Leesport Livestock Leesport, PA September 3, 1997 CATTLE 304 [PDA] [Supply included 158 slaughter steers and heifers and 29 feeder cattle] Compared with last Wednesday's sale slaughter steers steady, slaughter heifers steady to 2 00 higher, cows steady to strong. SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1165/1455 lbs 66 DO -68 50, Choice 1150/1595 lbs 63 50- 65 75, Select 57 50-63 50, few Standard 51 50-54 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1285/1510 lbs 59 00-6150, Choice 1070/1590 lbs 56 00-58 75, Select 51 50-55 50, Standard 48 00-50 00 HEIFERS Choice 1060/1285 lbs 63 00-65 75, Select 56 25-63 50, Standard 44 25-48 50 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 38 25-42 75, couplw to 45 75, Cutter and Boning Utility 33 00-39 50, Canner and Low Cutter 25 00-34 00 Shells down to 20 00 BULLOCKS couple Select 48 00 & 50 00 BULLS few Yield Grade No I 1225/1420 lbs 50 50-53 00, couple No 2 1120/1270 lbs 44 00 & 45 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS' Medium Frame No 1 & 2 430/980 lbs 55 00- 78 00, few Large Frame No 2 125/180 lbs Holsteins 55 00, HEIFERS Medium Frame No 1 & 2 400/635 lbs 45 00-63 50, few 38 00, BULLS few Medium & Large Frame No 2 450/815 lbs 46 00-59 00 CALVES 210 VEALERS few Choice 270/350 lbs 61 00-82 50, Sfandard and Good 80/115 lbs 20 00-30 00, Utility 60/95 lbs 10 00-20 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady to 500 lower No 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs 65 00-107 50. No 2 80/125 lbs 25 00-55 00; few No I Holstein heifers 100/120 lbs 100 00- 150.00, No 2 65/90 lbs 19 00- 62 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 70/110 lbs 30 00-67 50 Farmer Boy Ag Systems 1 Purina Mills, Inc. Jl P.O. Box 248 — 1 Camp Hill, PA 17001 Full Line of Parts in Stock Hours? Mon-Fri 7 to 5:30 For Your Poultry, Hog and n ■ • n . Sat 7:30 to Noon cauie needs. Farmer Boy Ag Systems 24 Hour IWC* m r^T service T* 4 iq East Lincoln Avenue, Mycrstown, PA 17067 “sSi■ 9/6/97 717-866-7565 • 1-800-845-3374 we ship ups HOGS 78. Barrows and gilts I 00 to 2 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2 245/265 lbs 47 50-49 00, US 1-3 230/260 lbs 44 75-47 25 SOWS- US 1-3 310/540 lbs 34 DO -42 50, few 600/710 lbs 35 50-39.50. BOARS few 460/650 lbs 33 75- 34 00, one 210 lbs 38 00 FEEDER PIGS 29 Utility (slaughter) 45/75 lbs 37 50-50 00 per cwt SHEEP 15 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few Choice 40/70 lbs 100 00-115 00, couple 110/130 lbs 8750 & 10250. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 35 00-45 00, one 57 50 GOATS 30 Couple Large 77 50 & 100 00, Medium 42 50-72 50, Large Kids 30 00-52 50, Small 11 00-20 00 per head Mercer Livestock Mercer PA September 2, 1997 CATTLE 398 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale slaughter steers lower on a small supply, cows mixed, 50 higher to 50 lower STEERS- Choice 1025/1400 lbs 62 00-66 00, Select 55 00-60 75 HOLSTEINS few High Choice and Prime 1215/1655 lbs 60 75-63 50. Choice 1200/1635 lbs 55 00-61 00 HEIFERS few Choice 1075/1300 lbs 60 50-64 00, Select 53 75-60 50. few Standard 40 00-50 25 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 38 00-41 75, Yield Grade 533 00-33 75, Cutter and Boning Utility 32 00-39 00, Canner and Low Cutter 27 75-33 50 Shells down to 19 00 BULLOCKS couple-Select 1105/1350 lbs 48 75 & 49 75 BULLS few Yield Grade No I 1475/1665 lbs 45 50-47 00. No 2 1165/1560 lbs 35 00-43 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Fra'me No 1 250/800 lbs 64 00-79 00. few to 88 00, Large Frame No 2 725/1150 lbs 43 00- 49 00, few Medium Frame No 2 360/825 lbs 50 50-60 00, HEIFERS Sponsoredbyi Medium & Large Frame No 1 250/725 lbs 60 00-76 00, Medium & Large Frame Frame No 2 250/700 lbs 47 00-58 50, BULLS few Medium Frame No I 200/695 lbs 66 00-82 00. Medium Frame No 2 325/850 lbs 40 50- 57 50 CALVES 116 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/85 lbs 20 00-28 00, Utility 55/85 lbs 5 00-17 50 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 Its 90 00-115 00, few to 120 00, No 2 85/115 lbs 31 GO -92 50, one No 1 Holstein heifer 95 lbs 140 00, few No 2 70/125 lbs 37 50-110 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 140/185 lbs 52 00-69 00, few 65/115 lbs 27 50-1 10 00 HOGS 35 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 215/260 lbs 47 50-48 25 US 1-3 240/280 lbs 45 75-46 75 SOWS one US 3 720 lbs 40 00 FEEDER PIGS 0 SHEEP 0 GOATS 0 Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty Ffalr, PA September 1, 1997 CATTLE 401. [Report supplied by the auction] SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice & Prime 64 00-69 00, Choice 975 lbs 58 50, Select 52 50-57 00, Standard 44 00-50 50 HEIFERS Select 50 00-54 00, Standard 40 50- 48 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 36 50-39 50, few to 42 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 30 50-36 00. Canner and Low Cutter 24 50-30 00 Shells down to 15 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1375/1925 lbs 46 00-54 00, No 2 975/1890 lbs 41 50-45 50 FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS Medium & Large Frame No I 200/300 lbs 78 00-95 00. 300/500 lbs 75 00- 89 00, 500/800 lbs 60 00-77 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 200/300 lbs 66 00-80 00, 300/500 lbs. 60 00-78 00, 500/800 lbs 58 GO -74 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame Blue Ball National Bank Route 30 & 41 Gap, PA 17527 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6, 1997-Al9 No 1 200/300 lbs 73 00-85 00. 300/500 lbs 70 00-84 50, 500/800 lbs 52.00-75 00 CALVES 197 VEALERS Choice 140/210 lbs 64 00-72 50, Good 125/175 lbs 41.00-61 00, Standard and Good 85/125 lbs 30 00-38 50, Utility 55/85 lbs 18 00-31 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95/120 lbs 70 00-100 00 mostly 70 00-95 00, No 2 90/125 lbs 45 00-67 50, few No 1 Holstein heifers 95/110 lbs 107 50-116 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 85/115 lbs 35 00-77 50 HOGS 63 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 240/280 lbs 46 50-49 50 SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs 35 GO -41 00, 500/650 lbs 40 00-42 50 BOARS 380/520 lbs 36 50-38 50 FEEDER PIGS US 1-3 35/59 lbs 26 00-41 00 per head SHEEP 144 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 75/100 lbs 83 00-104 00, Choice 60/100 lbs 75 00-85 50, 100/120 lbs 7800-9400 FEEDER LAMBS' Good and Choice 30/60 lbs 73 00-10100 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 27 50-45 00 GOATS 27 Large Billies 55 GO -92 50, Medium 45 00-58 00, Large Nannies 38 00-51 00, Medium 26 00 35 00, Large Kids 10 00-22 00 per head Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 pan. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997 RETURN TO FARM CALF 50.00-80.00. GOOD VEAL: 30.00-49.00. COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00. CHOICE STEERS; 63.00-67.00. SELECT STEERS: 58.00-62.00. COMMON STEERS: 37.00-57.00. COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.00-41 OO Directions: Route 30 West of Lancaster; Route 896 into Strasburg. Turn right on Route 896 and proceed to “Y”. Stay right on Route 896 for about 4 miles. Turn left on White Oak Road. Cross over Mine Road. Farm is about 1/2 mile qn left side. [ markets* \not available due to the holiday CANNERS-CUTTERS: 27.00-34.00. SHELLS: 24.00-26.00. CHOICE HEIFERS: 62.00-66.00. SELECT HEIFERS: 59.00-61.00. COMMON HEIFERS: 52.00-58.00. GOOD FEEDERS: 55.00-77.00. COMMON FEEDERS: 35.00-54.00. BULLS: 38.00-41.00. Wins Award HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) Milton Hershey School student Terry Donaher Jr. earned the title of national team leader at the Annual National Institute on Cooperative Education. For his achievement, he was awarded an opportunity to attend next year’s National Institute in Anaheim, Calif. To win the award, Terry suc cessfully advanced through a number of regional, state, and national levels of competition. A variety of educators, department of agricultural representatives, and cooperative business leaders comprised the panel of judges. For the competition, Terry pre pared and presented a research paper entitled, “Cooperatives: The Key to Unlocking a Better Tomor row,” led a conference workshop, and completed a series of inter views.
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