Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
October 24,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 3S2...(PDA)...Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers .75 to
1.25 higher, cows steady to 1.25 higher,
heifers 1.00 to 1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1455 lbs
>9.00-70.00, Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs
>4.00-68.25, Select 1-3 60.00-65.00, Stan
lard 1-2 50.00-56.00.
HOLSTEINS; one High Choice and
I rime 2-3 1495 lbs 60.00, few Select 1-2
i 3.00-56.00, few Standard 1-2 48.00-
>O.OO.
HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-
4 1100-1425 lbs 67.00-70.50, Choice 2-4
1000-1200 lbs 63.00-68.00, few Select 1-3
53.00- Standard 1-2 SO.SO-52.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00-
43.50, couple to 48.00, Boners 80-85%
lean 37.00-41.50, Lean 85-90% lean
30.50- Shells down to 25.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1195-1735 lbs
46.00- Yield Grade 2 1050-2100 lbs
38.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 1 585-755 lbs 69.00-78.00, Large 2
S7S-104S lbs 52.004i0.00, Medium 1500-
575 lbs 80.00-100.00, Medium 2 500-715
lbs 70.00-75.00; HEIFERS: Large 1 460-
500 lbs 79.00-84.00, Medium 1 300-600
lbs 70.00-80.00, Medium 2 4SO-700 lbs
49.00- BULLS: Large 1550-725 lbs
72.00- Medium 1 300-525 lbs
51.00- Medium 2 300-550 lbs
56.00-
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CALVES 99...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-95 lbs 20.00-36.00, Utility
55-75 lbs 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 140.00-170.00, one 195.00, No
2 80-115 lbs 77.50-135.00; few No 1 Hol
stein heifers 90-115 lbs 280.00-335.00,
few No 2 75-100 lbs 180.00-255.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs
125.00-
HOGS 58... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 240-270 lbs 36.50-37.10,45-
50% lean 220-270 lbs 35.50-36.50, one lot
40-45% lean 227 lbs 34.00.
SOWS: one US 1-3 420 lbs 30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 20... SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
15.00-
GOATS 1...(A1l sold by the head). One
Medium Nanny 28.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Oct. 24,2000
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS,
BREAKERS 38.00-45.00, SEVERAL
BEEF TYPES TO 49.50, BONERS
35.00-42.25. LEAN 33.00-39.00, LOW
DRESSING, LIGHTS DOWN TO
29.00, SHELLY 28.00 AND DOWN;
BULLS 1740-2135 LBS. 40.25^10.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE #1 400-900 LBS. 70.00-
88.00, HOLSTEINS, DAIRY TYPES
500-930 LBS. 58.00-73.00; HEIFERS,
MOSTLY HEREFORDS OFFERED
400-750 LBS. 70.00-75.50; BULLS
MED. AND LARGE #1 400-650 LBS.
82.50-104.00; CALVES RETURNING
TO THE FARM HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
95-145 LBS. 105.00-137.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS #195-120 LBS. 350.00-360.00
, 1 AT 90 LBS. 225.00, STARTED 75-
105 LBS. 100.00-140.00; BEEF X HEIF
ERS 80-100 LBS. 120.00-170.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 210-290 LBS.
34.00-41.00, US#2-4 33.00; BOARS
OVER 400 LBS. 13.00; SOWS US#l-3
300-550 LBS. 33.00-37.50,
THIN.WEAK,ROUGH 29.00-32.00;
FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 30-45
LBS. 77.50-80.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, ACTIVE!
MEDIUM TO LARGE NANNIES AND
BILLIES 50.00-90.00, FANCY KIDS
55.00-70.00, FLESHY KIDS 35.00-
54.00, SMALL, THIN KIDS 10.00-
34.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 50 LBS. 150.00,
GOOD AND CHOICE 60-100 LBS.
83.00-99.00,105-135 LBS. 74.00-83.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 34.00-52.50.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY, AND EGGS.
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALES TUBS., NOV. 7 AND
21; STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES FRL, OCT. 27; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS.,
NOV. 7 AND 21; PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE
CEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE
TUBS., 2 P.M.
Uncaster Farming, Saturday, October 28, 2000-Al9
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, October 23,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 83 HEAD,
STEADY. UTILITY 38.00-42.75,
BONERS 35.00-39.75, CANNERS
32.00- SHELLY 32.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 5 HEAD. YG#l 1300-2200
LBS. 46.00-47.25.
FED STEERS: 1 CHOICE HERE
FORD 1350 LBS. AT 62.00; 1 FEEDER
955 LBS. AT 61.50.
FED HEIFERS: 1 COMMERCIAL
1145 LBS. AT 56.00; 1 SELECT HOL
STEIN AT 45.00.
VEAL CALVES: 197 HEAD.
CHOICE 270-325 LBS. 79.00-89.00,
GOOD 90-115 LBS. 55.00-70.00, CULLS
70-100 LBS. 30.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: 5.00 LOWER.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS.
110.00- 85-95 LBS. 87.00-105.00;
#2 95-120 LBS. 85.00-110.00,80-95 LBS.
60.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
STEADY. #1 85-115 LBS. 300.00-
395.00; #2 250.00-315.00, 70-85 LBS.
100.00- BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS #1 80-120 LBS. 160.00-
205.00; #2 75-120 LBS. 72.00-120.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 23 HEAD. #1
AND 2 240-270 LBS. 36.75-38.50; 1 300
LB. AT 33.50.
SOWS: FEW 370 LBS. TO 32.50.
STOCK CATTLE: FEW OFFERED.
STEERS 1 GOOD 515 LBS. AT 81.00;
HOLSTEINS 250-350 LBS. 70.00-75.00.
HEIFERS: 500-700 LBS. 63.00-72.50;
1 LARGE HOLSTEIN SPRINGER
1125.00.
BULLS: 1 HOLSTEIN 1035 LBS. AT
46.75.
LAMBS: 21 HEAD. CHOICE 65-80
LBS. 84.00-100.00; GOOD 85-115 LBS.
65.00-76.00.
GOATS: MED. 40.00-50.00.
Middleburg Livestock
Auction
State Graded Feeder
Cattle Sale
Middleburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Oct. 9,2000
260 HEAD. STEERS Ml 375-465
LBS. 91.00-110.00, 500-695 LBS. 80.00-
101.00. 750-850 LBS. 75.00.
LI 380-435 LBS. 95.00-102.00, 500-
685 LBS. 84.00-99.00, 725-875 LBS.
73.00-80.50.
M 2 340-560 LBS. 80.00-101.00.
L 2 360-495 LBS. 77.00-90.00, 540-640
LBS. 70.00-95.00, 565-745 LBS. 62.00-
67.00.
HEIFERS: Ml 365-480 LBS. 72.00-
87.00. 650-660 LBS. 64.00-73.00.
LI 395-470 LBS. 85.50-92.00, 540-695
LBS. 70.00-85.00, 875-985 LBS. 57.50-
69.00,
M 2 345-410 LBS. 75.00-89.25,500-510
LBS. 55.00-75.00.
L 2 320-485 LBS. 77.00-85.00, 535-630
LBS. 70.00-84.00, ONE LOT 825 LBS.
62.00.
SI 360-550 LBS. 70.00-81.00.
BULLS: Ml 465-555 LBS. 90.00-
91.00,735-865 LBS. 65.00-76.00.
LI 350-450 LBS. 84.00-90.00, 590-715
LBS. 71.00-78.00.
L 2 500-555 LBS. 64.00-70.00, 745-840
LBS. 51.00-60.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, Oct. 23,2000
STEERS: 50.00-66.50.
HEIFERS: 50.00-61.00.
GOOD COWS: 35.00-41.75.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 25.00-
35.00.
BULLS: 45.00-47.00.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-370.00-
70-90 LBS. 30.00-100.00.
HOGS: 36.00-38.50.
SOWS; 30.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-23.00 PER
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