A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, April 2
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1650 109 1033 909
Last Monday
1240 84 834 584
Last Year
1222 82 966 123
Monday’s Auction
1669 127 951 916
Last Monday’s Auction
1299 101 812 589
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower; slaughter heifers mostly
steady; cows fully steady;
bullocks and bulls steady. Supply
included 73% steers, 8% heifers,
11% cows, and 8% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1225-1400 lb.
68.50-70.60; Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lb.
66.75-68.75, few head 68.75-69.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-31000-
1350 lb. 64.00-67.25; Good 2-3 59.25-
63.75; Holsteins, Choice 1250-1450
lb. 57.25-59.50 couple 59.5040.00,
Good 1100-1325 lb. 53.7547.00,
Standard 1100-1350 lb. 50.0053.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1250 lb. 64.5067.00;
few mixed Choice and Prime 2-3
1175-1300 lb. 67.7568.10; Good 26
875-1150 lb. 58.5063.50, few 800675
lb. 53.5056.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.50-46.50, few
46.50-48.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.00-44.50, few 44.50-
45.00; Canner and low Cutter 39.50-
42.00, few low dressing 36.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1000-1350 lb.
58.50-62.50, couple 64.50-66.75;
Good 1000-1300 lb. 53.50-57.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2050
lb. 52.00-55.00, few 55.0047.00,
couple 58.00-60.75; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 49.00-52.00, few 800-
10001 b. 45.50-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 280350 lb. 115.00-125.00;
Choice 160340 lb. 90.00-110.00, few
110.00-115.00; high Good and low
Choice 140300 lb. 70.0040.00, 120-
160 lb. 60.00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 45.00-
60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.0045.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to
5.00 lover, although 20-40 lb. firm
to 10.00 higher; slaughter ewes
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AUCTIONS I
■ MONDAY "
■ 9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, ■
I Heifers, Steers, Cows I
| 11:00 A.M.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs |
■ TUESDAY
I 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
* 1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
■ WEDNESDAY
■ 8-00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
® 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
I Heifers, Steefs, Cows
| 11:00 AM.— Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
I 12 NOON— Slaughter Sale Load Lot
(5 or more)
FRIDAY
Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
Slaughter Hogs
11:00 A.M.—
i 8:00 A.M.
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steady to o (H) lower. Supply in
cluded around 250 goats, sold by
the head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 65.00-75.00, 6060
lb. 70.0060.00,4060 lb. 85.00-100.00,
2040 lb. 110.00-135.00; Good 80-110
lb. 55.0065.00, 6060 lb. 60.00-70.00,
4060 lb. 70.0060.00, few 2040 lb.
100.00110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 15.0028.00, mainly 20.00
25.00.
GOATS: Large mature goats
40.0055.00, medium 30.0040.00, kid
goats 20.0030.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, April 3
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1320 658 36 3
Last Tuesday
1319 745 22 6
Last Year
1324 652 35
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50-2.00
lower; slaughter heifers 50-1.00
lower; cows uneven, Breaking
Utility and Commercial 50-1.00
lower, Canner and Cutter 1.50-2.50
lower, bullocks not tested; bulls 50-
1.00 lower. Supply Included 55
percent slaughter steers and 36
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1250-1425 lb.
68.00- Good and Choice 1-2
1150-1400 lb. 68.00-70.00, seven head
71.00- Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lb.
65.5048.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1375 lb. 63.00-66.50;
Good 2-3 59.00-63.75; Good and
Choice 1200-1475 lb. Holsteins 54.00-
58.00, few Choice 58.00-60.00,
Standard and low Good 1050-1300
lb. 48.0053.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 900-1100 lb. 62.5045.75,
couple yield grade 2 66.5048.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.0046.50, few
46.50-48.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.5043.75, few 44.00-
46.75; Canner and low Cutter 37.00-
40.50, few 35.0037.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1450-2100
lb. 51.7545.50; yield grade 2 1000-
1400 lb. 48.0041.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
Prime vealers not tested, high
Good and low Choice mostly steady
with 80-115 lb. firm to 3.00 higher.
V VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sals 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.
lole Every SaTiirday "
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Gwaltney of Smithsfleld, Ltd.
Receiving station for hogs every Mon.,
Wed., Thurs. & Fri. from BAm -1 PM
717-442-4742
Business Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Supply included 540 in graded sale
of which 50 percent sold to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 170225
lb. 84.0092.00; high Good and low
Choice 160250 lb. 70.0065.00, 120
160 lb. 63.0075.00, 80115 lb. 58.00
63.00, few 7080 lb. 48.0055.00;
Standard 6080 lb. 35.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 20 head
120125 lb. Holstein bulls 93.50; 155
head 100115 lb. 102.00104.00; 35
head 9095 lb. 74.0078.00; 60 head
small frame 100120 lb. 70.0060.50.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 3070 lb.
spring lambs; trends not com
parable because of insufficient
supplies the past few weeks.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 4090
lb. 59.0074.00, few Good 50.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 10.0016.00.
GOATS: Couple sold at 14.00
16.00 per head, with an individual
29.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 4
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
769 15 436 0
Last Wednesday
365
4 596 10
Last Year
866 27 634 1
Wednesday’s Auction
494 24 494 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
6 552
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers and heifers fully
steady; cows weak to 1.00 lower;
bulls and bullocks not fully tested.
Supply included 56 percent
slaughter steers, 16 percent
slaughter heifers, 23 percent cows,
and 5 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1050-1350 lb. 66.75-68.50; few
Choice 2 1200-1300 lb. 68.00-68.75;
couple Prime 3-4 68.5049.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1275
lb. 64.5047.00, few 850-975 lb. 62.00-
63.75; few good 24 1000-1175 lb.
59.0043.50; Holsteins, Good and
Choice 1175-1450 lb. 53.00-57.75,
Standard 1000-1275 lb. 46.75-51.00,
one lot 990 lb. 44.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1125 lb. 62.7545.00,
one lot 900 lb. 61.00; Good 2-3 850-
1050 lb. 55.0041.00; Standard and
Good 900-1200 lb. helferettes 45.50-
53.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.50-47.00, few
47.00-48.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 40.00-44.50, few 44.50-
45.25; Canner and low Cutter 36.00-
40.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1125-
1250 ib. 60.00-61.00; Good 1000-1250
lb. 54.75-58.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1300-
2000 lb. 49.75-52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good to low Choice 170-190 lb. 80.00- GOATS: 49. All goats sold by the
90.00, balance mainly high Good head, mainly 23.00-38.00 with 14
and low Chocie 80-115 lb. 45.00- head 40.00-47.00
60.00.
SHEEP: None
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, April 5
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE 1295: Compared to last
Thursday high Choice and Prime
slaughter steers mostly steady,
other grades .50-1.00 lower;
slaughter heifers mostly steady;
cows 1.00-2.00 lower; bullocks
mostly steady, although Choice
not fully tested; bulls .50-1.00
lower. Supply included 54 percent
slaughter steers and 32 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1165-1450 lb.
69.50-71.85, few 72.25-73.50; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1350 lbs. 70.00-
72.50, few 73.25-73.85; Choice 24
1050-1450 lb. 66.0048.50, few 68.50-
high Good and low Choice 2-3
63.5047.25; Good 24 57.5044.60;
Standard 1-2 52.0047.00; Good and
Choice 12Q0-1350 lb. Holsteins 54.00-
58.00; Standard 1000-1250 lbs. 46.50-
52.00. \ ;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 950-12 W lb. 62.2545.50;
Good 900-1050 1b.^5.2548.50.
COWS; BreakW Utility and
Commercial 24 several
46.5048.75, couple 49.00-50.25,
Cutter and boning Utility 40.00-
43.50, few 43.5045.00> couple 45.00-
46.75; Canner and low'Cutter 37.50-
40.50.
BULLOCKS. Good 1000-1250 lb.
52.0045.50, few Choice 60.0040.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 11350-2000
lb. 50.7542.35, couple 54.0045.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 47.50-
51.50. '(
VEAL CALVES: 510. Vealers
fully steady, few Prime 3.00
higher. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 240450 lb. 111.00-119.00;
Choice 220440 lb. 95.00-105.00, few
105.00-110.00; high Good and low
Choice 140420 lb. 70.00-95.00, 120-
140 lb. 60.00-72.00, 80-115 lb. 46.00-
60.00, few 7040 lb. 42.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-
110.00, several 110.00-115.00 few
late 118.00-120.00; several 80-95 lb.
75.00-90.00.
SHEEP; 159. Supply mainly 20-
65 lb. spring lambs, with about 40
slaughter ewes; Slaughter ewes
steady to 5.00 lower.
1 SPRING LAMBS; Choice 20-45
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SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Epbrata, Pa. 717-735-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only.
ib. 76.00-94.00 with about 15 head
20-35 lb. 95.00-105.00, 50-75 lb. 65.00-
85.00; Good 20-45 lb. 70.0040.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00, few 25.00-
27.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Aprils
Report supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
5400 1300
4576 1186
5536 1269
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, high Choice and Prime
steady to 1.00 lower, closing mostly
steady, other Grades 1.00-1.50
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bullocks steady to weak; bulls
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 54 per cent slaughter steers,
6 per cent slaughter heifers, 22 per
cent cows, 5 per cent bulls with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 341225-1425 lbs.
68.50- late sales 69.50-72.00,
few to 73.50; Good and Choice 1-2
1150-1450 lbs. 68.00-72.00, few 72.00
73.85; Choice 24 1050-1450 lbs.
65.50- few 68.5009.10; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1350
lbs. 63.0067.25, Good 2-3 57.5064.50,
Standard 1-2 52.00-57.00; holsteins
Good and Choice 1200-1550 lbs.
54.00-58.50, few Choice 58.5000.00;
Standard 10001350 lbs. 46.5053.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1250 lbs. 62.25-67.00;
few mixed Choice and Prime 2-3
1175-1300 lbs. 67.7508.10; Good 2-3
875-1150 lbs. 55.0063.50, few 800875
lbs. 53.5056.00; Standard and Good
9001200 lb. heiferettes 45.5053.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 42.75-46.50, several
46.50-48.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.5043.75, few 44.00
46.75, Canner and low Cutter 37.50
40.50, few 35.0037.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 10001350
lbs. 58.5062.50, couple 64.5066.75;
Good 10001300 lbs. 52.0058.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 13502000
lbs. 50.7555.00, few 55.0057.00;
Yield Grade 2 10001400 lbs. 47.50
52.00, few 8001000 lbs. 45.5047.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
3.00 higher. Demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 240350 lbs. 111.00119.00,
few 119.00125.00; Choice 160340
lbs. 90.00110.00, few 110.00115.00;
high Good and low Choice 140320
lbs. 70.0095.00, 120140 lbs. 60.00
75.00, 80115 lbs. 45.0060.00, few
60.0063.00, 7080 lbs. 42.0050.00,
few Standard 50-80 lbs. 35.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. holstein bulls 90.00110.00,
several 110.00115.00, few late
118.00120.00, several 7090 lbs.
70.0090.00,
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, MG.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
altityg Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Atsd Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30