Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 10, 1981, Image 2

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    A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Octobers
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1287 100 1171 272
Last Mon. 1040 86 1245 %
Last Year 879 158 1262 76
Monday’s Auction
857 101 1096 272
Last Monday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers weak
to 1.00 lower, least decline on
Choice 1150-1250 lb.; slaughter
heifers steady; cows uneven,
Utility and commercial .50-1.00
lower, Canner and Cutter 1.00-2.00
higher; bullocks not tested; bulls
steady, instances 1.00 lower.
Supply included 60% slaughter
steers, 12% cows, 18% bulls, and
10% slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1125-1275 lb.
68.35-69.35; Choice 2 1150-1300 lb
-68.5- Choice 24 1050-1300 lb.
65.50- Choice 2-3 9504050 lb.
64.25-66.50; load Choice few
Commercial mostly 4 1400-1625 lb.
62.85-66.85; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 63.50-65.50; Good 2-3 950
1150 lb. 61.00-63.75; few Choice
Holsteins 1250-1350 lb. 59.0060.50;
Standard 1-2 52.00-58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
choice 2-3 8501050 lb. 58.75-62.50,
few yield grade 2 63.0064.50; Good
2-3 825-1050 lb. 54.00-58.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 40.50-41.50, few 42.50-44.50;
Cutter 1-2 40.50-43.50; few 43.50-
44.50; Canner and low Cutter 38.00-
40.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 65.25-68.50; few Good 56.25-
59.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1800
lb. 53.00-57.50, few , 57.50-60.00,
couple 63.00-63.50; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 49.00-52.75, few 850-,
1050 lb. 47.0049.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand fair for calves to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 140-280 lb.
100.00- couple 110.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-280 lb.
65.00- 115-135 lb. 60.00-75.00,
SPECIAL GRADED
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16,1981
ll:OOA.M.
700 HEAD
All Breeds - All Weights
Prime - Choice - Good Grade
Sold in lots of 10 or more
Graded by Jim Anderson - USDA
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LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
WEEKLY SALES
SLAUGHTER SALES - MON. & WED. 10:00 A.M.
VEALERS, LAMBS, HOGS - MON. & WED. 11:00 A.M.
HOG AUCTION-SATURDAY 9:30 A.M.
STOCKER & FEEDER- AjW._
NEXT FEEDER PIC SALE - OCT. 13
EQUIPPED TO RECEIVE YOUR LIVESTOCK
24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.
PRIVATE TREATY DAILY
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
(717) 394-2611
80115 lb. 50.00-62.00, few 65-80 lb.
34.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
105-120 lb. Holstein bulls 88.00
94.00, bulk 80100 lb. 60.0070.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs uneven,
Choice weak to 2.00 lower. Good
mostly steady with few 5070 lb.
2.003.00 higher; slaughter ewes
steady. • .
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 80-105
lb. 55.00-62.00, few 62.00-65.00;
Good 70-95 lb. 48.00-55.00, few 45-70
lb. 65.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
and Good 20.00-30.00.
86 1212 96
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, October 6
Report supplied by auction
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 lower on Good
to low Choice; slaughter heifers
not fully tested; cows firm to 1.00
higher; bulls not fully tested.
Supply included 59 per cent
slaughter steers and 35 per cent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 341120-1350 lbs.
69.60-71.10, few head 71.60-72.50;
Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1375 lbs.
69.00-71.50, few head 71.50-72.50;
Choice 241000-1425 lbs. 65.50-69.00,
few 69.75-70.35, one lot 1195 lbs.
71.00; high Good and low Choice 1-2
1000-1325 lbs. 62.75-66.75; Good 2-3
58.50-63.50; Good and Choice 1030-
1515 lbs. Holsteins 58.75-62.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 41.0044.00, few 44.2545.00;
Cutter 1-2 39.2542.75, few 42.75-
43.50; Canner and low Cutter 35.75-
40.50.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1250-1800 lbs. 51.00-54.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply Included 572 in '
graded sale of which 72 per cent
sold to return to farm. 109 heifers
Utility
WOOLED LAMBS: Good 55-100
lbs. 41.00-50.00, few 35.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 30.00-36.00.
773 780 50
912 881 53
827 806 35
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, October 7
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 633 61 1066 7
Last Wed. 863 40 653 6
Last Year 867 27 886 41
Wednesday’s Auction
172 61 1008 7
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Supply included 172 in
auction. Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; few slaughter
steers steady to .50 lower; cows
steady to weak; bulls weak to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1375 lb.
68.35-69.25, individual 70.10; Choice
2-4 1150-1375 lb. 67.00-68.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb.
63.75-65.75; few head Good and
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN ORA6ON MARKET & 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.
NEWHOUAND The Action Auction
niAiiAilO make the difference
AUCTIUNo in auctions!
NEW HOLWNDSIfS|S«k C f in
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 PM - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY’S AUCTION -
II.OOAM - Beef Sale
Order of Sale. Bulls, Fat Steers. Cows, Veal
3:30 PM - Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND
SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W Ditfenbach, Manager
Phone 717 354-4341
averaging 97.48 - lbs. averaged
117.81 and 301 bulls averaging 104.3
lbs. averaged 85.11.
VEALERS: Choice 170-300 lbs.
84.00- individual Prime
111.00; high Good and low Choice
140-250 lbs. 80.00-90.00, 110-140 lbs.
60.00- 75-105 lbs. 44.00-55.00;
25 head Standard 60-90 lbs. 38.00-
42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 83 head
90-120 lbs. Holstein heifers 125.00
132.00 and 26 head 80-90 lbs. 70.00-
86.00. 175 head 100-125 lbs. Holstein
bulls 93.00-105.00; 51 head 90-95 lbs.
80.00414.00; 75 head 100-115 lbs.
small frame 60.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs weak to
-2.00 lower; slaughter ewes 2.00-5.00
higher.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, October 3
1&2, 210-235 lb., 50-51.50; 2&3,
200245 lb. 49.50; Sows, 300500, 42-
44; Boars, 300600 lb., 3040.
Wednesday, October 7
1&2, 210235 lb., 5051.50; 2&3,
200245 lb., 49.50; Sows, 300500, 42-
44; Boars, 300600,3040.
Choice 11501350 lb. Holsteins 57.75-
59.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
and Choice 2-3 8501050 lb. 55.00
59.00, couple Choice 2 61.5064.25.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 40.50-43.00, couple 43.50-44.75;
Cutter 1-2 39.2041.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1275-1700
lb. 51.00-57.00, couple 57.7060.00;
yield grade 2 9001250 lb. 46.75-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Yealers mainly
high Good and low Choice 80110 lb.
selling fully steady. Few Holstein
bulls returned to farm.
VEALERS: High Good and low
Choice 90115 lb. 52.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few
Good and Choice 200275 lb. 60.00
65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM . Few
90115 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00
100.00.
SHEEP: No market test; couple
head Good wooled lambs 70 lb.
55.00, couple head 65 lb. 49.00.
New Holland Cattle
Thursday, October 6
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 822. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter firm to 1.00
higher, most advance on high
Choice and Prime; slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows 1.00-2.00
lower; bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher;
bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 41 per cent slaughter
steers, 32 per cent cows, 14 per cent
feeders, 8 per cent bulls and 5 per
cent slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-41100-1400 lbs.
70.00-73.50, few head 73.50-74.25;
Good and Choice 1-2 69.50-71.35;
Choice 241050-1375 lbs. 66.5069.00,
few 69.00-70.25; high Good and low
Choice 64.00-66.50; few Good 60.00-
63.00; Good and Choice 1150-1375
lbs. Holsteins 58.0061.50, few
Standard 1-2 54.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs. 60.0063.00,
few yield 2 63.0065.00; Good 2-3
800-1050 lbs. 55.0060.00.
660 6
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 41.50-43.50, few 44.0045.00;
Commercial 34 40.0041.50; Cutter
1-2 39.5041.75, few 41.7543.25;
Canner and low Cutter 35.0040.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1050-1350
lbs. 60.00-63.75, couple 64.75-66.50;
Good 1000-1275 lbs. 54.75-58.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1350-1850
lbs. 54.0057.00, couple 59.5061.25;
yield grade 2 10001400 lbs. 50.00
54.00.
VEAL CALVES: 610. Vealers
2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for
calves to return to farm.
VEALERS: Calves Prime 280-
340 lbs. 109.00-119.00; Choice,l4o
- lbs. 88.00-104.00, few 104.00-
109.00; high Good and low Choice
140-280 lbs. 75.00-90.00, 115-140 lbs.
60.00-75.00, 80-110 lbs. 50.00-59.00,
few 59.00-63.00, 65-80 lbs. 45.00-
52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-120 lbs. Holstein heifers 90.00-
120.00, few 124.00-158.00; bulk SO
HO lbs. holstein bulls 70.00-90.00,
few 90.00-98.00.
SHEEP: 43. Wooled lambs
mostly steady, slaughter ewes 4.00-
5.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good 65-100
lbs. 47.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 30.0040.00, few 40.00-
44.00.
GOATS: 14. All goats sold by the
head mainly 22.0040.00.
Lancaster Weekly
Friday, October 9
Cattle Calves
This Week 4600 1550
Last Week 4529 1525
Last Year 5222 1612
CATTLE: Choice and Prime
slaughter steers mostly steady
during the week, few late sales 1.00
higher, other grades closed the
week mostly steady after some
early sales being as much as 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bullocks closed the week 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher
than last Thursday’s low close.
Supply included 30% slaughter
steers, 15% cows, 6% bulls, 4%
slaughter heifers, balance feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 341120-1400 lbs.
69.50- few late 73.50-74.25;
Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1375 lb.
68.50- few 71.50-72.50; Choice
24 1050-1375 lb. 66.50-69.00, few
69.00- load Choice few Com
mercial mostly 41400-1625 lb. 62.85-
66.85; high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.00- Good 2-3 60.00-63.75;
Good and Choice 1100-1550 lb.
Holsteins 58.00-62.00; few Standard
1-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1050 lb. 58.75-63.00,
few yield grade 2 63.0065.00; Good
2- 800-1050 lb. 54.00-60.00.
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CATTLE CO^I
1 RDI, Marietta, PA I
17547. I
i Office Phone; X
I (717) 653-8164 |
I Specializing In f
I Stockers & |
if Feeders I
| JOHN BOWMAN i
I Ph: (717)653-5728 I
| RON RANCH |
|l Ph: (717)656-9849 i
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.