Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Impection Aug. 27, 1997 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP TUESDAY 8/27/97 (EST) 131,000 5.000 358,000 14,000 WEEK AGO (ESI) 132,000 7,000 343,000 14,000 YEAR AGO (ACT) 130,000 7,000 353.000 15,000 WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 386,000 18,000 1,047,000 45,000 SAME PD LT WK (ESI) 394.000 19,000 992,000 40,000 SAME PD LT YR (EST) 392,000 21.000 1,030,000 44,000 PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 105,000, COW AND BULL 25,000. Eighty-Four Livestock EIGHTY FOUR, PA AUGUST 25,1997 CATTLE 592 [PDA] cows and bulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS few Choice 925/1190 lbs 62 00-66 50, few Select 52 00-59 00, Standard 43 00-51 00 HOLSTEINS Standard 37 00-46 00 HEIFERS Select 55 00-59 00, Standard 40 00-51 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 37 00-40 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 3100-36 50, Canner and Low Cutter 24 00-31 00 Shells down to 1600 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1135/2100 lbs 44 50-50 00, one 54 00, No 2 900/2245 lbs 34 00-44 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 300/500 lbs 69 00- 89 00, 550/875 lbs 65 00-76 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 350/500 lbs 60 00- 65 00, 500/800 lbs 51 00-63 00, few to 45 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 300/525 lbs 61 00-79 00, 550/875 lbs 62 00-70 00, Medium & Laige Frame No 2 320/500 lbs 50 00-62 00, 520/850 lbs 40 00-60 00, few 35 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1 300/50Q lbs 68 50-90 00, 515/715 lbs 6300-7400, Medium & Large Frame No 2 400/850 lbs 48 00-64 00 CALVES 190 VEALERS few Choice 135/285 lbs 66 00-72 50, Good 145/280 lbs 40 00-60 00, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs 25 00-32 00, 75/85 lbs 19 00-30 00, Utility 40/70 lbs 7 50-17 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady to 10 00 lower No 1 Holstein bulls 95/125 lbs 70 00-107 50 mostly 80 GO -95 00, No 2 80/120 lbs 30 00-65 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 95/125 lbs 85 00- 110 00, few No 2 90/100 lbs 55 00-67 50 Beef cross bulls and heifers 70/120 lbs 35 00-75 00, 160/285 lbs 65 00-92 00 HOGS 57 Barrows and gilts steady BARROWS AND GILTS: few US 1-2 210/250 lbs 55 00-57 50, US 1-3 255/265 lbs 53 00-54 00, US 2-3 290/310 lbs 48 00-53 00 SOWS US 1-3 320/655 lbs 40 GO -45 00 BOARS couple 310 & 480 lbs 38 00 & 38 75 FEEDER PIGS 8 .US 1-3 28/28 lbs 22 00-24 00 per head SHEEP 258 Slaughter lambs steady to 5 00 higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 105/130 lbs 87 00-98 00, Choice 60/75 lbs 86 00-114 00, 80/100 lbs 88 50-100 00, 105/130 lbs. 87 00- 98 00, Good and Choice 70/110 lbs 69 00- 79 50 FEEDER LAMBS. Good and Choice 40/55 lbs 70 00-92 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 26 00-49 00 GOATS 36 Large Billies 110/135 lbs 63 00-66 00 per cwt Medium - 45 00- 60 00, Medium Nannies 40 00-48 00, Small Kids 13 00-18 00 per head Leesport Livestock LEESPORT, PA AUGUST 27,1997 CATTLE 230 [PDA] Supply included 124 slaughter steers & heifers & 52 feeder cattle Compared with last week’s sale slaughter steers weak to 1 00 lower, cows unevenly steady, bulls steady STEERS Choice 1075/1275 lbs 63 50-65 25, Select 58 00-63 50, few Standard 48 50-54 25 HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prune 1350/1475 lbs 59 00—62 50, Choice 1300/1610 lbs 56 00-59 00, Select 51 00- 54 75, Standard 47 00-50 00 ' HEIFERS few Choice 1060/1495 lbs 61.50-63 75, few Select 57 25-61 25, Standard 45 00-52.00 COWS' Breaking Utility and Commercial 37 50-42 50, Cutler and Boning Utility 34 00-40 50, Canner and Low Cutter 26 00-34 75 Shells down to 1600 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1280/2265 lbs 45 00-50 50, one at 53 50, few Yield Grade No 2 1130/1280 lbs 37 00-44 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and laige Frame No 2 250/590 lbs 51 00- 52 50, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 400/750 lbs 56 50-77 50, Medium Frame No 2 480/775 lbs 38 00-53 75, Large Frame No 2 Holstems 250/590 lbs 37 50-50 00, BULLS Medium Frame No 1 265/690 lbs 51 00-75 00, Medium and Large Frame No 2 400/750 lbs 35 00-51 00 Few Good & Choice Slaughter Calves 250/40fTlbs 42 50-45 00 CALVES 212 VEALERS Standard and Good 70/95 lbs 18 00-22 50, Utility 65/90 lbs 1000- 1600 FARM CALVES' Holsteih bulls mostly steady No 1 90/120 lbs 70 00-115 00. No 2 85/120 lbs 20 00-50 00, No I Holstein heifers 95/115 lbs 12000-15000, No 2 70/85 lbs 2000-7000 Few Beef Cross bulls & heifers 80/140 lbs 35 00-95 00. HOGS 99 Barrows and gilts 200 to 3 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 235/260 lbs 50 00- 50 75. US 1-3 225/260 lbs 48 25-49 75, 1-3 195/210 lbs 42 50- 48 00 SOWS- Few US 1-3 300/480 lbs 39 00-42 00, 500/625 lbs 42 50-43 25, few Medium 270/450 lbs 25 00-28 00 BOARS- few 265/660 lbs 34 00-39 50 FEEDER PIGS 158 US 1-3 20/35 lbs 70 00-10000, 1-3 45/65 lbs 45 00- 67 50, Utility 40/90 lbs 32 50-65 00—per cwt SHEEP 49 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 70/125 lbs 80 00-100 00 • SLAUGHTER SHEEP 28 00-55 00 GOATS 20 one Large 147 50, few Small 52 50-57 50, Large Kids 35 00- 56 00, Small Kids 18 00-32 50 per head St. Louis Cattle, Hogs SPRINGFIELD, 1L AUGUST 25, 1997 Compared with lan week. Slaughter ttecn and heifen steady to weak, except holstein steers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Supply mainly Select and Choice need and betters. Moderate supply of holiiein ateera. Around 20% oowa. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 975-1350 lb«. 62.00-64.00; few 2-3 and Black and Black Baldiea 2-4 1100-1400 Iba. 64.00-65.00. Several Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1275 Iba. 60.00-62.00; Select 2-3 1000-1250 Iba. 57.0060.00. Holstein Steen; Choice 2-3 1350-1500 Iba. 60.0063.00, package 1475 Iba. at 63.75; Select and Choice 2-3 1300-1600 Iba. 57.0060.00; Select 2-3 1100-1600 Iba. 50.00-57.00; Low Utility 45.00-50:00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 975-1300 Iba. 62.0064.00. few Black and Black Baldiea 2-4 1100-1400 Iba. 64.00- Select and Choice 2-3 975-1175 lbs. 60.0062.00; Select 2-3 850-1200 Iba. 57.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Outer, Boning and Breaking Utility 1-4 35.00-38.00; High Yielding 38.00-39.00; High Yielding Boning and Breaking Utility 2-3 39.00- Canner and Low Cutler 1-2 32.00- Shelly Canner 1-2 29.0032.00; Low Yielding 25.00-29.00 BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1275-1900 Iba. 42.0046.00; Yield Grade 1 1075-1600 lbs. 46.0047.00. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame, Moderately Fleshy to Fleshy:, 1000-1100 Iba. 58.00-63.00; 1100-1200 lbs. 56.0061.00; Partial load Mixed Feed er steers and heifers. 101 S lbs. at 61.25. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction ft Appraisal Sendee Churchvllle, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, August 27, 1997 SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 11001400 LBS. 66.0069.00; SELECT ft LOW CHOICE 10001500 LBS. 60.0065.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE ft PRIME 12501400 LBS. 58.0061.00; CHOICE 12001500 LBS. 56.0058.00; SELECT. ALL WEIGHTS 51.0055.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE * PRIME 9501300 LBS. 64.00-67.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 55.0061.00. COWS: MARKET ZOO LOWER. BRK. UT. A COMM. 2-4 8ULK37.0040.00; HI DRESSING 41.0044.00; CUTTER & BON. UT. 35.00-35.00 t HI DRESSING 35.00- CANNIER A CUTTERS 27.00- LOW DRESSING 25.00 * DOWN. BULLS: MARKET 100 LOWER. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 48.00-51.00. VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE AKD PRIME 200-400 LBS. 59.00- HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-58.00. FARM CALVES: MARKET 20.00 LOWER. HOL BULLS 100-125 LBS. 65.00- HOL. BULLS 15-95 LBS. 41.00- HOL HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS. 98.00-115.00; SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 25.00-64.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 12.00- FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 3.00 HIGHER. BULLS A STEERS 400900 LBS. 53.00l4.00; HEIFERS 300700 LBS. 49.0076.00. LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS. 74.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 80.00- HEAVY EWES 24.0033.00, LIGHT 31.0043.00 COATS: MARKET STEADY. SMALL 30.0035.00; MEDIUM 45.0060.00; LARGE 70.00115.00 HOGS: MARKET 2.00 LOWER. 210-250 LBS. 52.00-54.00; 255-300 LBS. 47.00-52.00. HEAVY SOWS 39.00-46.00, LIGHT 33.00-42.00. BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 35.00-40.00. New Holland Horses New Holland Sale* Sublet New Holland, PA Monday, Auguit 25, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction 243 HEAD. MARKET STRONGER. WORK HORSES 885.00-1075.00. DRIVING 550.00-1025.00. RIDING 450.00-960.00 BETTER RIDING 1025.00-1200.00. REGISTERED RIDING 735.00-2050.0 a KILLERS, HEAVYWEIGHTS 220.00- LIGHTWEIGHTS 585.00- PONIES 150.00-425.00. LARGE PONIES 510.00615.00. COLTS 225.00-435.00, 1 COLT AT 635.00.