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, August 4, is as follows:
CATTLE:
STOCK COWS: 45.00 TO 74.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and Commercial 55.00 to 63.50, Boner and Boning Utility 52.00 to 60.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 50.00 to 56.00, Canner and Low Cutter 45.00 to 49.00, Shells 45.00 down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 pounds 50.00 to 72.50. Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 pounds 66.00-84.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M and L 1 300-500 pounds 80.00 to 125.00, 250-280 pounds 80.00 to 137.00, 600-900 pounds 75.00 to 100.00.
HEIFERS M 1&L 1 300-500 pounds 90.00 to 120.00, L 1 400-650 pounds 75.00 to 125.00; BULLS M & L 1 300-620 pounds 77.00 to 125.00.
CALVES: Veal ….Prime, 70.00 to 118.00, choice 60.00 to 84.00, Good 40.00 to 84.00.
FARM CALVES No. 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 pounds Few 35.00 to 145.00, No 2 80-100 pounds 25.00 to 50.00. Beef – Bulls and Hfrs/Hd 35.00 to 110.00.
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 1-2 210-255 pounds 42.00 to 56.50, 2-3 255-280 pounds 40.00 to 48.50.
Sows 1-3 300-500 pounds 38.00-44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1-3 15-20 pounds 34.00 to 45.00/Hd, 1-3 25-35 pounds 10.00 to 33.00Hd.
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100 pounds 80.00 to 105.00, Choice 40 to 75 pounds 85.00-115.00. Feeder Lambs Good 91.00 to 103.00 Sheep 30.00 to 51.00 Fat Sheep 20.00 to 45.50.
GOATS:
Large 85.00 to 155.00/Hd, Medium 50.00 to 90.00/Hd, Small 8.00 to 41.00/Hd.
HORSES: Horses 20.00 to 53.00, Ponies 20.00 to 42.00
Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty-Four on Monday, Aug. 8 results were as follows:
CATTLE: 290…(PDA). Compared with last week’s sale; slaughter cows were steady to 1.50 higher, bulls sold steady.
STEERS: select 1-2 70.00-76.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: select 1-2 63.50- 65.50
HEIFERS: select 1-2 one 72.50; standard 1-2 65.50-69.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 54.50-58.50, Boners 80-85 percent lean 49.00-54.00, Lean 85-90 percent lean 44.50-50.50. Shells 44.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1045-2175 pounds 63.0-67.00. Yield Grade 2 955-2130 pounds 56.00-63.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, heifers and bulls were steady.
STEERS: Medium and Large 1 330-420 pounds 115.00-131.00; Medium and Large 2 390-485 pounds 94.00-110.00; 615-955 pounds 81.00-109.00.
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 305-485 pounds 106.00-119.00; Medium and Large 2 300-495 pounds 80.00-104.00; 540-850 pounds 78.00-94.00.
BULLS: few Medium and Large 1 300-445 pounds 112.00-124.00; Medium and Large 2 310-480 pounds 91.00-111.00; 535-625 pounds 81.00-96.00.
CALVES 116 (All sold per cwt): Holstein bulls were steady to 10.00 lower.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-105 pounds 40.00-75.00, Utility 50-75 pounds 25.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein Bulls 90-110 pounds 170.00-220.00 mostly 180.00-200.00; No 2 85-120 pounds 125.00-160.00, weaker calves to 100.00-120.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 90-105 pounds 445.00-610.00, No. 2 85-105 pounds 335.00-410.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 95-105 pounds 155.00-245.00; 140-280 pounds 110.00-150.00.
HOGS 0 No Market Test
SHEEP 144… Slaughter lambs were steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 105-150 pounds 87.00-97.00, Choice 55-75 pounds 102.00-120.00; 80-100 pounds 87.50-106.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 39.00-54.00; Yearlings 68.00-70.00.
GOATS 21… [All sold by the head with weights actual].
Kids: Selection 2 20-40 pounds 35.00-47.50; 40-60 pounds 60.00-65.00, 80-100 pounds 82.50-90.00.
Selection 3 20-40 pounds 25.00-30.00. Nannies: 70-100 pounds 50.00-61.00. Billies: one 70-100 pounds 95.00; one 100 pounds and over 105.00.
Results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Grain and Hay Report market news summary for central Pennsylvania for Aug. 1 follows: Alfalfa, 75 to 155; mixed hay, 65 to 135; timothy, 80 to 155; straw, 80 to 140; ear corn, 65 to 92.50.
Grain report for western Pennsylvania: Corn number 2, 2.05 to 2.40, average 2.32; wheat number 2, 2.50 to 3, average 2.76; barley number three, 1.75; oats number two, 1.50 to 1.80, average, 1.63 (few at 1.25); soybeans number two, 6.27 to 6.50, average 6.39; and ear corn, 68 to 70; average 68.67.