Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 09, 1984, Image 2

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ttor Fanning, Saturday, June
Livest
Lancaster Market
Monday, June!
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1614 118 778 950
Last Monday
1396 44 1050 644
Last Year
2006 99 783 470
Monday’s Auction
’ 1577 140 776 963
Last Monday’s Auction
1359 49 1096 689
CATTLE: Trend not fully
comparable, market not reported
last Monday because of Holiday,
although slaughter steers 50-1.50
lower than last Wednesday’s small
supply; heifers steady to weak;
cows steady; bullocks 50-1.00
higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 80% slaughter
steers, 8% heifers, 4% cows, and
8% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1425 lb.
64.50-65.75, couple head 66.0066.50;
Choice 24 1100-1450 lb. 62.5064.75,
few head 64.8065.35; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 10001275 lb.
60.0062.50; Good 2-3 57.0061.25;
Good and Choice 1200-1500 lb.
Holsteins 54.2066.00, few 1550-1610
lb. 52.7564.00, Good 1100-1330 lb.
52.00-53.00, few Standard 49.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 950-1100 lb. 59.5062.50,
few 62.5064.50, couple yield grade
2 65.2067.25; Good 2-3 900-1050 lb.
54.2068.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 43.0045.00, couple
45.0046.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 16 40.5043.50; Canner and
low Cutter 39.0040.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1350 lb.
54.7069.00, few 59.5060.75; Good
1000-1250 lb. 52.0064.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000
lb. 52.5066.50, few 56.5068.25,
couple 22102255 lb. 51.7063.25;
yield grade 2 10001500 lb. 49.75-
52.75.
VEAL CALVES: High Good and
low Choice vealers mostly steady,
Choice and Prime scarce. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to
farm. Supply included one lot
Prime special fed 330 lb. bought to
arrive at 134.00.
HAWS: High Good and low
ISpIRR HOP lb. 75.00-85.00, few
dales I8.6MOO.0O; high Good and
low Choice 120-100 lb. 66.00-75.00,
80-115 lb. 52.00-63.00, few un
®~ien 24 hours a day ■
365 days a year*
(717)394-26111
I I
AUCTIONS
_ MONDAY
■ 9:00 AM Slaughter Bulls,
I Heifers, Steers, Cows
| 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
| TUESDAY
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
= 1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
■ WEDNESDAY
B 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
I 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
| Heifers, Steers, Cows
a 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
! 12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
i (5 or more)
■ FRIDAY
| 11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle
| SATURDAY
■ 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
■ ~ FEEDERPIG SALE
■ TUES. ( JUNE 12, 1 P.M.
■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
_ 1147 Litita Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
* Serving Tho Community For S 7 Yoors
1984
ck market and auction news
certifteds.ools.oo
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00
115.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady, although few sales 2040 lb.
5.0010.00 higher; slaughter ewes
steady. Supply included around 200
goats.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 66.0070.00, few 60
70 lb. 71.0076.00; Choice 75-110 lb.
60.0068.00, few 4060 lb. 69.0071.00;
Good 5080 lb. 52.0059.00; few head
Choice 2040 lb. 85.00100.00, couple
110.00125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.0023.00, few 10.00
15.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; bulk of mature goats 45.00
58.00, several 60.00-69.00, in
dividual 76.00; few kids 18.0025.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, JuneS
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
955 737 51 17
Last Tuesday
1509 726 19 11
Last Year
1669 602 31
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.003.00
lower with most decline on high
Choice and Prime; slaughter
heifers not fully tested; cows firm
to 1.00 higher; bullocks weak to
2.00 lower; bulls not fully tested.
Supply included 72 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1450 lb.
63.85-65.50, few 65.5046.00, couple
67.0047.50; Good and Choice 1-2
1100-1350 lb. 64.7546.00, few 66.00-
66.75; Choice 2-41050-1370 lb. 61.75-
64.00, few 64.0044.75; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1275 lb.
60.0062.75; Good 2-3 58.0040.00;
Good and Choice 1180-1475 lb.
Holsteins 52.75-55.50, Good 1075-
1350 lb. 51.00-53.00, few Standard
48.25-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 980-1100 lb. 61.00-
61.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.00-44.50, few
44.50-46.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 41.50-43.50, few 43.50-
HAY, STRAW & CORN |S3|l I
SALE I
Every Friday at 12 Noon i
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 Onlyj
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.
Business Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Phone
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30,
45.25; Canner and low Cutter 38.25-
40.75, few 37.0038.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1050
1275 lb. 56.0068.00; Good 9001050
lb. 50.0052.80.
BULLS; Couple yield grade 1-2
19302000 lb. 49.2061.50.
VEAL CALVES: High Good and
low Choice 160350 lb. mostly
steady, 120160 lb. weak to 10.00
lower, 60115 lb. 20.0030.00 lower.
Supply included 421 in graded sale
of which 73 percent sold to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 160
350 lb. 77.0062.00; high Good and
low Choice 160350 lb. 65.0070.00,
120160 lb. 49.0065.00, 105-120 lb.
24.0042.00,80105 lb. 19.0030.00,60
80 lb. 10.0025.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 head
100115 lb. Holstein heifers 90.00
94.00; 15 head 9095 lb. 76.00. 16
head 120125 lb. Holstein bulls
103.00; 55 head 110115 lb. 112.00
115.00; 135 head 90106 lb. 115.00
123.00; 50 head small frame 100115
lb. 93.0098.00,90100 lb. 55.0075.00,
few 8090 lb. 29.0050.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs mostly
steady; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 4065
lb. 61.0066.00, couple 5090 lb. 72.00
76.00; G00d3050 lb. 38.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 21.0031.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mainly 25.0037.00, couple
45.0047.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, June 6
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
258 17 647 11
Last Wednesday
432 40 792 0
Last Year
403 23
Wednesday’s Auction
174 17 602
Last Wednesday’s Auction
228 36 798 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of
any one class to fully test trends.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1115-1315 lb.
64.10-64.60; Choice 2-4 1100-1440 lb.
61.75-64.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 975-1250 lb. 60.0062.25;
few Good 2-3 56.25-59.75; part load
Choice 1225-1350 lb. Holsteins 54.75-
55.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:'
Choice 26 935-1250 lb. 00.0062.00;
Good 26 9001250 lbs. 56.7560.00.
COWS: Couple Breaking Utility
26 43.7544.00; couple Boning
Utility 16 43.5044.75; Cutter 1-2
40.7541.50; Canner and low Cutter
39.0040.50.
BULLOCKS AND BULLS: Good
8901250 lbs. 53.2566.00; three head
yield grade 1 12701970 lb. 53.00
57.50.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; high
i Good and low Choice 80115 lb.
vealers 50.0065.00; few 100115 lb.
Holstein bulls returned to farm
70.0060.00.
SHEEP: Few Good 4070 lb.
spring lambs 45.00-55.00.
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, June 7
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: 1538. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 3.004.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows 1.001.50 higher;
bullocks steady; bulls steady to
weak. Supply included 69 percent
slaughter steers and 25 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1475 lb.
61.50-63.50, few head 63.60-63.75;
Good and Choice 1-2 1150-1450 lb.
62.00- Choice 2-4 1000-1375 lb.
59.00- several 62.0002.75;
high Good and low Choice 20 58.00
60.25; Good 2-3 55.0058.00; Good
and Choice 1100-1300 lb. Holsteins
50.75-53.50; Standard and low Good
47.5051.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-31000-1180 lb. 59.0061.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 43.75-45.75, several
46.00- Cutter and boning
Utility 41.75-44.25, few 44.5045.50;
Canner and low Cutter 39.50-41.25,
few 37.0038.75.
BULLOCKS: Good 10001275 lb.
51.0055.00, few Choice 10501350 lb.
55.5057.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13501800
lbs. 50.35-52.75; yield grade 2 1000
13501 b. 48.25-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: 555. Vealers
mostly steady, instances 5.00
higher on Choice and Prime.
Demand Good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm. Supply included
about 150 head uncertified calves
of which bulk sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-320 lb.
n: CATTLE 71
■ RDI. Marietta. PA i
| 17M7 I
I Office Phone; X
I (717 ) 653-8164 |
Specializing In f
£ Stockers & |
f Feeders I
I JOHN BOWMAN I
I Ph (717)653 5728 I
x RON RANCH 5
I Ph (7171656 9849 i
LEBANON
' VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
al6i}g Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with teeder cattle
andpigs
AlSd Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
85.00-96.00, few 96.00-102.00; couple
Prime 270-350 lb. 115.00-118.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-350
lb. 70.00-90.00, 120-160 lb. 65.00-
75.00, 80-115 lb. 58.00-71.00; few 70-
100 lb. uncertified 24.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-125 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00-
115.00, several 120.00-129.00, few
130-145 lb. 75.00-92.00; several 80-
1001 b. 68.00-90.00.
SHEEP: 91. Spring lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes firm to 5.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 40-80 lb. 70.00-79.00; few
Good 40-70 lb. 55.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 16.00-24.00.
GOATS: 35,'A1l goats sold by the
head, mainly 33.00-43.00 with eight
head 60.00-70.00.
Lancaster
County Weekly
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers sold
progressively lower throughout the
week. Closing 3.00-4.00 lower;
slaughter heifers steady to weak;
cows 1.00-1.50 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls steady to weak.
Supply included 66 percent
slaughter steers, 4 percent
slaughter heifers, 15 percent cows,
5 percent bulls with balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-41150-1450 lbs.
closed 61.50-63.50 with sales early
part of week 64.5066.00; Good and
Choice 1-2 62.00-65.00 few early
part of week 65.00-66.00; Choice 2-4
1000-1450 closing at 59.0062.75;
high good and low choice 2-3 58.00
60.50, Good 2-3 55.00-58.00, Good
and choice 1100-1500 lbs.; holsteins
51.00-54.50 with sales early part of
week 54.0056.00, Standard 47.50
51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1180 lbs. 59.0062.50,
few Yield Grade 2 65.00-67.25; Good
2-3 900-1050 lbs. 54.00-58.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility 2-4
42.50-45.75, several rate 46.00-48.00,
Cutter and Boning 1-3 41.50-44.25,
few 44.50-45.50, Canner and low
Cutter 39.00-41.25, few 37.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1350
lbs. 54.75-59.00, couple 59.60-60.75;
Good 1000-1250 lbs. 50.0054.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1350-2000
lbs. 51.5054.50, few 54.5056.50,
couple 56.5058.25; Yield Grade 2
1000-1500 lbs. 48.2552.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
Prime calves firms higher high
good and low choice fully steady
although uncertified calves going
to slaughter 20.0030.00 lower
demand good for holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Prime 270-
350 lbs. 115.00-118.00; Choice 180-
320 lbs. 85.00-96.00, few 96.00-
102.00; high Good and low Choice
160-350 lbs. 70.00-90.00, 120-160 lbs.
65.00- 80-115 lbs. 58.00-71.00
with 60-100 uncertified calves 10.00
30.00 and some 30-40.
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 100-
125 lbs. holstein bulls 95.00-120.00,
several 120.00-129.00, few 130-145
lbs. 75.0052.00, several 80-100 lbs.
55.00- few small frame 80-100
lbs. 29.00-55.00.
Cattle Calves
4700 1430
4672 1262
6242 1251