Mercer Livestock MERCER, PA MAY 27,1997 CATTLE 286 [PDA], Compared with last week’s sale si steers 1.00 to 2 00 lower, cows 75 higher STEERS few High Choice and Prime 1225/1500 lbs 66 00-68 00, Choice 1050/1600 lbs 63 00-67 00, Select 58 00 64 25, few Standard 53 50-55 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1220/1550 lbs 6125-63 50, Choice 1100/1625 lbs 56 50-60 00, few Select 53 75-55 00 HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 1100/1370 lbs 66 50-68 50, Choice 970/1300 lbs 62 00-67 00, few Select 53 25-60 25 COWS few Breaking Utility and Commercial 40 50-44 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 34 75-42 00, Canner and Low Cutter 31 75-36 50 Shells down to 25 50 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1125/1645 lbs 46 50-48 55, No 2 840/1935 lbs 36 75-46 00 FEEDER CATTLE' STEERS' Medium & Large Frame No I 325/700 lbs 67 00-80 00, 800/1025 lbs 64 GO -67 00, HEIFERS Medium Frame No 1 265/735 lbs 61 00-73 00, Large Frame No 2 485/1000 lbs. 40.00-54 00, Medium frame No 2 325/700 lbs 47.50-59 00, HULLS few Large Frame No 2 550/850 Tbs 39 00-44 50 CALVES 106 VEALERS: one Choice 235 lbs @ 96 00, few Good 180/215 lbs 62 50-8000, Utility 55/80 lbs 1000-3000 FARM CALVES: few No. 1 Holstein bulls 120/135 lbs 70.00-102.50, 90/115 lbs. 92 50-122.00, few 85 lbs 75 GO -87 50, No 2 85/130 lbs 40 00-85 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 90/95 lbs 125 00- 140 00, No 2 70/110 lbs 39 00-100 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 85/160 lbs 75 00-100.00 HOGS 107 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/260 lbs 58 00-59 60, The Building you want. 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Payment options include monthly, quarterly, annually, * as well as, skip or specially designed seasonal payments. flow do you start leasing a building from Telmark? Talk with a qualified builder to determine your needs and building cost. And call your Telmark representative. Ken Darlington 717-733-3532 Mike Dixon 814-684-5707 US 1-3 220/250 lbs 56 25-57 50, US 2-3 210/275 lbs 55 00-55 70, US 1-3 150/195 lbs 50 00-75 50 SOWS' few Medium 360/465 lbs 36 50-45 55 BOARS- one 230 lbs @ 42 50 FEEDER PIGS 1 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 5 SLAUGHTER LAMBS couple Choice 58 lbs @ 109 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 24 GO -35 00 GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST' Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Sat., May 24, 1997 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 60.00-81.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-74.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 55.00-63.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD. NONE AVAILABLE; LIGHT 30.00-37.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 63.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.00-58.d0. BULLS HEAVY 45.00-50.00, LIGHT 40.00-48.50. COWS UTILITY HOLSTBINS 36.00-44.00, CANNERS 30.00-35.00, ■CULLS 28.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 105.00. MEDIUM TO G00D35.00-55.00. 808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 60.00-104.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 105.00; BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 95.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 54.00-57.00, HEAVY 45.00-55.00, LIGHT 43.00-50.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD, UP TO 70.00. SOWS; UP TO 45.00. MALE HOGS: UP TO 40.00. LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 116.00; 85-125 LBS. UP TO 110.00; 30-60 LBS. Doug Snee 412-627-5941 Lisa Francisco Sonnen 717-866-9217 412-346-3455 & Telmark Inc. 800-451-3322 Paul Shipper 302-456-1931 McLean 410-827-5052 Frank Hunter 716-595-3954 UP TO 150.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN. SHEEP: UP TO 35.00. GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD. LARGE 50.00-75.00; MEDIUM 20.00-48.50; SMALL 8.00-38.00. Leesport Livestock LEESPORT, PA MAY 28,1997 CATTLE 277 [PDA] [Supply included 146 slaughter steers and heifers and 24 feeder cattle] Compared with last Wednesday’s sale si steers and heifers mostly steady, cows steady to 2 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS few High Choice and Prime 1005/1280 lbs 68 50- 69 00, Choice 1165/1505 lbs 63 25-68 75, Select 55 00-63 25, Standard 51 00-57 75 HOLSTEINS- High Choice and Prune 1345/1740 lbs 6150-63 25, Choice 1220/1835 lbs 56 00-62 00, Select 51 75- 56 75, few Standard 45 00-49 00 HEIFERS Choice 990/1200 lbs 63 75-66 50, Select 57 75-61 25, Standard 48 75-52 75 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 4100-45 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 35 00-41 25. Canner and Low Cutter 32 00-36 75, few 29 00 Shells down to 19 00 BULLOCKS couple Select 55 50 & 56 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1000/2395 lbs 46 00-5150, No 2 900/2325 lbs 41 50-46 50. FEEDER CATTLE, STEERS' Large Frame No 2 500/620 lbs 52.50-53 50, HEIFERS- few Medium Frame No. I 700/765 lbs 58 00-59 50, few Medium Frame No 2 550/600 lbs. 48 00-55 00 CALVES 152 VEALERS: one Choice 290 lbs @ 80 00, few Good 120/160 lbs 47 50-67 50, Standard and Good 70/110 lbs 30 00-47 50, Utility Elizabeth Anderson 410-651-4128 Andrew Mike Fullam 717-966-9202 60/90 lbs 2000-32 50 SLAUGHTER CALVES few Choice 550/660 lbs 50 00-6100 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 20 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls 95/120 lbs 127 50-150 00, few to 155 00. No 2 85/120 lbs 62 50-110 00, few No I Holstein heifers 85/110 lbs 105 00- 112 50, few No 2 75/100 lbs. 45 00-85 00 One beef cross bulls and heifers 145 lbs 90 00 HOGS 85 Bairows and gilts SO to I (X) lower, sows 1 00 to 2 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US I 2 225/255 lbs 56 00-57 00, US 1-3 230/270 IJps 54 10-55 25, US 2-3 225/260 lbs 5| 75-53 25 SOWS US I 3 425/490 lbs 40 GO -42 00, 525/685 lbs 45 50-48 00 BOARS one @ 43 00 FEEDER PIGS 86 US 1-3 20/45 lbs 100 00-120 00, lot 87 00 —percwl SHEEP 41 SLAUGHTER LAMBS’ few High Choice and Prime 65/90 lbs 125 00-140 00, Choice 30/55 lbs 110 00- 122 50, 65/80 lbs 105 00-11000, Good and Choice 35/60 lbs 75 00-102 50 SLAUGHTER SHEEP’ 25 00-4000, Yearlings to 67 50 GOATS 11 Large Kids 35 00-65 00, Small Kids 15 00-27 50 per head Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. May 26, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS; 82 HEAD, MARKET STEADY TO 1.50 LOWER. UTILITY 38.00-43.25; HIGH DRESS ING 44.00-46.50; CANNBRS GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK MARKEI Off Exit 3 of 1-81 GREENCASTLE. PA, 17225 SALES EVERT MONDAY at 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY at 1:00 P.M. NEXT FEEDER CATTLE SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 6 1,000 Head HAY* STRAWSALEBOTH DAYS at 11:30 A.M. FEEPSH CATTLE SALE UtFrlday Night of Every Month at 7:15 Rabbit* & Produce Sale Wedtmfliiifgr at 8:30 P.M. Charles “Jim” Metz. OFF. MGR. Res. (301) 739-4470 • Market Hogs • Boars *sows I • Cull Pigs GOODS LIVESTOCK, INC. • Mu Discounts For Hog Color • N Commissi >n , • Proml-t Cash Payment \ fcs A ft a Monday 6:30-11:00 A.M. Friday 6:30-10:00 A.M. Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepolntville, Denver, Pa (717) 445-5776 • Fax (717) 445-6963 Lancaster Famting, Saturday, May 31, 1997-AI 33.00-37.00; SHELLY 33.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: YG#l 1600-1900 LBS. 48.75. VEAL CALVES: 214 HEAD. CHOICE 1 370 LBS. AT 88.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 42.00-50.00; 50-80 LBS. 28.0042X0. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS, PRICES HIGHER. #1 95-120 LBS. 110.00-135.00; 80-90 LBS. 70.00-90.00; #2 80-100 LBS. 50.0065.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90120 LBS. 125.00147.00; #2 75-100 LBS. 65.00110.00; BEEF X BULLS 60.00-105.00; HEIFERS TO 62.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 35 HEAD, 1.00 LOWER. US#l-2 225-260 LBS. 58.50; #l&3 280290 LBS. 49.0053.00; #2&3 220250 LBS. TO 55.50; 12 HEAD 300325 LBS. 46.5047.50. SOWS: 400500* LBS. 41.50-43.25; 500600 LBS. TO 46.25. BOARS: 300500 LBS. 38.25. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS FEW HOLSTEINS 350600 LBS. 59.0064.00. HEIFERS: NO GOOD BEEF BREEDS OFFERED. MEDIUM 350700 LBS. 45.0055.00; ROUGH HOL 49.0061.00. BULLS: 1 400 LBS. AT 65.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 85-115 LBS. 90.00-95.00; FEW 120-135 LBS 80.0089.00. SHEEP: TO 35.00, 1 AT 53.00. COATS: 1 AT 56.00. OFFICE - 717-597-2171 t i , INC. Jeffrey S. Craig, OWNER Res. (717) 532-5224 t m a
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