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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 19
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1098 119 935 1264
Last Monday
1124 121 1179 362
Last Year
778 132 760 615
Monday’s Auction
1186 148 755 1419
Last Monday’s Auction
1175 128 1143 461
CATTLE; Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers steady,
instances 1.00 higher, although
high Choice and Prime not fully
tested; heifers fully steady, in
stances 1.00 higher; Breaking
Utility and Commercial cows fully
1.00 instances 2.00 higher; Canner
to Boning Utility firm to 1.00
higher; bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher;
bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 53% slaughter steers 9%
slaughter heifers, 28% cows, and
10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple
head high Choice and Prime 3-4
1200-1425 lb. 67.25-68.00; Choice 2-4
1050-1375 lb. 64.50-67.25; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lb.
62.5004.50; Good 2-3 58.0002.50;
Good and Choice 1200-1350 lb.
Holsteins $2.0054.75, few Choice
55.25-57.00, Standard 1-2 1100-1250
lb. 47.0051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 9001125 lb. 59.2503.00,
few mainly Choice 2 63.25-64.00;
Good 2-3 875-1150 lb. 53.0069.00;
several Good 950-1200 lb.
heiferettes 40.0045.25.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37.75-40.00, few
40.50-42.50, couple 42.50-43.50;
Boning
37.50, few 37.50-38.50; ' nner and
low Cutter 32.00-34.50. jnstuimnn.
BULLOCKS: Choice ,b ;
58.00-62.00, few 62.25-63.0 u,
975-1250 lb. 56.50-59.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb. 60.29-93.25, couple 53.50-54.25,
I 24 hours a day
I MONDAY
9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
10:00 A.M.-
1:00 P.M.—
Slaughter Hogs
Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
9:30 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs
GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE [
FRIDAY, DEC. 30. 1983 J
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE *
No Slaughter Hog Auction On ■
Sat., Dec. 24 or Sat., Dec. 31 ■
BUSINESS AS USUAL MON., DEC. 26th g
AND MON., JAN. 2nd. 0 *
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS ■
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LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. ■
1147 Utitz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 ■
Serving The Community For 87 Years I
individual 1350 lb. 59.00; yield
grade 210001400 lb. 46.25-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves fully
steady. Supply included one lot
Prime special fed 320 lb. bought to
arrive at 123.00. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160300 lb.
90.00105.00; few Choice and Prime
180300 lb. 105.00115.00; high Good
and low Choice 160-300 lb. 75.00
90.00, 120155 lb. 55.0075.00, 80115
lb. 35.0050.00, few 6080 lb. 30.00
40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good
and Choice 250-550 lb. 50.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00
90.00; few 90.00100.00; few 8095 lb.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs mostly
steady; slaughter ewes firm to 5.00
higher. Supply included around 300
head 25-50 lb. new crop lambs, sold
to the holiday trade; supply in
cluded around 200 goats, sold by
the head.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 90110 lb. 60.0068.00, couple
lots new crop 69.0072.00; Choice
80110 lb. 50.0060.00; Good 45-70 lb.
42.00-52.00. Choice 25-40 lb. new
crop lambs 140.00155.00 few 155.00
160.00, few 4055 lb. 115.00140.00;
Good 25-50 lb. 60.00100.00, few
100.00110.00.
STAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 18.0028.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head; large mature goats 50.00
60.00, few to 65.00; bulk of the
medium goats 30.0050.00; kid
goats 20.0040.00.
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Report supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Tuesday
1121
Last Year
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
AUCTIONS
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
Vintage Auction
908 40 3
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809 20 1
806 14 8
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HAY. STRAW & CORN TBm\
SALE WSJ
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RO No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117 |
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. f
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only j|
VINTAGE SALES
■Lj STABLES, INC.
Sole Every Tuesday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction •
Steer*. Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
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" lole Every SatuT Jay ~~~~~~~~
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Butler Foods, Inc.
Receiving station for hogs every Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. from 7 A.M. -12 Noon
Business Phene
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday a small supply high
Choice and Prime slaughter steers
firm to 50 higher, other grades 1.00
2.00 higher; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows fully steady,
instances 1.00 higher on Breaking
Utility and Commercial; bulls
mostly steady. Supply included 402
slaughter steers and 532 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1225-
1400 lb. 67.5069.25; Good and
Choice 1-2 11501450 lb. 68.00-69,75,
four head 70.0070.60; Choice 2-4
1075-1475 lb. 67.00-68.50, few 68.00
67.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
10501375 lb. 63.75-67.00; Good 2-3
61.50-65.00; Standard and Good
1075-1350 lb. Holsteins 47.0051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
875-1100 lb. 55.0058.00; couple
Choice 2-3 925-1150 lb. 59.2061.35.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.0041.00, few
41.5044.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 33.7040.50, mainly 35.00
39.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.50
35.00, few 28.0031.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 15002160
lb. 53.50-55.50; yield grade 2 1000
1500 lb. 43.50-48.50; couple Choice
110012501 b. bullocks 60.00-60.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 3.00 lower on
high Good and low Choice. Supply
included 614 in graded sale of
which 81 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 180295
lb. 90.0098.00; high Good and low
Choice 160250 lb. 60.0082.00, 120
160 lb. 50.0065.00, 80110 lb. 40.00
50.00,6080 lb. 36.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 85 head
80-115 lb. Holstein heifers 46.00-
51.50. 25 head 120-125 lb. Holstein
bulls 88.0089.00; 220 head 100-115
lb. 98.00-401.50; 55 head 90-95 lb.
82.50-89.00;, 35 head small frame
100-115 lb. 80.0086.00, 110 head 90-
105 lb. 48.0049.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes 2.00-
5.00 higher.
WOO LED LAMBS: Few Choice
50-70 lb. 63.00-73.00; Good 50-110 lb.
717-442-4742
40.0051.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 16.0026.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head 34.0036.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
320 34 981 37
Last Wednesday
548 20 793 24
Last Year
91 22 535 10
Wednesday’s Auction
173 36 1060 21
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends, all represented
classes generally steady. Supply
included 56 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 11601370 lb. 65.75-
68.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3
10001280 lb. 61.0064.75; few Good
2-3 8701000 lb. 59.25-62.25; few
Standard and Good 10001265 lb.
Holsteins 47.5051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 2-3 9201110 lb. 59.75-
62.00; few Good 9001200 lb.
heiferettes 40.0044.00.
THIS WEEK 3200 1530
LAST WEEK 4728 1(31
LAST YEAR 2840 1312
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.05
2.00 higher, although trend not
tested after Tuesday; slaughter
heifers fully steady, instances 1.00
higher; cows weak to 1.00 lower;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls
firm to 1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 36% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifers, 41% cows, 6%
bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1205
1425 lb. 67.25419.25; Good and
Choice 1-2 1150-1450 lb. 68.0009.75,
four head 70.00-70.60; Choice 2-4
1050-1475 lb. 65.00-68.00, few 68.05
68.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1375 lb. 62.5007.00; Good 2-3
58.0005.00; Good and Choice 1205
1550 lb. Holsteins 51.00-54.75, few
Choice 55.25-57.00, Standard and
New Holland Good 1075-1350 ib. 47.0001.00.
Livestock SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Thursday, December 22 Choice 20 900-1125 lb. 59.2503.00,
CATTLE: 539. The small supply mainly Choice 2 63.2504.00;
of slaughter steers, slaughter Good 2-3 875-1150 lb. 53.0009.00;
heifers and bulls insufficient to test several Good 950-1200 lb.
trends; slaughter cows weak to heiferettes 40.00-45.25.
1.00 lower, with small supply COWS: Breaking Utility and
Breaking Utility and Commercial Commercial 2-4 37.0041.00, few
2.00-3.00 lower. Supply included 65 early Part of . week . 41.0044.50,
percent cows. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 33.75
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few 38.50, few 39.5040.50; Canner and
head Choice 24 10751400 lb. 66.00- low Cutter 31.50-35.00, few 28.05
67.75, couple yield grade 2 67.75 31.00.
68.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3 BULLOCKS: Choice 10551300 lb.
10051450 lb. 63.5566.75; Good 2-3 58.0562.00, few 62.2563.00; Good
56.75-63.75. 9751250 lb. 52.75-59.00, couple 59.55
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few 60.25.
Good and Choice 8651185 lb. 55.05 BULLS: Yield grade 1 13052000
60.00. lb- 49.5553.25, few 53.2555.50; yield
COWS: Few Breaking Utility grade 210051500 lb. 45.0550.00, few
and Commercial 24 36.0541.00; (Turn to Page A 3)
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I CHRISTMAS I
*At this time of year when our minds*
Sore especially occupied with the!
of gifts, may we take time||
!to realize that we have the greatest!
gift of all to share with the world,S
the message of Life, Peace and Joy,j|
available to all through our Lord*
S Jesus Christ. 1
I B&R CATTLE CO. I
S* John Bowman Eon EanckS
ED 1, Marietta, PA 3
Office Phone: (717)653-8164 S
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.25-40.25; Cutter
and Boning Utility 34.75-38.50, few
39.25-41.00; Canner and low Cutter
32.0034.75.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1080
1110 lb. 60.50-61.25; couple Good
965-1200 lb. 52.0058.50.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1480-1755 lb. 50.50-52.75; yield
grade 2 915-1600 lb. 44.2548.25.
VEAL CALVES: Available
supply mainly high Good and low
Choice 80-115 lb. selling from 35.00-
50.00.
SHEEP: Trend not fully com
parable; few good 45-70 lb. wooled
lambs 40.0045.00; few Utility
slaughter ewes 18.00-22.00.
Cutter and Boning Utility 33.75-
38.50, few 38.50-40.25; Canner and
low Cutter 30.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1050
1300 lb. 61.50-61.75; few Good 1000-
1275 lb. 52.75-55.75, couple 59.75-
60.23.
BULLS: Six yield grade 1 1450
1775 lb. 49.50-53.75, couple yield
grade 2 48.00-50.25.
VEAL CALVES: 467. Vealers
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 210315 lb. 111.00-120.00;
Choice 160300 lb. 94.00110.00; high
Good and low Choice 120250 lb.
70.0090.00; 80110 lb. 35.0047.00,
few 6080 lb. 30.0037.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00
105.00, few 105.001d6.00, few small
frame 90110 lb. 56.0085.00.
SHEEP: 16. Insufficient volume
to test trends, few Choice 35-45 lb.
wooled lambs 77.0089.00.
21 674 0
GOATS 3. The goats sold by the
head from 30.00-53.00.
Lancaste^County
Friday, December 23
CATTLE CALVES
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