Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 28, 1998, Image 18

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    Ais-Lancastor Farming, Saturday, February 28, 1998
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, Feb. 24, 1998
Calvea Sheep Goal*
Today
216 795 1189
Last Week
192 670 721
CALVES: COMPARED TO LAST
THURSDAY’S AUCTION, VEALERS
AND SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD
STEADY. PRICES WERE ALSO
STEADY ON CALVES GOING BACK
TO THE FARM WITH GOOD DEMAND.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
80-90 LBS. 20.00-27.00, STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 70-80 LBS.
11.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 85.00-95.00,
300-500 LBS. 70.00-80.00, UTILITY
AND GOOD 300-500 LBS. 50.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 97.00-115.00,
SMALL FRAME CALVES 47.00-82.00,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS.
70.00- SMALL FRAME CALVES
42.00-
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION. PRICES WERE
MOSTLY STEADY ON A GOOD
OFFERING OF SLAUGHTER LAMBS
AND SLAUGHTER EWES.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3
50-75 LBS. 130.00-150.00, 75-100 LBS.
100.00- 100-120 LBS.
80.00- 120-140 LBS. 70.00-80.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3
35-50 LBS. 150.00-200.00, 50-80 LBS.
130.00- 165.00, 80-100 LBS.
100.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 35.00-55.00, AGED BUCKS
40.00-55.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
BILLIES 100.00-130.00, FEW TO 165.00,
MEDIUM 75.00-100.00; GOOD AND
CHOICE MUTTON 80.00-100.00;
LARGE NANNIES 50.00-75.00, FEW TO
85.00, MEDIUM 35.00-50.00; CHOICE
YEARLINGS 80.00-95.00, GOOD
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60.0080.00; GOOD AND CHOICE KIDS
40.0060.00, UTILITY 20.00-40.00.
Valley Stockyards
Athena, Pa.
February 23, 199 C
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
45.00135.00
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 80.00-122.50, 70-9 S LBS.
77.50117.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 7.002000.
GRASSERS AND STARTED CALVES
33.006000.
FEEDERS 346067.50.
LAMBS, NEW CROP 170.00 TO
182.50 AND 9760116.00
SHEEP 46.0049.00.
HOGS, 200250 LBS. 32.0039.00.
SOWS, NONE.
BOARS 11.00
PICS EACH 16.0026.00.
HEIFERS 25.0042.00.
STEERS 36.0040.00.
BULLS 39.5043.00.
COWS, GOOD, 37.75-41.50.
COWS, MEDIUM, 31 JO-38.00.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL.
13.5042.00.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET EASIER.
GOATS 30.00-100.0 a
STILL GOOD DEMAND FOR
FEEDERS.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stable!
New Holland, PA
Monday, February 23, 1998
Report Supplied By Auction
182 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING 485.00-950.00.
RIDING 410.00-925.00, BETTER
1290.00-
REGISTERED RIDING
800.00- 1 AT 2200.00.
KILLERS. 2 AT 850.00 AND 860.00,
HEAVYWEIGHTS 635.00-800.00,
LIGHTWEIGHTS 405.00-550.00.
PONIES 125.00-425.00.
COLTS 145.00-335.00.
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction Sc
Appraisal Service
CburcbTille, Md.
Report Supplied by Auctiou
Wednesday, February 25, IMS
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 2.00 LOWER
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
62.50-65.00; SELECT A LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. SB.SO-63.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 55.00-58.00; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 54.00-56.00; SELECT
ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-53.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 100 LOW
ER CHOICE A PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
62.0065.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
9001400 LBS. 53.0058.00.
COWS: MARKET STEADY. BRK. UT.
A COMM. 2-4 BULK 39.0043.00; HI
DRESSING 43.0047.00; CUTTER A
BON. UT. 35.0039.00; HI DRESSING
39.0042.00; CANNBR A CUTTERS
32.00-36.00; LOW DRESSING
27.0033.00; CRIPPLED, SLOW A SICK
.17-30.
BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS
11001900 LBS. .44-38.
VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE AND PRIME 200400 LBS.
73.0085.00; HI GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 49.0075.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL
BULLS 100125 LBS. 8S.OOHS.OO;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 600079.00
HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100120 LBS.
95.00120.00; SMALL FRAME 70105
LBS. 30.00-60.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 200035.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 3.00
LOWER BULLS A STEERS 400900
LBS. 57.0083.00; HEIFERS 300700
LBS. 45.0069.00
LAMBS: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE A PRIME 90-110 LBS.
95.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
130.00- HEAVY EWES
29.00- LIGHT 38.00-53.00
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL
30.00-45.00; MEDIUM 45.00-65.00;
LARGE 80.00115.00
HOGS: MARKET 2.00 LOWER.
210250 LBS. 32.0034.00; 255-300 LBS.
27.0034.00. HEAVY SOWS 210027.00,
LIGHT 16.00-22.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 15.0028.00
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Impection
Febroeiy 25, 1998
CATTLE CALVES
125.000 7,000
125.000 7,000
126.000 6,000
372.000 18,000
369.000 19,000
384.000 18,000
WEDNESDAY 2/25/98 (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ESI)
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thura, Feb. 26, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SU COWS: UTIUTY A
COMMERCIAL37.OO-40.00; CUTTER A
BONING UTILITY 31.003630; CAN
NER A LOW CUTTER 30.003430;
SHELLS 30.00 A DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000#
41.00-47.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# 38.00-44.50.
FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500#
50.0090.00; 250-280# 66.0095.00, M
600900 LBS. 54.0074.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-85.00; L-l
400650# 38.0079.00. BULLS M&H
300620# 42.0087.00.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 40.0080.00;
CHOICE 38.00-72.00; GOOD
35.0048.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-69.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.00- BEEF X BULLAHFRS/HD,
20.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 35.50-49.00, #2-3 255-280#
33.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
27.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.00-
LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
82.00- CHOICE 70-90 LBS.
84.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
80.00- SHEEP 20.00-48.00; FAT
SHEEP 30.00 & DOWN.
GOATS: LARGE 70.00- 100.00/HD.;
MEDIUM 30.00-57.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00-
HORSES: 35.00-64.00, PONIES
20.00-
HOGS
375.000
372.000
343.000
1.101.000
1.037.000
976.000
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Feb. 26, 1998
CATTLE 183...PDA...C0WS
MOSTLY 1.00 TO 1.50 LOWER.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT FEW
43.00~47.00.. HEIFERS FEW STAN
DARD 41.0046.44.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 37.50-41.25, CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 31.75-37.00, CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 25.00-32.25.
SHELLS DOWN TO 15.00. BULLOCKS:
CHOICE ONE SELECT AT 54.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1 COU
PLE 1455 A 1710 LBS. 43.75 & 45.00,
YIELD GRADE NO. 2 ONE 1100 LBS.
AT 42,00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW M
270-360 LBS. 86.00-87.00. FEW L,
280-300 LBS. 70.00-74.00. HEIFERS
FEW L&M, 290-520 LBS. 68.00-71.00
ONE AT 77.00, FEW M&L2 320-650
LBS. 57.00-59.00.
CALVES: 256 GOOD ONE 195 LB. AT
57.00, STANDARD & COOL 80-110 LB.
25.00- UTILITY 65-100 LBS.
12.00- FARM CALVES: HOLS
TEIN BULLS MOSTLY STEADY NO. 1
95-120 LBS. 70.00-95.00, NO. 2 90-120
LB. 29.00-6750 MOSTLY 3750-60.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS NO. 1 85-120 LBS.
7250-95.00. ONE AT 110.00. NO. 2
75-110 LB. 47.50-75.00. BEEF CROSS
BULLS &. HEIFERS 70-95 LBS.
31.00- ONE AT 80.00.
HOGS; 9. FEW 1-3 465-620 LB.
23.00-27.00 ONE AT 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 26. NO MARKET
TEST.
SHEEP: 1, SLAUGHTER SHEEP ONE
AT 40.00.
GOATS: 0.
SHEEP
17.000
17.000
17.000
44.000
44.000
50.000