WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
APRIL 16, 1999
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5925 Compared with 5640
head last week and 5297 head a year ago
Slaughter steers mostly steady with Hol
beins steady to spots 1 50 lower, si
heifers steady, si cows 150 lower,
bulls uneven 200 higher to 200
lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 64 00-68 00,
Choice 1-3 59 75-65 00, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 58 25-62 25. Select 1-3
55 25-60 50, Standard 1-2 48 00-
55 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 56 50-58 00, Choice 2-3
5150-57 50, Select 1-2 46 50-53 50,
Standard 1-2 40 00-45 00 HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 60 50-63 50, Select 1-3
54 00-59 25, Standard 1-2 42 GO
-54 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
34 50-40 50, Boners 80-85% lean
32 00-38 00, Lean 85-90% lean 26 50-
36 75 Shells down to 21 00
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 43 75-47 25
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
43 50-53 50. Yield Grade 2 900-2000
lbs 40 00-48 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 300-500 lbs 65 00-83 00,
500-800 lbs 60 00-78 00, Medium and
Large 2 350-700 lbs 48 00-60 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 350-700
lbs 57 00-73 00, Medium and Large 2
300-600 lbs 45 00-60 00, BULLS Me
dium and Large 1 300-600 lbs 60 GO
-78 00, Medium and Large 2 350-700 lbs
45 00-62 00
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CALVES 2778 Compared with 2641
head last week and 2911 .head a year ago
Vealers mostly steady VEALERS
Choice 130-300 lbs 62 00-92 50, Good
135-230 lbs 50 00-75 00, Standard and
Good 70-115 lbs 18 00-36 00, Utility
55-90 lbs 10 00-20 00 FARM
CALVES Holstein bulls steady, Hol
stein heifers 500 to 15 00 lower No I
Holstein bulls 90 120 lbs 80 GO
-128 00, few to 132 50, No 2 80-120 lbs
40 00-92 50, No I Holstein heifers 80-
125 lbs 150 00-235 00, No 2 70-100
lbs 65 00-165 00 Beef type bulls and
heifers 70-125 lbs 70 00-120 00
HOGS 1705 Compared with 1717
head last week and 2034 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to 1 00 higher,
sows 1 00 to 200 lower BARROWS
AND GILTS 49-54% lean 225-265 lbs
28 00-30 50. 40-45% lean 245-305 lbs
23 25-26 50, 45-50% lean 235-270 lbs
26 00-28 50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
lbs 15 00-23 00, 500-700 lbs 18 00-
27 00 BOARS all weights 5 00-10 00
FEEDER PIGS 258 Compared with
249 head last week and 403 head a year
ago US 1-3 30-45 lbs 8 00-26 00, 50-
55 lbs 12 00-17 00 per head
SHEEP 1403 Compared with 3256
head last week and 3113 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs mostly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
20-40 lbs 114 00-160 00, 45-65 lbs
95 00-135 00, 70-105 lbs 87 00-
100 00, Good and Choice 4585 lbs
49 00-80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 19 00-40 00
with a few to 50 00
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439 Compared with 491 head last week
and 477 head a year ago Feeder pigs
15 00 to 20 00 higher US 1-2 40-50
lbs 70 00-85 00, one lot 60 lbs 80 00,
US 2 35-45 lbs 4 5 00-65 00, one lot US
2-3 25 lbs 90 00, SLAUGHTER 15-30
lbs 95 00-140 00, 45-55 lbs 80 00-
93 00 per cwt
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
APRIL 20, 1999
CATTLE 544 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale slaughter steers steady
to spots 1 50 lower, si cows steady to
100 higher, si heifers mostly 200
lower, bulls 1 00 to 1 50 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1210-1450 lbs 63 75-
65 50, Choice 2-3 1110-1490 lbs
59 25-64 50, 1505-1610 lbs 52 75-
62 75, Select 1-3 56 00-61 75, Standard
1-2 42 25-55 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1235-1485 lbs 58 00
60 00 Choice 2-3 1230-1605 lbs
53 50-57 75, Select 1-2 45 25-52 50,
Standard 1-2 42 00-45 75
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1120-1395 lbs
56 75-62 00, Select 1-3 54 75-58 25,
Standard 1-2 40 00-54 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 35 00-
40 50, few low dressing down to 33 50,
Boners 80-85% lean 34 00-38 00, low
dressing 32 00-33 75, Lean 85-90%
lean 28 00-36 75 Shells down to
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WOOD - COAL - OIL - GAS
WASTE OIL
21 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1020-1515 lbs
44 00-48 00, Yield Grade 2 885-2480
lbs 37 75-45 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 225-475 lbs 71 00-84 00,
530-670 lbs 58 50-70 50 720-785 lbs
57 00-64 00. Medium and Large 2 250-
495 lbs 5100-67 00, 500-680 lbs
4150-52 00, 715-950 lbs 40 00
52 00. HEIFERS Medium and Large I
305-495 lbs 55 50-67 00 500-685 lbs
5150-57 00, 700-1000 lbs 45 00-
55 50, Medium and Large 2 340-475 lbs
39 00-54 00, 585-680 lbs 40 00-
45 00, 700-935 lbs 39 50 48 50
BULLS few Medium and Large 1 395
430 lbs 65 00-69 00, 500-650 lbs
53 00-66 00, Medium and Large 2 330-
635 lbs 46 00-57 00 675-930 lbs
38 00-56 00
CALVES 219 VEALERS Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 19 00-28 00, Util
ity 65-90 lbs 10 00-17 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
10 00-1200 higher, heifers steady to
spots 30 00 higher No I Holstein
bulls 90-130 lbs 87 00-130 00 bulk of
sales 100 00-122 00, few 80-90 lbs
70 00-95 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 40 00-
90 00 with a few down to 32 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-100 lbs 160 GO
-247 00, No 2 70-100 lbs 80 00-150 00
HOGS 239 (04/19 & 20/99) Bulk
of supply sold on Monday and reported
by the auction Barrows and gilts I 00
lower, sows steady to spots 2 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
235-270 lbs 27 00-28 60, 45-50% lean
230-275 lbs 25 00-26 75, 40-45% lean
280-310 lbs 22 50-24 50
SOWS US 1-3 310-495 lbs 13 GO
-22 00. 505-550 lbs 16 75-23 25, few
Medium 330-400 lbs 8 00-10 50
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BOARS 440-800 lbs 4 00-6 50
FEEDER PIGS 23 One lot US 1-3 50
lbs 22 00, Utility 110-130 lbs for
slaughter 26 00-31 00 per head
SHEEP 33 Slaughter lambs un
evenly steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 30-55
lbs 107 50-1 18 00 60-70 lbs 110 DO
-112 50, 95-105 lbs 87 00-93 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 18 00 35 00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
April 20, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
FEEDER CATTLE: BEEF STEERS
205-390 LBS. 68.00-91.00; BEEF HEIF
ERS 300-350 LBS. 54.00-70.50,
CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS
95-115 LBS. 102.00-128.00; #2 HOLS
TEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS. 80.00-100.00;
HEIFERS 85 LBS. 120.00-130.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1085-1755 LBS.
44.00- #2 995-1930 LBS.
39.00- FAT STEERS BEEF
CHOICE 1350-1445 LBS. 62.00-63.00;
LOW CHOICE 1205-1345 LBS.
61.00- SELECT 57.25-60.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS AND HEIFERS
LOW CHOICE 1225 LBS. 54.25; SELECT
1175 LBS. 51.80; STANDARD
46.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTHJTY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-39.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 35.00-36.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
33.00- SHELLS 25.00-32.75.
HOGS; 240-260 LBS. 26.00.
SOWS: 400-600 LBS. 18J0-21.00.
Available models.
25x32 (2 left) 45x90(1 left)
30x44 (3 left) 50x100(2 left)
40x62 (4 left) 55 x 150 (2 left)
call for other sizes