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**ABCDE AFTER QUOTED REPRE
SENTS DAYS SINCE LAST ACTUAL
MARKET TEST. QUOTES ARB
DROPPED AFTERS DAYS OF NO TEST
OR BEFORE IF THEY NO LONGER
REFLECT CURRENT MARKET
CONDITIONS.
SOURCE: USDA MARKET NEWS.
DES MOINES, lA.
Westminster Livestock
Auction
Hagentown, ML
November 25, 1997
Report auppled by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS; IM HEAD.
STEADY PRICES. UTILITY
34.00- HIGH DRESSING
39.00- CANNERS 29.00-33.50;
SHELLY 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 1 YO#l 23S LBS. AT 46.23;
YG#2 1200-1900 LBS. 37.00-3905.
FED STEERS: NO CHOICE KEF
BREEDS OFFERED. FEW SELECT
1100-1400 LBS. 34.00-39.00; HIGH
CHOICE HOLSTEIN S 1100-1300 LBS.
61.00- CHOICE 1400-1073 LBS.
55.00-
FED HEIFERS: I CHOICE #3 1100
LBS. AT 63.00; I CHOICE #4 1200 LBS.
AT 51.75.
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*5-110 LBS. 16.00-21.00, FEW TO 25.00;
60-10 LBS. 11.00-lt.oo.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
3.00 HIGHER. «1 91-120 LBS.
tO.OO-9t.00 FEW TO 106.00; 90-9 S LBS.
55.00- 15.00; tO-90 LBS, 20.00-40.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW 93-120 LBS.
90.00- 90-93 LBS. TO 62.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: LIGHT RUN.
USHM-3 230-260 LBS. 43.00-44.00;
203-223 LBS. 35.00-42.00; 190-203 LBS.
37.0040.00.
SOWS: 300-430 LBS. 31.00-34.00;
450-600 LBS. 32.00-34.23.
BOARS TO 30.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 140 HEAD, PRICES
HIGHER. STEERS MED. AND LROE.
FRAME 300-300 LBS. 63.00-74.00;
300-700 LBS. 60.00-73.00 700-900 LBS.
52.00- 900-1030 LBS. 33.00-63.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LROE. FRAME
300-300 LBS. 30.00-31.00; 300-700 LBS.
50.00- 700-900 LBS. FEW TO
45.00
BULLS: MED. AND LROE. FRAME
200400 LBS. 60.00-73.00; 400-600 LBS.
60.00-72.00; 600-700 LBS. 50.00-65.00;
700-900 LBS. 42.0043.00.
LAMBS: 40 HEAD 3.00-10.00 HIGH
ER. 100-120 LBS. t 4.00-99.00; 120-140
LBS. 77.00-17.00; tO-95 LBS.
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GOATS: LARGE 70.00-100.00. 3
HEAD liaOO-133.00; MED. 45.00-7aoo.
SMALL 13.00-35.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 42 HEAD.
MAINLY LIGHTWEIGHTS OFFERED.
BY THE HEAD. 20-35 LBS. 16.00-31.00;
4040 LBS. 2t.00-35.00; BY THE LB., 6
HEAD 110 LBS. AT 35.00.
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
CATTLE 360...[SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] .Compared with last week's
sale...st. steers steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1200/1435 lbs. 64.50-68.50, Choice
1050/1400 lbs. 67.00-66 50.
HOLSTEINS: one Choice 1290 lbs.
57.50, Select 42.00-44.75, Standaid
35.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice and Prime
1100/1325 lbs. 58.50-65.00. Choice
950/1190 lbs. 56.00-60.75, Select
46.25-57.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 31.75-40.00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 26.25-36.75, Canner and Low
Cutter 22.00-31.00. Shells down to
20.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1095/1650
lbs. 36 50-47.50. No. 2 875/2030 lbs
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FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 350/500 lbs. 65.00-73.00;
HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. I 325/475
lbs. 54.50-68.00; BULLS: Medium
Frame No. 1 450/700 lbs. 38.00-50.25.
CALVES „ 146...VEALERS: Choice
130/165 lbs. 45.00-75.00, Standaid and
Good 80/130 lbs. 10.00-22.00, Utility
50/90 lbs. 3.00-14.00.
FARM CALVES: No. I Holstein bulls
95/110 lbs. 70.00-105.00, No. 2
85/140 lbs. 40.00-80.00, few No. I
Holstein heifers 90/115 lbs. 70.00-
90.00, No. 2 75/100 lbs. 30.00-60 00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 90/105 lbs.
40.00-60.00.
HOGS 84... BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-2 235/250 lbs. 45.25-47.00, few US
1-3
220/270 lbs. 43.50-46.25.
SOWS: few US 1-3 300/400 lbs. 33.50-
36.00.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Mend Inspection
November 25, 1997
CATTLE CALVES
133.000 6,000
132.000 7,000
132.000 8,000
269.000 12,000
256.000 13,000
259.000 14,000
TUESDAY 11/23/97 (EST)
WEEK AGO (ESI)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
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SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
EIGHTY FOUR AUCTION SALES
INC.
EIGHTY FOUR, PA
November 24, 1997
CATTLE 277...[SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION]. SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Standard 42.50-44.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Standard 35 00-
46.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 32.50-36.00. few head to 38.50.
Cutter and Boning Utility 25.00-31 75,
Conner and Low Cutter 22.00-28 SO
Shells down to 16.00
BULLS: Yield Grade No 1 975/1780
lbs. 41.00-49.00, few No. 2 1340/1980
lbs. 35.50-39.50.
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SHEEP
17.000
17.000
17.000
33.000
33.000
31.000
HOGS
376.000
375.000
379.000
740.000
723.000
739.000
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