Mercer Livestock
Mercer, PA
September 7,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 367. .[PDA], Compared to
last week's sale...sl steers weaker, cows
steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1200-1500 lbs 63.00-67.75 mostly 63.00-
64 00, Select I-3 56 00-62.00, Standard
45.00-55.50
HOLSTEINS- few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1400-1685 lbs 56.00-59 00, few
Choice 2-3 1300-1350 lbs 5200-53.00,
few Standard 1-2 42 00-45.50
HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 1100-1325 lbs
61 50-65.50, few Select 1-3 52.00-60.50,
Standard 1-2 45 00-51 50.
COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean 37.00-
40.00, one 42 50, Boners 80-85% lean
34 00-38.50, Lean 85-90% lean 3200-
36 25, couple 37.50. Shells down to
20 00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1100-1975 lbs
45 00-51 25, Yield Grade 2 860-1660 lbs
30 00-45 50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS-
Medium and Large 1 350-650 lbs 69.00-
82 00, Medium and Large 2 500-825
lbs 55 00-61.00; HEIFERS: Large 1 350-
650 lbs 61.00-66.00, Medium 1 300-
620 lbs 65 00-74.00, few Large 2 540-800
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lbs 49.00-59.00, Medium 2 350-675 lbs
49.00- BULLS: Medium 1 300-625
lbs 60.00-78.00. Small 1 375-500 lbs
50.00- 00, Medium 2 550-725 lbs
46 50-56.00
CALVES 149 .VEALERS; Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 20.00-35.00, Utility
45-70 lbs 1000-2000
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 95 00-125.00, one 130.00, 80-
85 lbs 55 00-80.00, No 2 85-110 lbs
35.00-90 00, couple No I Holstein heifers
90 & 110 lbs 305 00-325 00, No 2 70-130
lbs 165 00-230 00 Few beef type bulls
and heifers 95-115 lbs 75 00-125 00
HOGS 39 ..Barrows and gilts 6 00 to
8 00 higher one small supply
BARROWS AND GILTS. 49-54%
lean 230-280 lbs 40 00-43 50
SOWS- couple US 1-3 475 & 555 lbs
24 00 & 24 50
BOARS- one 640 lbs 7 00
FEEDER PIGS 1 Few US 1-3 30-35
lbs 11 00. per head.
SHEEP 29 .SLAUGHTER LAMBS-
Choice 65-90 lbs 62.00-63.00.
GOATS 3 Few Small Billies 25.00-
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A SUSQUEHANNA BANC
CATTLE 276 (Supply included 107
si. steers and heifers, 109 cows, 11
bulls and 49 feeder cattle] Compared
with last week's sale .si steers uneven,
50 lower to 1 00 higher, cows steady,
bulls steady to spots .50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1100-1445 lbs 59.50-66 00, Select 1-3
58 00-62.50, Standard 1-2 49 25-55 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS, few High
Choice and Prime 1455-1555 lbs 57 50-
59 50, Choice 2-3 1140-1575 lbs 52 00-
57 25, Select 1-2 45.00-53 75, few
Standard 1-2 44 00-45 00
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1065-1295 lbs
58 00-61 75, Select 1-3 55.50-60 00,
Standard 1-2 50 00-54 25.
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 38 00-
41 75, few low dressing down to 36 00,
Boners 80-85% lean 35 00-39 50, low
dressing 33.25-34.75, Lean 85-90%
25.00-34 50 Shells down to 20 00
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1250-1610 lbs
46 75-49.25 with one 53 75,' Yield
Grade 2 860-1970 lbs 42 00-45 00
FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS: one
Medium 1 210 lbs 80 00, couple Large 2
855 & 920 lbs 40.50 & 47 50;
HEIFERS- Medium and Large 1 230-430
lbs 61.00-72 SO, Medium and Large 2
270-465 lbs 47.50-65 00, 585-905 lbs
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Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
September 8,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
JAY HERSHEY
(717) 768-8256
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 11, 1899-A7
40.00-52 00; BULLS: Medium and Large
1 270-405 lbs 70.00-80 00,810-970 lbs
47.50-53.50, Medium and Laige 2 290-
470 lbs 40.00-60.00, 775-880 lbs
42 00-45.50.
CALVES 154 VEALERS Good 135-
205 lbs 55 00-75 00, Standard and Good
70-105 lbs 2000-3000, Utility 60-90 lbs
10 00-22 50
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 500
to 700 higher No 1 Holstein bulls 95-
130 lbs 92 50-135 00 bulk of sales 105 00-
125 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 30 00-77 50.
No 1 Holstein heifers 95-120 lbs 200 00-
300 00, No 2 80-130 lbs 11000-
175 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 90-
100 lbs 90 00-112 50
HOGS 99 Barrows and gilts steady to
I 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 230-275 lbs 32 75-33 50, 45-50%
lean 220-250 lbs 31 00-32 25, 40-45%
lean 250-275 lbs 29 25-30 00
SOWS US 1-3 395-490 lbs 13 00-
20 00,555-675 lbs 24 75-25 75
BOARS couple 390 & 585 lbs 6 50,
220-265 lbs 14 00-14 50
FEEDER PIGS 62 US 1-3 20-30 lbs
60 00-75 00,40-50 lbs 50 00-55 00
per cwt.
SHEEP 16 .SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 50-85 lbs 86 00-97 00, 95-140
lbs 75.00-77 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 26 00-37 00
GOATS 16 One Urge Billy 100 00,
one Medium 67 00, couple Urge Nannies
45 00 & 67.50, Urge Kids 35 00-42 50,
couple Small 12 50 & 22 50 per
head.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Mon., September 6, 1999
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 50.00-95.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-83.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 61.00-68.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-60.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 50.00-58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 40.00-52.00, LIGHT
35 00-46 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-66.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-58.00.
BULLS; HEAVY 41.00-49.00, LIGHT
38 00-54.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
36 00-42.50, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
28.00- CULL COWS 28.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00- 00. MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 120.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90TO 120 LB.) - UP
TO 250.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 108.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY 35.00-37.50.
LAMBS CHOICE UP TO 70.00.
FALL FEEDER SALES SAT., SEPT. 18
AND SAT., OCT. 2 AND 16.00.