PA WEEKLY
NOVEMBER 14, 1997
CATTLE 5075... Compared with 6100 head
last week and 3983 head* a year ago.
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers & heifers un
evenly, steady, si cows steady to strong,
mostly strength the latter part of the
week, bulls steady to 1.00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS- High Choice &
Prime 67.00-71 25, Choice 63 00-68 00,
Select and Low Choice 59.00-65 00, Se
lect 55 00-62 50, Standard 45 00-55 00
HOLSTEINS- High Choice & Prime 57 50-
6100, few to 63 00, Choice 54 25-
59 00, Select 49 00-55 00, few Standard
35 00-45 00
HEIFERS’ Choice 61 00-66 50, Select
53 25-62 00, Standard 40 00-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
32 00-40 00, few to 43 00, Cutter & Bon
ing Utility 26 00-39.00 mostly 28 00-
37 00, Canner and Low Qitter 22 00-
3100 Shells down to 14 00 BULLS
Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400 lbs 38 00-
45 00, No. 2 900/2000 lbs. 30 00-39,00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No 1 275/500 lbs. 60 00-
76 00. 500/900 lbs 54 00-69.00, Me
dium & Large Frame No 2 300/800 lbs
41 00-60 00, few to 35.00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
300/500 lbs 54 00-70 00, 500/850 lbs
52 50-67 00, Medium & Large Frame No
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2 275/750 lbs. 37.00-54.00, BULLS: few
Medium & Large Frpne ,No. I 250/650
lbs. 55.00-83.00, lylcdium & Large Frame
No 2 275/850 lbs. 40.00-55.00, few to
30 00
CALVES 2300 Compared With 3465 1
head last week and 2389 head a year ago
VEALERS- mostly steady., few Choice
150/350 lbs. 69.00-8000, Good 125/300
lbs 35 00-70 00, Standard and Good
70/110 lbs 20.00-31 00, Utility 50/100
lbs 10.00-22 00, few to 500 FARM
CALVES Holstein bull calves steady to
15 00 lower, Holstein heifers steady to
10 00 lower No I Holstein bulls
85/125 lbs 5000-11000, No 2 80/125
lbs 30 00-75 00; No 1 Holstein heifer
lbs 70 00-125 00, few to 150 00, No 2
75/125 lbs 30 00-85 00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 80/120 lbs. 30 GO
-33 25.
HOGS 2525 Compared with 3278 head
last week and 3172 head a year ago Bar
rows and gilts steady to I 00 lower, sows
mostly steady
BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1-2 220/265
lbs 4* 00-47.25. US 1-3 210/270 lbs
43 50-46 35, few US 2-3 220/300 lbs
42.50-44 50 SOWS' US 1-3 300/500 lbs
30 00-43.00 mostly 32 00-35 50
BOARS 30 00-33 25
FEEDER PIGS 328 . Compared with 362
head last week and 317 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 30/60 lbs 20 00-
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SHEEP 1911 ..Compared with 1691 head
last week and 928 head a ypar ago. Slaugh
ter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 40/70 lbs
100.00- f 40.00, 60/80 lbs. 85 00-
115 00, 75/105 lbs. 75 00-100 00,
100/130 lbs. 65 00-81 00
NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 30/60 lbs
140 00-200 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-52.00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1317 Compared with 505 head last week
and 880 head a year ago Feeder pigs
steady to 10 00 lower US 1-2 30/40 lbs
54 00-87 50, 40/50 lbs 56 00-70 00,
50/60 lbs 55 00-74 00, few 60/70 lbs
50 00-57 50, Slaughter 20/24 lbs 75 00-
125 00, 30/50 lbs 52 00-90 00 -- per
hundredweight
Author; Richard C McDonald, Jr, Live
stock & Fair Division (717) 787-1726
Bureau of Market Development, Pennsyl
vania Department of Agriculture
CATTLE 436 [PDA] SLAUGHTER
STEERS High Choice and Prime
1185/1520 lbs 67 25-70 50, Choice
1085/1380 lbs 64 25-66 75, Select
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Standard 47 25-56 00 ' 90/125 lbs. 50.00-105.00, bulk of sales
HOLSTEIN* few High-Choice -and Prime 60.00-100.00, No. j2OOO
- lbs. 60.00-62 50- one @47.50; No. 1 Holstpin heifers T Bs/105 lbs.
6475, Choice 1205/1540 lb». ,66.50- 62 50-132.00, No 2 80/110 lbs 2100-
59 50, Select 51.00-55.00 Standard 5500 Ffew beef cross buHs and heifers
40 00-48.00. 95/110 lbs 85 00-90.00. '- -
HEIFERS- couple High Choice and Prime HOGS 246 .<lO/17 & 18/97) ; .Btdk of
1130 & 1395 lbs @ 68 00," few Choice sold <> n Monday and report by the
1045/1265 lbs 64.25:64.50, Select auction
55 00-62 00, Standard 43 75-54 75 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 225/260
COWS few early sales Breaking Utility lbs 46 00-48 25, few @ 49 00, US 1-3
and Commercial 36 50-4(KO0-, Cutter and 225/270 lbs 44 00-46,00, US 2-3
Boning Utility 31 50-35.00, Conner and 250/325 lbs 40 50-44 25
Low Cutter 22 00-28 DO. Shells, down to SOWS. US 1-3 300/500 lbs. 31 DO-
16 00 ' 37 00, 500/625 lbs 35 00-40 50
BULLS few Yield Grade No. 1 1315/1905 BOARS-few 350/600 lbs 30 50-32 00
lbs 37 00-42.25, No 2 985/2125 lbs FEEDER PIGS 35 US 1-3 15/35 lbs
30 00-35 00 10 00-25 00 per head Utility 55/95
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & lbs 22 00 ' 39 00 ~ cwu
Large Frame No 1 330/550 lbs. 52.00- SHEEP 28. SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
62 00, 600/1000 lbs. 51.00-66 50. Me- Choice 40/55 lbs 105 00-150.00,
dium Frame No. 2 440/700 lbs. 34 00- 80/100 lbs. 77.00-91 00, couple 130 &
53 00, 750/925 lbs 38.00-54 00, Large '55 lbs 62 00 &65 00
Frame No 2 600/1000 lbs Holsteins SLAUGHTER LAMBS 20 00-32 00
32 00-45 00 GOATS 18 Couple Large Billies 77 00 &
HEIFERS Medium & Large Fra tie No I 'O5 00, one Medium @52 50, few Large
320/600 lbs 36.50-51 00, 700/875 lbs Nannies 40 00-68 50, few Medium 30 CO
-39 00-46 50, Medium Frame No 2 50 00, few Large Kids 18 00-37.50, few
360/700 lbs 23 00-36 00, Large Frame Small 5 00-10 00 —per head
No 2 400/850 lbs 27 50-44 50, BULLS
Medium & Large Frame No 1 350/1000
lbs 39 00-45 00, Medium & Large Frame
No 2 330/950 lbs 22 00-36 00
CALVES 232 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80/105 lbs 17 00-22 00, Utility
60/80 lbs 10 00-1900
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
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