Al2-Lancaster Faming, Saturday, May 28, 1988
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat, May 21, 1988
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND: 300-500
LBS. STEADY - 5 HIGHER: OTHERS
STEADY..
STEERS; M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
99.00- FEW 126.00; 500-700 LBS.
85.00- 800-1000 LBS. 70.00;
HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 69.00-93.00.
S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 86.00-105.00;
500-700 LBS. 82.00-89.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-500
LBS. 90.00-98.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
80.00- 700-1000 LBS. 71.00.
STOCK COWS- BEEF 600.00-785.00;
BABY CALVES: 40.00-187.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND;
STEADY TO $1 HIGHER. UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 44.00-54.00; CAN
NER & CUTTERS 1-3 40.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 1&2
55.00-
LAMBS: TREND $4-5 LOWER. BLUE
O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 75.00; RED
O CHOICE 72.00; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 92.00; SLAUGHTER EWES
21.00- HEAD EWES 65.00.
HOGS; SOWS 1-3 200-240 LBS. 49.25;
SOWS 1-3 32.00-37.75; BOARS 29.75.
VEALS: CHOICE & PRIME
101.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 85.00.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tues, May 24, 1988
CATTLE 370...PDA...Compared with
market: Slaughter steers .50
to $1 lower; Cowj $1.50 to $2 lower. High
Choice si steers 77.00-78.90, Choice
70 00-76.50, few High Yielding 78.00,
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Select 66.00-70.50, Standard 60 00-66.25,
few Utility S 3 50-58.00. Choice si. heifers
68.00- Select 64.00-68, Standard
56.00- Utility 51-56.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows 50.50-55,
Cutler & Boning Utility 48.50-53, Canner
& Low Cutter 40-48.50, Shells down to
30.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1100/1500 lbs si.
bulls 58.00-62 00.
Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Prune No 1,
230/300 lbs. steers 83.00-110 00, couple
Urge #l, 550 lbs. 80.50. Holstein heifers
400/720 lbs. 56.00-69.00, couple 300 lbs. at
82.00. Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
625/930 lbs. bulls 59.50-67.50, few Large
#l. 448 lbs. at 79.00.
CALVES 102...0ne Good vealer 93.00.
Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. 90.00-105.
60/85 lbs. 80.00-98, few Utility 50/65 lbs.
40.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/120 lbs. 110.00-165.00; few Hoi. Heif
ers 90/115 lbs. 100.00-135.00. Few Beef
cross bulls & heifers 80/100 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 245...8an0ws and gilts steady to
weak. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs
52.25-52 85,1-3 210/255 lbs. 51.50-52.35,
2-3 240/280 lbs. 48.75-49.75. US No. 2-3
300/650 lbs. sows 31.00-34 00 Boars
26.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2.. .C0up1e US No 1-3
35 lbs. feeder pigs 40.00 all per head.
SHEEP 20... High Choice 73/86 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 79.00, one lot
Choice 78 lbs. 73.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test.
St. Louis Cattle
Tues., May 24, 1988
CATTLE AND CALVES 300: (SLTR
250, FDRS 50) TRADING VERY SLOW
ON SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEFIERS, MODERATELY ACTIVE ON
COWS. AS COMPARED TO MONDAY.
SLAUGHTESR STEERS AND HEIFERS
UNEVENLY 2 00-2 50 LOWER, MOST
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HEIFERS. COWS STEADY. TOO FEW
BULLS TO FULLY TEST PRICES.
SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT AND MIX
ED SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS
AND HEIBFERS, AROUND 10% COWS.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: SLAUGH
TER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4, LIGHT
SUPPLY 1050-1200 LBS. 72.50-73.00
SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 925-1225 LBS.
71.00-72.50 SELECT 2-3 900-1200 LBS.
70.50-72.00.
HOLSTEINS; NONE
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- CHOICE 2-4,
LIGHT SUPPLY 900-1125 LBS.
70.50-72 00 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LBS. 69 00-71.00 SELECT 2-3
900-1050 LBS. 66.00-69 00 800-900 LBS.
63 00-66.00
SLAUGHTER COWS CUTT. UTIL,
COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS % LO
DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 44 00-49.00
BONING 1-2 49 00-50 00 MOSTLY
50 00, FEW UP TO 51.00 CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 1-2 44 00-48 00 SHELLY
CANNER 1-2 4 0 00-44 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS FEW YIELD
GRADE 1-2 1050-1600 LBS 59.00-64 00
DS DS CB 73 00-74.00 CC 73 50-75 00
CE 72 00-72 50 CF 72 50-73 50 CG
73.00- Cl 68 00-70.00 CJ
68 00-70.50 CK 68 50-71 00 CM
65.50- CN 66 00-67.00 CO
61.50- CP 62.00-66 00 CS
72.00- CT 72.50-73.50 CU
70.00- CV 70.00-70.50 CW
71 00-72.50 CX 63.00-66.00 CY
66.00- CX 66 50-69.50 DB
45 00-48 00 DC 46.00-49 00 DD
49 00-51 00 DE 47 00-51.00 DF
43 00-47 00 DG 60 00-64 00 DH
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Middleburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuts., May 24, 1988
CATTLE 415... Report supplied by the
auction. High Choice & Prime slaughter
steers 74.00-76.25, Choice 72.00-75.50,
Select 68-71 75. Standard 63-67.75;
Choice holsteins 68-70.50, Select
63-67.75, Standard 58-62.75. Choice si.
heifers 72.00-75.50, Select 65-71.75, Stan
dard 58-64.75. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si cows 48.00-53, few 54.00, Cut
ter & Boning Utility 47.00-52, Canner &
Low Cutter 44-46.75, Shells down to 42.00.
Choice si.bullocks 66.00-71, Select
58-64 75. Yield Grade No. 1. 1200/2000
lbs. si bulls 60 00-69, yg 2 800/1200
55-59.75. Feeder Cattle. Few 350/700 lbs.
steers 65.00-89.00. 350/700 lbs. heifers
62.00- 350/700 lbs. bulls
55.00-
CALVES 172... Prime vealers
131 00-135, Choice 120.00-130, Standard
and Good 90/110 lbs. 110.00-120, Utility
60/90 lbs 10600-112.00 Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 14000-196.00; Holstein
heifers 120 00-150 00
HOGS 681... US No 1,215/240 lbs. bar
rows and gilts 53 00-54, 1-2 210/245 lbs.
52.00-53, 2-3 200/250 lbs 51 00-52, 2-4
190/270 lbs. 48.00-51.00. US No. 1-3
300/650 lbs. sows 34 00-37, few to 42 00,
2-3 260/570 lbs. 30 00-34 00 Boars
30 00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 376. .US No. 1-3 20/40
lbs. feeder pigs 30 00-48 00,1-3 40/60 lbs
48.00- 00 all per head
SHEEP 113... Choice 80/110 lbs. spring
si. lambs 66 00-80, Good 60/80 lbs
58.00- Slaughter ewes 20.00-30 00.
GOATS 0 ..No Market Test.
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New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 25, 1988
Report supplied by auction
REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 68 COWS, '
63 HEIFERS, AND 5 BULLS. BETTER
COWS STEADY; BALANCE LOWER.
LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS,
875.00-
LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS.
810.00-
LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS,
710.00-
LOAD OF PERRY CO. FRESH COWS.
850.00-1350.00.
LOAD OF NY FRESH COWS.
910.00-1450.00.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
435.00-910.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS
61000-1085.00.
OPEN HEIFERS 375.00-510 00
BULLS 560.00-850.00.
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, Illinois
Tues., May 24, 1988
MARKET NEWS FLASH, MIDSES
SION AND CLOSE SHEEP: 150
TRADING MODERATE. COMPARED
WITH LAST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER
LAMBS STEADY. SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
CHOICE AND PRIME 90-120 LBS.
70.50-72.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: CULL AND
UTILTY 8.00 TO 15.00.
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