A2—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, August li, 1984 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, Aug. 6 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 984 184 951 360 Last Monday 1396 175 973 439 Last Year 1649 128 1069 236 Monday’s Auction 997 198 866 362 Last Monday’s Auction 171 931 471 1452 CATTLE: Compared to last Monday slaughter steers mostly steady, some early sales weak to 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers steady; cows weak to 1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower on Canner and Cutter; bullocks scarce; bulls 1.00- 2.00 lower. Supply included 55% steers, 10% heifers, 19% cows, and 16% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 1175- 1375 lb. 67.25-68.10, part load 68.75- 69.10; Choice 2-4 1100-1350 lb. 64.25- 67.00; few Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb. 62.75-64.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 925-1250 lb. 61.50-64.75; Good 2-3 1000-1225 lb. 57.0081.75, few 55.00-57.00; Good and Choice 1175-1350 lb. Holsteins 50.50-54.00, couple Choice 56.75-58.75, Standard 1100-1300 lb. 45.00-49.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 58.0081.75, couple Choice 2 62.2583.25, Choice 2-3 800-900 lb. 56.00-58.25; Good 2-3 800-1050 lb. 54.00-57.50; Good 850- 1050 lb. heiferettes 43.75-49.25. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 41.5544.00, few 44.00-45.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 38.50-42.50; Canner and low Cutter 36.00-38.50, few 750-1000 lb. 34.00-36.00. BULLOCKS: Few good 1050-1250 lb. 53.50-55.50; couple Choice 1100- 1250 lb. 57.00-58.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1800 lb. 50.00-53.75, few 53.75-55.25, individual 2675 lb. 48.50; yield grade 21000-1350 lb. 46.00-50.75. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady, instances 5.00 higher; slaughter calves mostly steady. Demanded fair for Holstein bulls to return to farm. Supply included 12 head prime special fed 325-350 lb. bought to arrive at 100.00-102.00. VEALERS: Few high Choice and Prime 180-350 lb. 85.00-95.00; Choice 150-320 lb. 70.00-85.00; high I 24 hours a day 1 1 ■ H 365 days a year* I ■ VSLW M (717) 394-261111 *| 1 ;l I I I I I AUCTIONS MONDAY Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs TUESDAY - 10:00A.M.— Slaughter Hogs * 1:00 P.M Feeder Pigs ■ WEDNESDAY I 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs | 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, ■ Heifers, Steers, Cows z 11:00A.M Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs ■l2 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot I (5 or more) ■ FRIDAY ■ 9:00 A.M- | 11:00 A.M | 11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■ SATURDAY g 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th I LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. [ _ 1147 Lltitz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 _ * Serving The Community For 87 Years * Good and low Choice 120-350 lb. 55.00-75.00,80-115 lb. 45.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 150-400 lb. 55.0085.00, Good 48.00- 55.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-125 lb. Holstein Bulls 75.0080.00. SHEEP; Spring lambs 2.00-3.00 higher; slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply included around 100 goats. SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime 80-110 lb. 63.0085.00; Choice 70-110 lb. 58.0083.00; Good 60-90 lb. 55.0080.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 18.00-28.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head; bulk mature 50.0084.00, individual 70.00; medium 35.00- 50.00; few kids 25.00-35.00. Vintage Auction Tuesday, Aug. 7 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1073 1014 19 0 Last Tuesday 1324 965 19 8 Last Year 1485 961 16 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers mostly 2.00 higher, extremes 3.00 higher; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows fully steady; bulls steady. Supply included 60 percent slaughter steers and 35 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1450 lb. 68.50-71.00, few 71.00-72.25; Good and Choice 1-2 1175-1425 lb. 67.00- 69.25, few 69.50-70.25; Choice 2-4 1075-1425 lb. 65.50-68.50, few 68.50- 69.35; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1275 lb. 61.00-65.50; Good 2-3 58.00-62.25; Good and Choice 1150- 1350 lb. Holsteins 51.50-55.75, Standard 1100-1275 lb. 45.00-50.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice 2-3 900-1100 lb. 59.25-61.60, individual Choice 2 975 lb. 63.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 42.00-44.75, few 45.00-46.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 39.50-42.75, few 43.00- 44.75, Canner and low Cutter 35.00- 39.50. HAY, STRAW & CORN AmRI SALE SjjQj Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117 1 mile North ol Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only, very Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattla Auction - Steer*, Bulls, Heifers, Cows, Feeder Cattle. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2 00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1750 lb. 51.50-52.75; yield grade 2 900- 14501 b. 46.00-50.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, instances 5.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 60-80 lb. Supply included 699 in graded sale of which 49 percent sold to return Efarm. VEALERS: Few Choice 180-255 . 72.00-75.00; high Good and low l4O-200 lb. 55.00-70.00, 120- 140 lb. 44.00-55.00, 80-115 lb. 35.00- 44.00 few 44.0047.00, 6(180 lb. 30.00- 38.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 45 head 100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 47.00- 50.00. 90 head 110-125 lb. Holstein bulls 62.0084.00, 150 head 100-105 lb. 52.00-56.00, 50 head 90-95 lb. 44.0045.00 and 15 head small frame 110-115 lb. 45.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume to test trends; few Good 5085 lb. spring lambs 57.0080.00; Utility slaughter ewes 21.00-22.00. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, Aug. 8 Report supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 282 50 476 22 Last Wednesday Last Year 258 29 753 5 Wednesday’s Auction 202 48 543 5 Last Wednesday’s Auction CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any one class to fully test trends, few sales slaughter steers firm. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lb. 64.75-67.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lb. 62.00-64.75; Good 2-3 900-1250 lb. 57.50-61.50; few Choice 1150-1500 lb. Holsteins 54.00-57.85. COWS: Breaking Utility 2-3 41.7542.75; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 40.00-43.00, few high yielding 43.00-44.00, individual 47.25; Canner and low Cutter 33.00- 38.00. BULLS: Six head yield grade 1 1325-1800 lb. 52.75-54.50, individual 1725 lb. 57.50; few yield grade 2 900- r