Leesport Livestock
Lees port, Pa.
January 26,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 131 (PDA] [Supply
included 38 steers and heifers, 81 cows, 6
bulls and 6 feeder cattle], si steers light
supply steady, si cows 100 to 300
higher, si. heifers and si. bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few Choice
2-3 1260-1450 lbs 66.00-71 75, Select 1-3
5975-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1350-1505 lbs
62.50-65.00, Choice 2-3 1375-1605 lbs
61 00-63.50, Select 1-2 57.00-6000,
Standard 1-2 51.00-54.00.
HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-4 1215 &
1220 lbs 66.50 & 68.50, one Select 1-3
63 70.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.00-
48.50, Boners 80-85% lean 37.75-42 50,
Lean 85-90% 26.00-38.75. Shells down to
2000.
BULLS. Yield Grade 2 1050-1540 lbs
42.00-50.00.
CALVES 77...VEALERS one Good
145 lbs 45.00, Standard and Good 70-100
lbs 37 50-55.00, Utility 65-105 lbs 10.00-
30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
mostly steady, Holstein heifers steady...No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 140.00-165.00,
No 2 85-120 lbs 50 00-125.00. few to
140.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 95-105 lbs
250.00-265.00, one No 2 110 lbs 150.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-195 lbs
52.50-75.00.
HOGS B...Banows and gilts steady to
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: one lot 45-
50% lean 264 lbs 38.00, one 40-45% lean
326 lbs 30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 16...[SLAUGHTER]
MARTIN’S TIRE & ALIGNMENT
119-126 lbs 42 00-43 00 per cwt
SHEEP 4 . Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 85-150
lbs 78 00-90 00
GOATS 6 Large Nannies 47 00-
6200, one Large Kid 3000, one Small
22 00 per head
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, January 24,2000
CATTLE: 126 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 68.00-73.00,
GOOD 64.00-67.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 67.50-72.50,
GOOD 60.00-66,00, UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.00-44.00, CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 22.00-36.00.
BULLOCKS: NO MARKET TEST.
BULLS: YG# 38.00-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 60.00-
72.00, BULLS 55.00-68.00, HEIFERS
50.00-
CALVES: 104. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST, CHOICE 76.00-84.00, GOOD
68.00- STANDARD 20.00-42.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 60.00-
152.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130
LBS. 160.00-235.00.
HOGS: 187 HEAD. US#l-2 38.50-
40.00, US4I-3 35.50-37.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 24.00-41.00.
BOARS; 8.00-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 11 HEAD. US#l-3
20-50 LBS. 10.00-23.00.
SHEEP: 29 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD LAMBS, NO MARKET TEST;
SLAUGHTER EWES 35.00-45.00.
GOATS; 40.00-60.00.
New Holland Sheep
and Goats
January 24,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CALVES SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
192 400 700
LAST WEEK
173 858 1381
LAST YEAR
210 545 694
CALVES: Compared to Thursday's
auction, a very light test of vealers sold
200-4.00 lower. Lightweight slaughter
calves sold firm to 10.00 higher, but over
350 lbs were not well tested. Holstein
bulls returning to feed sold fully steady
and Holstein heifers traded 20.00-35 00
lower.
VEALERS. Few Good and Choice
70-110 lbs 24.00-32.00. Few Standard
and low Good 60-90 lbs 11.00-25 00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Few Good
and Choice 250-350 lbs 85.00-105.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 137 00-170 00. Plainer
type bulls 80-115 lbs 95.00-145 00, few
weaker calves down to 5000 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 270.00-315.00. Plainer
heifers 75-100 lbs 170.00-230.00, few 70-
75 lbs 110.00-140.00.
SHEEP: Last Thursday's light
offering was not enough for a comparison,
but Monday's market had a higher
undertone. The goat market was also
strong.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop
Choice and Prime 2-3 50-80 lbs 11000-
150.00. Wooled' Choice and Prime 2-3
65-90 lbs 10000-12000; 90-110 lbs
85.00-100.00, 110-150 lbs 60.00-85 00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds not well
tested Uuhty and Good 1-3 30 00-55 00
GOATS (All sold by the head) Billies
Large 10000-140 00, few up to 165 00
Medium 75.00-100 00. Mutton Choice
and Prime 80 00-12000 Nannies Large
70 00-100 00, few up to 12000 Medium
40 00-70 00 Yearlings Choice and Prime
60 00-90 00 Kids Choice and Prime
45 00-75 00 Good 25 00-45 00
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, January 24,2000
HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES 65.00-
305.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 70.00-187.50, 70-95 LBS. 35.00-
155.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 11.00-30.00.
GRASSERS & STR. CFS. 40.50-
57.50.
FEEDERS 65.00-79.00.
LAMBS 100.00-117.50.
SHEEP 20.00-35.00.
HOGS 200-250 LBS. 36.00-40.00.
SOWS 21.00-33.50.
BOARS, NONE.
PIGS EACH 5.00-23.00.
HEIFERS 36.00-47.00.
STEERS 44.00-48.50.
BULLS 42.00-46.75.
GOOD COWS 36.00-42.50.
MEDIUMS COWS 30.00-36.25.
THIN COWS 19.00-32.25.
CATTLE MARKET STRONGER.
CALF MARKET HIGHER.
HORSES AND PONIES, NONE.
GOATS, NONE.
BACK TO FARM CALVES MUCH
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 25,2000
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
42.25-46.00, BONERS 80-85% LEAN
36.75-42.00, LEAN 85-90% LEAN
27.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 25.75.
BULLS: YG#11945-2480 LBS. 49.00-
51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS HOL.
145-385 LBS. 53.00.
CALVES: UTILITY 75-85 LBS.
15.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 90-115 LBS. 114.00-150.00;
#2 85-115 LBS. 80.00-112.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: #1 75-85
LBS. 76.00-120.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 500-600 LBS. 30.00-
41.00.
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