WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
MAY 29, 1998
10 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 3541 Compared with 4209
head last week and 3250 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers 50 to I 50
lower, heifers 50 lower, si cows
steady, bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 2-4 63 50-67 00, Choice 1-3
60 75-65 25, Select and Low Choice
2-3 58 00-62 50, Select 1-3 56 75-
61 00. Standard 1-2 44 00-54 00
HD LSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2 3 57 25-60 00, Choice 2-3 53 50-
58 25, Select 1-2 43 75-52 50
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 60 00-64 50, Se
lect 1-3 55 00-61 75, Standard 1-2
50 00-52 50 COWS Breaking Utility
& Commercial 2-4 39 50-45 00, few
to 47 75, Cutter & Boning Utility I -3
35 00-42 00, few down to 32 25,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 30 00-39 50
Shells down to 20 00
BULLOCKS few Select 1-3 50 00-
59 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1100-
2400 lbs 46 50-54 50, Yield 2 900-
2000 lbs 40 00-47 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
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& Large I 300-800 lbs 60 00-75 00.
one lot 610 lbs 92 00, Medium & Large
2 250-800 lbs 45 00-60 00 HEIF
ERS Medium & Large I 300-675 lbs
60 00-78 00, Medium & Large 2 310-
650 lbs 45 00-64 00, BULLS Medium I
350-800 lbs 53 00-89 00, Medium &
Large 2 440-700 lbs 40 00-57 00
CALVES 2519 Compared with 2727
head last week and 2297 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady Choice 230-
350 lbs 85 00-100 00, Good 115-220
lbs 65 00-85 00, Standard and Low
Good 70-110 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility
60-90 lbs 10 00-2100
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
5 00 lower, Holstein heifers
steady No I Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
90 00-129 00, No 2 85-115 lbs
30 00-100 00, No I Holstein heifers
85-125 lbs 90 00-179 00, No 2 70-135
lbs 45 00-100 00 Beef type bulls
and heifers 70-110 lbs 35 00-8100
with a few up to 132 50
HOGS 990 Compared with 2579 head
last week and 1315 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 2 00 to 4 00 lower,
sows mostly steady
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 43 50-44 25 with a few up to
47 50, US 1-3 210-280 lbs 41 00-
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43 25, US 2-3 220-330 lbs 39 75-
41 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-700 lbs
24 00-30 50 BOARS 16 00-24 00
FEEDER PIGS 401 Compared with 285
head last week and 364 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US i-3 35-50 lbs 20 00-
30 00. 55-70 lbs 3100-36 00 - per
head
SHEEP 418 Compared with 2267 head
last week and 673 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs mostly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
30-45 lbs 75 00-120 00. few to
130 00, 45-65 lbs 79 00-100 00, 70-
100 lbs 78 50-85 00, 55-70 lbs
80 00-87 50, Good and Choice 45 00-
53 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 18 00-45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1749 Compared 858 last week and
1654 head a year ago Feeder pigs un
even, mostly steady to strong Few LS
1-2 30-40 lbs 46 00-80 00, 40-50
lbs 46 00-73 00, 50-60 lbs 46 00-
7100, 60-70 lbs 60 00-65 00. 70-80
lbs 60 00-63 00, Slaughter 35 lbs
100 00, 40-92 lbs 38 00-58 00
per hundred weight
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
JUNE 3, 1998
CATTLE "U 6 [PDA] [Supply included
141 slaughter steers and heiters, 108
si cows and 78 feeder cat
tle] Compared with last Wednesday’s
sale slaughter steers I (X) to 2 00
CX 351 Mid-Group 111
Multi-race (Rpslc) resistance to
Phytophthora allows use on poorly drained
soils. Adapted to all row widths.
CX 375 Late Group 111
Resists Phytophthora root rot. Excellent
brown stem rot resistance. Ideal for no-till
and solid-seeded planting
CX 377 Late Group IN
Very high yield potential. Excellent
emergence and seedling vigor. Very good
standability and shatter resistance.
CX 399 Late Group 111
Outstanding yields. Resistance to 16 races
of Phytophthora root rot. Very good
emergence and seedling growth.
lower with Holstems 25 to 100 lower,
si cows uneven, mostly steady to I 00
lower, heifers 50 to 100 lower, bulls
mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1145-1500 lbs 61 00-63 75, few Yield
Grade 4-5 1530-1575 lbs 58 00-
58 50, Select 1-3 54 75-6150, tew
high dressing 62 00-64 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3
1395-1635 lbs 56 25-58 50, Choice 2-
3 1185-1705 lbs 52 50-57 00, Select
1-2 49 00-53 75, few Standard 1-2
45 00-47 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1010 1475 lbs
59 25-63 00, Select 1-3 54 50-58 50,
Standard 1-2 48 75-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 38 00-47 00 mostly 39 00-
45 50. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
36 00-39 00, Canner and Low Cuttei 1-2
31 75-37 50 mostly 33 00 36 50
Shells down to 23 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 1265 2375 lbs
46 00-49 00 one 52 50 Yield Grade 2
920-2125 lbs 41 00-47 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
2 350-525 lbs 65 00-70 00 HEIFERS
Medium 2 300-475 lbs 65 00 70 00,
500-750 lbs 53 00-60 00, one lot Laigc
2 500 lbs 64 00, BULLS lew Laige I
213 250 lbs 125 00-14 00, 16 head
Large I & 2 400 550 lbs 60 00
61 00, 10 head 700-775 lbs 45 50
49 00, tew Large 2 800 880 lbs Hol
steins 47 00 5 I 00
Some may think doubling our
soybean line in two years is a big
accomplishment. To us, it’s just
Real people working real hard.™
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June (, 1998417
CALVES 190 VEALERS few Good
115-175 lbs 40 00-60 00, Standard and
Good 80-100 lbs 25 00-I*s 00. Util
ity 60-118 lbs 12 00-25 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 10 00-
15 00 lower No I Holstein bulls 95-
120 lbs 62 50-80 00 No 2 85-120
lbs 40 00-65 00 lew No I Holstein
heifers 100-120 lbs 120 00 115 00.
few No 2 •75-100 lbs 75 00-85 00
Few beef type bulls and heifers 100-145
lbs 65 00-95 00
the beginning.
We’re pushing onward and
upward with higher yields,
improved disease resistance,
STS™ varieties and
Roundup Ready® soybeans.
HOGS 93 Barrows and gills steady to
I 00 lower sows mostly steady
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-1 225-
260 lbs 40 50-42 00, US 2-1 225-280
lbs 18 00-40 75, one lot US 1-1 195
lbs 12 00
SOWS US 1-1 180 465 lbs 26 00, 500
650 lbs 27 00-29 25
BOARS couple 195 & 615 lbs 15 00
16 00
FEEDER PIGS 205 US 1-1 20-10 lbs
75 00-90 00. one lot 61 CM) 15 45 lbs
70 00-80 00, one lot 60 00. Utility 25-
50 lbs 10 00-55 00 - pcrcwl
SHEEP 27 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 55-105 lbs 70 00-80 00. few
down 64 00, 125 115 lbs 60 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 40 00-46 00
GOATS 24 One Nanny 76 00. couple
Medium Nannies 15 00 &16 00 Large
Kids 10 00-47 50, Small 17 50-
12 50 - per head