Feb 4, 2007 3 min read

The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for Jan. 25 is as follows: CATTLE:

STOCK COWS: 45 to 66.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial, 46.50 to 54; 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 64; grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.

FEEDER STEERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 85 to 112; 250-280 pounds, 90 to 118; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 110.

HEIFERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 80-107; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 75 to 96.

BULLS: Medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 70 to 109.

CALVES: Veal…prime, 70-105; choice, 60-84; good, 40-84.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90-120 pounds, few, 65-135; 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, 40-52. Sows, 1-3 300-500 pounds, 24-35.

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 120; choice, 40-75 pounds, 75-122 Feeder lambs, good, 50-110; sheep, 28-48; fat sheep, 19.50-25.50.

GOATS: Large, 65 to 95/head; medium, 50 to 65/head; small, 8 to 41/head.

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

Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Jan. 29, results were:

CATTLE: 208(Supplied by the auction)

STEERS: Standard 1-2, 63-69.50.

HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2, one 63; Standard 1-2, few 45-51.

HEIFERS: Standard 1-2, one 61.50.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 49.50-56. Boners, 80-85 percent lean, 44.50-51, few to 53.50. Lean, 85-90 percent lean, 38-45.50. Shells, 38 and down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, 1230-1890 pounds, 64-68; Yield grade 2, 1045-2040 pounds, 53.50-59.

FEEDER CATTLE

STEERS: Medium and large, 2, 350-490 pounds, 69-82; 620-720 pounds, 57-70; 785-890 pounds, 66-74.50.

HEIFERS: Medium and large 2, 380-510 pounds, 69-82; 520-618 pounds, 63-70; couple medium and large 3, 335 and 385 pounds, 55 and 57.50.

BULLS: Medium 1, 195 and 225 pounds, 119 and 121; 410-560 pounds, 86-99. Medium and large 2, 450-635 pounds, 67-71;. One large 3, 605 pounds, 54.

CALVES 113…(calves sold per hundredweight).

VEALERS: Standard and Good, 75-100 pounds, 30-50; Utility, 60-90 pounds, 5-25.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90-125 pounds, 90-105, few to 110; No. 2, 80-110 pounds, 55-90, few to 95; couple No. 1 Holstein heifers, 95 and 105 pounds, 250 and 275; one No 2 80 pounds, 140. Beef cross bulls and heifers, 50-110 pounds, 145-190.

HOGS 2

SOWS: couple 1-3, 555 and 600 pounds30.50 and 35.50.

FEEDER PIGS: 0…No Market Test.

SHEEP: 40

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice, 85-120 pounds, 97-110; one 115; 125-140 pounds, 85-89.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: one 43. Yearlings, one 72.50..

GOATS: 10 (sold by the head with weights actual).

KIDS: Selection 2, couple 40 pounds, 49 and 50; 50-60 pounds, 60-64.

BILLIES: one 125 pounds, 82.50.

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The Market News Service Grain Market Summary for Western Pennsylvania for Jan. 29 follows:

Corn number 2, 3.20 to 4.12, average 3.63; wheat number 2, 3.54 to 3.95, average 3.82; barley number 3, 1.75, average 1.75; oats number 2, 1.80 to 2.35, average 2.09; soybeans number 2, 6.25 to 6.61, average 6.43; and ear corn, 99 to 110, average 106.75.

The Hay Market Summary for Jan. 27, for Central Pennsylvania follows:

Alfalfa, 100 to 180; mixed hay, 90 to 205; timothy, 130 to 230; straw, 85 to 180; and ear corn, 80 to 135.