Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
March 20, 1996
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
TUESDAY (EST) 124,000 7,000 345,000 18,000
WEEK AGO (EST) 131,000 7,000 366,000 18,000
YEAR AGO (EST) 127,000 5,000 356,000 19,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 381,000 20,000 1,052,000 53,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 391,000 20,000 1,076,000 54,000
SAME PD LT YR (EST) 378,000 16,000 1,049,000 56,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 100,000,
COW AND BULL 28,000.
••♦REVISION ON TUES.’S HOG SLAUGHTER...3S2,OOO.
SOURCE: USDA MARKET NEWS, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
MARCH 19, 1996
CATTLE 269... PDA ..Compared with
last week's sale...steers 1.00 to 2.50 higher,
cows .50 to 1.50 higher.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime
1100/14S0 lbs. 61.25-64.00, Choice
1100/1475 lbs. 58.00-63.75, Select
53.00-57.75, Standard 4Z50-52.00.
HOLSTEINS; few High Choice and
Prime 1450/1575 lbs. 56.00-60.00, few
Choice 1175/1575 lbs. 51.75-55.10.
HEIFERS: Choice 1000/1350 Ibi.
SB.lO-6S.SO, few Select S3.SO-S6.SO, few
Standard 41.50-46.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 35.00-38.00, one 39.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 30.00-37.00, Canner and
Low Culler 25.00-29.50. Shells down to
18.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1000/2025
Ibi. 37.85-47.50, No. 2 1375/2230 Ibi.
33.50-38.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large and Medium Frame No. 1 600/900
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725/1025 lbs. 34.25-38.00.
CALVES 69...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 70/120 lbs. 25.00-34.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/120 lbs. 57.50-61.00, one 74.00, No. 2
80/125 lbs. 37.00-60.00; few No. 1 Hols
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HOGS 43...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/240 Ibi. 49.25-51.75, US 1-3
2SO/260 Ibi. 47.50-48.75, few US 2-3
230/260 Ibi. 45.00-47.00.
SOWS: one US 1-3 3IS Ibt. 32.00.
BOARS: one 21S lbs. 32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TESTI
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115.00-130.00.
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Dewart
Livestock
DEWART, PA
MARCH IS, 1996
CATTLE 102.. PDA ...Compiled with
Uit week's sale...cowi steady to I.SO
lower.
STEERS: one Choice 1200 lbs. 59.75,
one Select 55.00.
HOLSTEINS; few Choice 1300/1599
lbs. 53.75-55.00, few Select 48.00-51.25,
few Standard 35.00-4175.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1080/1280 lbs.
57.25-61.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 32.25-36.00, couple 38.50, Cutter and
Boning Utility 31.75-35.25, Canner and
Low Cutter 26.25-31.25. Shells down to
24.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1300/1830 lbs. 36.00-40.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium Frame No. 1 320/535 lbs.
48.00- few Large Frame No. 2
520/1000 lbs. 36.00-47.00; HEIFERS:
few Medium Frame No. 1 250/535 lbs.
36.00-
CALVES 128...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75/105 lbs. 36.00-48.00, Utility
25/35 lbs. 25.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holilein bulls
90/125 Ibi. 75.00-90.00, No. 2 85/110 lbs.
38.00- No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/120
lbs. 77.50-117.50, few No. 2 70/85 lbs.
36.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
65/95 lbs. 37.50-80.00.
HOGS SI...BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 225/275 lbs. 45.25-50.00,200/225
lbs. 40.00-45.75.
SOWS; few US 1-3 400/S9S lbs
29.5a37.75.
FEEDER PIGS 6...N0 MARKET
TESTI
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
GOATS 4... Few Large 42.5a77.00, one
Medium 37.00. per head.
Scranton
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,1M6-Al5
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Tuesday, March 19, 1996
Report supplied by Auction
STEERS, CHOICE 1150-1275 LBS.
58.75- SELECT 1120-1160 LBS.
55.75- STANDARD 960-1290 LBS.
46.25-49.50.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1280-1585
LBS. 53.75-56.50; SELECT 1285-1470
LBS. 47.75-52.75; STANDARD
1250-1435 LBS. 44.50-48.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 975-1085 LBS.
54.75-58.25; SELECT 900-960 LBS.
49.50-52.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 35.50-38.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 32.00-35.25;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
28.50-32.00; SHELLS 27.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 1400-1725 LBS.
42.00- YG#2 910-1190 LBS,
32.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD
75-110 LBS. 25.00-35.00; STANDARD
AND GOOD 75-90 LBS. 20.00-25.00;
UTILITIES 50-85 LBS. 15.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: 81 HOLSTEIN
BULL CALVES 95-130 LBS.
60.00- «2 HOLSTEIN BULL
CALVES 95-100 LBS. 55.00-65.00; #1
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES 90-100
LBS. 100.00-125.00; #2 HOLSTEIN
HEIFER CALVES 80-95 LBS.
55.00-
HOGS: USBI-3 225-268 LBS.
45.75-47.50; USB2-3 210-290 LBS,
36.50-41.00.
SOWS: USBI&3 330-540 LBS
35.00- »I&3 380-495 LBS
32.00- «2&3 460-645 LBS
28.50-32.50.
LAMBS: 25-35 LBS. 120.00-125.00.
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Report Supplied by Auction
March 18, 1996
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 40.00-SS.OO.
STOCK HEIFERS: 35.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.00-62.75, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.50-57.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-59.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
47.00-52.00, LIGHT 40.00-47.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 55.00-62.50. MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-55.00.
BULLS; HEAVY 35.00-44.50. LIGHT
30.00-36.50.
COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
38.00, UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
30.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
26.00- CULL COWS 25.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
40.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
30.00-
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN,
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-
60.00-80.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
UP TO 136.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 60.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 47.50-49.50.
HEAVY 40.00-46.00. LIGHT
30.00-38.50.
SOWS: 28.00-34.50.
MALE HOGS: 24.00-27.00.
LAMBS. FEEDER LAMBS. NOT
AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 21.00-41.00.
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