Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
SEPTEMBER 26, 1995
CATTLE 307... PDA ..Compared with
last week's sale..sL steers 1.50 lower, cows
mixed 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
1125/1300 lbs. 63.00*64.00, Choice
1050/1500 lbs. 60.75-6S.SO, Select
SS.OO-60.00, Standard 44.00-50.00.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin their point totals within 4-H or
Co.) —Members of the 4-H And FFA divisions. Teams were
FFA groups from throughout Pen- ranked based upon a total of 1200
nsylvania competed in the Dairy points available.
Judging Forum at the Pennsylva- Top winners were:
nia All-American Dairy Show. 4-H Individual: 1. Susan
The Forum enabled young people Richardson. York County. 369
to test their skills in evaluation and points; 2. Holly Mattress. Craw
decision making in dairy cattle ford County, 367 points; 3. Jennif
judging events. er Neiman, Berks County, 364
Contestants judged groups of Points; 4. Jennifer
four cows in sevln classes and County. 355 points; 5. Jcnnrf
complctcd a dairy herd manage- w P**”' Chnton 353
ment quiz. Breeds judged P°‘ n “- , T
included Ayrshire, Guernsey. *‘ H T *f un J?; v,s '«" : L
Holstein, and Jersey. JJ.llcr, K ? Bb^ y Jf“• J? olly
J Manross, Jennifer Miller, Craw-
Entries were rated on a possible ford County, 1065 points; 2.
score of 50 points for each class Jeremy Daubert, David Snook n,
and the quiz, for a total of 400 Matt Miller, Jennifer Dotterer,
points available. Clinton County, 1050 points; 3.
Judging teams of three or four Emme Mellott, Leann
contestants and individuals were Helman, Curtis Reich
ranked by the judges based upon ard, Thomas Harwood,
Franklin County, 993
points; Heather
Crawl, Joshua Hushon,
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County, 982 points; 5.
Sara Hlavaty, Lisa Pys
her, Jennifer Ulmer,
Bryant Hlavaty, North
ampton County, 945
points.
FFA Individual: 1.
Ray Mowry, Northern
Bedford, 380 points; 2.
Bobbi Jordan, Fairfield,
374 points; 3. Jason
Mowry, Northern Bed
ford, 370 points; 4. (tie)
Carl Stanley, Captain
lack, 367 points; Ryan
Chores, Athens, 367
points; S. Mike
Schwalm, Line Moun
tain, 366 points.
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HOLS THINS: Choice 11S0/ISSO lb«.
56.50-61.00, few Select SO.SO-SS.OO, Stan
dird 40.00-47.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 10S0/1450 Ibf.
61.00- Select 52.00-60.00, Standard
46.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.00-38.75, Cutter and Boning Utility
27.50-36.00, Canner and Low Cutter
23.00-27.50. Sbelli down to 20.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1050/197S Iba. 31.25-55.50. No. 2
1000/1950 Iba. 33.00-37.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one
Large Frame No. 1 4SS Iba. 63.00, few
Medium Frame No. 2 500/600 Iba.
38.00-44.00; HEIFERS: couple Large
Ftame No. 1 4SB lbs, 55.00, few Medium
Frame No. 2 325/575 Iba. 39.00-46.00;
BULLS: few Medium Frame No. 1
300/575 Iba. 46.50-53.00,
CALVES 74...VBALERS: Standard and
Good 55/110 lbs. 20.00-36.50, few Utility
55/75 Ibi. 5.00-14.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holatein bulla
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90/llOlba. 70.00-93.00, few 106.00, No. 2
85/115 Iba. 37.00-70.00; few Na 1 Hola
tein haifen 80/100Iba. 160.00-165.00, few
No. 2 80/110 Iba. 60.00125.00. Few beef
croaa bulla and heifera 75/125 Iba.
40.00-95.00.
HOGS 67...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/240 Iba. 48.50-49.50, US 1-3
250/280 Iba. 46.30-47.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 400/600. Iba.
33.00-35.50.
BOARS: one 235 Iba. 26.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1...0ne lot US 1-3 40
Iba. 26.00. per head.
SHEEP 4... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few
Good and Choice 75/100 Iba. 51.00-77.00.
GOATS 3... Few Small 10.00-16.00.
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Livestock
MIDDLEBURG, PA
SEPTEMBER 27, 1995
CATTLE 580... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION ...Compared with laat week’a
aale...ateera 1.00 to 1.50 higher, cowa 1.50
to 2.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1200/1450 Iba. 64.50-65.75, Choice
1075/1400 Iba. 59.75-64,50, Select
55.00-59.50.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1150/1400 Iba.
58.00- Select 48.50-54.00, Standard
45.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 1000/1300 Iba.
58.00-63.00, Select 46.00-53.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 36.00-35.75, few 41.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 32.50-36.00, Gamer and
Low Cutter 25.50-32.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1150/1875
Iba. 38.50-45.00, No. 2 850/1300 Iba.
35.00-39.5 a
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 4SQ/500 Iba. 55.00-6100;
HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 450/500
Iba. 48.00-57.00, BULLS: 40.00-50.00.
CALVES 209...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75/100 Iba. 3100-38.00, Utility
55/75 Iba. 23.00-38.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holatein bulla
90/115 Iba. 95.00-120.00, No. 2 85/110
Iba. 50.00-77.00; No. 1 Holatein heifera
90/J2O Iba. 120.00-165.00, No. 2 70/130
Iba. 30.00-130.00. Beef croaa bulla and
heifera 75/95 Iba. 40.00-100.00.
HOGS 320..,(09/25 A 26/95)..8u1k of
aupply fold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrowa and gilta ateady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
230/260 Iba. SO.OO-SI.7S, US 1-3 230/260
Iba. 48.00-50.00, US 2-3 225/265 Iba.
46.00-49.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 380/450 Iba.
34.00- 485/590 Iba. 35.00-36.75.
BOARS: all weiglita 25.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 48... US 1-3 25/30 Iba.
15.00- per read.
SHEEP 39... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 50/100 Iba. 72.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25,00-45.00.
GOATS 12... Large 40.00-65.00,
Medium 40.00-60.00, Small 20.00-30.00.
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