Livestock market and auction news
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, August 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 266. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50 cents
lower; Bulls steady to
strong... Few High Choice & Prime
3-4 1165-1240 lbs. slaughter steers
52 25-53, Choice 24 990-1435 lbs. 51-
53 75, Good 48.25-51.75, few to 52.25,
few Standard 46.25-50.50; Good &
Choice 1205-1575 lbs. holsteins 44-
4610, few to 48.95, Standard
holsteins 42.1043.85, few Utility &
Low Standard 36.8540.25. One
Choice slaughter heifer at 49.25,
few 4-5 43.8545.25, few Good 44-
47.25, few Utility & Standard 36.85-
41 Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 36.50-39, one 39.35,
Cutter & Boning Utility 34-37,50,
few to 38.75, Canner & Low Cutter
31.00-34, Shells down to 30. In
dividual Choice slaughter bullock
at 47.75, Good 47.00-52, few to 54.10,
few Standard 44.7546.50. Yield
Grade No. 1 1320-2270 lbs.
slaughter bulls 46.7549.50, few
50.50-53, individual #2 1220 lbs. at
40.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Large & Medium Frame §1 4-550
lbs. steers 54.00-65, one at 84.00,
few 795-970 lbs. 46-50.25.
CALVES 193. Vealers
steady... Choice vealers 68.00-80,
Good 59.00-71, few Standard 41.00-
60, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
45 00-49, 70-85 lbs. 40.0045, Utility
55-90 lbs. 25.00-35, few to 42.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 62.00-77, few to 49; tew
Holstein Heifers 105-115 lbs. 50.00-
52. Beef cross bulls & heifers 65-145
lbs. 49.00-61.
HOGS 493...8ARR0WS AND
GILTS STEADY TO 50 CENTS
LOWER. US no. 1-2 210-255 lbs.
barrows and gilts 42.8543.50, one
jot 44.50, No. 2-3 215-240 lbs. 42.60-
'43.25, 2-205 lbs. 39.5042.25, No. 24
220-260 lbs. 4142.50, few 34 255-340
lbs. 35.0041, No. 1-3 140-195 lbs. 40-
40 50. US No. 1-3 3-635 lbs. sows
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30.00-34. BOARS 28.00-30, few 32.00,
few Light Weights 32.50-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 304. One Lot US
No. 1-3 19 lbs. feeder pigs at 101.00,
25-30 lbs. 78.00-93, 35-50 lbs. 60.00-
78, few to 86.00, 50-85 lbs. 55.00-68
(all per hundredweight basis).
SHEEP 45. Choice and Prime 55-
92 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
65.00- Good & Choice 40-70 lbs.
56.00- Slaughter sheep 15.00-
23.00, few to 34.00 GOATS 27
Adults 14.00-27, few to 42.00, few
Kids 19.00-29.00 all per head.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, August 21
Report Supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts: 3800
Feeder steers steady to 50 cents
higher. Feeder heifers steady to
1.00 lower. Demand good for calves
and for yearling steers suitable .to
be delivered on futures contracts;
demand fair only for all other
yearlings. Bulk supply medium and
large frame 1 and mixed 1-2 550-850
lb. steers and 400-725 lb. heifers.
No. 1 calves scarce. Actual auction
sales totaled 2965 head, includes
115 head sold on the cow turn.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 395 lb. 78.50; 490
lb. 71.00; 590 lb. 63.50; 600-700 lb.
60.40-63.95 bulk 61.50-63.50 ; 700-750
lb. 59.9(183.30; 750-800 lb. 58.30-
59.70; 800-900 lb. 56.00-58.70; 920-965
lb. lots 55.00-55.50. Mixed small and
medium frame 1 500-675 lb. 60.00-
63.60; 700-735 lb. 60.00-60.10.
Medium and large frame mixed 1-2
265 lb. 74.00; few 500-555 lb. 60.25-
61.50; 600-700 lb. 58.0081.50 few lots
61.5083.25; 700800 lb. 54.5059.50;
800900 lb. 53.7056.00. Medium and
large frame 2 550700 lb. 54.50
57.00 ; 700750 lb. 52.0056.00. Large
frame 2 holsteins 575 lb. 49.60; 860
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lb 43 00. Meiliu,.. ai.-i k, frame
2-3500725 lb. 45.25-51.00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium
and large frame 1 345 lb. 66.75; few
470500 lb. 58.0059.00; lot 540 lb.
58.50; 6007001 b 53.9055.50; 700750
lb. 53.5054.10. Mixed small and
medium frame 1 500560 lb. 53 25-
55.00. Medium and large frame
mixed 1-2 265 lb. 61.75; few 350400
lb 55.5059.00; 400500 lb. 53.25-
58.75; 500600 lb. 53.0055.00; 600700
lb. 52.0054.50; 700775 lb. 51.25-
53.30. Medium and large frame 2
245 lb. 62.00 ; 475-600 lb. 50.75-54.00;
600675 lb. 47.8052.50.
Weekly Trends: Feeder steer
calves firm to 1.00 higher; yearling
steers weak to 1.00 lower. Feeder
heifer calves 1.002.00 higher;
yearling heifers 1.002.00 lower.
Slaughter cows 1.002.00 lower.
Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Good run
$l.OO higher. Good 39.0041.25;
Standard 36.00-38.00; Canners
31.00- Shelly 32.00 down.
Bulls- 50 cents higher. Good 48.00-
50.00;.Medium 43.0047.00. Steers-
Good & Choice 48.00-51.25; Stan
dard 43.0047.00. Heifers- Choice
50.00- Good 45.00-49.00.
Butcher Hogs- $l.OO lower, Tops
$45.00. 210-230 lb. 44.0045.00. Sows
-300-800 lb. 35.00-38.25; Thin Sows
34.00 down. Veal Calves- No Choice
$l.OO lower. Good-Choice 60.00-
70.00; Standard 52.00-59.00;
Stock/Thin 45.00-51.00; Light
Calves 45.00-54.00; Weak/Rough
44.00 down.
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Frederick
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Monday, August 19
Report supplied by auction
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24,1985-Al5
... U.E 6lt juj (jiices.
Steers- Good 51.00-54.50; Medium
45.00- Heifers- Good 45.00-
48.00: Medium 39 00-44.00 Bulls-
Choice 53.00-56.00; Good 47 00
52.00; Medium 42.00-46.00.
Springing Heifers- to 685.00. Calves
Returning To Farm- Bulls $B.OO
higher, Heifers steady. Holstein
Heifers 90-120 lb. 52.00-54.50;
"Holstein Bulls 85-95 lb. 55.00-67.00;
100-115 lb. 68.00-80.00. Lambs- Good
& Choice 56.00-59.00; Medium
50.00- Pigs & Shoats- Good
run, steady prices. By the hd. 40-60
lb 34.00-45.00; 20-35 lb. 17.0033.00.
THANKS for your support this
past Monday at Westminster. We
sent two big semi-truck trailer
loads to Frederick.
"CARPENTERS WANTED”
Our ring building should be up
next week. We need carpenters to
build our offices, second floor, and
ring area.
If you have a carpenter needing
a few weeks work, have them give
us a call.
The temporary phone number at
Westminster is 857-0481.
Hagerstown office is 733-8120.
Frederick office is 663-9796.
Jim Starliper’s Home 824-3187
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, August 19
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 309: Compared with
two weeks ago, market slaughter
cows steady, Few Choice steers
50.00- Good 47.00-50.00,
Standard 43.00-47.00, Utility 39.00-
43.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers
48.00- Good 44.70-48.00,
Standard 40,00-45.00, Utility 37.00-
40.00. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 36.00-
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jy 50, Few 40 00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 34.00-37.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 29.00-34 50, Shells down to
20.00. Yield Grade No 1 1000-1800
lbs. slaughter bulls, 45 00-52.00,
Yield Grade No 2 900-1600 lbs.
40 00-45.50.
FEEDER CATTLE Steers
Medium and I-arge Frame #1 400-
600 lbs. 48.00-64.00, Few Bulls
Medium Frame 350-600 lbs 50.G0-58.00.
58.00.
CALVES 235. Few Choice
vealers 67.00-75.00, Few Good
62 00-66.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 44.00-53,00, 60-85 lbs. 39.00-
45.00, Few Utility 50-80 lbs 28.00-
35.00.
FARM CALVES- Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 68.00-86.00.
HOGS 101: US No 2-3 215-260 lbs.
barrows & gilts 45.00-45.50, No. 2-4
220-265 lbs. 44.2545.00. Sows - US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs sows 38.0040.00,
No. 2-3 350-600 lbs. 36.00-38.00. Few
Boars 30.00-32.25.
FEEDER PIGS 22: No 1-3 20-35
lbs. 20.00-25.00 per head, Few 1-316
lbs. 19.00 per head.
SHEEP 246; High Choice &
Prime 80-103 lbs. 70.00-73.00,
Choice 75-100 lbs. Good
& Choice 55.00-70.00 lbs. feeder
lambs 60.00-71.00. Slaughter ewes
20.00-24.00. GOATS 7:17.00-39.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, August 20
Report supplied by auction
Calves- 20.00-85.00.
Cows 28.0041.50.
Easy Cows 32.00-36.25
Heifers 40.00-46.75.
Bulls 42.00-55.00.
Steers 54.25-34.25.
Hogs 35.00-47.00.
Roasting Pigs, each 10.00-30.00,
Boars 32.00.
Sows 32.00-37.00.
Sheep 15.00-71.00.
Lambs, each 8.00-56.00.