Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, July 28
Report Supplied By PDA
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4177,..Compared with 4331
head last week and 5285 head a year
ago. Slaughter steers steady to 1.00
lower, si. heifers 1.00 lower, si. cows 1.50
lower, bulls steady to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 69.00-72.25, Choice 1-3
67.00-70.75, Select and Low Choice 2-
3 63.75-68.50, Select 1-3 61.00-67.00,
Standard 1-251.00-58.75.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 63.50-65.00, Choice 2-3 59.00-62.50,
Select 1-2 53.50-58.75, Standard 1-2
45.50-56.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 65.50-72.25,
Select 1-3 61.00-66.50, Standard 1-2
48.00-58.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00-
45.75, Boners 80-85% lean 36.00-42.50,
Lean 85-90% lean 29.00-39.50 mostly
31.50-37.50. Shells down to 22.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 60.00-66.50,
Select 1-3 54.50-57.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
49.50-58.00, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
45.00-52.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1300-500 lbs 100.00-
112.00, 500-700 lbs 83.00-96.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 81.00-88.00;
HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1 300-
500 lbs 88.00-105.00, Medium and Large
Feeder Wagon with deadlocks
Zimmerman adjustable headlocks for animals 10 months or older.
Mounted on a 5' x 20' or 24' trough with an adjustable tongue.
All headlocks finished with a zinc rich undercoat & TGIC polyester powder topcoat,
Advantages:
Zimmerman Headlocks
•2 ' ' "
• Spring loaded neck bar for
easy removal & adjustment.
• Individual lock on each yoke
fr •»tair' i - (dividual animals
Call or Write For Additional Information & the Name of Your Nearest Dealer
Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc.
295 Woodcorner Rd. • Lititz, PA 17543 • 1 mile West of Ephrata
717/738-7365
2 300-500 lbs 70.00-79.00, 500-700 lbs
82.00- BULLS: Medium and
Large 1300-500 lbs 88.00-97.00, Medium
and Large 2 500-700 lbs 60.00-68.00.
CALVES 3489... Compared with 3986
head last week and 3435 head a year
ago. Vealers mostly steady to 5.00
Iower...VEALERS: Choice 150-300 lbs
84.00- Good 100-150 lbs 70.00-
88.00, Standard and Good 70-150 lbs
30.00- Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-
30.00; FARM CALVES; Holstein bull
calves mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Hol
stein heifers 20.00 higher on No 1 quality
calves, fully steady on No 2...N0 1 Hol
stein bulls 85-130 lbs 100.00-147.00, No 2
80-125 lbs 50.00-105.00, No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 250.00-340.00, No 2
80-115 lbs 100.00-260.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 70-130 lbs 90.00-170.00.
HOGS 1794... Compared with 1823
head last week and 1887 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts unevenly steady,
sows uneven, mostly 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 220-265 lbs 46.00-48.75, 45-50%
220-275 lbs 43.25-46.75, 40-45% lean
230-300 lbs 39.50-44.50. SOWS. US 1-3
300-500 lbs 31.00-36.25, 500-700 lbs
32.00-36.75. BOARS: 14.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 261... Compared with
292 head last week and 411 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-35 lbs 22.00-49.00, 40-80
lbs 47.50-66.00. per head.
SHEEP 1684... Compared with 2164
head last week and 2024 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs steady...S
LAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-50 lbs
Farmco Feeder Wagon
• 15" implement wheel (6 bolt)
• 2 jacks on front corners
for added stability.
Added Value With Our 2 Coat Process!
—1 Five step metal preparation, including iron phosphate conversion
coating, to enhance adhesion & prevent undercoat corrosion
.2 Zinc nch epoxy powder undercoat
3 TGIC polyester powder top coat, baked at 400° to fuse coats,
■forming a cross link molecular bond
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
824.. with 979 last week and
1331 head a year ago... Feeder pigs were
10.00 to 20.00 lower...US 1-2 35-50 lbs
90.00-102.00; US 2 40-50 lbs 98.00-
105.00. 55-65 lbs 75.00-88.00; Slaughter:
20-25 lbs 145.00-175.00, 25-60 lbs 85.00-
120.00. per cwt.
MONDAY
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s
auction, vealers sold steady in a very
light test. The bigger slaughter calves
traded steady to weak on a plain offer
ing. Holstein bulls returning to feed sold
steady to 5.00 lower, but trading was
active and a good crowd of buyers
showed good demand. There were not
enough Holstein heifers offered for a
good test, but there was no sign of weak
ness.
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2674 Bachmantown Rd.
Ronks, FA 17572
110.00-175.00, 50-75 lbs 73.00-94.50, 85-
110 lbs 79.00-83.50, Good and Choice
45-90 lbs 55.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-50.00.
New Holland
Sheep and Goats
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, July 31,2000
CALVES SHEEP GOATS
169 586 705
166 572 1333
VEALERS: Few Standard and Good
80-90 lbs 30.00-50.00. Utility 65-95 lbs
11.00-32.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 175-350 lbs 77.00-108.00.
Standard 300- 600 lbs 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 117.00-134.00. Plainer
type bulls 85-115 lbs 72.00-115.00,
weaker calves 75-95 lbs 40.00-67.00. Few
Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs 300.00-
330.00. Plainer heifers 80-115 lbs 150.00-
250.00.
SHEEP; Compared to Thursday;
slaughter lambs sold steady to 5.00
higher with the slaughter ewes and aged
sheep trading mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 110.00-125.00; 60-90
lbs 95.00-110.00; 90-115 lbs 90.00-
105.00; 115-130 lbs 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 40.00-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-50.00.
Aged Bucks; 150-300 lbs 40.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS: (All sold by
the bead) Billies: Large 100.00-125.00.
Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice
and Prime 70.00-95.00.
Nannies: Large 50.00-75.00. Medium
35.00-50.00.
Yearlings: Choice and Prime 60.00-
90.00.
Kids; Choice and Prime 50.00-75.00.
Good 25.00-50.00.
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August X, 2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 110 HEAD,
STEADY. UTILITY 38.00-42.00, HIGH
DRESSING 42.00-43.00, 1 AT 45.75,
CANNERS 34.00-38.00, SHELLY 34.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 10 HEAD. GOOD SELEC
TION. YG#l 1450 LBS. TO 50.50,
HIGH DRESSING 1926 LBS. AT 56.00.
YG#2 46.00-49.00. 2 CHOICE BUL
LOCKS TO 52.75.
FED STEERS: 15 HEAD. NO HOL
STEIN CHOICE OR PRIME CHOICE
#2&3 1050-1350 LBS. 67.00-69.25; LOW
CHOICE 62.00-67.00, HIGH CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 59.00-60.00.
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE 1342
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316 Faggs Manor Rd.
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419-753-2448
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5, 2000-A7
LBS. AT 67.50, 1 SELECT 1100 LBS.
AT 60.75.
CALVES: 145 LBS.; CULLS 80-110
LBS. 30.00-45.00; 60-80 LBS. 20.00-
30.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM STEADY PRICES. #1
95-120 LBS. 100.00-117.00, FEW LATE
90.00- 85-94 LBS. 60.00-87.00;
#295-120 LBS. 55.00-90.00, 80-94 LBS.
45.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
BETTER QUALITY OFFERED. #1 90-
110 LBS. TO 305.00; 70-90 LBS. 150.00-
200.00. BEEF X BULLS & HEIFERS #1
95-120 LBS. 120.00-142.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 27 HEAD, #1
AND 3 240-265 TO 44.25; #2 AND 3
275-290 LBS. 40.00-41.25. 330-350 LBS.
TO 31.50.
SOWS; 8 HEAD. 400-500 LBS. TO
33.75; 500-675 LBS. 34.75-37.25.
BOARS: 3 HEAD. 400-700 LBS.
17.00-
STOCK CATTLE: 74 HEAD.
ACTIVE BIDDING HIGHER PRICES.
STEERS M&L FRAME. 200-400 LBS.
94.00- 400-500 LBS. 93.00-
113.00; 500-600 LBS. 86.00-102.00. 600-
700 LBS. 80.00-86.00. 700-800 LBS.
75.00- ’
HEIFERS: M&L FRAME 200-400
LBS. 89.00-104.00, 400-500 LBS. 85.00-
99.00. 500-700 LBS. 79.00-89.00.
BULLS: M&L FRAME 200-400 LBS.
93.00- 400-500 LBS. 91.00-
114.00, 500-600 LBS. TO 85.00, 600-800
LBS. 65.00-73.00, 800-1000 LBS. 61.00-
67.00. 1 LIMOUSIN 888 LBS. AT 88.00.
SHEEP: 50 HEAD. 34.00-44.00. 2 & 3
YR. OLD 45.00-65.00.
LAMBS: 76 HEAD. CHOICE 90-120
LBS. 78.00-84.00, 70-90 LBS. 80.00-
99.00, 50-70 LBS. 103.00-113.00, 30-50
LBS. 84.00-104.00.
GOATS: 101 HEAD. LARGE BIL
LIES & WHETHERS 80.00-102.00,
NANNIES 55.00-65.00; MEDIUM
50.00- SMALL FLESHY 40.00-
50.00; SMALL KIDS 13.00-30.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 66 HEAD BY
THE LB. 6 HEAD 32 LBS. AT 126.00;
19 HEAD 45-52 LBS. AT 99.00; SMALL
LOTS 40-70 LBS. 70.00-90.00; 75-100
LBS. 65.00-76.00; 120-130 LBS. 56 00-
58.00; 140-190 LBS. 46.00-47.00.
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