Mercer Livestock Auction
Mercer, pa.
August 31,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 396...[PDA]..Compared to
last week's sale...si steers 200 higher,
si cows 1.25 to 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 204 1100-1450 lbs 66.25-69.50,
Choice 2-3 1025-1500 lbs 63.00-67.10,
1500-1860 lbs 59.00-62.25, Select 1-3
57.00-62.50, few Standard 52.00-54.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1225-1675 lbs 59,00-62,25, Choice 2-3
1100-1625 lbs 55.50-58.75, few Select 1-2
49.50-55.75, few Standard 1-2 46.00-
48.00.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-4 1040-1265 lbs 63.75-69.25, Choice
2-4 990-1470 lbs 62.00-64.00, Select 1-3
56.00-59.00, few Standard 1-2 45.00-
52.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.25-
42.50, couple 45.25, 70-75% 30.50,
Boners 80-85% lean 34.00-39.00, Lean
85-90% lean 32.00-35.75. Shells down to
24.25.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 1075-
1250 lbs 45.00-55.50.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1415-2115
lbs 46.00-55.00, few Yield Grade 2
925-2025 lbs 39.50-45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Laige 1 375-475 lbs 72.00-
83.50, Medium 1 550-700 lbs 67.00-
72.50, few Large 2 650-850 lbs 35.00-
57.50, Medium 2 350-550 lbs 52.00-
58.50; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
300-500 lbs 71.00-81.50, Medium 1
500-700 lbs 62.00-68.00, Medium 2 320-
650 lbs 50.00-60.00; BULLS; Medium
1 220-550 lbs 71.00-97.00, Laige 2 350-
1040 lbs 33.50-45.00.
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and Good 80-115 lbs 20.00-32.50,
Utility 55-70 lbs 6 00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 100.00-137.50, few 85 lbs
35.00- No 2 85-125 lbs 35.00-82.50;
few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs
245.00- few No 2 70-120 lbs
40.00- Beef type bulls and
heifers 80-120 lbs 45.00-140.00.
HOGS 62...8arr0ws and gilts 4.00 to
5.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-260 lbs 34.50-35.00,
couple to 38.00,45-50 lean 230-280 lbs
32.00-33.00. SOWS: few US 1 -3 440-
520 lbs 21.50-22.50. BOARS; few 420-
730 lbs 6.00-7.50, few 220-230 lbs 16.50-
18.00.
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Choice 60-95 lbs 60.00-78.00.
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90 lbs 55.00-58.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 20.00-40.00.
GOATS 2,..0ne Laige Billy 92.00
per head.
Weekly Livestock
Summary
August 27,1999
13 Livestock Auctions
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 6029... Compared with 5458
head last week and 4749 head a year ago.
Slaughter steers steady to .50 higher, si.
heifers mostly steady to .50 higher, si.
cows steady to mostly 2.00 higher, bulls
steady to 1.00 higher...SLAUCHTER
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
66.00-69.25, Choice 1-3 61.00-67.00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 59.00-64.85,
Select 1-3 55.50-62.25, Standard 1-2
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and Prime 2-3 57.35-62.00, Choice 2-3
53.75-58.35, Select 1-2 46.50-53 50,
Standard 1-2 44.00-47.75 HEIFERS'
Choice few Prime 2-4 61.00-65.50, Select
1-3 55.00-60.25, Standard 1-2 45.00-
54.75. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
37.25-44.00, few to 46.75, Boners 80-85%
lean 33.00-37.50, few to 42.00, Lean
85-90% lean 3000-36.00, few to 39 25.
Shells down to 20.00. BULLOCKS'
Choice 2-3 57.00-62.50, Select 1-3 47.00-
56.75. BULLS: Yield Grade I 1000-
2500 lbs 46.00-53.25, Yield Grade 2 900-
2400 lbs 38.50-46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS:
Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 70.00-
90.00, 500-700 lbs 6400-76.50,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 55 00-
66.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
300-500 lbs 62.00-80.00, 500-700 lbs
59.00- Medium and Large 2 400-
700 lbs 47.00-62.50; BULLS; Medium
and Large 1 300-500 lbs 69.00-87.50,
500-650 lbs 66.00-72.00.
CALVES 3SS2...Compared with 3334
head last week and 3420 head a year ago
Vealers 5.00 to 10.00 Iower...VEALERS;
Choice 150-375 lbs 75.00-90.00, Good
140-295 lbs 45.00-69 00, Standard and
Good 75-100 lbs 17.00-30.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 10.00-21.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bull calves active 5.00 to
25.00 higher, Holstein heifers steady to
strong...No 1 Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs
90.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 4000-
113.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 200 00-350 00, No 2 80-120 lbs
130.00- Beef type bulls and
heifers 75-140 lbs 60.00-122 50
HOGS 2433... Compared with 1964
head last week and 2558 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts .50 to 1.00 higher, sows
steady to 1.00 higher. BARROWS
AND GILTS. 49-54% lean 220-270 lbs
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230-275 lbs 36.75-38 25, 40-45% lean
240-300 lbs 33.75-37.00. SOWS- US 1-3
300-500 lbs 18.00-24.00. 500-700 lbs
22.00-28.00. BOARS: 8.00-13.50
FEEDER PIGS 436. .Compared with
533 head last week and 491 head a year
ago. US 1-3 30-40 lbs 10 00-13 00, 50-
75 lbs 26.00-31.00. per head.
SHEEP 1802. Compared with 2041
head last week and 1977 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs steady to 500
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30-40 lbs 110.00-150.00. 40-60 lbs
95.00-105.00, 60-80 lbs 80.00-95.00, 80-
HO lbs 72.00-80.00, Good and Choice
80-100 lbs 65.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-45.00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 1385. .Compared with 1615 head
last week and 691 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs mostly steady...US 1-2 30-45
lbs 32.00-37.00. 45-55 lbs 30.00-32 00.
US 2 30-45 lbs 28 00-32.00, Slaughter 20-
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SLAIICHTER STEERS: few Select and
Low Choice 58.25-62.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS, few Breakers
75-80% lean 37 50-40 00, few 70-75%
32 00-33.50, few Boners 80-85% lean
35.00-36 75, Lean 85-90% lean 28 50-
33 00 Shells down to 23 00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade I 1095-1880
lbs 45.75-47.00, few Yield Grade 2
1140-1850 lbs 42.50-45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few
Large 2 400-450 lbs 59 00.
CALVES 172 .VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 20.00-28 00, Utility
65-75 lbs 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
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HOGS 231 ..Barrows and gilts 2 00 to
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49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 37.00-39 00, few
39 75,45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 35.50-
36.25, 40-45% lean 220-310 lbs 32 60-
35 50 SOWS. US 1-3 325-660 lbs
18 50-31 00 BOARS; few 340-815 lbs
7 50-8.25.
FEEDER PIGS 27. .Few US 1 -3 30-40
lbs 2000, 100-185 lbs 15 00-40 00 mostly
17.00-29 00. per head
SHEEP 115 ..SLAUGHTER LAMBS-
Choice 50-115 lbs 65 00-82 50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP- 25 00-40 00
GOATS 16 Couple Large 64.00 &
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Tucaday, August 31, 1999
CALVES .01-3.00.
COWS .16-. 43 V..
EASY COWS .12-.38% .
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. ,34-.77.
HEIFERS ,21-.53% .
BULLS .40% -.58%.
STEERS .47% -.60% .
HOGS .02-31.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 44.00-47.00.
BOARS, NONE.
SOWS. NONE.
SHEEP .30-.47.
LAMBS EACH 30.00-83.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .40-1.10.
GOATS EACH 48.00-157.50.
KIDS EACH 10.00-92.00.
871 TOTAL.
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