Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10, 2003
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
May 6,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 458...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...steers stronger on small
supply, cows steady to 1.25 higher.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1450 lbs 83.00-84.00, Choice 1-3
1170-1405 lbs 78.00-81.00, Select 1-2
69.00- Standard 1-2 51.25-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1415-1535 lbs 72.00-77.50,
few Choice 2-3 1205-1590 lbs 65.00-71.50,
few Select 1-2 63.00-67.00, few Standard 1-2
50.00-
HEIFERS; few Select 1-2 67.00-74.50, few
Standard 1-2 55.50-56.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.50-48.75, one 50.00, Boners 80-85% lean
38.75-44.75, Lean 85-90% lean 34.75-40.00.
Shells 33.75 and down.
BULLOCKS: couple Choice 1-3 74.50,
one Select 1-2 1390 lbs 51.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1390-2345 lbs
50.00-55.50, Yield Grade 2 1060-1890 lbs
44.25-49.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Large 1
400-600 lbs 74.00-88.00, Large 2 250-350 lbs
62.00- 450-650 lbs 49.00-56.00,700-975
lbs 44.00-55.00, Medium 1-2 350-600 lbs
70.00- Medium 2 325-675 lbs
63.00- HEIFERS: Large 1-2 475-600
lbs 67.00-83.00, Large 1 700-850 lbs
60.00- Medium 1 300-500 lbs
69.00- 500-700 lbs 69.00-76.00, Medi
um 2 300-500 lbs 55.00-72.00, 500-700 lbs
60.00- 00, BUI LS: Medium and Large 1
375-625 lbs 68.00-83.00, Medium 1 650-750
lbs 60.00-69.00. Medium 2 400-650 lbs
55 00-68.00, 650-800 lbs 53.00-66.00
CALVES 75.VFAIERS; Standard and
Good 70-105 lbs 22 00-37.50, Utility 50-70
lbs 5.00-20 00. FARM CALVFS: No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-125 lbs 110.00-140.00, No 2
80-105 lbs 40.00-107.50; few No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-135 lbs 105.00-250.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 80-95 lbs
55.00-
HOGS 40... BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 36.00-37.75.
SOWS: few 1-3 310-465 lbs 20.00-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 2...N0 MARKET TEST!
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, May 5,2003
CATTLE 212...(PDA)..c0ws mostly
steady.
STEERS: couple Choice 1-3 1155 & 1275
lbs 75.25 & 76.50, couple Select 1-2 67.00 &
70.50, one Standard 1-2 60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: couple High
Choice and Prime 1245 & 1350 lbs 71.00 &
73.00, few Choice 2-3 1265-1550 lbs
61.25-64.75, few Select 1-2 55.00-57.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1100-1310 lbs
72.50- one Select 1-2 71.50.
COWS; Breakers 75-80% lean 42.50-53.00
mostly 45.00-49.00, Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean 34.00-40.50.
Shells 33.00 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1425-1785 lbs
51.50- few Yield Grade 2 1275-1850
lbs 43.75-51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
1-2 380-560 lbs 64.00-80.00, Large 2 620-800
lbs 57.00-61.00; Heifers: Medium 1-2 475-600
lbs 57.00-70.00, Small 1 500-750 lbs
50.00- BULLS; Medium 1-2 375-600
lbs 57.00-73.00, few Large 1-2 480-635 lbs
52.00-
CALVES 132...(A11 calves sold per cwt).
VEALERS: one Choice 205 lbs 130.00, Stan
dard and Good 90-100 lbs 37.50-52.00, few
Utility 60-75 lbs 20.00-30.00. FARM
CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls 90-135 lbs
127.50-136.00, 80-85 los 101.00, No 2 85-115
lbs 70.00-127.50; few No 1 Holstein heifers
95-115 lbs 325.00-460.00, one No 2 105 lbs
200.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 95-120 lbs
87.50-120.00.
HOGS 184... Barrows and gilts steady to
.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 240-280 lbs 37.00-38.00,45-50%
lean 240-280 lbs 35.75-37.00, 40-45% lean
240-280 lbs 34.00-35.00.
SOWS: few 1-3 310-520 lbs 22.00-26.50,
Medium 220-355 lbs 18.00-21.00.
BOARS: couple 440 & 665 lbs 5.50 &
-6.00.
FEEDER PIGS (headage unavailable) 1-3
35-45 lbs 27.50-30.00, few 20-25 lbs 20.00 per
head.
SHEEP 70... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High
Choice and Prime 50-100 lbs 125.00-147.50,
Choice and Prime 100-115 lbs 128.00-132.
SI AUGHTER SHEEP: few 20.00-29.00.
GOATS 13. (All sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2 few
20-40 lbs 20.00-27.50. Nannies; few 40-60 lbs
27.50-35.00 Billies: few 65-70 lbs
3000-70.00.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 6,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 384...(PDA)...(5upp1y included
138 steers and heifers, 102 cows, 10 bulls and
134 feeder cattle)..Compared with last
week’s sale..steers steady, cows 1.50 to 3.50
lower with most weakness on Breakers, heif
ers too few to establish a trend, bulls steady
to 2.00 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 2-3
1190-1255 lbs 82.00-84.00, Choice 1-3
1095-1485 lbs 74.75-81.25, average 78.15, Se
lect 1-2 68.00-76.25, few Standard 1-2
56.50-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1245-1495 lbs 69.25-71.50, average
69.65, Choice 2-3 1190-1595 lbs 62.00-69.25,
average 65.55, Select 1-2 55.00-61.00, Stan
dard 1-2 44.50-52.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 1-3
1235-1390 lbs 78.00-84.25, few Select 1-2
68.00-73.75, Standard 1-2 59.25-64.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00-45.25, average 43.50, Boners 80-85%
lean 36.25-43.25, average 39.50, Lean
85-90% 31.00-39.25, average 35.25. Shells
30.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1105-2340 lbs
48.75-54.50, average 51.35, few Yield Grade
2 1115-2005 lbs 47.00-49.00, average 48.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
1-2 350-495 lbs 60.00-72.00, 500-620 lbs
64.00- 00, Medium and Large 3 410-515
lbs 49.00-65.00, 610-650 lbs 53.00-58.00,
HEIFERS: Medium 1-2 305-495 lbs
53.00- 525-685 lbs 56 50-66 00, 745-925
lbs 40 00-50.00, Medium and Large 3
355-390 lbs 46.00-55 00, 565-670 lbs
42.00- BUI LS- Medium 1-2 415-540
lbs 59.00-73.00, one lot 82.00, 635-695 lbs
50 00-66.00, 710-875 lbs 50.00-65.00, Medi
um and Large 3 360-480 lbs 45.50-50.00, one
lot 73.00, 530-680 lbs 41.00-52.00, 785-880
lbs 35.00-36.00.
CALVES 151...VEALERS: few Standard
and Good 75-85 lbs 30.00-37.00, Utility
53-90 lbs 10.00-27.00. FARM CALVES: No
1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 125.00-155.00
mostly 130.00-152.00, average 142.75, 80-85
lbs 120.00-155.00, No 2 80-135 lbs
80.00- weaker calves down to 52.00;
No 1 Holstein heifers 90-105 lbs
250.00- few No 2 70-95 lbs
100.00-
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 100-120
lbs 120.00.
HOGS 73...8arr0ws and gilts 2.00 to 2.50
higher, sows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 235-270 lbs
35.00-37.25, 40-45% lean 300-350 lbs
21.50-25.50.
SOWS: 1-3 345-495 lbs 21.00-24.00,
505-670 lbs 22.25-24.75.
BOARS: 430-450 lbs 5.00-7.25.
FEEDER PIGS 2...C0up1e 1-3 30 lbs 7.00
per head.
SHEEP 25... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 35-55 lbs 105.00-135.00, 55-70 lbs
100.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few
10.00-
GOATS 33...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 2
under 20 lbs 17.00-30.00, 20-40 lbs
20.00-40.00, 40-60 lbs 39.00-65.00. Nannies:
50-70 lbs 35.00-57.00,70-100 lbs 60.00-66.00.
Billies: few 60-100 lbs 52.00-80.00. Wethers;
few 50-70 lbs 30.00.
Friend’s Stockyard
Accident, IVId.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, May 5,2003
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS: 200-500
lbs. 55.00-86.50.
STOCK HEIFERS: 200-SOO lbs.
51.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good to Choice
75.00- medium to good 66.00-74.50,
heavy Choice over 1450 lbs. 55.00-71.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: heavy Choice
52.00- light 39.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 70.00-76.00, Medium to Good
60.00-68.50.
BULLS: heavy 42.00-52.00, light
36.00-59.00,
COWS: Utility (Holsteins) 37.00-43.25,
Commercial to Good 31.00-36.50, cull cows
31.00 and down.
VEALS: Good to Choice 50.00-75.00,
Med. to Good 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES: 40.00 and down.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN
TO FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to 124.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO
FARM: 90-120 lbs. up to 255.00, BEEF X
CALVES return to farm up to 136.00.
HOGS: top quality, up to 33.00.
SOWS: up to 25.00.
LAMBS, Choice up to 100.00.
GOATS: Choice up to 68.00.
Livestock prices are all given per hundred
"heights. J )
Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, May 2,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
13 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 5049... Compared with
5406 head last week and 4439 head a
year ago. Compared with last Friday’s
summary: slaughter steers sold steady
to 1.00 higher with Holstein steers trad
ing steady to firm, si. heifers sold steady
to firm, si. cows sold mostly .50 higher,
while bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
2-4 79.75-82.60, Choice 1-3 75.00-80.75,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 74.75-77.00,
Select 1-3 68.00-75.75, Standard 1-2
54.25-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 68.50-74.00, Choice 2-3
62.25-68.50, Select 1-2 54.00-62.25,
Standard 1-2 48.50-54.50.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
73.00- few to 81.75, Select 1-3
68.75-71.75, Standard 1-2 55.00-66.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- Boners 80-85% lean
37.50-44.50, Lean 85-90% 32.00-42.50,
mostly 34.00-39.00. Shells 31.00 and
down.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
51.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
42.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs
80.00- 500-700 lbs 70.00-83.00,
Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
67.00- 500-700 lbs 65.00-78.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1
300-500 lbs 74.00-92.00, 500-700 lbs
69.00- Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 71.00-83.00, 500-700 lbs
63.00- BULLS: Medium and
Urge 1 300-500 lbs 75.00-99.00,
500-700 lbs 57.00-66.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-85.00.
CALVES 3792... Compared with 2587
head last week and 2794 head a year
ago. Vealers fully steady. VEALERS:
Standard and Good 60-110 lbs
30.00- Utility 60-110 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bull 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Holstein heifers
steady to spots 30.00 higher...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 120.00-167.00,
80-90 lbs 90.00-125.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
75.00- No 1 Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 210.00-350.00, No 2 75-120
lbs 100.00-200.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs
85.00-150.00.
HOGS 1127... Compared with 864
head last week and 1301 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts sold 2.00 to
mostly 4.00 higher, sows sold steady to
firm. BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-275 lbs 38.25-40.25,
45-50% lean 220-290 lbs 34.25-38.50,
40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 28.00-33.50.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 20.00-26.00,
500-700 lbs 26.00-31.00.
BOARS: 7.50-10.00.
FEEDER PIGS ISO-Compared with
112 head last week and 223 head a year
ago 1-3 20-40 lbs 10.00-30.00, 40-65 lbs
29.00- per head.
SHEEP 13S9...Compared with 2299
head last week and 2968 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs under 80 lbs sold
weak to 20.00 lower, while lambs over
80 lbs sold steady to firm. Slaughter
sheep sold mostly steady. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS: Choice 30-40 lbs
124.00- 40-60 lbs 118.00-154.00,
60-80 lbs 126.00-140.00, 80-100 lbs
107.00- 100-125 lbs 97.00-115.00.
Good and Choice lambs 70-90 lbs
62.50-70.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 17.00-40.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 699 Compared with 236 head
last week and 1387 head a year ag
o... Feeder pigs active; Slaughter pigs
uneven. FEEDER PIGS: US 1-2 50-60
lbs 76.00-79.00, 60-80 lbs 67.00-71.00,
80-90 lbs 61.00-64.00; US 2 40-50 lbs
79.00- 50-60 lbs 75.00-84.00,
60-80 lbs 60.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER; 20-25 lbs
165.00- 25-30 lbs 110.00-155.00,
30-40 lbs 140.00-175.00, 40-50 lbs
65.00- per cwt.