Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
December 29,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 207 [PDA] [Supply
included 84 steers and heifers, 97 cows, 15
bulls and 11 feeder cattle]
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Prime 2
1435 lbs 71.75, Choice 2-3 1020-1505 lbs
65 25-69 25, Select 1-3 59 00-64 25, few
Standard 1-2 53 00-57 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1455-1660 lbs 60 25-62 00,
1690-1750 lbs 56 75-57 25, Choice 2-3
1295-1650 lbs 56 75-60 50, Select 1-2
54 00-57 50, few to 58 50, Standard 1-2
48 25-54 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1140-1465 lbs
64 00-67 75, Select 1-3 62 00-64 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 40 CO
-44 25, Boners 80-85% lean 36 75-40 25,
Lean 85-90% 32 50-35 75, low dressing
28 50 Shells down to 22 00
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 50 00-52 75
BULLS Yield Grade! 1190-1950 lbs
48 00-54 00, one Yield Grade 2 1245 lbs
43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS one lot
Medium 1 565 lbs 67 50, one lot Large 2
785 lbs Holstems 45 00, HEIFERS
Medium and Large 1 525-670 lbs 50 00-
55 00, BULLS few Large 2 380-410 lbs
83 00-84 00
CALVES 188 VEALERS few
Choice 210-380 lbs 74 00-105 00, few
Good 150-260 lbs 55 00-77 50, Standard
and Good 75-100 lbs 25 00-37 50, Utility
65-90 lbs 1000-20 00
FARM CALVES Holstein heifers
mostly steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs 125 00-170 00, No 2 85-120 lbs 50 00-
107 50, several to 132 50, No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-100 lbs 26000-325 00, No 2
70-100 lbs 105 00-210 00 Beef type bulls
and heifers 90-120 lbs 55 00-100 00
HOGS 27 Small supply barrows and
gilts mostly steady
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50%
lean 235-260 lbs 36 50-37 50, few 40-45%
lean 180-190 lbs 28 00.
SOWS few US 1-3 350-605 lbs
27 50-3000, few Medium 320-370 lbs
12 00-15 50.
BOARS few 205-530 lbs 6 50-14 50
FEEDER PIGS 24. One lot US 1-3 20
lbs 34 00 per head
SHEEP 33. NEW CROP LAMBS
Choice 45-65 lbs 110 00-135 00
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 70-125
lbs 80 00-90 00, Good and Choice 25-50
lbs 85 00-105 00
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SLAUGHTER SHEEP 45 00-60 00
GOATS 21 One Medium Billy 90 00,
Nannies all sizes 65 00-90 00, Large Kids
57 50-85 00, few Small 40 00-55 00
per head
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
January 4,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 499 [PDA] Compared
with last week's sale si steers steady to
strong, si cows mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1075-1475 lbs 67 00-70 00, 1525-1650 lbs
55 00-57 75, Select 1-3 57 50-63 75, few
Standard 1-251 50-5800
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1550 lbs 61 00-64 60, Choice 2-
3 1150-1700 lbs 56 70-59 50, Select 1-2
51 50 55 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lbs
65 25-70 00, few Select 1-2 58 00-63 25
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 38 50-
42 75, few to 45 25, Boners 80-85% lean
36 75-41 50, Lean 85-90% lean 32 25-
38 50 Shells down to 25 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1550-
2030 lbs 48 00-48 75, Yield Grade 2 1015-
1980 lbs 39 00-46 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large 1 725-850 lbs 64 00-
65 00, Large 1 600-650 lbs 66 00-81 00,
Medium 1 350-550 lbs 84 00-95 00, 625-
675 lbs 8000-86 00, Large 2 475-800 lbs
52 00-60 00. Medium 330-725 lbs 56 00-
Sl 00,
HEIFERS Large 1 375-675 lbs 74 GO
-84 00, Medium 1 375-535 lbs 74 00-90 00,
Medium 2 300-550 lbs 50 00-70 00,
BULLS Medium 1 425-700 lbs 63 GO
-76 00. Medium 2 550-750 lbs 50 00-65 00
CALVES 126 .VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 20 00-47 00, Utility
60-80 lbs 5 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
95-115 lbs 14000-170 00, few 177 50, No
2 90-120 lbs 55 00-135.00, No 2 Holstein
heifers 80-115 lbs 80 00-270 00
HOGS 101 BARROWS AND
GILTS 49-54% lean 240-260 lbs 41 GO
-43 00, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 37 25-
39 00.40-45% lean 37 00-37 25
SOWS US 1-3 380-520 lbs 25 GO
-31 00
BOARS couple 260 & 380 lbs 8 00-
20 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP II SLAUGHTER SHEEP
38 00-41 00
GOATS 2 Couple Medium 30 00 &
40 00 per head
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Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
December 29,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 271 [PDA] [Supply
included 168 cows and heifers in Dairy
sale] si cows 1 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS one
Standard 1-2 52 50
HOLSTEINS couple Select 1-2 46 50
& 5075
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80% lean 38 00-42 50, few low dressing
35 75, Boners 80-85% lean 36 75-40 25,
low dressing 32 00-34 00 Lean 85-90%
28 00-36 50 Shells down to 23 50
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1410-
1755 lbs 40 75-44 00, one Yield Grade 2
1525 lbs 39 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium 1 495-555 lbs 68 50-76 00.
HEIFERS Medium and Large 2 435-565
lbs 62 50-71 50, 605-745 lbs 52 50-71 50,
Medium and Large 2 700-735 lbs 40 DO
-52 50, BULLS one Medium and Large 1
450 lbs 66 00, few 700-975 lbs 47 GO
-51 50
CALVES 92 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-135 lbs 20 00-3000, Utility
70-90 lbs 8 00-19 00
FARM CALVfiS Holstein bulls
1000 to 20 00 higher, Holstein heifers
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
120 00-170 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 6000-
140.00 with a few to down 40 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs 260 00-295 00,
few No 2 85-90 lbs 220 00-255 00
HOGS 13 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 225-250 lbs 30 00-32 75
SOWS few US 1-3 465-500 lbs
26 50-28 00, one Medium 355 lbs 19 00
FEEDER PIGS 9 US 1-3 25-40 lbs
6 00-11 00, 50-70 lbs 23 00-37 50 per
head
SHEEP 24 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 110-140 lbs 66 00-71 00, few
Good and Choice 20-30 lbs 63 00-101 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 34 00-4100,
few Yearlings 42 00-50 00
GOATS 18 Large Billies and
Wethers 59.00-62 00, Medium and Small
Billies 46 00-68 00, couple Large Nannies
62 00 & 69 00, one Medium 60 00, Large
Kids 43 00-46 00, Small 7 00-10 00
per head
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 75000-
156000 —per head
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Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
January 3,2000
Report Supplied B y PDA
CATTLE 290 [PDA] SLAUGHTER
STEERS couple Select 1-3 56 00 &
57 50, Standard 1-2 45 00-54 50
HEIFERS two Standard 1-2 44 00
HOLSTEINS Standard 1-2 40 GO
-47 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 00-
41 75, Boners 80-85% lean 33 25-37 50
Lean 85-90% lean 27 50-33 00 Shells
26 50 and down
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1030-1925 lbs
45 50-51 00, Yield Grade 2 1470-1850 lbs
42 00-45 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80 00-
103 00, 510-700 lbs 72 00-88 00, Medium
and Large 2 375-595 lbs 53 00-77 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300 500
lbs 74 00-86 00. 510 650 lbs 66 00-72 00,
Medium and Large 2 325-500 lbs 60 GO
-68 00, 515-915 lbs 51 and Large 1 300-
500 lbs 78 00-98 00, 520-625 lbs 71 00-
91 50, Medium and Large 2 325 500 lbs
53 00-63 00,525-965 lbs 50 00-70 00
CALVES 157 [All calves sold per
cwt] VEALERS one Choice 175 lbs
80 00, couple Good 135 & 155 lbs 67 50
& 75 00, Standard and Good 90-105 lbs
28 00-45 00. 70-85 lbs 25 00-45 00,
Utility 50-75 lbs 8 00-25 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 100 00-145 00, No 2 80-125
lbs 45 00-100 00, No 1 Holstein heifers
80-100 lbs 200 00-315 00, few No 2 65-95
lbs 65 00-125 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
68 00-125 00, 135-295 lbs 67 50-98 00
HOGS 23 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 235-275 lbs 37 00-41 00, 40-
45% lean 240-290 lbs 33 50-37 50
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 113 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prime 100-120 lbs 75 GO
-77 00, Choice 45-60 lbs 128 00-137 00,
65-75 lbs 107 00-115 00, 80-100 lbs
82 00-99 00, Good and Choice 65-90 lbs
68 00-78 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 25 00-41 00
GOATS 12 Couple Large Billies
77 00 & 119 00, Medium 43 00-44 00,
Large Wethers 54 00-73 00. Medium
Nannies 35 00-54 00. couple Urge Kids
33 00 & 37 00, Small 23 00-27 00 per
head
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
Mon., January 1, 2000
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-300 LBS.) 50.00-96.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-81.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 66.00-73.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-63.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 40.00-56.00, LIGHT
35.0046.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.0071.75; MEDIUM 70
GOOD 45.0064.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 38.0048.00, LIGHT
38.0060.50.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
34.75-41.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
30.0035.50, CULL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00-80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.0047.00.
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 150.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 275.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 108.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 40.00.
LAMBS CHOICE UP TO 75.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettatown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 4, 2000
CALVES .05-2.90.
COWS .10-.46'/!.
EASY COWS .19% -37% .
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .33-.95.
HEIFERS .29-.67.
BULLS .20-.65.
STEERS .27-.75.
HOGS .20-.29.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 5.00-20.00.
SOWS .12.
SHEEP .05-1.30.
LAMBS EACH 21.00-90.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .51-1.85.
GOATS EACH 35.00-130.00.
KIDS EACH 20.00-76.00.
Mary Henry
Assistant Vice President
Agricultural Lending
Call (717)464-4520
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