Mercer
Livestock
MERCER, PA
APRILS, 1997
CATTLE 397... PDA ...Compand with
last week's sale-slaughter steen steady to
.50 lower, cows mostly steady.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
1200/1425 lbs. 68.25-69.00, Choice
1050/1500 lbs. 64.00-69.00, Select
57.00- Standard 49.00-55.50.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 1270/1440 lbs. 62.50-66.00, Choice
1150/1580 lbs. 56.00-62.00, Select
50.00-
HBIFEkS: Choice 990/1300 lbs.
62.00- Select 55.00-61.25, Standard
43.25-
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 38.25-44.00, Yield Grade 4 4 5
34.25- Cutter and Boning Utility
34.00- Canner and Low Cutter
31.00- Shells down to 19.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1115/1380 lbs.
47.25-
BULLS; few Yield Grade No. 1
1390/2035 lbs. 50.25-57.00, few No. 2
970/1405 lbs. 39.25-42.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1425/950 lbs. 57.50-73.00, few
Large Frame No. 1 550/660 lbs.
67.00- few Large Frame No. 2
550/925 lbs. 40.00-45.00, Medium Frame
No. 2410/950 lbs. 49.00-58.00; HEIFERS;
few Large Frame No. 2 425/500 lbs.
30.00- Medium Frame No. 1
290/600 lbs. 58.00-67.00, few Medium
Frame No. 2 430/750 lbs. 47.00-57.00;
BULLS; few Large Frame No. 2 360/925
lbs. 38.00-41.00, Medium Frame No. 1
225/700 lbs. 60.00-72.00, Medium Frame
No. 2 425/915 lbs. 44.00-58.00.
CALVES 78...VEALBRS: couple
Choice 260 & 290 lbs. 70.00 & 80.00,
Standard and Good 85/100 lbs.
29.00- Utility 70/85 lbs.
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90/115 Ibi. 70.00-88.00, No. 2 90/125 Km.
35.004)5.00, couple No. 1 Habtem heifen
100 lbs. 115.00, few No. 2 85/105 Ibt.
40.00-100.00. Pew beef crou built end
heifen 100/110 Ibt. 40.0087.50.
HOGS 70... BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 225/240 Ibt. 55.0055.75, US 1-3
230/260 Ibt. 51.5054.00, US 2-3 265/300
Ibt. 46.5049.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 360/420 Ibt.
44.0046.50.
BOARS: few 21S/300 Ibt. 37.0040.00.
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Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
April 7, 1997
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200500 LBS.) 45.007250.
STOCK HEIFERS; 40.006650.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; GOOD TO
CHOICE 63.0067.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 57.006250, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 14S0 LB. 55.0065.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 40.00-56.00, LIGHT
34.0044.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 61.5067.25; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.0061.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 41.0050.00, LIGHT
28.0044.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
37.0044.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
28.0036.50, CULL COWS 28.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
40.0065.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.0044.00,
808 CALVES: 24.00 AND DOWN.
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Lebanon, PA 17042
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HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-
40.00-77.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
UP TO 105.00.
BEEP CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 50.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 50.00,
HEAVY UP TO 4*.50, LIGHT
30.00-47.00.
SOWS: 35.00-45.50.
MALE HOGS: 24.00-39.00.
LAMBS. LIGHT, 90.00-98.00; FEED
ER LAMBS, NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: NONE AVAILABLE.
SPRING GRASS CATTLE SALES
SAT., APRIL 12 AND SAT., MAY 3.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARB ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT!
SLAUGHTER COWS: 70 HEAD. .50
LOWER. UTILITY 36.00-40.00; HIGH
DRESSING 40.50-43.00; CANNERS
31.00-35.00; SHELLY 30.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 1200-1800 LBS.
47.00- YG#2 TO 44.50.
FED STEERS: 40 HEAD. PRICES
STEADY. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1200-1500 LBS. 69.00-70.75; HIGH
CHOICE 1500-1600 LBS. 63.5067.50;
AVG. CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS.
65.00- SELECT TO LOW CHOICE
1000-1200 LBS. 55.00-62.00; LOW
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1300 LBS. TO
55.25.
VEAL CALVES: 112 HEAD. FEW
300-350 LBS. TO 70.00; CULLS 85-110
LBS. 28.00-34.00; 50-80 LBS.
22.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 60.00-77.00; #2 80-95
•ns
RD 2 Box 271
East Earl, PA 17516
(717)354-0584
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md
April 9, 1997
Report supplied by Auction
LBS. 35.00-45.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
FEW #1 100-120 LBS. TO 120.00, #2
75-85 LBS. T 055.00, BEEF X BULLS TO
75.00; HEIFERS TO 70.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US«I-3 6 HEAD
236 LBS. 51:00.
STOCK CATTLE: 460 HEAD. GOOD
QUALITY OFFERED. STEERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400
LBS. 63.00-78.00; 400-600 LBS.
65.00- 600-700 LBS. 63.00-78.00;
700-800 LBS. 57.00-72.00; 800-1000 LBS.
56.00-
HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 57.00-71.00;
400-700 LBS. 56.00-72.00; 700-900 LBS.
48.00-60.00.
BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 60.00-82.00;
400-700 LBS. 55.0073.00; 700800 LBS.
48.0053.00; 8001000 LBS. 44.0056.00;
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS. LARGE
SPRINGERS 800.00880.00; MEDIUM
600.00800.00; SMALL FRESH TO
400.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE SPRING 25-55 LBS.
125.00145.00; WOOLED 90110 LBS.
99.00110.00; YEARLINGS 120 LBS. AT
75.00.
GOATS: MEDIUM 50.0064.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD,
IS HEAD. 25 LBS. AT 35.00.
NEXT WED.: SPECIAL DAIRY SALE
AT 7:15 P.M. PROMISED: 8 REGIS.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 2 GOOD HOLS
TEIN SPRINGERS; 6 OPEN HEIFERS,
500 LBS., 1 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN
BULL 2V4 YEARS-OLD.
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
April 7, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 83 HEAD,
STEADY PRICES. UTILITY36.OO-40.00;
HIGH DRESSING 40.50-t2.25, 1 AT
46.00; CANNERS 31.00-35.00; SHELLY
31.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 6 HEAD. YG#l 1250-1600
LBS. 45.00-48.00; YG#2 2145 LBS. AT
43.50.
FED STEERS: SELECT HOLSTEINS
WAITER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Lancaster Stockyard 717-397-5136
1147 Lititi Pike, Lancaster, PA
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
Friday, April 18
• 80 Head Angus Calves out of New York State
• 30 Head Angus & Charolais from Chester Co., PA
• 100 Head out of the Eastern Shore
Plus 250 Head of Local Cattle -
Slaughter Cattle Consignments are also welcome.
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LEESPORT, BERKS COUNTY, PA 19533 (610)926-1307
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
EVERY WEDNESDAY
1:00 PM
Serving Eastern Pennsylvania for 50 years
BUI Weist S Woody Weiat, Managers
1200-1400 LBS. SZOO-54.00.
VEAL CALVES; 191 HEAD. GOOD
120-150 LBS. 40.00-50.00; CULLS
85-120 LBS. 28.00-35.00; 50-80 LBS.
20.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
3.00- HIGHER. #1 95-120 LBS.
60.00- «1 90 LBS. 45.00-58.00; #2
80-95 LBS. 35.0045.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #190120 LBS. 125.00147.00;
#2 8095 LBS. 55.0090.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 70.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 44 HEAD, 1.00
HIGHER. US#l-2 250-270 LBS.
50.00-51.50; #2&3 240-265 LBS.
49.0050.00; FEW #l-3 275-280 LBS.
50.25; 1 390 LB. AT 40.50.
SOWS: 500725 LBS. 43.0044.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 40 HEAD. STEERS,
FEW OFFERED. 300500 LB. HERE
FORDS 58.0060.50; 1 BLACK 875 LBS.
AT 56.00; 1 HOLSTEIN 900 LBS. AT
46.50.
HEIFERS: 300500 LBS. 51.0063.00;
500700 LBS. 48.0053.00; 7 ANGUS X
STOCK COWS 1000-1200 LBS.
47.0053.00.
BULLS: 300500 LBS. 58.0073.00;
700900 LBS. 44.0048.00; HOLSTEIN
350700 LBS. 38.0045.00.
LAMBS: FEW OFFERED. 1 GOOD 85
LBS. AT 117.50.
SHEEP: FEW 40.0047.00.
GOATS: LARGE BILLY AT 107.50;
MEDIUM 42.0060.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD.
14 HEAD 30-40 LBS. 40.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dcwart, Pa.
Monday, April 7, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: 50.00-68.50.
HEIFERS; 50.00-64.00.
GOOD COWS: 33.00-42.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
27.00-35.00.
BULLS: 39.00-42.00.
VEAL 90-190 LBS. 75.00-157.50.
70-90 LBS. 3aoo-75.00.
HOGS 40.00-49.25.
SOWS 40.00-45.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 20.00-52.00 HEAD.
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