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    Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
January 8,2003
CATTLE 179...(PDA).
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1250-1450 lbs
73.00- Select 1-2 65.00-73.00, few
Standard 1-2 55.00-62.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1130-1430 lbs 59.00-65.25, few Select 1-2
55.25-57.50, few Standard 1-2
42.50-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1150-1378
lbs 75.75-76.00, few Select 1-2
67.75-68.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00- few to 47.00, Boners 80-85%
lean 35.00-39.00, Lean 85-90% lean
31.00- Shells 30.50 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 2080 lbs
51.75, few Yield Grade 2 1470-1722 lbs
44.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1670-765 lbs 54.50-61.50, few Large
2 748-1026 lbs 35.50-42.00; HEIFERS:
few Medium and Large 1 640-750 lbs
55.00- few 445-555 lbs 65.50-68.00;
BULLS: one Large 1 556 lbs 65.00.
CALVES 153...VEALERS: couple
Good 156 & 174 lbs 62.50 & 92.50, few
200-290 lbs 74.00-89.00, Standard and
Good 70-115 lbs 20.00-37.50, Utility 50-70
lbs 8.00-26.00. FARM CALVES: No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 92.50-116.00, No
2 80-125 lbs 37.50-90.00; few No 1 Hol
stein heifers 80-110 lbs 350.00-385.00, few
No 2 80-140 lbs 110.00-135.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 65-110
lbs 50.00-147.50.
HOGS 62...8ARR0WS AND GILTS.
40-54 lean 220-290 lbs 37.00-40.00, one
43.00.
SOWS: 1-3 420-704 lbs 20.00-26.00.
BOARS: couple 434 & 774 lbs 4.50 &
6.00.
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FEEDER PIGS 49... 1-3 25-40 lbs
10.00-15.00,10-25 lbs 4.00-6.00 per head.
SHEEP 17...W00LED LAMBS: few
Choice 60-90 lbs 81.00-105.00. NEW
CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-95 lbs
100.00-121.00.
GOATS 54...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
couple 60-80 lbs 61.00 & 63.00. Selection
2 couple 20 lbs 24.00. Nannies; few 80-100
lbs 37.00-50.00, one ISO lbs 100.00. Billies;
few 70-100 lbs 29.00-56.00.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
January 8,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 266...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 159 cows apd heifers in the Dairy
sale).
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Select 1-2
45.25-46.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
36.00-42.00, average 39.00, Boners
80-85% lean 32.00-39.50 mostly
33.75-38.00, average 35.60, Lean 85-90%
lean 30.50-36.50 mostly 31.00-35.50, aver
age 33.15. Shells 28.00 and down.
BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 1715 lbs
47.00, few Yield Grade 2 1330-1585 lbs
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 3 520-705 lbs Holsteins 45.50-49.00;
BULLS: few Medium and Large 3
540-620 lbs 42.00-43.00.
CALVES 88...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-110 lbs 25.00-30.00,
Utility 65-90 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM
CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
100.00- mostly 105.00-127.50,80-90
lbs 82.50-100.00, No 2 Holstein bulls
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80-125 lbs 45.00-92.50; few No 2 Holstein
heifers 75-110 lbs 100.00-200.00.
HOGS 12... Barrows and Gilts: 45-50%
lean 195-275 lbs 36.00-42.00.
SOWS: couple 1-3 425 & 600 lbs 17.00
& 33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 72...1-3 25-50 lbs
9.00-25.00 per head.
SHEEP B...SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few
Good and Choice 100-110 lbs 40.00-SO.OO.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 15.00-28.00.
GOATS 18...(AII sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 34.00-42.00. Selection 2 20-40
lbs 22.00-30.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs
35.00-54.00. Billies: 50-70 lbs 40.00-58.00.
Wethers: one 125 lbs 75.00.
DAIRY COWS: 725.00-1425.00 per
head.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
January 8,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 268...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 105 steers and heifers, 126 cows,
26 feeders and 11 bulls).
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1045-1460 lbs
69.75-73.00, Select 1-2 64.00-71.00, Stan
dard 1-2 58.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1325-1560 lbs 61.25-64.00,
Choice 2-3 1330-1600 lbs 56.75-61.00, Se
lect 1-2 53.75-57.25, Standard 1-2
50.50-53.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1030-1420 lbs
66.75-73.00, Select 1-2 62.00-66.75, few
Standard 1-2 46.25-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.00-44.50, couple 46.25 & 46.75, Boners
80-85% lean 35.75-38.75, Lean 85-90%
lean 28.50-35.75. Shells 28.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1240-1785 lbs
45.50- Yield Grade 2 1455-2005 lbs
38.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
270-820 lbs Holsteins 52.00-59.00; HEIF
ERS: Large 3 682-780 lbs 43.00-49.00,
Medium and Large 2 335-540 lbs
52.00- BULLS: few Large 3 395-560
lbs Holsteins 54.00-76.00, one Large 2 580
lbs 64.00.
CALVES 193...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-125 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
50-105 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
100.00- No 2 80-125 lbs
50.00- weaker calves down to 40.00;
No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs
270.00- No 2 70-110 lbs
85.00-
Few beef type bulls and heifers 85-100
lbs 105.00-110.00.
HOGS 24...8arr0ws and Gilts; one lot
45-50% lean 240 lbs 30.25, 40-45% lean
193-282 lbs 21.50-27.50.
SOWS: couple 1-3 400 & 455 lbs 18.00
& 20.50,510-660 lbs 22.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 129...1-3 30-50 lbs
65.0-77.50,100-130 lbs 42.50 per cwt.
SHEEP IB...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 75-95 lbs 106.00-117.50,
110-135 lbs 85.00-100.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: few 43.00-47.00, few Yearlings
52.50-72.50.
GOATS 13...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2 one
15 lbs 7.00, couple 35 lbs 31.00 & 45.00,
one 50 lbs 65.00. Nannies: one 100 lbs
74.00, one 110 lbs 84.00. Billies; few 40-45
lbs 44.00-51.00, couple 70 lbs 73.00 &
80.00, one 90 lbs 82.50.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
January 6,2003
CATTLE 399...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 55 steers and heifers, 289 cows, 16
bulls and 39 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last Monday’s sale.xows 2.00 higher,
bulls 1.00 higher.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1480 lbs 73.25-75.25, Choice 1-3
1100-1495 lbs 67.75-73.50, few Yield
Grade 4 64.75-67.25, few Select 1-2
67.00- one 73.50, few Standard 1-2
52.75-57.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1350-1610 lbs 54.50-58.75, few Select 1-2
49.00- few Standard 1-2
44.25-46.25.
HEIFERS: few Choice and Prime 1-3
1170-1435 lbs 71.00-74.00.
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COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
35.75- one 46.25 mostly 37.00-42.25,
average 39.00, Boners 80-85% lean
33.75- mostly 34.75-39.50, average
37.00, Lean 85-90% lean 30.00-38.50 bulk
of sales 32.00-37.00, average 33.85. Shells
29.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1390-2040 lbs
48.75-53.50, one 55.75, Yield Grade 2
1085-1890 lbs 43.75-48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium and Large 2 375 lbs 61.00, one 675
lbs 52.00, one Large 3 610 lbs 46.00;
HEIFERS; few Medium and Large 1
235-425 lbs 69.00-71.00, few 1000-1065 lbs
64.00-65.50, Medium and Large 2 205-390
lbs 59.00-70.00, one 660 lbs 54.00;
BULLS: one Medium and Large 1 245 lbs
85.00, one 525 lbs 58.00, few Medium and
Large 2 215-280 lbs 56.00-71.00, one
Large 3 350 lbs Holstein 45.00, few
695-865 lbs Holsteins 32.00-34.50.
CALVES 454...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-130 lbs 32.50-50.00, Utility
55-100 lbs 10.00-35.00, few down to 5.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00 to
15.00 higher, Holstein heifers steady..No 1
Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 110.00-159.00
mostly 120.00-155.00, 80-90 lbs
75.00- No 2 80-125 lbs
65.00- weaker calves down to
50.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 80-100
lbs 300.00-400.00, No 2 70-90 lbs
120.00-
Beef cross bulls and heifers 85-105 lbs
100.00-160.00.
HOGS 33...50ws 3.00 lower. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: one 45-50% lean
230 lbs 29.00, 40-45% lean 295-420 lbs
28.00-31.00.
SOWS: 1-3 345-495 lbs 18.00-29.00,
500-610 lbs 22.00-27.00.
BOARS: 405-595 lbs 5.00, one 255 lbs
12.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
' SHEEP 12... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
one Choice 60 lbs 100.00, one 115 lbs
90.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP;
43.00-48.00.
GOATS 50...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1
20-40 lbs 32.50-46.00, 40-60 lbs
46.00- Selection 2 under 20 lbs
13.00- 40-60 lbs 38.00-46.00. Year
lings; Selection 1 75-90 lbs 78.00-82.50.
Nannies: 50-70 lbs 46.00-65.00,70-100 lbs
65.00- Billies; 50-70 lbs 62.00-67.50,
70-100 lbs 70.00-85.00, 100-150 lbs
107.50-140.00.
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