Livestock market and auction news
Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, February 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 311: Supply included 50
head feeder cattle. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers 1.00-3.00 lower.
Slaughter cows steady to 1.00
higher. Few Choice 1030-1300 lbs.
slaughter steers 65.85-67.85, few
Good & Choice 1240-1450 lbs.
holsteins 58.00-62.25, Good 60.00-
65.85, Standard 52.5067.75, few
Utility & Low Standard 45.25-51.00.
One Choice slaughter heifers at
61.00, few good 54.50-57.25, few
Standard 43.75-49.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 39.85-44.50, few 45.25, Cutter
& Boning Utility 37.25-41.10,
Canner & Low Cutter 33.75-38.25.
Few Good & Choice slaughter
bullocks 56.75-62.50, few Standard
49.60-54.50. Yield Grade #1 1225-
2375 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.50-58.00,
mostly 52.25-57.25, few #2 960-1225
lbs. 44.25-47.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Large
& Medium Frame #1 375-535 lbs.
feeder steers 66.50-70.00, few Large
#2 650-675 lbs. 40.5043.50.
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Standard & Low Good steady to
strong. One Prime vealer at 107.00,
few Choice 89.00-98.00, Good 70.00-
93.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
52.00-61.00, 7055 lbs. 48.00-52.00,
Utility 50-90 lbs. 30.0048.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 80.00-99.00, some down to
60.00.
HOGS 327: Barrows and gilts
4.25- lower. US No. 1-2 210-250
lbs. barrows and gilts 46.00-47.50,
few 50.00, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 45.50-
46.25, few down to 44.50, few No. 1-3
175-190 lbs. 39.75-46.75. Sows mostly
steady. US No. 1-3 330-715 lbs. sows
43.25- few to 47.50, few
Medium 270-420 lbs. 38.00-41.00.
Few Boars 31.50-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 271. All Sales
Per Hundredweight Basis. US No.
1-3 25-50 lbs. feeder pigs 65.00-84.00,
tew No. 1-3125-155 lbs. 44.0049.00.
SHEEP 18: Few High Choice &
Prime 30-50 lbs. New Crop Lambs
115.00- Few Slaughter sheep
20.00-
GOATS: 6. Few All Weights
24.00-34.00 per head.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, February 16
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week
40 Donegal Springs Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 or 717-653-2787
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. ask for Lynn or Wendy
Slaughter Steers closed 1.00-2.00
lower. Heifers mostly 2.00 lower.
Cows lost all of early weeks ad
vance and closed unevenly steady.
Bulls steady to 2.00 higher than last
weeks thin test trade slow during
the week. Buyers remain cautious
and selective in direct response to
lower trends in wholesale beef
channels. Majority of salable
supply Good to Choice Steers and
Heifers with liberal volume
carrying mud. Cows and bulls 15%.
Receipts This Week about 1400 as
compared to 1497 a week ago and
2030 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1025-1325 lbs. 65.50-68.50,
majority 65.50-67.00 late. Muddy
1100-1200 lbs. 64.0065.00. Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 63.0065.50,
65.0067.00 on Monday. Good 61.00-
63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 950-1175 lbs. 65.0067.25.
Muddy 62.0065.00. Good and
Choice 26 850-1050 lbs. 62.5065.00.
Good 60.0062.50.
COWS: Late sales Cutter, few
boning Utility 1-3 34.00-39.00.
Couple lots 41.00-41.50. Canner
9ft oA-ftn no
BULLS: YG 1-2 1300-2000 lbs.
43.50-54.00, bulk 48.00-52.00.
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St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, February 16
Report suplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,100
Week Ago 3,600
Year Ago 4,500
Compared to last week’s close,
Slaughter Steers and Heifers weak
to .50 lower. Cows steady to 1.00
higher, advance on high yielding
boning Utility. Bulls 4.00-5.00
higher. Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and Mixed Good and Choice
Slaughter Steers and Heifers and
around 15% Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Limited supply mostly Choice, few
Prime 2-41025-1250 lbs. 67.00-07.25;
few lots carrying excessive mud
66.00- Choice 2-4 950-1275 lbs.
65.50- closing 65.50-66.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200
lbs. 65.00-66.50, closing 65.0066.00.
Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 63.00-65.00.
Few lots mostly Good 2-3 1100-1300
lbs. Holsteins 53.00-59.00. Few
Mixed Good and Choice 60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1075 lbs.
65.00- package 66.00 early, not
tested late. Choice 2-4 850-1505 lbs.
63.50- closing 63.50-64.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000
lbs. 62.00-64.00. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs.
59.0062.00.
COWS: (Closing week sales)
breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 36.00-40.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 36.00-41.00. High
yielding boning Utility 1-2 41.00-
42.00, several 42.00. Canner and
low Cutter 1-2 33.00-36.00. Shelly
canner 1-2 30.00-33.00.
Starting
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18,1984—A7
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Phone 394-7915
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Phone 626-8653
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BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-2000 lbs.
45.00-52.00, closing 47.0002.00. Few
YG 11250-1800 lbs. 53.0004.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts around 300 head.
Trading and demand moderate.
Supply mostly shorn Slaughter
Lambs and Feeder Lambs com
pared to last week, wooled
Slaughter Lambs firm. Shorn
Slaughter Lambs 1.00-2.00 higher.
Feeder Lambs steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed
Choice and Prime shorn with No. 1-
2 pelts 110-130 lbs. 62.5064.50. Same
grades wooled 100-110 lbs. 56.00-
59.50; 110-130 lbs. 62.5063.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Choice and
Fancy 70-100 lbs. 52.5067.50.
FEEDERS; (including around
1,100 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Compared to a week ago,
Feeder Steers and Heifers steady
to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher
on 300-500 lb. Steer and Heifer
Calves. Trading moderately ac
tive, demand good, supplies
mainly Steers and Heifers under
600 lbs.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1; 250400 lbs.
71.00-74.00, one lot 76.75; 400-500
lbs. 66.00-71.00, one lot 74.50 ; 500-
700 lbs. 64.50-70.00 ; 700-900 lbs.
60.0065.00. Medium and Large
Frame 1-2: few 600-700 lbs. 54.00-
61.00. Large Frame 2 Holsteins:
few 350-800 lbs. 48.00-52.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium
and Large Frame 1: 250-400 lbs.
60.0062.00; 400600 lbs. 54.0060.00;
500600 lbs. 54.0068.00. Medium
and Large Frame 1-2; few 375-500
lbs. 50.0065.00.
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