Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 28, 1984, Image 2

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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Aprfl 23
Report Supplied By USt>A
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1464 109 666 259
Last Monday
828 118 1254 2423
Last Year
1505 88 851 785
Monday’s Auction
'1327 127 675 284
Last Monday’s Auction
137 1169 2623
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday Choice and Prime
slaughter steers fully steady, Good
to low Choice steady to weak;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
mostly steady; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 72% slaughter steers, 8%
slaughter heifers, 11% cows, and
9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1400 lb.
67.85-68.85, one lot 69.25, few head
1380-1525 lb. 67.50-67.85; Choice 2-4
1100-1470 lb. 65.0068.25, mainly
66.0067.76; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 63.5065.75; Good 2-3
60.0064.00; Good and Choice 1175-
1470 lb. Holsteins 55.5069.00, few
Choice 59.0060.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1210 lb. 64.5065.50,
few 65.7567.50; Good 26 900-1100
lb. 59.0064.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.50-47.50, few
Commercial 47.50-49.00; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 41.0043.50,
few 43.5044.50; Canner and low
Cutter 38.5041.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1050-1250 lb.
58.0061.00; Good 1000-1300 lb. 53.50-
58.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1375-1900
lb. 52.0065.50, few 55.5066.25; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 47.2062.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves fully
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included one lot Prime special fed
325 lb. vealers bought to arrive at
123.00.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 220-320 lb. 110.00-116.00;
Choice 160-340 lb. 90.00-110.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb.
70.00-90.00, 120-160 lb. 67.00-75.00,
60-115 lb. 45.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-350 lb. 50.00-70.00,
J 24 hours a day ■ f
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jWL W M (717)'394-2611
I AUCTIONS I i
MONDAY I I
■ 9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
_ Heifers, Steers, Cows
r" 11:00 A.M Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
TUESDAY
10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
1 ;00 P. M. Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
350-550 lb. 45.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00
100.00.
SHEEP: Trend not fully com
parable as bulk of supply in recent
weeks has been Choice 20-50 lb.;
slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher.
Supply included around 100 goats.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 68.00-70.00, few
70.00-72.00; Choice 60-90 lb. 62.00
68.00, few head 30-40 lb. 70.0850.00;
few Good 55-70 lb. wooled lambs
50.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-21.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; mainly 15.00-25.00, few 30.00-
35.00, with a couple big billies 40.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, April 24
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1482 571 22 2
Last Tuesday
784 569 248 44
Last Year
1194 509 69
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50-2.00
lower, instances 2.50 lower;
slaughter heifers mostly steady;
cows firm to 1.00 higher; bulls
steady. Supply included 71 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1190-1450 lb.
67.5069.00, few 69.0069.25, six head
69.50-70.25; Good and Choice 1-2
1100-1400 lb. 68.50-70.00, three head
72.75-72.85; Choice 24 1100-1425 lb.
65.0068.00, several 68.0068.25,
around 50 head mostly Choice 2-3
1050-1125 lb. 62.85-64.75; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb.
62.5065.50; Good 2-3 1000-1300 lb.
59.0063.00; Good and Choice 1200
1550 lb. Holsteins 55.0068.00, six
head 1390-1695 lb. 61.2064.00,
Standard 1080-1335 lb. 50.0063.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9401140 lb. 63.0064.35;
Good 2-3 875-1155 lb. 56.5061.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.75-47.50, few
47.50-48.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.00-45.00, few 45.00-
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HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
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
s,
s, Cows
ambs, Hogs
L Load Lot
Cattle
” ~ lols Every SaTurday
fi s
-I
IS, INC. ■
'lvania 17601 |
rB7 Years |
46.50, couple 47.75-48.50; Canner
and low Cutter 38.00-41.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1050-1300 lb.
55.0055.75, couple Choice 61.00
61.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1750
lb. 52.0055.60, individual 2505 lb.
51.50; yield grade 2 1150-1685 lb.
49.0051.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 483 in
graded sale of which 79 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 160
215 lb. 86.00-87.00; high Good and
low Choice 140-270 lb. 67.0080.00,
120-140 lb. 62.0058.00, 80-115 lb.
52.0050.00; few Standard 5550 lb.
40.0050.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 31 head
100-105 lb. Holstein heifers 103.00-
104.00; 15 head 90-95 lb. 94.00; and
25 head 8045 lb. 70.00.15 head 120-
125 lb. Holstein bulls 92.50; 190
head 90-115 lb. 98.00-105.00; 25 head
80-85 lb. 88.00; 15 head small frame
110-120 lb. 88.00-89.00; 30 head 100-
105 lb. 80.50-83.00, 45 head 80-95 lb.
56.5042.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; 10 head 2545 lb.
Choice spring lambs 70.00-82.00;
few Utility and Good slaughter
ewes 13.00-25.00.
GOATS; Couple goats sold by the
head at 27.00 and 29.00
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 25
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
302 9 689 10
Wednesday’s Auction
397 33 881 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers, cows and
bulls not fully tested, generally
steady. Supply included 70 percent
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1200-1500 lb.
67.00-69.00, couple 69.25-69.50;
Choice 24 1100-1225 lb. 64.5067.00,
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sole 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.
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
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
562 34 900 0
338 21 792 169
20 839
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few 67.0057.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lb. 62.5054.50;
Good 25 57.0052.50; Good and
Choice 1275-1430 lb. Holsteins 53.75-
57.25, few Standard 1050-1250 lb.
48.0052.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple high Good and low Choice 2-
3 900-1050 lb. 59.2550.75; Good to
Commercial 850-1100 lb.
heiferettes 45.5051.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 44.00-47.50, couple
47.75-48.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 15 41.0044.75; Canner and
low Cutter 38.0041.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 9901365 lb.
53.0056.50, couple Choice 57.75-
58.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1270-1560
lb. 51.0043.75, couple 2165-2350 lb.
51.0041.75.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends. Few
high Good and low Choice 160-280
lb. 70.00-90.00, individual 95.00; 80-
1151 b. 45.0040.00.
SHEEP: None.
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, April 26
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 1620. Compared to last
Thursday average Choice to Prime
slaughter steers steady to .50
lower. Good to low Choice .50-1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady;
cows .50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50
lower; bullocks steady; bulls
steady. Supply included 66 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 341200-1450, few
1450-1570 lbs. 67.10-68.85, few 69.00-
70.00; Choice 24 1100-1400 lb. 64.75-
67.00, several 67.00-67.75, few
mostly Choice 1025-1150 lb. 63.25-
65.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
61.75-65.00; Good 2-3 60.00-63.00;
Good and Choice 1275-1485 lb.
Holsteins 56.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1200 lb. 62.00-64.35.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 43.0044.75, few
45.0047.25; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 39.5043.50, few 44.00-
46.50; Canner and low Cutter 38.00-
40.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300 lb.
59.25-62.25; Good 1000-1275 lb. 53.00-
58.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000
lb. 51.75-55.50, few 56.50-58.75,
couple 2170-2745 lb. 52.75-53.25;
f*B&R CATTLE ClTl
i RDI, Marietta, PA i
I 17547 I
Z Offire Phone X
I (717 ) 653-8164 |
£ Specializing In f
C Stockers & 1
? Feeders I
| JOHN BOWMAN i
I Ph (717)653 5728 I
i RON RANCH J
I Ph (717)656 9849 |
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
alOqg 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
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 48.50-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES: 465. Vealers
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 250-340 lb. 112.00-120.00;
Choice 160-300 lb. 95.00-110.00, few
110.00-114.00; high good and low
Choice 140-290 lb. 75.00-95.00, 120-
140 lb. 62.00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 52.00
64.00, few 70-85 lb. 42.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 96.00
110.00, several 110.00-120.00; bulk
75-90 lb. 55.0075.00.
SHEEP; 49. Trends not fully
comparable on spring lambs;
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2035
lb. 78.0085.00; Choice 6085 lb.
55.0061.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
GOATS: 51. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 18.00-25.00, few 30.00-
35.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Fri., April 27
Cattle Calves
This Week 5700 1200
Last Week 2981 1122
Last Year 5015 1026
CATTLE: Slaughter steers .50-
LOO lower, instance 1.50 lower;
slaughter heifers steady; cows .50-
LOO lower, some late sales as much
as 1.50 lower; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 59 percent slaughter steers,
4 percent slaughter heifers, 17
percent cows, 4 percent bulls,
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-41175-1450 lbs.
67.10-68.85, few 69.00-70.00; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1400 lbs. 68.50-
70.00; Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lbs.
64.75-68.00, few 68.0048.25; around
200 head mostly Choice 2-3 1050-
1125 lbs. 62.75-64.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lbs. 61.75-
65.50; Good 2-3 1000-1300 lbs. 59.00-
64.00; holsteius Good and Choice
1175-1550 lbs. 55.00-59.00, few
Choice 59.00-61.25; Standard 1080-
1335 lbs. 48.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1210 lbs. 63.00-65,50,
few 65.75-67.50; Good, 2-3 875-1155
lbs. 56.50-62.00; Good to Com
mercial 850-1100 lb. heiferettes
45.50-51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 43.00-45.50, several
mainly early part of week 46.00-
48.75, Cutter and Bomng Utility 1-3
39.5043.50, several 44.00-46.50;
Canner and low Cutter 38.00-41.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300
lbs. 57.75-62.25; Good 975-1275 lbs.
53.00-58.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1350-1900
lbs. 51.75-55.50, few 55.50-58.75,
around 10 head 2165-2745 lbs. 51.00
53.25; Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs.
47.25-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 250-340 lbs. 110.00-120.00;
Choice 160-340 lbs. 90.00-110.00, few
110.00-114.00; high Good and low
Choice 140300 lbs. 70.00-90.00,120-
140 lbs. 62.00-75.00,80-115 lbs. 52.00
64.00, several 7035 lbs. 40.0050.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250350 lbs. 50.0070.00,
350500 lbs. 45.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. holstein bulls 92.00110.00,
several 110.00120.00; bulk 75-90
lbs. 80.0090.00, few 55.0075.00.