42—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 14,1983 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, May, 9 Report Supplied By USOA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1611 81 973 236 Last Monday 1423 138 847 2419 Last Year 1543 85 968 183 Monday’s Auction 1643 118 978 246 Last Monday’s Auction 1589 141 824 2499 CATTLE: Compared to last Monday slaughter steers mostly 1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower on high Choice and Prime; slaughter heifers weak to mostly 1.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included 78% slaughter steers, 9% heifers, 6% cows, and 7% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1173-1450 lb. 67.50-69.00, few head 69.60-69.85; Choice 24 1000-1350 lb. 64.85-67.50, few 67.50-68.10; high Good and low Choice 2-3 62.50-65.60; Good 3-3 60.75-62.50; Good and Choice 1200- 1350 lb. Holsteins 56.00-57.25; Standard 1-2 52.50-55.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 875-1100 lb. 61.0063.00, few mainly Choice 2 1100-1350 lb. 64.00-65.50; Good 2-3 850-1075 lb. 53.7560.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 48.50-50.50, few 50.50-52.00, four head 53.00-53.75; Cutter 1-2 46.00- 49.00, few to 50.00; Canner and low Cutter 42.0046.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1350 lb. 59.5062.00, couple 62.0063.75; Good 1000-1275 lb. 54.00-58.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb. 53.00-59.10, few 59.2561.25, five head 62.5064.25; yield grade 21000- 14501 b. 50.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully steady, instances 5.00 higher on Prune special fed. Demand good for calves to return to farm. VEALERS: Prime special fed 280-360 lb. 126.00-134.00; Choice 160- 290 lb. 90.00-110.00; high Good and low Choice 160-260 lb. 70.00-90.00, 120-160 lb. 60.00-75.00, 80-120 lb. 50.0065.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good sold to return to farm and Choice 250-575 lb. 50.00-60.00. VEALERS: Fw Choice 200-250 RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk lb. 104.00-110.00; high Good and low 90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00- Choice 160-250 lb. 70.00-90.00, 115- 1C5.00, few 105.00-110.00; bulk 90- 1& 5 lb. 68.00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 66.00- 120 lb. Holstein heifers 90.00-105.00. 71.00, few 65-80 lb. 61.0066.00. SHEEP: Spring lambs firm to RETURNED TO FARM: 55 head 5.00 higher; slaughter ewes mostly 90-105 lb. Holstein heifers 128.00- steady. Supply included around 35 137.00; 10 head 115-125 lb. 120.00- goats, sold by the head. 123.00; 15 head 80-85 lb. 104.00- ■ Open 24 hours a day ®365 days a year (717)394-2611 AUCTIONS ■ MONDAY & WEDNESDAY I 10:00 A.M. Slaughter Bulls, | Heifers, Steers, Cows ■ 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs " TUESDAY * 10:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs I 1:00 P.M. Feeder Pigs | FRIDAY ■ 11:00 A.M. Stockerand Feeder Cattle I SATURDAY 9:30 A.M. Slaughter Hogs ■ -y SPECIAL £— ■ GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE ! THURSDAY, MAY 19 ■ 11:00 AM m SOLD IN LOAD LOTS -10 Or More ■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. _ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 !■■■■■ Community For 87 Years SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime 70-105 lb. 70.00-80.00; one lot Choice 135 lb. wooled lambs 58.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 15.00-25.00. GOATS: Bulk 20.00-40.00, few large mature 45.00-55.00, and few kids 10.00-15.00. Vintage Auction Tuesday, May 10 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1414 599 15 0 Last Tuesday 1459 531 131 8 Last Year 1552 620 30 10 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers opened steady to 1.00 lower, but later trading mostly steady, instances 1.00 higher on Good and Choice 1-2; slaughter heifers mostly steady; cows uneven, Utility and Com mercial 1.00-2.00 lower, Canner and Cutter 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls fully steady. Supply included 70 percent slaughter steers and 22 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1200-1450 lb. 67.7569.85, few 70.00-71.00, few lots early 66.5067.75; Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lbs. 69.00-71.50, 10 head 72.25-73.60; Choice 24 1050- 1450 lb. 64.7568.25, few 68.2569.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 63.00- 65.50; Good 2-3 59.0063.10; Good and Choice 1300-1500 lb. Holsteins 56.00-59.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 985-1250 lb. 62.0064.00, couple yield grade 2 65.0066.25; Good 2-3 900-1075 lb. 58.0060.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 45.7549.75, few 50.00-51.50; Commercial 34 42.5045.50; Cutter 1-2 43.00-37.50, few 47.5049.00; Canner and low Cutter 40.0043.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800 lb. 53.00-55.00, couple 1685-2045 lb. 56.00-58.75; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 50.00-52.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. Supply included 490 in graded sale of which 80 percent FEEDER PIG SHOW AND SALE at the Lancaster Stockyards MONDAY, MAY 23 Shown and judged in PENS OF SIX; In the following classes: 30 to 44 lb. 45 to 54 lb. 55 to 65 lb. Trophy and $50.00 to Champion, Trophy and $40.00 to Reserve Champion entries, $30.00 to each first place; $20.00 to each second place; $lO.OO to each third place; also ribbons to first five winners in each weight group. Show and Sale open to all pig producers. All pigs must be farrowed on farm of exhibitor. No more than two pens of winners from each weight class for one exhibitor. Entry fee is $2.00 per pen to Lancaster County Swine Producers will be deducted along with regular commission charges for selling and tagging. All exhibitors will participate in .10 cent check-off program to N.P.P.C. Sale open to all buyers 4-H and F.F.A. members may select individuals for their projects. Pigs received from 12 noon to 4:00 P.M. Judged at 4:00 P.M. Sale at 7:00 P.M This event sponsored jointly by the Lancaster County Swine Producers Association 'and the Lancaster Livestock Exchange. V_ LANCASTER \ COUNTY ) V MARKETS / 105.00. 31 head 120-125 Ih. ‘.lolstem bulls 104.00-107.00; 175 head 100-115 lb. 117.00-119.50; one lot 113 lb. 114.00; 40 head 90-95 lb. 101.00- 103.00; 50 head small frame 100-115 lb. 72.50-09.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a market test; few Utility and Good slaughter ewes 12.00-31.00. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, May, 11 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 348 13 487 0 Last Wednesday 507 56 876 88 Last Year 478 Wednesday’s Auction 334 13 476 0 Last Wednesday’s Auction 257 49 874 1 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers firm to 50 higher; small supply slaughter heifers steady; few cows 1.00-2.00 lower; bulls not fully tested. Supply in cluded 68 percent slaughter steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice Prime 3-4 1300-1500 lb. 67.75-68.75; Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lb. 65.00-68.10; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1025-1350 lb. Good 2-3 56.00-62.75; Good and Choice 1200-1500 lb. Holstems 54.00- 56.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1035-1150 lb. 59.50-64.00; Good 2-3 925-1050 lb. 55.75-59.75; around 25 head Good and Choice 885-1200 lb. Heiferettes 46.00-53.50. COWS; Utility and Commercial 1-3 44.00-48.00, few 48.00-50.75; Cutter 1-2 44.0047.00; few low Cutter 41.5043.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 1100-1250 lb. 60.00-62.00; Good 1040-1250 lb. 57.00- 60.00. Individual yield grade 11385 lb. Bull 56.10. VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume for a market test. SHEEP: None. I i m \ B&R CATTLE CO. I ■ i RDI, Marietta, PA 2 ■J 17547 I Iz Office Phone: X || (717)6534164 2 ■ * Specializing In ( Stockers & Z ■f Feeders I ■| JOHN BOWMAN I |l Ph- (717) 653-5728 I fz RONRANCK f Ph (717)656-9849 i Vintage Livestock Thursday, May 12 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: 1232. Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers firm to .50 higher, instances 1.00 higher, although late six sales mostly steady; slaughter heifers steady; cows uneven. Utility and Com mercial weak to 1.00 lower, Canner and Cutter fully steady, instances 1.00 higher; bullocks not fully tested; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included 71 percent slaughter steers, 4 percent slaughter heifers, 16 percent cows, 7 percent bulls with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1425 lb. 68.75-70.00, few 70.50-72.00, couple lots 67.5068.50; Choice 2-41050-1475 lb. 65.25-68.25, few 68.25-68.75, some late lots 64.60-65.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3 62.50-65.50; Good 2-3 60.00- Good and Choice 1225- 1500 lb. Holsteuis 55.0058.00; Stan dard 1-2 52.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 950-1125 lb. 60.5064.00; Good 2-3 875-1075 lb. 56.0060.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 45.00-50.00, few 50.00-54.00; Cutter 1-2 44.00-47.50, few 47.50- 50.50; Canner and low Cutter 41.00- 43.50, few 36.5041.00. BULLOCKS: Good 1000-1275 lb. 54.00- couple Choice 59.50- 61.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1850 lb. 53.25-56.50, few 56.50-58.75; yield grade 21000-1450 lb. 51.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES: 309. Vealers firm to 4.00 higher, although high Choice and Prime not tested last week. Demand good for calves to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 160-280 lb. 100.00- few head Choice and Prime 180-280 lb. 119.00-124.00; high Good and low Choice 160-280 lb. 75.00-100.00, 120-160 lb. 70.00- 80.00,70-115 lb. 58.00-74.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 104.00- 121.00; Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-105.00, few 105.00-109.00, several 80-95 lb. 80.00-90.00. LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg aloi}g Route 22 PHONE: JONESTOWN 865-2881 'Sale every Tuesday at 1.30 P M starting with leeder cattle and pigs Also Hay Sale every Tuesday at 12:30 SHEEP: 1. No test, GOATS: 23. All goats sold by the head, mainly 20.00-30.00, few billy goats 34.00-47.00. Lancaster County Weekly Friday, May 13 Cattle This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly steady, instances 1.00 higher; slaughter heifers steady; cows uneven, Utility and Com mercial weak to 1.00, instances 2.00 lower, Canner and Cutter 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included 68 per cent slaughter steers, 6 per cent slaughter heifers, 13 per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls, balance feeders, f many held for Friday’s auction. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-41175-1450 lbs. 67.50- mainly 68.0069.50, few 70.50- Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lbs. 68.50-71.50, 10 head 72.25-73.60; Choice 2-41050-1450 lbs. 64.50- mainly 65.00-68.25, high Good and low Choice 2-3 62.50-65.50, Good 2-3 59.0063.25; Good and Choice 1200-1500 lb. holsteins 55.00- 59.10, Standard 1-2 52.00-55.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 875-1125 lbs. 60.5064.00, few Yield Grade 2 64.0066.25; Good 2-3 850-1100 lbs. 53.75-60.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 45.00-30.00, few 50.00-54.00, Cutter 1-2 44.0047.50, few 47.50- 50.50, Canner and low Cutter 40.00- 43.50, few 36.5040.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 59.00-62.00, couple 62.00-63.75; Good 1000-1275 lbs. 54.00-58.50. BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1300-2000 lbs. 53.00-56.50, few 56.5081.25, 5 head 62.50-64.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1450 lbs. 50.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES; Vealers firm to 5.00 higher. Demand good for calves to return to farm. VEALERS: Prime special fed 280-360 lbs. 124.00-134.00; Choice hay, STRAW & CORN §SM\ I | —SALE— WZJIi Every Friday at 12 Noon | ?\ M I GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION I | RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-733-2334 I i 4 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. f || Out of State Buyers-Cash or Certified Check Only. I .< . V' cf Calves 5000 1025 5236 1157 6134 1120 (Turn to Page Al 7) ** A
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