Mercer Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
March 12,2002
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 309...( PDA (..steers mostly steady on
active market, cows active 1.00 to 3.00 higher on
I can cows.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-4
1345-1410 lbs 73.50-76.00, Choice 2-3 1015-1440
lbs 71 00-75 75, Select 1-3 65 00-73.00, Standard
1-2 58.00-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1155-1470 lbs 65.00-67.00, Choice 2-4
1200-1650 lbs 57.50-65.00. few Select 1-2
55.00-58.75, few Standard 1-2 49.50-52.00.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1430 lbs 73.00-75.75, Choice 2-4 1050-1430
Ihs 67.00-75.00, few Select 1-3 63 75-72.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 40.00-46.50, cou
ple to 50 75, Boners 80-85% lean 41.00-48.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 38.50-44.00. Shells down to
30.00.
BUI 1 OCKS: one Choice 2-3 1405 lbs 66.50,
couple Select 1-3 55.00 & 58.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1275-2040 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 1045-2355 lbs
48.00- 25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium 1
375-575 lbs 85 00-101.00, few Large 2 600-900 lbs
43.00-50.00, few 300-530 !bs 57.00-79.00: HEIF
ERS: Medium 1 375-500 lbs 80.00-96.00, Medium
1-2 500-675 lbs 73.00-80.00; BULLS: Medium and
I arge 1 450-600 lbs 89.00-94.00, Medium 2
425-600 lbs 57.00-66.00.
CALVFS 100 ..VEAI ERS: Standard and Good
75-100 lbs 30.00-65.00, Utility 50-80 lbs
15.00-38 00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-115 lbs
125 00-155.00, one 160.00, No 2 85-115 lbs
70.00-120.00, one No I Holstein heifers 102 lbs
510.00, few No 2 60-90 lbs 100 00-200.00, one 109
lbs 400.00
Few beef type bulls and heifers 110-120 lbs
135.00-175.00.
HOGS 78. .BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 270-280 lbs 39 60-41 75. 45-50% lean 220-290
lbs 37.00-37 25, 40-45% lean 230-290 lbs
35.00-36 85
SOWS' few 1-3 375-460 lbs 23.00-28.25.
FEEDER PIGS 0 ..NO MARKET TEST!
SHFFP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 3 ..NO MARKET TEST
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CATTIF 271 . (PDA)...(Supply included 100
steers and heifers, 109 cows. 17 bulls and 45 feeder
cattle). .Compared with last week's sale, steers 50
to 1.00 higher, cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls
steady.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1390-1480 lbs 75.50-77 00, Choice 2-3 1100-1415
lbs 69.75-75.00, Select 1-3 63 50-70.25, few Stan
dard 1-2 54.75-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1505 lbs 64 00-66.75, Choice 2-3
1150-1630 lbs 59.00-64.25. Select 1-2 54.00-58.00,
Standard 1-2 48.00-53.25.
HEIFERS: one High Choice 2 1225 lbs 76.00,
few Choice 2-4 1100-1300 lbs 70.75-73.00, few Se
lect 1-3 66.50-68.25, few Standard 1-2 49.75-64.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 44.25-53.50
mostly 45.00-51.50, few low dressing down to
39.75, Boners 80-85% lean 43.50-49.75 with one
high dressing individual 53.00, Lean 85-90% lean
37.50-47.00 mostly 40.00-46.00. Shells 36.00 and
down.
BULLOCKS- couple Select 1-3 60.75 & 61.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1360-2000 lbs
59.25- Yield Grade 2 1135-1650 lbs
50.25-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; few Medium
and Large 2 665-705 lbs 64.00-74.00. one Large 3
465 lbs Holstein 64.50, 575-650 lbs Holsteins
60.00- 750-900 lbs Holsteins 58.50-61.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 2 650-725 lbs
63.00- Urge 3 325-375 lbs 65.00-110.00, one
730 lbs 53.00; BULI S few Medium 1 500-520 lbs
78 00-79 00.
CALVES 241...VEALERS. one Good 135 lbs
72.00, few Standard and Good 85-95 lbs
35 00-50.00, Utility 70-95 lbs 20.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 2.00 to 5 00
higher, Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 135.00-157 00 a few up to 162.00,
80-85 lbs 110.00-135.00, No 2 75-125 lbs
75.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs
500.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 270.00-410 00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 75-95 lbs
100.00-120.00.
HOGS 215.. Barrows and gilts 3.00 to 5.00
lower, sows 3.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS:
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg. Pa.
Tuesday, March 12. 2002
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few lean 220-260 lbs 35.00-39.00, 45-50<V
lean 235-275 lbs 31.00-33 75. 40-45 - lean 280-330
lbs 29.50-38.50.
SOWS: 1-3 370-465 lbs 22 00-28 50, few 520-550
lbs 22.50-27.50.
BOARS: 325-675 lbs 10.00-13.75. 180-315 lbs
14.00-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2. One 1-3 25 lbs 36.00, one
Utility for slaughter 35 lbs 5 00. per head
SHFFP 47.. Slaughter lambs 20.00 to 30,00
lower SI AUGHTFR LAMBS. Choice 70-75 lbs
81.00-115.00, 100-130 lbs 65.00-73 IK), few Good
and Choice 35-55 lbs 77.00-80.00
NEW CROP IAMBS Choice 25-45 lbs
110 00-142 00.
SLAUGHTER SHFFP: 27 00-31 00
GOATS 34 .(All sold by the head) I argc Billies
77.00- 17.00. Medium 55.00-65 00, 1 argc Nannies
40.00- Medium 37 00-55 00, large Kids
33.00- Small 14.00-28 (K).
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Marlinshurg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday. March 'll, 2002
CATTLE; 61 HEAD.
STEERS' CHOICE 70 00-72 50.
66 00-70.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 69.00-72 00,
58 00-65.00.
COWS: UTII ITY AND COMMFRCTAI
37.00- 00, CANNFR AND IOW CUTTFR
28.00-
BULLOCKS; GOOD & CHOICF 52 00-60 00.
BULLS. YG+NI 50 00-56 00
FRF DF R CATTIF STFF.RS 7100-78.00,
BULI.S 58.00-74 00, HF.IFFRS 60 00-72 (K)
CAIVFS. 84* CHOICF 92.00-101 00, GOOD
75 00-88 00, STANDARD 28 00-55 00. HOI -
STFIN BULIS 90-130 I BS 90.(81-135 00, HOI -
STEIN HEIFERS 90-130 I BS 150 00-450.00
HOGS' 173. US+NI-2, 39 50-40 50. US +N 1-3.
35 00-38 00
SOWS' US+NI-3 18 00-32 00
BOARS. 15.00-27 00
FEEDER PIGS US +NI-3 20-50 IBS
10.00-37.00.
SHEEP' 13 HEAD CHOICF 90 00-100.00.
GOOD lAMBS 80.00-90 00, SI AUGHTFR
FWES 25.00-40.00.
GOATS. 42.00-150.00 EACH
GOATS: 12.00-107 00
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