Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
January 16,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 257, CALVES 173, HOGS
71, SHEEP 37, GOATS 8. LAST
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 171, CALVES
141, HOGS 82, SHEEP 5, GOATS 3.
CATTLE: Compared with last
Wednesday’s auction, slaughter steers
sold mostly steady. Slaughter heifers
were .25-.50 higher. Slaughter cows
traded .50-1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
trended steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 1290-1465 lbs 69.25-70.00, returned
to feed 51.50-61.00. Select 1-3 58.00-
68.75. Standard 1-2 52.50-55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1205-1575 lbs 54.75-58.75 d, returned to
feed 53.00-54.50. Select 1-2 48.00-55.00.
Standard 1-245.00-49.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
1160-1300 lbs 64.75-67.25. Select 1-3
58.00- 62.25. Standard 2 individual
49.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 37.00-41.50. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 36.50-40.50. Lean 85-90
percent lean 35.00-39.50. Shells down to
32.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1285-1960 lbs 50.75-64.00. Yield Grade 2
1060-2620 lbs 41.50-54.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium 1 indi
vidual 530 lbs 82.00. Medium 2 one head
425 lbs 60.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 2 605-930 lbs 45.00-63.00 Large 3
Holsteins 245-380 lbs 65 00-75.00
FEEDER BULLS: Large 3 Holsteins
755-975 lbs 40.00-48.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, vealers sold steady to 5.00
higher. Holstein bulls returning to the
farm were 20.00-30.00 higher, while Hol
stein heifers traded steady to 25.00
higher.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-
125 lbs 32.50-55.00. Utility 75-115 lbs
5.00- 30.00. RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs
125.00- Number 2 85-125 lbs
70.00- Holstein heifers Number 1
90-120 lbs 460.00-540.00. Number 2 75-
105 lbs 130.00-385.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 70-95 lbs 110.00-180.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Prices were
1.00- lower than last Wednesday.
PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE
45-50 240-280 lbs 35.50-36.25 40-45 325-
360 lbs 30.00-31.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 One head 470 lbs 24.50
Medium One head 200 lbs 25.00
BOARS: 235-315 lbs 15.00-19.00 555-
720 lbs 13.50-14.50
FEEDER PIGS: All sold per cwt. US
1-3 32 lbs 72.50 45-65 lbs 58.00-64.00
105-110 lbs 56.00-62.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-75
lbs 87.50-102.50; 80-130 lbs 72.50-97.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
25.00-29.00. Yearlings 50.00-70.00.
GOATS; AH sold by the head. Billies:
Large individual 100.00. Nannies:
Medium 45.00-80.00. Kids: Large one
head 42.50.
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
January 15,2002
SLAUGHTER COWS: 102 HEAD,
1.00 LOWER. BREAKERS 38.50-42.00,
BONERS 37.00-40.50, LEAN 33.00-
37.00, THIN 33.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 9 HEAD. YG#l 1160 LBS.
AT 51.25, YG#2 1500-2150 LBS. 51.00-
53.00; LOW DRESSING 1100-1200
LBS. 45.00-47.50.
FED STEERS: 18 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1475 LBS.
68.00- CHOICE 2-4 1100-1450
LBS. 65.00-68.00, 1650-1700 LBS. TO
62.50, LOW CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS.
60.00-
FED HEIFERS: 26 HEAD, 2.00
HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1100-1450 LBS. 67.00-70.00, YG3-4
64.00- 3 HEAD 1500-1575 LBS.
61.00- SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE 1100-1300 LBS. 60.00-63.75.
CALVES: 138 HEAD. HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM 5.00-
10.00 HIGHER. #1 94-120 LBS. 125.00-
145.00. 84-92 LBS. 115.00-132.00; #2 94-
120 LBS. 100.00-125.00, 80-92 LBS.
70.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
FEW OFFERED. #1 85-110 LBS.
510.00- #2 75-90 LBS. 100.00-
230.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 160.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD, 1.00
LOWER. #1 AND 2 240-270 LBS. 35.00-
37.00, #1 AND 3 280-350 LBS. 30.00-
34.00.
SOWS: 500-550 LBS. TO 27.25.
BOARS: 400-750 LBS. 12.00-13.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 143 HEAD,
ACTIVE BIDDING, HIGHER
PRICES. STEERS MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 87.00-91.00, 500-
650 LBS. 81.00-87.00,900-1000 LBS. TO
66.00, 8 HEAD 1000-1050 LBS. 74.00-
75.00,
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 77.00-90.00, 500-
600 LBS. 65.00-76.00, 600-700 LBS.
64.00- 700-900 LBS. 57.00-62.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 96.00-101.00,
400-600 LBS. 70.00-83.00, 600-700 LBS.
58.00-
SHEEP: 25 HEAD 25.00-55.00.
LAMBS: 21 HEAD, 10.00-15.00
HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
100-120 LBS. 82.00-92.00, 80-95 LBS.
90.00- GOOD 50-70 LBS. 91.00-
101.00, HIGH CHOICE 130-160 LBS.
59.00- 170-185 LBS. 50.00-57.00.
GOATS: 53 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
AND WETHERS 87.00-139.00,
MEDIUM 68.00-90.00, LARGE NAN
NIESO.OO-95.00, MEDIUM 45.00-85.00,
SMALL FLESHY 50.00-60.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 63 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 40-60 LBS. 22.00-30.00;
BY THE LB. 28 HEAD 35-40 LBS.
65.00- STOCK BOARS 13 HEAD
300-350 LBS. 15.00-20.00.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
January 16,2002
CATTLE 119, CALVES 102, HOGS
44, SHEEP 20, GOATS 11 LAST
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 86, CALVES
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99, HOGS 63, SHEEP 5, GOATS 34
CATTLE: No comparison with last
Wednesday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice 2-3
1300-1390 lbs 66.25-66.50 Select 1-3
56.25-62 25. Standard 1-2 50.00-53.75
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Standard 1-2
43.50-46.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 3
individual 1188 lbs 66.75. Select 3 one
head 59.00. Standard 1-2 42 50-47.75
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 38 00-40.00. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 34.50-38 00 Lean 85-90
percent lean 30.50-34.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
9087-1585 lbs 50.75-57.00. Yield Grade 2
970-2650 lbs 43.00-50.50.
FEEDER STEERS. Medium 2 few
325-355 lbs 65.00-75.50 kEEDER
HEIFERS: Medium 1 couple 415-510 lbs
78.50-79 00.
VEALERS; Choice individual 142 lbs
97.00 iGood 140-165 lbs 62 00-75.00
Standard and Good 95-120 lbs 47 50-
65.00; 75-85 lbs 35.00-62 50 Utility 60-
95 lbs 16 00-35 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-130 lbs 105.00-137.50,
one head up to 142.00 Number 2 80-130
lbs 67.50-105.00 Holstein heifers
Number 1 88- 125 lbs 425.00-600.00, in
dividual 650 00. Number 2 70-85 lbs
225.00-310.00. Beef type bulls and heif
ers 60-130 lbs 120 00-220.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS- PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 40-45 215-305
lbs 46.00-53.00
SOWS- US 1-3 Couple 518-604 lbs
30 00-41 00
FEEDER PIGS All sold by the head
US 2-3 20-35 lbs 15 00-26 00 40-45 lbs
30.00-35 00
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