Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. September 10,2002 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLF 243...(PDA) ..Compared with last week’s salc...steers mostly steady to strong, cows active, steady to .50 lower. STEERS: Choice 2-3 1025-1550 lbs 61.50-65.75, Select 1-3 60.00-65.50, Stan dard 1-2 47.50-58.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1350-1595 lbs 55.00- Choice 2-3 1325-1550 lbs 52.50- few Select 1-2 45.00-51.00, few Standard 1-2 39.50-42.50. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1025-1400 lbs 59.50- few Select 1-3 55.50-58.75. COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean 37.00- Boners 80-85% lean 34.75-39.00, Lean 85-90% lean 29.50- Shells 29.00 and down. BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1145-1805 lbs 47.00-52.75, few Yield Grade 2 1165-2370 lbs 42.75-48.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Large 2 395-510 lbs 40.00-45.00; HEIF ERS: few Large 2 390-590 lbs 67.50-71.50, few Medium 1 553 lbs 62.00, Medium 2 540-800 lbs 51.00-57.25; BULLS: few Large 1 500-610 lbs 67.00-78.00, few Large 2 500-515 lbs 40.00-43.00, few Me dium 2 525-725 lbs 55.50-57.50. CALVES 86...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-100 lbs 20.00-40.00, few Utility 55-75 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 85-115 lbs 80.00- No 2 80-115 lbs 40.00-90.00; one No 1 Holstein heifer 108 lbs 500.00, few No 2 88-100 lbs 305.00-405.00. HOGS 41... BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 230-280 lbs 24.00-27.00, 40-45% lean 290-303 lbs 22.00-27.00. Telmark’s philosophy: ■w yesterday, today and tomorrow. You want your financing with someone you know and trust. Financing based on an ongoing discussion with someone who takes the time to know you and your business. Decisions that are based on a depth of understanding that develops over time ... not during a one-time office appointment. Your Telmark representative reflects our philosophy to provide reliable and consistent service. You’ll get to know your Telmark person, and even better, that person will get to know you. Contact your local Telmark representative today to discuss your current financing needs ... you’ll be glad you did. Mike Dixon Ken Darlington Sue Beshore Andrew McLean Liz Anderson Central PA,West MD Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Del-Mar-Va Del-Mar-Va 814-684-5707 610-793-0150 717-932-1715 410-827-5052 410-651-4128 Mike Fullam Brenda Pfleegor Joe Polite Lisa Sonnen Doug Snee Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Northwest PA NJ and PA Southwest PA,WV 570-966-9202 570-568-8440 724-981-1324 717-866-9217 724-627-5941 BOARS: one 405 lbs 4.00, one 215 lbs 15.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 24... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 60-100 lbs 55.00. GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Monday, September 9,2002 STEERS: 50.00-57.75. HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE. GOOD COWS: 30.00-40.00. CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 20.00-30.00. BULLS: 41.00-50.75. VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-490.00; 70-90 LBS. 50.00-100.00. HOGS: NONE. SOWS: NONE. FEEDER PIGS: 19.00-20.00 PER HEAD. Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, September 10,2002 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 285...(PDA)...(5upp1y in cluded 127 steers and heifers, 101 cows, 10 bulls and 47 feeder cattle... Compared with last week’s sale..steers steady to 1.00 lower, cows .50 lower, heifers steady to .50 lower, bulls steady. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1210-1390 lbs 64.00-66.00, Choice 1-3 1145-1425 lbs 60.50-65.25 mostly 62.00-64.50, Select 1-2 57.75-62.50, Stan dard 1-2 52.00-56.50. LMAFtK www.telmark.com 800-451-3322 HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1160-1605 lbs 51.00-55.00, Select 1-2 47.00-51.50, Standard 1-2 40.00-46.00. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1095-1370 lbs 59.75-64.50, Select 1-2 57.25-61.25, Stan dard 1-2 45.50-56.25. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 37.00- high yield up to 45.00, Bone rs 80-85% lean 33.00-38.75, Lean 85-90% lean 28.50-36.75. Shells 27.50 and down. BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1180-2095 lbs 49.00- Yield Grade 2 1480-1725 lbs 40.25-47.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me dium 280-400 lbs 64.00-72.00, couple Large 3 490 lbs Holstein 47.00; HEIFERS: one Medium 1 350 lbs 70.00, few Large 3 230-375 lbs Holsteins and Shorthorns 50.00- one 545 lbs 65.00; BULLS: few Medium and Large 1 510-595 lbs 50.00- Medium and Large 2 510-645 lbs 47.50-52.00, Medium and Large 3 370-440 lbs 39.00-47.50, 560-635 lbs 38.00- CALVES 237...VEALERS: Standard and Good 80-110 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility 60-95 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 15.00 to 20.00 lower, Hol stein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 95.00-130.00 bulk of sales 100.00- 80-90 lbs 70.00-92.00, No 2 80-125 lbs 50.00-90.00; No 1 Holstein heif ers 85-125 lbs 380.00-560.00, No 2 65-105 lbs 115.00-330.00. HOGS 73...8arr0ws and gilts 8.00 to 10.00 higher, sows 2.00 higher. BAR ROWS AND GILTS: few 49-54% lean 240-260 lbs 27.50-28.75, 45-50% lean 210-265 lbs 23.75-27.25 mostly 24.25-26.50. SOWS: 1-3 310-495 lbs 9.75-14.50, few 570-620 lbs 12.50-14.00. Lancaster Farming, Saturday; September 14, 2002-A9 BOARS: 425-455 lbs 3.25-3.50, 200-275 lbs 9.00-15.00. FEEDER PIGS 60 ..1-3 35-55 lbs 10.00- per head. SHEEP 71 ..Slaughter lambs 10.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-65 lbs 59.00-77.00, 70-90 lbs 62.00- Good and Choice 40-70 lbs 22.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 11.00- GOATS 34...(A11 goats sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 one 35 lbs 31.00,40-55 lbs 50 00-53.00. Se lection 2 20-40 lbs 20 00-31.00, 40-60 lbs 40.00- Selection 3 one 40 lbs 20.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs 42.00-62.00, 70-80 lbs 68.00- Billies; one 60 lbs 51.00. Belknap Livestock Belknap, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA September 11,2002 CATTLE 128...(PDA). STEERS: Choice 1-3 1100-1500 lbs 63.25-66.50, Select 1-3 61.75 & 62.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 955-1095 lbs 54.25-57.00, Select 1-2 50.50-53.25, Standard 1-2 43.75-47.25. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 930-1385 lbs 62.00- COWS: one Breaker 75-80% lean 40.25, Boners 80-85% lean 34.00-36.25, Lean 85-90% lean 31.00-35.00. Shells 30.00 and down. BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1460 & 1950 lbs 45.00 & 49.50, Yield Grade 2 1560-2000 lbs 41.00-43.00. FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few Large 1 675-750 lbs 62.50-66.00, Large 2 615-715 lbs 54.00-61.50; BULLS: Medium 2 300-510 lbs 50.00-64.00. CALVES 90...VEALERS: Standard and Good 90-110 lbs 29.00-45.00, 70-85 lbs 30.00- Utility 65-75 lbs 11.00-22.00. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 80.00-102.50, one 112.50, No 2 80-100 lbs 45.00-75.00; No 1 Holstein heif ers 75-110 lbs 350.00-525.00, No 2 70-125 lbs 200.00-300.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 65-95 lbs 105.00- 210-260 lbs 55.00-64.00. HOGS S...BARROWS AND GILTS; five 45-50% lean 288 lbs 27.00. FEEDER PIGS 75... US 1-2 40-45 lbs 15.00- US 2 30-35 lbs 10.00-13.00, US 3 20-25 lbs 5.00-9.00 per head. SHEEP 27... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 100-130 lbs 57.00-69.00, Choice 80-95 lbs 61.00-74.00, 50-75 lbs 60.00-69.00, Good and Choice 90-105 lbs 50.00-51.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 24.00-30.00. GOATS 50..(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Large Billies 72.00- Medium 38.00-51.00, Large Nannies 44.00-54.00, Medium 32.00- Large Kids 22.00-46.00, Small 5.00-20.00. 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Jam HSI dunng the event for just $lO annually (or $2O per family), and get into next year's events FREE - plus get HSI news and more! ■ One discount per event visitor Coupon valid on 9/14/02 or 9/15/02 only Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, September 9,2002 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 285...(PDA). STEERS three Choice 2-3 1248 lbs 63.25. COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 36.00- Boners 80-85% lean 34.00- Lean 85-90% lean 30.00- 50. Shells 30.00 and down. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 905-2050 lbs 46.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2315 lbs 40.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; few Me dium and Large 1 320-560 lbs 70.00- Medium and Large 2 380-500 lbs 59.00-68.00, 510-875 lbs 55.00-69.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 310-500 lbs 65.00-77.00, 525-800 lbs 62.00- Medium and Large 2 350-500 lbs 51.00-64.00, 530-880 lbs 50.00-60.00; BULLS: few Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 70.00-76.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 53.00-69.00, 515-700 lbs 50.00-62.00. CALVES 219...(A11 calves sold per cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good 65-110 lbs 24.00-50.00, Utility 45-85 lbs 10.00- FARM CALVES: No 1 Hol stein bulls 90-130 lbs 75.00-100.00 mostly 80.00- No 2 85-120 lbs 50.00-70.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-100 lbs 320.00- No 2 75-105 lbs 150.00- Beef type bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs 70.00-135.00,145-290 lbs 65.00-90.00. HOGS 16... BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 210-270 lbs 19.00-20.00, 40-45% lean 235-270 lbs 15.00-18.25. SOWS: two 1-3 435 & 480 lbs 12.50. BOARS: one 465 lbs 3.00. FEEDER PIGS 5... US 1-3 50 lbs 25.00 per head. SHEEP 154... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 105-125 lbs 70.00- Choice 40-50 lbs 72.50-105.00, 60-75 lbs 75.00-79.00, one 88.00, 80-100 lbs 68.00-80.00, Good and Choice 70-105 lbs 52.00-66.00. SLAUGH TER SHEEP: 13.00-29.00, Yearlings 48.00- GOATS 48...(A11 sold by the head with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1 40-60 lbs 46.00-50.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs 29.00-35.00. Selection 3 20-40 lbs 16.00- Nannies: 70-100 lbs 42.00- Billies: 70-100 lbs 56.00- 100-150 lbs 74.00-105.00. New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied by Auction Monday, September 9,2002 221 HEAD, MARKET LOWER. DRIVING HORSES 610.00-1775.00. RIDING HORSES 485.00-1210.00. REGISTERED RIDING 1300-1500.00. PONIES 200.00-450.00. LARGE PONIES 500.00-685.00. Historic Schaefferstown LancFarming 09/02 I
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