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
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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.
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