Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 26, 1980, Image 2

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    A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,1980
Livestock market and au
Lancaster
Market
Monday, January 21
Cattle Calves Hop Sheep
Today
685 83 1292 119
Last Monday
98 977 71
ou
Last Year
492 81 852 90
Monday’s Auction
880 99 993 119
Last Monday’s Auction
116 969 82
878
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers fully 2.00 lower, ex
tremes 3.00 lower; slaughter
heifers steady to weak; cows
1.00-2.00 lower; bullocks not
fully tested; bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Supply included 74
per cent slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1150-1350 lb. 66.5007.50;
Choice mainly 210701450 lb.
67.25-68.50; Choice 2-4 1000-
1375 lb. 65.00-67.25, few 64.25-
65.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-310001300 lb. 63.50
66.50; Good 2-3 60.5064.00,
several Good 13501525 lb.
Holsteins 56.00-57.50;
Standard 1-2 55.7059.0.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 8501050 lb. 64.00
66.75; Good 23 8501000 lb.
60.0064.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 47.50-49.85,
few head 51.00-52.75; Cutter
1-2 45.5049.00; Canner and
low Cutter 40.7045.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Good
10201200 lb. 62.7065.50,
couple Choice 66.00-68.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001850 lb. 62.5066.00, few
head 67.00-69.60; yield grade
210001350 lb. 58.0062.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 5.00
higher on high Good and low
Choice 70115 lb. Demand
good for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 140-300
lb. 100.00-110.00, few 110.00-
115.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-250 lb. 85.00-95.00,
90-115 lb. 75.00-85.00, few 70-
90 lb. 60.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
115.00-135.00; few head 95-120
lb. Holstein heifers 210.00-
234.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
3.00-5.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
70-105 lb. 72.00-73.00; Good
55-95 lb. 63.00-89.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 30.00-37.50.
Vintage
Livestock
Tuesday, January 22
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
748 600 8
Last Tuesday
767 647 16
444 20 871 21
coo Last Wednesday
692 481 11 ec, ii 199 c i
CATTLE: Compared to ~£v w l£a 1
last Tuesday slaughter m g
steers 3.00-3.50 lower, Wednesday’s Auction
slaughter heifers not fully 3 « M 1 91
tested; cows weak to 1.00
lower, after early sales Auction
being mostly 2.00-3.00 lower; CATTLE* Comnared to
Mb W.I-. Supply
I " cl^ ed P* j _. cent uneven, Choice and Prime
slaughter steers and 34 per mostly ’ 2-00 higher, Good to
Cl W ATITHTPR jjTPirRS. IoW Cboice stead y to 200
SLAUGHTER STEERS slaughter heifers
SSIST> weak to 1.00 tower, few sales
Choice mainly 21075-1325 lb’ SSSS,*
“ SiffiS"
inci “ d ' <i 63 >■" “ nt
slaughter steers, 22 per cent
63.00- Good 2-3 W-#5\S£!S b**”’ U
STEERS:
1450 1 D. Holsteinss7.oo-60.00; __j o_;_- *_a
f ?OW?^Srft 9 ’ oo ' ri 68.00-69.35, few
M 2W.S? SLi^l^Tb 5
several lots 51.50-54.00;
M^snii 2 46 ™ 9 1 50 ’ fe , W 7L75; Choice24looo-13751b.
4 9
Mies 45.0047.00; Canner and , QW choice M lb .
°nm i^^c 0 00 'Vu • 65.00-67.00, few 1300-1450 lb.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice « nsw-c m. nnod 2-3 59 no-
Io Si 2 fc ,b ? : l T 35 H , SJS"&S?i”SS:
BULLS: Yield grade 1 eg™
IiOO-iSOO lb. 61.75-64.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
couple 64 mdiwdual lb 63.00-
yield grade 2 2250 lb. 60.25. 55 75 f ew beac i vlp ih arade 2
VEAL CALVES: Choice 66.50167.00; Good 2-3 800-1000
“ d J P*™* ers Jf y lb. 58.00-63.00.
steady; high Good and low COWS: Utility and
Ounce 60-115 lb. 3.00-5.00 commercial 1-3 48.00-52.00,
higher Supply included 420 few 52 2 .75; Cutter 1-2
in graded sale of winch 56 46.50-49.50, few 49.50-50.00;
per cent sold to return to Canner and low Cutter 43.00-
farm. jg cn
VEALERS: Prune 220-280 RtliTS- Yield vrade 2
mlaS WOO-1300* lb. 55.50-59.75,
gS s le grade 1
and low Choice 120*250 lb, uitat pat vitc* in
85.00- 90-115 lb. 70.00- «r. . in
-78.00, OOoi lb. 60.00.70.00, *£“"* «*"“ te 3
5cer0160.701b.55.0005.00. Few Ug6
Good and low Choice 90-115
lb. 75.00-80.00.
SHEEP: No market test..
Last Year
RETURNED TO FARM:
50 head 90-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 215.00-257.50,40 head
85-100 lb. 169.00-192.50; 150
head 90-120 lb. Holstein bulls
132.00-138.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, January 23
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
VINTAGE SALES
W STABLES, INC.
Fi BULLS, STEERS,
BUTCHER COWS,
I LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY -11 A.M.
HOG SALES
WEEKLY: WED. & SAT. - 9 A.M.
EVERY THURSDAY - 12:30 P.M.
Get calves in early for grading & weighing
No weight loss.
FOfc MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE 717-768-8204
HOME PHONE 215-458-5060
L. ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, January 24
CATTLE: 616. Compared
to last Thursday, small
supply slaughter steers SO
LDO higher with most Choice
yield grade to 2 to retail
outlets at 2.00 higher;
slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows fully steady,
with Canner 'and Cutter firm
to 1.00 higher; bulls not fully
tested. Supply included 53
per cent slaughter-steers and
35 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Prime 3-4 1200-1325 lbs.
68.00- Choice mainly 2
1050-1300 lbs. 71.75-74.50, five
head 74.75-75.00; Choice 2-4
1000-1300 lbs. 68.50-71.00,
Choice 34 1300-1475 lbs.
66.00- high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
64.50- 1250-1450 lbs.
64.00- Good 2-3 62.00-
65.50, few 1300-1450 lbs. in
cluding Holsteins 58.50-62.00;
Standard 1-2 55.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 900-1025 lbs.
65.50- Standard 1-2,
Holsteins 50.75-53.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 48.50-52.00,
few 52.0054.00, about 10 head
54.5056.35; Commercial 34
45.0049.50; Cutter 1-2 47.75-
51.50, few 51.5053.00; Canner
and low Cutter 43.0047.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lbs. 61.75-66.00,
couple 68.00-73.10; yield
grade 2 950-1300 lbs. 55.00-
61.00.
VEAL CALVES: 451.
Choicfeand Prime vealers 5-
10.00 higher; high Good and
low Choice 90-115 lbs. 4-8.00
lower. Demand Good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prune 240-330
lbs. 123.00-130.00, few 130.00-
135.00; Choice 135-325 lbs.
107.00- few 120.00-
125.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-280 lbs. 92.00-
105.00, 120-140 lbs. 85.00-
90.00, 90-115 lbs. 64.00-76.00.
60-85 lbs. 50.0055.09.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lbs. Holstein
heifers 95.00-140.00, few
160.00- bulk 90-115 lbs.
Holstein bulls 90.00-110.00,
few 115.00-129.00.
SHEEP: 18. Insufficient
volume for a market test,
few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 34.00-46.00,
supply included 11 goats
selling by the head at 40.00-
49.00.