14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
APRIL 3» 1998
CATTLE 4983.. Compared with 5482
head last week and 4787 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary .slaughter steers & heifers weak
to 1.50 lower, si cows steady to 1.50
lower, most decline latter part of week,
bulls steady to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice &
Prime 2-4 61.25-64 75, Choice 2-3
58.00- Select and Low Choice 2-3
55.00- Select 1-3 52.00-
59.25, Standard 43.75-54 00.
H3LSTEINS' High Choice and Prime 2-
4 55.25-59.25, Choice 2-3 53.00-
56.00, Select 1-2 48.00-53 00, Standard
41 50-48.75
HEIFERS' Choice 2-4 57 25-61 50, Se
lect 2-3 53 00-59 00, Standard
43.00-53 00. COWS; Breaking Utility
& Commercial 2-3 36 00-43 75, Glit
ter & Boning Utility 1-3 31 50-40.00,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 27.D0-36
36 00, few to 25 00. Shells down to
18 00
BULLOCKS few Select 45 00-56 75.
BULLS' Yield Grade No 1 1000/2400
lbs 43 00-54,50, few to 60.00, No
2 900/2000 lbs. 39 00-45.00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. Medium &
Large Frame 1 270/550 lbs 70.00-
81 00, 550/800 lbs. 56 00-73.00, Me
dium & Large Frame 2 300/750 lbs
47 00-60 00, few to 67 00, few Laige
Frame 2 300/850 lbs Holsteins
45 00-61 50
HEIFERS: Medium & Large Frame I
275/600 lbs 60.00-80.00, Medium
& Large Frame No. 2 300/750 lbs
44 00-64 00
BULLS: Medium & Large Frame 1
300/600 lbs 68 00-91 00, Medium &
Large Frame 2 300/800 lbs 44 00-
66 00
CALVES 2996 Compared with 3486
head last week and 2326 head a year ago
VEALERS. mostly steady, few Choice
130/350 lbs 70 00-91.00, few Good
120/325 lbs 55 00-75 00, Standard and
Low Good 70/110 lbs 15,00-30.00,
Utility 60/100 lbs 8 00-21 00
We will be receiving 609 tobacco April
21 to April 30, 1998. Processing
tobacco here will be no cost to the
farmer up front. Tobacco that was
stripped w/moisture that goes through
a sweat in June, has odor it cannot be
used for cigarette tobacco. We will be
buying and processing 609 tobacco.
Bobby Oldham
Farmersville - Clarence Shirk
C 717) 656-9847
Quarryville - 27 N. Church St.
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(717) 786-0397
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FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves
uneven, mostly steady to 20.00
higher, Holstein heifers mostly steady
to 10.00 higher No, 1 Holstein
bulls 90/125 lbs 65.00-123.00, No 2
80/125 lbs 40 00-75.00, few to
30 00, No, 1 Holstein heifers 85/125
lbs 85 00-145.00, few to 165 00,
No 2 75/125 lbs. 40.00-90 00, few to
30 00. Beef cross bulls and heifers
70/125 lbs 50.00-110.00, few to
30.00
HOGS 2777 . Compared with 2425 head
last week and 2015 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to 1.00 lower,
sows steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2
220/265 lbs. 35.50-37.00, few to
38.25, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 34 DO
-36 00, US 2-3 220/320 lbs 32 00-
34.00, few to 30.00
SOWS: US 1-3 300/500 lbs 22 00-
26.00, few to 30.50, 500/700 lbs.
23.00-28.50, few Medium 300/450
lbs. 15 00-20.50
BOARS: 16.00-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 355... Compared with 303
head last week and 255 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs ..US 1-3 30/50 lbs 14 00-
26.00, 45/65 lbs 20.00-38 00 -- per
head
SHEEP 6792 ..Compared with 2189
head last week and 990 head a year
ago. Bulk of supply 25 to 75 lbs sold to
the Easter Trade.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 25/40
lbs. 120.00-185.00, some to 210 00,
40/65 lbs 100,00-145.00, 60/80
lbs. 90 00-120.00, 75/110 lbs 8100-
110 00, Good and Choice 25/55 lbs.
80 00-130.00, 55/100 lbs 70 00-
105.00. OLD CROP LAMBS Choice
70/110 lbs. 65.00-100 00, few to
115 00, 110/140 lbs. 60 00-90 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 24 00-55 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1844 Compared with 629 head last
week and 827 head a year ago Feeder
pigs steady to weak .Few US 1-2 20/30
lbs 75 00-95 00, 30/40 lbs 55 00-
91 00, 40/60 lbs. 58 00-84.00, 60/70
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lbs. 60.00-71.00, 70/100 lbs. 50.00-
63 00; Slaughter 25/50 lbs. 65 00-
105 00, few 55/65 lbs. 62.00-80.00
per hundredweight
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
CATTLE 160 ..[PDA],.Compared with
last Monday's sale .si cows mostly
steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1125/1400 lbs 61.50-66.50, one Se
lect 1-3 @ 54 50
HEIFERS: one Select 1-3 @ 55 50.
COWS: few Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 35 00-40 50, Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 31.00-37 50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 27 75-32.50
Shells down to 23 00
BULLS: few Yield Grade No 1
1280/1545 lbs 41 00-42 25, few No. 2
1380/1755 lbs 39 00-40 00
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS- Medium
& Large Frame 1 & 2 360/735 lbs
58 00-69 00. few Laige Frame 2
340/770 lbs 50 00-54 50.
HEIFERS. Medium & Large Frame I
300/600 lbs 60.00-75 00, few Medium
Frame 2 345/570 lbs 48 00-56 50
BULLS few Medium Frame 1
290/495 lbs 61.00-65.00
CALVES 156 .VEALERS one Choice
230 lbs @ 95 00, one Good 135 lbs @
9000, Standard and Good 75/105 lbs
22 50-30 00, Utility 50/80 lbs 5.00-
19 00
FARM CALVES: No. I Holstein bulls
115/135 lbs 65.00-70 00, 95/115 lbs
85 00-109 00, 85/90 lbs. 50 00-75 00,
No 2 90/115 lbs. 50.00-75.00; few No
I Holstein heifers 80/130 lbs 100.00-
130 00, No 2 95/160 lbs 50 00-
110.00
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/125
lbs 35 00-117.50
HOGS 297 Barrows and gilts 2.50
lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-
2 200/260 lbs 33 75-35 50, US 1-3
200/270 lbs 32 50-34 00, US 2-3
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AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
APRIL 6, 1998
240/260 lbs 32 00-32 50.
SOWS US 1-3 280/655 lbs 24 50-
32.25
BOARS- 200/305 lbs 16 50-21 50
FEEDER PIGS 10...N0 MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 346 .NEW CROP LAMBS
Choice 80/105 lbs 90.00-112.50,
70/80 lbs. 100.00-107 50, 30/70
lbs 100.00-160.00, Good and Choice
20/30 lbs. 55.00-85 00, 30/80 lbs
60 00-80,00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: 17 50-39 00,
Yearlings 40 00-51.00.
GOATS 56 .One Large @ 75 00, few
Medium 35 00-45 00, Small 22 50-
40 00, Large Ktds 27 50-48 00,
Small 10 00-17 00 per head
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
APRIL 7, 1998
CATTLE 342 [PDA]..Compared to last
week's sale si steers and heifers
100 to 300 higher, si cows steady to
spots 300 higher, si bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150/1500 lbs 63 75-
66 00, Choice 2-3 1175/1500 lbs
61 75-64 75, 1650/1700 lbs. 56 00-
59.25, Select 1-3 56.00-62 50, few
Standard 50 25-56 00
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1395/1520 lbs 57 25-60 75,
few Choice 2-3 1120/1650 lbs
56.00-57 50, few Select 1-2 50 00-
53 75, few Standard 42 50-49 75
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prune
1165/1455 lbs 62 75-64 50, few
Choice 2-4 1090/1375 lbs 61 50-
63 00, few Select 2-3 56 00-61 00,
Standard 49 00-55 75
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 38 00-43 75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 33 50-39 25,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 28 75-35 75
Shells down to 20 00
BULLOCKS, couple Select 49 00 &
50 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1435/1885
lbs 45.75-51 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
& Large Frame 1 420/450 lbs 73 50-
75 50, 640/765 lbs 62 50-73 00,
Medium & Large Frame 2 350/450 lbs
50 00-63 00, 750/950 lbs 45 50-
51 00
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H2IFERS- Medium & Large Frame 1
335/500 lbs 58 50-68 00, 500/700
lbs 57 50-62 00, Medium & Large
Frame 2 500/700 lbs 42.00-53.50,
700/925 lbs. 35 00-45.50
BULLS: Medium & Large Frame 1
310/480 lbs 64 50-79.00, 500/600
lbs 67,00-69 50, Medium & Large
Frame 2 450/525 lbs. 36 00-53.00
CALVES 227...VEALERS' Standard and
Good 85/100 lbs. 18 00-22.00, Utility
55/90 lbs 10 00-19 00
FARM CALVES- Holstein bulls
steady to 500 higher ..No I Holstein
bulls 85/125 lbs 62.00-101 00
mostly 70 00-100 00, No 2 75/125
lbs 28 00-67 00 with a few down to
22 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 85/100
lbs 137 00-165 00, No 2 80/90 lbs.
34 00-95 00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 70/115
lbs 26 00-80 00
HOGS 280 (4/06 & 07/98). Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction. Barrows and gilts I 00 to
I 50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1-2
225/270 lbs 33 00-35 00, US 1-3
220/270 lbs 30 00-32 75, Us 2-3
275/345 lbs 25 00-30 00, light
weights 160/215 lbs 20 50-29 50
sows- US 1-3 325/490 lbs 22.00-
27 00, 580/685 lbs 24 00-28 75
BOARS' 435/640 lbs 14 25-15 00
FEEDER PIGS 19 ..US 1-3 20/40 lbs
13 00-22 00 per head
SHEEP 65 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 35/50 lbs 107 00-140 00,
50/65 lbs 95 00-112 00, 75/85 lbs
87 00-102 00, Good and Choice 40/70
lbs 74 00-96 00
OLD CROP LAMBS Choice 80/125
lbs 66 00-77 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 30 00-43 00
GOATS 50 Couple Large Billies 81 00
& 106 00, few Medium 50 00-65 00,
Large Nannies 48 00-59 00, few Me
dium 28 00-45 00, Large Kids 23 00-
46 00, Small 15 00-31 00 per
head