Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 17, 1984, Image 2

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    A2—Lancaster Fuming, Saturday, November 17,1984
Livestock market and auction news
r Some markets not covered VI
PDA or USDA due to holiday
Lancaster Market
Monday, Nov. 12,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
957 127 946 379
Last Monday
774 151 792 720
Last Year
1044 172 1123 612
Monday’s Auction
878 136 925 442
Last Monday’s Auction
767 170 786 860
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
higher, although Good steady to
1.00 higher; heifers 1.00-2.00
higher; cows firm to 50 higher,
instances 1.00 higher on Gamier
and low Cutter; bullocks scarce;
bulls firm. Supply included 49%
steers, 25% heifers, 16% cows, and
10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1425 lb.
69.75-71.60, couple 71.75-72.50;
Choice 2-4 1075-1450 lb. 66.2549.50,
few 69.50-70.60; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 10S0-13S0 lb. 63.0046.50;
Good 2-3 56.7541.00; Good and
Choice 1200-1400 lb. Holsteins 56.00-
60.50, Standard and low Good 51.00-
54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head High Choice and Prime 3 975-
1125 lb. 64.7546.00; few Choice 2
900-1100 lb. 65.0047.75; Choice 2-3
875-1100 lb. 61.0044.00, couple lots
mixed Good and Choice 60.0041.60;
Good 2-3 850-1060 lb. 55.0040.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37.00-38.50, few
38.50-40.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.00-37.00, few to 37.50;
Conner and low Cutter 31.5034.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1150-
1300 lb. 58.2530.00; few Good 1050-
1300 lb. 56.25-57.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 49.00-52.00, couple 53.00-55.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 45.00-
49.00.
®~Ten 24 hours a day |
365 days a year*
(717)394-26111
!■ 'I
AUCTIONS
I 9:00 A. M— Slaughter Bulls,
U 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
( | 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
g 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
B Heifers, Steers, Cows
;■ 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
■ 12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
I (5 or more)
| FRIDAY
S 11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
SATURDAY .
8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs J
■ FEEDER PIG SALE jj
TUES.. NOV. 20. 1 P.M. J
■ LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. ■
I 1147 Lit itz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 R
| Serving The Community For 87 Years I
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower. Demand narrow for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
Supply included one lot Prime
special fed 330 lb. bought to arrive
at 110.00.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 200
290 lb. 90.00-98.00; few high Good
and low -Choice 160-280 lb. 70.00
85.00; high Good and low Choice 85-
115 lb. 40.00-55.00, 60-80 lb. 30.00
40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 50.00-65.00.
SHEEP: Choice and Prime
wooled lambs mostly steady, Good
to low Choice 2.00-5.00 higher;
slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00 higher.
Supply included about 200 goats.
WOO LED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 63.50-70.00; Choice
70-105 lb. 60.0047.00; Good 50-90 lb.
52.0041.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 18.00-28.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; large mature 40.00-55.00;
medium sized 30.00-40.00; small,
mainly kids, 15.00-30.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Nov. 13,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
746 911 13 6
Last Tuesday
845 977 5 7
Last Year
725 893 9 5
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50
higher, instances 1.00 higher;
slaughter heifers 1.00 higher; cows
mostly steady, instances 1.00
higher on Canner and low Cutter;
bulls scarce. Supply included 45
percent slaughter steers and 47
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
MONDAY
Choice and Prime 2-4 1125-1375 lb.
70.75-72.35, five head 73.10-74.25;
Good and Choice 1-2 1100-1350 lb.
69.50- Choice 2-43 1075-1400 lb.
66.50- few 70.00-70.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 64.00
66.50; few Good 2-3 60.00-63.00; few
Standard to low Good 1150-1300 lb.
Holsteins 45.75-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1050 lb. 62.50-64.50;
Good 28 850-1050 lb. 55.0068.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.75-39.75, couple
40.5043.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.5037.50, few 37.50
39.00; Canner and low Cutter 30.50
33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 11001850
lb. 45.00-48.00, couple yield grade 1
49.00-50.00; individual Good 1200 lb.
bullock 53.75.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
Choice vealers mostly steady; bulk
of supply high Good and low Choice
2.00- lower. Supply included 570
in graded sale of which 70 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-270 lb.
90.00- individual 240 lb.
104.00; high Good and low Choice
160-280 lb. 68.00-80.00, 80-115 lb.
43.00- few 47.0004.00, 6000 lb.
35.0043.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 55 head
100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 48.00-
51.00, 30 head 80-95 lb. 45.0047.00.
165 head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
66.0069.00. 40 head 110-115 lb. 74.00,
45 head 90-95 lb. 55.00-58.00; 75 head
100-120 lb. small frame 48.0049.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test; few Utility and
Good slaughter ewes 16.00-21.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head at 24.0040.00.
Today
469 26 502 11
Last Wednesday
256 64 576 11
Last Year
544 21 812 16
Wednesday’s Auction
162 26 397 11
Last Wednesday’s Auction
145 36 653 0
HAY, STRAW & CORN S3i\
SALE mSJ
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.'
V'- VINTAGE SALES
w. STABLES, MG.
Sal* Ev*ry 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.
Solo Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Homo Mono
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 14,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
CATTLE: Compared to Mon
day; small supply slaughter steers
501.00 higher; few cows steady;
slaughter heifers and bulls not
tested. Supply included 67 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-
1350 lb. 71.0072.50; Choice 2-4 HOO
1375 lb. 68.0070.00, few 70.0071.10;
few Good 2-3 10001200 lb. 59.25-
64.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility 1-3
38.0040.00; Cutter 1-2 33.75-37.25;
Canner and low Cutter 30.00-33.25.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
14001700 lb. 50.0051.00; couple
yield grade 2 11001300 lb. 45.00
47.00.
VEAL CALVES; No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, November 15
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 929. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows 50-1.00 higher, in
stances 2.00 higher on Canner and
Cutter; bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher;
bulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 43 percent slaughter steers,
3 percent slaughter heifers, 43
percent cows, 5 percent bulls with
balance feeders. ,
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High
Choice and Prime 34 1175-1350 lb.
71.75-73.25, three head 73.75-74.00;
Choice 24 1100-1425 lb. 68.00-71.00,
few 71.00-72.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 6325-67.00; few Good 2-3
59.00-63.00; few good 1150-1350 lb.
Holsteins 53.00-54.50; Standard
47.0051.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Few
choice 2-3 950-1100 lb. 60.0055.00;
few good 900-1025 lb. 56.0059.00.
COWS. Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.0040.50, few
40.5042.50; Cutter and boning
Utility 35.00-39.00, few 39.0040.00;
Canner and low Cutter 31.50-35.00.
BULLOCKS. Choice 1050-1300 lb.
60.0053.50, few 64.0055.00; Good
1000-1250 lb. 54.5057.00.
BULLS. Yield grade 1 1250-1800
lb. 48.0050.50; yield grade 2 1000-
14001 b. 44.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES 664. Vealers
3.005.00 lower, instances 10.00
lower. Demand only fair for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
r K : CATTLE n
■ RDI, Marietta, PA 4
I 17547 I
X Office Phone: X 1
I (717 ) 653-8164 |
Specializing In f 1
Stockers & 2
Feeders I
JOHN BOWMAN 5
Ph (717)653-5728 I
I RON RANCH J
| Ph (717)656 984 *Jj
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
alotyg Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
VEALERS. High Choice and
Prime 235-390 lb. 97.00-103.00, in
dividual 285 lb. 106.00; Choice 160-
320 lb. 75.00-95.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-300 lb. 60.00-77.00'
Good 160350 lb. 44.0060.00; high
Good and low Choice 120160 lb
45.0065.00, 80110 lb. 40.0046.00
few 7080 lb. 36.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 50.0059.00,
few 60.0067.00, several 90110 lb!
small frame 47.00-53.00.
SHEEP 45. Wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS. Choice 60115
lb. 57.00-60.00, few 5070 lb. 64.00-
67.00; few Good 55-85 lb. 48.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES. Utility
and Good 16.0024.00, couple 28.00-
32.00.
GOATS 97. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 15.0027.00, 10 head
30.00-44.00 and four head 46.00-
53.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Nov. 16
Report supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared with last
week’s market slaughter steers
.50-1.00 higher; slaughter heifers
1.00- higher; cows .50-1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher on
Canner & Cutter; bullocks 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 35 per cent
slaughter steers, 8 per cent
slaughter heifers, 25 per cent cows,
5 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: high
Choice & Prime 2-4 1175-1425 lbs.
70.785-73.25, 8 head 73.25-74.00;
Good & Choice 1-2 1100-1350 lbs.
69.50-72.10; Choice 2-41075-1400 lbs.
68.00- with some sales early
part of week 66.25-68.00; high Good
6 low Choice 2-3 63.25-67.00, Good 2-
3 59.00-63.00; Good & Choice 1200-
1400 lb. holsteins 56.0040.00; Good
1150-1350 lbs. 52.00-54.50, Standard
45.75-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head high Choice & Prime 3 975-
1125 lbs. 64.7566.00, few Choice
Grade 2 900-1100 lbs. 65.0067.75;
Choice 26 875-1100 lbs. 60.0065.00;
Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 55.0060.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 36.75-40.50, few
40.50-43.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34.00-39.00, few 39.00-10.00,
Canner & low Cutter 31.0035.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1300
lbs. 58.25-63.50, few 64.0065.00;
Good 1000-1250 lbs. 54.5037.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1250-1900
lbs. 48.0032.00, couple 53.0035.00;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1600 lbs. 44.00-
49.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 3.00-
5.00 lower, some late sales 10.00
lower. Demand no more than fair
for holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALEES: High Choice &
Prime 235-390 lbs. 97.00-103.00,
individual 285 lbs. 106.00; Choice
160-320 lbs. 75.00-99.00; high Good &
low Choice 160-300 lbs. 65.00-80.00;
Good 160350 lbs. 44.0060.00; high
Good & low Choice 120160 lbs.
45.00-65.00, 80110 lbs. 40.00-47.00,
few early 47.0055.00, 0080
35.0043.00.
Cattle Calves
3700 1800
3243 1879
4438 1716