Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, March 22
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE S2ol...Compared with
5166 head last week and 5012 head a
year ago. Compared with last week’s
summary...steers and heifers mostly .50
to 1.00 lower, cows closed mostly 1.00
lower, bulls steady to .25 higher.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime
2-4 72.50-76.00, Choice 1-3
70.00- Select and Low Choice 2-3
67.00- Select 1-3 62.75-69.50,
Standard 1-2 50.00-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 62.00-66.75, Choice 2-3
59.00- Select 1-2 54.25-59.50,
Standard 1-2 47.00-56.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
68.00- Select 1-3 62.00-68.25,
Standard 1-2 53.00-61.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.75-48.50, Lean 85-90% lean
35.00- Shells 35.75 and down.
BULLOCKS: one Choice 2-3 62.50,
few Select 1-3 55.00-60.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
56.25-64.75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400
lbs 50.00-59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Me
dium and Large 1 300-500 ibs
69.00- 500-700 Ibs 63.00-86.50,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 Ibs
69.00- 500-700 lbs 65.00-74.50,
Large 3 300-500 ibs Holsteins
55.00- 500-700 Ibs Holsteins
51.00- HEIFERS; Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 73.00-91.00,
SOO-700 Ibs 60.00-85.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 53.00-70.00,
500-700 lbs 52.00-67.00; BULLS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 ibs
80.00- 500-700 lbs 61.00-71.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
70.00- 500-700 Ibs 55.00-73.00,
Large 3 300-500 Ibs Holsteins
48.00-
CALVES 3748... Compared with
380-1 hsad last week and 3380 head a
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year ago. Vealers mostly steady.
VEALERS: few Choice 135-270 Ibs
92.50- few Good 135-160 lbs
87.50- Standard and Good
70-125 Ibs 40.00-60.00, Utility 50-100
Ibs 10.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
10 00 to 15.00 lower, Holstein heifers
steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 Ibs
115.00-155.00, few to 167.50, No 2
80-120 lbs 70.00-144.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 80-120 Ibs 440.00-690.00, No 2
70-120 lbs 100.00-500.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-120 Ibs
110.00-230.00.
HOGS 1550... Compared with 1497
head last week and 1575 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts fully 2.00 lower,
sows steady to 1.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-270 Ibs
34.00- 45-50% lean 225-275 lbs
32.00- 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
30.00-
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 Ibs 26.00-29.00,
500-700 lbs 28.00-34.00.
BOARS: 16.00-19.00.
FEEDER PIGS 194... Compared
with 136 head last week and 111 head
a year ago. 1-3 20-50 lbs 21.00-39.00,
60-80 lbs 35.00-66.00 per head.
SHEEP So2S...Compared with 1262
head last week and 1034 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs remain steady
with moderate interest from buyers.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 25-35
lbs 130.00-190.00, Prime to 227.50,
40-55 lbs 100.00-170.00, Prime to
190.00, 60-90 lbs 65.00-120.00, Good
and Choice 25-60 lbs 75.00-125.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-50.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE 4SS...Compared with 1115 head
last week and 403 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs mostly steady with slaugh
ter pigs steady to 10.00 higher..FEED
ER PIGS: 1-2 22 lbs 120.00, 25-35 lbs
60.00-80.00, 40-45 lbs 82.00-85.00, US
2-3 28-30 lbs 72.00-80.00; Slaughter:
20-35 lbs 85.00-145.00, 50 lbs 90.00.
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Monday, March 25,2002
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS:
200-500 lbs. 55.00-104.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-500 lbs.
61.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: good to
choice 62.00-71.50, medium to good
61.00- heavy choice over 1450 lbs.
61.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
48.00- light 47.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 66.00-70.60, Medium to Good
60.00-
BULLS: heavy 51.00-63.00, light
40.00-57.00.
COWS: Utility (Holsteins)
39.00- Commercial to Good
32.00- cull cows 32.00 and down.
VEALS; Good to Choice
50.00- Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 50.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to
160.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES, RETURN TO FARM:
90-120 lbs. up to 610.00, BEEF X
CALVES return to farm up to 185.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 36.00.
SOWS: up to 31.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, up to 78.00.
Goats choice up to 50.00.
Livestock prices are all given per
hundred weights.
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Monday, March 25,2002
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Quarfwille. PA- Leland J Miller
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Stevens. PA- Eugene Kilby
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Conowinqo. MD- Paul Campbell
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