A2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, My 2,1983
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, June 27
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1313 107 803 479
Last Monday
1701 170 925 648
Last Year
1206 140 1104 293
Monday’s Auction
1232 152 784 479
Last Monday’s Auction
1657 188 910 657
CATTLE; Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers steady to
SO higher, or 1.00-1.50 higher than
last Wednesday; heifers steady;
cows 1.00 to mostly 2.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 1.00 lower; bulls
4.00-6.00 lower. Supply mcluded
64% slaughter steers, 13% heifers,
8% cows, and 15%bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1500 lb.
64.25-66.50, few 66.5047.00, one
small lot 67.50; Choice 2-4 1050
1500.62.-5064.65; high Good and low
Choice 2-31000-1400 lbs. 59.5062.75;
Good 2-3 1000-1325 lb. 57.5061.50;
Choice Holsteins 13001500 lb. 55.50
59.00, Good 12001600 lb. 54.0055.75;
Standard 1-2 48.75-51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9001100 lb. 59.5062.00,
few yield grade 2 62.5065.50,
Choice 2-3 750675 lb. 54.75-59.50;
Good 2-3 9001150 lb. 54.7557.00,
7008501 b. 51.5054.75.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 44.0046.00, few 46.5048.00;
Commercial 34 43.0045.50; Cutter
1-2 42.5044.00, few 44.0044.50;
Canner and low Cutter 40.5042.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1350 lb.
58.00-59.50, couple 63.50-84.85;
Good 1000-1250 lb. 53.00-57.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-2000
lb. 52.00-56.50, few 57.0059.75; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 49.50-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: 150-300 lb.
vealers 15.00-20.00 lower, high
Good and low Choice 80-140 lb.
steady to weak; slaughter calves
weak to 5.00 lower, instances 10.00
lower. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. One lot
Prime special fed 350 lb. bought to
arrive at 125.00.
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1 !| GREEN DRAGON MARKET S AUCTION
|f; RD No. 4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-733-2334
v if' 1 mi,e North of E P hrata on N, State St.
MONDAY f* Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, ■
Heifers, Steers, Cows K
11:00 A.M.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs B
TUESDAY ■
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs H
1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs ■
WEDNESDAY ■
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, 1
Heifers, Steers, Cows |
11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs B
FRIDAY ■
11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
SATURDAY J
9:30 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs ■
IIEDiE7rPIG“SAIE B
TUESDAY, JULY 5 |
NOTICE: ALL MONDAY AUCTIONS
_ WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M.
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■ CLOSED SAT., JULY 2 ■
■ OPEN MON., JULY 4- I
| INDEPENDENCE DAY ■
■ BUSINESS AS USUAL ■
" AUCTION SALEBEGINS 9 A.M. "
■ INSTEAD OF 10 A.M. ■
■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS. INC. !
■ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 ■
| Serving The Community For 87 Yean
VEALERS; Choice 150300 lb.
70.00-80.00; high Good and low
Choice 160250 lb. 55.0070.00, 120
160 lb. 50.0060.00, 80115 lb. 45.00
60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 150500 lb. 50.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
90115 lb. Holstein bulls 60.0080.00.
SOWS: US 15 400650 lb. 33.00
34.25, couple to 35.00; 300450 lb.
31.0033.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 4.006.00
lower; slaughter ewes mostly 5.00
lower. Supply mcluded around 100
goats, sold by the head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 75-105 lb. 48.0055.00, few
55.0060.00; Good 5090 lb. 40.00
48.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 5.0020.00, mainly 10.00
18.00.
GOATS: Mature goats 16.00
45.00, few 50.0055.00; kids mainly
20.0030.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, June 28
Report supplied by USOA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1395 849 38 2
Last Tuesday
1375 832 9 5
Last Year
1274 855 49 0
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers firm to 50
higher; heifers not tested; cows
1.00-3.00 lower; bulls 5.008.00
lower. Supply included 71 percent
slaughter steers and 25 percent
cows, with the balance mainly
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prune 34 1175-1500 lb.
62.2587.50, few 67.5089.00, six head
69.2589.85; Good and Choice 1-2
66.5088.75; Choice 24 1050-1400 lb.
62.7585.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 60.0083.75; Good 2-3
58.0081.00; Choice 1200-1425 lb.
Holsteins 57.0089.75, Good 54.50-
57.35; few Standard 48.0084.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 44.0047.00. few 47.5048.75,
couple 50.0051.50; Commercial 3-4
42.0045.50; Cutter 1-2 42.7545.50,
few 45.5046.50; Canner and low
Cutter 40.0042.50, few 37.5040.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001900
lb. 52.0055.75; individual 1475 lb.
60.00.
VEAL CALVES; Small supply
Good to Choice 150275 lb. vealers
5.0010.00 lower, high Good and low
Choice 70125 lb. weak to 3.00
lower. Supply mcluded 665 m
graded sale of which 71 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; Choice 180275 lb.
73.0080.00, couple 160175 lb. 83.00
90.00; high Good and low Choice
140270 lb. 56.0071.00, 120140 lb.
55.0065.00. 80115 lb. 54.0061.00, 60
80 lb. 47.0054.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 15 head
115 lb. Holstein heifers 70.00; 67
head 90105 lb. 59.5062.00.239 head
100125 lb. Holstein bulls 76.00
82.00; 62 head 9095 lb. 70.0073.00;
86 head small frame 100120 lb.
60.0061.00.
SHEEP; Insufficient volume m
recent weeks to test trends.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Good and
Choice 35-70 lb. 44.0065.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 8.0017.00, few sold as
replacements 20.0024.00.
GOATS: Couple kids sold by the
head at 14.00 and 15.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, June, 29
Report supplied by USIM
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
226 35 557 18
Last Wednesday
290 25 616 7
Last Year
346 39
Wednesday’s Auction
276 36 589
Last Wednesday's Auction
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
high Choice and Prime slaughter
steers steady, Good to average
Choice mostly 1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows 1.00-2.00 lower; bullocks 1.00-
1.50 lower; bulls not fully tested.
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Supply included 63 percent
slaughter steers and 27 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prune 34 12001450 lb.
64.5066.35; Choice 24 10501350 lb.
61.2554.25; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 59.2561.00; Good 2-3
58.0059.50; few Choice 1250-1350
lbs. Holsteins 57.2559.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 675-1025 lb. 53.0056.00, couple
Choice 25 56.0058.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.7547.75; Cutter 1-2 41.00
44.00; Canner and low Cutter 37.00
39.25; load Commercial and Good
24 heiferettes 45.0048.50, few
50.0055.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1050-
1200 lb. 56.75-58.25; Good 950-1150
lb. 54.00-57.00. Couple yield grade 1
1175-18451 b. bulls 53.50-55.85.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test. Few high
Good and low Choice 80-115 lb.
45.00-60.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, June 30
Report supplied by action
CATTLE: 1186. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers very
uneven, early sales 1.50-2.00
higher, instances 3.00 higher, late
trading steady to 1.00 higher
although weigmng condition in
favor of seller: slaughter heifers
not tested; cows weak to 1.00
lower; few bullocks steady; small
supply bulls fully steady. Supply
included 72 percent slaughter and
20 percent cows.
538
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 3-4 1175-1400 lb.
fi5.75m7.75, around 40 head 68.10-
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LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aloqg Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1:30 P.M. starting
with feeder cattle
and ptgs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12:30.
69.00, several late sales 64.5065.50-
Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1375 lb.
65.5Wi7.10; Choice 2-4 1050-1350 lb!
62.50-65.75, few late 61.50-62.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 60.00
63.50; Good 2-3 58.00-61.00; Good
and Choice 1200-1500 lb. Holsteins
56.00-58.75; few Standard 1-2 52.00-
55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
head Choice 2-3 975-1085 lb. 61.00-
62.00; few Good 900-1115 lb. 55.75-
57.10.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.00-45.25, few 45.00-45.75;
Commercial 3-4 41.00-43.00; Cutter
1-2 42.00-44.00, few 44.0045.25;
Canner and low Cutter 39.7542.00,
few 37.50-39.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1050
13001 b. 58.75-61.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1900
lb. 55.00-57.00, couple 58.26-59.25,
individual 62.00; yield grade 21000-
1350 lb. 51.50-55.00.
VEAL CALVES; 438. Vealert l
over 150 lb. 5.00-10.00 higher, tughCv
Cood and low Choice 80-150 Ih.
-steady to weak, instances 3.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALEKS; Choice 175-280 lb.
80.00- few 89.00-94.00; high
Good and low Choice 165-270 lb.
69.00- 120-165 ib. 60.00-74.00,
80-120 lb. 48.00-58.00, few 58.00-
61.00, few 65-80 lb. 40.0048.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.0084.00,
few 84.0088.00,80-95 lb. 60.00-70.00;
few 95-120 lb. Holstein heifers 85.00
93.00.
SHEEP: 48. Spring iambs 3.00
5.00 lower; few slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Good 40-90 lb.
44.00- couple Choice 5085 lb.
50.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
14.00- few sold as
replacement 30.00-32.00. j
GOATS: 10. All goats sold by the l
head, mainly 14.00-22.00, couple
26.00-
Lancaster Co. Weekly
Friday, July 1.
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 4500 1450
Last Week 5651 1691
Last Year 4222 1463
CATTLE: Slaughter steers SO
LDO higher, few sales as much as
3.00 higher; slaughter heifers
steady: cows weak to mostly 1.00
lower; bullocks steady to weak;
bulls steady with last week’s close.
Supply included 62 percent
slaughter steers, percent
slaughter heifers, 17 percent cows,
6 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 3-4 1175-1500 lb.
64.25-67.00, around SO head 67.50-
69.00, six head 69.25-69.85; Good
and Choice 1-2 1060-1400 lbs. 65.50
68.75; Choice 2-4 1050-1500 lb. 62.50- '
65.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3 u
59.5063.00; Good 2-3 58.0061.50;
Good and Choice 1200-1500 lb.
Holsteins 55.50-59.00; Standard 1-2
48.75-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lb. 59.0062.00,
few yield grade 2 62.5065.50,
Choice 2-3 750675 lb. 54.75-59.50;
Good 2-3 900-1150 lb. 53.00-57.00,
7006501 b. 51.5064.75.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 43.0046.00, few 46.5048.75;
Commercial 34 42.0045.50; Cutter
1-2 42.0044.00, few 44.0046.50;
Canner and low Cutter 39.7542.50,
few 37.50-39.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1350 lb.
58.0061.50, couple 63.5064.85;
Good 1000-1250 lb. 53.0057.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-2000
lb. 52.0057.00, few 57.0059.75; yield
grade 210001350 lb. 49.5053.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers over \
150 lb. 5.0010.00 higher than last
week’s close; high Good and low
Choice 80115 lb. vealers steady to
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