A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 19,1980
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Lancaster
Market
Monday, April 14
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calve* Hoga Sheep
Today
1037 81 1378 72
Last Monday
79 1014 43
813
Last Year
949 68 1389 803
Monday’s Auction
1212 96 1349
Last Monday’s Auction
79 1119
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers fully 1.00 higher than
last Wednesday’s late sales
or steady to firm, instances
50 higher than last Wed
nesday’s early sales;
slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows firm to 1.00
higher, instances 2.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1375 lb. 63.75-65.25, few
individual head 65.50-66.00;
Choice 2 1050-1325 lb. 65.00-
66.00; Choice 2 975-1350 lb.
61.2564.35; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 60.0062.50;
Good 2-3 56.0060.00, several
lots mixed Good and Choice
1300-1525 lb. Holsteins 55.50-
58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lb. 60.35-
63.00, few head 63.0064.10;
Good 2-3 800-1050 lbs. 57.00-
60.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 49.50-53.25;
Cutter 1-2 48.50-52.50, few
53.0054.75; Canner and low
Cutter 44 CO-48.00.
EtULLOCKS: Few Choice
1000-1300 lb. 61.0063.00,
c0up1e65.0065.23.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1800 lb. 80.7564.75, three
head 1625-2290 lb. 65.6069.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb.
57.0060.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers 5.00-3.00
higher; high Good and low
Choice 80-120 lb. mostly
steady.
VEALERS: One lot Prime
Special Fed 280 lb. 130.00;
choice 160-280 lb. 108.00-
120.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-180 lb. 75.00-95.00,
90-115 lb. 60.0060.00, few 50-
85 lb. 50.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
98.00-108.00.
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and
gilts 1.00-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1 205-240 lb. 29.50-30.00,
Few Selected 30.0061.00. US
1-2 200-240 lb. 28.50-29.00, US
16 210-255 lb. 28.00-28.50, US
26 255-290 lb. 27.00-28.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
90-102 lb. 75.0062.00, few 30-
381 b. 121.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 20.00-28.00.
Vintage
Livestock
Tuesday, April 15
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
1165
Last Tuesday
1183
Last Year
988
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers mostly 1.00 lower,
with some late sales 1.50-2.00
lower; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows 2.006.00
higher; bulls not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1075-1325 lb. 64.00-65.85;
Choice 2 1075-1300 lb. 64.50-
66.00, 12 head 66.25-67.35;
Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb. 60.50-
64.85, few late sales Choice 4
few 5 1075-1325 lb. 58.00-
61.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 60.00-62.50; Good
including Holstems 55.00-
59.00; few Standard 54.00-
57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 26 875-1050 lb.
60.75-81.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commercail 1-3 48.00-51.00,
few 51.00-53.25; Commercial
3-4 45.00-48.00; Cutter 1-2
47.00-49.75, few 50.00-51.00;
Canner and low Cutter 44.00-
48.00.
VEAL CALVES: Com
pared to last Tuesday
vealers firm to S.OO higher.
Supply included 360 in
graded sale of which 55 per
cent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 140-320
lb. 105.00-113.00; high Good
and low Choice 160-300 lb.
85.00-105.00, 120-160 lb. 80.00
95.00, 90-120 lb. 67.00-75.00,
70-90 lb. 52.0066.00; few
Standard 6085 lb. 50.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
50 head 90115 lb. Holstein
heifers 145.00166.00, few 70
80 lb. 100.00107.50; 130 head
100120 lb. Holstein bulls
80.0089.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 26.00-35.00.
Few Choice 70-95 lb. spring
lambs 94.00-96.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, April II
Report supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
689 33 1269
Last Wednesday
1113 44 1449
Last Year
826 53 1060
Wednesday’s Auction
703 45 1268
Last Wednesday’s Auction
45 1448 21
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower, most
decline on high Choice and
Prime; slaughter heifers 50-
LOO lower; cows mostly
steady on small supply;
bulls 1.00-1.50 higher on
small supply. Supply in
cluded 85 per cent slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1300 lb. 63.50-64.85, one
lot 1240 lb. 65.35; Choice 24
975-1450 lb. 61.5064.00, few
64.0064.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 57.0061.50;
Good 2-3 including Holsteins
VINTAGE SALES
JMf STABLES, INC.
BULLS. STEERS,
BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
" 1 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 m 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
56.25-59.00; few Standard 1-2
54.2566.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 850-1075 lb. 59.75-
62.00, few yield grade 2 62.25-
63.50; Good 26 850-1000 lb.
55.0069.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16 48.0061.00;
Cutter 1-2 46.7560.00, few
50.5061.85; Canner and low
Cutter 44.5046.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 59.8563.00, few
63.75-66.85, individual 2440
lb. 57.00; yield grade 2 1000-
13501 b. 56.0060.00.
VEAL CALVES: Small
supply vealers mostly
steady.
VEALERS: Few Choice
140-270 lb. 108.00-114.00; high
Good and low Choice 120-220
lb. 75.00-95.00, 90-115 lb.
60.00-75.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 28.50-29.10,
Few lots 29.25-29.35. Few
Selected US 1 205-235 lb.
31.00- US 1-3 225-265 lb.
28.00-
SHEEP. No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: 1497. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers fully steady, instances
50 higher; slaughter heifers
1.00 lower, instances 2.00
lower; cows 3.00-5.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,
around 40 head high dressing
yield 1 2.00-3.00 higher.
Supply included 56 per cent
slaughter steers, 24 per cent
cows and 15 per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1450 lb. 63.25-64.60, few
yield 4-5 60.0062.00; Choice
yield grade 2 1050-1325 lb.
64.5067.25; Choice 24 975-
1400 lb. 60.5064.00, few 64.00-
64.60; Choice 461100-1425 lb.
57.7561.25; high Good and
low Choice 26 58.5061.25,
few lots mixed Good and
Choice Holsteins 56.0068.00;
Good 26 55.0069.00; Stan
dard 1-2 52.7566.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 850-1060 lb. 58.50-
60.50, few 60.5062.25; Good 2-
3 825-1025 lb. 53.0067.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16 46.5048.50,