AlB-Uncast«f Farming, Saturday, Aprfl 4, 1998
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
PA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
MERCER. PA
March 31, 1998
CATTLE 291 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si steers 100 lower,
si cows steady to 75 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice
1025/1475 lbs 57 25-60 25, Select
55 00-59.25, Standard 45 00-53 50
HOLSTEINS Choice 1275/1840 lbs
54 00-59 00, few Select 50 00-54 50,
few Standard 43 00-46 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, few Choice
1000/1790 lbs 57 00-60 25, Select
53 00=58 25, Standard 46 50-53 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 37 00-39 00. couple to 42 00, Qit
ter and Boning Utility 32 00-38 50.
Canner and Low Cutter 28 25-33 00
Shells down to 21 00
BULLS few Yield Grade No 1
1055/1855 lbs 00-47 75, few No 2
940/1385 lbs 39 00-43 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
Frame No 1 425/730 lbs 60 00-79 00,
few 850/910 lbs 53 50-57 50. Large
Frame No 2 270/850 lbs 45 00-64 00,
HEIFERS Medium Frame No 1 325/650
lbs 60 00-74 00, Medium Frame No 2
300/700 lbs 54 00-64 00, BULLS Me
dium Frame No 1 300/750 lbs 56 00-
69 00, Medium Frame No 2 500/800
lbs 50 00-64 00
CALVES 124 VEALERS few Good
160/170 lbs 61 00-66 00. Standard and
Good 80/1 IS lbs 20 00-32 00, Util
ity 55/95 lbs 10 00-2100
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
90/135 lbs 70 00-97 50. few to
102 00, No 2 85/135 lbs 26 00-
70 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers
85/115 lbs 125 00-16000, No 2
80/130 lbs 35 00-110 00
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 90/125
lbs 75 00-107 50
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Bovina Center, NY
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Waterloo, NY
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Bridgewater, VA
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1-3 255/265 lbs 36 75-37 50, few
140/155 lbs 40 00-45 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 79 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 20/40 lbs 95 00-132 50, few
65/85 lbs 90 00-102 50 OLD
CROP LAMBS Choice 60/95 lbs
50 00-90 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP
25 00-31 00
GOATS 3 Few Medium & Large 57 00-
63 00 per head
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
FradcrlcUNirg, PA
March 31
Report Supplied by Audios
STEERS: CHOICE 1315 LBS. 61.25;
SELECT 1405-1430 LBS. 55.75-57.75;
STANDARD 4750-5350
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1300-1415
LBS. 54.00-5450; SELECT 1340-1625
LBS. 50.75-52.00.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 1195-1340 LBS.
58.00- SELECT 54.00-55.00;
STANDARD 5250.
COWS: BREAKING UTIUTY AND
COMMERCIAL 39.00-41.25; CUTTER
AND BONING UTIUTY 34.00-38.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
29.00- SHELLS 22.00-28.00.
BULLS: YC«I 1525-2175 LBS.
48.75-51.00; YG#2 1190-1380 LBS.
46.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 410 LBS.
6250; HEIFERS 660 LBS. 52,00; BULLS
580 LBS. 4850.
CALVES; STANDARD AND GOOD
100-110 LBS. 25.00-31.00; STANDARD
AND GOOD 80-90 LBS. 20.00-26.00;
UTIUTY 80 LBS. 15.00 AND DOWN.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 86.00-10000, *2
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Newburg, PA
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Mifflinburg, PA
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Rome, PA
717-744-2371
Lapp’s Barn
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Gap, PA
717-442-8134
717-768-8301
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Troy, PA
717-297-3972
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Lancaster, PA
717-299-2536
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338 Newport Rd,
Leola, PA 17540
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Mifflintown, PA
717-463-2606
HOLSTEINS BULLS 95-115 LBS.
66.00-78.00, «1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 95
LBS. 6000, *2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85-90 LBS. 4000-50.00.
HOGS: US*l-3 250 LBS. 35.25 AND
245-275 LBS. 31.00.
SOWS: US«I-3 505-620 LBS.
25.00- AND 400-440 LBS
23.00- US#2-3 475 LBS
20.00-
BOARS: 285-430 LBS. 16.00-17.00.
GOATS: MED. 39.00 PER HEAD.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, April t, 19M
Report (applied by Anctloa
CATTLE: 297...PDA...COMPARED
WITH LAST WEEK’S SALE...SL. COWS
STEADY...SUPPLY INCLUDED 200
COWS AND HEIFERS IN DAIRY SALE.
SLAUGHTERSIBERS: FEW SELECT
1-3 52.75-57.25, ONE STANDARD AT
43.75.
HOLSTEINS: STANDARD
41.50-W.75.
HEIFERS: FEW STANDARD
4225-46.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 36.50-43.75. CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3
34.00-41.50, CANKER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 26.00-3525. SHELLS DOWN
TO 19.50.
BULLS: YO#l 1165-1840 LBS.
41.00- FEW 2 1090-1950 LBS.
37.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS OOULE
MED. AND LARGE FRAME 2 560 AND
760 LBS. 44.00 AND 45.00; HEIFERS
FEW MED. FRAME 1 270-345 LBS.
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LARGE FRAME I 470-530 LBS.
66.50-70.00, FEW MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 2 465-645 LBS. 4630-54.00.
CALVES: 63...V8AL8RS UTILITY
60-80 LBS. 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
15.00- HIGHER...*! HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 70.00-107.50,80-90
LBS. 62.50-67.50, #2 75-115 LBS.
23.00- ONE *1 HOLSTEIN HEIF
ER 105 LBS. AT 12730, FEW *2 85-105
LBS. 400060.00
FEW BEEF CROSS BULLS AND
HEIFERS 90110 LBS. 40.0075.00
HOGS: 17...8 ARROWS AND GILTS
US*I-3 250260 LBS. AT 34.50.
SOWS: COUPLE US#l-3625-640L85.
26.0026.50.
BOARS: COUPLE 455 AND 590 LBS.
1330 AND 13.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 48...U5«1-3 35-50
LBS. 21.0026.00,5065L85. 27.0038.00
PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 136... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 1020 LBS. 107.00200.00, ONE
AT 440.00, 25-40 LBS. 100.00153.00,
ONE LOT AT 172.50, 4060 LBS.
114.0015230, 6080 LBS. 90.00105.00,
80110 LBS. 82.0089.00, FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 5065 LBS. 82308730.
OLD CROP LAMBS; CHOICE 75-85
LBS. 75.0086.00, FEW 125-130 LBS.
70.0075.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 40.00-53.00,
FEW YEARLINGS 62.50-70.00.
GOATS: 101... LARGE BILLIES
67.30-92.50. MED. 62.50-65.00,
WETHERS 40.00-73.00, LARGE NAN
NIES 50.00-80.00, MED. 36.00-62.50,
LARGE KIDS 23.00-60.00, SMALL
11.00-37.00 PER HEAD.
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New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stable*
New Hoi land, PA
Monday, Man* 30, 199*
Report Supplied By Auction
240 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
WORK HORSES 885.001160.0 Q.
DRIVING 485.00-1100.00.
RIDING 435.00-950.00.
BETTER RIDING HORSES
1035.00-
REGISTERED RIDING
635.00- 1 AT 2500.00.
KILLERS. HEAVYWEIGHTS
575.00- LIGHTWEIGHTS
350.00-
PONIES 135.00-400.00
LARGE PONIES 450.00-500.00, 4
HEAD 560.00-900.00
COLTS 145.00-425.00
Dewart Hay & Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, March 30, 199*
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: 50006275.
HEIFERS: 50.0061.25.
GOOD COWS: 3000-39.00
CANNBRS AND CUTTERS
20.003000.
BULLS: 39.0044.00
VEAL 130190 LBS. 8000160.00.
90130 LBS. 25.008000.
HOGS: 29.0032.50
SOWS: 26.003000.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.0029.00 HEAD.
HAY: 700019000.
STRAW: 65.00-95.00
WOOD: 27.0035.00 LOAD.
CORN: 80.008230.
OATS: 1.60370 BU.
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