Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Jan. 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1073 130 657 219
Last Monday
1171 139 1187 167
last Year
731 206 533 162
Monday’s Auction
802 139 689 223
Last Monday’s Auction
134 1010 202
1076
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers mostly 1.00 lower;
cows 23-75 higher; bullocks
steady, instances 1.00 higher
on Choice; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1200-
132 S lb. 48.25-47.10, couple
47.8548.00; Choice 1050-1325
lb. 45.2547.00; high Good and
low Choice 43.7545.50; Good
40.0044.25, few 39.5040.00;
Standard and low Good 35.10
39.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 850-1050 lb. 40.50
44.25; Good 34.50-39.75;
couple lots Standard and
Good 29.10-30.00.
COWS: Load Utility and
Commercial 27.50-28.50,
couple 29.00; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.00-27.60;
Cutter 23.50-26.00; Conner
and low Cutter 20.00-22.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950
1275 lb. 40.0044.75, couple
45.0046.00; Good 35.0040.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1250-1600 lb. 32.00-34.75,
couple 1875-2350 lb. 34.00-
35.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vcalers
fully steady.
VEALERS: Choice 60.00-
66.50, couple Prime 70.00-
75.50; high Good to low
Choice 54.00-60.00; Good
42.00- Standard and low
Good 110-125 lb. 30.00-40.00,
90-105 lb. 24.00-28.00, few 65-
85 lb. 19.00-23.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 95-110 lb. Holstein bulls
35.00-
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS:
Around 180 head Choice and
Prime 100-109 lb. 51.00-52.25;
Good 70-90 lb. 37.00-42.00;
few Choice 45.00-47.00.
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MELVIN R. WEAVER
RDI Box 529
Manheim, PA
PH: 717-569-6576
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, Jan. (
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 949 567 33
Last Tuesday
842 792 16
Last Year
788 574 14
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers steady to 1.00 lower,
with most sales Choice 50-
LOO lower; cows uneven,
Utility steady to 50 lower
with Canner and Cutter
mostly steady; bullocks firm
to 1.00 higher; bulls 50-1.50
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1325 lb. 45.75-
47.50, few Choice and Prime
48.0049.50; high Good and
low Choice 43.7545.75; Good
39.5044.00; Standard and low
Good 33.75-38.25; 40 head
Utility and Standard 885-1150
lb. Holsteins 25.00-28.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1050 lb. 40.00
43.85; Good 800-950 lb. 35.00
38.00; Standard and Good
650-775 lb. 24.75-29.00.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.50-27.50;
Cutter 23.00-28.00; Canner
and low Cutter 19.75-22.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1225 lb. 40.5042.00; Good
36.25-39.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1600 lb. 31.00-34.75; yield
grade 2 975-1275 lb. 28.00
31.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady.
VEALERS: Prime 68.00
72.50; Choice 54.00-63.00;
Good to low Choice 43.00
54.00; Good 35.0043.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
125 lb. 29.0035.50, 90105 lb.
23.0029.00, 7085 lb. 18.00
23.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
125 head 90-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 32.00-34.00, one 25 head
lot 100-105 lb. Utility Holstein
bulls 28.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test;
few Choice 60-100 lb. wooled
lambs 45.00-51.00, couple
52.00-54.00; Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 11.00-19.00.
&tea
Wes,
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Jan. 7
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
005 ISO 589 23
Last Wednesday
462 59 297 0
Last Year
747 90 823 5
Wednesday’s Auction
633 151 629 24
Last Wednesday’s Auction
373 58 290 0
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers SO
TS higher; cows firm to 75
higher; bullocks steady to SO
lower; bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1150-
1300 lb. 47.60-48.35; Choice
1000-1300 lb. 45.85-46.75, few
46.85- high Good and
low Choice 43.75-46.00; Good
40.75-45.00, three head 1570
lb. 38.00; Standard 33.65
38.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1100 lb. 42.05
44.00, couple 45.10; Good
38.00- Standard 600-750
lb. 24.50-28.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.00,
couple 28.10-28.60; Cutter
23.85- Conner and low
Cutter 22.00-24.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 39.00-42.60, couple
43.00- Good 33.50-38.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1650 lb. 35.75-39.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00- higher.
VEALERS: Prime 76.00-
80.50; Choice 65.00-73.00;
Good to low Choice 55.05
65.00; Good 45.00-55.00;
Standard and low Good 115
125 lb. 32.0042.00, 90-105 lb.
25.00-
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test,
one lot Choice 83 lb. wooled
lambs 47.00; one lot Choice
70-75 lb. new crop lambs
62.00-
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
HAY, STRAW & EAR
CORN SALE
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon.
Market is Good.
Wt Give the Buyer and Seiler
Our Personal Attention.
PAUL Z. MARTIN SALES STABLES
2 miles East of Intercourse
SALE MANAGED BY
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
PARADISE. PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
Every Wednesday At 9:00 A.M.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE AREA CODE 717-442-4181
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service,
Call 717-768-3117
Box 100 Paradise Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rf 30
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, Jan. 9
Cattle Calves
This week 4400 1250
Last Week 3317 1210
Last Year 3837 1390
CATTLE: Slaughter
Steers • to 1.00 lower; closing
weak to 50 cents lower, cows
steady to firm; bullocks 50-
LOO lower and bulls 1.00-3.00
higher.
Supply included an
estimated 40 pet. slaughter
steers; 22 pet. cows 6 pet.
bulls and balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 4544.25; with couple
45.10; good - 34.5545 39.75
high good to low choice 43.75
46; standard to low good
33.7539.50; standard to low
good - 24.5530.
BULLOCKS: 950 lbs. -1275
lbs. - Choice 3544.75; with
couple 4546; good 33.5540.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11051600 lbs. - 32-35; few 35
39; yield grade 2 9751400 lbs.
-2032.
COWS: Load of utility
commercial 27.5528.50; few
29; utility and high dressing
cutter 25.5528; few 2529.10;
cutter 23.5526.25; canner
and low good - 19.7523.50.
VEALERS; Prime: 71-77
with few 77-80.50; high good
53-65; choice 6571; good 42-
55; standard to low good 115
125 lbs. - 2540; 95105 lbs. - 25
30 with few 70-85 lbs. -1523.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
firm to 3.00 higher. Couple
5.056.00 higher.
RETURNED TO FARM:
125 head of 95115 lb. Holstein
bulls. 32-34; 1 lot 25 head 105
105 lbs. Holstein bulls. 28.00
(utility).
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster
Stockyards, Inc,
New Holland
Thursday, Jan. I
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 986 386 3
Last Thursday
530 210 7
Last Year
1045 502
CATTLE: Trends not
comparable because market
not reported the past two
weeks because of the
Holidays. Slaughter steers
supply mainly Standard and
Good with few Choice on
offer; cows mainly Cutter
and Utility with small supply
Canner and low Cutter;
bullocks mainly Good with
only about eight Choice on
offer. The best demand of the
day was for yield grade 1-2
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1325 lb. 46.05
48.00, few Choice and Prime
48.2548.85; high Good and
low Choice 43.7546.50; Good
39.50-44.00; Standard and low
Good 34.0539.50; Utility and
low Standard 27.0032.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 8051000 lb. 36.0040.00;
couple Choice 41.75-42.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.50-28.00,
few 28.25-29.10; Cutter 23.55
26.25; Canner and low Cutter
20.0522.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
10051275 lb. 40.2543.25;
Good 33.0538.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 32.00-34.85,
couple 35.25-35.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 28.00
32.00.
FEEDER STEERS: 35
bead Choice 850-905 lb. 39.00
42.00; couple lots mixed
Good and Choice 700-750 lb.
37.0039.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
moderately active with
increased showing of Choice
and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00
77.00; Choice 63.00-71.00;
Good to low Choice 53.00
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers £ Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: [7171397-7539
AAARTVi LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, PA 17552
Office Phone (7171-872-5491
John Bowman
Ph0ne:17171653-5728
Ron Ranch
Ph0ne:17171656-9849
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
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MONDAY’S ACTION:
9.00 A.M - Fat Hogs
10 00 AM - Horse Sale
1100 A.M. - Hay. Straw & Ear Corn
2 30 P.M - Fat Steers. Bulls. Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S ACTION;
12.00 Noon - Hay. Straw & Ear Corn
12 30 P M. - Dairy Sale
THURSDAYS ACTION:
11:00 A.M - Beef Sale
Order of Sale: Bulls. Fat Steers. Cows, Veal.
HEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES MG.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. DHfenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
63.00; Good 40.00-52.00;
Standard and Good 110-125 g
lb. 28.0038.00,90-106 lb. 20.00- 1
28.00, 7085 lb. 11.00-22.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Jan. 8
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last
Week Holiday
Trade active, feeder steers
and heifers steady to firm.
Majority receipts mixed
Good and Choice and Choice
400-800 lb. feeder cattle.
Moderate attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 35.50-38.75,
500-700 lb. 36.00-39.50, part
load 672 lb. at 40.20; 700-835
lb. 37.00-39,75; mixed Good
and Choice 300-600 lb. 32.00-
36.00, 600-900 lb. 33.50-37.50;
Good 300-500 lb. 27.5031.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Choice 350500 lb. 25.50-29.75,
mostly 26.50-29.75,500600 lb.
29.0031.50, 600-700 lb. 30.00-
33.00, part load 813 lb. at
32.70. Mixed Good and
Choice 300500 lb. 24.00-26.25,
500300 lb. 25.50-29.00; Good
300500 lb. 20.50-24.00, lot 608
lb. 23.50.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
Steers and heifers closed
steady to firm, with some __
sales 50 cents higher on
weights over 600 lb.
Slaughter cows found good
demand and finished 1.00-
2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
remained steady. Slaughter
heifers steady to 1.00 higher.
Salable receipts this week
totaled 18,400 bead, com
pared to 3,217 last week and *1
25,003 head last year. Cows
comprised near 19 percent of
week’s receipts, feeders 78
percent.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-288 T
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder cattle
and pigs.
4,600