A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, IW«rch 1?> 1983 _
Livestock market and auction news "
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 14
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1110 113 1314 431
Last Monday
1274 112 955 416
Last Year
1163 134 1163 237
Monday’s Auction
1133 113 1270 422
Last Monday’s Auction
1129 112 886 421
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 50 higher,
extremes 1.00 higher; slaughter
heifers 5075 higher; cows 3.006.00
higher; bullocks steady, bulls firm
to 1.00 higher. Subtly included 69
percent slaughter steers, 11 per-
:ent slaughter heifers, 12 percent
cows, and 8 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1450 lb.
66.7547.75, few 68.0049.00; Choice
2-4 1060-1350 lb. 63.0066.25, few
66.2068.75; high Good and low
Choice 03 60.0043.00; Good 2-3
58.7000.50; Good and Choice 1200
1450 lb. Holsteins 54.00-57.50; few
Standard 1-2 50.0064.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1100 lb. 59.5042.85,
few yield grade 2 63.0044.00; Good
2-3850-1075 lb. 55.0069.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 46.5049.00, few 49.0061.50;
Commercial 3-4 43.5046.50; Cutter
1-2 44.0046.50, few 46.5047.50;
Canner and low Cutter 40.5044.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 9001475 lb.
58.25-61.00, couple 61.0062.50;
Good 10001250 lb. 54.5058.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13501900
lb. 53.0058.75, few 59.0041.50,
individual 1800 lb. 63.00; yield
grade 210001250 lb. 50.0063.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
Choice and Prime. Demand good
for calves to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime
special fed 270340 lb. 120.00135.00,
few 135.00145.00; Choice 160250 lb.
100.00120.00; high Good and low
Choice 160250 lb. 85.00100.00, 120
140 lb. 70.0085.00, 80115 lb. 45.00
60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
few 90.00-95.00; few 95-120 lb.
Holstein heifers 75.00-05.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs firm to
3.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady.
Supply included about 50 goats sold
by the head.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
■ Open 24 hours a day ■
365 days a year |
(717)394-2611 |
AUCTIONS J
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
10:00 A.M. Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
TUESDAY
10:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P.M. Feeder Pigs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
9:30 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
SPECIAL LAMB SALES
Mondays, March 21 &28 -12 Noon
No Feeder Cattle Sale
Good Friday-April 1
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lrtrtz Pike
. _
Serving The Community
For 87 Years
Prime 75-105 lb. 85.00-72.00, few
72.00-75.00; Good 6045 lb. 52.00-
65.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-
40 lb. 125.00-140.00, 40-60 lb. 85.00-
115.00, few 65-90 lb. 70.0040.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, 15.00-45.00, mainly 25.00-
35.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 15
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1185 753 6 27
Last Tuesday
1225 706 3 12
Last Year
1148 701 14 0
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.001.50
higher; heifers mostly steady;
cows 1.002.00 higher; bulls 1.00
1.50 higher*. Supply included SO
percent slaughter steers and 33
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1525 lb.
66.75-69.50, few 69.5070.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1075-1400 lb. 68.00
70.75; five head 71.1072.00; Choice
24 1075-1450 lb. 84.0067.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 62.00
65.00; Good 2-3 59.0062.00; few
Good and Choice 1175-1450 lb.
Holsteins 55.0067.00; few Standard
1-249.0062.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1150 lb. 60.0062.85;
Good 2-3 8501150 lb. 55.0069.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.7547.25, few 47.5049.00,
couple 49.0060.00; Commercial 34
42.5045.00; Cutter 1-2 42.0015.50,
few 45.5048.00, couple 48.2549.00;
Canner and low Cutter 38.0042.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 15002230
lb. 53.5056.10, individual 59.50; few
yield grade 2 10001375 lb. 49.00
52.50. Couple Choice 11501350 lb.
bullocks 59.2562.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 3.00
5.00 higher. Supply included 607 in
graded sale of which 86 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 145-250
lb. 100.00-117.00, couple 145-200 lb.
127.00-129.00; high Good and low
Choice 145-250 lb. 06.00-106.00, 115-
145 lb. 70.00-05.00, 90-115 lb. 54.00-
60.00,70-05 lb. 48.00415.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 96 head
90-110 lb. Holstein heifers 110.00-
130.00; 13 bead lot 80 lb. 55.00. 300
bead 90-125 lb. Holstein bulls 88.00-
100.50; 71 head small frame 100-125
lb. 73.00-84.00 and 43 head 9045 lb.
59.00.
SHEEP: No market test; couple
Choice 6045 lb. spring lambs 79.00-
84.00; couple Utility slaughter
ewes 18.00-21.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mainly 18.00-26.00, couple
92.0044.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 16
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
258 9 1154 11
Wednesday’s Auction
240 21 705 7
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows 2.00-3.00 lower; bulls
and bullocks not fully tested.
Supply included 42 percent
slaughter steers, 10 percent
slaughter heifers, 29 percent cows,
and 9 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
M 1075-1350 lb. 63.0005.10, couple
65.60-66.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1275 lb. 61.50-63.00;
few Good 2-3 58.00-62.00; couple
Choice Holsteins 1275-1520 lb. 53.85-
58.85; couple Standard 1-2 49.00-
52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lb. 59.50-62.85;
Good 2-3 850-1025 lb. 54.75-58.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.00-46.50, couple 46.50-48.00;
Commercial 3-4 40.00-45.00; Cutter
1-2 41.50-44.75; load Commercial
and Good 2-3 900-1100 lb.
heiferettea 40.00-44.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Good 1035-1370
lb. 52.00-57.60; couple Choice 1000-
1075 lb. 60.85-62.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1465-2225
lb. 51.75-55.85, individual 1665 lb.
60.75; couple yield grade 2 1200-
1480 lb. 48.50-49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
VEALERS: Individual low
Choice 170 ib. 85.00; high Good and
low Choice 80-115 lb. 45.00-60.00.
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
returned to farm 70.0060.00.
SHEEP: One lot Choice
new crop lambsBs.oo.
378 27 705 7
338 31 744 0
f*B&R CATTLE CO^l
| RDI, Marietta, PA |
f 17547 |
t Office Phone:
I (717 ) 653-8164 jj
* Specializing In |
ft Stockers & 1
5 Feeders I
I JOHN BOWMAN i
I Ph: (717)653-5728 I
x RON RANCH f
I Ph.(717)656-9849 A
New Holland Auction
Thursday, March 17
CATTLE: 1303. last
Thursday Slaughter Steers very
uneven, high Choice and Prime
firm to .50 higher, average Choice
mostly steady, instances .50
higher, Good to low Choice .50-1.00
lower; Slaughter Heifers fully
steady; cows steady, instances 1.00
lower; Bullocks steady to 1.00
lower; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 54 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent
slaughter heifers, 29 percent cows,
9 percent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1500 lb.
66.00-68.00, few head 68.00-69.85;
Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1425 lb.
66.0067.75; Choice 2-4 1000-1475 lb.
61.2565.00, few 65.0066.00 with
couple lots 66.25-66.75; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 59.2562.50;
Good 2-3 58.0061.00; Good and
Choice 1100-1450 lb. Holsteins 53.75-
56.75, few Choice 59.35-59.75,
Standard 1-2 50.0062.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1185 lb. 60.0062.75,
Choice 2-3 840680 lb. 57.7569.00;
Good 26 850-1050 lb. 52.0066.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
16 42.75-45.50, few 45.50-47.50;
Cutter 1-2 41.50-44.50, few 44.50-
47.00; Canner and low Cutter 36.50-
41.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1275 lb.
58.5060.50, couple 61.7562.75;
Good 1000-1250 lb. 54.0067.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1850
lb. 53.0065.57, few 55.7568.25,
couple 59.2561.50; yield grade 2
1000-1275 lb. 49.0063.00.
VEAL CAVLES: 533. Vealers
mostly steady, demand good for
calves to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime
185-290 lb. 114.00-119.00, individual
275 lb. 140.00; Choice 140-320 lb.
99.00- high Good and low
Choice 140-270 lb. 75.00-95.00, few
95.00- 120-140 lb. 58.00-75.00,
80-115 lb. 49.0068.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-115 lb. Holstein heifers 80.00-
90.00, several 90.00-100.00; bulk 90-
115 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
few 90.00-94.00, several 80-90 lb.
65.0060.00.
SHEEP: 45. Supply mainly 25-80
spring lambs.
SPRING LAMBS: Fejv Choice
2540 lb. 118.00-136.00, couple 50-55
lb. 88.00-99.00, 60-75 lb. 76.00-86.00,
few 80 lb. 74.00-79.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice
90-120 lb. 70.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
GOATS: 23. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 22.00-32.00, few 37.00-
44.00.
IhAY, STRAW & CORN |C|[l
I SALE WS#
I Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON 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.
Lancaster Co. Weekly
Friday, March 18
Cattle Calves
This Week 4300 1450
Last Week 4007 1342
Last Year 4251 1310
CATTLE: Slaughter Steers
uneven. Choice and Prime firm to
.50 higher after early sales being
fully 1.00, instances 1.50 higher,
Good to low Choice mostly steady
during week with some late sales
.50 lower; slaughter heifers firm to
.50 higher; few cows uneven,
closed mostly steady, instances
1.00 lower, some sales early part of
week as much as 3.00 higher;
bullocks steady; bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Supply included 53 per cent
slaughter steers, 6 per cent
slaughter heifers, 24 per cent cows,
6 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HigV~
Choice and Prime 3-41175-1525 mSM
66.00- few early part of week
69.00- Good and Choice 1-2
1075-1400 lbs. 67.00-70.00, around 20
head 70.50-72.00; Choice 24 1050
1425 lbs. 62.5066.00, few 66.00-66.75,
some late sales 61.50-62.50, high
Good and low Choice 2-3 59.5062.50,
few early 62.50-64.00, Good 2-3
58.00- Good and Choice 1175-
1450 lb. holsteins 53.75-57.50, few
Choice 57.50-59.75, Standard 1-2
49.0053.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1185 lbs. 59.0062.85,
few Yield Grade 2 63.0064.00;
Choice 2-3 840880 lbs. 57.75-59.00;
Good 2-3 8501100 lbs. 52.0059.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial!
1-3 42.7545.50, several 45.5047.50,,
few early part of week 47.50-51.50,
Cutter 1-2 41.5045.50, few mainly
early part of week 45.5048.00,
Canner and low Cutter 36.5042.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 9001475 lbs.
58.25-61.00, couple 61.00-62.75;
Good 10001250 lbs. 54.00-58.00.
BULIS: Yield Grade 11250220*9
lbs. 53.p058.75, few 59.0061:50,
individual 1800 lbs. at 63.00; Yield
grade 210001250 lbs. 49.0053.50.
VEAL CALVES:
Prime vealers firm to 5.0 p ftfgher,
high Good and low Choice mostly
steady. Demand good for calves to
return to farm.
VEALERS:- Choice and Prime
special fed 270-340 lbs. 120.00
135.00, few 135.00145.00; Choice
160290 lbs. 100.00120.00; high Good
and low Choice 140-320 lbs. 85.00
100.00, few 100.00105.00, 115-145
lbs. 68.0085.00, 80115 lbs. 45.00
60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-115 lb. holstein heifers 75.00-
100.00, around 100 head 110.00-
130.00, few 80-90 lbs. 55.00-75.00;
bulk 90-125 lb. holstein bulls 85.00-
100.00, several 80-90 lbs. 65.00-85.00,
few small frame 100-125 lbs. 70.00-
85.00, ff
The Limerick Veterinary Clinic
win sponsor a Hen) Health
Management profram entitled
"Nutrition and Production" on
March 29.1983. Speaker! will
be Or. Galilean, Dr. Romberg,
and Or. Kronteld Irom the
Unhr. of Penna.'e New Bolton
Center. The meeting will be
held in the Fellowship Hall of
St James UCC at 321 S.
Limerick Rd„ Limerick, Pa.
Refreshments will follow. For
further information call (215)
489-2848.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aloijg 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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