AlB-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, March 18, 2000
Leesport Livestock
Lcesport, Pa.
March 15,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 251 .[PDA] [Supply
included 77 steers and heifers, 118 cows,
11 bulls and 43 feeder cattle] Compared
with last week's sale si steers 2 00 to 3.00
higher, si cows mostly steady, heifers
I 00 to 200 higher, si bulls steady to 50
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1085-1575 lbs 68 00-71 75, Select 1-3
58 00-67 00, few Standard 1-2 48 DO
-54 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1325-1495 lbs 62 00-64 00, Choice 2-
3 1380-1450 lbs 59 25-62 75, Select 1-2
55 00-61 00. Standard 1-2 44 50-49 50
HEIFERS couple High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1375-1425 lbs 69 75-71.00,
Choice 2-4 1105-1475 lbs 66 00-69 00,
Select 1-3 57 00-64 00, Standard 1-2
43 75-54 25
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 50-
45 50, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-42 00,
Lean 85-90% 29 50-40 00 Shells down to
23 50
BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 53 50
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1685-2195 lbs
52 75-58 50, Yield Grade 2 1070-2005 lbs
44 75-51 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium 1 545-820 lbs 72 50-83 00, Large
2 475-915 lbs Holstems 59 50-64 00,
HEIFERS Medium 1 455-595 lbs 65 GO
-87 50, Medium 2 620-975 lbs 50 00-64 00.
BULLS Large 2 325-720 lbs Holstems
60 00-74 00
CALVES 128 VEALERS few
Choice 135-205 lbs 9000-107 50, Good
130-220 lbs 4000-80 00, Standard and
Good 105-120 lbs 40 00-70 00, Utility 75-
110 lbs 25 00-40 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
20 00 to 30 00 higher, Holstein heifers
were steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs 90 00-120 00, No 2 90-120 lbs 80 00-
115 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 100-115
lbs 265 00-285 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 85 00-
225 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-100 lbs
80 00-147 50
HOGS 43 Barrows and gilts steady to
100 lower, sows steady BARROWS
AND GILTS 40-45% lean 210-235 lbs
30 00-40 00,45-50% lean 235 lbs 40 00
SOWS US 1-3 365-475 lbs 24 50-
35 25,500-575 lbs 32 50-39 25
BOARS 305-345 lbs 15 00-18 50, one
505 lbs 11 00
FEEDER PIGS 155 US 1-3 21 lbs
185 00, 25-29 lbs 100 00-110 00, 30-50
lbs 60 00-90 00 per cwt
SHEEP 27 Slaughter lambs firm
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 65-95
lbs 110 00-117 50, 125-135 lbs 85 DO
-95 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 47 00-70 00
GOATS 27. Medium Billies 35 00-
4000, one Large Nanny 72 50, Medium
30 00-70 00, Large Kids 21.00-45 00
per head
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, March 14,2000
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS,
STRONG DEMAND! BREAKERS
41.00-50.25, BONERS 38.50-43.00,
LEAN 33.00-40.50; COUPLE LOW
DRESSING LIGHTS DOWN TO 30.00,
BIG MIDDLE 35.00-40.00, SHELLY
29.00 AND DOWN; BULLS 1550-2280
LBS. 43.25-49.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS,
MEDIUM AND LARGE #1 200-400
LBS. 85.00-112.00, 450-600 LBS. 86.00-
88.50,950-1050 LBS. 63.00-65.00, HOL
STEINS-DAIRY TYPE HEREFORDS
ATTENTION DAIRYMEN
LANCO Dairy Farms Co-Op Inc. is now a marketing division of
Allied Federated Co-Op’s of Caton, New York. We Would Like
To Ask You These Questions: Are you tired 0f...
1. Mega-Merger’s and Consolidations?
2. Lower Milk Prices?
3. Supporting High Debt Load Co-Op’s with
Milk Check As Their Banks Equity?
4. Paying High Salaried Executives & Directors?
Let Us Show You How You And Your Neighbors Can Put A Load Of Milk
Together And Market Through Lanco! And Gam A Higher Bottom Line.
Our Markets Are Wide Open And Waiting To Take Your Milk At A Higher
Premium Than You Receive Now. Find Out Why Other Processors Are
Calling Us For More Milk And Are Looking For Better Choices To Feel
More Secure With A Local Milk Supply. The Processing Industry Is Not
Happy Either.
Information Meeting - Wed., March 22 -11:30 A.M., Ranch House Restaurant,
Perry Co., PA, Crossroads of Rt. 11 & 15,4 miles north of Duncannon
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
410-658-7532 610-273-2536
717-367-9302 717-993-6808
400-950 LBS. 46.00-76.00; HEIFERS
MED. AND LARGE #1 400-600 LBS.
80.00- CALVES RETURNING
TO THE FARM, HOLSTEIN' BULLS
01 90-130 LBS. 98.00-111.00, HOL
STEIN BULLS #2 90-145 LBS. 80.00-
97.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 95-115
LBS. 302.00-312.00, 65-80 LBS. 115.00-
220.00, BEEF X BULLS 110 LBS.
135.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS.
41.00- 280-300 LBS. 39.50-43.00;
US#2-4 220-280 LBS. 37.00-40.00, 285-
450 LBS. 27.00-36.00; BOARS 280-500
LBS. 12.50-25.50; SOWS US#l-3 300-
550 LBS. 30.00-40.00, THIN,WEAK,
ROUGH TO 30.00; FEEDER PIGS BY
THE LB. 18-24 LBS. 135.00-138.00, BY
THE HEAD 30-60 LBS. 24.00-31.00.
GOATS: LARGE NANNIES AND
BILLIES 57.50-155.00, FANCY KIDS
55.00- FLESHY KIDS 40.00-
52.50, SMALL,THIN KIDS 5.00-36.00;
GOOD AND CHOICE 60-80 LBS.
96.00- 80-100 LBS. 112.00-
120.00.
SALE EVERY TUES. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS;
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALES TUBS., MARCH 21;
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES FRIDAY, MARCH 24; SPE
CIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
TUBS., MARCH 21. ALREADY CON
SIGNED FOR TUES. 24 HEAD
LIMOUSIN SIMMENTAL
HEREFORD CROSS, HEIFERS AND
STEERS 450-700 LBS. PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE
CEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE
TUBS. 2 P.M. SCHEDULE CHANGE:
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
FOR APRIL 15 HAS BEEN
CHANGED TO APRIL 14 AT 12:30
P.M. BEFORE THE EASTER GOAT
AND LAMB SALE. RECEIVING 6-
9:00 A.M. AT THE REAR DOCKS.
EASTER LAMB AND GOAT SALE
FRIDAY, APRIL 14. RECEIVING
FROM 7-11:30 A.M. POULTRY, RAB
BITS AND EGGS WILL BEGIN AT 9
A.M. RECEIVING FROM 7-9 A.M.
New Holland Livestock
Calves, Sheep & Goats
March 13,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CALVES SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
205 1265 1852
LAST WEEK
190 619 1100
LAST YEAR
132 950
CALVES. Compared to Thursday's
auction, a light test of veal calves sold
10 00-12 00 lower. Slaughter calves
traded 10 00 highei. Holstein bull
calves returning to the country sold steady
to 500 higher, while Holstein heifers
traded fully steady.
VEALERS. Few Good and Choice
70-110 lbs 15 00-25 00. Few Standard
and low Good 60-90 lbs 11.00-15.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 8000-110 00, 350-
550 lbs 70.00-80 00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 90 00-123 00. Plame:
type bulls 75-120 lbs 60.00-100 00, few
weaker calves 3200-65.00 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 260 00-33000 Plainer
heifers 55-100 lbs 190 00-270 00
SHEEP Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs sold mostly 1000 higher
even on extremely large receipts
Slaughter ewes and aged sheep sold
5 00-10 00 higher Demand was
outstanding from ethnic buyers as they fill
orders for this month’s Muslim holiday
SLAUGHTER LAMBS. New Crop.
Choice and Prime 2-3 40-80 lbs 130.00-
175.00; 80-110 lbs 110.00-13000
Wooled. Choice and Prime 2-3 60-100
lbs 110.00-125.00, 100-140 lbs 9000-
11000
SLAUGHTER EWES- Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 60 00-
100 00. Utility and Good 1-3 mostly
50 00-75.00, few fleshy down to 30.00.
Ages bucks. 150-300 lbs 50.00-75 00
GOATS. (All sold by the head) Billies.
Medium and Large 100.00-140 00, few up
to 170 00. Thin 70.00-100 00.
Mutton; Choice and Prime 100.00-
140.00 Good and Choice 70.00-100.00
Nannies. Large 70 00-110 00. Medium
40.00- 00. Yearlings Choice and Prime
70 00-110.00. Kids. Choice and Pnme
50.00- Good 20 00-50 00
1330
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
March 15,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 297...[PDA], .[Supply
included 189 cows and heifers in Dairy
sale] Compared with last week’s sale .si
cows 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: couple Select
1-2 58.75 & 61.50.
HOLSTEINS: couple Select 1-2 54.00
& 56.00, one Standard I -2 44 00
HEIFERS one Select 1-3 61 75, one
Standard 1-2 40 00
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 38 GO
-44 75, Boners 80-85% lean 36.00-41 75,
Lean 85-90% lean 30 00-39 00 Shells
down to 22.75.
BULLS, one Yield Grade 1 1590 lbs
50 50, few Yield Grade 2 1150-1405 lbs
45 00-46.00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few
Medium and Large 1 700-725 lbs 60 00-
65.00,
HEIFERS few Medium 2 700-800 lbs
48 50-50.00.
CALVES 86...VEALERS: few Good
130-170 lbs 62.50-70.00, Standard and
Good 80-115 lbs 20.00-37.50, Utility 75-
80 lbs 15.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES' No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 90-120 lbs 100.00-136 00,
:ouple 95 00, No 2 80-115 lbs 50 00-
102 50; few No 1 Holstein heifers 95-105
lbs 23000-292 50, few No 2 50-90 lbs
115.00-
HOGS 5 BARROWS AND GILTS
few 45-50% lean 245-260 lbs 37.00-40 25
SOWS, one US 1-3 450 lbs 35.00.
BOARS, one 545 lbs 5.00
FEEDER PIGS 21 US 1-3 35-60 lbs
13 00-33.00 per head.
SHEEP 16.. NEW CROP LAMBS
few Choice 35-45 lbs 130 00-160.00, 50-
SO lbs 125.00-154 00, 70-80 lbs 13000-
131 00, one 110 lbs 85.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30 00-47.00.
GOATS 24.. Couple Large Nannies
110 00 & 147.50, Medium 47.00-68 00,
few Large Nannies 43 00-65 00, Medium
36.00- Small Kids 8.00-23.00.- per
head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS. 725 00-
1375.00. per head.