NOVEMBER 20, 1998
14 LIVESTOCK
AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5552... Compared
with 4642 head last week and
5059 head a year ago. Com
pared with last Friday's sum
mary-slaughter steers steady to
1.00 lower, si. heifers steady to
.50 lower, si. cows unevenly
steady, slaughter bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 61.50-64.00,
few to 64.50, Choice 1-3
57.50-63.00, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 54.50-60.75, Select 1-
3 51.75-59.00, Standard 1-2
43.00-52.00, few to 38.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice
and Prime 53.25-55.00, few to
57.00, Choice 2-3 50.50-54.25,
few to 56.00,
45.00-52.00, Standard 38.00-
44.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
57.00- few to 62.25, Select
1-3 51.00-59.00, Standard 1-2
43.00- few to 38.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
32.00- few to 30.00, Bon
ers 80-85% lean 28.00-36.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 23.00-32.00.
Shells down to 15.00.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-2
43.75-55.00. BULLS: Yield Grade
1 1000-2400 lbs 38.00-50.00,
tew to 53,75, Yield Grade 2 900-
2000 lbs 32.00-39.00, few to
30.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS; Medium and Large 1
320-600 lbs 56.00-74.00, few
to 78.00, 500-800 lbs 54.00-
65.00. Medium and Large 2 335-
650 lbs 49.00-59.00, 500-800
lbs 44.50-53.25; HEIFERS: Me
dium and Large 1 300-600 lbs
50.00- few 550-850 lbs
45.00- Medium and Large 2
275-600 lbs 40.00-55.00, few
550-800 lbs 35.00-50.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1
275-550 lbs 55.00-73.00, few
500-800 lbs 42.00-51.00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-550 lbs
38.00- 500-900 lbs 34.00-
48.00.
CALVES 3483... Compared
with 3022 head last week and
3592 head a year ago.
Select 1-2
VEALERS: mostly
steady...few Choice 200-275 lbs
70.00-90.00, few Good 130-250
lbs 45.00-62.50, Standard and
Good 70-115 lbs 20.00-34.00,
Utility 55-100 lbs 10.00-
22.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bull calves mostly steady, Hol
stein heifers 10.00 to 20.00
higher...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-
125 lbs 65.00-107.00, No 2
85-125 lbs 40.00-75.00, few to
30.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-
125 lbs 145.00-218.00, No 2
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Beef type bulls and heifers 70-
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HOGS 2074... Compared with
1339 head last week and 3189
head a year ago. Barrows and
gilts uneven mostly 1.00 to 2.00
lower, sows mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-
54% lean 220-265 lbs 18.00-
23.00, few to 28.50, 45-50%
lean 210-300 lbs 13.25-25.00
mostly 16.00-21.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-700
lbs 12.00-21.00, few to 26.00
BOARS: 4.00-6.50
FEEDER
306.. Compared with 175 head
last week and 378 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs. ..US 1-3 30-60 lbs
5.00-20.00. per head.
SHEEP 1950... Compared with
1329 head last week and 1652
head a year ago. Slaughter
lambs under 60 lbs steady to 25
higher over 60 lbs steady to 5.00
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 40-60 lbs 100.00-160.00,
few to 175.00, 55-80 lbs
80.00-100.00, few to 70.00, 80-
105 lbs 70.00-90.00, few to
'55.00, 100-125 lbs 62.00-
80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP.
25.00-50.00, few to 20.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 1899... Compared with
982 last week and 1352 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady to
10.00 lower...US 1-2 25-40 lbs
15.00- 40-50 lbs 18.00-
44.00, 50-60 lbs 2000-40.00, 60-
70 lbs 19.00-27.00, few 70-80
lbs 31.00-32.00; Slaughter 15-20
lbs 85.00-100.00, 20-25 lbs
50.00- 25-40 lbs 18.00-
65.00. per hundredweight.
MERCER
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
NOVEMBER 23, 1998
PIGS
Cattle 377...[PDA]...Compared
to last week's sale...slaughter
cows steady to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: one
High Choice and Prime 2-4 1285
lbs 64.50, few Choice 2-3
1075-1270 lbs 59.25-62.85, Se
lect 1-3 54.00-59.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few
Choice 2-3 1225-1590 lbs 52.00-
56.25, Standard 1-2 41.00-
45.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4
1090-1200 lbs 55.00-62.00, few
Standard 1 -2 42.00-44.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80%
lean 29.75-36.00, couple to
40.00, 70-75% 22.00-27.50,
Boners 80-85% lean 27.00-34.00,
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Lean 85-90% lean 22.00-29.50.
Shells down to 18.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1
1390-1885 lbs 37 00-52 00, Yield
Grade 2 970-2525 lbs 25.00-
36.00.
FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS: Large 1 535-940 lbs
54.00- Medium 1 475-525
lbs 60.00-69.75, 775-900 lbs
58.00- HEIFERS: Large 1
775-950 lbs 50 00-53.50,
Medium 1 300-750 lbs 55.00-
63.00, few Large 2 575-875 lbs
40.00- 00, Medium 2 325-785
lbs 39.00-53.00; BULLS: few
Medium 1 320-600 lbs
52.00- 00, one at 74.00, Small
1 400-975 lbs 33 50-39.00, few
Medium 2 650-725 lbs
41.50-53.50.
CALVES 137...VEALERS:
Standard and Good 70-125 lbs
20.00- Utility 60-85
lbs 9.00-22.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Hol
stein bulls 120-135 lbs 50.00-
67.50, 90-115 lbs 60.00-
82.50, few 92.50-100.00, No 2
85-115 lbs 28.00-65.00; few No I
Holstein heifers 95-100 lbs
145.00- few No 2 80-100
lbs 38.00-120.00.
Few beef type bulls & heifers
75-135 lbs 45.00-97.50, 195-270
lbs 55.00-75.00.
HOGS 33 ..BARROWS AND
GILTS 45-50% 230-290 lbs
23 50-27.50
SOWS, one US 1-3 450 lbs
21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 9... Few US 1-
3 60-90 lbs 15.00-17.00(per
head) few 130-170 lbs 18.00-
21 00 per cwt
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