Dewart Hay
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, OcL 16,2000
HAY; 17 LOTS, 37.50-80.00.
WOOD: 2 LOTS, 25.00 AND 40.00.
CORN: 5 LOTS, 60.00-67.50.
OATS: 4 LOTS, 1.50-2.00 BU.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
October 17,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 482...(PDA)...Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers mostly
steady to weak, cows steady to 2.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1385-1490 lbs
66.00-69.75, Choice 2-3 1020-1475 lbs
63.25-67.50, Select 1-3 58.50-64.0, Stan
dard 1-252.00-58.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1285-1585 lbs 59.75-61.75, Choice 2-
3 1225-1520 lbs 56.50-60.00, few Select
1-2 54.50-56.25, few Standard 1-2 48.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1400 lbs
62.00-66.50, Select 1-3 56.00-63.00, Stan
dard 1-2 51.00-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 39.00-
44.00, 70-75% lean 32.00-38.50, Boners
80-85% lean 35.75-41.00, Lean 85-90%
lean 29.75-38.50. Shells down to 23.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1090-1850 lbs
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44.25-50.00, Yield Grade 2 1045-2445 lbs
36.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 2 810-950 lbs 53.00-57.00, Medium
1 350-525 lbs 80.50-100.00, Medium 2
475-700 lbs 62.50-79.50, 700-925 lbs
57.00- HEIFERS: few Large 1-2
600-950 lbs 54.50-63.00, Medium 1 300-
500 lbs 65.00-80.00, Medium 2 350-500
lbs 57.00-67.00, 500-700 lbs 51.00-63.00;
BULLS: Medium 1 325-600 lbs 74.50-
92.00, few 600-800 lbs 50.00-66.50,
Medium 2 300-500 lbs 67.00-78.00, 500-
700 lbs 58.00-74.00.
CALVES 97...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-110 lbs 25.00-57.50, Utility
65-80 lbs 10.00-21.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 135.00-165.00, No 2 85-115 lbs
65.00- couple No 1 Holstein heif
ers 99 & 110 lbs 305.00 & 310.00, few No
2 75-100 lbs 115.00-150.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-100
lbs 50.00-180.00.
HOGS SS...BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-260 lbs 42.00-42.75,45-
50% lean 230-260 lbs 38.00-39.50, few
40-45% lean 255 lbs 37.00.
SOWS: couple US 1-3 420 & 495 lbs
33.00 & 36.00.
BOARS: couple 375 & 555 lbs 16.00 &
16.50.
FEEDER PIGS S... One lot US 1-3 51
lbs 30.00 per head.
SHEEP 9... SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
25.00-27.00.
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GOATS 1...(AU sold by the head). One
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CATTLE 349...(PDA)..(SuppIy in
cluded 236 cows and heifers in the Dairy
sale)..Compared with last week’s sale..sl.
cows 1.00 to 1.50 higher, bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: couple
Select 1-3 58.00 & 58.25, couple Stan
dard 1-2 43.25 & 55.75.
HOLSTEINS: few Standard 1-2
40.25-48.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 35.50-
42.50 bulk of sales 39.00-41.00, Boners
80-85% lean 34.25-38.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 28.50-36.25. Shells 27.00 and down.
BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 2035 lbs
46.75, Yield Grade 2 950-1445 lbs 40.00-
42.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 320-410 lbs 69.00-
69.50; BULLS: Large 2 -525-650 lbs
49.00-63.50
CALVES 82...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 30.00-40.00, few
Utility 55-75 lbs 15.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
95.00-132.50 mostly 100.00-130.00, No 2
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Belleville, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 18,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
HUGE
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21, 2000-A7
80-125 lbs 50.00-105.00; one No 1 Hol
stein heifer 95 lbs 330.00, No 2 85-100 lbs
160.00- one 60 lbs 75.00.
HOGS 7... BARROWS AND GILTS:
lightweights 160-180 lbs 30.00-33.00, one
40-45% lean 295 lbs 40.00.
SOWS: one US 1-3 475 lbs 33.00, one
Medium 300 lbs 16.00.
FEEDER PIGS 82... US 1-3 20-40 lbs
9.00- 50-65 lbs 30.00-51.00 per
head.
SHEEP 31... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 50-65 lbs 84.00-119.00, 70-85 lbs
70.00- 95-145 lbs 70.00-79.00.
GOATS 40...(A11 goats sold by the
head). Couple Large Billies 54.00 &
62.00, Medium 50.00-60.00, Large Nan
nies 39.00-56.00, Large Kids 27.00-53.00.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 800.00-
1500.00 per head.
Okla. National
Stockyards
Oklahoma City, OK
October 18,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
and heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher;
steer calves firm to 4.00 higher. Demand
good for all classes. Quality plain to av
erage, few attractive calves. Weigh-ups
average to full. Calves in medium to
fleshy conditions; yearlings in slightly
thin to moderate flesh, few fleshy. Rams
of 1-3 inches fell over much of the state
last weekend giving boost to calf market.
Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Packer
demand light to moderate. Total of 525
cows and bulls sold with near 50 percent
to packers. Receipts this week 8147; last
week 11,108; last year 12,542.
Supply consisted of 49% yearlings and
calves over 600 lbs; 45% calves under
600 lbs; 6% cows and bulls. Heifers
comprised 44% of feeder and calf
supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers; Medium and Large 1:
Calves: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 108.00-
119.00 (114.38); 400-450 lbs (428 lbs)
98.50-110.00 (105.32); 450-500 lbs (470
lbs) 93.50-105.00 (99.18); 500-550 lbs
(530 lbs) 88.00- 98.00 (93.41); 550-600 lbs
(575 lbs) 86.00-94.75 (89.44); 600-650 lbs
(616 lbs) 86.50-94.00 (90.58); 6SO-700 lbs
(666 lb) 84.50-87.00 (86.56); 700-730 lbs
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(726 lbs) 80.50-84.00 (82.82); Yearlings:
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 88.00-93.50 (91.17);
700-750 lbs (733 lb) 86.50-90.75 (88.16);
750-800 lbs (775 lbs) 83.00-87.50 (84.94);
800-850 lbs (820 lbs) 79.50- 86.00 (83.88);
850-900 lbs (864 lbs) 78.25-81.50 (80.02);
900-950 lbs (925 lbs) 76.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1:
Calves; 300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 90.00-97.00
(93.97); 400-450 lbs (424 lbs) 88.00-95.00
(92.92); 450- 500 lbs (469 lb) 85.75-92.50
(88.50); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 83.75-87.75
(85.40); 600-650 lbs (625 lbs) 80.00-86.00
(82.54); lot 660 lbs 78.75; Yearlings: 550-
600 lbs (563 lbs) 86.00-88.25 (87.55); 600-
700 lbs (650 lbs) 84.00-88.00 (85.12); 700-
750 lbs (715 lb) 81.75-84.75 (82.74); 750-
800 lbs (771 lbs) 79.00-79.75 (79.42); 800-
850 lbs (823 lbs) 76.75- 78.00 (77.57);
850-900 lbs (879 lbs) 73.75.
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 41 75-80% 1000-1650 36.50-
38.50 38.50-42.50 32.00-36.50 Boner 76
80-85% 1000-1500 36.50-38.75 38.00-
43.50 31.00-35.25 Lean 54 85-90% 850-
1400 33.00-36.50 36.50-38.50 30.00-32.50
Light 15 80-90% 750-950 30.00-31.00
23.00-28.50
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 32 1200-1900 45.00-48.50
48.00-50.5040.50-45.50
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 72.95, light
carcasses 66.65; Boners 74.80; Breakers
7140. Bulls 84.40.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 4-7 yr old 875-1175 2-5 months
Average 470.00-540 00.
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Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, Oct. 14,2000
49 HEAD.
COLTS 290.00.
SMALL PONIES 230.00-370.00,
LARGE 330.00-500.00.
RIDING HORSES 500.00-1200.00.
REGISTERED HORSES 1000.00-
2450.00. f
SALE 2ND SAT. EACH MONTH.