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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
FEBRUARY 20, 199 S
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4223... Compared with 5106
head last week and 4085 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary...slaughter steers, heifers & cows
1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 1.00 to 3.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High Choice &
Prime 65.00-68.75, Choice 62.00-
66.75, Select and Low Choice 58.75-
64.75, Select 54.00-63.00, Standanl
45.00- HOLSTEINS: few High
Choice & Prime 57.25-60.50, Choice
54.00- Select 48.00-54.00, few
Standard 43.75-48.00.
HEITORS; Choice 60.00-65.00, few to
66.00, Select 54.00-61.50, Standard
39.50-51.00. qOWS: Breaking Utility
& Commercial 37.00-46.00, few to
49.25, Cutler & Boning Utility 32.00-
42.00, Canner and Low Cutler 27.50-
36.00, few to 25.00. Shells down to
19.50.
BULLS; Yield Glide No. 1 1000/2400
lbs. 46.00-57.00, No. 2 900/2000 lbs.
40.00-47 00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium &
Large Frame No. 1 375/775 lbs. 62.00-
80.00, few Medium Frame No 2
430/850 lbs 53.00-56 00, few Large
Frame No. 2 500/825 Holsteins 54.00-
63.00.
HEIFERS. Medium & Large Frame No. I
370/850 lbs 60.00-75 00. few Medium
Frame No. 2 300/800 lbs 45 00-59.00,
few Large Frame No. 2 550/825 lbs.
Holstein 48.00-49 00, BULLS' few Me
dium Flame No. I 525/700 lbs. 60.00-
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CALVES 2716.. Compared with 3379
head last week and 2748 head a year ago.
VEALERS: steady to weak...few Choice
140/350 lbs. 82.00-95.00, Good
130/325 lbs. 40.00-67.50, Standard and
Low Good 70/110 lbs. 15.00-31.00, few
to 35.00, Utility 60/100 tbs, 10.00-
22.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves ft
heifer calves steady to 10.00
lower... No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs.
70.00- few to 50.00, No. 2
80/125 lbs. 40.00-80.00. few to 25.00:
No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs.
80.00- No. 2 75/125 lbs.
40.00- few to 30.00. Beef cross
bulls Md heifers 70/115 lbs. 35.00-
125.00 mostly 60,00-100.00.
HOGS 2617.. .Compared with 2664 head
last week and 2355 head a year ago. Bar
rows and gills 2.00 to 2.50 lower, tows
steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/265 lbs. 34.50-36.50, US 1-3
210/270 lbs. 33.00-35.50, few US 2-3
220/320 lbs. 30 00-33.00. SOWS; LB
1-3 300/700 lbs. 22.60-28.00, few to
31.75.
BOARS: 15.00-20.00.
FEEDER PKJS 191... Compared with 174
head last week and 215 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs... Few US 1-3 20/35 lbs
11 00-20.00, few 40/60 lbs. 36 00-
46 00 per head.
SHEEP 1418. ..Compared with 1219
head last week and 1124 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs weak to 15.00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60/85
lbs 100.00-140.00, 80/125 lbs 85.00-
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SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-55.00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1755.. ,Compared with 900 head last
week and 1341 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs very uneven, 8.00 lower to 20.00
higher...US 1-2 30/40 lbs. 62.00-
104.00, few to 46.00, 40/50 lbs. 62.00-
86.00, 50/60 lbs. 60.00-77.00, few to
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lbs. 35.00-69.00, Slaughter 20/40 lbs.
70.00-105.00, per hundredweight.
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
February 23, 1999
CATTLE 458...[PDA]..(Supply included
109 slaughter steers and heifers, 113 si.
cows and 50 feeder cattle]...Compared
with last Wednesday's sale...sl. steers
mostly 1.00 to 2.50 lower, cows 1.00 to
2.00, spots 3.00 lower, si. heifers
mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
1140/1485 lbs. 59.75-62.00. few Yield
Gtade 5 down to 58.75, Select S 3 75-
59.25, Standard 51.00-53.00.
HOLSTEINS STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 1330/1595 lbs. 58.00-59.50,
Choice 1210/1755 lbs. 53.00-58.50,
Select 48.75-53.75, few Standard 42.75-
44 75.
HEIFERS: Choice 990/1490 lbs 59.00-
61.25, Select 53 00-59 00, few Standard
45.00-50.00.
COWS' Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 37 00-41 SO, Cutter and Boning
Utility 35.50-39 75, Canner and Low
Cutter 31 75-36 75. Shells down to
19 50
BULLS- couple Yield Grade No I 1140
& 1350 lbs. 47.50-49.50, few No. 2
1195/1475 lbs. 41.00-45.00
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large
Frame No. 1 & 2 465/800 lbs. 58.50-
64.00, one 9 77.50, Large Frame No. 2
575/1000 lbs. 49.00-55.00; HEIFERS:
few Large Fnme No. 1 520/560 lbs.
63.00-68.00, Large Frame No. 2
350/800 lbs. 55.00-61.00. few Medium
Rame No. 2 600/625 lbs. 9 60.00;
BULLS: few Large Frame No. 2 Hol
steins 300/725 lbs. 39.25-45.00.
CALVES 205...VEALERS: one Choice
195 lbs. 9 83.00, few Good 110/195
lbs. 47.50-60.00, Standard and Good
80/110 lbs. 20.00-30.Q0, Utility
60/100 lbs. 10.00-22.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; few Choice
295/460 lbs. 59.00-67.50.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls 10.00
to 20.00 lower... No. 1 Holstein bulls
95/120 lbs. 85.00-105.00, No. 2
90/120 lbs. 45.00-77.50; No. I Hol
stein heifers 90/120 lbs. 110.00-
112.50, few down to 85.00, few No. 2
80/115 lbs. 50.00-65.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 90/110
lbs. 50.00-75.00.
HOGS 123...8arr0ws and gilts 2.50 to
3.75 lower, sows 1.75 to 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AM) GILTS; US 1-3
220/275 lbs. 31.25-32.25, one lot 9
33.50, US 2-3 215/295 lbs. 28.00-
30.25, few US 1-3 195/200 lbs. 29.00-
30.00.
SOWS; US 1-3 300/450 lbs. 22.00-
24 00, 465/600 lbs. 24 00-26.75, Me
dium 350/465 lbs. 20.00-23 00.
BOARS: 225/830 lbs. 15.00-17.75.
FEEDER PIGS 88 ..US 1-3 20/30 lbs
67.50-80 00, 35/55 lbs 57 50-77.50.-
percwt
SHEEP 56 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 70/90 lbs. 100 00-107 00, few
100/145 lbs 70.00-77 50.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 20/50 lbs
170 00-200.00, 55/70 lbs 130.00-
147 00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 36.00-58.00, few
to 23.00
GOATS 22. .Few Laige Billies 112.50-
137.50, Nanny and Kid pairs 50.00-
62.50, one pair @ 95.00, one Large Kid
@67 50, few Small 10 00-27.50
per head.
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CATTLE 199...(PDA].
SLAUGHTER STEERS; few Select
50.50-55.75, few Standard 39.00-
50.00.
HEIFERS: few Standard 35.00-44.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 35.75-39.75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 31.00-36.00, Canner and Low
Cotter 24.50-31.50. Shells down to
19.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1275/1860 lbs. 45.00-5?.00, few to
57.00, few Na 2 960/1585 lbs. 40.00-
44.00.
H2EDER CATTLE- STEERS: Medium A
Large name No. 1 29V500 lbs.. 68.00-
90.00, 525/875 lbs. 63.00-75.00, Me
dium & Laige Frame No. 2 645/900 lbs.
42.00- HEIFERS; Medium &
Large Frame No. 1 325/690 lbs. 60.00-
73.00, few Medium & Large Frame No. 2
375/830 lbs. 44.50-60.00, few to
30.00; BULLS: Medium & Large Frame
No. 1 410/625 lbs. 69.00-84.00. Me
dium £ Large Frame No. 2 355/875 lbs
47.50-66.00, few to 35.00.
CALVES 181...VEALERS: Choice
155/235 lbs. 70.00-82.50, Good
135/220 lbs. 42.50-60.00. Standard and
Good 90/115 lbs. 27.00-35.00, 65/85
lbs. 20.00-34.00, Utility 50/60 lbs.
15.00-
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/130 lbs. 70.00-96.00. No. 2 85/125
lbs. 35.00-70.00, few No. I Holstein
heifers 100/115 lbs. 80.00-112.00, few
No. 2 80/110 lbs. 45.00-77.50.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/125 lbs.
45.00- 00.
HOGS US 1-3 440/490
lbs. 25.50-29.00,
BOARS: few 220/595 lbs. 16.00-
20.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 62... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High
Choice and Prime 105/110 lbs 71.00-
76.00, Choice 65/80 lbs. 98.00-
130.00, 95/100 lbs. 93.50-97.00, Good
and Choice 90/110 lbs. 54.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-49.00.
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