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March 21,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 323 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers and heifers I 00 lower, cows 2 00 to 3 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1370 lbs 71 50-73 00, Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lbs 67 50-71 75, Select 1-3 62 00-68 50, few Standard 1-2 55.00-59 75 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1220-1615 lbs 63 25-65 75, one 66 50, Choice 2-3 1130-1585 lbs 59 25-62 75, Select 1-2 53 00-59 50, Standard 1-2 43 50-51 50 HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1435 lbs 71 75-73 00, Choice 2-4 1020-1470 lbs 66 00-71 75, Select 1-3 59 75-66 75, few Standard 1-2 45 GO -52 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean early sales 43 00 47 25, Boners 80-85% lean 39 50-45 00, Lean 85-90% lean 33 00- 42 75 Shells down to 29 00 BULLOCKS couple Select 1-3 50 00 & 58 00 BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1080- 1520 lbs 50 50-50 75, one Yield Grade 2 1300 lbs 47 25 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Lancaster Fanning Classified Ads Now searchable on the Internet. 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March 22,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE: 426 [PDA] [Supply included 326 cows and heifers in Dairy sale Compared withlast week’s sale slcows 1 00 lower HOLSTEIN STEERS couple Select 1- 2 57 75 & 58 50, one Standard 1-2 48 75 HEIFERS one Select 1-3 58 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 37 2543 25, one 46 00, few low dressing to 34 50, Boners 80-85% lean 35 GO -41 25, low dressing to 33 00, Lean 85- 90% 30 00-37 00 Shells down to 20 75 BULLS few Yield Grade 1 875-1640 (Shemilizer BENERAC* >OWER SYSTEMS, INC Inc. Sjo H lbs 49 50-50 75, few Yield Grade 2 1255- 1555 lbs 44 25-46 25 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS' one Large 1 760 lbs 64 00, HEIFERS few Large 2 725-750 lbs 40 50-41 00 CALVES 74. VEALERS Standard and Good 75-110 lbs 20 00-40 00, Utility 50-70 lbs 10 00-20 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls 10 00 lower No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 90 00-127.50, No 2 75-125 lbs 45 GO -95 00, couple No 1 Holstein heifers 85 & 110 lbs 257 50 & 310 00, few No 2 50-75 lbs 105 00-200 00 HOGS 10 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 245-255 lbs 32 00-38 50, 40- 45% lean 280-295 lbs 30 00-34 50 SOWS few US 1-3 320-485 lbs 20 GO -36 00 FEEDER PIGS 71 US 1-3 25-35 lbs 21 00-26 00,40-65 lbs 36 00-50 00 per head SHEEP 11 NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 45-60 lbs 100 00-101 00. one 75 lbs 87 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 34 00-48 00 GOATS 41 Couple Large Billies 87 00 & 105 00, few Medium 42 00-54 00, Large Nannies 43 00-72 00, Large Kids 3000-43 00, Small 1400-27 00 per head HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 735 00- 1300 00 —per head. ossi 7 iiaKita h’ii'iHWfH We Sell Electric Tools, Motors, and Phase Converters . IVe Also Repair ALL Makes Of Electric Motors and Tools . HEAVY DUTY HOOF TRIMMING TABLES d b' FOUR MODELS TO CHOOSE 1. 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