—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Feb. 5. 1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Jan. 31,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep.
Today
1200 137 1380
Last Monday
820 149 762 76
Last Year
556 116 650 200
Monday’s Auction
1220 140 1178 77
Last Monday’s Auction „
860 150 638 83
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday small supply
average Choice to Prime
slaughter steers mostly
steady, Good to .low Choice
25-50 lower, instances 75
lower; cows 50-71 higher; 1
bullocks steady; bulls 50-1.00
lower. .. ..
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 2-4
1100-1300 lb. 40.00-41.50;
Choice mainly 2 1050-1325 lb.
40.10-41.60; Choice 2-4 975-
1350 lb. 38.35-40.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 935-
1300 lb. 37.00-38.75; Good 2-3
34.00- Standard 1-2
30.50-34.50,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 900-1125 lb. 36.50-
38.25, few 38.75-39.75; Good 2-.
3 75Q-1000 lb. 34.00-36.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 25.50-26.75,
few 27.00-27.35; Cutter 1-2
23.75-26.00; Canner and low
Cutter 21.50-23.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 37.75-39.25, couple
40.00- Good 950-1200 lb.
33.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.50-36.00,
couple 36.00-36.85; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 31.50-
34.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS; Choice 65.00-
70.00, few Prime 70.00-75.00;
high Good and low Choice
55.00-65.00; Good 43.00-53.00;
Standard and Good 90-115 lb.
34.0043.00; few Standard 70-
90 lb. 22.00-30.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
and Prime 75-105 lb. 53.00-
55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 12.50-17.00.
Vintage
Market
Tuesday, Feb. 1,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 844 567 3
Last Tuesday
' 73
714 549 > 15
Last Year
592 618
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers mostly steady, in
stances 50 higher on Choice 2
and high Choice and Prime;
cows uneven. Utility and
Commercial weak to 50
lower, Canner and Cutter 50-
1.00 higher; bullocks scarce,
few sales steady; bulls 1.00-
1.50 lower. Supply included
52 per cent slaughter steers
and 34 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1050-1275 lb. 40.75-42.25;
Choice mainly 2 1050-1275 lb.
40.75- four head 43.00-
43.25; Choice 2-4 1000-1300 lb.
38.75- high Good and
low Choice 2-3 36.50-38.50;
Good 2-3 32.00-37.00; Stan
dard 1-2 29.75-33.75, few
27.50-29.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 900-1100 lb. 35.50-
37.50, few 37.60-38.25; Good 2-
3 750-1025 lb. 31.75-35.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 26.00-28.25,
few 28.50-29.25; Cutter 1-2
24.50-27.25; Canner and low
Cutter 22.00-24.25.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1250 lb. 36.00-37.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 33.50-35.75,
couple 38.25-39.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 29.00-
32.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers not fully
tested, although few high
Good to low Choice 5.00-0.00
lower, Standard and Good 90-
1301 b. 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply
included 339 in graded sale of
which 25 per cent- sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Good
and low Choice 54.00-58.00,
couple Choice 58.00-60.00;
Good 44.00-53.00; Standard
and Good 90-115 lb. 33.00-
43.00; Standard 70-85 lb.
24.50-32.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
80 head 100-115 lb.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Feb. 2,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 644 109 470 12
Last Wednesday
864 107 572 36
Last Year
760 154 907 22
Wednesday’s Auction
.635 166 538 - 29
Last Wednesday’s Auction
694 119 572 36
CATTLE: ' Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50-
1.00 higher; cows 50 higher;
insufficient volume bulls and
bullocks for a market test.
- SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Few high Choice and Prime
3-4 1100-1250 lb. 40.75-41.35;
Choice mainly 2 975-1250 lb.
40.5041.75; Choice 24 975-
1325 lb. 38.8540.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
37.7540.25; Good 2-3 34.75-
38.50; Standard 1-2 30.50-
34.25, one lot 29.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 900-1050 lb. 35.75-
39.35, few head 39.5040.85;
Good 2-3 750-1000 lb. 31.00-
36.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 26.00-27.25,
few 27.50-28.50; Cutter 1-2
24.50-27.00; C'anner and low
Cutter 22.00-24.50.
. BULLOCKS: Few Good
975-1200 lb. 32.00-37.25,
couple Choice 39.2541.25.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1400-1770 lb. 33.85-37.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00- lower; slaughter
calves 5.00-8.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 63.00-
68.00. few Prime 69.00-74.00;
high Good and low Choice
53.00- Good 42.00-51.00;
Standard and Good 90-110 lb.
32.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 325425 lb.
22.00- few 30.00-33.00.
Holstein bu 115.46.50-48.50;
one lot 120-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 47.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
M VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
BULLS, STEERS,
BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES .
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 11 A.M.
HOG SALES
WEEKLY - WED. A SAT. 9 AJW.
STATE GRADED fEEPER PIG SALE -
IST A 3RD THURSDAY, 1;00 P.M.
($l.OO a head Commission)
EVERY THURSDAY - 12:00 P.M.
HAY A STRAW SALE
Get calves in early for grading & weighing. No
weight loss.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE AREA CODE 717-768-8204
Home Phone 215-458-5060
L Robert Frame. Manager
Box 100 Paradise PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland
Thursday, February 3
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1092 646 2
Last Thursday
1161 540 1
Last Year
997 446
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers firm to 50 higher;
cows -steady to 50 higher;
bullocks scarce, few slaes
Good 50-75 lower; bulls
steady to 50 lower. Supply
included 55 per cent
slaughter steers and 33 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1050-1375 lb. 40.7542.00:
Choice mainly 2 1050-1275 lb.
41.0042.50, few head 42.75-
43.25; Choice 241000-1350 lb.
39.0041.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lb.
37.00-39.00; Good 2-3 1000-
1275 lb. 33.25-38.00; Standard
1-2 29.75-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:,
Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb. 36.00-
38.25; Good 1-2 750-950 lb.
31.50-36.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 25.00-27.00,
Jew 27.00-27.60; Cutter 1-2
24.00-26.25; Canner and low
Cutter 21.00-24.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 950-
1250 lb. 29.75-35.25, few
Choice 1000-1250 lb. 36.25-
38.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.35-36.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1250 lb. 30.00-
33.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Chioce 66.00-
72.00, few Prime 74.00-80.50;
high Good and low Choice
54.00- Good 44.00-52.00;
Standard and Good 90-115 lb.
34.00- 70-90 lb. 27.00-
33.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-110 lb. Holstein bulls
40.00-
SHEEP: No market test.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, February 4
Cattle Calves
..This Week 4200 1300
Last Week 4058 1380
Last Year 3197 1346
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
-opened the week 50-1.00
lower, this loss recovered
with later sales steady to
firm instances 50 higher;
cows steady to 50 higher;
bullocks steady to 50 lower;
bulls 50-1.00 lower. Supply
included 60 per cent
slaughter steers, 19 per cent
cows, 6 per cent heifers, 5
per cent bulls with the
balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1050-1375 lb. 40.7542.25;
Choice mainly 21050-1275 lb.
40.7542.50, few head 42.50-
43.25; Choice 241000-1350 lb.
38.7541.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 935-1300 lb.
37.00-39.00; Good 2-3 32.00-
38.00; Standard 1-2 29.75-
33.75, few 27.50-29.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 900-1100 lb. 35.50-
38.25, few head 38.2540.00;
Good 2-3 750-1000 lb. 31.00-.
36.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 25.00-27.25,
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marketing livestock!
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MONDAY'S ACTION:
8:00 A.K. - Fit Hop
10 00 A M Horse Sale
1100 AM Hay Straw A Ear Corn
1:30 P.M. - Fat Steers. Bulb. Cows A Veal
WEDNESDAY'S ACTION;
12:00 Noon • Hay Straw A Ear Corn
12 30 PM Dairy Sale
1:00 P.M. • Feeder Pig Sale
THUISOArS ACTION:
1100 AM.-Beef Sale
Order of Sale- Bulb. Fat Steers. Cows. Veal
6-30 P.M. - Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES UK.
New (MM. PA
Abmn W. DMMkadi, Manaier
few 27.25-28.50; Cutter 1-2
23.75-26.25; Canner and low
Cutter 21.Sfr-24.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 37.75-39.25, couple
39.5041.29; Good 975-1200 lb.
32.00-37.00, few 29.75-32.00.
BULLS: grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 33.50-36.50,
couple 35.50-37.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1330 lb. 30.00-
34.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
closed the week mostly
steady, although some sales
at midweek as much as 5.00
lower when compared to
corresponding day of
previous week.
VEALERS; Prime 70.00-
77.00, couple 77.00-80.50;
Choice 68.00-72.00; high Good
and low Choice 53.00-64.00;
Good 44.00-52.00; Standard
and Good 90-115 lb. 32.00-
43.00; Standard 70-90 lb.
24.50-33.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 325-425 lb.
22.0030.00, few 30.0033.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-110 lb. Holstein bulls
40.00-48.50; one lot 120-125 lb.
Holstein heifers 47.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
I mile. East of.
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
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Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder cattle
and pigs.
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Phone: 717-354-4341