Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
November 6,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 291,
CALVES 178, HOGS 19, SHEEP 17,
GOATS 8. LAST WEDNESDAY
CATTLE 289, CALVES 168, HOGS
90, SHEEP 0, GOATS 10. CATTLE:
Compared with last Wednesday's auc
tion, slaughter steers sold 1.50 higher.
Slaughter heifers were steady. Slaugh
ter cows traded 1.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls 1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1285-1335-lbs
65.25-66.00. Choice 2-3 1070-1435 lbs
62.00- Select 1-3 57.75-61.50.
Standard 1-2 couple 47.75-51.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1365-1455 lbs
56.00- Choice 2-3 1240-1575 lbs
51.75-55.50. Select 1-2 47.00-51.50.
Standard 1-2 few 42.50-46.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice
2-3 1170-1325 lbs 61.75-62.75. Select
1-2 55.50- 59.75. Standard 1-2
44.00-52.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80 percent lean 35.25-39.00. Boners
80-85 percent lean 31.50-35.75. Lean
85-90 percent lean 26.75-31.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1 1595-2190 lbs couple 41.25-43.75.
Yield grade 2 1070-1940 lbs
38.00-41.00.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium 2 indi
vidual 385 lbs 34.00. FEEDER HEIF
ERS: Medium 1 600-870 lbs couple
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Market, Inc.
570-935-2146
Belleville
Dewart Livestock
Market, Inc.
570-538-9835
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Eighty-Four
Auction Sales, Inc.
412-222-9965
Eighty-Four
Middleburg
Auction Sales, Inc.
570-837-2222
Middleburg
42.00-43.00. Large 1 512 lbs 74.00.
Large 2 one head 445 lbs 50.00. Large 3
Holsteins 207-905 lbs 37.50-57.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
Large 2 255-515 lbs 44.00-60.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Holsteins
heifers remain steady.
VEALERS; Standard and Good
70-105 lbs 30.00-45.00. Utility 50-100
lbs 10.00-27.50. RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein bulls Number 1 85-120
lbs 80.00-115.00. Number 2 90-130 lbs
67.50-95.00; 80-85 lbs 47.50-62.50. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 90-110 lbs
300.00- Number 2 75-100 lbs
100.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 70-110 lbs 60.00-145.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS; PER
CENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50
Individual 305 lbs 31.00 40-45 Couple
272 lbs 26.50 SOWS: US 1-3 Couple
585-665 lbs 8.00- 8.50 BOARS: Individ
ual SSS lbs 7.50 Couple 245-285 lbs
16.00-19.00 FEEDER PIGS: All sold
per cwt. US 1-3 60-75 lbs 30.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 65-75
lbs 89.00-100.00; 95-115 lbs 79.00-86.00;
130 lbs individual 69.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
couple 40.00-42.50.
GOATS: All sold by the head, with
weights estimated. Kids: Selection 1 SO
lbs individual 63.00. Selection 2 35 lbs
28.00. Nannies: 50 lbs one head 32.50.
Billies: 40 lbs individual 43.00; 60 lbs
couple 55.00-60.00; 70 lbs one head
72.50. Wethers; SO lbs individual 39.00.
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Market, Inc.
717-597-2171
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Market, Inc.
610-926-1307
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Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, November 2,2002
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS;
200-500 lbs. 55.00-91.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 40.00-81.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to
Choice, none available, Medium to
Good 45.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
42.00-54.50, Light 47.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice up to 62.00, Medium to Good
50.00-61.50.
BULLS: Heavy 38.00-49.00. Light
48.00-57.00.
COWS: Utility Holsteins 34.00-40.00,
Canners 32.00-36.00, Culls 35.00 and
down.
808 CALVES: 50.00 and down,
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. Up to
100.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RE
TURN TO FARM: Up to 200.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM: Up to 125.00.
HOGS: Top Quality up to 40.00,
Heavy up to 39.00, Light 25.00-42.00;
FEEDER PIGS, BY HEAD: Up to
23.00.
SOWS: 20.00-28.00.
MALE HOGS: 5.00-20.00.
LAMBS: 70-85 lbs. up to 107.00,
85-125 lbs. up to 93.00, 30-60 lbs. up to
114.00, Culls up to 60.00.
SHEEP: Up to 50.00.
GOATS: Large 55.00-115.00, Medi
um 25.00-70.00, Small 10.00-30.00, all
by the head.
Feeder sale every second Sat. per
month.
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Auction, Inc.
412-662-2910
Mercer
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Valley Stockyards, Inc.
570-888-9333
Athens
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814-763-2240
Conneautville
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., November 4, 2002 - USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, November 3,2002
Confirmed Sales: 171,296;
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SLAUGHTER STEERS
Count
Over 80% Choice 3,209
65-80% Choice 5,448
35-65% Choice 35,691
0-35% Choice 2,480
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
0-35% Choice
DRESSED BASIS:
ILAUGHTER STEERS:
Over 80% Choice 938
65-80% Choice 10,906
35-65% Choice 15,554
0-35% Choice 699
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Over 80% Choice 3,206
65-80% Choice 9,443
35-65% Choice 14,690
0-35% Choice
Weekly Accumulated W
Head Count Avg. Weight
Live Steer 46,828 1,282.3
Live Heifer 47,890 1,184.2
Dressed Steer 28,097 859.7
Dressed Heifer 27,339 768.20
Week Ago Weighted Averages:
Live Steer 57,478
Live Heifer 59,604
Dressed Steer 32,266
Dressed Heifer 30,590
Year Ago Weighted Averages:
Live Steer 44,887
Live Heifer 42,896
Dressed Steer 29,358
Dressed Heifer 24,464
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Weight
Range
1150-1600
1050-1575
900-1600
1000-1525
Head
925-1495
950-1535
830-1600
900-1435
3,481
8,096
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Avg. Avg,
Weight Price
1,378 65.74
1,355 67.17
1,262 67.80
1,299 67.12
Price
Range
61.00-
65.00-
64.00-
65.00-
64.00-
65.00-
64.00-
67.00-
1,248
1,245
1,165
1,167
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875
851
859
103.00-
103.00-
104.00-
104.00-
104.00-
105.00-
105.00-
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751
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Avg. Price
67.55
67.73
106.23
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66.76
66.90
105.23
105.37
1,299.1
1,184.8
860.1
793.80
65.02
65.14
103.72
104.07
1.286.7
1.165.8
842.1
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