October 24, 1997 PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS CATTLE “5804 Compared with 8814 head last week and 8847 head a year ago Compared with last Friday's sum mary slaughter steers steady to 1 00 higher, Holsteins mostly steady, si heifers steady to 50 lower, si cows steady to 1 00 lower, bulls I 00 to 2 00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice & Prune 66 50-70 88, Choice 62 50- 68 00, Select and Low Choice 60 75- 66 00, Select 88 00-68 00, Standard 48 00-80 80 HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prune 88 0 0 62 00, few 62 80, Choice 54 00- 89 00, Select 80 00-86 00, few Standard 86 80 47 00 HEIFERS Choice 59 60-68 80, Select 84 28-62 00, few Standard 40 00- 82 00 COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial 88 00-42 00, few to 48 50, Cutter & Boning Utility 30 00-38 00, Canner and Low Cutter 24 00-83 00, few to 28 00 Shells down to 14 75 BULLS Yield Grade No I 1000/2400 lbs 40 00-47 00, No 2 900/2000 lbs 88 00-41 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 275/550 lbs 60 00- 80 00, few 500/850 lbs 56 00-74 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/600 lbs 40 00-59 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 100/600 lbs 55 00-65 00, few 73 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/700 lbs 38 00-57 00, BULLS. Medium & Large Frame No 1 270/700 lbs 48 00-65 00, few 73 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/750 lbs 40 00-60 00 CALVES 3649 Compared with 3553 head last week and 2770 head a year ago HAMMER MILLS mgh'Mrisimß & Dry Grains FEH^NS than Roller IjjUsh Mills. 1 ******* Expert Installation ON FARM STORAGE FOR MAXIMUM PROFITS • FARM BINS • GALVANIZED FANS AND HEATERS •TOP DRY SYSTEMS •GRAIN DRYERS • HOPPER BOTTOM TANKS • COMMERCIAL FLAT BOTTOM • FLEX-FLO FEED SYSTEMS • SAFETY ACCESS EQUIPMENT We Supply Expert Installation and Service Check Our Price* Before You Buy WE Painted, Galvanized and Stainless Steel Fabrication, Feed Bins, Feeders, n i!f VV *-<■>>! , , VEALERS mostly steady few Choice 180/850 lbs 70 00-78 00, few Good 125/800 lbs 40 00-68 00, Standard and Good 70/110 lbs 20 00-80 00, few to 87 00, Utility 50/100 lbs 9 00- 21 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves steady to 18 00 lower, Holstein heifers weak to 28 00 lower No 1 Holstein bulls 88/128 lbs 67 50 110 00, No 2 80/125 lbs 80 00-78 00, No 1 Hol stein heifers 88/128 lbs 70 00-1 18 00, No 2 75/128 lbs 85 00-78 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 80/118 lbs 88 00-97 80 HOGS 2429 Compared with 2169 head last week and 2058 head a year ago Bar rows and gilts fully I 00 to 2 00 lower, sows steady to 8 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/265 lbs 46 00-48 00, few 45 00, US 1-8 210/270 lbs 48 38-46 50, few US 2-3 220/880 lbs 44 00-43 25 SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs 31 00- 86 00, 800/700 lbs 35 00-39 00, few to 43 00 BOARS 30 00-85 00 FEEDER PIGS 273 Compared with 867 head last week and 421 head a year ago Feeder pigs Few US 1-3 15/30 lbs 16 00-22 00, 30/60 lbs 20 GO -36 00 per head SHEEP 1436 Compared with 1281 head last week and 849 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 15 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40/70 lbs 95 00-125 00, few to 83 00, 65/105 lbs 71 00-100 00, 100/140 lbs 65 00-80.00, few Good and Choice 105/130 lbs 44 00-77.50 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-50.00 TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 784 Compared with 842 head last week and 797 head a year ago Feeder pigs un der 50 lbs very uneven, over 50 lbs 7^'%.^;. 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Evergreen Road, Lesadcm, PA 17042 , Phone: fl 7-274-5338 steady to 15 00 lower Few US 1-2 25/40 lbs 67 50-95 00, 40/50 lbs 70 00 105 00, 50/60 lbs 57 50-82 00. 60/70 lbs 64 00-69 00, Slaughter 22/57 lbs 85 00-100 00 per hun dredweight MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MERCER, PA October 28, 1997 CATTLE 515 [PDA] steers 50 higher, cows 50 to 2 50 lower STEERS Choice 990/1450 lbs 64 00 67 75, one @ 69 25, Select 56 50 63 75, Standard 47 50-56 00 HOLSTEINS few High Choice Prime 1595/1650 lbs 61 00-65 00, Choice 1100/1490 lbs 58 75-61 few Select 51 00-54 25, Standard 56 4 8 00 HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 1155/1275 lbs 66 50-67 50, few Choice 1050/1175 lbs 62 50-65 00, few Select 58 50-61 00, few Standard 46 00-52 50 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 35 00-58 25, few 40 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 27 50-55 50, Canner and Low Cutler 24 50-29 25 Shells down to 21 50 BULLS few Yield Grade No I 1120/2140 lbs 39 50-45 00, No 2 940/1950 lbs 27 25-38 75 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Large Frame No 1 530/910 lbs 56 00-60 00* Medium Frame No 1 330/960 lbs 51 00-61 00, Large Frame No 2 225/1020 lbs 43 50-54 00, Medium Frame No 2 265/845 lbs 42 00-49 00, HEIFERS few Large Frame No I 425/720 lbs 53 00-64 00, Medium Frame No 1 230/835 lbs 42 00-49 00, Large Frame No 2 285/720 lbs 53 CO -64 00, Medium Frame No 1 230/835 lbs 46 00-60 00, BULLS few Large Frame No 1 735/950 lbs 45 50-48 5 36.00-43 00, Medium Frame No CUSTOM MADE fIUGERS Galvanized • Carbon • Stainless _ Stock „ F"9 h "'^Sß« b ' AUGER INSTALLATIONS ✓ In feedlots ✓ In drying systems ✓ Commercial applications ✓AtfeedmiUsor elevators Standard Auger Specifications ✓ Around poultry & dairy barns ✓At your gram bins or bulk tanks ✓ Replacement Augers for feed mixers and farm TuteGmgi FfcJtTNcknttj BuJHr Call Us For Custom Specifications rxpj •» '■‘iv. O uW Co('S' mc '' 0 ' 1 U-TROUGHS 3/16” 3/16” 3/16” (Continued from Pag* Al 6) demand for Class I and Class 111 products Fluid milk sales are seasonally strong The condensed skim market is holding steady and interest is increasing Demand is moderate and con tacts believe that prices may drop in the next couple weeks All di visons of the dairy industry have been affected by the record high butter prices last Friday at the CME. and few 00, 50- Multiples used to determine cream prices are significantly lower this week Some producers, in an effort to help customers, are adjusting multiples to offset some of the effect of the butter market. Prices are above $2.00 per pound butterfat which tends to limit spot sales. 250/715 lbs 41 00-49 00 CALVES 107 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/140 lbs 16 00-32 00, Utility 55/85 lbs 5 00-16 00 FARM CALVES few No 1 Holstein bulls 120/140 lbs 62 50-90 00, 90/115 lbs 80 00-96 00, one @ 100 00, No 2 90/145 lbs 32 50- 82 50, one No I Holstein heifer 100 lbs @ 100 00, few No 2 85/100 lbs Find out why the Patz Hay Handler Mixer is your best value on the market. Ask about a demonstration on your farm. Contact your Patz Dealer today' Consider convenient financing from Patz Credit. Cedar Crest Equipment 608 Evergreen Rd, Lebanon PA 17042 717-270-6600 1 -800-646-6601 I Have “Strawberry-Warts?” I Apoiy TETRA-SALVE j -1 % Tetracycline HCL in waterproof base ■ • Waterproof base acts like a liquid bandage and prevents wash-off ■ due to mud, wet floors, wet grass, and snow. ■ • 4-oz. 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Butter produc tion and sales have temporarily slowed as producers wait to see what the market will do in the fu ture. Many hope the market will balance itself out and that prices will adjust lower. 30 00 60 00 hew beet cross bulls and heifers 80/115 lbs 30 00-65 00 HOGS 32 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 250/265 lbs 47 00-48 75 SOWS few US 1-3 305/525 lbs 38 50- 42 50 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 1 One Medium Nanny 25 00 per head W' • Stationary models, also .i "**. ♦ ■4?
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