—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 1,1979
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Livestock market an
Lancaster
Market
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, August 27,1979
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1334 110 1435 99
Last Monday
109 1226 125
1404
Last Year
971 176 774 77
Monday’s Auction
1180 112 1473 99
Last Monday’s Auction
101 1419 126
1331
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, Slaughter
Steers and Heifers 1.00-2.00
lower; Cows steady, in
stances 1.00 lower on Utility;
Bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1400 lbs. 63.85-65.85; 4-5
1275-1500 lbs. 58.85-63.00;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1300
lbs. 64.75-66.00; Choice 2-4
975-1350 lbs. 61.75-64.35;
high-Good and low-Choice 2-
3 58.75-62.00; Good 2-3 57.50-
60.00; Standard 1-2 56.50-
59.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 59.00-
64.00, couple lots 850-900 lbs.
58.50-59.50; Good 2-3 850-1050
lbs. 55.0060.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 50.00-53.85,
couple 55.00-55.85; Com
mercial 3-4 48.00-50.00;
Cutter 1-2 49.00-52.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 46.50-
49.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1275 lbs. 60.25-62.75; Good
59.00-60.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1900 lbs. 62.25-66.75,
several 67.00-69.75, five head
70.00-72.00; yield grade 2
1000-1300 lbs. 56.25-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
5.00 higher.
VEALERS: 20 head Prime
320-335 lbs. 118.00; Choice
160-300 lbs. 95.00-105.00;
high-Good and low-Choice
140-160 lbs. 85.00-100.00; SO
HO lbs. 70.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 95-115 lbs. Holstein
Bulls 95.00-110.00.
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
weak to .50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-265 lbs. 42.2543.00,
few 43.0043.50; few US 1210-
240 lbs. 44.0044.50; US 1-3
220-260 lbs. 41.5042.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 350550 lbs.
33.0034.25; 550650 lbs. 31.50-
33.00.
SHEEP: Spring Lambs
fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
and Prime 100-115 lbs. 61.50-
62.50; one lot Choice 60 lbs.
65.00; few Good 50-80 lbs.
52.0057.00.
Market courtesy of
U.S.D.A.
Vintage
Livestock
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, August 28,1979
Cattle Calves Sheep
1243 717 5
Today
Last Tuesday
1278 709 14
Last Year 1191 . 764 10
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter
Steers 1.00-3.00 lower,
mostly 2.00-3.00 lower;
Slaughter Heifers weak to
2.00 lower; Cows 4.00-6.00
lower. Supply included 74
percent Slaughter Steers and
20 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 34
1150-1375 lbs. 63.00-64.50,
couple lots 4-5 1250-1385 lbs.
59.10-63.00; Choice mainly 2
1050-1300 lbs. 65.00-66.00, 16
head 66.00-67-75; Choice 2-4
975-1400 lbs. 61.75-64.85;
Choice 4-5 1250-1400 lbs.
55.25-59.00; high-Good and
low-Choice 2-3 58.00-61.50;
Good 2-3 56.00-59.00; Stan
dard 1-2 53.7566.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 2-3 975-1025 lbs.
57.85-62.00; Good 800-1000
lbs. 54.75-56.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.75-50.25,
few 50.5051.25; Commercial
34 45.5047.50; Cutter 1-2
44.7548.25, few 48.2549.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 43.00-
46.00.
VEAL CALVES: Small
supply Choice 160-300 lbs.
Vealers firm to 3.00 higher;
high-Good and low-Choice
60-115 lbs. 7.00-10.00 higher.
Supply included 401 in
graded sales of which 51
percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS; Choice 140-260
lbs. 94.00-106.00; high-Good
and low-Choice 120-250 lbs.
84.00-95.00; 90-115 lbs. 80.00-
87.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00-80.00,
few 60-70 lbs. 69.00-71.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
45 90-120 lbs. Holstein
Heifers 193.00-199.00; 125
head 100-115 lbs. Holstein
Bulls 99.00-103.00, 17 120-125
lbs. 80.00.
SHEEP: No test.
Lancaster
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wed., August 29,1979
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
670 53 1630 3
Last Wednesday
1185 36 1033 7
Last Year
891 64 883 10
Wednesday Auction
543 53 1590 2
Last Wednesday Auction
1102 46 1212 10
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers
firm to 1.00 higher, instances
1.50 higher on some late
sales of Choice; Slaughter
Heifers 50-1.00 lower; Cows
5.00-6.00 lower; .Bulls steady
to weak, few eariy sales 2.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 34
1040-1325 lbs. 63.85-66.00, part
load 1285 lbs. 66.50; Choice 2-
4 950-1375 lbs. 62.50-65.50, few
lots 65.50-66.00; high-Good
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BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
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L. ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
and low-Choice 2-3 58.00
62.50; Good 2-3 58.50-61.50,
few Standard 56.50-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 840-1000 lbs. 60.00
62.60, few 3-4 1100-1175 lbs.
56.00-57.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 44.50-46.50,
few 47.0049.00; Cutter 1-2
43.0046.00; Canner and low-
Cutter 40.0044.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lbs. 60.0066.50, few
66.50-68.00, couple 70.25-
72.75; yield grade 2 10001350
lbs. 56.0060.60.
VEAL CALVES; Small
supply Vealers mostly
steady.
VEALERS: Few Choice
160-280 lbs. 100.00-105.00;
high-Good and low-Choice 2-
3 80-115 lbs. 70.00-80.00.
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
2.00-3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 39.25-40.00,
few 40.0041.00; few lots US 1
205-235 lbs. 41.5042.50; US 1-
3 235-265 lbs. 38.50-39.25.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, August 30,1979
CATTLE: 1050. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers uneven, few early
sales steady to weak,
although later sales firm to
75 higher; slaughter heifers
weak to 1.00 lower; cows 6-
8.00 lower; bullocks and
bulls not fully tested, few,
sales bulls steady. Supply
included 68 per cent
slaughter steers and 21 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prune 34
1100-1325 lbs. 65.00-67.75, one
lot 68.50; Choice mainly 2
1075-1325 lb. 66.50-68.50, few
head 69.00-69.50; Choice 24
975-1375 lb. 63.00-66.50,
several lots late 66.75-67.35;
load 4-5 1340-1480 lb. 57.00-
61.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 59.75-63.00; Good
2-3 59.50-62.00; Standard 1-2,
mainly Holsteins 54.75-59.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lb. 61.25-
63.75, one lot Choice 21065 lb.
66.75; Good 2-3 850-1000 lb.
54.00-60.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 43.0047.00,
few 47.5049.75; Commercial
34 41.0042.75; Cutter 1-2
41.5046.00, few 46.0047.50;
Canner and low Cutter 38.00-
42.00.
auction news
BULLS: Few yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 64.00-68.00,
couple 68.0069.50, few yield
S slo 2 100 °- 145()
VEAL 460.
Compared to lasted. Thur
sday vealers uneven, Choice
and Prime 5-8.00 lower
although high Good and low
choice 60120 lb. firm to 5.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prune 240330
lb. 108.00118.00, few 118.00
122.00; Choice 160300 lb.
100.00-116.00, 120160 lb.
90.00105.00; high Good and
low Choice 90115 lb. 73.00
84.00, 7090 lb. 70.0077.00,
few 5070 lb. 62.0073.00.
SHEEP: 26. Small supply
spring lambs and slaughter
ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
75-105 lb. 63.00-67.00, few
Good 55-95 lb. 57.00-63.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES;
Utility and Good 28.00-33.00.
GOATS; 95. AH goats sold
by the head.
MATURE GOATS: Bulk
36.0048.00 per head few
49.00- several 30-50 lb.
18.00- per head.
Lancaster
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
FtL, August 31,1979
Cattle Calves
This Week 4600 1350
Last Week 5803 1432
Last Year 5200 1625
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers very uneven, sales
early part of week 1.00-3.00
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8 00 A M - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
11 Ob A M - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
130 P M Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY S AUCTION
12 00 Noon Dairy Sale
100 P M Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY S AUCTION
11 OOAM-Beef Sale
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
4 30 PM-Calf Sale
NEW HOUAND SALE STABLES INC
New Holland, PA 1
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone 717-354-4341
lower, this loss recovery
late with closing sales
to .75 higher; slaughter
heifers 1.00 lower, soij t
early sales 1.50 lower; cow s
6.00-8.00 lower; bulls weakto
1.00 lower; bullocks not fuUy
tested. Supply included 61
per cent slaughter steers, 13
per cent cows, 9 per cent
slaughter heifers, 7 per cent
bulls, with the balance
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime
1050-1375 lbs. 65.00-67.75, one
lot 68.50, many sales early
part of week 63.00-65 00,
Choice mainly 2 1050-1325
lbs. 66.50-68.50;' Choice 24
975-1375 lbs. 63.00-66 50,
several lots late 66.75-67 35
Choice 4-5 1250-1480 lbs
56.00-61.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 59.00-63 00,
Good 2-3. 58.50-62.00; Stan
dard 1-2 mainly holstems
53.75-59.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 840-1100 lbs. 59.00-
64,00, few head Choice 2
66.75; Good 2-3 850-1175 lbs
54.00-60.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 43.0047 50,
few 47.50-50.25; Commercial
34 41.0044.00; Cutter 1-2
closed the week at 4159-
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
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.
Also Hay Sale every
Tuesday at 12:30