WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
MAY - 1, 1998
11 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE Sl94...Compared with 5799
head last week and 5144 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers, heifers, cows
and bulls unevenly
steady ..SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 63.50-69.00,
Choice 1-3 60.00-65.85, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 57.00-63.00, Select 1-3
54 00-61.00, Standard 1-2 44.00-
55 75
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 56 00-60.00, few to 62.25, Choice
2-3 54 00-57.50/Select 1-2 49.00-
54 25, few Standard 1-2 42.00-49.00
HEIFERS' Choice 2-4 59.75-64.00,
Select 1-3 55.00-60.00, Standard 1-2
42 00-54.00.
COWS Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-4 37.00-45.25 mostly 38.00-
44 00, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
33 00-41 50, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
30 00-38.00, few to 26.00. Shells down
to 23 00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 50.00-
60 00
BULLS' Yield Grade I 1000-2500 lbs
45 50-56.50, 2 900-2000 lbs 40.00-
47 00
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
t Large I 300-600 lbs 70.00-85.00.
few to 97.00, 550-800 lbs 68.00-
80 00, Medium & Large 2 335-800 lbs
5500-71 00, Large 2 400-900 lbs
Holstems 53.00-69.00;.
HEIFERS: Medium & Large 1 300-500
lbs 70 00-87.50, 500-850 lbs 55.00-
75 00, Medium & Large 2 300-550 lbs
53 00-72.00, 500-850 lbs 44.50-
6000, Large 2 350-800 lbs 50.00-
65 00, few to 74.00.
BULLS; Medium & Large I 275-600
lbs 71 00-96.00, 650-900 lbs 55.00-
6600, Medium & Large 2 275-800
lbs 52 00-70.00.
CALVES 2435... Compared with 2801
head last week and 2684 head a year ago.
VEALERS - steady to strong . Choice
130-350 lbs 80 00-110.00, few Good
120-325 lbs 65.00-100 00, Standard
and Low Good 70-110 lbs 20.00-35 00,
Utility 60-100 lbs 10.00-23.00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to strong, Holstein heifers
mostly steady to 40 00 lower No 1
Holstein bulls 90-25 lbs 80 00-
129 00, few to 145 00, No 2 80-125 lbs
50 00 90 00, few to 30 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs 85 GO
-152 00. No 2 75-125 lbs 50 00-100 00,
few to 35 00 Beef type bulls and heifers
80 140 lbs 45 00-120 00 mostly
60 00-100 00
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HOGS 1864 ..Compared with 2977 head
last week and 2332 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to .50 to I 50
higher, sows steady to
weak. .BARROWS AND GILTS' US I -
2 220-265 lbs 36.00-38.00, US 1-3
210-280 lbs 34.00-37.00, US 2-3
220-330 lbs 30.75-35.00. SOWS: US I
-3 300-500 lbs 21.00-28.00, 500-700
lbs 23.50-29.00.
BOARS: few 15.00-17.50,
FEEDER PIGS 246... Compared with 369
head last week and 198 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs...US 1-3 30-45 Iba 16.00-
30.00, 40-65 lbs 25.00-56.00. - per
head.
SHEEP 1707... Compared with 1643
head last week and 4242 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs uneven, under 70 lbs
weak to 10.00 lower, over 70 lbs 5.00
to 20.00 higher...SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 30-60 lbs 80.00-
120.00, few to 75.00, 55-75 lbs
90.00- 12.00, fewto 80.00, 70-110 lbs
80 ob-110.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP.
20.00-
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
2030.. Compared with 726 head last
week and 726 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs 5.00 to 20.00 lower...US 1-2 30-
40 lbs 55.00-70.00, 40-50 lbs
50.00- few to 43.00, 50-60 lbs
50.00- few to 35.00, 60-70 lbs
50.00- Slaughter 15-35 lbs
80.00- 30-40 lbs 50.00-
110.00. per hundredweight.
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
MAY 5, 1998
CATTLE 487...[PDAJ...Compared with
last week's sale ..si. steers .50 to 1.00
higher, $l. cows .50 to 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1350-1585 lbs
64.00-65.50, Choice 2-3 1050-1450
lbs 62.25-66.25, Select 1-3 55.00-
62.25. Standard 1-2 47.00-55.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-4 1325-1640 lbs 58.00-60.50,
Choice 2-3 1100-1725 lbs 54 25-
58 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS’ few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1110-1220 lbs
64 25-67 25, Choice 2-4 1050-1400
lbs 61 00-65 50, Select 1-3 53 00-
60 75, Standard 1-2 46 75-50 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 40 50-45 00, one 46 00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35 50-
42 50, Conner and Low Cutter 1-2
32 50-36 75 Shells down to 25 00
BULLOCKS one Choice 2-3 1200
lbs 58 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1170-2135 lbs
46 50-59 00, 2 1000-2070 lbs 43 00-
46 50
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FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
1 & 2 800-900 lbs 58 50-85 00. 400-
750 lbs 69 00-84 00, one 89.00.
Large 2 500-1125 lbs 46 00-58 00, few
350-450 lbs 59.00-63.00; HEIFERS.
Large 1 & 2 600-875 lbs 61.50-65 00,
Medium 1 650-800 lbs 60 00-67 00,
375-650 lbs 66,00-80.50, Medium 2
390-900 lbs 48.00-61.00, BULLS.
Large 1 575-900 lbs 52.00-65.50, Me
dium I 250-700 lbs 60 00-85.00, few
large 2 400-1000 lbs 43 00-51 00.
Medium 2 300-600 lbs 48.50-65.00.
CALVES 117...VEALERS; one Choice
250 lbs 90.00, one Good 155 lbs 97.50.
Standard and Good 70-105 lbs 20.00-
38 00, Utility 55-85 lbs 10 00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No I Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 112.50-132.50, few 85 lbs
60 00-80 00, No 2 80-140 lbs 40.00-
110.00; No I Holstein heifers 90-110
lbs 135.00-140.00, few 2 70-110 lbs
40.00-130.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 90-
115 lbs 70.00-140.00.
HOGS 44...8ARR0WS AND GILTS; US
1-3 240-275 lbs 39.00-40.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 325-655 lbs 27.00-
34.25
BOARS: one 495 lbs 15.00
FEEDER PK3S 10... US 1-3 95-165 lbs
34 00-44.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 3... SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few
25.00
GOATS 1...0ne Medium Nanny 35.00.
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
MAY 4, 1998
CATTLE 144...[PDA]..Compared with
last Monday’s sale...sl. cows .50 to
1.25 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Choice 2-
3 1170-1240 lbs 61.75-62.75, Select 1-
3 57 50-60.00, few Standard 1-2
51,75-52.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice 2-3
1200-1615 lbs 56.00-58.50.
HEIFERS; few Select 1-3 55 50-
59.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 38.25-41.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 34.00-39 50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 31 00-35 00
Shells down to 27.00.
BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1445 &
1540 lbs 46 00 & 47.50, few 2 850-
1470 lbs 40 75-45 00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS couple
Medium I 460 & 500 lbs 70 50-72 00,
few Medium 2 400-750 lbs 47 00-
59 50, HEIFERS Medium I 370-450 lbs
62 00-70 00, few Large 2 400-975
lbs 42 00-60 00. Medium 2 350-700 lbs
54 00-60 50, BULLS few Medium 1
440-650 lbs 72 00-72 50, Medium 2
390-650 lbs 52 00-59 50
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CALVES 121 ..VEALERS: one Choice
160 lbs 100 00, Standard and Good 80-
95 lbs 30 00-42 00. Utility 50-70
lbs 5.00-10.00.
FARM CALVES' No 1 Holstein bulls
95-130 lbs 110.00-127.50, 85-95 lbs
72 50-100.00, No. 2 90-115 lbs 60.00-
105.00; few No I Holstein heifers 95-
115 lbs 125.00-160.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 65-90
lbs 40.00-120.00.
HOGS 346...8arr0ws and gilts 3.00
to 4.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-
270 lbs 39.75-41.10, few 42.25, US 1-3
210-270 lbs 39.50-40.25, US 2-3
210-290 lbs 38.75-39.00, few 1-3 175-
190 lbs 32.00-38 75.
SOWS' US 1-3 300-625 lbs 25.25-
29 75, few Medium 250-380 lbs 20 00-
25.00.
BOARS: few 340-555 lbs 16 75-
17.25, 200-285 lbs 21 00-25.00
FEEDER PIGS 24. US 1-3 35-45 lbs
25.00-41.00 —per head.
SHEEP 91 . SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 90-105 lbs 82 50-117.50
FEEDER LAMBS: Good and Choice
80-100 lbs 70.00-80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 26.00-34.00,
Yearlings 50.00-60.00.
GOATS 11 ..Few Medium & Large
47,50-105 00, few Small 25.00-32 50.
per head
EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
SALES, INC
EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
MAY 4, 1998
CATTLE 292...[PDA], Compared with
last Monday's sale...si. cows steady to
1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
900-1235 lbs 61.00-66.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4 950-1105
lbs 60.50-61.75, few Standard 1-2
47 00-54.00
COWS: Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 36.00-39.00, Yield Grade 4-
5 30.00-36 00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33 00-37 25, Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 25 50-32 50 Shells
down to 25 00
BULLS- Yield Grade I 935-2195 lbs
46 00-51 00, 2 1060-2090 lbs 34 50-
46 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 350-500 lbs 75 00-92 00.
575-725 lbs 68 50-87 00, Large 2
775-1005 lbs 54 00-64 50
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 325
500 lbs 73 50-82 00, 510-625 lbs
70 00-83 00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 61 00-69 00, 515-780 lbs
50 00-67 00
BULLS Medium and Large I 300-500
lbs 70 00-97 00. 525-675 lbs 69 CO
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CALVES 135. (All calves sold per cwt]
VEALERS. Choice 130-225 lbs
77 50-96.00, Standard and Good 150-
230 lbs 48.00-72.50, 90-110 lbs
22.00-36.00, 60-85 lbs 20.00-40 00,
Utility 40-60 lbs 15 00-22 00
FARM CALVES: Holsteins bulls
steady to 15.00 higher...No I Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 85.00-137.50
mostly 90.00-130.00, No 2 75-110 lbs
45.00-85.00; few No 1 Holstein heif
ers 95-130 lbs 97.50-135.00, few No 2
65-95 lbs 42.50-87.50.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-105
lbs 47.50-112.50, one 132 50, 175-
250 lbs 83.00-123.00
HOGS 25...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: US
1-3 240-270 lbs 33.00-38.00, 125-198
lbs 33.50-43.00
SOWS: US 1-3 310-685 lbs 25.00-
27.50, one Medium 355 lbs ® 22.00
FEEDER PIGS 25... US 1-3 20-25 lbs
19.00-23.50, 65-95 lbs 27 00-38.00. -
-per head.
SHEEP 90 ..Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS-Choice 35-50 lbs
85 00-98 00, 55-70 lbs 79.00-94.00, 2
83 lbs @ 82 00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: few 19 00-25 00
GOATS IS.. Few Medium Billies 30 00-
39.00, Large Kids 19.00-27.00 per
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BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
BELLEVILLE, PA
MAY 6,199 S
CATTLE 351 .[SUPPLIED BY TOE
AUCTION], SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lbs 62.00-
63 75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1100-1400
lbs 55.00-58 25. Select 1-2 50 00-
54.00
HEIFERS: Select 2-3 40 50-44 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 41 00-45 50. one 46 00,
Cutterand Boning Utility 1-3 38 00-
42 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
30 00-38 00 Shells down to 25 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1100-1500 lbs
45 00-49 25, few 2 1000-1400 lbs
41 25-44 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
1 66 00-81 00. Medium 2 50 00-62 00
HEIFERS Medium I 55 00-68 00,
BULLS Medium I 48 50-6100
CALVES 80 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-90 lbs 23 00-25 00. Utility
50-65 lbs 12 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
85-120 lbs 85 00-140 00, No 2 80-100
lbs 50 00-95 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-120
lbs 55 00-110 00
HOGS 30 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-2 230-260 lbs 34 00-36 25
SOWS US 1-3 400-600 lbs 24 00-
26 00
BOARS one 18 00
FEEDER PIGS 56 .US 1-3 35-60 lbs
25.00-48 00 per head
SHEEP 27 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 35-70 lbs 98 00-110 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 26 00-40 00
GOATS 58 Large Billies 60 00-77 00,
Medium 40 00-60 00. Large Kids
45 00-62 00, Small 8 00-15 00 per
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