Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
JANUARY 14,1997
CATTLE 305... PDA ...Compared with
lan week'i iale...iteen mottly iteady,
cowl iteady to 2.25 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1100/1325 Ibi. 68.00-71.00, Choice
1075/1425 Ibi. 62.00-68.50 moitly
64.00- Select 54.00-63.00, Standard
41.00-
HOLSIEINS: few Select 50.00-55.50,
few Standard 38.75-4100.
HEIFERS; few High Choice and Prime
1025/1275 Ibi. 67.00-69.75, few Choice
1000/1350 Ibi. 63.00-65.50, few Select
55.50-6100, Standard 45.00-51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 33.50-39.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
26.25- Canner and Low Cutter
22.25- Shelli down to 17.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 925/1900
Ibi. 36.40-48.50, No. 2 875/2010 Ibi.
28.50-36.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large A
Medium Frame No. 1 350/725 Ibi.
50.00-60.00, few Large Frame No. 2
275/425 Ibi. 17.00-26.00, few Medium
Frame No. 2 275/575 Um. 38.00-45.00;
HEIFERS; few Large Frame No. 1
300/405 Ibi. 43.00-44.00, few Medium
Frame No. 2 225/300 Ibi. 27.00-38.00;
BULLS: Medium Frame No. 2 260/660
Hu. 25.00-35.00.
CALVES 124...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 7S/IQS lb*. 21.00-26.00, Utility
60/95 llx. 10.00-19.00.
FARM CALVES: Na 1 Holstein bulls
90/120 Ibf. 60.00-83.00, Na 2 85/135 Ox.
30.00-55.00, couple No. 1 Halilein heifers
105* 110 lb*. 120.00* 125.00,few No. 2
80/95 lbs. 30.00-70.00. Few beef cross
bulls nd heifers 70/145 lbs. 19.0047.50.
HOGS 19... BARROWS AND GILTS';
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few US 1-2 240/270 Ibi. 53.00-5350, US
1-3 250/280 Ibi, 52.00-5125, few US 2-3
300/325 Um. 48.25-51.75.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TRSTI
CATTLE; 122: Steen ft Herfen: Steady
to 3.00 higher; Cowi; Steady to 3.50
higher.
STEERS: Choice 1100/1430 Ibi,
63.75-7100; Select 55,00-6125; Standard
43.25-54.00; Holiteim: Few Standard
34.00-37.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1000/1350 Ibi,
64.25-70.75; Select 52.50-6125; Standard
32.00-51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 33.00-40.25 j few to 4125; Cutter and
Boning Utility 28.00-3150; Canner A
Low Cutter 2150-27.75; Shelli down to
14.00
BULLS; Few Yield Grade 2 1175/1425
Ibi, 37.00-38.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few STEERS: M-l
375/800 Dm, 38.00-48.75; Pew HEIFERS:
M-l 575/650 Ibi, 41.00-44.75 Ibi, MAL-2
750/875 Um. 27.004000.
CALVES: 51: Good 130/260 Ibi,
28.00- Standard ft Good 65/110 Um,
15.00- Utility 55/90 Ibi, 5.00-10.00;
FARM CALVES: Steady to 15.00 Higher;
No. 1 Holitein Bulli 90/120 Ibi,
60.00- No. 2 Holitein BuUi 90/110
Ibi, 2150-55.00; Few No. 2 Holitein Hcif
en 85/95 Um, 40.00-60.00.
HOGS: 83: Barrows and Gilts: Steady;
1-3 225/250 lbs, 50.00-53.75; 2-3 280/315
lbs, 43.75-50.50.
SOWS: 1-3 335/535 lbs.-42.50-46.50:
BOARS: 215/485 lbs, 31.00-35.75.
SHEEP: 6: Few Choice 7IVIOS lbs,
94.00- Few Slaughter Sheep
40.00-
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Indiana
Farmers
HOMER CITY, PA
JANUARY 16, 1997
. auctioneer*. m gavels as awards for their achievements. Actu
ally, the top i 1 (usually 10, but this year there was a tie) receive gavels in recognition
of finishing that well. From the left is John Root of Ephrata, third; Larry Porter of Con
neaut Lake, second; and Frank Trunzo, of Apollo, first.
*97 Farm Show Sets Attendance
Records, Many Firsts
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Lancaster P
Co.) In almost every regard,
the 1997 Farm Show may have
well been one of the best, if not the
best Farm Shows ever.
At least that’s the way Dennis
Gmmbinc, director of the Farm
Show, saw it Thursday after the
conclusion of the sale of champion
livestock animals.
“I’ve been an exhibitor here for
close to 30 years,” Grumbine said.
“For 35 years I’ve been connected
with the Farm Show, and the last
16 as a commissioner, and the past
year as director.
“I think it’s probably one of the
Pennsylvania
Livestock
WAYNESBURG, PA
JANUARY 16, 1997
CATTLE:
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility A Com
mercial 30.00-38.50; CuUer A Boning
Utility 24.00-29.50: Cumer A Low Outer
20.00- Shelli 18.00 A down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500/2000 Ibi,
33.00- Yield Grade 21000/1400 Iba.
28.00-
FEEDER STEERS: M&L 1 300/500
Ibi, 40.00-67.00; 2SQ/280 Ibi,
48.00- M 600/900 Ibi, 43.50-58.00;
HEIFERS: M l&L 1 300/500 Ibi,
35.00- Ll4OO/650 Ibi, 38.00-52,00;
BULLS: MALI3OO/620 Ibi, 32.00-54.50.
CALVES: Veal: Prime 40.00-55.00;
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greatest we’ve had,” he said, “with
international folks coming in here
(a group of Russians urged by the
first interantional trade day last
year purchased booth space at the
Farm Show this year); attendance
is probably 30 percent above the
best year ever, and in talking to
vendors and commercial exhibi
tors, they all seem very pleased
with busines leads' and sales.
“We had great weather, probab
ly some of the best in the nation,
with snow in Texas and Florida
and not here. It sure was a contrast
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Choice 38.00-50.00; Good 35.00-48.00;
F«im Calves: #1 Holstein Bulls 90/120 lbs,
few 35.00-50.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80/100
lbs, few 20.00-40.00; Beef X BullsAHfra/
Hd 20.00-SS.OO.
HOGS: Baiiowi A GUu; #l-2 210/255
Ibi, 52.00-60.00; #2-3 300/500 Ibi,
47.00- Sowi: #l-3 300/500 Ibi,
30.00- Feeder Pigi: 1-3 15/20 Ux.
5.00- 00/hd; 1-3 25/35 Ibi.
10.00-
LAMBS: High Choice 80/100 Ibi,
90.00- Choice 70/90 Ibi,
90.00- Feeder Lambi: Good
70.00- Sheep 15.00-48.00; Fat
Sheep 30.00 aid down.
GOATS: Large 60.00-140.00/hd;
Medium 30.00-60.00/hd; Small
5.00-
HORSES; Horiei 42.00-61.00; Pcniei
20.00-44.50.
25 x 32 (1 LEFT) 47 x 100 (2 LEFT)
30 X 44 (2 LEFT) 50 x 120 (1 LEFT)
40 x 02 (3 LEFT)
Some other
models available.
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