Valley Stockyards
Athene, h.
November 30, 19M
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
70.00190.00
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 57.50-100.00, 70-95 LBS.
40.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 10.00-28.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: 25.00-40.00.
FEEDERS 35.50-49.00.
LAMBS 53.00-65.00
SHEEP, 22.004a00.
HOGS, 200250 LBS., 21.0030.00.
SOWS, 8.0015.00.
BOARS, NONE.
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PIGS EACH, 11.0012.00.
HEIFERS 28.5042.25.
STEERS COMMON 35.004050.
BULLS 34.00-39.00.
COWS, GOOD 30.00-34.25.
COWS. MEDIUM 25.00-29.75.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL
10.0026.25.
CATTLE MARKET A LITTLE
EASIER.
CALF MARKET ABOUT STEADY.
HORSES A PONIES. NONE.
GOATS: 17.5070.00.
GOOD RUN FOR BACK DAY.
FEEDER SALE IST MON. OP EA.
MONTH.
DAIRY SALE 3RD THU. OF EA.
MONTH.
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 30, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
Calvca Sheep Goata
Today 2071 1220 1006
Last Week
260 997 1660
Last Year
CALVES: DUE TO LAST WEEK'S
HOLIDAY, THERE IS NOT A GOOD
COMPARISON FOR VEALERS AND
SLAUGHTER CALVES. HOWEVER,
VEALER PRICES ARE NEAR STEADY
TO EARLY LAST WEEK AND
SLAUGHTER CALVES ARE SLIGHT
LY LOWER. HOLSTEIN BULL FARM
CALVES SOLD FULLY STEADY COM
PARED TO LAST FRIDAY AND HEIF
ERS WERE NOT WELL TESTED.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-100 LBS. 17.00-28.00 STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
12.00-20.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120 LBS. 62.00-100.00,
PLAINER—TYPE BULLS 80-115 LBS.
32.00-67.00, FEW HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85-95 LBS. 122.00-132.00, FEW PLAIN
ER HEIFERS 75-85 LBS. 102.00-115.00.
SHEEP: THERE WAS NOT A GOOD
COMPARISON, DUE TO THE HOLI
DAY. ALTHOUGH SLAUGHTER
LAMBS SOLD SLIGHTLY LOWER
THAN EARLY LAST WEEK AND
SLUGHTER EWES WERE MOSTLY
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: NEW CROP;
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 30-70 LBS.
100.00- 135.00, WOLLED: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 60-80 LBS. 80.00-100.00;
80-100 LBS. 65.00-75.00; 100-200 LBS.
60.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 1-3
120-160 LBS. 50.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR
OLDS 40.00-60.00. UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 30.00-45.00.
GOATS: ALL SOLD BY THE HEAD.
BILLIES: LRO. 100.00-125.00, FEW
TO 150.00. MEDIUM 75.00-100.00
MUTTON: CHOICE AND PRIME
70.00-
NANNIES: MED. AND LRG.
45.00- FEW TO 80.00. GOOD
30.00-
YEARLINGS: CHOICE AND PRIME
50.00-
KIDS: CHOICE AND PRIME
35.00- GOOD 20.00-35.00.
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SLAUGHTER STEERS: 1.00 HIGHER.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
63.00- SELECT St LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 57.00-62.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE St PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 56.00-59.00; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 54.00-56.00; SELECT,
ALL WEIGHTS 48.00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 1.00 HIGH
ER. CHOICE St PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
62.00- SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. 51.00-57.00.
COWS: STEADY. BRK. UT. St
COMM. 2-4 BULK 34.00-39.00; HI
DRESSING 39.00-42.00; CUTTER St
BON. UT. 33.00-37.00; HI DRESSING
37.00- CANNER & CUTTERS
29.00- LOW DRESSING 25.00
DOWN.
BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS
1100-1900 LBS. 39.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE
AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 69.00-77.00;
HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS 47.00-59.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL.
BULLS 100-125 LBS. 85.00-100.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 42.00-79.00;
HOL HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
150.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 38.00-82.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 25.00-32.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEADY. BULLS
St STEERS 400-900 LBS. 51.00-73.00;
HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 44.00-59.00.
LAMBS: 5.00 LOWER. CHOICE St
PRIME 90-110 LBS. 75.00-81.00; LIGHT
ER LAMBS EWES -
HEAVY 27.00-33.00, LIGHT
35.00-
COATS: STEADY. SMALL
30.00- MEDIUM 40.00-70.00;
LARGE 80.00-110.00.
HOGS: STEADY. 210-250 LBS.
16.00- 255-300 LBS. 14.00-17.00;
SOWS - HEAVY 16.00-21.00; SOWS-
LIGHT 10.00-13.00; BOARS ALL . VEALERS Standard and Good 90-125
WEIGHTS S.OO-9.00. lb's 20 00-38 00, Utility 50-75 lbs
10.00-22 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 60 00-90 00, No 2 8 V 125
lbs 39 00-62 50, No 2 Holstein heifers
85-105 lbs 65 00-105 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 75 115 lbs 55 00-
102 50
St- Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Springfield IL
Moo Nov 30, 1998
USDA-IL Dept Ag Market News
Fanners Livestock Marketing Associa
tion Greenville, Illinois
Receipts this week: 100 Last week: 100
Last year: na
Compared to last weeks, slaughter steers
and heifers steady. Cows weak to 1.00 low
er. Too few bulls to establish a market.
Supply mainly Select and Choice steers
and heifers. Holstein steers absent
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1000-1225 lbs 55.00-60.00. Select and
Choice 2-3 950-1175 lbs 55.00-58.00.
Select 2-3 925-1150 lbs 52.00-55.00.
North Brook Farms
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice
2-4 975-1250 lbs 5«.00-60.00;Select and
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs 55.00-SS.OO.
Select 2-3 SSO-1100 lbs 52.00-55.0 a
SLAUGHTER COWS; % Lean Weight
Price Breakers 75-80% 850-1200 lbs
26.00- Boners 80-85% 850-1200 lbs
27.00- High Yielding Boners
80-85% Over 1100 lbs 28.00-31.00 Lean
85-90% 850-1200 lbs 24.00-26.00 85-90%
750- 850 lbs 21.00-24.00 85-90% Under
750 lbs 18.00-21.00
COWS: Cutter, Breaking and Boning
Utility 1-4 26.00-29.0 a High Yielding
29.00-31.0 a Caimer and low Cutter 1-2
23.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
19.00-
BULLS: Scarce
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Nov. 30, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 164 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] Compared with last week’s
sale slaughter cows and bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Standard 1 2
18 00-46 50
HEIFERS Standard 1-2 38 00-45 75
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 32 GO
-36 00, Boners 80-85% lean 28 DO
-32 50, Lean 85-90% lean 22 50-29 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 980-1875 lbs
40 00-48 00, Yield Grade 2 1020-1910
lbs 34 00-41 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 310-725 lbs 57 50-70 00,
Medium and Large 2 340-775 lbs 40 GO
-57 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large I
300-650 lbs 51 00-62 00, Medium and
Large 2 340-780 lbs 42 50-53 00,
BULLS Medium and Large 1 320-620
lbs 56 00-70 00, Medium and Large 2
340-780 lbs 38 00-55 00
CALVES 169 [All calves sold per
cwt]
HOGS 35 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 200-260 lbs 20 00-23 00,
40-45% 260-300 lbs 17 00-21 50
FEEDER PIGS 10 US 1-1 115 lbs
24 00 per head
SHEEP 92 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 100 133 lbs
60 00-67 50, Choice 60-80 lbs 8 I 00-
105 00, 80-100 lbs 64 00-67 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 30 00-40 00
GOATS 5 Large Billies 49 35-
50 00, Large Nannies 46 00-50 00
per head