A2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 2,1950
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 28
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1386 134 974 76
Last Monday
1571 117 1019 101
Last Year
1069 111 1344 66
Monday’s Auction
1410 132 1091 119
Last Monday’s Auction
1526 109 1011 102
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, Slaughter
Steers weak to 50 lower;
Slaughter Heifers fully
steady; Cows 3.00-5.00
higher; Bullocks 2.00-3.00
higher; Bulls 3.00-4.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High-Choice and Prime 3-4
1140-1375 lbs. 70.85-73.10, few
lots 73.25-74.00; Choice 2-4
1000-1350 lbs. 68.00-71.00, few
71.00-71.85; 20 head Choice 3
1545-1678 lbs. 71.00-73.25;
high Good and low-Choice
2-3 1050-1300 lbs. 65.0h66.75;
Good 2-3 60.00-64.50; few
Standard and Good Hols
teins 55.75-57.50, couple
Choice 58.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1075 lbs.
63.5066.00, few Choice 2
66.0067.50; Good 2-3 850-1025
lbs. 56.5062.50.
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 1-3 52.00-55.00, few
55.00- Commercial 3-4
49.00- Cutter 1-2
49.00- Canner and low-
Cutter46.5h49.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice
1000-1350 lbs. 58.0061.50, few
62.0063.00; Good 1000-1250
lbs. 56.0069.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1000-1800 lbs. 57.50-62.00,
several 62.50-65.50, five
head 66.10-70.00; yield grade
21000-1350 lbs. 53.00-57.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 250-320
lbs. 104.00-108.00; Choice
160-280 lbs. 85.00-98.00; high-
Good and low-Choice 150-250
lbs. 75.00-85.00, 115-125 lbs.
68.00-75.00, 90-115 lbs.
55.0065.00, few 6085 lbs.
50.0055.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Few
Choice 80-105 lbs.
63.00-66.00; Good 5065 lbs.
50.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
utility and Good 16.00-24.00.
Vintage
Livestock
Tuesday, July 29
Report supplied by US DA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
1153 815 40
Last Tuesday
1070 741 22
Last Year
939 747 15
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter
Steers 2.00-2.50 higher with
Good and Choice Holsteins
3.00- higher; Slaughter
Heifers noi couiparaule.
Cows 3.00-4.00 higher, in
stances 5.00 higher on Utili
ty and Commercial; Bulls
3.00- higher. Supply in
cluded 67 percent Slaughter
Steers and 25 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1350 lbs. 71.35-73.50, few
73.50- Choice 2
1075-1375 lbs. 72.0h74.00, 10
head Choice 2 and Prime 3
74.75-75.00; Choice 2-4
1000-1350, few 1400-1475 lbs.
68.50- high-Good and
low-Choice 2-3 66.0068.75;
Good 2-3 61.0066.25; Good
and Choice 1080-1375 lbs.
Holsteins 58.0h59.75, few
Choice 60.0061.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1075 lbs.
65.2568.10.
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 1-3 49.50-54.25,
several 54.50-57.50, five
head 57.7568.00; Cutter 1-2
48.0062.75; Canner and low-
Cutter 45.50-48.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple
Choice 1050-1200 lbs.
56.75-58 50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1300-1800 lbs. 57.25-59.60,
couple 60.5062.85, individual
68.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances
5.00 lower. Supply included
527 in graded sale of which
64 percent sold to return
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Prime
280-345 lbs. 97,00-105.00;
Choice 165-280 lbs.
85.0094.00; high-Good and
low-Choice 120-250 lbs.
72.00-85.00, 90-115 lbs.
62.00-72.00, 60-85 lbs.
50.0062.00.''
RETURNED TO FARM:
42 head 100-125 lbs. Holstein
Heifers 176.00-186.00, 31
91-105 lbs. 136.00-154.00, 25
small frame 70-95 lbs.
78.0060.00; 30 head 120-125
lbs. Holstein Bulls
95.00- 125 100-115 lbs.
109.00- 35 9065 lbs.
70.00- 50 head small
frame 100-115 lbs.
72.0060.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test,
few Good 40-75 lbs. Spring
Lamb 541.0049.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 30
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
849 13 668 5
Last Wednesday
'636 54 890 0
Last Year
755 52 561 30
Wednesday’s Auction
935 15 722 1
Last Wednesday’s Auction
56 893
705
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers
unevenly steady; Slaughter
Heifers steady; Cows
steady to weak; Bulls weak
to 1.00 lower. Supply includ
ed 85 percent Slaughter
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High-Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1450 lbs. 70.10-73.60, 12
head 74.10-74.25, Choice 24
950-1375 lbs. 67.85-71.00, few
71.00-72.00; High-Good and
low-Choice 2-3 65.50-68.50;
Good 2-3 59.0fr64.50; Good
and Choice 1200-1650 lbs.
Holsteins 57.75-60.00; few
Standard 1-2 54.00-56.59.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs.
64.0fr66.60r
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 1-3 50.75-54.25, cou
ple 57.75-58.25; Cutter 1-2
48.50-51.75; Conner and low-
Cutter 43.00-47.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice
1050-1275 lbs. 58.75-62.60.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1800 lbs. 56.25-60.75, few
61.75- three head
2370-2675 lbs. 54.25-59.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lbs.
52.75-
VEAL CALVES: No
Market test.
SHEEP; No Market test.
New Holland
Livestock
i Thursday, July 31
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 1592. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers firm to 50 higher,
instances 1.00 higher with
Good and Choice Hoisteins
3.00- higher; slaughter
heifers 1.00-1.50 lower; cows
1.00 lower, with several sales
2.00 lower; bullocks fully
steady; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 70
per cent slaughter steers, 17
per cent cows and 10 per cent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1375 lbs. 71.00-74.00;
Choice 2 1050-1350 lbs. 72.50
74.50, around 15 head 75.25-
76.00; Choice 950-1450 lbs.
68.00- few lots 72.00
72.85; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 66.00-70.00; Good
2- 61.50-67.00; Good and
Choice 1100-1550 lbs.
Hoisteins 59.0002.75, few
Standard 1-2 55.5008.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 840-1050 lbs. 61.25-
65.25, few head Choice 2
66.00- few Good 800
1025 lbs. 57.0061.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.00-51.25,
few 51.50-52.85; Commercial
3- 44.0047.00; Cutter 1-2
46.25-50.00, few 50.00-51.75;
Canner and low Cutter 40.00
45.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1025-
1325 lbs. 59.25-64.00, couple
65.50-67.10; Good 10001250
lbs. 56.0059.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
13001800 lbs. 57.75-62.00, few
62.0065.25, individual 2625
lbs. 54.50; yield grade 21000
1350 lbs. 52.75-56.50.
VEAL CALVES: 511.
Vealers uneven, Choice and
Prime weak to 5.00 lower,
high Good and low Choice 60
115 lbs. mostly 5.00 higher.
Demand fair for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 280340
lbs. 95.00102.00, few 102.00
108.00; Choice 140300 lbs.
83.0095.00, high Good and
low Choice 130250 lbs. 74.00
85.00, 90115 lbs. 65.0076.00,
60-85 lbs. 58.0069.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 80115 lbs. Holstein
heifers 82.00-98.00, few
115.00140.00; bulk 85-115 lbs.
Holstein bulls 78.0098 00,
few 100.00112.00.
SHEEP: 45. Insufficient
volume for a fully market
test.
SPRING ‘LAMBS: Few
Choice 6060 lbs. 60.0066.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES;
Utility and Commercial
15.00-20.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, August 1
Cattle Calves
This Week 5600 1475
Last Week 5115 1464
Last Year 4379 1497
CATTLE; Slaughter
steers firm to .50 higher,
instances 1.00 higher with
Good and Choice holsteins
3.00-5.00 higher; slaughter
heifers mostly steady; cows
very uneven, sales early
part of week 2.00-4.00 higher,
this advance lost in closing
sales 1.00, instances 2.00
lower; bullocks fully steady;
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 67 per cent
slaughter steers, 12 per cent
cows, 7 per cent bulls, 5 per
cent slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1375 lbs. 70.75-74.00, few
head 74.10-74.25; Choice 2
1050-1350 lbs. 72.50-74.50,
around 15 head 75.25-76.00;
Choice 2-4 950-1450 lbs. 68.00-
72.00, few 72.00-73.00, high
Good and low Choice 2-3
65.5069.00, Good 2-3 61.00-
67.00; Good and Choice 1100-
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1550 lbs. holsteins 58.00-62.75,
few Standard 1 and 2 55.50-
58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1075 lbs. 63.50-
66.50, few Choice 2 66.50-
68.10; Good 2-3 800-1025 lbs.
56.50-62.50."
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 closed the
week at 47.00-51.25, few to
52.50, extremes during early
part of week 55.00-57.50,
Cutter-1 and 2 closed at 46.25-
50.00, few 50.00-51.75, Canner
and low Cutter 40.00-45.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1350 lbs. 58.0062.50, few
62.50-65.50; Good 1000-1250
lbs. 56.00-59.00. g
BULLS; Yield Grade l"
1300-1800 lbs. 57.0061.00, few
61.5063.00, 4 head 2370-2675
lbs. 54.25-59.50; Yield Grade
21000-1350 lbs. 52.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: choice
and Prime vealers weak to
5.00 lower, high Good and
low Choice 80-115 lbs. fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher
at the close. Demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime vealers
250-340 lbs. 95.00-102.00, few
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