Pa. Weekly
Livestock Summary
SEPTEMBER 11, 1998
8 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 8602 Compared with 4681
head last week and 6162 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers mostly steady.
s | cows and bulls about steady, si heif
ers steady to weak
SLAUGHTER STEERS few High
Choice & Prime 2-4 60 00-63 75.
Choice 1-3 56 00-61 50, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 55 00-59 50 Select 1-8
52 00 56 00, few Standard 1-2 42 00-
47 50
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 52 50-53 75, Choice 2-8 49 75-
53 50 Select ,1-2 46 00-50 75, few
Standard 1-2 43 50-46 75
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 54 00-
59 00, few Select 1-3 51 00-56 00. few
standard 1-2 44 50-50 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 35 25-
41 75 Boners 80-85% lean 32 00-
39 00 Lean 85-90% lean 27 00-34 00,
few to 25 00 Shells down to 19 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2400 lbs
44 00-5 3 50. Yield Grade 2 900-2000
lbs 41 00-45 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Large
2 540 1000 lbs 40 00-48 50, few Me
dium 1-2 450-800 lbs 51 00-61 50,
HEIFERS few Medium and Large I 850-
600 lbs 50 00-66 50, few Medium 1-2
560-950 lbs 36 00-48 50, BULLS few
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 64 00-
80 00 few Medium I 300-670 lbs
41 00-45 50
CALVES 2119 Compared with 3492
head last week and 4231 head a year ago
VEALERS steady few Choice 145-
250 lbs 75 00 88 00. few Good 135-
150 lbs 35 00-'65 00, Standard and Good
70 115 lbs 20 00-30 00. Utility 55-100
lbs 10 00-22 00, few to 5 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steadv to 500 higher Holstein heifers
steady to weak No 1 Holstein bulls 90-
125 lbs 55 00-97 00 No 2 85-125 lbs
3(1 00 60 00, No I Holstein heifers 80-
125 lbs 180 00-224 00 few No 2 75-
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HOGS 456 Compared with 2040
head last week and 8161 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts uneven, mostly steady
to 300 lower, sows 300 to 500
lower BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 27 50-28 00, 45-50%
210-280 lbs 24 00-26 50. few 40-45%
220-820 lbs 18 00-21 00 SOWS US I
-3 800-500 lbs 12 00-14 50 500-700
lbs 15 00-1700 BOARS few 500
9 50
FEEDER PIGS 240 Compared with
597 head last week and 234 head a year
ago
Feeder pigs Few US 1-8 25 45 lbs
8 00-18 00, 40-75 lbs 15 00-25 00
per head
SHEEP 1250 Compared with 2310
head last week and 2093 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to
weak SLAUGHTER LAMBS High
Choice and Prime 50-80
lbs 70 00-86 00. Choice 50-80 lbs
70 00-86 00, 75-120 lbs 60 00-80 00,
80-85 lbs 73 00-70 00 SLAUGHTER
SHEEP 20 00-46 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1417 Compared 1458 last week and
1371 head a year ago Feeder pigs 5 00
to 20 00 lower US 1-2 30-40 lbs
25 00-57 50, 40-50 lbs 30 00-42 50.
50-60 lbs 35 00-42 00, 60-70 lbs
35 00-37 00, few to 25 00, Slaughter
25-30 lbs 30 00-36 00, 30-40 lbs
26 00-33 00, few to 90 00, 40 70 lbs
27 00-52 00 per hundredweight
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SEPTEMBER 14, 1998
CATTLE 161 [PDA]
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select 1-3
50 00-50 75, Standard 1-2 42 50-
48 50
HEIFERS Standard 1-2 40 00 47 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 DO
-37 50, Yield Grade 4 5 30 75-34 75.
Boners 80-85% lean 32 00-35 50 Lean
85-90% lean 25 00-32 25 Shells
18 00-24 00
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BULLS Yield Grade 1 1020-1890 lbs
43 50-47 50. Yield Grade 2 1050 1999
Ibs36 50-44 00. few to 34 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and
Large 1 365-500 lbs 60 00-62 00, 5 IQ
-865 lbs 57 50-63 00, Medium and Large
2 325-500 lbs 45 50-57 00, 530-990
lbs
41 00-55 50, HEIFERS Medium and
Large I 340-450 lbs 55 00-66 00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 47 00-
58 00. 515-885 lbs 44 00-56 00.
BULLS Medium and Large I 325-650
lbs 54 00-64 00. Medium and Large 2
325-475 lbs 53 50-55 00 500-895 lbs
43 00-54 00
CALVES 193 (All calves sold per
cwt|
VEALERS couple Choice 130-210
lbs 72 50-78 00. few Good 130-140 lbs
50 00-62 50, Standard and Good 90-1 15
lbs 28 00-37 50. 70 85 lbs 22 00
30 00. Utility 50-75 lbs 10 00-22 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 65 00-87 50 mostly 72 50-
80 00. No 2 85-120 lbs 40 00-67 50
No I Holstein heifers 85-110 lbs
130 00-210 00. few No 2 75-90 lbs
40 00-100 00 Beef type bulls and heif
ers 85 90 lbs 50 00 92 50, 180-290 lbs
52 00-65 00
HOGS 23 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 230 260 lbs 32 50-35 00
45-50% lean 235-290 lbs 26 50-31 00
one 33 50
SOWS couple US 1-3 360-630 lbs
21 00-21 50
BOARS few 175 & 215 lbs 15 50
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 203 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 105 125 lbs
65 00-75 00, Choice 40-55 lbs 85 00
94 00, 60-75 lbs 68 50-75 50, one
88 00, 80 100 lbs 65 00-78 00. Good
and Choice 95 120 lbs 50 00-61 00
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FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
65-80 lbs 38 00-50 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 28 00-44 00
GOATS 20 Couple Large Billies
70 00 & 76 00, Medium 42 00-45 00
Large Nannies 42 50-66 00. Medium
32 00-39 00 Large Kids 20 00-35 00
per head
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
MIDDLEBURG. PA
SEPTEMBER 15. 1998
CATTLE 348 [PDA| si steers un
even steady to strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1140-1400 lbs 62 00
63 75. Choice
2 3 1060-1430 lbs 58 00-61 25. Select
1-3 54 00-59 75. few Standard 1-2
41 50-51 75
HOLSTEINS STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100-1525 lbs 53 25-
56 00. Choice 2-3 1105-1540 lbs
48 00-53 25, Select 1-2 46 50 50 50,
tew Standard 1-2 41 50-46 25
HEIFERS Choice 1120-1400 lbs
58 00-6150. Select 1-3 54 00-58 50.
Standard 1-2 43 25-5175 COWS
Breakers 75-80% lean 36 25 40 25. low
dressing 34 00-35 75 Boners 80-85%
lean 3100-35 75, Lean 85-90%- lean
26 50-33 00 Shells down to 22 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1185-2075
lbs 44 00-50 25, .Yield Grade 2 I I GO
-1895 lbs 38 00 42 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 245-455 lbs 58 50-68 00
500-650 lbs 54 00 64 00 730-1025
lbs 47 50-59 00, Medium and Large 2
330-765 lbs 40 00-48 00 HEIFERS
Medium and Large I 200-355 lbs 54 GO
-63 00, 445 555 lbs 55 50-58 50. Me-
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dium and Large 2 640-830 lbs 30 50-
40 50, BULLS few Medium and Large 1
400-440 lbs 51 00-61 00, Medium and
Large 2 335-710 lbs
38 00-47 00
CALVES 276 VEALERS Good and
Choice 130-200 lbs 60 00-80 00, Stan
dard and Good 75-105 lbs 22 00-28 00.
Utility 60-80 lbs 10 00-2100 FARM
CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs 50 00-80 00 bulks of sales 60 00-
77 00. No 2 90-105 lbs 28 00-55 00
No 1 Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs
120 00-197 00, No 2 75-100 lbs 40 00-
85 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 75-
120 lbs 52 00-100 00
HOGS 133 (9/14 & 15/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the
auction
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
220 265 lbs 27 75-28 50. 45-50% lean
225-270
lbs 26 75-27 50. one lot 40-45% lean
290 lbs 26 50 SOWS US 1-3 270-455
lbs 13 75 18 00. one lot 22 00 lew
515-690 lbs 14 50 17 50
FEEDER PIGS 130 US I 3 35 55 lbs
800 15 00. 60 lbs 12 00 18 00
per head
SHEEP 34 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few High Choice and Prime 50 lbs
100 55-80 lbs 69 00-77 00
few 90-110 lbs 70 00-75 00 SLAUGH
TER SHEEP one Yearlings 52 00
GOATS 28 Few Large Billies
52 00 62 00, Medium 41 00-58 00 lew
Large Nannies 35 00-47 00 Large Kids
24 00-32 00, Small 16 00-20 00
per head
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