AIS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15, 1999
Weekly
Livestock Summary
May 7, 1999
Report Supplied By PDA
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4929 Compared with 4604
head last week and 6080 head a year ago
Slaughter steers 50 to 75 higher with
Holstems mostly steady, si heifers un
evenly steady, si cows 200 to 400
higher, bulls steady to 200 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 64 00-69 85, Choice 1-3
63 00-65 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3
59 25-63 50, Select 1-3 55 00-6100,
Standard 1-2 42 75-56 00 HOLSTEINS
High Choice and Prime 2-3 57 00-
60 00, Choice 2-3 53 25-58 00, Select
1-2 47 00 53 00, Standard 1-2 40 50-
46 00 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 59 50-
66 25, Select I 3 54 00-62 00, Standard
1-2 40 00-53 00 COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 36 00-40 25, Boners 80-85%
lean 33 00-43 00, Lean 85-90% lean
26 00-38 00 Shells down to 20 00
BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 52 25-57 75,
Select 1-3 46 25-54 00 BULLS Yield
Grade I 1000-2500 lbs 44 00-57 75,
Yield Grade 2 900-2100 lbs 40 GO
-47 75 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Me
dium and Large I 350-500 lbs 58 00-
8100, 550-750 lbs 53 00-73 00, Me
dium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 54 50-
68 00, 550-900 lbs 50 00-62 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 300-500
lbs 61 50-80.00, 500-800 lbs 45 00-
60 00, Medium and Large 2 300-650 lbs
45 00-64 00, Large 2 340-500 lbs Hol
stems 72 00-82 00, BULLS Medium
and Large 1 300-650 lbs 57 00-76 00,
Medium and Large 2 300-600 lbs 48 00-
69 00
CALVES 2649 Compared with
2702 head last week and 2855 head a
year ago Vealers 10 00 to 20 00
higher VEALERS. Choice 160-325 lbs
75 00-100 00, Good 130-225 lbs
62 00-72 00, Standard and Good 70-H0
lbs 22 00-45 00, Utility 60-90 lbs
10 00-27 50 FARM CALVES Holstein
bulls 10 00 to spots 20 00 lower, heif
ers 15 00 to 20 00 higher No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 85 00-132 50,
No 2 80-120 lbs 40 00-100 00, No I
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 170 GO
-277 50, No 2 70-95 lbs 130 00-195 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
62 50-122 50
HOGS 1776 Compared with 1536
head last week and 3031 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts 7 00 to 9 00 higher,
sows steady to spots 400 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
220-265 lbs 32 50-42 50, 45-50% lean
235-275 lbs 29 50-38 75, 40-45% lean
250-300 lbs 22 00-37 00 SOWS US 1-
3 300-500 lbs 2100-29 50, 500-700
lbs 21 50-29 00 BOARS all weights
7 50-15 00
FEEDER PIGS 345 Compared with
323 head last week and 321 head a year
ago US 1-3 30-50 lbs 20 00-27 00, 50-
75 lbs 30 00-37 00 per head
SHEEP 1709 Compared with 2162
head last week and 1911 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 20 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
30-60 lbs 100 00-130 00, 60-100 lbs
80 00-110 00, Good and Choice 30-55
lbs 50 00-80 00, 70-100 lbs 50 00-
79 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-
40 00
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
354 Compared with 1004 head last
week and 748 head a year ago Feeder
pigs active, mostly 10 00 higher US
1-2 30-45 lbs 70 00-90 00, 50-65 lbs
64 00-70 00, US 2 30-40 lbs 70 00-
74 00, 40-55 lbs 65 00-73 00, one lot
US 2-3 30 lbs 45 00, SLAUGHTER 25-
35 lbs 85 00-1)5 00, 45-65 lbs 55 00-
70 00 per cwt
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 12, 1999
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CATTLE 277 [PDA] [Supply in
cluded 124 slaughter steers and heifers,
88 cows, 17 bulls and 48 feeder cattle]
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prune 1120-1485 lbs 64 00-66 00.
Choice 2-3 1060-1500 lbs 59 50-
63 00, Select 1-3 55 25-59 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prune 2-3 1315-1520 lbs 57 00-59 50,
Choice 2-3 1245-1580 lbs 53 25-
57 25, Select 1-2 47 00-53 50, few
Standard 1-2 43 00-45 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4*1090-1235 lbs
58 25-63 00. Select 1-3 54 25-58 75,
few Standard 1-2 58 25-63 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
40 00-43 75 with one 45 25, low dress
ing 35 00-38 50, Boners 80-85% lean
36 75 40 50, low dressing 34 00-
35 75, Lean 85 90% lean 29 75-39 00
Shells down to 24 50
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 47 50-48 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1545-2050 lbs
46 25-49 50, few Yield Grade 2 1015-
1610 lbs 42 25-45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large 1 500-670 lbs 66 00-73 50,
Medium and Large 2 230-490 lbs 47 50-
60 00, 505-685 lbs 55 00-6100, 880
970 lbs 46 00-54 50, HEIFERS few
Medium and Large 1 175-285 lbs 62 50
80 00, 525-660 lbs 49 50-67 00. 830
925 lbs 42 00-46 00, BULLS Large I
480-615 lbs 56 00-69 00
CALVES H 3 VEALERS few
Choice 145-270 lbs 70 00-77 50, Util
ily 50-70 lbs 2 00-10 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 90 00-125 00, 80-90 lbs
90 00-95 00, No 2 80-115 lbs 50 00
97 50, few down to 37 50, No I Hol
stein heifers 90-115 lbs 205 GO
-232 50, few No 2 95-130 lbs 75 00
85 00
HOGS 52 BARROWS AND GILTS
couple lots 49-54% lean 230 lbs 38 0C
& 39 50. 45-50% lean 240-260 lbs
36 75-37 75, one lot 40-45% lean 245
lbs 34 25
SOWS US 1-3 450-585 lbs 18 25-
26 75
BOARS one 515 lbs 8 25
FEEDER PIGS 81 US 1-3 25-40 lbs
55 00-100 00, 80-125 lbs 55 00-
75 00 per cwt
SHEEP 36 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 20-35 lbs 110 00-130 00, 40-
65 lbs 90 00-110 00, 70-85 lbs 82 50-
97 50
OLD CROP LAMBS few Choice 80-
165 lbs 60 00-75 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 21 00-
27 50
GOATS 11 One Large Billy 82 50,
few Large Nannies 45 00-77 00, Large
Kids 35 00-42 00 per head
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa
May 12, 1999
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CATTLE 327 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] cows 500 to 600 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1150-1300 lbs 58 00-62 50
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1250-1460
lbs 53 75-57 00, Select 1-2 50 50-
52 50
HEIFERS Select 1-3 42 00-49 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 41 25-46 50, Boners 80-85%
lean 37 50-41 00, Lean 85-90% 30 OQ
-37 00 Shells down to 25 00
BULLS' Yield Grade 1 1450-1800 lbs
42 00-44 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS 55 00-
74 00, HEIFERS 52 00-59 00, BULLS
54 00-63 00
CALVES 80 VEALERS Standard
and Good 90-100 lbs 26 00-34 00, 80-
90 lbs 20 00-26 00, Utility 60-80 lbs
10 00-16 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
95-120 lbs 85 00-120 00, No 2 85-110
lbs 44 00-88 00, No I Holstein heifers
100-120 lbs 185 00-200 00
HOGS 27 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 230-260 lbs 36 00-39 00
SOWS US 1-3 450-550 lbs 24 GO
-26 00
BOARS one 12 00
FEEDER PIGS 95 US 1-317 00-
41 00
SHEEP 46 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Good and Choice 50-80 lbs 94 00-
117 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
70-90 lbs 75 00-83 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 35 00 54 00
GOATS 47 Large Billies 84 00-
97 00, Medium 70 00-83 00, Large
Nannies 55 00-72 00, Medium 40 00-
5100, Large Kids 30 00-44 00, Small
10 00-32 00 per head
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
May 11, 1999
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CATTLE 346 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter steers
steady, si cows steady to 1 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS few High
Choice and Pnme 2-4 1350-1455 lbs
64 25-65 75, Choice 2-3 1100-1450
lbs 62 25-65 50, 1500-1650 lbs 57 00-
60 50, Select 1-3 54 00-62 00. Standard
1-2 45 00-54 00
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1075-1400
lbs 54 25-57 50
HEIFERS few High Choice and Pnme
2-4 1200-1330 lbs 6150-64 50,
Choice 2-4 1075-1425 lbs 59 75-
65 25, Select 1-3 54 00-59 25, Stamford
1-2 47 00-54 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 36 75-
42 00, few to 47 00, Boners 80-85%
lean 35 00-41 75, Lean 85-90% lean
32 00-37 50 Shells down to 25 00
BULLOCKS one Choice 2-3 1255
lbs 59 25
BULLS Yield Grade I 975-2130 lbs
44 25-50 00, Yield Grade 2 1095-1800
lbs 37 50-44 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium 1 300-650 lbs 66 00-74 50, few
900-1000 lbs 55 50-57 75, Large 2
500-925 lbs 46 00-58 00, Medium 2
350-750 lbs 53 00-62 50, HEIFERS
Large I 420-700 lbs 54 00-66 00. Me
dium I 400-540 lbs 58 00-63 00, Me
dium 2 300-570 lbs 46 00-59 00,
BULLS Medium 1 300-655 lbs 62 GO
-76 00, few Medium 2 375-615 lbs
50 00-59 00
CALVES 122 VEALERS few Stan
daid and Good 75-95 lbs 28 00-36 00,
Utility 50-85 lbs 11 00-22 00
FARM CALVES fe No I Holstein
bulls 120 130 lbs 80 00-107 50, 90-
115 lbs 100 00-122 50, 80-85 lbs
75 00-110 00, No 2 85-115 lbs 40 GO
-95 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-100
lbs 210 00-240 00, few No 2 75-100
lbs 80 00-125 00 Beef type bulls and
heifers 175-255 lbs 56 00-96 00, 85-
165 lbs 62 50-112 50
HOGS 114 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 38 00-43 25,
45-50% lean 240-280 lbs 36 00-38 00,
40-45% lean 215-290 lbs 30 00-35 50
SOWS US 1-3 380-585 lbs 23 75-
29 00 BOARS one 350 lbs 19 00, few
220-250 lbs 22 00
FEEDER PIGS 4 One lot US 1-3 46
lbs 30 00 per head
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
COATS 7 One Large 55 00, couple
Medium 41 00 & 45 00, one Small
IT 00 per head
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
May 11, 1999
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CATTLE 442 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION] Compared with last week's
sale slaughter steers and heifers
steady, si cows 200 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lbs 65 00-
67 75, Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lbs
62 00-65 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prune 2-3 1200-1400 lbs 55 00-58 00,
Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lbs 53 GO
-58 00, Select 1-2 50 00-53 00, Standard
1-2 46 00-50 00
HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-4
1100-1300 lbs 63 50-65 50, Choice 2-
4 1100-1350 lbs 60 00-63 00, Select 1-
3 57 00-60 00, Standard 1-2 48 00-
57 00
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COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean 39 50-
43 50, Boners 80-85% lean 37 GO
-39 50, Lean 85-90% lean 33 00-37 00
Shells down to 25 00
BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 50 00-
53 00, Select 1-3 45 00-50 00
BULLS. Yield Grade I 1500-2000 lbs
46 00-50 00, Yield Grade 2 1400-1800
lbs 43 00-46 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS 400-600
lbs 65 00-78 00, HEIFERS 400-600
lbs 48 00-65 00, BULLS 400-600 lbs
45 00-68 00
CALVES 230 VEALERS Choice
80 00-85 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
95-115 lbs 105 00-122 50, No 2 90-
115 lbs 87 50-105 00, No I Holstein
heifers 95-120 lbs 200 00-255 00, No 2
85-100 lbs 10000-175 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 85-100 lbs 70 00
120 00
HOGS 366 (05/10 & 11/99) Bulk
of supply sold on Monday and reported
by the auction
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
34 00-36 00
SOWS US 1-3 475-550 lbs 24 50-
26 00, 400-475 lbs 23 00-25 50
BOARS 10 00-12 00
FEEDER PIGS 126 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 65 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 65-75 lbs
100 00-105 00, Choice 75-100 lbs
95 00-102 00, 75-100 lbs 70 GO
-75 00
GOATS 42 Large 85 00-100 00,
Medium 60.00-85 00, Small 30.00-
60 00, Large Kids 30 00, Small 15 00-
20 00 per head.
Eighty-Four
Livestock Sales
Eighty-Four, Pa.
May 10, 1999
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CATTLE 239. [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale slaughter cows and
bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS' one Select 1-2
49 00
HEIFERS' few Select 1-3 56 GO
-59 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 25-
40 00, Boners 80-85% lean 33 GO
-37 00, Lean 85-90% lean 25.00-32 50
Shells 20 50-27 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 970-2100 lbs
45 50-56 00, Yield Grade 2 1005-1690
lbs 36 50-44 95
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS- Medium
and Large 1 330-550 lbs 71 00-83 00,
Medium and Large 2 430-850 lbs 50 00-
63 50, HEIFERS Medium and Large I
350-625 lbs 63 00-76 50, Medium and
Large 2 305-500 lbs 51 00-66 00, 510-
850 lbs 50 00-63 00, few to 44 00,
BULLS few Medium and Large I 300-
665 lbs 65 00-80 00, Medium and Large
2 440-810 lbs 50 00-66 00
CALVES 181 [All calves sold per
cwt]
VEALERS one Good 135 lbs 65 00,
Standard and Good 90-100 lbs 35 GO
-45 00, 60-85 lbs 25 00-40 00, Utility
55-65 lbs 20 00-25 00
FARM CALVES Holstems bulls
steady to 800 lower No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 90 00-130 00 mostly
97 50-117 50, No 2 80-130 lbs 47 50-
97 50, No 1 75-115 lbs Holstein heifers
160 00-245 00, No 2 65-105 lbs 80 00-
130 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 65-125 lbs
70 00-122 50, 135-285 lbs 55 00
102 50
HOGS 53 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 210-265 lbs 36 50-38 75
one 40-45% lean 315 lbs 32 50
SOWS US 1-3 405-450 lbs 24 GO
-26 50, 525-575 lbs 29 50-30 00, Me
dium 355-430 lbs 20.00-24 00
BOARS 110-705 lbs 16 00-1900
FEEDER PIGS NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 171 Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS* High Choice and
Prime 105-115 lbs 69 00-86 00, Choice
35-50 lbs 86.00-111.00, 55-75 lbs
90 00-108 00, 80-100 lbs 96.00-
101 00, Good and Choice 60-80 lbs
76 00-89 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-43 00
GOATS 39 Large Billies 80 GO
-86 00, Medium 55 00-70.00, Large
Wethers 44 00-72 00, Medium 35 GO
-44 00, one 59 00, Large Kids 32.00-
40 00, one Small 11 00 per head
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