The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provided this report on the Tuesday Mercer livestock auction.

CATTLE 207 — (Compared with last week's sale, slaughter steers sold weaker; slaughter cows sold 2.-4. lower.)

Steers — High choice and prime 2-3, few, 1360-1405 lbs., 85.50-87.; choice 1-3, 1175-1450 lbs., 81.75-86.; select 1-2, 1165-1440 lbs., 77.-82.50; standard 1-2, 1030-1400 lbs., 75.-76.50.

Holstein steers — Select 1-2, two, 1375 and 1410 lbs., 68.50 and 70.; standard 1-2, two, 1220 and 1370 lbs., 65.50 and 68.

Heifers — Choice 1-3, 1070-1350 lbs., 80.50-84., yield grade 4-5 down to 77.50; one, high choice, 1175 lbs., 87.; select 1-2, few, 1140-1400 lbs., 77.75-78.50; standard 1-2, one, 1235 lbs., 76.

Cows — Breakers 75-80 percent lean, few, 49.25-53.50, one 55.50; boners, 80-85 percent lean, 45.-48.25; lean, 85-90 percent lean 41.-46.50. Shells, 39.50 and down.

Bullocks — Select 1-2, one, 1355 lbs., 65.

Bulls — Yield grade 1, two, 1675 and 1925 lbs., 55. and 57.; yield grade 2, few, 1705-2145 lbs., 47.-52.

Feeder cattle — Steers — Few, medium, 400-650 lbs., 80.-83.; few 790-940 lbs., 69.-75.; few, large 3. 560-594 lbs., 55.-62.50. Heifers — One, medium 1, 290 lbs., 90.; 425-540 lbs., 69.-72.; few, 80-940 lbs., 71.-72.; few, medium 2, 600-680 lbs., 63.-69. Bulls — Few, medium 1, 375-400 lbs., 90.; 440-600 lbs., 74.50-77.; few, medium 1-2, 550-760 lbs., 65.-74.

CALVES 30 — Vealers — Few, standard and good, 80-120 lbs., 15.-30.; few, utility, 50-70 lbs., 3.-12.50. Farm calves — No. 1, Holstein bulls, 95-120 lbs., 40.-55.; few, No. 2, 80-120 lbs., 25.-40. One, No. 2, Holstein heifer, 125 lbs., 72.50.

HOGS 0 — No market test.

FEEDER PIGS 0 — No market test.

SHEEP 0 — No market test.

GOATS 2 — No market test.