Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 30, 1999
Weekly Livestock
Summary
Jan. 22, 1999
Report Supplied By PDA
11 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4368 Compared with 3732
liead last week and 5036 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers steady to 50
higher, si heifers steady to 25 higher,
si cows I 00 to 300 lower, bulls stead)
to 300 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice & Prime 2-4 63 00-66 75
Choice 1-3 58 50-63 50, Select and Low
Choice 2 3 58 00-6125, Select 13
54 50-59 00. Standard 1-2 47 00
54 75 HOLSTEINS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 55 00 57 25, Choice 2-3
5000 54 75, Select 1-2 45 00-51 50,
Standard 42 00-45 00 HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 58 00-62 75, Select 1-3
54 00 59 00, Standard 1-2 44 00
54 25 COWS Breakers 75 80% lean
34 75-43 50 mostly 37 00 4175, Bon
ers 80 85% lean 32 00 39 00, Lean 85-
90% lean 27 00 33 75 Shells down to
18 00 BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-
2500 lbs 45 00-50 00 Yield Grade 2
900-2000 lbs 38 50 43 75 FEEDER
CATTLE STEERS Medium and Large I
500-800 lbs 59 00 78 00, HEIFERS
Medium and Large I 300 500 lbs 65 00
73 00, 500 700 lbs 60 00-67 50,
BULLS Medium and Large 1 300 600
lbs 60 00 70 50
CALVES 2928 Compared with
2895 head last week and 3185 head a
year ago
VEALERS steady to weak few
Choice 150-350 lbs 70 00-85 00, Good
125-275 lbs 35 00-55 00, Standard and
Good 73-110 lbs 20 00-29 00, Utility
50-100 lbs 10 00-2100 FARM
CALVES Holstein bull calves and Hol
stein heifers mostly steady No I Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 70 00-11100,
few Western sales to 130 00, No 2 80-
120 lbs 40 00-80 00, No I Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 180 00-233 00, No
2 80-120 lbs 80 00-185 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 75-135 lbs 75 00
97 50
HOGS 2072 Compared with 1699
head last week and 2982 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 200 to 500 higher,
sows I 00 to 300 higher BARROWS
AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-260 lbs
30 00-32 00, few to 35 00, 45-50%
lean 225 280 lbs 28 00-30 00, 40-45%
lean 250 315 lbs 21 00-28 00 SOWS
US 1-3 300-500 lbs 14 00-20 00, 500-
700 lbs 20 00-25 00 BOARS 4 00-
9 00
FEEDER PIGS 214 Compared with
214 head last week and 261 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-1 10-40 lbs
7 00-18 00, 40-80 lbs 15 00-24 00
per head
SHEEP 1587 Compared with 2182
head last week and 2100 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 500 higher.
New Crop steady to 25 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
80 110 lbs 80 00-115 00, 110-140 lbs
64 00 80 00 NEW CROP LAMBS
Choice 10-50 lbs 125 00-150 00, 50-
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90 lbs 105 00-125 00 SLAUGHTER
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TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
506 Compared with 529 last week and
839 head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly
10 00 to 2000 higher US 1-2 40-45
lbs 38 00-49 00, 50 60 lbs 45 00
50 00, US 2 3 30 45 lbs 28 00-34 00
Slaughter 25 30 lbs 40 00-45 00, 30-40
lbs 70 00-90 00 - per hundred weight
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Jan. 26. 1999
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CATTLE 400 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter steers I 50
to 200 lower, si cows steady to I 50
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1075 1500 lbs 58 00-62 00 few 1505
1690 lbs 55 00 55 85, Select 1-3
53 75-58 25 Standard 1-2 45 00
54 75
HOLSTEINS Choice 2 3 1 100-1700
lbs 52 50-56 00, Select 1-2 48 25
52 00
HEIFERS few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1115-1290 lbs 61 00 63 50,
Choice 2 4 1025-1475 lbs 57 00
61 75, Select 1-3 54 25-58 25, Standard
1-2 44 00-54 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
33 00-42 00 mostly 34 50-38 50, Bon
ers 80-85% lean 31 00-37 50, Lean 85
90% lean 26 00-33 75 Shells down to
20 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1065-
2130 lbs 44 00-50 00, few Yield Grade
2 1205-1965 lbs 42 00 45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium I 475-525 lbs 42 00-45 50, Large
2 875-1070 lbs 44 00-49 s'o, HEIFERS
Medium and Large 1 325-650 lbs
59 00-72 00, Large 2 750-875 lbs
35 00-43 50, Medium 2 300-700 lbs
43 00-58 50, Medium 2 300-700 lbs
43 00-58 50, BULLS Medium I 300-
650 lbs 62 00-80 00, Medium 2 375-
750 lbs 50 00-59 50
CALVES 103 VEALERS few Stan
dard and Good 135-185 lbs 49 00-
75 00, 75-115 lbs 24 00-34 00, Utility
65-80 lbs 14 00-22 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
120-140 lbs 77 50-100 00, 90-110 lbs
95 00-117 50, No 2 85-125 lbs 40 00-
92 50, one No I Holstein heifer 95 lbs
220 00, few No 2 80-90 lbs 175 00-
185 00 One beef type bull and heifer 90
lbs 100 00
HOGS 92 Barrows and gills steady
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-270 lbs 50 50-53 50, 45-50%
lean 220-280 lbs 27 25-29 75
SOWS few US 1-5 370-605 lbs
25 50-30 00
BOARS few 380-410 lbs 7 00-8 00
FEEDER PIGS 3 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 10 Couple Large 47 50 &
50 00, few Medium and Small 10 00
143 00, few Small Kids 200 8.00
per head
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Jan. 12, 1999
Report Supplied By PDA
SALE NOT REPORTED JANUARY
26, 1999'
CATTLE 271 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter steers and
heifers steady, si cows mostly I 60
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prune 2-4 1245-1460 lbs 62 00
63 76, Choice 2-3 1136-1416 lbs
68 50-62 00, Select 1-3 66 75-59 75,
Standard 1-2 41 00-51 60
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1205-1690 lbs 65 00-56 76,
Choice 2 3 1100-1485 lbs 60 00-
64 75, Select 1-2 44 75-51 60, Standard
1-2 38 00-43 00
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 1120-1240
lbs 68 25-6125, Select 1-3 53 75-
67 67, Standard 1-2 43 00-61 00
COWS Breakers 75 80% lean 37 DO
-41 75, one at 43 76, low dressing
36 60-36 76, Boners 80-85% lean
36 00-39 00, low dressing 33 GO
-34 76, Lean 85-90% lean 28 25-37 60
Shells down to 21 60
BULLOCKS couple Select 1-2 49 25
& 54 75 BULLS few Yield Grade I
1125-2040 lbs 45 75-52 25, few Yield
Grade 2 1205-1745 lbs 42 00-45 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 450-650 lbs 49 00-58 50,
700-855 lbs 35 50 49 00, HEIFERS
one Medium 1 655 lbs at 40 00, BULLS
Medium and Large 2 515-720 lbs 48 00-
55 50
CALVES 224 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-105 lbs 21 00-27 00, Util
ity 50-90 lbs 10 00-1900
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
strong to spots 500 higher No I Hol
stein bulls 90-130 lbs 77 50-104 00,
80-90 lbs 57 00-67 50, No 2 80-120
lbs 40 00-72 50 with a few down to
30.00, No I Holstein heifers 80-105 lbs
140 00-240 00, No 2 75-95 lbs 50 00-
130 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 90-
105 lbs 57.50-95 00
HOGS 271. (01/11 & 12/99) Bulk
of supply sold on Monday and reported
by the auction. Barrows and gilts steady
to spots 1 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS- 49-5491 lean
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220 270 lbs 25 00-27 00, late sales
26 50-32 00, 45-50% lean 230-275 lbs
22 00-24 60, 40-45% 295-375 lbs
18 00-22 50 SOWS US 1-3 380-490
lbs 9 50-21 00, few 545-570 lbs 18 00-
21 50 BOARS one 335 lbs 700
FEEDER PIGS 68 US 1-3 35-55 lbs
9 00-17 00 per head
SHEEP 2 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
one Choice 100 lbs 69 00
GOATS 16 One Large Billy at
79 00. one Large Nanny 66 00, few Me
dium 36 00, Large Kids 18 00-46 00,
few Small 10 00-16 00 -- per head
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Jan. 25, 1999
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CATTLE 314 [PDA]
SLAUGHTER STEERS few Select 1-3
64 00-56 50
HEIFERS' one Select 1-3 52 00,
Standard 1-2 38 00-47 60
COWS Breakers 76-80% lean 34 00
4176, Boners 80-85% lean 31 00-
34 50, Lean 85-90% lean 24 50-31 00
Shells 16 00-26 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 955-1885 lbs
44 00-54 00, Yield Grade 2 1030-2066
lbs 38 76 44 60
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 300-475 lbs 63 00-75 00,
600-816 lbs 60 00-70 00, Medium and
Large 2 300-460 lbs 47 00-57 00, 520-
990 lbs 50 00-58 00, few to 43 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 306-500
lbs 62 00-72 00, 510-730 lbs 55 DO
-65 00, Medium and Large 2 300-475 lbs
50 00-57 00, 515-750 lbs 39 00-
53 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1
350-500 lbs 62 00-74 00, 575-800 lbs
58 50-64 00, Medium and Large 2 325-
495 lbs 48 00-59 00, 500-925 lbs
44 00-59 00
CALVES 284 [All calves sold per
cwt]
VEALERS- few Choice 135-170 lbs
70 00-80 00, few Good 130-175 lbs
55 00-69 00, Standard and Good 90-110
lbs 25 00-40.00, 70-85 lbs 22 GO
-35 50, Utility 55-100 lbs 7 50-25 00
FARM CALVES- No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 80 00-120 00, few to
127 50, No 2 80-125 lbs 42 50-80 00,
No I Holstein heifers 80-135 lbs
150 00-228 00, few No 2 85-90 lbs
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95 00-135 00 Beef type bulls and heit
ers 70-110 lbs 47 50-115 00, 125-290
lbs 65 00-108 00
HOGS 18 BARROWS AND GILTS
40-45% lean 245-300 lbs 34 00-44 00
SOWS few US 1-3 280-565 lbs 21 00
26 50
BOARS few 260 585 lbs 350
1 1 00
FEEDER PIGS 12 US 1-3 45-50 lbs
1000-15 00, 4 head 85 lbs 20 00 -
per head
SHEEP 102 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 55-75 lbs 85 00-105 00, 80
100 lbs 75 00-88 00, 4 head Good and
Choice 70 lbs 70 00
FEEDER LAMBS few Good and
Choice 30-45 lbs 47 50-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP I 5 00-40 00
GOATS 24 Large Billies 72 50
10100, Medium 40 00-55 00, Large
Kids 19 00-32 50 per head
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
January 25, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES;
100.00-
BACK TO FARM CALVES: 95-120
LBS. 65.00-117.50, 70-95 LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: 11.00-27.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: 25.00-40.50.
FEEDERS: 44.00-75.00.
LAMBS: 5750-125.00.
SHEEP: 33.00-5250.
HOGS: 200-250 LBS., 22.00-34.00.
SOWS: 13.00-1950.
BOARS: NONE
PIGS; EACH, 20.00-2150.
HEIFERS: 35.0047.00.
STEERS: 40.00-4550.
BULLS: 38.00-41.75.
COWS GOOD: 32.00-38.25.
COWS MEDIUM: 3050-33.75.
COWS POOR OR SMALL:
14.00-
CATTLE MARKET EASIER.
CALF MARKET STRONGER.
HORSES & PONIES NONE.
GOATS: 33.00-37.00.
REAL STRONG LAMB MARKET.
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