Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 19
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1472 170 717 656
Last Monday
1322 109 898 436
I.ast Year
1677 119 713 1139
Monday’s Auction
1392 191 696 671
Last Monday’s Auction
1394 133 901 436
CATTLE. Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower, with most
Choice and Prime .50-1.00 lower,
slaughter heifers steady to 1.00
lower; cows firm to .50 higher; few
bullocks steady; small supply bulls
fully steady. Supply included 71
percent slaughter steers, 10 per
cent heifers, 15 percent cows, and 4
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1400 lbs
69.50-70'.25, few head mostly Prime
3-4 71.00-72.75, three head 75.00
76.00; Choice 2-4 1150-1450 lbs.
67.25-69.75, mainly 67.75-69.00; few
Choice 2-3 975-1150 lbs. 67.75-68.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1350 lbs. 64.24-67.75; Good 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 60.00-64.25; Holsteins,
Good and Choice 11001450 lbs
55.75- Standard and low Good
11001300 lbs. 50.0055.25,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 9001150 lbs. 63.75-66 85,
Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 57 75-63 75,
850900 lbs 56.5059.25, Standard
and Good 9001200 lb heiferettes
45.75- 50
COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 3-4 44.0046.50, few
46 5047 00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.5045.00, few 45 00
45 50, Canner and low Cutter 40 00-
42 50
BULLOCKS Choice 11001300
lbs 61.0063 00, couple 63 25-63 75,
Good 10001250 lbs 56 75-59.50
BULLS Yield grade 1 1300-2000
bibs 52 50-54.50, few 55 25-58 25,
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lbs 50 00-
52 50, couple 48.00-49.50
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to 5.00 lower; slaughter calves 5 00-
10.00 lower. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm
VEALERS. Few high Choice
and Prime 260-350 lbs. 115.00-
125.00; Choice 160-340 lbs 90.00-
110.00; high Good and low Choice
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■ TUESDAY
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■ WEDNESDAY
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10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
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I 12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
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FRIDAY
11:00 A.M Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
Slaughter Hogs
8:00 A M
GRADED kIdEiTcATTLE SALE”I
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\ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. S
_ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601 ■
_ Serving The Community For 87 Years ■
140-300 lbs 75.00-85 00, 120-160 lbs
65 00-75.00,80-115 lbs 45.00-60 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-500 lbs 50 00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70 00-85.00
SHEEP Wooled lambs 3 00-5 00
lower, spring lambs uneven, 30-40
lbs. mostly steady, 40-80 lbs 5 00-
10.00 lower, slaughter ewes mostly
5.00 lower Supply included around
150 goats, sold by the head
WOOLED LAMBS. Choice and
Prime 90-115 lbs 64.00-70.00,
Choice 80-105 lbs. 60 00-65.00, Good
40-80 lbs. 55.0060.00.
SPRING LAMBS. Choice 20-40
lbs. 100.00-130.00, 4060 lbs 80 00-
90.00,60-85 lbs. 70.00-76.00
SLAUGHTER EWES. Utility
and Good 13.00-28.00, mainly 25.00-
27.00.
GOATS All goats sold by the
head, Large Mature goals 45 OO
60.00, Medium 30.0045.00, Kid
20.0030 00, few to 35.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1304 784 17 2
Last Tuesday
1227 689 5 1
I>asl Year
1296 710 239
CATTLE. Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
1 00 lower, slaughter heifers not
fully tested, cows firm to 1.00
higher, bulls mostly steady, in
stances 100 higher _ Supply in
cluded 63 percent slaughter steers,
2 percent slaughter heifers, 32
percent cows, and 3 percent bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 3-4 12001525 lb
69 75-72 25, around 12 head 72 75-
73 75, Good and Choice 1-2 1100
1350 lb 70 0072 50, couple 73 00
73 85, Choice 2-4 11001450 lb 67 OO
69 50, mainly 67 75-69 00, high
Good and low Choice 2-3 10501425
lb 64 5 067 25, few Good 2-3 1050
1300 lb 60 00-64.00, Good and
Choice 12001565 lb. Holsteins 54 60
56 25, few Choice 49.00-62.00,
Standard and low Good 48.0053 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Few
head Choice 2-3 885-1050 lb 60.00
62.75, Good 2-3 8501100 lb 52.25-
56 75
COWS. Breaking Utility and
jAp VINTAGE SALES
map STABLES, INC.
Sole 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_4742
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Commercial 2-4 43 50-47 00, tew
47.50-48.50, will) a couple 49 (10-
49 75, Cultei and Boning Utility 1-3
42 00-47 00, few 47 00-47 50, Cannei
and low Cutter 39 50-42 00, tew
37.00-39.50
BULLS. Yield glade 1 1300-1850
lb 52 00-54 00, couple 54.50-54 85,
yield grade 2 1000-1625 lb 47.85-
51.00
VEAL CALVES Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not tested. Supply included 660 in
graded sale of which 62 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS. High Good and low
Choice 140-220 lb. 65.00-78.00, 120-
140 lb. 62.00-70.00, 80-115 lb. 55.00-
61.00, 70-80 lb. 51.50-55.00; few
Standard 60-85 lb. 35.00-48 50.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 87.00-
88.00 ; 250 head 100-115 lb. 90.00-
92.00 ; 45 head 90-95 lb. 68.00-69.50;
12 head small frame 115-120 lb.
77.00 and 15 head 110-115 lb. 89.00,
50 head small frame 100-105 lb
59.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test; few 29-50 lb spring
lambs 70.00-109.00.
GOATS. One large mature goal
43 00 and one medium 19.00
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 21
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
281 8 884 33
l,asl Wednesday
348 34 535 3
Last Year
287 34 1093 5
Wednesday's Auction
274 8 885 23
Last Wednesday's Auction
CATTLE Compared to Monday
slaughter steers firm, slaughter
heifers not fully tested, cows,
bullocks and bulls steady Supply
included 48 percent slaughtei
steers, 5 percent slaughter heifers,
31 percent cows, and 16 percent
bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
head high Choice and Prime 3-4
1245-1685 lb. 70.00-71.50, Choice 2-4
1150-1400 lb. 67.00-68.75, high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1325 lb.
64.25- few Good 2-3 58.00-
62.00, Holsteins, few Good and
Choice 1150-1400 lb. 53.75-55.10,
Standard and Good 1185-1300 lb
49.25-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Couple Choice 2-3 1035-1260 lb.
65.00-69.00, Standard and Good 800-
1300 lb. heiferettes 43.75-51.50.
COWS. Breaking Utility and
t I'Oiinei ual 2-4 44 00-46 00, couple
I lead 48 00-48 75, Cultei and
Boning Utility 1-3 41 25-44 75,
couple 45 50-46.00, Canner and low
Cutter 39.00-40.00
BULLOCKS. Couple Choice 1150-
1300 lb 61 0061 75; Good 970-1300
lb. 56.006 0 50.
BULLS. Yield grade 1 1300-1930
lb 02.00-53 50; couple yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb 50.00-51.50,
VEAL CALVES. No market test.
SHEEP; Insufficient volume to
fully test trends. One lot Choice 90
lb. wooled lambs 62.00. One lot
Good and Choice 70 lb. spring
lambs 70.00. Few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 28.00-30.00. Supply
included six goats sold by the head
at 35.00-45.00
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, March 22,1984
CATTLE: 1321. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers,
uneven, Choice and Prime over
1175 lb. mostly steady, instances 50
lower, other weights and grades 50-
1.50 lower; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows firm to 1.00
higher; bullocks steady to 1.00
lower; bulls weak to 1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower on yield grade
2. Supply included 57 percent
slaughter steers, 2 percent
slaughter heifers, 35 percent cows,
5 percent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1425 lb.
69.75-72.00, couple 72.50-73.25;
Good and Choice 1-2 1200-1400 lb.
69.60-70.60; Choice 2-4,1175-1425 lb
67.00- few 69.50-70.00; Choice
2-3 1050-1175 lb. 65.25-67.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1375
lb. 64.25-67,50; Good 2-3 950-1250 lb
59.25- Good and Choice 1150-
1550 lb Holsteins 57.00-60.00, few
Choice 60.00-62 25; Standard and
low good 1100-1350 lb. 48 00-55.00.
COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.50-47 50, few
47.50-49.50, Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 41.75-45 50, few 45.50-
47 00, Canner and low Cutter 38.00-
41.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1250 lb
61.25- Good 1000-1250 lb. 52.00-
57.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 51.75-54.50, few 54.50-55.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 46.50-51.00,
couple 1900-2000 lb. 47.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: 551. Vealers
weak to 5.00 lower; slaughter
calves 5.00-8.00 lower; demand fair
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 270-350 lb. 112.00-119.00;
Choice 220-350 lb. 93.00-105.00, few
105.00- high Good and low
Choice 160-300 lb. 7<yX)-95.00, 115-
160 lb. 57.00-75.00, 80415 lb. 45.00-
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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
57.00, few 70-85 lb. 40.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-450 lb. 40.00-55.00,
few Choice 55.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-90.00,
few 90.00-101.00, several 80-100 lb
59.00-70.00.
SHEEP 74. Trends not fully
comparable because of insufficient
volume in recent weeks.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 90-110
lb. 58.00-65.00; Good 85-105 lb. 53.00-
58.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice
30-45 lb. 93.00-105.00, 50-75 lb. 68.00-
87.00.
This Week
Last Week 4195 1466
Last Year 4574 1361
CATTLE: Choice and Prime
slaughter steers over 1175 lb. weak
to 1.00 lower, other weights and
grades 1.00-1.50 lower; slaughter
heifers steady to 1.00 lower; cows
firm to 1.00 higher; bullocks &
steady, instances 1.00 lower; bulls
weak to 1.00 lower, instances 2.00
lower on yield grade 2. Supply
included 57% slaughter steers, 4%
slaughter heifers, 25% cows, 4%
bulls with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1525 lb
69.50-72.00, few 72.50-73.75; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1400 lb. 69.60-
72.50, couple 73.00-73.85; Choice 2-4
1175-1425 lb. 67.00-69.50, few 69.50-
70.00; Choice 2-3 1000-1175 lb. 64.50-
67.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1375 lb. 64.25-67 75; Good 2-3
1000-1250 lb. 59.25-64.25, Good and
Choice 1100-1550 lb. Holsteinsss 75-
60.00, few Choice 60.00-62.25,
Standard and low Good 1100-1350
lb, 48.00-55 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 63.75-66 85,
few Choice 750-900 lb 60.00-62 75,
Good 2-3 850-1150 lb 56.50-59 25,
Standard and Good 800-1300 lb
heiferettes 43.75-52.50.
COWS. Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.50-47.50, few
47.50-49.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.75-45.50, few 45 50-
47.00; Canner and low Cutter 38,00-
42.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300 lb.
61.00-63.75, couple 63.75-65 25,
Good 1000-1250 lb. 52.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb 51.75-54.50, few 54.50-58.25; yield
grade 21000-1600 lb. 46.50-52.50
VEAL CALVES; Vealers weak
to 5.00 lowei, slaughter calves 5.00-
10.00 lower. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prune 260-350 lb. 112.00-125.00,
Choice 160-350 lb. 90.00-105.00, few
105.00-11.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-300 lb. 70.00-95.00, 120-
140 lb. 57.00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 45,00-
61.00, few 70-86 lb. 40.00-50.00; few
Standard 60-85 lb. 35.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-500 lb. 40.00-55 00,
few Choice 55.00-60.00.
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 23,1984
Cattle Calves
4700 1525
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
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