North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August 25, 1998
Hay—Straw &
Grain Report
ALFALFA: 8 LOTS. 4.00-4.85 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 7 LOTS, 2.80-3.70
bale.
TIMOTHY: 6 LOTS. 2.50-3.85 BALE.
CRASS: 6 LOTS, 2.50-3.75 BALE.
OAT STRAW: 1 LOT AT 2.50.
SHELLED CORN: 2 LOTS, 3.00-5.75
BAG.
30 LOTS TOTAL.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
August 24, 1998
CATTLE 447...PDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 121 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS, 211 SLAUGHTER
COWS, 20 BULLS AND 95 FEEDER
CATTLE-COMPARED WITH LAST
MONDAY’S SALB...SL. STEERS
MOSTLY STEADY, SL. COWS
STEADY. BULLS STEADY WITH
SPOTS ZOO LOWER.
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1-3 54.25-59.50, STANDARD 1-2
42.00-53.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1345-1600 LBS.
55.00-57.25, CHOICE 2-3 1295-1550
LBS. 50.50-54.75, FEW 1690-1900 LBS.
50.50-54.75, SELECT 1-2 47.00-51.50,
STANDARD 1-2 41.00-45.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1070-1450
LBS. 58.25-61.25, SELECT 1-3
53.00- FEW STANDARD
43.00-
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
46.00- LOW DRESSING DOWN
TO 35.25, BONERS 80-85% LEAN
34.00- LEAN 85-90% LEAN
31.25-36.50. SHELLS DOWN TO 25.00.
BULLOCKS: SELECT 1-3 43.25-48.50.
BULLS: YG#l 1150-1985 LBS.
46.00- FEW YG#2 985-1385 LBS.
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS COUPLE
MED. AND LARGE 1335 AND 355 LBS.
78.00 AND 85.00, 500-565 LBS.
62.00- FEW 700-835 LBS.
56.50-57.00, MED. AND LARGE 2
215-475 LBS. 40.00-54.00,530-685 LBS.
42.00- 745-985 LBS. 41.50-52.00.
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215-460 LBS. 59.00-70.00, FEW 520-685
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LBS. 55.00-62.50, MED. 2 235-485 LBS.
47.00- FEW 595-730 LBS.
3750-50.00, FEW LARGE 2 200-300 LB.
HOLSTEINS 68.00-82.50, 350-475 LBS.
31.00-
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE 1200-375
LBS. 75.00-82.00, FEW 570-595 LBS.
56.50-57.00. MED. AND LARGE 1
200-375 LBS. 75.00-82.00, FEW 570-595
LBS. 56.50-57.00, MED. AND LRGE. 2
200-475 LBS. 45.00-59.00, FEW 850-1050
LBS. 42.00-43.50.
CALVES: 516...VEALERS FEW
GOOD AND CHOICE 225-285 LBS.
56.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
80-110 LBS. 25.00-30.00, UTILITY 60-95
LBS. 13.00-26.00, FEW DOWN TO 8.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
MOSTLY 7.50 HIGHER...#! HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 70 00-99.00 WITH A
FEW 65.00, 85-95 LBS. 60.00-75.00. #2
95-125 LBS. 35.00-72.50, 80-90 LBS.
28.00- #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
80-100 LBS. 115.00-215.50 WITH ONE
232.50, #2 75-105 LBS. 40.00-100.00.
BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS
85-130 LBS. 45.00-90.00.
HOGS: 41...50WS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
SOWS: US#l-3 300-490 LBS.
21.00- 500-575 LBS. 21.25-25.00.
FEW MED. 335-490 LBS. 16.00-18.00.
BOARS: ONE 635 LBS. 10.50.
FEEDER PIGS: NO MARKET TEST.
SHEEP: 33.. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY TO 10.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: FEW
29.00-
GOATS; 62...8Y THE HEAD. LARGE
BILLIES 57.50-80.00, MED. 37.00-62.50,
LARGE NANNIES 43.00-67.50, FEW
MED. 32.50-50.00, LARGE KIDS
20.00- WITH A COUPLE 59.00,
SMALL 12.50-17.00 PER HEAD.
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Sales Stables
Monday, Aug. 24, 1998
Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Week
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION, VEAL CALVES SOLD
2.00- HIGHER IN A LIGHT TEST.
SLAUGHTER CALVES WERE
5.00- LOWER DEMAND WAS
GOOD FOR BOTH BULL AND HEIFER
FARM CALVES. HOLSTEIN BULLS
SOLD 7.00-10.00 HIGHER AND HEIF
ERS WERE FULLY STEADY.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 25.00-34.00, FEW UP TO
39.00. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD
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Marshall, Virginia
(540) 364-1566
Graded Feeder Cattle Sales
Monday. . . . August 31. . . 7:00, PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . September 8.7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . September 22. 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Monday. . . . October 5 ... 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . October 13 . . 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . October 27 . . 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Monday. . . . November 2.7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Monday. . . . November 9.7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . November 10. 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. . . . December 8 . 7:00 PM . . . Calf & Yearling
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Monday: 6:30-11:00 A.M.
Wednesday: 7:00 -11:00 A.M.
Friday: 6:30-10:00 A.M.
Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, PA
(717) 445-5776 • Fax (717) 445-6963
PLEASE NOTE: We Will Be Closed
Labor Day, Monday Sept. 7,1998
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1998-A7
60-90 LBS. 18.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 300-500 LBS. 70.00-85.00.
STANDARD 300-500 LBS. 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 57.00-82.00. PLAIN
ER TYPE CALVES 80-115 LBS.
27.00-55.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-110 LBS. 135.00-192.00. PLAINER
HEIFERS 75-100 LBS. 90.00-150 00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD MOSTLY
STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGH
TER EWE PRICES WERE FIRM TO 5 00
HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 45-70 LBS. 85.00-100.00;
70-90 LBS. 75.00-85.00; 90-120 LBS
70.0a50.00.
244 667 652
247 679 839
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-2 35.0a45.00. FEW GOOD 2-3
DOWN TO 30.00. AGED BUCKS
20a300 lbs. 35.0a50.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
BILLIES 100.00-140.00, MEDIUM
75.0ai00.00; CHOICE AND PRIME
MUTTON 60.0a90.00; LARGE NAN
NIES 55.0a70.00; MEDIUM 45.0a55.00;
CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS
50.0a70.00; CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS
30.0a50.00, GOOD 20.0a30.00.
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