Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
April 23,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 246...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 93 steers and heifers, 117 cows, 10
bulls and 26 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers steady to I.SO
lower, cows steady to 1.00 higher, heifers
not established.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1155-1425 lbs
74.00- average 76.25, Select 1-2
68.00- few Standard 1-2
49.00-
HOISTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1200-1500 lbs 59.75-65.75, average 62.90,
few 1675-1730 lbs 55.00-59.25, Select 1-2
52.50-59.75, Standard 1-2 40.00-52.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1055-1150
lbs 74.00-76.75, few Select 1-2
67.00- few Standard 1-2
50.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- low dressing down to 40.75
average 44.45, Boners 80-85% lean
39.00- low dressing down to 36.00,
average 40.80, Lean 85-90% lean
32.00- average 36.00. Shells 30.00
and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1190-2125
lbs 51.25-55.00, average 52.50, few Yield
Grade 2 1090-1480 lbs 46.00-49.75, aver
age 48.55.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium and Large 1 465 lbs 83.00, 500-510
lbs 69.00-74.00, couple Medium and
Large 2 410 lbs 68.00, one 675 lbs 60.00;
HEIFERS: few Medium and Large 1
430-450 lbs 69.00, one Medium and Large
2 370 lbs 60.00, few 545-660 lbs
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lbs 45.00, few 755-955 lbs 34.00-46.00;
BULLS: one Medium 1 315 lbs 90.00, one
Medium 2 405 lbs 69.00, one Large 3 845
lbs 37.00.
CALVES 107...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-105 lbs 30.00-35.00,
Utility 65-110 lbs 5.00-20.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 to 10.00
lower...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
125.00-160.00 mostly 135.00-155.00, aver
age 142.00, 85-90 lbs 110.00-130.00, No 2
80-130 lbs 60.00-125.00, weaker calves
down to 40.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers
95-115 lbs 230.00-270.00, few No 2 80-90
lbs 120.00-130.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 95-110
lbs 110.00-115.00.
HOGS 20... Barrows and Gilts: few
49-54% lean 240-250 lbs 34.00-35.00, few
45-50% lean 220-225 lbs 30.00.
SOWS: 1-3 400-490 lbs 23.00-25.00,
couple 520 & 610 lbs 26.00, one Medium
390 lbs 18.00.
BOARS: one 500 lbs 5.50, couple 240 &
245 lbs 16.00-17.50.
FEEDER PIGS 3...1-3 90 lbs 32.50 per
cwt.
SHEEP 64... Slaughter lambs uneven,
20.00 lower to 20.00 higher. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS: Choice 20-30 lbs
100.00-140.00, 30-45 lbs 150.00-230.00,
50-70 lbs 115.00-200.00, one 90 lbs 92.50,
Good and Choice 35-65 lbs 403)0-65.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 13.00-28.00.
GOATS 73...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 28.00-30.00,40-60 lbs 67.50. Se
lection 2 20-40 lb? 20-40 lbs 24.00. Year
lings: Selection 2 40-60 lbs 43.00-50.00.
Nannies: 50-70 lbs 12.50.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 21,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 337...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 134 steers and heifers, 90 cows, 14
bulls and 99 feeder cattle)..Compared
with last week’s sale..steers steady with
Holsteins to .50 higher, cows 1.00 to 2.00
higher, heifers .50 to .75 lower on thing
supply, bulls uneven, 1.00 higher to 1.00
lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1230-1490 lbs 79.00-83.25 average 80.70,
Choice 1-3 1050-1460 lbs 74.75-82.00 av
erage 78.45, Select 1-2 69.00-70.50, Stan
dard 1-2 53.25-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1580 lbs 62.00-69.00 average 65.10,
Select 1-2 55.00-60.50, Standard 1-2
45.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1000-1320 lbs
73.75-79.00 average 75.85, few Select 1-2
70.00- Standard 1-2 54.00-59.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.50-46.50, average 43.45, Boners
80-85% lean 37.00-43.50, average 39.60,
Lean 85-90% 32.00-39.75, average 35.90.
Shells 28.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1435-1960 lbs
50.00- average 53.30, Yield Grade 2
1160-1685 lbs 46.00-50.00, average 48.10.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 310-420 lbs 79.00-91.00,
500-645 lbs 69.00-78.00, 720-730 lbs
70.00- Medium and Large 2 290-360
lbs 75.00-82.00, 535-685 lbs 63.00-73.00,
Medium and Large 3 310-495 lbs
58.00- 540-640 lbs 40.00-61.00,
700-885 lbs 44.00-52.00, 900-1000 lbs
45.00- HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 530-695 lbs 65.00-70.00, 700-885
lbs 51.00-69.00, Medium and Large 2
530-670 lbs 60.50-70.00, Medium and
Large 3 280-475 lbs 50.00-70.00, 500-690
lbs 38.50-52.00, 800-885 lbs 34.50-48.00;
BULLS: few Large 1 720-775 lbs
46.00- one Medium 2 680 lbs 49.00,
Medium and Large 3 640-680 lbs
42.00-
CALVES 156...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 75-105 lbs 37.00-40.00,
Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 2.00 to 3.00
higher, Holstein heifers 10.00 to 20.00
higher...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
125.00- mostly 135.00-165.00, aver
age 148.20, 80-90 lbs 110.00-125.00, No 2
80-130 lbs 70.00-127.00, weaker calves
down to 50.00; No 1 Holstein heifers
80-130 lbs 200.00-295.00, No 2 70-95 lbs
90.00-
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 75-95
lbs 120.00-150.00.
HOGS 78... Barrows and gilts 3.00 to
4.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS:
few 49-54% lean 250-270 lbs 34.25-36.50,
45-50% lean 235-275 lbs 32.50-34.00,
40-45% lean 245-305 lbs 29.50-31.00.
SOWS: 1-3 340-490 lbs 22.00-25.00,
550-620 lbs 24.00-27.00.
BOARS: 365-545 lbs S.OO-8.00, 235-260
lbs 12.00-14.00.
FEEDER PIGS 41...1-3 40-55 lbs
23.00-33.00. per head.
SHEEP 23... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 30-45 lbs 95.00-145.00, few 55-95
lbs 75.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 12.00-25.00
GOATS 27...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
under 20 lbs 20.00-22.00, 20-40 lbs
20.00-30.00, 40-60 lbs 38.00-40.00. Year
lings: Selection 2 40-60 lbs 32.00-45.00.
Nannies: 50-80 lbs 35.00-47.00. Billies:
50-70 lbs 35.00-50.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastlc. Pa.
Report Supplied Bv PDA
April 21,2003
CATTLE 410...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 66 slaughter steers and heifers, 201
cows, 18 bulls and 125 feeder cat
tle)..Compared with last Monday’s sale...
steers .50 to .75 higher, cows uneven .70
higher to .20 lower, heifers not estab
lished, bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3
1390-1400 lbs 78.50-83.50, average 80.15,
one 1585 lbs 75.25, Choice 1-3 1115-1490
lbs 75.50-80.00, average 77.80, Select 1-2
69.50-75.50, few Standard 1-2
58.25-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Choice 2-3
1415 lbs 63.75, few Select 1-2 56.00-59.50,
few Standard 1-2 39.00-51.75.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26, 2003-A9
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1270-1395
lbs 77.00-79.50, couple Select 1-2 66.75 &
72.75, few Standard 1-2 42.25-51.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00-46.50 mostly 40.25-44.25, average
42.40, Boners 80-85% lean 36.75-43.50,
average 39.75, Lean 85-90% lean
31.75-41.75 mostly 33.00-39.50, average
35.55. Shells 31.25 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1285-2330 lbs
51.50-60.25, average 54.50, Yield Grade 2
940-2295 lbs 42.25-50.25, average 48.15.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 420-555 lbs 77.00-88.00,
600-725 lbs 77.00-78.00, few Medium and
Large 2 580-740 lbs 68.00-75.00, few Me
dium and Large 3 215-300 lbs
65.00- 450-540 lbs 68.00-75.00,
HEIFERS: few Medium and Large 1
380-450 lbs 75.00-77.00, 500-585 lbs
73.50-76.50, 600-670 lbs 65.00-72.00, few
840-860 lbs 66.00, Medium and Large 2
250-375 lbs 71.00-81.00, 555-680 lbs
62.00- Medium and Large 3 275-365
lbs 67.00-70.00; BULLS: few Medium and
Urge 1 350-405 lbs 86.00-102.00, 560-660
lbs 68.00-79.00, few 700-795 lbs
45.00- few Medium and Urge 2
450-505 lbs 64.00-79.00.
CALVES 322...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 70-75 lbs 30.00-35.00, few
Utility 60-120 lbs 15.00-25.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 5.00
lower, Holstein heifers steady...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 130.00-177.50 most
ly 135.00-165.00, average 140.85, 75-90
lbs 115.00-135.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
70.00- weaker calves down to
45.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs
200.00- No 2 60-115 lbs
90.00-
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 85-120
lbs 100.00-130.00.
HOGS 39...8ARR0WS AND GILTS;
one 45-50% lean 220 lbs 32.50.
SOWS: 1-3 350-460 lbs 20.00-27.00,
520-575 lbs 25.50-30.00, Medium 270-525
lbs 11.00-17.00.
BOARS: 430-590 lbs 5.00-6.00, 240-250
lbs 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 26...SIaughter lambs steady to
10.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-55
lbs 150.00-197.50.60-85 lbs 110.00-142.50,
95-110 lbs 97.00-112.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 30.00-44.00,
Yearlings 58.00-77.50.
GOATS 67...(Atl sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
30-35 lbs 45.00,40-60 lbs 43.00-77.50, one
85.00, 60-80 lbs 73.00-83.00. Selection 2
under 20 lbs 15.00-30.00, 20-40 lbs
19.00- 40-60 lbs 39.00-53.00. Nan
nies: 50-70 lbs 27.50-53.00, 70-100 lbs
47.50-60.00, 100-115 lbs 102.50. Billies:
50-70 lbs 44.00-57.50, 70-100 lbs
55.00- 100-120 lbs 65.00.