Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, August 25,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 346...(PDA)...Compared with
last week’s sale, slaughter cows sold
steady to 2.50 higher, bulls steady.
STEERS: Choice 2 1250 lbs 82.00, few
Select 1-2 75.00-78.00.
HEIFERS; one Select 2 69.00, Stan
dard 1-2 50.50-66.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
44.50-49.00, Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean
34.00- Shells 33.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 990-1910 lbs
50.00- Yield Grade 2 935-2090 lbs
44.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 320-570 lbs 94.00-106.00,
Medium and Large 2 570-895 lbs
69.00- HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 86.00-107.00, 510-725
lbs 80.00-89.00, Medium and Large 2
315-500 lbs 65.00-83.00, 550-970 lbs
62.00- BULLS: Medium and Large
1 300-500 lbs 88.00-107.00, 550-660 lbs
83.00- Medium and Large 2 325-500
lbs 77.50-84.00,520-860 lbs 63.00-76.00.
CALVES 205...(A11 calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS: Standard and Good
80-120 lbs 25.00-47.50, Utility 50-95 lbs
11.00- FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls steady to 25.00 lower. No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 100.00-130.00, No 2
70-125 lbs 60.00-95.00, weaker calves to
50.00. No 1 Holstein heifers 100-115 lbs
275.00- No 2 80-110 lbs
160.00-
Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-95 lbs
75.00- 135-280 lbs 72.50-112.00.
HOGS B...BARROWS AND GILTS;
one 45-50% lean 230-290 lbs 35.50-41.50.
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SHEEP 182... Slaughter lambs steady to
5.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; High Choice
and Prime 105-125 lbs 72.00-80.00,
Choice 40-50 lbs 95.00-147.50, 655-75 lbs
86.00- 80-100 lbs 80.00-97.00,
Good and Choice 680-90 lbs 52.50-75.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 21.00-46.00,
Yearlings 63.00-66.00.
GOATS 54...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 35.00-47.00, 40-60 lbs
64.00- Selection 2 20-40 lbs
20.00- 40-60 lbs 55.00-60.00. Selec
tion 3 20-40 lbs 11.00-18.00. Nannies:
50-70 lbs 42.00-48.00, 70-100 lbs
59.00- Billies: 70-100 lbs
61.00- 100 lbs plus 81.00-85.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Monday, August 25,2003
CATTLE 185...(PDA). Compared with
last week’s sale, slaughter cows sold 1.00
to 4.00 higher.
STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1200-1400 lbs
80.00- few Select 1-2 72.00-78.00,
few Standard 1-2 60.00-68.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1500 lbs
73.00- Choice 2-3 1230-1405 lbs
64.50-73.00, few Select 1-2 62.00-64.00,
one Standard 1-2 57.50.
HEIFERS: one Choice 2 1125 lbs 78.00,
few Select 1-2 64.00-66.50, Standard 1-2
52.75-64.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
47.00- Boners 80-85% lean
43.00- Lean 85-90% lean
36.00- Shells 35.50 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1075-1940
lbs 53.50-54.00, few Yield Grade 2
1140-1730 lbs 45.00-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1-2 730-890 lbs 70.00-86.00; Heifers:
few Medium 1-2 395-550 lbs 68.00-84.00,
Medium 2 850-950 lbs 61.00-68.00;
BULLS; Medium 1-2 400-550 lbs
78.00- 550-750 lbs 70.00-88.00.
CALVES 168...(A11 calves sold per
cwt). VEALERS; Standard and Good
70-110 lbs 20.00-455.00, Utility 50-70 lbs
10.00- FARM CALVES: No 1 Hol
stein bulls 85-125 lbs 100.00-130.00, No 2
80-125 lbs 60.00-120.00; few No 1 Hol
stein heifers 95-110 lbs 420.00-490.00, No
2 80-105 lbs 100.00-350.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 65-105
lbs 90.00-150.00.
HOGS 114... Barrows and Gilts sold
1.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: one
smaU lot 49-54% lean 231 lbs 39.50,
45-50% lean 210-280 lbs 37.50-39.00,
40-45% lean 220-270 lbs 34.50-37.50.
SOWS: one 525 lbs 33.00.
BOARS: few 220-290 lbs 25.00-30.00,
470-620 lbs 7.50-7.75.
FEEDER PIGS 18...1-3 60-75 lbs
30.00- per head.
SHEEP 106... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 110-145 lbs 72.50-95.00,75-100 lbs
80.00-120.00, 50-75 lbs 80.00-115.00;
Good and Choice 50-80 lbs 62.50-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 28.00-38.00.
GOATS 13...(A11 sold by the head with
wdghts estimated). Kids; Selection 2 cou
ple 40-60 lbs 25.00-47.50. Nannies: one
100 lbs 55.00, few 50-70 lbs 20.00-40.00.
Billies; one 100 lbs 65.00.
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Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
August 26,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 316...(PDA). Compared with
last week's sale, slaughter steers sold 3.00
higher, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00
higher.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1255-1400 lbs 83.00-84.75, Choice 1-3
1125-1500 lbs 79.00-84.75, 1500-1735 lbs
71.50-79.00, Select 1-2 69.50-79.00, one
Standard 1-2 60.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1205-1410 lbs
75.25-78.00, one Choice 2 1545 lbs 70.75,
few Select 1-2 62.50-66.00, few Standard
1-2 53.50-61.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 970-1465 lbs
75.00- one Standard 2 58.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
45.00- Boners 80-85% lean
41.00- Lean 85-90% lean
35.00- Shells 34.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1045-1945 lbs
54.00- few Yield Grade 2 1000-2025
lbs 47.25-52.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1 300-580 lbs 83.00-101.00, few Me
dium 2 570-660 lbs 61.00-75.50; HEIF
ERS; Medium and Large 1 600-850 lbs
71.00- SOO-700 lbs, Medium and
Large 2 200-450 lbs 75.00-91.00, few Me
dium 2 400-450 lbs 49.00-57.00; BULLS:
Medium 1 200-300 lbs 85.00-91.00,
375-625 lbs 80.00-100.00, few Medium 2
475-710 lbs 54.00-60.00.
CALVES 83... VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-90 lbs 20.00-40.00, Utility
50-85 lbs 5.00-20.00. FARM CALVES: No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 90.00-120.00,
No 2 80-120 lbs 40.00-87.50; few No 2
Holstein Heifers 70-110 lbs 105.00-265.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 110-180 lbs
60.00-
HOGS 29...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 230-270 lbs 35.50-37.50.
SOWS: few 460-515 lbs 24.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 5... US 1-3 25 lbs 10.00
- per head.
SHEEP 2...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
August 25,2003
CATTLE 419...(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 122 slaughter steers and heifers,
230 cows, 13 bulls and 54 feeder cattle).
Compared with last Monday’s sale,
Slaughter steers sold .50 to 1.00 higher,
cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1310-1460 lbs 82.25-84.25, average 83.10,
1510-1615 lbs 75.75-79.50, Choice 1-3
1090-1490 lbs 76.25-82.25, average 78.85,
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Select 1-2 70.00-78.50, few Standard 1-2
64.25-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1385-1595 lbs 61.25-64.25, Select 1-2
56.00- Standard 1-2 49.00-54.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 1-3 10805-1340
lbs 76.00-78.25, few Select 1-2 73.50-
74.25, few Standard 1-2 62.00-64 25
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- low dressing to 40.00, aver
age 45.40, Boners 80-85% lean
36.00- mostly 38.00-44.00, average
41.50, Lean 85-90% lean 34.00-43 50,
mostly 35.50-41.25, average 37.85. Shells
33.75 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1160-1900 lbs
54.50-58.75, average 56.15, few Yield
Grade 2 1365-1830 lbs 47.75-53.75, aver
age 50.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 1 400 lbs 97.00, Medium and Large
3 200-265 lbs 60.00-67.00, couple 485 lbs
63.00, one 945 lbs 51.00; HEIFERS; Medi
um and Large 1 390-450 lbs 69.00-86.00,
few 920-1080 lbs 58.00-65.50, Medium
and Large 2 410-570 lbs 63.00-80.00, one
655 lbs 67.00, Medium and Large 3 495
lbs 63.00, 760-945 lbs 48.00-52.00;
BULLS; few Medium and Large 1
240-375 lbs 91.00-98.00, 480-585 lbs
71.00- 600-620 lbs 75.50, Medium
and Large 2 510-615 lbs 56.00-63.00. Me
dium and Large 3 320-440 lbs
56.00-
CALVES 455...VEALERS; Standard
and Good 80-110 lbs 20.00-30.00, Utility
55-95 lbs 5.00-20.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady, Holstein heifers
30.00 to 50.00 lower. No 1 Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs 110.00-175.00 few to 100.00,
average 138.75 80-90 lbs 90.00-130.00, No
2 80-120 lbs 60.00-117.50, weaker calves
to 35.00. No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs
350.00- No 2 65-90 lbs
145.00-
HOGS 6... BARROWS AND GILTS:
few 45-50% lean 240-250 lbs 37.00-40.00,
few 40-45% lean 280-400 lbs 26.00-37.00.
BOARS: 650-655 lbs 6.00-7.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 38... Slaughter lambs 4.00 to
5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 65-85
lbs 76.00-88.00, 90-120 lbs 72.00-79.00,
few Good and Choice 80-95 lbs
63.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 37.00-49.00.
GOATS 79...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids; Selection 1
20-40 lbs 37.50-44.00. Selection 2 under
20 lbs 6.00-9.00, 20-40 lbs 5.00-29.00,
Yearlings; Selection 1 40-60 lbs
52.50- Selection 2 40-60 lbs
36.00- Nannies: 50-70 lbs
45.00- 70-100 lbs 53.00-84.00. Billi
es: 50-70 lbs 37.00-49.00, 70-100 lbs
67.50- Wethers: 70-100 lbs
83.00-