AlHaposter Fanning, Saturday. March 7.1998 Four States Livestock - Hafentouna, Md March 4, 1998 Report aupplied by Aucta SLAUGHTER COWS: 100 HEAD, 2.00 LOWER. UTILITY 34.00-38.25; HIGH DRESSING, NONE; CANNERS 30.00- SHELLY 29.00 DOWN. BULLS: 2 HEAD. YG#l NONE; YG#2 1600-180 LBS. TO 4150. FED STEERS: 60 HEAD. 100-3.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1450 LBS. 6150-64.00; 1450-1600 LBS. 59.00-6100; AVG. CHOICE 1450 LBS. 60.00-6100; OVER 1450 LBS. 55.00- FED HEIFERS; 48 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1050-1300 LBS. 60.00- CHOICE 900-1050 LBS. 57.00- , VEAL CALVES: 101 HEAD. CULLS 85-110 LBS. 22.00-29.00; 60-85 LBS. 15.00- FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 10.00 LOWER. #1 95-120 LBS. 75.00- 85-95 LBS. 30.00-65.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 1 AT 135.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 84.00. BUTCHER HOGS: NO HANDY WEIGHTS. US«I-3 280-325 LBS. 35.00- SOWS: 350-550 LBS. 2100-26.50. BOARS: 300-400 LBS. 15.00-17.00. STOCK CATTLE: 137 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LRGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 75.00-90.00; 500-700 LBS. 71.00- 700-1000 LBS. FEW OFFERED. HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 70.00-81.00; 400400 LBS. 67.00-77.00; 600-800 LBS. 52.0047.00; ANGUS X COW CLF PAIRS 600.00450.00. BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 73.00-86.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: MED. FRESH AND SPRINGING 500.00- LARGE OPEN HE IFRS TO 535.00; MEDIUM 400.00; SMALL 130.00- SHEEP: 40.0043.00. LAMBS: CHOICE WOOLED 80-100 LBS. 78.00-87.00; HIGH CHOICE SPRING 60-75 LBS. 113.00-117.00. GOATS: 3 HEAD. 1 LARGE AT73.00; MEDIUM 30.00-40.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: 65 HEAD. BY THE HEAD, 30-45 LBS. 19.00-20.00; 50-70 LBS. 22.00-26.00; BY THE LB.. 70-90 LBS. 44.0044.00; 120160 LBS. 29.0038.00. NEXT WED., MARCH 11 SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE AT 7:45 P.M. 99** 99' Randall G. Renninger Certified Public Accountant Specializing in agncul.ture and construction industries “We help business people discover ways to cut costs, save taxes, and be more profitable” Call about our FREE seminars 535 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, Pa. 17603 (717)299-6480 ♦ Fax (717) 299-6390 M‘***iii*M*(*MM t )»*»MM*«»*kM*l»>44*M»*M****4l4***MlMM*MMM***MM*****MMM4*4MMlH*iM**l*M*MMMM Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredcricfcabttif, PA March 3 Report Supplied by Auctloa STEERS: CHOICE 1335-1370 LBS. 59.00-59.75; SELECT 52.00-54.00; STANDARD 4615-48.25. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1480 LBS. 56.00; SELECT 1070-1480 LBS. 54.00-56.00; STANDARD 1030-1535 LBS. 46.25-48.25. HEIFERS: CHOICE 1050-1250 LBS. 53.00-56.25; SELECT 1415 LBS. 47.00; STANDARD 1340-2025 LBS. 38.50-40.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 1425-1815 LBS. 36.00- CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1200-1400 LBS. 3100-35.50; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1100-1200 LBS. 26.00-31.00; SHELLS 21.00- BULLS: YG«I 1345-2130 LBS. 48.50-50.25; YG#2 1140-1205 LBS. 45.00-46.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 475 LBS. 62.00; HEIFERS 335-805 LBS. 47.00-55.00; BULLS 615 LBS. 55.00 CALVES: GOOD 125-140 LBS. 50.0046.00; STANDARD AND GOOD 85-100 LBS. 20.0030.00; UTILITY 85-95 LBS. 15.0020.00 FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90115 LBS. 92.00106.00. «2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90115 LBS. 70.009000; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90115 LBS. 9000104.00; #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90115 LBS. 58.0070.00 HOGS: US#l-3 265 LBS. 29.75-3250. SOWS: US#l-3 480-530 LBS. 24.00-25.50 AND 380-480 LBS. 23.75-25.50; MED. 425-470 LBS. 20.0022.00. BOARS: 490655 LBS. 16.00110.25. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 31.00. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction tc Appraiaai Service Churchvllle, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, March 4, 1998 SLAUGHTER STEERS: 150 LOWER. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 62.0045.00; SELECT & LOW CHOICE 10001500 LBS. 58.0061.50; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE * PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 573061.50; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 55.00-57.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 49.005330 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 1.30 LOW ER. CHOICE ft PRIME 930-1300 LBS. 613063.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 9001400 LBS. 33.0039.00. COWS; MARKET 2.50 LOWER. BRK. UT. ft COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.0041.00; HI DRESSING 41.0044.00; CUTTER ft BON. UT. 36.0038.00; HI DRESSING 38.0041.00; CANNER ft CUTTERS 29.00-36.00; LOW DRESSING 24.0031.00; CRIPPLED, SLOW ft SICK .17-.29. BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS 11001900 LBS. 43.0032.00. VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200400 LBS. 72.0095.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 34.0069.00. FARM CALVES: .30 LOWER. HOL BULLS 100123 LBS. 70.0092.00; HOL. BULLS 83-93 LBS. 55.0072.00 HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS. 90.00117.00; SMALL FRAME 70103 LBS. 30.00-63.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 13.0033.00. FEEDER CATTLE; MARKET 3.00 HIGHER. BULLS ft STEERS 400900 LBS. 57.0094.00; HEIFERS 300700 LBS. 49.0077.00 LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE Sl PRIME 90-110 LBS. 90.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 130.00- HEAVY EWES 29.00- LIGHT 37.0040.0 a COATS; STEADY. 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March 2, 1998 Report Supplied by Auctioa SLAUGHTER COWS; 84 HEAD. 1.00- LOWER. UTILITY 34.00- HIGH DRESSING 39.5041.00; CANNERS 30.0035.00; SHELLY 20.00 DOWN. BULLS: 3 HEAD. ZOO LOWER. YG#l 16002000 LBS. 4530-47.75; 12320 LBS. AT 42.00. FED STEERS: FEW SELECT HOLS TEINS 15001750 LBS. TO 43.75. FED HEIFERS: SELECT HOLSTEINS 1230 LBS. TO 48.73. VEAL CALVES: 193 HEAD. 1 GOOD 240 LBS. AT 60.00; CULLS 83-110 LBS. 22.0030.00; 6085 LBS. 17.0025.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 3.0010.00 LOWER. #1 100120 LBS. 80.00100.00; 9095 LBS. 65.0097.00; 8083 LBS. 25.0045.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 100120 LBS. 1 AT 137.00; 82 90110 LBS. 60.0080.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 400070.00 BUTCHER HOGS: 84 HEAD, 1.50 LOWER. US#l-2 230-270 LBS. 33.00-33.75; 10 HEAD 270-285 LBS. 32.00; US#l-3 230-265 LBS. 31.00-32.00; FEW SINGLE HOGS 250-310 LBS. TO 34.50. SOWS: IS HEAD. 300-500 LBS. 23.00-27.00; FEW 29.00-31.00; 500-675 G.S.I. BINS & Fill Systems LBS. 25.00-26.00; THIN 22.00-23.00; 1 FAT 800 LBS. AT 22.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, NONE. HEIFERS: FEW 400-730 LBS. 55.0067.00. BULLS: 300-450 LBS. 78.00-88.00. LAMBS: WOOLED 90-110 LBS 68.00-76.00. SHEEP: 1 AT 35.00. GOATS: 1 LARGE NANNY AT 56.00, 1 FLESHY KID AT 30.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD, 2 HEAD 30 LBS. 19.00. New Holland Sale* Stable* Wednesday, March 2, 1998 Report aupplied by auction 176 DAIRY COWS. 336 HEIFERS, 11 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. LOCAL 385.00- LOCAL SPRINGERS 400.00-1175.00. FRESH HEIFERS 350.00-1200.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1025.00- BETTER 1400.00-1525.00. HERD OF 40 HEAD ALL STAGES 550.00-1175.00. SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 975.00-1150.00, SMALL 375.00-850.00. SHORTBRBD 500.00-1010.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 540.00-685.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 240.00-535.00. BULLS 385.00600.00. PUREBREDS 475.00-810.00. LIFETIME HYDRAULIC TRAILERS New Holland Dairy FRESH COWS FRESH COWS HEIFERS AAA VENTILATION LIFETIME GUARANTEE