Livestock auctions, crop sales
Results from the recent livestock auctions and crop sales in the region were as follows: —
The Pennsylvania Livestock Market Report for Waynesburg for Feb. 22 is as follows:
CATTLE:
STOCK COWS: 45 to 58.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial, 46.50 to 55; 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 62.50; grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 85 to 1012; 250-280 pounds, 90 to 124; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 110.
HEIFERS: Medium and light, 1, 300-500 pounds, 80-115; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 70 to 91.
BULLS: Medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 70 to 100.
CALVES: Veal…prime, 70-100; 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 54.50; 2-3, 255-280 pounds, 50-63.50. 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 122; choice, 40-75 pounds, 75-122 Feeder lambs, good, 50-100; 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.
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Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four on Feb. 26, results were:
CATTLE: 212…(PDA)
STEERS: Select 1-2 , couple 62.50 & 73.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3, one 1,420 pounds, 78.50. Select 1-2 couple 66 and 70.
HEIFERS: Standard 1-2, one, 70.
COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 52.50-57. Boners, 80-85 percent lean, 45.50-52.50. Lean, 85-90 percent lean, 39.50-47.50, few to 49. Shells, 39 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1, 1,145-2,185 pounds, 59.50-65. Yield Grade 2, couple 1,025-1,555 pounds, 53 and 58.50.
FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS: One medium and large 2, 180 pounds, 92.50; 475-785 pounds, 82-95. Medium and large 3, 168-228 pounds, 80-82.50.
HEIFERS: Medium and large 1 430-520 pounds, 87-100. One large 1 240 pounds, 105. Medium and large 2 200-505 pounds, 79-85; one 705 pounds, 72. One medium and large 3 355 pounds, 64.
BULLS: Medium and large 1, 205-390 pounds, 112-118. Medium and large 2 240-492 pounds, 104-108; 495-665 pounds, 67-85. One medium and large 3 335 pounds, 56.
CALVES 145…(calves sold per hundredweight)
VEALERS: Standard and good, 75-115 pounds, 40-65; utility, 50-100 pounds, 15-40.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 95-120 pounds, 95-100, one 112.50; No. 2, 80-115 pounds, 65-90; one No. 1 Holstein heifers 150 pounds, 275, No. 2 80-110 pounds, 70-275. Beef cross bulls and heifers, 70-115 pounds, 95-165.
HOGS: 9
BARROWS and GILTS: few 45-50 percent lean, 235-270 pounds, 54 and 56, couple 40-45 percent lean 300 pounds 25 and 26.
SOWS: Few 1-3, 280-445 pounds 30 and 32.
BOARS: one, 14.
FEEDER PIGS: No market test.
SHEEP: 52
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice, 94-103 pounds, 117-120; 60-75 pounds, 122-135, one 116 pounds 107. one Good and Choice 80 pounds 112.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 36-60, Yearlings 87.50-102.
GOATS: 27 (sold by the head).
KIDS: Selection 1, 63-75 pounds, 80. Selection 2, 49-58 pounds, 52.50-62.50, 65-90 pounds 67.50-77.50.
NANNIES: 65-115 pounds, 70-80.
BILLIES: 82.50 and 85.
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The Market News Service Grain Market Summary for Western Pennsylvania for Feb. 26 follows:
Corn number 2, 3.70 to 4.10, average 3.97; wheat number 2, 3.74 to 3.95, average 3.87; barley number 3, 1.75, average 1.75; oats number 2, 2 to 2.35*2.50, average 2.19; soybeans number 2, 7.13 to 7.30, average 7.22; and ear corn, 105 to 118, average 110.33.
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The Hay Market Summary for Feb. 24, for Central Pennsylvania follows:
Alfalfa, 90 to 175; mixed hay, 95 to 170; timothy, 135 to 195; straw, 75 to 120; and ear corn, 95 to 125.