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. 23, is as follows:
Cattle:
STOCK COWS: 55.00-75.00
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Commercial 54.00-62.00; 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 80.00-135.00, 250-280 pounds 80.00-137.00, 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 34.00-48.00/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.
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Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Monday, Sept. 20, results are as follows:
CATTLE 406 [PDA] slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.
STEERS: few choice 1-3 1005-1290 pounds 74.00-76.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 54.00-55.50, Boners 80-85 percent lean 49.00-55.00, Lean 85-90 percent lean 44.00-53.00. Shells 43.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1470-1820 pounds 66.50-71.00, Yield Grade 2 1120-1880 pounds 62.50-63.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: steady; STEERS: Medium and Large 1 385-500 pounds 107.50-129.00; 535-685 pounds 95.00-111.00, few Medium and Large 2 300-460 pounds 84.00-95.00;520-880 pounds 83.00-94.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 pounds 90.00-109.00; 515-600 pounds 87.00-96.00, Medium and Large 2 315-500 pounds 72.00-89.00; 505-790 pounds 70.00-85.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-465 pounds 101.00-127.50; 520-550 pounds 96.00-102.00, Medium and Large 2 395-450 pounds 77.00-95.00; 520-835 pounds 73.00-92.00.
CALVES 160…[All calves sold per cwt.]
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-120 pounds 40.00-75.00, Utility 45-100 pounds 21.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls and heifers were steady… No. 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 pounds 130.00-165.00, couple to 180.00; 80-85 pounds 125.00-135.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers 95-115 pounds 400.00-500.00, No 2 70-110 pounds 140.00-370.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 95-125 pounds 100.00-200.00; 130-295 pounds 88.00-135.00.
HOGS 7… SOWS: 1-3 310-520 pounds 43.50-46.50.
BOARS: 160 and 590 pounds 14.50 and 28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0… NO MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 116…Slaughter lambs were steady to 5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 105-125 pounds 85.00-94.00, Choice 55-75 pounds 110.00-130.00; 80-100 pounds 97.00-116.00; Good and Choice 30-55 pounds 70.00-98.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 37.50-55.00.
GOATS 46…[All sold by the head with weights estimated].
Kids: Selection 1 40-60 pounds 60.00-65.00; 60-80 pounds 70.00-75.00.
Selection 2 40-60 pounds 40.00-52.00.
Selection 3 20-40 pounds 15.00-24.00; 40-60 pounds 30.00-35.00.
Nannies: 50-70 pounds 44.00-50.00; 100 pounds and over 63.00-72.50.
Billies: 50-70 pounds 60.00-77.50; 70-100 pounds 82.00-90.00.
Results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Grain and Hay Report market news summary for central Pennsylvania for Sept. 20 follows:
Alfalfa, 95 to 180; mixed hay, 60 to 145; timothy, 60 to 100; straw, 60 to 155; ear corn, 75 to 115.
Grain report for western Pennsylvania:
Corn number 2, 2.50 to 2.80, average 2.63; wheat number 2, 3.03 to 3.25, average 3.14; barley number three, 1.75; oats number two, 1.60 to 2, average, 1.79; soybeans number one, 5.43 to 6, average 5.71; and ear corn, 71 to 80; average 75.50.