A2O-Lancsst«r Fanning, Saturday, July 29, 2000
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Wednesday, July 27,2000
Wednesday 2000-02-09 (est)
Week ago (est)
Year ago (act)
Week to date (est)
Same Period Last Week (est)
Same Period Last Year (act)
New Holland
Sheep and Goats
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, July 24,2000
CALVES SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
166 572 1333
LAST WEEK
215 953 1140
LAST YEAR
CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s
auction, a very thin test of bob-veal
calves sold steady. Larger slaughter
calves were 2.00-8.00 higher in active
trading. Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold mostly 10.00 lower and Hol
stein heifers traded mostly steady on a
light run.
VEALERS: Few Standard and Good
80-95 lbs 30.00-56.00. Utility 65-80 lbs
15.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 175-350 lbs 90.00-120.00; 350-
500 lbs 70.00-95.00.
CALVES HOGS
4.000 351,000
4.000 350,000
5.000 362,000
18.000 1,396,000
18.000 1,423,000
20.000 1,439,000
CATTLE
126,000
125.000
126.000
502.000
509.000
500.000
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 95.00-120.00. Plainer
type bulls 75-125 lbs 65.00-95.00, few
weaker calves down to 32.00. Holstein
heifers 85-115 lbs 285.00-340.00. Plainer
heifers 75-100 lbs 140.00-220.00.
SHEEP; Compared to Thursday;
slaughter lambs sold firm to 10.00 higher
and the slaughter ewes and aged sheep
traded fully steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 30-50 lbs 110.00-125.00; 50-
105 lbs 90.00-110.00; 105-125 lbs 82.00-
90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 45.00-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3 35.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS: (All sold by
the head) Billies: Large 100.00-125.00,
few up to 140.00. Medium 75.00-100.00.
Mutton: Choice and Prime 60.00-90.00.
Nannies: Large 50.00-75.00. Medium
35.00-50.00. Yearlings: Choice and
Prime 55.00-75.00. Kids: Choice and
Prime 30.00-60.00, few up to 75.00.
Good 15.00-30.00.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, July 25,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
SHEEP
14.000
13.000
13.000
44.000
49.000
49.000
CATTLE 274...(PDA)...Compared
with last week’s sale...steers active, cows
steady to 2.00 lower, heifers mostly
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1020-1200 lbs
70.00-71.50, few Choice 2-4 1170-1415
lbs 66.75-70.25, few 1550-1585 lbs 59.50-
64.25, Select 1-3 62.00-66.50, few Stan
dard 1-2 54.00-58.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1600 lbs 59.00-61.75, few to
65.00, few Choice 2-3 1350-1570 lbs
56.00- few Select 1-2 55.00-56.00.
HEIFERS; High Choice and Prime 2-
4 1000-1375 lbs 66.50-72.00, Choice 2-4
1000-1425 lbs 64.00-68.75, Select and
Choice 750-925 lbs 55.00-60.00, few
Standard 1-2 53.75-54.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.00-
45.00, one 47.00, Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean 34.50-
41.50. Shells down to 25.00.
BULLOCKS: one Choice 2-3 1220 lbs
66.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1135-1770 lb*
50.00- Yield Grade 21060-2345 lbs
44.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 2 550-620 lb* 66.50, one Medium 1
280 lb* 122.50; HEIFERS; few Medium 1
315-440 ib* 99.00-116.00, few 590-615 lbs
83.00- BULLS; few Medium 1275-
465 lbs 96.00-113.00, few Medium 2 455-
585 lbs 78.00-89.00.
CALVES 131...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 20.00-50.00, Utility
65-8 Q lbs 15.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 115.00-135.00, few to 140.00,
No 2 85-120 lbs 60.00-115.00; few No 1
Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 250.00-
275.00, No 2 80-115 lbs 135.00-250.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 85-115
lbs 105.00-135.00.
HOGS S3...BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 225-280 lbs 47.25-48.60, few
45-50% lean 277 lbs 46.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 375-550 lbs 32.75-
36.75.
BOARS: couple 200 & 240 lbs 25.00 &
32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 13... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 80-95 lbs 61.00-62.50.
GOATS 3... Few Small Nannies 11.00-
20.00. —— per head.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Wednesday, July 26,2000
WEDNESDAY CATTLE; 110,
CALVES 121, HOGS 23, SHEEP 34,
GOATS 43.
LAST WEDNESDAY UNAVAILA
BLE.
CATTLE 82...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 8 steers and heifers, 55 cows, 2
bulls and 17 feeder cattle).
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select 1-3
63.75-69.50, one Standard 1-2 55.00.
HEIFERS: one Select 1-3 64.50, Stan
dard 1-248.00-53.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.50-
44.00. Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-41.00,
Lean 80-90% lean 32.00-35.75. Shells
31.75 ft down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1608 lbs
57.00, one Yield Grade 21772 lbs 45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few
Medium 1 415-605 lbs 71.00-75.00;
BULLS: one Medium 1 350 lbs 104.00,
Medium 2 470-715 lbs 63.00-78.00.
CALVES 123...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 90-105 lbs 35.00-55.00, 70-85
lbs 30.00-47.50, Utility 55-75 lbs 20.00-
30.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 90.00-135.00 mostly 105.00-
125.00, No 2 80-105 lbs 57.50-95.00; No 1
Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs 260.00-
340.00, No 2 70-145 lbs 95.00-240.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 65-125 lbs
100.00-170.00, couple 198 ft 260 lbs
110.00 ft 121.00.
HOGS 20... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 215-265 lbs 44.25-47.50, two
45-50% lean 298 lbs 42.00, two
lightweights 40-45% lean 125 lbs 65.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 355-380 lbs 36.00-
38.75, couple SIS ft 555 lbs 32.00 ft
35.00, couple Medium 270 ft 338 lbs
27.00 ft 29.00.
BOARS; one 260 lbs 25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 43... US 1-3 40-80 lbs
47.50-66.00, Utility 15-20 lbs 6.50-10.50
per head.
SHEEP 23... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
High Choice and Prime 108-122 lbs
83.00- Good and Choice 70-105 lbs
55.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 27.00-43.00.
GOATS 15..(AU sold by the head
medium Billies 34.00-55.00, couple
Large Nannies 55.00 dc 56.00, Medium
25.00-45.00, Large Kids 27.00-36.00,
Small 8.00-23.00.