Weekly Livestock
Summary
11 Livestock Auctions
February 25,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4225 Compared with 4561
head last week and 4702 head a year ago
Slaughter steers continue to lose ground
being 50 lower with Holsteins steady to
I 00 lower, si cows 1 00 to spots 3 00
higher, si heifers 50 to 1 00 lower, bulls
steady to weak
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 68 00-71 75, Choice 1-3
65 00-69 00, Select and Low Choice 2-3
62 50-67 50, Select 1-3 59 00-65 00,
Standard 1-2 46 00-49 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 60 00-64 50, Choice 2-3 57 75-61 50,
Select 1 -2 49 50-55 00, Standard 1 -2
46 00-49 00
HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4
63 00-69 00, Select 1-3 56 00-64 25,
Standard 1-246 75-56 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 38 00-
44.75, Boners 80-85% lean 34 00-40 00,
Lean 85-90% lean 29 75-37 25, few late
sales to 39 75 Shells down to 20 00
BULLOCKS Select 1-3 50 00-56 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
46 00-54 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
38 75-45 25
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Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs 88 00-
96 00, 500-700 lbs 68 00-88 00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-500 lbs 75 00-82 00,500-
700 lbs 61 00-75 00, HEIFERS Medium
and Urge I 300-500 lbs 80 00-93 00, 500-
700 lbs 68 00-78 00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 61 00-70 00, BULLS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 74 50-
97 00, 500-700 lbs 59 00-70 00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-500 lbs 63 00-73 00
CALVES 2957 Compared with 3290
head last week and 3286 head a year ago
Vealers fully steady VEALERS Choice
175-350 lbs 85 00-105 00, Good 140-275
lbs 75 00-85 00, Standard and Good 75-
120 lbs 20 00-4000, Utility 50-100 lbs
10 00-23 00 FARM CALVES Holstein
bulls steady to 15 00 higher, Holstein
heifers 500 to 1000 higher No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100 00-162 00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 5000-115 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 240 00-305 00,
No 2 80-100 lbs 150 00-230 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-135 lbs
80 00-13000
HOGS 1055 Compared with 1712
head last week and 1507 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady steady to 1 00
lower due to local packer AVA Park
closing this week, sows steady to weak
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 37 50-42 00, 45-50%
lean 220-275 lbs 37 00-39 75, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 35 00-37 00 SOWS US
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1-3 300-500 lbs 25 00-35.00, 500-700 lbs
35 00-43 00.
BOARS 1000-16 00
FEEDER PIGS 101 Compared with
236 head last week and 174 head a year
ago US 1-3 35-55 lbs 21 00-35 00 per
head
SHEEP 972 Compared with 1367
head last week and 943 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs mostly steady NEW
CROP LAMBS Choice 40-60 lbs 140 00-
185 00, 60-80 lbs 110 00-135 00, 80-100
lbs 100 00-112 00, WOOLED LAMBS
Choice 80-100 lbs 100 00-110 00, 100-120
lbs 75 00-100 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 32 00-60 00
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
370 Compared with 471 last week and
608 head a year ago Feeder pigs mostly
10 00 higher US 1-2 30-50 lbs 80 00-
9000, 50-60 lbs 65 00-77 00, 85-95 lbs
46 00-48 00, US 2 30-40 lbs 63 00-67 00,
50-70 lbs 47 00-52 00, Slaughter 20-30
lbs 130 00-145 00. 30-45 lbs 105 CO
-132 00
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
March 2,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOAT
WEDNESDAY
315 92 04 14 H
and Closing costs to borrower.
Required.
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LAST WEDNESDAY
CATTLE Compared with last
Wednesday's auction, slaughter cows sold
steady to 1 00 higher Other classes were
not well tested
SLAUGHTER STEERS Select 2
individual 57 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Select 1-3
50 50-55 25 Standard 1-2 41 50-46 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Select 3
individual 55 75 Standard 2 individual
50 25
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 39 00-43 75 Boners 80-85 pet
lean 36 00-41 00, low dressing down to
33 75 Lean 85-90 pet lean 28 25-37 25
Shells down to 22 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 2
individual 1790 lbs 45 50
FEEDER STEERS Medium 2 couple
745-890 lbs 61 50-65 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium 1 few
345-645 lbs 64 00-72 00, 840-915 lbs
57 00-62 00FEEDER BULLS Medium 1
couple 375-535 lbs 65 00-76 00 CAI.VES
compared to last week's auction, Holstein
bulls returning to the farm sold unevenly
steady, 10 00 lower to 10 00 higher
VEALERS Standard and Good few
75-110 lbs 20 00-30 00 Utility 55-85 lbs
18 00-2000
and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4> 2000-AIS
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 95-130 lbs 100 00-130 00,
80-90 lbs 87 50-115 00 Number 2 85-
120 lbs 40 00-102 50, 75-85 lbs 30 00-
77 50 Holstein heifers Number 1 few 85-
95 lbs 215 00-260 00 Number 2 few 75-
80 lbs 140 00-190 00
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50 pet
lean Few 260-270 lbs 33 00-35 25 40-
45 pet lean Few 270-390 lbs 37 GO
-41 50
FEEDER PIGS All sold per head
US 1-3 40-45 lbs 26 00-29 00
50-70 lbs 30 00-50 00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Choice 50-75 lbs 115 00 132 00
Wooled Choice individual 125 lbs 72 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
37 00-56 00
GOATS Sold per head Billies
Large couple 80 00-83 00 Medium few
44 00-58 00 Nannies Large individu7al
66 00 Kids Small 8 00-20 00,
individual 32 00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, February 29,2000
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1290-1330
LBS. 67.00-68.25, SELECT 1-3 63.00-
64.00, STANDARD 1-2 60.00-62.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1495-1610 LBS. 58.75-61.75, SELECT
1-2 56.00-58.25, STANDARD 1-2 54.75-
55.25.
HEIFERS: SELECT 1-3 65.25-65.50.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
40.00-42.50, BONERS 80-85% LEAN
38.50- LEAN 85-90% LEAN
36.50- SHELLS DOWN TO 25.00-
36.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1300-1695 LBS. 48 25-
52.00, YG#2 1230 LBS. 44.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, IIOL
SIEINS242 LBS. 69.50.
CALVES; STANDARD AND GOOD
80 LBS. 60.00-80.00, UTILITY 70-75
LBS. 22.00-29.00.
FARM CALVES; HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 95-115 LBS. 130.00-146.00,
#2 95-115 LBS. 90.00-128.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-115
LBS. 247.50-270.00, #2 75-120 LBS
170.00-240.00; BEEF TYPE BULLS
AND HEHERS 85-120 LBS. 88.00-
122.00.
HOGS: 45-50% 238-270 LBS. 39.50-
40.25,40-45% 290 LBS. 38.00.
SOWS; US#l-3 525-630 LBS. 37.00-
38.25, MED. 400-500 LBS. 33.00-35.75.
BOARS: 270-305 LBS. 13.50-19.00,
660 LBS. 10.50.
GOATS: SMALL 20.00-30.00 HEAD.
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