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AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11,2002
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, May 3
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 4439... Compared with 4802
head last week and 4553 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s summa
ry...steer beef types closed the week
steady to .25 higher, but with light de
mand on Holsteins they closed .25 to .50
lower, heifers fully steady, cows steady to
1.00 higher, bulls mostly 1.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
67.50-71.50, Choice 1-3 62.00-69.75, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 62.75-67.75, Se
lect 1-3 57.00-66.50, Standard 1-2
52.00-58.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 58.75-60.25, Choice 2-3
54.00- Select 1-2 47.50-55.25, Stan
dard 1-2 42.00-48.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
61.00- Select 1-3 55.00-65.75, Stan
dard 1-2 42.25-57.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean
35.00- Shells 34.75 and down.
BULLOCKS: few Choice 2-3
62.00- few Select 1-3 60.25-62.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2400 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2500 lbs
47.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 75.00-90.00,
500-700 lbs 52.00-71.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 68.00-74.00, 500-700
lbs 53.00-76.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Urge 1 300-500 lbs 74.00-99.00, 500-700
lbs 67.50-73.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 53.00-71.00, 500-700 lbs
50.00- BULLS: Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 63.00-95.00, 500-700 lbs
62.00- Medium and Large 2 300-500
lbs 56.00-81.00,500-700 lbs 53.00-73.00.
CALVES 2794... Compared with 2950
head last week and 3351 head a year ago.
Vealers steady. VEALERS: Standard and
Good 70-120 lbs 40.00-70.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 10.00-40.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls mostly steady, Holstein
heifers remain active with prices holding
steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
110.00-171.00, few to 190.00, No 2 80-120
lbs 70.00-150.00, No 1 Holstein heifers
90-120 lbs 90-120 lbs 440.00-695.00, No 2
75-125 lbs 160.00-500.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs
105.00-200.00
HOGS 1301... Compared with 1283
head last week and 1550 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts .50 to 1.00 higher, sows
steady to 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND
GUTS. 49-54% lean 220-260 lbs
30.00-31.50, 45-50% lean 240-275 lbs
27.50-30.50, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
23 00-28 50
SOWS 1-3 300-500 lbs 18.00-25 00,
500-700 lbs 22 00-26 00
BOARS 14 50-15 50
FEFDFR PIGS 223 . Compared with
56 head last week and 80 head a year ago.
1-3 25-50 lbs 21 00-57 00, 50-70 lbs
39.00- per head.
SHEFP 2968 Compared with 3360
head last week and 1418 head a year ago.
Light lambs were 60.00 to 100.00 higher
due to Orthodox Easter Holiday, heavier
lambs were steady to 10.00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 35-50 lbs
170.00- few 250.00, 50-70 lbs
105.00- 70-90 lbs 100.00-110.00,
90-110 lbs 90.00-100.00, 110-130 lbs
80.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
21.00-
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 1387... Compared with 349 head
last week and 824 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs mostly steady, slaughter pigs 10.00 to
25.00 lower..l-2 35-40 lbs 78.00-87.00,
40-50 lbs 46.00-88.00, 50-60 lbs
30.00- few 94.00, 60-70 lbs
25.00- 70-80 lbs 49.00-72.00, 2-3
30-50 lbs 31.00-60.00; SLAUGHTER:
20-30 lbs 87.00-120.00, 30-40 lbs
92.00- 40-60 lbs 68.00-95.00 per
cwt.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
May 6,2002
SALE NOT REPORTED
MAY 6,2002.
Lancaster
Farming's
Classified
Ads Get
Results!
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 7,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 309...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 143 steers and heifers, 93 cows, 20
bulls and S 3 feeder cattle.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1100-1420 lbs 68.75-71.00, Choice 2-3
1170-1495 lbs 65.25-69.25, Select 1-3
63.00-65.00, Standard 1-2 50.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN' STEERS: Choice 2-3
1285-1555 lbs 54.25-58.75, Select 1-2
50.00- few Standard 1-2
46.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1070-1475 lbs
62.75- Select 1-3 61.25-65.25, Stan
dard 1-2 56.00-60.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.75- mostly 42.00-46.00, Boners
80-85% lean 38.00-45.50, bulk of sales
39.25-44.75, Lean 85-90% lean
36.75- mostly 37.50-43.75. Shells
35.75 and down.
BULLOCKS: Select 1-3 55.00-61.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1620-2485 lbs
55.00- Yield Grade 2 1150-2385 lbs
51.50-54.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: one Me
dium 1 555 lbs 83.00, one Large 2 610 lbs
70.00, Large 3 295-480 lbs 62.50-74.50,
500-550 lbs 58.00-72.00, one 720 lbs 64.00;
HEIFERS: one Medium 1 600 lbs 75.00,
Medium and Large 2 465-505 lbs
65.00- one Medium 3 335 lbs 63.00;
BULLS: one Medium and Large 2 230 lbs
77.00, 500-510 lbs 57.00-63.00, Urge 3
445-565 lbs 46.00-58.00.
CALVES 20S...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-95 lbs 40.00-65.00, few
Utility 55-80 lbs 17.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 150.00-175.00, 80-85 lbs
110.00- No 2 80-125 lbs
80.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110
lbs 500.00-690.00, No 2 70-100 lbs
300.00-
HOGS 85... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 235-255 lbs 28.75-29.75,
45-50% lean 235-280 lbs 26.25-28.25,
40-45% lean 270-290 lbs 25.00-25.25.
SOWS: 1-3 335-445 lbs 14.00-21.50, few
510-660 lbs 17.50-20.00.
BOARS: one 270 lbs 13.00.
FEEDER PIGS 61... SLAUGHTER:
1-3 65-95 lbs 28.00-38.00 per cwt.
SHEEP 32... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Choice 20-35
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105.00-110.00,
50-60 lbs
9 5.0 0.
SLAUGHTER
SHEEP:
22.00-35 00.
GOATS
38...(A1l sold
by the head
with weights
estimated)
Kids Selection
1 20-40 lbs
27 00. Selec-
tion 2 under 20
lbs 12.00-22.00,
20-40 lbs
22.00-
40-60 lbs
42.00-
Selection 3
20-40 lbs
20.00. Year
lings: Selection
2 40-50 lbs
20.00-
60-80 lbs
47.00-
Nannies: 50-70
lbs 30.00-47.00,
70-100 lbs
40.00-
100-140 lbs
59.00. Billies:
one 70-100 lbs
95.00.
CATTLE 216...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 93 steers & heifers, 68 cows, 7
bulls and 48 feeder cattie..steers steady to
.50 higher with a good supply of quality
steers, cows steady to 1.00 higher on a
light supply, heifers steady, bulls mostly
steady.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1145-1490 lbs
65.00-70.50, Select 1-3 57.50-69.25, couple
Standard 1-2 50.00 & 55.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1265-1540 lbs 57.00-58.00,
one 64.50, Choice 2-3 1140-1580 lbs
54.00-57.00, return to feed 52.00-55.00,
Select 1-2 52.00-55.50, couple Standard
1-2 40.00 & 48.00.
HEIFERS: couple Choice 2-3 1190 &
1240 lbs 65.50 & 65.75, Select 1-3
54.50- Standard 1-2 40.50-52.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.00- Boners 80-85% lean
37.25-45.50, Lean 85-90% lean
35.00- Shells 34.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1260-1705 lbs
55.50- Yield Grade 2 1015-2455 lbs
51.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
305-480 lbs Holsteins 57.00-70.50,515-855
lbs Holsteins 48.00-50.50, Medium and
Large 2 820-870 lbs 55.00; HEIFERS: one
Large 1 450 lbs 86.00, one Small 2 370 lbs
60.00, Medium and Large 2 620-670 lbs
38.00-49.00; BULLS: one Small 2 360 lbs
59.00, one Medium 2 775 lbs 52.00, Large
3 435-450 lbs Holsteins 47.50-50.00, Large
3 610-930 lbs 48.50-53.00.
CALVES 148...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-125 lbs 42.50-70.00, Utility
55-95 lbs 32.50-45.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 to
10.00 lower with little discounts on No 2,
Holstein heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher..No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 130.00-157.50,
80-85 lbs 95.00-102.50, No 2
90-120 lbs 95.00-145.00, 80-85 lbs I""
60.00-105.00; No 1 Holstein heif-
ers 95-115 lbs 400.00-620.00, No 2
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
May 8,2002
Report Supplied By USD A
80-110 lbs 135.00-410.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-130 lbs
100.00-140.00.
HOGS 24...8arr0ws and gilts 2.00 high
er. BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45%
lean 240-280 lbs 26.75-27.50.
SOWS: couple 1-3 365 & 475 lbs 17.00
& 18.50, one 530 lbs 21.50.
FEEDER PIGS 103...1-3 25-30 lbs
125.00-132.50, 50-70 lbs 62.50-78.00 per
cwt.
SHEEP 49... Slaughter lambs 25.00 to
50.00 lower on lighterweights. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lbs
100.00-145.00, 60-70 lbs 90.00-100.00,
Good and Choice 65-110 lbs 46.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00-40.00,
Yearlings 47.00-50.00.
GOATS 56...(AU sold by the head).
Nannies: couple 40 lbs 36.00 & 45.00. Bil
lies: one 125 lbs 85.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, May 6,2002
CATTLE 97...(PDA)...Compared with
last week’s sale..cows .50 to 3.00 higher.
STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1120-1415 lbs
66.00-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1095-1345
lbs 63.00-68.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00- Boners 80-85% lean
41.50-46.00, couple to 47.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 38.00-42.00. Shells 37.00 and down.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1250 &
1380 lbs 55.25 & 58.00, few Yield Grade 2
980-1460 lbs 49.00-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple
Large 1 260 & 308 lbs 86.00 & 89.00, few
Large 2 190-265 lbs 60.00-74.00; HEIF
ERS: few Medium 2 425-565 lbs
60.00-
BULLS: few Medium and Large 2
595-810 lbs 58.00-73.00.
CALVES 115...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-110 lbs 55.00-70.00, Utility
50-75 lbs 26.00-45.00.
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FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
85-120 lbs 120.00-140.00, No 2 80-115 lbs
75.00-110.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers
80-130 lbs 400.00-500.00, few No 2 75-110
lbs 200.00-400.00.
HOGS 148... Barrows and gilts steady to
1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 210-250 lbs 34.00-35.25, few
40.50, 45-50% lean 200-280 lbs
32.25- 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs
28.25-
SOWS: 1-3 370-685 lbs 21.00-24.50.
BOARS: few 225-370 lbs 14.75-21.50.
FEEDER PIGS SS...One small lot 1-3
33 lbs 47.50 per head.
SHEEP 69... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 55-75 lbs 100.00-120.00,75-100 lbs
99.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
30.00- few Yearlings 46.00-47.50.
GOATS 17...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
under 20 lbs 10.00-30.00, 20-40 lbs
30.00- one 55 lbs 37.50. Nannies:
few 50-70 lbs 40.00-42.50. Billies: one ISO
lbs 92.50, one 75 lbs 65.00.
New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, May 8,2002
96 DAIRY COWS, 76 HEIFERS, 13
BULLS. MARKET LOWER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
635.00- FEW 1685.00-1875.00.
LOCAL SPRINGER 854.00-1475.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1875.00-
LARGE HEIFERS 1610.00-1875.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
675.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
1285.00-
BULLS: 235.00-950.00, PUREBREDS
450.00-
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1050.00- 1 AT 2125.00.
CANADIAN LOAD FRESH
710.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 460.00-1350.00, 1
AT 1675.00.
SMALL HEIFERS 750.00-1585.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
1050.00-
SMALLER OPEN HEIFERS
160.00-
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