AIG-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 13,1985
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, July 10
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 386. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market:
slaughter steers grading Good and
Choice holsteins weak to $1 lower;
Cows steady to 75 cents higher.
Choice 1000-1250 lbs. slaughter
steers 51.25-55, Good 45-52.50; Good
& Choice 1200-1550 lbs. holsteins
44.00-47, few 50.00, Standard 42-
45.50. One Choice slaughter heifer
at 51.75, few Good 42.25-48, Stan
dard 40.00-43. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 38.75-
40.50, few 42.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 36.25-39.85, Canner & Low
Cutter 33-36.85, Shells down to
24.75. One Choice slaughter bullock
at 55.00, Good 49-52.50, Standard
45.5048.25, Yield Grade No. 11350-
1900 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.5049.25,
one 51.50, few §2 1000-1250 lbs.
42.75-46. FEEDER CATTLE:
Medium & Large Frame #1350-550
lbs. steers 59.00-69, few Large #2
600-800 lbs. 45.50-56.00. Medium
Frame §l-2 500-600 lbs. heifers
43.5045. Few Medium Frame #1
400-550 lbs. bulls 55.00-61.00.
CALVES 206. Vealers $2 to $5
higher... Few Choice vealers 74.00
87, Good 60.00-72, Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 56.0041, 85-110
lbs. 50.0056, 7055 lbs. 45.0050, few
Utility 90-115 lbs. 45.0050,5555 lbs.
30.0042. FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90125 lbs. 64.0075, some
down to 54.00; Few Beef cross bulls
& heifers 75-115 lbs. 58.0056.00.
HOGS 525. BARROWS AND
GILTS $1.50 to $2.50 LOWER...US
No. 1-2 215-245 lbs. barrows and
gilts 46.5047.35, one lot 47.75, No. 2-
3 2-260 lbs. 45.3546.60, few down to
45.00, few No. 24 275-295 lbs. 39.35-
42.50, few 165-195 lbs. 40.5043.50.
SOWS WEAK TO $2 LOWER...US
No. 2-3 3475 lbs. sows 34.5036, few
5515 lbs. 36-37.50, few Medium 315-
440 lbs. 31.0034... Few Boars 30.00
32, light weights 34-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 246. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 78.00-89, one
small lot at 101.00, 3540 lbs. 70.00-
78, 70-85 lbs. 60.0046, few 105-140
lbs. 47.50-55 (all per hundredweight
basis).
SHEEP 31... High Choice &
Prime 65-95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 70.00-76, one lot 45 lbs. at
82.00, Good and Choice 65-110 lbs.
61.00- Few Slaughter sheep
15.00- .GOATS 29; Adults
20.00- Large Kids 16.00-25, few
Small Kids 11.00-15 (all per head).
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednetday, July 10
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 85... Couple Choice
slaughter steers 50.25 and 53, few
Good 47.0049.00. Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 51.00 and 51.75,
few Standard 42.00-43.00. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 39.00-42, one at 43.00, Cutter
MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.
RHEEMSEXIT RT 283, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
PHONE 717 367 1319,653-8867
TOLL FREE IN PA 1 800 222-3373
and Boning Utility 35.0040, High
Dressing (few) 40.75, Canner and
Low Cutter 29.75-35.50, Shells down
to 27.25. Couple Yield Grade No. 1
1385 and 1545 lbs. slaughter bulls
47.00&48, couple §2 965 and 1090 lbs.
at 42.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame §1 490-540 lbs.
heifers 46.00-50, few Medium &
Large §2 4-625 lbs. 40.0043. Few
Medium Frame §1 5600 lbs. bulls
48.00-54, few §2 6-775 lbs. 40.0043.
CALVES 103...0ne Choice vealer
at 69.00, few Good 57.00-65, few
Standard 55.00-59, Standard &
Good 90-120 lbs. 50.00-55, 6585 lbs.
40.00- few Utility 55-110 lbs.
30.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 55.00-70, few Hoi.
Heifers 70-110 lbs. 50.00-58. Beef
cross bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs.
54.0062.
HOGS 175...8arr0ws and gilts $2-
$2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.8549.50, No. 2-
3 215-250 lbs. 4748.75, No. 24 210-
250 lbs. 45.0046, few 34 230-295 lbs.
40.0044. US No. 1-3 240685 lbs.
sows 33-37.50, one #3 520 lbs. at
32.00. Boars 26.50-30.75.
FEEDER PIGS 56... US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-30 per
head, 3545 lbs. 30-37.50 per head.
SHEEP 50... High Choice &
Prime 90-115 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 56.0061, Good & Choice 70-
100 lbs. 51.0062. Slaughter ewes
9.50-15.50.
GOATS 9:11.0037.00 per head.
Weekly Summery
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, July 12
Report Supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets.
CATTLE: 8219. Compared with
4574 head last week and 8279 head a
year ago. Compared with last
Friday’s report, steers it heifers
highly uneven; cows unevenly
steady; bulls steady to 1.00 lower;
High Choice / Prime 3-4, 52.50
56.00; Choice 2-4, 51.50-55.50; Good
49.00- Standard 43.00-49.50;
Choice heifers 49.00-54.00; Good
44.50-51.00; Standard 42.0047.00;
Breaking Utility & Commercial
cows 38.50-42.50; Cutter & Boning
Utility 36.00-40.00; Canner & Low
Cutter 33.00-37.00; shells 24.00.;
few Choice bullocks 48.00-52.50;
few Good 45.50-50.00; few Standard
43.00- Yield Grade No. 1 bulls
1000-2100 lb. 46.0051.75; No. 2, 900
15001 b. 42.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,350
825 lb. 50.0069.00. Heifers, Medium
& Large No. 1, 425-650 lb. 44.00
54.50. Bulls Medium Frame No. 1,
3006501 b. 48.0055.00.
CALVES; 4412. Compared with
2852 head last week and 4886 head a
year ago. Vealers Grading Good &
Choice steady to 4.00 lower;
Standard & Good steady to 3.00
higher; Prime 93.00-100.00; Choice
73.00-90.00; Good 56.00-75.00;
Standard & Good 110-130 lb. 55.00-
65.00; 90-110 lb. 50.0040.00; 65-90 lb.
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40.0053.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90130 lb. 55.00100.00, mostly 60.00
88.00; heifers 90125 lb. 50.0075.00.
HOGS: 6150. Compared with 4997
head last week and 8226 head a
year ago. Barrows & Gilts mostly
1.00 higher; spots to 2.00 higher;
US No. 1-2, 210245 lb. 49.0051.50;
No. 2-3, 210250 lb. 47.0049.50; No.
24, 215-285 lb. 45.5047.50; No. 1-3,
140200 lb. 41.00-46.00; Sows
steady; No. 1-1.00 lower; No. 1-3,
300585 lb. 34.5037.50; No. 2-3, 300
650 lb. 32.0035.00; boars 28.00
32.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 1047. Com
pared with 1070 head last week and
1376 head a year ago. Uneven US
No. 1-3, 2035 lb. 19.0036.00 per
head; 3560 lb. 30.0045.50.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1944. Compared with 1640
head last week / 2738 head a year
ago. Feeder pigs uneven; mostly
steady to 11.00 lower; US No. 1-2,
2030 lb. 100.00112.00; 3040 lb.
81.0095.00; 4050 lb. 69.0093.00; 50
60 lb. 68.0062.00; 6065 lb. 75.00
84.50; No. 2-3,25-35 lb. 86.00100.00;
35-65 lb. 66.0074.00.
SHEEP: 1261. Compared with
888 head last week and 947 bead a
year ago. Spring lambs steady to
mostly 4.00 higher; High Choice &
Prime 75-115 lb. 78.0046.00; Choice
65-110 lb. 58.00-76.00; Good 55-80 lb.
50.0d62.00; si. ewes 10.00-27.00.
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Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, July 10
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 107. COMPARED
WITH LAST WEDNESDAY’S
MARKET, SLAUGHTER COWS
$1.50 HIGHER. Individual Good
slaughter steer at 53.60. Individual
Good slaughter heifer at 45.50.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 38-41.85, one 42.75,
Cutter and Boning Utility 36.75-40,
Canner and Low Cutter 33.75-36.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1 800-995 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44-46.25.
CALVES 176. Couple Choice
vealers at 76.00, few Good 55.00-00,
Standard and Good 70-100 lbs.
52.00-56, few Utility 60-80 lbs. 55.00-
73.00.
HOGS 298. BARROWS AND
GILTS 50 CENTS LOWER. US No.
1-2 215-235 lbs. barrows and gilts
48.10-48.85, one lot at 49.00, No. 2-3
210-245 lbs. 46.50-48.50, No. 2A 230
260 lbs. 45-47.25, No. 1-3 190-195 lbs.
41-41.50. Few US No. 1-3 360470 lbs.
sows 34.50-37.50. Few Boars 28.00
31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 205. US No. 1-3
30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 30.00-40 per
head, 40-50 lbs. 38.00-45 per head.
SHEEP 14. Few Choice 35-80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 63.00-80.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 25.00-33.00.
GOATS 14: Few Large 21.00-37 per
head, few Kids 15.00-25 per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $6OO
- PER HEAD, ONE AT
$2lOO PER HEAD.
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