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Lancaster Market
Monday, March 26
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1240 84 834 584
Last Monday
1472 170 717 656
Last Year
700 111 953 1482
Monday’s Auction
1299 101 812 589
Last Monday’s Auction
1392 191 696 671
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers firm to 50
higher, instances 1.00 higher on
Holsteins; slaughter heifers
steady; cows steady to firm;
bullocks steady, instances 1.00
lower; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 71% slaughter steers, 9%
slaughter heifers, 12% cows, and
8% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1450 lb.
70.00- few 72.00-72.75; Choice
2-4 1100-1450 lb. 67.00-70.50, mainly
68.00- high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 64.00-67.00;
few Good 2-3 60.00-64.75; Holstems,
Choice 1150-1400 lb. 57.75-60.50 few
60.5062.50, Good 11501350 lb. 54.00
57.50; Standard 51.5054.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9501125 lb. 63.75-66.00,
few 66.0067.25; Good 2-3 9001075
lb. 59.0063.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.5046.50, few
47.00-48.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.5044.00, few 44.00
44.50; Canner and low Cutter 39.50
41.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 10001350 lb.
57.50-60.00, couple 60.00-61.75;
Good 10001250 lb. 53.75-57.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 13002000
lb. 52.0055.50, few 55.5057.00; yield
grade 210001525 lb. 46.75-52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves steady.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls to
return to farm. Supply included on
lot Prime special fed 340 lb. bought
to arrive at 125.00.
VEALERS: Choice 160340 lb.
90.00110.00, few 110.00115.00; high
Good and low Choice 140300 lb.
70.0090.00, 120160 lb. 60.0075.00,
80115 lb. 48.0062,00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Good
and Choice 250-500 lb. 50.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM- Bulk
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\ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. !
_ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 ■
Serving The Community For 87 Years _
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 80 00-
105.00.
SHEEP. Spring lambs 3.00-5.00
lower; slaughter ewes firm to 5.00
higher. Supply included around 150
goats, sold by the head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-105 lb. 65.00-75.00; Choice
80-100 lb. 55.00-65.00, 60-80 lb. 65.00-
75.00, 4O<o lb. 80.00-90.00, 20-40 lb.
100.00-115.00; Good 40-60 lb. 60.00-
70.00. 20-40 lb. 75.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 16.00-33.00, mainly 27.00-
30.00.
GOATS; Large mature goats
50.00-65.00; medium 35.00-50.00,
kid goats 25.00-35.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1319 745 22 6
Last Tuesday
1304 784 17 2
Last Year
1077 681 246 43
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers fully
steady, instances 50 higher;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows fully steady, instances 50
higher; bullocks and bulls fully
steady. Supply included 58 percent
slaughter steers and 37 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High
Choice and Prime 34 12001550 lb.
69.85-72.60, five head ,73.0074.10;
one lot Prime 3 1155 lb. 70.85; Good
and Choice 1-2 11501425 lb. 69.00
72.00; Choice 24 1075-1500 lb. 67.50
70.00, few 70.0070.25, high Good
and low Choice 2-3 10001300 lb.
64.5067.75, few Good 2-3 62.00
64.50; few Good and Choice 1250
1565 lb. Holstems 56.75-58.50,
Standard 10001250 lb 48.0052.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 9501100 lb. 63.75-65.25,
individual Choice 2 69.00, few Good
2-3 55.5062.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.50-47.00, few
40.00-50.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.0046.00, few 46.00-
47.00; Canner and low Cutter 38.50-
42.00.
BULLOCKS. Couple Choice 1200-
1450 lb. 63.00-64.75, Good 900-1250
lb. 53.00-56.00
wl VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.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
Gwaltney of Smithsfield, Ltd.
Receiving station for hogs every Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. from BAm -1 PM
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
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1930
lb. 52.50-56.00; yield grade 2 1000-
1450 lb. 47.25-52.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not tested. Supply included 601 in
graded sale of which 68 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 160-
220 lb. 80.00-97.00; high Good and
low Choice 120-200 lb. 60.00-80.00,
80-115 lb. 55.00-60.00, few 70-75 lb.
45.00- Standard 55-90 lb. 39.00-
47.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 15 head
110-115 lb. Holstein heifers 82.00 ; 55
head 90-105 lb. 59.00-74.00. 30 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 93.00-
94.00; 150 head 100-115 lb. 98.00-
100.00. 25 head 104.00 ; 50 head 90-95
lb. 67.00; 25 head small frame 110-
120 lb. 73.00-74.00 and 70 head 100-
105 lb. 59.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test; few head Choice 25-
45 lb. spring lambs 82.00-97.00;
couple Choice wooled lambs 90 lb.
74.00, and couple Good 85 lb. 60.00,
Utility and Good slaughter ewes
15.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; four head 15.00-20.00, couple
41.0044.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 28
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
365 4 596 10
Last Wednesday
281
8 884 33
Last Year
256 29 377 13
Wednesday's Auction
329 6 552 3
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE. Compared to Monday
slaughter steers firm, slaughter
heifers not fully tested; cows
steady to weak, bulls not fully
tested. Supply included 64 percent
slaughter steers and 26 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1300-1500 lb.
69.50-71.00, one lot 1298 lb. 73.00,
Choice 2-4 1075-1350 lb. 67.50-70.00,
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1350 lb, 64 50-67.00; few Good 2-3
58.00-64.00; few head Good 1135-
1450 lb. Holsteins 55.00&55.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: In
dividual Choice 3 1200 lb. 64.75,
couple Good 2-3 60.00-60.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.75-47.75; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 41.25-44.50;
Canner and low Cutler 39.00-41.00;
around 50 head mostly Good 900-
1300 lb liLMtei elles 50.00-56.00,
Standard lo low Good 900-1250 lb
43,00-50.00.
BULLS. Couple yield grade 1
1435-1885 lb. 53.50-58.25, couple
yield grade 2 1300-1375 lb. 48.25-
52.00; individual Good 1160 lb.
bullock 54.75.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, March 29
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 1188. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers steady
to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher
on Choice 1050-1175 lbs; slaughter
heifers steady, although Choice not
fully tested; cows steady to 1.00
lower; bullocks steady although
very few Choice on offer; bulls
steady, instances 1.00 higher on
yield grade 2. Supply included 54
percent slaughter steers and 32
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1400 lb.
69.95-72.00, few head 72.50-73.50
Choice 24 1050-1450 lbs. 67.50-70.00,
around 50 head 70.00-71.00; high
good and low Choice 2-3 64.50-67.50;
Good 2-3 60.0064.00; Choice 1145-
1450 lbs. Holsteins 57.00-58.75, few
59.50-61.00; Good 1150-1300 lb. 54.50-
57.00; Standard 1000-1250 lbs. 50.75-
54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
900-1150 lb. 54.75-61.00, few Stan
dard and Good 600-800 lb. 47.00-
51.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 43.5047.00, few
47.0048.50 with a couple 49.00-
50.25; Cutter and boning Utility
41.5044.50, several 44.5047.50;
Canner and low, Cutter 39.5042.00,
few 36.00-39.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1050-
1300 lb. 58.75-59.25, individual
62.75; Good 1000-1275 lb. 52.00-58.25.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb. 51.00-53.00, couple 53.50-54.75;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 48.00-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: 352. Vealers
mostly steady, although high Good
and low Choice 80-115 lb. firm to
5.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Prime 240-345
lb. 110.00-116.00; choice 210-350 lb.
93.00- few 105.00-110.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-320 lb.
67.00- 120-140 lb. 60.00-80.00,
80-115 lb. 55.00-62.00, few 70-90 lb.
50.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-125 lb. Holstein bulls 94.00-
105.00, few 105.00-112.00, 90-100 lb.
80.00- few 80-95 lb. 59.00-58.00.
SHEEP; 21. Insufficient volume
to fully test trends, couple Choice
40 lb. spring lambs 85.00-109.00,
f*B&R CATTLE CO^
i RDI. Marietta. PA 2
9 17547 I
I Office Phone- X
I (717)6534164 |
| Specializing In f
r Stockers & 2
f Feeders I
i JOHN BOWMAN J
I Ph (717)653 5728 I
i RON RANCK =
I Ph (717)656 9849 i
> HAY, STRAW & CORN gkM\ \
I —SALE— WKJ ;
> 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
couple Good 40-60 lb. 60.00-68.00;
few Utility and Good slaughter
ewes 20.00-27.00.
GOATS; 53. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 29.00-45.00. 10 head
49.00-58.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 30
Report supplied by PDA
This week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher on Choice 1050-1155 lbs.;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
mostly steady during the week,
closing steady to 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady, instances 1.00
lower; bulls mostly steady, in
stances 1.00 lower on Yield Grade
2. Supply included 59 per cent
slaughter steers, 6 per cent
slaughter heifers, 26 per cent cows,
5 per cent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1550 lbs.
69.85-72.00, few 72.00-73.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1425 lbs. 69.00-
72.00; Choice 24 1050-1500 lbs.
67.60-70.00, around 75 head 70.00-
71.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lbs. 64.00-67.76, Good 2-3
60.00-64.75; holsteins Choice 1 ISO
-1565 lbs. 57.00-58.75, few 59.50-
61.00; Good 1150-1350 lbs. 54.00-
57.50; Standard 1000-1250 lbs. 48.00-
54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1125 lbs. 63.75-66.00,
few 66.00-67.25; Good 2-3 900-1075
lbs. 54.75-63.50; few Standard and
Good 600-800 lbs. 47.00-51.50;
around 100 head mostly Good 900-
1500 lb. heiferettes 50.00-56.00;
Standard to low Good 900-1250 lbs.
43.00-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 43.50-47.00, few
47.00-48.50, couple 49.00-50.25,
Standard and Boning Utility 1-3
41.50-44.50, several 44.50-47.50,
Canner and low Cutter 39.50-42.00,
few 46.0049.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1450
lbs. 53.50-60.00, couple 60.00-64.75;
good 1000-1250 lbs. 52.00-58.25.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1300-2000
lbs. 51.00-55.50, few 55.50-57.00;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1450 lbs. 48.00-
52.00, few 46.7548.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly
steady, although high Good and
low Choice 80-115 lbs. firm to 5.00
higher; slaughter calves steady.
Demand good for holstein bulls to
return to farm.
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Snowstorm, the
PA performance
tested bull sale
has been
rescheduled for
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Cattle Calves
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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