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Leesport Auction
Leesport,PA
Wednesday, March 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 360. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $1
higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2
lower. Choice 975-1315 lbs.
slaughter steers 61.75-64.25, few to
64.65, few Choice No. 1 1380-1550
lbs. 57.00-58.75, Good 57.6002.00,
few to 62.75, Standard 54.00-57.75,
few' Utility & Low Standard
52.00- Few Choice slaughter
heifers 58.00-59.50, few Good
55.00- few Standard
46.75- Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.10-41.00, few
41.50, Canner & Low Cutter
33.75- Shells down to 25.00.
One Good slaughter bullock at
. 59.00, few Standard 50.00-53.50.
' Few Yield Grade #1 1300-1660 lbs.
slaughter bulls 55.25-58.50, one at
53.35; few yield grade #2 1080-1175
lbs. 50.00-52.60. Medium Frame HI
425-640 lbs. feeder steers
60.00-62.00, lot 370 lbs. 66.00, large
Frame HI 320-550 lbs. 65.00-71.00,
few Large Frame H 2 375-840 lbs.
46.0049.00, few Medium frame H 2
575-675 lbs. 53.00-57.50; Medium
Frame HI 450630 lbs. feeder
heifers 48.00-56.50, few Medium
Frame H 2 280400 lbs. 46.00-50.00,
lot Large Frame HZ 485 lbs. 41.50;
few Large & Medium #l4OO-700 lbs.
feeder bulls 55.00-68.00, few
Medium Frame #2 '400460' lbs. ,
43.50, 300-7501b5. 37.0040.50.
CALVES 149. Vealers steady to
|2 higher! Few Choice vealers
94.00- few Good 80.00-96.00,
few Standard & Good-110-130 lbs.,
60.00- 90-110 lbs. 55.00-57.00,
70-85 lbs. 45.00-54.00, few Utility
60-90 lbs. 30.0044.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 100-125 lbs.
70.00- some dozen to 58.00,
85-95 lbs. 55.00-58.00; t_w beef cross
bulls & Heifers 95-125 lbs.
60.00- slaughter calves.
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CONRAD t. GROVE TED TEAFORD
DOWNINGTOWK PA 19336
215/942-5905.(Eve.) 942-3187
grading Good & Choice 285-100 lbs.
55.00-69.00.
HOGS 215. Barrows & gilts |i.2S
to $1.75 lower. US No. 1-2 205-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 53.5053.85, few
to 54.50, No. 1-3 190-260 lbs.
52.5053.60, few down to 52.00, No.
2-3 270-300 lbs. 49.50-49.60, lot No.
1-3 170 lbs. 53.50. Sows mostly
steady. Few US No. 1-3 300650 lbs.
sows 47.0050.25, few to 51.00. Few
Board 43.00-46.50, few light weights
48.5049.50.
FEEDER PIGS 60. US No. 1-3
3555 lbs. feeder pigs 118.00-124.00
cwt., lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 110.00 cwt.
SHEEP 87. Choice 2550 Lbs. new
crop lambs 90.00-100.00, lot 20 lbs.
at 108.00, lot 60 lbs. at 86.00, 7055
lbs. 64.00-75.00. Slaughter ewes
17.00-26.00.
GOATS 24. Large Adult goats
26.00- dne at 45.00, few Large
Kids 21.00-27.00, few small kids
10.00-
St. Louis Cattle
. Thursday, March 3
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 5,100
Week Ago 4,500
Year Ago 4,700
Compared to the previous week.
Slaughter Steers fully steady,
instances .50 higher. Slaughter
Heifers mostly .50 higher. Cows
1.00- lower, instances 3.00
lower. Bulls steady. Supply mainly
Choice and Mixed Choice and
Prime Slaughter Steers, around
35% Heifers and 10% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 241050-1275 lbs.
51.50- package early 63.50,
closing sales 51.50-52.50. Choice 24
950-1250 lbs. 60.50-63.00, closing
60.50- Mixed Good and Choice
24 900-1225 lbs. 59.00-62.00. Good 2-
3 900-1150 lbs. 57.00-60.00. Standard
to Good 2-3 1050-1550 lbs. Holsteins
47.00- 00, few lots 54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 875-1075 lbs.
AT THE FARM DOWNINGTOWN, PA
PRIVATE TREATY
BULL SALE
PERFORMANCE SYMPOSIUM
10:30 AM
SATURDAY MARCH 26. 1983
PERFORMANCE TESTING &
■ 1 PROFITS
DR. LES BURDETTE
PENN STATE UNIV.
J FEED EFFICIENCY RELATING
TO FEEDLOTS & COW SIZE
1 DR. HAROLD H. HARPSTER
PENN STATE UNIV.
J PERFORMANCE PEDIGREE*
X ANALYSIS
CHESTER D. HUGHES
LANCASTER CO- EXT.
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Hen
Imprcwement
l\ U Heconte
60.00-61.50, part load early 62.00,
closing sales 60.00-60.50. Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 58.50-61.00, closing
58.50-60.00. Mixed Good axjd Choice
2-3 800-1025 lbs. 56.5059.50. Good 2-
3.750575 lbs. 54.5057.50.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
Utility and Commercial 24 37.00-
40.00. Boning Utility 1-2 40.0042.00.
High-yielding Utility 1-2 42.00.
Cutter 1-2 36.00-39.00. Canner and
lot cutter 1-232.00-36.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-2450 lbs.
46.0052.00. Couple YG 1 1050-1175
lbs. 53.5053.75. Individual out
standing YG 11700 lbs. 58.00.
FEEDERS (Including around
2,000 at the regular Thursday
auction) Feeder Steers and Heifers
1.00-2.00 lower. Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1400-000 lb. Steers
and 350-600 lb. Heifers. Buyer
attendance moderate.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium,
few large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
70.75-76.25; 500-600 lbs. 68.50-74.00;
600-700 lbs. 65.0069.25; lot thin 615
lbs. 72.00;700800 lbs. 62.0067.00.
Medium Frame 1-2 and some small
frame 1; 300-500 lbs. 65.0069.75;
500600 lbs. 62.0067.00; 600675 lbs.
60.0065.00. Large Frame 2 Hol
steins; lot 235 lbs. 67.50; lot 440 lbs.
60.00; several lots 525-1010 lbs.
52.0057.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium,
few Large Frame 1: 350-500 lbs.
58.5063.00; 500600 lbs. 58.0061.25.
Medium Frame 1-2 and some small
frame 1:300600 lbs. 55.25-58.00.
Belknap Auction
. Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, March 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 60. Few Standard
slaughter steers 52.0056.50. Few
Standard slaughter heifers
47.0050.00. Few Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows 39.25-42.25,
Cutters 36.0038.00, Canner and
Low Cutters 32.0036.00, Shells
down to 25.00. One Standard
n* hfannam tepk
slaughter bullock at 53.00. In
dividual Yield Grade #2,1125 lbs.
slaughter bull at 44.25. Few
Medium frame #l-2 450580 lbs.
feeder heifers 41.0050. Few
Medium and Large Frame #2,
410-800 lbs. feeder bulls 46.0051.00:
CALVESs 89. Couple Prime
vealers at 110.00, few Good
83.0053.00, few Standard and Good
90-110 lbs. 51.0056.00, 6555 lbs.
45.0054, few Utility 4555 lbs.
20.0041.00. Farm Calves; Holstein
Bulls 90-125" Tbs. 57.0050.00; HoL.
.Heifers 70-110 lbs. 54.00-90.00; Bedf
Cross Bulls and Heifers 60.0051.00.*
HOGS 173. Barrows and gilts
$3-$4 lower. US No. 1-2 205-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.75-53.60, No.
1-3 2-260 lbs. 50.75-52.75, few No. 2-3
210-260 lbs. 50.00-50.80, few No. 1-3
195 lbs. at 48.50. Sows $6 lower. US
No. 1-3 300-565 lbs. sows 47.25-53.00.
One Boar at 39.25.
FEEDER PIGS 57. Few US No.
14 20-25 lbs. feeder pigs 29.00-30
per bead. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 40.00-55
per head.
SHEEP 6: One Choice 75 lbs. new
crop lamb at 77.00, couple Good 75
Ibs. at 57.00. Couple Slaughter ewes
15.00 & 16,00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 1
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 198: Compared with
last Tuesday’s market; few Choice
No. 3-4 885-1195 lbs. slaughter
steers 60.6062.85, one Good at
62.50, few Good & Choice 54.00
57.60, Standard 50.75-33.35, few
Utility 44.5051.75. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 55.25-58.25, few
Standard & Good 52.0056.75, few
Utility & Low Standard 42.6048.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 39.75-42.75, few to 43.75,
Cutters 38.6041.75, few to 42.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 33.0038.35,
few Shells down to 26.50. One Good
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slaughter bullock at 54.25, two
Standard 47.25 and 49.00. Yield
grade #1 1335-1975 lbs. slaughter
bulls 51.75-54.50.
CALVES 200: (hie Prime vealer
at 109.00, few Choice 87.00-91.00,
few Good 61.00-80.00, Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 53.00-57.00, 65-90
lbs. 50.00-54.00, few Utility 50-100
lbs. 21.00-48.Q0. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-125 lbs. 54.00-96.00,
mostly 73.00-89.00; few holstein
heifers 80-100 lbs. 75.0046.00.
HOGS 155: US No. 1-2 205-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 53.00-53.50, No. 1-3
215-260 lbs. 52.50-53.00, lot 302 lbs.
at 52.25, few No. 2-3 210-260 lbs.
52.25-52.60, lot No. 1-3 168 lbs. at
43.50. US No. 1-3 325-610 lbs. sows
44.50-48.00, few to 50.00,"few No. 2-3
345-600 lbs. 43.00-44.50. One Boar at
40.25.
FEEDER PIGS 85: US No. 1-3
40-46 lbs. feeder pigs 116.00-124.00
cwt., No. 1-2 25-28 lbs. 112.00-120.00,
No. 1-3 40-45 lbs. 102.00-112.00, No.
1-3 5060 lbs. 92.00-99.00 cwt.
SHEEP 30: Choice 70-130 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 47.00-55.00,
couple- 59.00 and 65.00. Slaughter
sheep' 15.00-30.00, one at 38.00.
Ewes & Lambs - 3 sets 60.00 cwt.
GOATS 3; 39.0043.00 per head.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, Feb. 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year 174
TREND: Insufficient volume to
test market trends. Supply mainly
in lots of three or less with only few
lots of 6-11 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1; 10 head 275-305 lb. 70.10;
Medium and Large Frame 1:
Couple lots 1030-1160 lb. 60.35-61.50;
Medium Frame 1-2; One lot 700 lb.
59.75; Large Frame 2 (Holstems):
Couple lots 710660 lb. 46.7548.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: One 10t305 lb. 54.10.
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