Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 02, 1980, Image 2

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    A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2,1980
Livestock market an
Lancaster
Market
Monday, January 28
Cattle Calves Hop Sheep
Today
551 72 694 72
Last Monday
83 1292 119
685
Last Year
879 115 906 96
Monday’s Auction
544 73 742 69
Last Monday’s Auction
680 99 993 119
CATTLE: Compered to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers steady to firm, in
stances 50 higher; slaugther
heifers- fully steady; cows
5.00-7.00 higher; bulls 3.00-
5.00 higher. Supply included
75 per cent slaughter steers,
10 per cent cows, 8 per cent
bulls and 7 per cent heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1425 lb. 67.75-69.50;
Choice 24 975-1350 lb. 67.00-
70.00; few head Choice 2
70.00-71.25; Choice 34 1275-
1400 lb. 65.5068.25, few head
4-54300-1450 lb. 62.8565.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.0067.50; Good 26 62.00-
66.25; Standard 1-2 58.50-
60.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 875-1000 lb. 64.00-
66.75; Standard 1-2 850-1100
lb. 55.7569.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16 54.0066.50
Cutter 1-2 54.0065.75, few
55.7566.50; Canner and low
Cutter 48.0064.00.
BULLOCKS: Pew Choice
1050-1150 lb. 66.2568.50,
individual 1310 lb. 72.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1900 lb. 64.75-69.60,
couple 2410-2520 lb. 62.25-
63.25; yield grade 21000-1400
lb. 57.00-63.75.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prune vealers firm to
5.00 higher; high Good and
low Choice mostly steady.
Demand good for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice
and Prime 240-300 lb. 120.00-
124.00; Choie 160-300 lb.
105.00- Good 140-200
lb. 90.00-102.00; high Good
and low Choice 120-200 lb.
85.00- 90-115 lb. 75.00-
85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
115.00-134.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs
1.00- lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few
Choice 80-100 lb. 70.00-71.00;
Choice and Prime 105-110 lb.
69.00- few Good 65-85
lb. 65.00-70.00.
Vintage
Livestock
Tuesday, January 29
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
930 _572 10
Last Tuesday
748 800 8
Last Year
751 540
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 1.00 to mostly 2.00
higher; slaughterheifersnot
fully tested; cows 4.006.00
higher; bulls and bullocks
not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 62 per cent slaughter
steers, 32 per cent cows, 4
per cent heifers and 2 per
cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1050-1375 lb. 68.75-70.50;
Choice mainly 21100-1375 lb.
69.00-71.00, 18 head 71.00-
74.00; Choice 241000-1450 lb.
66.0069.00, few 69.0069.50;
high Good and low Choice 26
1050-1450 lb. 64.5066.75,
around 40 head Good to low
Choice 341285-1350 lb. 63.35-
64.75; Good 26 60.0063.50;
few Standard 57.0060.00. '
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
One lot Choice and Prime 34
1240 lb. 63.25; Choice 26 675-
1050 lb. 64.7565.50; few Good
2659.2564.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 52.00-56.50,
several 56.50-58.00; Com
mercial 3-4 51.00-53.00;
Cutter 1-2 51.75-55.50, several
55.75-57.25; Canner and low
Cutter 48.50-51.50.
BULLOCKS: Chrice 1050-
1300 lb. 66.00-68.2 couple
70.00-71.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1800 lb. 64.60-67.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 55.50-
61.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady with high Good
and low Choice 60-115 lb.
5.00-7.00 higher. Supply
included 403 in graded sale of
which 57 per cent sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Prune
280-310 lb. 129.00-132.00;
Choice 120-310 lb. 103.00-
116.00, couple 117.00-122.00;
high Good and low Choice
1202501 b. 85.00-103.00,90-115
lb. 77.00415.00,6085 lb. 60.00-
75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
25 head 100-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 237.50-245.00,35 head
70-95 lb. 171.00-200.00; one lot
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls
129.00, 45 head 110-115 lb.
141.00, 90 head 90-105 lb.
149.00-150.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, January 30
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
463 29 923 3
Last Wednesday
20 871 21
444
Last Year
571 57 904 10
Wednesday’s Auction
571 28 914 3
Last Wednesday’s Auction
436 36 881 21
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaugther steers
mostly steady, instances 50
lower; slaughter heifers
firm to 1.00 higher; cows
steady to 1.00'lower; bulls
and bullocks not fully tested.
Supply included 70 per cent
slaughter steers, 15 per cent
slaughter heifers and 12 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1350 lb. 68.50-69.25, load
Choice and Prime 3-5 1360
1555 lb. 65.00-66.25; Choice
mainly 2 1050-1250 lb. 69.00
69.50; Choice 241000-1350 lb.
66.75-69.00, few 4-5 1300-1500
lb. 64.00-66.25; high Good and
low Choice 63.50-67.00; Good
2-360.00-64.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1200 lb. 64.50
66.75, few head yield grade 2
67.25-69.50; Good 2-3 825-1025
lb. 60.25-64.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 53.50-56.00,
few 56.00-57.85; Commercial
3-4 51.25-54.25; Cutter 1-2
52.00-55.25; Canner and low
Cutter 48.00-53.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Good
1000-1250 lb. 62.50-65.75,
couple Choice 68.00-69.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
Vintage Sales
Stables, Inc.
BULLS, stee'rs,
BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY -11 A.M.
HOG SALES
WEEKLY:
WED. & SAT. - 9 A.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE
EVERY THURSDAY - 12:30 P.M.
Get calves in early for grading & weighing.
No weight loss.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE 717-768-8204
HOME PHONE 215-458-5060
L. ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
d
auction news
1300-1800 lb. 66.00-67.50,
couple 2195-2395 lb. 65.25-
65.50.
VEAL CALVES: In
sufficient volume for a
market test.
VEALERS: Tew high
Good and low Choice 85-115
lb. 80.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
135.00-140.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
■' New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, January 31
CATTLE: 870. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers weak to-1.00 lower,
with Choice yield grade fully
1.00 lower; slaughter heifers
mostly steady; cows 4.00
6.00 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 44
per cent slaughter steers, 36
per cent cows, 15 per cent
bfklls and 5 per cent
slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1150-1375 lbs. 68.75-70.60;
Choice mainly 2 1050-1375
lbs. 69.00-70.50, few 70.75-
71.50; Choice 24 1000-1325
lbs. 66.50-69.00, few 69.00
69.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 64.00-67.50; Good
2-3 60.50-65.00; Standard 1-2,
mainly Holsteins 57.0060.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 8501025 lbs. 64.50
66.00, few yield grade 2 67.00
69.50; Good 2-3 805-1025 lbs.
60.0063.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 1 53.5057.00,
few 57.00-58.00; 1 Commercial
34 52.0054.00; Cutter 1-2
51.5055.75, few 56.0056.50;
Canner and Low Cutter
48.5051.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
11001300 lbs. 66.0070.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-18da lbs. 64.50-69.10,
around 35 head in one lot
1300-1700 lbs. 69.75-74.85,
mainly 72.50-74.00; few yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 61.00-
64.00.
VEAL CALVES: 444.
Vealers firm to 5.00 higher,
with Good 60-110 lbs. fully
10.00 higher although very
few of these available for
slaughter as any calf with
health and strength sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Prune 180-320
lbs. 125.00-135.00, few 136.00-
139.00; Choice 150-320 lbs.
107.00-124.00, few 124.00-
126.00; High Good and Low
Choice 120-240 lbs. 90.00-
110.00; Good 80-110 lbs. 72.00-
88.00, few 6080 lbs.' 60.00-
74.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
- Choice, 330-450 lbs. 74.00-
90.00, few 480615 lbs. 70.00-
72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 95-120 lbs. Holstein
heifers 155.00-210.00, few
210.00-240.00; several 80-100
lbs. 90.00-115.00; Bulk 95-120
lbs. Holstein bulls 135.00-
155.00, few 155.00-160.00;
several 85-100 lbs. 90.00-
125.00.
SHEEP: 9. Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, February 1
Cattle Calves
This Week 3200 1118
Last Week 2559 1171
Last Year 3682 1154
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers opened the week
steady to .50, instances 1.00
higher than the
corresponding day of the
previous week although did
not reach the price levels of
last week’s close; steers
relatively steady throughout
the week with closing prices
weak to 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers fully
CATTLE CO. |
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| JOHN BOWMAN
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NEW HOIWND The Action Auction
AUCTIONS
NEW HOUAND a k « j t o h n e s ? i ' ,ere "“
MONDAY’S AUCTION'
8 00AM - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
11 00 A M - Hay, Straw 4 Ear Corn
1 30 P M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows 4 Veal
WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION:
12 00 Noon-Dairy Sale
1 00 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY’S AUCTION:
11 00 A M -Beef Said
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
4 30 P M -Calf Sale
NEW HOUAND SALE STABLES INC.
New Holland. PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone. 717-354-4341
steady; cows 4.00-6.00
higher; bulls 1.00-3.00
higher. Supply mcluded 55
per cent slaughter steers, 23
per cent cows, 7 per cent
bulls aijd 7 per cent heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1050-1425 lbs. 68.50-70.50, load
Choice and Prime 3-5 1360-
1555 lbs. 65.00-66.25; Choice
mainly 2 1050-1300 lbs. 69.00-
71.00, 18 head 71.00-74.00;
Choice 2-4 1000-1450 lbs.
66.00-69.00, few 69.00-70.00; 4-
5 1300-1500 lbs.
high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.50-67.00, Good 2-3 60.00-
65.00, Standard 1-2 mainly
holsteins 57.0060.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1200 lbs. 64.50-
66.75, few head Yield Grade 2
67.2569.50; Good 2-3 825-1025
lbs. 60.0064.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 53.50-56.50,
several 56.50-58.00, Com
mercial 3-4 51.00-54.00,
Cutter 1-2 51.50-55.75, few
56.00-56.50, Canner and low
Cutter 48.00-53.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-
1300 lbs. 66.00-69.50, couple
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
.
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.
make the difference in
marketing livestock!