Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 23,1998
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
MAY 15, 1998
14 LIVESTOCk AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5249 Compared with 6080
head last week and 5540 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers and heifers
mostly steady, si cows steady to
mostly 1 00 higher, bulls steady to 1 00
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 2-4 65 00-68 50, Choice 1-3
62 25-66 35. Select and Low Choice 2-3
58 75-63 00, Select 1-3 55 00-62 25,
Standard 1-251 00-55 00
ICLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-
3 57 00-61 75, Choice 2-3 54 00-
58 00, Select 1-2 50 00-54 30, Standard
1-2 44 25 48 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 60 85-65 00, Se
lect 1-3 55 00-60 50, Standard 1-2
45 00-54 00 COWS Breaking Utility
& Commercial 2-4 38 00-44 50, few to
46 00, Cutter & Boning Utility I-3
35 00-41 50, few to 33 75, Canner and
Low Cutter I-2 32 00-36 00 Shells
down to 22 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1100-2400 lbs
47 25-54 75, 2 900-2000 lbs 42 00-
47 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium &
Large I 100-500 lbs 70 00-94 00, few
to 102 00, 500-800 lbs 65 00-87 00,
Medium & Large 2 450-900 lbs 60 00-
70 00, few to 5100, Large 2 400-650
lbs Holstems 58 00-67 50, HEIF
ERS Medium & Large I 100-650 lbs
65 00-80 00, Medium & Large 2 100-
600 lbs 55 00-68 00, BULLS Medium
& Large I 150 700 lbs 61 00-82 00,
Medium & Large 2 400-800 lbs 50 00-
65 00
CALVES 2914 Compared with 2855
head last week and 2846 head a year ago
VEALERS steady to 5 00
higher Choice 140-150 lbs 70 00-
111 00, Good 110-100 lbs 5100-
71 00, Standard and Low Good 70-1 10
lbs 25 00-16 00, few to 42 00. Util
ity 50-100 lbs 10 00-27 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
500 to 10 00 lower, Holstein heifers
mostly steady No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 90 00-127 50, No 2 80-125
lbs 40 00-85 00, few to 95 00, No I
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 100 00-
14100, few to 165 00, No 2 75-110 lbs
40 00-100 00 Beef type bulls and heif
ers 75-110 lbs 50 00-130 00
HOGS 2771 Compared with 1011 head
last week and 2701 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts I 00 to 250 higher,
sows steady to I 00 higher BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-2 220-265 lbs 40 50-
42 50, few to 45 75, US 1-1 210-270
lbs 18 00-41 50. US 2-1 220-110 lbs
15 00-40 00 SOWS US 1-1 100-500
lbs 22 00-26 50, 500-700 lbs 25 00-
them and during our Trade-In Sale
auns. boats, farm tractors, farm equ
A.T.V’S
29 00, Medium 300-450 lbs 18 00-
23 00
BOARS
FEEDER PIGS 332 .Compared with 321
head last week and 303 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-40 lbs 25 GO
-31 00, 40-55 lbs 32 00-43 00 per
head
SHEEP 1952 Compared with 1911
head last week and 1670 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs uneven, under 50 lbs
steady to 15 00 lower, over 50 lbs
steady to 10 00 higher SLAUGHTER
LAMBS- Choice 30-55 lbs 100 GO
-135 00, 50-80 lbs 87 00-112 00, few
to 120 00, 75-100 lbs 90 00-115 00,
few to 80 00, 100-125 lbs 95 00-
110 00, few to 70 00 SLAUGHTER
SHEEP 20 00-45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1819 Compared with 748 head last
week and 2016 head a year ago Feeder
pigs uneven, under 40 lbs 15 00 to
20 00 lower, over 4(J f&s 500 to
10 00 higher US 1-2 20-30 lbs 62 GO
-71 00, 30-40 lbs 60 00-80 00, 40-50
lbs 54 00-72 00, 50-60 lbs 55 00-
71 00, 60-70 lbs 61 00-71 00, few to
40 00, Slaughter 30-40 lbs 80 00-
100 00, 40-65 lbs 52 00-70 00
per hundred weight
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
MAY 19, 1998
CATTLE 147 [PDA] Compared to last
week's sale slaughter steers 100 to
200 lower, si cows 1 00 to 200 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lbs 64 25-
67 25, Choice 2-1 1100-1465 lbs
6100-64 25, 1500-1680 lbs 55 GO
-59 75, Select 1-1 56 50-62 50, Stan
dard 1-2 48 00-55 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS few High
Choice and Prime 2-1 1200-1515 lbs
57 75-58 50, Choice 2-1 1155-1565
lbs 55 50-57 50, Select 1-2 49 75-
55 25, Standard 1-2 43 00-48 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1185-1465 lbs
6100-63 75, Select 1-1 56 50-61 75,
Standard 1-2 46 50 54 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 40 00-46 00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 37 00-42 00,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 10 50-19 00
Shells down to 25 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1265-1545
lbs 46 50-47 50, few 2 1020-2150 lbs
18 00-44 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 585-755 lbs 55 00-70 00,
Large 2 Holstems 530-605 lbs 61 GO
-68 00. HEIFERS Medium I and 2 520-
725 lbs 5150-57 00, BULLS Me
dium and Large I 250-450 lbs 67 50-
82 00, 600-625 lbs 68 00-71 00,
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Medium & Large 2 320-460 lbs 51 00-
65 50, 660-695 lbs 49 00-55.00
CALVES 202 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-105 lbs 22 00-27,00, Utility
75-90 lbs 12 00-24 00.
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
10 00 to 12.00 higher. No I Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 92 00-135 50, No 2
90-125 lbs 40 00-87 00, 80-90 lbs
25 00-50 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
80-125 lbs 105 00-152 00, few No 2
70-105 lbs 24.00-90 00
Few beef type bulls and heifers 65-
105 lbs 47 00-82 50
HOGS 219 (5/18 & 19/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and prices sup
plied by the auction Barrows and
gilts 5.00 to 6.00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 46 50-48 00. LB 1-3 220-270
lbs 43 50-46 25, US 2-3 295-330 lbs
39 00-43 00, US 1-3 195-215 lbs
37 00-41 75
SOWS US 1-3 310-475 lbs 21 50-
26 50, 500-555 lbs 26 00-28 00, few
Medium 265-460 lbs 13 50-20 00
BOARS few 280-340 lbs 13 50-
19 00.
FEEDER PIGS 37 US 1-3 40-50 lbs
23 50-31 00 per head
SHEEP 47 SLAUGHTER, LAMBS
Choice 30-45 lbs 87 50-102 50, 75-
100 lbs 68 00-82 00, one lot Good
and Choice Feeder Lambs 20 lbs 90 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 24 00-30 00,
yearlings 45 00-54 00
GOATS 26 One Large Billy 74 00,
couple Medium 40 00 & 57 50, couple
Large Nannies 54 00 & 55 00, Me
dium 43 00-54 00, Large Kids 30 00-
37 50, Small 17 00-33 00 per
head
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
MAY 20, 1998
CATTLE 288 [PDA] [Supply included
144 slaughter steers and heifers, 91
si cows and 30 feeder cat
tle] Compared with last Wednesday's
sale slaughter steers unevenly steady,
spots 100 lower, si cows mostly
steady, Bulls steady to 4 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1135-1480 lbs 6100-63 75, one
65 50. Select 1-3 57 25-63 50, few
Standard 49 00-52 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1275-1530 lbs 57 00-60 00,
Choice 2-3 1240-1595 lbs 54 75-
57 75, 1640-1810 lbs 49 75-54 25, Se
lect 1-2 49 75-55 00, Standard 1-2
44 00-49 50
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 1135-1190
lbs 61 00-64 00, Select 1-3 56 00-
61 25, few Standard 1-2 44 00-53 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 40 00-44 25, Cutter and
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Boning Utility 1-3 36 50-42.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 30 75-39 75.
Shells down to 28 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1110-1675 lbs
47 50-53 25, Yield Grade 2 915-1550
lbs 42 00-46 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium 1 & 2 490-605 lbs 65 00-80 00,
890-1055 lbs 61 00-66 00, HEIF
ERS Medium and Large 1 375-585 lbs
63 00-67 50, 700-905 lbs 50 50-
62 50, Medium and Large 2 450-585 lbs
61 00-67 50, 600-850 lbs 42 GO
-47 50, BULLS one Medium I 640 lbs
65 00, Large 2 515-670 lbs 34 GO
-43 00
CALVES 173 .VEALERS few Good and
Choice 175-250 lbs 67 50-92 50, few
Good 110-130 lbs 65 00-75 00,
Standard and Good 80-100 lbs 20 00-
27 50, Utility 50-95 lbs 12 50-
20 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
15 00-20 00 higher No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-130 lbs 110 00-145 00, No
2 80-130 lbs 35 00-95 00, few to
105 00, No I Holstein heifers 85-130
lbs 100 00-147 50, No 2 75-105 lbs
40 00-95 00, few to 27 50
HOGS 47 Barrows and gilts 350
higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 230-
250 lbs 42 25-45 00
SOWS US 1-3 330-435 lbs 22 00-
25 50, 530-570 lbs 23 50-28 00
BOARS one 565 lbs 15 00
FEEDER PIGS 93 US 1 3 20-35 lbs
65 00-85 00, 40-65 lbs 57 50-61 00 -
- per cwl
SHEEP 72 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High
Choice and Prime 20-45 lbs 125 00-
140 00. Choice 20-45 lbs 80 00
90 00, 50-60 lbs 90 00-100 00 85 145
lbs 66 00-75 00, Good and Choice
40-50 lbs 50 00-80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-40 00,
Yearlings 44 00-45 00
GOATS 31 one Large Billy 95 00, one
Medium 65 00. Large Nannies 39 00-
80 00, few Medium 24 00-27 00, Large
Kids 24 00-52 50, couple Small
18 00 per head
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
MAY 18, 1998
CATTLE 138 [PDA] Compared with
last Monday's sale slaughter cows
stronger on small supply
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 2-
3 1395 lbs 63 25, few Select 1-3 50 00-
60 75
fjOLSTEIN STEERS, few Choice 2-3
1215-1595 lbs 55.00-59 50
HEIFERS' one Choice 1-3 1355 lbs
62 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 38 00-42 50, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 34 50-39 00,
Conner and Low Cutter 1-2 32 00-36.00
Shells down to 30 SO
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1405-2165
lbs 46 00-53 00, few Yield Grade 2
855-1370 lbs 39.75-46.00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium I 460-560 lbs 70 00-73.00, few
Large 2 700-900 lbs 44 00-53 00,
HEIFERS few Medium 1 425-525 lbs
63 00-75 00, few Medium 2 445-700
lbs 55 00-64 00, few Large 2 615-660
lbs 45 00-56 00, BULLS Medium I
400-600 lbs 68 00-78 50, Medium 2
530-850 lbs 52 00-68 00, few Large
2 205-660 lbs 50 00-54 50
CALVES 108 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-105 lbs 3100-40 00, Utility
60-75 lbs 14 00-30 00
FARM CALVES few No I Holstein
bulls 135-145 lbs 90 00-97 50, 90-125
lbs 90 00-114 00, No 2 90-105 lbs
50 00-75 00, few No I Holstein heifers
95-115 lbs 130 00-142 50, few 75
lbs 40 00-57 50, one No 2 105 lbs
110 00 Few beef type bulls and heif
ers 90-130 lbs 50 00-107 50
HOGS 261. Barrows and gilts 175 to
4 25 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
280 lbs 46 75-47 50, few to 48 25, US
1-3 220-280 lbs 46 25-46 85, US 2-3
210-280 lbs 45 75-46 75
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 26 75-
29 75, 500-765 lbs 29 00-31 75
BOARS few 215-265 lbs 22 00-
25 00
FEEDER PIGS 24 Few US 1-3 20-30
lbs 20 00-23 00—per head
SHEEP 139 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 100-105 lbs 80 00-85 00, 75-
100 lbs 78 00-93 00, 50-73 lbs
80 00-105 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-45 00,
Mostly 23 00-39 00
GOATS 12 one Large Billy 97 00, Few
Medium Billies and Nannies 30 00-
60 00, few Large Kids 36 00-49 00 -
- per head
Morrison Cove
Produce Auction
ROARING SPRING, PA
May 21
Report Supplied by Auction
ASPARAGUS: 1.00 BUNCH.
ONIONS: .25-.30 BUNCH.
TOMATOES: GREENHOUSE
10.00- AND HYDROPONIC
13.00- BOTH 10 LBS.
FLOWERS: ANNUALS 3.00-7.75
FLAT. .50-2.80 POT; BASKETS
1.75-9.50; PLANTERS 5.50-10.00.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-5.00
FLAT; TOMATO POTS JO-4.50.
PERENNIALS: POTTED .25-4.50.
NURSERY STOCK: RHODODEN
DRON 9.00; BLUE SPRUCE 5.50-8.00.
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