Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
December 6,1994
CATTLE 373... PDA ..Compared with
lut Tuesday's mukeL.il. steers I.SO to
4.00 lower, iL cowi .50 to .75 lower.
STEERS; few High Choice uid Prime
1250/1475 Ibi. 60.00-63.60, Choice
1050/1475 Ibi. 63.60-67.75, Select
57.00- few Stanford 52.00-SS.IO.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1250/1460 Um.
57.75- few Select 53.25-56.75.
HEIFERS; one Choice 1405 lbs. 66.75,
few Select 54.00-57.00. COWS: few
Breaking Utility and Commercial
40.85-44.00, Yield Grade 4-5 30.75-
37.75, Cutter and Boning Utility
36.75- one 45.25, Caimer and Low
Cutter 35.00-38.60. Shells down to 26.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1600/1750
lbs. SO.2S-SS. 10, few No. 2 1350/1985 lbs.
43.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
few Large Frame No. 1 4SO/S7S lbs.
71.00- Heifers: Large Frame No. 1
425/800 lbs. 55.50-65.00, Medium Frame
No. 1450/625 lbs. 50.00-59.50; Bulls; few
Large Frame No. 1 325/575 lbs.
66.00- Medium Frame No. 1
400/600 lbs. 50.00-61.00.
CALVES 80...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 80/120 lbs. 35.00-50.00, few Utility
60/75 lbs. 20.00-35.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs.
110.00- No. 2 85/120 lbs.
67.50-100.00; one No. 1 Holstein heifers
95 lbs. 220.00, few No. 2 80/105 lbs.
80.00- Few Beef cross bulls and
heifers 80/130 lbs. 80.00-135.00.
HOGS 84...8an0ws and gilts steady to
.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-2 220/260 lbs. 27.75-28.75, one lot
29.50, US 1-3 230/270 lbs. 26.85-27.75,
US 2-3 220/250 lbs. 24.25-26.00, US 1-3
190/210 lbs. 25.50-26.75. SOWS: US 1-3
340/475 lbs. 20.00-23.00, few US 2-3
475/700 lbs. 19.00-20.00, few Medium
250/325 lbs. 21.00-21.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0..N0 MARKET
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TEST!
SHEEP )o...Sfoughter lambs: few
Choice 80/90 lbs. 60.0ft-64.00. Slaughter
sheep: few 16.00-28.00.
GOATS 3.. Jew Large 42.00-57.50.
per head.
Keister’s
Middleburg Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
December 6,1994
CATTLE 491... PDA ..d. steers steady
to mostly 1.00 to 1.50 lower, si. cows 1.00
to 1.75 lower. STEERS: Choice 1150/1500
lbs. 64.00-68.75, Select 58.00-60.75, cou
ple 62.75. HOLSTEINS; Choice
1175/1550 lbs. 58.25-61.75, one 62.25,
Select 54.25-58.00, Standard 44.00-51.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1080/1400 lbs.
59.50-69.75, couple 58.00. COWS; Break
ing Utility and Commercial 39.00-43.00,
couple 46.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
38.75-42.75, couple 43.75, Canner and
Low Cutter 33.50-38.50. Shells down to
26.00. BULLOCKS: few Select
50.00- BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1
960/1970 lbs. 44.00-51.00, few No. 2
1100/1750 lbs. 41.75-43.25'. FEEDER
CATTLE: Steers Sc, Bulls: few Medium
Frame No. 1 375/775 lbs. 51.00- 66.00,
few Large Frame No. 2 350/700 lbs. steers
53.00- Heifers: Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 350/775 lbs. 51.00-67.00.
CALVES 230...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70/95 lbs. 45.00-SO.OO, Utility
60/80 lbs. 25.00-40.00. FARM CALVES:
No.~ 1 Holstein bulls 80/125 lbs.
100.00- couple 140.00, No. 2
75/120 lbs. 50.00-90.00; No. 1 Holstein
heifers 80/135 lbs. 160.00-225.00 few No.
2 70/95 lbs. 85.00-150.00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 70/100 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 547...(12/05 & 06/94)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
230/250 lbs. 30.00-32.50, US 1-2 220/250
lbs. 28.00- 29.75, US 1-3 210/285 lbs.
25.00-27.75. SOWS: US 1-3 300/670 lbs.
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15.00- BOARS: 200/760 Ibi.
14.00-
FEEDER PIGS 168. ..US 1-3 30/55 Ibi.
18.00- per head.
SHEEP S3...New Crop Lamb*: few
Choice 35/65 lb*. 104.00-175.00. Slaugh
ter lambi: Good and Choice 40/80 lbs.
70.00- few 63.00. Slaughter iheep;
few 20.00-26.00.
GOATS 25... Medium & Large
37.00-67.00. per head.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
BELLEVILLE, FA
December 7,1994
CATTLE 215... PDA.. Supply included
115 head Dairy cows .
STEERS: one Select 64.25. HOLS*
TEINS: couple 58.75 * 39.50, few Select
54.25-57.25. few Standard 47.00- 49.00.
HEIFERS; one Choice Holstein 55.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial
38.00- one 43.35, Cutter and Boning
Utility 37.00-41.75, Caimer and Low Cut
ler 32.00-37.00. Shells down to 28.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1125/2010
lbs. 44.50-49.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers: few
Medium Frame No. 1 375/530 lbs.
56.00- Heifers: few Medium Frame
No. 1350/375 Iba. 50.50-52.50; Bulls: few
Medium Frame No. 1 & 2 375/660 lbs.
47.00-
CALVES 75...VEALERS; Standard and
Good 70/95 lbs. 40.00-43.00. FARM
CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/120 lbs.
75.00- No. 2 75/100 lbs.
40.00- one No. 1 Holstein heifer 100
lbs. 205.00. Few Beef cross bulls and heif
ers 70/85 lbs. 50.00.
HOGS 125...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/250 lbs. 28.50-31.00, US 1-3
250/270 lbs. 26.00-28.00. SOWS: US 1-3
300/640 lbs. 15.25-19.25, couple 26.00,
BOARS: couple 12.00 & 18.25.
FEEDER PIGS 221... US 1-3 20/35 lbs.
10.50-13.00. 40/60 lbs. 14.00-19.00, one
lot 100 lbs. 25.50. per head.
SHEEP 27... Slaughter lambs: Good and
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Choice 60/U0 Iba. 64.00-77.00 Slaughter
sheep: few 25.00-49.00.
GOATS 6... Few Large 41.00-69.00. --
per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
5785.00-51260.00. per head.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
LEESPORT, PA
December 7, 1994
CATTLE 289... PDA.. Supply included
96 sL steers & 45 feeder cattle ..si. cows
2.00 to 4.00 lower, si. bulls mostly steady.
STEERS; few Select 1045/1405 lbs.
56.25-62.25, few Standard 48.25-52.75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1250/1510 lbs.
56.75- few 62.50, Select
54.00- Standard 47.75-53.75. HEIF
ERS: couple Choice 1195 & 1250 lbs.
66.00, Select 56.00-61.25, few Standard
51.75- COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 38.25-42.75, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 35.00-39.50, Canner and Low
Cutter 33.50-36.00. Shells down to 28.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 56.75-57.25.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1210/1840 lbs.
47.50- No. 2 950/1785 lbs.
42.50- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
Medium St Large Frame No. 1 370/465 lbs.
69.00- Large Frame No. 2 575/1035
lbs. 52.50-54.50; Heifers; Medium Frame
No. 1 285/700 lbs. 58.00-65.00, Urge
Frame No. 2 475/990 lbs. 45.00-48.00;
Bulls; few Medium & Urge Frame No. 1
300/315 lbs. 7250-74.00,
CALVES 137...VEALERS: Standard
nd Good 80/125 lbs. 42.00-52.50, Utility
60/95 lbs. 25.00-43.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs.
122.50- No. 2 80/120 lbs.
60.00- mostly 85.00-115.00; few
No. 1 Holstein heifers 80/120 lbs.
185.00- No. 2 75/100 lbs.
105.00- Beef cross bulls and heif
ers 85/125 lbs. 75.00-130.00.
HOGS 231...8arr0ws and'gilts .50 to
1.00 hither, iowi needy to week. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220/265 Ibi.
28.50- US 1-3 200/270 lb*. 26.50-
28.50, US 2-3 240/305 Ibi. 24.00-26.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 335/575 Ibi. 16.00-19.00,
Medium 265/440 Ibi. 12.00-15.00.
BOARS: 210/485 lb«. 14.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 296... US 1-3 20/30 Ibi.
67.50- 35/45 Ibi. Utili
ty 55/80 Ibi. 20.00-42.50. per cwt.
SHEEP 88...Sleughier lembt: few High
Choice end Prime 70/80 Ibi. 84.00-93.00.
Choice 50/65 Ibi. 80.00-88.00,70/115 Ibi.
72.00- New Crop Lembt; Choice
20/40 Ibi. 160.00-175.00, 45/70 Ibi.
90.00- Sleughter iheep:
26.00-
GOATS 7... Few Urge 100.00-120.00.
one 87.50, few Medium 65.00-80.00.
per heed.
Dewart
Livestock Auction
DEWART, PA
December 5,1994
CATTLE 123... PDA. STEERS: couple
Choice 67.25 & 68.25. HOLSTEINS: one
Choice 63.75. HEIFERS: few Choice
1100/1220 Ibi. 64.00-68.75. COWS:
Breeking Utility end Commerciel
42.50-44.50, couple 46.00, Cutter end
Boning Utility 40.00-45.00, Cenner end
Low Cutter 34.50-39.00. Shelli down to
32.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
915/2300 Ibi. 40.25-48.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: Steen: few Medium Frame No.
1 300/480 Ibt. 64.00-69.00, few Lerge
Frame No. 2 700/950 Ibi. 45.00-50.00;
Heifen; few Medium Frame No. 1325/410
Ibi. 49.00-55.00.
CALVES 230...VBALERS: Stenderd
end Good 70/95 lbs. 40.00-45.00, Utility
55/80 lbs. 30.00-40.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs.
85.00-135.00, couple 140.00, No. 2 75/120
lbs. 50.00-90.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers
85/130 lbs. 150.00- 230.00. Beef cross
bulls end heifen 70/100 lbs. 70.00-132.50
HOGS 72...8ARR0WS AND GILTS.
US 1-3 245/285 lbs. 24.00-27.75. SOWS:
US 1-3 310/610 lbs. 17.00-19.50. BOARS;
2 14.75 & 15.25.
FEEDER PIGS 34...0ne lot 50 lbs.
21.00, few 25/30 Ibi. 11.00-15.00. per
heed.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
GOATS 7... Few Large 57.50-60.00, few
Medium 27.50-40.00. per head.
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