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    Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, Aug. 16,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 259,
CALVES 163, HOGS 84, SHEEP 26,
GOATS 29. LAST WEDNESDAY 208,
204,93,11,15.
CATTLE: Compared with last
Wednesday’s auction; slaughter steers
sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaugh
ter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1045-1270 lbs 63.50-67.00. Select 1-3
61.00-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 couple 1150-1275 lbs
63.00- Choice 2-3 1150-1640 lbs
58.00- few down to 56.25. Select 1-
2 53.00- 57.75. Standard 1-2 couple
44.50-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
couple 1070-1115 lbs 62.75-65.00. Select
1-3 few 54.50-55.75. Standard 1-2 48.00-
53.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 41.50-45.00, individual
47.25. Boners 80-85 percent lean 35.00-
42.00, individual 44.00. Lean 85-90 per-
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cent lean 28.00-40.00, mostly 32.50-
38.00. Shells down to 25.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1020-1445 lbs Sl.oo-54.00. Yield Grade 2
1020-1430 lbs 47.50-50.75. FEEDER
STEERS: Medium 1 individual 285 lbs
120.00; few 700-770 lbs 70.00- 81.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 2 245-310 lbs 52.50-55.00; 640-770
lbs 50.00-68.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium 1 255-425
lbs 80.00-105.00, individual 69.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Holstein
heifers Number 1 were mostly steady, in
stances 20.00 higher.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 60-
110 lbs 30.00-35.00. Utility few 65-75 lbs
20.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 185-130 lbs 105.00-142.50.
Number 2 80-125 lbs 55.00-107.50. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 85-105 lbs
300.00- Number 2 65-105 lbs
130.00- few down to 95.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers 80-100 lbs 125.00-
195.00.
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SOWS: US 1-3 Couple 465-495 lbs
27.50-32.00
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-3 One lot 35-40
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-55
lbs 105.00-185.00; 75-95 lbs 79.00-95.00;
100-145 lbs 70.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
30.00-40.00.
GOATS: Sold by the head. Nannies:
Medium few SZOO-67.00. Kids: Large
22.00-40.00.
CATTLE 260...(PDA)...Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers stronger,
si. cows steady to 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1325 lbs 64.50-68.50, few Select 1-3
62.00-65.00, few Standard 1-2 50.00-
57.00.
HOLSTEINS; couple Choice 2-3 1295
& 1360 lbs 56.75 & 59.00.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1040-1225 lbs 67.50-69.25,
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Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, Aug. 15,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Choice 2-4 980-1280 lbs 62.00-66.00, one
Select 1-3 59.50.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 42.00-
46.00, one 49.00, few 70-75% 39.00-
41.00, Boners 80-85% lean 40.00-43.50,
Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-40.75. Shells
down to 25.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1065-1645 lbs
52.25- Yield Grade 2 1050-1975 lbs
38.25-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large
2 230-335 lbs 65.00-70.00, Medium 1
350-425 lbs 104.00-116.00, Medium 1-2
500-700 lbs 78.50-96.00; HEIFERS:
Large 2 500-725 lbs 70.00-91.00, Medium
1 300-475 lbs 85.00-104.00, Medium 1-2
575-775 lbs 65.00-78.00, Medium 2 325-
500 lbs 65.00-87.00; BULLS: Medium 1
325-475 lbs 96.00-111.00, Medium 2 300-
525 lbs 62.00-89.00.
CALVES 123...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 31.00-68.00, Utility
55-75 lbs 12.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 125.00-135.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
62.50-125.00; one No 1 Holstein heifers
95 lbs 335.00, few No 2 80-110 lbs
160.00-280.00, few 60-70 lbs 100.00-
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Beef type bulls and heifers 75-110 lbs
125.00-155.00, 125-200 lbs 130.00-
190.00,200-300 lbs 80.00-98.00.
HOGS 51... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 230-260 lbs 41.50-42.00, 4-
H resales to 46.00, 45-50% lean 230-260
lbs 40.00-41.10, few 40-45% lean 225-290
lbs 36.00-38.00.
SOWS: couple US 1-3 585 & 610 lbs
38.00 & 39.50.
BOARS: couple 485 & 595 lbs 16.50 &
17.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
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SHEEP S...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few High Choice and Prime 100-125 lbs
62.00-70.00.
GOATS 4... Few Large Nannies 20.00-
45.00. - per head.
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