livestock market
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, February 29,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 332. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers High Good &
Choice 2-3 Higher Standard & low
Good mostly steady. Slaughter
cows 2.00-3.50 higher. Slaughter
bulls 2.00-higher. Choice 1100-1250
lbs. 67.75-70.00, one 72.75, Good
60.00- High Good and Choice
1250-1550 lbs. 58.00-62.00 one 65.80,
Standard 51.00-60.00, few Utility
and low Standard 43.25-49.50.
Choice slaughter heifers 950-1300
lbs. 61.0063.25, one 66.25, Good
54.00- few Standard 45.00-
53.25, Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 44.50-48.25,
few 51.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
41.75-47.35, Canner & Low Cutter
38.0042.00, Shells down to 33.50.
Few Good 56.35-61.60, few Stan
dard 51.75-56.25. Yield Grade #1
1300-2400 lbs. slaughter bulls 51.25-
58.75, mostly 52.00-56.75.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 300-570 lbs. 66.00-72.00
feeder steers one lot Large #1 410
lbs. 80.00, few Large §2 370-560 lbs.
43.50-47.50. Few Medium 1&2 315-
465 lbs. feeder heifers 58.00-61.00.
Feeder bulls few Medium Frame
#1 450-700 lbs. 41.00-48.50, small lot
at 65.00.
CALVES 167. Vealers strong -J.UO
higher, few Choice 92.00-103.00,
Good 66.00-85.00, Standard and
Good 90-120 lbs. 55.00-61.00, 7065
lbs. 45.00-55.00, Utility 70-95 lbs.
30.00-45.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 60.00-107.00 mostly 80.00-
102.00.
HOGS 406. Barrows & gilts 75.00-
105.00 higher. US No. 1-2 205-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 46.0047.00,
small lot 47.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
45.50-46.35, few No. 2-3 235-255 lbs.
45.0045.25, few No. 1-3 150-165 lbs.
37.25-38.00. Sows: 1.50-3.00 lower.
US No. 1-3 350-530 lbs. 36.00-38.00
few 39.00. Medium 290420 lbs.
35.00- Few Boars 28.50-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 185. US No. 1-3
25-50 lbs. 60.00-88.00 hun
dredweight. Few No. 1-3 60-70 lbs.
48.00- hundredweight, one lot
No. 1-3100 lbs. 38 hundredweight.
SHEEP 54. Few High Choice &
Prime 90-115 wool slaughter lambs
65-70.00, New Crop lamb 50-75 lbs.
75.00- one lot 105, one lot Good
50 lbs. at 63.00. Slaughter ewes
17.00- GOATS: 12 at 29.00-
40.00 per head, one at 46.00.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, February 29,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 42. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, few Cutter &
Boning Utility 41.25-45.00, few
Canner & Low Cutter 32.75-36 50
FEEDER CATTLE. Large
Frame #2 350-750 lbs. (Rough
Condition) feeder heifers 35.25-
40.00. Few Ijarge Frame §2 420-600
lbs. Holstein feeder bulls 38.00
41.00.
CALVES 89. Couple Good
70.00685.00. Standard and Good 90
110 lbs. 50.00-60.00, 6085 lbs 40.00
52.00. few Utility 40-90 lbs. 33.00
40.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
95-125 lbs. 65.00-102.00 couple
107&114.00. Few Holstein Heifers
95-100 lbs. 62.00-77.50.
HOGS 64. US No. 1-2 one lot 230
lbs. barrows & gilts 45.80, few No.
1-2 205-210 lbs. 44.90-45.40, No. 1-3
200-260 lbs. 44.00-45.25, few No. 2-3
245-255 lbs. at 43.00. Sows: US No.
1-3 260-440 lbs. sows 40.25-44.00.
Boars 27.25-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS 7. Utility 35
lbs. at 15.00 per head.
SHEEP 0.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thurs., March 1
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 338. Compared with
last Thursday’s market; SI. cows
Breaking Utility & Commercial
.75-2.50 higher. Canner & low
Cutter steady to few 1.00 higher. SI.
steers; (few) Choice No. 2-4 low to
average 1100-1280 lbs. 66.00-67.00;
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Earth 3,1984-M3
Good 59.00-65.00; (few) Standard
50.85-55.60. SI. heifers: (few)
Choice 63 50-65 60; (few) Good
59 50-65 50 SI. cows: Utility &
Commercial 44 50-47.85, few at
50.25. Cutter & Boning Utility 40.50
44.50; Canner & L. Cutter 37.00
41.00; Shells down to 31.00. SI.
bulls: (few) Yield Grade No. 1,
1390-1875 lbs. 48.25-56.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
(few) Medium Frame No. 1, 375-
775 lbs. 52.75-62.50.
CALVES: 486. Choice 88.00
103.00; Good 65.0080.00; Standard
& Good 75-105 lbs. 52.0062.00;
Utility 6085 lbs. 45.0052.00.
FARM CALVES: Bulls mostly
.25 lower. Hoi. Bulls 90125 lbs.
60.00105.00, mostly 75.0095.00.
HOGS: 90. US No. 1-2 one lot 235
lbs. with couple at 44.75 No. 1-3 210
230 one lot lbs. 43.50; (few) US No.
1-3 350450 lbs. 38.0046.00. Few
Boars 30.0036.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20. One lot US
No. 1-3 40 lbs. at 31.00 per head.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, March 1
Friday through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 2,000 ; 5 days last
week 1,309; same period a year ago
2,526. Trading moderately active
for the week. Mixed high choice
and prime steers ended the week
steady to 50 lower compared with
Wednesday of last week. Good and
choice steers ended the week
steady to 50 higher. Slaughter
heifers ended the week steady to
firm. Cows ended the week steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
high choice and prime 3-4 1250
1460# 69.00, 2 loads 70.00 Monday;
69.00, 4 loads 69.50 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 1100-1300# 66.50-68.50,
mostly 67.00-68.00,1000-1100# 65.50
67.00, mostly 65.5066.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 1000-1250#
65.0066.50. Mixed good and choice
2 1100-1400# holsteins 58.5062.00
Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 950-1100# 65.5067.25
Monday; load 66.50, load 1140#
68.50 Wednesday. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 900-1050# 63.5065.50
Monday.
COWS: High cutter and boning
utility 1-2 41.00-43.00 Monday.
Canner and cutter 1-2 37.0041.00
Monday.