PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
MARCH 20, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5334 Compared with 5281
head last week and 4823 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers steady to I 00
higher si heifers steady, si cows
steady to 200 higher, bulls steady to
strong SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice & Prime 63 00-65 50, Choice
59 00-64 50, Select and Low Choice
55 00-6175, Select 50 75-60 00, few
Standard 42 00-53 00 HDLSTEINS.
High Choice & Prime 57 00-60 50
Choice 53 50-58 00, Select 49 DB
-54 00, Standard 39 50-49 00 HEIFERS
Choice 58 00-62 50, Select 52 SO
-59 25. Standard 41 00-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 35 50-43 00, few to 45 00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 33 00-40 00, din
ner and Low Cutter 27 00-37 00 Shells
down to 18 25 BULLS Yield Grade
No 1 1000/2400 lbs 43 00-5125, No
2 900/2000 lbs 37 50 45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
& Large Frame No I 325/750 lbs
64 00-99 00 mostly 70 00-90 00,
300/775 lbs 49 00-65 00, Large Frame
No 2 '<oo/800 lbs 50 00-60 00,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I
300/800 lbs 65 00-82 50, few to
58 00. Medium & Large Frame No 2
300/750 lbs 52 00-69 00, few to
40 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame
No 1 350/800 lbs 60 00-79 00, Me
dium & Large No 2 325/800 lbs
40 00-60 00
CALVES 3350 Compared with 3595
head last week and 2972 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few
Choice 140/350 lbs 85 00-103 00,
Good 120/325 lbs 60 00-85 00,
Standard and Low Good 70/110 lbs
17 00-30 00, Utility 60/100 lbs
7 00-23 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
uneven, mostly steady to 10 00
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lower, Holstein heifers mostly steady to
weak No 1 Holstein bulls 90/125
lbs 55 00-95 00, No 2 80/125 lbs
35 00-65 00, few to 25 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs 70 GO
-155 00, No 2 75/125 lbs 50 00-
116 00, few to 30 00 Beef cross bulls
and heifers 75/135 lbs 30 00-1 35 00
mostly 45 00-105 00
HOGS 2571 Compared with 2506 head
last week and 2848 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to fully I 00
higher sows Iooto 2 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
220/265 lbs 34 50 35 50, few to
38 00, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 34 GO
-35 50, few US 2-3 220/320 lbs 29 75
34 50 SOWS LB 1-3 300/500 lbs
19 50-29 50 mostly 22 00-26 50,
500/700 lbs 23 00-27 25 1 '
BOARS 15 00-18 00
FEEDER PIGS 258 Compared with 296
head last week and 348 head a year ago
Feeder prfes US - 1-3 40/60 lbs 22 GO
-45 00 --- per head
SHEEP 1888 Compared with 1518
head last week and 3804 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs weak to 15 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
25/50 lbs 10000-155 00, 50/80
lbs 95 00-140 00, few 75/95 lbs
105 00-135 00
OLD CROP LAMBS Choice 70/105
lbs 80 00-100 00, 100/120 lbs 60 GO
-85 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-50 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1256 Compared with 792 head last
week and 961 head a year ago Feeder
pigs uneven, under 50 lbs 10 00 lower
to 10 00 higher, over 50 lbs steady
to 10 00 higher US 1-2 25/40 lbs
65 00-70 00, few to 44 00, 40/50
lbs 60 00-85 00, 50/60 lbs 55 00-
78 00, 60/70 lbs 62 00-69 00,
70/85 lbs 55 00-71 00, few Slaughter
20/25 lbs 70 00, 30/35 lbs 90 00-
110 00 per hundred weight
BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUC-
TION
Belleville, pa
March 25, 1998
CATTLE 391 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si cows steady with
spots 200 lower [Supply included
245 cows and heifers in Dairy sale]
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice
1310/1515 lbs 62 75-6400, few Select
55 00-58 50
HOLSTEINS couple Select 49 50 &
51 00, few Standard 37 00-42,50
HEIFERS Choice 1050/1340 lbs
59 00-61 50, couple Select 56 00 &
57 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 37 75-43 50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 34 00-41 75, Canner and Low
Cutter 28 00-36 50 Shells down to
19 50
BULLS couple Yield Grade No I
1580 & 1750 lbs 45 50 &46 00. few
No 2 1110/1435 lbs 40 75-43 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS one Me
dium Frame No 2 870 lbs @ 50 00.
HEIFERS few Medium Frame No I
315/470 lbs 59 00-63 00, Medium
Frame No 2 330/405 lbs 49 00-
56 50, BULLS Medium Frame No I
445/575 lbs 61 50-67 50, Medium &
Large Frame No 2 410/590 lbs 44 00-
56 00
CALVES 73 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80/105 lbs 19 00-22 00, Utility
55/90 lbs 10 00-1900
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
10 00 lower No 1 Holstein bulls
95/120 lbs 55 00-87 50, No 2
90/125 lbs 24 00-57 00. one No 1
Holstein heifers 100 lbs @ 120 00
Few beef cross bulls and heifers
65/105 lbs 24 00-65 00
HOGS 44 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-3 245/260 lbs 34 25-35 50, US 2-3
220/245 lbs 30 50-32 25
SOWS US 1-3 360/480 lbs 18 00
22 00, one 575 lbs @ 25 00, few Me
dium 360/485 lbs 10 00-1500
FEEDER PIGS 82 US 1-3 25/40 lbs
12 00-19 00, 45/60 lbs 25 00-34 00 -
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SHEEP 40 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 25/45 lbs 100 00-137 50
OLD CROP LAMBS Choice 65/100
lbs 79 00-90 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 37 00-55 00,
one Yearling @ 66 00
GOATS 28 Few Large Billies 61 00-
89 00, Medium 40 00-64 00, Large
Nannies 62 50-64 00, Medium
51 00-58,00, few Large Kids 35 00
46 00.’' fcw Small 15 00-1600
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MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
March 24, 1998
CATTLE 463 [PDA] Compared to last
week's sale si. steers and heifers
mostly steady, sl‘ cows 200 to 4 00
higher, bulls 3.00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
andPnme 1185/1515 lbs 63 25-65 00
Choice 1085/1480 lbs 60 25-62 75
Select 55 75 6175, Standard 42 08-54
54 25
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
1145/1570 lbs 57 25-58 75, Choice
1100/1580 lbs 53 75 56 50, Select
49 25-54 00, Standard 41 00-54 50
HEIFERS Choice 1125/1350 lbs
59 25-62 25. Select 55 00-60 75, Stan
daid 44 75-54 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 38 50-44 75. one @ 46 50, Qit
ter and Boning Utility 34 25-41 50
Canner and Low Cutter 32 0-37 50
Shells down to 22 00
BULLOCKS few Select 45 00-52 25
BULLS Yield Grade No 1
1275/2380 lbs 47 50-54 75, few No 2
1055/2330 lbs 40 00-46 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
& Large Frame No 1 490/765 lbs
60 00-76 50, Large Frame No 2
430/500 lbs Holstems 53 00-6100,
800/885 lbs 31 00-42 00, HEIFERS
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Medium Frame No 1 265/400 lbs
69 50-8100, 450/595 lbs 58 50-
67 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2
395/815 lbs 41 00-51 00, BULLS
Medium & Large Frame No I 330/450
lbs 72 00-85 00, 550/625 lbs
67 00-74 00
CALVES 241 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80/115 lbs 1900-2600 Utility
55/90 lbs 10 00-1900
FARM’ CALVES Holstein bulls
steady to 500 higher No I Holstein
bulls 90/125 lbs 60 00-95 00
mostly 65 00-90 00 No 2 80/125 lbs
27 50 65 00 No I Holstein heifers
85/110 lbs 95 00 147 00 No 2 75/80
lbs 26 00-42 00
Few beef cross bulls and heifers
75/90 lbs 67 50 72 00
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HOGS 218 (3/23 & 24/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
225/270 lbs 36 00 37 00, one lot @
39 50 US 1-3 225/270 lbs 34 00-
35 85 US 2-3 270/320 lbs 29 25
35 00
SOWS US 1-3 290/485 lbs 23 50
34 00 500/645 lbs 22 75 28 50, few
Medium 260/410 lbs 18 00-2150
BOARS one 570 lbs @ 16 25
FEEDER PIGS 51 US 1-3 30/55 lbs
17 00-27 00 - per head
SHEEP 47 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 70/47 lbs 112 SO-132 SO,
70/77 lbs 100 00-125 00, few Good
and Choice 4*5/50 lbs 87 70-90 00
OLD CROP LAMBS Choice 177/147
lbs 64 00-72 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 74 00-77 00
GOATS 14 one Medium Billy @
76 00, couple Large Nannies 69 00 &
112 00, few Medium 46 00-60 00,
few Large Kids 70 00-7100, couple
Small 11 00 &28 00 per head
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