Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inipecticn Febrouy 18, 1998 CATTLE CALVES 125.000 7,000 116.000 6,000 127.000 6,000 369.000 19.000 371.000 18,000 371.000 18,000 WEDNESDAY 2/18/98 (ESI) WEEK AGO (EST) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (EST) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (ESI) EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. EIGHTY-FOUR, PA February 16, 1998 CATTLE 20T [SUPPLIED BY TOE AUCTION] SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 1120 lbs @ 63 50 HOLSTEINS Select 54 00-58 00 dard 46 50-52 50 HEIFERS Standard 38 00-50 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 35 00-39 00, few to 42 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 31 00-35 50, din ner and Low Cutter 25 00-31 50 Shells down to 18 00 BULLS Yield Grade No I 1250/1905 lbs 44 50-49 00, No 2 1275/1740 lbs 37 50-43 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No I 100/800 lbs 62 00- 89 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 120/780 lbs 44 00-60 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I 210/710 lbs 61 00-77 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 275/700 lbs 42 00-58 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1 290/780 lbs 65 00-87 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 480/900 lbs 44 GO -62 00 CALVES 200 VEALERS Choice 145/250 lbs 80 00-100 00, Good 120/230 lbs Stan 45 00-70 00, Standard and Good 70/100 lbs 25 00-37 50, Utility 60/90 lbs 16 00-22 50 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95/125 lbs 65 00-104 00 mostly 65 00-92 00, No 2 90/130 lbs 40 CO -62 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 105/110 lbs 83 00-100 00, No 2 80/115 lbs 40 00-72 50 Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/125 lbs 40 00-80 00 HOGS 13 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220/260 lbs 13 50-41 50, US 2-1 260/100 lbs 13 00-37 50 HOGS 372.000 365.000 340.000 1.037.000 SHEEP 17.000 17.000 17.000 44.000 47.000 46.000 1.090.000 968.000 SOWS two head US 1-3 31 00-32 00 BOARS 230/350 lbs 16 00-30 00 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST 1 SHEEP 118 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 60/80 lbs 99 00-118 00, 80/120 lbs 74 00- 97 00, Choice 60/80 lbs 83 00-95 00, 80/120 lbs 72 50-85 00 FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 65 00-87 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 39 00-49 00 GOATS 7 One Large Billy @ 78 00, Medium 30 00-32 00, Large Nannies 53 00-55 00, Large Kids 18 00 20 00 - - per head MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MERCER, PA February 17, 1998 CATTLE 290 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers 200 to 2 50 higher, si cows 200 to 400 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1250/1500 lbs 65 00-66 00, Choice 1025/1525 lbs 62 00-65 25, Select 55 00-60 25, Standard 46 50- 52 75 HOLSTEINS few Choice 1090/1390 lbs 54 50-59 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 1075/1250 lbs 64 50-65 75, Choice 1025/1300 lbs 6100-64 75, few Select 53 00-58 00, few Standard 45 50-51 50 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 37 00-42 00, few to 43 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 32 75-40 75, Om Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 21, 1998-Al5 ner and Low Cutter 30 00-35 25 Shells down to 24 75 BULLS one Yield Grade No I 1600 lbs 48 75. few No 2 1240/1920 lbs 42 50-44 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No I 390/620 lbs 62 00- 80 00 mostly 68 00-75 50, HEIFERS Medium Frame No I 400/615 lbs 61 00-75 00, few Medium Frame No 2 300/610 lbs 52 00-57 00, BULLS Me dmm Frame No I 525/700 lbs 60 00- 83 00, Medium Frame No 2 400/825 lbs 43 50-52 00 CALVES 120 VEALERS Standard and Good 80/100 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility 50/85 lbs 12 00-20 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 120/140 lbs 8000-102 50, 90/115 lbs 90 00-102 50, few to 112 50, No 2 85/130 lbs 37 00-82 50. couple No 1 Holstein heifers 100 & no ids 12000 & 130 00, few No 2 75/110 lbs 31 00-100 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 90/105 lbs 80 00-125 00 HOGS 34 BARROWS AND GILTS one lot US 1-3 248 lbs @ 35 50 SOWS- US 1-3 335/555 lbs 28 00- 38 00, few Medium 280/410 lbs 23 00- 28 50 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST' Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Aoddcat, Md. 21520 Report Supplied by Audio February 16, 1990 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 52.00-81.50. STOCK HEIFERS: 36.0067.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 60.00-62.10; MEDIUM TO GOOD 56.00-59.50. HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-61.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY CHOICE 37.00-51.50, LIGHT 38.00-45.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 58.25-62.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 47.00-58.00. BULLS: HEAVY 41.50-54.00, LIGHT 38.00-46.00. COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN) 35.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 31.00- CULL COWS 30.00 AND DOWN. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 20.00- 808 CALVES: 25.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP TO 110.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.) - UP TO 108.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 64.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 39.00, HEAVY UP TO 37.00, LIGHT 28.00-32.00. SOWS: 29.00-32.50. MALE HOGS: 21.00-28.00. LAMBS. LIGHT AND FEEDER. NONE AVAILABLE. SHEEP; 15.00-38.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT! > , I Kenneth Luce \ 'Alfalfa - dairy quality \ midsize bales \ 3x3xB \ Shop Mobil* Home V 308-487-5365 308-760-1006 308487-3769 \ 7260 Dodge Road • Hemmgford, NE 69348