Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
March 19,2003
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 383...(PDA)..(Supply
included 265 Dairy cows and heifers
in the dairy sale)...Compared with
last week's sale slaughter cows sold
1.00 to 1.25 lower with Breakers as
much as 2.50 lower.
HEIFERS: one Choice 2 1270 lbs
72.00, Select 1-2 65.25-70.00, aver
age 67.63, one Standard 2 54.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
39.25-42.25, average 41.09, Boners
80-85% lean 35.00-40.00, average
37.78, Lean 85-90% lean
31.50-35.75, few to 36.50, average
34.17, low dressing 30.00-32.00, av
erage 30.86. Shells 28.75 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 2120
lbs 49.00, Yield Grade 2 1470-2415
lbs 43.75-47.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS;
Large 3 holsteins 600-825 lbs
43.00-48.00, few muddy 35.00-39.50;
HEIFERS: one lot Large 2 235 lbs
41.00, one lot 640 lbs 50.00.
CALVES 97...VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 75-120 lbs
30.00- average 33.75, Utility
60-100 lbs 15.00-32.50, average
23.75. FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls steady to 6.00 lower. No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-150.00,
average 130.78, No 2 80-125 lbs
85.00- weaker calves to 60.00,
average 95.34; few No 2 Holstein
heifers 90-120 lbs 75.00-195.00, aver
age 135.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers
90-115 lbs 100.00-120.00.
HOGS 11... BARROWS AND
GILTS: 40-45% lean 2900-360 lbs
43.00-47.00.
SOWS: 1-3 one 455 lbs 20.00, few
Medium 300-315 lbs 7.00-11.00.
BOARS: 335-395 lbs 2.00, one lot
247 lbs 15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 38... 1-3 30-60 lbs
32.00-41.00, one lot 26.00 per head.
SHEEP 21... NEW CROP
LAMBS: Choice 40-50 lbs
103.00- 55-75 lbs
90.00- SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 20.00-44.00, one 52.00.
GOATS 22..(A11 goats sold by the
head with weights estimated). Kids;
Selection 2 under 20 lbs 5.00-20.00,
25-40 lbs 16.00-43.00. Nannies:
40-70 lbs 20.00-45.00, 70-100 lbs
40.00-87.50. Billies: one 80 lbs 92.50.
DAIRY COWS: 800.00-1625.00
per head.
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Leesport, Pa.
March 19,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 228...(PDA)...(5upp1y
included 85 steers and heifers, 119
cows, 3 bulls and 21 feeder cat
tle).,.Compared with last week’s sale
slaughter steers sold 1.25 higher on a
light test with Holsteins 2.00 to 3.00
higher, slaughter heifers sold 3.00
higher. Leaner type cows sold steady
to .50 lower while Breakers sold 1.00
to 1.10 higher.
STEERS: couple High Choice &
Prime 2-3 1335-1375 lbs 77.00-79.00,
Choice 1-3 1100-1365 lbs
69.75-75.50, average 73.20, Select
1-2 66.75-70.75, one 73.50, few Stan
dard 1-2 45.00-63.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-3 1330-1460 lbs
64.50-66.50, Choice 2-3 1205-1590
lbs 58 25-63.00, average 60.60, Select
1-2 52.00-57.75, Standard 1-2
41.00-52.50.
HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 1-3
1070-1390 lbs 70.25-77.00, average
74.25, few Select 1-2 68.00-70.75,
one Standard 2 65.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00- few low dressing down
to 34.50, average, 41.45, Boners
80-85% lean 33.00-42.75, average
36.70, Lean 85-90% lean
30.00- average 33.80. Shells
29.50 and down.
BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 1155
lbs 53.00, couple Yield Grade 2
1525-1615 lbs 44.00-46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS;
one Medium 2 640 lbs 65.00; HEIF
ERS: one Large 1 260 lbs 90.00, Me
dium and Large 2 450-510 lbs
70.00- BULLS: few Medium 2
855-915 lbs 40.00-45.00. lew slaugh
ter calves 215-585 lbs 50.00-72.50.
CALVES 126...VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 80-115 lbs
25.00- Utility 55-100 lbs
5.00- FARM CALVES: Hol
stein bulls 5.00 lower. No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 110.00-157.50 most
ly 115.00-147.50, average 133.25,
80-85 lbs 105.00-115.00. No 2 80-130
lbs 50.00-110.00, weaker calves
down to 40.00. No 2 Holstein heifers
80-110 lbs 80.00-190.00. Few beef
cross bull and heifer 125-150 lbs
90.00-
HOGS 33...8arr0ws and Gilts:
1.50 higher Compared to last week.
Few 45-50% lean 275-280 lbs 34.00,
few 40-45% lean 285-315 lbs
30.50-32.75.
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80.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP;
35.00-49.00, one 54.00.
GOATS 3...(A11 goats sold by the
head with weights estimated). Kids:
Selection 2 20-40 lbs 20.00, 40-60 lbs
30.00. Billies; one 70 lbs 55.00.
CATTLE 512...(PDA)..(Supply
included 108 slaughter steers and
heifers, 268 cows, 19 bulls and 117
feeder cattle)..Compared with last
Monday’s sale... steers steady with
Holsteins to .45 higher, cows .60 to
1.25 lower, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1420-1435 lbs 74.75-75.75,
Choice 1-3 1100-1455 lbs
69.75-75.00, average 72.50, Select
1-2 67.00-70.75. Standard 1-2
53.00-66.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1240-1530 lbs
63.50-67.00, Choice 2-3 1300-1555
lbs 57.50-62.75, average 59.80, Select
1-2 47.75-57.00, Standard 1-2
40.00-47.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3
1100-1475 lbs 70.75-76.75, average
74.00, one Select 1-2 70.75, few
Standard 1-2 60.00-69.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.0045.25, low dressing down to
36.00, average 41.35, Boners 80-85%
lean 34.2543.00 mostly 36.0042.00,
average 38.15, Lean 85-90% lean
30.25-40.50, average 33.75. Shells
30.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1440-2225
lbs 48.25-51.75, average 49.55, Yield
Grade 2 1175-1905 lbs 41.7547.25,
average 45.95.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 560-680 lbs
67.50- 725-810 lbs 65.50-71.00,
few Medium and Large 2 275-360
lbs 67 00-80.00, few 450-690 lbs
64.00- Medium and Large 3
335-480 lbs 46.00-60.00, Large 3
300-485 lbs Holsteins 50.00-61.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
275-385 lbs 71.00-87.00, few 560-675
lbs 64.00-72.00, Medium & Large 2
240-395 lbs 75.00-79.00, 415-490 lbs
67.00- few 870-940 lbs
45.00- one Medium & Large 3
255 lbs 62.50, 445-490 lbs
54.00- BULLS: Medium and
Largs 1 230-300 lbs 87.00-96.00,
455-580 lbs 78.50-79.50, 680-750 lbs
59.00- one Medium and Large
2 290 lbs 86.00, 370-470 lbs
67.00- 500-570 lbs 56.00-67.00,
Medium and Large 3 380-450 lbs
47.00-
CALVES 436...VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 70-100 lbs
30.00- Utility 50-80 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES. Hol
stein bulls steady, Holstein heifers
50.00 lower...No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 120.00-152.50 average
135.10, 85-90 lbs 100.00-130.00, No
2 80-125 lbs 50.00-117.50, 75-80 lbs
42.50- few No 1 Holstein heif
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75-95 lbs 95.00-180.00.
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Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110
lbs 90.00-130.00.
HOGS 10... BARROWS AND
GILTS: few 4045% lean 350-395 lbs
30.00.
SOWS; few 1-3 365485 lbs
14.00-21.00.
BOARS, one 745 lbs 5.00.
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SHEEP 11... SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: couple Choice 45 lbs
132.50, one 175 lbs 65.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: few 22.00-26.00.
GOATS 46...(A11 sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Se
lection 1 20-40 lbs 38.00-39.00,40-60
lbs 47.00-61.00, 60-80 lbs
67.50- Selection 2 under 20 lbs
7.50- 40-60 lbs 35.00-50.00. Se
lection 3 20-40 lbs 17.50. Yearlings:
Selection 2 50-70 lbs 56.00. Nannies:
50-70 lbs 52.00-60.00, 70-100 lbs
56.00-69.00, 100-140 lbs 70.00-73.00.
Wethers: 70-100 lbs 71.00. Billies:
50-70 lbs 69.00, 70-100 lbs 77.50.
Four States Livestock
Monday Sale
Hagerstown, Md.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, March 17,2003
SLAUGHTER COWS: 113
HEAD, 2.00 LOWER. BREAKERS
39.00- HIGH DRESSING
44.00- BONERS 37.00-40.00,
LEAN 34.00-38.00, THIN AND
LIGHT 34.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG+NI 1786
LBS. AT 50.50, YG +N2
1400-2100.00 LBS. 47.00-48.50.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE
1200 LBS. AT 69.00, SELECT
HOLSTEINS 1150 LBS. AT 52.00,
STANDARD HOLSTEINS
45.00-
FED HEIFERS: CHOICE HOL
STEINS 1200-1450 LBS.
54.00-
CALVES; 184 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS.
35.00-45.00, 70-80 LBS. 20.00-35.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING
TO FARM 5.00-10.00 LOWER.
+NI 94-120 LBS. 125.00-152.00,
84-92 LBS. 85.00-120.00; +N2
94-125 LBS. 85.00-120.00, 80-92
LBS. 50.00-80.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS, LOWER PRICES. +NI
90-115 LBS. 200.00-260.00, +N2
80-110 LBS. 120.00-180.00, 70-80
LBS. TO 105.00; BEEF X BULLS
AND HEIFERS 80-100 LBS. TO
90.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; +NI AND 2
240-260 LBS. 38.00, 1 +N3 AT
35.50.
SOWS: 450 LBS. TO 22.00.
BOARS: 325-400 LBS. 6.00-6.50,
1 270 LBS. AT 18.00.
STOCK CATTLE: FEW OF
FERED. STEERS 1 BLACK 450
LBS. AT 84.00.
HEIFERS; 400-500 LBS TO
68.00, 1 675 LBS. AT 60.00.
BULLS: PUREBRED HOL
STEINS 726 LBS. AT 64.00.
SHEEP: 28.00-31.00.
LAMBS; 55 LBS. TO 105.00.
GOATS: 23 HEAD. MEDIUM
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