Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 15, 2000
11 Livestock Auctions
January 7,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5066 Compared with 3358
head last week and 4526 head a year ago
Slaughter steers mostly steady to 1 00
lower with Holstein steers steady to
strong, si heifers mostly steady, si cows
mostly 1 00 to 200 lower, si bulls steady
to 2 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 70 25-74 50, Choice 1-3
64 25-71 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3
64 60-68 75, Select 1-3 59 00- 66 00,
Standard 1-2 52 00-56 50
HOLSTEINS' High Choice and Prime
2-3 60 50-65 00, Choice 2-3 57 50-61 00,
Select 1-2 49 50-57 25, Standard I-2
45 00-48 75
HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4
63 50-72 00, Select 1-3 57 25-64 00,
Standard 1-2 49 00-55 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 36 GO
-43 50, Boners 80-85% lean 34 25-40 25,
Lean 85-90% lean 29 50-34 75, few to
26 50 Shells down to 19 00
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 47 25-59 25
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
44 75-56 50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
39 25-46 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80 00-
103 00,500-700 lbs 71 00-86 00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-500 lbs 53 00-71 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Urge 1 300-500
lbs 68 00-86 00, 500-700 lbs 61 00-70 00,
Medium and Urge frame 2 300-500 lbs
57 00-68 00, BULLS Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 82 00-98 00, 500-700 lbs
68 00-87 00, Medium and Urge 2 300-
500 lbs 62 00-72 00
CALVES 3290 Compared wiih 2696
head last week and 3356 head a year ago
Vealers Small supply steady VEALERS
Choice 150-350 lbs 75 00-100 00, Good
140-275 lbs 60 00-78 00, Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 2000-4000, Utility 50-
100 lbs 1000-20 00 FARM CALVES
Holstein bulls steady to 700 higher,
heifers mostly 15 00 higher No 1
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 125 00-185 00,
No 2 85-120 lbs 6000-152 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 260 00-379 00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 110 00-275 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs 68 00-157 00
HOGS 1269 Compared with 1122
head last week and 1554 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to 1 00 lower,
sows steady to 3 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 36 25-40 00 45-50% lean
225-270 lbs 34 00-36 25. 40-45% lean
245-300 lbs 33 00-34 75 SOWS US 1-3
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Fisher & Thompson Inc.
DAIRY & MILKING EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE
: rom left - Amos Fisher, Julie & Merrill Wildasm
2nd Prize - Floyd Kurtz, Fleetwood
3rd Prize - John Landis, Lancaster
4th Prize - Jacob Tanis, Centre Hall
MAIN OFFICE
15 NEWPORT RD
LEOLA, PA 17540
717-656-3307
CHAMBERSBURG
SERVICE CENTER
5455 BIKLE RD
CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201
717-352-7606
Open Saturday 8 a.m. - Noon
WESTFAUA
300-500 lbs 24 00-33 00, 500-700 lbs
32 00-38 50
BOARS 7 00-10 00
FEEDER PIGS 142 Compared with
118 head last week and 287 head a year
ago US 1-3 40-60 lbs 24 00-39 00 per
head
SHEEP 2043 Compared with 2069
head last week and 2183 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs sharply
higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS New
Crop Choice 35-60 lbs 140 00-240 00, 60-
80 lbs 110 00-140 00, Wooled lambs
Choice 60-80 lbs 100 00-162 00, 80-110
lbs 85 00-115 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP
30 00-70 00
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
318 Compared with 632 last week and
386 head a year ago Compared to last
week, feeder pigs not tested US 1-2 25-35
lbs 77 00-88 00 SLAUGHTER 20-35 lbs
90 00-115 00, 35-65 lbs 56 00-95 00
per cwt
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
January 10,2000
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CATTLE 221 [PDA] Slaughter
cows steady SI bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few Select 1-3
56 00-6000, Standard 1-2 46 50-54 50
HEIFERS Few Standard 1-2 50 00-55 00,
couple to 43 50 COWS Breakers 75-80%
lean 37 25-39 75, Boners 80-85% lean
32 00-37 50, Lean 85-90% lean 27 25-
32 50 Shells 27 50 and down BULLS
Yield Grade I 1100-1785 lbs 44 00-50 50,
Yield Grade 2 1080-2445 lbs 38 00-45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large I 350-500 lbs 89 00-
108 00, 525-700 lbs 74 00-89 00, Medium
and Urge 2 350-500 lbs 70 00-84 00,550-
715 lbs 66 50-84 00, HEIFERS Medium
and Urge 1 325-500 lbs 73 00-93 00. 510-
600 lbs 67 50-78 00, Medium and Large 2
330-500 lbs 50 00-7100, 505-885 lbs
50 00-65 00, BULLS Medium and Urge
1 310-500 lbs 85 00-105 00, 505-610 lbs
74 00-93 00, Medium and Urge 2 400-
800 lbs 55 00-80 00
CALVES 213 [All calves sold per
cwt] VEALERS couple Choice 135 &
155 lbs 70 00 & 77 50, Standard and Good
90-125 lbs 3000-5000, 70-85 lbs 27 00-
40 00, Utility 50-80 lbs 15 00-25 00.
FARM CALVES Holstein Bulls
steady to 10 00 higher No I Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 112 50-152.50, No 2 80-
105 lbs 52 50-110 00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 100-110 lbs 27000-325 00, No 2
75-100 lbs 120 00-190 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs
Congratulations To
Merrill & Julie
Wildasin,
Hanover, PA
Winners Of Grand
Prize Drawing
At The
Fisher & Thompson
Open House
NORTHERN
SERVICE CENTER
3450 S MAIN ST
BELLEVILLE, PA 17004
717-935-7422
MIFFUNBURG
SALES CENTER
RD 2 BOX 265
WABASH RD
MIFFUNBURG, PA 17844
570-966-3900
65 00-122 50,145-265 lbs 62 00-97 50.
HOGS 15 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 250-280 lbs 39,50-41 00, 40-
45% lean 315-375 lbs 39 00-42.00
FEEDER PIGS 18 US 1-3 35-50 lbs
22 00-32 50 per head
SHEEP 35 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
High Choice and Prune 115-125 lbs 72 00-
91 00, Choice 80-90 lbs 89 00-101 00, few
feeder lambs Good and Choice 35-70 lbs
92 50-113 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP
33 00-41 00
GOATS 9 Large Billies 78 00-
134 00, Medium 5100-65 00, Large
Nannies 53 00-54 00, one large Kid 29 00
per head
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
January 10,2000
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CATTLE 146 [PDA] SLAUGHTER
STEERS few Select 1-3 55 00-61.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS one Choice 3 1405
lbs 5900, few Select 1-2 55 50-57 25,
couple Standard 1-2 50 00 & 5100
HEIFERS one Choice 3 1290 lbs 62 00,
few Standard 1-2 50 00-56 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-80%
lean 36 00-4000, Boners 80-85% lean
33 00-38 00, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-
36 50 Shells down to 24 00 BULLS few
Yield Grade 2 1175-1885 lbs 38 00-43 00
FEEDER CATTLE HEIFERS few
Medium 1-2 415-785 lbs 52 50-5900, one
78 00
CALVES 165 VEALERS Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 20 00-35 00, few
Utility 60-70 lbs 1000
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
120-125 lbs 130 00-155 00, 95-115 lbs
149 00-158 00, 90 lbs 112 50, No 2 90-
115 lbs 67 00-140 00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs 260 00-33000, No 2
85-135 lbs 220 00-270 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
75 00-155.00.
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HOGS 217. .BARROWS AND
GILTS 49-54% lean 240-270 lbs 38 DO
-39 25, 45-50% lean 230-280 lbs 36 25-
38 00, 40-45% lean 250-300 lbs 34 00-
36 25
SOWS few US 1-3 375-450 lbs
22 00-30 00. 450-570 lbs 32 00-38 25,
mostly 32 00-35 00
BOARS few 360-775 lbs 7 50-7 75
FEEDER PIGS 34 US 2-3 60-90 lbs
11 00-20 00—per head, 115-1651bs 20 GO
-23 00 per cwt
SHEEP 71 Choice 105-125 lbs
62 00-69 00, New Crop 60-75 lbs 115 00-
120 00, one lot 83 lbs 10000
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 30 00-43 00
GOATS 10 one Large 40 00, Medium
and Small 15 00-38 00 per head
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
January 11,2000
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CATTLE 424. [PDA] Compared
with last week's sale .si steers steady to
weak, si cows 1 00 to 2 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS- Choice 2-3
1200-1500 lbs 65 00-71.50 mostly 66 DO
-69 50, Select 1-3 56.50-65 00, few
Standard 1-2 52 00-56 50
HOLSTEINS. High Choice and Prime
2-3 1250-1600 lbs 60 25-64 00, few to
66 00, Choice 2-3 1200-1600 lbs 56 50-
6000, Select 1-2 53 00-55.75, Standard 1-
2 45.00-50 00
HEIFERS. Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lbs
65 00-69 00, few to 7100, Select 1-2
53.25-64.50, Standard 1-2 50 50-55 00
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 37 00-
41.50, Boners 80-85% lean 35 00-40 50,
Lean 85-90% lean 31.75-37 25 Shells
down to 25.00
BULLOCKS couple Select 1-3 1485
lbs 52 25 & 52.75.
BULLS- one Yield Grade 1 1460 lbs
45.50, Yield Grade 2 1175-2015 lbs 39 00-
43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS.
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Medium and Large 1 725-850 lbs 62 50-
66 00, Medium 1 385-520 lbs 80.00-86 00,
635-675 lbs 75 00-77 00; HEIFERS'
Medium 1 350-550 lbs 8000-9000, 550-
775 lbs 60.00-77 00, Medium 2 325-550
lbs 61 00-80 00,
BULLS few Large I 625-775 lbs
59 00-70 00, Medium 1 325-475 lbs
84 00-101 00, Medium 2 225-400 lbs
71 00-86 00
CALVES 172 VEALERS Standard
and Good 80-115 lbs 2000-35 00, Utility
55-80 lbs 5 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 135 00-160 00, one 170 00, No
2 85-120 lbs 40.00-135 00, few No 1
Holstein heifers 95-115 lbs 250 00-270 00,
few No 2 90-110 lbs 90 00-270 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs
85 00-115.00, one 160 00.
HOGS 197 BARROWS AND
GILTS. 49-54% lean 220-250 lbs 38 00-
38 50, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 37 00-
38 25, 40-45% lean 230-300 lbs 33 50-
36.75.
SOWS few US 1-3 480-525 lbs
32 00-36 00.
BOARS- one 250 lbs 12 00.
FEEDER PIGS 2.. NO MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 0 . NO MARKET TEST!
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January 10, 3000
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HEAVY HENS .75-2.25.
BANTAMS .25-1.75.
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