Fanning, Saturday, January 12,1980 Livestock market and au Lancaster Market Monday, January 7 Lancaster, Pa. Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 834 83 1303 95 Last Monday 474 61 625 0 Last Year 623 106 791 65 Monday’s Auction ' 733 86 1176 95 Last Monday’s Auction 480 63 891 CATTLE: Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers uneven, weights under 1250 lbs. mostly steady, 1250-1450 lbs. 50-75 higher; heifers 50-1.00 higher; cows steady to 50 lower; bullocks not fully tested; bulls mostly steady, instances 1.00 higher on yield grade 2. Lancaster, Pa. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Tuesday, January 8 High Choice and Prime 3-4 Cattle Calves Sheep 1200-1425 lbs. 69.75-72.10; Today 946 748 15 Choice 21050-1325 lbs. 71.00- Last Tues. 482 388 2 72.50, few head 73.00-74.00; Last Year 714 499 11 Choice 2-4 1000-1250 lbs. CATTLE: No trend 69.00-70.60, 1250-1475 lbs. because market not reported 67.50-70.50; high Good and for past two weeks. Supply low Choice 2-3 65.75-69.00; included 58 per cent Good 2-3 62.50-65.50; few slaughter steers and 36 per Standard 1-2 60.00-62.50. cent cows. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 3 900-1050 lbs. 70.50- High Choice and Prime 3-4 71.50, few head 73.00-73.75 i 1175-1425 lbs. 69.50-70.75, few Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 66.50- 4-5 1325-1425 lbs. 66.00-69.00; 68.50; mixed Good and Choice mainly 2 1025-1425 Choice 2-3 875-1200 lbs. 63.75- lbs. 70.50-72.50, around 15 66.00; few Good 2-3 57.25- head 72.50-74.00; Choice 2-4 62.00. 1000-1250 lbs. 68.50-70.60, COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 50.00-54.00, few bead 54.00-55.75, couple 57.00-57.75; Commercial 34 beef breed 875-1100 lbs. 47.50- 50.00; Cutter 1-2 49.75-53.00, few 53.00-54.00. BULLOCKS: Good 1000- COWS: Utility and 1250 lbs. 63.50-66.50; few Commercial 1-3 50.50-54.50, Choice 67.75-72.50. several 54.50-55.75, couple BULLS; Yield grade 1 56.00-57.00; Commercial 3-4 1100-1800 lbs. 66.00-69.50, few 47.50-50.50; Cutter 1-2 49.00- 69.50-72.00, six head 73.00- 74.50; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lbs. 63.00-66.50, few 950-1000 lbs. 59.00-62.00. VEAL CALViIS; Choice vealers mostly steady; bulk of supply high Good and low Choice 70-115 lbs. 5.00 lower. VEALERS: Choice 140-250 lbs. 102.00-110.00, couple 110.00-114.00; high Good and low Choice 120-230 lbs. 80.00- 95.00, 90-115 lbs. 60.00-75.00, few 55-85 lbs. 50.00-65.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs weak to 1.00 lower. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime 95-105 lbs. 71.00; few head Choice 75-95 lbs. 65.00-68.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: One lot Utility 125 lbs. 34.00. Vintage Livestock 1250-1425 lbs. 67.50-69.75; Choice 4-5 1250-1500 lbs. 63.75-66.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 65.00-68.75, Good 2-3 62.0065.50, several lots Holsteins included; Standard 1-2 61.00-63.00. 52.50, few 52.5054.50; Canner and low Cutter 45.50-50.00. BULLOCKS: Around 10 head 1250-1450 lbs. Choice 71.50-73.85; Good 1000-1350 lbs. 62.00-65.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lbs. 65.00-69.25, couple 70.00-71.60; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 62.00- 64.50, few 900-1000 lbs. 57.50- 60.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers active, best demand for Choice and Prime 160-320 lbs. Good demand for Holstein heifers, but only fair demand for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Prime 240-300 lbs. 111.00-118.00; Choice 120-270 lbs. 99.00- 110.00; few 110.00-113.00; high Good and low Choice 150-250 lbs. 78.00-95.00, 120- 150 lbs. 74.00-85.00,90-115 lbs. 66.00- with 70-85 lbs. 51.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head 100-125 lbs. Holstein heifers 189.00-198.00, 35 head 90-105 lbs. 146.00-173.00; 160 head 100-125 lbs. Holstein bulls 86.00-97.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a market test. Lancaster Auction Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, January 9 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 556 33 1417 1 Last Wednesday 72 1233 648 Last Year 522 61 958 Wednesday’s Auction 478 43 1482 1 Last Wednesday’s Auction 78 1017 63 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers steady to firm, instances 50 higher; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows 1.00-2.00 lower; bullocks not tested; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply included 68 per cent slaughter steer and 16 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice and Prime 3-4 1075-1350 lbs. 71.00-72.10; few head Choice 2 1050-1250 lbs. 70.75-71.85; Choice 2-4 900- 1300 lbs. 69.35-70.75, couple lots 71.00-71.60; few lots Choice 34 1275-1450 lbs. 67.50-69.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lbs. 66.00-68.00; Good 2-3 62.50- VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. TP*! BULLS, STEERS, fjS&r- BUTCHER COWS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES SOLD ON COMMISSION SALE EVERY TUESDAY -11 A.M. HOG SALES WEEKLY: WED. A SAT. - 9 A.M. EVE3Y THURSDAY - 12:30 P.M. Get calves in early for grading & weighing No weight loss. FOR MARKETING INFORMATION PHONE 717-768-8204 HOME PHONE 215-458-AO6O L. ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 65.00; Standard 1-2 57.75- 61.50. SLAUGHTER- HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 65.00- 67.75, few head yield grade 2 70.00-70.75. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 49.00-52.50, few 53.00-54.35; Commercial 34 47.00-50.00; Cutter 1-2 48.00-52.25; Canner and low Cutter 45.0048.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1900 lbs. 65.0048.85 Jew head 71.25-72.25; yield grade 21000-1350 lbs. 61.00-65.25. VEAL CALVES: In sufficient volume Choice for a market test; high Good and low Choice 90-115 lbs. mostly steady. VEALERS; Few head low Choice 140-200 lbs. 102.00- 104.00; high Good and low Choice 120-230 lbs. 80.00- 95.00,90-115 lbs. 60.00-75.00. SHEEP; No market test. New Holland January 10 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 916 432 28 Last Thurs. 925 799 6 Last Year 1474 501 27 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers uneven, bulk of sales 1.00-1.50 lower, extremes 2.50 lower although few sales Yield Grade 2 mostly steady; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows 2.00-3.00 lower with many early sales 4.00 lower; bullocks fully steady; bulls .50-1.00 lower. Supply included 53 per cent slaughter steers, 35 per cent cows, 9 per cent bulls, 3 per cent slaughter heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1075-1250 lbs. 70,50-71.60; 3-4 1250-1450 lbs. 66.75-68.50; Choice mainly Grade 2 975-1225 lbs. 71.25-73.00, few head 73.00-74.00; Choice 2-4 1250-1450 lbs. 66.75-68.50; 1150-1450 lbs. 62.75-66.50, high Good and low Choice 2-3 65.50- Good 2-3 62.50- few Standard 1-2 59.75-61.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few head Choice 3-4 850-1100 lbs. 58.50-62.50. COWS: Utility and Com mercial 1-3 49.25-51.50, few 51.50-53.85, Commercial 3-4 45.00-49.50, ' Cutter 1-2 45.5043.00, few 49.50-52.50,
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