Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, Dec. 29
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 3363... Compared with 4048
head last week and 3958 head a year
ago. SI. steers steady to 1.00 higher with
Holsteins .50 to 1.00 higher over Holiday
trading, si. heifers steady to 1.50 higher,
si. cows continue the current trend gain*
ing 2.00 to 3.00 this week, bulls mostly
steady, feeder cattle scarce.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4
77.50- Choice 1-3 73.00-79.00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 70.00-75.00,
Select 1-3 65.25-73.25, Standard 1-2
55.50-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 65.50-70.50, Choice 2-3
62.50-66.75, Select 1-2 55.00-63.00, Stan
dard 1-2 50.00-53.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 69.50-76.00,
Select 1-3 62.00-69.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 41.75-
48.25, Boners 80-85% lean 38.50-44.75,
low Yielding to 36.50, Lean 85-90% lean
See pages 824-828
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Start chicks with the feeder resting on the
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smallest chicks to begin feeding right away
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Equipment
2187 North Penryn Rd., Manheim, PA 17545
36.25-42.00, low yielding to 33.00. Shells
32.00 and down.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 58.00-59.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
52.75-58.00, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 400-600 lbs 69.00-
80.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
65.00- HEIFERS; Medium and
Large 1400-600 lbs 65.00-82.50, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 60.00-70.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2 300-600
lbs 60.00-74.00.
CALVES 2640... Compared with 3448
head last week and 2696 head a year
ago. Vealers mostly steady-.VEALERS;
Choice 150-310 lbs 106.00-118.00, Good
140-290 lbs 70.00-95.00, Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 35.00-70.00, Utility 50-
100 lbs 10.00-35.00; FARM CALVES;
Holstein bull calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower,
Holstein heifers mostly 25.00 lower...No
1 Holstein bulls 80-120 lbs 110.00-
159.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 60.00-127.00; No
1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 175.00-
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305.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 100.00-210.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
100.00-200.00.
HOGS 357... Compared with 1655
head last week and 1122 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts small supply 1.00
to 2.00 lower, sows steady to 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; 45-50% lean
225-270 lbs 36.50-39.00, 40-45% lean
240-300 lbs 34.50-36.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 28.00-
30.00,500-700 lbs 30.00-34.25.
BOARS: 12.00-13.00.
FEEDER PIGS 280... Compared with
265 head last week and 118 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-40 lbs 20.00-41.00,45-65
lbs 28.00-62.00 per head.
SHEEP 900... Compared with 1898
head last week and 2069 head a year
ago. Slaughter New Crop lambs 15.00 to
as much as 50.00 lower while Wooled
lambs were 10.00 to 20.00 lower.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 35-55
lbs 150.00-200.00, 55-85 lbs 110.00-
155.00.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice 60-80 lbs
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100.00- 80-100 lbs 95.00-110.00,
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SHEEP: 32.00-60.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
377.. with 2118 last week 632
head a year ago... Feeder pigs entire
supply sold for slaughter under good
demand. Slaughter: 15-25 lbs 200.00-
250.00. 25-40 lbs 100.00-175.00,40-55 lbs
79.00- per cwt.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 1,2001
HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES 100.00-
315.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 100.00-160.00, 70-95 LBS. 75.00-
140.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 10.00-55.00.
GRASSERS & STR. CFS. 43.00-
72.00.
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GOATS 20.00-82.50.
LAMBS TO 82.50.
SHEEP TO 42.00.
PIGS, EACH, TO 40.00.
HOGS 200-250 LBS., NONE.
SOWS, NONE.
FEEDERS 52.00-84.00.
HEIFERS 46.00-53.00.
STEERS, NONE.
BULLS 45.00-51.50.
GOOD COWS 41.50-48.50.
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