2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 11,1979 Livestock market an Lancaster Market Lancaster, Pa. Monday August 6,1979 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1331 109 969 61 Last Monday 1047 111 1279 68 Last Year 1167 193 815 62 Monday’s Auction 1157 109 966 61 Last Monday’s Auction 1069 111 1344 68 CATTLE: Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 lower, in stances 3.00 off; slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 lower In limited test; Utility cows mostly 1.00 lower; bulls 3.00- 5.00 higher than last Wed nesday’s limited test. Supply included 75 per cent slaughter steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1050-1300 lb. 58.50-60.00; Choice mainly 21075-1150 lb. 59.25-61.00; Choice 2-4 975- 1375 lb. 57.50-59.50; Good 2-3 56.00-57.75; Standard and Good 1-3 1150-1550 lb. Holsteins 52.60-55.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 845-1000 lb. 56.00- 58.00, few 58,75-60.10; Good 2- 3 845-1070 lb. 51.50-55.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 48.25-51.50, some 52.00-54.60; Utility 3-4 42.50-45.50; few Cutter 1-2 43.25-47.00. BULLOCKS: Good and Choice 1-2 850-1200 lb. 56.25- 64.75, three bead 74.25-76.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-2165 lb. 67.00-69.75, couple 71.00-71.25; yield grade 2 1190-1530 lb. 60.00- 64.10. VEAL CALVES: Not enough last Wednesday to establish a price trend but higher undertone noted. VEALERS: Choice and Prime 250-325 lb. 105.00 112.00; Choice 150-250 lb. 98.00-108.00; Good and Choice 100-110 lb. 70.00-85.00, 80-100 lb. 60.00-70.00, few 60- 70 lb. 50.0060.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90-110 lb. 88.00- 100.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady to firm. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 38.00-39.10; Few US 1 200-235 lb. 39.60- 40.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 37.50- 38.00. SHEEP: No price trend available. SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime 100-105 lb. 58.00- 60.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 22.00-34.50. Market courtesy of USDA. Vintage Livestock Lancaster, Pa. Tuei., August 7,1979 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 835 705 21 Last Tuesday 939 747 15 Last Year 1106 689 25 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50-2.00 lower, in stances 3.00 off (Hi Choice 2- 4; slaughter heifers not enough for market test; cows 2.00-3.00 lower; bulls no comparison available from previous week. Supply in cluded 68 per cent slaughter steers and 26 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1100-1300 lbs. 58.50-61.50, few 4-5 1200-1375 lbs. 54.25-57.10; Choice mainly 2 1200-1350 lbs. 60.0062.35, few 63.35- 64.85; Choice 24 1000-1400 lbs. 57.5060.00, some 4-5 55.25-57.75; mixed Good and low Choice 2-3 55.25-58.00; Good 2-3 54.0056.00; Stan dard and Good 2-3 1150-1450 lbs. Holsteins 52.35-56.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: No test. COWS: Utility- and Commercial 2-3 44.5048.75, few 49.0052.50, some 34 40.0043.50; Cutter 1-2 43.50- 47.50; few Canner and low Cutter 1-2 40.7543.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1050-1885 lbs. 62.0058.00, few high dressing individual 1095-1355 lbs. 70.00-74.50; yield grade 2 1090-1300 lbs. 52.0056.00. VEAL CALVES: Choice vealers not well tested; Good and Choice 70-120 lbs. 1.00- 2.00 lower. Demand for heifer calves returned to farm very good. Ap proximately 30 per cent of the 404 graded calves returned to farm. VEALERS: Choice 183330 lbs. 89.00-100.00, couple Prime 103.00-105.00; few Choice 120-150 lbs. 78.00- 86.00; Good and Choice 120- 150 lbs. 74.00-83.00,90-120 lbs. 67.00-75.00, 80-90 lbs. 63.00- 69.00, few 70-80 lbs. 59.00- 64.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 79.00- couple 120.00- 145.00; Holstein heifers 85- 125 lbs. 125.00-182.50, couple 185.00- SHEEP: Not enough of any one class to adequately test the market. Market courtesy of USDA. Lancaster Auction Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, Augusts, 1979 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 895 64 929 9 Last Wednesday 55 910 21 859 Last Year 1026 71 869 7 Wednesday’s Auction 845 64 1020 9 Last Wednesday’s Auction 57 922 17 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers opened 1.00 lower, closed weak to 50 lower; daughter heifers SO-1.00 lower; cows 3.00-5.00 lower; bulls 2.00 lower. Supply included 82 per cent slaughter steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1075-1300 lb. 58.00-59.50, some 4-51225-1400 lb. 55.00-56.50 lot late 57.75; Choice mainly 2 1100-1350 lb. 58.50-61.10; Choice 2-41000-1350 lb. 56.50 59.00, mostly 57.00-58.00; mixed Good and low Choice 2-3 10001250 lb. 55.5057.50; Good 28 54.75-57.00; Stan dard and few Good 1-2 1200 1450 lb. Holsteins 52.0054.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 795-1135 lb. 55.00 56.75, individual Choice 2 990 lb. 59.50; mixed Good and low Choice 2-3 915-1210 lb. 54.35-55.25. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-3 43.10-48.50, few 48.60-59.00; Cutter 1-2 41.50-44.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1-2 950-1190 lb. 54.75-59.10, couple 67.35-67.60; Good 1-2 935-1210 lb. 52.25-55.00, three head 60.50-64.85. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-1720 lb. 64.75-67.50, individual 72.00; yield grade 21050-1260 lb. 58.00-62.60. VEAL CALVES: limited supply mostly steady. VEALERS; Good and Choice 100-110 lb. 70.0065.00, 80-100 lb. 60.00-70.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts fully 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 39.00-40.10; Few US 1 200-235 lb. 40.50- 41.50; US 16 200-250 lb. 38.75- 39.00. SHEEP: No test. Market courtesy of USDA. New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thur., August 9,1979 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1116 651 16 Last Thursday 1190 584 39 Last Year 1304 678 23 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday, Slaughter steers 1.001.50 lower in stances 200 off. Not enough Slaughter heifers for market test. Cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Bulls fully 2.00 lower. Supply 66% slaughter steers, 22% cows and 11% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice & Prime 3-4 10501250 lbs. 59.25-61.25, lot 4-5 1325 lbs. 56.35. Choice mainly 211001360 lbs. 60.50 63.10, few 64.0065.00; Choice 2-4 10001250 lbs. 58.0060.50 mostly 58.5060.00, some 4-5 54.75-57.85; mixed Good & Choice 2-3 56.1058.10, Good 2-3 54.5057.60. Holsteins: Good few Choice 2-312501410 lbs. 54.85-56.50, Standard 1-2 10401250 lbs. 52.5053.50, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: No test. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 2-3 47.0051.50, few 52.00-54.50, some Com mercial 3-4 43.00-47.50; Cutter 1-2 43.5048.00, few Canner & low Cutter 1-2 40.0044.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 9 50- 12 50 lbs. 57.0060.75, Good 1-2 940-1150 lbs. 53.0068.25. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1050-2035 lbs. 60.00-64.25, few 66.00-70.00; Yield Grade 2 1085-1450 lbs. 55.00-59.75. VEAL CALVES: Com- auction news pared to last Thursday, few 64.00-65.00; Choice 2-4 vealers uneven; Choice oyer 1000*1300—lb. 57.00-60.00; 120 lbs. 2.00-7.00 lower. Good mixed Good and Choice 2-3 & Choice under 120 lbs. 1.00- 55.20-58.00; Good 2-3 54.00- 2.00 higher. Demand very 57.75, Holsteins: Good few good for Holstein heifers to Choice 2-31250-1410 lb. 54.85- retum to farm. Prime 225- 56.50; Standard and Good 1-2 320 lbs. 99.00-107.00, Choice 170-360 lbs. 92.00-105.00, few SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 108-112.00; 120-170 lbs. 87.00- Choice 2-3 800-1135 ib. 55.00- 100.00; Good & Choiceloo-120 58.00, few early 58.75-60.10; lbs. 74.00-77.00, 80-100 lbs. Good 2-3 845-1070 lb. 51.50- 70.00-74.00 60-80 lbs. 60.00- 55.00. 70.00. COWS: " Utility and RETURN TO FARM: Holstein beifers 90-120 lbs. 130.00- SHEEP No test. Lancaster Weekly August 10,1979 Cattle Calves' This Week 4700 1550 Last Week 4044 1499 Last Year 4605 1631 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 lower; limited supply of slaughter heifers mostly 2.00 lower; cows 3.00-6.00 lower; bulls 2.00- lower; Choice bullocks 4.00-6.00 lower. Supply included 59 per cent slaughter steers, 4 per cent heifers, 14 per cent cows and 7 per cent bulls, with the balance feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1150-1350 lb. 58.00-61.10,50 me 4-5 54.25-57.75; Choice mainly 2 11001350 lb. 58.50 02.00, late 62.50-63.75 with a pB&RCATTLE CO J | RDI, Marietta, PA f I 17547 Z I Office Phone: I X (717) 653-8164 J I Specializing In I s Stockers & Feeders £ i JOHN BOWMAN i f Ph: (717) 653-5728 ! I RON RANCK I I Ph: (717) 656-9849 ! NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction AUCTIONS make the difference in marketing livestock! NEW HOUAND MONDAY’S AUCTION: 8:00 AM.-Fat Hogs 1000A.M -HorseSale 11.00 A.M. - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn 130 P.M. - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows i Veal WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION: 12 00 Noon - Dairy Sale 1:00 P.M. - Feeder Pig Sale THURSDAY’S AUCTION: 11:00 AM.-Beef Sale Order of Sale: Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal 4:30 P.M.-Calf Sale NEW HOLLAND SALE STABLES INC. New Holland, PA Abram W. Diffenbadi. Manager Phone; 717-354-4341 Commercial 2-3 44.00-51.50, some 52.00-54.60, 34 42.50- 47.50; Cutter 1-2 43.2548.00; Canner and low Cutter 1-2 40.0044.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1-2 1000-1300 lb. 54.75-60.75; Good 1-2 900-1100 lb. 52.25- 58.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-2035 lb. 60.00-67.00, few high dressing 69.00-74.00; yield grade 2 1000-1650 lb. 55.00-62.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers uneven; Good and Choice 2.00 higher; Prime 2.00-7.00 lower. VEALERS: Prime 200-320 lb. 99.00-112.00; Choice 170- 320 lb. 90.00-108.00; Good and Choice 150-200 lb. 82.00-’ 100.00, 80-115 lb. 70.00-78.00, 60-80 lb. 58.00-72.00. LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Route 22 PHONE: I JONESTOWN 865-2881 Sate every Tuesday at 1:30 P.M. starting with feeder cattle and pigs. Also Hay Safe every Tuesdayatl2:3o. makes the difference in auctions!
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