—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 3,1979
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Livestock market an
Lancaster
Market
Mon., 0ct0ber29,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1021 120 1502 98
Last Monday
130 829 47
712
Last Year
687 132 824 42
Monday’s Auction
573 100 1485 90
Last Monday’s Auction
150 900 36
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
stem steady to 50 lower,
instances 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers 50-1.00
lower; cows mostly steady to
1.00 lower; bullocks not fully
tested; bulls steady to weak.
Supply included 56 per cent
slaughter steers, 20 per cent
cows, 14 per cent bulb and 10
per cent slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice mainly 2 1050-1250
lbs. 68.75-69.50, couple head
70.00-71.00, Choice 2-4 1050-
1400 lbs. 66.00-69.50, few lots
Choice 4 with few 51250-1500
lbs. 64.25-66.00; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 64.50-
66.50; Good 2-3 60.50-64.75;
Standard 1-2 60.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs, 62.50-
66.35, few 67.00-67.75; Good %
3 825-1050 lbs. 60.0063.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 48.25-50.75,
few 51.00-52.00; Cutter 1-2
47.50-50.00; Canner and low
Cutter 43.0046.50.
BULLOCKS: Pew Choice
1050-1275 lbs. 67.00-68.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lbs. 62.50-65.50, few
66.00-68.10; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 57.00-61.00; few
54.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 3.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 140-270
lbs. 105.00-112.00, few Choice
and Prime 260-320 lbs. 115.00-
116.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-260 lbs. 92.00-
105.00, 90-115 lbs. 85.00-94.00,
few 70-90 lbs. 80.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lbs. Holstein
bulls 105.00-133.00; few 90-125
lbs. Holstein heifers 110.00-
140.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
2.00-3.00 higher. Supply
included 32 goats.
WOOLED LAMBS: One
Choice 104 lbs. 69.00, few"
Choice 85-105 lbs. 64.00-66.50;
Good 45-70 lbs. 55.0040.00.
GOATS: Bulk of supply 30-
45 lbs. kid goats sold at 21.00-
27.50 per head.
Vintage
Livestock
Toes., October 30,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
783 675 47
Last Tuesday
852 766 35
Last Year
822 602 36
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday , slaughter
steers 1.00-2.00 lower,
slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00
lower; cows 2.00-3.00 lower;
bulls and bullocks not fully
tested in recent weeks.
Supply included 49 per cent
slaughter steers, 40 per cent
cows, 7 per cent bulls, and 4
per cent slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice mainly 2 1050-1300
lbs. 68.50-70.25 with about a
dozen head 70.50-72.50;
Choice 2-4 1000-1450 lbs.
66.50-68.50, few 65.75-66.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.75-66.25; Good 2-3 60.50-
63.75; Standard 1-2 59.00-
60.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 2-3 850-1025 lbs.
61.5053.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 48.0049.25,
few 49.50-50.50; Commercial
34 44.0046.50; Cutter 1-2
45.0048.75, few 49.00-50.50;
Canner and low Cutter 1-2
41.5045.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1350 lbs. 62.75-65.60; Good
1000-12751b5. 61.00-62.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1750 lbs. 62.00-65.00, few
66.50-68.50; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 57.0062.25,
several 850-1050 lbs. 53.75-
57.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
fully steady, high Good and
low Choice 70-110 lbs. 10.00-
15.00 lower. Supply included
418 in graded sale of which 65
per cent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 150-285
lbs. 111.00-115.00; Choice 160-
300 lbs. 102.00-112.00, 120-160
lbs. 97.00-106.00; high Good
and low Choice 110-260 lbs.
80.00-95.00, 90-110 lbs. 70.00-
86.00, 70-90 lbs. 60.00-80.00;
few Good 160-250 lbs. 70.00-
85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-125 lbs. Holstein
heifers 182.00-200.00; few 85-
105 lbs. 145.00-155.00; lbO-105
lbs. Holstein bulls 129.00-
130.00, 110-125 lbs. and 90-95
lbs. 114.00-121.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
3.004.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
70-105 lbs. 64.00-69.00; Good
40-90 lbs. 51.00-62.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wed., October 31,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
676 57 113# 12
Last Wednesday
66 1197 0
991
Last Year
662 59 1061 27
Wednesday’s Auction
486 59 1106 12
Last Wednesday’s Auction
527 38 1301 0
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers fully steady on small
supply; cows 501.00 lower;
bullocks not fully tested;
bulls 501.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 24 1000-1325 lbs.
66.00-67.75, few 65.7566.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.75-66.00; Good 26 60.50-
65.00; few Standard 1-2 56.00-
60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 875-1050 lbs. 65.00-
66.75, couple
Good 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 59,50-
62.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 16 48.0049.50,
few 49.50-50.60; Commercial
34 42.2545.50; Cutter 1-2
44.5048.00, few 48.5060.10;
Canner and low Cutter 41.50-
45.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
1000-1300 lbs. 63.0065.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lbs. 63.0066.00, few
66.5067.50; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 58.5062.25.
VEAL CALVES: In
sufficient volume Choice for
a market test; high Good
and low Choice 80-115 lbs.
8.00-12.00 lower.
VEALERS: High Good
and low Choice 140-220 lbs.
85.00-92.00, 80-115 lbs. 70.00-
88.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Few 90-115 lbs. Holstein
heifers 140.00-185.00; few 90-
115 lbs. Holstein bulls 105.00-
130.00.
SHEEP: One lot Good
wooled lambs 75 lbs. 61.50.
New Holland
Livestock
Thurs., November 1,1979
CATTLE: 764. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers steady to weak, or
fully 1.00 lower than early
auction news
last week; slaughter heifers
steady to firm; cows mostly
steady, instances 1.00
higher; bullocks not fully
tested; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 46 per cent
slaughter steers, 35 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls and 9
per cent slaughter heifers. '
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few head Prime 3-4 and
Choice mainly 2 1050-1275
lbs. 67.75-68.75; Choice 2-4
1000-1350 lbs. 66.00-68.35, few
65.5066.00;-high Good and
low Choice 2-3 64.25-66.25;
Good 2-3 60.50-64.50; Stan
dard 1 : 2, mainly: Holsteins
58.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 63.00
67.75, one small lot Choice 2
950 lbs. 70.50; Good 2-3 825-
1025 lbs. 59.0062.75. '
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16 48.5062.00,
several 52.2564.35; Cutter 1-
2 47.2560.50, few 50.5062.00;
Cannerand low Cutter 42.00-
48.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1200 lbs. 56.7561.50, couple
Choice 62.0064.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lbs. 63.2566.25, few
66.2568.00; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 57.5061.75, few
900-1050 1b5.65.0067.00.
VEAL CALVES 582.
Choice and Prime - vealers
fully steady, instances 3.00
higher, high Good and low
Choice vealers 70-115 lbs.
10.00-15.00 lower. Demand
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MONDAY’S AUCTION:
8 OO A M - Fat Hogs
10 OO A M - Horse Sale
11 OO A M - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
1 30 P M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S AUCTION:
12 OO Noon - Dairy Sale
1 OO P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY’S AUCTION:
11.00A.M-Beef Sale
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
4 30 PM-Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALE STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-3544341
Good for calves to return to
farm.
VEALERS; Prime 230-350
lbs. 115.00-122.00, few 124.00-
130.00; Choice 120-300 lbs.
98.00-112.00, ,few 114.00-
124.00; high-Good and low
-Choice 170-375 lbs. 85.00-
102.00, 90-120 lbs. 72.00-85,00,
70-90 lbs. 68,00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-JM lbs, Hoktein
heifers 12Jr.00-ISO.OO, tew
160.00-186.00. Bulk 90-120 lbs.
Holstein' bulls 98.00-118,00,
few 118.00-126.00.
SHEEP: 34. Wooled lambs
fully steady. -
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
65-110 lbs. 66.00-72.00, Good
55-90 lbs. 60.00-65.00.
Lancaster
.. Weekly -
Friday, November 2,1979
' Cattle Calves
This Week 4700 1450
Last Week 4773 1560
Last Year 5481 1364
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers mostly 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers steady to
.50 lower; cows generally
1.00-2.00 lower throughout
the week with dosing prices
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile Fast of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865<2881
Safe every Tuesday at
1:30 P.M. starting with'
feeder cattle and pigs.
Also Hay Sale every'
Tuesday at 12:30. ■