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,