129 00, 100-130 lbs 70 00-100 00, Good and Choice 60-75 lbs 67 50-75.00 SLAUGH TER SHEEP 20 00-45 00 GOATS 10 All sold by the head with weights estimated Kids Selection 2 couple 40-60 lbs 35 00 Selection 3 20 and under 5 00 & 15 00 Nannies couple 80 & 85 lbs 45 00 & 67 50 Billies one 85 lbs 92 50 I Driving Your Business Toward Financial Success One Staqe At A Time vehicle purchases. 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Mike Dixon Ken Darlington Sue Beshore Andrew McLean Liz Anderson Central PA .West MD PA.NJ MD PA.NJ MD Delmarva Delmarva 814-684-5707 610-793-0150 717-932-1715 410-827-5052 410-651-4128 Mike Fullam Brenda Pfleegor Joe Polite Central PA Central PA Northwest PA Northeast PA North NJ Southwest PA WV 570-966-9202 570-568-8440 724-981-1324 570-458-0563 724-627-5941 Wells Fargo Financial Leasing 800.451.3322 11 I IVESTOCK AUCTIONS CATTLE 5559 Compared with 4887 last week and 5606 head a year ago Compared with last week's summary si steers dropped 400 to 500 lower with Holsteins 50 to 1 00 lower, si heifers steady to weak, si cows mostly 1 00 to 3 00 lower, bulls were steady STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 100 00-106 00, Choice 1-3 92 50-99 00, Select and l.ow Choice 2-3 93 50-97 75, Select 1-1 85 00-91 00, Standard 1-2 62 00-73 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2-1 87 25-92 50 Select 1-2 70 50-84 50. Standard 1-2 53 00-63 50 HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4 92 00-100 50, Select 1-3 87 00-92 50, Standard 1-2 56 00-63 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 48 00-59 50, Boners 80-85% lean 42 75-53 00, Lean 85-90% lean 37 00-48 50 Shells 37 00 and down BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 56 00-65 50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 50 00-57 50 FEEDER CATTI F STEERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80 00-91 50, 500-700 lbs 80 50-9000, Medium and Large 2 500-700 lbs 6000-72 50, Large 3 500-700 lbs Holsteins 49.00-65 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 72 00-93 00. 500-700 lbs 70 00-76 00, Medium and Large 2 500-700 lbs 59 00-71 00, BUI LS Medium and Large 1 500-700 lbs 71 00-87 00,300-500 lbs 71 00-86.00 CALVES 3620 Compared with 3043 head last week and 3424 head a year ago Vealers steady to weak VEALERS Standard and Good 60-120 lbs 40 00-70.00, Utility 60-100 lbs 1000-40.00 FARM CALVES. Holstein bull calves 5 00 to 10 00 higher, Holstein heifers sold steady. No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 120 00-160 00, 80-85 lbs 90 00-135.00, No 2 Hol stein bulls 80-120 lbs 60 00-130.00, No 1 Hol stein heifers 90-120 lbs 370 00-480 00, No 2 70-120 lbs 10000-31500 Beef type bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs 70 00-132 00 HOGS 977 Compared with 981 head last week and 1164 head a vear ago Barrows and gilts mostly steady with 40-45% hogs 1 00 to 200 lower BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs 38 50-40.50, 45-50% lean # Reduce your tax bill through accelerated deductions . $ Preserve working capital with a low advance payment Customize payment schedules to match your cash flow, & Save valuable time with our onsite service. Pa. Weekly 13 Livestock Auctions Friday, December 19,2003 Report Supplied By PDA Lisa Sonnen 225-280 lbs 36 75-38 00, 40-45 r i lean 240-300 lbs 28 00-31 25. SOWS 1-3 300-500 lbs 25 75-32.00, 500-700 lbs 32 00-34 00. BOARS 1100-13 75 FEEDER PIGS 253 Compared with 205 head last week and 457 head a year ago US 1-3 25-45 lbs 19.00-35 00, 50-65 lbs 36 00-38 00 per head SHEEP 2361 Compared with 2319 head last week and 3582 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 15 00 higher SI AUGHTER LAMBS Choice 20-40 lbs 165 00-225 00, 40-60 lbs 128 00-164 00. 60-80 lbs 117 00-148 00, 80-100 lbs 108 00-135 00, 100-125 lbs 99 00-106.00 Good and Choice 50-90 lbs 8000-115.00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-65 00 TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 2511 Compared with 1041 head last week and 3392 head a year ago Feeder pigs under 50 lbs sold 25 00 to 50 00 higher with heavier pigs sell ing uneven with the majority of feeders going for slaughter US 1-2 20-24 lbs 192 50-285 00, 25-29 lbs 129 00-205 00, 30-39 lbs 11300-170 00, 45-50 lbs 75.00-102 00, 50-60 lbs 47 00-70 00, 60-70 lbs 46 00-75 00 Four States Livestock Monday Sale Hagerstown, Md. Report Supplied By Auction December 22,2003 SLAUGHTER COWS 79 HEAD, STEADY TO 100 LOWER BREAKERS 49 00-55 00, BONERS 46 00-5100, LEAN 40 00-46 00, THIN AND LIGHT 40.00 DOWN BULLS YG+N2 1148 LBS AT 52 00 FED STEERS STEADY PRICES HIGH CHOICE 2-4 1200-1475 LBS 94 00-% 00, CHOICE 2-3 91.00-94 00, LOW CHOICE 1198 LBS AT 90 75. FED HEIFERS HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1150-1400 LBS 94.00-98 00, HIGH CHOICE 2-3 90 00-94 00, LOW CHOICE 8600-9000 CAIVES 117 HEAD LOW CHOICE 278 LBS AT 8100. GOOD 80-110 LBS 25 00-35 00, 60-80 LBS 15 00-25 00, HOL STEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FARM, STEADY PRICES +NI 95-120 LBS 140 00-172 00, 86-94 LBS 115 00-132 00, +N2 95-120 LBS 105.00-135 00, 80-94 LBS H.fv xX* ig I v Vi’ Doug Snee *C onsult \our tax advisor Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 27, 2003-A9 65 00-10000, HOLSTFIN HEIFERS +NI % IBS AT 440 00, 1 126 LB AT 355 00, +N2 116 IBS AT 21000, 70-85 LBS 150 00-16000, BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS. STRONG DEMAND' +NI 90-115 LBS 150.00-175 00, FEW 117 00-130 00 BUTCHER HOGS 12 HEAD +NI AND 2 250-300 LBS 38 50, +N2 AND 3 300-450 LBS 29 00-33 00 SOWS 20 HEAD 300-500 LBS 30 00-34 00. 500-700 I BS 24 00-28 00 BOARS 292 IBS AT 18 00 STOCK CATTIE 35 HEAD STEERS 400-600 LBS 77 00-83 00, 1 750 LB AT 72 00 HFIFFRS 300-500 LBS 72 00-80 00 BULI.S 400-500 LBS 83 00-90 00. 500-700 I BS TO 71 00 LAMBS CHOICE 110 LBS AT 99 00, GOOD 58 LBS AT 88 00 GOATS 12 HFAD LARGE WETHER AT 77 00, MEDIUM 45 00 60 00, FIFSIIY KIDS TO 47 00 PIGS AND SHOATS 136 HFAD. MAINLY C ULLS BY THF HEAD 20-40 IBS 5 00-14 00, 40-60 IBS 18 00-20 00, 60-80 IBS TO 24 00 Friend’s Stockyard Accident, Md. Report Supplied bv Auction December 22,2003 STOCK STEERS AND BUI LS 200-500 lbs 55 00-% 00 STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 lbs 51 00-88 00 SLAUGHTER STEERS Good to Choice 94 00-97 25, medium to good 70 00-93 75. heavy Choice over 1450 lbs 70 00-85 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS heavy Choice 58 00-72 00. light 42 00-64 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Good to Choice 92 00-% 00, Medium to Good 70 00-90 00 BULLS, heavy 50 00-58 50. light 46 00-61 00 COWS Utility (Holstems) 47 00-61 50, Com mercial to Good 40 00-46 75, cull cows 37 00 and down VEALS Good to Choice 50 00-90 00, Med lo Good 50 00-67 00. 808 CALVES 40 00 and down HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO FARM 90-120 lbs up to 14100, HOLSTEIN HEIFFR CALVES, RETURN TO FARM 90-120 lbs up to 360 00, BEEF X ( AI VFS re turn to farm up to 120 00 HOGS top quality, up to 43 50 SOWS up to 33 50 LAMBS, Choice up lo 99 00 GOATS Choice up to 77 00 BEEF HIDES UP TO 22 00 Inestock prices are all given per hundred weights Orchard Pump & Supply new hay auction _ _ , r J CECIL COUNTY Co. - Ephrata, PA ag auction Design - Consultation c“>l SlShv&d Z On-site Potable/Non-Potable R r g , Su c n , MD £ ec, ' ( Co l unty) beside Sylmar Hea Market Pumping Systems I I Selling hay straw gram firewood Variable Speed Water Systems for High w^ne^yafii E ma R m Capacity Agricultural Applications I Buyers and sellers wekome lo this • « • ■■ /m-t m\ m'*'* y-t m-t HcW dUCIIOR 1 For more information, call (717) 733-6151 K)1 miorm u on a mau or toll free at 1 (800) 728-7938 Gcorg ; tB with Sand TVap™ Free Stall Bases iZ-Videoj3r SandTrap'” w Hi Slardard 2x4 Dmm &sso°; S \ \-\ Solid Bai 75 North Imler Valley Rd, Imler, PA 16655 IDEAL LEAF * TOBACCO We will be buying the 2003 Crop of 609 Tobacco on Monday and Tuesday, January 5 & 6. 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Hcayy up to 44 50, light 25 00-40 00, FEEDER PIGS, BY HEAD Up to 10 00 SOWS 20 00-14 50 MALFHOGS 150-2100 [ AMRS 70-85 lbs up to 155 00, 85-125 lbs up to 109 00. 30-60 lbs up to 145 00, Culls up to 90 00 SHFFP Up to 40 00, FAT UP TO 55 00 GOATS Large 55 00-155 00. Medium 25 00-83 00, Small 10 00-51 00. all b> the head, kid 3 00-50 00 No Sale Dec 27 Sale as usual Jan 5 • Reduces sand usage up to 75% • Maintains cow comfort • Prevents cows digging holes tuj(r| I 1 _i • Easy to install • Corrosion resistant 814-276-3304 1-888-605-2422