MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
February 3, 1998
CATTLE 446 [PDA] ..Compared with
last week's sale .small supply si steers
mostly steady, si cows 1 50 to 3 00
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice
1170/1380 lbs 62 25-66 00, Select
55 00-61 25, Standard 43.00-55 25
HOLSTEINS- few Choice 1115/1520
lbs 55 00-60 00, few Select 52 25-
53 50, few Standard 43 50-49 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: few Choice
1205/1330 lbs 6) 00-65 50, Select
54 00-61 25, Standard 45 50-55.00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 33 00-40 25, Cutter and Boning
Utility 29 00-37 00, Canner and Low
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Cutter 25.00-30.00 Shells down to
15.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade Nr I
1200/2575 lbs 43 00-45.50, few No. 2
1165/1540 lbs 4100-44.25
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS Medium &
Large Frame No I 225/700 lbs 58.00-
78 00. few @ 85 00, Medium & Large
Frame No 2 675/1035 lbs 42 00-
59 00
HEIFERS Medium Frame No 1
300/600 lbs. 60 00-73 00, Large Frame
No 2 700/875 lbs 45 00-53 00, Me
dium Frame No 2 325/775 lbs 44 50-
53 00
BULLS Medium Frame No 1 300/750
lbs 58 00-72 00, Medium Frame No 2
375/850 lbs 48 50-60 00
CALVES 122 VEALERS Standard and
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Good 80/105 lbs. 20.00-22 00, Utility
55/85 lbs. 5.00-20.00
FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls
95/120 lbs 97.50-112 00, 85/90 lbs.
70.00-100.00, No 2 90/120 lbs.
40 00-92.50; few No 1 Holstein heifers
90/110 lbs 112.50-125 00, No 2
80/120 lbs 30 00-100 00
Beef cross bulls and heifers 60/110 lbs
30 00-125 00.
HOGS 46 BARROWS AND GILTS one
small lot US 1-2 250 lbs 40 50, one
small lot US 1-3 233 lbs @ 36 00
SOWS US 1-3 350/520 lbs 33 50-
37 00
BOARS few 420/655 lbs 16 00-
18 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
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NEW WILMINGTON, PA
February 2, 1998
CATTLE 104 [PDA] si cows 100 to
2 00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select and
Choice 1315/1410 lbs 60.00-66 25
HOLSTEINS few Standard 44 25-48 25
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HEIFERS' one Select @ 59.00, few
Standard 42.00-50 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34 75-38.00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 29 50-37 25. Canner and Low
Cutter 25 00-3175 Shells down to
19 50
BULLS lew Yield Grade No 2
1135/1385 lbs 35 00-41 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
& Large Frame No I 370/665 lbs
64 50-69 00, HEIFERS few Medium
Frame No I 340/620 lbs 69 50-89 50
CALVES 125 VEALERS couple
Choice 150 & 210 lbs 96 00 & 97 50,
Standard and Good 75/110 lbs 23 00-
37 00, Utility 50/95 lbs 5 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
95/135 lbs 105 00-123 00, few 85/90
lbs 67 50-92 50, No 2 90/115 lbs
90 00-98 00, few down to 40 00, few
No 1
Holstein heifers 95/120 lbs 115 GO
-135 00, one No 2 95 lbs @ 80 00
Beef cross bulls and heifers 85/190 lbs
60 00-120 00
HOGS 222 Barrows and gilts steady to
2 50 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
210/270 lbs 39 00-42 00 some to
46 25, US 1-3
210/270 lbs 36 00-39 75, US 2-3
280/400 lbs 35 00-44 50
SOWS US 1-3 280/660 lbs 25 00-
33 00
BOARS few 205/400 lbs 17 00-
36 00
FEEDER PIGS 32 Few US 1-3 30/40
lbs 12 00-14.00, 50/70 lbs 22 50-
24 00, 100/135 lbs 32 50-35.00
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SHEEP 49... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Chice 95/110 lbs. 80.00-85.00, 70/95
lbs 97.50-130.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: few Choice 68 lbs
133 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP' few 34 00-50 00
GOATS 7 Few Medium & Large 35 00-
62 00, one Small @ 39 00, couple Large
Kids 20 & 29 00, pertead.
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Report supplied by auctiou
US DAIRY COWS, 169 HEIFERS. 10
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
450.00-1000.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 510.00-1050.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 375.00-1010.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
675.00-
BETTER
1100.00-
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH ft
SPRINGERS PUREBREDS
1000.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
985.00- SMALL 450.00-850.00.
SHORTBRED
225.00-
OPEN BREEDING ACE HEIFERS
585.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
185.00-
BULLS 410.00-525.00, PUREBREDS
55000635.00.
New Holland
Dairy
FRESH COWS
HEIFERS