Feb 3, 2008 3 min read

Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four Jan. 28 results were: CATTLE: 192…[PDA]…Compared with last week’s sale; bulls were higher.

STEERS: Choice, 1-3, 1165 to 1380 pounds, 84.50 to 89.50; select 1-2, couple 77.00 and 79.50.

HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2, one 68.00.

HEIFERS: Choice, 1-3, one 1275 pounds, 83.00; select 1-2, 72.00 to 77.00; standard 1-2, 59.00 to 71.00.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, few 53.00 to 54.50; boners, 80-85 percent lean, 48.00 to 53.00; lean, 85-90 percent lean, 41.50 to 47.50. Shells 40.00 and down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1425 to 2595 pounds, 54.00 to 61.50; yield grade 2, couple 1360 to 1565 pounds, 45.00 to 50.50.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium 1, one 470 pounds, 108.00; medium and large 2, fancy 335 to 350 pounds, 112.50 to 121.00; 445 to 651 pounds, 86.00 to 98.00.

HEIFERS: Medium 1, 395 to 585 pounds, 84.00 to 88.00; medium and large 2, 300 to 500 pounds, 80.00 to 86.00; 525 to 540 pounds, 74.00 to 85.00.

BULLS: Medium and large 1, one 350 pounds, 110.00; medium and large 1, 520 to 835 pounds, 73.00 to 95.00; medium and large 2, 405 to 526 pounds, 69.00 to 87.00.

CALVES 133…Holstein bulls were lower.

VEALERS: Standard and good, 85 to 115 pounds, 30.00 to 50.00; utility, 60 to 110 pounds, 15.00 to 25.00.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90 to 120 pounds, 75.00 to 85.00; no 2, 90 to 125 pounds, 55.00 to 70.00; no 1 Holstein heifers, one 115 pounds, 300.00; no. 2, 80 to 110 pounds, 80.00 to 250.00.

HOGS 5

SOWS: Medium, few 135 to 245 pounds, 5.00 to 13.00

BOARS: one 6.00.

FEEDER PIGS 0…no market test.

SHEEP: 15

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High choice and prime, 88 pounds, 116.00; choice, 95 to 90 pounds, 110.00 to 111.00.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 27.50 to 40.00, one yearling, 82.00.

GOATS 41…sold by the head.

KIDS: Selection 1, 60 to 70 pounds, 78.00 to 85.00; selection 2, 60 to 70 pounds, 66.00 to 73.00; 85 pounds, 82.00; selection 3, 47 to 52 pounds, 26.00 to 50.00.

NANNIES: one, 75 pounds, 45.00; 100 to 165 pounds, 27.50 to 78.00/per hundredweight.

BILLIES: 100 to 205 pounds, 43.00 to 96.00/per hundredweight.

Livestock Auction results for Waynesburg Livestock Auction for Jan. 31 were:

CATTLE

STOCK COWS: 50 to 67.00.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial 50.50 to 62.50; boner and boning utility, 43 to 49.50; cutter and boning utility, 40 to 42.50; canner and low cutter, 40 to 43.50; shells 40 down.

BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1,500-2,000 pounds, 45 to 63; yield grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.

FEEDER STEERS: M&L 1, 250-280 pounds, 85 to 115; 300-500 pounds, 90 to 128.50; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 100; heifers medium and light 1, 300-500 pounds, 82 to 112; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 82 to 95; bulls medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 70 to 103.

CALVES: Veal…prime, 70 to 104; choice 60 to 96; good 40 to 84.

FARM CALVES: No.1 Holstein bulls, 90-120 pounds, few, 65 to 105; No. 2 Holstein bulls, 80-100 pounds, few 50 to 85; beef – bull and heifers/head, 35 to 128.

HOGS:

BARROWS AND GILTS: 1-2, 210-255 pounds, 40 to 50; 2-3 255-280 pounds, 34 to 48.50; sows 1-3 300-500 pounds, 20 to 40.50.

FEEDER PIGS: 1-3, 15-20 pounds, 5 to 17/head; 1-3, 25-35 pounds, 15 to 120/head.

LAMBS: High choice 80-100 pounds, 65 to 112; choice 40-75 pounds, 75 to 112.

FEEDER LAMBS: Good, 60 to 103; sheep, 10 to 45; fat sheep, 10 to 29.

GOATS: Large, 65 to 125/head; medium, 50 to 75/head; small, 8 to 41/head.

Market News Service grain report for western Pennsylvania for Jan. 28 is as follows:

Corn number 2, 4.27 to 5, average 4.53; wheat number 2, 7.40 to 8, average 7.97; barley number 3, 3; oats number 2, 2.50 to 3.50, average 2.96; soybeans number 2, 11.38, average 11.38; ear corn, 140, average 140.

Market News Service hay market summary report for central Pennsylvania for Jan. 25: Alfalfa, 170 to 260; mixed hay, 170 to 300; timothy, 205 to 265; straw, 110 to 150; ear corn, 127.50 to 150.