Mercer Livestock Mercer, Pa. May 16,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 300 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers steady to strong, si cows steady to 100 higher, bulls active SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice Weaver Distributing Warehouse Direct To Your Door! m Trailer Hitches Class 1 thru 5 Convert-A-Ball $31.95 °%°" REMOVE BALL-REPLACE WITH OESjRED SIZE Pintle Hooks and Accessories figj Bik. i •**» Racks HUj, Triple Tow Mounts Black or Chrome balls Fold-down Gooseneck Hitch Pop-Up Gooseneck Hitch N , ' ''v ** * , * ** < * Firehawk Sthwheel Gooseneck Hitch Free shipping for most orders Call For a Free Catalog 1-800-932-8373 1-800-WEAVER-D Weaver Distributing Rd 2 Box 470 Fredericksburg PA , 17026 , and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lbs 75 00-77 75, Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lbs 71 00-74 00, Select 1-3 62 50-69 50 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1550 lbs 65 75-68 50, Choice 2- 3 1175-1500 lbs 61 00-65 75, few Select 1-2 54 00-55 00 HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1110-1430 lbs 73 25-74 75. Choice 2- Brake Controls $59.95 s A ay y ( ’--i '*// Jr / Elec, plugs and adapters Cargo Carrier $89.99 * vl Vs Extend-A-Truck $99.00 Adjustable Ballmounts \ Rebuilt Gehl 750 with Conveyor New Knives and Shearbar $2,950 • 1 NH 900 Harvester with Tandem Wheels • 1 NH 900 Long Tongue, Metal Alert • 2 NH 900 With Crop Processors • 1 NH 892 With Crop Processor • 1 NH 892 With Conveyor • 1 NH 790 With Processor • 1 NH 782 • 1 NH 890 • 2 Gehl 600 • 2 Gehl 750 • 2 Gehl 800 •1 Gehl 1250 •1 Gehl 1260 •1 Gehl 1200 • 1 JD 3940 • 1 JD 3970 • 2 JD 3800 Cornheads and Grassheads for most models 4 1025-1375 lbs 68 00-73 50. few Select 1-3 60 50-68 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 41 DO -45 50, couple to 49 00, Boners 80-85% lean 4100-45 50, Lean 85-90% lean 37 00-44 00 Shells down to 29 50 BULLOCKS one Choice 2-3 1220 lbs 63 25 BULLS Yield Grade I 1000-1925 lbs 52 25-57 00. Yield Grade 2 1000-1975 lbs 47 00-52 25 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium 1 410-590 lbs 83 00 89 00. Medium and Large 2 835*1055 lbs 51 00- 57 50. HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 600-850 lbs 65 00-73 00. Medium 1-2 475-600 lbs 72 00-94 00. BULLS Medium 1 425-675 lbs 72 00-95 00, Medium 2 600-860 lbs 50 00-67 00 CALVES 140 VEALERS few Standard and Good 75-100 lbs 55 00- 65 00. Utility 55-75 lbs 19 00-27 00 FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs 180 00-215 00. No 2 80-120 lbs 80 00-190 00, couple No 1 Holstein heifers 90 & 95 lbs 330 00, few No 2 SO US lbs 125 00-280 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 80-135 lbs 75 00-170 00 HOGS 177 BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean 200-275 lbs 48 GO -49 00. tew 50 00. 45-50% lean 230-280 lbs 46 00-48 00 40-45% lean 230 290 lbs 45 00-46 00, few down to 39 50 SOWS few US 1-3 500-585 lbs 38 00- 40 00. lew 350-470 lbs 36 50-40 00 BOARS 505-590 lbs 17 00-18 00 one 265 lbs 31 00 FEEDER PIGS 3 Few US 1-3 35-45 lbs 39 00-41 00 per head SHEEP 2 NO MARKET TEST' GOATS 8 (All sold by the head] Couple Medium 25 00 & 45 00 Eighty-four Livestock Eighty-four, Pa. May 15,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 246 (PDA) Compared with last week’s sale si cows steady 200 lower hulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS couple Select 1-4 56 50 & 61 50 HOLSTEINS one Select 1-2 62 00 HEIFERS few Standard 1-2 46 50- 52 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 75- 46 50. Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-40 50, Lean 85-90% lean 32 00-37 00 Shells 30 00 and down BULLS Yield Grade I 1350-1950 lbs 53 00-59 00, Yield Grade 2 1010-2305 lbs 43 50-51 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium and Large 2 320 635 lbs 78 00- 85 00, HEIFERS few Medium and Large 1 450-580 lbs 81 00-94 00, Medium and Large 2 360-945 lbs 61 00-79 50. BULLS few Medium and Large 1 320-670 lbs 82 00-95 00 Medium and Large 2 350- 680 lbs 72 00-81 00 few to 55 00 CALVES 140 [All calves sold per cwt] VEALERS Standard and Good 90- 115 lbs 50 00-80 00 70-85 lbs 50 00- 80 00 Utility 55-80 lbs 20 00-40 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady to 25 00 higher No I Holstein bulls 85-125 lbs 185 00-240 00, No 2 85-HO lbs 90 00-190 00, No I Holstein heifers 80-no lbs 260 00-555 00 No 2 75-145 lbs 110 00-210 00 Bed type bulls and heifers 65-120 lbs 100 00-182 50, HO 290 lbs 72 00-175 00 HOGS 16 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 275 265 lbs 46 75-48 00 BOARS one 520 lbs 16 50 FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST' Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20, 2000-Al7 SHEEP 175 Slaughter lambs steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 110-170 lbs 109 00-11100, Choice 40-50 lbs 121 00-135 00. 55-75 lbs 114 00-123 00. 80-100 lbs 100 00-114 00, Good and Choice 60-85 lbs 74 00-95 00 FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 40-50 lbs 107 50-110 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-48 00 GOATS 57 [All sold by the head] Large Billies 85 00-140 00 Medium 43 00-71 00, Large Nannies and Wethers 60 00-88 00 Medium 26 00-55 00. Large Kids 28 00-45 00 Small 10 00 20 00 New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. May 15,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 97 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si cows mostly steady on small supply SLAUGHTER STEERS tew Choice 2-3 1090-1750 lbs 69 00-70 25 couple Select 1-7 62 00 & 68 50 couple Standard I 2 50 00 & 58 75 HOLSTEINS lew Choice 2 5 1275 1400 lbs 50 75 62 75 HEIFERS few Standard I 2 50 00 56 75 SLAUGHTER COWS tew Breakers 75 8001 lean 40 75-44 50 tew Boners 80 850? Lean 58 00 42 50 Lean 85 000} lean 55 75-40 00 Shells down to 25 00 BULLS one Yield Grade 2 1285 lbs 46 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS couple Medium I 565 & 605 lbs 04 00 few Medium 2 580 640 lbs 50 00-76 50 HEIFERS lew Medium I 520-650 lbs 81 00 few Medium 2 555-655 lbs 60 00 70 00, few Medium and Large 2 750 005 lbs 52 50-58 50 BULLS few Medium 1-2 520-660 lbs 65 00-80 00 CALVES 96 VEALERS Standard and Good 75-110 lbs 50 00-60 00, few Utility 60-75 lbs 30 00-40 00 FARM CALVES few No I Holstein bulls 115-125 lbs 20100. 90-115 lbs 205 00-240 00, few 80 lbs 185 00 No 2 80-130 lbs 150 00-215 00 some down to 65 00 No I Holstein haters 80 110 lbs 325 00-540 00, few No 2 90-155 lbs 150 00-300 00 Few beef type bulls and heifers 80 110 lbs 13000-18000 tew 165 250 lbs 113 00-122 50 Hogs 45-50% lean 210-280 lbs 45 00 47 50, 40-45% lean 250-295 lbs 44 GO -45 00 SOWS lew US 1-3 475-663 lbs 39 00-42 75 BOARS few 400-580 lbs 17 25 17 75 FEEDER PIGS 20 Few US 1-3 25 30 lbs 30 00-37 50 US 2-3 50-75 lbs 40 00 57 50 per head SHEEP 52 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choiee 50 105 lbs 106 00 132 50 Good and Choice 40 00 lbs 62 50-80 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00 35 00 GOATS 2 [All sold by the head) One Large Billy 69 00 one Medium Nanny 41 00