Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inflection
May 17, 1995
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CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY (EST) 128,000 5,000 350,000 13,000
WEEK AGO (EST) 128,000 5,000 382,000 13,000
YEAR AGO (EST) 120,000 4,000 338,000 18,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 384,000 15,000 1,008,000 43,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 386,000 15,000 1,041,000 43,000
SAME PD LT YR (ACT) 359,000 12,000 979,000 52,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUES. STEER AND HEIFER 102,000. COW
AND BULL 28,000.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
May 16,1995
CATTLE 251... PDA ..Compared with
lilt Tuesday's sale... si steers Meady, Hols
tein* .50 to 1.00 lower, cowi steady to 3.50
higher, heifer* 2.09 to 3.50 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
1150/1400 lb*. 57.25-65.75, Choice
1100/1400 lb*. 58.00-64.25, one 67.50,
Select 52.00-57.50.
HOLS THINS; Choice 1200/1450 lb*.
56.50-59.00, few Select 50.50-55.00, few
Standard 43.75-47.75.
HEIFERS; Choice 975/1275 lb*.
57.00-61.00, Select 52.25-57.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 40.00-43,50, one 45.50, Cutter and
Boning Utility 35.00-40.50, few 43.00,
few Canner and Low Cutter 32.00-35.50.
Shells down to 30.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000/2125
Ibi. 45.00-53.75, few No. 21200/2375 Ibi.
38.00-43.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large Frame No. 2 875/900 Ibi.
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HEIFERS: few Medium Frame No. 1
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43.50-51.50, Medium Frame No. 2
325/400 lb*. 53.00-57.00.
CALVES 89.J.VEALERS: Standard and
Good 80/130 lb*. 40.00-60.00, Utility
60/80 lb*. 21.00-28.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Hobtein bull*
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lb*. 70.00-95.00; one No. 1 Holstein heifer
115 lb*. 200.00, few No. 2 80/130 lb*.
131.25-185.00. Few beef cross bulls and
heifers 75/140 lbs. 75.00-130.00..
HOGS 125...8arr0ws and gilts 2.25
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
230/250 lb*. 37.00-38.25, US 1-3 220/260
lbs. 35.25-36.75, US 2-3 240/250 lbs.
33.25.
SOWS: few US 1-3 300/400 lbs.
28.00-30.00, one US 2-3 675 lb*. 26.25.
BOARS: few 375/650 lbs. 19.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
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SLAUGHTER COWS: 1.00 HIGHER.
UTILITY 38.0042.00; HIGH DRESSING
42.00-44.00; CANNERS 33.00-39.00;
SHELLY 33.00 DOWN.
BULLS; FEW OFFERED. YG#l 1400
LBS. AT 51.00; YG#2 44.00-48.00.
FED STEERS; FEW LOW CHOICE
1400-1500 LBS. 32.00-33.00.
FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE 1030
LBS. AT 63.75; LOW CHOICE 900-1250
LBS. TO 57.50.
VEAL CALVES: GOOD 130-200 LBS.
TO 78.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS.
44.0030.00; 30-80 LBS. 40.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 90-120 LBS. 100.00-118.00; #2BO-100
LBS. 70.0097.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
FEW #2 75-90 LBS. 120.00187.00; BEEF
X BULLS AND HEIFERS TO 107.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US#l&3 1 LOT 226
LBS. TO 36.60.
SOWS: 300400 LBS. 24.0025.25;
500700 LBS. TO 27.75.
BOARS: 600 LBS. TO 21.25.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 300500
LBS. 63.00-73.00; 500-700 LBS.
63.0072.00. FEW TO 78.00; 700800
LBS. FEW TO 60.00; 9001000 LBS.
53.0057.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 52.00-65.00;
500-700 LBS. 48.00-60.00; 700-800 LBS.
44.00-50.00.
BULLS; 400-600 LBS. 53.00-63.00;
600-800 LBS. 48.00-58.00; 800-1000 LBS.
-44.00-48.00.
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LAMBS: CHOICE 80-93 LBS.
89.00-94.30; GOOD 50-70 LBS
83.0088.00.
SHEEP: 32.0043.00; YEARLINGS TO
59.00.
GOATS: 1 LARGE AT 115.00;
MEDIUM 40.00-55.00; SMALL
20.0035.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD,
7 HEAD 60 LBS. AT 26.00.
PROMISED FOR NEXT WEEK, MAY
24: 25 ANGUS X STOCK COWS, 12
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STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200500 LBS.) 55.0082.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 45.0068.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE.
MEDIUM TO GOOD 56.0061.85,
HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LB.
55.5060.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
52.0a60.00, LIGHT 49.(»-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE SB.Sa6O.SO, MEDIUM TO
GOOD S3.SaSB.OO.
BULLS: HEAVY 44.0a48.50, LIGHT
42.0a53.00.
COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
45.50. UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
35.0a41.75, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
32.0a37.00, CULL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS; GOOD TO CHOICE
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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-
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
UP TO 185.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETORN
TO FARM UP TO 115.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 34.75-36.50,
HEAVY 33.00-34.75, LIGHT
28.00-33.00.
SOWS: 18.00-24.50.
MALE HOGS; 15.00-21.00.
LAMBS 65.00-82.00; FEEDER
LAMBS 55.00-75.00.
SHEEP 20.00-32.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT!
Marshall, Virginia
Horse Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
May 13, 1995
232 HEAD. RIDING HORSES,
SERVICEABLE AGE: AVERAGE TO
GOOD QUALITY 925-1175 LBS.
550.00- 800-900 LBS.
445.00- BETTER QUALITY
950-1300 LBS. 760.00-1250.00, MOSTLY
825.00- 800-900 LBS.
620.00- EXCELLENT QUALITY
1000-1300 LBS. 1310.00-2500.00, 1
REGISTERED STALLION 900 LBS.
3500.00,1 CROSSBREDGELDING 1500
LBS. 4050.00.
LOOSE HORSES: AVERAGE TO
GOOD FLESH 100ai200 LBS. FEW
630.0a905.00, 1 AT 1080.00; 80a900
LBS. FEW 485.0a540.00.