Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 5
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1268 127 973 237
Last Monday
1257 124 850 308
Last Year
1274 112 946 416
Monday’s Auction
1294 140 918 353
Last Monday’s Auction
1387 137 836 316
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday Choice and Prime
slaughter steers mostly steady,
Good and low Choice weak to 50
lower; heifers weak to 1.00 lower;
cows 1.00-3.00 higher; bullocks
scarce; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 64% slaughter
steers, 16% slaughter heifers, 13%
cows, and 7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prune 3-4 1275-
1400 lb. 69.35-70.60, around 25 head
71.69-72.75; Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lb.
67.00-69.50, few 69.50-70.60; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1400
lb. 62.50-66.50; Good 2-3 1000-1300
lb. 59.00-63.00; Holsteins, Good and
Choice 1150-1450 lb. 54.00-53.25, few
Good 52.50-54.50, Standard 47.25-
52.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; One
lot high Choice 2-4 1100-1225 lb.
65.50-67.00; few Choice 2 1085-1150
lb. 67.00-68.75; Choice 2-3 900-1150
lb. 63.00-66.35, 840-900 lb. 61.00-
64.85; Good 2-3 850-1125 lb. 58.50-
63.00; mostly Good 950-1100 lb.
Heiferettes 48.00-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 48.00-52.00, few 1225 706 3 12
52.00-53.00; Cutter and Boning CATTLE: Compared to last
Utility 1-3 45.5049.00, few 49.00 Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
50.50; Canner and low Cutter 42.00 1.50 higher, with most advance on
45.50. high yielding Good and Choice and
BULLOCKS: Good 10001250 lb. Prime; heifers lightly tested, no
52.25-56.75, couple Choice 61.25 comparison available; cows 1.00
63.25. 2.00 higher; bulls generally steady.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001600 Supply included 56% slaughter
lb. 51.00-55.50, individual 1900 lb. steers and 38% cows.
57.25; yield grade 2 10001350 lb. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
47.0050.00. Choice and Prime 3-4 12001450 lb
■ 24 hours a day •
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I AUCTIONS |
J MONDAY J
■ 9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, ■
■ Heifers, Cows I
| 11:00 A.M.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs |
| . TUESDAY
m 10:00 A.M.—’ slaughter Hogs
■ 1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
■ WEDNESDAY
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
I Heifers L Steers, Cows
| 11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
■ 12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
| (5 or more)
| FRIDAY
11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
SATURDAY ■
9:30 A. M.—Slaughter Hogs "
■
FEEDER PIG SALE
TUES. ( MARCH 13
—ANNOUNCEMENT—
Starting Wed.. March 21st
Wed. & Sat Hog Sales will
begin at 8 A.M.
Any Questions, Cali:
Ed Prosser (717) 291-8912
Ken Smoker (717) 397-5136
! LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. !
_ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 _
* Serving The Community For 87 Years z
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves firm to
5.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 260-350 lb. 115.00-120.00;
Choice 160-340 lb. 95.00-110.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb.
75.00-95.00, 120-160 lb. 65.00-80.00,
80-115 lb. 45.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 200-350 lb. 60.00-75.00,
few 75.00-90.00, 500-650 lb. 60.00-
69.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00-
110.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs firm,
instances 5.00 higher; slaughter
ewes 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply in
cluded around 125 goats, sold by
the head.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 65.00-70.00,
few 70.00-75.00; Good to low Choice
50-90 lb. 55.00-65.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-
60 lb. 115.00-140.00, 7040 lb. 100.00-
125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-30.00.
GOATS: Large mature goats
45.00-60.00; medium 35.00-45.00;
kid goats 20.00-35.00, few to 40.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 6
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1125 812 2 0
Last Tuesday
1205 725 6 1
Last Year
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE WjsM
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.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
&oto Ew*ry SoturJay
Butler Foods, Inc.
Receiving station for hogs every Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. from 7 A.M. -12 Noon
70.50-73.00, with about 10 head to
73.85; Good and Choice 1-2 1150-
1350 lb. 70.00-73.25, with a few 73.75-
75.35; Choice 241100-1450 lb. 68.50-
70.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
66.00-68.50; Good 2-3 59.35-63.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1090-1475 lb.
Holsteins 54.00-56.25, few Standard
1-249.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 24 930-1225 lb. 61.00-63.35,
few Good 2-3 800-1050 lb. 57.25-60.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 45.0049.75, several
50.75-53.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.0047.00; Canner and
low Cutter 1-3 40.0043.00, few 35.00-
38.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-1850
lb. 49.75-55.25, individual 1890 lb.
59.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to 3.00 higher. Supply included 620
in graded sale of which 64% sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Good and low
Choice 140-280 lb. 75.0d-87.00,80-115
lb. 52.0044.00,65-80 lb. 39.5053.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 head
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 85.00-
92.00, with five head 102 lb. at 78.00.
40 head 110-125 lb. Holstein bulls
98.00- 175 head 100-110 lb.
115.00- 40 head 90-100 lb.
102.50-103.50.
SHEEP: No test.
GOATS: No test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 7
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
266 16 738 0
Last Wednesday
Last Year
338 31 744 0
Wednesday’s Auction
259 15 742 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers steady to
firm; cows weak to 2.00 lower,
Sale Every Tuesday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattla Auction -
Stoors, Bull*. Halters, Cows,
Foodor Cattla.
9 A.M.
Hog Solo
717-442-4742
Bosteoss Phono
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
299 35 717 5
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 34 1175-1450 lb.
70.50- few 72.10-74.00; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1450 lb. few
69.50- Choice 24 1075-1450 lb.
67.00-70.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 64.25-67.25; Good 2-3
61.25-64.75; Good and Choice 2-3
Holsteins 1100-1400 lb. 54.75-59.00,
couple 61.50-63.00; Standard 1-2
few 44.5049.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good and Choice 1-2 940-1165 lb.
65.50- other grades scarce.
COW: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 46.2549.75, in
dividual 51.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 43.0046.75, few 42.50;
Canner and low Cutter 39.0043.00,
several 35.00-38.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1045-1830
CATTIE Col
I RDI, Marietta. PA |
I 17547 I
X Office Phone: X
I (717) 653-8164 |
| Specializing In f
C Stockers & 2
| Feeders I
| JOHN BOWMAN i
I Ph (717)653 5728 I
| RON RANCK J
I Ph (717)656 9849 r
except Breaking Utility and
Commercial steady; bulls steady.
Supply included 56% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1250-1495 lb.
69.00-70.50, individual 1270 lb.
73.75; Choice 241100-1375 lb. 68.00-
69.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1250 lb. 62.50-67.00; Good 26
900-1250 lb. 59.0064.00; Holsteins,
Good and Choice 1210-1450 lb. 54.00-
58.25, few Good 52.75-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 64.0066.75,
couple high yielding 69.0069.50;
mixed Good and Choice 24 850-1100
lb. 60.0064.00; Standard and Good
885-1100 lb. heiferettes 43.0046.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 49.00-51.25; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 43.7547.00;
Canner and low Cutter 40.2543.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1065-1840
lb 51.25-55 25
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: None.
New Holland
Thursday, March 8
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1304 528 31 49
Last Thursday
1254 677 16 47
Last Year
921 486 4 20
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers steady;
slaughter heifers scarce, no test;
cows 1.00-2.50 higher, instances
3.00 higher, instances 3.00 higher;
bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Supply
included 60% slaughter steers and
31% cows
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 •
lb. 50.00-56.75, few 58.75-60.75; yield
grade 2 810-1430 lb. 47.0(^50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
generally steady.
VEALERS: Choice 170-350 lb.
94.00- high Good and low
Choice 140-300 lb. 79.00-93.00; Good
and Choice 115-140 lb. few 61.00.
74.00,80-115 lb. 48.00-58.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls 90-130 lb.
115.00; holstein heifers 90-130 lb
60.00-
SHEEP: Not enough of any class
to test market. Few Choice 55-80 lb.
wooled lambs 51.00-63.00; few
Utility and Good yearlings 19.00-
29.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head 29.00-36.00, five head 46.00-
51.00, few kids 14.00-21.00.
Lancaster County
Friday, March 9
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 4325 1500
Last Week 4259 1580
Last Year 4007 1335
CATTLE; Slaughter steers
steady; slaughter heifers
generally steady in limited test
throughout the week; cows 1.00-
4.50 higher; bullocks generally
steady; bulls steady, instances 3.00
higher. Supply included 55%
slaughter steers, 8% slaughter
heifers, 25% cows, 5% bulls,
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1450 lb
69.00- few 71.60-74.00; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1425 lb. 69.50-
73.25, few 73.75-75.35; Choice 2-4
1075-1450 lb. 67.00-70.50, few at
70.60; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1400 lb. 62.50-68.50; Good 2-3
59.00- Holsteins, Good and
Choice 2-3 54.00-59.00, few 52.50-
54.50, Standard 1-3 44.50-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 24 1050-1150 lb. 61.00-66.75,
several predominantly yield grade
2 65.50-70.00; Good and Choice 2-4
950-1100 lb. 60.00-64.00; Good 2-3
900-1100 lb. 58.50-63.00, few 57.25;
Standard and Good heiferettes
43.00-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 45.00-52.00, several
to 53.50; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 42.00-49.00, few to 50.50; Canner
and low Cutter 39.0045.50, fev
35.00-38.50.
BULLOCKS; Good 1000-1250 lb.
52.25-56.75, couple Choice 61.25-
63.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb. 49.75-66.75, few 57.25-60.75; yield
grade 2 950-1400 lb. 47.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
generally steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 260-350 lb. few 115.00-120.00;
Choice 160-340 lb. 94.00-110.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb.
75.00-95.00; Good and Choice 115-
140 lb. 61.00-80.00, 80-115 lb. 45.00-
64.00. 65-80 lb. 39.50-53.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls 90-130 lb. 90.00-
115.00, few to 120.00; Holstein
heifers 60.00-85.00.