Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Oct. 20, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 318 [PDA] No cotnpan
son, not reported last week
SLAUGHTER STEERS few ‘High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1360 lbs
62 00-64 75, Choice 2-3 1100-1400
lbs 58 50-62 50, Select 1-3 55 GO
-59 25, Standard 1-2 45 00-52 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1215-1725 lbs
55 00-57 00, few Choice 2-3 I ISO
-1285 lbs 53 00-53 50
HEIFERS- Choice 2-4 990-1250 lbs
58 00-62 25, Select 1-3 5.3 00-60 25,
few Standard 1-2 42 00-50 25
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
29 00-35 25, few 70-75% 23 50-26 50,
Boners 80-85% lean 27 00-33 00, Lean
85-90% lean 20 00-27 25 Shells down
to 16 50
BULLS few Yield Grade I 935-2050
lbs 39 00-51 00, few Yield Graded 2
1085-2395 lbs 28 75-39 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
1 325-575 lbs 53 50-6150, 700-950
lbs 49 00-54 00, few Large 2 475-800
lbs 44 00-46 00, Medium 2 250-825 lbs
46 00-53 00, HEIFERS Few Urge I
475-955 lbs 49 50-57 50, Medium I
225-850 lbs 48 00-57 00, Medium 2
300-775 lbs 40 00-48 50, BULLS Me
dium I 325-675 lbs 47 50-56 00, few
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CALVES 89 .VEALERS One Stan
dard 170 lbs 40 00, Standard and Good
80-120 lbs 20 00-31 00, Utility 60-85
lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
few 120-125 lbs 55 00-70 00, 85-115
lbs 60 00-77 50, few to 82 50, No 2
85-120 lbs 40 00-62 50, couple No I
Holstein heifers 100-125 lbs 145 00 &
150 00, one No 295 lbs 32 00 Few
Beef Type Bulls & Heifers 75-125 lbs
55 00-85 90
HOGS 49 BARROWS AND GILTS
one small lot 49-54% lean 250 lbs
26 00, 45-50% lean 210-260 lbs ai
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FEEDER PIGS 7 US 1-3 80-120 lbs
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
.New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 130 [PDA] Compared to
last week s sale slaughter cows mostly
steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 2
3 1345 lbs 57 25, few Select 1-351 00
53 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS one Choice
2-4 1090 lbs 54 25, few Standard 1-2
39 75-44 75
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SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 12 00-36 25, few 70-75%
24 25-28 00, Boners 80-85% lean
28 75-33 50, Lean 85-90% lean 24 50-
29 00 Shells down to 20 50
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1020-1580
lbs 36 00-40 50, few Yield Grade 2
1125-2145 lbs 30 25-38 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium I 300-850 lbs 52 00-55 00, HEIF
ERS few Large I 375-525 lbs 52 00-
62 00, Medium I 275-575 lbs 44 50-
53 00. BULLS few Medium and Large 2
375-850 lbs 39 00-50 00
CALVES 162 VEALERS Standard
and Good 70-135 lbs 27 00-30 00, Util
ity 60-75 lbs 10 00-25 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
95-135 lbs 70 00-80 00 few 90 lbs at
51 00, No 2 85-115 lbs 57 50-67 50.
few No 1 Holstein heifers 85-95 lbs
150 00-165 00. few No 2 85-90 lbs
33 00-90 00 Beef type bulls and heifers
90-170 lbs 32 00-95 00
HOGS 246 Banows and gills steady
to weak
BARROWS AND GILTS 49 54% lean
220-260 lbs 26 85-30 00 some to
31 75, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 25 00-
27 00, 40-45% lean 230-300 lbs 22 Ob
-24 75 SOWS US I 3 350 600 lbs
17 00-23 00, few Medium 300-360 lbs
13 00-18 00
BOARS’ one 510 lbs 8 50
FEEDER PIGS 41 US 1-1 20-10 lbs
7 00-9 00, 35-45 lbs 13 00-14 00, few
80-90 lbs 18 00-2100 per head
SHEEP 50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 65-80 lbs 70 GO
-75 00, Choice 50-125 lbs 55 00-66 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 10 00-30 00
GOATS 19 Couple Large 55 00 &
60 00, few Small & Medium 27 50-
50 00, Small Kids 2 00-7 00 per
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Oct. 19, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 263 [PDA]
SLAUGHTER STEERS’ couple Choice
2-3 1075-1200 lbs 54 00-56 00, Select
1-3 50 00-55 00, couple Standard 1-2
47 50-49 00
HOLSTEINS couple Standard 1-2
37 00-41 50
HEIFERS’ one Select 1-3 49 00,
Standard 1-2 38 00-44 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 31 00-
35 50, couple to 37 50, Boners 80-85%
lean 28 00-33 00, Lean 85-90% lean
23 50-29 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1200-1915 lbs
40 00-48 00, Yield Grade 2 950-2140
lbs 34 00-40 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium and Large I 370-725 lbs 58 GO
-48 00, few Medium and Large 2 350-800
lbs 40 00-56 00, few to 36 00. HEIF
ERS Medium and Large I 300-650 lbs
54 00-59 00, Medium and Large 2 325-
500 lbs 40 00-50 00. 510-850 lbs
38 00-49 00, BULLS Medium and Large
I 300-565 lbs 56 00-70 00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 39 50-54 00,
510-950 lbs 41 50-50 00
CALVES 200 [All calves sold per
cwt]
VEALERS Standard and Good 90-120
lbs 25 00-35 00, 65-85 lbs 20 00-
33 00, Utility 55-70 lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 60 00-82 50 mostly 65 DO
TS 00, No 2 85-115 lbs 32 50-65 00,
few No I Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs
120 00-145 00 Beef type bulls and
heifers 85-125 lbs 47 00-80 00, 165
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295 lbs 45 00-72 00
HOGS 10 BARROWS AND GILTS
4 45-50% lean 220 lbs 55 75
SOWS US 1-3 560-500 lbs 17 00
54 00, one at 59 25
BOARS one 185 lbs at 19 00
FEEDER PIGS 15 US 1-3 25-40 lbs
6 00-7 00, 80-100 lbs 14 50-24 50 -
per head
SHEEP 121 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 55-75 lbs 70 00-77 00. 80-105
lbs 55 00-64 00, few to 75 00. Good
and Choice 55-100 lbs 45 00-65 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP I 5 00-54 00
GOATS 57 Large Billies 65 00
7150, Medium 55 00-52 00. Large
Nannies 45 00-58 75, Medium 50 00
59 00, Laige Kids 19 00 50 00 Small
5 00 per head
Dewart Hay & Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, October 19, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
HEIFERS; TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS; 28.00-36.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
IS.OO-28.00.
BULLS: 38.00-41.00.
VEAL 130-190 LBS. 90.00-220.00,
90-130 LBS. 25.00-90.00.
HOGS: NONE.
SOWS: 15.00-21.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 8.00-29.00 HEAD.
HAY: 50.00-147.50.
STRAW: ONE 60.00
WOOD: 10.00-35.00.
CORN: 85.00-95.00.
OATS: 1.70-2.20.
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