Oct 8, 2006 3 min read

The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for Oct. 5 is as follows: CATTLE:

STOCK COWS: 45 to 70.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial 48-54.50; boner and boning utility 44-51; cutter and boning utility 40-47; canner and low cutter 37 to 43.50; shells, 37 down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, 1,500-2,000 pounds, 50-63; grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 52-74.50. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 100-147.50; 250-280 pounds, 110-150; 600-900 pounds, 75-118. HEIFERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 90-120; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 75 to 115. BULLS: Medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 75-140. CALVES: Veal…prime, 70-115; choice, 60-84; good, 40-84. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90-120 pounds, few, 65-145; No. 2, 80-100 pounds, few 50-85. Beef – Bulls and heifers/head, 35-155.

HOGS: Barrows and gilts, 1-2, 210-255 pounds, 35-50; 2-3, 255-280 pounds, 35-55. Sows, 1-3 300-500 pounds, 24-34.50. FEEDER PIGS: 1-3, 15-20 pounds, 12 to 28/head; 1-3, 25-35 pounds, 15 to 46/head.

LAMBS: High choice, 80-100 pounds, 75-122; choice, 40-75 pounds, 75-135. Feeder lambs, good, 50-105; sheep, 28-50; fat sheep, 19.50-27.50. GOATS: Large, 85 to 135/head; medium, 50 to 90/head; small 8 to 41/head.

HORSES: Horses, 20 to 53; ponies, 20 to 42.

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Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Sept. 25, results were:

CATTLE: 444…(PDA)…compared with last week’s sale; slaughter cows were steady; slaughter bulls sold steady to 2 higher. HEIFERS: Select 1-2 one 74. Standard 1-2 one 70. COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 49-52.50. Boners, 80-85 percent lean, 44-49. Lean, 85-90 percent lean, 39.50-45. Shells, 39 and down. BULLS: Yield grade 1, 1,020-1,710 pounds, 56-64.50. Yield grade 2, 1,020-1,875 pounds, 55.50-56.50.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium and large 1, 320-495 pounds, 112-134; 505-600 pounds 104-114. Medium and large 2, 364-470 pounds, 96-106; 725-875 pounds, 85-93. HEIFERS: Medium and large 1, 300-500 pounds, 100-122; 545-720 pounds, 93-100. Medium and large 2, 390-475 pounds, 84-100; 790-870 pounds, 80-90. BULLS: Medium and large 1, 365-450 pounds, 110-116; 500-675 pounds, 96-109. Medium and large 2, 330-500 pounds, 93-108; 535-685 pounds, 85-95. CALVES 158…(calves sold per hundredweight). Holstein bulls sold steady to 5 lower. VEALERS: Standard and good, 65-105 pounds 45-75; Utility 50-75 pounds 30-40. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90-125 pounds, 175-235; 80-85 pounds 180-210. No. 2, 70-130 pounds, 130-170, weaker calves to 80-125. No. 1 Holstein heifers 85-100 pounds, 425-625; No. 2 70-80 pounds, 140-325. Beef cross bulls and heifers, 75-90 pounds, 140-160; 100-275 pounds 110-139.

HOGS 10 – BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50 percent lean, 230-300 pounds, 47.

SOWS: one 1-3, 425 and 500 pounds, 29 and 36; one medium, 315 pounds, 21.

BOARS: couple 255 and 795 pounds, 12.50 and 17.

FEEDER PIGS: No market test.

SHEEP: 187…Slaughter lambs sold steady to 10 lower.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High choice and prime, 105-135 pounds, 97.50-100; choice 55-75 pounds, 102-119; 80-100 pounds, 95-110. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.50-43. YEARLINGS: 56-62.50. GOATS 45…sold by the head with weights actual. KIDS: Selection 1, 40-60 pounds 65-70; 60-80 pounds 72-77; one 80-100 pounds 87. Selection 2, 40-60 pounds 45-61; 60-80 pounds 64-70. Selection 3, 40-60 pounds 25-37.50.

NANNIES: couple 100 pounds and over 80-81. BILLIES: one 100 pounds and over 125.

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The Market News Service Grain Market Summary for Western Pennsylvania for Oct. 2 follows:

Corn number 2, 2.13-2.50, average 2.36; wheat number 2, 2.85-3.03, average 2.94; barley number 3, 1.75, average 1.75; oats number 2, 1.45-1.70 average 1.55 soybeans number 2, 4.93-5, average 4.96; and ear corn, 67-71, average 69.

The Hay Market Summary for Sept.30, for Central Pennsylvania follows:

Alfalfa, 100 to 155; mixed hay, 95 to 175; timothy, 100 to 125; straw, 85 to 155; and ear corn, 55 to 90.