Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
August 4
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: LOW CHOICE 1115 LBS.
62.75; SELECT 1085 LBS. 57.25.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1155-1495
LBS. 53.00-54.00; SELECT 51.00-52.50
HEIFERS: SELECT 59.00; STAN
DARD 44.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.75-43.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 36.75-38.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
34 00-36.50; SHELLS 29.75-34.00.
BULLS; YG#I 1605 LBS. 47.00; YG#2
1575 LBS. 42.00.
CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD
70-95 LBS. 15.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOSLTEIN
BULL 95-115 LBS. 92.00-105.00, #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS.
50.00- #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
105-110 LBS. 128.00-166.00; #2 HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 80 LBS. 110.00; BEEFX
BULLS AND HEFIERS 95-115 LBS.
50.00-
HOGS: US#l-3 245-248 LBS.
34.00-
SOWS: US#l-3 520-570 LBS.
22.75-23.75 AND 460-475 LOBS.
20.00-
BOARS; 210-215 LBS. 10.00-15.00;
585 LBS. 12.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 40
LBS. 92.00-104.00; GOOD AND CHOICE
60-70 LBS. 65.00-73.00; 90 LBS. 80.00.
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
August 3, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 92 HEAD,
STEADY. UTIUTy 36.50-39.75; HIGH
DRESSING TO 41.75,1 AT 44.25; CAN
NERS 32.50-37.50; SHELLY 32.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 5 HEAD. YG#l 47.00-49.00;
YG#2 43.00-45.00.
FED STEERS: 1 SELECT ANGUS
1025 LBS. 55.75; CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1640 LBS. 49.75; LOW CHOICE HOLS
TEINS 1650-1850 LBS. 46.50-47.75.
VEAL CALVES: 213 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 25.00-30.00; 60-85 LBS.
19.00-27.00; WEAK/ROUGH 18.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: 10.00 HIGHER.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS.
75.00-95.00; #2 50.00-70.00; #2 85-95
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LBS. 30.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 90-120 LBS. 150.00-182.00; #2
75.00- 70-90 LBS. 35.00-70.00;
BEEF X BULLS 45.00-77.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 31 HEAD, 1.00
HIGHER. #l&2 235-265 LBS.
36.00- #l&3 TO 35.50; 1 LOT 285
LBS. AT 34.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS. NONE.
HEIFERS; 300-600 LBS. 49.00-62,00;
600-850 LBS. 46.00-56.00; HOLSTEIN
160-260 LBS. 54.00-75.00.
BULLS: 1 800 LBS. AT 51.50
SHEEP: 20.00-35.00; YEARLINGS TO
46.00.
LAMBS: 80-105 LBS. 74.00-80.00.
GOATS: LARGE NANNIES
40.00-50.00; 1 BILLY AT 59.00; FLESH
LY MED. TO 49.00; KIDS 10.00-22.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD,
6 HEAD 20 LBS. 6.50; 6 HEAD 35 LBS.
10.00; 7 HEAD 50 LBS. 15.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
ThursL, Aug. 6, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 35.50-40 JO; CUTTER <t
BONING UTILITY 31.00-38 JO; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 30.00-35.00;
SHELLS 30.00 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000#
43.00- YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# 38.00-59.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500#
55.00- 250-280# 66.00-74.00, tS
600-900 LBS. 50.00-64.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-68.00; L-l
400-650# 38.00-70.00. BULLS M&H
300-620# 42.00-70.00.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 68.00-80.00;
CHOICE 38.00-70.00; GOOD
35.00-
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-69.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.00- BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD.
20.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 38.00-40*00; #2-3 255-280#
34.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
22.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
5.0Q-17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.00-
lAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
65.00- CHOICE 40-75 LBS.
70.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
60.00- SHEEP 15.00-30.00; FAT
SHEEP 20.00 <t DOWN.
GOATS: LARGE 35.00- IOO.OtyHD.;
MEDIUM 25.00-40.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00-
HORSES: 35.00-82.50, PONIES
20.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4 .-00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, August 6, 1998
RETURN TO FARM CALF:
70.00-203.00.
GOOD VEAL: 30.00-69.00.
COMMON VEAL: 5.00-29.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 61.00-63.00.
SELECT STEERS: 55.00-60.00.
COMMON STEERS: 48.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 34.00-38.50.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 29.00-35.00.
SHELLS; 20.00-28.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 60.00-62.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 54.00-59.00.
COMMON HEIFERS; 40.00-53.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 50.00-61.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 20.00-49.00.
BULLS: 38.00-49.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
August 6, 1998
CATTLE: 122. COWS WEAK. SPOTS
TO 2.00 LOWER.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 35.75-41.00; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3
35.00- LOW DRESSING DOWN
TO 33.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER
1-2 28.00-35.00, SHELLS DOWN TO
25.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 FEW
1125-2075 LBS. 45.25-47.00, YIELD
GRADE 2 ONE 1185 LBS. 43.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: L 2 FEW
275-420 LBS. 45.00-52.00, ONE 1015 AT
39.50. HEIFERS: L 2 FEW 200-435 LBS.
42:00-57.50, COUPLE 555 & 575 LBS.
AT 63.00. BULLS: L 2 225-830 LBS.
47.00-
CALVES: 246. VEALERS FEW GOOD
Sc CH. 130-165 LBS. 56.00-60.00. STAN
DARD Sc GOOD 80-105 LBS.
26.00- UTILITY 60-75 LBS.
12.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
15.00- HIGHER THAN LAST
THURSDAY, NO. 1 90-120 LBS.
80.00- 85-90 LBS. 60.00-83.00.
NO. 2 90-110 LBS. 40.00-85.00, 80-90
LBS. 28.00-57.50. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
NO. I 90-115 LB. 100.00-187.50, NO. 2
80-135 LBS. 35.00-75.00, BEEF TYPE
BULLS Sc HEIFERS 80-95 LBS. FEW
50.00-
HOGS 4: FEW 1-3 410-530 LBS.
16.50-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 0 NO MARKET TEST.
SHEEP: 0. SLAUGHTER LAMBS. NO
MARKET TEST.
GOATS: 1. NO MARKET TEST.
"CHIN HIGH”
OF JULY...
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40-100 LBS. 80.00-90.00, FEW
90.00- 10.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
40-90 LBS. 70.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: NOT WELL
TESTED.
COATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. BILLIES. MEDIUM AND
LARGE 75.00-90.00, COUPLE LARGE
100.00- NANNIES: MEDIUM
AND LARGE 45.00-60 00. YEARLINGS:
CHOICE AND PRIME 50.00-70.00,
KIDS: CHOICE AND PRIME
20 00-50.00.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, Aug. 6, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 135. COWS STEADY,
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1185-1500 LBS.
58.35-62.35, SELECT 1-3 COUPLE
53.50- HOLSTEIN STEERS:
CHOICE 2-3 1300-1430 LBS. FEW
51.50- STANDARD 1.2
37.75-44.50. HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
1190-1320 LBS. 58.50-62.00, SELECT
1-3 COUPLE 50.00-55.00. STANDARD
1-2 35.50-44.75. COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY &. COMMERCIAL 2-4
36.00- CUTTER & BONING UTIL
ITY 1-3 32.00-36.00, CANNER & LOW
CUTTER 1-2 25.75-32.00, SHELLS
DOWN TO 13.00. BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 2 900-1725 LBS. 39.00-42.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW Ml
400-470 LBS. 67.00-70.00, M&L2
350-725 LBS. 40.00-46.00. HEIFERS:
M&H 340-625 LBS. 51.00-63.00, FEW
M&L2 275-525 LBS. 36.00-45.50.
BULLS: FEW M&L2 490-70 LBS.
40.00-
CALVES: 59. VEALERS COUPLE CH
230-325 LBS. 70.00-86.00, GOOD
175-290 LBS. 40.00-60.00, STANDARD
& GOOD 90-115 LBS. 29.00-34.00,
STANDARD & GOOD 70-85 LBS.
22.00- UTILITY 65-70 LBS.
10.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY. NO. 1 90-120 LBS.
70.00- NO. 2 90-125 LBS.
34.00-
HOGS: 29. 1-3 205-260 LBS.
33.00- 1-3 110-140 LBS.
28.00- BOARS: 598 LBS. ONE AT
10.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20 1-3 25-40 LBS.
13.00-21.00.
SHEEP: 38. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 65-75 LBS. 63.00-71.00. 80-95
LBS. 63.00-70.00, FEEDER LAMBS GD.
& CH. 58 LBS. ONE AT 46.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP COUPLE 21.00 Sc 29.00.
GOATS: 7 COUPLE MEDIUM 30.00 Sc
47.50, NANNIES MEDIUM 29.00-39.00.
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Specialists
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998-Al9
Lancaster County
Weekly Review
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 1998
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter steers opened the
week 50-1.00 lower, some rccovety late
found closing prices weak to .50 lower.
Holsteins opened steady with some late
sales 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers
50-1.00 lower, but not fully tested after
Monday Cows weak to 1.00 lower, with
the decline mainly on leaner kinds. Bulls
fully steady. This week’s supply included
48 percent slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 37 percent slaughter
cows, 4 percent bulls and the balance were
feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lbs 60.50-64.25,
few 64.25-64.75. Choice 2-3 few 4
1100-1375 lbs 58.50-62.00, few lots late
1225- 1335 lbs 62.25-63.25. Choice 2-4
1375-1480 lbs 57.75-60.50. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lbs 54.25-59.25.
Few Select 1-3 965-1450 lbs 52.00- 55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1475-1645 lbs 54.25-56.00, cou
ple 56.60. Choice 2-3 1140-1640 lbs
52.25-55.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1225- 1475 lbs 48.25-52.60. Select 1-2
1030-1550 lbs 39.25-45.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1390 lbs
60.50- Choice 2-4 1080-1360 lbs
57.50- few 2-3 750-930 lbs
54.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1035-1425 lbs 51.85-58.75. Heiferettes:
Choice 3-4 1000- 1495 lbs 50.25-55.00.
Commercial and Standard 2-4 940-1275
lbs 40.25-48.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS*: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
39.00- 36.50-39.00 Boners 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 36.00-42.00
34.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pci
lean over-1200 lbs 35.00-39.25
31.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 33.00-38.00 29.50-33.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000
lbs 31.00-35.75 26.50-30.50 *Over 95 per
cent of supply consisted of Holstein cows.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1050-2410 lbs 47.50-58.00, few
1680-2300 lbs 56.75-61.25. Yield Grade 2
975-1800 lbs 42.50-47.50.
CALVES: Vealeis 2.00-3.00 higher,
although weights over 125 lbs not fully
tested. Slaughter calves steady to 5.00 low
er. Demand good for Holstein bulls and
heifers to return to farm but at lower levels
than last week.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20.00-30.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 15.00-20.00, few 12.00-15.00.
CATTLE CALVES
2460 1797
2652 1965
3069 1810
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Auction &
Appraisal Service
Churchville, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1998
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
1.00 HIGHER. CHOICE 2-4
1100-1400 LBS. 62.00-64.00;
SELECT & LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 57.00-61.00;
HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE
&. PRIME 1250-1400 LBS.
57.00- CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 54.00-56.50;
SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
47.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
1.00 HIGHER. CHOICE &
PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
61.50-63.00; SELECT ALL
WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS.
46.00-
COWS: 2.00 HIGHER.
BRK. UT. & COMM. 2-4
BULK 39.00-42.00; HI
DRESSING 43.00-46.00;
CUTTER & BON. UT.
36.00- HI DRESSING
39.00- CANNER <k
CUTTERS 29.00-35.00;
LOW DRESSING
18.00-
BULLS: 1.00 HIGHER.
ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900
LBS. 46.00-47.00.
VEAL CALVES:
STEADY. CHOICE AND
PRIME 200-400 LBS.
70.00- HI GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS 49.00-62.00.
FARM CALVES: 15.00
HIGHER. HOL BULLS
100-125 LBS. 90.00-110.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS.
60.00- HOL. HEIFER
CALVES 100-120 LBS.
125.00- SMALL