A2O-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 24,2001 Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. March 20,2001 Keport Supplied By USD A CATTLE 369 .(PDA) .Compared with last week’s sale, steers 2.00 lower, cows mixed .50 higher to instances of 1 00 lower SI EERS. few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1500 lbs 78 50-82.50, Choice 2- 3 1050-1500 lbs 74 50-79 75, few 1500- 1650 lbs 69 25-76 75, Select 1-3 68.00- 75 00. Standard 1-2 60 00-65 00. HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1240-1500 lbs 69 75-73.00, Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lbs 66 50-70 75. Select 1-2 60 00-68 00, Standard 1-2 51 50-60 50 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1000-1315 lbs 75 00-79 75 some down to 70 50. Select 1-3 63 00-70 00, Standard 1-2 52 00- 60 50 COWS' Breakers 75-80% lean 43.25- 51 50, one S 3 50, Boners 80-85% lean 40 75-47 00, Lean 85-90% lean 35 00- 40 00 Shells down to 27 25. BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 1400 lbs 62 75 BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1035-IB7S lbs 57 00-66 00, Yield Grade 2 1080-1890 lbs 45 00-67 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, few Medium 1 400-515 lbs 92 00-105.00, Medium 1-2 700-950 lbs 70 00-80.00. HEIEERS Medium 1 440-520 lbs 83 00- 92 00, 750-910 lbs 59 00-60 00, Medium 2 440-665 lbs 65 00-82 00, BULLS. Medium 1-2 390-565 lbs 82 00-103 00, 565-800 lbs 54 00-76 00 CALVES 124 VEALERS Standard and Good 75-95 lbs 30 00-50 00, Utility 50-80 lbs 10 00-30 00 I-ARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs 150 00-175 (X), lew to 182 50. No 2 80-115 lbs 80 00-150 00, one No 1 Domq Our Best to Provide You the Best fib'* Wholesale Distributor HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, Inc. 567 South Reading Road, Ephrata, Pa 17522 717-733-7951 www.haminc.com AUTHORIZED DEMCO DEALERS MARYLAND Churchville - Walter G. 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NO MARKEI TEST ' Frederick Livestock Frederick, Maryland Keport Supplied by Auction March 19,2001 SLAUGHTER COWS 91 HEAD, 1 00-2 00 HIGHER BREAKERS 45 00- 50 00, BONERS 43 00-47.00, LEAN 39.00-44.00, THIN 38.00 DOWN, BULLS 7 HEAD YG#l 1300-2100 LBS 54.00-57 25. LIGHTWEIGHTS 51 00-55 00 FED STEERS. 5 HEAD LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1600-1700 LBS 59.50-63 75. FED HEIFERS: 10 HEAD LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1200-1600 LBS. 55 00-59 50, FEW 1700-1800 LBS 50 00-56.00, SELECT 1200-1400 LBS. 48 00-49 00. CALVES: 139 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER 80-110 LBS. 55.00- 65 00, HOSLTEIN BULLS RETURN ING TO FARM 10.00-20.00 HIGHER #1 95-120 LBS 170.00-192.00. 80-94 LBS 150.00-175 00, 75 LBS. 110.00- 130 00; #2 95-120 LBS 130.00-170.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 20.00-40.00 LOWER #lB5-115 LBS 290.00-345.00, #2 80-110 LBS. 150.00-275 00, 70-80 LBS. 75 00-125.00, BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 75-95 LBS 105.00- 170.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 8 HEAD. #1 AND 3 262 LBS AT 43.00, 3 HEAD 342 LBS. AT 32.50,1 315 LBS AT 30.00. SOWS- 9 HEAD 300-400 LBS. 30.00- 32 00,450-S5O LBS. 30 00-34.24. STOCK CATTLE- 40 HEAD. STEERS, 1 265 LBS. AT 100 00; 400- 500 LBS. TO 90.00,1680 LBS. AT 77.00 HEIFERS: 300-400 LBS. 83.00-94.00, 500-700 LBS. 64.00-69.00, 700-850 LBS. 59 00-65 00; 3 HOLSTEINS 360 LBS. AT 132.00 BULLS- 275-475 LBS. 87 00-104.00, 500-650 LBS 75 00-89 50, 800-950 LBS. 50 00-52.00. Kutztown Produce Hay Auction Fleetwood, Pa. Report Supplied li\ Auction Saturday March 17,2001 I i a y—Straw —G rain ALFALFA HAY: 124.00-140 00. MIXED HAY: 40.00-100.00. GRASS HAY; 56.00-85.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 102.00. WHEAT STRAW: 72.00-74.00. FIREWOOD: 75.00 LOAD. HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD SALE EVERY SAT., 9 A.M. 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