Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May 26,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 249...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION).
STEERS: few Standard 1-2
54.00-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
47.00- Boners 80-85% lean
41.50-46.50, Lean 85-90% lean
36.00- Shells 36.00 and down.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Urge 1 370-475 lbs 85.00-91.00,
550-700 lbs 78.00-86.00, Medium and
Urge 2 500-985 lbs 69.00-77.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large 1 325-500 lbs
73.00- 515-650 lbs 74.00-82.00, Me
dium and Large 2 365-500 lbs
67.00- 510-850 lbs 52.00-67.00;
BULLS: Medium and Urge 2 335-475 lbs
65.00- 500-875 lbs 60.00-78.00.
CALVES 132...(AU calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS; Standard and Good
65-125 lbs 35.00-75.00, Utility 50-70 lbs
24.00- FARM CALVES: No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-130 lbs 135.00-180.00, No 2
80-130 lbs 80.00-142.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 90-105 lbs 390.00-405.00, No 2
75-95 lbs 230.00-275.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-95 lbs
80.00-
HOGS 14... BARROWS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 265-295 lbs 34.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3...1-3 20 lbs 18.00 per
head.
SHEEP 99... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
High Choice and Prime 105-128 lbs
95.00- Choice 40-50 lbs
105.00- 55-75 lbs 110.00-116.00,
80-100 lbs 90.00-110.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 20.00-35.00, Yearlings
55.00-
GOATS 48...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 30.00-36.00, 40-60 lbs
40.00- Selection 2 20-40 lbs
8.00- 40-60 lbs 36.00-40.00. Nan
nies: 70-100 lbs 38.00-52.00. Billies:
105-150 lbs 76.00.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 27,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 253...(PDA)...{Supply in
cluded 81 steers and heifers, 87 cows, 21
bulls and balance feeders)..Compared
with last week’s sale..steers and heifers
sold active and firm, cows firm to 1.00
higher, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1160-1300 lbs 83.00-84.50, Choice 1-3
1100-1440 lbs 79.75, 83.00, few Yield
Grade 4-5 75.75-78.50, Select 1-2
75.00-79.00, few to 72,00, few Standard
1-262.25-65.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2.-3 1265-1420 lbs 73.50-75.75,
one 77.50, Choice 2-3 1350-1545 lbs
68.00- Select 1-2 63.50-67.75, few
Standard 1-2 55.25-60.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1095-1300 lbs
75.75-80.25, one Prime 83.25, few Select
1-2 74.00-75.00, few Standard 1-2
56.25-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.25- few to 52.00, Boners 80-85%
lean 42.00-45.00, few to 48.25, Lean
85-90% 35.25-40.75, few to 41.50. Shells
33.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1160-2060 lbs
57.00- Yield Grade 2 935-1870 lbs
49.25- one 46.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um 2 495-530 lbs 81.00-83.00, Large 2
685-720 lbs 68.00-72.00, Large 3 700-960
lbs 56.00-57.50, Urge 3 300-600 lbs Hol
steins 52.00-58.00, one lot 76.00, 635-650
lbs Holsteins 48.00-52.50, 1000-1200 lbs
Holsteins 52.50; HEIFERS; Medium 2
325-585 lbs 65.50-70.00, Small 3 345-680
lbs 33.00-35.00; BULLS: one lot Medium
2 665 lbs 64.00, Large 3 315-500 lbs Hol
steins 45.00-65.50, 585-735 lbs Holsteins
47.00-49.00.
CALVES 163...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 75-115 lbs 45.00-52.00,
Utility 60-80 lbs 10.00-32.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00 to 20.00
higher, Holstein heifers active and
strong...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
140.00- mostly 155.00-177.00,80-90
lbs 130.00-155.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
100.00- weaker calves 72.00-95.00;
No 1 Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs
320.00- 70-75 lbs 195.00-215.00,
No 2 70-110 lbs 160.00-285.00, few 100.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80-115 lbs
100.00-
HOGS 110... Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
3.00 lower, sows steady to 3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
250-265 lbs 40.00-41.50, 45-50% lean
225-260 lbs 38.25-40.00, 40-45% lean
230-330 lbs 31.00-37.75.
SOWS: 1-3 340-465 lbs 25.00-28.00,
525-600 lbs 30.00.
BOARS: 430-560 lbs 6.50-7.00, 200-270
lbs 20.00-21.20.
FEEDER PIGS 71...1-3 30-45 lbs
37.00-39.00, 50-65 lbs 41.00-45.00 per
head.
SHEEP 15... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 40-50 lbs 120.00-122.00, 60-80 lbs
100.00- Good and Choice 40-60 lbs
82.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP; one
Yearling 80.00.
GOATS 13...(AU goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 2
under 20 lbs 17.00-25.00, 20-25 lbs
22.00- Nannies: 40-70 lbs
67.00- Billies: 50-70 lbs
40.00-
Pa. Weekly
14 Livestock Auctions
Friday, May 23,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
12 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
CATTLE 4085... Compared with 4654
head last week and 3432 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday’s summary:
slaughter steers closed the week fully 1.00
higher even with late week losses, Hol
steins steers continue active closing a full
3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 1.00 to
2.00 higher while cows sold a full 2.00 to
2.50 higher with continued late week
gains. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00
higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
83.00- Choice 1-3 79.00-84.75, Yield
Grade 4-5 to 75.00, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 76.00-80.00, Select 1-3
69.00- mostly 71.00-76.75 , Stan
dard 1-2 57.00-70.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 73.00-78.75, Choice 2-3
68.75- 74.00, Select 1-2 60.25-69.00, Stan
dard 1-2 54.25-60.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
77.25-82.50, few to 87.25, Select 1-3 70.00-
76.75, Standard 1-2 59.00-65.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.00- Boners 80-85% lean
40.00- few to 50.00, Lean 85-90%
35.00- Shells 33.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
54.50-60.75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
47.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80.00-95.00,
500-700 lbs 65.00-85.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-85.00, 500-700
lbs 60.00-77.00, Large 3 Holsteins 300-500
lbs 56.00-69.00; HEIFERS: Medium and
Urge 1 300-500 lbs 70.00-82.00, 500-700
lbs 65.00-78.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 64.00-75.00, 500-700 lbs
60.00- BULLS: Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 75.00-90.00, 500-700 lbs
60.00- Medium and Large 2 300-500
lbs 65.00-82.00.
CALVES 2290... Compared with 2306
head last week and 1902 head a year ago.
Vealers sold steady to Arm. VEALERS:
Standard and Good 70-110 lbs
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 31,2003-A9
30.00- Utility 50-100 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bull calves sold mostly steady with much
lighter demand in the late week sales.
Holstein heifers sold steady to firm.
No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
125.00- early sales to 185.00, 80-90
lbs 110.00-150.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
100.00- with weaker calves to
75.00. No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs
275.00- No 2 70-115 lbs
140.00- Beef type bulls and heifers
75-125 lbs 105.00-165.00.
HOGS 1853... Compared with 1323
head last week and 1420 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts sold a full 3.00 higher
while sows sold steady to firm. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
220-275 lbs 45.60-47.35, 45-50% lean
220-290 lbs 42.00-45.50, 40-45% lean
240-300 lbs 39.00-43.50.
SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs 26.00-31.00,
500-700 lbs 30.00-34.00.
BOARS: 10.00-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 92... Compared with
175 head last week and 196 head a year
ago. 1-3 25-50 lbs 25.00-38.00, 60-75 lbs
30.00- per head.
SHEEP 2017... Compared with 1840
head last week and 1732 head a year ago.
Slaughter lambs mostly 10.00 lower.
Slaughter ewes sold steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-80 lbs
115.00- few to 155.00, 80-110 lbs
108.00- Good and Choice 35-60 lbs
50.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
20.00- Yearlings 50.00-70.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 832... Compared with 469 head
last week and 799 head a year ago... Fee
der pigs were firm to 20.00 higher, while
slaughter pigs under 40 lbs sold 50.00
lower, pigs over 40 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00
higher. US 1-2 40-50 lbs 87-95.00 50-60
lbs 92.00-100.00, 60-70 lbs 79.00-87.00,
70-80 lbs 71.00-81.00, 80-90 lbs
65.00-73.00.
Slaughter pigs 20-25 lbs 80.00-100.00,
few to 160.00, 30-40 lbs 65.00-120.00,
40-50 lbs 80.00-120.00, 50-70 lbs
70.00-87.00, 85-100 lbs 60.00-67.00 per
cwt.