NEW WILMINGTON
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
March 2, 1998
CATTLE 164... PDA ..Compared with
last Monday's sale...sl. cows .SO to 1.50
lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Select
A Standard 49.00-55.00. HOLSTEINS:
few Select A Standard 46.50-50.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial
35.50-39.00, couple to 42.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 30.75-3650, Canner and
Low Cutter 2750-31.00. Shells down to
20.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1190/2025 lbs. 41.75-44.00, few No. 2
1140/1975 lbs. 39.75-41.50. FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1
250/610 lbs. 67.50-84.00, Medium A
Large Frame No. 2 300/775 lbs.
48.00- HEIFERS; few Medium A
Large Frame No. 1 375/620 lbs.
65.00- Medium No. 2
250/625 lbs. 48.00-5950.
CALVES IS3...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70/120 lbs. 23.00-34.00, few
Utility 60 lbs. 5.00. FARM CALVES: No.
1 Holstein bulls 120/135 lbs. 75.00-90.00,
95/115 lbs. 88.00-92.00,90 lbs. 65.00, No.
2 70/120 lbs. 40.00-77.00; few No. 1 Hols
tein heifers 90/130 lbs. 115.00-13750, few
No. 2 75/100 lbs. 40.00-9250. Beef cross
bulls and heifers 85/100 lbs. 65.00-110.00.
HOGS 341...8arr0ws and gilts 2.25 to
350 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1 -2 220/260 lbs. 34.35-3550, few to 36.00,
US 1-3 210/280 lbs. 33.00-34.75, US 2-3
270/290 lbs. 30.00-3250. SOWS: few US
1-3 345/735 lbs. 30.tXM0.00. BOARS:
few 225/450 lbs. 16.50-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 9... Few US 1-3 60/70
lbs. 2750. - per head.
SHEEP 32...SLAUOHTER LAMBS:
Choice 60/(00 lbs. 87.50-90.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-37.00.
GOATS S... Few Medium & Large
41.00-57.00. per head.
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auctiou
March 2, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 52.00-90.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.50-62.10; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 56.00-5950, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-61.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 37.00-52.00, LIGHT
38.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.25-62.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 47.00-58.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 44,00-53.75, LIGHT
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38.00-
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: 27.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.>-UP
TO 91.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TOFARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 108.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 64.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 36.00,
HEAVY UP TO 35.00, LIGHT
25.00-
SOWS; 29.00-3250.
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!
BELLEVILLE
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
BELLEVILLE, PA
March 4, 1998
CATTLE 341... PDA ..Compared with
last week's sale...sl. cows 1.00 to 3.00 low
er... Supply included 226 cows in Dairy
sale . HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Select
49.50-53.25, one Standard 42.25. HEIF
ERS; one Prime 1370 lbs. 65.25, Choice
1150/1450 lbs. 61.00-64.00, few Select
57.25-58.25, few Standard 47.25-48.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
36.00- Cutter and Boning Utility
32.00- Canner and Low Cutter
26.75- Shells down to 20.00. BUL
LOCKS: one Select 51.75. BULLS: few
Yield Grade No. 1 1425/1730 lbs.
42.75- few No. 2 1400/1625 lbs.
41.00- FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS: few Medium Sc Large Frame No.
2 415/900 lbs. 44.50-54.50; BULLS: few
Large Frame No. 1 530/715 lbs.
62.00-
CALVES 78...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 75/110 lbs. 18.00-25.00, Utility
65/110 lbs. 5.00-18.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady to 10.00 lower... No. 1
Holstein bulls 95/120 lbs. 70.00-95.00, few
to 100.00, No. 2 85/120 lbs. 32.00-60.00
mostly 42.50-55.00, one No. 1 Holstein
heifer 100 lbs. 75.00. Few beef cross bulls
and heifers 90/100 lbs. 29.00-47.50.
HOGS 27...8atr0ws and gilts 3.00 to
4.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-3 220/285 lbs. 30.00-32.75, US 2-3
215/295 lbs. 27.25-29.75. SOWS: one US
1-3 475 lbs. 24.25, one Medium 265 lbs.
15.00. BOARS; few 270/560 lbs.
13.00-
FEEDER PIGS 84... US 1-3 25/55 lbs.
SOLCOOR
Spider Cultivator
MSUL -JM.
14.0026.00. per head.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; few Choice
80/115 lbs. 72.0088.00, few 123/155 lbs.
50.0069.00. NEW CROP LAMBS; few
Choice 40/55 lbs. 122.00-129.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 36.0030.00.
GOATS 45... Few Medium 79.0085.00,
few Urge Nannies 60.0071.00, few Urge
Kids 37.0046.00, Small 7.0016.00.
per head.
HOLSTEIN COWS $600.00$ 1150.00,
few to 1400.00. per head.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
CATTLE 317... PDA.. Supply included
114 slaughter steers and heifers, 137 si.
cows and 43 feeder cattle ...Compared with
last Wednesday's sale...sl. steers and heif
ers unevenly steady, si. cows 1.00 to 2.00
lower, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. SLAUGH
TER STEERS: Choice 1100/1465 lbs.
60.00- Select 55.00-59.00, Standard
43.50- 1.75. HOLSTEINS STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1365/1590 lbs.
56.50- Choice 1290/1690 lbs.
53.50- Select 49.00-53.75, Standard
40.00- HEIFERS: few High Choice
and Prime 1120/1325 lbs. 61.50-63.25,
Choice 1100/1450 lbs. 59.00-61.25, Select
53.00- Standard 49.00-51.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
36.75-39.00, one 42.50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 33.00-38.25, Canner and Low Cut
ter 28.0035.25. Shells down to 20.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 44.0054.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1360/2170 lbs.
43.5046.00, one 50.00, No. 2 1440/2615
lbs. 37.75-43.00. FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS: few Medium Frame No. 1 Sc 2
370/450 lbs. 67.0076.00, 535/865 lbs.
42.5051.00; HEIFERS: couple Medium
Frame No. 1 Sc 2 190 Sc 220 lbs. 100.00,
315/490 lbs. 62.00-69.00, few Urge
Frame No. 2 440/590 lbs. 56.0057.00;
BULLS; couple Medium Frame No. 1 Sc 2
315 lbs. 85.00, 535/740 lbs. 58.0062.00,
825/885 lbs. 41.0052.00.
CALVES 153...VEALERS: Good and
Choice 110/230 lbs. Standard and Good
80/105 lbs. 18.00-22,00, Utility 60/80 lbs.
12.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 393/630 lbs.
47.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls uneven, with spots to 10.00 low
er... No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/125 lbs.
75.00- 80/90 lbs. 65.00-80.00, No.
2 75/115 lbs. 25.00-70.00; few No. 1 Hols
tein heifers 100/105 lbs. 100.00-105.00,
few No. 2 70/105 lbs. 25.00-42.50. Beef
cross bulls and heifers 80/135 lbs.
30.00-
HOGS 61... BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-3 265/280 lbs. 3Z75-34.75. US 1-3
220/270 lbs. 30.23-32.50. SOWS: US 1-3
325/460 lbs. 21.00-27.00, 555/760 lbs.
POWELL
Transplanter
SPRINGFIELD
Disc Harrow
LEESPORT
LEESPORT, PA
March 4, 1998
COLE/POWELL
Planter
MULTIVATOR
New Crop Tiller
FERRI
Mulcher/Mower
Since 1843
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 7,1998-Al9
22.0026.50. BOARS: few 295/760 lbs.
15.0016.00.
FEEDER PICS 89... US 1-3 30/50 lbs.
37.5065.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 19... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 90/95 lbs. 90.009230. NEW
CROP LAMBS: few Choice 55/85 lbs.
117.50155.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
few 25.0045.00, Yearlings 65.00 Sc 67.50.
GOATS 19... Few Nannies 40.005230,
Large Kids 30.0055.00. per head.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
March 5, 1998
CATTLE 180...PDA...C0WS
UNEVEN, 1.00 HIGHER TO 2.00 LOW
ER. HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT COU
PLE 45.0050.00, COUPLE STANDARD
40.75-44.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL3S3O-40.25, CUTTER Sc
BONING UTILITY 32.75-37.25, CAN
NER Sc. LOW CUTTER 24.25-33.50.
SHELLS DOWN TO 19.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 ONE
1175 LBS. 4530.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS FEW
Ml&2 220405 LBS. 68.0073.00, ONE
LOT AT 60.00. BULLS: COUPLE L 2.465
Sc 815 AT 54.00.
CALVES: 245. STANDARD Sc GOOD
80120 LBS. 20.0028.00, UTILITY 55-85
LBS. 11.0021.00 FEW AT 3,00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
10.00- LOWER THAN LAST
THURSDAY, NO I 90-125 LBS.
40.0096.00 MOSTLY 60.0090.00. NO. 2
80125 LBS. 25.0042.50. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS NO. 1 FEW 90135 LBS.
67.00- NO. 2 80-100 LBS.
24.0040.00. BEEF CROSS BULLS Sc
HEIFERS 75-110 LBS. 22.006730.
HOGS: 6 SOWS: FEW 1-3 445-575
LBS. 25.0028.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 0.
SHEEP: 0. SLAUGHTER SHEEP ONE
AT 41.00.
GOATS: 4. NANNIES: LARGE COU
PLE 3230 Sc 67.00, KIDS: LARGE COU
PLE AT 25.00.
Tobacco Referendum
(Continued from Pago A 1)
port loans for the next three
years. If quotas are disapproved,
production will not be limited
and price support loans will not
be available to Pennsylvania
tobacco growers.
Pennsylvania
has never
Lewisberry, PA
Syracuse, NY
Waterville, ME
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynemburg, Pm.
Thurm, March 5, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 37.00-4 I SO; CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 31.00-36.50; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 30.0034.50;
SHELLS 30.00 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE t 15004-2000#
41.00- YIELD GRADE 2
10009-1400# 38.00-44.50.
FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500#
50.00- 250-280# 66.00-98.00, M
600-900 LBS. 54.00-74.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-85.00; L-l
400-650# 38.00-80.00. BULLS M&L-l
300-620# 42.00-87.00.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 40.00-80.00;
CHOICE 38.00-72.00; GOOD
35.00-
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-69.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.0040.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD.
20.0055.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210255# 35.5049.00, #2-3 255-280#
33.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
27.0038.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.0037.00/HD.
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-IOO.OtyHD.;
MEDIUM 30.00-57.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00-
HORSES; 35.00-64.00, PONIES
20.00-
voted in favor of quotas for the
Pennsylvania Type 41 tobacco.
The Maryland Type tobacco
grown in Pennsylvania and
Maryland was last grown under
quotas in 1965. Pennsylvania
farmers who grew tobacco in
1997 are eligible to vote in the
referendum.
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