Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Oct. 27
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE Sl43...Compared with 4736
head last week and 4505 head a year
ago. Compared with last week’s sum
niary..slaughter steers mostly 1,00
higher spots 1.50 higher, si. cows mostly
steady after late week gains, si. heifers
and bulls mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 69.00-72.35, Choice 1-3
66.25-70.00, Select and Low Choice 2-3
62.00-67.75, Select 1-3 60.00-66.75, Stan
dard 1-2 52.00-60.75.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 60.00-63.50, Choice 2-3 56.25-61.00,
Select 1-2 51.00-57.00. Standard 1-2
48.00-
HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 2-4
63.00- Select 1-3 55.00-63.00, Stan
dard 1-2 47.00-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 37.00-
43.50, Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-39.00
late week sales to 42.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 31.25-37.00. Shells 30.50 and down.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 55.50-66.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
49.00-53.25, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
4X.50-48.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00-
104.00, SOO-700 lbs 79.00-86.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 83.00-94.00,
500-700 lbs 64.50-76.00; HEIFERS;
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 74.00-
90.00. SOO-700 lbs 69.50-82.00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-500 lbs 62.50-75.00,
500-700 lbs 57.00-70.50; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 84.00-
97.50, 500-700 lbs 75.00-82.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-82.50.
CALVES 3311... Compared with 3414
head last week and 2487 head a year
ago. Vealers 10.00 higher..VEALERS;
Choice 250-375 lbs 90.00-115.00, Good
175-275 lbs 75.00-84.00, Standard and
Good 70-110 lbs 33.00-62.00, Utility 50-
100 lbs 10.00-35.00.. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bull calves fully steady with late
week sales sharply lower, Holstein heif
ers mostly steady spots 10.00 higher..No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 95.00-150.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 67.50-110.00, No 1 Hol
stein heifers 80-120 lbs 280.00-410.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 135.00-290.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
85.00-200.00.
HOGS 1212... Compared with 1409
head last week and 1494 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts 3.00 to 4.00 lower,
sows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs
36.50-38.25, few to 41.50, 45-50% 220-
275 lbs 34.25-36.85,40-45% lean 240-300
lbs 32.00-35.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-500
lbs 28.00-32.00, 500-700 lbs 32.00-35.00,
early week sales to 39.00. BOARS; 15.00-
18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 286... Compared with
265 head last week and 458 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-45 lbs 19.00-30.00,45-70
lbs 31.00-57.50 per head.
SHEEP 918... Compared with 1501
head last week and 2302 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs steady with light
lambs 5.00 higher—SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 50-80 lbs 100.00-125.00,
80-100 lbs 85.00-100.00, 120-140 lbs
70.00- Good and Choice 50-95 lbs
67.50-87.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP;
25.00-
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
348... Compared with 1646 last week and
989 head a year ago... Feeder pigs 8.00 to
15.00 lower..US 1-2 30-50 lbs 80.00-
95.00; US 2 30-50 lbs 60.00-67.00;
Slaughter: 20-30 lbs 140.00-152.00,30-40
lbs 92.00-102.00 per cwt.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Oct. 24,2000
MONDAY CATTLE 447, CALVES
453, HOGS 22, SHEEP 34, GOATS 59,
LAST MONDAY CATTLE 442,
CALVES 523, HOGS 43, SHEEP 42,
GOATS 49.
CATTLE: Slaughter steers and
slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Cows
steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41265-1395 lbs 70.00-72.75.
Choice 2-3 1240-1480 lbs 65.50-69.00,
few 1530-1550 lbs 65.25-66.50. Select 1-3
60.00-65.00. Standard 1-247.00-60.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1345-1490 lbs 56.00-60.25. Few Select l
-3 51.50-54.25. Standard 1-247.00-60.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-1325 lbs
69.25-72.25. Choice 2-4 1030-1475 lbs
64.50-69.75. Select 1-3 59.00-64.25. Few
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4, 2000-A7
Standard 1-246.75-58.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 37.25-45.75. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 35.00-42.25, mostly
36.00- Lean 85-90 percent lean
30.00- 39.25, mostly 32.50-37.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1400-1810 lbs 47.50-52.50. Yield Grade 2
1125-1700 lbs 41.00-47.75.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 200-430 lbs 91.00-97.00; 525-650
lbs 76.00-81.00. Medium and Large 2
270-450 lbs 70.00-84.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-430 lbs 84.00-94.00; 525-615
lbs 67.00-83.00; 795-850 lbs 52.50-61.00
Medium and Large 2 215-490 lbs 69.00-
76.00; 500-650 lbs 52.00-70.00; 725-1030
lbs SO.OO-60.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1 335-485 lbs 82.00-104.00; 540-580 lbs
62.00-74.00. Medium and Large 2 260-
455 lbs 63.00-88.00; 500-660 lbs 51.50-
61.00.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-95
lbs 30.00-60.00. RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein bulls Number 1 80-125
lbs 100.00-140.00, mostly 110.00-135.00.
Number 2 75-120 lbs 50.00-110.00,
mostly 70.00-100.00. Holstein heifers
Number 1 90-105 lbs 350.00-390.00.
Number 2 75-90 lbs 95.00- 245.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers 100-115 lbs 85.00-
145.00; 160-200 lbs 77.50-89.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45 300-
330 lbs 40.00-42.00 SOWS: US 1-3 270-
455 lbs 38.00-41.00 500-585 lbs 32.00-
35.50
BOARS; Couple 675-700 lbs 12.00
Couple 255-290 lbs 19.00-27.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-75
lbs 94.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
25 00-30 00, few Rams 35.00-52.50.
GOATS: All sold per head. Billies.
Large 67 00-110.00 Medium 50 GO
-74 00.
Nannies; Large 54 00-63 00 Medium
50.00-57.50. Kids: Large 25.00-57 50
New Holland Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 1,2000
182 DAIRY COWS, 323 HEIFERS,
12 BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 460.00-
1475.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 725.00-
1375.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS 1375.00-
1475.00.
LARGE HEIFERS 1285.00-1475.00,2
AT 1500.00, SMALL 550.00-1160.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS 685.00-
1235.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
775.00-
BULLS 350.00-785.00, PUREBREDS
725.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 625.00-1475.00, 1
AT 1685.00
REGISTERED HEIFERS 925.00-
1425.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 310.00-
635.00.
3 HERDS ALLS STAGES 600.00-
1425.00.
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