Livestock auctions
Results from recent livestock auctions and crop sales in the region are as follows: The Pennsylvania Livestock Auction in Waynesburg market report for Thursday, April 3, is as follows:
CATTLE
STOCK COWS: 34.50-48.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Commercial 34.50-48.00; Boner & Boning Utility 31.00-36.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 30.00-34.00; Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-33.50; Shells 29.00 down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 pounds 39.00-51.75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 pounds 38.00-56.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500 pounds 80.00-92.00; 250-280 pounds 80.00-92.00; M 600-900 pounds 55.00-85.00.
HEIFERS: M 1&L 1 300-500 pounds 68.00-81.00; L 1 400-650 pounds 60.00-77.00.
BULLS: M & L 1 300-620 pounds 70.00-91.00.
CALVES: Veal..Prime 70.00-85.00; Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 35.00-70.00; Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120 pounds Few 35.00-150.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80-100 pounds Few 10.00-50.00; Beef – Bull & Heifers/Hd. 35.00-90.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #1-2 210-255 pounds 35.00-41.00; #2-3 255-280 pounds 40.00-40.00; Sows #1-3 300-500 pounds 22.50-33.00; Feeder Pigs 1-3 15-20 pounds 5.00-22.00/Hd.; 1-3 25-35 pounds 10.00-23.00/Hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100 pounds 77.00-128.00; Choice 40-75 pounds 75.00-140.00; Feeder Lambs Good 50.00-95.00; Sheep 22.00-45.00; Fat Sheep 20.00 and down.
GOATS: Large 45.00-105.00; Medium 30.00-67.00/Hd.; Small 10.00-30.00/Hd.
HORSES: Horses 19.00-51.50; Ponies 20.00-48.00.
Results for the Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Monday, March 31, were as follows:
CATTLE 355…[PDA]…bulls steady
STEERS: couple Standard 1-2 53.00-55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: couple standard 1-2 46.50-49.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 39.50-42.50, Boners 80-85 percent lean 36.50-38.50, Lean 85-90 percent lean 31.50-36.00. Shells 31.00 and down.
BULLS: one Yield Grade 1 1920 pounds 48.00, Yield Grade 2 1240-1515 pounds 42.00-46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Medium & Large 1 400-450 pounds 83.00-90.00, few Medium and Large 2 400-715 pounds 58.00-77.50; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 320-490 pounds 74.00-82.00, 500-575 pounds 70.00-74.00, Medium and Large 2 310-500 pounds 65.00-72.00, 550-725 pounds 56.00-69.00; BULLS: Medium & Large 1 305-475 pounds 79.00-91.50, 500-650 pounds 73.00-86.00, Medium and Large 2 300-465 pounds 61.00-78.00, 500-790 pounds 59.00-70.00.
CALVES 119…[All calves sold per cwt].
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-105 pounds 30.00-65.00, Utility 50-85 pounds 12.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 12.00 lower. No. 1 Holstein bulls 95-125 pounds 115.00-130.00, one 140.00, No. 2 80-125 pounds 75.00-117.50; No 1 Holstein heifer 90-125 pounds 200.00 and 285.00, No. 2 75-95 pounds 95.00-180.00.
Few beef cross bulls and heifers 75-115 pounds 80.00 and 137.00, 135-290 pounds 66.00-85.00.
HOGS 17…BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50 percent lean 245-285 pounds 40.00-41.00, 40-45 percent lean 235-255 pounds 30.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0… No Market Test.
SHEEP 165…slaughter lambs steady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High choice and prime 115-130 pounds 89.00-107.00, Choice 55-75 pounds 113.00-125.00, 80-100 pounds 92.00-117.50, Good and Choice 40-95 pounds 86.00-110.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-50 pounds 119.00-131.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-37.00.
GOATS 41…(All goats sold by the head with weights estimated).
Kids: Selection 1 20-40 pounds 42.00-49.00, 40-60 pounds 55.00-68.00. Selection 2 20-40 pounds 30.00-35.00, 40-60 pounds, 40.00-51.00. NANNIES: 50-70 pounds 28.00-39.00, 70-100 pounds 45.00-66.00, one 100 pounds and over 73.00. Billies: 70-100 pounds 73.00 and 74.00, one 100 pounds and over 90.00.
Results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Market News Service Hay Market Summary for Central Pennsylvania for March 28 follows:
Alfalfa, 100 to 180; mixed hay, 100 to 170; timothy, 100 to 155; straw, 70 to 105; and ear corn, 100 to 135.