A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 28,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Jan. 23
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
992 104 633 219
Last Monday
1303 113 953 356
Last Year
858 139 998 144
Monday’s Auction
, 1097 113 651 241
Last Monday’s Auction
1245 158 951 391
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher; heifers 50-1.00 higher;
cows mostly steady; bullocks fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher; bulls
uneven, bulk of the supply yield
grade 2 steady, small supply yield
grade 1 50-1.00 higher. Supply
included 62% steers, 12% heifers,
17% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 1180-1325 lb.
72.85-73.50, 12 head 73.60-74.25;
Choice 2-4 1100-1375 lb. 69.00-72.00,
few 72.00-72.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 66.00-69.00; Good 2-3
62.75-67.00; Holsteins, Choice 1200-
1400 lb. 56.00-59.00, Good 1200-1460
lb. 52.25-55.75, Standard 48.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Choice 2-3 900-1220 lb. 68.00-71.00;
couple Choice and Prime mostly 3
1050-1200 lb. 72.00-73.75; Good 2-3
850-1050 lb. 61.25-65.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.00-41.50, few
41.50- Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.50-39.00, few 39.00-
41.00; Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
36.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1075-1300 lb.
60.50- Good 1000-1200 lb. 53.00-
58.50, few 59.0061.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2000
lb. 51.00-55.00, couple 55.00-55.75,
four head 2150-2465 lb. 50.25-54.75;
yield grade 2 1100-1700 lb. 44.00-
49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm,
few sales high Good and low Choice
90-115 lb. 2.00-5.00 higher;
slaughter calves steady. Demand
fair for Holstein bulls to return to
farm. Supply included one lot
Prime special fed 340 lb. bought to
arrive at 124.00.
VEALERS: Choice 140-300 lb.
95.00-110.00; high Good and low
24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
AUCTIONS
MONDAY
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
TUESDAY
Slaughter Hogs
Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
FRIDAY
Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
9 30 A M —Slaughter Hogs
9 00 A.M -
11.00 AM -
10.00 A.M -
1.00 P.M -
10:00 A.M.-
11:00 AM.-
11 00 A M -
ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting Wednesday February 15th The
Slaughter Sale Will Be Featuring
Weekly A Load Lot Sale (5 or More)
At 12 Noon
A Weekly Gift For The Individual
Receiving The Highest Price Per Lot Sold
The Regular 10 AM Sale Will
Remain The Same
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 87 Years
Choice 160-300 lb. 75.00-95.00, 140-
160 lb. 65.00-75.00, 115-140 lb. 55.00-
70.00, 90-115 lb. 50.00-58.00, 70-85 lb.
35.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 150-600 lb. 50.00-55.00,
few 150-300 lb. 55.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady.
Supply included around 100 goats.
WOOLED LAMBS; High Choice
and Prime 90-110 lb. 68.00-70.00;
Choice 80-105 lb. 60.0068.00; Good
60-90 lb. 55.00-60.00, few 60-85 lb.
sold as feeders 50.00-55.00; around
25 head Choice 4560 lb. new crop
lambs 70.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 15.00-32.00, mainly 20.00-
30.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; large mature goats 50.00-
60.00, couple 60.00-65.00; medium
35.00-50.00; kid goats 25.00-30.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
841 711 12 0
Last Tuesday
1059 749 9 0
Last Year
930 786
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
higher, slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows firm to mostly 1.00
higher, although late sales only
steady; bullocks and bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 42 percent
slaughter steers and 50 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1450 lb.
72.75-74.50, few 74.50-75.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lb. 72.00-
74.50, few 74.50-75.85; Choice 2-4
1100-1470 lb. 68.75-73.25, mainly
70.00-72.75; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 67.50-70.00; few Good 2-3
64.0067.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 1100-1165 lb. 70.25-71.75;
Good 2-3 940-1225 lb. 62.0068.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.50-43.50, few
43.50-44.25; Cutter and Boning
VINTAGE SALES
p 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
_ weigh at 2:00.
Sole 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 47_42
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phono
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Utility 1-3 36.75-41.50, several 41.75-
42.75, couple 43.00-44.00; Canner
and low Cutter 33.00-37.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1200-
1350 lb. 58.0060.00; few Good 1050-
1300 lb. 51.60-58.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1700
lb. 52.25-57.50, couple 59.85-62.10,
individual 2555 lb. 52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
3.00 higher. Supply included 520 in
graded sale of which 72 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 140-250
lb. 86.00-100.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-300 lb. 60.0045.00, 115-
140 lb. 55.0045.00, 80-115 lb. 54.00-
60.00,60-75 lb. 47.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head
100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 72.00-
73.00; 16 head 90-95 lb. 60.50. 25
head 120-125 lb. Holstein bulls
97.00; 165 head 100-115 lb. 111.00-
115.00; 35 head 90-95 lb. 102.00-
104.00 ; 25 head small frame 110-120
lb. 98.00-104.00 and 85 head small
frame 90-105 lb. 57.00-72.00.
SHEEP; Insufficient volume for
a market test; few Utility and
Good slaughter ewes 19.00-27.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
5 2
300 27 567 20
Last Wednesday
Last Year
220 15 503 0
Wednesday’s Auction
254 32 490 9
Last Wednesday’s Auction
104 9 653 9
CATTLE: Small supply all
classes mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1150-1375 lb. 68.75-71.50, couple
72.25-72.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb. 65.75-68.75;
Good 2-3 1100-1350 lb. 61.5 G-66.00;
couple Choice 1280-1435 lb.
Holsteins 55.75-58.75, few Standard
940-1035 lb. 40.75-45.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.00-41.50, couple
42.25-44.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36.50-39.75, couple 40.00-
41.75; Canner and low Cutter 34.00-
36.50.
BULLS; Three head yield grade
1 2370-2555 lb. 48.50-51.25, in
dividual 1670 lb. 52.25.
VEAL CALVES; Supply mainly
high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb.
vealers selling at 35.00-55.00; few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls returned to
farm at 75.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Few Good 60-90 lb.
wooled lambs 50.00-55.00.
136 9 605 16
! HAY, STRAW & CORN
'» SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, January 26
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 1260. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers uneven,
high Choice and Prime not tested,
Choice firm, instances .50 higher.
Good to low Choice weak to .50
lower; slaughter heifers steady;
cows 1.00-2.00 lower, instances 3.00
lower; bullocks steady, yield grade
1 bulls 1.00-2.00 higher; yield grade
steady. Supply included 34 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent
slaughter heifers, 51 percent cows
and 9 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1050-1400 lb. 68.50-71.75, few
71,75-72.10, couple high Choice and
Prime 3-4 1400-1500 lb. 71.75-73.00;
high good and low Choice 2-.1 1000-
1375 lb. 65.00-68.50; Good 2-3 61.00-
65.00; few Choice 1200-1400 lb.
Holsteins 55.75-57.75, couple 59 75-
62.00; Good 1100-1350 lbs 5100-
55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 61 00-64 00.
couple high Choice and Prime 3
1100-1200 lb. 67.25-69.00; few Good
900-1075 lb. 52.00-58.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.00-41.50, few
42.00-44.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36.50-39.50, several
mainly early sales 39.50-41.50;
Canner and low Cutter 33 50-37.00.
few 30.00-33.50
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1400 lb
60.00-62.00, couple 62.50-34.00;
Good 1000-1350 lb. 52.00-58.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 52.00-55.00, few 56.00-58.50; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb 45.50-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: 644. Vealers
steady to 3.00 lower; slaughter
calves 5.00-8.00 lower Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS - Choice 180-350 lb.
88.00-104.00, few 104.00-109.00,
individual Prime 305 lb. 126.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-300
lb. 80.00-95.00, 110-160 lb. 60.00-
85.00, 80-115 lb. 47.00-55.00, few 60-
BO lb. 42.00-50.00.
SIAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-450 lb. 38.00-50.00,
few Standard 170-500 lb. 26.00-38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-125 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00-
106 00, few 107.00-114.00, several 85-
105 lb. 65.00-90.00.
SHEEP: 9. Insufficient volume
for a market test.
GOATS: 45. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 20.00-45.00, eight heat
48 00-54.00, with few kids 7.00-19 00
f*B&R CATTLE ClTl
A RDI. Marietta. PA jj
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| JOHN BOWMAN |
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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
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, January 27
Cattle Calves
3700 1500
This Week
3691 1357
3302 1425
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime steady,
although high Choice and Prune
not tested late, Good and low
Choice weak to .50 lower;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
closed 1.00-2.00 lower, extremes
3.00 lower; bullocks steady; Yield
Grade 1 bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,
Yield Grade 2 steady. Supply in
cluded 43 per cent slaughter steers,
7 per cent slaughter heifers, 26 per
cent cows, 7 per rent bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1180-1450 lbs.
72.75-74.50, few 74.50-75.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lbs. 72.00-
74.50, few 74.50-75.85; Choice 2-4
1100-1470 lbs. 68.50-72.00, few
mainly early part of week 72.00-
73.25, high Good and low Choice 2-3
65.00- Good 2-3 61.00-67.00;
Choice 1200-1400 lb. holstems 55.75-
59.00, couple head 59.50-62.00; Good
1200-1460 lbs. 51.00-55.75, Standard
48.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Choice 2-3 900-1220 lbs. 64.00-71.00;
few Choice and Prime moslty 3,
1050-1200 lbs. 71.75-73.75; Good 2-3
850-1050 lbs. 58.00-66.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.00-43.50, few
early part of week 43.50-44.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 36.50
39.50, several 40.0042.75, Canner
and low Cutter 33.00-37.00, few
30.00-
BULLOCKS; Choice 1050-1400
lbs. 58.0062.50, couple 62.5064.50;
Good 1000-1350 lbs. 51.50-58.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-2000
lbs. 51.00-55.00, few 55.00-58.50,
couple 59.0062.10,10 head 2150-2555
lbs. 48.50-54.75; Yield Grade 21000
1350 lbs. 44.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, closing steady to 3.00
lower, few sales slaughter calves
late 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand good
for holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 140-350 lbs.
88.00- few 104.00-110.00,
individual Prime 305 lbs. 126.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-300
lbs. 75.00-95.00, 120-160 lbs. 60.00-
85.00, 80-115 lbs. 47.0060.00, 60-75
lbs. 35,00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250450 lbs. 38.0055.00,
few 150300 lbs. 55.0060.00, Stan
dard 170500 lbs. 26.0038.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
100120 lb. holstein heifers 70 06-
73.00; bulk 100125 lb. holstein bulls
95.00115.00, several 85-105 lbs.
57.0090.00,
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