Weekly Livestock
Summary
14 Livestock Auctions
March 17,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 5330 Compared with 5406
head last week and 4545 head a year ago
Slaughter steers mostly 1 00 to 2 00 higher
with Holstein steers 1 00 to 1 50 higher, si
heifers I 00 to 1 50 higher, si cows 50 to
I 50 higher with up to a 3 00 advance on
Lean Cows, bulls active 250 to 5 00
higher '
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 71 50-74 50, Choice 1-3
67 50-72 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3
65 00-68 25, Select 1-3 60 75-68 25,
Standard 1-2 54 00-59 00
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 61 85-66 75, Choice 2-3 58 00-62 75,
Select 1-2 53 00-59 00, Standard 1-2
48 00-49 50
HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4
65 00-71 25, Select 1-3 58 00-65 75,
Standard 1-2 50 00-57 50
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 50-
46 00, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-42 50,
Lean 85-90% lean 35 00-40 25, few down
to 32 00 Shells down to 32 00
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Laceyville. PA 570-869-2407
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Cochranville, PA 19335
215-593-6731
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Rome, PA 717-744-2371
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Tyrone, PA 16686
814-684-1777
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Gap, PA 17527
717-442-8134
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BULLOCKS Select 1-3 54 00-59 75
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
51 00-58 50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
44 25-52 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 89 GO
-112 00, 500-700 lbs 77 50-100 00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 78 00-
100 00, 500-700 lbs 62 00-87 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 300-500
lbs 81 00-108 00, 500-700 lbs 62 GO
-82 00, Medium and Urge 2 300-500 lbs
66 00-84 00, 500-700 lbs 55 00-74 00,
BULLS Medium and Urge 1 300-500 lbs
83 00-106 00, 500-700 lbs 70 00-89 00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 73 00-
82 00
CALVES 3461 Compared with 3533
head last week and 2832 head a year ago
Vealers steady to 500 higher VEALERS
Choice 150-375 lbs 90 00-11000, Gooo
125-250 lbs 62 50-80 00, Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 25 00-47 50, Utility 50-
100 lbs 10 00-30 00 FARM CALVES
Holstein bulls mostly 10 00 higher,
Holstein heifers steady to 10 00 lower No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100 00-147 00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 6000-110 00, No 1
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 245 00-330 00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 115 00-250 00
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Corry, PA
814-664-2661
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Greenville, PA 16125
724-588-7950
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Beef type bulls and heifers 80-135 lbs
80 00-155 00
HOGS 1832 Compared with 1376
head last week and 1602 head a year ago
Barrows and gilts steady to 50 higher,
sows steady to 200 spots 400
lower BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 40 00-42 50, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 35 25-39 25. 45-50%
lean 225-275 lbs 39 00-41 00 SOWS US
1-3 300-500 lbs 27 00-36 00, 500-700 lbs
34 00-42 00 BOARS 11 00-15 00
FEEDER PIGS 261 Compared with
176 head last week and 472 head a year
ago US 1-3 30-40 lbs 23 00-35 00, 40-60
lbs 32 00-45 00 per head
SHEEP 2813 Compared with 1680
head last week and 1961 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady to 5 00 higher on
pre Holiday trade NEW CROP LAMBS
Choice 40-80 lbs 13000-175 00, 80-110
lbs 110 00-130 00, Good and Choice 85-
110 lbs 58 00-75 00, WOOLED LAMBS
Choice 80-100 lbs 110 00-125 00, 100-140
lbs 90 00-110 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 33 00-75 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 454 Compared with 237 last
week and 1338 head a year ago Feeder
pigs mostly 500 to 10 00 higher on
for 90 Days!
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Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-264-9588
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Somerset, PA 15501
814-445-5555
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Myerstown, PA 17067 PRODUCERS ASSOC
717-866-5708 Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-6552
limited supply US 1-2 40-50 lbs 95 00-
112.00, 50-60 lbs 93 00-111 00, 60-70 lbs
90 00-109 00, 70-80 lbs 85 00-90 00, few
100 00, US 2 65-80 lbs 59 00-68 00,
Slaughter 20-30 lbs 130 00-175 00, 30-40
lbs 107 00-125 00 percwt
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, March 18,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-114.00.
STOCK HEIEERS 45.00-94.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 68.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00-
53.50, LIGHT 35.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 56.00-68.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-55.50.
BULLS HEAVY 35.00-50.00, LIGHT
35.00-61.50.
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Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-6060
UncMter Farming, Saturday, March 25, 2000-Al5
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
32.00-43.50, CANNERS 25.00-33.00,
CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN
808 CALVES 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 110.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 255.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 145.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 46.00,
HEAVY UP TO 42.00, LIGHT 20.00-
32.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP
TO 50.00.
SOWS 20.00-42.00.
MALE HOGS 5.00-20.00.
LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 120.00,
85-125 LBS. UP TO 110.00, 30-60 LBS.
UP TO 148.00, CULLS UP TO 65.00.
SHEEP UP TO 60.00.
GOATS LARGE 60.00-150.00,
MEDIUM 40.00-75.00, SMALL 20.00-
50.00, ALL BY THE HEAD.
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