WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JULY 10, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4675 . Compared with 3038
head last week and 5239 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers 50 to 1 50
lower, si heifers 50 to I 00 lower,
si cows uneven, mostly 100 to 2 00
lower. bulls steady to 150 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 2-4 62 00-66 00, Choice 1-3
<59 50-63 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3
56 00-61 50, Select 1-3 53 CO
-61 00, few Standard 1-2 47 25-55 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 55 35-58 50, Choice 2-3 52 CO
-57 00, Select 1-2 48 00-54 00, few
Standard 1-2 42 00-48 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 57 50-63 00, Se
lect 1-3 54 25-59 00, Standard 1-2
45 00 54 50, few to 38 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-4 36 00-44 00, few to 46 00, Oil
ier & Boning Utility 1-3 32 00-
40 00 Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
28 00-36 00, few to 25 00 Shells down
to 22 00 BULLOCKS few Select 1-3
47 00-58 25 BULLS Yield Grade I
Superfuel
for Super Cows
1000-2400 lbs 47 00-58 25,
Grade 2 900-2000 lbs 42.00-48 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, few Me
dium and Large 1 300-650 lbs 60 00-
76 00. few 500-900 lbs 55 00-69 50,
few Medium and Large 2 400-900 lbs
40 50-55 00, few Large 2 Holstems
600-800 lbs 50 50-59 00, HEIFERS
Medium and Large I 300-750 lbs
54 00-71 00, Medium and Large 2 300-
600 lbs 42 00-58 00, few Large 2
Holstems 350-650 lbs 41 00-55 00,
BULLS Medium and Large 1 300-700
lbs 50 00-64 00, Medium and Large 2
350-700 lbs 45.50-55 00
CALVES 3398 .Compared with 2363
head last week and 3568 head a year ago
VEALERS mostly steady few Choice
135-250 lbs 65 00-87 50, few Good
120-300 lbs 50 00-70 00, Standard
and Low Good 70-115 lbs 25 00-41 00,
Utility 60-100 lbs 14 00-28 00, few
to 10 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
weak to 10 00 lower, Holstein heifer
calves steady to 10 00 higher No 1
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 55 DO
-114 00 mostly 65 00-105 00, No 2 85-
125 lbs 40 00-8000, No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-125 lbs 100 00-170 00, No 2
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75-120 lbs 50 00-102 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 80-140 lbs 50 00-
101 00, few to 40 00
HOGS 2213 Compared with 2578 head
last week and 2263 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 100 to 200 lower,
unevenly steady BARROWS AND
GILTS IB 1-2 220-265 lbs 38 00-
4100, few to 43 00, US 1-3 210-280
lbs 36 00-39 50, US 2-3 220-330 lbs
33 50-38 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-700
lbs 23 00-30 50, few to 3150
BOARS 14 00-17 00
FEEDER PIGS 382 Compared with 279
head last week and 294 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-40 lbs 10 00-
26 00, 40-60 lbs 23 00-29 00 per
head
SHEEP 1430 Compared with 1789
head last week and 1854 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 10 00 higher,
instances 25 00 higher on weights
under 75 lbs
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40-70 lbs
8000-13000, fewtol6o 00, 60-80
lbs 75 00-130 00, 75-110 lbs 78 00-
105 00, few to 70 00, few 110-130
lbs 89 00-95 00, Good and Choice 40-
85 lbs 59 00-80 00
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MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
JULY 14, 1998
CATTLE 266 [PDA] Compared with
Jast week's sale si steers mostly
' steady, si cows 100 to 200 lower,
heifers mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1070-1360 lbs 60 00-63 50, few Select
I 3 54 00-57 00, few Standard 1-3
47 00-53 00
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1250-1675 lbs
53 50-55 00, few Select 1-2 50 00-
52 00, few Standard 1-2 47 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1025 1425 lbs 57 50-62 75, Select I 3
52 00-56 00, Standard 44 00-53 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 34 00 4100 mostly 35 GO
-38 75, Cutter and Boning Utility 1 3
30 00-37 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1 2
28 00-33 00 Shells down to 22 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1100-1730 lbs
43 00-48 50, one 55 00. Yield No 2
850-2010 lbs 35 00-43 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Large 1 & 2
870-985 lbs 48 00-55 50, Medium 1
400-915 lbs 59 00-64 00, HEIFERS
Medium I 315-760 lbs 57 00-67 00,
Medium 2 325-750 lbs 40 00 54 00,
BULLS Medium I 540-775 lbs 52 00-
60 00
CALVES 100 VEALERS lew Good
205-235 lbs 75 00-87 00. Standard and
Good 75-105 lbs 36 00-41 00, Util
ity 55 75 lbs 16 00 34 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90-
135 lbs 8000-100 00, No 2 80 115 lbs
41 00-77 50, one No I Holslein heifer
115 lbs 125 00, No 2 75-120 lbs
40 00-95 00
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SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-40 00,
few to 12 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
987 Compared 2275 last week and 743
head a year ago Feeder pigs weak to
13 00 lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs 45 GO
-67 50, few to 36 00, 40-50 lbs
37 00-70 00. few to 90 00, 50-60 lbs
40 00-62 50, 60-70 lbs 36 00-
52 50, Slaughter 20-35 lbs 60 GO
-95 00 per hundredweight
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Beef type bulls and heifers 80-130 lbs
40 00-100 00
HOGS 30 BARROWS AND GILTS few
US 1-3 205-250 lbs 34 50-35 00
SOWS US 1-3 300-635 lbs 28 DO
-31 00
BOARS one 705 lbs 15 50
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
JULY 13, 1998
CATTLE 85 (PDA) Compared with
last week's sale si cows mixed
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select and
Low Choice 1-3 1100-1635 lbs 54 GO
-59 25, one Standard 1-2 52 00
HEIFERS one Standard I-2 47 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 33 75-39 75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 32 00-37 75, Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 28 00-32 75 Shells
down to 24 00
BULLS couple Yield Grade 2 1490
1555 lbs 43 25 & 45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
2 200-300 lbs 62 00-68 00, HEIFERS
few Medium and Large 1 285-765 lbs
49 00-53 00
CALVES 147 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-100 lbs 35 00-43 00, Utility
60-80 lbs 20 00-23 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95
130 lbs 7000 83 00, No 2 100-125
lbs 43 00-65 00, few No I Holstein
heifers 90-110 lbs 13000-155 00 No 2
80-130 lbs 42 50-1 17 50 Few
beef type bulls and heifers 85-120 lbs
50 00-125 00
HOGS 266 Barrows and gills 200 to
4 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 200
260 lbs 48 00-41 00, US 1-3 220-260
lbs 34 83-38 50, US 2 3 240 270 lbs
34 50-35 35, one lot US 1-3 198 lbs
35 50
SOWS US 1-3 300 570 lbs 25 00
29 00
BOARS few 430-510 lbs 16 00
FEEDER PIGS 50 US 1-3 35-50 lbs
29 00-36 00, Utility 20 35 lbs 10 00
12 00 per head
SHEEP 82 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 60-95 lbs 80 00-103 00, Good
and Choice 50-90 lbs 60 00-70 00
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