AlB-L«ncaster Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1999
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
JANUARY 8, 1999
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4526 Compared with 2851
head last week and 6138 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers steady to 50
higher spots 1 25 higher in Prime
cattle, si heifers steady to firm, si cows
50 to 100 higher up to 300 higher
in lean cows, bulls steady to I 50
higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice & Prime 2-4 62 00-66 25,
Choice 1-3 57 75-63 00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 56 50-60 25, Select 1-3
54 00-58 50, Standard 1-2 46 00-
54 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 54 25-57 50, Choice 2-3 51 00-
54 75, Select 1-2 44 50-50 25, Standard
40 00-44 50
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 56 75-62 00.
Select 1-3 52 50-56 75, Standard 1-2
42 25-49 25 COWS Breakers 75-80%
lean 35 00-41 00, Boners 80-85% lean
33 25-38 00, Lean 85-90% lean 29 DO
-37 50 Shells down to 21 00
BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 50 DO
-55 00, Select 1-3 48 00-50 25 BULLS
Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 42 00-
SI 00, Yield Grade 2 900-2100 lbs
37 75-44 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Me
dium and Large I 300-600 lbs 54 GO
-69 00, Medium and Large 2 400-700
lbs 42 00-49 50, HEIFERS Medium and
Large I 300-700 lbs 52 00-66 00,
Medium and Large 2 350-600 lbs 42 GO
-49 00, BULLS Medium 1-2 400-800
lbs 40 00-58 00
CALVES 3356 Compared with
2692 head last week and 3958 head a
year ago
VEALERS limited supply 100 to
300 lower Choice 150-350 lbs 72 GO
-79 00, Good 125-275 lbs 50 00-
65 00. Standard and Good 75-120 lbs
18 00-27 00,
Utility 55-110 lbs 10 00-2100
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
firm, Holstein heifers steady to 15 00
higher No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
70 00-107 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 32 GO
-72 50. No I Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs
165 00-225 00 No 2 80-125 lbs
100 00-160 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-150
lbs 40 00-85 00
HOGS 1554 Compared with 1454
head last week and 2151 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts active mostly 2 00
higher, sows steady to 200
higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-
54% lean 220-260 lbs 19 75-25 50, 45-
50% lean 225-280 lbs 17 00-21 75
40 457, lean 250 310 lbs 16 00 19 50
SOWS US I 3 300 500 lbs 7 0(1
15 0(1 500 700 lbs 12 00 18 50
HOARS 400 600
FEEDER PIGS 287 Compared with
348 head last week and 350 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 20-35 lbs
6 00-12 00, 40-60 lbs 10 00-23 00
per head
SHEEP 2183 Compared with 2163
head last week and 2117 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 500
higher. New Crop lambs 5 00-25 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
60-80 lbs 85 00-105 00, 80-100 lbs
75 00-92 00, few to 60 00, 100-130 lbs
65 00-75 00 NEW CROP LAMBS
Choice 40-60 lbs 125 00-150 00.
60-80 lbs 100 00-120 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 33 00-
60 00
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
386 Compared with 485 last week and
582 head a year ago Feeder pigs
mostly steady US 1-2 20-45 lbs
38 00-40 00, one lot 65 lbs 34 00,
US 2 25-45 lbs 20 00-30 00, Slaughter
1-2 20-40 lbs 40 00-85 00, 40-65
lbs 28 00-58 00 per hundred weight
LEESPORT LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
LEESPORT, PA
JANUARY 13, 1999
CATTLE 272 [PDA] [Supply in
cluded 132 slaughter steers and heifers,
115 slaughter cows, 13 bulls, and 12
feeder cattle] Compared with last week's
sale slaughter steers steady to 1 00
higher, si cows 200 higher, bulls
steady to 1,50 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1280-1445 lbs 63 GO
-64 50 Choice 2-3 1200-1475 lbs
60 00-61 75, Yield Grade 4 1550-1580
lbs 55 50-56 25, Select 1-3 54 00-
56 00, few Standard 1-2 50 00-52 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS' High Choice &
Prime 2-3 1275-1495 lbs 54 50-57 00,
couple @ 58 00, Choice 2-3 1280-
1550 lbs 50 25-54 75, Select 1-2
45 25-51 75, Standard 1-2 39 50-
44 50
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1070-1275 lbs
58 75-61 25, Select 1-3 54 00-57 00,
Standard 1-2 42 50-51 75
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 38 GO
-43 00, low dressing 36 00-37 75, Bon
ers 80-85% lean 35 75-40 00, low
dressing 33 00-35 00, Lean 85-90%
lean 30 00-37 75, Shells down to
22 00
BULLOCKS few Select 1-3 46 50-
SO 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 1185-2145 lbs
43 00-47 00, Yield Grade 2 1040-1550
lbs 39 00-42 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few
Large 2 holstems 345-445 lbs 52 GO
-55 00, HEIFERS one Large 2 360 lbs
56 00, BULLS few Large 2 215-320 lbs
42 00-51 00, one 725 lbs @ 433 50
CALVES I Si, VEALERS Good 135-
140 lbs 60 00-70 00, Standard and Good
80 110 lbs 20 00-25 00, Utility 55
80 lbs 5 00-18 00, few to 20 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady to spots 7 00 higher No I Hoi-
stem bulls 90-125 lbs 72 50-107 50,
bulk of sales 80 00-102 50, No 2 85-
125 lbs 40 00-70 00, with a few
down to 30 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
95-110 lbs 150 00-200 00, No 2 85-
140 lbs 65 00-140 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-120
lbs 52 50-95 00
HOGS 56 Barrows and gilts mostly
5 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
235-275 lbs 33 00-36 00, one lot
38 00, 45-50% lean 230-260 lbs
25 50-28 50
SOWS couple US 1-3 410-555 lbs
11 00+19 00
BOARS' couple 520 & 575 lbs 3 50
FEEDER PIGS 64 US 1-3 25-50 lbs
17 00-35 00 per cwt
SHEEP 5 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
couple Choice 135-255 lbs 57 00-
60 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP' couple 30 GO
-33 00, one yearling 55 00
GOATS 0 No Market Test
BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
BELLEVILLE, PA
JANUARY 13, 1999
CATTLE 220 [PDA] slaughter
cows 300 to 4.00 higher, supply in
cluded 168 head in the dairy sale
STEERS One Choice 3 @ 59 75, One
Select 3 @ 58 25
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47 25, One Standard 2 @ 45 00
HEIFERS One Standard @ 42 75
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 36 00-40 25, Boners 80-85%
lean 34 00-38 25, Lean 85-90%
30 25-33 50 Shells down to 26 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1205-1915
lbs 45 25-47 00, one Yield Grade 2
1345 lbs 42 75
CALVES 54 VEALERS Standard
and Good 90-100 lbs @ 24 00, Utility
60-80 lbs 10.00-20 00
HOLSTEIN BULLS Steady to 10 00
lower
FARM CALVES No I Ho Istein bulls
85-120 lbs 75 00-90 00, few to 94 00,
No 2 85-110 lbs 50 00-70 00, few to
35 00 Few No 2 Holstein heifers 75-85
lbs 50 00-75 00
HOGS 16 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 235-265 lbs 38 00-41 00,
45-50% lean 215-275 lbs 33.00-
38 00
SOWS US 1-3 one 400 lbs 33 00
FEEDER PIGS 70 US 1-3 30/60 lbs
8 00-15 00, few to 19 00 —per head.
SHEEP 1 one Choice lamb 90 lbs @
74 00
GOATS 9. one Medium Billies
55 00, Few Large Nannies 65 00-68 88,
one Medium Nannie 55 00, few Small
Kids 22 00 per head
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MANUFACTURER
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January 11, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
130.00-247.50.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 70.00-110.00, 70-95 LBS.
iS.OO-80.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 15.00-24.00,
ORASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: 36.00-55.00.
FEEDERS 35.00-66.00.
LAMBS. NONE.
SHEEP 20.00-41.00.
HOGS, 200-250 LBS., 30.00-39.00.
SOWS 5.00-23.00.
BOARS. NONE.
PIGS. EACH. IZSO-28.00.
HEIFERS 33.00-41.75.
STEERS 41.50-54.00.
BULLS 39.75-44.25.
COWS GOOD 3550-42.00.
COWS MEDIUM 30.00-36.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL2O.OO-31 50.
CATTLE MARKET STRONGER.
CALF MARKET MUCH HIGHER.
HORSES A PONIES, NONE.
GOATS: 30.00-52.50.
GOOD HEIFER CALVES ARE m
REAL GOOD DEMAND.
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