A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 23,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, May 18
Report (applied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1333 59 1174 135
Last Monday
1223 64 1338 141
Last Year
1291 98 965 135
Monday’s Auction
1381 60 1231 152
Last Monday’s Auction
1300
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
steady to .50 lower, instances 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady;
cows 1.50-2.00 lower; bullocks 1.00-
2.00 lower; bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.
Supply included 69 per cent
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 3-4 1100-1375 lb.
64.25-66.10; few Choice 2 1050-1325
lb. 65.50-67.75; Choice 2-4 1000-1350
lb. 62.00-64.25, few 64.25-64.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 60.00-
63.50; Good and Choice 1175-1550
Jb. Holsteins 54.50-56.25; few
Standard 1-2 52.00-55.00.
SLAUGHER HEIFERS; Choice
2-3 875-1125 lb. 60.50-63.25, few yield
grade 2 64,00-65.25; Good 2-3 850-
10501 b. 55.00-60.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 46.50-47.50,. few 47.50-48.00;
Cutter 1-2 44.00-46.25, few 46.25-
46.75; Canner and low Cutter 41.50
44.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300 lb.
54.50-58.00, few 58.00-60.00; Good
1000-1275 lb. 50.00-54.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1950
lb. 53.50-58.50, few 58.50-60.50,
couple 61.75-64.25; yield grade 2
1000-1450 lb. 51.00-55.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 5.00
10.00 higher, with one'lot Prime
special fed fully 10.00 higher.
Demand fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: One lot Prime
special fed 335 lb. 132.00; Choice
140290 lb. 110.00120.00, couple
120.00126.00; high Good and low
Choice 140250 lb. 85.00102.00,120
140 lb. 75.00-90.00, 80-115 lb. 60.00-
75.00 few 75.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-120 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-98.00;
few 90-120 lb: Holstein heifers
120.00-140.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs firm to
2.00 higher; slaugher ewes firm to
2.00 higher.
.SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-100 lb. 77.00-80.00; Good
60-85 lb. 70.00-75.00; few Good and
Choice 20-40 lb. 90.00-110.00, couple
110.00-120.00.
50 1244 141
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 18.00-30.00.
Vintage Livestock
Tuesday, May 19
Report supplied by USOA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1244 544 83
Last Tuesday 1534 482 46
Last Year ' 1020 469 58
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers weak to
.50 lower, instances 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
mostly steady; bullocks not tested;
bulls steady. Supply included 73
per cent slaughter steers and 22
per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1125-1470 lb.
65.50- few 67.25-67.75; Choice
2-3 1075-1300 lb. 66.0068.75,18 head
Choice 2 and Prime 3 69.0071.75;
Choice 2-4 1025-1350 lb. 62.5065.50,
few 65.5066.10; Choice 4-51200-1450
lb. 57.0063.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 59.00-63.50; Good 2-3
56.50- Good and Choice 1150
1450 fb. Holsteins 55.75-59.00; few
Standard 1-2 50.0054.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 9301175 lb. 60.0063.00;
few Good 2-3 8501075 lb. 55.0058.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 45.0048.00, several 48.25-49.50;
Cutter 1-2 44.0047.00, few 47.00
48.50; Canner and low Cutter 42.00
45.50.
BULLOCKS; Good 10501250 lb.
53.25-55.60, individual Choice 62.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 14501800
lb. 54.75-58.50, five head 60.50
65.85; yield grade 2 10001450 lb.
50.0053.50.
435 33 1124 20
Wednesday’s Auction
739 23 828 1
Last Wednesday’s Auction
734 35 641 27
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to .50
higher, instances 1.00 higher, most
advance on Choice and Prime 1175-
1400 lb ; slaughter heifers steady;
cows steady; bullocks not tested;
bulls steady, instances 1.00 higher
on yield grade 1. Supply included
81 per cent slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4-1165-1400 lb.
64.75-66.75, few lots 67.10-67.60;
Choice 2-4 940-1425 lb. 62.7545.35,
few 65.50-65.75; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 60.00-63.75; Good 2-3
57.50-61.00; Good and Choice 1150-
1400 lb. Holstems 55.00-58.00, few
Standard l-S 51.25-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 850-1050 lb. 56.00-59.60.
COWS: Utility 1-3 45.00-46.50, few
47.00-48.00; Cutter 1-2 42.0045.50,
HAY. STRAW & CORN Vft K
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
SREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
I RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-733-2334
§ 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
1 Out Of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only.
NEW HOUAND The Action Auction
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MONDAY'S AUCTION
8 00 A M ■ Fat Hogs
10 00 A M. - Horse Sale
11 00 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
330 P M Calf Sale
NEW HOUAND
SALES STABLES INC. j
New Holland, PA
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Phone 717 354 4341
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 4.00-
’ 10.00 higher. Supply included 355 in
graded sale of which 71 per cent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 140-270
lb. 106.00-112.00; high Good and low
Choice 130-200 lb. 90.00-104.00, 90-
125 lb. 73.00-85.00, 60-85 lb. 62.00-
73.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 50 head
100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 155.00-
167.00, 25 head 70-85 lb. 70.00-
118.00; 175 head 90-125 lb. Holstein
bulls 103.00-111.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 3.004.00
higher; slaughter ewes firm to 2.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 80-100
lb. 73.00-78.00, 40-60 lb. 77.00-89.00;
few Good 3560 lb. 64.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 18.J)0-29.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 20
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
761 24 822 20
Last Wednesday
751 27 568 7
Last Year
few 45.50-46.50; Canner and low
Cutter 39.2542.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1800
lb. 54.85-57.75, three head 1835-2075
lb. 61.00-64.25; yield grade 2 1000-
1450 lb. 50.50-54.50.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test. Few high
Good and low Choice 80-120 lb.
65.00-B^.oo.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1599 390 30 25
Last Thurs. 1216 403 48 11
Last Year- 1552 428 36 64
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday Slaughter Steers
- uneven, high Choice and Prime
weak to .50 lower, some late sales
1.00 lower; Standard to Average
Choice .50-1.50 lower, some late
sales good to low Choice fully 2.00
lower; Slaughter Heifers 1.00-1,50
lower; Cows 2.00-4.00 lower, in
stances 5.00 lower; Bullocks 1.00-
2.00 lower; Bulls 1.00-3.00 lower,
instances 4.00 low supply included
70 per cent Slaughter Steers and 18
per cent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1375 lb.
65.50-66.35, few lots 66.50-66.85,
some late sales 64.60-65.50; Choice
21000-1325 lb. 65.25-66.50, few 66.50-
68.50; Choice 2-41000-1350 lb. 62.75-
65.25, few lots 65.30-65.85, some late
sales 61.75-62.75; High Good and
low Choice 2-3 59.50-63.50; Good 2-3
56.75-59.75; Good and Choice 1175-
1350 lb. Holstems - 54.00-57.25;
Standard 1-251.50-54.50.'
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lb. 58.5060.50,
few Good 2-3 850-1025 lb. 54.50-59.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 42.00-46.50, few" 47.00-48.50;
Commercial 41.00-42.50; Cutter 1-2
42.00-45.50, few 46.00-48.00; Canner
and low Cutter 38.00-42.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1275 lb.
54.50-59.00; Good 1000-1250 lb 51.25-
54 50
BULLS ; Yield Grade 1 1400-1900
lb. 54.00-56.00, few 56.50-59.50,
couple 61.00-62.35; Yield Grade 2
1000-1450 lb. 51.00-54.50, few 850-
1050 lb. 49.00-51.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not fully tested. Demand good for
calves returned to farm. _
VEALERS: Few Choice 140-275
lb. 108.00-116 00, couple 118 00-
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday & Friday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction-
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,,
Feeder Cattle.
(no calves or sheep Friday)
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:30.
Sale Every Wednesday&
Saturday -9 A.M.
' Hog Sale
Sale Every Thursday 12:30 P.M
Hay, Straw A Grain Sale
3 possum bellied trailers
available for long distance
and local hauling
Business 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
124.00; high Good and low Choice
160-350 lb. 85.00-100.00, 120-140 lb.
75.00-90.00, 85-110 62.00-75.00, few
60-85 lb. 52.0062.00.
RETURNED TO Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers 135.00-
175.00, several 180.00-198.00, few 80-95
95 lb. 85.00-110.00; Bulk 85-120 lb.
Holstein Bulls 80.00-100.00, few
104.00-117.00.
SHEEP; Insufficent volume for
a full market test, few 35-55 lb.
spring Lamb 5.00-10.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 35-55
lb. 84.00-102.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
Utility 30.00-32.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the
head mainly 24.00-44.00, few 48.00-
66.00.
Lancaster Weekly
Friday, May 22
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, high Choice and Prime
closed weak to .50 lower, instances
1.00 lower, Standard to Average
Choice .50-1.00 lower with some
late sales fully 2.00 lower, slaughter
heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, cows closed
the week 2.00-4.00 lower, instances
5.00 lower, bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower,
bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 69 per centslaugher steers,
13 per cent cows, 7 per cent bulls, 6
per cent heifers with the balance
feeder steers held mainly for
Friday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-41125-1475 lbs.
64.50-66.75, few 66.75-67.75; Choice
Grade 2 1050-1325 lbs. 65.25-67.00,
few 67.0068.75 with around 20 head
early- part of week 69.00-71.75;!
Choice 2-41025-1350 Jibs. 62.’5065:50,
few 65.5066.10, high Good and low
Choice 2-3 ' 59.00-63.50, Good 2-3
56.5061.00; Good and Choice 1150
1450 lb. holsteins 54.00-59.00,
Standard 1-2 50,0054.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1125 lbs. 58.5063.25,
few Yield Grade 2 64.0065.25; Good
2-3 8501050 lbs, 54.50-59.50.
COWS; Utility and Commercial
1-3 42.00-46.50, several early part of
week 47.50-49.50, Cutter 1-2 42.00
46.00, several" 46.00-48.50, Canner
and low Cutter 38.0042.00.
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PHONE:
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865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1:30 P M. starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12:30.
Cattle Calves
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