Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, Aug. 23,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 188...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 76 steers and heifers, 84 cows, 6
bulls and 22 feeder cattle)..Compared
with last week’s sale..sl. steers uneven,
1.00 to 2.00 higher, Holsteins steady to
.50 lower, cows mostly 1.00 to 3.00
higher, heifers steady to .50 higher, buUs
mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1035*1460 lbs 65.25-69.25, return to
farm 58.00-68.75, Select 1-3 58.50-64.00.
HOLSTEINS: couple High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1385-1450 lbs 61.40 &
62.75, Choice 2-3 1245-1550 lbs 57.25-
61.75, Select 1-2 SS.OO-60.50, Standard
1-2 51.75-56.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1005-1270 lbs
63.25-65.50, Select 1-3 56.50-64.00, Stan
dard 1-245.00-50.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.00-
46.25, Boners 80-85% lean 36.25-45.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 28.00-41.75. Shells
down to 20.00.
BULLOCKS: one Choice 2-3 65.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 2 1190-1825 lbs
46.50-54.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one
Large 2 270 lbs 100.00, couple Large 2
500 & 935 lbs Holsteins 56.00 & 65.00,
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couple Medium 1 370 & 540 lbs 95.00 &
97.50, Medium and Large 2 615-860 lbs
58.00-69.00; HEIFERS; one Large 1 785
lbs 80.00, Medium 2 280-485 lbs 70.00-
97.50, 585-740 lbs 52.00-70.00; BULLS:
one Large 1 580 lbs 95.00, couple
Medium and Large 1 350 & 355 lbs
90.00,695-950 lbs 45.00-52.50.
CALVES 169...VeaIers 10.00 to 20.00
higher.
VEALERS: couple Good 130 lbs
127.50 & 132.50, Standard and Good 75-
110 lbs 40.00-75.00, couple 170 lbs 90.00
& 115.00, Utility 65-105 lbs 10.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady to 5.00 higher, Holstein heifers
steady.
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 110.00-
147.50, 80-85 lbs 65.00-82.50, No 2 90-
120 lbs 70.00-132.50, 80-85 lbs 45.00-
80.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110 lbs
275.00-345.00, No 2 70-110 lbs 180.00-
300.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-130 lbs
105.00-200.00, one 175 lbs 80.00.
HOGS 29...8arr0ws and gilts 1.00 to
2.00 lower, sows 1.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 40-45% lean 235-285 lbs
37.25-38.50.
SOWS: one US 1-3 420 lbs 26.25.
BOARS; couple 660 & 755 lbs 13.50 &
14.00.
FEEDER PIGS 46... Few US 1-3 21 lbs
185.00, 35-55 lbs 70.00-90.00, couple 75
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SHEEP 32... Slaughter lambs uneven,
lightweights 30.00 to 50.00 lower,
midweights 15.00 to 20.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-50
lbs 110.00-133.00, 60-75 lbs 100.00-
116.00, 85-135 lbs 74.00-84.00, couple
Good and Choice 35 & 75 lbs 75.00 &
90.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 24.00-42.00.
GOATS 28...(AU sold by the head).
Medium Billies 25.00-39.00, Medium
Nannies 30.00-51.50, Large Kids 19.00-
36.00, Small 12.50-34.00.
St. Louis
Feeder Cattle
Springfield, 11.
Aug. 17,2000
Report Supplied By USOA
Farmers Livestock Market Assn auc
tion at Greenville.lL Wed Aug 23,2000
Cattle and calves: 910 head. Compared
to last week, slaughter steers and heifers
were steady. Supply mainly Choice and
Select and Choice slaughter steers and
heifers. Moderate supply of holstein
steers.
Total Receipts this week; 910 Last
week: 880 Last year: 800 SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-4 1025-1525 lbs
64.00-66.00; few 900-950 lbs 60.00-62.00;
Yield Grade 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1100-
1475 lbs 66.00-68.00; Prime 2-4 1200-
1450 lbs 68.00-69.00. Select and Choice
2-3 1000-1375 lbs 63.00-65.00. Select 2-3
1000-1350 lbs 60.00-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1300-1725 lbs 60.00-63.00; Select and
Choice 2-3 1275-1600 lbs 58.00-60.00.
Select 2-3 1100-1500 lbs 55.00-58.00;
Low Yielding 50.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
975-1350 lbs 64.00-66.00; YG 2-3 and
Fancy 2-4 1100-1325 lbs 66.00-68.00;
Prime 2-4 1025-1350 lbs 68.00-69.00.
Select and Choice 2-3 950-1350 lbs
63.00- Select 2-3 925-1275 lbs
60.00-
HEIFERETTES: Medium and Large
Frame 1075-1350 lbs 45.00-55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Compared with
last week, feeder steers and heifers under
500 lbs were fully 5.00-10.00 higher.
Over 500 lbs were steady. Overall quality
above last weeks level with several lots of
thin 200-500 lb blacks. Large buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large Frame 1; Thin 200-300 lbs 115.00-
130.00, fancy 130.00-140.00 300-400 lbs
110.00- fancy 125.00-128.00 400-
500 lbs 100.00-115.00, fancy 115.00-
121.00 500-600 lbs 93.00-101.00 600-700
lbs 86.00- 94.00 Moderately Fleshy: 300-
600 lbs 83.00-92.00 Few 900-1100 lbs
61.00- 64.00 Large Frame 2 Holstcins
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200-300 lbs 95.00-110.00 300-400 lbs
85.00- Pkg preconditioned 345 lbs
at 120.00 400-500 lbs 81.00-86.00 500-
600 lbs 74.00-82.00 FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium and Large Frame 1; Thin: 200-
300 lbs 100.00-115.00, fancy 115.00-
120.00 300-400 lbs 95.00-105.00, fancy
105.00- 10.00 400-500 lbs 86.00-96.00
500-600 lbs 80.00-88.00 600-700 lbs
78.00- Moderately Fleshy; 300-500
lbs 80.00-90.00
Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium to Large
Frame 3-10 yrs old with calf at side
525.00-640.00/pair.
Bred Heifers: Large Frame 1-2 yrs old
in Ist adn 2nd stage 520.00-570.00/hd
Bred Cows: Large Frame 8-10 yrs old
in 2nd and 3rd stage 480.00-575.00/hd.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls: 160 head.
Compared to last week, slaughter cows
mostly 1.00 lower. Bulls were steady.
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean
Weight Price Breakers 75-80 % 850-1200
lbs 37.00-40.00 Boners 85-90 % 850-1200
lbs 39.00-42.00 High Yielding 85-90 %
over 1100 lbs 40.00-42.00 Lean 85-90 %
850-1200 lbs 35.00-38.00 90-95 % 750-
850 lbs 32.00-35.00 90-95 % under 750
lbs 28.00-32.00
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1200-1850
lbs 46.00-51.00, Low Yielding 44.00-
46.00; Individual Yield Gr 2 2155 lbs at
40.00. Yield Grade 1 1600-1975 lbs
51.00-52.00, few gaunt up to 52.50.
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