Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Oct. 6
CATTLE 547. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 57.50-
80.75, few to 62.00; Good & Choice
52.00-58.00, few to 60.50; Good &
Choice Holstein 48.50-52.75;
Standard & Good Holstein 42.00
48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 56.50-58.50, few to 60.00;
Good Si Choice 52.0057.75; Stan
dard & Good 46.00-53.25.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
35.50-39.00, few to 41.50; Cutter &
Boning Utility 34.0038.00, few to
40.50; Canner & Low Cutter 34.50 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS; Yield
Grade 1 46.50-50.50, few to 52.00;
Yield Grade 2 40.00-47.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers Medium &
Good 55.00-62.00; Heifers
Medium & Good 46.00-54.00; Bulls
Medium & Good 48.00-56.00;
Steers Holstein 35.0042.00. -
CALVES 481. Good & Choice
125 to 250 pounds 65.00-85.00, few to
96.00; Medium & Good —125 to 250
pounds 55.00-70.00; Medium &
Good 80 to 120 pounds 52.00-
65.00; Light & Cull all weights
52.00 & down; Holstein Bulls
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LAMBS, SHEEP Si GOATS 69.
Choice Lambs None offered;
Medium & Good Lambs 54.D0-61.00;
61.00; Light & Cull Lambs 52.00-
60.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks 20.00-
28.50; Goats all sizes (by head)
5.00-40.00.
HOGS 139. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
—l9O-225 pounds 48.00-50.25; No. 1-
3 Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds
50.00-53.75; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
250-300 pounds 46.00-50.00; Good
Butcher Sows 400 pounds down
to 43.00-49.00; Good Butcher Sows
400 pounds up 44.0049.25; Heavy
Boars over 300 pounds 37.00-
38.25; Pigs-all sizes (by head)
25.0041.00.
Sale every Monday afternoon at
3:30 p.m.; Hay & straw sale every
Monday at 1:00 p.m.
6 loads.
Alfalfa 93.00-llJtt.oo.
Mixed 80.00-96.00,
Feeder Cattle Sale Friday, Oct.
17th 7:00 P.M.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, Oct. 6
Report Supplied by Auction ■
CATTLE 162. Compared with
last Monday’s market; Slaughter
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cows .25 to $1 higher. Few Low
Choice 1000-1265 lbs. slaughter
steers 56.00-58.25, few Good 52.25-
54.00, Choice 1400-1650 lbs.
Holsteins 53.50-56.00, one 57.35, few
Good 48.25-49.25. Choice slaughter
heifers 53.00-56.50, one 59.00, Good
47.00- Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 36.50-
39.50, several 40.25, Cutter and
Boning Utility 35.00-37.75, Canner
and Low Cutter 31.50-35.00, Shells
down to 29.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 50.00-52.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 930-2670 lbs. slaughter
bulls 42.00-49.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: Few Medium Frame
No. 1 400-650 lbs. feeder steers
55.0083.00,
CALVES 147. Few Choice
vealers 81.00-97.00, few Good 65.00-
75.00, Standard and Good 70-105
lbs. 53.0080.00, Utility 60-80 lbs.
45.00- Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 67.00-113.00,
mostly 90.00-108.00.
HOGS 25. Few lots US No. 2-3 230-
245 lbs. 51.50-52.00. Few US No. 1-3
370470 lbs. sows 43.50-45.75. Few
Boars 42.0042.75.
FEEDER PIGS 106. US 1-3 20-25
IbS. feeder pigs 26.00-28.00, 45-55
lbs. 29.00-36.00 - all per head.
•SHEEP 5. Few Choice 50-100 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 64.0086.00.
GOATS 0. No Market Test,
“Good yieldt and fut dtydown."
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1986-Al5
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Oct. 9,1986
Report Supplied by USDA
Compared with last week’s close
slaughter steers and heifers closed
steady to .50 lower. Cows closed
1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls not well
tested, few sales generally steady.
Supply mainly good to average
choice slaughter steers and heifers
with 7% cows. Estimated receipts
this week about 1800 as compared
with actual receipts of 1679 a week
ago and 1306 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24, mostly 3 1050-1250 lbs. 58.50-
60.00, part load 60.50; 975-1050 lbs.
57.50-59.00. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 56.5088.00. Good
2-3 900-1100 lbs. 54.0087.00. Load
and package mixed good and
choice 2-3 Holsteins 1275-1300 lbs.
50.0082.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, mostly 3 950-1150 lbs.
57.5089.00, part load 59.50 ; 875-950
lbs. 56.5088.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 56.0087.50.
Good 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 54.0087.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility 2-3
33.00-37.00, few high dressing 37.00-
37.50. Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.00.
BULLS: Few YG
lbs. 43.0045.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 7,1986
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 423. Choice 980-1580 lbs.
slaughter steers 58.25-62.35, few
Good and Choice 56.50-58.50, Good
52.00- Standard 41.25-46.75;
few Good and Choice holsteins
48.35-52.50. Choice slaughter
heifers 54.00-57.00, couple 62.00,
Good 51.00-54.00. Breaking Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
36.25-38.50, few 41.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 35.00-37.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 32.25-35.50, Shells
down to 28.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1100-1765 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.00-
51.25. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 400-650 lbs. steers
and bulls 47.00-55.00. Medium and
Large Frame No. 1, 400-700 lbs.
heifers 40.00-50.00.
CALVES 179. Few Choice
vealers 74.00-84.00, few Good 60.00-
70.00, Standard and Good 70-100
lbs. 45.00-54.00, Utility 60-80 lbs.
42.00- Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 65.00-97.00.
HOGS 273. US No. 1 215-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 53.00-53.75, 1-2
215-240 lbs. 52.00-53.00, 2-3 200-250
lbs. 51.00-52.00, 24 200-270 lbs.
49.00- US No. 1-3 300-650 lbs.
sows 43.00-47.75, 2-3 270-550 lbs.
35.00- Boars 41.5044.50.
FEEDER PIGS 380. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 30.00-42.00, SO
SO lbs. 42.00-53.00, 55-60 lbs. 56.00-
64.00- all per head.
1-2 1450-1850
SHEEP 45. Good and Choice 50-
100 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 59.00-
70.00.
GOATS 20. Large 30.00-56.00,
Medium 24.00-32.00 per head.
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