Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USUA
TOES., MARCH 6,2001
CATTLE 208, CALVES 337, HOGS
84. SHEEP 5, GOATS 40. LAST MON.
CATTLE 383, CALVES 411, HOGS 38,
SHEEP 63, GOATS 137.
CATTLE: Compared to last Mon
day’s auction, Slaughter steers sold 1.00-
2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-
3.00 lower. Other classes not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1350-1495 lbs 77.00-80.00, individual up
to 82.25; 1525-1745 lbs 75.00-78.50.
Select 1-3 couple 77.50-78.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1350-1435 lbs 70.25-72.75.
Choice 2-3 1200-1690 lbs 63.75-69.25.
Select 1-2 53.25-59.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1025-1560 lbs 73.50-79.00, individual up
to 82.00. Select 1-3 few 75.00-76.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 42.50-49.75, mostly
43.75-48.75. Boners 80-85 percent lean
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40.25-46.50, few low dressing down to
37.00. Lean 85-90 percent lean 34.75-
44.00, mostly 36.00-42.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield grade 1
couple 1680-1885 lbs 60 50-62.25. Yield
Grade 2 few 1175-1750 lbs 52.50-56.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1 few 475-480 lbs 76.00-81.00. Large 2
couple 260 lbs 82.50-96.00; individual
685 lbs 55.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, Holstein bull returning to the
farm sold 10.00-15.00 lower.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
110 lbs 40.00-60.00. Utility 50-70 lbs
16.00- 32.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 185-120 lbs 125.00-170.00,
mostly 135.00-160.00. Number 2 70-120
lbs 70.00-135.00. Holstein heifers
Number 2 few 70-95 lbs 145.00-245.00.
Beef type bulls and heifer 75-110 lbs
100.00- 185.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 40-45 Few
250-320 lbs 35.50-41.00
SOWS; US 1-3 325-490 lbs 27.50-34.50
500-655 lbs 30.50-36.50 Medium 365-420
lbs 22.250-23.50
BOARS: 320-645 lbs 13.00-14.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
couple 40-45 lbs 142.50-145 00; individ
ual 75 lbs 122.50; individual 135 lbs
80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3 in
dividual 34.00.
GOATS: All sold per head. Billies;
Large 100.00-160.00. Small and Medium
38.00-62 00 Nannies; Large 70.00-
108.00. Medium individual 49.00. Kids:
Large 27.00-43 00. Small 7.00-25.00.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
March 7,2001
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CATTLE 174.. (PDA).-(Supply in
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bulls and 12 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s salc..steers 1.00 to 2.00
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higher, cows 1.00 higher, bulls and heif
ers to few to establish a trend steady.
STEERS: few Choice 2-3 1100-1260
lbs 77.00-79.75, few Select 1-3 67.00-
74.00, HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1570-1615 lbs
71.00- Choice 2-3 1175-1675 lbs
65.50-70.75, Select 1-2 58.00-63.00, few
Standard 1-2 45.00-56.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 2-4 1090-1295
lbs 76.50-77.75, few Select 1-3 73.00-
77.50, one Standard 2 65.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 46.00-
51.00 one at 53.75, few low dressing
down to 43.50, Boners 80-85% lean
42.00- mostly 44.00-47.75, Lean
85-90% lean 37.25-45.75 mostly 39.00-
44.50. Shells 34.75 and down.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1260
140 lbs 60.75 5.75, few Yield Grade 2
1305-1555 lbs 54.25-56.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS; Large
3 1000-1075 lbs Holsteins 65.50-66.50,
Medium And Large 1 930-1010 lbs
69.00- HEIFERS: couple Medium
2 835 lbs 59.50; BULLS: one Medium 1
800 lbs 56.00, Medium 2 185-225 lbs
65.00-
CALVES 149...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-105 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
40-70 lbs 5.00-10.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein 20.00 to
25.00 higher, Holstein steady to 20.00
higher. No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
150.00- mostly 165.00-180.00, BO
SS lbs 140.00-165.00, No 2 75-125 lbs
75.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-
115 lbs 290.00-345.00, No 2 75-95 lbs
125.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs
125.00-182.50.
HOGS 20... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 255-2875 lbs 43.25-48.00.
SOWS, few US 1-3 435-475 lbs 22.00-
29.00, US 1-3 515-800 lbs 25.50-35.50.
BOARS: few 285 lbs 29.75
FEEDER PIGS 55...C0up1e US 1-3
50-85 lbs 50.00-72.50, Utility for slaugh
ter 120-175 lbs 10.00-30.00 per cwt.
SHEEP 15... Slaughter lambs 25.00
lower. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 15
lbs 210.00, 30-50 lbs 150.00-165.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: 90-120 lbs 99.00-
135.00.
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CATTLE 263, CALVES 107, HOGS
33, SHEEP 4, GOATS 1. LAST WEEK
CATTLE 333, CALVES 134, HOGS 40,
SHEEP 2, GOATS 7
CATTLE; Compared to last Tues
day’s auction, slaughter cows sold
steady, instances 2.00 lower. Other
classes were not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2 in
dividual 1250 lbs 82.0. Select 1-3 few
65.00- 79.50. Standard 1-2 few 56.50-
60.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3
1560-1625 lbs 69.00-71.00. Standard 1-2
few 55.00-62.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4’
1175-1330 lbs 77.00-81.25. Standard 1-2
few 56.50-65.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 43.00-49.50. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 42.00-47.25. Lean 85-90
percent lean 36.25-42.75.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium 1-2 400-
535 lbs 79.00-90.00; few 775-840 lbs
67.00- 71.00. Large 2 few 400-535 lbs
58.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 1-2
310-485 lbs 83.00-88.00. FEEDER
BULLS- Medium 1-2 480-675 lbs 75.00-
94 00; few 775-1000 lbs 48.00- 63.00.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 80-
100 lbs 25.00-50.00. Utility 70-80 lbs
10.00- 25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-115 lbs 100.00-110.00,
few up to 125.00. Number 2 80-115 lbs
60.00- Holstein heifers Number 1
one head 100 lbs 330.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 65-125 lbs 80.00-135.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS; PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 240-280
lbs 45 25-46.25 45-50 220-270 lbs 42.50-
44.00 40-45 few 220-300 lbs 38.00-41.00
SOWS; US 1-3 Individual 365 lbs
35.00 Medium Individual 245 lbs 30.00
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
March 7.2001
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