Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, March 2, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 356.. PDA ..Compared with
last Tuesday’s market; al. iteen uneven to
2 00 lower, si. cows 2.00 lower. STEERS;
few High Choice and Prime 1090/1225 lbs.
77.85-82.10. Choice 1095/1370 lbs.
75.00- couple to 81.25, Select
925/1480 lbs. 65.00-75.10, few Standard
58.10-68.50. HOLSTEINS: couple Choice
1100/1175 lbs. 65.00 & 68.75, few Select
1140/1185 lbs. 63.00-65.00, few Standard
55.25- HEIFERS: Choice
1000/1410 lbs. 70.00-77.75, low yielding
down to 64.75, Select 900/1200 lbs.
63 00-73.00, few Standard 53.50-60.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
47.50-54.25, Cutter and Bon. Utility
43.25- Canner and Low Cutter
40.00- Shells down to 33.50. BUL
LOCKS; couple Select 1090/1285 lbs.
66.00. BULLS; one Yield No. 1 1240 lbs.
66.60. No. 2 1370/1990 lbs. 52.25-58.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers: few Large No.
1545/850 lbs. 70.00-88.50,1000/1125 lbs.
62.00- few Urge No. 2 595/1075
lbs. 52.50-57.00, Medium No. 1 400/800
lbs. 66.50-93.00; Heifers: Urge No. 1
540/800 lbs. 70.00-76.00, Medium No. 1
340/800 lbs. 60.00-84.50; Bulls: few Urge
No. 1 600/735 lbs. 64.50-78.00.
CALVES 121..Holftein bulla steady.
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J. B. Zimmerman A Sons, Inc. Wilmtr Implamant Strvlca
P. 0. Box 337, Lancaster County 1896 Bedford Rd.
Blue Ball, PA 17506 Shippensburg, PA 17257
717-354-8030 717-532-6139
Erb and Haory Equipment, Inc.
22-26 Henry Avenue
New Berlinville. PA 19545
215-367-2169
Fmnklln Hats Ent., Inc.
Rt. 2, Box 130
Orangeville, PA 17859
717-925-6939
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VBALBRS: Couple Good 90 lbs.
70.00- Standard and Good 70/110
lbs. 40.00-52.50, Utility 55/100 lbs.
20.00- RETURNED TO FARM:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 115/135 lbs.
115.00- 80/115 lbs. 130.00-185.00.
No. 2 90/125 lbs. 65.00-115.00. Few No. 1
Holstein heifers 85/115 lbs.
130.00- few No. 2 60/130 lbs.
57.50-100.00. Beef cross 80/105 lbs. bulls
and heifers 80.00-170.00.
HOGS 155. .Barrows and gilts steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: one lot US 1-2
240/260 lbs. 44.00-44.85,1-3 235/250 lbs.
42.75-44.10, few 2-3 235/290 lbs.
39.10-42.25,1-3 265/570 lbs. 37.00-43.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 265/570 lbs.
37.00-43.00, couple Medium 270/330 lbs.
29.00 & 35.00. BOARS; one 480 lbs.
28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0....N0 market test.
SHEEP 3....G00d and Choice 95 lbs.
New Crop lambs 101.00.
GOATS 0....N0 market lest
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
627. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 140 HD.
TREND: STEADY.
HIGH CHOKE AND PRIME 2-4,
71.00- CHOKE 2-3 930-1075 LBS.
71.00- CHOICE 2-3 1073-1379
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11606 Greencastle Pike
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301-223-6877
LBS. 73.00-7100; CHOICE 2-3 OVER
1375 LBS. 65.00-75.75; CHOICE 4 ALL
WEIGHTS 66.00-73.73; SELECT *
CHOICE 1-2950-UOOLBS.6BXO-74.75;
SELECT A CHOKE 1-21100-1373 LBS.
67.00-74.00; SELECT A CHOICE 1-2
OVER 137 S LBS. 64.00-7130.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450
LBS. 66.50-72.00; SELECT 1-2
1030-1430 LBS. 60.00-66.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SS HD.
TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 2-3
830-1000 LBS. 66.00-74.00; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1230 LBS. 72X0-79.50; CHOICE 4
ALL WEIGHTS 66.00-73.75; SELECT A
CHOICE 1-2 ISO-1000 LBS. 64.00-73.00;
SELECT A CHOICE 1-21000-1230 LBS.
66.00-76.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350
LBS. 63.00-69X0; SELECT A CHOICE
1-2 1000-1330 LBS. 37.004X00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 29 HD.
TREND: STEADY TO STRONGER.
YIELD GRADE 1 ALL WEIGHTS
63.00-74.75; YIELD GRADE 2 ALL
WEIGHTS 37.00-62J0.
BULLOCKS: 4 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
9SO-11S0 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
11S0-137S LBS., NONE; SELECT 1-2
950-1250 LBS. 68.00-75.75.
COWS: 396 HD. TREND: STEADY TO
STRONGER. BREAKING UTILITY A
COMMERCIAL4B.OO-34.00; CUTTER A
BONING UTTUTY 48.00-SS.7S; CAN
NER A LOW CUTTER 47.00 A DOWN.
STOCKER A FEEDER CATTLE
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1601 So Dupont Blvd
Milford, DE19963
302-422-4837
Paoplas Salas and Sarvfce
Oakland Mills, PA 17076
717-463-2735
717-436-2735
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LancatMf Farming, Sturdty, March 6 IW3-Al9
RECEIPTS: 72 HD.. TREND: STEADY.
BEEP TYPES: 200-400 LBS. STEERS
84.00- BULLS 78.00-101.00,
HEIFERS 70.00-90.00; 400400 LBS.
STEERS 74.00-84.00. BULLS
70.00- HEIFERS 69.00-79.00;
600-800 LBS. STEERS 70.00-78.50,
BULLS 60.00-71.00; HEIFERS
66.00- 800-97 S LBS. STEERS
66.00- BULLS 37.0043X0; HEIF
ERS, 62.00-7000.
CALVES: SlO HD. VEAL CALVES.
TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 150-300
LBS. 90.00-117.00; GOOD 150-300 LBS.
80.00- GOOD 100- ISO LBS.
70.00- GOOD 80-100 LBS.
600043.00; STANDARD 80-100 LBS.
5000-59.00; STANDARD 80 LBS. A
DOWN 49.00 AND DOWN.
CALVES RETURNING TO THE
FARM: TREND: STEADY. HOLSTEIN
BULLS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 18000;
UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 175.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO
212J0; UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 190.00;
BEEF TYPE BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP
TO 190.00; BEEP TYPE HEIFERS OVER
90 LBS. 17000
SHEEP A LAMBS: 89 HD. LAMBS:
TREND: STRONGER. CHOICE 80-100
LBS. 70.00-SS.OO; 100-120 LBS.
70.00- 120 AND OVER
56.00- MEDIUM AND GOOD.
ALL WEIGHTS. 70.00-82.00; LIGHT
LAMBS 85.00-106.0 a
H. B. Duvall, Inc.
901 East Patrick St
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-1125
Out of State 800-423-4032
Stephanl Dairy Service
RR 02
Columbia Crossroads, PA 16914
717-297-2580
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 31.00-39.00;
EWES PAT 2100-36.00; YEARLINGS
40.00-52.00; BUCKS 24.00-35.00.
GOATS: M HD.. SMALL 154X1-31.00;
MEDIUM 31.00-57.00; LARGE
57.00-104.00.
HOGS, SOWS 1 BOARS: 14S HD.
TREND: 1.00 LOWER. HOGS, BAR
ROWS * GILTS; 210-250 LBS.
44.00-46.50, 250-260 LBS. 43.50-44.50
260-270 LBS. 41.00-43.75; 270-300 LBS.
4000-4130
LIGHT HOGS: 140-I*o LBS.
25.00-33.00; I*o-210 LBS. 34.00-39.50.
SOWS: TREND: 1.00 LOWER. GOOD
SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 35.0040.00;
GOOD SOWS OVER 400 LBS.
36.50-43.00; CULL SOWS ALL
WEIGHTS 33.00 A DOWN.
BOARS: TREND: STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER. I*o-210 LBS. 34.00-3530;
210-260 LBS. 34.00-35.50; 260-300 LBS.
29.00- 300 LBS. A OVER
29.00-
SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 2-00
P.M. A EVERY THURSDAY AT IKX)
P.M.
HAY A STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY A THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE;
FRIDAY, MARCH. 5.1993, AT 7:15 P.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER PIG SALE:
SATURDAY, MARCH 27. AT 1.-00 PAL
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United Dairy
Co-op
Services
To Meet
SENECA FALLS, N.
annual meeting of
United Dairy Coopera
tive Services Inc., is to
be held Wednesday,
March 17.10:30 a.m., at
United’s office, 12 N.
Park SL, Seneca Falls,
N.Y.
The meeting is to
include a review of the
past year’s activities,
the financial report, and
reports by the officers.
There is also be an
election of six directors,
three at-large, and three
from member
cooperatives.
Those whose terms
are ending and who are
eligible for re-election
are directors-at-large
James Patsos, Roland
Schallenberg, and Glen
Seeley; and cooperative
members Hubert Dinin
ny, from Addison, Dale
Wiltsey, from Otselic
Valley, and J.W. Welch,
from Progressive Dairy
men’s co-op.
There will not be any
bylaw changes this year.
AH members arc wel
come to attend. Those
who wish to attend
should call United’s
office at (315) 568-2750
for lunch reservations.
A board of directors
reorgan izational meet
ing is to be held immedi
ately following the elec
tion of directors during
the annual meeting.
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