A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decamber 3,1983
livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Nov. 28
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
809 136 985 189
Last Monday
796 105 828 313
Last Year
875 126 790 182
Monday’s Auction
1010 154 992 238
Last Monday’s Auction
855 111 817 339
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 2.00-4.00
higher; few sales heifers 1.00-2.00
higher; cows 50-1.00 higher, or
mostly steady with last Wed
nesday; bullocks not fully tested;
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 54% slaughter steers, 10%
slaughter heifers, 25% cows, and
11% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1173-1450 lb.
67.25-69.25, few head 69.75-70.25;
Choice 2-4 1050-1350 lb. 64.75-69,35,
mainly 65.50-67.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb. 62.00-
65.00; Good 2-3 57.5&43.50; Choice
1250-1350 lb. Holsteins 53.00-55.50,
five head 1360-1660 lb. 60.00-60.50,
Good 1200-1400 lb. 50.0052.75, few
Standard 47.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 900-1075 lb. 62.0053.50;
Good 2-3 900-1050 lb. 57.0050.50, few
800-900 lb. 52.00-56.00; several Good
2-4 900-1200 lb. heiferettes 42.50-
46.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.50-41.25, several
41.5042.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36.00-39.50, few 39.50-
40.50; Canner and low Cutter 33.50-
36.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1060-
1250 lb. 57.25-59.25, couple 62.60-
66.00; Good 1000-1250 lb. 54.00-57.00.
BULLS. Yield grade 1 1250-2000
lb. 49.0053.50, couple 53.5055.25,
two head 1125-1500 lb. 63.25-64.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 44.75-
50.00, few 43.5044.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter calves 5.00
8.00 higher. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
One lot Prime special fed 380 lb.
bought to arrive at 120.00.
VEALERS: Choice 160-250 lb.
90.00- few 105.00-110.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
75.00- 120-160 lb. 60.00-75.00,
90-115 lb. 45.00-52.00, 70-90 lb. 35.00
48.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250080 lb. 45.0008.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00
75.00, few 75.0000.00; 85-95 lb.
50.0005.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
3.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady.
Supply included about 130 goats,
sold by the head.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 90-110 lb. 57.0000.00; Choice
80-110 lb. 50.0008.00, few 4000 lb.
55.0000. Good 5090 lb. 45.00
50.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aKtyg 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
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mainly 35.00-40.00, several
big billies 45.00-58.00, few kid goats
23.00-30.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1089 1008 13 2
I ast ■’'■day
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50 to
mostly 2.00 higher; slaughter
heifers 1.00-2.00 higher; cows fully
steady, instances 2.00 higher on
Breaking Utility and Commercial,
bulls mostly steady. Supply in
cluded 518 steers and 518 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1250-1475 lb.
67.85-69.25, few 70.00-70.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1175-1450 lb. 68.25-
68.75, few 69.75-70.60, couple 71.35-
71.85; Choice 2-41100-1525 lb. 65.75-
68.00, few 68.00-68.60; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1425 lb.
63.50- Good 2-3 59.00-63.50;
Standard 1-2 975-1200 lb. Holsteins
44.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 1000-1125 lb. 61.50-63.35;
Good 935-1200 lb. 58.00-60.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.00-41.00, several
42.00-44.25, couple 45.50-47.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35.00-
39.50, several 39.50-41.00, couple
41.50-42.75; Canner and low Cutter
32.75-35.25, few 31.00-32.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1500-2135
lb. 48.00-51.25; few yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 45.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not fully tested. Supply included
663 in graded sale of which 63
percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 250
285 lb. 96.00-100.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-280 lb. 65.0086.00,
120-140 lb. 55.00-70.00, 80-115 lb.
40.00-49.00 couple 50.00-53.00, 6080
lb. 35.00-44.00.
RETURNED TO FARM. 60 head
90105 lb. Holstein heifers 48.00
51.00; few 110120 lb. 56.00.230 head
90125 lb. Holstein bulls 77.0086.00;
75 head small frame 100120 lb.
63.0074.00, with 25 head 100 lb.
48.00 and 25 head 9095 lb. 47.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
GOATS; No test.
HAY, STRAW & CORN \\
SALE WjJ
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only.
977 1,
1002 952 10
CATTLE CoHI
I RDI, Marietta, PA {
I 17547 I
X Office Phone: X
I (717)653-8164 |
| Specializing In | 1
fi Stockers & X
5 Feeders I
I JOHN BOWMAN i
I Ph (717)653-5728 I
I RON RANCH f
I Ph (717)656-9849 i
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
494 83 719 20
Last Wednesday
464 20 306 0
Last Year
311 53 633 5
Wednesday’s Auction
322 80 640 20
Last Wednesday’s Auction
20 353 0
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 lower,
extremes 2.00 lower; slaughter
heifers mostly steady; cows
steady; bulls fully steady. Supply
included 47 percent slaughter
steers and 33 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-
1375 lb. 66.00-67.00; Choice 2-4 1100-
1400 lb. 63.75-66.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 60.75-
63.50; Good 2-3 1100-1325 lb. 57.00-
61.50; few head Choice 1300-1400 lb.
Holsteins 53.75-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1230 lb. 58.75-62.25;
Good 2-3 900-1050 lb. 53.00-58.50;
Good 900-1300 lb. heiferettes 42.00-
44.50, few head 44.50-50.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.00-40.00, few
42.00-43.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.75-40.00, few 40.00-
42.00; Canner and low Cutter 33.50-
35.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1700
lb. 49.75-52.25, individual 2010 lb.
56.25, couple 1385-1425 lb. 60.00-
60.25; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb.
44.50-49.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Good and
low Choice 160-300 lb. 70.00-75.00,
bulk of supply 80-115 lb. 45.00-52.00
couple to 55.00, few 70-80 lb. 35.00-
42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00-
75.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, December 1
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE; 1288. Trend not
comparable, no market last
Thursday because of Holiday.
Demand only fair for all classes.
Supply included 550 slaughter
steers and 569 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
jg|Mgp VINTAGE SALES
H STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
_weighat2;oo. ______
”* " "lole* Every SoTuTtlay ————
9A.M.
Hog Sale
Butler Foods, Inc.
Receiving station for hogs every Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. from 7 A.M. -12 Noon
717-442-4742
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
'S
•>
high Choice and prune 3-4 1200-1375
lb. 64.50-66.00; Choice 2-4 1050-1400
lb. 61.75-64.75, mainly 62.0064.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050
1400 lb. 59.0062.00; Good 2-3 57.50
59.00; Good and Choice 12001650
lb. Holsteins 48.0052.25; Standard
1-246.5048.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1065 lb. 59.0062.00;
Good 2-3 8501050 lb. 54.0058.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.0039.25, few
39.5042.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.0037.00, few mainly
early sales 37.5039.50; Canner and
low Cutter 30.0034.00, several late
sales 28.0030.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 10001375 lb.
54.0056.25, couple 56.5058.00, Good
10001350 lb. 49.75-52.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1900
lb. 48.00-52.25, couple 52.50-54.25;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 44.00
48.50.
VEAL CALVES: 788. Demand
good for high Good to Prime
vealers, only fair for high Good
and low Choice 70-120 lb. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 150-350 lb.
78.00- few high Choice and
Prime 200-320 lb. 100.00-109.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-350
lb. 60.00-85.00, 120-160 lb. 52.00-
65.00, 80-115 lb. 38.00-50.00, mainly
40.00- few 60-80 lb. 35.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350-550 lb. 44.00-56.00,
few Choice 56.00-64.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-130 lb. Holstein bulls 68.00-
82.00, few 83.00-90.00, several 80-100
lb. 49.00-70.00.
SHEEP:.3S. Demand good for
Wooled lambs and only fair for
slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS : Choice 65-100
lb. 59.0063.00; few Good 55-85 lb.
48.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:- Utility
and Good 8.00-18.00.
GOATS: 33. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 25.00-39.00, six head
40.0047.00.
Lancaster Weekly
Friday, December 2
Cattle Calves
This Week 4500 2025
Last Week 2280 1111
Last Year 3901 1791
CATTLE; Slaughter steers early
■ 24 hours a dayl
J 365 days a year |
1 (717) 394-2611 \
J AUCTIONS •
■ MONDAY I
_ 9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, g
* Heifers, Steers, Cows 3
I 11:00 A.M.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs *
' LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
P 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
P Serving The Community For 87 Years
part of week 2.00-3.00 higher, this
advance lost late with closing sales
weak to 1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers 1.00-2.00 higher; cows
closed 2.00-3.00 lower; bullocks
mostly steady; bulls closed mostly
steady after being as much as 2.00
higher early part of week. Supply
included 39 percent slaughter
steers, 5 percent slaughter heifers,
32 per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls,
balance mainly feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-41200-1475 lbs.
64.50-67.50, with early sales 67.50-
69.25; Good and Choice 1-2 1175-
1450 lbs. 68.00-68.75, few selected
69.00-70.60; Choice 2A 1050-1400lbs.
mainly 64.75-68.00, with some late
sales 61.75-65.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 59.00-
63.50, Good 2-3 57.50-61.00; Choice
1250-1350 lb. holsteins 52.50-55.50, 5
head 1360-1560 lbs. 60.00-60.50;
Good 1200-1400 lbs. 48.00-52.75;
Standard 1-2 975-1250 44.50-48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1125 lbs. 58.7562.25,
few 62.5063.60; Good 2-3 900-1050
lbs. 54.0058.50, few 58.5060.50,800-
900 lbs. 52.00-56.00; several Good 2-
4 900-1300 lb. heiferettes 42.00-46.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 35.00-40.00, several
mainly early part of week 40.00-
42.50, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
33.00-38.50, several early part of
week 38.50-41.00, Canner and low
Cutter 31.00-35.50, several late
sales 28.00-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1375
lbs. 54.00-59.25, few early part of
week 60.00-66.00; Good 1000-1250
lbs. 50.00-55.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1250-2000
lbs. 48.00-53.00, few 53.00-55.25;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 44.00-
50.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers firm to
5.00 higher, slaughter calves 5.00-
8.00 higher. Demand fair for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 200-320 lbs. 100.00-
110.00; Choice 150-350 lbs. 80.00-
100.00; high Good and low Choice
160-350 lbs. 60.00-85.00, 120-140 lbs.
52.00-70.00, 80-115 lbs. 38.00-53.00,
mainly 40.00-45.00, 60-80 lbs. 35.00-
42.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-580 lbs. 44.00-66.00,
few Choice 56.00-64.00.
RETURNE TO FARM: Few 90-
120 lb. holstein heifers 48.00-56.00;
bulk 90-125 lbs. holstein bulls 68.00-
86.00, few 86.00-90.00, several 80-100
lbs. 47.00-74.00.
TUESDAY
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
9:30 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs
FEEDER PIG SALE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6