WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
MAY 22, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4209 Compared with 5249
head last week and 5380 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers to J 00 lower,
heifers unevenly steady, si cows
mostly steady to 100 higher, bulls
steady to strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 2-4 64 00-68 50, Choice 1-3
61 00-65 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3
58 00-63 50, Select 1-3 53 25-62 50,
Standard 1-2 47 00-55 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3
57 00-60 00, Choice 2-3 54 50-
58 00, Select 1-2 49.60-55 00, Standard
1-2 43 00-49 50.
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 60 50-65 00, Se
lect 1-3 56 00-6150, Standard 1-2
46 00-54 00, few to 40 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial
2-4 38 00-45 00, few to 47 00, Ou
ter & Boning Utility 1-3 34 00-42 50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 30 50-
37 00, few to 25 00 Shells down to
22 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 1100-2400 lbs
46 50-58 00, Yield 2 900-2000 lbs
39 75-47 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium & Large 1 300-550 lbs 85 00-
100 00, 550-750 lbs 60 00-90 00,
mostly 70 00-86 00, Medium & Large 2
400-800 lbs 52 00-66 00, Large 2
450-700 lbs Holsteins 55 00-69 00
HEIFERS Medium & Large I 275-
700 lbs 67 00-78 00, few to 83 50, Me
dium & Large 2 300-700 lbs 50 GO
-67 50, few 650-875 lbs 45 00-55 00
BULLS Medium & Large 1 300-675 lbs
68 00 84 00, Medium & Large 2 300-
800 lbs 48 00-65 00, few to 8 I 00
CALVES 2727 Compared with 2934
head last week and 3075 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Choice
140-350 lbs 78 00-102 00, Good 130-
325 lbs 50 00-80 00, Standard and
Low Good 70-110 lbs 20 00-40 00,
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Tuesday. June 2. 1998 - 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
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Route 11 North
(5.5 mi. north of Northumberland at intersection of Epler Rd. & Route 11)
Northumberland, PA
Contact Steve Shipman @ 717-726-6958
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Utility 60-100 lbs 10 00-25,00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to 15 00 higher, Holstein
heifers steady to 25 00 higher No 1
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 95 00-
136 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 55 00-105 00,
few to 40 00, No I Holstein heifers
80-125 lbs 100 00-170 00, No 2 75-
120 lbs 45 00-100 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs 60 GO
-132 00, few to 42 50
HOGS 2579 Compared with 2771 head
last week and 3131 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 400 to 500 higher,
sows steady to 2 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 45 00-48 00, US 1-3 210-280
lbs 4.3 00-47 00, US 2-3 220-330 lbs
38 00-45 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
lbs 22 00-30.00, 500-700 lbs 24 00-
30 50
BOARS: 14 00-18 00
FEEDER PIGS 285 . Compared with 332
head last week and 331 head a year ago
Feeder pigs .US 1-3 few 40-50 lbs
23 50-31 00, few 40-70 lbs 29 00-
49 00 per head
SHEEP 2267 Compared with 1952
head last week and 2212 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs 500 to 20 00 lower,
most decline over 100 lbs
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 30-55
lbs 90 00-130 00, few to 80 00, 50-80
lbs 85 00-110 00, 75-110 lbs 80 00-
106 00, few to 65 00, 105-135 lbs
65 00-85 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 19 00-45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
858 Compared 1819 last week and 873
head a year ago Feeder pigs uneven.
Western PA stronger. Eastern PA
weaker Western PA US 1-2 few 30-
40 lbs 105 00-112 50, 40-50 lbs
90 00-117 50, 50-60 lbs 80 GO
-97 50, 60-70 lbs 70 00-75 00, Eastern
PA 40-50 lbs 50 00-64 00, 50-60
lbs 42 00-56 00, Slaughter few 20-25
lbs 117 00-130 00, 25-40 lbs 58 GO
-96 00
Mike Scheeler Service Center
Rt. 213, Greenfields (south of Cecilton)
Cecilton, MD
Contact Mike @ 410-275-2267
Delmar Grain, Inc.
Skip Ammons Farm
(Alt. Rt. 13-2 miles north of Delmar-turn left @ dirt road)
Delmar, DE
Contact Skip @ 1-800-227-2908 or 302-846-9567
Thursday. June 4. 1998 - 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Contact Chris Wilson @ 717-653-9060
Or John Itle @ 717-898-8690
8. 1998 - 8:00 A.M. -11:00 j
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Keymar Fertilizer
Rt. 194, Keymar, MD
Contact Brian Cox @ 410-775-0621
sdav. June 17.1998 - 6:00 P.M. - 8:0i
CATTLE 125 [PDA] Compared to last
week's sale slaughter steers unevenly
steady, si cows steady to spots I 00 to
I 50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1275-1400 lbs 64 75-67 00,
Choice 2-3 1065-1480 lbs 60 75-
65 25, 1505-1565 lbs 56 50-61 25, Se-
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MAY 20, 1998
CATTLE 263 [REPORT SUPPLIED BY
THE AUCTION]
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1250-1400 lbs 63 50-65 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1200-1400 lbs
56 50-64 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 38 25-44 75, Cutter and Boning
Utility -3 33 50-38 00, Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 28 00-33 50 Shells down
to 20 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1100-1600 lbs
44 00-48 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS 55 00-
70 00, HEIFERS 50 00-60 00, BULLS
54 00-62 00
CALVES 106 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-100 lbs 22 00-24 00, 60-75
lbs 16 00-2100, Utility 50-75 lbs
5 00-15 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 95-
110 lbs 75 00-115 00. No 1 Holstein
heifers 95-110 lbs 10000-12250
HOGS 25 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-3 240-270 lbs 43 00-44 00
FEEDER PIGS 76 US 1-3 35-60 lbs
26 00-52 00 - per head
SHEEP 25 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 50-70 lbs 86 00-110 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-40 00
GOATS 27 Large Billies 60 00-87 00
Large Kids 40 00-60 00, Small
12 00-18 00 - per head
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
MAY 26, 1998
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lect 1-3 56 75-62 75, few Standard I
-2 46 50-54 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1190-1460 lbs 58 25-60 00,
Choice 2-3 1125-1410 lbs 55 25-
58 25, Select 1-2 49 50-53 50, Standard
1-2 42 50-50 75
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 1185-1345
lbs 6150-64 50, Select 1-3 5.5 00-
61 75, few Standard 1-2 41 75-52 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 40 00-44 75, few low dressing
37 00-38 50. Cutler and Boning Utility
1-3 35 00-43 00, Canner and Low Cutter
1 2 30 00-40 50 Shells down to 28 25
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1440-1635
lbs 46 00-47 25, few 2 700-960 lbs
31 75-33 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
and Large I 615-815 lbs 6000-60 50,
Medium 2 115-855 lbs 17 00-45 00,
few Large 2 480-565 lbs Holslems
66 50
HEIFERS few Medium 1 490-625 lbs
54 00-64 50, few Medium and Large 2
100-660 lbs 40 50-56 00, BULLS
Medium I 150-645 lbs 60 50-69 00,
700-850 lbs 50 00-58 00. Medium &
Large 2 440-640 lbs 40 00-57 00
CALVES 218 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-110 lbs 20 00-28 00, Utility
65-80 lbs 12 00-22 00
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FARM CALVES Holstein bulls mostly
steady with spots to 800 lower No I
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 90 00-
127 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 50 00-87 50.
No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110 lbs
105 00-165 00, No 2 80-95 lbs 47 00-
95 00
HOGS 195 (5/25 & 26/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction Barrows and gilts 5 00
lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 250-
270 lbs 42 75-45 25, US 1-5 220-270
lbs 40 50-42 75. lightweights 200-
210 lbs .5) 50-56 50
SOWS US 1-3 310-480 lbs 24 00
27 50, 515-585 lbs 29 00-30 25
BOAR few 230-290 lbs 16 00-24 00
FEEDER PIGS 188 US 1-3 30-45 lbs
18 00-30 00, 50-70 lbs 31 00-36 00 -
per head
SHEEP 23 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 35-45 lbs 70 00-92 50, 70-95
lbs 78 50-79 00. Good and Choice
30-35 lbs 45 00-53 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 22 00-Vi 00 few
Yearlings 44 00-50 00
GOATS 43 Few Medium Billies 52 00
68 00, Large Minnies 56 00-70 00 one
Medium 41 00, Large Kids 25 00-43 00
few Small 16 00-24 00 per head