Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
January 15,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 261...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 94 steers and heifers, 124 cows, 28
feeders and IS bulls)...Compared with last
week’s sale-slaughter steers sold 1.00 to
2.00 higher and slaughter heifers traded
.50 to 1.00 higher on an attractive offering
of slaughter cattle, slaughter cows sold
mostly steady on Breaker and Boning
types with lean cows showing gains of .75
to 1.00, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1405-1440 lbs 78.00-78.25, average 78.13.
Choice 1-3 1100-1460 lbs 73.00-78.50, av
erage 75.64, Select 1-2 69.75-74.50, aver
age 72.79. Standard 1-2 50.00-60.25, aver
age 52.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1445-1540 lbs 63.50-66.25,
ave 65.50. Choice 2-3 1250-1560 lbs
57.75-64.75, average 62.91, heavyweights
1580-1665 lbs 50.00-60.75, average 56.54.
Select 1-2 53.25-61.75, average 56.79,
Standard 1-2 40.50-52.00, average 45.56.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1200-1385 lbs
69.75-74.25, average 72.63, Select 1-2
58.00-66.00, average 61.94.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00-47.50, average 43.00. Boners
80-85% lean 34.50-40.50, average 37.40.
Lean 85-90% lean 31.00-38.50, average
34.75. Shells 26.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1165-1695 lbs
42.75-48.50, average 45.34, Yield Grade 2
1095-2210 lbs 41.00-44.00, average 43.11.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 755-790 lbs 63.00-68.00,
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Central PA West MD
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Mike Fullam
Central PA
570-966-9202
Large 3 Holsteins 515-920 lbs 49.00-62.00;
HEIFERS: Medium 1 495 lbs 70.00, cou
ple 70S lbs 72.00, Medium 2 305-370 lbs
44.00- 555-710 lbs 43.00-63.00;
BULLS: Medium 2 540-945 lbs
40.00- couple 410-465 lbs
38.50-59.00.
CALVES 163...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-120 lbs 30.00-65.00, Utility
55-125 lbs 10.00-35.00. FARM CALVES:
10.00 to 20.00 higher with little demand
on lighter calves. Holstein heifers steady
with No 2 heifers 10.00 to 15.00 high
er..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
105.00- average 129.99, No 2
90-125 lbs 60.00-125.00, average 102.50;
No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs
260.00- average 301.43, No 2 70-95
lbs 110.00-220.00, average 155.00.
HOGS 26...8arr0ws and gilts mostly
steady, sows .50 to 1.00 lower. Barrows
and Gilts: one lot 45-50% lean 230 lbs
28.00, 40-45% lean 245-360 lbs
27.00- average 30.47.
SOWS: one 1-3 450 lbs 18.50, 545-705
lbs 21.50-22.50, average 21.88, Medium
200-245 lbs 24.50-28.00, average 26.83.
Boars: 4.00-9.50.
FEEDER PIGS 74... 1-3 20-35 lbs
56.00- average 70.25; 100-130 lbs
45.00- average 45.83 per cwt.
SHEEP 4.. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: one
Choice 130 lbs 80.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: few 38.00^2.00.
GOATS 14...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1 one
30 lbs 25.00 Selection 2 Yearling 40 lbs
40.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs 37-65.00, aver
age 46.83. Billies: 40-50 lbs 45.00-65.00,
average 52.50; 60-75 lbs 62.00-85.00, aver
age 76.33.
Ken Darlington
PA,NJ,MD,VA,WV
610-793-0150
Brenda Pfleegor
Central PA
570-568-8440
Sue Beshore
PA,NJ MD VA,WV
717-932-1715
Andrew McLean
Delmarva
410-827-5052
Lisa Sonnen Doug Snee
Northeast PA, North NJ Southwest PA.WV
717-866-9217 724-627-5941
Joe Polite
Northwest PA
724-981-1324
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Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
January 15,2003
CATTLE 182...(PDA).
STEERS: High Choice & Prime 2-3
1320-1525 lbs 77.00-80.75, Choice 1-3
1080-1410 lbs 71.00-74.50, couple Select
1-2 66.00-66.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 2-3 1235-1490 lbs 64.25-72.50,
Choice 2-3 1065-1560 lbs 59.00-61.50, Se
lect 1-2 52.50-56.75, Standard 1-2
45.00-49.25.
HEIFERS; Choice 1-3 1140-1238 lbs
74.25- Select 1-2 62.00-67.25, Stan
dard 1-2 45.00-57.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.25- Boners 80-85% lean
35.00- Lean 85-90% lean
30.50-35.00. Shells 30.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1370-1880 lbs
48.00- Yield Grade 2 1120-1960 lbs
43.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1 350-530 lbs 66.00-78.00; BULLS:
few Medium and Large 2 380-620 lbs
50.50-63.50.
CALVES 98...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-110 lbs 25.00-47.50, Utility
60-95 lbs 4.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 90.00-125.00,
No 2 85-115 lbs 50.00-90.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 80-100 lbs 350.00-375.00, one
No 2 66 lbs 190.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-100 lbs
100.00-150.00.
HOGS 35...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 220-290 lbs 44.00-47.00,
40-45% lean 175-290 lbs 30.00-40.00,
Liz Anderson
Delmarva
410-651-4128
SOWS: 1-3 345-500 lbs 23.00-35.00,
520-605 lbs 24.00-30.50, few Medium
330-445 lbs 13.00-20.00.
BOARS: 100-150 lbs 18.00-26.00,
235-675 lbs 5.00-13.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 12...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
20-40 lbs 35.00-40.00. Selection 3 20-40
lbs 24.00-34.00. Billies: 70-100 lbs
57.00-70.00.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
January 15,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 192...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 131 cows and heifers in the Dairy
sale), cows steady to 1.00 lower.
STEERS: one Standard 1-2 55.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1-2
50.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
35.75-40.25, average 37.70, Boners
80-85% lean 33.00-38.25, average 35.45,
Lean 85-90% lean 29.25-35.75, average
32.45. Shells 27.75 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1536-1625
lbs 50.00-50.25, few Yield Grade 2
1590-2385 lbs 43.25-46.00.
CALVES 60...VEALERS: Utility 55-90
lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES: No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100.00-127.50,
No 2 90-115 lbs 50.00-97.50; few No 2
Holstein bulls 90-100 lbs 195.00-260.00.
HOGS 43...8arr0ws and Gilts: 45-50%
lean 245-280 lbs 36.50-42.00, 40-45% lean
280-400 lbs 29.00-39.50.
SOWS: couple 1-3 490 & 580 lbs 20.00
& 23.00.
BOARS: one 405 lbs 3.00.
FEEDER PIGS 34... 1-3 30-60 lbs
9.00-28.00 per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 18...(A1I sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
20-40 lbs 8.00-23.00,40-60 lbs 29.00. Billi
es: 50-70 lbs 50.00.
DAIRY COWS: 725.00-1475.00 per
head.
Greencastle Livestock
9 5 Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
January 13,2003
CATTLE 590...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 114 steers and heifers, 298 cows,
35 bulls and 143 feeder cattle)...Com
pared with last Monday’s sale..steers .50
to 1.00 higher, cows .50 to .75 lower, bulls
1.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1470 lbs 76.00-78.25, few 1535-1575
lbs 71.50-75.00, Choice 1-3 1100-1620 lbs
53.75-61.00, few Select 1-2 49.00-52.75,
Standard 1-2 40.00-48.25.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 2003-A9
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1450-1540 lbs
62.25-65.25, Choice 2-3 1100-1620 lbs
53.75- few Select 1-2 49.00-52.75,
Standard 1-2 40.00-48.25,
HEIFERS: few Choice and Prime 1-3
1150-1410 lbs 69.00-76.75, few Select 1-2
65.75- Standard 1-2 51.25-59.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
35.50-41.75, average 38.75, Boners
80-85% lean 32.75-40.00 mostly
33.25-38.25, average 36.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 29.00-38.50 mostly 30.50-35.50, aver
age 33.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1175-2010 lbs
47.25-51.25, Yield Grade 2 1060-2210 lbs
40.75-47.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-455 lbs 80.00-97.00,
600-685 lbs 67.00-71.00, 710-850 lbs
61.00- one Medium and Large 2 355
lbs 585-695 lbs 57.00-70.50, 740-950 lbs
56.00- Medium and Large 3 3SO-4SO
lbs 51.00-62.00, 565-610 lbs 48.00-51.00,
775-855 lbs 47.00-52.00; HEIFERS: Medi
um and Large 1 375-485 lbs 75.00-83.00,
few 750-760 lbs 69.00, Medium and Large
2 320-495 lbs 58.00-77.00, few 600-660 lbs
54.00- Medium and Large 3 375-515
lbs 42.00-61.00, few 715-940 lbs
44.50- Urge 3 450-465 lbs Holsteins
87.50- BULLS: Medium and Large
1 315-470 lbs 83.50-97.00, few 515-630 lbs
68.00- Medium and Large 2 340-480
lbs 74.50-80.00, 545-685 lbs 57.00-58.00,
Medium and Large 3 340-530 lbs
50.00- 600-650 lbs 40.00-43.00.
CALVES 374...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-105 lbs 35.00-45.00, Utility
60-90 lbs 10.00-32.50. FARM CAI VES-
Holstein bulls unevenly steady, Holstein
heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130
lbs 110.00-160.00 mostly 120.00-142.50,
80-90 lbs 77.50-102.50, No 2 80-120 lbs
50.00- few No 1 Holstein heifers
105-120 lbs 355.00-420.00. No 2 75-95 lbs
100.00-
Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-105 lbs
100.00-
HOGS 31... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 230-270 lbs 29.00-32.00,
40-45% lean 230-335 lbs 27.00-32.00.
SOWS: few 1-3 320-420 lbs 16.00-29.00,
few 505-895 lbs 21.00-25.00.
BOARS: 530-750 lbs 4.00-4.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 12... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 60-65 lbs 120.00, few 80-120
lbs 105.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
29.00-49.00.
GOATS 57...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
under 20 lbs 15.00-17.00, 20-40 lbs
41.00- 40-60 lbs 33.00-51.00. Year
lings: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 47.00-48.00,
60-90 lbs 77.00-82.50. Selection 2 45 lbs
29.00. Nannies: few 50-70 lbs 46.00,
70-100 lbs 61.00-77.50. Billies; 50-70 lbs
45.00- 70-100 lbs 79.00-84.00.