Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
March 19, 1997
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY 03/19/97 (ESI) 123,000 7,000 352.000 17,000
WEEK AGO (ESI) 128,000 7,000 330,000 17,000
YEAR AGO (ACT) 127,000 6,000 339,000 18,000
WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 376,000 19.000 1,016,000 31,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 392,000 20,000 1,018,000 53,000
SAME PD LT YR (EST) 385,000 20,000 1,042,000 53,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 102,000, COW
AND BULL 27,000.
Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
MARCH 18, 1997
CATTLE 327... PDA ...Compared with
last week's iale...ilaughter steers steady,
cows steady to .50 lower.
STEERS; one High Choice 1400 lbs.
72.00, Choice 1125/1500 lbs. 65.00-69.75,
Select and Low Choice 1100/1525 lbs
62.25-65.00, Select 57.00-62.00, Standaid
45.00-54.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
1325/1610 lbs. 62.50-65.00, Choice
1125/1620 lbs. 55.75-62.75, few Select
SI.2S-54.00, few Standard 42.00-50.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1075/1325 lbs.
63.00-67.25, Select 57.50-63.00, few Stan
dard 43.50-49.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 37.50-43.50, one 45.25, Cutter and
Boning Utility 3Z75-40.25, Canner and
Low Cutter 26.75-33.00. Shells down to
22.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1100/1710
lbs. 44.25-53.00, No. 2 1000/1890 lbs.
37.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1420/620 lbs. 63.00-73.00, few
Large Frame No. 1 600/1000 lbs.
44.50-Sl.OO, few Medium Frame No 2
375/525 lbs 57.00-64.00; HEIFERS: Large
Frame No. 1750/930 lbs. 54.50-57.50, few
Large Frame No 2 360/925 44.00-49.50,
few Medium Fiame No 2 225/500 lbs
52.00- BULLS; Medium Frame No.
1 270/675 lbs. 64.50-68.00, Medium
Frame No. 1 & 2 770/930 lbs. 54.50-59.50,
few Large Medium Frame No. 2 500/600
lbs. 44.00-46.00.
CALVES 154...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75/120 lbs. 27.00-34.00, Utility
50/75 lbs. 6.00-24.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
95/120 lbs. 57.50-90.00, No. 2 85/140lbs.
32.00- 'few No‘ 2 Holstein neifers
90/105 lbs. 60.00-105.00. Beef cross bulls
and heifers 80/120 lbs.
36.00-93.00.
HOGS 18... BARROWS AND GILTS:
few US 1-3 240050 Ibi. 49.50.
SOWS; couple US 1-3 645/795 lb«.
47 JO & 48.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TESTI
SHEEP 15... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 85/95 Ibi. 88.00-99.00, few
Good & Choice 25/30 Ibf 110.00-144.00.
GOATS 7...00e Large 67.50, few Small
Kidt 12.00. per head.
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
March 17, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 105 HEAD.
STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY
35.00- HIGH DRESSING
41.00- CANNERS 30.00-35.00;
SHELLY 30.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1600-1900
LBS. 45.00-46.75; 1 2025 LBS. AT 53.25.
FED STEERS: NO CHOICE BEEF
BREEDS; 1 SELECT 1490 LBS. AT
59.50; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1250-1850 LBS. 52.00-54.00; SELECT
HOLSTEINS 44.00-51.00.
FED HEIFERS; CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1250-1400 LBS. 46.00-47.25; SELECT
43.00-
VEAL CALVES: 213 HEAD. LOW
CHOICE 180-300 LBS. 55.00-62.50;
GOOD 45.00-55.00; 110-130 LBS.
32.00- CULLS 85-110 LBS.
27.00- 50-80 LBS. 20.00-28.00;
WEAK/ROUGH/THIN 20.00 DOWN.
FARM CALVES: NO HOOD HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS OFFERED. HOLSTEIN
BULLS »1 95-120 LBS. 60.00-75.00; «2
90-110 LBS. 35.00-55.00; 80-90 LBS.
34.00- FEW 125-135 LBS.
39.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW
#2 90120 LBS. TO 107.00; BEEF X
BULLS 40.00-77.00, HEIFERS
40.0080.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD.
STEADY TO .50 LOWER. US#l-2
240265 LBS. 48.0048.50; 215-260 LBS.
#l*3 230265 LBS. 46.0046.50; 275-300
LBS. 45.0046.50.
BOARS: 1 440 LB. AT 36.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 82 HEAD. ACTIVE
BIDDING! STEERS 300-500 LBS.
57.0067.00; 500700 LBS. 60.0070.00;
700900 LBS. 52.0065.00; HOLSTEIN
400800 LBS. TO 45.00.
HEIFERS; 300500 LBS. 59.0067.00;
500700L85. 55.0065.00; 15 HOLSTEIN
315-525 LBS. 75.0088.00.
BULLS: 200400 LBS. 70.0080.00;
400600 LBS. 59.0072.00; HOLSTEINS
400800 LBS. 39.0043.00.
LAMBS: FEW OFFERED; LOW
CHOICE 90115 LBS. 85.0090.00.
SHEEP: FEW TO 35.00.
GOATS: LARGE BILLIES AT 110.00;
MEDIUM BILLY AT 71.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 8 HEAD 35 LBS.
AT 37.00; 2 HEAD 22 LBS. AT 23.00.
New Holland
Sales Stables
Goat and Sheep Sale
Moaday, March 17, 1997
Calve* Sheep Goat*
194 SS4 1347
Today
Lait Week 197 732 927
CALVES; VBALERS AND SLAUGH
TER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND
FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND
HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VBALERS: CHOICE 180-280 LBS.
75.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-280 LBS. 35.00-65.00,
80-110 LBS. 15.00-29.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 70-90 LBS.
10.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: CHOICE
280-500 LBS. 40.00-60.00; GOOD
250-450 LBS. 45.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 55.00-70.00;
SMALL FRAME 42.00-50.00; FEW
90-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
70.00-
SHEEP; SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES 5.00 LOWER.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 85 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER LAMBS, WITH THE
BALANCE SLAUGHTER EWES.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2
60-90 LBS. 120.00-135.00, 90-140 LBS.
100.00-
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2
25-40 LBS. 175.00-220.00, FEW 15-25
LBS. 45.00-60.00 PER HEAD, 40-60 LBS.
140.00- 60-95 LBS. 130.00-140.00.
YEARLINGS: CHOICE 1-3
70.00- 105.00-. P GOOD 50.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: CHOICE 1-3
100-120 LBS. 40.00-75.00; UTILITY
AND GOOD 1-3 30.00-60.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. BILLIES. MEDIUM
75.00- LARGE 100.00-150.00;
COUPLE 150.00-170.00; MUTTON
LARGE 70.00-90.00; NANNIES
MEDIUM SO.OO-65.00, FEW LARGE
65.00- YEARLINGS CHOICE
60.00- KIDS CHOICE 40.00-60.00;
GOOD 25.0040.00.
Westminster Livestock
Auction
Hatentown, Md.
March 18, 1997
Report auppHed by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 148 HEAD.
UTILITY 35.0039.75; HIGH DRESSING
40.0042.00, 1 AT 44.75; CANNERS
30.0034.75; SHELLY 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 12 HEAD. YG#l 12502000
LBS. 43.5049.00; 3 HEAD 51.5054.50.
FED STEERS: 35 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 11001400 LBS.
69.0072.00; CHOICE 63.0068.00, LOW
CHOICE 59.0063.00.
FED HEIFERS: 12 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 11001300 LBS.
69.0070.00; CHOICE 9001200 LBS.
63.0066.00.
VEAL CALVES: 1 CHOICE 310 LB.
AT 73.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS.
28.00-33.00; 50-80 LBS. 20.00-27.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 60.00-73.00; 90-95 LBS.
C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. ■ HOOBER EQUIPMENT. INC,
Intercourse, PA Middletown, DB
(717)768-8231 ■ « TWO LOCATIONS (302) 378-9555
WE SHIP PARTS DAILY
Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT, ETC.
HOURS
Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat.
CALL US...
It Could Be We Have If
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, IM7-Al5
45.00- #2 85-95 LBS. 35.00-45.00;
FEW 125-135 LBS. 45.00-57.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS #2 80-100 LBS.
90.00- BEEP X BULLS
50.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 50 HEAD. US#l-3
230-265 LBS. 47.00-48.00; 4 300 LB. AT
45.00; 2 387 LB. AT 38.00.
SOWS; 12 HEAD. 350-450 LBS.
39.00- 450-600 LBS. 44.00-45.50;
THIN 300-450 LBS. 34.00-38.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 209 HEAD.
STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 62.00-77.00;
400-600 LBS. 60.00-74.00; 600-700 LBS.
58.00- 700-800 LBS. 55.00-70.00.
HEIFERS: MEIDUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200-500 LBS. 55.00-65.00;
500-600 LBS. 50.00-66.00; 600-800 LBS.
46.00-60.00.
BULLS; 200-400 LBS. 60.00-72.00;
400-700 LBS. 50.00-64.00; 1 HOLSTEIN
920 LBS. AT 50.00.
LAMBS: 80 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 90-120 LBS. 107.00-122.00;
FEW 60-80 LBS. 120.00-140.00; 40-60
LBS. 130.00-170.00; FEW 20-40 LBS.
140.00- WOOLED 100-150 LBS.
75.00-
SHEEP: 35 HEAD. 35-68 LB. HEAVY
WEIGHTS 30.00-50.00.
GOATS: 25 HEAD. FEW LARGE TO
74.00; MEDIUM 40.00-70.00; SMALL
16.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS BY THE LB.
GRADE 1&2 IS HEAD 25-35 LBS.
125.00- 76 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
130.00- 5 HEAD SMALL LOTS
40-47 LBS. 160.00-180.00; 58 HEAD
50-57 LBS. 132.00-140.00; 3 HEAD 66
LBS. 122.00; 2 STOCK BOARS 215-280
LBS. 37.00-38.00.
SPECIAL GRADED SALE. 175
HEAD. STRONG DEMAND.
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction &
Appraiaal Service
Church ville, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, March 19, 1997
SLAUGHTER STEERS; MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 11001400 LBS.
68.0072.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE
10001500 LBS. 64.0068.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME
12501400 LBS. 59.0063.50; CHOICE
12001500 LBS. 53.0059.00; SELECT,
ALL WEIGHTS 45.006150.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET
STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 9501300
LBS. 67.00-71.00; SELECT ALL
WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 61.0065.00.
COWS; MARKET 3.00 LOWER. BRK.
UT. A COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.0041.00; HI
DRESSING 41.0044.00; CUTTER A
BON. UT. 35.0039.00; HI DRESSING
39.0041.00; CANNER A CUTTERS
28.0033.00; LOW DRESSING 25.00 &
DOWN.
BULLS; MARKET 3.00 LOWER. ALL
WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 42.00-54.00.
VEAL CALVES: MARKETS.OOLOW
ER. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS.
The Saving Place
CASE fil
7 AM-Noon
Authorized
UPS Station
71.00- HI GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 47.0042.00.
FARM CALVES: MARKET LOWER.
HOL. BULLS 100-12 S LBS. 53,00-68.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 30.0049.00;
HOL. HEUER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
105.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 25.00-69.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-25.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET
STEADY. BULLS A STEERS 400-900
LBS. 48.00-73.00; HEIFERS 300-700
LBS. 39.00-68.00.
LAMBS: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS.
95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
90.00- HEAVY EWES
25.00- LIGHT 35.00-50.00.
GOATS; MARKET STEADY. SMALL
25.00- MEDIUM 40.00-60.00;
LARGE 80.00-120.00.
HOGS; MARKET 1.50 LOWER.
210-250 LBS. 46.00-47.00; 255-300 LBS.
40.00- HEAVY SOWS 41.00-47.00,
LIGHT 34.00-39.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 32.00-37.00.
Middleburg
Livestock
MIDDLEBURG, PA
MARCH 18, 1997
CATTLE 454... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION ...slaughter steers & heifers
steady, cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
1250/1450 lbs 65.00-69.00, Select
1100/1350 lbs 58.00-65.00, Standard
45.00-55.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
1200/1450 lbs. 58.00-63.00, Choice
1050/1400 lbs. 54.00-58.00, Select
47.00- Standard 38.00-46.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice and Prime
1050/1200 lbs. 67.00-69.00, Choice
1050/1200 lbs 60.00-67.00, Select
54.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 44.00-50.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
40.00-44.00, Canner and Low Cutter
35.0040.00. Shells down to 25.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1150/1800
lbs. 48.0056.00, No. 2 1150/1900 lbs.
35.0048.00.
CALVES 202..PARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulls 95/110 lbs. 75.0090.00, No.
2 95/120 lbs. 60.0078.00; No. 1 Holstein
heifers 95/110 lbs. 110.00170.00, No. 2
90/100 lbs. 50.00110.00.
HOGS 292...(03/17 A 3/18)..Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts 1.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/260 lbs. 48.50-SO.SO, US 1-3 220/270
lbs. 46.00-48.00, US 2-3 210/280 lbs.
44.00-
FEEDER PIGS 119... US 1-3
30.00- per head.
SHEEP 92... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 30/40 lbs.
177.00- Choice 30/45 lbs.
170.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 39.00-49.00.
GOATS 47... Large 110.00-175.00,
Medium 60.00-80.00, Small 30.00-50.00,
Large Kidi 50.00-60.00. per head.
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