Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, March 8
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4923... Compared with 4336
head last week and 3904 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s summa
ry ..steer prices advanced throughout the
week closing .75 to 1.75 higher, si. heifers
mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, cows, active all
grades UK) to 3.00 higher, hulls were
steady.
STFFRS. High Choice and Prime 2-4
73.50-77.75, Choice 1-3 68.00-75.75, Se
lect and I ow Choice 2-3 68.00-73.00, Se
lect 1-3 63.00-73.00, Standard 1-2
53.00-65.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 63.00-66.25, Choice 2-3
57.00- Select 1-2 55.00-58.75, Stan
dard 1-2 51.00-56.00.
HEIFERS; Choice few Prime 2-4
67.00- Select 1-3 63.00-71.25. Stan
dard 1-2 49.00-61.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.25-49.75, Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean
36.75-46.75. Shells 35.00 and down.
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BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 49.00-62.75
BULI S: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
57.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
49.00-
FEFDF.R CATTLF: scarce..STFFRS:
Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs
100.00- 500-700 lbs 60.00-87.00,
Medium and Large 2 500-700 lbs
65.00- Urge 3 500-700 lbs Holsteins
56.00- HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 70.00-108.00, 500-700
lbs 60.00-73.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 60.00-77.00, 500-700 lbs
65 00-79.00; BULLS: Medium and Large
I 300-500 lbs 86.00-112.00, 500-700 lbs
72.50-92.00 Medium and l.arge 2 300-500
lbs 67.00-84.00, 500-700 lbs 45.00-75.00,
Large 3 300-500 Holsteins lbs 75.00-80.00.
CALVES 3714... Compared with 3207
head last week and 3335 head a year ago.
Vealers steady. VEALERS; Standard and
Good 65-120 lbs 40.00-70.00, Utility
50-105 lbs 10.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein bull calves
mostly steady with instances of 20.00
higher, Holstein heifers active and stead
y...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
120.00- few late week sales to
184.00 No 2 80-120 lbs 70.00-140.00, few
late week sales to
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heifers 80-120 lbs
400.00- No 2
70-120 lbs
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heifers 70-125 lbs 100.00-230.00.
HOGS 1779... Compared with 1201
head last week and 799 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts mostly .50 to 1.00
lower, sows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. BAR
ROWS AND GUTS: 49-54 r r lean
220-275 lbs 38.25-40.50, 45-50 r /r lean
225-285 lbs 36.00-39,25, 40-45 f r lean
245-300 lbs 25.00-37 25.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 27 00-29.00,
500-700 lbs 29.00-32.00.
BOARS: 16.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS l6B...Comparcd with
75 head last week and 143 head a year
ago. 1-3 35-40 lbs 18.00-30.00,45-60 lbs
35.00- per head.
SHEEP 860... Compared with 787 head
last week and 719 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs steady with lighter
weights steady to spots of 50.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 30-60 lbs
110.00- few later in week to 200.00,
60-80 lbs 105.00-115.00, 80-110 lbs
80.00- 110-130 lbs 70.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-55.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
263... Compared with 1072 head last week
and 301 head a year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly steady ..FEEDER PIGS: 1-2 20-22
lbs 140.00-145.00. 41-53 lbs
1 10.00-1 18.00. 63-81 lbs
82.00-95.00, US 2 25-45 lbs
82.00-85.00: Slaughter 20-40 lbs
130.00-180.00. —per cwt.
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Belknap. Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
March 13. 2(M12
CATTI E 147...(PDA).
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1240-1445 lbs
67.75-69 00. Select 1-3 62.00-66 50. couple
Standard 1-2 53.50
HOLSTEIN STFFRS: Choice 2-3
1135-1400 lbs 57.00-6100. Select 1-2
55.00-57.00, Standard 1-2 50 00-54 00
HEIFERS: Choice 1180-1250 lbs
67.00-67.50. few Select 1-3 63 00-64.75.
Standard 1-2 50.00-61 (H).
COWS Breakers 75-80<V lean
42.00-46.25, Boners 80-85 r r lean
37.25-43.75, lean 85-90 r r lean
35.50-41.00 Shells down to 35.00.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 2 1430 lbs
55.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 2
360-500 lbs Holstcms 62.00-71.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large 2 550-950 lbs
52.50-68.00; BULLS: few Medium I
425-575 lbs 79.50-86.00. Urge 2 520-900
lbs 54.00-67.50, Large 3 520-945 lbs Hol
steins 48 00-51.50.
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CAI VFS 108. VFAI HRS’ one Choice
144 lbs 115 00. one Good 132 lbs 80.00,
Standard and Good 90-115 lbs
45.(81-72,50, 60-85 lbs 39 00-72 50. Utility
55-65 lbs 20.(81-30.(8)
FARM CAI VFS No 1 Holstein bulls
95-130 lbs 127 50-152 50. No 2 75-120 lbs
75 (81-125.(8); No I Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 5(8) 00-630 00. one 690,00. No 2 75-110
lbs 150 (8)-375 00.
Beef type bulls and hc.iers 65-120 lbs
130 00-240.00
HOGS 41 .BARROWS AND GUTS
49-54 G lean 270-285 lbs 43 00-47(8),
45-50 r r lean 225-310 lbs 38 00-41(8),
40-45 T lean 220-310 lbs 32 (81-37.50
SOWS' 1-3 430-475 lbs 27.00-32 50.
BOARS one 216 lbs 29.00.
FFFOFR PIGS 22 1-3 50 lbs 47 00,
70-75 lbs 55 (8) per head
SHFF.P 15 . NO MARKFT TFST!
GOATS 34..( All sold by the head) One
Medium Billy 49 00, I argc Nannies and
Wethers 63.00-85 00. Medium Nannies
54 00-60(8). large Kids 30.00-45.(8),
Small 7 50-35 (8)