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    Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, June 22,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
WEDNESDAY
227 178 93 69 5
LAST WEDNESDAY
270 180 246 31 25
CATTLE: Compared with last
Wednesday’s auction; slaughter steers
sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Other
classes were not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1215-1515 lbs 67.00-70.50. Select 1-3 few
63.25-65.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1365-1645 lbs 63.25-64.75.
Choice 2-3 1210-1705 lbs 59.50-63.50.
Select 1-2 SS.OO-60.50. Standard 1-2
52.25-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
couple 1455-1485 lbs 65.25-66.00. Select
1-3 58.75-64.00. Standard 1-2 50.00-
52.00.
What Do These Farms
Have In Common ■
COW COMFOBT & PRODUCTION
By Using Tunnel Ventilation
And Purina Proteus & EXT
High Bros, feed Consultants,
Doug High, Jr., Left - Rick Kolb,
Purina Mills Dairy Specialist,
Right with Doug High Sr. (Not
pictured) wants to work for your
cows comfort and production.
That works and continues to
work!
gj State Of The Art Research
55 Highly Trained Personnel
55 Local Ph.D Nutritional Backup
53 Veterinarian Services
(Sample Analysis)
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SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 39.75-46.75. Boners 80-85 pet
lean 41.50-44.00. Lean 85-90 pet lean
30.00-43.75. Shells down to 25.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1280-1380 lbs 54.50-58.00. Yield Grade 2
1080-2410 lbs 43.00-53.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium 1 indi
vidual 550 lbs 75.00. Medium 2 couple
320 lbs 85.00. Medium and Large 2 few
600-835 lbs 49.0-62.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium 1 individ
ual 345 lbs 85.00. Medium and Large 2
375-395 lbs 67.50-85.00; 535-815 lbs
47.50-68.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, vealers were mostly steady. Hol
stein bulls returning to the farm sold
15.00-20.00 lower.
VEALERS: Good 140-160 lbs 90.00-
105.00. Standard and Good 60-110 lbs
47.50-90.00; couple 205 lbs 52.50-77.50.
Utility 70-100 lbs 22.00-42.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-120 lbs 130.00-165.00;
few 80-85 lbs 120.00-140.00. Number 2
90-120 lbs 95.00-140.00. Holstein heifers
55 State of the Art Milling Facilities
55 Local Dealer Representation
65 Product Guarantee
53 Highest Energy Products in the
industry
HIGH BROS.
441 Centerville Road
Gordonville, PA
717-354-0301
Number 1 BS-12S lbs 270.00-330.00.
Number 2 80-105 lbs 110.00-240.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers 95-250 lbs 60.00-
125.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Prices were
2.00- higher than last Wednesday.
45-50 pet lean 240-255 lbs 46.00-47.25
40-45 pet lean 205-255 lbs 44.75-46.75
SOWS: US 1-3 Couple 545-640 lbs
38.00- BOARS: Individual 700 lbs
8.00. FEEDER PIGS: All sold by the
cwt. US 1-3 20-30 lbs 125.00-190.00 35-
50 lbs 175.00-105.00 95-105 lbs 85.00-
87.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs sold steady
to 5.00 higher than last week’s auction.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 30-40
lbs 110.00-130.00; 45-60 lbs 88.00-
125.00; 65- 120 lbs 70.00-109.00. Good
and Choice 35-50 lbs 65.00-BS.OO.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
28.00-40.00. Yearlings few 44.00-55.00.
GOATS: Sold by the head. Nannies:
Medium couple 42.50-82.50. Kids: Small
couple 10.00-42.50.
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, June 19,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 190...(PDA)...Compared
with last week’s sale..sl. cows steady to
2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS:
one Choice 2-3 1095 lbs 69.00, few Select
1-3 61.00-64.50, Standard 1-2 52.50-
59.00.
HOLSTEINS: one Choice 2-3 1225 lbs
64.50, Select 1-3 55.00-57.00.
HEIFERS: one Choice 2-4 1285 lbs
64.00, Standard 1-2 49.00-58.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 42.50-
47.50, one 50.00, Boners 80-85% lean
35.00- Lean 85-90% lean 33.00-
38.00. Shells 31.50 & down.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 960-2065 lbs
50.50-59.00, Yield Grade 2 1045-1930 lbs
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium and Large 1 440-675 lbs 83.00-
90.00, few Medium and Large 2 445-610
lbs 78.00-81.00; HEIFERS: few Medium
and Large 1 370-550 lbs 79.00-91.00, few
Medium and Large 2 480-920 lbs 66.00-
75.00; BULLS: few Medium and Large 2
390-910 lbs 63.00-77.00.
CALVES 229...(A1l calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good
90-110 lbs 42.50-70.00, 65-85 lbs 40.00-
52.00, Utility 60-75 lbs 30.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls
steady to 5.00 lower.No 1 Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 130.00-185.00, No 2 80-130 lbs
67.50-135.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-
115 lbs 290.00-325.00, No 2 80-90 lbs
135.00-205.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 55-120 lbs
75.00-165.00,200-295 lbs 75.00-117.00.
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Lancaster Firming, Saturday, June 24, 2000-Al5
49-54% lean 210-270 lbs 46.25-47.25,45-
50% lean 220-310 lbs 42.25-44.50,
lightweights 40-45% lean 165-195 lbs
44.00-52.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-475 lbs 33 50-
38.00.
BOARS; couple 125 & 530 lbs 16.25 &
25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6... US 2-3 30-35 lbs
25.00-31.00, one 65 lbs 32.00. per
head.
SHEEP 181...Slaughtcr lambs steady
to 5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 105-110 lbs 96.00-100.00,
Choice 30-40 lbs 105.00-129.00,55-75 lbs
80.00-100.00, 80-100 lbs 89.00-100.00,
few Good and Choice 75-80 lbs 70.00.
FEEDER LAMBS; Good and Choice
35-50 lbs 72.50-89.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-37.00.
GOATS 72...(A1l sold by the head).
Large BilUes 80.00-168.00. Medium
41.00-65.00, Large Nannies 53.00-64.00,
one 71.00, Medium 21.00-50.00, Large
Kids 30.00-41.00, Small 17.00-29.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, June 19,2000
STEERS: 50.00-67.50.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS 38.00-46.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS 25.00-
38.00.
BULLS 45.00-50.75.
VEAL 90-190 LBS. 130.00-350.00, 70-
90 LBS. 40.00-130.00.
HOGS 45.00-47.50.
SOWS 33.00-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 26.00-46.00 PER
HEAD.