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MISC HERBS —ANISE: MARKET
LOWER 2/3 ctns CA 18s 12.00 24s
10.00- mostly 12.00 ---
ARRUOULA: ctns bcbd NJ 24s 7.00-8.00
mostly 8.00 OH 24s 8.00 —BASIL: ctns
bcbd FL ISs 21.00 NJ 15s 15.00 1 kg ctns
bcbd IS 12s 13.00 —CELERIAC (CEL
ERY ROOT): 20 lb ots be CD 11.00
CHERVIL: 1 kg ctns bcbd IS 12s 17.00
CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bcbd IS 18.00
CILANTRO: 4/5 bucrts bcbd NJ 30s
8.00- mostly 9.00 4/5 bucrts Ise NJ
8.00- 10.00 ctns bcbd OH 30s 8.00-9.00
DILL: ctns bcbd OH 24s 8.00 cits bcbd NJ
24s 8.00 —DRY ESCHALLOT; OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
HORSERADISH: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE —MARJORAM: 1
kg ctns bcbd IS 12s 13.00 —MINT: cits
bcbd NJ 8.00 ctns bcbd OH 12s 8.
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
October 18,1999
Auction not covered, reporter
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Middleburg Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
October 19,1999
Auction not covered, reporter
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Belleville, Pa.
October 20,1999
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Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
October 21,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
WEDNESDAY
110 177 121 15 27
LAST WEDNESDAY
249 155 167 9 1
CATTLE Compared to last
auction, slaughter steers sold
50-1 00 lower Slaughter heifers and
slaughter cows were 1 00-2 00 lower
Slaughter bulls trended 2 00-3 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1470 lbs 65 50-70 75
Choice 2-3 1070-1420 lb s6l 50-66 00
Select 1-3 56 00-62 00 Standard 1-2
48 00-54 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1375-1450 lbs 59 50-61 75
Choice 2-3 1305-1490 lbs 56 50-59 50
Select 1-2 48 00-54 25 Standard 1-2
39 00-48 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 few 1100-1420 lbs
63 75-66 00 Choice 2-4 1055-1255 lbs
60 25-64 50 Select 1-3 57 00-59 25
Standard 1-2 43.00-54 00
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 38 00-41 25 Boners 80-85 pet
lean 32 75-37 25 Lean 85-90 pet lean
28 50-32 75 Shells down to 18 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
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1130-2150 lbs 43 00-47 00 Yield Grade 2
1065-2300 lbs 36 00-43 50
FEEDER STEERS Medium and
Large 2 900-995 lbs 54 00-59 50 Large 2
Holstems few 785-930 lbs 51 50-55 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large 2 455-510 lbs 60 00-65 00 Large
2 individual 365 lbs 72 SO Medium 2
individual 495 lbs 56 00
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FEEDER BULLS Medium and Large
2 585-800 lbs 40 00-44 00
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction. Holstein bulls returning to the
farm were in very good demand and sold
20 00-40 00 higher Holstein heifers were
steady
VEALERS Good 115-145 lbs 60 00
82 50 Standard and Good 95-110 lbs
27 50-5000 Utility 60-105 lbs 5 GO
-25 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 95-120 lbs 120 00 157 00,
85-90 lbs 55 00-95 00 Number 2 95-115
lbs 70 00-130 00, 80-90 lbs 35 00-
7000 Holstein heifers Number I 90-110
lbs 200 00-275 00 Number 2 few 80-110
lbs 100 00-150 00 Beef type bulls and
heifers 80-95 lbs 45 00-115 00
BARROWS AND GILTS Prices
were steady to 50 higher than last
week 45-50 pet lean 240-270 lbs
32 75-34 00, 40-45 pet lean 220-280
lbs 30 00-32 75
SOWS US 1-3
18 50-20 00 Individual
22 50
BOARS Couple
600
FEEDER PIGS All sold per cwl
US 1-3 20-30 lbs 80 00-120 00
40-60 lbs 57 50-70 00
SHEEP Slaughter lambs sold steady
with last Wednesday
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
couple 65 lbs 100 00-107 00, 85-100 lbs
70 00-80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
couple 34 00
GOATS All sold per head Billies
Large individual 97 50 Medium 50 00
60 00 Nannies Large individual 35 00
Medium 30 00-45 00 Kids Small
25 00-30 00
CATTLE 4490 Compared with 5273
head last week and 4249 head a year ago
Slaughter steers I 00 to 250 higher, si
heifers I 00 to 300 higher, si cows
steady to mostly 2 00 higher, bulls 1 00 to
2 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choiee and Pnme 2 4 08 00-73 00
Choice 1-3 64 00 70 00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 61 00-66 00, Select I 3
55 00-63 50, Standard 1-2 50 00 56 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2 3 59 00 61 50, Choice 2-3 55 00-59 00,
Select 1-2 50 00-55 00, Standard 1-2
46 00-49 00 HEIFERS Choice few Prime
2-4 63 00-67 25, Select 13 54 00
61 25, Standard 1-2 47 00-52 00 COWS
Breakers 75-80% lean 37 00-43 00,
Boners 80-85% lean 34 50-40 50, Lean
85-90% lean 30 00-36 00 Shells down
to 16 50
490-515 lbs
540 lbs
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 46 00-54 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 1000 2500 lbs
48 00-53 00, Yield Grade 2 900 2400 lbs
42 75-48 00
505 lbs
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 70 00-
80 00, 500-700 lbs 60 50-68 50,
Medium and Large 2 600-900 lbs 57 GO
-63 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large I
300-500 lbs 6100-72 00, Medium and
Large 2 500-800 lbs 55 00-60 00,
BULLS Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs
61 00 72 00, Medium and Large Frame
2 500-700 lbs 50 00-60 00
CALVES 2541 Compared with 3380
head last week and 2572 head a year ago
Vcalers steady to strong VEALERS
Choice 150 350 lbs 81 00-90 00, Good
120-250 lbs 69 00-80 00, Standard and
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Weekly Livestock
Summary
11 Livestock Auctions
October 15,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
COW MATTRESS
Good 75-120 lbs 20 00-35 00, Utility
50 100 lbs 10 00-22 00 FARM CALVES
Holstein bulls 500 to 20 00 higher.
Holstein heifers mostly steady No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 90 00-170 00,
No 2 85-120 lbs 60 00-120 00. No I
Holstein heifers 80-100 lbs 250 00
361 00, No 2 80-100 lbs 105 00-240 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
60 00 120 00
HOGS 1100 Compared with 2117
head last week and 2036 head a year ago
Banows and gilts mostly 2 00 lower sows
I 00 to 400 lower BARROWS AND
GILTS 49 54% lean 220 265 lbs 33 00
35 00 45 50% lean 240 275 lbs 32 00
33 50 40 45% lean 260 300 lbs 30 00
32 00 SOWS US 1-3 300 500 lbs
16 00 22 00, 500-700 lbs 20 00-26 00
BOARS 6 00-8 00
FEEDER PIGS 548 Compared with
412 head last week and 493 head a year
ago US 1-3 20-30 lbs 8 00 13 00, 35
50 lbs 17 00-22 00 - per head
SHEEP 1844 Compared with 1690
head last week and 2139 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 10 00
higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40-60 lbs 97 00-125 00, 60-80 lbs
80 00-100 00, 80-100 lbs 72 00-82 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-50 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 1396 Compared with 929 head
last week and 1815 head a year ago
Feeder pigs mostly steady to spots 5 00
lower US I-2 40-50 lbs 45 00-50 00,
50-60 lbs 48 00-56 00, 60-80 lbs 35 DO
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Slaughter 30-40 lbs 85 00-122 00, 40-60
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