—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 26, 1977
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1223 101 557 110
Last Monday
1120 199 711 101 _
Last Year 858 489 41
870 124 993 174 CATTLE: Compared to
Mondays Auction last Tuesday slaughter
1309 116 593 110 steers mostly 50 lower; cows
Last Monday s Auction uneven. Utility and Com
-I<s2 r. 890 j 10 * mercial steady to weak,
CATTLE: Compared to Conner and Cutter Ann to
last Wednesday slaughter 1.00 higher; bullocks scarce;
steers mostly steady,. m- —few
stances 50 lower on early SLAUGHTER .STEERS:
sales of Choice; Standard to High Choice and Prime 3-4
low Choice Holstelns 50-75 Hoo-1400 lb. 39.35-40.00;
higher; cows 50-1.00 higher; choice mainly 21050-1325 lb.
buUochs 1.00-1.50 lower; 39.5040.50, few 40.5041.75;
"SrChoice 2-41000-1425 lb. 37.85-
SLAUGHER STEERS: 3975. Good low
High Choice and Prime 3-4 choice 2-3 950-1350 lb. 36.00
1185-1325 lb. 39.35-40.85; '
Choice mainly 211001275 lb.
39.5041.25; Choice 2-4 1000-
1370 lb. 37.85-39.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
36.2038.00; Good 2-3 34.75-
37.00; Good to low Choice 1-3
11501475 lb. Holstein* 33.50
35.60; Standard 1-2 9501300
lb. 32.1034.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 8001050 lb. 36.00
38.00, couple 39.00-40.00;
Good 2-3 7501000 lb. 31.75-
35.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 31.00-32.50,
few 32.75-33.35; Cutter 1-2
28.50-31.30; Canner and low
Cutter 28.00-29.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1000-
1350 lb. 37.25-39.00, few 39.25-
40.00; Good 975-1250 lb. 32.75-
36.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.75-38.50, few
38.50-39.75; yield grade 2
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Vintage
Market
Tuesday, March 22 ,
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 911 544 15
Last Tuesday
937 557 29
Last Year
1000-1350 lb. 32.75-35.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady although
Standard and Good 70-105 lb.
2.00- lower.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-
80.00; Choioe 65.00-75.00;
high Good and low Choice
54.00- Good 44.00-53.00;
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
29.00- Standard 70-90
lb. 18.00-25.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
mostly steady, insufficient
volume wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes to fully test
trends.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
45-55 lb. 64.00-70.50, 55-80 lb.
60.00-65.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: One lot
Choice 100 lb. 56.00; few
Good 60-85 lb. 44.00-46.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES;
Utility and Good 15.00-18.00.
Lancaster
Auction New Holland
Wednesday, March 23
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
962 49 748
Last Wednesday
881 103 919
Last Year
772 72 502 43
Wednesday’s Auction
978 48 726 43
Last Wednesday’s Auction
972 101 915 64
CATTLE: Compared to cows fully 1.00 lower,
Monday slaughter steers to instances 2.00 lower on early
SOlower;cowsfullysteady,—salas;bullocksso-l.QOJower;
with Canner and Cutter firm buUs I * l - 50 lower - Su PPty
to 1.00 higher; bullocks include 51 per cent slaughter
mostly steady on small steers and 37 per cent cows,
supply; bulls steady to 50 SLAUGHTER STEERS:
lower. High Choice and Prime 34
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
38.50; Good 2-3 34.75-37.25;
Standard and low Good 1-2
32.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lb. 35.75-
37.25; Good 2-3 750-1000 lb.
33.50-35.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 1-3 28.50-31.00,
few 31.00-32.00 with couple
32.00-32.85; Cutter 1-2 27.75-
30.00; Conner and low Cutter
25.50-27.50.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1
1400-1850 lb. 35.00-37.35,
individual 1850 lb. 40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Standard and Good 80-110 lb.
weak to 2.00 lower instances
5.00 lower. Supply included 3-
4 in graded side of which 37
per cent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS; Choice 63.00
69.00; couple Prime 73.00
79.00; high Good and low
Choice 52.50-63.00; Good
38.00-50.00; Standard and
Good 80-110 lb. 29.00-35.00,
few Standard 70-90 lb. 22.00
27.50,
Returned to farm:
Standard and Good 100-115
lb. Holstein bulls 42.0043.00;
.one lot Standard and Good
100-105 lb. Holstein heifers
42.50, and 20 head 90-95 lb.
30.00-31.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested. Five bead Choice 30
40 lb. spring lambs 64.00
80.00; few Utility slaughter
ewes 16.00-18.00.
vintage sales
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PHONE AREA CODE 717-768-8204
Homs Phone 215-458*5060
L Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100
10 rmles East of Lancaster on R 1.30
Thursday, March 24
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1077 507 71
Last Thursday
1000 566 17
Last Year
1255 431 8
CATTLE: 1077. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers weak to 50 lower,
mostly deadline on high
Good to average'.Choice;
1100-1450 lb. 39.2540.35;
Choice mainly 21000-1300 lb.
39.2540.00, few head 40.00’
40.75, one lot 1280 lb. 42.75;
Choice 24 975-1325 lb. 37.75-
39.50; high Good and low
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3-4 1125-1350 lb. 39.5059.75;
Choice 2-41000-1350 lb. 37.75-
39.35; few Choice mainly 4
1250-1350 lb. 36.85-37.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
35.75-37.60; Good 23 34.50-
36.50; Standard 1-2 33.00-
34.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 800-1050 lb. 36.75-
37.75, few3B.oo-40.60; Good 2-
3 750-1000 lb. 32.0035.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 30.0032.50,
couple yield grade 4 28.85-
29.00; Cutter 1-2 27.7530.50,
couple 31.0032.00; Canner
and low Cutter 26.00-28.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1350 lb. 37.75-39.75; Good
1000-1250 lb. 34.00-37.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.0036.35; yield
grade 2 1000-1250 Jb. 32.00
33 50.
VEAL CALVES: Few
sales Good to Choice steady.
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
1.003.00 lower.
VEALERS: Few Choice
65.00-69.00, individual Prime
81.50; high Good and low
Choice 55.00-62.00; Standard
and Good 85-110 lb. 26.50
32.00, few Standard 7090 lb.
18.0025.00.
SHEEP: Small supply
spring lambs mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
65-85 lb. 62.5064.00.
Paradise. PA
Lancaster
Weekly
March 25,1977
Cattle
This Week 4600 1225
Last Week 5009 1440
Last Year 4243 1132
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, weak to SO lower
with least decline on high
Choice and Prime, although
Standard to low .Choice
Holsteins firm to 50 higher;
cows closed the week 1.00
lower after being mostly 1.00
higher the early part of
UUUVVN I,wv
lower; bulls 50-1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower. Supply
included 60 per cent
daughter steers, IB per cent
cows, 9 per cent heifers, 5
per cent bulls with tee
balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1400 lbs. 39.2540.85;
Choice mainly 21050-1325 lb.
39.2540.50, few 40.5041.75,
eight head 42.75; Choice 24
975-1325 lb. 37.75-39.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 950-
1350 lb. 36.00-38.50; Good 2-3
34.00-37.25; Good to low
Choice 1-3 1150-1475, lb.
Holsteins 33.50-35.60';
Standard 1-2 30.50-34.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 800-1050 lb. 35.75-
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8:00 A.M. - Fat Hop
10 00 A M. - Horse Sale
1100 AM. - Hay. Straw ( Ear Corn
1:30P.M.-Fat Stem, Batts. Cows AVeal
WEDNESDAY’S ACTION-.
12:00 Noon - Hay. Straw & Ear Corn
12.30 PM - Dairy Sale
1:00 PM - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION:
11-fin ill . M Sale
Order of Sale: BoDs, fat Steers. Cows. Veal.
• 6:30 P.M. - CaH Sale
NEW HOIUID SALES STAKES MG.
Abner V. oaiMftach, Maeepr
38.00, few 38.00-40.C0; Good 2-
3 750-1000 lb. 32.00-35.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 closing
27.50-30.75 with sales early
part of week mainly 31.00-
32.50; Cutter 1-2 closed the
week at 27.00-29.00; Canner
and low Cutter 23.00-27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
13501 b. 36.50-39,00, few 39.00-
40.00; Good 1000-1250 lb.
32.75-36.00.
Calves
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.0037.00, few
37.5039.75; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 31.0034.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady with Standard
and Good 80-110 lb. quoted
3.005.00 lower throughout
early part of week, reflecting
last week’s late decline.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00
80.00, few 80.5085.00; Choice
64.0077.00; high Good and
low Choice 150220 lb. 53.00
64.00, 115-130 lb. 35.0043.00;
Good 38.0050.00; Standard
and Good 90110 lb. 26.00
35.00; Standard 7090 lb.
20.0027.00,
RETURNED TO FARM:
Standard and Good 100-115
lb. Holstein bulls 42.00-43.00;
one lot Standard and Good
100-105 lb. Holstein heifers
42.50.
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1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder cattle
and pigs.
New MM, PA
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