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lERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
APRIL 20, 1999
CATTLE 322 [PDA] Compared to
ist week's sale slaughter steers
tronger, si cows steady to I 25 higher
SLAUGHTER SPEERS High Choice
nd Prune 2-4 1300-1450 lbs 64 75
5 10, Choice 2-3 1100-1460 lbs
150-65 00, Select 1-3 54 00-6100
:w Standard 1-2 44 75-54 65
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
3 1535-1665 lbs 55 00-59 50, one
hoice 2-3 1285 lbs 53 75. Select 1-2
7 00-52 25, ew Standard 1-2 47 00-
2 25
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1000-1450 lbs
18 00-64 25, Select 1-3 56 00-58 50,
itandard 1-2 43 50-53 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 35 50-
4125, few 70-75% 3175-35 00, Bon
ers 80-85% lean 32 50-39 00. Lean 85-
90% lean 29 25-35 75 Shells down to
24 50
BULLOCKS one Choice 2-3 1295
is 57 75
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1285-2260
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Both Shows 10:00 a.m, - 5:00 p.m.
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WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO
lbs 45 00-54 00, few Yield Grade 2
1000-1785 lbs 37 00-43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Large 1 -
2 300-600 lbs 57 00-72 00, Medium I
370-600 lbs 66 00-71 00, Medium 1-2
700-850 lbs 41 00-61 00, HEIFERS
Medium 1-2 300-550 lbs 60 00-83 00,
600-875 lbs 50 00-59 00, few Large 2
625-950 lbs 42 00-52 50 BULLS Me
dium 12 375-625 lbs 5100-67 00,
Large 2 725-975 lbs 42 00-52 00
CALVES 116 VEALERS Stand ad
and Good 75-85 lbs 20 00-32 00, Util
ity 50-85 lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES few No I Holstein
bulls 120-130 lbs 100 00-107 50, 90-
115 lbs 107 50-135 00 mostly 120 00-
130 00, No 280 130 lbs 40 00-100 00,
few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs
185 00-215 00, No 2 75-95 lbs 67 50-
180 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 50-110 lbs
47 50 122 50
HOGS 70 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 240-270 lbs 32 00-32 75,
few 35 25 45 50% lean 230-285 lbs
28 00-29 00
BOARS 250-290 lbs 9 50-14 00
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EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
SALES
EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
APRIL 19, 1999
CATTLE 298 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale slaughter cows steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Select 1-3
53 50, couple Standard 1-2 49 00 &
51 50
HEIFERS Standard 1-2 42 00-51
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 36
40 00, Boners 80-85% lean 32
36 50, Lean 85-90% lean 25 50-32
Shells 15 00-25 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1070-2015 lbs
46 50-52 50, Yield Grade 2 1000-1760
lbs 41 00-47 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium and Large 1 400-725 lbs 65 00-
75 00, few Medium and Large 2 310-795
lbs 50 00-63 75, HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 320-500 lbs 60 00-75 00, 515-
650 lbs 60 00-72 00, Medium and Large
2 315-500 lbs 51 00-61 00, 510-880
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lbs 46 50-59 00, few to 43 00, BULLS 45-50% lean 250-255 lbs 28 50-29 00
few Medium and Large 1 305-550 lbs 40-45% lean 270-280 lbs 27 00-29 25 ’
60 00-82 00, Medium and Large 2 352- SOWS US 1-3 395-500 lbs 20 00
900 lbs 50 00-63 50 25 00, couple (two) 550-620 lbs 25 00
CALVES 132 [All calves sold per Medium 335-470 lbs 14 00-19 50
cwt] BOARS one 440 lbs 9 00
VEALERS Choice 130-330 lbs FEEDER PIGS 15 US 1-3 37-58 lbs
67 00-92 50, Standard and Good 90-110 24 00-28 00 - per head
lbs 30 00-45 00, 65-85 lbs 25 00- SHEEP 134 Slaughter lambs steads
38 00, Utility 65-80 lbs 17 50-25 00 to 15 00 higher
FARM CALVES Holstems bulls SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice
steady to 500 higher No 1 Holstein and Prime 120-155 lbs 5100, Choice
bulls 95-130 lbs 92 50-140 00 mostly 30-50 lbs 87 50-105 00, 55-75 lbs
105 00-125 00, No 2 75-100 lbs 45 00- 9100-116 00, 80-100 lbs 89 00
95 00, No 1 80-110 lbs Holstein heifers 96 00, few Good and Choice 80-85 lbs
150 00-242 50, couple No 2 80-90 lbs 77 00-79 00
60 00 & 110 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-39 00
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Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 GOATS 13 One Medium Billy
lbs 60 00-110 00, 155-290 lbs 5 5 00- 44 00, Large Nannies 44 00-57 50, Me
*2 00 (hum Wethers 37 00-41 00, Large Kids
HOGS 30 BARROWS AND GILTS 30 00-32 00 per head
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