A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27, 1995
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, May 23, 1995
Report Supplies by PDA
CATTLE: 190: (PDA) COMPARED
WITH LAST TUESDAY’S SALE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER, COWS STEADY TO 3.00
HIGHER.
STEERS: CHOICE 1050/1275 LBS,
59.00-64.00. SELECT 53.00-55.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1150/1425
LBS. 57.00-60.00, FEW SELECT
53.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: ONE CHOICE 1245 LBS.
62.50, FEW SELECT 54.00-55.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 40.00-44.50, COUPLE
TO 49.25, CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 36.00-43.00, CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 32.00-37.00, SHELLS
DOWN TO 29.50.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1
1200/1700 LBS. 47.75-58.25, FEW NO. 2
725/1325 LBS. 42.25-46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW
MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1
450/775 LBS. 55.00-60.00; HEIFERS:
FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 450/550
LBS. 52.75-59.00, FEW MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 2 500/675 LBS. 40.00-47.50.
BULLS: FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1
500/650 LBS. 50.00-54.50.
CALVES: 95: VEALERS: STAN
DARD AND GOOD 80/125 LBS.
40.00- FEW UTILITY 60/75 LBS.
21.00-
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90/1 IS LBS. 105.00-124.00, NO. 2
80/125 LBS. 65.00-102.50, COUPLE NO.
1 HOLSTEIN HEIFER 90/95 LBS. 192.50
& 210.00, FEW NO. 2 85/155 LBS. 60.00.
BEEF CROSS BULLS AND HEIFERS
65/195 LBS. 70.00-137.50.
HOGS: 45.
BARROWS AND GILTS: FEW US 1-2
240/270 LBS. 36.75-39.75, US 1-3
210/240 LBS. 37.5-38.00, FEW 2-3
230/285 LBS. 33.50-36.25, FEW 1-3
18Q/210 LBS. 32.00-36.00.
SOWS: COUPLE US 1-3 455/530 LBS.
27.50-29.50.
BOARS: FEW 275/700 LBS
20.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 0: NO MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP: 66.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE
35/85 LBS. 65.00-85.00, FEW 95/110
LBS. 90.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 21.00-34.00.
GOATS: 0.
Greencastle
Livestock Auction
Thunday, May 25,1995
CATTLE; 120 COWS 1.00-2.25 HIGH
ER.
HEIFERS: SELECT (FEW HOL
STEIN) 44.00-46.25.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38 75-42.75, IND 45.25;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
39.25-43.50, COUPLE 44.00; CANNER
& LOW CUTTER 36.50-39 00, SHELLS
32.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 IND. 1870
LBS. 50.00, YIELD GRADE 2 IND. 955
LBS. 44.00.
pennficld feeds
I 800-732-0467
Quality - Value Serviee
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW L-2
730-770 LBS. 52.00-62,00.
CALVES: 245 STANDARD &
GOOD 75-95 LBS. 46.00-50.00; UTILI
TY 60-85 LBS. 40.00-46.00.
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 85-125 LBS. 95.00-136.00
MOSTLY 100.00-120.00; NO. 2 HOL
STEIN BULLS 80-115 LBS. 60.00-
100.00; NO. 1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-
115 LBS 150.00-165.00 FEW 70-80 LBS.
80.00-100.00. BEEF CROSS BULLS
AND HEIFERS 70-110 LBS. 60.00-
110.00.
SHEEP 5 COUPLE CHOICE 70-100
LBS. 70.00-80.00; SLAUGHTER SHEEP
FEW 28.00-30 00.
Leesport
Livestock
Leesport, PA
Wednesday, May 24, 1995
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 260. (PDA). SUPPLY
INCLUDED 122 SL. STEERS AND
HEIFERS & 63 FEEDER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS 1.00-1.25 HIGH
ER, WITH HOLSTEINS .25 HIGHERS,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS MOSTLY
STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS
STEADY TO 1.50 HIGHER. SLAUGH
TER BULLS STEADY TO STRONG.
STEERS: COUPLE HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 1245/1270 LBS. 63.25 & 66.00,
CHOICE 1100/1465 LBS. 60.00-65.25,
SELECT 55.00-59.25, STANDARD
48.00-52.5 Q.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1280/1610 LBS. 57.25-59.25,
CHOICE 1240/1640 LBS. 54.00-57.75,
SELECT 49.25-54.75, STANDARD
45.00-48.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1000/1230 LBS.
57.00-60.75, SELECT 54.00-57.25.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 39.00-41.25, FEW TO
43.50, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
37.25-40.75, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 35.00-40.00. SHELLS DOWN TO
24.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT
51.25-54.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
1245/2160 LBS. 47.00-51.00, YIELD
GRADE 2 920/1460 LBS. 42.00-46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS;
MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 490/610 LBS.
67.00-73.00, ONE LOT 64.00, LARGE
FRAME NO. 2 540/900 LBS. 44.00-57.00;
HEIFERS: FEW LARGE FRAME NO. 1
420/700 LBS. 58.00-60.00; MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1475/740 LBS. 54.00-63.00,
FEW TO 42.50.
BULLS: FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO.
1 600/900 LBS. 46.00-57.00, LARGE
FRAME NO. 2 475/980 LBS. 43.75-46.75.
CALVES: 163. COUPLE CHOICE
VEALERS 90.00 & 97.50. FEW STAN
DARD &. GOOD 80/125 LBS.
50.00- UTILITY 50/80 LBS.
20.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY TO 15.00 HIGHER,.NO. 1
80/125 LBS. 92.50-137.50, MOSTLY
112.50-127.50, NO. 2 75/120 LBS.
60.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY. NO. 1 80/130 LBS.
165.00- 195.00. COUPLE TO 215.00, FEW
NO. 2 70/100 LBS. 85.00-140.00.
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
55/130 LBS. 80.00-130.00.160/230 LBS,
82.00-130.00.
HOGS 138: BARROWS AND GILTS
0.25-1.00 LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
235/270 LBS. 38.25-39.50, US 1-3
210/265 36.00-37.50, US 2-3 220/295
LBS. 33.00-34.75, FEW 200/210 LBS.
34.50-35.25.
SOWS: UNEVEN 1.00 LOWER TO
2.00 HIGHER. US 1-3 390/730 LBS.
27.00-29.25, FEW MEDIUM 380/500
LBS. 24.75-25.75.
BOARS: FEW 255/365 LBS
20.00-26.00, 19.00-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 102: US 1-3 25/30 LBS.
102.50-105.00, 45/75 LBS. 51.00-65.00,
ONE LOT 71.00 PER CWT, US 1-3
15/20 LBS. 16.00-26.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP 71: SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
CHOICE 25/55 LBS. 96.00-115.00, ONE
LOT 122.50, 60/85 LBS. 77.00-90.00.
GOOD AND CHOICE 45/65 LBS.
74.00-92.50.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
May 22,1995
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 130 (PDA) COMPARED
TO LAST MONDAY’S SALE, COWS
STEADY TO 3.25 HIGHER.
STEERS: COUPLE SELECT 55.00 &
55.75.
HEIFERS: FEW STANDARD 43.00-
45.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 40.00-43.25, ONE 46.00,
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
37.00-43.25, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 34.00-37.00. SHELLS DOWN TO
25.00.
BULLS; FEW YIELD GRADE NO. I
1640/1730 LBS. 50.00-55.25.
FEEDER CATTLE; HEIFERS: COU
PLE LARGE FRAME NO. I 665 & 795
LBS. 66.00 & 70.00, FEW MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1 400/650 LBS. 53.00-62.50
BULLS: FEW MEDIUM FRAME
NO. I 350/500 LBS. 58.00-73.00.
CALVES 207 VEALERS: STAN
DARD AND GOOD 70/95 LBS. 40.00-
54.00, UTILITY 50/75 LBS. 10.00-30.00.
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weeds. Weeds like cocklebur,
nightshade, pigweed, sunflower,
smartweed and ragweed don't
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Beacon at the
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FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90/125 LBS. 100.00-114.00, NO.
2 90/115 LBS. 60.00-101.00; FEW NO. I
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90/105 LBS.
180.00-210.00. NO. 2 80/105 LBS.
-145.00-175.00.
FEW BEEF CROSS BULLS AND
HEIFERS 90/160 LBS. 92.50-135.00.
HOGS 330 BARROWS AND GILTS
1.25 TO 2.50 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/260 LBS. 39.75-40.25, US 1-3
210/270 LBS. 38.50-39.75, 280/300 LBS.
37.75-38.35.
SOWS: US 103 400/500 LBS. 27.00-
28.75,510/710 LBS. 29.00-32.25.
BOARS: FEW 300/500 LBS 21.00-
21.75.
FEEDER PIGS 52 US 1-3 35/55 LBS.
27.00-27.50, 85/95 LBS. 45.00 - PER
HEAD US 1-3 100/150 LBS. 32.00-44.00.
-PER CWT.
SHEEP 137 SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 50/100
LBS. 100.00-107.50, CHOICE 35/50 LBS.
90.00-125.00, 50/90 LBS 80.00-99.00,
FEW 100/135 LBS. 81.00-88.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: IS.OO-68.00
MOSTLY 20.00-40.00.
GOATS 11 FEW SMALL & MEDI
UM 20.00-48.00, FEW SMALL KIDS
17.50-25.00-PER HEAD
Grants ville
Livestock
GranUvllk, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Sat, May 20, 1995
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 55.00-82.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 55.00-74.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 57.00-61.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-56.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
50.00-54.50; LIGHT 44.50-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 57.00-60.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 48.00-56.00.
BULLS HEAVY 40.00-45.00, LIGHT
40.00-48.50.
COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
43.00, UTILITY HOLSTEIN 34.00-38.50.
applied on 4- to 20-inch corn.
And the control doesn't stop
there. Keep those second and
third flushes of weeds out of
your corn field with up to 3
weeks of residual control. You
can he reassured knowing that
while Beacon is tough on
broadleafs, it's gentle on your
corn. Beacon has proven safe on
more than 99% of corn hybrids.
So don't let broadleaf worries
get you down.
Instead, lower the
| [ boom and let Beacon
■■■ take them down.
CANNERS 25.00-34.00, CULLS 28.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE
70.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
55.00-
808 CALVES: 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 90.00-111.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LBS.,
NONE AVAILABLE.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM UP TO 120.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 37.00-40.00;
HEAVY 37.00-39.00. LIGHT
25.00-35.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD 15.00-54.00
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Wayneeburg, Pa.
Thundajr.May2s.l99s
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 38.00-44.50; CUTTER
& BONING UTILITY 35.00-39.50; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 30.00-38.00;
SHELLS 30.00 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE I 15004-2000# 44.00-
59.00. YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400#
42.00-53.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L I 300-500#
50.00- 250-280# 65.00-85.00: M
600-900# 50.00-70.00. HEIFERS M I & L
I 300-500# 50.00-74.50; L I 400-650#
48.00- BULLS M & L 1 300-620#
50.00-
CALVES; VEAL. PRIME 90.00-
94.00; CHOICE 70.00-8S.00; GOOD
50.00-67.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120 #FEW 60.00-98.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW 55.00-
75.00; BEEF X BULL & HFRS./HD.
50.00-118.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 35.00-40.00; #2-3 255-280#
30.00-36.50; SOWS #l-3 300-500# 25.00-
32.00.
FEEDER PICS: 1-3 25-35# 10.00-
25XXVHD.
LAMBS; HIGH CHOICE 40-75#
70.00-100.00; CHOICE 90-105# 70.00-
95.00; FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 70.00-
84.00; SHEEP 21.00-38.00.