Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 15, 1984, Image 2

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    AZ-Uncasttr Farming, Saturday, December IS, 1984
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 10,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
878 134 1014 858
Last Monday
847 175 900 889
Last Year
1124 121 1179 362
Monday’s ruction
821 137 927 832
Last Monday’s Auction
850 187 743 975
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers unevenly
steady; heifers 50-1.00 higher;
cows weak to 50 lower; bullocks
scarce; bulls steady, instances 1.00
lower on yield grade 2. Supply
included 53% slaughter steers 19%
heifers, 16% cows, and 12% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head high Choice and Prime 3-4
1225-1515 lb. 70.25-71.25, couple
head 72.75-73.75; load mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 1180-1500 lb
68.75-69.35; Choice 2-4 1075-1375 lb.
67.50-69.35, few head 66.0067.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1350 lb. 63.50-66.00; Good 2-3 915-
1275 lb. 60.2563.00; Good 1125-1350
lb. Holsteins 53.00-55.00, couple
Choice 59.2561.75, few Standard
1150-1260 lb. 49.0061.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1175 lb. 60.5065.25,
few Choice 2 65.5066.25; Good 2-3
875-1150 lb. 54.2560.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.50-39.50, few
high yielding Utility 40.0041.50;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.00-
37.50, few 37.50-38.00; Canner and
low Cutter 30.50-34.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1050-1275 lb. 58.0060.50; Good 1-2
950-1275 lb. 52.00-58.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-1700
lb. 48.75-53.00, couple 1800-2005 lb.
55.00-55.50; yield grade 2 1000-1450
lb. 45.00-48.50,..
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
a
365 days a yearJ|
(717) 394-26111| HAY, STRAW &*CORN
■I SALE
■ ij| Every Friday at 12 Noon
■ MONDAY ■
I 9:00 A.M— Slaughter Bulls, I
■ Heifers, Steers, Cows |
B 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs ■
■ TUESDAY J
" 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs z
I 1:00 P.M. Feeder Pigs ■
I WEDNESDAY ■
| 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs I
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, g
z Heifers, Steers, Cows -
■ 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs "
[I 12 NOON— Slaughter Sale Load Lot ■
l|| (5 or more) I
| FRIDAY |
(■ 11:00 A.M.— Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
" SATURDAY .
■ 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs !
I GRADED FEEDER^AmE SALE R
I _____ JRIDAYJ>EC 21 ■
I HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ■
| Business As Usual Monday, Dec. 24 & I
■ Monday, Dec. 31,1984 |
_ Cattle Auction Starts at 8 A.M. ■
■ Hog Auction Starts at Noon !
I No Market On Christmas Or ■
| New Year's Day |
■' Waster stWaroX ihc." " ■
■ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 ■
| Serving The Community For 87 Years I
AUCTIONS
steady. Demand only fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
Supply included 12 head Prune
special fed 340-350 lb. bought to
arrive at 110.00.
VEALERS; Choice 160-300 lb.
80.00-95.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-300 lb. 65.0080.00, 120
160 lb. 50.0085.00, 80-115 lb. 38.00
48.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 50.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 2.004.00
higher; slaughter ewes firm to 2.00
higher. Supply included about 75
head 25-70 lb. new crop lambs and
385 goats. •
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prune 85-110 lb. 68.0074.00; Choice
80105 lb. 62.0068.00; Good 7090 lb.
60.0066.00, Good 5070 lb. bucks
70.0085.00, Good ewes 5070 lb.
58.0070.00,
NEW CROP LAMBS- Choice 25-
u lb 130 00-168.00, Good 25-45 lb
95 00130 00, Choice 5070 lb 75.00
100.00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 15.00-30.00
GOATS All goats sold b> the
head; large mature 50 0060.00 with
around 10 head 60.00-70.00,
medium sized 30.00-50 00; small
fleshy 25.00-35.00, small thin 18.00-
25.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Dec. 11,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
909 889 6 2
Last Tuesday
807, 914 29 1
Last Year
1121 809 20 1
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50-1.50
lower; slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows steady, instances 1.00
higher on Canner and low Cutter;
bulls not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 43 percent slaughter steers
and 49 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS- Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1275-
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RDNo.4EphrMa.Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers • Cash or Certified Check Only.
< VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Slaughter CattU Auction -
Stoort, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feodor Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
1425 lb. 71.0073.10; Good and
Choice 1-2 11501325 lb. 72.0073.75;
Choice 2-4 11001450 lb. 67.5070.25;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000
1300 lb. 63.75-68.00; Good 2-3 1000
12501 b. 60.5084.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 2-3 10001185 lb. 64.0066.25,
couple yield grade 2 67.5089.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.0039.50, few
39.50-40.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.0037.50, several 37.50
39.00; Canner and low Cutter 30.50
33.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 4.00 higher on
high Good and low Choice 80110 lb.
Supply included 621 in graded sale
of which 66 percent sold to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Good to
low Choice 200-300 lb. 70.00-81.00,
140-200 lb. 54.00-70.00, 110-140 lb.
48.00- 00, 80-110 lb 44.00-48.00, 70-
80 lb 36.00-43.00.
RETURNED TO FARM 30 head
100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 67 00-
68.00, 25 head 90-95 lb. 48 00 70
head 110-125 lb. Holstein bulls
76.00- 150 head 100-105 lb.
80.00, 50 head 90-95 lb. 67.00-73.00;
60 head small frame 100-125 lb
57.00- with 25 head 90-95 lb
46.50.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS- No market test
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Dec. 12,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today,
Last Wednesday
Last Year
548 20 793 24
Wednesday's Auction
142 54 570 9
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
insufficient volume of any one
class to fully test trends; few sales
steers and cows mostly steady.
Supply included 40 percent
slaughter steers and 60 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
Choice 2-3 1100-1250 lb. 65.00-67 00-
Sole Every Tuesday
10:30 AM
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Business Fkene
717-768-8204
Heme Mese
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 33.50-37.75; few Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 37.00
40.50; Canner and low Cutter 31.75-
33.00.
VEAL CALVES: Few sales high
Good and low Choice steady.
Supply included 30 head Prime
special fed bought to arrive on a
dressed basis.
VEALERS; High Good and low
Choice 140200 lb. 60.0075.00, 80110
lb. 35.0050.00.
SHEEP; Few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 20.0024.00.
211 53 562 9
303 57 731 0
134 59 605 0
4 %
r: CATTLE
jj RDI, Marietta. PA I'
V 17547 II
M Office Phone:
1 1717 ) 653-8164 |
2 Specializing In f
i) J Stockers & 2
1 f Feeders |
| JOHN BOWMAN |
I Ph (717)653 5728 1
x RON RANCH |
| Ph (717)656 9849 i
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aloijg 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
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000
1300 lb. 63.0065.50.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, December 13
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 839. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
lower; slaughter heifers not fully
tested: cows mostly 1.00 higher;
bullocks mostly steady, bulls firm
to 1.00 higher Supply included 30
percent slaughter steers, 4 percent
slaughter heifers, 59 percent cows
and 7 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Few
head Good and Choice 1-21100-1250
lb. 70.00-70.50, Choice 2-4 1050-1350
lb. 67.00-70.25; around 20 head
Choice and Prime 3-4 1495-1845 lb.
65.25-68.35; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lb. 64.00-66.00,
Good 2-361.00-64.00; Good 1100-1350
lb. Holsteins 51.00-55.25; few
Choice 55.00-57.10; Standard 1050-
13501 b. 48.00-51.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Few
Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb. 61.00-62.60,
couple Choice 2 1150-1225 lb. 67.00-
67.10; few Good 3-4 1555-1690 lb.
51.00-56.00.
COWS. Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.5041.00, few
41.0042.24; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 34.00-39.75, mainly 35.00-
37.75; Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
35.00.
BULLOCKS. Good 1-2 1050-1350
lb. 53.50-57,75, couple low Choice
58.50-59.00.
BULLS. Yield grade 1 1400-2225
lb. 48.60-53.00, couple 53.00-54.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 46.00-
48.00.
VEAL CALVES. 592. Vealers
firm to 2.00 higher. Demand good
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS. High Choice and
Prime 300-350 lb. 103.00-114.00;
Choice 170-320 lb. 84.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
70.00-90.00, 115-160 lb. 50.00-70.00,
80-115 lb. 4.00-50.00, few 70-90 lb.
34.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Good
and Choice 300450 lb. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Bulk
100-125 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-
90.00. 85-100 lb. 60.00-80.00.
SHEEP 76. Wooled lambs weak
to 2.00 lower 4; few slaughter ewes
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS. Choice and
Prime 70-95 lb. 62.00-70.00; Good
60-90 lb. 55.00-63.00, 3040 lb. 60.00-
76.00, couple Choice 40 lb. new crop
lambs 100.00-126.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES. Utility
and Good 17.00-28.00.
GOATS 28. All goats sold by the
head, 29.0045.00, couple 49.00-
51.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Dec. 14
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3300 1700
3215 1692
4728 1631
* This Week
last Week
Last Year
CATTLE. Slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 lower; slaughter heifers
mostly steady; cows generally 1.00
higher; bullocks steady; bulls firm
to 1.00 higher. Supply included 34
per cent slaughter steers, 8 per
cent slaughter heifers, 34 per cent
cows, 6 per cent bulls with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
head high Choice & Prime 3-4 1225-
1500 lbs. 70.25-73.10, around 20 head
Choice & Prime 34 1495-1845 lbs.
65.25- Good & Choice 1-21100-
1325 lbs. 71.00-73.75; Choice 24
1050-1450 lbs. 67.00-70.25; high Good
& low Choice 2-3 1000-1350 lbs.
63.5086.50; Good 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
60.25- Good 1100-1350 lb.
holsteins 51.00-55.25, few Choice
55.00-59.25; Standard 10501350 lbs.
48.0051.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1175 lbs. 60.50-65.25,
few Choice Grade 2 65.50-69.25;
Good 2-3 875-1150 lbs. 54.25-60.50;
few Good 3-4 1550-1690 lbs. 51.00-
56.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 36.5041.00, few
41.0042.25, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34.00-39.75, mainly 35.00-37.75,
Canner & low Cutter 31.00-35.00,
few 30.50-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31050-1275
lbs. 58.00-60.50; Good 1-2 950-1350
lbs. 52.00-58.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1350-2225
lbs. 48.50-53.00, few 53.00-55.50;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1450 lbs. 45.00-
48.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
4.00 higher. Demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 300-350 lbs. 103.00-114.00;
Choice 160-320 lbs. 80.00-100.00;
high Good & low Choice 160-300 lbs.
65.0065.00. 115-160 lbs. 50.00-70.00,
80-115 lbs. 44.00-50.00, few 70-90 lbs.
34.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few
Good & Choice 300450 lbs. 40.00-
50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
100-115 lb. holstein heifers 65.00-
68.00, few 90-95 lbs. 48.00-55.00;
bulk 100-125 lb. holstein bulls 70.00-
90.00. 85-100 lbs. 60.00-80.00, several
small frame 100-125 lbs. 55.00-66.00.
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