Apr 15, 2007 3 min read

Results from the recent livestock auctions and crop sales in the region were as follows: —

The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for March 15 is as follows:

CATTLE:

STOCK COWS: 45 to 60.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial, 46.50 to 56.50; boner and boning utility, 42 to 46; cutter and boning utility, 39 to 46; canner and low cutter, 37 to 43.50; shells, 37 down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, 1,500-2,000 pounds, 48 to 68.50; grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.

FEEDER STEERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 85 to 114; 250-280 pounds, 90 to 122; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 110.

HEIFERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 80-106; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 70 to 91.

BULLS: Medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 70 to 106.

CALVES: Veal…prime, 70-100; choice, 60-84; good, 40-84.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90-120 pounds, few, 65-150; No. 2, 80-100 pounds, few, 50-85. Beef – Bulls and heifers/head, 35-155.

HOGS: Barrows and gilts, 1-2, 210-255 pounds, 41 to 55; 2-3, 255-280 pounds, 50-61.50. Sows, 1-3 300-500 pounds, 24-50.

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, 45 to 118; choice, 40-75 pounds, 75-145. Feeder lambs, good, 50-100; sheep, 28-48; fat sheep, 19.50-25.50.

GOATS: Large, 65 to 95/head; medium, 50 to 115/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 April 9, results were:

CATTLE: 285 (PDA) Compared with last week’s sale; slaughter cows were steady .50-1 higher; bulls were mostly steady.

STEERS: Select 1-2 couple 73 and 78. Standard 1-2 couple 56 and 65.

HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 few 155-1,225 pounds, 85-94. Standard 1-2 one 66.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 52.50-56. Boners, 80-85 percent lean, 47-51. Lean, 85-90 percent lean, 42-47. Shells, 42 and down.

Cow/Calf pairs: couple 590-925.

BULLS: Yield Grade 1, 965-2245 pounds, 57-70. Yield Grade 2, 850-1,845 pounds, 50-57.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium 1 614-773 pounds, 98-111. Large 1 420-593 pounds, 86-107. Medium and large 2 200-368 pounds 100-142.50; 415-465 pounds 92-115; couple 695 and 715 pounds 81 and 88. one Large 3 510 pounds 62.

HEIFERS: Medium 1 300-460 pounds, 92-122.50. Large 1 380-425 pounds 88-99; 495-655 pounds 76-100. Medium and large 2 245-480 pounds, 74-101; 500-675 pounds 66-91.

BULLS: Medium 1, 435-650 pounds, 80-110. Medium and large 2 270-490 pounds, 79-99; 500-655 pounds, 62-90. few Large 3 290-350 pounds, 54-90; one 550 pounds, 61.

CALVES 109…(calves sold per hundredweight) Holstein bulls were steady, 67 percent to special fed veal barns.

VEALERS: Standard and good, 70-120 pounds, 55-90; utility, 55-95 pounds, 27.50-50.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 85-120 pounds, 120-145. No. 2, 85-125 pounds, 95-117.50; couple No. 1 Holstein heifers 90-100 pounds 410 and 410, No. 2 80-145 pounds, 100-260.

Few Beef cross bulls and heifers, 80 and 105 pounds, 100-170.

HOGS: 3

SOWS: one Medium 285 pounds, 20.50.

BOARS: couple 23.50 and 29.

FEEDER PIGS: 4…sold by the head.

3 55 pounds, 33.

SHEEP: 35…slaughter lambs sold steady.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 43-59 pounds, 130-150; 80-90 pounds, 119-113; one 115 pounds, 105.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 8-60, yearlings 67-95.

GOATS: 41(sold by the head).

KIDS: Selection 1 20-50 pounds, 45-62. Selection 2 15-20 pounds, 20-27.50; 23-30 pounds, 17.50-34; 40-50 pounds, 50-62.50. Selection 3 25 pounds, 16.

YEARLINGS: Selection 1 50-60 pounds, 61-69; 80-90 pounds, 62.50-92.

NANNIES: 60-90 pounds, 35-52.50; 100-120 pounds, 40-67.50/per hundredweight.

BILLIES: couple 75 and 85 pounds, 52.50 and 57.50; couple 105 pounds 52.50 and 60/per hundredweight.

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The Market News Service Grain Market Summary for Western Pennsylvania for Apr. 9 follows:

Corn number 2, 3.06 to 4.02, average 3.86, wheat number 2, 3.35 to 3.90, average 3.68; barley number 3, 1.75, average 1.75; oats number 2, 1.70 to 2.25, average 2.10; soybeans number 2, 6.91 to 6.95, average 6.93; and ear corn, 108 to 115, average 100.50.

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The Hay Market Summary for Apr. 6, for Central Pennsylvania follows:

Alfalfa, 110 to 180; mixed hay, 80 to 187.50; timothy, 70 to 200; straw, 75 to 130; and ear corn, 115 to 132.50.