Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, February 7
Report supplied by PDA
IS Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5523. Compared with
4988 head last week and 5308 head a
year ago. Steers steady to 1.50;
spots 2.00 lower; heifers steady to
LOO lower; cows mostly .50 to 1.00
lower; bullocks not fully tested;
bulls mostly steady to 1.00 lowers,
steers few High Choice & Prime
No. 24, 60.00-63.00; Choice No. 2-4,
56.75-60.85; Good 52.00-56.75;
Standard 45.00-51.50; Choice
heifers 54.00-57.75; Good 48.00-
54,25; Standard 43.00-48.50; cows
Breaking Utility & Commercial
36.50-41.00; Cutter & Boning 34.50-
39,00; Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-
35 00; shells 25.00; few Choice
bullocks 53.50-61.25; Good 47.00-
53 50; YG No. 1,1000-2000 lb. 43.75-
49 75; No. 2,900-1500 lb. 41.00-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Med. No. 1,
300-650 lb. steers 50.00-58.00; few
No 2, 325-650 lb. 41.00-49.00; Med.
No 1,350-750 lb. heifers 47.00-56.00;
few Large No. 2, 350-800 lb. 35.75-
44 00; Med. No. 2, 300-600 lb. 38.00-
44.00; few Med. No 1, 400-600 lb.
bulls 50.00-59.50.
CALVES: 3528. Compared with
3327 head last week sand 3714 head
a year ago Mostly steady to 5.00
lower; few Prime 110-120 lb.
Choice 82.00-100.00; Good 70.00-
85 00; 110-130 lb. 55.00-70.00 ; 90-110
lb 50.00-58.00 ; 65-85 lb. 38.00-42.00
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steady to 10.00 higher; holstem
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bulls 90-140 lb. 57,00-120.00; heifers
90-125 lb. 52.00-91.00; beef cross
bulls and heifers 70-100 lb. 59.00-
98.00.
HOGS; 5818. Compared with 5284
head last week and 6233 head a
year ago. Mostly .50 lower; No. 1-2,
210-245 lb. 46.0047.00; No. 1-3, 220-
250 lb. 44.5046.25; No. 2-3, 215-255
lb. 43.5045.50; No. 24, 225-285 lb.
42.5044.00; sows mostly steady to
1.00 lower; No. 1-3,300-585 lb. 34.00-
38.50; No. 2-3, 300-625 lb. 32.00-
36.00; boars 27.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 810. Compared
with 575 head last week and 640
head a year ago. Steady to 3.00
lower; 20-35 lb. 17.00-26.00; 35-50 lb.
25.00-36.00; 50-85 lb. 40.0046.50.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES; 1635. Compared with 989
head last week and 1697 head a
year ago. Uneven; mostly steady
to 8.00 lower; 15-30 lb. 94.00-114.00;
3040 lb. 86.00-104.00 ; 40-50 lb. 68.00-
102.00; 50-60 lb. 72.00-90.00; 60-75 lb.
64.00- No. 2-3, 3040 lb. 64.00-
90.00; 40-50 lb. 64.00-69.00 ; 60-85 lb.
54.00- all per hundred weight.
SHEEP: 588. Compared with 571
head last week and 495 head a year
ago. Wooled lambs steady to 2.00
lower; High Choice & Prime 85-125
lb. 65.00-78.00; Choice 70-115 lb.
67 00-72.00; Good 50-85 lb. 57.00-
68.00; slaughter sheep 24 00-35.00
Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Feb. 4,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 226, Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter
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steady... Choice 1000-1600 lbs.
steers 57.75-60.75, one 63.00, Good
53.50-57, Choice holsteins 53.00-57,
Good 47.00-54; few Standard 46-
48.50... Few Choice heifers 54.00-57,
few Good 50.50-51.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 36.50-40.35, Cutter & Boning
Utility 35.50-38.35, Canner & Low
Cutter 33-35.50, Shells down to
29.50. Individual Choice slaughter
bullock at 56.50... Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1100-2465 lbs. slaughter bulls
43-49.75...FEEDERCATTLE; Few
Medium Frame #1 400-600 lbs.
steers and bulls 50.00-56.00.
CALVES 144. Individual Prime
vealer at 97.00, few Choice 80.00-96,
few Good 72.00-84, Standard &
Good 70-100 lbs. 51.00-57, few
Utility 65-80 lbs. 45.00-50... Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 70-125 lbs.
60.00-115, mostly 85.00-105.
HOGS 568. Barrows and gilts $1
lower...US No. 1 220-235 lbs. 47.35-
48.75, No. 1-2 215-235 lbs. 4647.35,
No. 2-3 2-250 lbs. 45.0046, No. 24
190-270 lbs. 41.0045... US No. 1-3 275-
600 lbs. sows 34-38.50, No. 2-3 250-
500 lbs. 25.00-34...80ars 28.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 242. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-36,35-50
lbs. 34.0043, 5065 lbs. 4046.50 - all
per head.
SHEEP 24. Choice 90-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 68.00-
88.. Few Slaughter ewes 15.00-
35.00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 8,1986-Al9
Report Supplied by PDA 65-65.25
CATTLE 98. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market; Slaughter
cows $1 to $1.50 lower. Couple
Standard slaughter steers 43.00
and 45, few Standard 39.75-41.25.
Few Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 38.25-39.25,
yield grade 4-5 34.25-37, Cutter &
Boning Utility 35-38.75, Canner &
Low Cutter 29.00-35, Shells down to
25.50. Few Utility slaughter
bullocks 39.75-40. One Yield Grade
No. 2 1260 lbs. slaughter bull at
42.75. FEEDER CATTLE; Few
Medium Frame #1 330480 lbs.
sheers 51-58.25, few Medium #2 355-
680 lbs. 41.0045. Few Memum
Frame #1 370-545 lbs. heifers 47.25-
50.00
CALVES 99. Good vealers 68.50-
84, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
50.00- 60-85 lbs. 38.00-56.00,
Utility 45-85 lbs. 20.00-37.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein Bulls 95-130 lbs.
66.00- couple 111.00&120, 80-90
lbs. 55.00-64. Beef cross bulls &
heifers 70-85 lbs. 48.00-61.00.
HOGS 227. BARROWS AND
GILTS 25 CENTS-50 CENTS
LOWER. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs. 45-
45.75, No. 1-3 215-240 lbs. 44.40-
44.85, No. 2-3 205-250 lbs. 43.50-
44.40, No. 24 245-290 lbs. 42.50-
43.60, few No. 1-3 185-195 lbs. 38.00-
40. US No. 1-3 255-405 lbs. sows 35-
38.75. Boars 22-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 79. US No. 1-3 20-
36 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-26, 35-50
lbs. 26.00-32 - all per head.
SHEEP 10, Few Choice & Prime
85-90 lbs, wooled slaughter lambs
Belleville
Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Feb. 5,1985
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 115. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
cows $1.50 to $4 lower. Individual
Good slaughter steer at 48.25,
couple Standard 42.00&43.75...0ne
Good slaughter heifer at 46.00, few
Standard 40-44.25...8reaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 33.75-36.75, couple 40.25,
Cutter & Boning Utility 32.75-36,
Canner & Low Cutter 30-32.75,
Shells down to 26... Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1100-1450 lbs.
slaughter bulls 44.60-47.25.
CALVES 121. Few Choice
vealers 76.00-84, few Good 62.0045,
Standard and Good 70-110 lbs.
50.00-58... FARM CALVES:
Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 57.00-106,
mostly 85.00-100.
HOGS 80. Barrows and gilts
about steady...US No. 2-3 215-250
lbs. barrows and gilts 4446.10, few
47.25.. .Few US No. 1-3 250-515 lbs.
sows 35.5042.50...0ne Boar at
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 125. US No. 1-3
30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-36 per
head, 60-85 lbs. 40.0046 per head.
SHEEP 16. Few Choice 25-50 lbs.
new crop lambs 109.00-151; few 100-
110 lbs. wooled lambs 67.00-
77.00... Few Slaughter ewes 19.00-
31.
GOATS 5: Few Large 30.00-42
per head...HOLSTEIN DAIRY
COWS $5OO-$BOO.OO, COUPLE $990
PER HEAD.
St. Louis Feeder
Cattle
Thursday, February 6
Report supplied by USDA
FEEDERS; Around 800 head.
Compared with last week, Feeder
Steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder
Heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, instances
3.004.00 lower on weights over 500
lbs. Bulk of light receipts 300-500
lb. steers and heifers calves.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
with few large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
62.50-68.25 ; 500-700 lbs. 58.00-65.00;
700-900 lbs. few 54.00-55.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium
Frame 1; 500-600 lbs. 52.75-54.00.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins 600-950
lbs. 41.25-45.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
with few large frame 1:300-500 lbs.
52.00-57.25; 500*00lbs. 49.75-54.25,
REPLACEMENT COWS:
Medium Frame 1,4-5 year olds, 960
lbs., first stage of pregnancy. 37.50.
Large Frame 1, 6-7 year olds, 1022
lbs., second stage of pregnancy
41.25.
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