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    Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
May 29,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 333...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 221 cows and heifers in the Dairy
sale).
STEERS: one Standard 1-2 50.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80%
43.00-47.50, Boners 80-85%
40.50-44.75, Lean 85-90%
37.75-43.75. Shells 35.00 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1700 lbs
56.25, couple Yield Grade 2 1075 & 1470
lbs 50.00 & 55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: one Me
dium 2 635 lbs 57.00, one l-arge 3 355 lbs
54.50, few 640-705 lbs 41.00-45.00; HEIF
ERS: few Medium 1-2 650-875 lbs
55.00-59.00.
CALVES 61...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 100-125 lbs 40.00-70.00,
few Utility 60-80 lbs 32.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady
to 5.00 lower..No 1 Holstein bulls 85-120
lbs 170.00-199.00, No 2 70-120 lbs
90.00-165.00, weaker calves down to
75.00.
HOGS 3... BARROWS AND GILTS:
couple 40-45% lean 250 & 255 lbs 25.00 &
30.00.
SOWS: one 1-3 565 lbs 15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 81...1-3 30-50 lbs
21.00-45.00. —per head.
SHEEP 24... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 40-70 lbs 84.00-105.00, few 85-90
lbs 50.00-57.00, Good and Choice 65-75
lbs 50.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 40.00-47.00.
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fail &nd flavors
°f Hersftey.
GOATS 28...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
under 20 lbs 16.00-26.00, 20-40 lbs
28.00-38.00,40-60 lbs 30.00-32.00.
Selection 3 20-40 lbs 20.00-22.00. Year
lings: Selection 2 one 40 lbs 40.00. Nan
nies: 50-70 lbs 62.50-63.00, 70-100 lbs
67.50-82.50. Billies: 50-70 lbs 45.00-65.00,
70-100 lbs 90.00-91.00.
DAIRY COWS: 850.00-1975.00 per
head.
lean
lean
lean
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, May 27, 2002
CATTLE: 73 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 64.00-66.75,
GOOD 60.00-63.50.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-66.00,
GOOD 58.00-62.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 37.00-45.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 28.00-37.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
50.00-56.00.
BULLS: YG+NI 48.00-59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
58.00-70.00, BULLS 55.00-65.00, HEIF
ERS 55.00-79.00.
CALVES: 53 HEAD. CHOICE
85.00-99.00, GOOD 80.00-85.00, STAN
DARD 30.00-60.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
90-130 LBS. 110.00-175.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 200.00-510.00.
HOGS: 154. US+NI-2, 30.00-32.00; US
+N 1-3,28.00-30.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 18.00-25.00.
BOARS: 12.50-20.50.
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FEEDER PIGS: 66 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 10.00-45.00.
SHEEP: 38 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
80.00-90.00, GOOD LAMBS 70.00-80.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 22.00-30.00.
GOATS: 18.00-75.00 EA.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 28,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 222...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 69 steers and heifers, 78 cows, 15
bulls and 60 feeder cattle).
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1415 lbs 67.75-68.75, Choice 2-3
1035-1485 lbs 65.00-68 50, few Select 1-3
65 00-66.00. few Standard 1-2
54.25-61.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS, few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1240-1270 lbs
60.00- Choice 2-3 1170-1575 lbs
55.75-59.50, few 1700-1800 lbs
52.00- Select 1-2 50.50-55.50, few
Standard 1-2 45.00-49.00.
HEIFERS: one Standard 1-2 53.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80%
41.50- Boners 80-85%
39.50- Lean 85-90%
36.00- Shells down to 35.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1200-2305 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 1245-2290 lbs
49.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Urge 3
405-475 lbs 47.00-61.00, 520-620 lbs
64.00-67.00; HEIFERS: Medium 1-2
340-480 lbs 65.00-68.00, 515-715 lbs
62.50-72.50, Medium and Urge 3 340-390
lbs 65.00-67.00; BULLS: Medium 1-2
240-335 lbs 84.00-90.00, 360-490 lbs
66.00-77.00, 550-655 lbs 60.50-70.00,
Large 1 480-575 lbs 81.00-86.00, Medium
and Large 3 440-565 lbs 45.00-69.00.
CALVES 202...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-100 lbs 40.00-65.00, few
Utility 55-70 lbs 25.00-40.00. FARM
CALVES: No I Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
165 00-197.00 mostly 175.00-195.00,80-85
lbs 135.00-182 00, No 2 80-125 lbs
105.00-170.00, weaker calves down to
80.00; No I Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs
490 00-700,00, No 2 65-110 lbs
200 00-410 00
HOGS 47 ..BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50 r r lean 220-275 lbs 26.75-28.50.
SOWS 1-3 380-475 lbs 15.00-20 00, one
570 lbs 22.50
BOARS- one 390 lbs 13.50
FEEDER PIGS 16.. Few 1-3 35-45 lbs
31.00-36.00. per head. Few 1-3 75-100
lbs for slaughter 16.00-25.00. per cwt
SHEEP 34... SLAUGHTER LAMBS,
few Choice 45-55 lbs 80.00-102.00, 60-70
lbs 87.00-92.00, 85-115 lbs 59.00-70.00,
few Good and Choice 35-40 lbs
40.00-60.00.
lean
lean
lean
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 23.00-40.00.
GOATS 44...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 25.00-45.00, 40-60 lbs
50.00- Selection 2 under 20 lbs
13.00- 20-40 lbs 22.00-45.00. Year
lings: Selection 1 one 75 lbs 77.00, Selec
tion 2 40-60 lbs 30.00-35 00. Nannies;
50-70 lbs 35.00-52.00, 70-100 lbs
40.00- with one 77 00. Billies: few
70-100 lbs 77.00-97.00, one 110 lbs 102.00.
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Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
May 28,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 198...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...cows steady to .50 high-
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1165-1295 lbs
67.75-70.75, few 1570-1655 lbs
63 00-67 25, Select 1-3 61.75-65.50, few
Standard 1-2 52.00-56.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1250-1550 lbs 56.25-61.00, Select 1-2
53 00-55 50, few Standard 1-2
50 00-54.00
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1265-1490 lbs
66.00-70 00, Select 1-3 60 00, few Stan
dard 1-2 50 00-54 50
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43 00-49 00, Boners 80-85% lean
42 00-48.50, Lean 85-90% lean
38 75-44 50. Shells 26.50 and down
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1110-2315
lbs 57 00-60 50, few Yield Grade 2
1430-2155 lbs 45 00-57 75
FEEDER CATTLE. STEERS tew
Large 2 440-540 lbs 58.00-64.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium 1-2 325-500 lbs
68.00- 00, 500-700 lbs 60 00-70 00,
BULLS: Medium 1-2 500-720 lbs
57.00- one Medium 1 360 lbs 83.00,
few l.arge 2 55-845 lbs 55.00.
CALVES 67 ..VEALERS. Standard
and Good 65-80 lbs 30.00-60.00. FARM
CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-115 lbs
185 00-240.00, No 2 80-115 lbs
165.00-190.00; No 1 Holstein heifers
85-105 lbs 500.00-560.00, No 2 70-90 lbs
350 00-355.00.
HOGS 94 . BARROWS AND GILTS.
49-54% lean 220-240 lbs 36.35-37.50,
45-50% lean 240-270 lbs 32.25-34 10,
40-45% lean 240-325 lbs 27.00-32.10.
SOWS, couple 1-3 365 & 505 lbs 20 00
& 21.50.
BOARS' 2250-675 lbs 12.25-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 3. NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 12...N0 MARKET TEST