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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 17,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
919 134 1297
Last Monday
878 134 1014
Last Year
1098 119 935
Monday’s Auction
952 158 942
Last Monday’s Auction
821 137 927
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady;
cows steady to 50 higher; bullocks
'scarce, few sales 1000 higher; bulls
1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher.
Supply included 47% slaughter
steers, 18% slaughter heifers, 22%
cows, and 13% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Part
load high Choice and Prime 3-4
1400-1505 lb. 69.00-70.00; Choice 2-4
1050-1350 lb. 66.25-68.00, few 68.00-
69.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb. 64.00-66.00; few Good
2-3 58.00-64.00; few Choice 1200-1425
lb. Holsteins 54.75-57.25, Good 1150-
1400 lb. 51.00-54.50, Standard 1000-
1450 lb. 46.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1150 lb. 60.0004.00,
few 64.00-65.25; couple Choice 2
1115-1145 lb. 67.0009.00; Good 2-3
875-1100 lb. 55,0000.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.50-39.50, few
39.5040.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.5037.00, few 37.00-
37.50; Conner and low Cutter 31.00-
34.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1070-1505 lb. 59.75-62.50, couple
65.25-65.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1800
lb. 50.00-54.75, couple 56.50-59.25;
Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
P 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
9:00 A.M -
■ TUESDAY
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
I 1:00 P.M.— Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
_ 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs ■
■ 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, ■
I Heifers, Steers, Cows |
■ 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs ■
■l2 NOON— Slaughter Sale Load Lot -
_ (5 or more) !
J FRIDAY ■
■ 11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
■ SATURDAY 1
■ 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs |
J HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ■
• Business As Usual Monday, Dec. 24 & I
■ Monday, Dec. 31,1984 |
g Cattle Auction Starts at BA.M. ■
m Hog Auction Starts at Noon _
■ No Market On Christmas Or ■
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yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 46.00-
50.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
Supply included 15 head Prime
special fed 375 lb. bought to arrive
at 110.00.
1898
VEALERS: Few Choice and
Prime 180-300 lb. 100.00-105.00;
Choice 160-300 lb. 85.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
70.0085.00, 120-160 lb. 55.00-70.00,
80-115 lb. 38.0050.00.
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SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 270450 lb. 45.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 50.00-75.00.
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SHEEP; Compared to last
Monday wooled lambs mostly
steady; slaughter ewes 5.00 higher.
Supply included around 300 head
25-60 lb. new crop lambs and about
400 goats.
WOO LED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 85-110 lb. 68.00-70.00; Choice
80-120 lb. 61.0066.00; Good 6060 lb.
58.0062.00, few 4565 lb. mainly
buck lambs 70.00-76.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25-
35 lb. 150.00-188.00, 3545 lb. 125.00-
150.00; Good 2560 lb. 85.00-125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.0065.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; large mature mainly 48.00-
65.00, few 65.00-80.00; medium
sized goats 30.0048.00; small,
mainly kids, 15.00-35.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Dec. 18,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Tuesday
909 889 6 2
Last Year
a day ■
a year
-2611
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers to 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
i , cows firm to 1.00
stances 2.00 higher on
Canner and low Cutter; bulls not
fully tested. Supply included 50
percent slaughter steers and 42
percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Good
or' 1 ■’ftr'ir'p v’ nr ' h-v- high Choice
anu - «-i nzo-1375 lb. 70.25-'
71.75, five head 72.00-72.75; Choice
2-4 1075-1425 lb. 66.00-70.25, mainly
67.00-69.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1275 lb. 62.0046.10;
Good 2-3 58.75-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lb. 61.75-64.10,
couple 64.25-65.25; few Good 2-3
875-1050 lb. 55.0060.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.5040.00, few
40.7542.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.50-38.75; Canner and
low Cutter 31.25-35.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
1400-1800 lb. 47.00-50.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
2.00 higher. Supply included 609 in
graded sale of which 67 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 175-235
lb. 81.00-90.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-300 lb. 65.0040.00, 120
160 lb. 50.00-70.00, 80-115 lb. 44.00
50.00,7040 lb. 38.0044.00, few 55-70
lb. 32.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 35 head
100120 lb. Holstein heifers 66.00
74.00, 20 head 9095 lb. 50.00. 25
head 120125 lb. Holstein bulls
81.0042.00. 220 head 90115 lb. 85.00
88.00; 20 head small frame 110120
lb. 78.00, 75 head 100105 lb. 60.00
63.00 and 25 head 9095 lb. 47.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume of
any one class for a market test.
Few Good 80100 lb. wooled lambs
50.00-56.00, couple Choice 60.00
63.00; few Choice 45-50 lb. new crop
lambs 75.0090.00; few Utility and
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Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30.
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| RDI, Marietta, PA 1 1
| Office Phone: (717) 5
Good slaughter ewes 27.0031.00.
GOATS: Few sold by the head at
29.00-50.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Dec. 19,1984
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
294 23 571 8
Last Wednesday
211 53 562 9
Last Year
320 34 927 37
Wednesday’s Auction
189 23 547
Last Wednesday’s Auction
142 54 570
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends, small supply
steers and cows generally steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1075-1350 lb. 65.7508.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1300
lb. 63.00-65.75; Good 23 60.00-62.50;
few Good and Choice 1275-1525 lb.
Holsteins 51.0035.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good to low Choice 2-3 885-1125 lb.
55.0059.25.
COWS: Load mostly Good 2-4
10501325 lb. 40.0048.00; Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-4 37.50,
39.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 14
3* 75-38.00; Canner and low Cutter
31.0034.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
12001500 lb. 45.0048.00, couple
50.0052.00.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, December 20
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 709. Compared to last
Thursday small supply slaughter
steers 1.001.50 higher; slaughter
heifers not tested; cows 501.00
higher, although closing sales
mostly steady; bulls and bullocks
1.001.50 higher on small supply.
Supply included 35 percent
slaughter steers and 54 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head Good and Choice 1-2 1200-1425
lb. 71.00-72.10; Choice 24 1100-1400
lb. 66.75-71.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lb. 63.00-67.50;
Good 2-3 59.00-63.00; few Good and
Choice 1100-1350 lb. Holsteins 51.75-
54.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.0041.00, several
Good and Commercial 34 beef
breed 42.0046.50; Cutter and
boning Utility 1-3 34.75-38.50, few
38.5040.25; Canner and low Cutter
31.50-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 10001250
lb. 54.50-59.50, couple Choice 2-3
60.0061.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001800
lb. 51.0052.50, couple 54.5055.00;
yield grade 2 10001400 lb. 47.00
49.50.
VEAL CALVES: 577. Vealers
uneven, high Choice and Prime
special fed 3.00-5.00 higher, others
weak to 2.00 lower. Demand good
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
altyg 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
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime special fed 210-390 lb. 104.00-
115.00, six head 115.00-120.00;
Choice 160-325 lb. 87.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb.
70.00- Good 225-400 lb. 37.00
57.00; high Good and low Choice
115-140 lb. 48.00-70.00, 80-115 lb.
42.00- few 6040 lb. 37.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
few 90.00-93.00, several 85-100 lb.
55.00-70.00.
SHEEP: 89. Wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS ; Choice 75-110
lb. 60.0068.00; few Good and
Choice 50-75 lb. 68.00-78.00; Good
60-100 lb. 55.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 18.00-27.00.
GOATS: 12. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 43.00-49.00, couple
51.00-57.00 and couple 25.00-35.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Dec. 21
Report supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared with last
week’s market: slaughter steers
generally steady, instances .50
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows steady to 1.00 higher,
instances 2.00 higher on Canner &
low Cutter; bullocks 1.00-1.50
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply included 38 per cent
slaughter steers, 8 per cent
slaughter heifers, 33 per cent cows,
6 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Part
load high Choice & Prime 3-4 1400-
1505 lbs. 69.00-70.00; Good & Choice
1-2, few individual high Choice &
Prime 3-41125-1375 lbs. 70.25-71.75,
10 head 72.00-72.75; Choice 2-4 1050-
1425 lbs. 66.00-70.25; high Good &
low Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lbs. 63.00-
67.00, Good 2-3 58.00-63.00; Choice
1200-1425 lb. holsteins 54.25-57.25;
Good 1150-1400 lbs. 51.00-54.50;
Standard 1000-1450 lbs. 46.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1150 lbs. 60.00-64.10,
few 64.00-65.25; couple Choice 2
1115-1145 lbs. 67.0069.00; Good 2-3
875-1100 lbs. 55.0060.00.
COWS: Commercial & Good 2-4
1050-1325 lbs. beef breed 40.00-
48.00, Breaking Utility & Com
mercial 2-4 37.50-40.00, few 40.00-
42.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
34.50-38.00, few 38.00-40.00, Canner
& low Cutter 31.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1075-1505 lbs. 59.7562.50, couple
65.2567.75; Good 1-2 1000-1250 lbs.
54.5059.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-1800
lbs. 50.00-04.75, couple 55.00-59.25;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs. 45.00-
50.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher, although some late
sales high Good & Choice 80-115
lbs. steady to weak; slaughter
calves mostly 5.00 higher. Demand
good for holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime special fed 210-390 lbs.
100.00-115.00, 6 head 116.00-120.00;
Choice 160-300 lbs. 85.00-100.00;
high Good & low Choice 140-300 lbs.
HAY. STRAW & CORN |K|R|
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)
Cattle Calves
3400 1600
3304 1676
3121 1529
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