Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
September 18,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 234...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 100 steers & heifers, 95 cows, 3
bulls and 36 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers mostly .25 to
.50 higher, Holstein .50 to .75 higher,
cows steady to .25 higher, bulls firm.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1150-1420 lbs
64.00- one to 67.50, Select 1-2
58.75-63.75, Standard 1-2 52.00-56.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1245-1465 lbs 52.50-54.50, heavyweights
1495-1675 lbs 50.00-54.00, Select 1-2
50.00- Standard 1-2 42.00-48.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1015-1310 lbs
57.00- few Select 1-2 53.00-58.00,
one Standard 1-2 48.00, Heiferettes
44.50-46.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.50- one to 46.00, Boners 80-85%
lean 35.00-38.75, Lean 85-90% lean
30.00- Shells 27.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1265-1475 lbs
51.50- Yield Grade 2 1250-1965 lbs
45.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: couple
Medium 1 885 & 900 lbs 58.50 & 61.50,
Medium and Large 2 710-960 lbs
54.00-66.00, one Medium 2 320 lbs 67.50,
Large 3 375-650 lbs Holsteins 45.00-58.00,
one 930 lbs 44.50; HEIFERS: one Medi
um 2 330 lbs 72.50, one Medium 2 770 lbs
45.00, Large 3 555-915 lbs Holsteins
75.50-76.00, couple 90.00.
CALVES 174...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-115 lbs 30.00-50.00, few
130-185 lbs 50.00-80.00, Utility 55-85 lbs
20.00-32.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady
to 10.00 higher with later sales 15.00 high
er, No 2 steady to weak, Holstein heifers
remain steady...No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 90.00-130.00 with few late sales
135.00- No 2 95-125 lbs
75.00- few to 120.00, 80-90 lbs
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50.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-100
lbs 400.00-490.00, No 2 80-100 lbs
160.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-105 lbs
85.00-145.00.
HOGS 18... Barrows and gilts steady.
Barrows and Gilts: 45-50% lean 250-265
lbs 24.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 9...1-3 80-115 lbs
30.00-51.00, 140-145 lbs 20.00-26.00 per
cwt.
SHEEP 2... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few
Choice 80 lbs 72.50 & 81.00.
GOATS 4...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Yearlings; Selection 1
one 50 lbs 53.00. Selection 2 one 30 lbs
26.00 Billies: one SO lbs 50.00, one 70 lbs
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, September 17,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 380...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 135 steers and heifers, 149 cows,
16 bulls and 80 feeder catt!e)...Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers and si.
cows steady to firm, sL heifers mostly
steady, bulls not fully tested.
STEERS: one Prime 3 1230 lbs 66.00,
Choice 1-3 1115-1470 lbs 63.00-65.25,
1500-1750 lbs 60.50-62.50, Yield Grade
4-5 1135-1465 lbs 60.00-61.50, Select 1-2
58.00- Standard 1-2 SO.OO-56.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Prime 1190
lbs 60.75, Choice 2-3 1050-1485 lbs 54.00-
55.25, Select 1-2 48.50-54.25, Standard
1-2 43.00-47.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1070-1400 lbs
61.00- one 65.00, Select 1-2
56.50-61.75, Standard 1-2 45.50-50.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00- one 44.00, Boners 80-85 lean
34.00- 37.50, with low dressing to 32.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 29.00-33.75, few high
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BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1
1340-1560 lbs 48.00-48.25, Yield Grade 2
1320-2265 lbs 40.25-45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um 1 445-470 lbs 72.50-75.00, Medium
and Large 2 700-830 lbs 58.00-62.50, cou
ple Large 3 Holsteins 570-630 lbs
48.00- one 410 lbs 63.00; HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 550-570 lbs
61.00- Medium and Large 2 300-600
lbs 56.00-66.00; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 500-600 lbs 66.00-67.00, 600-700
lbs 54.50-56.50.
CALVES 216...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 30.00-55.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 10.00 to 20.00 higher, Hol
stein heifers mostly steady..No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 110.00-145.00 bulk of
sales 120.00-137.00, 80-90 lbs 80.00-95.00,
No 2 80-125 lbs 80.00-110.00, few down to
60.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs
400.00- one 635.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
175.00-
Beef cross bulls and heifers 75-110 lbs
65.00-
HOGS 73...8arr0ws and gilts 3.00 to
5.00 higher, sows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean
220-255 lbs 28.00-32.00, few individual
sales 34.25-41.00,40-45% lean 215-290 lbs
26.00-28.00.
SOWS: 1-3 300-555 lbs 14.00-16.50, few
18.50.
BOARS: one 3.00.
FEEDER PIGS 56...2-3 25-35 lbs
13.00-16.00, 18 head Utility 49 lbs 18.50
per head.
SHEEP 11... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 85-135 lbs 55.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 14.00-35.00.
GOATS 6...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
35-40 lbs 45.00-47.50. Yearlings: Selection
2 one 40 lbs 35.00. Wether: one 100 lbs
60.00. Billies: few 60-70 lbs 63.00-70.00.
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, September 17,2002
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1100-1485
LBS. 67.25-69.00, CHOICE 64.75-67.25,
SELECT AND CHOICE 1030-1600 LBS.
58.00- 1625-1900 LBS. 50.50-58.00,
HOLSTEINS SELECT AND CHOICE
1150-1550 LBS. 48.00-54.00, COUPLE
COMMERCIAL 41.50-47.00; HEIFERS
CHOICE 1100-1525 LBS. 63.25-68.00,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 975-1325
LBS. 59.00-63.00, COUPLE RETURNED
TO FEED 52.00-58.00; COWS BREAK
ERS MOSTLY 39.00-40.50, COUPLE
HEIFER TYPES TO 45.00, BONERS
35.00- LEAN 32.00-37.00, BIG
MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING LIGHTS
28.00- SHELLY TO 26.00; BULLS
YG+NI 1370-1750 LBS. 51.50-55.00,
YG+N2 1260-1775 LBS. 40.00-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE +NI 350-600 LBS.
68.00- MED. AND LARGE +N2
600-850 LBS. 55.50-65.00, HOLSTEINS,
DAIRY TYPES 400-1000 LBS.
39.00- HEIFERS MED. AND
LARGE +NI 400-650 LBS. 60.50-66.50,
MED. AND LARGE +N2 600-900 LBS.
52.00- BULLS MED. AND LARGE
+N2 400-600 LBS. 62.50-65.00, 600-900
LBS. 40.50-52.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 90-120
LBS. 102.50-124.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS
+N2 90-135 LBS. 75.00-100.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS +NI 90-120 LBS.
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LBS. 29.00-35.00, 185-200 LBS.
30.00-31.00; SOWS US+NI-3 450-600
LBS. 14.50-18.00; BOARS OVER 400
LBS. 4.00-4.25.
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45.00- FANCY KIDS 56.00-62.00,
FLESHY KIDS 36.00-52.00, SMALL
AND THIN 22.00-35.00.
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LBS. 75.00-108.00, 90-130 LBS.
69.00-
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SMALL ANIMAL SALE
September 17,2002
RABBITS AND BUNNIES .85-7.25.
CHICKENS 1.85-3.25.
BANTIES .85-2.00.
PIGEONS 1.90-2.90.
PHEASANTS 3.00-3.50.
GUINEA PIGS 2.50-2.85.
DUCKS 1.50-4.00.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.