WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
AUGUST 14, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4621 Compared with 4756
head last week and 6454 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers 50 to 200
huhcr Holsteins steady to I 00
hither si heifers 50 to 1 50 higher, si
to*s steady to 1 00 lower instances
i ,() lower, bulls steady to weak
■SLAI'OfTTER STEERS High Choice
i Prime 2-4 61 75-65 00 tew to 65 00
Choice i-1 59 50-61 15. few to
,700 Select and Low Choice 2-3
,s()0 61 50. Select 1-3 51 00-
,001) Standard 1-2 46 00-55 00 few to
4100
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
it S 5 00-58 50, Choice 2-1 50 00-
ssTI Select 1-2 46 00-51 00, few
Standard 1-2 40 00-48 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 58 00 62 50. Se
lul I 1 54 00-59 00, Standard 1-2
14 00 52 00, few to 35 00
COM S Breaking Utility & Coramer
uil 2 4 16 00-42 50. Cutter & Boning
L'tilnv 1-1 30 00-40 75 mostly
,7 OD 19 00, Canner and Low Cutter I-2
>OO 17 00, few to 25 50 Shells down
ui IS 00
BUI OCRS Select 1-1 48 00-54 75
BLLIS Yield Grade 1 1000-2400 lbs
4, [to 54 00 few to 56 25, Yield Grade
; 400 2000 lbs 40 75-45 50
FEH7LR CATTLE STEERS Medium
and I irge I 275-650 lbs 60 00-70 00
L u ii 75 00 few Medium and Large 2
,sl) 700 lbs 45 00-60 00, HEIFERS
Mlciliiii and Large I 275-600 lbs
Mini 67 00 few to 74 00, Medium and
Lam. 2 100-750 lbs 40 00 56 00
BULLS Medium and Large I 275-600
lbs 60 00-75 00, few t 84 00 Me
dium and Large 2 300-700 lbs 44 00-
62 60
CALVES 1482 Compared with 3448
head I ist week and 3535 head a year ago
VFALCRS mostly steady Good 130-
100 lbs 50 00 70 00 Standard and Low
(jixxl 70-115 lbs 22 00 35 00. few to
40 00 Utility 60-100 lbs 10 00-27 00
FIRM CALVES Holstein bull calves
ier\ uneven, 20 00 lower to 15 00
higher Holstein heifer calves strong
lo 20 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls
90 125 lbs 65 00-1 15 00, No 2 85-
125 lbs 40 00-80 00, few to 34 00, No
I Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs
120 00 2 2 1 00, No 2 75-120 lbs 60 00-
120 00, few to 35 00 Beef type bulls
ALEGA
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and heifers 70-120 lbs 50 00-95 00, few
to 35 00
HOGS 2422 Compared with 1786 head
last week and 2769 head a year ago
Barrows and gills 25 to 50 higher,
sows 1 00 to 2 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-
265 lbs 35 75-37 00, US 1-3 210-280
lbs 33 50-36 10
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 16 00-
25 50 mostly 18 00-22 00, 500-700
lbs 19 00-24 50, few Medium 250-
450 lbs 10 00-16 50
BOARS 9 00-15 00
FEEDER PIGS 398 Compared with 348
head last week and 321 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-35 lbs I I 00
22 00 15-60 lbs 17 00-16 00 - per
head
SHEEP 1972 Compared with 1806
head last week and 2212 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs under 60 lbs 15 00 to
20 00 higher, over 60 lbs mostly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
15-60 lbs 85 00-125 00, 55-85 lbs
7400-9000, 80-110 lbs 7100-87 50,
Good and Choice 7 0-90 lbs 54 00-
80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 19 00 45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
996 Compared 944 last week and 821
head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly
steady US 1-2 25-40 lbs 37 00-57 50,
40-50 lbs 33 00-55 00. few to 65 00,
50 60 lbs 33 00-47 50, Slaughter 25-40
lbs 42 00-55 00 per hundred
weight
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
AUGUST 18, 1998
CATTLE 343 [PDA] Compared to last
weeks sale si steers 100 to 1 50
lower, si cows 200 lower, bulls steady
lo I 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2 4 1175-1470 lbs 61 75
64 00, Choice 2-3 1100 1440 lbs
58 00-62 00, Select 1-3 59 25-61 75.
Standard 1-2 44 75-53 25
HOLSTEINS STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1350-1390 lbs 55 00-
55 50, Choice 2-3 1150-1600 lbs
5100-54 75, Select 1-2 46 50-50 00,
Standard 1-2 41 50-46 00
HEIFERS, few Choice 2-4 1050-1125
lbs 58 00-61 25, few Select 1-3
54 25-55 75, Standard 1-2 46 00-
52 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer-
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cial 2-3 37 50 41 50, low dressing
down to 35 50. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34 00-38 00, Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 30 00-36 25 Shells
down to 24 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1220-1595
lbs 44 50-44 75, Yield Grade 2 1080-
1835 lbs 4000-43 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium 1
350-760 lbs 60 00-63 00, Large 2 380-
525 lbs 38 00 42 00 HEIFERS Me
dium and Large I 25 0-420 lbs 48 50-
55 00 650 740 lbs 44 50-55 00
Medium and Large 2 420-765 lbs 37 00-
41 50 BULLS Medium and Large I
385 600 lbs 51 50-57 00 lew Large 2
300-750 lbs 33 00-40 50
CALVES 233 VEALERS Standard and
Good 80-110 lbs 25 00-30 00, Utility
65-105 lbs 10 00 25 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls uneven
500 lower to 500 higher No 1 Hol
stein bulls 95-125 lbs 72 50-110 00
mostly 82 50-100 00 90-95 lbs 60 00-
75 00, No 290 110 lbs 30 00 70 00,
80-90 lbs 27 00 40 00, No I Holstein
heifers 80-115 lbs 105 00-197 00.
few No 2 75-110 lbs 50 00-97 50
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-85
lbs 30 00-77 50
HOGS 241 (8/17 & 18/98) Bulk o(
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction BARROWS AND
GILTS US 1-2 230-265 lbs 34 50-
35 25 US 1-3 225-270 lbs 32 50-
34 35, lightweights 1-3 180-200 lbs
27 00 29 50
SOWS US 1-3 300-485 lbs 16 00
19 50, 515-575 lbs 2100-23 25, Me
dium 275 400 lbs 13 00 14 50
BOARS 220-325 lbs 80014 00 one
20 50
FEEDER PIGS 50 US 1-3 40-50 lbs
12 00-2100 per head
SHEEP 14 .SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 55-75 lbs 82 00-9100, one
29 00, ' 80-105 lbs 71 00-78 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 27 00-34 00
GOATS 6 Few Medium Billies and
Wethers 36 00-52 00, couple Large Kids
30 00 &3400 per head
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT. PA
AUGUST 19, 1998
CATTLE 282 [PDA] [Supply included
114 slaughter steers and heifers, 126
slaughter cows, 26 feeder cattle and 16
bulls) slaughter steers 100 to 2 00
lower, si cows steady to weak, si bulls
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SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1035-1375 lbs 58 00-61 50, Select 1-3
54 25-59 00, Standard 1-2 48 00-
53 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1450 1545 lbs 55 25-57 25
Choice 2-3 1260-1600 lbs 51 00
54 50 Select 1-2 46 75 51 50 Standard
12 41 50-46 00
HEIFERS lew Choice 1050-1185 lbs
57 25-61 25, Select 1-3 53 50-57 50
Standard 1-2 46 00 52 75
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2 4 37 50-42 00, low dressing
OO Cutter and Boning Utility I 3
35 25-38 75 low dressing 33 00, Can
nerandLow Cutter 1-2 30 00-36 50
Shells down to 24 50
BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 49 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1130-1840 lbs
44 50-49 25, few Yield Grade 2 1040-
1525 lbs 43 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
I and 2 850-890 lbs 49 00-54 50. few
Large 2 630 1045 lbs 40 00 41 00
HEIFERS few Medium 1 450-525 lbs
56 50-57 50, Medium and Large 2
250-700 lbs 35 00 46 00. BULLS few
Medium I 230-530 lbs 50 00 57 00
Medium and Large 2 570-890 lbs 38 50-
45 00
CALVES 176 VEALERS Good 120
160 lbs 40 00-62 50. Standard and Good
75-105 lbs 25 00 34 00, Utility 65-
90 lbs 10 00-25 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 20 00
lower No I Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs
60 00 77 50 85 95 lbs 42 50-50 00
No 2 85-110 lbs 27 50 57 50, No I
Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs 95 00-
212 50, No 2 65-80 lbs 40 00-65 00
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-100
lbs 55 00-90 00
HOGS 65 Barrows and gilts uneven 50
lower to 75 higher, sows 2 00 to 3 00
higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 230
275 lbs 32 50 34 75
SOWS US 1-3 405-495 lbs 20 00
22 00 505-600 lbs 22 00-23 00
BOARS one 690 lbs 13 00, few 230
150 lbs 11 00-17 00
FEEDER PIGS 179 US 1-3 20-35 lbs
85 00-90 00, one lot 120 00. 55 85 lbs
38 00-48 00 - - per cwt
SHEEP 179 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 40-60 lbs 80 00-85 00 65-85
lbs 75 00-87 50, 90-120 lbs 70 00-
77 50, Good and Choice 55-65 lbs
60 00-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 2100-39 00,
couple Yearlings 48 00 & 49 00
COATS 17 Couple Large Billies 32 50
& 85 00. lew Large Nannies 37 50-
45 00, few Medium 27 50 32 50,
Small 1500-32 50 - - perhead
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CATTLE 195 |PDA] Compared lo last
Monday’s sale si cows steady lo 200
lower, bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Select I 1
53 00 few Standard 1-2 45 00 49 35
HOLSTEINS lew Standard 12 40 75
42 00
HEIFERS Standard 12 40 00 49 00
few to 34 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Coinmer
Lial 2 4 35 50 37 75 Yield Grade 4 & 5
95034 50 Cutter and Boning Utilits
1-3 32 00 35 75 Canner and Low Cutter
I 2 24 50-31 50 Shells 16 00 23 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 965 1955 lbs
47 50-53 00 Yield Grade 2 I 100 2205
lbs 37 00-45 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS couple Me
dium and Large I 480-675 lbs 60 50
64 00, few Medium and Large 2 365-
970 lbs 40 00 57 50, HEIFERS few
Medium and Large I 490-735 lbs
57 50-59 00 lew Medium and Large 2
305-900 lbs 45 00 56 00, BULLS
couple Medium and Large I 360-750 lbs
54 00 65 00 tew Medium and Large 2
400-965 lbs 42 00-55 00
CALVES 204 (All takes sold per cwt]
VEALERS Standard and Good 90 120
lbs 23 00 35 00 70-83 lbs 22 50-
34 00. Utility 50-65 lbs 7 00-20 00
FARM CALVES Holstein hulls steady
lo 10 00 lower No I Holstein bulls
90 125 lbs 65 00 87 50 No 2 85 125
lbs 35 00-65 00 No 1 Holstein heifers
85-125 lbs 115 00-165 00 No 2 90-
100 lbs 80 00-100 00
Beef type bulls and hellers 75-125 Ihs
45 00-77 50 160-280 lbs 52 00-
76 00
HOGS 24 BARROWS AND GILTS
couple US 1 2 235-265 lbs 36 50
38 50 US 2 3 230-245 lbs 33 50
35 25 US 1 3 135-185 lbs 25 00-
35 00
SOWS one US 1-3 490 lbs 29 50
BOARS couple 525 & 635 lbs 15 00 &
15 50
FEEDER PIGS 17 Seven US 1-3 15-20
lbs 15 00 40-55 lbs 15 00-23 00
per head
SHEEP 204 Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 4-H High Choice
and Prime 85-120 lbs 70 00-80 00,
Choice 50-75 lbs 80 00-93 00, 80-
100 lbs 73 00 80 00. Good and Choice
80 100 lbs 50 00-70 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 30-
75 lbs 40 00-76 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 21 50-40 00
GOATS 72 Medium Billies 20 00-
44 00 Large Kids 29 00-34 00 Small
10 00 21 00 - per head
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AUGUST 17, 1998