Jan 20, 2008 3 min read

Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four Jan. 14 results were: CATTLE: 212…[PDA]…bulls were higher.

STEERS: Standard 1-2, one 63.

HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2, couple 68.50.

HEIFERS: Standard 1-2, couple 62.50 and 63.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 53 to 56; boners, 80-85 percent lean, 47.50 to 52.50; lean, 85-90 percent lean, 40 to 47. Shells 39 and down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, 970 to 2050 pounds, 54 to 60.50; yield grade 2, 980 to 1345 pounds, 48 to 54.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium 1, 503 to 655 pounds, 84 to 94; few medium and large 2, 315 to 462 pounds, 76 to 77; few large 3, 843 pounds, 53.

HEIFERS: Medium and large 2, 260 to 500 pounds, 70 to 81; 512 to 736 pounds, 69 to 81; few medium and large 3, 410 to 750 pounds, 82.50 to 145.

BULLS: Medium and large 1, 330 to 500 pounds, 87 to 92; medium and large 2, 318 to 506 pounds, 76 to 89; 525 to 655 pounds, 63 to 79.

CALVES 100

VEALERS: Standard and good, 75 to 140 pounds, 25 to 65; utility, 60 to 120 pounds, 5 to 20.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 95 to 125 pounds, 115 to 140; few to 145; no 2, 95 to 135 pounds, 75 to 110; couple no 1 Holstein heifers, 80 and 100 pounds, 420 to 600; beef cross bulls and heifers, 70 to 130 pounds, 85 to 120.

HOGS 1

SOWS: 1-3, 500 pounds, 25.50.

FEEDER PIGS 0…no market test.

SHEEP: 32

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 110 to 120 pounds, 91 to 92; good and choice, 47 to 72 pounds, 77.50 to 109.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 27.50 to 40.

GOATS 36…sold by the head.

KIDS: Selection 1, 52 to 65 pounds, 63 to 74; 75 to 90 pounds, 63 to 88; selection 2, 40 to 55 pounds, 40 to 64; 75 to 80 pounds, 70 to 83; selection 3, 40 to 55 pounds, 32.50 to 42.50.

NANNIES: one, 95 pounds, 62.50; couple 115 and 130 pounds, 52.50/per hundred weight.

BILLIES: one 95 pounds, 110; one 115 pounds, 52.50/per hundred weight.

WETHERS: couple 105 and 140 pounds, 69 and 90/oer hundred weight.

Livestock Auction results for Waynesburg Livestock Auction for Jan. 17 were:

CATTLE

STOCK COWS: 50 to 60.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial, 48 to 56; boner and boning utility, 43 to 47.50; cutter and boning utility, 40 to 42.50; canner and low cutter, 40 to down; shells 40 down.

BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1,500-2,000 pounds, 45 to 58; yield grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.

FEEDER STEERS: M&L 1, 250-280 pounds, 85 to 120; 300-500 pounds, 90 to 113.50; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 100; heifers medium and light 1, 300-500 pounds, 82 to 110; 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 53; 2-3 255-280 pounds, 34 to 53; 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. 14 is as follows:

Corn number 2, 4.19 to 4.50, average 4.27; wheat number 2, 7.40 to 8.29, average 7.83; barley number 3, 3; oats number 2, 2.50 to 3, average 2.67; soybeans number 2, 11.94, average 11.94; ear corn, 115 to 116, average 115.50.

Market News Service hay market summary report for central Pennsylvania for Jan. 12: Alfalfa, 185 to 240; mixed hay, 180 to 295; timothy, 175 to 260; straw, 115 to 155; ear corn, 110 to 155.