Weekly Livestock
Summary
August 13,1999
13 Livestock Auctions
CATTLE 5044 Compared with 5064
head last week and 4621 head a year ago
Slaughter steers steady to 50 higher, spots
1 00 higher, si heifers 1 00 higher, si.
cows mostly steady, bulls steady to
strong SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 65 25-69 25, Choice
1-3 62 00-66 50, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 59 00-65.25, Select 1-3 54.75-
61.75, Standard 1-2 5000-55.00
HOLSTEINS' High Choice and Prime 2-3
57 10-58 50, Choice 2-3 55 00-57 50.
Select 1-2 46 00-53 25, Standard 1-2
44.00-46 00 HEIFERS; Choice few
Prime 2-4 61 50-64 50, Select 1-3 55 00-
6175, Standard 1-2 5000-54 00
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 38 50-
45 00, Boners 80-85% lean 35 00-
42 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-39 00
Shells down to 25.00.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 48 50-
58 50. BULLS- Yield Grade 1 1000-2500
lbs 45.00-54.50, Yield Grade 2 900-
2400 lbs 41 50-46 50. FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS- Medium and Large 1 300-
500 lbs 70.00-89 00, 500-700 lbs 67.00-
74 50, Medium and Large 2 600-850
lbs 63.00-69.00, HEIFERS; Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 65.00-75.00, 500-
700 lbs 61.50-70.00, Medium and Large 2
500-800 lbs 58.00-66.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 70.00-
87.00, Medium and Large 2 400-600
lbs 65.00-74 00
CALVES 3281... Compared with 3331
head last week and 3482 head a year ago
Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS.
Choice 175-350 lbs 70.00-90.00, Good
125-250 lbs 50.00-75.00, Standard and
Good 75-100 lbs 20 00-32.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 1000-20.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bull calves steady to 500
lower, Holstein heifers steady to
weak No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
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95 00-136 00, No 2 85-125 lbs 55 00-
100 00, No I Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 200 00-300 00, No 2 80-120 lbs
100 00-220 00 Beef type bulls and
heifers 75-145 lbs 55 00-120 00
HOGS 1603 Compared with 1764
head last week and 2422 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts active 300 to 500
higher, sows active 300 to 8 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
220-265 lbs 38 00-39 00, few to 41 00,
45-50% lean 225-275 lbs 36 00-38 00, 40-
45% lean 245-300 lbs 31 00-36 00
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 23 00-26 00,
500-700 lbs 26 00-29 00 BOARS
-7 00-10 00
FEEDER PIGS 269. Compared with
444 head last week and 398 head a year
ago US 1-3 25-40 lbs 8 00-11 00, 40-
60 lbs 16 00-20 00 per head
SHEEP 1955 Compared with 2054
head last week and 1972 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 500
lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40-60 lbs 80 00-100 00, 60-120 lbs
65 00-83 00, Good and Choice 50-100 lbs
5000-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 24 00-40 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 948 Compared with 1060 head
last week and 996 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs steady to 5 00 higher .US 1-2
30-40 lbs 36.00-40 00,40-60 lbs 30.00-
4000, few to 55 00, 60-80 lbs 4000-
45 00, US 2 25-45 lbs 34.00-37.50,50-
70 lbs 30.00-40.00, US 2-3 20-30 lbs
25 00-30.00, 30-50 lbs 27.50-32.50,
Slaughter 20-40 lbs 60 00-85 00, 40-100
lbs 40.00-56 00 per cwt
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
Monday, August 16,1999
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
176 28
LAST MONDAY 312
216 21
CATTLE
Compared to last
770
782/790
819/880/1880
890/895/1890/1895
900
8 KN ROTOR
9 KN ROTOR
720/781
830/881
6 or 8 KN ROTOR
767 K
Special Pricing good through September 15th
Monday's auction, slaughter cows sold
steady-1 OOlower Slaughter bulls traded
steady Other classes were not well tested
SLAUGHTER STEERS Standard 1-2
few 46 00-5 I 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS- Standard 1-2
few 41 00-45 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Standard I
2 41 00-45 00
SLAUGHTER COWS' Breakers 75-80
pet lean 36 75-39.50, individual 42 50
Boners 80-85 pet lean 32 75-37 00 Lean
85-90 pet lean 26 00-32 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1 985-1900 lbs 45 00-53 50 Yield Grade 2
1035-2030 lbs 36 50-46 00
FEEDER STEERS - Medium and
Urge 1 315-500 lbs 72.00-87 00 Medium
and Urge 2 375-500 lbs 55 00-68 00
FEEDER HEIFERS' Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 66 00-76 00, 525-
750 lbs 65 00-73 00 Medium and Urge 2
310-500 lbs 47 00-60 00
FEEDER BULLS- Medium and Urge
1 335-615 lbs 71.00-83 00 Medium and
Large 2310-500 lbs 49 00-61 00
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady to 10 00 lower
VEALERS- Good 140-200 lbs 60 00-
67 00 Standard and Good 90-115 lbs
24 00-40 00, 65-85 lbs 20 00-32.50
Utility 50-90 lbs 1000-
20 00. RETURNED TO FARM- Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-130 lbs 85.00-115 00
Number 280-115 lbs 44 00-87 50
Holstein heifers Number 1 95-110 lbs
185.00-250.00. Number 2 70-110 lbs
8000-150.00 Beef type bulls and heifers
90-120 lbs 50.00-120.00; 150-295 lbs
57,50-84.00, individual 110 00
BARROWS AND GILTS- 45-50 pet
lean 210-280 lbs 36.75-39 00,40-45
pet lean Four Head 271 lbs 35 00
HOGS
SOWS. US 1-3
19.50-22.50
BOARS
-13.50
303 235 43
FEEDER PIGS- (Sold per head)
US 1-3 8 head 18 lbs 8 00
80-85 lbs 24 00-39 00
470-510 lbs
150-325 lbs 7 00-
$ 34 50
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SHEEP- Slaughter lambs sold steady
than last Monday
. SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice
and Prime 105-115 lbs 4-H lambs 69 50-
76 00 Choice 55-75 lbs 71 00-81 00. 80-
100 lbs 70 00-77 00 Good and Choice
60-100 lbs 58 00-68 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP
23 00-45 00.
GOATS- (Sold per head) Billies-
Urge 60 00-75 00. Medium 4000-57 00
Wethers 52 00-87 00 Nannies- Urge
7100-92 50 Medium 46 00-63 00 Kids
Urge 23 00-4000
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
August 16,1999
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
100 II
LAST MONDAY 96
210 104 25
CATTLE' Compared with last
Monday's auction, slaughter cows sold
2 00-3 50 higher All other classes were
not well tested
SLAUGHTER STEERS' Choice 2
individual 63 50
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 36.25-42 75, mostly 37 00-
40 00 Boners 80-85 pet lean 33 00-37 50
Lean 85-90 pet lean 29 50-33 75 Shells
down to 23 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
individual 1340 lbs 48 50 Yield Grade 2
1140-1225 lbs 36 00-36 50
FEEDER STEERS - Medium 1 few
640-730 lbs 70 50 Medium 2 few 685-
705 lbs 45 00-70 50
FEEDER HEIFERS- Medium I
individual 650 lbs 66 00
VEALERS- Good individual 185 lbs
60 00 Standard and Good 70-100 lbs
23 00-30 00 Utility 55-75 lbs 7 50-25 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 120 130 lbs 115 00, 95-
115 lbs 120 00-130 00 Number 2 80-120
lbs 55 00-107 50 Holstein heifers
Number 180-105 lbs 28000-315 00
Number 2 70-115 lbs 75 00-21000 Beet
type bulls and heifers 70-100 lbs 50 00-
125 00
BARROWS AND GILTS Prices
were 75-1 25 lower than last week's
auction 49-54 pet lean 210-270 lbs
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38 50-40 10, few up to 417545-50 pet
lean 220-280 lbs 37 60-38 5040-45
pet lean 220-280 lbs 36 00-37 00
SOWS' US 1-3 360-700 lbs
20 00-29 50
BOARS- Few
8 00-14 50
Utility 1-3
FEEDER PIGS Sold by the head
US 1-3 35-60 lbs 16 00-20 00
US 2-3 70-95 lbs 15 00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice
and Prime 75-140 lbs 65 00-79 00. mostly
75 00-85 00 Choice 70-100 lbs 65 00-
75 00 Good and Choice 50-75 lbs 50 00-
67 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
9 00-27 50
GOATS Sold per head Billies
Medium 37 50-57 50 Small 25 00-35 00
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
August 16, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
175.00-295.00.
HOGS
115 145 266
BACK TO FARM CALVES: 95-120
LBS. 80.00-147.50, 70-95 LBS.
35.00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: 12.00-27.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED
CALVES: 26.00-55.00.
FEEDERS: 60.00-83.00.
LAMBS; 42.00-80.00.
SHEEP: 16.00-28.00.
HOGS: 200-250 LBS.. 31.00-41.00.
SOWS: 21.00.
BOARS: NONE.
PIGS, EACH: 16.00-20.00.
HEIFERS: 32.00-46.00.
STEERS: 40.00-48.00.
BULLS: 32.50-46.50.
COWS GOOD: 38.50-43.75.
COWS MEDIUM; 31.00-37.75.
COWS THIN: 15.00-30.00.
CATTLE MARKET: ABOUT
STEADY.
CALF MARKET: STRONGER.
HORSES & PONIES: NONE.
GOATS: 17.50-85.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES IN GOOD
DEMAND. HEIFER CALVES STRONG.
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