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1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher. Hols
tein steers steady. Slaughter heifers mostly
steady. Cows firm to 1.00 higher. Bulls no
more than steady. Supply was made up of
around 28 percent slaughter steers, S per
cent slaughter heifers, 34 percent slaughter
cows, 3 percent bulls, and the balance feed
er cattle with most to be sold at sales Fri
day afternoon and Friday night
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1115-1430 lbs 62.00-63.00,
few individuals 63.73-67.00. Choice 2-3,
few 4 1043-1430 lbs 60.00-63.25, with
several sales 63.30-64.23; 1450-1523 lbs
57.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1033-1490 lbs 55.50r60.30. Select 1-3
33.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Package High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1549 lbs 33.30.
Choice 2- 3 1283-1600 lbs 30.30-33.10;
few 1620-1673 lbs 48.00-30.00; one lot
1720 lbs 43.73. Select 1-3 1100-1333 lbs
46.23-30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice few
Prime 2-4 1080-1185 lbs 59.50-60.35.
Choice 2- 3 1050-1365 lbs 57.75-59.25.
Select 1-3 980-1323 lbs 50.00-34.25.
Heiferettes; Commercial and Standard 2-4
36.75-45.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
36.00- 32.50-36.00 Boners 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 35.00-39.50
31.25-35.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 33.00-37.75
29.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 30.00-33.50 26.00-30.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750-1000
lbs 25.50-29.00 23.00-25.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade I
1200-2370 lbs 40.50-51.00. few heavy
muscled 1865-1965 lbs 54.00-55.25. Yield
Grade 2 895-1800 lbs 36.00-42.00. Bul
locks: Select 1-3 1060-1460 lbs
45.75-54.50.
CALVES: Vealers closed the week
mostly steady. Slaughter calves fully
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 133. COWS STEADY TO 1.50 LOWER.
STEERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 1240-1400 LBS. 55.00-57.00,
SELECT 1-350.00-54.50, STANDARD 1-2 45.00-48.00, COU
PLE STANDARD 1-2 30.75-33.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS:
COUPLE STANDARD 1-2 30.75-33.00. HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1420-1435 LBS. 57.00-58.50, SELECT 1-3
50.00- STANDARD 1-02 40.00-50.00, FEW TO 35.00.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 32.00-36.50, BONERS
80-85 % LEAN 27.50-34.00, LEAN 85-90% LEAN 22.00-28.00.
SHELLS DOWN TO 14.50-20.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
1165-1865 LBS. 40.00-42.75. YIELD GRADE 2 1065-2510
LBS. 30.00-38.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: L 2 COUPLE
600-725 LBS. 45.00-56.00. HEIFERS: M&L2 350-890 LBS.
35.00- BULLS: M&L2 FEW 340-760 LBS. 40.00-51.00.
CALVES: 75. COUPLE CH 140-230 LBS. 65.00-67.50. FEW
GOOD 125-165 LBS. 40.00-54.00. STANDARD & GOOD
90-115 LBS. 25.00-35.00. STANDARD & GOOD 65-85 LBS.
21.00- UTILITY 55-65 LBS. 10.00-15.00. FARM
CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS, STEADY TO 20.00 HIGHER.
NO. 1 90-125 LOBS. 72.00-101.00, NO. 2 85-120 LBS.
34.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS NO. 1 100 LBS. ONE AT
170.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 80-120 LBS.
57.50-80.00, FEW 165-235 LBS. 61.00-70.00.
HOGS: 50 BARROWS & GILTS STEADY. 45-50% 220-265
LBS. 28.00-32.75. 40-45 % 230-290 LBS. FEW
21.75, SOWS: 1-3 365-450 LBS. 20.50-22.00; MED. 220-430
LBS. 12.50-15.30. BOARS 185-675 LBS. 5.00-17.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 20 1-3 2045 LBS. 8.0012.00, 1-3 5080
LBS. 13.0022.00.
SHEEP: 40. SLAUGHTER LAMBS H GH. & PRIME
108-120 LBS. 59.0063.00, CH. 85-100 LBS. 59.0065.00,
55-70 LBS. FEW 74.0079.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP
28.0029.00.
GOATS; 2 NANNIES: LARGE ONE AT 50.00, KIDS:
LARGE ONE AT 23.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4KM) pan.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Oct 22, 1998
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100.00-212.00.
GOOD VEAL: 60.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-59.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 55.00-60.00.
SELECT STEERS: 50.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 33.00-37.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 26.00-32.00.
SHELLS; 17.00-25.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 55.00-58.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 50.00-54.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 40.00-49.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 50.00-57.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 20.00-50.00.
BULLS; 35.00-38.00.
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm, although prices steady to
10.00 lower than last week's close.
Demand continued good for Holstein heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Good and Choice
160-210 lbs 70.00-77.00; 70-120 lbs
23.00- 33.00. Standard and low Good
33-83 lbs 10.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-300 lbs 43.00-63.00. Standard
250450 lbs 35.0053.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 85.00111.00, few to 115.00;
80 90 lbs 63.0083.00. Plainer type bulls
80113 lbs 33.0088.00; few 75-80 lbs
27.00- Holstein heifers 80110 lbs
143.00- Plainer heifers 80 100 lbs
30.00130.00; one lot 70 lbs 47.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hacfcettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, October 20, 1998
CALVES .02-1.90.
COWS .17V4 -.38V..
EASY COWS .1028'/,.
FEEDERS 300600 LBS. .IS-.71.
HEIFERS .24-.53.
BULLS .2S-.63.
STEERS .25-.56V4.
HOGS .04-.41.
ROASTING piOS: EACH 5.0039.00.
SHEEP .12-.53.
LAMBS EACH 22.0062.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .46-1.13.
GOATS EACH 40.00122.50.
KIDS EACH 10.0076.00.
TOTAL 830.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynaburg, Pa.
Thun, Oct. 22, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL34.OO-39.00; CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 31.00-35.50; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 29.00-34.00;
SHELLS 29.00 tc DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 15004-2000#
31.75-46.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# FAT 30.00-42.50.
FEEDER STEERS: M&H 300-500#
55.00-77.00; 250-280# 50.00-84.00, M
600-900 LBS. 40.00-63.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 38.00-74.00; L-l
400-650# 42.00-70.00. BULLS M&H
300-620# 42.00-71.00.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 68.00-80.00;
CHOICE 38.00-70.00; GOOD
35.00-60.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-64.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.00- BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD.
20.00-
HOGS: BARROWS &. GILTS #l-2
210-255# 28.50-37.00; #2-3 255-280#
28.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.00-
LAMBS; HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
51.00- CHOICE 40-75 LBS.
70.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
60.00- SHEEP 15.00-33.00; FAT
SHEEP 20.00 & DOWN.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, 1998-A2l
Holstein Association
Announces New Field Staff
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. The
Holstein Association USA recen
tly announced two additions to its
staff.
According to association news
releases, C. Peter Cole of Ascut
ney, Vermont, has joined the orga
niztaion as director of registry pro
cessing and policy administration;
while Mike Snyder of Bataboo,
Wisconsin, has joined as regional
representative in western
Wisconsin.
In his position. Cole is to man
age the registry department as well
as perform duties in the quality
assurance department.
Prior to joining the Holstein
Association, Cole was the town
manager in Weathersfield, Ver
mont, for nine years. He has a
bachelor's degree from Dartmouth
College and is pursuing a master's
degree in public administration at
the University of Vermont
As field representative, Snyder
is to offer the association’s range
of products and services to current
and prospective customers.
Since 1985, Snyder had owned
and managed Snyder Sales, carry
ing out dairy cattle marketing for
individuals, clubs and associa
tions. Prior to that, he worked as
the general manager for the Wis
consin Holstein Association.
Snyder first worked for the
Holstein Association in 1971,
when he was the program director
for the norther two-thirds of Wis
consin and Michigan's Upper
Peninsula. In 1978, he was named
manager of consultation services
for the association, developing and
coordinating programs and super
vising more than 20 consultants.
He joins Holstein Association
USA's Central Region team of
regional representatives, covering
territory from the Dakotas to Mis
souri and Arkansas, to Michigan
and Indiana.