Al4-Uncastar Faming, Saturday, February 7, 1998
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
JANUARY 30, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5120 Compared with 5036
head last week and 3492 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers & heifers steady
to 1 00 lower, si cows 1 00-3 00 lower,
bulls 1 00-2 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 66 50-69 00, Choice 63 GO
-67 25. Select and Low Choice 59 35-
65 00, Select 56 00-64 25, Standard
46 50-57 50
HDLSTEINS High Choice & Prime
59 00-6175, Choice 55 00-59 25, Se
lect 48 25-56 35, Standard 42 00-
49 75
HEIFERS Choice 62 75-66 75, Select
56 25-64 00, Standard 40 00-55 75
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
35 00-44 00, Cutter & Boning Utility
31 00-41 25, Canner and Low Cutter
24 50-36 75 Shells down to 20 00
BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400
lbs 4500-59 25, No 2 900/2000 lbs
35 50 46 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No I 100/550 lbs 72 DO
SS 00, 600/BIS lbs 62 00-75 00, Me
dium Frame No 2 150/975 lbs 42 00-
59 00, Large Frame No 2 425/107S lbs
Holsteins 78 00-49 SO, HEIFERS Me
dium & Large Frame No I 2SS/SSO lbs
56 00-72 00, 600/92S lbs 47 50-
57 00 Medium & Large Frame No 2
100/900 lbs 44 SO-60 00, BULLS Me
dium & Large Frame No 1 SlO/760 lbs
S 4 SO 69 00, Medium Frame No 2
100/900 lbs 42 00 60 SO, Large Frame
No 2 Holsteins 400/760 lbs 17 00-
60 00
CALVES 1271 Compared with 11S8
head last week and 266 S head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady Choice
200/100 lbs 62 SO 100 00, Good
140/260 lbs 48 00-62 00. Standard and
Low Good 70/120 lbs 17 00 10 00 few
to 16 00, Utility SO/100 lbs 10 00-
2,100 FARM CALVES Holstein bull
calves strong to 10 00 higher, Holstein
heifers steady to 40 00 higher No 1
Holstein bulls 90/12S lbs 7S 00
110 00 80/90 lbs SO 00-80 00, No 2
80/I2S lbs 10 00 100 00 No 1 Hol
stein heifers 90/I2S lbs 7S 00-IS7 00.
No 2 70/110 lbs 10 00-55 00
HOGS 2718 Compared with 2982 head
last week and 1170 head a year ago Bar
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rows and gilts steady, sows 1 00 to 3 00
higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
220/265 lbs 36 50-38 00 with a few to
45 25, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 34 85-
37 00, US 2-3 220/300 lbs 31 50-
35 50 SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs
24 00-35 00, few @ 38 00, 500/700
lbs 26 50-36 00
BOARS 16 00-20 00
FEEDER PIGS 399 Compared with
261 head last week and 189 head a year
ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 20/40 lbs 16 GO
-35 00, 40/60 lbs 25 00-42 00— per
head
SHEEP 1742 Compared with 2100
head last week and 1651 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 20 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
60/90 lbs 90 00-115 00. 85/110 lbs
83 00-105 00, 125/140 lbs 72 GO
-84 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 40/60 lbs
115 00-180 00, few up to 240 00.
60/90 lbs 130 00-170 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 23 00-55 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1063 Compared with 839 head last
week and 1271 head a year ago Feeder
pigs uneven, mostly steady to 10 00
lower, slaughter steady to strong US 1 -
2 40/50 lbs 57 00-80 00, 50/60 lbs
56 00-77 00, 60/70 lbs 58 00-69 00
Slaughter 25/40 lbs 100 00-140 00
per hundredweight
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
February 3, 1998
CATTLE 197 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si steers and heifers
100 to 2 00 lower, si cows uneven,
I 00 to 2SO lower to 1 00 higher, si
bulls steady to strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 1275/ISOO lbs 64 50-67 00.
Choice 1115/1530 lbs 62 2S-6S 00,
1700/1900 lbs S 2 00 61 50. Select
56 00-6100, Standard 4S 00-54 25
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 106S/1440 lbs 58 25-58 75.
Choice 1175/1545 lbs 55 25 58 00,
Select 49 75-55 50, Standard 40 GO
-48 75
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime
1225/1340 lbs 64 25-66 25, Choice
1125/1500 lbs 62 00-64 50, Select
55 00-61 50, Standard 41 50-54 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer-
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• Sensible Hauling Rates
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cial 36 00-42 25. Cutter and Boning
Utility 31.25-38 50, Canner and Low
Cutter 25.00-32 00. Shells down to
19 00
BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1165/2025
lbs 42 75-47 25 with a few up to
54 25, No 2 1100/2100 lbs 35 50-
43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No 1 450/650 lbs 62 DO
-65 50, one lot @ 69 00, few Medium &
Large Frame No 2 475/785 lbs 34 00-
46 00
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
315/615 lbs 53 50-63 50, Medium &
Large Frame No 2 460/770 lbs 35 50-
48 00
BULLS few Medium Frame No 1
380/620 lbs 50 50-58 00, one 805 lbs
@ 43 00, few Medium & Large Frame
No 2 500/800 lbs 35 50-45 00 and
Good 75/120 lbs 23 00-33 00, Utility
55/80 lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 5 00 to
10 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs 80 00-124 00, 80/90 lbs
75 00 97 50, No 2 80/120 lbs 34 00-
80 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 90/110
lbs 80 00-122 50, No 2 70/105 lbs
29 00-52 50
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 95/105
lbs 85 00-102 00
HOGS 147 (2/2 & 3/98) Bulk of sup
ply sold on Monday and supplied by the
auction Barrows and gilts mostly
steady
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
235/265 lbs 37 00-39 50, few to
4150, US 1-3 220/270 lbs 35 GO
-37 00, lightweights US 1-3 190/205
lbs 32 50-36 00
SOWS US 1-3 300/465 lbs 25 GO
-32 00. 510/550 lbs 24 00-30 00
BOARS few 230/250 lbs 20 GO
-23 00, few 310/485 lbs 16 00-1900
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FEEDER PIGS 89. .US 1-3 25/40 lbs
16 00-19.50, 45/65 lbs 19 50-29 00,
Utility 25/50 lbs 5.00-9 00 per
head
SHEEP 2.. SLAUGHTER SHEEP couple
29 00 & 39 00
GOATS 10 One Large Billy @ 144 00
couple Medium 50 00 & 81 00, one
Large Nanny @ 81 00, few Large Kids
31 00-43 00 per head
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
February 4, 1998
CATTLE 284 [PDA] [Supply included
112 slaughter steers and heifers, 138 si
cows and 26 feeder cattle] .Compared
with last Wednesday's sale si steers
I 00, spots 200 lower, si cows steady
to 100 lower, si heifers I 00 to 3 00
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Choice
1165/1435 lbs 6100-64 00. few Yield
Grade 5 1360/1420 lbs 59 75-61 00,
Select 57 00-61 00, few Standard 51 00-
56 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS High Choice and
Prime 1265/1540 lbs 57 75-61.50.
Choice 1260/1695 lbs 53 25-57 75,
Select 47 50-54 00, Standard 41 75-
46 75
HEIFERS Choice 1110/1350 lbs
60 75-63 75, Select 58 00-61 25, Stan
dard 49 25-54 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 36 00-41 75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 33 00-37 75, Canner and Low
Cutter 28 75-35 25 Shells down to
15 50
BULLS Yield Grade No 1 1265/1890
lbs 47 00-50 50, few No 2 1350/1810
lbs 45 00
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FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. Large
Frame No 2 580/770 lbs Holstems
55 00-59.00.
HEIFERS few Medium & Large Frame
No 2 680/845 lbs 38.50-46 00.
BULLS few Large Frame No 1 470/695
lbs 58 00-64 00, few Medium & Large
Frame No 2 420/900 lbs 45 50-48 00.
one 55 00
CALVES 164 VEALERS few Good
100/110 lbs 40 00-50 00. Standard and
Good 80/110 lbs 32 00-40.00, Utility
55/95 lbs 10 00-27 00, few to 5 00
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls steady
to 500 lower No 1 Holstein bulls
100/125 lbs 100 00-127 50, 90/95
lbs 90 00-100 00, No 2 85/120 lbs
40 00-100 00 mostly 55 00-85 00, one
No 1 Holstein heifer 90 lbs @ 77 00
HOGS 110 Barrows and gilts 50 to
I 00 lower, sows steady to 50 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
240/275 lbs 34 00-35 00, US 1-3
220/280 lbs 33 25-34 25, US 2-3
220/290 lbs 31 50-33 00, US 1-3
200/210 lbs 30 00-32 75
SOWS US 1-3 350/490 lbs 25 50-
27 50, 505/610 lbs 27 50-28 50, few
Medium 340/580 lbs 22 00-26 75
BOARS 280/530 lbs 13 00-15 50
FEEDER PIGS 88 US 1-3 20/40 lbs
70 00-73 00, one lot 62 lbs @ 58 00 -
percwt
SHEEP 15 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 100/130 lbs 77 50-85 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 28 00-36 00
GOATS 8 One Medium @ 55 00, One
Large Kid @ 87 50, Small 12 00-27 00
per head
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