PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS MARKET NEWS SERVICE NOVEMBER 7, 1997 CATTLE 6lOO..'.Compared with 6562 head last week and 3983 head a year ago Compared with last Friday’s sum mary slaughter steers & heifers un even, mostly steady to I 00 lower, si C ows weak to 200 lower, bulls steady to | 50 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice & Prime 66 50-71 00, Choice 63 00- 68 75, Select and Low Choice 58 50- 65 00, Select 53 00-63 00, Standard 45 00-55 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prime 58 00-63 00, Choice 55 00-60 00, Se lect 49 00-56 00, Standard 36 DO -49 00 HEIFERS Choice 60 75-66 75, Select 52 50-62 00, Standard 45 00-54 00, few to 35 00 COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial 29 00-41 25 mostly 32 00-39 50, Oil ier & Boning Utility 26 00-35 00, din ner and Low Cutter 22 00-30 00, few to 20 00 Shells down to 11 00 BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400 lbs 37 00-42 00. No 2 900/2000 lbs 32 00-39 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 300/650 lbs 60 00- 77 00, few 600/800 lbs 58 00-73 00, few Medium & Large Frame No 2 325/850 lbs 44 00-60 00, Large Frame No 2 325/900 lbs Holsteins 40 GO -52 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 270/500 lbs 55 00-70 00. 500/800 lbs 46 00-65 50, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/800 lbs 39 00-56 00, few to 33 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1 275/600 lbs 45 00-77 50 mostly 54 00-73 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/900 lbs 33 00-54 00, few to 60 00 CALVES 3465 Compared with 3316 head last week and 2389 head a year ago VEALERS mostly steady few Choice SCHEDULE C (Form 1040) Ken Doug Andrew Elizabeth Darlington Snee McLean Andenon 717-733-3532 412-627-5941 FhmdscoSonnen 410-827-5052 410-651-4128 Mike Dixon Fred Dixon 814-684-5707 412-346-3455 150/350 lbs 60.00-75 00, few Good 125/300 lbs 40.00-70.00, Standard and Good 70/110 lbs. 18.00-35 00, Utility 50/100 lbs 8 00-24.00. FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves very uneven, Holstein heifers steady to 30 00 higher. No I Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 75 00-110 00, few to 60 00, 75/95 lbs 50 00-80.00, No 2 80/125 lbs 35 00-75 00, few to 30 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs 70 00-147.00, No 2 75/125 lbs 50 00-98 00, few to 30 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 70/150 lbs 40 00- 118 00, few to 30 00 HOGS 3278 Compared with 2538 head last week and 3172 head a year ago Barrows and gilts steady to weak, sows mostly steady BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/265 lbs 45 00-48 50, mostly 46 00-47 00, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 44 00-46 00, few US 2-3 220/300 lbs 43 00-45 00 SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs 32 00-36 00, 500/700 lbs 35 00-38 00 BOARS 27 00-32 75 FEEDER PIGS 362 Compared with 378 head last-week and 317 head a year ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 25/50 lbs 20 00-35 00 per head SHEEP 1691 Compared with 1154 head last week and 928 head a year ago Slaughter lambs under 80 lbs steady to 10 00 higher, over 80 steady to 10 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40/60 lbs 110 00-150 00, 55/85 lbs 100 00- 125 00, few to 90 00, 80/130 lbs 90 00-105 00, few to 75 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP' 25 00-50 00 ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE 505 Compared with 1662 head last week and 880 head a year ago Feeder pigs 500 to 20 00 lower US 1-2 30/40 lbs 68 00-80 00, 40/50 lbs 66 00-78 00, few 50/60 lbs 62 00, Slaughter 26/35 lbs 75 00-110 00, 40/60 lbs 64 00-78 00 per hun dredweight 717-866-9217 EIGHTY FOUR AUCTION SALES INC. EIGHTY FOUR, PA November 11, 1997 CATTLE 433 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale..cows and bulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS - few Select 52 50-54 50, few Standard 45.00- 49 00 LEIFERS Standard 35 00-44 00, few to 30.00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 32 75-36 00, Yield Grade No 4&5 29 00-32 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 27 00-33 00, Canner and Low Cutter 22 00-28 50 Shells down to 14 00 BULLS few Yield Grade No 1 1180/1785 lbs 4100-45 00, No 2 1025/2220 lbs 30 00-38 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No I 325/500 lbs 60 00- 73 00, 525/925 lbs 60 50-69 50, Me dium & Large Frame No 2 315/500 lbs 4100-60 00, 510/995 lbs 40 00- 58 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I 300/500 lbs 55 00-70 00, 525/750 lbs 57 00-67 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 300/500 lbs 37 00-64 00, 520/925 lbs 35 00-50 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1 300/675 lbs 55 00-72 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 315/1015 lbs 30 00- 54 00 CALVES 188 VEALERS Choice 130/240 lbs 69 00-80 00, Good 155/265 lbs 38 00-47 00, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs 30 00-36 00, 70/85 lbs 24 00-47 00, Utility 55/85 lbs 11 00-20.00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 72 00-108 00 mostly 80 00-97 50 No 2 80/115 lbs 32 00-75 00, few No I Holstein heifers 90/100 lbs 95 00 125 00, few No 2 85/115 lbs 37 50- 75 00, few No 2 85/115 lbs 37 50- 85 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/110 lbs 40 00-92 50, 190/285 lbs 40 00-70 00 Frank Hunter Mike Fullam 716-595-3954 717-966-9202 EfifiMr FHWMft' SMftUtyr NottKßir 't* * TW7WM HOGS 47. .BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 215/255 lbs 44 00-51.00, one lot 54 50, US 2-3 275/345 lbs. 38.00- 41 00 SOWS - US 1-3 290/725 lbs 33.00- 35 50 BOARS one 460 lbs @3l 00 FEEDER PIGS 25 US 1-3 20/65 lbs 17 00-37 00 per head SHEEP 90 Slaughter lambs steady to 5 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 105/135 lbs 75 00-81 00, Choice 50/75 lbs 78 00-100 00, 80/100 lbs 72 00-93 00, Good and Choice 35/100 lbs 50 00-75 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 26 00-41 00 GOATS 12 Large Billies 100/160 lbs 35 00-47 00 percwt Medium .33 00-4.3 00, Medium Nannies 21 00 34 00 per head MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MERCER, PA November 11, 1997 CATTLE 490 [SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION] Compared with last week’s sale si steers steady to 150 higher, cows active I 50 to 300 higher, si heifers steady to 1 00 higher STEERS High Choice and Prime 1200/1400 lbs 64 00-69 00, Choice 1150/1300 lbs 62 00-67 25, Select 45 25-58 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1400/1650 lbs 58 00-64 00, Choice 1200/1350 lbs 68 50-63 00, Select 44 50-52 50 HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 1150/1325 lbs 65 50-67 75, Choice 1090/1250 lbs 61 50-64 00, Select 42 00-57 00, Standard 37 50-48 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 30 25-37 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 32 00-39 00, Canner and Low Cutter 23 25-29 00 Shells down to Quality Assured Case IH Parts BEST PARTS.... 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HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 450/600 lbs 68 00, Small & Medium Frame No 1 325/550 lbs 38 00-55 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No I 450/600 lbs 48 00-70 00, one @ 73 00 CALVES 127 VEALERS Standard and Good 75/115 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility 50/80 lbs 5 00-16 00 FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs 90 00-107 00, No 2 80/130 lbs 40 00-80 00. one No 1 Holstein heifer 100 lbs @ 120 00, No 2 90/110 lbs 80 00-120 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 90/105 lbs 80 00-105 00 HOGS [HEADAGE AVAIL ABLE] BARROWS AND GILTS couple US 1-3 230/250 lbs 47 00, US 2-3 42 25-45 00 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 10 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Few Choice 80/90 lbs 70 00-74 00, few 90/100 lbs 75 00 GOATS I One Medium @ 33 00 per head -Boundary (ID LhlzoaczkAFBqtroN+Bgsw)-Richard C McDonald Jr, Livestock Division Bureau of Market Development, Penn sylvania Department of Agn culture
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