Livestock auctions
Results from recent livestock auctions and crop sales in the region were as follows: The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for Thursday, Sept. 30, is as follows:
Cattle:
STOCK COWS: 55.00-73.00
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Commercial 46.00-61.50; Boner & Boning Utility 45.00-53.50; Cutter & Boning Utility 45.00-51.00; Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-48.50; Shells 40.00 down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 pounds 61.00-79.75;Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 pounds 48.00-70.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500 pounds 80.00-128.00, 250-280 pounds 80.00-135.00, 600-900 pounds 65.00-104.00; HEIFERS M 1&L 1 300-500 pounds 100.00-124.00, L 1 400-650 pounds 60.00-107.00; BULLS M & L 1 300-620 pounds 72.00-12400.
CALVES: Veal…Prime 70.00-125.00; Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 40.00-84.00. Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120 pounds Few 35.00-110.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80-100 pounds Few 10.00-50.00; Beef – Bull & Hfrs./Hd. 35.00-95.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #1-2 210-255 pounds 40.00-62.00, #2-3 255-280 40.00-52.00; Sows #1-3 300-500 pounds 32.00-40.00; Feeder Pigs 1-3 15-20 pounds 34.00-45.00/Hd., 1-3 25-35 pounds 10.00-33.00/Hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100 pounds 85.00-112.00, Choice 40-75 80.00-130.00; Feeder Lambs Good 79.00-107.00; Sheep 30.00-58.00; Fat Sheep 20.00-38.50.
GOATS: Large 85.00-135.00/Hd; Medium 50.00-97.00/Hd.; Small 11.00-41.00/Hd.
HORSES: Horses 19.00-47.00; Ponies 20.00-42.00.
Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Monday, Sept. 27, results are as follows:
CATTLE 460…[PDA]…Compared with last week’s sale; slaughter cows and bulls were steady.
STEERS: Select 1-2 70.00-76.00, Standard 1-2 63.50-68.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 935-1175 pounds 73.00-74.00, Standard 1-2 56.00-63.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 53.50-56.00, Boners 80-85 percent lean 50.00-54.00, Lean 85-90 percent lean 44.00-51.00. Shells 43.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1005-1810 pounds 65.00-70.00, Yield Grade 2 900-1970 pounds 57.00-65.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, heifers and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower; STEERS: Medium and Large 1 325-500 pounds 103.00-124.00; 505-615 pounds 95.00-107.00, Medium and Large 2 300-495 pounds 89.00-95.00; 510-655 pounds 84.00-94.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 315-500 pounds 88.00-107.00; 510-715 pounds 85.00-99.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 pounds 71.00-86.00; 525-600 pounds 71.00-80.00; BULLS: few Medium and Large 1 310-605 pounds 101.00-115.00; 585-685 pounds 91.00-97.00, Medium and Large 2 350-480 pounds 80.00-99.00; 520-665 pounds 80.00-89.00.
CALVES 143…All calves sold per cwt.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 60-105 pounds 35.00-60.00, Utility 45-95 pounds 22.00-34.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls were steady… No. 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 pounds 135.00-165.00, couple 170.00; 80-85 pounds 130.00-145.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers 90-115 pounds 375.00-510.00, No 2 75-90 pounds 140.00-360.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 85-125 pounds 145.00-212.50; 150-295 pounds 88.00-125.00.
HOGS 5…BARROWS AND GILTS: one 40-50 percent lean 300 pounds 54.00, 40-45 percent lean 245 and 265 pounds 47.00 and 48.50.
SOWS: one 1-3 615 pounds 39.00.
FEEDER PIGS 19… 103 25-35 pounds 9.00-16.00; 65-85 pounds 24.00-38.00 — per head.
SHEEP 146…Slaughter lambs were steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 105-145 pounds 80.00-97.50, Choice 55-75 pounds 112.50-135.00; 80-100 pounds 106.00-120.00; Good and Choice 35-60 pounds 92.50-112.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 27.50-60.00, Yearlings 60.00-75.00.
GOATS 13…All sold by the head with weights estimated.
Kids: Selection 1 couple 40-60 pounds 65.00.
Selection 3 20-40 pounds 10.00-20.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 75.00 and 90.00.
Nannies: 70-100 pounds 50.00-55.00.
Billies: one 100 pounds 153.00.
Results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Grain and Hay Report market news summary for central Pennsylvania for Sept. 27 follows:
Alfalfa, 65 to 120; mixed hay, 75 to 145; timothy, 60 to 125; straw, 105 to 135; ear corn, 70 to 91.
Grain report for western Pennsylvania:
Corn number 2, 1.97 to 2.30, with a few reported at 2.50, average 2.21; wheat number 2, 2.92 to 3.20, average 3.09; barley number three, 1.75; oats number two, 1.60 to 2, average, 1.79; soybeans number one, 4.94 to 5, average 4.97; and ear corn, 65 to 70; average 67.50.