Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
July 23,2002
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CATTLE 182...(PDA)...Compared with
last week's sa!e..Holsteins strong, cows
1.00 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: couple Choice 2-3 1245 &
1365 lbs 66.50 & 66.75, few Select 1-3
61.00- few Standard 1-2
46.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1400-1565 lbs 56.75-61.50,
Choice 2-3 1320-1595 lbs 55.00-57.25, few
Select 1-2 51.00-53.25, few Standard 1-2
44.25-
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1130-1425 lbs
63.25- Select 1-3 57.50-64.00, few
Standard 1-2 51.00-57.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
37.25- Boners 80-85% lean
35.50-40.25, Lean 85-90% lean
32.00-36.50. Shells 22.00 and down.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1580 &
1845 lbs 51.00 & 54.25, few Yield Grade 2
995-1925 lbs 41.50-50.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 2 650-860 lbs 42.00-54.00;
HEIFERS: few Medium 1-2 650-900 lbs
47.50-63.00, Medium 1 440-550 lbs
73.00-75.00.
CALVES 69...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-90 lbs 20.00-40.00, Utility
50-70 lbs 10.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
80-115 lbs 80.00-110.00, one 120.00, No 2
80-115 lbs 60.00-80.00; one No 1 Holstein
heifer 110 lbs 540.00, one No 2 83 lbs
200.00.
HOGS 23...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 240-260 lbs 37.25-38.00.
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SOWS; one 1-3 435 lbs 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
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GOATS 11...(All sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2 cou
ple 20-40 lbs 5.00 & 13.00. Selection 3
couple 40-60 lbs 35.00. Nannies: one 90
lbs 40.00. Billies; couple 100 lbs 62.50.
Wethers: few 100-125 lbs 47.50-67.50.
CATTLE 215...(PDA)...Compared with
last week’s sale..cows steady to 2.50
lower, bulls steady to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: few Select 1-2 54.50-55.00,
Standard 1-2 50.50-54.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Standard
1-2 46.50.
HEIFERS: one Select 1-2 58.00, Stan
dard 1-2 45.00-52.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
37.00- Boners 80-85% lean
35.00- Lean 85-90% lean
32.00- Shells 31.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1085-1895 lbs
47.50- Yield Grade 2 920-1840 lbs
40.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium and Large 1 380-685 lbs
73.00- Medium and Large 2 335-500
lbs 61.00-68.00, 600-875 lbs 57.50-68.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 320-475
lbs 65.00-76.00, 510-870 lbs 63.00-73.00,
Medium and Large 2 335-500 lbs
51.00- 510-875 lbs 45.00-60.00;
BULLS: few Medium and Large 320-635
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, July 22,2002
Report Supplied By Auction
Joe Polite
Northwest PA Northeast PA, North NJ Southwest PA WV
724-981-1324 717-866-9217 724-627-5941
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800-451-3322
lbs 73.00-77.00, Medium and Large 2
310-500 lbs 54.50-66.00, 510-850 lbs
54.00-68.00.
CALVES 210...(A11 calves sold per
cwt). V BALERS: Standard and Good
75-120 lbs 30.00-57.50, Utility 40-95 lbs
14.00- FARM CALVES; Holstein
bulls steady to 7.50 lower, Holstein heifers
steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
95.00- mostly 105.00-115.00, No 2
85-130 lbs 60.00-100.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-115 lbs 340.00-490.00, No 2
70-85 lbs 160.00-300.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-110 lbs
77.50-97.50,135-290 lbs 64.00-102.50.
HOGS 24...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
liteweights 45-50% lean 117-160 lbs
35.50- 40-45% lean 260-270 lbs
31.50-
SOWS: 305-490 lbs 15.00-24.00.
BOARS: one 485 lbs 7.50.
FEEDER PIGS B..US 1-3 34-36 lbs
23.00-24.50. per head.
SHEEP 137... Slaughter lambs steady to
5.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High
Choice and Prime 110-120 69.00-78.00, 4
Choice 44 lbs 88.00, 55-65 lbs 80.00-96.00,
80-100 lbs 73.00-76.00, Good and Choice
40-75 lbs 65.00-76.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-40.00.
GOATS 35...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 34.00-38.00. Selection 2 20-40
lbs 20.00-32.00. Nannies: 70-100 lbs
38.00- 100-130 lbs 73.00-76.00. Billi
es: 70-100 lbs 60.00-67.00, 100-180 lbs
85.00-
Lisa Sonne'n Doug Snee
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
July 25,2002
CATTLE 114...(PDA).
STEERS: few Select 1-3 60.50-63.50,
few Standard 1-2 53.00-56.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select and Low
Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs 51.75-56.25, few
Standard 1-2 45.25-48.50.
HEIFERS; one Choice 2-4 1018 lbs
60.50.
COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean
37.75-43.25, few Boners 80-85% lean
36.50- Lean 85-90% lean
31.50- Shells 30.50 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1008 lbs
52.00, Yield Grade 2 1050-1875 lbs
40.25-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 2 442 lbs 53.00, one Medium 2 400
lbs 61.00; BULLS: few Medium and Large
2 380-700 lbs 46.00-50.00.
CALVES 121...VEALERS: few Choice
250-256 lbs 90.00-97.50, Standard 190-306
lbs 65.00-80.00, Standard and Good
75-110 lbs 35.00-47.50, Utility 70-85 lbs
19.00-34.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs 102.50-115.00, No 2 95-110 lbs
75.00- 80-90 lbs 55.00-62.50; few
No 1 Holstein heifers 95-105 lbs
500.00- No 2 85-120 lbs
225.00-
Few beef type bulls and heifers 66-126
lbs 90.00-150.00.
HOGS 56...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-280 lbs 38.00-39.00,
45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 36.00-37.50,
40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 32.50-34.50.
SOWS: few 340-680 lbs 16.00-20.50.
BOARS: couple 520 & 632 lbs 9.50 &
10.00.
FEEDER PIGS 66... I-3 30-40 lbs
22.00-30.00, 15-25 lbs 17.00-24.00, 70-80
lbs 42.00-52.00, 55-70 lbs 28.50-29.00
per head.
SHEEP 50... SLAUGHTER LAMBS.
High Choice and Prime 60-120 lbs
80.00- Choice 45-120 lbs
70.00- few Good and Choice 35-60
lbs 61.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP- few
16.50-28.00.
GOATS 28..(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
20-40 lbs 27.50-32 50, few 40-60 lbs
31.00- few 60-80 lbs 55.00. Nannies
few 70-100 lbs 41.00-56.00. Billies: one
120 lbs 103.00. few 70-100 lbs
70.00-
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CATTLE 274...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 94 steers & heifers, 103 cows. 20
bulls and 57 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers .50 to 2.00
higher, cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers
steady to 2.00 higher, bulls steady to 1.25
higher.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1255-1380 lbs 67.25-68.50, Choice 1-3
1155-1375 lbs 62.25-67.00, Select 1-2
56.50-62.50, couple Standard 1-2 52.00 &
53.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Prime 2-3
1470 lbs 60.75, Choice 2-3 1040-1760 lbs
52.50- one 1830 lbs 47.00, Select 1-2
47.74-
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1140-1220 lbs
60.00- one Select 1-2 57 75, few Hol
steins 53.50-54.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80'S lean
40.50- Boners 80-85% lean
37.75- one 44.25, Lean 85-90% lean
36.50- Shells 33.75 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1365-1820 lbs
53.75- Yield Grade 2 1035-2710 lbs
46.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 3 475-500 lbs 58.00-65.00, couple
1005 & 1070 lbs 46.00 & 50.00, Medium
and Large 2 655-1033 lbs 54.00-66.50,
couple Medium 2 360 lbs 67.50, one Medi
um 1 565 lbs 77.50, 810-936 lbs
51.00- HEIFERS, one Large 2 300
lbs 60.00, Medium 2 635-874 lbs 50-59 25.
one Medium 1 1030 lbs 51.50: BULI S
one Large 3 185 lbs 70 00
CALVES 213...VEALERS. Standard
and Good 85-110 lbs 42.50-70.00, Utility
65-110 lbs 20.00-37.50. FARM CALVES
Holstein bulls mostly steady, Holstein
heifers steady to 10.00 lower.No I Hol
stein bulls 85-125 lbs 95.00-135.00. No 2
80-85 lbs 70.00-97.50; couple No 1 Hol
stein heifers 105 lbs 300 00 & 425.00. No
2 65-100 lbs 110.00-280 00, weaker calses
60.00-95.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-110 lbs
60.00-145.00.
HOGS 17...50WS couple 1-3 410 &.
490 lbs 13.00 & 14.50, 535-670 lbs
13.50-19.50.
BOARS: couple 8.IK) & 9 SO
FEEDER PIGS 23.. 1-3 3.3-SO |hs
45.00-90.00 - per head
SHEEP 21.. SLAUGHTER lAMBS
few Choice 60-6 S lbs 64 00-70.00, 70-110
lbs 76.00-79,00. couple 130 lbs 58 (HI
SLAUGHTER SHEEP tew 11 00-36 (Ml
GOATS 6. (All sold h\ the head with
weights estimated) Kids Selection 3 mu
30 lbs 30 00 Billies lew 20-40 lbs
40.00-54.00. Nannies couple 25 A. 65 lbs
22.00 & 62.00
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
July 25,2002
Report Supplied By USDA