A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 14,1984
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
MondSfeApril 9
Report SupplßU By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1921 124 761 2374
Last Monday
1650 109 1033 909
Last Year
1464 113 936 269
Monday’s Auction
1701 128 723 2420
Last Monday’s Auction
1669 127 951 916
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers steady to
1.00 higher; heifers 50-1.00 higher;
cows firm to 1.00 higher; bullocks
fully steady; bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Supply included 81%
steers, 6% heifers, 8% cows, and
5% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1490 lb.
69.50- four head 73.85-74.85;
Good and Choice 1-2 1200-1425 lb.
69.50- Choice 2-4 1100-1375 lb.
66.75-69.00, few 69.00-70.10; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1350
lb. 64.75-67.00; Good 2-3 950-1350 lb.
58.00-63.50; Good and Choice 1250
1500 lb. Holsteins 56.00-58.50,
couple Choice 60.00-61.75, Standard
and low Good 1150-1350 lb. 50.00
53.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1050
1250 lb. 68.0069.50; Choice 2-3 900
1200 lb. 64.50-67.50, few 800-880 lb.
60.0062.50; Good 2-3 875-1100 lb.
58.2565.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.0046.75, six
head 47.75-50.00; Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 41.00-45.00, tew
45.0047.50; Canner and low Cutter
38.0041.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 10501300 lb.
58.00-62.00, couple 63.00-65.00;
Good 10001300 lb. 54.0058.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-1900
lb. 52.00-54.25; yield grade 2 1050-
13501 b. 49.00-52.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 280-350 lb. 112.00-118.00;
Choice 160-340 lb. 90.00-110.00, few
110.00-112.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-300 lb, 70.00-90.00, 120-
160 lb. 60 00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 45.00-
60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
few 90.00-100 00
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SATURDAY
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SHEEP; Supply mainly 20-60 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade; slaughter ewes steady to
5.00 lower. Supply included 441
goats.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 20-40
lb. 95.00-135.00, 40-50 lb. 80.00-
100.00, 50-100 lb. 65.00-75.00; Good
20-40 lb. 50.00-85.00, 40-50 lb. 65.00-
80.00. 50-85 lb. 50.0065.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 12.00-25.00, mainly 17.00-
22.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head; bulk mature goats 20.00-
40.00, few 40.00-56.00; bulk kid
goats 20.00-35.00, few to 40.00;
several very young and in
weakened condition 5.00-10.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, April 10
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1379 655 232 1
Last Tuesday
1320 658 36 3
Last Year
1744 622
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
50 lower; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows fully steady,
instances 1.00 higher; bullocks
scarce; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 66 percent slaughter steers
and 29 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 11501475 lb.
67.85-70.10, few 70.25-70.85, six head
71.75-72.50; Good and Choice 1-2
11501425 lb. 68.5070.50, few 70.60
71.60; Choice 2-4 11001400 lb. 65.00
68.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
10501275 lb. 63.0066.00; Good 2-3
59.0063.25; few Good and Choice
1325-1450 lb. Holsteins 55.0058.60.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.0046.25, few
46.5048.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 40.5044.50, few 44.50
46.75; Canner and low Cutter 38.00
40.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1315-2260
lb. 51.00-54.85; yield grade 2 1125-
1500 lb. 46.50-51.00, couple 1855-1895
lb. 46.10-50.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, although Choice and Prime
not tested. Supply included 504 in
graded sale of which 55 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS. Couple Choice 235-
280 lb 85.00-91.00; high Good and
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
albijg Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Alsd Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
low Choice 150-250 lb. 70,0065.00,
80-120 lb. 57.00-62.00 few 66.00, one
lot 70-75 lb. 53.00; with few Stan
dard 55-75 lb. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 15 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 105.00; 50
head 110-115 lb. 113.00-114.00; 115
head 100-105 lb. 119.50-124.50; 40
head 90-95 lb. 104.00-106.00 ; 60 head
small frame 100-125 lb. 96.00-110.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 25-65 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade. Slaughter ewes made up
about 20 percent of the supply and
sold mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2060
lb. 80.00-98.00 with six head 25-40 lb.
101.00-102.00, few Choice 6065 lb.
60.0060.00; Good 4060 lb. 60.00-
80.00, with Good 20-45 lb. 28.00
40.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 9.00-23.00, mainly 14.00
19.00.
GOATS: No market test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 11
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
475 19 831 48
Last Wednesday
769 15 436 0
Last Year
460 33 889 0
Wednesday’s Auction
426 19 726 12
Last Wednesday’s Auction
24 494 0
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers 1.00 to mostly 2.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
1.00 lower; cows steady to weak;
bulls and bullocks not tested.
Supply included 69% slaughter
steers, 19% slaughter heifers, 10%
cows, and 2% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1425 lb.
67.25-68.60; few Good and Choice 1-
2 1185-1425 lb. 66.25-68.50; Choice 2-
4 1050-1425 lb. 65.50-67.75, few 67.75-
68.35; few head Choice 2-3 920-1010
lb. 63.75-65.25; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1275 lb. 62.51W5.75;
few Good 2-3 60.00-64.00; few head
Choice 1250-1525 lb. Holsteins 56.25-
58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 970-1150 lb. 63.50-66.00,
couple yield grade 2 66.00-68.00,
few head Choice 2-3 825-950 lb.
60.00-62.50; Good 2-3 800-1075 lb.
53.50-58.75; Standard and Good 800-
1150 lb. heiferettes 44.00-51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.00-47.00; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 40.5044.00;
Canner and low Cutter 38.00-40.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Good and
Choice 10501275 lb. 55.50-59.00.
Individual yield grade 2 1295 lb.
bull 49.75.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends; few
high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb.
45.0060.00; few 90-125 lb. Holstein
bulls returned to farm at 70.00-
80.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
CATTLE; 12984. Compared to
last Thursday slaughter steers
1.00- lower, although Holsteins
mostly steady; slaughter heifers
1.00- lower; cows fully steady;
bullocks not fully tested, bulls 1.00-
2.00 higher, few yield grade 1 4.00
higher. Supply included 54 percent
slaughter steers and 33 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1165-1400 lb.
67.61W8.50, three head 68.75-69.35;
Good and Choice 1-2 66.50-68.25;
Choice 2-4 1050-1350 lb. 64.1KW7.60;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1300 lb. 63.01W4.50; Good 2-3 58.00-
62.50; Good and Choice 1250-1475
lb. Holsteins 54.75-58.75, few Choice
59.00-61.00; Standard and low good
1000-1350 lb. 47.75-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3, 925-1100 lb. 62.00-64.10;
Good 2-3 875-1075 lb. 53.51W0.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.75-46.75, few
46.75-48.00; Cutter and boning
utility 1-3 40.7544.00, few 44.50-
47.00; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
41.00, few 36.00-37.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000
lb. 52.00-55.75, several 57.51W0.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 47.00-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: 501. Vealers
mostly steady, although high
Choice and Prune not fully tested
demand good for calves to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 220-310 lb.
90.00- couple high Choice
and Prime 300-340 118.00-119.00;
high Good and low Choice 140-340
lb. 70.00-90.00, 120-140 lb. 60.00-
70.00, 80-115 lb. 48.00-60.00, few 65-
801 b. 45.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 105.00-
120.00, few 120.00-123.00; several
85-105 lb. including small frame
65.00-
SHEEP: 1435. Supply mainly 20-
60 lb. spring lambs sold to the
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Easter trade; slaughter ewes 3.00
5.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2050
lb. 75.00-92.00, few 20-40 lb. 92.00
102.00; Good 2050 lb. 48.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 10.00-22.00.
GOATS: 714. All goats sold by
the head, mainly 15.00-35.00, few
35.00-45.00 with couple 50.0052.00;
few very young 5.00-12.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, April 13
Cattle Calves
This Week 5600 1300
Last Week 5386 1296
Last Year 6371 1210
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
opened the week .50-1.00 higher,
this advance lost with closing sales
1.00- lower; slaughter heifers
1.00- lower; cows fully steady,
instances 1.00 higher; bullocks
fully steady; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher,
extremes 4.00 higher on Yield
Grade 1. Supply included 59 per
cent slaugther steers, 5 per cent
slaughter heifers, 18 percent cows,
3 per cent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1475 lbs.
67.60-69.50, sales early part of week
69.50-72.00; Good and Choice 1-2
1150-1425 lbs. 68.00-70.50; Choice 2-4
1050-1425 lbs. 64.00-68.00. several
early part of week 68.00-69.00;
Good 2-3 950-1350 lbs. 58.0003.00;
holsteins Good and Choice 1250
1475 lbs. 54.75-58.50, few Choice
59.00-61.75; Standard and low Good
1000-1350 lbs. 47.75-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1050
1250 lbs. 68.0009.50; Choice 2-3 900
1170 lbs. 62.0007.50, few 825-900 lbs.
60.0002.50; Good 2-3 800-1075 lbs.
53.5000.00; Standard and Good 800
1150 lb. heiferettes 44.00-51.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.75-46.75, few
47.00-48.50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 40.50-44.50, few 44.50-
47.00, Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
41.00, few 36.00-37.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300
lbs. 58.00-62.00, couple 63.0085.00;
Good 1000-1300 lbs. 54.00-58.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1350-2000
lbs. 51.50-55.75, few 57.5060.00,
Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs. 46.50-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for holstem
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prune 280-350 lbs. 112.00-
119.00; Choice 160-340 lbs. 90.00-
105.00, few 105.00-112.00; high Good
and low Choice 140-340 lbs. 70.00-
90.00. 120-140 lbs. 60.00-70.00, 80-115
lbs. 48.0062.00, few 6560 lbs. 45,00-
50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. holstem bulls 104.00-
120.00, around 150 head 120.00-
124.50, several 85-105 lbs. including
small frame 65.00-100.00.