Pa. Weekly 13 Livestock Auctions Friday, Aug. 25 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 4588... Compared with 4410 head last week and 6029 head a year ago. Slaughter steers steady with spots to 1.00 higher, Hoisteins mostly steady, si. heifers steady to 1.00 higher, si. cows mostly 1.00 to 1.50 higher with Lean cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 67.50-71.00, Choice 1-3 65.25- Select and Low Choice 2-3 63.25- Select 1-3 59.00-65.25, Stan dard 1-2 50.75-59.75. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 61.25-64.00, Choice 2-3 57.00-62.25, Select 1-2 52.75-59.25, Standard 1-2 44.75-56.25. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 62.00-69.75, Select 1-3 56.50-64.75, Standard 1-2 45.00-58.50. COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00- 47.00, Boners 80-85% lean 36.25-44.00, Lean 85-90% lean 30.00-43.50. Shells down-to 26.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 57.25-65.00, Select 1-3 52.50-61.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 50.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 40.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 78.00- 121.00. 500-700 lbs 55.00-99.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 74.00-91.00, 500-700 lbs 58.00-69.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 82.00- 109.00. 500-700 lbs 65.00-80.00, Medium 2000 Elizabethtown Fair JX Sale of Champion Buyers Grand Champion Market Steer Moss’s Steak & Sea House Reserve Champion Market Steer Pickers Pressure Washing Grand Champion Market Hog Gene Wenger Meats Reserve Champion Market Hog Engle Publishing Company Grand Champion Market Lamb First Union Bank Reserve Champion Market Lamb Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank Grand Champion Market Goat Manheim Auto Auction Reserve Champion Market Goat Manheim Auto Auction Richard Albright Bank of Lancaster County Brubaker Farms Conestoga Auction Co. Farm Boy Ag John E Fullerton, Inc Garber Farms Mylm Good Goods Receiving Station Groff’s Meats, Inc Hatfield Quality Meats Inc Hawthorne Electric Iqc David Hemsee, Jr Hernley’s Farm Equipment Jim & Shirley Hershey Norma Hildebrand J & R Logging, Inc and Large 2 300-500 lbs 60.00-97.50, 500-700 lbs 49.00-70.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 83.00- 102.00,500-700 lbs 50.00-83.50, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 63.00-90.00, 500-700 lbs 45.00-77.00. CALVES 3S6o...Compared with 3819 head last week and 3552 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady with spots 20.00 higher...VEALERS: Good 130-325 lbs 75.00-127.50, Standard and Good 70- 115 lbs 30.00-70.00, Utility 45-100 lbs 10.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves No 1 firm to 5.00 higher with No 2 calves 20.00 to 30.00 higher, Hol stein heifers good, 10.00 to 30.00 higher with No 2 heifers 40.00 to 60.00 higher...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 100.00- No 2 90-125 lbs 60.00- 146.00, No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 280.00- No 2 65-110 lbs 100.00- 340.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs 75.00- HOGS 1217... Compared with 1467 head last week and 2433 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly steady, sows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs 38.00- 45-50% 220-275 lbs 36.25- 43.00, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 34.00- 38.75. SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 29.75- 37.50, 500-700 lbs 31.00-39.75. BOARS: 12.50-18.00. FEEDER PIGS 347... Compared with 215 head last week and 436 head a year ago. US 1-3 20-40 lbs 17.00-45.00, 50-70 lbs 42.00-51.00. • per head. SHEEP 1590... Compared with 1410 head last week and 1802 head a year ago. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 15.00 i NOTICE i ' VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 1 CALF AUCTION Every Monday 1 FM SHEEP, GOAT & CALF AUCTION Every Tuesday f ' PM All calf buyers will hi ttendance! Other Buyers Jagtrux Jay Kopp Lancaster Tractor & Equipment, Inc Longeneckers Hatchery Masonic Homes Dorothy Metzler Messick Farm Equipment Inc New Holland Sales Stables Inc Sally K Nolt R P Electric Seibert Sandblasting R K Vogt Gram Weis Markets Wenger's Feed Mill Inc White Oak Mill Jeffrey Witmer Kevin Zunn Building Contractor Iower...SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 40-60 lbs 105.00-133.00, 60-100 lbs 85.00-115.00, Good and Choice 50-115 lbs 65.00-78.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 24.00-50.00. ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE 1076.. with 1002 last week and 1385 head a year ago... Feeder pigs 10.00 to 20.00 lower...US 1-2 20 lbs 135.00, 30-40 lbs 62.00-76.00, 40-50 lbs 79.00-85.00; Slaughter: 18-25 lbs 142.00- 165.00. 25-35 lbs 67.00-140.00. - per cwt. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Tuesday, August 29,2000 TUESDAY CATTLE 154, CALVES 111, HOGS 38, SHEEP 0, GOATS 0. LAST TUESDAY 102,93,71,0,0. CATTLE: Compared to the last week’s auction, slaughter cows traded 1.00- 3.00 lower, with Lean cows steady to firm. Other classes were not well tested. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 3 in dividual 1295 lbs 64.00. Select 1-3 60.50- 64.75, a few returning to feed at 68.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1135-1640 lbs 58.25-61.25. Select 1-2 55.75- 58.75. Standard 1-2 48.75-51.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1100-1420 lbs 65.00-66.25. Select 1-3 few 56.00- Standard 1-2 51.00-55.25. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 40.50-46.75, few up to 48.00. Boners 80-85 percent lean 35.50- 40.00, few up to 42.0. Lean 85-90 percent lean 29.00-39.75, mostly 33.75-37.25. Shells down to 15.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1450-1905 lbs 50.00-54.00. Yield Grade 2 For more information (717) 442-4181 (717) 768-8204 Grand Champion Meat Rabbit Farmers First Bank Reserve Champion Meat Rabbit Kenneth D. Myer >e in a few 1050-1400 lbs 47.00-50.50. FEEDER STEERS: Large 2 Holsteins 475-535 lbs 68.50-72.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 2 300-545 lbs 72.00-78.50, individ ual up to 81.50. CALVES: Compared to the last auc tion; Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold 10.00 lower. VEALERS: Good few 130-185 lbs 73.00-79.00. Standard and Good 70-110 lbs 40.00-50.00. Utility 55- 80 lbs 20.00-30.00, few down to 12.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls Number 180-120 lbs 120.00-152 00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 100.00-117.00, few weaker calves down to 60.00. Holstein heifers Number 1 80-120 lbs 260.00- 350.00; 80-120 lbs 200.00-215.00; 70-80 lbs 105.00-170.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-135 lbs 100.00-162.00. BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 One lot 230 lbs 33.00 SOWS; US 1-3 350-495 lbs 32.00-34.25 500-650 lbs 34.75-36.25 Medium 350-425 lbs 15.00-20.00 BOARS: Couple 270 lbs 30.00 FEEDER PIGS; No market test. SHEEP; No market test. GOATS: No market test. COLTS: 170.00-270.00; SMALL PONIES 200.00-500.00; LARGE PONIES 600.00; CAMP HORSES, 24 HEAD, 600.00-1100.00, MOST 850.00; HORSES 500.00-1075.00; REG. HORSES 1425.00-2400.00. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, Aug. 26,2000 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-110.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-96.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 12 NOON Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30, Paradise, PA) For-more information (717) 442-4181 (717) 768-8204 Randall G. 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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 200.00. BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 110.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 42.00, HEAVY UP TO 40.00, LIGHT 20.00- 60.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP TO 55.00. SOWS 20.00-38.00. MALE HOGS 8.00-30.00. CZ_Ask About. • DURABRISKET • HOPE POLYBOARD • MUDGUARD • PLASTIC PLYWOOD • CALF HOUSING • FOOTBATHS •WATER TANKS •TRUCK LINERS Why Buy Anything Else NORTH BROOK FARMS Can ton free: 877-624-2638 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 35.00. GOATS LARGE 60.00-100.00, MEDIUM 40.00-70.00, SMALL 20.00- 50.00, ALL BY THE HEAD. Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Hackettstown, N.J. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, Aug. 29,2000 CALVES .05-3.35. COWS .2S-.47. EASY COWS .U'A-M'A. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .34-1.12'/2. HEIFERS .19-.60V2. BULLS .43 3 /i-,55. STEERS .44'/2-.72. HOGS .20-.40. ROASTING PIGS EA. 21.00-34.00. BOARS.IO-.15. SOWS .20. SHEEP .15-1.00. LAMBS EA. 23.00-71.00. LAMBS PER LB. .43-1.55. GOATS EA. 50.00-145.00. KIDS EA. 25.00-75.00. 822 HEAD TOTAL.