Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, Aug. 9,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 415, CALVES 91, HOGS 156, SHEEP 14, GOATS 48. WEDNES DAY 415 91 156 14 48, LAST WEDNESDAY 369 117 105 34 49. CATTLE: Compared with last Wednesday’s auction, slaughter cows sold steady to .50 higher. Slaughter bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher. Other classes were not well tested. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 3 indi vidual 1480 lbs 60.25. Standard 2 indi vidual 43.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Select 1-3 few 48.00-57.50. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 38.00-45.00, heiferettes 42.75- 48.75. Boners 80-85 percent lean 34.25-41.00. Lean 85-90 pet lean 25.00- 36.25. Shells down to 20.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 2 1100-1830 lbs 45.00-49.50. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 2 430-675 lbs 68.00-70.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 2 655-725 lbs 50.00-59.00. FEEDER BULLS; Large 2 couple 515-655 lbs 46.50-50.00. CALVES: Compared to last week’s auction, veal calves sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Holstein bulls returning to the farm trended mostly steady, while Hol stein heifers were steady. VEALERS: Standard and Good 85- 130 lbs 30.00-67.50. Utility 55-100 lbs 5.00-40.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 92.50-142.50. Number 2 90-120 lbs 62.50-112.50. Hol stein heifers Number 1 couple 90-105 lbs 300.00- 305.00. Number 2 couple 80-85 lbs 170.00-207.50. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-85 Ita 55.00-157.00. HOGS; Not enough for a market test. FEEDER PIGS; All sold by the head. US 1-3 20-35 lbs 24.00-35.00 40-65 lbs 33.00-48.00 75-125 lbs 40.00-57.00. SHEEP: Compared with last week, slaughter lambs sold 10.00-20.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice indi vidual 45 lbs 94.00; 80-145 lbs 66.00- 74.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; Utility 1-3 30.00- Yearlings 41.00-61.00. GOATS: All sold by the head. Nan nies: Medium 21.00-57.00. Kids: Large 20.00- Small 3.00-14.00. New Holland Sheep and Goats New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Monday, Aug. 7,2000 CALVES SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 196 829 1131 LAST WEEK 169 586 705 LAST YEAR CALVES; Compared to Thursday’s auction, veal calves sold firm to mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter calves traded steady to 5.00 higher, but weights from ISO- 300 lbs were only lightly tested. Holstein bulls returning to feed were active, but still sold 10.00-25.00 lower than Thursday. A light test of Holstein heifers were fully steady. VEALERS: Standard and Good 80- 130 lbs 32.00-55.00. Utility 60-90 lbs 11.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice few 175-300 lbs 85.00-100.00; 300-550 lbs 70.00-96.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 105.00-138.00. Plainer type bulls 85-115 lbs 65.00-112.00, weaker calves 65-95 lbs 32.00-65.00. Hol stein heifers 90-115 lbs 300.00-35.00. Plainer heifers 65-115 lbs 190.00-265.00. SHEEP: Compared to Thursday; a good test of slaughter lambs sold steady to firm. Slaughter ewes sold steady, with aged sheep mostly 5.00 higher. Goat trading was also active. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3 40-65 lbs 100.00-130.00; 65-85 lbs 90.00-105.00; 85-100 lbs 82.00-95.00; 100-125 lbs 85.00-90.00. Good and Choice 1-3 85-100 lbs 78.00-85.00; 100- 125 lbs 75.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and Choice Yearlings and 2 year olds 50.00- 70.00. Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-50.00. Aged Bucks; 150-300 lbs 40.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies: Large 100.00-125.00, few up to 135.00. Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton; Choice and Prime 70.00-90.00. Nannies; Large 50.00-80.00. Medium 35.00-50.00. Yearlings: Choice and Prime 50.00-70.00. Kids: Prime 50.00- 70.00. Choice 30.00-50.00. Good 20.00- 30.00. 1170 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000-Al9’ Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, Aug. 5,2000 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-112.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-96.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 70.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-60.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 36.00- 53.50, LIGHT 35.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 56.00-70.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-55.50. BULLS HEAVY 44.00-56.00, LIGHT 35.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS 32.00- CANNERS 25.00-35.00, CULLS 22.00 AND DOWN. 808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 110.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 225.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 140.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 47.00, HEAVY UP TO 46.00, LIGHT 20.00- 45.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 55.00. SOWS 20.00-36.00. MALE HOGS 12.00-30.00. LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 95.00,85- 125 LBS. UP TO 90.00, 30-60 LBS. UP TO 100.00, CULLS UP TO 65.00. SHEEP UP TO 38.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-100.00, MEDIUM 40.00-70.00, SMALL 20.00- 50.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. CATTLE: 110 HEAD. STEERS: CHOICE 64.00-68.00, GOOD 62.00-64.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-66.00, GOOD 60.00-63.00. COWS; UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 36.00-43.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 18.00-35.00. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 46.00- BULLS: YG#147.00-52.25. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 69.00- 97.00, BULLS 65.00-88.00, HEIFERS 62.00- CALVES: 127. PRIME. NO MARKET TEST, CHOICE 90.00- 101.00, GOOD 65.00-87.00, STAN DARD 20.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 55.00-110.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 155.00-287.50. HOGS: 338....U5#1-2 44.00-45.00, US#l-3 43.00-44.00. SOWS; US#l-3 33.00-39.00. BOARS: JS.OO-29.00. FEEDER PIGS: 83. US#l-3 20-50 LBS. 21.00-47.00. SHEEP; 35 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 90.00-99.00, GOOD LAMBS 80.00- 89.00, SL. EWES 32.00-39.00. GOATS: 16.00-81 00. Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Mondaj, Aug. 7,2000 STEERS: NONE. HEIFERS- NONE GOOD COWS 35.00-42 00. CANNERS AND CUTTERS 30,00- 35.00. BULLS 43.50-48 75 VEAL 90-190 LBS 100 00-340 00,70- 90 LBS 35.00-100.00 HOGS, 40.00-44.00. SOWS 30.00-38.00. 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