Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 20, 1999, Image 19

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    A2o4anca»ter Farming, Saturday, March 20, 1999
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, March 15, 1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHE EP GOATS
MONDAY
m 175 272 87 7
LAST MONDAY
125 124 211 21 5
CATTLE Compared to last Monday s
auction, slaughter cows sold mostly
steady instances 100 higher Othei
classes were not well tested
HOLSTEIN STEERS Select and
Choice 2 1 few 54 00 57 50 Standard
1-2 few 51 75-54 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2 4
individual 1250 lbs 58 50
SIAUG HTER COWS Breakers 75 80
pci lean 34 00-40 25 Boners 80-85 pet
lean 30 00-35 50 Lean 85-90 pet lean
25 50 31 75 Shells down to 20 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
few 1390 1645 lbs 44 75-48 00 Yield
Grade 2 few 1180-1800 lbs 33 25-
42 00
FEEDER STEERS Medium I tew
606 675 lbs 62 00-64 50
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 few 425-525 lbs 61 00-65 00
Medium and Large 2 350-550 lbs
47 00-59 50
FEEDER BULLS Medium 1-2 400-
675 lbs 51 00 65 00
VEALERS Standard and Good 75-
110 lbs 20 00-30 00 Utility 55-70 Jbs
5 00-20 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
Number I 120-130 lbs 70 00-75 00 90-
115 lbs 92 50-10100 Number 2 85-
120 lbs 45 00 85 00 Holstein heiters
Number I 85 125 lbs 175 00-210 00
Number 2 70-120 lbs 70 00 150 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs
75 00 117 50
BARROWS AND GILTS Prices I 00
I 25 lower than last Monday
49 54 pet lean 210 280 lbs 25 75
28 00, few 29 25
45 50 pci lean
26 00
40 45 pet lean 250-270 lbs 25 00
25 50
SOWS US 1 5 500 665 lbs
22 00 26 75 500 500 lbs
I 8 00 22 50
BOARS
15 00
220-290 lbs 21 00
210-681 lbs 8 10-
FEEDER PIGS US 1-3 5191 lbs
16 00 21 00/per head
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Lambs Choice 3160 lbs 112 10
111 00 71-100 lbs
92 00-101 00 Wooled Lambs Choice
61 121 lbs 69 00-83 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
20 00 40 00
GOATS No market test
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, March 16, 1999
Report Supplied By PDA
C-ATI IE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY
410 98
LAS I TUESDAY
260 87
125 4 I
81 0 I
CATTLE Compared to last week,
slaughter steers sold steady to firm The
slaughter cow market was steady to 1 00
higher Other classes were not well
tested
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few high
Choice and Rome 2-4 1210-1190 lbs
64 25 65 25 Choice 2-1 975 1500 lbs
59 75-61 75, 1500-1675 lbs 57 50-
61 00 Select I 1 57 00 62 00 Stan
dard 1-2 51 50-5600
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2 1 1410 1595 lbs
57 00 57 SO Choice 2 1 1125 1575
lbs 54 00 57 00 Few Select 1-2 52 00
51 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150 1340 lbs
62 50-64 25 Choice 2-4 1000 1450
lbs 58 00-62 50 Standard 12 5175
57 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-80
pet lean 14 75 41 -50 Boners 80-85 pa
lean 32 00-36 75 Lean 85 90 pci lean
26 50 11 50 Shells down to 20 00
SLAUGHTER BULKS Yield Grade I
tew 1040-1805 lbs 46 00 54 00 Vield
Grade 2 few 1120-1740 lbs 42 00
46 00
FEEDER STEERS Medium 100 550
lbs 70 00 79 00 few to 85 00 Large 2
600 1000 lbs 41 00 51 50 Medium 2
60 800 lbs 52 00-56 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium 1 175-
625 lbs 70 00 74 00 Medium 2 275
725 lbs 54 50 64 00
FEEDER BULLS Medium 1 600-925
lbs 51 50-67 00, few to 79 00 Medium
2 715-1005 lbs 41 00 57 00
VEALERS Few Standard and Good
80-110 lbs 20 00-32 00 Few Utihtv
60 75 lbs 11 00-21 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
few Number I 120-125 lbs 82 50-
112 50 90-115 lbs 90 00-120 00
Number 2 85-110 lbs 40 00-82 50 Hol
stein heifers few Number 1 95-105 lbs
180 00-210 00 Number 2 few 75-105
lbs 40 00-110 00 Beef
type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs 42 50-
132 50
BARROWS AND GILTS Compared to
last week, prices were steady to 3 00
higher 49-54 pet lean 220-280 lbs
30 00-35 50 45-50 pet lean 230-270
lbs 29 00-31 50 40-45 pet lean
215-240 lbs 24 50-26 00
SOWS Few US 1-3 515-615 lbs
25 00-27 00
BOARS Few 240-260 lbs 16 00, in
dividual 590 lbs 7 00
FEEDER PIGS (per head) Few US 1 1
70 100 lbs 15 00-29 00. 110 130 lbs
20 00-24 50
SHEEP’ Few Utility and Good 1-3
25 00 50 00
GOATS No market test
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
March 16, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 1200-1425 LBS.
62.00- SELECT 59.50-61.50.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1180-1240
54.50-56.00, SELECT 1370 LBS. 52.75;
STANDARD 1140 LBS. 46.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1235-1305 LBS.
61.00- SELECT 58.50-59.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 39.00-42.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 37.50-38.75;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
35.00- SHELLS 26.50-28.00.
BULLS: YG#2 1380-1960 LBS.
42.0042.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS
44.0065.50; BULLS 28.00-52.00.
VEALERS UTILITY 75-80 LBS.
24.0030.00.
CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS
95-115 LBS. 90.00-101.00, #2 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 75.0088.00, #1
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 95-115 LBS.
107.50147.50, 8085 LBS. 70.0072.50.
HOGS: US# 1-3 295 LBS. 22.5023.50;
US 1-3 230 LBS. 24.00.
SOWS: US# 1-3 500-600 LBS.
18.0019.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 270 LBS. 19.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thurtu, March 18, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 32.50-46.50; CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 31.00-37.00; CAN
NER <t LOW CUTTER 28.00-33.50,
SHELLS 26.50 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000#
38.00- YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# FAT 34.0045.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M&L-l 300-500#
55.00- 250-280# 50.00-91.00, M
600-900 LBS. 40.00-64.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 38.00-78.00; L-l
400-650# 42.00-66.00. BULLS M&L-l
300-620# 42.00-76.00.
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
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.0040.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD.
20.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210-255# 30.00-38.00; #2-3 255-280#
30.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
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 24.0040.00; FAT
SHEEP 20.00 & DOWN.
GOATS: LARGE 35.00-115.0 CV HD.,
MEDIUM 20.00-41.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00- 19.00/HD.
HORSES: 35.00-65.00, PONIES
20.00-