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Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pi.
Wednesday, Sept 21,1983
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 292. Supply included 30
feeder cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to $2.00 lower, most
decline on Choice. Slaughter cows
steady to $1.50 higher. Slaughter
bulls 50 cents to $l.OO lower. High
Choice & Prime 1115-1260 lbs.
slaughter steers 59.7W54.35, Choice
940-1300 lbs. 57.00-59.25, Good it
Choice Holstems 1200-1460 lbs.
52.00-55.00, Good 54.00-58.10,
Standard 48.50-54.00, few Utility &
Low Standard 40.75-44.60. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 57.75, few
Good 51.75, few Standard 43.35-
48.00, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.50-43.00, few to
. 44.25, Cutters 38.00-40.75, Canner &
I Low Cutter 34.00-38.00, Shells down
to 28.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 56.75-60.60, few Good
53.25-57.75, Standard 49.60-53.26,
few 54.00. Yield Grade #1 1200-2150
lbs. slaughter bulls, 50.00-54.00, few
Yield Grade #2 950-1065 lbs. 43.60-
47.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Large &
Medium Frame #1 435-665 lbs.
feeder steers 54.50-58.00, few Large
Frame *2 680-950 lbs. 36.0045.50.
CALVES: 195. Standard & Low
Good vealers steady to strong.
Choice vealers 76.00-91.00, Good
69.0076.50, Standard & Good 90-115
lbs. 50.0054.00, 7090 lbs. 41.00
48.00, Utility 90115 lbs. 44.0049.00,
6085 lbs. 30.0040.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90125 lbs. 65.0079.00, some down to
53.00, few Holstein Heifers 95-120
lbs. 55.0066.00.
HOGS 274. Barrows and gilts
weak to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2
215-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.35-
48.60, No. 1-3 195-200 lbs. 45.00
46.00, 205-235 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. 1-
3 140185 lbs. 38.0038.75. SOWS
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Steady to strong, US No. 1-3 325-585
lbs. sows 35.0039.75, mostly 36.50
39.25, few Medium 300-425 lbs.
32.5035.00.
Few BOARS 30.5031.50.
FEEDER PIGS 196. US No. 1-3
25-50 lbs. feeder pigs 48.00-64.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 61. Few Choice 7095 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 40.00-44.00,
few Choice 30-50 lbs. new crop
46.0064.00, few Good k Choice 6575
lbs. 38.00, few Utility & Good 5565
lbs. 30.0033.00. Slaughter ewes
8.0017.00.
GOATS 27. Few Large Adult
27.0042.00, few Kids 9.0023.00.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, September 19
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 58.00;
Veal Calves 60.0079.50; Vealer
Bull Calves 55.0072.00; Slaughter
Calves 40.0045.00; Grassers &
Feeders 34.0050.00; Lambs 36.00
44.00; Sheep 8,0011.50; Hogs, 200 to
250 42.0047.00; Sows 32.0039.50;
Boars 23.0030.00; Pigs 10.0029.00;
Heifers 41.0049.00; Steers 38.00
42.00; Steers, feeder 36.00-55.00;
Bulls 41.0049.75; Cows, utility
39.0042.50; Cows, fat 38.0041.00;
Cows, medium 34.0037.00; Cows,
poor or small 32.0034.00; Cattle
Market real active; Calf Market
steady; Horses small 225.00;
Ponies to 75.00; Goats to 46.00; Hay
none; Straw none.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, September 20
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: 1.00 hgiher
on larger run. High Yield 42.00-
43.25; Standard & Utility 39.50-
SEE US AT THE WEST LAMPETER FAIR, SEPTEMBER 28-30
41.50; Canners 37.5039.50, Shelly
37.00 down. Slaughter Bulls- High
Yield to 53.25; Medium to Low
Good 45.0047.25 Fed Sleers-
Choice 10151245 lb. 47.0048.75;
Good 8601050 54.0055.00. Fed
Heifers- Good 800950 lb. 50.00
54 75
BUTCHER HOGS: No US #l Bi2
offered. Bulk US #l&3 200215 lb.
44.50-45.00. Sows- 1.002.00 lower,
3805401 b. 36.0038.50.
VEAL CALVES; Good 140200 lb.
55.0072.00; Standard 45.0055.00.
Killers 80100 lb. 2.00 higher 46.05
52.00; Weak& Rough 45.00 down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM. Holstein Heifers 90115 lb,
50.0063.00. Holstein Bulls 95120 lb,
55.0076.00. Beef Type 80110 lb.
53.00-60.00.
LAMBS: Choice 95120 lb. 45.00
48.00; 5090 lbs. 40.0047.00; Sheep
17.0018.50; Goats 20.0050.00 per
head.
STOCK CATTLE. Ist Special
Feeder Sale. Demand good on fair
run. Steers- Few Choice 300-550 lb.
to 58.00, 1 to 64.00. Heifers- Good
300500 lb. 43.00-47.50 ; 500700 lb.
38.0045.00. Bulls- Few Choice 225
350 lb. 57.00-59.00,1 to 69.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Light run
By the head- 1530 lb. 15.0016.00;
30601 b. 16.0026.00.
SPECIAL MENTION - Next
Week Sept. 27 26 Head Beef Cross
Cows 9001300 lb. 25 Head Calves
out of Hereford Bull 150400 lb.
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, Sept 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 140: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly .50-1.25
lower. Few Good Holsteins 53.50-
56.35, few Standard 46.75-49.10, few
Utility 37.00-45.75. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 38.50-
41.85, couple to 42.85, Cutters 36.00-
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 24,1553—A15
38.25, Canner & Low Cutters 32.55
36.00, Shells down to 25.50. Yield
Grade *1 few 955-1585 lbs.
slaughter bulls 38.0047.10. Few
Medium Frame #1 335-530 lbs.
feeder steers and bulls 47.50-55.00.
CALVES 176: Few Good vealers
71.00-80.00, Standard & Good 75105
lbs. 41.0549.00, Utility 6590 lbs.
30.0540.00, mostly 65.0575.00.
Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 95130 lbs.
50.0579.00,
HOGS 246; Barrows and gilts .55
1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 215240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 47.6547.85, one
lot 48.25, No. 1-3 215255 lbs. 46.85-
47.50, one lot No. 1-3 170 lbs. at
38.00. US No. 1-3 305620 lbs. sows
35.50-39.50. Few Boars 25.00-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 185: US No. 1-3
15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 9.5512.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.0524,00
per head.
SHEEP 13: Few Choice 4590 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 47.00-61.00.
Slaughter ewes and Rams 9.00
26.00.
GOATS 18; Few Large 19.00
45.00 per head, few Kids 6.0010.50
per head. Holstein Dairy Cows
500.00960.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, September 15
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week.
Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
lower. Heifers weak to 50 lower.
Cows steady to 2.00 lower with
most decline noted on Boning
Cutter and Utility. Bulls about
steady. Trade moderate during the
week. Demand good early in the
week; however, as carcass and
boxed beef prices tumbled demand
and outlets narrowed and live
prices followed the trend and
closed at lower levels. Receipts
this week 1850. Compared to 2114
last week and 2363 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1025-1300 lbs. SO.OtWO.OO, few
lots 3-4's 1150-1275 lbs. 54.0057 00
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs
55.00-58.00. Majority 56.00-58 00
Good 54,00-57.00. Holstems- Good
and Choice 2-3 1150-1300 lbs. 49 50-
51.00. Package 53 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 925-1075 lbs. 56.00-58.50,
late mostly 56.00-57 00, 860-926 lbs
54.0056.00. Good and Choice 2-3
and few lots 3-4's 950-1060 lbs. 56.00-
57.00. 860-950 lbs. 52.50-55.00. Good
50.0053.00.
COWS; Boning Cutter and Utility
1-2 late 36.00-38 00. Canner and
Cutter 34.00-38.00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1500-
1800 lbs. 46.0050 00, 1150-1500 lbs
43.00-47.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
HackerUtovrn, N.J.
Tuesday, September 20
Report supplied by auction
1016 head.
Calves 16 00-86 00; Cows 31 75-
46.50; Easy Cows 18.00-39.00;
Heifers 35.75-50.00; Heifers 35.75-
50.00; Bulls 39 00-55.75; Steers
38.50-57.75; Hogs 34.00-44.00;
Roasting Pigs, each 15.00-40.00;
Kids 11.00-37.00; Boars 30.00-36.00;
Sows 28 00-56.00; Sheep 11.00-36.00;
Lambs, each 15.00-40.00; Lambs,
per lb. 29.00-65.00, Goats, each
15.00-63.00; Hides 2.oo
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