Livestock, crop sales
Results from recent livestock auctions and crop sales in the region were as follows: The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for Thursday, Feb. 3, is as follows:
CATTLE:
STOCK COWS: 55.00-67.00
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and Commercial 46.00-57.00; Boner & Boning Utility 45.00-53.50; Cutter & Boning Utility 45.00-54.00; Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-48.50; Shells 40.00 down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 pounds 50.00-64.00;Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 pounds 46.00-70.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M & L 1 300-500 pounds 80.00-120.00, 250-280 pounds 80.00-135.00, 600-900 pounds 70.00-114.00.
HEIFERS M 1&L 1 300-500 pounds 90.00-120.00, L 1 400-650 pounds 75.00-104.00; BULLS M & L 1 300-620 pounds 77.00-125.00.
CALVES: Veal…Prime 70.00-113.00; Choice 60.00-84.00; Good 40.00-84.00. Farm Calves 1 Holstein Bulls 90-120 pounds Few 35.00-140.00; 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 54.00-63.00, 2-3 255-280 40.00-57.00;
Sows 1-3 300-500 pounds 44.00-53.50; 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 85.00-150.00, Choice 40-75 pounds 85.00-124.00; Feeder Lambs Good 91.00-145.00; Sheep 30.00-60.00; Fat Sheep 20.00-45.50.
GOATS: Large 85.00-135.00/Hd; Medium 50.00-100.00/Hd.; Small 11.00-51.00/Hd.
HORSES: Horses 15.00-47.00; Ponies 20.00-42.00.
Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Monday, Jan. 31 results are as follows:
CATTLE 244…[PDA] slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher.
STEERS: one Select 1-2 75.00, few Standard 1-2 65.50-71.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1-2 65.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80 percent lean 54.00, Boners 80-85 percent lean 49.00-55.00, Lean 85-90 percent lean 44.00-50.00. Shells 43.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 2280 and 2340 pounds 68.00 and 69.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: steers and heifers were steady; STEERS: few Medium and Large 1 520-680 pounds 98.00-111.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 390-450 pounds 105.00-111.00; 500-720 pounds 89.00-111.00, Medium and Large 2 340-475 pounds 77.00-87.50; 540-845 pounds 73.00-87.50; BULLS: few Medium and Large 1 350-560 pounds, 99.00-125.00, Medium and Large 2, 365-480 pounds, 83.00-96.00; 520-850 pounds 75.00-85.00.
CALVES 143…[All calves sold per cwt.]
VEALERS: Standard and Good 65-95 pounds, 40.00-67.50, Utility 50-75 pounds, 16.00-39.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls were steady…No. 1 Holstein bulls 90-115 pounds, 150.00-185.00, No. 2 75-125 pounds 100.00-145.00, weaker calves to 80.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers 95-110 pounds 375.00-500.00, No 2 85-110 pounds 250.00-300.00.
Beef cross bulls and heifers 80-110 pounds 110.00-187.50; 135-295 pounds 85.00-155.00.
HOGS 3… BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45 percent lean, 215-235 pounds, 60.00-66.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0… NO MARKET TEST!
SHEEP 67…Slaughter lambs were steady to 15.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-58.00, couple Yearlings 61.00 and 65.00.
GOATS 18… [All sold by the head with weights estimated].
Kids: Selection 1 20-40 pounds 45.00-47.00; 40-60 pounds 71.00-82.00.
Selection 2 40-60 pounds 55.00-60.00.
Yearlings: Selection 1 couple 92.00 and 95.00.
Nannies: 100 pounds and over 74.00-85.00.
Billies: 70-100 pounds 62.50-70.00.
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Results from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Grain and Hay Report market news summary for central Pennsylvania for Jan. 31 follows:
Alfalfa, 70 to 162.50; mixed hay, 55 to 142; timothy, 50 to 140; straw, 100 to 175; ear corn, 60 to 75.
Grain report for western Pennsylvania:
Corn number 2, 1.76 to 2.20, average 2.07; wheat number 2, 2.65 to 2.75, average 2.70; barley number three, 1.75; oats number two, 1.70 to 2, average, 1.88; soybeans number one, 4.82 to 5, average 4.91; and ear corn, 57 to 62; average 59.50.