MERCER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16,
1999
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
SHELF goats
TUESDAY
309 115 106
I AST TUESDAY 377 115 64
CATTLE Compared to last Tues-
j JN s auction, slaughter steers sold 50-
Ino higher Slaughter cows were
steady to 200 higher Other classes
uea’ not well tested
SI-AUGHTER STEERS High Choice
jn d Prime 2-4 lew 1200-1450 lbs
(,2 00 65 75 Choice 2-3 1175-1500
Ihs 60 00 63 50, 1500-1675 lbs 56 00-
<5900 Select 1-3 54 75-59 75 Stan
jard 1-2 51 00-55 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1200-1560 lbs 56 00-
S 7 00 Few Choice 2-3 1250-1690 lbs
st 00 55 50 Select 1-2 few 51 50-
53 00
SI-AUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1(100 1 350 lbs 58 25-60 50 Select 1-3
55 00-57 75 Standard 1-2 few 46 50-
52 75
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
pct lean 36 50-42 00, couple up to
00 Boners 80-85 pet lean 32 25-
25 Lean 85-90 pet lean 30 00-
00 Shells down to 25 00
WIFO’S
Outstanding
Quality
Workmanship
WHOLESALE
DISTRIBUTORS
CUMMINGS and
BRISKER, Inc.
100 Stover Drive 100-120 Lehigh Ave.
Carlisle, PA 17013 P.O. Box 928
717/249-6720 Batavia, New York 140214928
716/343-5411
‘SERVING FARMERS THROUGH
FARM EQUIPMENT DEALERS SINCE 1961*
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
few 1330-2095 lbs 42 25-52 25 Yield
Grade 2 few 1015-1930 lbs 35 75-
41 25 Bullocks Select 1-3 few 1125-
1150 lbs 45 25-48 50
FEEDER HEIFERS Large 1 500-
700 lbs 54 00-67 00 Medium 1-2 325-
525 lbs 50 00-64 00, individual 76 00.
few 600-725 lbs 51 50-58 50
VEALERS Good few 260-275 lbs
71 00-82 00 Standard and Good 70-90
lbs 20 00-30 00 Utility 55 75 lbs
10 00-18 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number I 120-130 lbs 80 00-
115 00, 90-115 lbs 97 50-120 00
Number 2 85-135 lbs 35 00 92 50 Hoi
stein heifers Nimber 1 few 85-120 lbs
210 00-240 00 Number 2 few 80-125
lbs 100 00-150 00 Individual beet
type bull and heifers 110 lbs 95 00
BARROWS AND GILTS Compared
to last week prices I 00-2 00 lower 49-
54 pci lean 240-300 lbs 29 50-
33 50, one lot 34 50 45 50 pet lean
215-290 lbs 27 00-28 50
BOARS Individual 835 lbs
7 75
FEEDER PIGS US 1-3 30-45 lbs
9 00-13 00/per head
SHEEP No market test
GOATS No market test
Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle, Pm.
February 16
Report Supplied By Auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS. NO
HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED.
CHOICE 61.75-63.30; SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 900-1700 LBS.
30.00-61.50.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 52.75-56.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
48.00-52.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 60.00-63.25;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
57.75-59.75.
COWS: BREAKERS, NO HIGH
YIELD OFFERED. BULK 36.00-3830;
BONERS 33.00-38.30; LEAN
30.00-37.75; LOW DRESSING DOWN
TO 28.00; SHELLY TO 27.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE #1 400-600 LBS.
64.00- HEIFERS MED AND
LARGE #1 400-600 LBS. 64.00-65.00,
MEDIUM AND LARGE # 1 650-750 LBS.
57.00- BULLS MEDIUM AND
LARGE #1 400-700 LBS. 61.00-76.00;
HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES
55.00- CALVES RETURNING TO
FARM. HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-125
LBS. 102.50-120.00, 90-135 LBS.
80.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
190.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 102.00.
SWINE; HOGS US#l-3 215-280 LBS.
26.00- 285-310 LBS. 29.00-33.00,
200-210 LBS. 24.75-25.75.
BOARS; OVER 300 LBS. ONE AT
4.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 370-500 LBS,
16.00-25.75.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 65.00-151.00;
FANCY KIDS 50.00-64.00; FLESHY
Apply dairy bedding with 75% less
time and labor
"It used to take two of us two
days to install fresh bedding.
Now, with the Millcreek
Bedding Spreader, it only
takes one man one day."
Scott Coblentz,
Deer Spring Farm, Middletown, MD
KIDS 38.00-49.00; SMALL/THIN KIDS
15.00-32.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE 65-110 LBS.
100.00-130.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-38.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS., 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS. POULTRY AND EGGS, 8:30
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALE TUBS., MARCH 2 AND
16. SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALES
TUES., MARCH 2 AND 16. ALREADY
CONSIGNED FOR MARCH 2: 10 BEEF
X STEERS 500-700 LBS. STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIC SALES FRI„
FEB. 26; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD
IN ORDER RECEIVED; EARLYBIRD
PENS CLOSE TUBS., 2 P.M.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thura, Feb. 18, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL32.SO-40.00; CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 31.00-37.00; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 28.00-3330;
SHELLS 26.50 & DOWN. BULLS;
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000#
36.50-54.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# FAT 34.00-45.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M&L-l 300-500#
55.00- 250-280# 50.00-90.00, M
600-900 LBS. 40.00-64.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 38.00-80.00; L-I
400-650# 42.00-66.00. BULLS M&H
300-620# 42.00-7430.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 68.00-80.00;
CHOICE 38.00-70.00; GOOD
35.00-
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-75.00; #2
Introducing The Remarkable
Millcreek Bedding Spreader
Now you can save about 75%
of the time and labor for
applying wood shavings.
sawdust, or sand for free stall
bedding. One operator can put
in new bedding by himself with
no hand-spreading necessary.
The Millcreek Bedding Spreader
is adjustable, and puts material
exactly where you want it in
the thickness you want. There's
nothing like it for fast, efficient,
and cost-effective application of
bedding material in free stall
daify barns.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February . 20, 1990-Al7
HOLSTEIN BULLS SO-100# FEW
20.00- BEEF X BULL&HFRS/HD. .
20.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-2SS# 30.00-48.00; #2-3 2SS-280#
30.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#*
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 IS-20#
5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.00- 1.00/HD.
LAMBS; HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
50.00- CHOICE 40-75 LBS.
70.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
60.00- SHEEP 24.00-40.00; FAT
SHEEP 20.00 & DOWN.
GOATS: LARGE 35.00- 115.00/HD.;
MEDIUM 20.00-41.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00- 19.00/HD.
HORSES: 35.00-65.00, PONIES
20.00-
ALL PRICES REMAIN
UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE
WAS STEADY. DEMAND WAS FAIR
TO MODERATE AND WAS BEST
WHERE FEATURED. SUPPLIES WERE
ADEQUATE. BREAKING STOCK SUP
PLIES WERE ADEQUATE FOR THE
LIGHT DEMAND. OFFERS OF LIGHT
TYPE FOWL WERE ADEQUATE.
PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO
RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND
GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS,
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS
PER DOZEN:
RANGE: EXTRA LARGE, .68-.70‘/j,
LARGE .66-,6B'A , MEDIUM -57 .58.
Millcreek Bedding Spreaders
come in 7 different sizes from
3.8 to 22 cu. yd. capacity, and
start under $5OOO. Call today
for your free information.
fil
Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505
1-810-879-6507
North Atlantic
Shell Eggs
February 11
Atlanta, Ga.
One man con put
bedding material
exactly where you want
it without hand work