WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
SUMMARY
MAY 28, 1999
12 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4829. Compared with 4909
head last week and 3541 head a year ago
Slaughter steers and heifers unevenly
steady, si cows mostly steady, spots
I 00 lower, bulls steady to 3 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 64 00-68 75, Choice 1-3
59 75-65 00, Select and Low Choice 2-3
57 00-62 50, Select 1-3 55 50-6150,
Standard 1-2 50 50-55 25 HOLSTEINS
High Choice and Prime 2-3 56 50-
59.00, Choice 2-3 52 00 57 , Select 1-2
46.75-52 50, Standard 1-2 44 00-
47 00
HEIFERS Choice, few Prime 2-4
59 50-64 50, Select 1-3 54 00-59 50.
Standard 1 45.00-53 50 COWS Break
ers 75-80% lean 39 00-44 75, few to
47 75, boners 80-85% lean 36 50-
42 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32.75-38 50
Shells down to 24 00
BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 54 00-
59 00, Select 1-3 47 00-54 50 BULLS
Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 48 00-
53 75, few to 58 50, Yield Grade 2 900-
2100 lbs 41 00- 49 00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 300-500 lbs 69 00-90 00,
500-8001bs 61 50-77 00 Medium and
Large 2 500-700 lbs 54 00-67 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 300-500
lbs 68 00-79 00, 500-750 lbs 6100-
71 00, Medium and Large 2 350-600 lbs
54 00-66 00, BULLS Medium and Large
I 300-500 lbs 61 00-75 00, Medium
and Large 1 500-700 lbs 57 00-65 00
CALVES 2869 Compared with 2979
head last week and 2519 head a year ago
Vealers ' mostly steady. VEALERS'
Choice 150-350 lbs 70 00-90,00, Good
140-275 lbs 55.00-70 00, Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 20 00-37 50, Utility
50-100 lbs 10.00-"’''
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12 related \
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3 silage
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FARM CALVES' Holstein bulls
steady to 10 00 lower, heifers
steady. .No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
90 00-131 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 50 00-
108 00, few to 40 00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 200 00-330 00, No 2
75-120 lbs 12000-22100
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-180
lbs 65 00-116 00
HOGS 2457 Compared with 1603
head last week and 990 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts mostly 300 lower,
sows I 00-5 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
220-265 lbs 37 00-39 00. 45-50% lean
230-275 lbs 35 00-37 00, 40-45% lean
250-300 lbs 32 00-35 50 SOWS US 1 -
3 300-500 lbs 25 00-32 00, 500-700
lbs 31 00-37 00, Medium 300-600 lbs
14 00-24 00
BOARS 10 00-1525
FEEDER PIGS 231 Compared with
449 head last week and 401 head a year
ago US 1-3 30-60 lbs 23 00-33 00, 70-
90 lbs 30 00-41 00 per head
SHEEP 2489 Compared with 2183
head last week and 418 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 10 00
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40-60 lbs 95 00-120 00, 60-100 lbs
85 00-105 00, 100-130 lbs 72 50-
95 00, Good and Choice 50-75 lbs
50 00-72 50
SLAUGHtER SHEEP 20.00-42 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
942. Compared with 1339 head last
week and 1749 head a year ago Feeder
pigs mostly steady US 1-2 30-50 lbs
75 00-84 00, 60-70 lbs 45 00-58 00,
US 2 30-40 lbs 67 00-76 00, 40-50 lbs
65 00-68 00
SLAUGHTER 15-25 lbs 106.00-
125 00, 25-40 lbs 70 00-100 00 - per
cwt
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EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
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MAY 31, 1999
CATTLE 238 [SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION].
SLAUGHTER STEERS Select 1-3
52 00-56 00, Standard 1-2 38 00-
49 00
HEIFERS Select I-3 49 50-52 00,
Standard 1-2 38 50-48 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 50-
4175, couple 44 00, Boners 80-85%
lean 34 00-37 00, Lean 85-90% lean
27 00-34 50 Shells 21 00-26 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 1020-1840 lbs
45 00-55 50, Yield Grade 2 960-1675
lbs 37 00-44 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 200-500 lbs 37 00-44 00,
500-800 lbs 64 00-70 00, Medium and
Large 2 350-825 lbs 52 50-63 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 200-500
lbs 52 50-75 00, 500-810 lbs 50 GO
-64 00, Medium and Large 2 340-775 lbs
46 50-57 50, BULLS Medium and Large
1 200-500 lbs 70 00-90 00, Medium
and Large 2 210-775 lbs 47 50-67 50
CALVES 210 [All calves sold per
cwt]
VEALERS Choice 185-235 lbs
70 00-84 00, Standard and Good 70-110
lbs 30 00-42 50, 60-85 lbs 27 50-
40 00, Utility 55-70 lbs 22 50-27 50
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
00-125 lbs 80 00-117 50, No 2 85-120
lbs 47 50-77 50, No 1 80-120 lbs Hol
stein heifers 180 00-242 50, No 2 75-
115 lbs 102 50-170 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-125
lbs 70 00-112 50
HOGS 24 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 240-260 lbs 34 50-37 00,
40-45% lean 260-300 lbs 30 00-35 00.
lightweights 130-155 lbs 43 00-47 00
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SOWS US 1-3 395-440 lbs 27 00
BOARS: 580-700 lbs 12 00-13 00,
one 130 lbs 34 00
FEEDER PIGS 2 Utility 15 lbs
18 00 -- per head
SHEEP 141 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 33-75 lbs 74 00-85 00. 75-100
lbs 73 00-80 00, 110 lbs 76 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
25-60 lbs 51 00-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-28 00.
few 35 00
GOATS 40 Large Billies 54 00-
1 59 30, Medium 30 00-45 00, Large
Nannies 30 00-66 00, Medium 26 00-
38 00, Small 1100-33 00 per head
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
JUNE 1, 1999
CATTLE 232 [PDA] Compared to
last week’s sale slaughter steers I 00
to I 75 higher, si cows steady to 50
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1025-1450 lbs 62 25-67 75. Select 1-3
56 50-60 25
HOLSTEINS one High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1725 lbs 59 75, Standard 1-2
45 00-49 50
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1050-1325 lbs
60 00-64 25, Select 1-3 56 00-59 00,
Standard 1-2 51 50-56 25
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 40 00-
44 00, Boners 80-85% lean 37 00-
42 00, Lean 85-90% lean 33 25-38 75
Shells down to 26 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1305-1545
lbs 47 00-57 50, few Yield Grade 2 965-
1390 lbs 43 50-46 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Me
dium and Large 1 420-540 lbs 68 00-
77 00, Large 2 375-775 lbs 55 00-
59 00, HEIFERS few Large 1 600-650
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lbs 66 00-68 00, Medium I 475-780 lbs
57 00-67 00, lew Medium 2 340-645
lbs 50 00-61 00, BULLS few Medium I
450-650 lbs 65 00-70 00, few 725-850
lbs 47 00-52 50, few Large 2 595-630
lbs 51 00-61 00
CALVES 129 VEALERS one
Choice 235 lbs 74 00, Standard and
Good 75-105 lbs 20 00-30 00, Utility
55-75 lbs 10 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 100 00-127 50, No 2 80-
135 lbs 45 00-97 50, few No 2 Holstein
heifers 80-115 lbs 200 00-230 00, No 2
70-100 lbs 80 00-175 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-120
lbs 60 00-100 00
HOGS 73 Barrows and gilts steady
to 3 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
220 270 lbs 34 25-35 50, 45-50% lean
220-290 lbs 33 25-33 75
SOWS one US I 3 555 lbs 32 00,
one 870 lbs 22 00
BOARS couple 325 & 410 lbs 12 00
& 13 00
FEEDER PIGS 8 Few US 1-3 1 DO
-135 lbs 22 00-40 00 - percwt
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 1 Small 28 00-S2 SO
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