WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JUNE 12, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4869 Compared with 4776
head last week and 5147 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers, heifers, cows
and bulls mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 2-4 63 50-68 10, Choice 1-3
61 00-65 10. Select and Low Choice 2-3
57 50-63 00. Select 1-3 56 00-
62 50, few Standard 1-2 49 00-55 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2 3 56 00-60 00. Choice 2-3 53 GO
-57 50, Select I-2 49 00-54 50 few
Standard 1-2 40 00-49 50
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 59 50-65 00, Se
lect I-3 54 00-60 50, Standard 1-2
45 00-55 00 COWS Breaking Utility
& Commercial 2-4 38 00-45 00. few
to 46 75, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
35 00-42 00, few to 33 00, Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 29 50-38 00, few to
25 00 Shells down to 19 50
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 49 00-6175
BULLS Yield Grade I 1100-2400 lbs
45 50-55 00, few to 57 75, Yield 2 900-
2000 lbs 38 00-47 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 275-650 lbs 68 00-82 00,
few 800-900 lbs 59 75-67 00, few
Large 2 450-800 lbs 46 50-66 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 265-
600 lbs 63 00-80 00, Medium and Large
2 280-700 lbs 45 00-63 00, few to
40 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1
285 700 lbs 65 00-79 00, Medium and
Large 2 350-750 lbs 50 00-66 00,
tew to 45 00
CALVES "4488 Compared with 3268
head last week and 32 46 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Choice
140 360 lbs 76 00-100 00 Good 130-
’23 lbs 44 00-76 00. Standard and
Low Good 70-110 lbs 20 00-44 00
mostly 24 00-42 00 Utility 60-100
lbs 14 00-30 00
bARMCALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to 20 00 lower, Holstein heifers
uo uneven 16 00 lower to 10 00
htghei No I Holstein bulls 90-126 lbs
6000 100 00, No 2 86-126 lbs
1(100 70 00 few to 30 00 No I Hoi
stun heileis 86-126 lbs 100 00
170 00 No 2 76 120 lbs 60 00-
112 00 few to 46 00 Beet type hulls
and hn'ers 70 126 lbs s 0 00 100 00
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HOGS 2379 Compared with 2620 head
last week and 2175 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 1 00 to 200 higher,
sows I 00 to 2 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 42 50-45 00, few 46 00. US I-3
210-280 lbs 42 00-43 50, US 2-3
220-330 lbs 39 50-42 50
SOWS US 1-3 300-700 lbs 24 GO
-32 00 few to 33 00, few Medium 275-
500 lbs 14 00-25 50
BOARS 15 00 20 00
FEEDER PIGS 395 Compared with 379
head last week and 371 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 25-40 lbs 20 00-
30 00, 35-55 lbs 28 00-44 00, few 50-
70 lbs 40 00-58 00 -- per head
SHEEP 1745 Compared with 1935
head last week and 1909 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 5 00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 35-55 lbs
80 00-120 00, few 130 00, 55-80 lbs
85 00-110 00, few to 78 00, 80-110 lbs
80 00-100 00. few to 7500, 105-125
lbs 75 00-88 00 few Good and Choice
40-80 lbs 55 00-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-45 00, few
to 18 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1212 Compared 526 last week and
1036 head a year ago Feeder pigs un
even, mostly steady to 10 00 lower US
1-2 30-40 lbs 37 00-50 00, Western
PA 90 00-102 50, 40-50 lbs 36 00-
62 00, Western PA 75 00-1 11 00,
50-60 lbs 48 00-67 00, Western PA
62 50-80 00, 70-80 lbs Western PA
60 00-67 50, Slaughter 25-40 lbs
65 00-100 00, 40-70 lbs 42 00-
48 00 per hundred weight
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
JUNE 15, 1998
CATTLE 131 [PDA] Compared to last
Mondays sale si cows steady to 1 26
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS lew Choice 2 3
1466 1600 lbs 68 60-62 26, few Select
I 3 66 00 60 26
HOLSIEINS one Choice 2-3 1666 lbs
68 6(), lew Standard I-2 42 00 49 (10
HEITERS one Choice 2 4 1186 lbs
60 60
COWS Bieaking Ulilitv and Commer
cial 2 4 39 60-43 60 Cutlet and Boning
Utilhy 1-3 36 00 40 60, Cannei and
Low Culler 12 31 16 36 26 Shells
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down to 29 00
BULLS couple Yield Grade I 1615 &
1725 lbs 49 00 & 50 50, few Yield
Grade 2 1045-1715 lbs 58 75-45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
I 290-810 lbs 63 50-87 00, HEIFERS
Medium I 225-740 lbs 53 00-61 50.
one 97 00, few Medium and Large 2 480
955 lbs 43 00-55 50, BULLS few
Medium I 435-695 lbs 55 00 66 50.
few Medium and Large 2 560-680 lbs
45 00-52 50
CALVES 152 VEALERS few Standard
and Good 115-140 lbs 44 00-48 00 80-
100 lbs 35 00-43 00. Utility 60-75
lbs 17 00-33 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
110-135 lbs 75 00-78 00, 90-105 lb>
85 00-88 00, No 2 85-135 lbs 45 00-
67 50. one No 1 Holstein heifer 90 lbs
135 00. No 2 75-115 lbs 80 00-1 ?0 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-115 lbs
80 00-125 00
HOGS 235 Barrows and gilts mostly
steady BARROWS AND GILTS US I
2 220-270 lbs 44 50-45 75. few In
46 25 US 1-3 220-280 lbs 43 00-
44 50. US 2-3 260-300 lbs 4? 00-
43 25
SOWS tew US 1-3 265-585 lbs 27 00-
33 50
BOARS few 335-530 lbs 17 00-19 50
FEEDER PIGS 22 US 1-3 45-60 lbs
40 00-45 00, one lot US 2-3 43 lbs
30 00 per head
SHEEP 117 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 50-120 lbs 80 00-90 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 50-
85 lbs 60 00-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 17 00-57 00
Yearlings 58 00-50 00
GOATS 18 Few Large 55 00-90 00
few Medium & Small 50 00-50 00. few
Large Kids 58 00-40 00. few Small
15 00-19 00 - per head
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LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
JUNE 17, 1998
feeder cattle] Compared with last
Wednesday's sale slaughter steers
steady to mostly 1 00 lower, with Hol
steins 125 lower, si cows steady to
100 lower, si heifers mostly steady
spots 100 lower bulls 50 to 200
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2 3
1130-1430 lbs 61 00-64 25. few Yield
Grade 4& 5 down to 60 00. Select I 3
56 00-60 50. few Standard 54 50-
55 50
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1450-1640 lbs 56 00-59 50
Choice 2-3 1020-1775 lbs 52 00
56 25, Select 1-2 48 75-52 75, Standard
1-2 42 75-47 75
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 995-1355 lbs
59 75 62 00, one 64 25, Select 1-3
5h 00-58 7.5, few Standard 52 00-
54 00 COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37 50-45 50 mostly
38 00-42 25 Cutter and Boning Util
ity 1-3 36 00 39 00 few to 41 50
Canner and Low Cutter I 2 32 50-
36 50 few to 37 75 Shells down to
25 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1140-2145 lbs
48 00-52 00, Yield Grade 2 1090-2080
lbs 45 00-47 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 725-850 lbs 62 00-67 00.
few Medium and I nrge 2 290-300 lbs
77 50-80 00, Large 2 Holsteins 355-
550 lbs 57 50-63 00. one lot 70 00,
BULLS few Large 2 355-560 lbs 57 50-
62 50
CALVES 187 VEALERS Standard and
Good 70-100 lbs 57 50 4 5 00. Utility
60-90 lbs 25 00-52 50
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls mostly
steady No I Holstein bulls 90 120 lbs
65 00-80 00, few early sales to 90 00
No 2 80-120 lbs 45 00 60 00, few No 2
Holstein heifers 100-120 lbs 50 00-
82 00 Beef type bulls and heifers
160-215 lbs 65 00 95 00
HOGS 152 Barrows and gilts steady to
I 00 lower, sows uneven
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 245
260 lbs 42 25 42 50 US I 1 2 50-27 5
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38 50-40 25. few US 1-3 195 lbs 35 00
SOWS US 1-3 365-500 lbs 22 00-
26 00, few 565-605 lbs 27 00-29 00
BOARS one 160 lbs 21 00
FEEDER PIGS 149 US 1-3 20-40 lbs
75 00-90 00, one 10l 97 50. one lot 60
lbs @ 56 00. Utility 20-35 lbs
50 00-52 50 per cwl
SHEEP 61 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 50-80 lbs 95 00-105 00, 85-
115 lbs 88 00-90 00. few Good and
Choice 25-40 lbs 75 00-85 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 19 00 44 00.
Yearlings 42 00-60 00
GOATS 19 One Billy f°> 127 50, one
Medium @B7 50 few Medium Nannies
39 00-42 50 Large Kids 41 00-50 00,
Small 16 00 27 50 per head
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133 DAIRY COWS, 118 HEIFERS, 18
BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
460.00-
LOCAL SPRINGERS 485.00-1060.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 325.00-1110.00, I
AT 1400.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
750.00-
BETTER
1225.00-
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH
800.00- SPRINGERS
825.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1050.00- 150.00, SMALL 650.00-950.00.
SHORTBRED
525.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
600.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
310.00-
BULLS 375.00-650.00, PUREBREDS
650.00-
HERD OF 21 HEAD ALL STAGES
500.00-
FRESH COWS
HEIFERS