WEEKLY LIVESTOCK SUMMARY DECEMBER 31, 1998 11 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS CATTLE 2851 Compared with 42525 head we£ k and 2419 head a year ago Compared with last Friday's sum mary slaughter steers 75-1 50 higher, slaughter heifers 1.00- 2 oohigher, si cows and bulls steady to 2 00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice & Prime 2-4 62 00-64 75, Choice 1-3 57 75-62 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3 54 25-60 00, Select 1-3 S 2 00-58 00, Standard 1-2 46 00- 52 00 FDLSTEINS High Choice and Pi unc 2-3 53 85-57 50, Choice 2-3 Si 50-54 50, Select 1-2 45 00-52 00, Sundard 37 25-44 00 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 57 00-61 75, Select 1-3 50 75-58 50, Standard 1-2 40 00 47 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 36 00-40 00, Boners 80-85% lean 53 00-37 00, Lean 85-90% lean 28 50- 34 25 Shells down to 15 00 Bullocks Choice 2-3 54 00-58 00, Select 1-3 47 00-54 25 BULLS. Yield Grade 1 1000-2400 lbs 42 50-49 50, Yield Grade 2 900-2000 lbs 36 00-42 00 FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS: Medium and Large I 500-900 lbs 50 00-64.00,? Medium and Large 2 450-750 lb/ 40 50-49 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large I 400-900 lbs 54 00-64 00 few to 48 50, Medium and Large 2 300-900 Ihs 43 00-51 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1 300-600 lbs 53 00-62 00, Gary Lichl. DEKALB Alfalfa Grower 51 8 BF wwwdekalbcom 1-800-8-DEKALB DK 124 DK 127 DK 140 Medium and Large 2 600-900 lbs 38 50-48 00 CALVES 2692 Compared with 2487 head last week and 2054 head a year ago VEALERS mostly steady Choice 140-325 lbs 70 00-105 00, Good 130- 350 lbs 45 00-72 50, Standard and Good 70-115 lbs 20 00-28 00, Utility 60-100 lbs 10 00-23 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves steady to 5 00 higher, Hol stein heifers steady to strong No I Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 70 00- 107 00, No 2 85-125 lbs 40 00-78 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs 150 00-240 00, No 2 75-120 lbs 75 CO -155 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 75-125 lbs 45 00-105 00 HOGS 1454 Compared with 2472 head last week and 1293 head a year ago Barrows and gilts 2 00 to 300 higher, sows 2 00-4 00 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs 17 25-25 50, few to 29 00, 45-50% lean 230-270 lbs 15 00-18 50, few to 22 50 SOWS US 1-3 300-700 lbs 10 00-16.00 BOARS 2 50-5 00 FEEDER PIGS 348 Compared with 48) head last week and 189 head a year ago Feeder pigs. .US 1-3 30-55 lbs 8 00-17.00 per head SHEEP 2163 Compared with 2439 head last week and 1852 head a year ago Slaughter lambs steady to 500 higher, New Crop lambs 15 00-20 00 1 You know how to bounce back. So does this DEKALB alfalfa lineup. With fast recovery rates and healthy stands, these persistent varieties take a punch and still deliver high yield and superior forage quality. And they keep their guard up against potato leafhoppers, Sclerotinia and Aphanomyces race 2, It's alfalfa that doesn’t know when to quit. Kind of like you. higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 50-80 lbs 75 00-100 00, 80-100 lbs 70 00-90 00, 100-130 lbs 58 DO -75 00 NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 30- 45 lbs 175 00-225 00, 45-60 lbs 140 00-175 00, 60-80 lbs 105 00- 150 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 29 00- 60 00 ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 485 Compared with 4132 last week and 1126 head a year ago Feeder pigs 5 00-10 00 lower on a light test US 1- 2 20-30 lbs 30 00-34 00. 40-55 lbs 20 00-24 00, US 2 20-30 lbs 32 00- 34 00, 45-60 lbs 14 00-1800 one lot 24 00, Slaughter 1-2 20-25 lbs 20 00-36 00, 30-35 lbs 50 00- 62 00, 40-75 lbs 10 00-15 00, 60-100 lbs 15 00-25 00 per hundred weight CATTLE 225 [PDA] SLAUGHTER STEERS couple High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225 & 1330 lbs 63 50, Choice 2-3 1075-1400 lbs 57 75-62 50, Select 1-3 55 00-59 00, Standard 1-2 46 00-53 00 HOLSTEINS few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1480-1585 lbs 55 00-57 50, Choice 2-3 1260-1580 lbs 52 00- 55.00 HEIFERS. High Choice and Prime 2- 4 1290-1430 lbs 61 75-65.25, Choice 2-4 1065-1340 lbs 57 00-61 00. Se Real people working real hard? MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MERCER, PA JANUARY 5, 1999 led 1-3 52 50-56 00, Standard 1-2 46 00-52 00 OOWS Breakers 75-80% lean 32 00-38 75, couple to 40 00, Boners 80-85% lean 30 00-36 00, Lean 85- 90% lean 23 75-31 75 BULLOCKS few Choice 2-3 1370- 1430 lbs 50 00-51 75 BULLS few Yield Grade I 1150- 2025 lbs 42 50-53 00, few Yield Grade 2 900-1795 lbs 35 75-42.00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me dium and Large 1 850-1000 lbs 47 25- 51 75, few Medium and Large 2 425- 845 lbs 45 00-49 50, HEIFERS few Large I 750-950 lbs 43 50-48 00, few Medium 1 300-400 lbs 66 00, few Medium 2 370-610 lbs 46 00-48 00, BULLS few Medium I 500-600 lbs 56 00, few Medium 2 325-900 lbs 40 00-51 00 CALVES 102 VEALERS Standard and Good 70-85 lbs 16 00-22 50, Util ity 60-80 lbs 10 00-1600 FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 80 00-107 00, some to 120 00, 85 lbs 32 50-50 00, No 2 90-140 lbs 45 00-80 00, few No 2 Hol stein heifers 100-11 C lbs 95 00- 125 00. HOGS6I BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 250-300 lbs 30 00 35 50, 275-325 lbs 25 00-32 00 SOWS few US 1-3 375-400 lbs 19 00-20 00, few Medium 300-325 lbs 14 00-16 50 Oim DEKALB Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 8, 1999-Al7 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST 1 SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 0 NO MARKET TEST' Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. January 4 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 115 HEAD. STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 34.00- HIGH DRESS ING 39.00-40.50; CANNERS 30.00- SHELLY 29.00 DOWN. BULLS; 5 HEAD, MAIN LY HEAVYWEIGHTS OFFERED. YG#l 1200-2350 LBS. 42.00-44.75; YG#2 2075 LBS. AT 40.50. FED STEERS: 3 HEAD. CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1500-1650 LBS. 44.75-46.75. FED HEIFERS: 4 HEAD. SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 1200-1800 LBS. 38.75-45.00. VEAL CALVES: 191 HEAD. CULLS 83-110 LBS. 22.00- 60-85 LBS. 16.00- FARM CALVES: HOLS TEIN BULLS STEADY. #1 95-120 LBS. 77.00-92.00; 90 LBS. 55.00-70.00; #2 95-110 LBS. 45.00-75.00; HOLS TEIN HEIFERS VERY ACTIVE. #1 90-125 LBS. 175.00- #2 75-90 LBS. 60.00-120.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 50.00- BUTCHER HOGS: 24 HEAD. #l&3 260-280 LBS. 26.0029.00; 300325 LBS. 23.0029.00; 350-400 LBS. 18.0020.00. SOWS: 4 HEAD. 400500 LBS. 13.0016.00. STOCK CATTLE: 17 HEAD. STEERS. NONE. HEIFERS: 350700 LBS. 46.00- HOLSTEINS 150250 LBS. 64.0066.00. BULLS: 400-700 LBS. 48.0057.00; RtW HOLS TEINS 700 LBS. AT 59.00. GOATS: MED. BILUES 69.0074.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB. 4 HEAD 110-160 LBS. 21.00-22.00. Hand Pumps E&R j| Plumbing Jk 399 N. Shirk jka New JgK \ Holland, 17557 717 354-5554 717 354-9320
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