Al4-Lsnct«ter Farming, Saturday, February 22, 1997
Middleburg
Livestock
MIDDLEBURG, PA
FEBRUARY 18, 1997
CATTLE 462... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION ...Compared with last week’s
sale...steers, heifers and cows steady, bulls
I.SO higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1250/1400 lbs. 67.00-69.50, Choice
1100/1450 lbs. 64.00-67.00, Select
60.00- Standard 55.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
1150/1400 lbs. 58.00-63.00, Choice
1100/1600 lbs. 53.00-57.00, Select
48.00- Standard 40.00-48.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime
1075/1300 lbs. 64.00-67.00, Choice
10S0/12S0 lbs. 60.00-64.00, Select
55.00- Standard 50.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 36.00-42.50, Cutter and Boning Utility
32.00- Canner and Low Cutter
28.00- Shells down to 20.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 48.00-54.00,
Select 42.00-48.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1200/1800
lbs. 42.50-44.50, No. 2 1000/1700 lbs.
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: 400/500
lbs. 57.00-67.50,600/700 lbs. 55.00-65.00;
HEIFERS: 400/500 lbs. 48.00-57.00,
600/700 lbs. 50.00-60.00; BULLS:
400/SOO lbs. 45.00-50.00, 600/700 lbs.
45.00-
CALVES 196... FARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulk 100/110 lbs. 90.00-108.00.
No. 2 95/120 lbs. 70.00-90.00; No. 1 Hols
tein heifers 100/110 lbs. 130.00-150.00,
No. 2 80/100 lbs. 40.00-100.00. Beef cross
bulls and heifers 95/110 lbs. 45.00-75.00.
HOGS 268...(02/17 & 18/97)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and repotted by the
auction. Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/260 lb>. 52.00-54.50, US 1-3 220/270
Ibi. 50.00-52.50, US 2-3 210/270 Ibi.
48.50-52.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 450/500 Ibi.
45.00- 500/600 Ibi. 49.00-51.00,
Medium 350/500 Ibi. 42.00-45.00.
BOARS: 36.00-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 107... US 1-3 20/25 lbt.
30.00- per head.
SHEEP 11... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 60/85 lbs.
140.00-160.00.
GOATS 17... Large 100.00-175.00,
Medium 65.00-BS.OO, Small 30.00-50.00,
Large Kidt 20.00-40.00, Small Kidi
15.00-20.00. per head.
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Carlisle Livestock
Market
Cariide, Pa.
Tuesday, February 18, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
ACTIVE! HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
68.00- CHOICE 1100-1575 LBS.
65.00- 1600-1750L85. 62.50-64.75;
SELECT 55.00-62.00; HOLSTEIN
STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
61.00- CHOICE 53.25-56.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
47.00-
HEIFERS CHOICE 65.00-67.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
58.00-
COWS: STRONG DEMAND! BREAK
ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
37.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 33.50-38.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 28.75-33.00; BIG
MIDDLE 32.25-35.00; SHELLY 28.00
AND DOWN.
BULLS: 34.75-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: ACTIVE! FEED
ER STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE #1
500-850 LBS. 58.00-68.00; FEEDER
HEIFERS MEDIUM AND LARGE #1
500-975 LBS. 47.50-55.50, HOLSTEINS/
DAIRY TYPES 45.50-47.00; FEEDER
BULLS MEIDUM AND LARGE #1
550-650 LBS. 55.50-58.00, HOSLTEINS/
DAIRY TYPES 36.00-42.00.
CALVES: VEALERS STANDARD
AND GOOD 30.00-50.00; CALVES
RETURNING TO THE FARM, STRONG
DEMAND! HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
95-125 LBS. 80.00-91.00, 85-90 LBS.
52.50-70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
95-130 LBS. 95.00-125.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 75,00; BEEF X HEIFERS TO
70.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS.
50.00-51.50, 280-350 LBS. 49.00-59.00,
140-200 LBS. 42.00-48.00; US#l-3
300-600 LBS. 43.00-50.25; WET/THIN/
WEAK/ROUGH, ALL WEIGHTS TO
41.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD
45-50 LBS. 45.00-48.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 50.00-100.00;
FLESHY KIDS 40.00-65.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE 70-130 LBS.
110.00-134.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 20.00-62.00.
SALE VERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR PRO
DUCE, RABBITS, POULTRY, AND
EGGS; 6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK.
STARTING WITH CALVES, THEN
LAMBS, SHEEP. PIGS, FEEDER
CATTLE. BOARS. BULLS, FED
CATTLE, COWS. HOGS, SOWS.
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SALE FRIDAY, FEB. 28 AND MARCH
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Four States
Livestock
Hagentown, Md
February 19, 1997
Report lupplled by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 106 HEAD.
UTILITY 34.00-40.00; HIGH DRESSING
40.00- 1 AT 45.00; CANNERS
29.00- SHELLY 28.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG#l 1300-1600
LBS. 41.50-44.25; LOW DRESSING
DOWN TO 36.00; 2 CHOICE BUL
LOCKS TO 59.50.
FED STEERS; HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME 1150-1450 LBS. 65.00-68.50;
CHOICE 61.00-65.00; SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE 51.00-60.00.
FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE
1000-1300 LBS. 59.00-63.25; LOW
CHOICE 54.00-58.00.
VEAL CALVES: 122 HEAD. CULLS
85-115 LBS. 25.00-35.00; 50-80 LBS.
20.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 100-120 LBS. 75.00-90.00; 90-95 LBS.
50.00-75.00; 80-85 LBS. 33.00-45.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 NONE
OFFERED; #2 80-100 LBS. TO 90.00;
BEEF X BULLS TO 48.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED.
US#l-3 270-280 LBS. 49.00-50.00.
SOWS: 400-500 LBS. 44.0045.00.
BOARS; 300-350 LBS. TO 38.75.
STOCK CATTLE: 144 HEAD.
STEERS MEIDUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200400 LBS. 63.0079.00;
400600 LBS. 58.0075.00; 600800 LBS.
52.00-63.00; 800-900 LBS. FEW
OFFERED.
HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 52.00-64.00,
500-700 LBS. 50.00-61.00; 700-900 LBS.
TO 54.00.
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BULLS: 200-400 LBS. FEW TO 70.00;
400600 LBS. 60.0068.00; 600800 LBS.
52.0062.00; DAIRY REPLACEMENTS.
25 HEAD. LARGE FRESH AND SPR
INGING 800.00-985.00; MEDIUM
475.00700.00; SMALL TO 400.00; FEW
500 LB. OPEN HOLSTEINS 370.00.
SHEEP: 35-65 FEW 68.0077.00.
LAMBS: FEW CHOICE 75 LBS. AT
130.00; MEDIUM 4060 LBS. TO 127.00.
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Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martintburg, Pa.
February 17, 1997
Report (applied by auction
CATTLE 160. STEERS CHOICE
65.0069.00; GOOD 61.0064.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.0067.00;
GOOD 60.0062.00.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
33.0041.00; CANNER A LOW CUTTER
22.0032.00.
BULLOCKS; 45.0055.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1
38.0047.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, NO
MARKET TEST; BULLS, NO MARKET
TEST; HEIFERS 35.0048.00.
CALVES 113. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 70.0077.00; GOOD
65.0069.00; STANDARD 12.0035.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
50.00-85.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90130 LBS. 70.00120.00.
HOGS: 170. US NO. 1-2 51.5052.50;
US NO. 1-3 49.0051.00.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 38.0049.00.
BOARS: 37.0041.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 58 HEAD. US#l&3
2050 LBS. 17.0045.00.
SHEEP: 64 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS,
NO MARKET TEST; GOOD LAMBS.
NO MARKET TEST; SLAUGHTER
EWES 25.0040.00.
GOATS: 25.00101.00 EA.
41 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
53.00152.50; 5 LOADS OF STRAW
79.0089.00.
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Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, February 17, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS; 30.00-67.00.
HEIFERS: 50.00-63.50.
GOOD COWS: 30.00-39.50.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
20.00-30.00.
BULLS: 35.00-43.50.
VEAL 90-190 LBS. 85.00-150.00,
70-90 LBS. 25.00-BS.OO.
HOGS 50.00-50.50.
SOWS 40.00-48.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 20.00-36.00 PER
HEAD.
Cattle; 400 head, but week 400, and lait
year 600 head. Compared with lait week,
daughter iteen, heifen and cows firm to
1.00 higher. Few daughter bulla ateady.
Supply mainly Choice and Select and
Choice iteen and heifen. Moderate aupply
of holatein iteen. Around 15% cowa. *
Beginning Monday, April 7, all Monday
slaughter cattle will be fold by auction at
National Stockyardi.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1050-1325 lbs. 62.00-64.00; 2-3
1125-1350 lbs. 64.00-65.00; Package at
66.00. Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1250
lbs. 58.00-62.00; Select 2-3 975-1250 lbs.
54.00-58.00.
Holstein Steers: Several Choice 2-3
1300-1450 lbs. 61.00-65.00; Select and
Choice 2-3 1275-1500 lbs. 57.00-61.00;
Select 2-3 1100-1400 lbs. 51.00-57.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
900-1225 lbs. 61.00-63.00; Select and
Choice 2-3 875-1150 lbs. 57.00-61.00,
Select 2-3 875-1125 lbs. 53.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Cutter, Boning
and Breaking Utility 1-4 30.00-33.00;
High Yielding 33.00-35.00; few up to
36.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
26.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
21.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1175-1900
lbs. 34.00-39.00. - .. ,
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