A2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 25,1980
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, October 20
Report supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1193 134 900 60
Last Monday
105 1073 91
1593
Last Year
660 130 900 36
Monday’s Auction
730 138 874 60
Last Monday’s Auction
129 973 130
1144
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers firm to 50 higher,
instances 1.00 higher on
Prime; slaughter heifers
generally steady; cows
steady; bullocks 1.00-1.50
higher on Choice, steady on
Good; bulls firm, few sales
yield grade 1 1.00 higher.
Supply included 51%
slaughter steers, 8%
slaughter heifers, 15% cows,
and 26% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1175-
1400 lbs. 72.60-75.00; few
Choice 2 1150-1425 lbs. 73.25-
75.60; Choice 24 1050-1325
lbs. 68.85-72.50, couple lots
72.60-72.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 65.00-70.00;
Good 2-3 62.00-67.00; Good
and Choice 1250-1450 lbs.
Holsteins 60.25-63.25; few
Standard 1-2 56.25-59.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1050 lbs. 65.00-
68 00, couple 1230-1280 lbs.
69.25; Good 2-3 850-1025 lbs.
59.00-63.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 44.75-48.50,
few 49.00-50.00; Commercial
04 41.0046.00; Cutter 1-2
44.00-48.25, few 48.5050.00;
Conner and low Cutter 41.00
44.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1100-
1350 lbs. 61.50-66.25, few
67.00-69.10; Good 1000-1300
lbs. 54.0061.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1400-1900 lbs. 58.50-61.50, few
head 62.0066.00; yield grade
2 1000-1400 lbs. 54.50-59.75,
few 900-1050 lbs. 52.00-54.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady. Demand fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: One lot Prune
360 lbs. 124.00; few Choice
and Prune 250-320 lbs. 105.00-
112.00, couple 114.00-118.00;
few Choice 150-250 lbs. 95.00-
105.00; high Good and low
Choice 130-260 lbs. 80.00-
95.00, 90-115 lbs. 68.00-75.00,
80-90 lbs. 60.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
90-115 lbs. Holstein bulls
85.00-95.00; 85-115 lbs.
Holstein heifers 120.00-
155.00,
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
and slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS:
Around 15 head Choice 100
lbs. 65.00; Good 5065 lbs.
50.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 15.00-26.00.
Vintage
Livestock
Tuesday, October 21
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
717 841 20
Last Tuesday
973 814 37
Last Year
852 766 35
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 50 higher, instances
1.00 higher; slaughter
heifers not tested; cows
mostly steady, although
Utility and Commercial firm
to 50 higher; bulls not fully
tested. Supply included 48%
cows and 45% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
11001350 lbs. 73.75-75.60;
Choice 2 10501350 lb. 74.00
76.00, nine head Choice 2 and
Prime 3 76.0077.25; Choice 2-
4 955-1425 lb. 69.75-74.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
66.5070.50; few Good 2-3
62.0065.00; few head Good
and Choice 10901250 lb.
Holsteins 61.75-63.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 980 lb. 64.25;
Good 2-3 730-900 lbs. 53.25-
55.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 46.5049.75,
few 50.00-52.00; Commercial
34 44.0046.50; Cutter 1-2
44.0048.25, few 48.2549.50;
Canner and low Cutter 39.00-
44.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1
1400-1800 lb. 57.7560.50; few
yield grade 2 1050-1400 lb.
54.00- couple Choice
1050-1200 lb. bullocks 60.00-
61.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven; few Choice 170-200
lb. firm to 5.00 higher; high
Good and low Choice 60-115
lb. steady to 3.00 lower.
Supply included 539 in
graded sale of which 61%
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice
170-190 lb. 94.00-105.00; high
Good and low Choice 120-220
lb. 75.00-95.00, 90-115 lb.
70.00- 80-90 lb. 60.00-
69.00, few 60-75 lb. 57.00-
62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 330-485 lb.
56.00-65.00, few Choice 250-
3301 b. 68.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
90 head 80-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 170.00-193.00,10 head
small frame 85-90 lb. 145.00,
one lot 65-70 lb. 72.00; 165
head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 101.00-105.00, 31 head
120-125 lb. 91.00, and 25 head
90-95 lb. 76.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume of any one class for a
market test.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, October 22
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
836 49 796 27
Last Wednesday
49 1226 10
483
Last Year
527 38 1301 0
Wednesday’s Auction
348 51 959 27
Last Wednesday’s Auction
47 1204 10
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
mostly steady; slaughter
heifers .50-1.00 lower; small
supply cows fully steady;
Choice bullocks steady.
Good not tested; bulls
steady. Supply included 48%
Vintage Sales
Er Stables, Inc.
BULLS, STEERS,
BUTCHER COWS,
w '*'- LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY ■ 11 A.M.
HOG SALES
WEEKLY: WED. & SAT. - 9 A.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE
DISCONTINUED UNTIL NOVEMBER
Get calves in early grading & weighing
No weight loss.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
KiONE 717-761-8204
HOME RHONE 215-458-5060
L ROBERT FRAME, MANAGER -
Box 100 Paradise, PA
1 10 miles East of Lancaster an Rt. 30
slaughter steers, 23%
slaughter heifers, 17%, cows,
and 12% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime
mostly 3 1050-1200 lb. 72.50-
73.25; Choice 24 975-1325 lb.
69.75-72.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 65.75-68.75;
Good and Choice 1100-1300 lb.
Holsteins 59.5062.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 875-1025 lb. 63.10-
65.00; Good 2-3 825-975 lb.
58.2563.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.0048.50;
Commercial 34 41.7546.00;
Cutter 1-2 44.50-47.75;
Canner and low Cutter 39.00-
43.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1100-
1250 lb. 65.2569.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1365-1700 lb. 59.7563.25; yield
grade 2 1200-1800 lb. 54.25-
60.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Few Choice
and Prime 180-270 lb. 110.00-
118.00; high Good and low
Choice 130-260 lb. 80.00-95.00,
90-115 lb. 68.00-75.00, few 70-
90 lb. 60.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein
heifers 140.00-160.00; few 90-
110 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-
90.00.
SHEEP: Few wooled
lambs and slaughter ewes
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few
Choice 100 lb. 65.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; One
lot Utility and Good 23.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Thursday, October 23
CATTLE: 1220. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers weak to 50 lower;
slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00
lower; cows steady to weak,
although few Utility firm to
50 higher; bullocks not fully
tested; bulls weak to 1.00
lower. Supply included 56
per cent slaughter steers, 24
per cent cows, 7 per cent
bulls and 6 per cent
slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1150-1410 lb. 72.25-74.10;
Choice 2 1125-1325 lb. 73.75-
75.00, few 75.00-75.60; Choice
24 1000-1350 lb. 69.50-72.25,
few 72.25-72.85; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 975-1275
lb. 67.0069.75; Good 2-3 63.00-
67.00, High Good and low
Choice 1150-1400 lb. Holsteins
61.0063.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lb. 63.25-
65.50, few yield grade 2 66.00-
66.75; Good 2-3 825-1000 lb.
60.0063.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 45.5049.50,
few 50.00-51.60, couple 52.50-
53.00; Cutter 1-2 43.0047.75,
few 48.00-50.50; Canner and
low Cutter 39.0042.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1800 lb. 58.0061.00, few
61.0062.00; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 54.00-58.00.
VEAL CALVES: 610.
Vealers uneven, Choice and
Prime mostly steady, high
Good and low Choice weak to
4.00 lower; slaughter calves
2.00- lower. Demand fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 250-320
lb. 118.00-124.00, couple
125.00- Choice 130-300
lb. 95.00-110.00, few 110.00-
114.00; high Good and low
Choice 125-250 lb. 75.00-90.00,
few 90.00-99.00, 80-115 lb.
70.00- 6060 lb. 62.00-
72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 85-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 90.00-120.00, few
120.00-135.00; bulk 85-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 79.00-96.00,
few 98.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 280420 lb. 55.0064.00
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HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MAIHCET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-733-2334
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
NW HOLLAND The Action Auction
Af I ATI AUC ma^e the difference in
nUOIIUriO marketing livestock!
NEW HOUAND SS3SLf"~“
MONDAY'S AUCTION:
800 AM - Fat Hogs
10 00 AM - Horse Sale
1100 A.M - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
1:30 P M. - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S AUCTION:
12:00 Noon - Dairy Sale
1:30 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S AUCTION:
11.00 A M - Beef Sale
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
3.30 PM -CalfSale
MEW HOUAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
few 64.00-70.00; Good 250-'
lb. 48.00-56.00.
SHEEP: 54. Wooled lam
fully steady; slaughter e«
mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choi,
55-90 lb. 62.00J58.00; Good,
80 lb. 47.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER EWE'
Utility and Good 15.00-26 (
few 26.00-38.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, October 24
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvi
Jhis Week 5100 ]{
Last Week 5822 is
Last Year 4773 15
CATTLE; Slaughti
steers opened the week fi
to .50 higher, extremes
retail outlets 1.00 highi
closing sales weak to
lower; slaughter heife
1.00-2.00 lower; cows mos
steady to weak, although ft
sales Utility firm to ,
higher; bullocks 1.00-1
higher; bulls steady, i
stances 1.00 lower. Sup;
included 30 per ce
slaughter steers, 16 per ck
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
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.