WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JULY 31, 1998
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTI-E 4442 Compared with 4260
head last week and 5801 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday s sum
mary Choice slaughter steers steady to
1 00 lower, Select and Holsteins
steady, si heifers steady to 1 00 higher,
si cows steady to 1 50 higher, bulls
mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
& Prime 2-4 61 50-66 00, Choice 1-3
58 50 63 00, Select and Low Choice
2 3 55 00-61 25, Select 1-3 52 GO
-59 50 few Standard 1-2 46 00-53 00
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and Prime
2 3 54 50-57 75, Choice 2-3 52 00-
55 00 Select 1-2 46 50 52 50, few
Standard I 2 39 00 46 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 57 75-62 00
Select I 3 52 25-59 00 lew Standard 1
2 40 00-52 00
COWS Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-4 35 00-42 50, tew to 43 50, (lit
ter & Boning Utility 1-3 33 50-
40 00, few to 32 00, Canncr and Low
Cutter 1 2 29 50-42 50, few to
26 00 Shells down to 19 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-2400 lbs
44 00-56 00, Yield Grade 2 900-2000
lbs 39 00-45 50
FEEDERCATILE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 300-500 lbs 60 00-70 00
lew Medium and Large 2 285-500 lbs
45 00-60 00, HEIFERS Medium and
Large I 275-550 lbs 53 00 65 00, tew
Medium and Large 2 400-800 lbs 40 GO
-58 50. BULLS Medium and Large 1
300 700 lbs 54 00-67 00 few Me
dium and Large 2 350 750 lbs 42 00-
5 3 00
CALVES 3445 Compared with 3382
head last week and 3357 head a year ago
V TALERS steady to weak few Choice
140 350 lbs 60 00-85 00, Good 135-
500 lbs 50 00-65 00, Standard and
low Good 70-115 lbs 19 00 34 00
Utility 60-100 lbs 10 00-23 00, few
in 5 00
1 \RM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to 15 00 higher Holstein
hciler calves 500 to 30 00 higher No
I Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 50 00-
115 00 mostly 60 00-100 00 No 2 85
125 lbs 40 00-80 00 lew to 30 00.
No 1 Holstein heifers 85 125 lbs
100 00 212 00 mostly 130 00-
20000, No 2 75 120 lbs 70 00
141 00 lew to 35 00 Beef type bulls
and hciters 75-140 lbs 50 00-105 00
lew to 3 5 00
HOGS 2417 Compared with 2570 head
Rain or
Shine!
Directions: Rt 340 to
Compass then
/Compass Rd,
south to 2nd
farm on right.
Visit the mini stations set up
/ \ S - throughout the farm!
last week and 2234 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts unevenly steady, sows
steady to I 50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 35 85-40 00, few to 42 50, IB
1- 210-280 lbs 35 00-38 00, few US
2- 220-320 lbs 33 00-37 00
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 20 00-
26 50, 500-700 lbs 23 25-28 50
BOARS 12 00-16 00
FEEDER PIGS 258 Compared with 652
head last week and 335 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-40 lbs 10 GO
-24 00, 40-60 lbs 21 00-35 00 per
head
SHEEP 2039 Compared with 2407
head last week and 1909 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs uneven under 70 lbs
steady to 15 00 higher over 70 lbs
steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 40-60 lbs
90 00 125 00 55 75 lbs 80 00
107 00, 75 110 lbs 75 00-95 00 few to
69 00. few Good and Choice 40-80
lbs 70 00 90 00 lew 80 110 lbs 55 00
85 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 17 00-45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1818 Compared 1049 last week and
1539 head a year ago Feeder pigs
500 to 15 00 lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs
32 00-52 00, 40-50 lbs 32 GO
-58 00, 50 60 lbs 28 00-58 00, 60 70
lbs 40 00-52 00, Slaughter 25-50 lbs
40 00-52 00, 50-85 lbs 27 00-34 00 -
- per hundredweight
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG. PA
AUGUST 4, 1998
CATTLE 396 IPDA]
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1205-1430 lbs 62 75-64 00,
Choice 2 3 1075 1445 lbs 58 75-
62 75 tew 1500-1590 lbs 55 25-59 75
Select 1 3 55 00-59 50, few Standard
I 2 50 75-52 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1290-1570 lbs 55 50
57 00, Choice 2-3 1090 1615 lbs
52 25-55 25, Select 1-2 49 75 5175,
Standard 1-2 38 50 46 25
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 2-
4 1065-1320 lbs 63 50-65 25 Choice
2 4 1050 1380 lbs 58 50-62 75 Se
lect 1-3 58 50 62 75. Standard I 2
54 25 58 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2 3 37 75-4175. one 44 25 low
dressing down to 36 50, Outer and Bon
ing Utility 1-3 35 25 39 50, low
dressing 34 00-34 75 Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 31 00-36 00 Shells down to
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BULLS Yield Grade 1 800-2090 lbs
46 00-51 25, few Yield Grade 2 1100-
1835 lbs 40 50-45 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and
Large I 420-685 lbs 60 00-67 00, Me
dium and Large 2 200 600 lbs 46 GO
-52 00, few 700-1020 lbs 43 00-54 50.
HEIFERS Medium 1 425-630 lbs
51 50-59 50, Medium and Large 2 575-
685 lbs 40 50-42 50, BULLS few
Medium 1 585-905 lbs 44 50-56 00,
Medium and Large 2 200-530 lbs
41 00-51 00
CALVES 241 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-105 lbs 2400-3100, Utility
70-95 lbs 20 00-25 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 95
125 lbs 80 00-117 00, 85-90 lbs
60 00-85 00, No 2 95-130 lbs 30 OCP'
72 00. 80-90 lbs 28 00-32 00 No 1
Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs 120 00-
192 00 No 2 80-115 lbs 40 00-90 00
Few beef type bulls and hellers 85-1 15
lbs 57 00-122 00
HOGS 244 (8/03 & 04/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 235-
273 lbs 3* 00-36 00 US 1 3 225 275
lbs 32 75 34 50
SOWS US 1 3 320-495 lbs 20 GO
-22 50, 500 600 lbs 22 00-25 00
BOARS couple 275 & 515 lbs 12 00 &
18 00
FEEDER PIGS 62 US 1-3 20-30 lbs
14 00-17 00, 40-60 lbs 21 00-28 00 -
head
- per
SHEEP 40 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 55-75 lbs 70 00-81 00. 80 100
lbs 70 00 78 00, 100-135 lbs 68 00
74 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-30 00
GOATS 38 Few Large Billies 74 00
91 00 one Medium 58 00 Large bhn
nies 44 00-70 00 few Medium
41,00 53 00, Large Kids 20 00 49 00
Small 14 00-22 00 - per head
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUC
TION
LEESPORT, PA
AUGUST 5, 1998
CATTLE 254 |PDA| (Supply included
92 slaughter steers and hellers 121
slaughter tows, and 28 leedcr cal
tic] slaughter steers steady, si tows
steady to 200 higher si bulls steady to
strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 2 4 1300 1380 lbs 62 75-
63 25 Choice 2-3 1105 1400 lbs
58 25-62 25 Select 1 3 54 50-59 50
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tew Standard 1-2 43 75-54 50
HOLSTEINS STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1175-1545 lbs 55 OD
-55 75. Choice 2-3 1300-1605 lbs
52 50 54 75, lew 1685 1935 lbs 48 25-
52 75, Select 1-2 46 75-5175 Stan
dard I 2 42 00-46 00
HEIFERS few Select 1 3 55 00 59 00.
few Standard 1-2 46 00 51 50
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2 4 38 00-43 50 one 46 00 low
dessing 36 00-37 75. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36 25-40 00, low dressing
down to 34 00. Canner and Low Qitter
1-2 31 50-37 00 Shells down to 27 25
BULLOCKS couple Choice 2 3 55 00 &
56 75
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1050 1670 Ihs
45 00 47 00 one 55 50 lew Yield
Grade 2 1015 1485 lbs 40 75 44 75
FEEDIJT CATTLE STFERS Medium and
Large 2 380 720 lbs 45 00 58 50
HEIFERS Medium and Large 2 200
675 lbs 47 50-53 00 lew 730 900 lbs
39 50 49 00 BULLS couple Medium
I 200 & 215 lbs 67 50 & 70 00 Me
dium and Large 2 250-625 lbs 40 00
49 00
CALVES 143 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-105 lbs 20 00-30 00 Utility
60-75 lbs 10 00-20 00, few @ 5 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls mostly
500 to 700 higher No I Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 75 00-100 00, No 2
90-120 lbs 50 00-75 00, 80-90 lbs
28 00 65 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
95-115 lbs 14000-187 50 few No 2
80-110 lbs 35 00 60 00
HOGS 61 Barrows and gilts mostly
1 00 lower, sows 4 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 240-
255 lbs 33 00 34 00
SOWS US 13 330 485 lbs 18 00-
21 50, couple 575 & 610 lbs 19 00 &
21 00, lew Medium 335 440 lbs
10 50-15 00
BOARS couple 435 & 530 lbs 11 00 &
II 50, one 950 lbs 300 few 155 21 5
lbs 8 00-13 00
FEEDER PIGS 119 US 1-3 20-40 lbs
45 00 80 00 two lots 20 lbs 112 50 &.
120 00 perewt
SHEEP 37 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Lhoice 45 75 lbs 70 00 80 00 lew 95
100 lbs 72 50 75 00. lew Good and
Choice 40-45 lbs 50 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 22 00-39 00
Sendings 52 00 54 00
GOATS 18 One Large Billy 70 00 one
Medium 49 00 one Large Nanny 67 50
tew Medium 42 00-45 00 Large Kids
30 00-45 00, lew Small 10 00-17 50 -
per head
NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
AUGUST 3, 1998
CATTLE 115 [PDA] Compared with
last week s sale si cows 25 to 1 00
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select 1-3
54 00-57 00, few Standard 1-2 46 00-
46 50
HOLSTEINS one Choice 2-3 1400 lbs
55 25 couple Standard 1-2 44 50 &
45 50
HEIFERS one Select 1-3 56 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 34 75-38 75 one 39 50 Cutler
and Boning Utility 1-3 315037 50
Canncr and Low Cutter 1-2 29 25 32 75
Shells down to 24 00
BULLS one Yield Grade I 1200 lbs
46 75 tew Yield Grade 2 1400-1760
Ibs4o 00 43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium 1
250 610 lbs 57 00 67 00 one 71 50
81T,1,5 few Medium and Large I 520
615 lbs 54 00-58 00
CALVES 134 VEALERS few Good
195 265 lbs 55 00 70 00, Standard and
Good 80-125 lbs 25 00 34 00 Util
ity 65-75 lbs 10 00-27 50
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 9*5
135 lbs 80 50-93 00, few 90 lbs 70 00
No 2 85 135 lbs 40 00-80 00. few No
I Holstein heifers 95 110 lbs 130 00
145 00 few No 2 85 100 lbs 80 00-
110 00 Beef type bulls and heifers
75-110 lbs 45 00 102 50
HOGS 215 Barrows and gilts 400
lower
BARROWS AND GILTS lIS 12 220
260 lbs 35 75 36 10 couple to 39 00
US 1 3 220 270 lbs 34 60-35 50 IS
2 3 220 270 lbs 33 60 34 75 tew US I
3 180 200 lbs 35 00-38 00
SOWS tew US 1-3 370-520 lbs 22 50
25 00
BOARS few 295 630 lbs 14 50 14 75
one 235 lbs 19 00
FEEDER PIGS 21 US 13 45 60 lbs
16 00-21 00 per head
SHEEP 60 SIAUGHFLR LAMBS
Choice 55 110 lbs 63 00 81 00 couple
to 85 00 Good and Choice 60 90 lbs
57 50 60 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 27 00 29 00 less
Yearlings 50 0(1
GOATS 2 Couple Large Nannies 25 00
&49 00 - per head