Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
December 30, 1997
CATTLE CALVES
131.000 6,000
123.000 7,000
109.000 9.000
251.000 13,000
235.000 13,000
233.000 16,000
TUESDAY 12/30/97 (EST)
WEEK AGO (ESI)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (EST)
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
DECEMBER 26, 1997
8 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 2317 Compared with 4875
head last week and 2194 head a year ago
Several Auctions closed this week be
cause of the Holiday Compared with last
Friday's summary slaughter steers
steady, instances stronger, si heifers
steady to weaks, si cows fully 100
higher, bulls steady to strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 68 00-69 60, Choice 63 50-
68 50, Select and Low Choice 60 50-
64 50, Select 57 75-63 50, few Standard
42 00-56 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prime
58 75-60 00, few to 6175, Choice
54 00-59 00, Select 51 00-55 50
HEIFERS Choice 6175-66 50, Select
51 00-62 00, few Standard 37 00-
51 00 COWS Breaking Utility &
Commercial 34 00-42 00, few to 44 50,
Cutter & Boning Utility 29 00-38 00,
Canner and Low Cutter 24 00-33 00, few
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HOGS
3(0,000
311.000
337.000
763.000
772.000
679.000
to 21 00 Shells down to 18 00
BULLS- Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400
lbs 42 00-50 00, No 2 900/2000 lbs
32 00-42 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No 1 300/600 lbs 60 00-
73 00, few to 83 00, few 600/900 lbs
55 00-65 00, few Medium & Large
Frame No 2 450/900 lbs 35 00-56 00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
275/800 lbs '5l 00-66 00, Medium &
Large Frame No 2 285/800 lbs 40 00-
57 00, few to 32 00, BULLS Medium*
Large Frame No 1 270/625 lbs 62 GO
-79 00, few to 50 00, Medium & Large
Frame No 2 265/800 lbs 40 00-55 00,
few to 32 00
CALVES 2280 Compared with 3274
head last week and 2036 head a year ago
VEALERS- mostly steady few Choice
140/325 lbs 80 00-110 00, few Good
125/300 lbs 40 00-80 00, Standard and
Low Good 70/110 lbs 15 00-33 00,
Utility 50/100 lbs 5 00-23 00
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Stoo to 35.00 lower... No. I Holstein
bulls 85/125 lbs. 85.00-130.00, No. 2
80/125 lbs. 50.00-105.00, few to
35.00; No. I Holstein heifers 85/125
lbs. 65.00-109.00, No 2 75/125 lbs.
30.00-80.00,
SHEEP
14.000
13.000
13.000
24.000
29.000
31.000
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/125 lbs
30 00-65.00
HOGS 1534 Compared with 3502 head
last week and 1047 head a year ago. Bar
rows and gilts fully 250 to 3 00, sows
I 00 to 3 00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
220/265 lbs 37.00-40 60, US 1-3
210/270 lbs 36 00-39 85, US 2-3
220/300 lbs 33 00-38 00
SOWS US 1-3 300/700 lbs 28 GO
-36 25
BOARS few 21 50-27 00
FEEDER PIGS 225 Compared with 266
head last week and 84 head a year ago
Feeder pigs Few US 1-3 30/55 lbs
25 00-36 00 per head
SHEEP 1247 Compared with 3002
head last week and 1199 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs under 80 lbs steady to
.30 00 lower, over 80 lbs mostly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
55/80 lbs 100 00-120 00, 80/110 lbs
80 00-110 00, few to 70 00, few
105/130 lbs. 70 00-96 00 NEW CROP
LAMBS Choice 30/60 lbs 130 00-
175 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 30 DO
-65 00, few to 25 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
850 Compared with 2189 head last
week and 228 head a year ago Feeder
pigs few sales steady, many sold for
slaughter for the holidays and were
steady to strong US 1-2 50/60 lbs
80 00-97 50, Slaughter 30/40 lbs
190 00-235 00, 40/50 lbs 100 00-
185 00 per hundredweight
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MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
SALE NOT REPORTED DEC. 30
December 23, 1997
CATTLE 251 [PDA]...Compared with
last week's sale si. steers uneven with
spots I 50 lower, cows 1 00 to 4 00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS' few High Choice
and Prime 1445/1475 lbs 68 00-69 00,
Choice 1035/1530 lbs 64 50-66 50,
few 1560/1775 lbs 60 25-63 75, Select
57 75-64 00, Standard 50 50-56 50
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 1350/1585 lbs 59 00-61 75, few
Choice 1.350/1615 lbs 56 75-58 75,
Select 52 00-55 25, Standard 39 75-
50 75
HEIFERS Choice 1055/1315 lbs
63 75-66 50, few Select 59 50-63 00.
Standard 42 25-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 37 00-44 50. Cutter and Boning
Utility 32 00-38 00, Canner and Low
Cutter 24 75-35 50 Shells down to
20 00
BULLS few Yield Grade No 1
900/1725 lbs 43 25-49 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
Frame No I 485/600 lbs 55 50-60 50,
HEIFERS Medium Frame No 1 365/535
lbs 51 00-51 50, few Medium & Large
Frame No 2 535/705 lbs 32 00-45 00,
BULLS few Medium Frame No 1
600/625 lbs 44 50-51.00, few Medium
& Large Frame No 2 540/975 lbs
34 00-42 00
CALVES 212 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75/120 lbs 25 00-35 00, Utility
65/105 lbs II 00-21 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
10 00 to 15 00 higher. No 2 bulls
steady to spots 500 lower No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90/125 lbs 80 00-130 00,
80/90 lbs 65 00-80 00, No 2 80/110
lbs 28 00-55 00, No I Holstein heif
ers 95/115 lbs 70 00-109 00, No 2
70/105 lbs 26 00-40 00
HOGS 184 (12/22 & 23/97) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and sold by the
auction
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
230/260 lbs 39 50-44 00, few 42 50,
US 1-3 250/270 lbs 34 50-39 00, one
lot US 1-3 210 lbs @ 32 00
SOWS US 1-3 300/600 lbs
44 50 most sales 30 50-35 75
BOARS few 350/550 lbs
25 25, one 250 lbs @3150
FEEDER PIGS 69 Few US 1-3 15/35
lbs 9 00-32 00, 40/55 lbs 25 00-
36 00
per head
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SHEEP I3...SLAUGHTER LAMBS, few
Choice 30/40 lbs. 110.00-150.00, few
80/100 lbs 80 00-87.00. couple 140 &
145 lbs. 64 00 & 69.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: one @ 39.00
GOATS 9 .Couple Medium Nannies
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head
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
December 30, 1997
CATTLE 211 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale slaughter cows steady
to 50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice
1150/1450 lbs 63 25-66 75, Select
55 00-64 00, Standard 45 00-55 00
HOLSTEINS couple Choice 1125/1270
lbs 55 00 & 57 50, few Select 50 75-
52 25, few Standard 40 00-46 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS few Choice
1030/1285 lbs 6100-64 00, few Select
60 00-60 25, few Standard 43 00-
44 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 35 00-40 75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 30 00-36 50, Canner and Low
Cutter 28 25-33 00 Shells down to
24 25
BULLS couple Yield Grade No
1500/1695 lbs 46 00, few No 2
1135/1770 lbs 34 50-39 00
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS few Medium
Frame No 1 650/700 lbs 60 00, few
Medium Frame No 2 390/700 lbs 42 00-
49 00, HEIFERS few Large Frame No 2
700/945 lbs 34 00-36 00, Medium
Frame No 2 200/700 lbs 35 00-48 00,
BULLS Medium Frame No I & 2
300/690 lbs 45 00-53 00
CALVES 114 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80/115 lbs 16 00-33 00, Utility
60/85 lbs 5 00-13 00
FARM CALVES' No I Holstein bulls
90/140 lbs 80 00-122 50. few to
128 00, 80/85 lbs 50 00-82 50, No 2
80/120 lbs 22 00-80 00, few No I
Holstein heifers 90/110 lbs 100 00-
120 00, few No 2 70/85 lbs 32 50-
50 00
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 85/105
lbs 40 00-90 00
29 00-
HOGS 13 NO MARKET TEST 1
FEEDER PIGS 18 US 1-3 30/60 lbs
12 00-18 00 per head, 1-3 100/130 lbs
40 00-42 00 cwt
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
22 00-
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