Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
March 11. 2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 335,..(PDA) .Compared with
last week’s sale .steers 1.00 to 2 00 lower,
cows mostly steady to weak
STEERS. Choice 1-3 1225-1500 lbs
71 00-76.00, one 78.00, 1515-1615 lbs
60 00-70.00, Select 1-2 64.00-73.00, few
Standard 1-2 57.00-63 00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1340-1490 lbs 65.75-68.25,
Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lbs 59.75-63.75, few
Select 1-2 53 75-59.00, Standard 1-2
50.00-
HEIFERS Choice 1-3 1000-1470 lbs
71.00- few Select 1-2 64.00-68.00,
few Standard 1-2 55.50-63.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- one 49 25, Boners 80-85%
lean 37.00-44.00, Lean 85-90% lean
34 00-38.75. Shells 33.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1115-2035 lbs
49 50-59.50, Yield Grade 2 1005-1895 lbs
44.00- 00.
FEEDER CATTIE STEERS: Medi
um 1 375-600 lbs 73 00-85.00, 675-825 lbs
62 50-71 00, Large 2 715-1025 lbs
42 00-45 50; HEIFERS' Medium 1
325-575 lbs 70.00-77.00, Medium 1-2
600-850 lbs 56.50-68 00, Medium 2
300-550 lbs 58.00-68 00, BULI S: Medium
1 300-550 lbs 73 00-79 00.
CALVES 61. .VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-110 lbs 13.00-40.00, Utility
55-75 lbs 5.00-15.00. FARM CALVES: No
1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 110.00-150.00,
No 2 85-120 lbs 40.00-105.00; few No 1
Holstein heifers 90 lbs 260.00-300 00.
HOGS 32 .BARROWS AND GILTS:
few 45-50% lean 215-275 lbs 33.00-37.25
SOWS- few 1-3 360-545 lbs 20.50-30.00,
few 410-450 lbs 15.00-18 00
BOARS, few 450-560 lbs 6.50-7 50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 3 .NO MARKET TEST!
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 11.2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 405. (PDA) (Supply in
cluded 184 steers and heifers, 154 cows,
28 bulls and 39 feeder cattle)..steers .50 to
.75 lower, Holstems steady, cows 2.00 to
3.50 lower, heifers steady to 1.00 lower,
bulls steady to .50 lower.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3
1170-1295 lbs 76.00-77 75, Choice 1-3
1080-1485 lbs 71.50-76.00, average 73 65,
Select 1-2 67.50-71.75, Standard 1-2
55 00-66.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1255-1315 lbs
64 75-65.50, Choice 2-3 1145-1445 lbs
59.75-64.00, average 61.50, Select 1-2
53 50-58.50, Standard 1-2 42 00-52.75.
HEIFERS- Choice 1-3 1110-1445 lbs
70 00-75 00, average 72.00, Select 1-2
66 50-70.00, Standard 1-2 50 00-65.00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
39 25-43 75, average 40 75. Boners
80-85% lean 35 00-40 00, average 37.60,
Lean 85-90% 31.00-38.25, average 34 40.
BULLS' Yield Grade 1 1190-2480 lbs
47 25-60.25, average 57.20, Yield Grade 2
1320-2895 lbs 40.00-48.25, average 45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS. Medi
um and Large 1 570-670 lbs 75.00-80.00,
few Med um and Large 2 770-800 lbs
52.00-58.00, few Large 3 345-560 lbs Hol
steins 62 00-69.00; HEIFERS; one Medi
um 2 330 lbs 73.50, few Medium and
Large 3 260-460 lbs 40.00-60 00; BULLS:
one Medium 2 780 lbs 48.00, one Medium
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and Large 3 330 lbs 46.00, 560-735 lbs
46 00-48.00.
CALVES 227 .VEAIERS: Standard
and Good 75-125 lbs 27 00-37.00, Utility
60-95 lbs 10.00-22.00. FARM CALVES
Holstein bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Holstein
heifers uneven..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs 110.00-157.00 mostly 120.00-152.00,
80-85 lbs 105.00-140.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
60 00-117.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 95-125
lbs 200.00-320.00, No 2 60-120 lbs
90.00-205.00
HOGS 144 .Barrows and gilts 3 00 to
4.00 lower, sows steady BARROWS
AND GIITS: few 49-54% lean 230-275
lbs 34.25-36 50, 220-280 lbs 31.00-34.00,
40-45% lean 245-335 lbs 27 50-33.00
SOWS: 1-3 275-495 lbs 18.75-29 00,
520-640 lbs 18.50-27.50
BOARS 355-740 lbs 3.00-6.00, 225-330
lbs 8 00-18.00
FEEDER PIGS 17.1-3 40-45 lbs
24 00-36.00, 60-80 lbs 28.00-30 00 per
head.
SHEEP 15 .Slaughter lambs 10.00
higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS, few
Choice 40-55 lbs 120 00-135.00, 70-85 lbs
100.00-130.00, couple Good and Choice
75 & 85 lbs 87.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP. 25.00-33.00
GOATS 19. .(All goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids. Selection 1
20-40 lbs 40.00. Selection 2 20-40 lbs
32.00- Yearlings: Selection 1 40-60
lbs 35.00-52.00 Nannies. 50-70 lbs
30.00- 70-100 lbs 63.00-65.00 Billi
es- 60-80 lbs 65.00-77.00.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Monday. March 10, 2003
CATTLE: 80 HEAD.
STEERS; CHOICE 72.50-74 50.
GOOD 65 00-70 00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 72.00-73.00,
GOOD 62 00-67.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-45 00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-37.00.
BULLOCKS GOOD & CHOICE, NO
MARKET TEST
BULLS YG+NI 46 00-51 00.
FEEDER CAT! IE- STEERS, NO
MARKET TEST, BULI S, NO MARKET
TEST, HEIFERS, NO MARKET TEST
CALVES: 102 HEAD. CHOICE
80 00-90.00, GOOD 80.00-85 00, STAN
DARD 25.00-45 00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
90-130 LBS. 60.00-125 00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS 150.00-305.00
HOGS 105 US+NI-2, 38.00-40 00; US
+N 1-3,36.00-38.00.
SOWS: US i-Nl-3 20.00-30.00
BOARS 6 00-21 00.
FEEDER PIGS 5 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 10 00-31.00
SHEEP 27 HEAD CHOICE 1 AMBS
1 10.00-1 15.00, GOOD lAMBS
100.00- SLAUGHTER FWFS
30.00-
GOATS; 12.00-70.00
Dewart Livestock
Dewart. Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, March 10, 2003
STEERS- 50.00-74 75.
HEIFERS: SO 00-71.50
GOOD COWS: 35.00-45 25
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
25.00-35.00
BULLS- I AT 46.00
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100 00-350.00;
70-90 LBS 60.00-100.00.
HOGS: 28.00-50.00
SOWS: 21.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15.00-33 00.
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Pour, Pa.
Monday March 10,2003
Report Supplied Bv PDA
CATTLE 623.. .(PDA).
STEERS. Standard 1-2 53 00-62.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS few Select 1-2
52.00- couple Standard 1-2
45.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80(7 lean
39 00-42.00, Boners 80-85<7r lean
36 50-39.50. lean lean
32 00-37 50 Shells 31 50 and down
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1605-2230 lbs
48 50-56 00. Yield Grade 2 945-1785 lbs
41 00-49 00
SPRING FEEDER SALE, FEEDER
CATTLE STEERS. Medium & Large 1
325-425 lbs 80.00-94.00, 500-680 lbs
75 00-86.00, Medium and Large 2 410-500
lbs 62 00-72 00, 520-790 lbs 61 00-72 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 300-480
lbs 71 00-81 00. 500-760 lbs 63 00-72 00.
Medium and Large 2 380-500 lbs
60 00-69 00, 505-700 lbs 50 00-62 00,
BULLS - Medium & Large 1 310-495 lbs
83 00-93 00, couple to 99 00, 500-650 lbs
72 00-87 00, Medium and I arge 2 320-500
lbs 62 50-80.00, 550-795 lbs 55 00-69 00
CALVFS 94 (All calxes sold per cwt)
VFAI ERS Standard and Good 70-10 ft
lbs 27 50-67 50, Utility 50-90 lbs
15 00-25.00. FARM CALVES No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 105.00-135 00, No 2
80-115 lbs 70 00-110.00. No 1 Holstein
heifers few 95-110 lbs 250 00-345 00, No 2
90-115 lbs 120.00-225.00
Beef cross Bulls and Heifers 90-135 lbs
120 00-170 00, 190-295 lbs 66.00-93 00
HOGS 18 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 220-265 lbs 37 50-40 00,
40-45% lean 210-330 lbs 30 00-37 00.
SOWS; US 1-3 one 700 lbs 24 50 One
Medium 340 lbs 18 00
FEEDER PIGS 17.. US 1-3 65-70 lbs
20 00-24.00 per head.
SHEEP 59 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 55-75 lbs 116.00-143.00, 95-100 lbs
117 00-123.00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP
20 00-43.00.
GOATS 15. KIDS- Selection 1 40-60
lbs 60 00-74 00 NANNIFS 70-100 lbs
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