New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, May 11,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 287...PDA. Compared
with last Monday’s market:
Slaughter cows mostly $1 higher.
Few Choice si. steers 66.50-66.75,
few Good 64.50-65.50, few Standard
53.00-58, few Utility 48.75-52.00.
Few Choice si. heifers 63.00-69, one
72.00, few Good 56.50-58.50, few
Standard 49-55.25. Breaking Utility
& Commercial si. cows 46.75-50,
one 51.50, few yield grade 4-5, 44-
46.75, Cutter & Bon. Utility 43.00-18,
few high dressing 48-49.50, Canner
& Low Cutter 37-43.50, Shells down
to 31.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1300-1940 lbs. si. bulls 53.75-57.75,
one No. 2 1575 lbs. 49.00. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
415-635 lbs. steers 61.0068, Med. &
Large #1,700-1035 lbs. 56-62.50. Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 415-540 lbs.
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heifers 58.50-63.50, few Medium #2,
390-650 lbs. 54.50-64.50. Few
Medium 1, 315-385 lbs. bulls 74.00
85.50, Med. & Large #1,445-650 lbs.
59-69.50, few 640635 lbs. 52.50-55.00.
CALVES 238... Prime vealers,
individual’s 110.00, Choice 94.00
107, few Good 78.00-90, Standard
and Good 90-135 lbs. 73.0085, 65-85
lbs. 63.0075, Utility 5080 lbs. 49.00
58.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90-130 1b5.100.00149, lot 85 lbs.
85.00; Holstein Heifers 90120 lbs.
74.0095.00. Beef Cross Bulls and
Heifers 80130 lbs. 75.0092.50.
HOGS 418... Barrows and gilts
$2.50 to $3 higher. US No. 1-3 215-265
lbs. 54.00-56, 2-3 215-285 lbs. 52.00
54.25, few 1-3 200210 lbs. 50.00
52.00. Sows $1.50 higher. US No. 1-3
330-595 lbs. sows 44.5049.50 Boars
36.5043.00.
FEEDER PIGS B...FewUS No.
1-3 40-55 lbs. feeder pigs 40.00-59.00
all per head.
SHEEP 165,
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Choice 60-90 lbs. 85.00-98, Good and
Choice 35-75 lbs. feeder lambs
75.00- Slaughter ewes 8.00
22.00.
GOATS 15... Medium & Large
15.00-31.00, Kids 11.00-20.00 all
per head.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, May 12,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 345.. .PDA...Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
Slaughter Steers |3 to $4 higher;
Cows $1 higher. High Choice &
Prime si. steers 75-77,40, few 78.00,
Choice 67.50-75, Good 63.00-69,
Standard 55-62.50. Few Choice si.
heifers 65-69.25, one 71.00, few yield
grade #4, 61.0065, few Good 59.25-
63.50, few Standard 54.50-59.50,
couple Utility 46.008c47.00.
Breaking Utility 8c Commercial si.
cows 47.00-51, couple 52.008c52.85,
Cutter 8c Boning Utility 44-47.50,
Canner 8c Low Cutter 37-44.50.
Yield Grade No. 1,1060-1865 lbs. si.
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Cattle; Few Medium Frame No. 1,
405-575 lbs. steers 62.00-71, Med. 8c
Large #l, 615-875 lbs. 57.0067.00.
Medium Frame No. 1, 350650 lbs.
heifers 57.0066, Med. 8c Large #l,
700-900 lbs. 45.0055.25. Medium 8c
Large Frame No. 1, 600-895 lbs.
bulls 50.0058.00.
CALVES 86... Choice, individual
vealers 89.00&90, few Good 80.00
fe, Standard and Good 90120 lbs.
80.0089, 6085 lbs. 61.0079, Utility
50135 lbs. 53.0060.00. Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90130 lbs.
100.00-150, mostly 120.00-145;
Holstein Heifers 85-115 lbs. 80.00
90.00. Beef cross bulls 8c heifers 80
120 lbs. 86.00110.00.
HOGS 177...8arr0ws and gilts $3
higher. US No. 1-2 225-250 lbs. 55.00
56, two lots 57.77 and one lot 58.00,
1-3 215-260 lbs. 53.6055, one lot 205
lbs. 51.75, 2-3 250265 lbs. 50.50
53.10. US No. 1-3 275-575 lbs. sows
43.0047, 2-3 330400 lbs. 36.0041.00.
Few Boars 37.0047.00.
FEEDER PIGS 21... US No. 1-3
35-45 lbs. feeder pigs 45.0049.00, lot
Utility 15 lbs. 22.00—a1l per head.
SHEEP 3...Tw0 Good 28 lbs.
spring si. lambs 90.00.
GOATS B... Kids 10.00-18.00 - per
head.
Keister’s Middleburg
Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 12,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 434...PDA...Compared
with last week’s market;
Slaughter steers strong to $1
higher; Cows about steady. High
Choice & Prime si. steers 74.50-
76.50, Choice 1000-1400 lbs. 69.00-74,
High Good and Low Choice 68.00-
71, Good 64.00-69, Choice holsteins
60.50-63, few 66.00, Good 56.50-60.50,
few Standard 52.00-58.00. Choice si.
heifers 65.00-71.50, few 74.00, few
Good 58.00-63.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial si. cows 46-51.75,
few 52.85, Cutter & Boning Utility
44-49.50, Oanner & Low Cutter 39-
43.50, Shells down to 37.00. Few
Good and Choice si. bullocks 55.00-
58.85. Yield Grade No. 1, 1150-2000
lbs. si. bulls 52.00-58.50, one 63.00.
Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 2, 300-600 lbs. steers
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CALVES 118... Few Prime
vealers 104.00-109, few Choice
87.00- few Good 81.00-85, few
Standard and Good 100-110 lbs.
90.00- 75-95 lbs. 80.0049, few
Utility 60-80 lbs. 65.00-75.00. Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs.
90.00- mostly 100.00-130;
Holstein Heifers 85-120 lbs. 85.00
95.00.
HOGS 494...8arr0ws and gilts $1
higher. US No. 1, 215-235 lbs. 57.50
58.50, 1-2 210-240 lbs. 56-57.50, 2-3
200-250 lbs. 55.00-56, 2-4 200-270 lbs.
53.00-55.00. US No. 1-3 280-650 lbs.
sows 45.00-48.50, few 50.50, 2-3 300
550 lbs. 38.75-45.00. Boars 38.75-
41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 337... US No. 1-3
3045 lbs. feeder pigs 45.00-50,5065
lbs. 56.00-66.00—a1l per head.
SHEEP 35... Few Choice 45-55
lbs. spring si. lambs 108.00-122.00,
80105 lbs. 85.00101.00. Slaughter
ewes 23.0035.00.
GOATS 10... Few Large 27.00-
68.00 per head.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS CLOSED
50 HIGHER THIS WEEK PRICES ADVANCES
SLIGHTLY FOR FIRST TWO DAYS, THEN
WEAKENED TO LOSE PART OF THE EARLY
ADVANCES BUYER DEMAND CONTINUES
GOOD BUT AT MIDWEEK, SLUGGISHNESS
NOTED IN WHOLESALE BEEF CHANNELS AND
BUYERS TURNED SOMEWHAT BEARISH
SLAUGHTER COWS CLOSED FIRM TO 200
HIGHER FOR THE WEEK SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY
ESTIMATED 5 DAY RECEIPTS 6.900. ACTUALS
LAST WEEK 6.591. YEAR AGO 8.911 STEERS
COMPRISED 57% OF THE WEEK'S RECEIPTS.
HEIFERS 35% . COWS6PCT FEEDERS NONE
SLAUGHTER CLASSES STEERS (CLOSING
SALES) CHOICE 2-4 1100-1350 LBS 71 50-73 00,
LOAD 73 25. LOAD 74 00
GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 1050-1250 LBS 70 00-
72 00 GOOD 67 50-70 00
HEIFERS (CLOSING SALES) CHOICE 2-4 975-
1150 LBS 70 0071 00. 2 LOADS 71 5071 75
LOAD 72 25 GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 9501050
LBS 68 0070 00 GOOD *6 0068 00
AVERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED PRICE
QUOTATIONS FOR CHOICE 900 1100 LB
STEERS THIS WEEK $7l 17. 11001300 LBS
$72 50 AVERAGE COST OF ALL SLAUGHTER
STEERS THIS WEEK $7l 01. AVERAGE WEIGHT
1196 LBS AS COMPARED TO $69 34 AND 1210
LBS A WEEK AGO AVERAGE COST HEIFERS
$69 89, AVERAGE WEIGHT 1055 LBS AS
COMPARED $67 52 AND 1050 LBS A WEEK
AGO
COWS (CLOSING SALES) CUTT, UTIL. COMM
2 3 BULK HI DRESS % LOW DRESS S
BREAKING 43 00-47 00 48 00 BONING 42 DO
-47 00 48 00-49 00 CANNER AND CUTTER 40 DO
-44 00 36 00-40 00
BULLS (CLOSING SALES) BULK HI DRESS %
LOW DRESS % YG 1 2 1500-2000 LBS 51 DO
-54 50 47 00-50 00
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