Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Januaiy 27,2001
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
January 23,2001
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 370...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale, steers steady to
strong, cows 2.00 to 4.50 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1075-1425 lbs 80.50-82.75, Choice 2-3
1000-1475 lbs 75.25-81.50, Select 1-3
65.00- Standard 1-2 59.75-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1430-1510 lbs
69.50-75.25, Choice 2-3 1355-1470 lbs
66.00-
HEIFERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1105-1305 lbs 79.00-81.50,
Choice 2-4 1000-1430 lbs 72.00-79.00,
Select 1-3 63.75-72.00, Standard 1-2
55.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 43.00-
49.00, few to 51.50, Boners 80-85% lean
40.00- Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-
41.00. Shells down to 29.25.
BULLOCKS: one Select 1-3 1295 lbs
65.75.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1000-2000
lbs 57.00-62.25, few Yield Grade 2 1535-
2280 lbs 45.00-54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 2 930-1050 lbs 56.00-59.50,
Medium 1 525-675 lbs 80.00-87.00, few
Medium 2 630-735 lbs 66.50-76.00;
HEIFERS: Medium 1 350-500 lbs 81.00-
91.00, 525-725 lbs 69.00-80.00, Medium
2 300-550 lbs 70.00-77.00; BULLS:
Medium 1 400-575 lbs 86.00-97.00,
Medium 2 500-650 lbs 60.00-78.00.
CALVES 108...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-105 lbs 25.00-60.00, Utility
HEAVY DUTY
HOOF TRIMMING TABLES
Endorsed by the International Hoof Trimming School of Wisconsin
FOUR MODELS TO CHOOSE
1. PORTABLE 2. STATIONARY 3. 3-POINT HITCH
4. SKID STEER MOUNT
Berkelmans Welding
RR 7, AYLMER, ONTARIO, CANADA NSH 2R6
(519) 765-4230
50-80 lbs 15.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 131.00-180.00, No 2 80-115 lbs
40.00-130.00; one No 1 Holstein heifer 90
lbs 250.00, No 2 80-110 lbs 190.00-
250.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-95
lbs 100.00-150.00.
HOGS 65...8ARR0WS AND GILTS.
49-54% lean 240-270 lbs 41.25-43.75,45-
50% lean 230-275 lbs 38.25-39.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 470-590 lbs 26.50-
32.00.
BOARS: few 290-730 lbs 12.00-14.00.
FEEDER PIGS 5..,0ne lot US 1-3 25
lbs 22.00, few 80-90 lbs 21.00-22.00 per
head.
SHEEP I...SLAUGHTER SHEEP,
one 30.00.
GOATS 6...(A1l sold by the head).
Couple Large Nannies 90.00, couple
Medium 47.50 & 65.00.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Friday, Jan. 17,2001
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 139,
CALVES 76, HOGS 74, SHEEP 14,
GOATS 8. LAST WEDNESDAY
CATTLE 145, CALVES 92, HOGS 55,
SHEEP 4, GOATS 5.
Compared with last week’s auction,
slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00
higher. Other classes were not well
tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 1150-1420 lbs 72.00-78.00. Select 1-3
63.00-68.50. Standard 1-2 few 57.00-
60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 3 indi
vidual 1536 lbs 66.00.
• 12-year building experience in
the tables design
• 2”x2” tube frame chute
• chute measures 75"x28”x75”
high
• 4" casters for cradle fold-up
• 2 10-inch lift belts
• 3500 lb. axle with or without
brakes
• two hydraulic cylinders for
extra stability
• tool box for D C pump
and battery protection
• manure grate to keep work
area clean
• fold away side gate
• removable head board
• 45 mm video from
International Hoof Trimming
School of Canada
$2,375
U.S. Delivered
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4
few 1040-1350 lbs 71.50-77.00. Select 1-3
few 62.00-69.50. Standard 2 individual
55.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 40.25-44.50. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 37.25-40.50. Lean 85-90
percent lean 32.50-40.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 2
1200-2230 lbs 40.00-48.25. Bullocks:
Choice 2-3 couple 1218-1628 lbs 63.50-
64.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium 1 couple
814-836 lbs 67.00-70.00. FEEDER
HEIFERS: Medium 1 375-550 lbs 79.50-
94.00. Medium 2 375-600 lbs 66.00-
78.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium 1 few 570-
700 lbs 68.50-81.50.
VEALERS: Good and Choice few
185-350 lbs 79.00-104.00. Standard and
Good 70- US lbs 31.00-45.00. Utility few
55-75 lbs 13.00-18.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-115 lbs 117.50-152.50.
Number 2 80-120 lbs 60.00-115.00. Hol
stein heifers Number 190-105 lbs 250.00.
Number 2 80-100 lbs 175.00-250.00. Beef
type bulls and heifers few 80-100 lbs
115.00-130.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 230-285
With Land O'Lakes
Milk Quality
And Mastitis
Extended Service
Program
I ntroductory Offer
V 2 Off For Land
O'Lakes Producers
(Also available to non-Land O'Lakes
members at an additional charge.)
lbs 37.50-39.00, individual up to 42.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-550 lbs 28.00-37.00
Medium Few 380-420 lbs 24.50-26.00.
BOARS: Few 532 lbs 8.50.
FEEDER PIGS: All sold per head. US
1-3 50-60 lbs 36.00-39.00 35-40 lbs 19.00-
30.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 75-
135 lbs 89.00-98.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
few 40.00-62.00.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Nan
nies: Large couple 65.00-95.00. Medium
individual 64.00. Kids: Large couple
30.00-51.00. Small few 32.50.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001
SLAUGHTER CATTLE; ACTIVE!
STEERS, HOLSTEINS SELECT AND
CHOICE 58.75-67.75; COWS,
ACTIVE! BREAKERS 41.00-46.00,
BONERS 36.50-43.50, LEAN 35.00-
44.00, SHELLY 34.00 AND DOWN;
BULLS, ALL WEIGHTS, 46.50-53.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, HOL
STEINS,DAIRY TYPES 400-900 LBS.
57.00-69.00; CALVES RETURNING
TO THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
85-130 LBS. 115.00-140.00; HOLSTEIN
Special
HEIFERS #1 90-115 LBS. 275.00-
300.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 80-85 LBS.
145.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 280-340 LBS.
37.00- BOARS OVER 300 LBS.
14.00; SOWS US#l-3 300-550 LBS.
30.00- 1 AT 650 LBS. 48.00;
FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB. 20-26
LBS. 140.00-170.00, 28-45 LBS. 120.00-
129.00. «
GOATS; BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
TO LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
57.00- FANCY KIDS 65.00-
81.00. FLESHY KIDS 50.00-62.50,
SMALL.THIN KIDS 4.00-47.50.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60-
80 LBS. 96.00-119.00, 80-130 LBS.
79.00-
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 45.00-55.00.
SALE EVERY TUES. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS,
6:30 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, START
ING WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED
CATTLE SALES TUES., FEB. 6;
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
FRL, JAN. 26; PEN LOTS OF CATTLE
SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED; EAR
LYBIRD PENS CLOSE TUES. 2 P.M.