Weekly Livestock
Summary
Oct. 23, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
13 livestock auctions
CATTLE 4645 Compared with 4249
head last week and 5804 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers steady to 1 7S
higher, si heifers steady to strong, si
cows steady to 150 higher, si bulls
steady to 1 00 higher .
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
& Prime 2-4 61 00-6500, Choice 1-3
56 00-64 00, Select and Low Choice 2-3
55 50-60 50, Select 1-3 51 00-59 00,
Standard 1-2 42 00-53 00 HOLSTEINS
High Chore? and Prime 55 00-57 00,
Choice 2-3 i5O 50-55.25, Select 1-2
44 50-50 00| few Standard *3B GO
-45 50 WEBERS Choice 2-4 57 GO
-61 00, Select 1-3 50 00-59.00, Stan
dard 1-2 38 00-45.00. COWS- Breakers
75-80% lean 33 00-38 00, few to
30 00, Boners 80-85% lean 28 00-
36 50, Lean 85-90% lean 25 00-34 00,
few to 20 00 Shells down to 16 00
BULLOCKS few Select 1-2 46 GO
-53 25 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-
2400 lbs 39 00-51 00, Yield Grade 2
900-2000 lbs 31 00-40.00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS’ Medium
and Large 1 325-550 lbs 53 50-67 00,
550-800 lbs 50 00-64 00, few to 40 00,
Medium and Large 2 275-650 lbs 39 00-
56 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1
300-600 lbs 49 00-66 00, 550-900 lbs
44 00-56 00, Medium and Large 2 300-
600 lbs 39 00-53 00, few 600-900 lbs
37 00-49 00, BULLS' Medium and Large
I 300-700 lbs 53 00-70 00, few to
47 50, Medium and Large 2 300-550 lbs
35 00-50 00, few to 54 00, few 500-
900 lbs 30 00-45 00
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CALVES 3161 . Compared with
2572 head last week and 2429 head a
year ago.
VEALERS Vealers steady to
strong, few Good and Choice 120-150
lbs 35 00-65 00, Standard and Good 70-
115 lbs 20 00-32 00, Utility 55-100
lbs 9 00-23 00 FARM CALVES. Hol
stein bull calves steady to 10 00 higher,
Holstein heifers steady to 15 00
higher No I Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
65 00-111 00, No 2 85-125 lbs 40 00-
88.00, few to 30 00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-125 lbs 145 00-250 00, few
to 270 00, No 2 75-120 lbs 50 00-
150 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 75-
125 lbs 47 00-87 50
HOGS 2173 Compared with 2036
head last week and 2429 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 100 to 200 lower,
-sows niostly steady BARROWS AND
GILTS 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs
26 50-29 00, few to 30 00, 45-50%
lean 210-280 lbs 24 75-28 00, few 40-
45% lean 220-320 lbs 22 00-25 50
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs L 5 00-
20 00, few’to 24.00, 500-700 lbs
18 00-23 00, few Medium 275-450
lbs 12 00-1800 BOARS few 800-
9 60
FEEDER PIGS 287 Compared with
493 head last week and 273 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-40 lbs
6 00-9 00, 35-55 lbs 7 00-17 00
per head.
SHEEP 2100 . Compared with 2139
head last week and 1436 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs mostly steady to 5.00
higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
55-80 lbs 75,00-95 00, 75-110 lbs
60 00-85 00, few to 55 00, 105-135 lbs
50 00-65 00, few Good and Choice 60-
80 lbs 55.00-80 00 SLAUGHTER
SHEEP 20 00-42.00, few to 12 00
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873.. 1815 last week and 784
head a year ago. Feeder pigs very un
even, mostly steady to 10.00 lower US
1-2 25-40 lbs 40 00-45 00, 40-50 lbs
30 00-47.50, 50-60 lbs 32 50-40 00,
60-85 lbs 25 00-36 00, US 2-3 25-40
lbs 25 00-37 50, 40-60 lbs 30 00-
45.00, Slaughter 25-65 lbs 28 00-
47 00, few 20-35 lbs 80 00-100.00
per hundredweight
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Oct. 28, 1998
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CATTLE 348 [PDA] [Supply m
eluded 148 slaughter steers and heifers,
147 slaughter cows and 54 feeder cat
tle] Slaughter steers steady to 100
spots I 75 higher, cows steady to I 75
higher, sl heifers 200 to 400 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1150-1465 lbs 57 00-62 25, Select 1-3
52.00-56 25, couple high dressing to
58 75, Standard 1-2 45 75-49 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1345-1610 lbs 55 50-58 75
Choice 2-3 1210M695 lbs 51 75-
55 50, Select 1-2 46 75-52 00, few
Standard 1-2 44 00-45 25
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prune
2-4 1090-1220 lbs 59 00-6100
Choice 2-4 970-1260 lbs 54 50-59 so’
Select 1-3 5100-57 00, Standard 1-2
42 00-47 00 COWS Breakers 75-80%
lean 34 25-37 50, Boners 80-85% lean
30 50-34 50, Lean 85-90% lean 26 00-
30 75 Shells down to 19 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1355-1815 lbs
t 9 50-41 75, Yield Grade 2 1245-2325
lbs 32 00-38 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
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and Large I 400-800 lbs 57 00-60 QO,
Large Frame 2 553-935 lbs 40 DO
-55 00, one lot Large 2 950 lbs Holstein
at 40 50, HEIFERS Medium I 340-460
lbs 47 00-48 50, Medium and Large 2
450-890 lbs 32 00-46 00; BULLS. Me
dium 1-2 450-620 lbs 40 00-48 00, Me
dium 2 600-700' lbs 36.00-39.00.
CALVE? 140 VEALERS. Standard
and Good 75-95 lbs 25 00-30 00, Util
ity 55-90 lbs 5 00-22 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
mostly steady No I Holstein bulls 90-
120 lbs 77 50-90 00, few to 65 00, No '
2 85-120 lbs 35 00-62 50, few Holstein
heifers 90-110 lbs 125 00-210 00
Few beef type bulls and heifers 205 lbs
at 53 00
HOGS 43 Barrows and gilts I 50 to
2 00 lower, sows steady to I 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lear
220-270 lbs 22 00-24 75
SOWS US 1-3 325-665 lbs 14 DO
-18 QO
BOARS 245-610 lbs 8 00-10 00
FEEDER PICS 79 US 1-3 20-70 lbs
30 00-40 00 per cwt
SHEEP 31 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 50-85 lbs 75 00-82 50, one lot
at 90 00, 110-115 lbs 65 00-75 00,
Good and Choice 90-140 lbs 55 DO
-57 50
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 17 00-35 00,
Yearlings 44.00-65 00
GOATS 9 One Large Billy at
132 50, couple Medium 50 00 & 55 00.
Large Kids 32 50-42 50, Small 20 GO
-35 00 per head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Oct. 26, 1998
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CATTLE 112 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter cows steady
to weak
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS couple
Choice 2-4 1270 & 1280 lbs 57 50 &
58 75
SLAUGHTER COWS few Breakers
75-80% lean 31 00-34 00, few 70-75%
24 75-26 25, Boners 80-85% lean
28 75-33 00, Lean 85-90% lean 24 00-
28 00 Shells down to 19 25
BULLS one Yield Grade 2 1335 lbs
38 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium 1 725-800 lbs 46 50-48 50, few
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HEIFERS: few Medium arid Large I 430-
735 lbs 47 00-49 50, Medium and Large
2 300-850 lbs 40 00-46 50, BULLS
Medium 1 375-650 lbs 44 00-58 00
few Medium and Large 2 250-800 lbs
40 00-44 50
CALVES 123 VEALERS- few'Good
155-170 lbs 60 00, Standard and Good
75-115 lbs 25 00-32 50, Utility 50-7'
lbs 10 00-25 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
110-125 lbs 72 00-83 00, 90-105 lbs
93 00-96 00, No 2 90-130 lbs 35 00-
70 00, few No I Holstein heifers 95-145
lbs 13000-14500, few No 2 75-80 lbs
40 00-80 00 Few beef type bulls and
heifers 80-105 lbs 35 00-5000
HOGS 175 Barrows and gilts 75 to
150 lower BARROWS AND GILTS 49
54% lean 210-270 lbs 25 00 28 25,
some at 29 00, 45-50% lean 220-270
lbs 24 00-26 00, 40-45% lean 220-250
lbs 23 00-24 00 SOWS few US 1-3
500-720 lbs 20 00-24 00, few Medium
270-300 lbs 18 50 20 00 BOARS one
310 lbs 9 25
FEEDER PIGS 10 One lot US 1-3 42
lbs 27 00 per head
SHEEP 104 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 50-100 lbs
68 00-90 00, Choice 50-145 lbs 45 00-
60 00
GOATS 10 Couple Large 57 50 &
77 00, Medium 26 00-47 50 per
head
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: 17 HEAD.
CHOICE 85-115 LBS. 60.00-62.50;
FEEDER LAMBS 203 HEAD. GOOD
AND CHOICE 60-70 LBS. 68.00-70.00,
70-80 LBS. 57.50; 60-70 LBS.
71.00-72.50; 45-60 LBS. 80.50-81.00;
45-60 LBS. 20.00. UTILITY 45-60 LBS.
20.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 6 HEAD, 133
LBS. 25.00; 107 LBS. 93.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 21 00-35 00
Northeast Lamb
Pool Tele-O-Auction
Troy, Pa.
Friday, Oct. 23, 1998
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