Weekly Livestock Summary December 31,1999 11 Livestock Auctions December 31,1999 Report Supplied By PDA NO REPORT NEXT WEEK DUE TO FARM SHOW CATTLE 3958 Compared with 3225 head last week and 2851 head a year ago Slaughter steers steady to 1 00 higher, heifers steady to 50 higher, si cows mostly 50 to 1 00 higher, si bulls uneven SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 70 75-74 75, Choice 1-3 65 75-71 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3 65 00-68 75, Select 1-3 59 00- 66 00, Standard 1-2 53 00-57 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 59 25-63 75, Choice 2-3 56 00-60 50, Select 1-2 52 00-57 00, Standard 1-2 48 00-52 00 HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4 64 00-71 50, Select 1-3 57 50-64 00, Standard 1-2 50 50-55 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 38 00-44 75, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-41 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-35 75, few to 28 00 Shells down to 19 50 BULLOCKS Select 1-3 49 00-55 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 44 25-54 25, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 39 50-45 00 FEEDER CATTLE Very few offerings due to holiday week STEERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80 00-104 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 50 00- 61 00, HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 67 00-89 00, BULLS Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 79 00- 103 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 60 00-73 00 CALVES 2696 Compared with 2390 head last week and 2692 head a year ago Vealers Small supply steady to 700 higher VEALERS Choice 150-350 lbs 74 00-106 00, Good 140-275 lbs 60 00- 77 50, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs 20 00-40 00, Utility 50-100 lbs 10 00- 20 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls firm to 5 00 higher, heifers mostly 20 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 130 00-178 00, No 2 85-120 lbs 60 00- 140 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 260 00-365 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 110 00- 255 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs 50 00-140 00 HOGS 1122 Compared with 1705 head last week and 1354 head a year ago Barrows and gilts steady to I 00 higher, sows active, 4 00-6 00 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs 37 00-40 50 45-50% lean 225-270 lbs 34 50-37 25, 40-45% lean 245-300 lbs 33 25-34 50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 lbs 24 00-32 00, 500-700 lbs 30 00-35 00 BOARS. 7 00-10 00 FEEDER PIGS 118 Compared with 296 head last week and 348 head a year ago US 1-3 40-60 lbs 20 00-37 50 - head SHEEP 2069 Compared with 2121 head last week and 2163 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 500 to 10 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop Choice 40-60 lbs 120 00-165 00, 60- 80 lbs 110 00-125 00, Wooled lambs Choice 60-80 lbs 95 00-110 00, 80-110 lbs 80 00-95 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 22 00-60 00 ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 632 Compared with 2771 head last week and 485 head a year ago Feeder pigs not tested, untire supply went for slaughter SLAUGHTER 15-60 lbs 120 GO -175 00, 60-100 lbs 49 00-74 00 per cwt Middleburg Livestock Middleburg, Pa. January 4,1999 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 491 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers 50 to 100 lower, si cows steady with spots 1 00 lower, si heifers 1 00 lower, bulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1130-1460 lbs 72 00-74 50, Choice 1100-1490 lbs 64 25-72 25, Select 1-3 60 00-66 25, Standard 1-2 48 GO -58 50 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1440-1560 lbs 63 50-65 00, Choice 2- 3 1150-1650 lbs 57 75-63 00, Select 1-2 49 50-57 25, Standard 1-241 00-49 75 HEIFERS few High Choice and - per Prime 2-4 1100-1220 lbs 72 00-72 75, Choice 2-4 1065-1435 lbs 63 50-69 75, Select 1-3 59 00-65 00, Standard 1-2 45 00-58 25 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean (early sales) 37 00-44 00, Boners 80-85% lean 35 00-41 00, Lean 85-90% lean 26 25- 37 75 Shells down to 20 00 BULLOCKS couple Select 1-3 57 50 & 59 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1360-1885 lbs 44 75-48 00 with one 54 75, Yield Grade 2 1305-1970 lbs 41 50-43 50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium and Large 1 495-535 lbs 73 00- 77 50, Large 2 435-480 lbs 47 00-60 00, 640-810 lbs 45 00-50 50, HEIFERS Medium and Large 2 525-580 lbs 64 00- 70 50, 660-700 lbs 67 00-67 50, Medium 2 605-665 lbs 49 50-57 00, one Urge 2 345 lbs 72 00, BULLS Medium 1 360-570 lbs 61 00-71 00, one 615 lbs 66 00, Medium and Urge 2 495-585 lbs 44 00-48 50 CALVES 253 VEALERS Standard and Good 75-110 lbs 20 00-30 00, Utility 60-80 lbs 10 00-1900 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady with spots to 5 00 lower, Holstein heifers 20 00 to 40 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 125 00-175 00 bulk of sales 130 00-167 50, 80-90 lbs 90 00-110 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 60 00- 130 00, few up to 35 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 80-100 lbs 250 00-337 50, No 2 70-95 lbs 100 00-220 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 85-105 lbs 95 00-157 00 incaster Fanning, Saturday, January 8, 2000-Al5 HOGS 120 (01/03 & 04/99) Bulk of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction Barrows and gilts 1 00 lower, sows 2 00 to 3 00 higher BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 240-275 lbs 40 00-41 75, 45-50% lean 225-280 lbs 36 00-38 50, 40-45% lean 290-395 lbs 32 50-41 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-495 lbs 24 DO -37 00, 500-720 lbs 28 50-39 25 BOARS one 560 lbs 8 25 FEEDER PIGS 15 Few US 1-3 40-95 lbs 33 00-39 00, few 75 lbs 40 00 per head SHEEP 28 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 60-80 lbs 77 00-92 00, few 90-120 lbs 71 00-79 00 NEW CROP LAMBS few Choice 30-70 lbs 102 50-110 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-37 00 GOATS 6 Couple Large Billies 71 00 & 79 00, couple Medium 62 00 & 69 00, one Large Nanny 55 00, one Large Kid 34 00 per head All-Plant LIQUID PLANT FOOD 9-18-9 PLUS OTHERS' • Contains 100% white ortho phosphoric acid. 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