Leesport Livestock Leesport, Pa April 30,1997 CATTLE 498...|PDA|...|SUPPLY IN CLUDED 137 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS AND 23* FEEDER CATTLE|...COMPARED WITH LAST WEDNESDAY’S SALE...SL. STEERS & «WS MOSTLY STEADY. STEERS: CHOICE 1060/1440 LBS. 00-68.75, SELECT 58.00-63.00, STANDARD 50.25-57.25. HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1560/1735 LBS. 59.25-64.25, CHOICE 1230/1815 LBS. 56.00-60.25, SELECT 52.50-56.50, STANDARD 44.75-48.75. HEIFERS: CHOICE 1015/1355 LBS. 61.75-66.25, SELECT 56.00-60.00, FEW STANDARD 45.00-47.25. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 40.00-45.75, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 35.50-39.00, FEW 41.00, CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 29.50-36.50. SHELLS DOWN TO 24.00. BULLOCKS; COUPLE SELECT 51.00 A 56.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 11190/ 2010 LBS. 44.75-48.50, ONE 50.00, FEW NO. 2 1030/1625 LBS. 40.00-45.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: ME- Al & LARGE FRAME NO. I 300/ IVLBS. 74.00-80.00, MEDIUM FRAME NO. 15S0/800 LBS. 66.00-71.00, LARGE FRAME NO. 2 550/975 LBS. 49.00- MEDIUM FRAME NO. 2 275/840 LBS. 57.00-68.00; HEIFERS: LARGE FRAME NO. I 450/600 LBS. 61.00- MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 & 2 400/750 LBS. 57.00-66.00, MEDIUM FRAME NO. 2 300/500 LBS. 40.00-58.00; BULLS: MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 & 2 500/850 LBS. 55.00-67.50, LARGE FRAME NO. 2 375/650 LBS. 55.00-64.00. CALVES IB4...VEALERS: FEW GOOD 50.00-65.00, STANDARD AND GOOD 75/110 LBS. 25.00-30.00, UTIL ITY 50/80 LBS. 10.00-20.00. SLAUGH TER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 450/600 LBS. 54.00-65.00. FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 95/ 125 LBS. 95.00-120.00,85/95 LBS. 85.00- 95.00, NO. 2 80/120 LBS. 50.00-87.50, FEWTO4O.OO; FEW NO. 1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90/120 LBS. 100.00- 130.00, NO. 2 80/100 LBS. 50.00-87.50. BEEF CROSS BULLS AND HEIF ERS 80/140 LBS. 40.00-70.00, ONE 85.00. ' HOGS 77...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220/265 LBS. 56.00-58.50, US 1-3 235/270 LBS. 55.00-56.00, FEW US 2-3 Mtt29o LBS. 51.50-54.25. US 1-3 315/500 LBS. 40.00- 443)0,505/610 LBS. 44.50-48.00. BOARS; 295/520 LBS. 37.25-10.00. FEEDER PIGS 106... US 1-3 20/35 LBS. 110.00-130.00, LOT 85.00 PER CWT. US 1-3 50/70 LBS. 85.00-95.00. SHEEP 43... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 30/85 LBS. 117.50-135.00, FEW GOOD 25/75 LBS. 95.00-105.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-57.50. GOATS 23... FEW MEDIUM 50.00- 70.00, FEW LARGE KIDS 40.00-45.00, SMALL KIDS 15.00-30.00. PER HEAD. RELENTLESS CONTROL MEANS RESIDUAL CONTROL All season. PURSUIT® herbicide combines contact and residual activity to clear out more than 40 weeds, including velvedeaf, cocklebur, shattercane, nightshades and foxtails. In fact, PURSUIT gives you the greatest overall weed control available. And that means you get the greatest For More Information Call 1-800-942-0500 Ahny* follow label directions. ®/~ Trademark*, American Cymimki Company Weekly Livestock Summary April 25,1997 CATTLE 5144... COMPARED WITH 6190 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 5126 HEAD A YEAR AGO. COMPARED WITH LAST FRIDAY’S SUMMARY... SLAUGHTER STEERS A COWS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER, SL. HEIF ERS & BULLS MOSTLY STEADY... SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 68.00-72.75, CHOICE 63.00-69.00, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 61.00-65.00, SELECT 55.50-64.00, STANDARD 45.00-55.50. HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICEAND PRIME 59.00-63.00, FEW TO 66.00, CHOICE 55.00-61.00, SELECT 49.00- 56.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 62.00-67.00, SELECT 55.00-63.00, STANDARD 42.00-54.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 37.00-44.00, FEW TO 46.50, CUTTER AND BONING UTIL ITY 32.00-40.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 27.00-36.00, FEW TO 24.00. SHELLS DOWN TO 18.00. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 50.00- 57.50, FEW SELECT 45.00-51.75. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1000/ 2400 LBS. 44.00-51.00, FEW TO 53.00, NO. 2 900/2000 LBS. 38.00-45.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: ME DIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. I 300/ 775 LBS. 50.00-78.00, MOSTLY 60.00- 73.00, MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 2 275/750 LBS. 42.00-60.00, LARGE FRAME NO. 2 HOLSTEINS 375/900 LBS. 40.00-55.00; HEIFERS; MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1300/750 LBS. 46.00-70.00, MOSTLY 55.00-68.00, MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 2 275/800 LBS. 34.00-56.00; BULLS: MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1300/750 LBS. 52.00-63.00, FEW TO 75.00, MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 2 275/900 LBS. 39.00-57.00. CALVES 2684... COMPARED WITH 3025 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 1696 HEAD A YEAR AGO. VEALERS MOSTLY STEADY...VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 140/300 LBS. 60.00-85.00, GOOD 130/300 LBS. 56.00-70.00, STAN DARD AND GOOD 70/110 LBS. 24.00- 40.00, FEW TO 45.00, UTILITY 50/100 LBS. 10.00-28.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 5.00-20.00 HIGHER, HOL STEIN HEIFERS MOSTLY STEADY TO STRONG...NO. 1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90/130 LBS 60.00-101.00, FEW TO 125.00, NO. 2 85/125 LBS. 45.00- 80.00, FEW TO 35.00; NO. I HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85/130 LBS. 92.00-155.00, NO. 2 80/125 LBS. 40.00-95.00. BEEF CROSS 70/120 LBS. BULLS AND HEIF ERS 40.00-95.00, FEW TO 110.00. HOGS 2332... COMPARED WITH 3111 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 4225 HEAD A YEAR AGO. BARROWS AND GILTS 2.50 TO 3.00 HIGHER, SOWS 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER...BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 220/260 LBS. 56.00-58.00, US t-3 210/ 270 LBS. 53.85-56.50, US 2-3 220/300 LBS. 51.50-54.00. SOWS: US 1-3300/500 LBS. 41.00-45.00, 475/700 LBS. 45.00- 48.00. I Wag I > s s />■ J 1 AgriCenter#^ tetor BOARS: 32.00-38.00. FEEDER PIGS I9B...COMPARED WITH 304 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 527 HEAD A YEAR AGO. FEEDER PIGS...US 1-3 30/55 LBS. 30.00-40.00 PER HEAD. SHEEP 4242... COMPARED WITH 3998 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 3106 HEAD A.YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER LAMBS UNDER SO LBS WEAK TO 30.00 LOWER, OVER 50 LBS MOSTLY STEADY, LARGE VOLUME DUE TO GREEK EASTER AND OTHER ETH NIC TRADE- SLAUGHTER LAMBS: HOICE 25/ 50 LBS. 110.00-220.00, MOSTLY 120.00- 185.00, 45/60 LBS 135.00-185.00, 55/85 LBS 130.00-167.00,75/110 LBS. 115.00- 150.00, GOOD AND CHOICE 30/80 LBS. 100.00-135.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-52.00, FEW TO 65.00. TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 879... COMPARED WITH 1505 HEAD LAST WEEK AND 848 HE AD A YEAR AGO. FEEDER PIGS 10.00-45.00 HIGHER...FEW US 1-2 20/30 LBS. 115.00- 30/40 LBS. 135.00-175.00, 40/50 LBS. 125.00-160.00, 50/60 LBS. 115.00- FEW TO 190.00, FEW 60/ 70 LBS. 90.00-160.00. PER HUN DREDWEIGHT. Mercer Livestock Mercer, Pa April 29,1997 CATTLE 379...( PDA (...COMPARE D WITH LAST WEEK’S SALE...SL. STEERS MOSTLY STEADY, COWS MIXED .50 HIGHER TO .50 LOWER. STEERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME I2SO/I4SO LBS. 69.25- 70.25, CHOICE 1050/1425 LBS. 63.00- 68.75, SELECT 55.00-65.50, STAN DARD 46.00-54.25. HOLSTEINS: FEW CHOICE 1195/ 1400 LBS. 57.25-62.25, FEW SELECT 51.75-57.00, FEW STANDARD 41.00- 50.25. HEIFERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1075/1200 LBS. 65.75- 67.25, CHOICE 930/1400 LBS. 61.25- 66.75, SELECT 54.25-61.00, STAN DARD 43.50-53.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 40.00-43.50, YIELD GRADE 4 & 5 35.00-38.00, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 34.25-41.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 32.75- 36.50. SHELLS DOWN TO 25.50. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1185/ 1475 LBS. 52.00-55.50. BULLS: YIELDGRADE NO. 11045/ 1875 LBS. 46.25-54.00, NO. 2 1125/1825 41.00-46.75. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 300/725 LBS. 61.00- FEW LARGE FRAME NO. I 425/575 LBS. 65.00-66.00, FEW ME DIUM FRAME NO. 2 735/960 LBS. 50.00- HEIFERS; FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1400/600 LBS. 60.00-69.00, FEW LARGE FRAME NO. 2 260/540 LBS. 45.00-61.00, MEDIUM FRAME NO. 2 275/675 LBS. 46.00-59.00; BULLS: FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 745/880 LBS. 59.00-66.50. CALVES 77...VEALERS: FEW STANDARD AND GOOD 75/85 LBS. 30.00-43.00. UTILITY 40/75 LBS. 10.00- return on your investment For heavy infestations of grasses, use the premiere sequential program of PROWL® followed by PURSUIT. Relentless control means residual control. For soybeans, nothing is more important. • ItHm • favinwHitil WespensWUty 25.00. FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOL STEIN BULLS 85/120 LBS. 72.50- 107.50, NO. 2 85/135 LBS. 40.00-75.00; ONE NO. I HOLSTEIN HEIFER 95 LBS. @ 145.00, FEW NO. 2 70/115 LBS. 36.00-130.00. FEW BEEF CROSS BULLS AND HEIFERS 70/100 LBS. 43.00-92.50. HOGS 23...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: FEW US 1-2 242 LBS. @ 60.00, FEW US 2-3 295/325 LBS. 53.00-54.75. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 12... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 20/40 LBS. 85.00-117.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; FEW 26.00-37.00. GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction April 28, 1997 CATTLE: 428; PDA. Supply included 124 iL steen Sc heifers, 202 si. cows and 122 feeder cattle, steen weak to 1.00 lower, heifen 1.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1265/ISOO lb., 68.00-71.50, Choice 1235/1565 Ibi. 64.00-67.50, Select 54.75-63.75, Standard 41.75-52.00. HOLSTEINS: Few High Choice and Prime 1175/1225 B», 60.75-63.50, few Choice 1300/1500 Iba. 57.00-58.75, few Select 51.25-52.75, Standard 41.75-48.75. HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 1070/1370 lbs, 66.00-69.50, Choice 1050/1320 lbs, 60.50-66.00, Select 53.00- Standard 43.75-44.75. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 35.50-41.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 36.00- Canner and Low Cutter 28.00- Shells down to 21.00. BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1250/1375 lbs, 56.00-56.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1245/2050 lbs, 46.75-55.25, No. 2 1250/1765 lbs, 45.00-46.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium & Large Frame No. 1 365/630 lbs, 54.00- Medium A Large Frame No. 2 350/550 lbs, 53.00-69.50; HEIFERS: Medium & Large Frame No. 1 325/400 lbs, 53.00- Medium A Large Frame No. 2 300/600 lbs, 42.00-65.00, BULLS; few Medium Frame No. 1 300/455 lbs, 69.00- Medium A Large Frame No. 2 375/525 lbs, 54.50-60.00. CALVES: 355: VEALERS: Standard and Good 70/100 lbs, 30.00-37.50, Utility 55/7 lbs. 22.00-28.00. FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls mostly 10.00- higher, Holstein heifers steady to stronger. No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs, 80.00- 80/90 lbs, 40.00-87.50, No. 2 80/115 lbs, 35.00-77.50; No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs, 80.00-137.50, one at 155.00, No. 2 75/85 lbs, 37.50-80.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/110 lbs, 35.00- HOGS: 44: BARROWS AND GILTS: US 2-3 280/390 lbs, 36.00-45.50. SOWS: Steady to 100 lower. US 1-3 400/490 lbs, 36.50-45.00, 500/605 lbs, 45.50-47.00, few US 2-3 285/390 lbs, 3100-34.00. BOARS: One 575 lbs at 35.00. Hardest PARTNERS- LiKMter Farming, Saturday, May 3, IM7-AIS FEEDER PIGS: II: US 1-3 75/15 Tbt. 22.50-35.00, per head. SHEEP: 50: Slaughter lamb* mocdy 5.00-10.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 25/55 Ibr. 117.50-135.00. OLD CROP LAMBS: Choice 95/110 Ibf, 87.50-115.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 30.0046.00. couple down to 24.00. GOATS: 108: SoM by the head. BILLIES: Large 75.00-120.00, Medium 41.00-67.50. NANNIES: Large 62.50-90.00, one 102.50, Medium 40.0062.50. KIDS: Large 35.00-50.00, SmaU 23.00-3250. Morrison Cove Livestock Martlnaburg, Pa. April 28, 1997 Report (applied by auction CATTLE 202. STEERS CHOICE 65.00-70.00; GOOD 61.0064.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 64.0067.00; GOOD 58.0061.00. COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL 36.0044.00; CANNER A LOW CUTTER 23.0035.00. BULLOCKS: 42.00-52.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 42.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 41.00- BULLS 39.00-64.00; HEIF ERS 35.00-58.00. CALVES 82. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST; CHOICE 70.00-83.00; GOOD 58.00- STANDARD 15.00-38.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 55.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 80.00-125.00. HOGS: 244. US NO. 1-2 54.00-55.50; US NO. 1-3 52.50-53.50. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 38.00-48.00. BOARS; 36.00-41.00. FEEDER PIGS: 13 HEAD. US#l&3 20-50 LBS. 25.00-48.00. SHEEP: 54 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 115.00- GOOD LAMBS 100.00- SLAUGHTER EWES 35.00- GOATS; 26.00-91.00. 9 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA 125.00- PER TON; TIMOTHY 130.00 PER TON. 1 LOAD OF CORN. 76.00 PER TON. Dewart Hay & Livestock Detract, Pa. Monday, April 2S, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS: 50.00-66.00. HEIFERS: 50.00-65.00. GOOD COWS; 35.00-44.00. CANNERS AND CUTTERS 28.00-35.00. BULLS: 40.00-46.25. VEAL 90-190 LBS. 90.00-170.00, 70-90 LBS. 30.00-90.00. HOGS NONE IN SALE. SOWS 43.00-47.50. FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-57.00 HEAD. HAY: 72.00-202.00. STRAW: 70.00-88.00. WOOD: NO LOADS. CORN: 74.00-90.00. OATS: 2.80-2.90 BU. HAT. STRAW A GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 12 NOON Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt 30,10 miles aaat of Lancaster In Paradise, PA) For Info. (717) 442-4181 bus. (610) 458-8518 homo
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