Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
October 1,2002
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 478 435
37 7 111 LAST MONDAY 459 436 6
SO 73.
CATTLE: Compared with last
Monday's auction, slaughter steers
sold .50-1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
were LOO lower. Slaughter cows
traded steady to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3 1200-1490 lbs 61.00-65.50, most
ly 62.00-65.00; couple 1520 lbs
60.75- Select 1-2 57.00-62.50.
Standard 1-2 52.75-56.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1150-1495 lbs 50.25-56.00. Select 1-2
few 45.00-46.75. Standard 1-2 few
38.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice
2-3 1050-1390 lbs 60.00-65.00, bulk
of the sales 61.75-64.00. Select 1-3
few 58.75-59.00. Standard 1-2 few
54.75-
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80 percent lean 36.00-42.00, low
dressing down to 34.00. Boners
80-85 percent lean 32.75-39.50, bulk
of the sales 34.25-38.00. Lean 85-90
percent lean 26.00-35.00, mostly
28.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield
grade 1 1270-1775 lbs 46.75-49.75.
Yield grade 2 1100-1695 lbs
41.75-
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 320-365 lbs 85.00-90.00;
435-480 lbs 77.00- 83.50; 550-640 lbs
64.00- Medium and Large 2
340-350 lbs few 74.00. Medium and
Large 3 225-240 lbs 65.00-66.00;
400-450 lbs 53.00-63.00; 520-595 lbs
47.00- 730-790 lbs 37.50-47.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large 1 200-315 lbs 78.00-84.00;
400-485 lbs 69.00-73.00; 500-590 lbs
65.00- 700-870 lbs 56.00-63.00.
Medium and Large 2 200-320 lbs
66.00- 400-570 lbs 55.00-63.00.
Medium and Large 3 245-295 lbs
42.50-54.00; 325-385 lbs 51.00-65.00;
420-505 lbs 53.00-57.00. Large 3
Holsteins 745-835 lbs 67.50-89.00.
FEEDER BULLS; Medium and
Urge 1 385-585 lbs few 72.00-87.00;
765-840 lbs 54.00-55.00. Medium
and Large 2 230-305 lbs 63.00-67.00.
Medium and Large 3 260-315 lbs
55.00- 435-505 lbs 47.00-59.00;
665-685 lbs 50.00-56.00.
CALVES; Compared to last Mon
day, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady to 5.00 lower. Hol
stein heifers were steady. VEAL
ERS: Standard and Good 75-105 lbs
32.50-47.50. Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-
30.00. RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls Number 1 90-125 lbs
90.00- mostly 100.00-127.50;
80-90 lbs 70.00-90.00. Number 2
80-120 lbs 50.00-95.00. Holstein heif
ers Number 1 85-115 lbs
350.00- Number 2 65-105 lbs
100.00- Beef cross bulls and
heifers 80-105 lbs 85.00-127.50.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PER
CENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE
45-50 Few 225-255 lbs 28.00-29.00
40-45 360-395 lbs 23.00-28.00
SOWS: US 1-3 365-480 lbs
8.00- 500-610 lbs 12.00-20.00.
BOARS: 415-800 lbs 2.00-5.00.
FEEDER PIGS: No market test.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
65-80 lbs few 62.50-82.00; 100-155
lbs few 52.00-72.00.
GOATS; All sold per head, with
weights estimated. Kids: Selection 1
under 20 lbs 13.00-23.00; 20-40 lbs
22.50-36.00; 60-80 lbs 57.50-70.00.
Selection 2 under 20 lbs individual
7.50; 20-40 lbs 16.00-25.00; 40-60 lbs
26.00- Selection 3 35 lbs one
head 15.00. Yearlings; Selection 1
40-601bs 47.00-55.00; 75 lbs individ
ual 75.00. Selection 2 40-60 lbs
25.00- Nannies: 50-70 lbs
29.00- 70-100 lbs 57.50-64.00;
130 lbs one head 72.50. Billies: 50-70
lbs 25.00-66.00; 70-100 lbs
25.00- 70-100 lbs 62.50-81.00;
100-150 lbs 86.00-137.50. Wethers:
50-70 lbs 28.00-68.00.
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, September 30,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE
326.. with last
week’s sale..cows steady to 1.50
lower. Steers: one Choice 1-3 1185
lbs 66.00, couple Select 1-2 56.00 &
58.00. couple Standard 1-2 51.00 &
53.00.
Heifers: one Choice 2-4 1180 lbs
64.50, Standard 1-2 45.00-49.00.
COWS: Breakers 85-90% lean
35.00- Boners 80-85% lean
33.00- Lean 85-90% lean
28.00- Shells 27.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 2 1415-2210
lbs 39.00-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-475 lbs
76.00- 500-715 lbs 72.00-79.00,
Medium and Large 2 395-500 lbs
58.00- 550-785 lbs 57.00-69.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
300-450 lbs 65.00-78.00, Medium
and Urge 2 300-475 lbs 50.00-63.00,
500-825 lbs 50.00-63.00; BULLS: few
Medium and Urge 1 300-450 lbs
75.00- Medium and Urge 2
300-500 lbs 60.00-73.00, 510-700 lbs
54.00-63.00.
CALVES 160...(A11 calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and
Good 75-110 lbs 25.00-50.00, Utility
55-95 lbs 12.00-25.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to
15.00 higher...No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 87.50-130.00 mostly
105.00- 80-85 lbs
95.00- No 2 80-105 lbs
55.00- No 1 Holstein heifers
90-100 lbs 400.00-570.00, No 2
145-160 lbs 130.00-142.50.
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-100
lbs 65.00-107.50, 160-290 lbs
62.50-84.00.
HOGS 13... BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-290 lbs
36.75- 45-50% lean 250-290 lbs
31.75-
SOWS: 1-3 350 & 360 lbs 24.00 &
28.00.
BOARS: one 595 lbs 3.50.
FEEDER PIGS 8...1-3 33 lbs
14.00 per head.
SHEEP 186... Slaughter lambs
steady to 10.00 higher. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS: High Choice and
Prime 105-120 lbs 64.00-77.00,
Choice 35-50 lbs 75.00-87.00, 55-75
lbs 81.00-97.00, 80-95 lbs
76.00- Good and Choice
55-100 lbs 63.00-76.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 17.00-36.00, Yearlings
40.00-
GOATS 41...(A11 sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selec
tion 1 20-40 lbs 36.00-47.00. Selec
tion 2 20-40 lbs 25.00-35.00. Selec
tion 3 20-40 lbs 10.00-23.00.
Nannies; 50-70 lbs 40.00-51.00,
70-100 lbs 53.00-60.00. Billies:
70-100 lbs 53.00-73.00, 100 lbs and
over 99.00-126.00.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, October 1,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY 352
222 98 39 17 LAST TUESDAY 399
246 165 10 24 CATTLE: Compared
with last Tuesday, slaughter steers
and heifers sold 1.00 lower. Slaugh
ter cows traded 1.00-1.50 lower.
Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower.
SLAUGHER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1120-1415 lbs
64.75-66.50. Choice 2-3 1100-1480
lbs 60.25-65.00, mostly 62.00-63.75;
few
1525-1545
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50.25-54.50. Select 1-2 45.00- 49.75.
Standard 1-2 few 41.00-44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice
2-3 1050-1375 lbs 60.00-64.00. Select
1-3 few 57.00-60.75. Standard 1-2
few 47.50-54.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80 percent lean 37.00-41.00, low
dressing down to 34.25. Boners
80-85 percent lean 33.00-37.00, low
dressing down to 30.50. Lean 85-90
percent lean 25.00-33.50, mostly
27.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Urge 1 230-360 lbs 72.00-74.00;
525-610 lbs 59.50- 61.00; 715 lbs cou
ple 55.50. Medium and Large 2
375-535 lbs 56.00-59.00. Medium
and Large 3 465-530 lbs 41.00-42.00;
700-875 lbs 41.00-46.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 330-440 lbs 66.00-75.00;
575-610 lbs 66.00-67.00. Medium
and Large 3 535-555 lbs 42.00-49.00.
CALVES: Compared to last
week's auction, Holstein bulls re
turning to the farm sold 7.00-10.00
lower. Holstein heifers were steady.
VEALERS: Standard and Good
85-125 lbs 30.00-40.00. Utility
65-115 lbs 10.00-30.00. RE
TURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
Number 1 90-125 lbs 100.00-125.00;
80-95 lbs 85.00-100.00. Number 2
80-125 lbs 55.00-97.00, weaker
calves down to 40.00. Holstein heif
ers Number 1 100-115 lbs
380.00- Number 2 80-100 lbs
145.00-
BARROWS AND GILTS; Prices
were 1.00-2.00 higher than last
Tuesday. PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT PRICE 49-54 235-280 lbs
31.00- singles up to 35.50
45-50 235-275 lbs 28.50-30.50 40-45
285-335 lbs 26.00-32.50 SOWS; 1.00
higher. US 1-3 325-450 lbs
13.00- Few 500-545 lbs
10.00- BOARS: 225-450 lbs
3.00- 6.00 FEEDER PIGS: All sold
by the head. US 1-3 35-45 lbs
12.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 35-45 lbs 85.00-110.00; 65-75
lbs 60.00-70.00; few 90- 125 lbs
60.00. Good and Choice 40-75 lb
47.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
Utility 1-3 19.00-29.00. Yearling in
dividual 40.00. GOATS: All goats
sold by the head, with the weights
estimated. Kids: Selection 2 20-40
lbs 22.00-40.00; 55 lbs couple 55.00.
Yearlings: Selection 2 50-60 lbs
60.00. Wethers: 65-80 lbs
60.00- Billies: 65-75 lbs
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