Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
March 21, 1995
CATTLE 239... PDA ..Compared with
last Tuesday's maikeL..sl. steers and cows
were 2.00 lower. STEERS; Choice
1100/1475 lbs. 65.25-69.75, cne 71.00,
Select 61.00-65.50, Standard 47.75-58.50.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1150/1600 lbs.
57.35-62.50, few Select 54.00-55.00.
HEIFERS; few Choice 1050/1225 lbs.
63.75-64.50. Select 56.75-63.00, Standard
48.50-55.00. COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 41.00-43.50, few 45.50, Cut
ter and Bcning Utility 35.00-41.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 32.00-36.50. Shells down
to 26.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1490/2180 lbs. 49.75-55.25, No. 2
1050/1680 lbs. 41.00-47.25 FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS' few Medium Frame
No. 1 400/650 lbs. 54.00-63.50; HEIFERS
Medium Frame No. 1 430/625 lbs.
51.00-63.00; BULLS; few Medium Frame
No. 1525/800 lbs. 44.50-49.00. one 58.10.
CALVES 118...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70/130 lbs. 40.00-57.50, few
Utility 50/85 lbs. 20.00-28.00. FARM
CALVES; No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/130 lbs.
95.00- No. 2 85/120 lbs.
60.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers
90/110 lbs. 150.00-187.50, No. 2 75/130
lbs. 110.00-145.00. Beef cross bulls and
heifers 80/130 lbs. 72.50-145.00.
HOGS 78... Barrows and gilts .25 to 1.25
lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/250 lbs. 37.50-38.75, US 1-3 230/270
lbs. 34.10- 36.00, few 195/205 lbs.
32.25-34.00. SOWS: few US 1-3 325/670
lbs. 29.50-33.50. BOARS: few 225/625
lbs. 21.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TESTI
GOATS 5... Few Medium 21.00-27.00,
couple Small 10.00. per head.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
March 21, 1995
CATTLE 503... PDA ...Compared to
last Tuesday’s mariccls...steers mostly 1.75
to 2.50 lower, cows .25 to .75 lower.
STEERS: Choice 1125/1450 lbs.
64.00- coup!: 69.50, Select and
Choice 61.00-64.00, Select 58.00-63.50,
Standard 48.00-55.25. HOLSTEINS:
Choice 1075/1450 lbs. 58.75-62.75, Select
52.00- Standard 46.00-53.00. HEIF-
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• Tissue Testing
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Management
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Carlisle 1-800-825-4769
ERS: Choice 1075/1400 Iba. 61.00-68.25,
few Select 49.00-55.00. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 42.50-45.25, cou
ple 47.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
41.00- couple 45.75, Canner and
Low Cutter 35.00-40.75. Shells down to
28.50. BULLOCKS: few Select
51.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1185/2085 lbs. 47.50-53.50, few No. 2
970/2585 lbs. 40.75-48.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1
400/750 lbs. 50.00-69.00; HEIFERS:
Medium Frame No. 1 350/700 lbs.
52.00- few Large Frame No. 2 Hols
teini 325/740 lbs. 60.00-80.00; BULLS:
Medium Frame No. 1 375/850 lbs.
50.00-
CALVES 195...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 75/100 lbs. 55.00-85.00,
Utility 55/85 lbs. 40.00-50.00. FARM
CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs.
95.00- No. 2 80/120 lbs.
55.00- No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/135
lbs. 122.00-177.50, No. 2 60/100 lbs.
65.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
70/110 lbs. 75.00-157.50.
HOGS 648...(03/20 & 21/95)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts .50 to 1.00 low
er. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
230/260 lbs. 40.00-41.75, US 1-3 225/260
lbs. 38.00- 40.00, US 2-3 230/260 lbs.
35.00- SOWS: US 1-3 400/500 lbs.
27.00- 500/580 lbs. 30.50-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 295... US 1-3 30/40 lbs.
16.00- 50/75 lbs. 28.00-40.00.
per head.
SHEEP 81... SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Good and Choice 30/75 lbs.
85.00-135.00. WOOLED LAMBS: few
Choice 70/95 Iba. 55.00-84.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 17.00-34.00.
GOATS 20... Few Large 57.00-63.00,
Medium 21.00-46.00. per head.
Frederick Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
March 20, 1995
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 120 HEAD.
STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER UTILITY
39.00- HIGH DRESSING
44.50-46.25; CANNERS 36.00-40.00;
SHELLY 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG«2 1300-1800 LBS.
47.00-
JPED STEERS: FEW OFFERED.
FED HEIFERS: NONE.
VEAL CALVES: 182 HEAD. LOW
CHOICE3OO-400LBS. 70.00-80.00; 1170
• Flotation Truck Spreading
and Spraying
• Post Emergence Spraying
with High Clearance
Sprayers
• Lime Spreading
• Delivery
LB. AT 74.50; CULLS S 5-110 LBS.
50.00- 50-80 LBS. 45,00-55.00;
WEAK/ROUGH 40.00 DoWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 90-120 LBS. 95.00-119.00; «2 80-100
LBS. 70.00-90.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 90-120 LBS. 150.0ai80.00; #2 70-90
LBS. 85.00-165.00; BEEF X BULLS
108.001-40.00; HEIFERS 80.00-127.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 50 HEAD. 1.00
LOWER. USBIA3 225-260 LBS.
35.00- 4 HEAD «3 290 LBS. 27.00;
180-200 LBS. 30.00-31^5.
SOWS: FEW 500 LBS. TO 30.00.
BOARS: 600 LBS. 19.00.
STOCK CATTLE: LIGHT RUN.
STEERS: NONE.
HEIFERS: BEEF TYPE 400-500 LBS.
FEW TO 55.50; HOLSTEINS 250-400
LBS. TO 89.00.
GOATS: KIDS 23.00-25.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: NONE.
HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS. ..37.25
PLUS BONUS ON QUALITY HOGS.
BUYING STATION HELD EVERY
TUBS. AT FOUR STATES.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
BELLEVILLE, PA
March 22, 1995
CATTLE 380... PDA.. Supply included
224 Daily cows and heifers ..si. cows 1.00
to 2.00 lower. HOLSTEINS:one Choice
62.10, one Select 51.75. COWS: few
Breaking Utility and Commercial
40.35-42.75, one 44.00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 39.00-43.00, Canner and Low Cut
ter 34.75-40.50. Shells down to 30.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 2 1180/1660
lbs. 43.85-45.75. FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS: Laige Frame No. 1 580/915 lbs.
62.50- few Large Frame No. 2
365/915 lbs. 49.00-56.00, few Medium
Frame No. 1 300/780 lbs. 62.00-71.50;
BULLS; Medium Frame No. 1 300/550
lbs. 57.50-73.00.
CALVES 78...VEALERS; few Standard
and Good 75/95 lbs. 57.00-60.00, few Util
ity 55/80 lbs. 30.00-56.00. FARM
CALVES: No. I Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs.
87.50- No. 2 75/110 lbs.
65.00- couple No. 1 Holstein heifers
80 & 95 lbs. 150.00 & 177,50. Few beef
cross bulls and heifers 75/100 lbs.
100.00-
HOGS 40... BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 230/260 lbs. 36.85-39.75. SOWS:
US 1-3 370/670 lbs. 25.75-32.00. BOARS:
one 24.75.
FEEDER PIGS 185... US 1-3 35/50 lbs.
16.00- 50/85 lbs. 21.00-28.00.
5 Convenient Locations to call toll free:
Gettysburg 1-800-626-0880
York (717)428-2109 Chambersburg 1-800-243-3856
per head.
SHEEP 21... SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Good and Choice 25/75 Ibi.
64.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few
33.00-
GOATS 20... Few Large 44.00-79.00,
Large Kidi 14.00-44.00. per head.
DAIRY COWS.. .$600.00-$ 1200.00,
few $1500.00, JERSEYS
$400.00-5875.00. per head.
FED-STATE NATIONAL
STOCKYARDS . ILLINOIS CATTLE
AND CALVES 700
COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY,
SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY
2.50-3.00 LOWER, EXCEPT HOLSTEIN
STEERS 1.00-2.00 LOWER. SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS FULLY 2.00 LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS. LIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTEIN
STEERS. 10% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1025-1375 LBS. 65.50-67.00; 2-3
1075-1350 L 85.67.00, PACKAGE 67.50.
MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3
925-1250 LBS. 62.50-65.50. SELECT 2-3
925-1225 LBS 59.50-62.50. HOLSTEIN
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1250-1400 LBS.
60.00- MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 2-3 1150-1400 LBS.
56.00- SELECT 2-3 1000-1300
LBS. 53.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
900-1275 LBS. 65.00-66.50; 2-3 925-1250
LBS. 66.50-67.00. MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 2-3 850-1200 LBS. 62.0a65.00;
SELECT 2-3 825-1150 LBS. 59.0a62.00.
MIXED STEERS AND HEIFERS;
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1250 LBS.
66.5a67.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
36.0a39.00, HIGH YIELDING BREAK
ING UTILITY 39.00-40.00. CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
37.00- HIGH YIELDING
39.0a40.00. CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 34.0a37.00 SHELLY CANNER
1-2 30.0a34.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2
1300-1700 LBS. 45.00-52.00, FEW
YIELD GRADE 1 1600-1800 LBS.
54.0a55.00.
mo
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Products:
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• A Complete Line of
Liquid Fertilizers
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Seed
• Farm Chemicals
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 25, 1995-Al7
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
SPRINGFIELD, IL
MONDAY MARCH 20,1995
THIS REPORT IS A SERVICE OF
THE USDA AND THE ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET
NEWS (217) 782-4925.
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
March 20, 1995
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 55.00-83.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 45.00-71.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-68.25, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 61.00-64.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 61.00-64.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
52.00-60.00, LIGHT 49.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 64.00-67.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 55.00-62.50.
BULLS: HEAVY 46.50-56.00, LIGHT
44.00-
COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
46.50, UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
40.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
32.00- CULL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
70.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
50.00-
808 CALVES: 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-
90.00-114.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
UP TO 171.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 150.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 37.00-38.75,
HEAVY 35.00-37.50. LIGHT
28.00-35.00.
SOWS: 21.00-30.00.
MALE HOGS: IS.OO-IB.SO.
LAMBS 65.00-74.50; FEEDER
LAMBS 55.00-72.00.
SHEEP 20.00-32.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI
• Ag Lime
• Pelletized Calcium Lime
• Bam Dri
A Division of Agway