Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Nov. 3,
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 51S3...Compared with 5143
head last week and 5499 head a year
ago. Compared with last week’s sum
mary..slaughter steers mostly steady
with some strength noted, Holstein
steers 1.00 to spots 3.00 higher, heifers
steady to firm, si. cows mostly steady,
bulls mostly 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 70.00-73.50, Choice 1-3
65.00-70.00, Select and Low Choice 2-3
63.25-67.50, Select 1-3 60.00-65.50, Stan
dard 1-2 53.75-60.75.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 60.75-65.25, Choice 2-3 58.00-61.50,
Select 1-2 53.00-58.75, Standard 1-2
48.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 63.00-68.25,
few Prime to 70.00, Select 1-3 59.75-
64.25, Standard 1-2 SO.OO-SB.7S.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 37.75-
43.75, Boners 80-85% lean 34.50-39.00
early sales to 41.00, Lean 85-90% lean
30.00- Shells 29.50 and down.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 53.00-64.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
47.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
41.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 83.00-
97.00, 500-700 lbs 76.00-87.50, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-84.00,
500-700 lbs 65.00-77.00; HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80.00-
94.00, 500-700 lbs 70.00-83.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 65.00-76.00,
500-700 lbs 55.00-70.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 85.00-
104.00. 500,700 lbs 70.00-85.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 63.00-88.00.
CALVES 3049... Compared with 3311
head last week and 3430 head a year
ago. Vealers small supply mostly
steady..VEALERS; Choice 180-375 Ibis
84.00- Good 140-275 lbs 55.00-
82.00, Standard and Good 75-120 lbs
35.00- Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-
30.00; FARM CALVES; Holstein bull
calves mostly steady with little discounts
for lightweight calves, Holstein heifers
5.00 to 15.00 lower.No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 100.00-150.00 late sales
165.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 50.00-132.00
mostly 70.00-97.50, No 1 Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 270.00-395.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
130.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 75-130 lbs 85.00-200.00.
HOGS H9o...Compared with 1212
head last week and 1813 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts 2.00 to 4.00 lower
as packers report backlogs and slow
wholesale movement, sows 4.00 to 5.00
lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-
54% lean 220-265 lbs 32.25-36.00, few
early sales 39.50, 45-50% 220-275 lbs
31.50-34.50, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
28.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs
23.00- 500-700 lbs 26.00-31.00.
BOARS: 11.00-16.00.
FEEDER PIGS 346... Compared with
286 head last week and 468 head a year
ago. US 1-3 25-45 lbs 10.00-23.00,45-60
lbs 22.00-57.50 per head.
SHEEP 10S0...Compared with 918
head last week and 1541 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00
Iower...SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
50-85 lbs. 90.00-120.00,85-110 lbs 80.00-
95.00. 110-140 lbs 70.00-85.00, Good and
Choice 65-90 lbs 64.00-84.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 20.00-50.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 1110... Compared with 348 last
week and 670 head a year ago... Feeder
pigs steady to firm insight of declining
hog prices...US 1-2 30-40 lbs 97.00-
107.00. 40-60 lbs 72.00-92.00; US 2 30-60
lbs 76.00-86.00, 60-90 lbs 70.00-71.00;
Slaughter: 18-30 lbs 150.00-175.00,30-40
lbs 90.00-100.00 per cwt.
Okla. National
Stockyards
Oklahoma City, OK
November 8,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Compared to last week: Steer and
heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, great
est advance on light weights suitable for
early wheat pasture. Light supply feeder
steers steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heif
ers not well tested, few steady. Trade
active and demand good for most
classes. Quality plain through attractive
with several attractive calves. Calves in
thin to fleshy conditions with more thin
calves than is normal for the fall season.
Feeder cattle in slightly thin to fleshy
conditions. Weigh-ups mostly average.
Slaughter cows .50-1.50 lower. Slaughter
bulls .50 higher. Packer demand moder
ate. Total of 300 cows and bulls sold with
55 percent to packers. Receipts this week
7175; last week 7054; last year 14,119.
Supply consisted of 39 percent calves
and yearlings over 600 lbs; 57 percent
calves under 600 lbs; 4 percent cows and
bulls. Heifers comprised 42 percent of
feeder and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis. Feeder
Steers: Medium and Large 1: Calves;
325-400 lbs (350 lbs) 114.00-126.50
(121.43); 400-SOO lbs (450 lbs) 103.00-
117.50 (108.83); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs)
87.00-97.50, Fancy 95.75-10S.00 (96.16);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 86.00-92.00, pack
age Fancy 94.50 (88.47); Yearlings: 600-
700 lbs (650 lbs) 90.50-95.00 (93.89); 700-
750 lbs (726 lbs) 90.00-94.00 (92.42); 750-
800 lbs (762 lb) 87.75-91.00 (90.17); 800-
850 ibs (823 lbs) 85.50-86.25 (85.84); lot
860 Ibs 86.50; 900-950 Ibs (925 lbs) 78.50-
79.25 (78.78).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1:
Calves: 300-350 lbs (327 Ibs) 112.50-
119.00 (114.72); J5O-400 Ibs (389 Ibs)
105.00-113.50 (108.94); 400-450 Ibs (431
Ibs) 95.00-100.50, few thin 104.00-106.00
(99.34); 450-500 lbs (482 Ibs) 89.50-96.75,
several thin 92.50-98.00 (93.45); 500-550
lbs (527 Ibs) 85.00-93.00 (89.71); 550-600
lbs (564 Ibs) 82.50- 90.25 (85.42); 600-650
Ibs (618 lbs) 85.00-87.00 (85.86); Year
lings: 500-600 Ibs (550 Ibs) 90.00-92.50
(90.77); 600-700 Ibs (650 Ibs) 85.00-88.75
(87.29); 800-850 Ibs (829 lb) 80.00-81.25
(81.01).
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 32 75-80% 1150-1600 36.00-
39.50 40.00-41.75 35.00-36.00 Boner 50
80-85% 900-1450 35.50-38.50 39.00-
43.00 34.50-37.50 Lean 42 85-90% 850-
1350 33.50-36.50 36.00-39.00 30.50-34.00
Light 19 85-90% 700-875 32.50-33.50
24.50-28.75
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 19 1250-2000 45.00-48.50
49.50-50.00 44.00-45.50
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 75.50, light
carcasses 68.45; Boners 75.10; Breakers
73.25. Bulls 85.15.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 3-6 yr old 1000-1300 5-6 months
Avg, black 640.00; 4-8 yr old 10S0-1400
4-7 months Average 500.00-580.00; 9 yr
old 900-1100 4-6 months Average
410.00-430.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Nov. 7,2000
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: ACTIVE!
STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
72.00-73.00, CHOICE 1050-1475 LBS.
67.50-72.00, 1500-1800 LBS. 62.75-
71.75, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
1075-1500 .LBS. 64.00-67.25,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday. November 11, 2000-A7
COWS: BREAKERS 38.00-43.00,
BONERS 35.00-40.00, LEAN 33.00-
38.00, LOW DRESSING LIGHTS
DOWN TO 30.00, SHELLY 29.00 AND
DOWN; BULLS YG#148.75-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 300-
850 LBS. 72.50-90.00, HOLSTEINS,
DAIRY TYPES 49.00-80.00; HEIFERS
300-850 LBS. 61.50-82.00, HOLSTEINS,
DAIRY TYPES 44.00-71.00; BULLS
400-BSO LBS. 63.00-90.00, HOLSTEINS,
DAIRY TYPES 38.00-75.00; CALVES
RETURNING TO THE FARM, HOL
STEIN BULLS #1 85-130 LBS. 110.00-
140.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 215-290 LBS.
30.00-36.00; BOARS OVER 350 LBS.
12.75-14.00; SOWS US#l-3 300-630
LBS. 22.00-30.00; FEEDER PIGS BY
THE LB. 15-22 LBS. 100.00-140.00, 30-
60 LBS. 55.50-70.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MED. TO
LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
45.00- FANCY GOATS 55.00-
70.00, FLESHY GOATS 40.00-52.50,
SMALL, THIN KIDS 25.00-36.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60-
80 LBS. 80.00-157.50, 80-110 LBS.
81.00-
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 26.00-50.00.
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 TUES., 21; STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES FRL,
NOV. 10; SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE
SALE TUES., NOV. 21; PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RE
CEIVED; EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE
TUES., 2 P.M.
HOSLTEINS SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 50.00-58.00; HEIFERS
CHOICE 67.00-71.75, SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 62.00-66.75,
HOSLTEINS TO 62.00.