A2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 9,1982 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, January 4 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 667 129 1136 116 Last Monday 1047 132 1261 125 Last Year 854 115 1189 232 Monday’s Auction 657 140 1119 122 Last Monday’s Auction 1070 131 1350 125 CATTLE: Trend compared to last Monday; Wednesday’s meager supply did not fully test market. Slaughter steers uneven, few high Choice and Prime firm to 1.00 higher, Good to average Choice mostly steady; slaughter heifers steady; cows uneven, Utility and Commercial 2.00-3.00 lower, Canner and Cutter weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks • mostly steady; bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply included 57%' slaughter steers, 19% cows, 15% heifers, and 9% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 3-4 1200- 1425 lbs. 60.35-63.10; few head Good and Choice 1-2 1050-1325 lb. 60.25- 61.75; Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lb. 57.00- 60.50,-couple lots 1000-1050 lb. 56.50- 57.00; few Choices 4 1275-1400 lb. 53.75-54.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 55.50-58.00; Good 2-3 53.00-55.75; Standard 1-2 48.00- 51.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 950-1225 lb. 54.25-58.00, couple yield grade 2 58.50-60.25; Good 2-3 850-1025 lb. 50.0054.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 37.00-39.50, couple 39.5040.00; one lot Utility beef breed 41.75- 47.75, couple 48.00-49.85; Cutter 1-2 36.00-38.50, few 38.50-39.50; Canner and low Cutter 33.00-35.50. BULLOCKS: Few head Choice 1250-1350 lb. 63.0066.75; Good 1000 1300 lb. 53.0058.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1800 lb. 53.00-57.00, few 1500-2000 lb. 57.00-58.75; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 49.00-53.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Choice and Prune special fed 260-330 lb. 114.00-122.00; Choice 200-250 lb. 90.00-100.00, few 100.00-110.00; high Good and low Choice 115-155 lb. 55.00-70.00,80-110 lb. 40.00-50.00 few 50.00-55.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00- 90.00, few 85-95 lb. 55.00415.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs 1.00-2.00 lower; slaughter ewes fully steady. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 75-105 lb. 52.00-56.00, few 56.00-60.00; Good 60-95 lb. 45.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good 28.00-36.00. Vintage Livestock Tuesday, January 5 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1096 995 13 Last Tues. 1263 939 13 Last Year 879 734 23 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers uneven, average Choice to Prime 1.00-1.50 higher. Good to low Choice fully steady; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows .50-.75 higher; bulls steady. Supply included 48 per cent slaughter steers and 44 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 115 Q-1400 lb. 62.50- few head 64.25-64.60; Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1450 lb. 62.75-64.25; Choice 2-4 1025-1475 lb. 59.50- few 62.50-63.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 53.50- 56.00; Good and Choice 1150-1425 lb. Holsteins 50.50-53.00, few Standard 1-249.00-50.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Good 2-3 925-1050 lb. 51.50-53.00; couple,, Choice 2-3975-1050 lb. 55.50-57.35. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 37.5040.00, few 40.5041.25, couple 42.0044.25; Commercial 3-4 35.-75-39.00; Cutter 1-2 36.75-36.50, few 38.5040.00; Canner and low Cutter 33.50-36.50. BULLOCKS: Good 10001375 lb. 52.00-54.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 15001965 lb. 51.0054.00, individual 2465 lb. 51.35; yield grade 2 few 10501400 lb. 49.0051.50. 'VEAL CALVES: Small supply Choice 200260 lb. weak to 5.00 lower; high Good and low Choice 140250 lb. 5.0010.00 lower, 80110 lb. mostly steady. Supply included 669 in graded sale of which 77 per cent sold to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 240300 lb. 90.00100.00, couple 101.00 104.00; high Good and low Choice 150250 lb. 70.00-85.00, 115-150 lb. 55.0075.00,80110 lb. 42.00-55.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 95 head 90115 lb. Holstein heifers 90.00 96.00; 17 head 8085 lb. 51.00. 300 head 90125 lb'. Holstein bulls 69.00 81.00; 90 head 100125 lb. small' frame 55.00-59.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a market test. VINTAGE SALES Wf 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. _Hog_Sale Starting Friday, October 16 for Hay and Straw Sale. 4 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 Lancaster Auction Wednesday, January 6 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 179 48 1074 0 Last Wednesday 120 Last Year 27 710 0 470 42 1245 U Wednesday’s Auction ~ 186 49 IU9U 7 Last Wednesday’s Auction CATTLE: insufficient volume to fully test trends; few sales slaughter steers mostly steady; cows steady to weak. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1425 lb. 59.504i0.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 55.60- 58.50; couple Good 2-3 55.00-57.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 875-1185 lb. 55.00-59.00; few head Choice and Prime mostly 31200-1425 lb. 55.50-58.85. COWS: Utility and Confinercial 1-3 38.25-40.00; Cutter 1-2 36.50- 39.00; Canner and low Cutter 34.50- 36.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1500-2050 lb. 53.00-56.75; tew yield grade 2 1150-135015.50.00-52.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. -VEALEKS: Few Choice 180-250 ib. 05.00-100.00; high Good and low Choice 140-250 lb. 76.0W15.00, 80-115 lb. 45.00-55.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Few 00-100 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00415.00. SHEEP: One lot Utility slaughter ewes 28.00.' New Holland livestock Thursday, January ? Report supplied by USD A CATTLE: 1048. Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 higher, instances 2.00 higher; slaughter hellers steady, instances 1.00 higher; cows steady to firm, instances 1.00 higher early, later sales weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks not tully tested; bulls steady, in stances 1.00 higher. Supply in-' eluded 38 per cent slaughter steers, 6 per cent slaughter hellers, 4b per cent cows, 7 per cent bulls with the balances feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prune 3-4 1200-1450 lb. b 2.50-04.00; Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lb. 61.75-64.00; Choice 2-4 1050-1450 lb. 59.50-62.50, few 62.50 63.25; high Clood and low Choie 2-3 iooU-1325 lb. 57.50-59.75; Good 2-3 54.00- tew Good and Choice 1150-1400 lb. Holstein* 51.00-54.75; Standard 1-2 44.0b49.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 675-1100 lb. 55.50-58.75, couple yield grade 2 59.00-60.25; Good 2-3 650-1100 lb. 52.00-55.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 38.50-41.75, tew early 41.75-43.00 and very tew late sales over 40.00; Standard 1-2 37.50-40.00, tew early 40.00- Canner and low Cutter 34.50-38.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1600 lb. 52.00-55.50; yield grade 2 1000- 1450 lb. 46.50-52.00. VEAL CALVES: 585. Trend not comparable'on vealers because ot no market the last two weeks. Supply mainly 80-125 lb. with only a tew Choice 150300 lb. on otter. VEALERS: Few Choice 170-300 lb. 97.00-104.00, couple 104.00 112.00; Choice 140170 lb. 89.00 98.00; high Good and low Choice 140280 lb. 80.00-90.00, 115-140 lb. 55.00- 80115 lb, 40.00-48.00, tew 100115 lb. 48.00-52.00, several 60801 b. 30.0040.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90110 lb. Holstein bulls and heiters 65.0085.00, tew 85.0090.00, several -8085 lb. 55.0065.00. SHEEP: 3. No market lest. GOATS: 22. All goats sold by the head mainly 26.0039.00, tew 40.00 50.00. 340 0 Lancaster Weekly Friday, December 8 Cattle Calves This Week 3200 1775 Last Week ’ 2914 1098 Last Year 3332 1410 CATTLE; Slaughter steers, 1.00- 2.00 higher; slaughter heifers firm to 1.00 higher; cows generally firm to 1.00 higher although late sales weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks steady; bulls mostly steady. Supply included 42 per cent slaughter steers, 36 per cent cows, 7 per cent bulls, 7 per cent heifers, balance feeder steers. |hA Y. STRAW & CORN jCM* I 'i SALE mSJ I*———j I Every Friday at 12 Noon || wa|Tn£BL | j* Si RD1 >Marietta, I | GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION §i X Office Phone: >| RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-733-2334 11 < 7l7 > 653 ' 8M4 % 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. | £ Specializing In Out of State Buyers-Cash or Certified Check Only, m I Stockers & i I? Feeders NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction A|lAnnilC make the difference /WIUIIVHO. j n auctions! UCUI Uni I Alin makes the difference nCff nuu/tnu in marketing livestock! MONDAY’S AUCTION 8;00 A.M. - Fat Hogs 10:00 AM - Horse Sale 11:00 A.M - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn 1:30 P.M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows S 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 P.M.-Calf Sale NEW HOUAND SAIES STABLES INC. Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone 717-354-4341 New Holland, PA- SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-41250-1400 lbs 62.50- few 64.25-64.60; Good and Choice 1-2'lloo-1450 lbs. 61.75. 64.25; Choice 2-4 1025-1475 lbs, 59.50- few 62.50-63.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1325 lbs. 56.00-59.50, Good 2-3 53.00. 57.50; Good and Choice 1150-1450 lb. holsteins 50.50-53.00, couple 53.00-55.75, Standard 1-2 44.00-5100 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-’ Choice 2-3 875-1225 lbs. 54.25-58.75 few Yield Grade 2 59.00-60.25; Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 50.00-55.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3. 37.50-41.75, few 41.75-43.00 Cutter 1-2 36.00-38.50, few 38.50- 40.00, Canner and low Cutter 33 so -38.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1250-1350 lbs. 60.00-63.00, couple 63.00-66.75- Good 1000-1300 lbs. 52.00-58.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1400-2000 lbs. 52.00-57.00, few 57.0068,75; Yield grade 2 1000-1400 lbs. 48.50- 53.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to weak, instances 5.00 lowerjjn Choice and Prime. Demand Or for calves returned to farm. VEALERS: Choice and Prime special fed 260-330 lbs. 114.00- 122.00; Choice 200-250 lbs. 90.00- 100.00, few 100.00-112.00; high Good and low Choice 140-280 lbs. 70.00- 90.00. 115-150 lbs. 55.00-75.00, 80-110 lbs. 40.00-55.00, several 60-80 lbs. 30.00-40.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Around'loo head 90-115 lb. holstein heifers'9o.oo-96.00, few 80-100 lbs. 65.00-85.00; bulk 90-125 lb. holstein bulls 69.00-81.00, few 81.00-90.00, several 80-85 lbs. 55.00-65.00. Weekly Summary Friday, Jan. 8 Report supplied by PDA m CATTLE: 5783. Compared vwm 4197 head last week and 5151 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers uneven, mostly 1.00 higher; SI. heifers unevenly steady; Si. cows steady to 2.00 lower; SI. bullocks steady to strong; SI. bulls mostly steady; SI. steers; High Choice & Prune 3-4, 60.35-64.10; Choice No. (Turn to Page/U 4) I JOHN BOWMAN I Ph.(717)653-5728 IX RON RANCH IV Ph; (717) 656-9849 LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Route 22 PHONE: & JONESTOWIP 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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