Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
August 4,2003
CATTLE: 129 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 75.00-81.00,
GOOD 73.00-76.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 73.50-80.00,
GOOD 66.00-72.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 40.00-48.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-38.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
54.00-58.00.
BULLS: YG+NI,4B.OO-58.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
50.00-68.00; BULLS 50.00-65.00; HEIF
ERS 45.00-58.00.
CALVES: 109 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD, NO MKT. TEST, GOOD
65.00- STANDARD 15.00-35.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 100.00-285.00.
HOGS: 64. US+NI-2, 41.00-43.00; US
+N 1-3,39.00-41.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 18.00-36.00.
BOARS: 7.00-24.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 47 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-40.00.
SHEEP: 31 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
NO MARKET TEST, GOOD LAMBS
80.00-85.00, SL. EWES 20.00-35.00.
GOATS: 18.00-65.00 EACH.
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Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
August 5,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 409...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...steers active .50 to 1.50
higher, cows fully steady on active trad
ing.
STEERS: Choice 1-3 1130-1430 lbs
79.75-83.50, few Select 1-2 63.00-77.00,
few Standard 1-2 51.00-61.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 1200-1420 lbs 72.50-79.00, few
Choice 2-3 1070-1360 lbs 63.00-72.00, few
Select 1-2 57.00-65.00, few Standard 1-2
48.00-
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1050-1330
lbs 72.50-83.25, few Select 1-2
65.50- few Standard 1-2
54.50-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.50- one 57.75, Boners 80-85%
lean 43.25-49.75, Lean 85-90% lean
37.50- Shells 37.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1085-2140 lbs
58.00- Yield Grade 2 1020-1785 lbs
50.50- one down to 43.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1 455-710 lbs 85.00-87.00, Large 2
620-710 lbs 52.00-61.00, Medium and
Large 2 520-745 lbs 61.00-77.00; HEIF
ERS; Medium and Large 1 350-500 lbs
75.00- 500-700 lbs 61.00-77.00, Me
dium 2 300-550 lbs 57.00-76.00, 550-750
lbs 55.00-70.00; BULLS: Medium 1
325-550 lbs 70.00-100.00, 550-800 lbs
65.00- Medium 1-2 200-300 lbs
74.00- Medium 2 300-550 lbs
53.00-
CALVES 78...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-95 lbs 17.50-40.00, Utility
50-85 lbs 5.00-17.50. FARM CALVES: No
1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 75.00-105.00,
No 2 90-105 lbs 75.00-105.00; one No 1
Holstein heifer 105 lbs 310.00, one No 2
125 lbs 125.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 160-190 lbs
95.00-110.00, few 90-115 lbs 35.00-82.50.
HOGS 69...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 240-275 lbs 45.00-47.75,
45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 39.75-44.75,
40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 35.00-39.50.
SOWS: few 1-3 350-485 lbs 25.00-36.50.
BOARS: one 700 lbs 8.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 18... SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
25.00-38.00.
GOATS 15...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection 3 one
60 lbs 17.50, few 20-40 lbs 10.00. Nannies:
few 70-100 lbs 47.50.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 5,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 301 ...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 127 steers and heifers, 97 cows, 13
bulls and 64 feeder cattle)..Compared
with last week’s sale..steers .75 to 1.50
higher, cows .25 to .75 higher, bulls .50 to
1.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1115-1300 lbs 84.25-87.00, average 85.10,
Choice 1-3 1045-1280 lbs 78.00-83.50, av
erage 80.90, few Select 1-2 72.75-76.00,
one Yield Grade 1 81.50, few Standard
1-2 55.00-66.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1215-1480 lbs
74.00-79.25, Choice 2-3 1130-1475 lbs
65.75-73.50, average 69.20, Select 1-2
56.25-65.00, Standard 1-244.00-55.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 1000-1290
Doug Snee
Lisa Sonnen
lbs 79.00-83.50, average 81.15, few Select
1-2 68.00-69.25, few Standard 1-2
49.50-63.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.25-51.00 mostly 44.00-49.75, average
46.50, Boners 80-85% lean 39.25-47.00
mostly 42.00-46.00, average 43.05, Lean
85-90% lean 35.00-42.00, average 38.10.
Shells 34.75 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1165-1970
lbs 55.75-65.50, Yield Grade 2 910-1680
lbs 51.00-55.50, average 53.45.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium and Large 1 660-835 lbs
71.00- Medium and Large 2 640-750
lbs 63.00-71.00, few Medium and Large 3
525-600 lbs 46.00-51.00, few Large 3 425
lbs Holsteins 72.00; HEIFERS: few Medi
um and Large 1 685-690 lbs 69.00, Medi
um and Large 2 485-530 lbs 62.00-66.00,
few 730-735 lbs 60.00, Medium and Large
3 320-495 lbs 54.00-60.00, few 615-870 lbs
45.00- BULLS: one Medium 2 790
lbs 52.50, Medium and Large 3 295-455
lbs 45.00-59.00, one 805 lbs 46.00.
CALVES 194...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-100 lbs 20.00-30.00, Utility
65-90 lbs 10.00-20.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower with No
2 calves as much as 25.00 lower, Holstein
heifers steady...No 1 Holstein heifers
90-120 lbs 120.00-155.00 with a few down
to 115.00, average 132.85, 85-90 lbs
90.00-110.00, No 2 80-130 lbs 45.00-95.00
with a few up to 105.00; No 1 Holstein
heifers 90-105 lbs 350.00-400.00, No 2
75-100 lbs 100.00-285.00.
HOGS Ss...Barrows and gilts steady,
sows steady to 1.00 higher. BARROWS
AND GILTS: few 49-54% lean 225-250
lbs 42.00-43.50, 45-50% lean 240-265 lbs
36.75-40.25, 40-45% lean 320-350 lbs
20.25-27.50.
SOWS: 1-3 300-495 lbs 27.50-31.75,
515-630 lbs 30.25-36.75.
BOARS: one 365 lbs 3.25, one 195 lbs
21.50.
FEEDER PIGS 12...1-3 35-55 lbs
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SHEEP 17... Slaughter lambs were
10.00 to 15.00 lower. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 60-85 lbs 72.00-91.00,
95-115 lbs 72.00-85.00, Few Good and
Choice 45-50 lbs 50.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: one 40.00, Yearlings one 63.00.
GOATS j6...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1
20-40 lbs 37.00, 40-60 lbs 47.00-60.00. Se
lection 2 20-40 lbs 15.00-37.00, 40-60 lbs
45.00. Nannies: 50-70 lbs 20.00-35.00,
70-100 lbs 67.00-70.00. Billies: 100-150 lbs
120.00- Wethers: 50-70 lbs
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
August 5,2003
CATTLE 94...(PDA)_Compared with
last week’s sale-Compared with last
week's sale..steers sold steady to firm.
STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1190-1230
lbs 78.25, few Select 1-2 74.25-74.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2
65.75-68.00, few Standard 2 53.75-57.75.
HEIFERS: one Standard 2 58.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
47.25-49.50, average 48.55, Boners
80-85% lean 41.00-46.75, average 43.88,
Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-43.75, average
39.63. Shells 34.00 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1460-1510
lbs 55.00-57,25, few Yield Grade 2
1220-2560 lbs 38.75-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS: one lot
Large 1990 lbs 49.50.
CALVES 95...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-120 lbs 25.00-32.00, Utility
65-90 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady to weak...No 1 Hol
stein bulls 90-120 lbs 107.00-155.00 most
ly 120.00-140.00, average 132.06, No 2
85-120 lbs 60.00-102.00, average 86.70;
No 2 Holstein heifers 75-100 lbs
100.00-145.00.
HOGS 19... BARROWS AND
GILTS: 40-45% lean 190 lbs 33.00.
SOWS: 1-3 500-620 lbs 31.00-32.00,
few Medium 515-580 lbs 17.50-25.00.
BOARS: 145-240 lbs 20.00-25.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP O™NO MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!