Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
March 18,2003
CATTLE 101...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...sl. steers and heifers not
fully tested, however they sold with a
steady undertone, si. cows sold 1.50 to
1.75 lower, bulls not tested.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1280-1440 lbs
71.25-73 00, average 72 17, one Standard
1 63.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 2
54.25.
HEIFERS: Select 1-2 66.75-68.00, aver
age 67.38, few Select Holsteins
50.25-54.50, High Select and low Choice
2-4 830-990 lbs 55.00-60.00, average
56.31
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00- few down to 38.00, average
41.96, Boners 80-85% lean 35.25-41.25,
average 37.02, Lean 85-90% lean
31.75-36.75, average 33.67, low dressing
30.00- average 30.71. Shells 29.75
and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1610 lbs
48.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS; Large 3
Holsteins 200-270 lbs 49.00-53.00;
BULLS: one lot Medium 1 320 lbs 87.00,
one lot Small 2 180 lbs 52.00.
CALVES 127...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-110 lbs 30.00-40.00, Utility
65-100 lbs 10.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls mostly 7.00 to 10.00 lower,
Holstein heifers not fully tested..No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 112.00-150.00
mostly 120.00-140.00, average 127.80,
80-85 lbs 100.00-137.00, average 119.38,
No 2 80-120 lbs 55.00-112.00, average
75.22; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs
200.00-265.00, average 242.50, No 2 heif
ers 80-120 lbs 100.00-205.00, average
138.00.
HOGS 11... BARROWS AND GILTS:
one lot 40-45% lean 265 lbs 28.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 445-575 lbs 20.00-23.00.
BOARS: few 370-410 lbs 8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3...0ne lot US 2 30 lbs
9.00 per head.
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GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
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New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, March 18,2003
231 DAIRY COWS, 210 HEIFERS, 19
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
575.00-
LOCAL SPRINGERS 575.00-1450.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1450.00-
LARGE HEIFERS 1260.00-1375.00
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
535.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
835.00-
BULLS 165.00-575.00, PUREBRED
225.00-
HERD 410.00-1300.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
750.00-
CANADIAN LOADS FRESH
485.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 610.00-1500.00, 1
PUREBRED 1725.00.
SMALL HEIFERS 475.00-1010.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
575.00-
SMALLER OPEN HEIFERS
185.00-
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, March 17,2003
215 HEAD, MARKET STRONGER.
WORK HORSES 485.00-1275.00.
DRIVING HORSES 385.00-710.00.
RIDING HORSES 360.00-1000.00.
REGISTERED RIDING 3 HEAD
2250.00-3500.00.
BETTER RIDING 1325.00-1500.00.
PONIES 165.00-435.00.
LARGE PONIES 510.00-725.00.
COLTS 135.00-210.00.
REGISTERED COLTS 1 AT 800.00.
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Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsbure, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, March 17,2003
CATTLE: 111 HEAD.
STEERS; CHOICE 72.00-74.00,
GOOD 68.00-71.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 71.00-73.00,
GOOD 65.00-70.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-45.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-36.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
48.00-
BULLS: YG+NI 41.00-51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
55.00- BULLS 55.00-65.00, HEIF
ERS 45.00-65.00.
CALVES: 89 HEAD. CHOICE
90.00- GOOD 80.00-88.00, STAN
DARD 25.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
90-130 LBS. 60.00-125.00, HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 150.00-275.00.
HOGS: 202. US+NI-2, 38.00-40.00; US
+N 1-3,34.00-36.00.
SOWS; US +NI-3 18.00-32.00.
BOARS: 6.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 19 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 10.00-20.00.
SHEEP: 44 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
110.00- GOOD LAMBS
100.00- SLAUGHTER m
EWES 27.00-35.00. I
GOATS: 12.00-92.00. I
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, March 17,2003
STEERS: 60.00-70.75.
HEIFERS: 60.00-75.25.
GOOD COWS: 35.00-44.25.
CANKERS AND CUTTERS:
25.00-
BULLS; 44.00-47.50.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS.
100.00- 70-90 LBS.
50.00-
HOGS: 30.00-39.50.
SOWS: 20.00-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 18.00-37.00.
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Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
March 18,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 357...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale-steers mostly steady,
cows 1.00 lower.
STEERS; Choice 1-3 1125-1480 lbs
72.50-78.25, Select 1-2 62.00-70.50, Stan
dard 1-2 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS. High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1305-1550 lbs 65.00-69 25,
Choice 2-3 1295-1625 lbs 60 00-65.00, Se
lect 1-2 51.00-57.25, Standard 1-2
45.25-50.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1240-1400
lbs 70.00-73.00, one Select 1-2 68.00, few
Standard 1-2 53.00-60.00.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean
42.50-45.50, one 47 50, Boners 80-85%
lean 36.00-42.50, Lean 85-90% lean
33.00-37.00. Shells 32.75 and down.
BULLS; few Yield Grade 1 1805-2175
lbs 48.75-54.00, few Yield Grade 2
1940-1685 lbs 35.00-46.50.
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HOGS 27 ..BARROWS AND GILTS
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