Jun 8, 2008 3 min read

Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four June 2 results were: CATTLE: 244 [PDA]. Compared with last week’s sale, slaughter cows and bulls sold higher.

HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2, one 1,250 pounds, 64.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 59.50 to 65.50, few to 70; boners 80-85 percent lean, 54 to 59; lean 85-90 percent lean, 48.50 to 53.50. Shells 48 and down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, 1,065 to 2,155 pounds, 68.50 to 76; one to 79; yield grade 2, 1,175 to 1,335 pounds, 64 to 67.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium and large, 2, 435-595 pounds, 81 to 110; 640 to 853 pounds, 85 to 106.

HEIFERS: Medium and large, 1, 370 to 522 pounds, 87 to 110; 640 to 700 pounds, 87 to 89; Medium and large, 2, 265 to 480 pounds, 81 to 94; 520 to 685 pounds, 76 to 92.

BULLS: Medium and large, 1, 240 to 480 pounds, 98 to 110; medium and large, 2, 245 to 430 pounds, 95 to 112; 545 to 720 pounds, 78 to 91; couple large, 3, 440 and 825 pounds, 53 and 62.

CALVES 99…Holstein bulls sold higher.

VEALERS: Standard and good, 80 to 125 pounds, 45 to 85; utility 60 to 110 pounds, 10 to 40.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 90 to 125 pounds, 117.50 to 145; No. 2, 85 to 120 pounds, 90 to 115; No. 1 Holstein heifer, 85 to 150 pounds, 385 to 450; No. 2, 80 to 85 pounds, 100 to 320. Beef cross bulls and heifers, 95 to 170 pounds, 94 to 145.

HOGS: 1, barrows and gilts, one 45-50 percent lean, 185 pounds, 41.

FEEDER PIGS: 0…No market test.

SHEEP: 190

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice, 47 to 68 pounds, 85 to 117.50; 77 to 90 pounds, 100 to 114; 95 to 115 pounds, 100 to 112.50; good and choice, 50 to 56 pounds, 80 to 82.50.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15 to 31, yearlings, 41 to 73.

GOATS 65…[sold by the head].

KIDS: Selection 1, 47 to 54 pounds, 57.50 to 76; selection 2, 30 to 50 pounds, 25 to 55; 70 to 85 pounds, 45 to 47.50; selection three, 30 to 50 pounds, 20 to 37.50.

NANNIES: 85 to 95 pounds, 22.50 to 40; 100 to 155 pounds, 32.50 to 77.50 per hundredweight.

BILLIES: one 95 pounds, 90.

Livestock Auction results for Waynesburg Livestock Auction for June 5 were:

STOCK COWS: 45.50 to 70.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial 50.50 to 64.50; boner and boning utility, 44 to 56; cutter and boning utility, 40 to 53.50; canner and low cutter, 40 to 43.50; canner and low cutter, 40 to 48; shells 40 down.

BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1,500-2,000 pounds, 53 to 73; yield grade 2, 1,000-1,400 pounds, 50 to 68.50.

FEEDER STEERS: Medium and light, 1, 250-280 pounds, 85 to 125; 300-500 pounds, 90 to 132; 600-900 pounds, 70 to 100; heifers, medium and light 1, 300-500 pounds, 82 to 104; light 1, 400-650 pounds, 82 to 96; bulls medium and light, 1, 300-620 pounds, 70 to 106.

CALVES: Veal…prime, 70 to 108; choice, 60 to 107; 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 30 to 85; beef – bull and heifers/head, 35 to 135.

HOGS:

BARROWS AND GILTS: 1-2, 210-255 pounds, 40 to 54; 2-3 255-280 pounds, 41 to 47.50; sows 1-3 300-500 pounds, 19.50 to 31.

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, 85 to 140; choice 40-75 pounds, 75 to 135.

FEEDER LAMBS: Good, 60 to 105; sheep, 10 to 43; fat sheep, 10 to 29.

GOATS: Large, 65 to 150/head; medium, 50 to 75/head; small, 8 to 41/head.

Market News Service grain report for western Pennsylvania for June 2 is as follows:

Corn number 2, 5.30 to 5.65, average 5.47; wheat number 2, 6.27, average 6.27; oats number 2, 3.30 to 3.50, average 3.42; soybeans number 2, 12.95, average 12.95; ear corn, 140, average 140.

Market News Service hay market summary report for central Pennsylvania for May 30:

Alfalfa, 145 to 225; mixed hay, 150 to 220; timothy, 120 to 155; straw, 115 to 195; ear corn, 150 to 207.50.