Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 07, 1981, Image 2

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    A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7,1981
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, November 2
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
854 115 1189 232
Last Monday
962 108 1431 167
Last Year
890 95
Monday's Auction
729
Last Monday’s Auction
119 1447
590
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers mostly
1.00 lower; slaughter heifers
steady to 1.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00
lower; bullocks steady; bulls fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher on
yield grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
head high Choice and Prime 3-4
1150-1325 lb. 61.25-63.50; few head
Choice 2 HOO-1250 lb. 63.50-64.75,
couple 68.50; Choice 24 1025-1325
lb. 61.50-62.85, couple 63.00-63 50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 950-
1300 lb. 58.00-61.75; Good 2-3 55.00-
58.50; Good and Choice 1175-1465
lb. Holsteins 54.50-56.50; few
Standard 1-2 52.00-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1175 lb. 58.50-60.50,
couple yield grade 2 62.25; Good 2-3
850-1025 lb. 54.00-57.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 37.00-39.00, few head 39.0040.00;
Cutter 1-2 36.00-38.50; Canner and
low Cutter 34.00-37.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1325 lb.
61.50-63 25, couple 63 25-65 75;
Good 1000-1350 lb. 51.50-58.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
lb. 51.60-55.75, several 56.50-59.85;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb 48.50-
53.00, few 900-1025 lb. 44.5048.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.--
VEALERS: 15 head lot Prime
special fed 290 lb. bought to arrive
at 130.00;- Choice 140-280 lb. 95.00-
106.00, couple 106.00-110 00; high
Good and low Choice 130-250 lb
65.00- 80-120 lb. 45.00-55.00 few
55.00- 65-80 lb. 40.0045.00. „
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-115 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs mostly
steady, instances 3.00 lower on
Choice; slaughter ewes scarce.
WOOLED LAMBS; Few head
Choice 90-105 lb. 61.00-03.00; bulk
Choice 80-105 lb. 52.00-54 00; Good
60-95 lb 45.00-50.00.
Vintage Livestock
Tuesday, November 3
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
869 148
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers weak to
50 lower, instances 75 lower,
slaughter heifers weak to 1.00
lower; cows 50-1.00 lower, in
stances 2.00 lower; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher on small supply. Supply
included 58% slaughter steers, 36%
cows, 3% bulls and 3% slaughter
heifers. 1
1140 232
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1100-1425 lb.
63.35-65.25; Good and Choice 1-2
64.50-66.50, ten head 66.75-69.00;
Choice 24 1025-1350 lb. 61.50-63.75,
few 63 75-64.25; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 60.00-62.75; Good 2-3
58.00- Good and Choice 1125-
1460 lb. Holsteins 54.00-57.00;
Standard 1-2 51 00-52.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 850-1025 lb. 58 00-
58.75; couple Good 2-3 825-975 lb
54.00-
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 39.0040.50, few 40.5041.25;
Commercial 34 37.00-39 00; Cutter
1-2 36.50-38.75, few 39.00-39.50;
Canner and low Cutter 32.75-36.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-2040
lb. 52.75-54.50, individual 1550 lb
60.75; yield grade 2 1100-1675 lb
48.60-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower. Supply included 608
in graded sale of which 70% sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS- Choice 210-300 lb
78.00- couple 140-160 lb. 94.00-
95.00; high Good and low Choice
140-260 lb. 60.00-80.00, 80-120 lb.
50.00- 00, 70-80 lb. 40.0045.00;
several Standard 55-95 lb. 30.00-
45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 55 head
90-115 lb. Holstein heifers 127.00-
135.00 ; 25 head 80-85 lb. 90.00 ; 20
head small frame 80-110 lb. 68.00-
100.00.190 head 100-120 lb. Holstein
bulls 89.00-97.00 ; 70 head 90-95 lb.
61.00; 25 head small frame 110-125
lb. 74.00-76.00 and 45 head small
frame 100-105 lb. 60.00-61.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 3.00-8.00
lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice
75-100 lb. 42.00-44.00; Good 50-100
lb. 35.00-41.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, November 4
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
822 848 34
599 40. 1252 5
Last Wednesday
769
1023 915 37
Last Year
600 745
823 108 1290 19
Wednesday’s Auction
252 40 1264 5
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
small supply slaughter steers
mostly steady; slaughter heifers
not tested; cows steady; bullocks
not tested;- bulls weak to mostly
1.00 lower with yield grade 2 fully
1.00 lower. Supply included 68
percent slaughter steer, 14 per cent
cows, 12 per cent bulls and 6 per
cent slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head Prime 3-41150-1325 lbs. 63.00-
63.75; Choice 2-3 few 41050-1325 lb.
61.00-62.75; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 950-1225 lb. 58.50-61.50;
Good 2-3 55.00-58.00; Good and
Choice 1200-1475 lb. Holsteins 54.00-
56.25; few Standard 1-250.00-54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 900-1025 lb. 59.00-
61.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 38.75-75-40.25; couple Com
mercial 3-4 37.00-37.75; Cutter 1-2
36.25-39.50; Canner and low Cutter
33.00-36.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-2000
lb. 51.00-53.50; yield grade 2 950-
13001 b. 45.75-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test, small
supply mainly high Good and low
Choice 75-105 lb. selling at 45.00-
55.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
Today
Last Thursday
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE - NOV. 10
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24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.
PRIVATE TREATY DAILY
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
(717) 394-2611
20 1163 21
22 1199 41
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, November 5
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
728 606 46
851 574 51
Last Year
822 514 35 20
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers mostly
steady; slaughter heifers scarce,
few sales 1.00-1.50 lower; cows 50
to mostly 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher; Bullocks not well
tested; Bulls 'l.OO-2.00 lower.
Supply included 40, per cent
slaughter steers, 4 per cent
slaughter heifers, 41 per cent cows,
8 per cent bulls with the balance
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
High Choice and Prune 3-4 1125-
1275 lbs. 65.00-65.75; Good and
Choice 1-21025-1275 lbs. 65.0086.00,
couple 66.50-67.50; Choice 2-4 1025-
1325 lbs. 61.50-64.00, few 64.00
64.75; High Good and Low Choice 2-
3 59.5061.75; Good 2-3 56.5060.00;
few Good and Choice 11501400 lbs.
holstems 55.0056.75; few Standard
1-252.0054.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
to low Choice 2-3 8501025 lbs. 53.50
55.50, individual Choice 2 1025 lbs.
59.75.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 39.25-41.75, few 42.0044.00;
Commercial 3-4 36.50-40.00; Cutter
1-2 38.0041.00, few 41.0042.25;
Cannerand Low Cutter34.7s-38.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 10001350 lbs.
52.25-55.25, few Choice 10501350
lbs. 59.2564.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 13001800
lbs. 49.5053.25, few 55.00-57.75.
Yield Grade 2 9501350 lbs. 43.50
49.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 3.00 lower on
high Good and low Choice 60-115
lbs. demand good for calves to
return to farm. -
VEALERS: Few Prime Special
Fed 270-330 lbs.' 112.00-118.00;
Choice 140-290 lbs. 88.00-100.00, few
100.00-105.00; High Good and Low
Choice 140-300 lbs. 65.00-85.00, 115-
140 lbs. 60.00-72.00,80-115 lbs. 45.00-
56.00, few 56.00-63.00, several 60-80
lbs. 35.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 320530 lbs. 43.00-55.00,
few Choice 285-350 lbs. 55.00-62.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lbs. holstem heifers 88.00-
115.00*, few 115.00-129.00; bulk 90-
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Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only.
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NEW KOKAND The Action Auction
AUCTIONS Herence
urn/ UAIIA Lift makes the difference
Wtlf nvtlnWl/ in marketing livestock!
MONDAY’S AUCTION
800 A M Fat Hogs
10 00 A M Horse Sale
1100 AM Hay, Straw& Ear Corn
130 P M Fat Steers Bulls Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION
12 00 Noon - Dairy Sale
130 P M Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY’S AUCTION
1100 AM Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls Fat Steers, Cows Veal
3 30PM Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND
SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland PA
AbramW Diffenbach Manager
Phone 717 354 4341
120 lbs. holstem bulls 82.00-99.00,
several 70-100 lbs. 60.00-80.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 5.00-8.00
lower; slaughter ewes weak to 3.00
lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice
90-110 lbs. 46.00-48.00; Good 60-90
lbs. 31.00-41.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 17.00-27.00, few 27.D0-
31.00.
GOATS: All.goats sold by the
head mainly 21.00-38.00, couple
40.0047.00.
Lancaster Weekly
Friday, November 6
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers 1.00
lower during the week although
small supply on Thursday-sold
mostly steady; slaughter heifers
weak to 1.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00
lower during the week although
this decline erased on Thursday
with closing sales fully 1.00 higher;
bullocks scarce, weak to 1.00
lower; bullsl.oo-2.oolower.Supply
included 32 per cent slaughter
steers, 18 per cent cows, 6 per cent
bulls, 5 per cent heifers with the
balance feeder steers held for
Thursday and Friday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-41150-1350 lbs.
63.35-65.75; Good and Choice l-2~
1050-1325 lbs. 64.50-66.50, 15 head
66.75-69.00; Choice 2-41000-1350 lbs.
61.5064.00, few 64.0064.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 950-1300
lbs. 58.00-61.75, Good 2-3 55.00-
60.50;, Good and Choice 1125-1460
lb. holsteins 54.00-57.00, few
Standard 1-2 51.00-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 58.0061.50, <
couple Yield Grade 2 62.25; Good 2-
3 825-1025 lbs. 53.50-57.50.
COWS. Utility and Commercial
1-3 closed the week at 39.25-41.73,
tew 42.00-44.00, Cutter 1-2 38.00-
41.00, few 41.00-42.23, Canner and
low Cutter 34.00-38.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1050-1325
lbs. 59.25-03.25, few 63.25-05.75;
Good 1000-1350 lbs. 51.50-58.75.
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Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
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every Tuesday at
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