AlB-Lancasttr Farming, Saturday, March 1,1986
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, February 28
Report supplied by PDA
14 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5654. Compared with
4787 head last week and 5575 head a
year ago. Steers 1.00-2.00 higher;
heifers steady to 1.00 higher; cows
weak to 1.50 lower; bulls steady to
1.00 lower; High Choice & Prime
60.00- Choice 55.00-61.00;
Good 49.00-56.50; Standard 40.50-
52.00; Choice heifers 52.50-58.00;
Good 47.00-54.00; Standard 39.00-
47.50; cows Utility & Commercial
35.50-40.00; Cutter 33.75-38.50;
Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-35.00;
Shells 20.00; few Choice bullocks
51.00- few Good 47.00-52.50;
YG No. 1,1200-2300 lb. bulls 43.00-
51.00; No. 2,900-1400 lb. 38.00-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Med. No. 1,
400-700 lb. steers 45.00-55.00; few
Large No. 2, 500-950 lb.-35,00-45.00;
heifers Med. 1, 400-700 lb. 43.00-
51.00; few Med. 1, 400-600 lb. bulls
45.00-
CALVES; 3731. Compared with
3312 head last week and 4154 head a
year ago. Unevenly steady; High
Choice & Prime 97.00-120.00;
Choice 83.00:103.00; Good 63.00-
90.00; 110-130 lb. 58.00-70.00 ; 90-110
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lb. 45.00-59.00; 70-90 lb. 36.00-52.00;
holstein bulls 90-125 lb. 75.00-
112.00; few heifers 90-130 lb. 52.00-
82.00.
HOGS: 5741. Compared with 4213
head last week and 6939 head a
year ago. 2.00-5.00 lower; most
decline Wednesday on; No. 1-2,210-
250 lb. 41.00-43.50; No. 2-3, 205-260
lb. 39.00-42.50; No. 2-4, 235-270 lb.
38.00- No. 1-3, 160-205 lb.
37.00- sows 1.00 lower; No. 1-
3, 300-700 lb. 33.00-37.50; few No. 2-
3, 400-700 lb. 30.00-35.00; boars
26.00-
FEEDER PIGS; 679. Compared
with 868 head last week and 800
head a year ago. Steady to weak;
No. 1-3, 20-35 lb. 19.00-33.00 per
head; 35-70 lb. 30.00-41.00 per head.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 2089. Compared with 2861
head last week and 1026 head a
year ago. Weak to 14.00 lower; No.
1-2, 30-40 lb. 81.00-101.00 ; 40-50 lb.
65.00- 50-60 lb. 60.00-80.00; 60-
70 lb. 56.00-76.00; No. 2-3, 25-45 lb.
65.00-
SHEEP: 478. Compared with 252
head last week and 1068 head a
year ago. Steady to 5.00 higher;
High Choice & Prime 80-110 lb.
77.00-84.00; Choice 70-105 lb. 70.00-
81.00; Good 60-100 lb. 56.00-68.00;
si. ewes 20.00-35.00.
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BRUNING
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 27
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Slaughter Steers and
Heifers were higher both Monday
and Wednesday and were mostly
2.00 higher for the week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1150-1350# 56.50-58.00 on Mon
day, load Choice and few
Prime 2-4 1260# Wednesday at
60.50. Otherwise, the market was
not well tested at mid-week.
SLAUGHTER HIEFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1200# 54.5086.50, and
load 57.00 on Monday but not tested
on Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1050# Monday 52.00-
55.00.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, February 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 231. Cows weak to 1.25
lower; few Good steers 46.35-52.25;
few Good holsteins 45.10-45.85; few
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Standard 41.75-42.00; few Good
holstein heifers 45.00-48.00;
Breaking Utility & Commercial
cows 35.75-38.75; Cutter & Boning
34.00-37.75; Canner & Cutter 31.85-
34.85; YG No. 1 bulls 1200-1850 lb.
45.85-52.75.
CALVES: 419. Few Choice 88.00-
99.50; few Good 75.00-85.00;
Standard & Good few 110-120 lb.
61.00-64.00 ; 70-105 lb. 50.00-60.00;
holstein bulls 90-125 lb. 65.00-110.00,
mostly 85.00-100.00; few holstein
heifers 90-120 lb. 59.00-64.00.
HOGS: 21. Sows US No. 1-3, 325-
5151 b. 33.75-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 16. No. 1-3, 25
lb. 26.00 per head.
SHEEP: 7. One Lot Choice new
crop 45 lb. at 140.00.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Report Supplied by Auction
Rabbits; .50-1.65.
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.71-.76, Brown .73-.87.
Grade A: White Large .52-.70,
Brown .56-.70.
Grade A: White Medium .43-.60,
Brown .42-.56.
Grade A: White Small .39-.40.
Grade A: White Pee Wees .35.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, Feb, 25
Report supplied by auction
Calves-20.00-95.00.
Cows 28.00-42.00.
Easy Cows 14.00-37.00.
Heifers 29.00-49.00.
Bulls 3b 75-55.00.
Steers 43.50-61.50.
Hogs 26.00-45.00.
Roasting Pigs, each 12.00-37.00,
Boars 26.00-35.00.
Sows 29.00-35.00.
Sheep 20.00-61.00.
Lambs, each 23.00-62.00.
Lambs, per lb. .53-1.16.
Goats, each 20.00-84.00.
Kids, each 10.00-39.00.
Total 1114.
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