Jun 15, 2008 3 min read

Eighty Four Livestock Auction held in Eighty Four June 9 results were: CATTLE: 143 [PDA]. Compared with last week’s sale, slaughter cows sold firm.

STEERS: Select 1-2, 1,025 to 1,095 pounds, 65 to 74.

HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select 1-2, 1,035 to 1,325 pounds, 63 to 67.

COWS: Breakers, 75-80 percent lean, 60 to 67, few to 70; boners 80-85 percent lean, 54 to 59.50; lean 85-90 percent lean, 48 to 53.50. Shells 47 and down.

BULLS: Yield grade 1, few 1,585 to 2,170 pounds, 65 and 69; one to 77.50; yield grade 2, one 1,750 pounds, 58.50.

FEEDER CATTLE:

STEERS: Medium and large, 2, 620 to 935 pounds, 71 to 90.

HEIFERS: Medium and large, 1, 535 to 667 pounds, 86 to 95; medium and large 2, 210 to 480 pounds, 79 to 98; 505 to 715 pounds, 72 to 93.

BULLS: Medium 1, 498 to 540 pounds, 92 to 99; medium and large 2, 225 to 495 pounds, 89 to 92; one 110; 520 to 707 pounds, 83 to 94.

CALVES 108…Holstein bulls sold 20 lower.

VEALERS: Standard and good, 85 to 120 pounds, 40 to 75; utility 60 to 110 pounds, 5 to 35.

FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls, 95 to 125 pounds, 105 to 120; No. 2, 90 to 140 pounds, 80 to 100; one No. 1 Holstein heifer, 105 pounds, 500; No. 2, 90 to 105 pounds, 95 to 250. Beef cross bulls and heifers, 95 to 190 pounds, 82.50 to 130.

HOGS: 1, boars, one 5.50.

FEEDER PIGS: 0…No market test.

SHEEP: 129…slaughter lambs sold lower.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice, 45 to 62 pounds, 85 to 100; 70 to 87 pounds, 89 to 102; 90 to 110 pounds, 80 to 90; good and choice, 35 to 62 pounds, 75 to 84.

SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 10 to 19, yearlings, 50 to 51.

GOATS 27…[sold by the head].

KIDS: Selection 1, couple 42 pounds, 45; selection 2, 35 to 40 pounds, 20 to 43; 50 to 85 pounds, 45 to 68; selection 3, one 45 pounds, 5.

NANNIES: 100 to 170 pounds, 32.50 to 60 per hundredweight.

WETHERS: one 95 pounds, 75.

Livestock Auction results for Waynesburg Livestock Auction for June 12 were:

STOCK COWS: 45.50 to 71.

SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and commercial 50.50 to 66.50; 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 61; 2-3 255-280 pounds, 41 to 47.50; sows 1-3 300-500 pounds, 19.50 to 40. 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 120; 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 120/head; medium, 50 to 75/head; small, 8 to 41/head.

Market News Service grain report for western Pennsylvania for June 9 is as follows:

Corn number 2, 5.20 to 5.91, average 5.56; wheat number 2, 6.61, average 6.61; oats number 2, 2 to 4, average 3; soybeans number 2, 13.80, average 13.80; ear corn, 140, average 140.

Market News Service hay market summary report for central Pennsylvania for June 6: Alfalfa, 135 to 190; mixed hay, 135 to 210; timothy, 110 to 200; straw, 130 to 190; ear corn, 150 to 220.