Leesport
Livestock Auction
I eesport, Pa.
December 18, 2(102
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTIF 290 (PDA) ..(Supply in
cluded 110 steers and heifers, 138 cows,
25 feeders and 17 bulls) steers 2 00 high
er, Holstcins steady to firm, cows uneven,
bulls steady.
STEERS Choice 1-2 1135-1390 lbs
68 00-72 75, Select 1-2 64 25-69 50, Stan
dard 1-2 53 00-61 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1210-1585 lbs 55.00-59 00, Select 1-2
50.00- Standard 1-2 42 00-49 00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1255-1415 lbs
64.75-72.00, Select 1-2 57.00-63.00, couple
Standard 1-2 43.00 & 45.00
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00- Boners 80-85% lean
34.25-37.50, Lean 85-90% lean
28.00- Shells 27.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1660-2105 lbs
45.00- Yield Grade 2 1320-2435 lbs
37.50-45 75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
505-863 lbs Holsteins 40.00-47.50, few
Medium and Large 1 660-780 lbs
61,00-64.50; HEIFERS: couple Medium
and Large 1 415 & 485 lbs 65.50 & 75.00,
545-730 lbs 53.50-70.00; BULLS, couple
Large 3 275 & 395 lbs Holsteins 32.00 &
47.50.
CALVES 220...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-115 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
50-110 lbs 5.00-27.50. FARM CALVES.
Holstein bulls 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Hol
stein heifers stcady...No 1 Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 82 50-107.50, 80-90 lbs
67.50-75.00, No 2 80-135 lbs 52.50-85.00,
weaker calves 40.00-50.00. No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs 290.00-410 00, No 2
80-105 lbs 110.00-190.00.
Couple beef type bulls and heifers 90 &
105 lbs 85 00 & 95 00
HOGS 23 Barrows and Gilts' 40-45%
lean 197-320 lbs 23.50-28 75
SOWS US 1-3 310-445 lbs 14 00-22 00,
one 605 lbs 25 00
BOARS one 10 50
FEEDER PIGS 191..1-3 25-45 lbs
57 50-77 50, 60-110 lbs 50 00-56 00 per
cwt.
SHEEP 90 .Slaughter lambs steady to
weak SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
35-45 lbs 150.00-200.00, 50-60 lbs
103 00-112.50, 65-105 lbs 75.00-92 50,
117-170 lbs 52.00-74.00 SI AUGHTER
SHEEP 20.00-38 00, few Yearlings
44 00-50.00.
GOATS 40.. (All sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids. Selection 1 few
20 lbs 26.00. Yearlings; Selection 1 one 40
lbs 55.00. Selection 2 few 30 lbs
24.00- 45-50 lbs 50.00-51.00. Nan
nies: 30-90 lbs 26.00-37.50. Billies: couple
45 lbs 36.00 & 47 00, 55-65 lbs
54.00- 80-100 lbs 72.00-84.00.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 17,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 342...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 112 steers and heifers, 166 cows,
12 bulls and 52 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale ..Holstein steers
steady, beef types 1.00 lower, cows steady
to 1.00 lower, heifers 100 lower
STEEPS: few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1340-1400 lbs 74.50-77 50, Choice 1-3
1050-1460 lbs 65.50-74.50 mostly
67 50-73.00, 1535-1630 lbs 62 00-64.50,
few Select 1-2 62 26-67.75. few Standard
1-2 55.00-59 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS. Choice 2-3
1150-1575 lbs 53.50-62 00 mostly
54.00- 50, Select 1-2 44.50-52 75, Stan
dard 1-2 40.00-45.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1050-1375 lbs
63.00- mostly 65 50-69 25, Select 1-2
61.75-67 50, few Standard 1-2
43 00-54 00
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean
35.00- Boners 80-85% lean
32 50-39 00, Lean 85-90% 28 00-35.75.
Shells 27 00 and down.
BULLS- few Yield Grade 1 1160-1720
lbs 46.25-50 25, Yield Grade 2 930-2065
lbs 38.00-46.25.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. Medi
um and Large 3 240-350 lbs 3900-49.00,
525-685 lbs 39.00-47.00, 965-1065 lbs
36.00-44.50; HEIFERS: few Medium and
Large 3 340-475 lbs 34.00-35.00, 620-745
lbs 36.50-45.00; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 590-765 lbs 54.50-59.50, one 840
lbs 53.00, few Medium and Large 3
540-585 lbs 37.50-41.00.
CALVES 220...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-95 lbs 27.00-37.00,
Utility 55-100 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 5.00
lower, Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 80.00-112.00, few up
to 117.00, 80-90 lbs 70.00-90.00, No 2
80-120 lbs 45.00-85.00; few No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-100 lbs 250.00-390.00, No 2
65-95 lbs 100.00-235.00
HOGS 63...8arr0ws and gilts 3.00 to
5.00 higher, sows steady. BARROWS
AND GILTS' 45-50% lean 225-280 lbs
32.50-37.00, 40-45% lean 285-405 lbs
30 50-40.50
SOWS- 1-3 385-495 lbs 17 50-26 00, few
500-525 lbs 24.50-25 50.
BOARS: 475-480 lbs 3.75-4 75.
FEEDER PIGS 49. Few 1-3 20-35 lbs
6.00-30.00, 55-85 lbs 30.00-39 00 per head
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SHEEP 14. .SLAUGHTER lAMBS
one High Choice 45 lbs 122 00. few
Choice 55-75 lbs 75 00-105.00, few 85-115
lbs 70 00-85 00 SI AUGHTFR SHEEP
one 20 (X)
GOATS 57 (All goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids. Selection 1
20-40 lbs 27 00-40.00, 40-60 lbs
48 00-62 00. few 60-80 lbs 65 00 Selection
2 under 20 lbs 15 00-20 00, 20-40 lbs
20.00-27 00, 40-60 lbs 38.00-52 00 S ear
hngs: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 52.00-68 00
Nannies; 50-70 lbs 37 00-52.00, 70-100 lbs
52 00-7000 Billies. 50-70 lbs 30.00-70 00,
80-125 lbs 75 00-80.00. Wethers: few
80-125 lbs 62.00-75.00.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
December 17,2002
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 456...(PDA)...Compared with
last week’s sale..steers 1.00 lower, cows
steady.
STEERS- Choice 1-3 1125-1475 lbs
67.50-73 75, Select 1-2 60.00-6t.00, Stan
dard 1-2 52.00-61.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 1130-1535 lbs
63.70-67.25, Choice 2-3 1200-1560 lbs
55.00- Select 1-2 50.00-55.00, Stan
dard 1-2 42.25-49.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1020-1300 lbs
63.00- Select 1-2 60 00-65 50, few
Standard 1-2 50 00-59 00
COWS' Breakers 75-80% lean
38 00-41.00, one 43 50, Boners 80-85%
lean 34 00-38.25, lean 85-90% lean
28.75-35.50. Shells 28 25 and down
BUI IS Yield Grade 1 1250-2115 lbs
44 25-49 75, Yield Grade 2 1000-2015 lbs
38.00- 50
FEEDER CATTIF STFFRS Medi
um 1 375-575 lbs 69 00-76.00. Medium
1-2 600-875 lbs 50 00-60 (HI, Medium 2
350-600 lbs 50 00-60 00, Laige 2 600-675
lbs 42.00-44 00, HEIFERS Medium 1
300-600 lbs 60.00-76 00, Medium 2
300-600 lbs 50 00-60 00, BUI LS Medium
1 350-600 lbs 69.00-87.50, Medium 2
350-575 lbs 50.00-73.00.
CALVES 94 VEALFRS. few Stan
dard and Good 155-175 lbs 45 00-50 00.
75-130 lbs 20 00-40 00. Utility 50-75 lbs
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stem bulls 95-115 lbs 77 50-90.00, 120-135
lbs 80 00-90 00, No 2 80-115 lbs
46 00-80 00, couple No 2 Holstein heifers
85 & 100 lbs 80 00 &92 50
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 70-155
lbs 40 00-107 50.
HOGS 39 BARROWS AND Gil TS
49-54% lean 240-260 lbs 35 25-35 50,
45-50% lean 230-260 lbs 30 00-33 (8),
40-45% lean 240-250 lbs 28 00-29 00
BOARS one 775 lbs 8 00.
FELDER RIGS 5. NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 0 . NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 2 NO MARKET TEST'
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
December 17, 2002
CATTLE 97 . (PDA).. Compared with
last week’s sale., cows 1.00 to 1,25 lower
STEERS, couple Choice 1-3 1245 &
1310 lbs 68.75 & 69.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS' couple Choice
2-3 1510 & 1565 lbs 54.25 & 55 25, one
Standard 1-2 48.00.
HEIFERS; one Choice 1-3 1365 lbs
69.25, few Standard 1-2 42 00-45 00.
COWS' Breakers 75-80% lean
37.75-38.75, Boners 80-85% lean
33.25- 00, Lean 85-90% lean
26.25- 00. Shells 25.75 and down
BULLS- couple Yield Grade 2 1500 A
ISIS lbs 43.50 & 44 25.
FEEDER CATTI E STEERS couple
Large 3 400 A 415 lb 1 * Holstems 30 00,
HEIFERS, one l-arge 3 430 lbs Holstein
35 00
CALVES 171 VFALFRS Standard
and Good 80-110 lbs 30 00-90 00, Utility
55-95 lbs 10 00-27 00 FARM CAI VFS
Holstein bulls 7 00 to 10 00 higher. Hol
stein heifers steady No I Holstein bulls
95-120 lbs 80 00-122 00. 90 lbs
80 00-87 00, No 2 90-120 lbs 60 00-92 00,
one No 1 Holstein heifer 90 lbs 350 00
couple No 280 A 90 lbs 125 00 <1 150 00
Couple beet cross bulls and hellers 70
A 115 lbs 110 00
HOGS 21 Sims weak
SOWS 1-3 420-585 lbs 15 00-24 00,
Medium 325-465 lbs 2 00-12 00
BOARS couple 5 00 A 7 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 2.. SI AUGHTFR lAMBS
couple Choice 95 lbs 60 00
GOATS 0 NO MARKPT TFS P
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