*2—Lancaster Fanning, Thursday .December 24,l9Bl
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 21
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sfaeep
Today 658 159 1351 152
Last Mon. 578 82 1215 419
Last Year 804 88 1228 89
Monday’s Auction
696 138 1211 178
Last Monday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers firm
to 1.00 higher, after early sales
being 1.00-1.50 higher; slaughter
heifers steady to 1.00 higher;
Cutter to Commercial cows 4.00-
6.00 higher, Canner and low Cutter
2.00-3.00 higher; bullocks not fully
tested; bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.
Supply included 55% slaughter
steers, 15% heifers, 25% cows, and
5% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good
and Choice 1-2 1125-1325 lb. 62.00-
63.50, five head 67.00-67.85; Choice
2-4 1025-1425 lb. 60.00-62.00, several
late 58.85-60.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 57.25-60.00; Good 2-3
54.00-59.50; Good and Choice 1150-
1450 lb. Holsteins 50.75-63.50;
Standard 1-2 1050-1300 lb. 48.00-
51.50, few 875-1050 lb. 43.75-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lb. 56.50-59.25,
few yield grade 2 60.75-63.50; Good
2-3 875-1025 lb. 52.00-56.00, few 800-
875 lb. 50.00-52.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.00-46.50, several 46.50-49.50;
Commercial 3-4 38.00-40.00; Cutter
1-2 38,00-42.50, few 42.50-44.50;
Canner and low Cutter 36.00-38.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1200-
1990 lb. 63.75-66.00; couple Good
1000-1150 lb. 54.00-56.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 53.00-56.60.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers fully
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime
special fed 280-330 lb. 112.00-122.00;
Choice 140-290 lb. 85.00-100.00, few
100.00-108.00, high Good and low
Choice 140-250 lb. 65.00-85.00, 115-
140 lb. 55.00-65.00, 80-110 lb. 40.00-
50.00 few 100-110 lb. 50.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:- Bulk
85-115 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350425 lb. 45.0062.00.
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NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE - DEC. 29
EQUIPPED TO RECEIVE YOUR LIVESTOCK
24 HOURS A DAY, 385 DAYS A YEAR.
PRIVATE TREATY DAILY
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
(717)394-2611
£ 3
SHEEP; Wooled lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 65-110
lb. 55.004i0.00, few 60.00-63.00;
Good 60-110 lb. 45.00-50.00, few
50.00-55.00; around 45 head Choice
30-55 lb. new crop lambs 140.00-
155.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 28.00-36.00.
89 1200 462
Vintage Livestock
Tuesday, December 22
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
1.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00 higher,
instances 3.00 higher; bulls and
bullocks not fully tested. Supply
included 58 percent slaughter
steers and 37 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1325 lb.
61.7063.35, few 1400-1500 lb. 60.00-
62.60; Good and choice 1-21075-1350
lb. 62.5064.75, nine head 66.00-
68.00; Choice 2-41050-1475 lb. 59.75-
62.25, few head 62.2562.75; few
Choice mostly 4 1275-1400 lb. 57.00-
58.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
58.0061.00; Good 2-3 55.0068.50;
few head Good and Choice HOO
-1350 lb. Holsteins 52.5066.10;
Standard 1-2 875-1200 lb. 43.00-
50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lb. 57.0069.35;
Good 2-3 850-1025 lb. 52.0067.00.
COWS; Utility and Commercial
1-3 39.75-43.50, few 43.50-44.50;
Cutter 1-2 38.50-42.50, few 42.50-
44.75; Canner and low Cutter 35.00-
,39.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1050-
1200 ib. 5517567.25; couple Good
1000-1150 lb. 52.5065.75.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1200-1800 lb. 57.2560.00, individual
65.75; few yield grade 2 1000-1450
lb. 48.7562.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 3.00 higher on
high Good and low Choice. Supply
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head
100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 96.00-
98.00; 30 head 90-95 lb. 78.00; 26
head 80 lb. 50.00; 26 bead small
frame 90-105 lb. 55.0085.00.40 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 82.00-
83.00; 165-head 100-115 lb. 86.50-
92.00; 45 head 90-95 lb. 57.00-59.00;
15 head small' frame 120-125 lb.
63.00; 92 head small frame 100-115
lb. 56.50-57.00.
931 866 12
620 747 10
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test. Few Good 85-115 lb.
wooled lambs 42.00-46.00.
550 567
STOCKER; Steers 300-550 lbs.
Good 52.00-55.00; Medium 46.00-
51.00; Culls 45.00 Down. Steers 600-
850 lbs. Choice 48.00-52.00; Good
42.0047.00; Medium 41.00 Down.
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 44.00-
47.50; Good 39.0043.00; Medium
38.00 Down. Bulls Good 45.0060.00;
Medium 44.00 Down. Dairy Cows to
800.00. Springing Heifers 910.00.
' Pigs, Hd. Mostly steady. 20-30 lbs.
13.00-23.00; 40-60 lbs. 24.00-30.00.
Shoats by Lb. to 40.00. Slaughter
Hogs Steady prices. 210-230 lbs.
39.0041.50; 240-260 lbs. 39.5040.00;
270-330 lbs. 36.0040.00. Sows 300-600
lbs. 32.50-36.00.
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MONDAY'S AUCTION
8 00 A M.-Fat Hogs
10 00A.M - Horse Sale
11 00 AM. - 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 30PM -CalfSale
NEW HOUAND
SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Phone 717-354-4341
included 617 in graded sale of
which 78 per cent sold to return to
farm.
VGALERS: Choice 145-300 lb.
84.00-89.00, couple 102.00-103.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-250
lb. 70.00-85.00, 120-160 lb. 55.00-
75.00, 100-120 lb. 48.00-60.00, 80-100
lb. 43.00-53.00, few 60-75 lb. 35.00-
43.50.
Four Stales Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers No
Choice offered, >51.50 lower. Good
50.00- Medium 49.00 Down.
Heifers Choice to 48.75; Good 43.00-
47.00; Medium 42.00 Down. Cows
Good run, $1.50 higher. High Yield
40.5042.00; Average 38.00-40.00;
Big Middle 34.00-37.00; Fatty Herf.
33.00- Shelly 36.00 Down. Fat
Bulls $l.OO higher. Good 47.00-
52.00; Medium 42.00-46.00. Veal
Calves $l.OO to $3.00 higher. Choice
93.00- Good 85.00-92.00;
Medium 70.00-64.00; Farm Hfrs. to
59.00; Farm Bulls to 62.50; Light &
Weak 52.00 Down.
The normal market and auction coverage of Lancaster Far
ming has been curtailed by this week’s early publication
deadline.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsbnrg, Pa.
Monday, December 21
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 169; Good slaughter
steers 52.25-56.50, Standard 48.50-
52.00, Utility 42.00-48.50." Good
slaughter heifers 53.25-55.50,
Standard 46.00-50.25, Utility 42.00-
46.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.5045.25, Cutters
42.0042.75, Canner & Low Cutters
35.0040.25, Shells down to 32.00.
Good slaughter bullocks 53.50-
55.75, Standard 45.0048.50, Utility
40.0044.25. Yield Grade #l,
slaughter bulls 50.25-52.75, #2,
46.0048.50. Choice feeder steers
48.50-52.50, Good 44.5048.25,
Medium 42.0044.00. Good feeder
heifers 45.0048.50, Medium 42.25-
44.50. Good feeder bulls 44.5046.50,
Medium 40.5044.50.
CALVES 288: Prime vealers
94.00- Choice 85.00-92.50, Good
75.00- Standard and Good 110-
130 lbs. 60.00-74.50,90-110 lbs. 52.00-
56.50, 70-90 lbs. 45.00-52.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 70.00-
91.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs. 78.00-
121.00.
HOGS 398: US No. 1-2 barrows
and gilts 44.0045.10, No. 1-3 43.50-
44.20, No. 2-3 42.0043.50, No. 24
40.5042.25. US No. 4-3 sows 37.50-
41.25, No. 2-3 30.50-38.00. Boars
30.00-35.25.
FEEDER PIGS 58: US No. 1-3
2540 ibs. feeder pigs 14.00-20.50 pe
head. No. 1-3 40-70 Ibs. 20.50-28.50
per head.
SHEEP 1: Good 90 lbs. wooled
slaughter lamb at 48.00.
GOATS 2:22.00 & 34.00 per head.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, December 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 175: Choice 24, 1050-
1175 lbs. slaughter steers 60.00-
63.00, Good 55.75-58.25, one 59.50,
few Standard 47.25-54.85. In
dividual Choice slaughter heifer at
54.00, few Good 48.25-50.00. Utility
f*B&R CATTLE C(TI
i RDI, Marietta, PA I
I 17547 I
X Office Phone: *
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| Specializing In |
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JOHN BOWMAN
Ph; (717)653-5728
|| RON RANCH |
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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.
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MARKET NOTICE
if Commercial slaughter cows.
38.5044.10, couple 45.00, Cutters
35.50-39.10, Canner & Low Cutters
33.25-38.10. Few Yield grade m,
1350-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 40.85-
54.00. Few Large Frame #2,600-800
lbs. feeder steers 40.0045.75.
CALVES 220: Few Choice
vealers at 100.00, few Good 64.00-
90.00, Standard & Good 70-100 lbs.
52.00- few Utility 50-80 lbs.
30.00- Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 85-130 lbs.. 59.00-94.00; Few
HoL Heifers 85-145 lbs^Bo.oo-100.00.
HOGS 405: US-No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 44.3045.50, No. 1-
3 220-225 lbs. 43.50-44.50, No. 2-3 230-
260 lbs. 41.0042.20. US No. 1-3 325-
700 lbs. sows 34.25-39.50. Couple
Boars at 31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 136: US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigsl2.oo-20.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.00-24.50
per head, lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. at 32.00
per head.
SHEEP 22; Few Low Choice 65-
105 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
50.00-55.0, Good 55-85 lbs. 45.00-
50.00.
GOATS 7: 22.00-38.00.
Reported receipts of 194 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
Better horses 500.00-700.00;
Driving horses 350.00-825.00;
Riding horses 300.00-450.00;
Lightweight killers 375.00475.00;
Heavyweight killers 525.00-650.00;
Mares 35.00-110.00; Colts 15.00-
40.00; Geldings 35.00-110.00;
Larger ponies 150.00-275.00.
4Kf VINTAGE SALES
■K) STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday & Friday
IIA.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.
HogJSale
Starting Friday, October 16 for
Hayand Straw Sale.
4 possum bellied trailers
available for long distance
and local hauling
Business Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland
Horse
Monday, Dec.2l
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction