Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Jan. 9
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
900 91 1048 273
Last Monday
1272 108 1213 238
Last Year
775 108 672 397
Monday’s Auction
1110 120 1043 425
Last Monday’s Auction
1287
131 1208 351
CATTLE: Trends not available
due to the fact markets not
reported last two Mondays
because of Federal Holidays.
Supply included 45% slaughter
steers, 14% heifers, 23% cows, and
15% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1190-
1450 lb. 70.50-73.75, five head 74.10-
74.75; Choice 2-41100-1375 lb. 67.25-
69.00, few 69.00-69.75; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb.
64.25-67.00; Good 2-3 60.00-64.00;
few Good 1250-1400 lb. Holsteins
50.00-53.25, Standard 44.25-50.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 64.2686.25,
few yield grade 2 66.25-68.75; Good
2-3 900-1150 lb. 58.75-63.00, few 850-
950 lb. 57.00-60.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.00-39.50, few
39.50-40.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.50-37.50, few 37.50-
39.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.50-
34 50
BULLOCKS: Choice 1200-1350 lb.
57.75-62.50, few 63.25-64.00; Good
1000-1250 lb. 53.50-58.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100
lb. 50.00-53.00, couple 53.00-54.00,
individual 59.00; yield grade 21000-
1500 lb. 45.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Supply mainly
high Good and low Choice 80-120 lb.
vealers, with a few Good and
Choice 140-300 lb.; few 150-500 lb.
slaughter calves; and one lot
Prime special fed 320 lb. bought to
arrive at 125.00.
VEALERS: Choice 160-300 lb.
95.00- few 110.00-115.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
85.00- 140-180 lb. 65.0080.00,
115-140 lb. 50.00-65.00, 80-115 lb.
32.00- mainly 38.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 150-300 lb. 60.00-80.00,
300-550 lb. 45.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-95.00,
few 90-100 lb. 55.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly Choice
and Prime 80-105 lb. wooled lambs,
1 24 hours a day
■.Tar.
MONDAY
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
TUESDAY
Slaughter Hogs
Feeder Pigs
9 00 A M.-
11.00 A.M.-
10:00 A.M -
1:00 P.M -
WEDNESDAY
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
FRIDAY
Stocker and Feeder Cattle
10:00 A.M -
11.00 AM -
11 00 A M -
SATURDAY
9 30 A M —Slaughter Hogs
FEEDER PIG SALE
TUES.. JANUARY 17
■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
| 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
| Serving The Community For 87 Years
a few slaughter ewes, with about 75
goats.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-105 lb. 65.00-70.00, Choice
58.00-65.00; Good 70-90 lb. 55.00-
60.00, with about 50 head 5040 lb.
sold as feeder lambs 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-32.00, mainly 20.00-
30.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; large mature goats 60.00-
80.00, individual 88.00; medium
40.00-55.00; few kid goats 30.00-
40.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
990 753 5 1
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows2.oo-3.00 higher; bulls
and bullocks not fully steady.
Supply included 44 percent
slaughter steers and 49 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1200-1450 lb.
71.50- five head 74.00-74.50,
Good and Choice 1-2 1140-1425 lb.
71.00- few 73.50-74.00, couple
74.00- Choice 24 1100-1450 lb.
68.00- around 20 head 71.25-
71.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3
64.50- Good 2-3 61.0084.50;
few Choice 1250-1400 lb. Holsteins
56.00- Good 1200-1350 lb. 50.00-
54.25; Standard 44.0048.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 2-3 900-1075 lb. 61.0082.00,
couple yield grade 2 65.8587.85.
GOWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.0043.50, few
44.0046.50, couple 46.5048.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.50-
38.50, few 38.5040.75; Canner and
low Cutter 32.00-35.50, few 29.50-
32.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 1000-1350
lb. 43.2548.50, couple yield grade 1
1400-1900 lb. 51.00-53.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher, although Choice not
fully tested. Supply included 591 in
graded sale of which 67 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 160-230
lb. 88.00-97.00, couple 103.00-107.00;
high Good and low Choice 150-280
lb. 70.00-90.00, 115-150 lb. 53.00-
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
AUCTIONS
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979 721
fev • v VINTAGE SALES
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.
Sale Every Saturday ~
9 A.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
70.00, 80-115 lb. 47.00-54.00, few 60-
801 b. 40.00-48.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: One lot
110-125 lb. Holstein heifers 73.00; 30
head 100-105 lb. 54.00-55.00. 25 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 94.50; 170
head 100-115 lb. 108.00-110.00 ; 55
head 90-95 lb. 96.00-97.00 ; 60 head
100-115 lb. small frame 87.00-90.00,
60 head 90-95 lb. 53.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
256 6 312 13
Last Wednesday
327 33 439 0
Last Year
Wednesday’s Auction
190 6 195
Last Wednesday’s Auction
44 410
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends, small supply
slaughter steers and cows fully
steady; Supply included 55 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1050-1400 lb. 68.50-70.75, in
dividual yield grade 2 1395 lb.
74.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb. 66.75-68.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Good 2-3 990-1160 lb. 52.00-
55.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.5040.00; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 34.75-39.75;
Canner and low Cutter 31.50-35.00;
load mostly Good 950-1200 lb
Heiferettes 39.5044.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 1050-1350
lb. 42.5049.75; couple yield grade 1
1300-1700 lb. 50.50-51.00.
VEAL CALVES; No market test.
SHEEP: None.
New Holland Auction
Thursday, January 12
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 892. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
higher, instances 3.00 higher;
slaughter heifers nto fully tested;
cows 3.00-4.00 higher; bullocks
3.00-4.00 higher; bulls 1.00-3.00
higher. Supply included 39 per
cent slaughter steers, 3 percent
slaughter heifers, 50 percent cows
and 8 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
(Jnoice and Prime 3-4 1175-1450 lbs.
72.00- few 75.00-76.50; Choice
24 1050-1450 lbs. 69.00-72.00, few
head 72.00-73.25; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 66.75-69.00; Good 2-3
58.00- Few Choice 1200-1375
lb. Holsteins 56.00-62.25; few Good
1050-1375 lb. 54.75-56.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 1050-1150 lbs. 70.25-
71.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.7543.75, couple
44.0045.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 36.5040.50, several 40.50-
42.50; Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
37.50, few 30.00-32.00
BULLOCKS; Choice 1050-1350
lbs. 59.00-61.00; Good 1000-1350 lb.
52.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 49.00-51.00, couple 51.50-53.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb 45 50-
49 75.
VEAL CALVES: 502. Vealers
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm
VEAIJSRS: High Choice and
Prime 170-300 lb, 103.00-112.00,
couple 112.00-117.00; Choice 170-260
lb. 90.00-103.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-300 lb. 75.00-90.00, 120-
160 lb. 50.00-75.00, 80-115 lb 39 00-
53.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00-
110.00, few 110.00-114.00; several
90-105 lb. 80.00-100.00.
SHEEP- 8. Market not fully
tested, few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 18.00-22.00.
GOATS: 19. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 35.0049.00, three
head 55.00-60.00, few kids 21 00-
29.00
Lancaster Weekly
Fri., Jan. 13
Cattle Calves
3400 1360
3937 1646
3283 1320
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 higher, extremes 3.00 higher;
slaughter heifers fully steady;
cows closed 3.004.00 higher;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls
closed 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply
included 40 per cent slaughter
steers, 7 per cent slaughter heifers,
38 per cent cows, 9 per cent bulls,
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 341190-1450 lbs.
70.50-74.75, few 74.75-76.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1450 lbs. 71.00-
73.50, few 73.50-75.10; Choice 24
1050-1450 lbs. 68.00-72.00, few 72.00-
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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
73.25, high Good and low Choice 2-3
64.50-69.00, Good 2-3 58.00-66.50;
few Choice 1250-1400 lb. holsteins
56.0062.25; Good 1050-1400 lbs.
50.00-56.50, Standard 44.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 64.0068.75,
few Yield Grade 2 68.75-71.10; Good
2-3 900-1150 lbs. 58.7563.00, few 850
950 lbs. 52.0068.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.50-43.75, few
44.00-46.50, couple 46.50-48.00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35.00
40.50, few 40.5052.50, Canner and
low Cutter 32.0037.50, few 29.50
32.00.
BULLOCKS. Choice 10501350
lbs. 59.0062.50, few 62.5064.00;
Good 1000135052.0059.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 13002100
lbs. 49.0053.00, couple 53.0054.00,
individual 59.00; Yield Grade 2
10001500 lbs. 45.0050.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, slaughter calves fully
steady, demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 170-300 lbs. 105.00-112.00,
couple 112.00-117.00; Utility 170-260
lbs. 90.00-103.00, few 103.00-110.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-300
lbs. 75.00-90.00, 120-160 lbs. 50.00-
75.00,80-115 lbs. 39.00-54.00, mainly
45.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good
and Choice 150-300 lbs. 60.00-80.00,
300-550 lbs. 45.00-60.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 100-
120 lb. holstein bulls 95.00-110.00,
few 110.00-114.00, several 90-105
lbs. 80.00-100.00.
Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Jan. 12
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 187. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 higher. SI. steers:
Choice 64.00-65.00; Good 58.50-
64.25; (tew) Standard 53.50-57.00;
(few) Utility 44.00-48.00. SI.
heifers: Choice 62.00-66.25; (few)
Good 57.50-60.25; Standard 45.25-
52.00.
SI. cows: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 38.25-42.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.00-38.00; Canner
& L. Cutter 28.00-33.50. SI.
bullocks: (few) Choice 59.00-61.00;
(few) Good 55.00-57.00. SI. bulls:
Yield Grade No. 1, 1400-1700 lbs.
44.00-47.75; Yield Grade No. 2,
1000-1200 lbs. 40.00-43.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
(few) Medium Frame No. 1, 350-
550 lbs. 53.50-58.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 330-500 lbs.
50.00-55.00. Bulls, (Few) Medium
Frame No. 1, 400-580 lbs. 47.00-
52.00.
CALVES; 190. Vealers Good &
Choice grades 5.00-10.00 higher,
(few) Choice 95.00-111.00; Good
76.00-90.00; Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 45.00-54.00 ; 60-85 lbs. 41.00-
47.00; Utility 60-90 lbs. 36.0042.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
125 lbs. 70.00-116.00.
HOGS: 119. Mostly steady. US
No. 1-2 210-250 lbs. 52.50-53.25 No. 1-
3 200-260 lbs. 51.00-52.00; few No. 2-
3 290-310 lbs. 48.00-50.25; No. 1-3
150-195 lbs. 42.00-49.25; Sows US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 40.00-45.00; No.
2-3 290-500 lbs. 37.00-40.50. Boars
27.00-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 81. US No. 1-3 20-
30 lbs. 19.00-23.00 per head; No. 1-3
40-65 lbs. 23.00-31.00; (few) Utility
15-20 lbs. 6.00-10.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
k SALE wS#
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