Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, Dec. 19,2000 Report Supplied By USDA CATTLE 319...(PDA)..Compared with last week’s sale...steers 2.00, spots 3.00 higher, heifers 2.50 higher. STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1495 lbs 77.50-79.75, 1525-1555 lbs 74.75-76.50, Choice 2-3 1020-1495 lbs 70.50-76.75, 1535-1690 lbs 68.50-71.25, Select 1-3 64.50-69.50, few Standard 1-2 56.00-62.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1385-1540 lbs 65.75-67.50, one 69.00, Choice 2-3 1260-1620 lbs 61.75-65.25, Select 1-2 52.00-60.50, Stan dard 1-2 43.50-51.00. HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1300 lbs 77.25-79.00, Choice 2-4 1115-1430 lbs 69.00-76.75 mostly 72.00-76.00, few Select 1-3 62.75- 67.25, few Standard 1-2 54.00-60.25. COWS:(early sa!es)Breakers 75-80% lean 38.25-45.25, Boners 80-85% lean 35.75-42.50, Lean 85-90% lean 31.50- 39.75. Shells 29.00 and down. BULLOCKS: one Select 1-3 51.00. BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1065 & 1465 lbs 49.00 & 50.50, few Yield Grade 2 980-2265 lbs 42.50-46.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large 1 410-560 lbs 68.00- 80.50, 650-880 lbs 74.00-79.00, few Medium and Large 2 320-385 lbs 72.00, 775-945 lbs 62.00-69.50; HEIFERS: few Medium and Large 1 255-410 lbs 73.50- 93.00, 500-605 lbs 71.00-72.00, 700-825 lbs 59.00-64.50, Medium and Large 2 335-595 lbs 61.00-65.00, 700-900 lbs 42.00-56.00; BULLS; Medium and Large 1 750-980 lbs SO.SO-54.00, Medium and Large 2 700-950 lbs 42.00-48.00. CALVES 216...VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-100 lbs 35.00-50.00, Utility 55-80 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES; Holstein bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower...No 1 Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 125.00-170.00, bulk of sales 135.00- 162.00,80-90 lbs 115.00-137.00, No 2 85- 125 lbs 60.00-135.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 95-100 lbs 275.00-310.00, No 2 65-100 lbs 100.00-255.00. HOGS 143...( 12/18 & 19/00)...8u1k of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction. Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-270 lbs 39.25-40.25, 45-50% lean 225-275 lbs 38.00-39.50. SOWS: US 1-3 300-490 lbs 25.00- 37.00,500-595 lbs 33.00-36.25. BOARS: 345-755 lbs 14.25-15.00,200- 260 tbs 19.00-21.50. FEEDER PIGS 82... US 1-3 30-55 lbs 10.00-33.00 per head. SHEEP 13... Slaughter lambs unevenly steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 65-85 lbs 93.00-114.00,95-120 lbs 71.00- 76.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: one Choice 45 lbs 142.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 37.00-47.00. GOATS 25...(A11 sold by the head). Large Billies and Wethers 52.50-80.00, Medium Nannies 42.00-78.00, one Large Nanny 64.00, Large Kids 41.00-68.00, Small 20.00-47.00. Believilie Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Dec. 20,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 229...(PDA)...(5upp1y in cluded 151 cows and heifers m the Dairy sale)..Compared with last week’s sale...sl. cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. STEERS: one Select 1-3 59.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Standard 1-246.50. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00- 42.50 with one 44.00, Boners 80-85% lean 35.25-41.50, Lean 85-90% 31.50- 37.75. Shells 27.50 and down. BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1760 lbs 49.00, one Yield Grade 2 1100 lbs 44.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Large 2 265 lbs 62.00, one 980 lbs 59.00; HEIFERS: couple Medium and Large 1 430-490 lbs 54.00 & 63.50, one 810 lbs 57.60; BULLS: one Large 2 225 lbs 54.00. CALVES 74...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-125 lbs 30.00-54.00, Utility 50-105 lbs 10.00-25.00. %'r3 y- Xy i. ' From & 0* fj %% ' r'l $ a f'i 4* FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 5.00 lower.No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 130.00-152.50, few 85-90 lbs 100.00- No 2 80-125 lbs 50.00- 120.00; few No 1 Holsteins heifers 100- 110 lbs 275.00-300.00, No 2 85-120 lbs 80.00- Few beef type bulls and heifers 90-130 lbs 80.00-130.00. HOGS 9... BARROWS AND GILTS: couple 45-50% lean 270 lbs 36.75, 40- 45% lean 280-310 lbs 37.50-45.00. SOWS: one US 1-3 495 lbs 32.00, few Medium 245-330 lbs 11.00-15.00. FEEDER PIGS 37... US 1-3 35-50 lbs 15.00-27 00 per head. SHEEP 18... Slaughter lambs steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 70-100 lbs 56.00-74.00, few Good and Choice 60-90 lbs 50.00-64.00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-40.00. GOATS 23...(A11 sold by the head). Couple Medium Billies 23.00 & 41.00, Large Kids 48.00-66.00, Small 2.00-8.00. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS: 800.00- 1450.00 per head. Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. December 19,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 406...(SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTlON)..Compared with last week’s sale., steers very active on strong market, cows steady to 2.00 higher, heifers and bulls strong. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1240-1640 lbs 73.00-77.25, Choice 2-3 1080-1600 lbs 68.00-72.50, Select 1-3 63.00-67.00, Standard 45.00-54.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice fcrs'is^sa even \\\ " extend u fUUI iilIV U *4 > > K of tfunwh{< dut iruj thb- '-I''• on.* Kh b UV hapfv i^tut \cw Ti i; ! for ail. ( fit Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23, 2000-Al7 one at 1 e Imark: Iv(y i f *?, ar i %