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.
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NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
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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.
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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.