WEEKLY LIVESTOCK SUM
MARY
NOVEMBER 13, 1998
10 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4642 Compared with 5165
head last week and 5075 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers steady to SO
higher, si heifers unevenly steady in a
light test, si. cows steady to 200
higher, si. bulls steady to strong
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
& Prime 2-4 62 00-66 00, few to
66 75, Choice 1-3 58 50-63 60, Select
and Low Choice 2-3 55 00-61 60, Se
lect 1-3 52 50-59 00, Standard 1-2
43 00-53 00
H3LSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 56.00-59 00, Choice 2-3 51 00-
56 50, Select 1-2 45 00-51 75, few
Standard 36 00-43.50 HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 57 00-62.00, Select 1-3
52 00-58 50, Standard 1-2 40 00-
52 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
32 00-38.00, few to 30 00, Boners 80-
85% lean 27 50-35,00, Lean 85-90%
lean 25 00-32 00, few to 21 00
Shells down to 15 00
BULLOCKS- few Select 1-2
45 00-53 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1
1000-2400 lbs 38 00-50 00, few to
52 00, Yield Grade 2 900-2000 lbs
34 00-39 00, few to 28 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Me
dium and Large I 300-600 lbs 58 00-
7150, 600-900 lbs 51.50-65.00, Me
dium and Large 2 275-550 lbs 45 GO
-55 00, 600-900 lbs 40 00-55 00,
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-45 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
982 Compared with 1488 last week
and 1317 head a year ago Feeder pigs
500 to 10 00 higher, instances 20 00
higher in Western PA US 1-2 30-40
lbs 30 00-37 50, 40-50 lbs 28 Q 0;
50 00, few to 62 50, 50-60 lbs
26 00-40 00, few to 50 00, 60-70 lbs
22 00-35 00, US 2-3 25-40. lbs
20 00-32 50, Slaughter 20-25 lbs
100 00-110 00, 30-35 lbs 65 00-
84 00, 35-50 lbs 27 00-30 00
CALVES 3022 Compared with . . , ..
3643 head last week and 2300 head a un re wel ®
HEIFERS’ Medium and Large 1
300-600 lbs 53.00-65 00, 550-800 lbs
46 00-58.00, Medium and Large 2
300-550 lbs 40 00-54 00, 500-800 lbs
35 00-50 00,
BULLS Mediumand Large 1 275-
650 lbs 53 00-71 00, few to 48 00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 47 00-
58 00. 500-900 lbs 35 00-54 00
year ago
VEALERS VEALERS steady to
weak few Choice 150-350 lbs 65 00-
88 00. few Good 30-250 lbs 40 00-
60 00, Standard and Good 70-115 lbs
20 00-33 00, Utility 55-100 lbs
10 00-22 00, few to 5 00
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FARM CALVES; Holstein bull
calves unevenly steady, instances 10 00
higher to 20 00 lower, Holstein heif
ers mostly steady No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 60 00-109 00, No 2 85-
125 lbs 40 00-77 00, few to 30 00, No
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13000-195 00, No 2 70-120 lbs 70 00-
130 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130
lbs 50 00-110 00, few to 30 00
HOGS 1339 . Compared with 1841
head last week and 2525 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts very uneven across the
state, sows mostly
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 19 50-25 00, few to
26 00, 45-50% lean 210-280 lbs
18 00-22 00, few to 24 00 SOWS LB
1-3 300-700 lbs 12 00-20 00, few to
30 00
BOARS. 5 00-11 00
FEEDER PIGS 175 .Compared with
392 head last week and 328 head a year
ago.
Feeder pigs .US 1-3 25-50 lbs 4 00-
16 00. per head.
SHEEP 1329 Compared with 1892
head last week and 1911 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 10 00
higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40-60 lbs 100 00-130 00, 55-80 lbs
80 00-110 00, few to 70 00, 80-105 lbs
60 00-85 00, few to 53 00, 100-120
lbs 53 00-80 00
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STOCK AUCTION
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
NOVEMBER 16, 1998
CATTLE 155 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter cows steady
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SLAUGHTER STEERS one Standard
1-2 50 00, Standard 1-2 38 00-48 50
HOLSTEINS few Choice and Select
1200-1355 lbs 50 50-58 00, few Stan
dard 1-2 40 00-44 50
HEIFERS few Standard 1-2 40 00
44 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 29 50-34 00, few to 35 00,
few 70-75% 23 75-27 75, Boners 80-
85% lean 27 75-32 00, Lean 85-90%
lean 23 00-28 50 Shells down to
20 00
BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1275 &
2225 lbs 39 25 & 40 50, few Yield
Grade 2 1085-2250 lbs 32 00-35 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium I 425-935 lbs 47 00-60 00, HEIF
ERS few Medium 1-2 325-745 Ibtr
34 00-44 50, BULLS few Medium 1-2
260-480 lbs 48 00-61 00
CALVES 149 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-105 lbs 24 00-32 00, Util
ity 65-75 lbs 10 00-24 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
120-135 lbs 70 00-80 00, 90-115 lbs
83 00-98 00, 80-85 lbs 50 00-69 00,
No 2 90-115 lbs 40 00-77 50, few No I
Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs 155 00-
175 00, No 2 80-105 lbs 50 00-140 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-105
lbs 30 00-82 50
HOGS 244 Barrows and gilts I 00 to
4 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 200-270 lbs 22 25-25 75,
45-50% lean 200-285 lbs 19 GO
-24 00, 40-45% 230-280 lbs 14 75-
19 00
SOWS US 1-1 110-605 lbs 20 00
BOARS- few 450-600 lbs 6 75
FEEDER PIGS 10 Few US 1-3 35-65
lbs 10 00-15 00 perhead
SHEEP 88 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High
Choice and Prime 65-80 lbs 90 GO
-92 50, Choice 50-75 lbs 70 00-
80 00, 75-130 lbs 50 00-66 00
. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-32 50,
Yearlings 40 00-45 00
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42 50-60 00 per head
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MERCER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MERCER, PA
NOVEMBER 17, 1998
CATTLE 559 [PDA], Compared to
last week's sale slaughter steers steady
to 150 lower, si cows 50 to 200
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1075-1500 lbs 57 00-62 85, couple to
64 00, 1500-1780 lbs 55 00-59 00,
Select 1-3 53 50-59 50, Standard 1-2
47 00-55 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS few High
Choice and Prime 1315-1590 lbs 57 00-
58 00, few Choice 2-3 1080-1600
lbs 53 50-57 00, Select 1-2 45 50-
54 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1000-1580
lbs 55 50-61 50. few Select 1-3 52 00-
57 00, Standard 1-2 43 50-51 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
30 50-37 00. 70-75% 20 00-30 50,
Boners 80-85% lean 28 00-35 00,
Lean 85-90% lean 23 00-29 50 Shells
down to 18 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1180-
2105 lbs 38 00-46 50, Yield Grade 2
1150-2395 lbs 33 25-37 00, one at
28 50, 810-1100 lbs 25 00-35 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Large I
450-650 lbs 62 00-74 00, Medium I
325-600 lbs 54 00-6100.800-950
lbs 50 00-56 00, Large 2 500-975 lbs
39 50-47 00, Medium 2 625-980 lbs
44 50-53 25, HEIFERS Large I 300-
600 lbs 57 50-69 00, Medium 2
2250530 lbs 51 00-63 00, Small 1 450-
700 lbs 38 00-56.00, Large 2 580-
1000 lbs 44 50-51 25, Medium 2 300-
825 lbs 4100-50 50, BULLS Large I
325-675 lbs 6100-72 00, Medium I
250-675 lbs 56 00-62 00, Small 1 450-
675 lbs 35 00-54 00, Medium 2 300
750 lbs 42 50-54 00
CALVES 111 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 20 00-10 00, Util
ity 45-90 lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 70 00-90 00, one at 95 00,
No 2 85-125 lbs 15 00-72 50, few
No 2 Holstein heifers 85-180 lbs 56 00-
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HOGS 74 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 260-285 lbs 22 50-28 00,
45-50% 250-280 lbs 24 50-26 00,
40-45% 240-290 lbs 20 00-23 00
SOWS few US 1-3 335-480 lbs
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GOATS 9 Few Large 28 00-70 00
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Frederick, Md.
November 16, 1498
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 101 HEAD. 1.00
HIGHER. UTILITY 32.50-36.00; HIGH
DRESSING 36.50-38.25; CANNERS
28.00-32.00, SHELLY 28.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#2 1200-1600
LBS. 37.00-41.00.
FED STEERS: 1 CHOICE 1345 LBS.
AT 62.00, STANDARD 1100-1300 LBS.
48.00-51.00.
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 1090 LBS.
AT 58.00.
VEAL CALVES: 213 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 25.00-30.00; 60-85 LBS.
20.00-27.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
5.00- HIGHER. #1 95-120 LBS.
77.00- 90 LBS. 45.00-80.00; 85
LBS. 32.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
*1 90-120 LBS. 155.00-2I0.00; #2 75-100
LBS. 35.00-85.00; BEEF X BULLS
50.00- HEIFERS 40.00-70.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 45 HEAD SOLD IN
SMALL LOTS TO COUNTRY BUTCH
ERS. #l&3 260-300 LBS. 24.00-33.00;
300-400 LBS. 24.00-29.00; 6 HEAD 251
LBS. AT 20.00.
SOWS: 10 HEAD. 300-400 LBS.
18.00-22.00; 400-500 LBS. 12.00-19.00;
500-630 LBS. 18.00-20 JO.
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GOATS: MED. FLESHY 33.00-45.00.
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