Mercer Livestock Mercer, Pa. Tueadaj, October 21, 1997 Report Suppliee bj PDA CATTLE: 364 HEAD. STEERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1230-1405 LBS. 67.5068.1;00; CHOICE 1040-1425 LBS. 63.50-67.25; SELECT 56.50-62.00. HOLSTEINS: ONE CHOICE 1090 LBS. 56.00; COUPLE SELECT 53.50, FEW STANDARD 40.00-48.00. HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 1060-1310 LBS. 60.75-64.75; FEW SELECT 55.00-60.00; FEW STANDARD 45-52.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL CUTTERS 35.00-40.00, YIELD GRADE #4*s 31.00-34.25; CUT TER A BONING UTILITY 30.00-37.50; CANNER A LOW CUTTER 25.00-31.75; SHELLS DOWN TO 22.00. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE #1 1080-2185 LBS. 41.00-46.75; #2 1000-1855 LBS. 34.00-39.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: MED. FRAME #1 340-970 LBS. SO.OO-65.00; LARGE FRAME #2 500-875 LBS. 35.00-46.00; MED. FRAME #2 275-790 LBS. 40.00-52.50. HEIFERS: FEW LRGE FRAME #1 700-905 LBS. 45.50-49.00; MED. FRAME # 1 330-680 LBS. 50.50-61.00; MED. FRAME #2 340-820 LBS. 35.00-46.00. BULLS: FEW LARGE FRAME #1 735-950 LBS. 45.50-48.50; MED. FRAME 4 1 240-640 LBS. 49.00-63.00; LARGE FRAME #2 260-555 LBS. 36.00-43.00; MED FRAME # 2 250-715 LBS. 41 00-49.00. CALVES: 132. VEALERS: STANDARD A GOOD 70-110 LBS. 20.00-34.00; UTILITY 55-85 LBS. 9.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: FEW #1 HOLSTEIN ■ia automatic farm systems 6OB E. Evergreen Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-274-5333 • New GSI 24 ’’ Hi S h Tem P Va P°r Heater $540 WE CUSTOM MANUFACTURE. Painted, Galvanized and Stainless Steel Fabrication, Feed Bins, Feeders, Covers, Dump Pits, Augers, and Control Systems to Automate Your Operation. BULLS 125-140 LBS. 60.00-85.00; 90-115 LBS. 75.00-105.00; FEW TO 114.00; #2 85-125 LBS. 34.00-72.00; ONE #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFER 105 LBS. 95.00; #2 75-95 LBS. 37.00-90.00; FEW BEEF X BULLS A HEIFERS 90-110 LBS. 100.00-105.00. HOGS: 43. BARROWS A GILTS: US #l-3 215-265 LBS. 44.25-46.50. SOWS: ONE US #l-3 590 LBS. 42.00. FEEDER PIGS: 3 NO TEST. SHEEP: 0 NO TEST. GOATS: 1 ONE MED. BILLY 38.00 PER HEAD. Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Oklahoma City, OK Wed Oct 22, 1997 USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week ly Cattle Summary Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00- lower. Feeder heifers steady. Demand light to moderate for steers, mod erate to good for heifers. Steer and heifer calves 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand very good for light calves, moderate for heavy calves. Calf quality average to attractive and improved from past several weeks. Calf flesh remains heavy and normal for the season. Wheat and rye grazing pros pects looking very good. Some early planted fields ready to graze. Late planted pastures will need couple more weeks to set roots before turning out. Quality of feeders plain to average. Flesh conditions slightly thin to medium with average to full weigh-ups. Slaughter cows - 2.00- lower, greatest decline on Con ner cows, least decline on Utilities. Slaugh ter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Supply consisted of a moderate AOGERS AUGER INSTALLATIONS ✓ In feedtots ✓ In drying systems ✓ Commercial applications ✓ At feedmills or elevators Irouni dairy bams ✓ At your gram bins or bulk tanks ✓ Replacement Augers for feed mixers and farm equipment number of Utilities but culling season is well under way with a large increase noted in Canncr and Cutter’s. Total of 850 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent to packers. Receipts this week 15,000; last week 6,050; last year 15,241. Supply consisted of 44 percent yearlings and few calves over 600 lbs; 50 percent calves under 600 lbs; 6 percent cows and bulls. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in parenthesis. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large I Cajves: few 300-350 lbs (306 lbs) 110.50-113.50 (112.06); 350-400 lbs (381 lbs) 97.00-107.00 (102.53); 400-450 (428) 98.00-106.00 (100.85); 450-500 lbs (471 lbs) 92.50-99.00 (95.64); 500-550 lbs (524 lbs) 87.00-94.00 (91.39); 550-600 lbs (577 lbs) 82.50-88.00 (85.82); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 76.25-83.00 (79.04); 700-750 lbs (723 lbs) 75.50-76.75 (76.32); Yearlings: 700-750 lbs (724 lbs) 76.50-79.00 (78.17); 750-800 lbs (780 lbs) 74.50-77.00 (76.08); 800-850 lbs (822 lbs) 74.00-77.00 (75.17); 850-900 lbs (878 lbs) 71.00-73.75 (71.94); 900-950 lbs (929 lbs) 68.00- 70.75 (70.19); 1033 lbs 65.75. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 Calves: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 83.00-92.50 (89.42); 400-450 lbs (431 lbs) 80.00-85.00 (83.45); 450- 500 lb (477 lbs) 74.00-83.50 (79.70); 500-550 lbs (522 lbs) 73.25-78.50 (75.80), 550-600 lbs (571 lbs) 70.00-74.50 (72.65), 600-625 lbs (618 lbs) 69.00-74.50 (71.16); Yearlings; 550-600 lbs (588 lbs) 73.50- (75.35), 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 72.50- (73.31), 700-750 lbs (710 lbs) 68.75-72.75 (71.94), 800-875 lbs (850 lbs) 66.00-68.00 (66.62). Slaughter Cows: Average dressing; Cut- CUSTOM MADE Galvanized • Carbon • Stainless U-TROUGHS Standard Auger Specifications ltry& Tube Gauge 3/16" Flight Thickness Bu/Hr Call Ua For Custom Specifications Pennsylvania Agricultural Commodities Marketing Association, Inc. 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Call today to see how FACMA can broaden your marketing efforts whether you're BUYING or SELLING Agricultural Commodities A Rail Facilities are available at Green Castle fle Palmyra, PA 475 East High Street, Palmyra, PA 17078 800-PACMA Inc. • 717-838-7050 1 -800-722-6246 Started by Producers for producers nuW Consul' 00 Hea vy OW 3/16" 3/16" 3000 2000 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 25, 1997-A7 ters 29.00-31.50, Utilities 31.00-34.50; high dressing: Cutters 31.00-32.00, Utili ties 33.00- 36.50, high dressing/high bon ing: Cutters 31.00-36.75, Utilties 34.00-36.75; low dressing: Cutters 25.50-30.00, Utilities 29.00- 32.50. Can cers 22.00-27.00, low dressing or light weight 20.00-24.00. Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stockyards: Cutters 66.75, Bon ers 66.50; Breakers 62.95, few Y.G. 4-s’s 57.95; Canners 61.15. Bulls 76.20. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1350-2300 lbs average dressing 40.00-45.00; high dressing 45.00-47.50; high dressing/high boning scarce; low dressing 37.00-40.50. Four States Livestock Hagentown, Md October 22, 1997 Report aupplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 85 HEAD. 2.00- LOWER. UTILITY 34.00- HIGH DRESSING 39.00- CANNERS 29.00-33.50; SHELLY 28.00 DOWN. BULLS: FEW OFFERED YG#l 1300 LBS. 42.75. FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 65.00-67.00; AVE CHOICE 62.00-65.00; SELECT-LOW CHOICE 57.00-61.00. FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE 1100-1300 LBS. 65.00-66.50; 1 CHOICE #4 60.00. VEAL CALVES: 138 HEAD. CULLS 85-110 LBS. 26.00-35.00; 60-80 LBS. LIVESTOCK, INC. Monday 6:30-11:00 A.M. Friday 6:30-10:00 A.M. Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, Pa (717) 445-6776 • Fax (717) 445-6963 19.00-27.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS, STEADY PRICES #1 95-120 LBS. 75.00- SEV. 125-135 LBS. 60.00- #290-110LBS. 40.00-70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, FEW 95 LBS. TO 100.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 60.00; HEIF ERS TO 50.00. BUTCHER HOGS; NO TOP WEIGHT- S OFFERED FEW 1&2 300 LBS. TO 45.50; SOWS 300-500 LBS. 32 00-36 00; BOARS TO 33.00. STOCK CATTLE: 335 HEAD. GOOD QUALITY OFFERED, PRICES HIGHER. STEERS MED. AND LRGE. FRAME 200-400 LBS. 67.00-82.00; 400-600 LBS. 67.00- 600-700 LBS. 57.00-67.00, FEW TO 70.00-78.00; 700-900 LBS. 54.00- FEW TO 67.00. HEIFERS: M&L FRAME 300-500 LBS. 58.00- FEW 70.00-78.00; 500-700 LBS. 57.0072.00; 700900 LBS. FEW 49.0059.00. BULLS: 200400 LBS. 60.0078 00; 400600 LBS. 58.0070.00; 600800 LBS 53.0065.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: LRGE. FRESH A SPRINGING 75000925.00; MED. 500.00-700.00; SMALL 350.00- LAMBS; $5 HIGHER. CHOICE 95-125 LBS. 76.00-79.00; 130-135 LBS. 75.0077.00; 50-90 LBS. 800093.00. GOATS: MED. 30.0048.00; SMALL FLESHY 30.0040.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 50 HD. BY THE HEAD. ONE LOT 40 LBS. 31.00; BY THE LB. 25 HEAD 63-75 LBS. 68.0075.00. THE NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE WEDNESDAY NOV. 5.
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